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Kentucky
The Latest Updates
Kentucky Legislative Session Begins With Slate of Anti-LGBTQ Bills
Anti-equality lawmakers have already filed several bills targeting the transgender community and measures that seek to give cover to people who discriminate against LGBTQ Kentuckians under the guise of religion.
KY Senate Advances Irresponsible Anti-LGBT RFRA Amendment Bill that Would Foster Discrimination
Brandon Lorenz | Brandon.Lorenz@hrc.org | 202-772-3888
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HRC Statement on the Release of Kim Davis From Federal Custody
WASHINGTON – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, responded to the news that U.S. District Judge David Bunning…
FINALLY! Marriage Equality Arrives in Rowan County, Kentucky
WASHINGTON – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, praised the news that marriage equality has finally arrived in…
CONTEMPT OF COURT: Rowan County Clerk Held Accountable For Defying the Law
Citing “God’s authority”, local elected official refuses to issue marriage licenses to qualified couples despite federal court order
Supreme Court Declines Emergency Stay Request from Anti-LGBT Rowan County Clerk
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court declined a petition from Kentucky’s Rowan County clerk Kim Davis for an emergency stay on a court order requiring her to immediately start…
Public Official’s Personal Religious Opinion No Excuse To Refuse Service To Same-Sex Couples
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit denies request for stay from Kentucky’s Rowan County clerk regardless of her personal religious opinion of marriage equality
Anti-LGBT County Clerk Gets Time to Appeal Judge’s Decision Over Her Opposition to Marriage Equality
U.S. District Judge David Bunning temporarily stays his order as Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis appeals his decision requiring her to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples
BREAKING: Marriage Takes Center Stage at the Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – Today the U.S. Supreme Court granted petitions for writ of certiorari in cases from four states regarding state bans on marriage for same-sex couples. In due time, the…
Shameful Sixth Circuit Decision Upholds Discriminatory Marriage Bans in MI, KY, TN, & OH
After five consecutive federal circuit court rulings in favor of equality, appeals court upholds state bans on marriage for same-sex couples
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