All Departments Gays fight to overturn law prohibiting adoption Under Florida law, gays are foster parents but can't adopt.
Conservatives say that's good for family values.
But a law passed in that era complicates the future for him and the man he calls Dad. For nearly six years, Oscar has been raised by Doug Houghton, who first met the boy at a Miami clinic where Houghton worked as a nurse practitioner. Houghton became Oscar's legal guardian in 1996. He has helped the boy tackle health problems and learning disabilities, and he wants to adopt him. Oscar's relatives are amenable, but the state of Florida says no.