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Equality. Fairness. Nothing more, nothing less!
Bluegrass Fairness of Central Kentucky and the Kentucky Equality Federation are sponsoring the first LGBT lobby day of this session on February 19th; Equality. Fairness. Nothing more, nothing less. This shall be the day we take the fight for equality and fairness directly to our Capitol.
We need your support as the opposition has the voices and numbers that we fail to get to the Capitol. Pro and/or friendly LGBT policies are the minority, but we need to drum enough support to seem like the majority.
We have two exciting events planned for you; you may register for one or both events:
- Speak to your elected officials from 9:00AM - 1:00PM
- Rally in the Capitol Rotunda from 1:00PM - 2:00PM
We plan on having many
guest speakers; including Senator
Ernesto Scorsone, Representative Kathy W.
Stein,
Pastor Cynthia
Cain, and
Christine Maxwell (former chair of TransKentucky).
What's at stake?
House Bill 118, the Healthcare Inequality Bill. Public universities and other government agencies would not be allowed to offer health insurance to the unmarried domestic partners of their employees should this bill become law.
- House Bill 33. This bill would allow anyone 18 and older to designate a non-blood relative as having hospital room access (such as a same-sex partner).
- Senate Bill 55, the non-discrimination bill. Senator Ernesto Scorsone had filed Senate Bill 55 to "to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity."
Show your support by standing united with Kentucky Equality Federation, and Bluegrass Fairness of Central Kentucky. Your presence will make a real difference in the fight for equality and fairness for LGBT Kentuckians!
With more than 560,000 of Kentucky’s 4,173,405 citizens living without health insurance, taking coverage out of anyone’s reach indicates health insurance is only a commodity for the rich.
“Every Kentuckian
knows when a bill is filed to stop
universities from offering domestic-partner
benefits, it is actually a bill to
discriminate against a specific group of people
– gays. Even the question of denying them
is homophobic.” - Kentucky Equality
Federation President Jordan Palmer.
Click here to read the Herald Leader
article about the new proposed ban on
domestic-partner benefits. The latest
poll issued by Survey USA indicates
only 12% of Kentuckians believe the
issue of domestic-partner benefits should be a
top priority for
lawmakers.
Together,
we can accomplish our long-term goals!
We are only asking for
protection from discrimination based on sexual
orientation or gender identity, the freedom of
knowing someone cannot legally discriminate
against us.
We are only asking for
social equality through exposure,
communication, and education, so that laws may
finally be enacted to legally validate our
relationships.
After you register for Equality. Fairness. Nothing more, nothing less., please make sure you have signed all Action Alerts!
Related Documents
- General Rules for Effective Lobbying
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