Dee Johnson, the mother of Cheyenne Williams says the Kentucky State Police Investigator assigned to investigate the assault of her daughter perjured himself during the preliminary hearing in Jackson County on April 29, 2010. The judge reduced the charges against the three females charged with the attempted murder and kidnapping of Williams to misdemeanors. Johnson told Kentucky Equality Federation, the advocate for the victim, that the police officer testified he spoke to Sheila Clemons at Daniel Boone about the overall mental state and personal appearance of Cheyenne Williams when she arrived for her job interview after the assault. According to Johnson, who contacted Clemons, the police never contacted her about the investigation.

ACCESSline, a LGBTI newspaper in the state of Iowa reported Friday that a social conservative, anti-same-sex marriage organization has launched a website that mimics the one used by one of the state’s gay-rights organization.

Former professional wrestler Chris Kanyon (real name Chris Klucsaritis) is dead at 40. Kanyon is believed to have died from a drug overdose Friday in his Queens, New York apartment, according to multiple Internet reports. He suffered from bipolar disorder and bouts of depression. Kanyon told students at Northern Kentucky University about his internal struggle admitting he was gay, which he said ended his professional career in wrestling.

A retired American general has apologized for a remark to the U.S. Senate suggesting that gay Dutch soldiers were partly to blame for the Srebrenica massacre by Serb soldiers in Bosnia, according to the Kingdom of the Netherlands Defense Ministry. The Netherlands Defense Ministry released an e-mail Tuesday from Sheehan, a former NATO commander who retired from the military in 1997, to retired Dutch General Henk van den Breemen saying he is sorry for his statements to the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee on March 18, 2010.

Last week, Western Kentucky University’s “employee benefit committee” voted 8 to 6 against allowing benefits for both same-sex and opposite-sex unmarried partners. According to school officials, only about a handful of university employees would actually qualify for the “domestic partner” benefits if the university was to offer it. The issue was first brought up last year after resolutions were passed by the Student Government Association and University Senate.

Today, the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. which has been battling the District of Columbia government about same-sex marriage since last year when The District proposed same-sex marriage legislation, announced it will stop health benefits for new members and same-sex couples.

Race, sex, age, disability — it’s common knowledge that if you discriminate based on those things, you could face a tough legal battle no matter where you live in the United States. But what if you’re gay? That still depends on where you live. It’s a lesson learned the hard way by one woman who’s speaking out after what she calls a hurtful decision.

In a story that mirrors Kentucky’s history, another Republican Governor rolled back protections for gay and lesbian people that a Democratic Governor ordered. His Excellency (official addressing per the constitution) Bob McDonnell rolled back protections for gay and lesbians in Virginia government, thanks to a little-noticed change made by the new Republican Governor in an executive order. His new order, which includes all previously protected categories including race, sex, religion and age – but not the previously protected category of sexual orientation – is also supported by Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli.

In a series of condemnations and action alerts to raise public awareness of bad legislation, Kentucky Equality Federation, now joined by the Kentucky HIV/AIDS Advocacy Action Group condemned House Bill 350. With Kentucky’s economy in ruins, additional human services are expected to be cut by lawmakers before the end of the 2010 legislative session.

Don’t ask, don’t tell? Then don’t pay for it, says U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York). U.S. Senator Gillibrand said the quickest way to stop the policy is to cut off funding for its implementation and enforcement. U.S. President Obama could issue an executive order to accomplish the same task, but has yet to do so.