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A.G. GancarskiDecember 3, 2015

Someone in the Mayor’s Office likes sequels. Roger Gannam doesn’t live in Jacksonville anymore. He moved to the Orlando area to work for the Liberty Counsel, defined by the Southern Poverty Law Center as an anti-gay hate group. In that capacity, he represented serial divorcee and Kentucky County Clerk Kim Davis when she faced legal issues for not honoring […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 17, 2015

On Tuesday evening, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry convened a panel to discuss the possible expansion of the Human Rights Ordinance, and the larger issue of LGBT rights. With what Curry called beforehand a “balanced panel … organized by senior staff” with members ranging from a representative of JASMYN (Cindy Watson) to the Liberty Counsel (Roger Gannam, […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 17, 2015

FloridaPolitics.com has received a list of the panelists for Tuesday night’s “community conversation” on the potential expansion of the Jacksonville Human Rights Ordinance. They are: Cheryl Grymes, Duval County School Board Dr. Jeff Goldhagen, University of Florida Roger Gannam, Liberty Counsel Cindy Watson, JASMYN Garry Bevel, Jacksonville System of Care Initiative Joey Vaughn, Vaughn Law […]

Melissa RossAugust 31, 2015

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The Florida attorney representing a Kentucky court clerk in a standoff over same-sex marriage says it’s a matter of religious liberty. “It’s getting to the question of, if you hold an elected office, how far do your constitutional rights go?” attorney Roger Gannam of the Orlando-based firm Liberty Counsel told FloridaPolitics.com. Kentucky’s Attorney General may […]

Melissa RossAugust 21, 2015

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Florida attorney Roger Gannam, who spoke out against adding sexual orientation and gender identity to the Atlantic Beach human rights ordinance in 2014, is now involved with the defense of a Kentucky county clerk who has religious objections to marrying same-sex couples. On Monday, U.S. District Judge David Bunning ordered Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis to issue […]

Mitch PerryMarch 15, 2015

Although the vote by the Florida House of Representatives last week to repeal Florida’s 38-year ban on gay adoption was hardly overwhelming, there was little open dissent on the House floor, with only a handful of lawmakers even discussing the legislation before voting on it. Among those who did so movingly was Ocala Republican Dennis […]

Tag: Liberty Counsel

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Kim Davis’ Liberty Counsel lawyer on Jax HRO panel

Orlando-based Liberty Counsel takes same-sex marriage fight to U.S. Supreme Court

Florida’s Liberty Counsel reps Kentucky clerk in same-sex marriage standoff

Conservative House Republican Dennis Baxley reverses his vote for gay adoption