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Feds step up enforcement of hate crimes in Central, Eastern Kentucky

BY BILL ESTEP – BESTEP@HERALD-LEADER.COM UPDATED FEBRUARY 24, 2012 8:25 PM To those who might consider attacking people because of their race or sexual orientation, U.S. Attorney Kerry B. Harvey has a message: Don’t. “They need to understand that they’re playing with fire, that it won’t be tolerated,” Kerry said in an interview Friday. Harvey

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Pastor’s support of gays, lesbians leads to church leaving Baptist association

Pastor’s support of gays, lesbians leads to church leaving another Baptist Association Lexington’s Central Baptist Church withdrew from the Elkhorn Baptist Association after its minister’s supportive position on gay and lesbian issues was questioned by a pastor in another association church. The Rev. Mark Johnson, pastor at Central Baptist, said his church unanimously decided to

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Matthew Vanderpool dead at 26; Police say he shot himself

Former political candidate Matthew Vanderpool found dead; Police say he shot himself. Matthew Vanderpool was the first openly gay person to run for public office in the Kentucky House of Representatives. His roommate was activist Jordan Palmer with the Kentucky Equality Federation. BY JENNIFER HEWLETT – JHEWLETT@HERALD-LEADER.COM UPDATED JULY 14, 2011 8:25 AM Matthew Vanderpool,

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Gay-rights group offers support to attacked teen

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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Gay couples march for marriage equality across Kentucky

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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Derby Breakfast guests include protesters

Jordan Palmer and 20 others protested the Governors Derby Breakfast over $11 million for the Baptist-affiliated University of the Cumberlands. By Art Jester A group of 20 protesters displaying placards stood quietly on the periphery of the Governors Derby Breakfast this morning to register their criticism of Gov. Ernie Fletcher’s decision not to veto $11

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