Police are looking for clues into the murder of a prominent figure in Florida's LGTBQ community.
The Miami Herald via Getty ImagesJorge Diaz-Johnston was found dead in a Jackson County Landfill over the weekend, the Tallahassee Police Department announced Wednesday evening.
Diaz-Johnston, 54, was reported missing on Jan. 3 near his workplace and police are investigating his death as a homicide, according to a police spokesperson. Diaz-Johnston was one of the plaintiffs in a 2014 lawsuit against the Miami-Dade County Clerk's Office, which refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses. A Miami-Dade Circuit judge sided with the couples.Same-sex couples who had previously challenged the wedding ban Cathy Pareto with Karla Arguello, Jeff Delmay and Todd Delmay , David Price Don Johnston and Jorge Diaz react in court, after Circuit Court Judge Sarah Zabel lifted the stay, allowing same-sex couples to marry, Jan.
Diaz-Johnston was the brother of Manny Diaz, the former Miami mayor and current chair of the Florida Democratic Party.Equality Florida, which organized the 2014 lawsuit,
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