How red and purple states are growing in support for the freedom to marry
Posted on Jul 03, 2012 at 12:40 pm
Last week, the Democratic Party in Kentucky's largest county approved a resolution to encourage the state's delegates to the national convention to support the addition of a "freedom to marry" plank in the official Democratic party platform. It's the latest move in the recent surge of traditionally conservative states growing their support for the freedom to marry.
Retired minister: Who’s to say who can marry whom?
Posted on Jan 14, 2011 at 05:00 pm
Milt Hankins, a retired minister from Ashland, KY says, "Gays have the right to love whomever they fall in love with. They have the right to spend their lives with the person they love. They should absolutely have the same civil rights afforded everyone else."
Nuns blast bishops for their opposition to the freedom to marry
Posted on Nov 19, 2010 at 02:00 pm
An organization of American Catholic nuns has denounced the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops for reiterating its opposition to legalizing marriage for same-sex couples at its annual meeting in Baltimore this week while remaining silent on anti-gay bullying and gay teen suicide.
View From Washington
Posted on Nov 08, 2010 at 12:00 pm
Despite the first two years of the Obama administration leaving progressives dissatisfied, Evan Wolfson points out: '"Even if we can’t get the political advances, we have a tremendous opportunity to do the public engagement work that absolutely needs to be done in order to lay the foundation for the defensive fights we might have to endure and for when the political climate changes."
Record number of LGBT candidates elected to office
Posted on Nov 03, 2010 at 12:00 pm
The Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund today announced that more openly LGBT candidates won election to public office in the U.S. in 2010 than in any year in America’s history.
Kentucky Supreme Court Rules In Custody Dispute
Posted on Jan 22, 2010 at 12:39 pm
WLKY.com (Kentucky) January 22, 2010
The Kentucky Supreme Court has approved a joint custody arrangement for lesbian parents who were raising a child before they split up. [Link]
Archbishop Kurtz Takes Lead Role in Catholic Fight Against Marriage Equality
Posted on Dec 17, 2009 at 11:07 am
December 17, 2009
An in-depth profile of Archbishop Joseph Kurtz, who has served as the national point man for U.S. Catholic bishops in the Catholic Church's anti-gay efforts. [Link]
Kentucky Governor threatens veto of bill barring same-sex partner benefits
Posted on Feb 01, 2008 at 05:05 pm
February 1, 2008
Following the passage of an anti-gay same-sex partner benefits bill by the Kentucky Senate, Gov. Steve Beshear has said he will veto the bill if it arrives on his desk... [Link]
KY lawmakers to consider partner benefits ban in special session
Posted on Jul 03, 2007 at 05:07 pm
July 3, 2007
Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher is calling for a special session of the legislature and said Tuesday he wants it to consider a new attempt to ban domestic partner insurance at state run colleges and public agencies. [Link]