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Transgender school-bathroom use petition circulating at North

Madisonville-North Hopkins High School petition seeks to allow transgender children the right to use the bathroom they choose. A Madisonville-North Hopkins High School student has created a petition asking the school district to accommodate transgender students with regard to the use of school restrooms. The petition, which currently has more than 50 signatures, demands that […]

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Jordan Palmer and Kentucky Equality Federation sue for gay equality

Activist Jordan Palmer and group files lawsuit challenging Kentucky’s ban on same-sex marriage (gay marriage) POLITICS & GOVERNMENT BY JACK BRAMMER – JBRAMMER@HERALD-LEADER.COM UPDATED OCTOBER 01, 2013 3:46 PM FRANKFORT — Jordan Palmer and Kentucky Equality Federation has filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn the state’s 2004 constitutional amendment prohibiting same-sex marriage. The lawsuit, filed

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Richmond gay-rights activist Scottie Wayne Saltsman dies at 44

Scottie Wayne Saltsman, 44, of Richmond, who had been honored as Ambassador of Goodwill by the Kentucky Equality Federation last week, died Sunday of cancer. Mr. Saltsman was a former Kentucky State police officer and had been a supervisor at the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training and a law enforcement instructor at Eastern Kentucky

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Kentucky’s religious freedom bill divided politicians, public, ministers

FRANKFORT — The Rev. Patrick Delahanty of Louisville says he thinks the new state law dubbed the Religious Freedom Act is needed. “I want the state to meet the highest bar in its ability to interfere with one’s religion,” said Delahanty, executive director of the Catholic Conference of Kentucky, which backed the bill. But the

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Kentucky Gov. Beshear vetoes religious freedom bill

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Gov. Steve Beshear vetoed a controversial religious-freedom bill Friday afternoon, saying the measure was well-intended but would spark costly taxpayer-funded court cases and bring an array of unintended consequences. “I have significant concerns that this bill will cause serious unintentional consequences that could threaten public safety, health care and individuals’ civil rights,”

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Equality Rally Held In Frankfort

Lawmakers may not be in session this weekend but that doesn’t mean the capitol is quiet. Jordan Palmer along with Kentucky Equality Federation and Kentuckians Against the War on Women hold a rally. Lawmakers may not be in session this weekend but that doesn’t mean the capitol is quiet. The Kentucky Equality Federation held a

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Jordan Palmer and other Kentuckians Protest

Some Kentuckians rallied for women’s rights today on the state capitol steps. They were protesting bills that would require women to have an ultrasound and meet with a physician before getting an abortion. They were showing support for two other bills that would add sexual orientation and gender identity as a protected class under the

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Logan schools asked to stop Gideons by Kentucky Equality Federation

An incident at the Auburn School in November has resulted in the Logan County School Board getting a “cease and desist” letter from the Kentucky Equality Federation. The letter, which is dated Jan. 31, 2013, asks the school system to stop allowing Bibles to be handed out on school grounds. According to Logan County superintendent

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Jordan Palmer and Kentucky Equality Federation Order Auburn Elementary School to Stop Distribution of Bibles

Auburn Elementary School ordered to stop the distribution of Gideon’s bibles. Jordan Palmer and the Kentucky Equality Federation sent an order to cease and desist. It was at Auburn Elementary School where one parent claims a small red Gideon’s bible sparked controversy. “In November, my son came home with a red Gideon Bible that he

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Tiny Appalachian city enacts gay rights ordinance

Written by AP reports and Advocate.com A tiny city in southeastern Kentucky has enacted an LGBT rights ordinance that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. The city commission of Vicco in southern Perry County passed the new law on Jan. 14. The population, according to the last census, is 334 people. Three

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