Florida: Gay marriage ban headed for statewide vote this November
By Susannah Bryan South Florida Sun-Sentinel
December 18, 2007

A proposed constitutional ban on same-sex marriage is headed directly to the November ballot — setting the stage for a vigorous battle between gay rights advocates and opponents.

"We aren't advocating anything new or radical here," said John Stemberger, an Orlando attorney and chairman of Florida4Marriage.org, the group pushing the ban. "We're just saying keep things as they are. We want the institution [of marriage] to be protected for centuries."

Stemberger claims the group has collected more than the 611,009 petition signatures needed to place the amendment on the ballot.
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