Kentucky Equality Federation condemns Senate Bill 68 filed by Senator Gary Tapp (R). Senate Bill 68 would make it illegal for any ‘unmarried couple’ to adopt a child or serve as foster parents in Kentucky. “Senate Bill 68 isn’t about protecting children, it is about harming a specific group of people, the gay, lesbian, bisexual, […]
BY BRANDON ORTIZ – BORTIZ@HERALD-LEADER.COM UPDATED FEBRUARY 13, 2009 6:36 AM Same-sex couples march for marriage equality across Kentucky today, including Sandra Maggard and Tina Parker, who have been together for five years. On Thursday, they walked arm-in-arm down the hallway of the Fayette County Clerk’s Office. The couple asked the county to recognize their
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Kentucky Equality Federation and Marriage Equality Kentucky coordinated (with many allies in Louisville), the Marriage Counter Actions here in Kentucky; the Herald-Leader covered the story with the Family Foundation of Kentucky calling our initial attempts to raise awareness of the harm the current same-sex marriage ban has on couples in Kentucky “cheating.” In addition, they
On National Freedom to Marry Day, February 12, 2009, same-sex couples across the Commonwealth will request marriage licenses for same-sex couples at local County Clerk’s Offices to raise awareness of the harms and impact the inability to marry causes on their families. Kentucky Organizers: * Kentucky Equality Federation* Marriage Equality Kentucky* GLASS at Bellarmine University
Kentucky Equality Federation today announced additional outreach programs to target ‘tomorrow’s leaders.’ “In order to bring equality to our Commonwealth we must continue to recognize that people in middle school, high school, colleges, and universities will be instrumental to our success. In 2005, a young man names Nick Herweck became involved in Kentucky Equality Federation;
By: Michael Jones · January 23, 2009 Topics: Defense of Marriage Act · Marriage Equality We’re launching a new weekly series here at gayrights.change.org, where we’ll ask five questions to a leader in the struggle for LGBT rights. Think of it as our version of Time Magazine’s 10 Questions (only we won’t be asking Hugh
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With Governor Beshear having reestablished protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) people in Kentucky Government, Kentucky Equality Federation will be pressing the General Assembly to make such protections public law. “Though we appreciate Governor Beshear protecting Kentucky’s LGBTI population from discrimination in government, hundreds of people in the private sector are discriminated
People gathered in the state capitol rotunda on December 10, 2008 to hear Governor Steven Beshear’s proclamation of Kentucky Human Rights Day on the 60th anniversary of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Today, December 18, 2008 the United Nations General Assembly will hear a critical statement on gay, lesbian, bisexual, and
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Kentucky Equality Federation wishes to express its sincere gratitude and appreciation to students of the Basic Public Speaking class at the University of Louisville, and its instructor. “One student persuading their classmates to donate $1.00 to the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender cause shows the impact one person can have,” stated Kentucky Equality Federation President
As an officer, director, volunteer, and community member (of Kentucky Equality Federation and Marriage Equality USA), I wanted to thank everyone for their hard work and relentless dedication regardless of the outcome in Arkansas, Arizona, California, and Florida. For the past couple of days, a quote from Ronald Regan continues to run through my mind:
