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Folks rally outside Rowan County Courthouse

WYMT-TV Logo MOREHEAD, Ky. (WKYT-TV and WYMT-TV) – Another fairness rally was held outside of the Rowan County Courthouse Saturday as the clerk there continues to not issue marriage licenses. Several couples who have been denied marriage licenses were at the rally. WKYT-TV Logo Kim Davis stopped issuing all marriage licenses after the United States […]

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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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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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Jackson County student won’t return to school after the hate crime attack

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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