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Gay man sues Kentucky jail, says part of his nose was bitten off by inmate harassing him

A gay man had his nose bitten off in protective custody at the Warren County Regional Jail. Gay civil rights activist Jordan Palmer and Kentucky Equality Federation’s legal representation, Jill Hall Rose, sue. An incarcerated gay man sued a southern Kentucky jail and a fellow inmate Tuesday, claiming the prisoner bit off part of his […]

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Teen attacked, police not in position to determine hate crime

Possible hate crime in Louisville near Churchill Downs – Jordan Palmer and Kentucky Equality Federation, said the people who did this obviously did not fear prosecution. LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) – A Louisville teen can barely talk, eat or breathe after an attack near Churchill Downs. Her family believes it was a hate crime. However, Louisville

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Brandon Combs Named Board Chair of Kentucky Equality Federation

By: Kathy Johnson LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 20, 2012) ― Brandon Combs, telecommunications supervisor for the University of Kentucky Police Department, has been named chairman of the board of the Kentucky Equality Federation, Kentucky’s largest all-volunteer grassroots lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) civil rights and advocacy organization for both social and political equality. “Working

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Lexington police investigate disappearance of anti-gay, anti-abortion sign from billboard

Homosexuality is an abomination, and Abortion is murder a Lexington billboard on New Circle Road said. Lexington police said Thursday they would investigate the disappearance of a controversial billboard message that denounced homosexuality and abortion. The message on a billboard on New Circle Road near Leestown Road appeared last week and cited Bible passages beneath

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Kentucky Equality Federation leader steps down because of health reasons

A high-profile advocate for gay and lesbian people in Kentucky is stepping down because of a serious health condition. Jordan Palmer, president of the Kentucky Equality Federation, will turn over the reins of the organization to another officer as of May 7, according to a news release. Palmer plans to return to the federation when

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2 face federal hate crime charge in Ky. gay attack

Two Kentucky men charged with federal hate crime in a beating attack on a gay man in an Appalachian park reports Jordan Palmer with Kentucky Equality Federation. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Two Kentucky men have been charged with a federal hate crime in a beating attack on a gay man in an Appalachian park, marking the

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Kentucky men indicted under Matthew Shepard federal hate crime law

Kerry Harvey and Jordan Palmer announced a federal grand jury in London, Kentucky, indicted two men in the first Matthew Shepard Hate Crime Act application. LEXINGTON, Ky. — A federal grand jury in London, Ky. on Thursday indicted two men in the first federal application of the Matthew Shepard – James C. Bryd hate crimes

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First federal hate crime indictment handed down based on sexual orientation due to Kentucky Equality Federation president Jordan Palmer

The Georgia Voice The U.S. Department of Justice announced today it has indicted two Harlan County, Ky., men for participating in the kidnapping and beating of a gay man. This is the first indictment handed down under the federal Matthew Shepherd and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act involving sexual orientation, according to a

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Kentucky men face first-of-their-kind federal hate-crime charges

Two Kentucky men face the first federal hate crimes charges for attacking someone because of their sexual orientation BY BILL ESTEP – BESTEP@HERALD-LEADER.COM UPDATED NOVEMBER 12, 2015 11:41 AM Two Eastern Kentucky men are the first in the nation to be charged under the section of the federal hate-crimes law that makes it illegal to

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