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New & Noteworthy:
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Florida House panel OKs bill restricting public restrooms to birth gender
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Mets' infielder disagrees with MLB ambassador Billy Bean's gay 'lifestyle'
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Federal judge won't lift stay in Arkansas same-sex marriage case
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Utah LGBT non‑discrimination bill exempts Boy Scouts, religious groups
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A defiant Alabama regains ground against marriage equality
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Fire Department of New York gets first female, openly gay chaplain
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S.D. Senate panel dismisses bill aimed at voiding transgender student athlete policy
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Nebraska AG seeks stay of ruling striking down same-sex marriage ban
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'The Fosters' makes television history with youngest same-sex kiss
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Alabama Supreme Court orders judges to stop issuing same-sex marriage licenses
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Slovenia lawmakers approve same-sex marriage, gay couple adoption
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Ex-Rhode Island House speaker pleads guilty to federal charges
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East Grand Rapids, Mich., council supports adding LGBT protections
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Joe Biden to headline Human Rights Campaign annual convention
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Bill expected soon on LGBT discrimination, religious rights in Utah
Kentucky
Kentucky is the 15th U.S. state, admitted to the Union on June 1, 1792. Its most populous city is Louisville, and the state capitol is located in Frankfort.
LGBT Rights in Kentucky: A constitutional ban on same-sex marriage was approved by voters in November 2004, which also prohibited the recognition of same-sex relationships under any other name. Kentucky does not have statewide LGBT anti-discrimination protections, but several jurisdictions have enacted LGBT-inclusive ordinances. Kentucky statutes cover hate crimes based on sexual orientation but not gender identity. Kentucky permits adoption by individuals or married couples only.
Current challenge to Kentucky’s same-sex marriage ban: Bourke v. Beshear.
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Ky. Senate OKs bill requiring separate restrooms for transgender students
Kentucky's state Senate voted Friday to force transgender students to use separate bathrooms in public schools, a move that recalled the dark days of segregation for some but for others represented a stand for privacy rights.
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Kentucky Senate panel takes another vote; advances transgender bathroom bill
Transgender students would have to use separate restrooms in Kentucky's public schools under a bill that cleared the Senate Education Committee on Monday.
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Bill targeting transgender students’ use of restrooms fails Kentucky Senate panel
A bill that would have banned transgender students from choosing which restroom to use at public schools has failed to pass a Kentucky state Senate committee.
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Ky. bill targets transgender students by restricting facilities to biological sex
The "Kentucky Student Privacy Act," proposed by State Sen. C.B. Embry Jr., would allow parents to sue the school for $2,500 if their child encountered a transgender student in a school restroom. [...]
U.S. Supreme Court to hear same-sex marriage cases in April
Setting the stage for a potentially historic ruling, the Supreme Court says it will decide whether same-sex couples nationwide have a right to marry under the Constitution. The justices said Friday they will review an appellate ruling that upheld bans on same-sex unions in four states. [...]
Ky. judge grants same-sex divorce because ‘all people should be treated as equals’
A judge in Kentucky has granted a divorce to a same-sex couple despite the fact the state doesn't recognize same-sex marriage. [...]
No action Friday by U.S. Supreme Court on same-sex marriage cases
The U.S. Supreme Court did not grant review in any new cases on Friday as gay rights activists eagerly awaited news that it might consider a new round of cases challenging states' ability to ban same-sex marriage. [...]
Now legal in 36 states, Supreme Court to take another look at same-sex marriage
The Supreme Court has quietly engineered a dramatic increase in the number of states that allow gay and lesbian couples to wed. That increase also has raised the chances the justices soon will settle the legal debate. [...]
U.S. Supreme Court schedules same-sex marriage cases for conference review
A number of same-sex marriage cases are on the Supreme Court's agenda with enough time for the issue to be argued and decided by late June. [...]
‘Christian outfitter’ appeals ruling it discriminated by refusing gay pride shirts
"Hands On Originals" argues that printing gay pride t-shirts is morally objectionable, and the ruling violates their freedom of religion and expression. [...]
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- Ky. Senate OKs bill requiring separate restrooms for transgender students
Cop who objected to riding in gay pride says he was unfairly branded a 'bigot' - Kentucky Senate panel takes another vote; advances transgender bathroom bill
- Bill targeting transgender students' use of restrooms fails Kentucky Senate panel
Hungarian court says sentence in gay pride attack too lenient- Ky. bill targets transgender students by restricting facilities to biological sex
- U.S. Supreme Court to hear same-sex marriage cases in April
- Ky. judge grants same-sex divorce because 'all people should be treated as equals'
- No action Friday by U.S. Supreme Court on same-sex marriage cases
- Now legal in 36 states, Supreme Court to take another look at same-sex marriage
