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Kentucky 2010 Legislative Session Action Alerts

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Dear Friends and Supporters:

The 2010 Kentucky Legislation Session has convened. It is time that we send a strong message to the forces of intolerance; collectively and united, we can make 2010 a year of change across our Commonwealth. You have an impact.

Year after year we watch the forces of intolerance prevent us from enjoying basic constitutional freedoms extended to all people. LGBTI people are singled out in Kentucky; whether it was inspired by religion, by tradition or by old-fashioned bigotry we are effectively second-class citizens. We are denied some of the most basic constitutional freedoms enjoyed by the majority.

How long must we wait in Kentucky before we are protected from discrimination in housing, credit, and accommodations? How long must we wait before we have the right to visit our partners if they are hospitalized? How long must we wait for marriage equality? How much longer will we tolerate the federal government going beyond their constitutional powers such as the U.S. Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)? (story)

The time has come for genuine change in Kentucky. YOU have an impact; it is your government, and only you can give them instructions! We have some very important action alerts that need your immediate attention!

2010 CRITICAL ACTION ALERTS: (each alert will open in a new window)

1.  Equality Bill - No Discrimination because of Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity.
2.  Health Facility Patient's Visitation Right (Hospital Designee Bill).
3.  Declaration for Marriage Equality in Kentucky.
4.  Declaration reclaiming Kentucky's sovereignty.
5.  Restore the Kentucky AIDS Drug Assistance Program!

Please give these action alerts your immediate attention! 2010 can be a year of change if we work for it and demand it. You have an impact.

We also have an openly gay candidate, Matthew Vanderpool (D-Lexington) opposing conservative Stan Lee (R-Lexington). Lee has filed countless anti-gay legislation over the course of his career in the Kentucky House of Representative. Click here to read the interview United We Stand - Kentucky's LGBTI News had with Matthew Vanderpool.

Follow us on Twitter (other social networking sites are also listed below such as Facebook, MySpace, and YouTube).

Continue to report your discrimination cases to us!  Because we receive so many, Kentucky Equality FederationTM has established a new committee, the Discrimination and School Bullying Committee to continue to address the complaints you have been sending us since 2005!  We will be your advocate!

 

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Last Updated (2010-03-15 22:24:39)


Every day, LGBTI people are denied many of the freedoms enjoyed by other Americans. We are committed to secure full equality for the LGBTI community of the Commonwealth. Your support is critical to our success. Please fund our efforts to end discrimination in Kentucky.

The origins of the Federation can be traced back to November 01, 2005 when Jordan Palmer created a political group of MySpace.com to discuss gay politics in Kentucky.  The group reached over 500 members within 3 months and was named “Kentucky Equal Rights.”

On March 22, 2006, Jordan Palmer and Nick Herweck organized a protest at the Governor’s Mansion to protest funding to a religious Baptist school in Southern Kentucky that had expelled a gay student. The protest, held when 20,000 people visited the Capitol for the Governor’s Annual Derby Breakfast made headlines across Kentucky, and the nation.  Soon thereafter, Kentucky Equality was incorporated as Federation for Kentucky Equality, Inc.

Today, Federation for Kentucky Equality is a statewide organization that reaches nearly 12,000 individuals and 6 groups across the Commonwealth of Kentucky and is a member of the International Lesbian & Gay Association.

 

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