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“Dear Governor Scott: Four years ago, a district court of appeals ruled Florida’s ban on gay and lesbian adoption unconstitutional. When the ruling came down, I believed it was my job as Governor to exercise the authority vested in me by the people and our Constitution. The day the judge ruled, I declared Florida’s adoption ban over. Gay and lesbian …

Former GOP Florida Gov. Charlie Crist strolled to an easy win in yesterday’s Democratic gubernatorial primary, taking 73% of the vote against former state Rep. Nan Rich. Mr. Crist’s Florida primary victory didn’t come as a surprise. The former governor has largely ignored his Democratic opponent, who ran as the “real Democrat” in the race. Mr. Crist has been criticized …

Via Steve Rothaus at the Miami Herald: Charlie Crist, Florida’s former Republican governor and attorney general, says current Gov. Rick Scott and Attorney General Pam Bondi don’t have to defend the state’s 2008 gay marriage ban in court. Crist, who is running to become governor again (this time as a Democrat), spoke Thursday as he accepted LGBT-rights group SAVE’s endorsement …

A poll released in Florida this weekend shows that Gov. Rick Scott and former Gov. Charlie Crist are now in a dead heat for the coming gubernatorial election. Crist had been leading by several points in some (but not all) earlier polls. The poll finds both candidates have secured their respective bases. Scott gets the support of 73 percent of …

Via Equality Florida: Former Florida Governor Charlie Crist has filed an amicus brief today in support of the marriage equality lawsuit Pareto v. Ruvin, which is set for a hearing on July 2 before Judge Sarah Zabel in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court in Miami. Judge Zabel will hear from attorneys who filed a lawsuit in January on behalf of …

Former (and possibly future) Florida Gov. Charlie Crist was today endorsed by the Human Rights Campaign and Equality Florida. The above tweet links to his petition page: Love is love. Rick Scott has said marriage equality is a “non-issue.” Republican Attorney General Pam Bondi argued that recognizing same sex marriages performed in other states would “impose significant public harm.” Charlie …

Politico recaps the interview below: “I couldn’t be consistent with myself and my core beliefs, and stay with a party that was so unfriendly toward the African-American president, I’ll just go there,” Crist said Tuesday on Fusion’s “America with Jorge Ramos.” “I was a Republican, and I saw the activists and what they were doing; it was intolerable to me.” …

Clip recap: “We have the latest from Utah, where the state has committed to spending millions of dollars to undo marriage equality. An apology from a Florida governor who has now changed his mind on banning the freedom to marry. Plus, new promises of yet another federal lawsuit in a conservative state.”

In his first-ever interview with the LGBT press, former (and possibly future) Florida Gov. Charlie Christ repeatedly apologized for supporting his state’s successful constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. Via Orlando’s Watermark: WATERMARK: When you first ran for governor in 2006, you said that a ban on same-sex marriage was unnecessary, but then you signed a petition to place Amendment 2 …

“We must fight with all we have. We must put pressure on the House like has never been seen before. I’ll be damned if I will ever be forced to hire someone with orange hair, body/neck/face covered with tattoos, multiple piercings, or a man in a dress… or for that matter, a demonstrative effeminate male or purposeful butch-looking female. The …

Yesterday US House rep and Maine gubernatorial candidate Michael Michaud came out. With today’s official announcement by Charlie Crist, that means there’s a reasonable chance we’ll have two gay governors next year. One out, one bearded.

Just to catch you up: Charlie Crist was elected governor in 2006 and then he hastily married a Halloween costumes heiress as John McCain mulled his vice presidential options and then he lost reelection to decided to not run against teabagger Rick Scott and then he ditched the GOP for an unsuccessful run for the Senate as an independent against …

“Some great news: On Tuesday, Delaware became the 11th state to allow marriage equality. And just a few days ago, Rhode Island adopted a similar measure, which followed victories last fall in Maine, Maryland and Washington. I most certainly support marriage equality in Florida and look forward to the day it happens here.” – Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, writing …

“Would I do it today? No. I think the best way to judge where my heart is is to look at the deeds that I have done, whether as attorney general, governor -restoration of rights, civil rights cases, things of that nature that I think show a compassionate heart and hopefully someone who cares and knows who the boss is – …

The Palm Beach Post has the story: A few hours after expressing a desire to meet the Fort Pierce pizza parlor owner who hugged and lifted President Obama on Sunday, Crist showed up at Van Duzer’s business this afternoon and, according to Van Duzer, said “You know what I’m here for.” Van Duzer obliged by lifting Crist off the floor. …

The rumors, of course, have been around forever. We’ll have to see if this latest gossip goes anywhere.