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Kentucky Political News

Secretary Grayson resigns; Governor Beshear appoints Bowling Green Mayor to replace him

The Kentucky Department of State is without a representative elected by the people with Secretary Trey Grayson submitting his resignation to Governor Steve Beshear on Friday.  Grayson lost Kentucky's Republican ...

With Republican and Tea Party victories, the gay community will suffer

The 2010 election has set the gay rights movement back, possibly for a long time.  The Washington Post reported that the tea party celebrated decisive victories on Tuesday night, proving ...

Election 2010 to be determined by independent voters with angry gay voters and talks of violence and secession

According to various sources, the election on November 02, 2010 will be determined by independent voters. Last week, a Republican House candidate from Dallas suggested on television that an armed overthrow ...

Kentucky lawmakers, the Governor, and Attorney General demand the protection of God in Homeland Security

When the Kentucky Department of Homeland Security (now the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security) was established, Representative Tom Riner (D-Louisville) had legislation passed that stated the security of the Commonwealth ...

November election uncertain and lawmakers are reluctant to prefile bills

As the November 2nd election gets closer people across Kentucky and the nation are wondering what direction the Commonwealth and our union would go. With public corruption in Kentucky at an ...

Rand Paul draws fire from the National Tea Party

Kentucky's Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Rand Paul's opponent isn't the only one who thinks Paul compromised his stance against business as usual in Washington, D.C., by taking campaign cash at ...

American Family Association of Kentucky founder behind the Louisville Tea Party; Kentucky Capitol to be meeting site

The president of the anti-gay American Family Association of Kentucky, Dr. Frank G. Simon, largely sponsored by Thornton's and Kroger according to their website, is also in charge of the ...

Kentucky Senate says discrimination is any form is inconsistent with Kentucky values; Rand Paul continues to lead Jack Conway

On Friday the Republican controlled Kentucky Senate passed a resolution that could include gay and lesbian people in Kentucky.  The Kentucky Senate is trying to reduce its embarrassment of Rand ...

Dozens gather to light candles against hate in Lexington

The Central Kentucky Council for Peace & Justice held an anti-hate candlelight vigil at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 10 to call attention to the increasing amount of hate speech and hate-driven violence in the U.S. and Kentucky. Dozens of people from a variety of cultural and religious backgrounds gathered Tuesday night to call attention to what they see as a growing atmosphere of hatred.

Kentucky Equality Federation Compares Interracial Marriage Ban to Gay Marriage fight.

Kentucky Equality Federation today made a comparison most gay rights organizations avoid. The fact the gay community is now fighting the same fight that Interracial couples and the entire Black community once faced – discrimination.

LGBTIQ Enrorsements Unimportant to the Beshear-Abramson Campaign.

Perhaps the vote of the LGBTIQ community is unimportant to Governor Beshear, or perhaps he needs the votes in Republican strongholds like Northern, Southern, and extreme Western Kentucky even though the bulk of the Commonwealth’s population resides in the Central Kentucky.

Gay-rights advocates meet with LDS officials

Gay-rights freedom riders met for more than two hours Monday with a handful of LDS officials in Salt Lake City to raise continuing concerns about Mormon policies and language that the advocates see as harmful to their community.

Obama takes additional heat from the gay community

U.S. President Obama is taking additional heat from gay and lesbian couples. Nationally he has been denounced, condemned, and called a liar after refusing the sign an executive order preventing gay and lesbian discrimination for companies who accept federal contracts. Now, Administration officials in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts are taking another run at the U.S. Administration, as well as citizens. In 2010 U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Tauro ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act’s denial of federal rights and benefits to lawfully married Massachusetts couples “offends” the notion of states’ rights as enshrined in the 10th amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Obama Won’t Order Ban On Gay Bias by Employers for federal contractors

U.S. President Obama disappointed and vexed gay supporters on Wednesday with his decision, conveyed to activists by a senior adviser, not to sign an executive order banning discrimination by employers with federal contracts. That stance departs from the White House’s prominent “we can’t wait” campaign: Since last fall, Mr. Obama has signed executive orders on a variety of issues, arguing that “we can’t wait” for legislation that Republicans in Congress refuse to let pass.

United Kingdom and California group working on a gay cure

In the United Kingdom, along with help from people from the state of California, a Christian charity which sponsored a conference promoting the idea that gay people can be converted to heterosexuality has funded interns for an estimated 20 Members of Parliament (MPs), including some who are now ministers in the coalition government. The conference featured a keynote by Joseph Nicolosi, a Californian psychologist and founder of the National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality in the United States. No statement has been issued by Queen Elizabeth II nor her representatives.

Mexico Supreme Court to rule on gay adoption; the court upheld gay marriage

Felipe Calderon, president of the United Mexican States and his opposition to legalize gay marriage and calling it “unconstitutional” was overruled on Thursday, August 5, 2010 when Mexico’s Supreme Court sanctioned the landmark law. On Monday it will review the gay adoption clause. Washington, D.C. legalized gay marriage earlier this year after a District Superior Court rejected a citizens anti-gay marriage referendum.

Argentina legalizes gay marriage

The Argentine Republic on Thursday became the first nation in Latin America to legalize same-sex marriage, turning aside protests from the Roman Catholic Church to give gay couples the same rights as their heterosexual counterparts. It was not immediately clear if the provinces will accept the Federation’s legalization of same-sex marriage.

Catholic pastor: Gay marriage simply can’t happen

While several Seattle Catholic parishes have oped out of the anti-same-sex marriage campaign, a Kirkland pastor said Sunday that marriage was “created and defined by God” and that Gay marriage “is simply not possible.”

A Morning Bainwashing

If yesterday’s story scared you, these headlines are nothing short of crazy. As the election nears, you can expect more and more of the same!

Viewpoint: Louisville Tea Party is not anti-gay? We disagree!

A Louisville Tea Party supporter continues to flood us with emails stating the Louisville Tea Party is not anti-gay as previously reported. The Tea Party movement is no doubt as diverse as the Democratic, Republican, and Libertarian parties, each have anti-gay segments among their ranks.

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