Clay Co. couple says they were unlawfully evicted because of sexual orientation

By WKYT News Staff Published: Aug. 5, 2016 at 10:40 AM EDT A Clay County couple claims they were told to leave their apartment because of their sexual orientation. Joshua Melton and his husband James Feltner lived in a townhome in Manchester for about nine months. They say they never had a problem until mid-June […]

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Discrimination, Assault, and Illegal Actions by Police and a City Council Member in Manchester, Kentucky

(Manchester, Kentucky) – Tomorrow, Kentucky Equality Federation will once again call on the Office of United States Attorney, Kerry Harvey, to review a case in Manchester, Kentucky for prosecution. Having exhausted our options to have this handled locally, and by the Commonwealth, the only recourse is to pursue resolution at the federal level. Joshua Melton

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International Day of UN Peacekeepers

‪#‎Together4Peace‬ ‪#‎UN‬: International Day of UN Peacekeepers 2016. “Today we honor the near 3,500 who have given full measure for the flag of the United Nations, united under a common cause regardless of religion, nationality, race, color, sexual orientation, or any other [dividing] labels bestowed upon fellow Human beings, to maintain peace and safety around

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#‎Target‬ ‪#‎KY‬ Support Target, shop online or at your local Target store

“We have more serious things to worry about than restrooms, such as school bullying, suicide, unemployment, the homeless, finding cures for cancer, HIV, multiple sclerosis, stopping genocide in parts of the World, and a million other things. You have to ignore these so-called family foundations, their only agenda is to spread hate and fear.” stated

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Kentucky Equality Federation issues a rare designation, Ambassador of Goodwill

Ambassador Designation Kentucky Equality Federation honored Scott Robinson as an “Ambassador of Goodwill” on Saturday, April 23, 2016. The award was given by founder Jordan Palmer. According to the statement from the Office of the President: Mr. Robinson is currently the show director for female impersonation artists at The Bar Complex in Lexington, Kentucky. Palmer stated:

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Religious Freedom Bill Consideration – Senate Bill 180 Wasting Taxpayer Dollars says Secretary-General Jordan Palmer

Representatives and senators in Frankfort and the District of Columbia continue to act in the name of so-called “religious freedom” and wasting tax dollars. When is the last time you heard of members of a religious belief they could not assemble? How about a church being closed by the state? Our representatives and senators are

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Kentucky Equality Federation vows to sue if Senate Bill 180 becomes law

The Interim Membership Committee of the Kentucky Equality Federation voted to permit the president or secretary-general of the alliance to sue the Commonwealth of Kentucky if Senate Bill 180 is passed by the House of Representatives and signed into law by Governor Matt Bevin. Senate Bill 180 would legally protect businesses that, refuse to service

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Kim Davis Won’t Resign, Plans to Appeal Contempt Ruling

Morehead, KY (By Micheal Inzaghi) – Kim Davis can either let her deputy clerks issue the licenses or gay couples can travel to other offices, he says. “She’s being held in contempt because she’s refusing to follow a district court decision in a suit to which she is a party, holding that same-sex couples have

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Why hasn’t Rowan County Kentucky clerk been fired in gay marriage license case?

LOUISVILLE — A Rowan County, Ky., clerk has continued to defy a Supreme Court ruling that she issue marriage licenses to gay couples. On Tuesday, Kim Davis said she was acting under “God’s authority” when she refused to issue the licenses. Lawyers for the couples have asked a federal judge to hold her in contempt

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Gay Couple Gets Marriage License In Kentucky After Clerk Goes To Jail

Morehead, Ky (By: Alex Crown) – Rowan County clerk Kim Davis has been summoned to the hearing at 11 a.m. Thursday before U.S. District Judge David Bunning. “Just because five Supreme Court judges make a ruling, it’s not a law”, she said. “Last night Kim Davis was incarcerated in a jail cell while the rest

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