By Mary Meehan A Kentucky gay rights group has offered financial support to the family of the Jackson County teen whose classmates have been charged with kidnapping and attempted murder in a case police have deemed a prank pushed too far. The Kentucky Equality Federation, an all-volunteer group, held a news conference in Lexington on […]
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Jackson County student won’t return to school after the hate crime attack. Jordan Palmer and the Kentucky Equality Federation respond. Controversy continues to build over an incident at an eastern Kentucky high school that some call a hate crime. State police have said they believe the arrest of three Jackson County High School seniors for
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Kentucky lesbian student was kidnapped by classmates and taken to a remote area south of Lexington, Ky., where they beat her and tried to push her off a cliff. By Paula Brooks A gay rights advocacy group says the Kentucky lesbian student who was kidnapped by three of her classmates and taken to a remote
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MCKEE, Ky. —- The mother of a gay teenager says her daughter won’t return to Jackson County High School after an incident in which she claims three other girls tried to kill her. Dee Johnson told The Lexington Herald-Leader her daughter, 18-year-old Cheyenne Williams, has enough credits to graduate and it would be unsafe for
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A student at Jackson County High School won’t return to school after an attempted murder. Jordan Palmer and the Kentucky Equality Federation dispute it was a prank. Wave3 The Associated Press MCKEE, KY (AP) — The mother of a gay teenager says her daughter won’t return to Jackson County High School after an incident in
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Kentucky Equality Federation today condemned an anti-gay and so called “ex-gay” group coming to Nicholasville, KY on May 22, 2010. The gathering is called “Hope Gathering 2010” which is being promoted as an event to help people “gain a deeper understanding of Gender Identity Disorder in a Christ centered gathering.” “After visiting the site of
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We are pleased to announce that Kentucky House Bill 350 is officially dead! At the last moment however, David Watkins, a Junior Representative, attached House Bill 350 to Senate Bill 127, a bill he knew the Governor would sign because it was an education bill. However, by attaching the bill, it went back to the
Kentucky Equality Federation today condemned Senate Bill 127 after Representative’s attached House Bill 350 to the bill because the House Health and Welfare Committee refused to post it. “The Kentucky House Health and Welfare Committee knew House Bill 350 was dangerous, refused to post it, and no one voted on it. The Committee was wise
KENTUCKY EQUALITY COALITION, INC. AND FEDERATION FOR KENTUCKY EQUALITY, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS (AKA AND COLLECTIVELY: KENTUCKY EQUALITY FEDERATION) JOINT RESOLUTION DECLARING A HIV/AIDS CRISIS IN KENTUCKY AND CONDEMNING INACTION BY THE APPROPRIATIONS AND REVENUE COMMITTEE OF THE KENTUCKY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES RESOLUTION 1333 Whereas, the Appropriations and Revenue Committee of the Kentucky House of
LEXINGTON, KY — In a proposed commonwealth budget that allocates over $3.4 billion for road projects, a small request of $3.5 million to fund the Kentucky AIDS Drug Assistance Program (KADAP) has been ignored, leaving hundreds living with HIV/AIDS facing difficult choices. The cost for HIV/AIDS medication averages around $1,200/month—more than the entire monthly income
