Office of the Press Secretary

Lexington, KY — Ark Encounter LLC, a for-profit entity, and Answers in Genesis, Inc. the nonprofit ministry that built the Creation Museum in Petersburg, will partner to build the $150 million Ark Encounter on a 160-acre site, including Noah’s Ark and Tower of Babel with Kentucky taxpayer money! Previous pictures taken inside the “Creation Museum” […]

Today, we celebrate victory as more than 300 people are removed from the Kentucky AIDS Drug Assistance Program (KADAP). Kentucky Equality Federation and 11 other organizations urged lawmakers during the 2010 Kentucky Legislative Session to keep the program alive since this program was a last resort to people who could not afford the life saving

Lexington, KY — Kentucky Equality Federation, the Commonwealth’s largest all-volunteer lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex organization today condemned the United Nations General Assembly Human Rights Committee for voting to remove “sexual orientation” from a resolution that protects people from arbitrary executions.  The action has been condemned by Human Rights Watch (not to be confused

Lexington, KY — Kentucky Equality Federation confirmed today that it is beefing up its board of directors with the appointment of veteran activist Richard T. Jones as non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors. The members initially appointed Jones to the Board, immediately thereafter, the Board elected Jones Chair. Jones has been with the organization

Lexington, KY  (Official Statement from the Founder, Jordan Palmer) —  Tomorrow on Wednesday, October 20, 2010 we wear purple across the Commonwealth in loving memory of the teen suicides and those who have suffered school bullying. We wear purple to announce to the world that we are proud of who we are, and perhaps a

Louisville, KY — Two Louisville couples, including Keith McGill and Jim Reeves had personal belongings destroyed and stolen during a robbery. An affectionate letter he and his partner shared with one another was placed on the sofa and urinated on. These gentlemen live in the Germantown neighborhood known for its diversity and charming homes. The

“Kentucky Equality Federation urges Kentucky lawmakers to focus on improving the quality of life for all Kentuckians instead of trying to force religion on the citizens of the Commonwealth.” – Richard T. Jones, Chairman  “This is a clear violation of Kentucky’s Constitution.”

Lexington, KY — Kentucky Equality Federation today praised the “leader of the world,” United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for being the first head of the United Nations to openly support equality for gay and lesbian people. Kentucky Equality Federation, a member of the International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA), a United Nations non-government consultant, has

Lexington, KY — Kentucky Equality Federation expressed outrage today toward the Cabinet for Health and Family Services for discriminating against a gay male attempting to remove his sister’s children from foster care. Jeffrey Thompson of Louisville, KY was visited by a social worker who assumed he was gay. According to Thompson, the social worker never

A nationwide boycott is being called for THIS weekend against a Political Action Committee (PAC) made up of several businesses, including Target and Best Buy, called MN Forward. The boycott is being called nationwide because Target and Best Buy contributed a lot of money to Minnesota Republican Governor Candidate Tom Emmer. Emmer has aligned himself