Posts Tagged ‘ Commonwealth of Kentucky ’

John T. Kemper, III. and supporters attack the gay and lesbian community

Nov 18th, 2010 | By News Tips: news@kentuckyguardian.com | Category: Around the Commonwealth, Kentucky Guardian News

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.



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

Nov 3rd, 2010 | By News Tips: news@kentuckyguardian.com | Category: Kentucky Political News, Lead Story

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.



A Morning Bainwashing

Oct 26th, 2010 | By News Tips: news@kentuckyguardian.com | Category: Kentucky Guardian News, Viewpoints

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!



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

Oct 25th, 2010 | By News Tips: news@kentuckyguardian.com | Category: Kentucky Guardian News, Kentucky Political News

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.



Lexington-Herald Leader disgraces itself in endorsing Stan Lee

Oct 15th, 2010 | By News Tips: news@kentuckyguardian.com | Category: Around the Commonwealth, Kentucky Guardian News

By endorsing Lee, the Lexington-Herald Leader is either desperate to finally endorse a Republican, or homophobic themselves. The Lexington-Herald Leader article endorsing Stan Lee itself gives people ample reason to vote for Vanderpool.



New Kentucky and National AIDS crisis; one in 5 gay men are infected

Sep 25th, 2010 | By Guest User 3 | Category: Around the Commonwealth, Kentucky Guardian News

One in five gay men in the United States has HIV, and almost half of those who carry the virus are unaware that they are infected, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study. 2005 – 2008′s numbers showed AIDS once again spiraling out of control with white homosexual males living in Lexington and Louisville being the primary cases in the commonwealth.



Whitley County Judge Executive passes resolution against gay marriage

Aug 20th, 2010 | By News Tips: news@kentuckyguardian.com | Category: Around the Commonwealth, Kentucky Guardian News, Lead Story

Whitley County Judge-Executive Pat White Jr. is hoping to spark a national movement in order to pass and ratify an amendment to the United States Constitution establishing marriage as only being recognized as a union between a man and a woman in the United States of America.



Juvenile acquitted in alleged attack on gay Jackson teen; trial for the adults scheduled for Thursday

Aug 18th, 2010 | By News Tips: news@kentuckyguardian.com | Category: Around the Commonwealth, Kentucky Guardian News

The Lexington Herald-Leader reported that District Judge Henria Bailey-Lewis acquitted the juvenile at her trial on Monday. The girl’s name has not been released because she was 17 in April, when the alleged crime occurred. Her trial was closed, but her attorney, Sharon K. Allen Gay, said she received permission to release information about the verdict. The teen and two 18-year-old friends, Corinne Schwab and Ashley Sams, were charged in April with attempted murder and kidnapping in a case involving Cheyenne Williams. The trial for Schwab and Sams, is scheduled for Thursday.



Prop 8 ruling could be temporary and hurl marriage equality back decades

Aug 7th, 2010 | By Guest User 3 | Category: Kentucky Guardian News, Viewpoints

The legal battle over same-sex marriage is far from over. Last year, the leaders of major gay rights organizations issued a plea urging people not to make Prop 8 a federal issue. The national and state leaders of these organizations listed their reasons for issuing the plea — the battle must we waged within the states.



Toby Ray Lasure accused of killing ex-boyfriend Christopher Tolliver ruled fit to stand trial

Jun 24th, 2010 | By Julie Fite, Contributor | Category: Around the Commonwealth, Kentucky Guardian News, Lead Story

Toby Ray Lasure, 33, the man accused of killing ex-boyfriend Christopher Tolliver, 31, in the parking lot of the Lexington Green Shopping Center last year was ruled competent to stand trial by Fayette Circuit Judge Kimberly Bunnell on Wednesday.



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