Kansas

Kansas legislature refuses to repeal outdated law that criminalizes gay sex

Kansas legislature refuses to repeal outdated law that criminalizes gay sex

Wednesday, February 1, 2012
TOPEKA, Kan. -- In the landmark Lawrence v. Texas case nearly a decade ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states cannot criminalize gay sex between consenting adults -- but in Kansas, there remains a law on the books, albeit not enforceable, that LGBT rights activists call offensive and unconstitutional.
Westboro bigots protest at NBA finals over league's policy against gay slurs

Westboro bigots protest at NBA finals over league's policy against gay slurs

Sunday, June 5, 2011
The Westboro Baptist bigots brought their special brand of hate to game three of the NBA Finals on Sunday to protest the league's policy against gay slurs.
Comedian donates $50,000 to AIDS care in honor of anti-gay Westboro protestors

Comedian donates $50,000 to AIDS care in honor of anti-gay Westboro protestors

Sunday, May 22, 2011
Comedian Lisa Lampanelli is donating $50,000 to the Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC) in the name of the anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church in response to the church's protest of her show Friday night in Topeka, Kan.
Manhattan, KS commissioners vote to repeal anti-discrimination ordinance

Manhattan, KS commissioners vote to repeal anti-discrimination ordinance

Thursday, May 5, 2011
MANHATTAN, Kan. -- City Commissioners this week voted to repeal a controversial ordinance that added sexual orientation and gender identity to its anti-discrimination policy.
Texas, Kansas, Montana, Oklahoma: states hold onto laws defining gay 'conduct' illegal

Texas, Kansas, Montana, Oklahoma: states hold onto laws defining gay 'conduct' illegal

Sunday, March 27, 2011
"Homosexual conduct" is still a crime in Texas -- and at least three other states -- eight years after the U.S. Supreme Court decision, Lawrence v. Texas, which struck down the state’s sodomy law, and invalidated similar laws across the country.
Westboro ('God hates fags') church to picket Elizabeth Taylor's funeral

Westboro ('God hates fags') church to picket Elizabeth Taylor's funeral

Thursday, March 24, 2011
The Westboro Baptist Church, home of anti-gay extremists and the “Gods Hate Fags” fundamentalist movement, announced plans to protest at the funeral of Elizabeth Taylor, who died early Wednesday.
U.S. Supreme Court in favor of anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church

U.S. Supreme Court in favor of anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church

Wednesday, March 2, 2011
The Westboro Baptist Church won a significant victory Wednesday when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of its right to promote what its church members call a "broad-based message" on public matters such as wars.
High school newspaper editorial condemns homosexuality, same-sex dating

High school newspaper editorial condemns homosexuality, same-sex dating

Thursday, February 17, 2011
A Wichita high school newspaper has published an editorial by one of their student reporters calling for a ban on same-sex dating, calling homosexuality a disruption and that it should be kept out of school.
Westboro bigots picket Lady Gaga concert with 'God hates fags' signs

Westboro bigots picket Lady Gaga concert with 'God hates fags' signs

Sunday, July 18, 2010
Homophobic hate-monger Fred Phelps and his gang of Westboro Baptist Bigots has taken a break from picketing military funerals with its "God-hates-fags" message to picket the Lady Gaga concert in St. Louis on Saturday night.
Father of dead U.S. Marine ordered to pay organizers of anti-gay protest

Father of dead U.S. Marine ordered to pay organizers of anti-gay protest

Wednesday, March 31, 2010
[caption id="attachment_7576" align="alignleft" width="342" caption="Fred Phelps"][/caption] The father of a U.S. Marine killed in Iraq has been ordered to pay $16,510 to a family that protested his son's funeral in [...]
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