He presently works in trauma intensive care, but in 1995 was director of a pediatric outpatient clinic, where he met his son Oscar. An accomplished pianist and avid music lover, Doug has been Oscar&apos;s legal guardian and "soccer dad” for seven years. He is currently a plaintiff, together with the American Civil Liberties Union, in a suit against the state of Florida to overturn the ban on gay adoption. He and the other plaintiffs in the case were recently chosen to receive the Maurice Rosen Act of Courage award by the Miami chapter of the ACLU for their public efforts in support of the case.