A controversy erupted in Vicco with their new equality ordinance as reported by WYMT-57 Mountain News or rather its owner, Gray Television who also happens to own WKYT-27 Newsfirst and WBKO-Stay Connected.

Statewide organizations whose citizens vote Republican (or red) in presidential and Congressional elections made a push today for marriage equality by filing an amicus brief which the United States Supreme Court which is currently scheduled to hold hearings on, and rule on the U.S. Defense of Marriage Act which prevents federal recognition of gay marriages on a federal level as well as California Proposition 8. Kentucky Equality Federation is representing the citizens of the commonwealth of Kentucky.

Under pressure from Administration, the University of Kentucky Athletics Director, Mitch Barnhart, sacked the University of Kentucky Football Coach. UK’s loses have been both historic and embarrassing to UK fans. In an open letter to UK fans, Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart released the following: STATEMENT FROM THE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR First, I would like to thank [...]

On this personal website, Jordan Palmer, president of the Kentucky Equality Federation issued the following statement: Support Ruth Ann Palumbo, Susan Westrom, and Tom Burch. Support gay friendly candidates and vote against Tea Party Republicans.

Kentucky Equality Federation reported another hate crime today at a county jail. The incident was reported to Kentucky Equality Federation’s Discrimination, Hate Crimes, and School Bullying Committee. Kentucky Equality Federation officials say they have tried to reach an agreement with the Warren County Jailer without success. Kentucky Equality Federation officials and their attorneys say the jail is responsible for medical expenses and reconstructive surgery for a gay inmate arrest on a technicality.

April 12, 2012 will forever be a day to remember in the history of the gay and lesbian community especially for Kentuckians. The push however to get the case to a federal level came from Kentucky Equality Federation, and advocacy and public advocate non-profit. Two Eastern Kentucky men are the first in the nation to be charged under the section of the federal hate-crimes law that makes it illegal to attack people based on their sexual orientation, said U.S. Attorney Kerry B. Harvey.

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.

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.

After the Hazard Pavilion incident, two hate crimes in Harlan, one in Breathitt, and another in Bell County, all in the past month (with the exception of the Hazard Pavilion incident), Kentucky Equality Federation today created a special operating region within southeastern Kentucky.

Louisville Fairness Campaign and the Statewide Equality Coalition will begin working with Kentucky Equality Federation and vice versa according to a press release issued by Kentucky Equality Federation earlier today. This is the first time Kentucky Equality Federation has spoken about the Statewide Equality Coalition since its Board voted to withdraw.