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     <title>Funding to the University of the Cumberlands</title>
     <link>http://www.kentuckylgbt.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/1267288</link>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:48:44 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>Funding to religious institutions that are not all inclusive. The University of the Cumberlands has a long history of discrimination against LGBTI people.</description>
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     <title>Gender Identity and Expression</title>
     <link>http://www.kentuckylgbt.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/1252384</link>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:07:29 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>Until very recently, international human rights treaties and documents contained no protections specifically for gender-nonconforming people. To be clear, Kentucky law currently offers no protection to LGBTI people from discrimination in employment, housing, credit, or accommodations.</description>
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     <title>School Bullying and Harassement.</title>
     <link>http://www.kentuckylgbt.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/1147134</link>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:04:30 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>Of the commonwealth's 250 schools, 80% have reported bullying problems, according to education offices.  Currently, educators are ill equipped to deal with the problem.</description>
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     <title>Immigration and International Rights</title>
     <link>http://www.kentuckylgbt.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/1147118</link>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:39:00 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>The current definition of "family" in U.S. immigration law does not include same-sex partners. Therefore, thousands of same-sex couples are separated or live in constant fear of being stopped by officials who demand to see documentation and threaten detention. In some cases, same-sex partners face prosecution by the Immigration and Naturalization Service - including hefty fines and deportations.</description>
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     <title>Parenting</title>
     <link>http://www.kentuckylgbt.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/1147102</link>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:28:05 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>In recent years, some lawmakers have proposed legislation to prohibit same-sex couples from adopting children or serving as foster parents.  Thankfully, this legislation has been defeated in the Kentucky House of Representatives.  

In 2008, the Kentucky Court of Appeals struck down another court ruling allowing a woman to co-parent her same-sex partner's child.</description>
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     <title>Access to sick, injured, or dying same-sex couples.</title>
     <link>http://www.kentuckylgbt.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/1141347</link>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:41:20 CST</pubDate>
     <description>When talking about being able to visit a loved one in a hospital, it is something many take for granted.  Gay partners can be denied access to their partners in critical situations.</description>
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     <title>Recognition of Relationships</title>
     <link>http://www.kentuckylgbt.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/1141340</link>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:02:31 CST</pubDate>
     <description>The Commonwealth of Kentucky will not recognize any type of same-sex union.  Marriage, domestic partnerships, and civil unions are all illegal in Kentucky (even if performed in other countries or states).</description>
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