Despite Ms. Harris' high performance, coach Portland accused Harris of being a lesbian, harassed Harris for the way she looked and dressed, and eventually terminated her from the team because of her race, gender and perceived sexual orientation.

More and more same-sex couples are having children, and we in society can't pretend they aren't. In states like Florida, you are a legal stranger to the child you brought into this world and helped raise. That is a horrible public policy that harms children.

They're making the decision in this litigation to make every picayune, minuscule argument they can, even if it means to de-legitimize their own policy.

Once Rene Portland receives the papers, we can then start to subpoena former players.

Florida joined Texas and Kansas in its decision to recognize gender reassignment as a medically valid procedure that enables transsexuals to live new lives in every which way except to allow them to get married.

She was aghast, just horrified by what she saw.

Jen believes she was asked to leave because Portland believed she was a lesbian.

We still feel very comfortable we have a strong case, and it'll certainly survive this motion to dismiss.

It clearly violates medical ethical standards.