Kentucky Equality Federation has partnered with StoryCorps to highlight the lack of equality in Southern Kentucky.

The Alphabet Center, the new gay-straight alliance at Eastern Kentucky University will post a public forum of fairness and equality in Kentucky tomorrow from 6 pm – 9 pm.

The Kentucky Department of State of without a representative elected by the people as Secretary Trey Grayson has submitted his resignation to Governor Steve Beshear. Grayson lost the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate to the anti-gay Tea Party favorite Rand Paul.

Motivated by three picketers from the Westboro Baptist Church, hundreds of students and East Lansing residents gathered to show their support for diversity and tolerance. Earlier this month, the Westboro Baptist Church protest another military funeral.

If Republicans fail to hold-on to their new gay voters, the additional seats they pictured up in the Kentucky House of Representatives and control of the U.S. House of Representatives could be short lived, and if Kemper’s attitude is any indication, it will be.

Republicans gain 10 new Governor’s Mansions, new seats in the Kentucky House, the Kentucky Senate, and take control of the U.S. House of Representatives. With such huge losses to conservatives, the gay military ban will remain in place, with no gay friendly legislation passing either the U.S. or Kentucky Houses or Senates.

Andrew Shirvell’s rants against a University of Michigan student leader who is openly gay could cost him his law license. Shirvell already is fighting a ban from the University of Michigan campus. The Assistant Attorney General in the Appellate Division has taken a leave of absence and is now facing disciplinary hearings.

On October 20th Louisville Fairness Campaign was quick to jump the gun and call two Louisville break-ins “hate crimes,” or at a minimum as a result of the people’s sexual orientation. On October 26th however, Louisville Metro Police arrested a 15-year-old boy on charges stemming from an October 20th break-in at his grandfather’s home in Crestwood.

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!

According to various sources, the election on November 02, 2010 will be determined by independent voters. If Democratic candidates are counting on long-standing support from gay voters to help stave off big losses on November 2nd, they could be in for a surprise with gay candidates leaning toward the Green and Libertarian Parties.