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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, […]

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;

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

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:

Kentucky Equality Federation, Kentucky Equality PAC, Marriage Equality USA, and Marriage Equality Kentucky today condemned the Wasilla Bible Church, where Republican Presidential Nominee John McCain’s running mate, Governor Sarah Palin has prayed for about six years. Governor Sarah Palin’s church is promoting a conference that promises to convert gays into heterosexuals through the power of

Kentucky Equality Federation today announced the formation of a coalition with Marriage Equality USA, Bond Magazine, Equality Mississippi, Freedom to Marry, and other partners to encourage Kentucky’s gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (“LGBT”) citizens share their personal stories related Kentucky’s anti-gay marriage law and how it affects their lives. “Six gay couples here in Kentucky

Jordan Palmer, co-founder and president of Kentucky Equality Federation has been unanimously elected to the Board of Directors of Marriage Equality USA. Marriage Equality USA was founded in 1998 and has chapters operating across the nation. Marriage Equality USA seeks to “secure legally recognized civil marriage for all, at the federal and state level, without