For the first time, a proposed Kentucky law that would prohibit discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in employment, housing, and public accommodations will have a hearing in the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. Covington Mayor Sherry Carran will be among those testifying on behalf of the legislation. Covington adopted a human rights […]
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House Speaker Signs On to State Fairness Legislation
Kentucky Speaker of the House Greg Stumbo (D-Prestonsburg) has joined 17 other House members–now a third of the Democratic House Caucus–as a co-sponsor on Rep. Mary Lou Marzian’s (D-Louisville) House Bill 171, which would extend discrimination protections in employment, housing, and public accommodations to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. Senator Morgan McGarvey’s (D-Louisville) Statewide […]
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House Speaker Signs On to State Fairness Legislation
Kentucky Speaker of the House Greg Stumbo (D-Prestonsburg) has joined 17 other House members–now a third of the Democratic House Caucus–as a co-sponsor on Rep. Mary Lou Marzian’s (D-Louisville) House Bill 171, which would extend discrimination protections in employment, housing, and public accommodations to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. Senator Morgan McGarvey’s (D-Louisville) Statewide […]
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Judge: Kentucky Must Recognize Gay Marriages
Kentucky must recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. In a 23-page ruling, Judge John G. Heyburn II struck down Kentucky’s ban on recognition of gay marriages conducted outside of the Commonwealth. The Courier-Journal reports: Ruling in a suit brought by four gay and lesbian couples, Heyburn said that while “religious beliefs […]
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Judge: Kentucky Must Recognize Gay Marriages
Kentucky must recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. In a 23-page ruling, Judge John G. Heyburn II struck down Kentucky’s ban on recognition of gay marriages conducted outside of the Commonwealth. The Courier-Journal reports: Ruling in a suit brought by four gay and lesbian couples, Heyburn said that while “religious beliefs […]
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Flyer Divides Kentucky City Over Fairness Ordinance
Kentucky now has six cities that extend legal protections to their gay citizens: Covington, Louisville, Lexington, Frankfort, Vicco, and most recently, Morehead. While Fairness Ordinances are being debated in other cities around the Commonwealth, the issue has become particularly divisive in Danville. A church in the city took an aggressive position against the proposed legislation […]
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Flyer Divides Kentucky City Over Fairness Ordinance
Kentucky now has six cities that extend legal protections to their gay citizens: Covington, Louisville, Lexington, Frankfort, Vicco, and most recently, Morehead. While Fairness Ordinances are being debated in other cities around the Commonwealth, the issue has become particularly divisive in Danville. A church in the city took an aggressive position against the proposed legislation […]
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Gay Rights Bill Sees Record Number of Cosponsors in Frankfort, Including Covington’s Simpson
A record sixteen co-sponsors have signed on to Kentucky’s House Bill 171, known as the Statewide Fairness Bill, the Fairness Campaign announced Thursday. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Mary Lou Marzian (D-Louisville) and was filed Wednesday. Six new representatives signed on. Covington Democrat Arnold Simpson is one of the co-sponsors. He is the only […]
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Gay Rights Bill Sees Record Number of Cosponsors in Frankfort, Including Covington’s Simpson
A record sixteen co-sponsors have signed on to Kentucky’s House Bill 171, known as the Statewide Fairness Bill, the Fairness Campaign announced Thursday. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Mary Lou Marzian (D-Louisville) and was filed Wednesday. Six new representatives signed on. Covington Democrat Arnold Simpson is one of the co-sponsors. He is the only […]
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Gay Rights Bill Sees Record Number of Cosponsors in Frankfort, Including Covington’s Simpson
A record sixteen co-sponsors have signed on to Kentucky’s House Bill 171, known as the Statewide Fairness Bill, the Fairness Campaign announced Thursday. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Mary Lou Marzian (D-Louisville) and was filed Wednesday. Six new representatives signed on. Covington Democrat Arnold Simpson is one of the co-sponsors. He is the only […]
