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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. child care agency says short-lived plan to hire gays resulted in lost funding
Friday, March 7, 2014
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Uncertainty over a short-lived proposal to open employment to gays at Kentucky's largest private child care agency prompted many of its supportive churches to withhold giving last year, causing a multi-million dollar shortfall. [ Read more → ]
Ky. House panel hears testimony on LGBT-inclusive anti-discrimination bill
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- A former police officer who claims he lost his job because of his sexual orientation joined gay rights advocates Wednesday in urging Kentucky lawmakers to protect LGBT citizens from discrimination in the workplace, in public places and housing. [ Read more → ]
Ky. governor to hire outside counsel to appeal same-sex marriage ruling
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear said Tuesday that the state will hire outside attorneys to appeal a decision granting legal recognition to same-sex couples married in other states and countries after the attorney general announced that he would not pursue the case further. [ Read more → ]
Ky. AG won’t appeal ruling that state recognize same-sex marriages
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Kentucky's attorney general says he won't appeal an order to recognize same-sex marriages from other states and countries and will allow a judge's order to take effect March 20. [ Read more → ]
Man adopted in Ky. by mother’s spouse following marriage ruling
Monday, March 3, 2014
LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Kentucky judge has finalized the adoption of a 28-year-old man by a woman who was legally married to his mother in Massachusetts, the first step-parent adoption by a member of a same-sex couple in Fayette County and possibly the state following a federal court ruling. [ Read more → ]
Judge grants Ky. 21-days to implement order recognizing same-sex marriages
Friday, February 28, 2014
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Kentucky has until March 20 to implement an order granting legal recognition to same-sex couples married in other states or countries, a federal judge ruled Friday. [ Read more → ]
Federal judge issues order requiring Ky. to recognize same-sex marriages
Thursday, February 27, 2014
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A federal judge has issued an order requiring the state of Kentucky to recognize same-sex marriages performed in states where it is legal. [ Read more → ]
Ky. seeks delay in order that it recognize same-sex marriages from other states
Thursday, February 27, 2014
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Kentucky's attorney general asked a federal judge on Thursday to delay by 90 days an order requiring the state to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states and countries. [ Read more → ]
Final order expected in Ky. same-sex marriage case
Thursday, February 27, 2014
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Attorneys for gay couples seeking formal recognition of their out-of-state marriages say a federal judge is expected to sign a final order in the case by the end of the week. [ Read more → ]
Freedom to Marry launches $1 million marriage equality campaign in U.S. South
Monday, February 24, 2014
NEW YORK – Freedom to Marry, the advocacy campaign to win marriage equality nationwide, on Monday launched a $1 million multi-state campaign to build majority support for marriage in the South. [ Read more → ]
Ky. Senate candidate: Gay marriage will lead to parents marrying their kids for tax benefits
Friday, February 21, 2014
WASHINGTON -- A Republican U.S. Senate candidate in Kentucky said that same-sex marriage could lead to a parent claiming marriage to his or her child to gain tax benefits and other privileges. [ Read more → ]
Gays angered over billboard created by ‘ex-gay’ founder of Christian ministry
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- An anti-gay billboard in Kentucky has created controversy among the gay community and its allies, and they are calling for its removal. [ Read more → ]
Battle over same-sex marriage moving rapidly to federal appeals courts
Saturday, February 15, 2014
WASHINGTON -- The overturning of Virginia's same-sex marriage ban places the legal fight over same-sex unions increasingly in the hands of federal appeals courts shaped by President Barack Obama's two election victories. [ Read more → ]
Couple sues Ky. to force it to issue same-sex marriage licenses
Friday, February 14, 2014
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A Kentucky couple sued the state Friday, seeking to force it to issue same-sex marriage licenses after a federal judge ruled earlier this week that unions performed legally in other places must be recognized by the Bluegrass State. [ Read more → ]
Federal judge asked to note Ky. gay marriage ruling in considering Va. case
Thursday, February 13, 2014
NORFOLK, Va.- The Virginia Attorney General's Office wants a federal judge to take note of a recent ruling in Kentucky that said the state must recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states. [ Read more → ]
Judge: Ky. must recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Kentucky must recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states, part of an unprecedented barrage of marriage equality lawsuits in states where voters have overwhelmingly opposed recognition of gay and lesbian couples. [ Read more → ]
Poll: Most Kentuckians still oppose same-sex marriage, yet gap narrows
Monday, February 10, 2014
LOUISVILLE, Ky -- Nearly a decade after 74 percent of Kentuckians voted for a constitutional amendment outlawing same-sex marriages and civil unions, a new poll finds than margin narrowing. [ Read more → ]
Ky. town to draft anti-discrimination ordinance despite mayor’s objection
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
DANVILLE, Ky. — An ordinance that would prevent discrimination based on sexual orientation is being drafted in Danville, Ky. [ Read more → ]
Federal judge weighing challenge to Ky. same-sex marriage ban
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A federal judge in Louisville is weighing the fate of Kentucky's ban on same sex marriages as similar laws around the country have been overturned. [ Read more → ]
Gay couple who protested for Ky. marriage license fined 1 cent
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A same-sex couple arrested after refusing to leave the county clerk's office where they had been refused a marriage license have been found guilty of trespassing and fined one cent. [ Read more → ]
Ky. National Guard now allowing benefits for married same-sex couples
Sunday, November 17, 2013
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear has accepted a recommendation from the state's adjutant general to allow spouses of gay National Guard members to apply for federal marriage benefits. [ Read more → ]
Ky. Baptist child care agency votes against proposal to allow hiring gays
Friday, November 8, 2013
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The board for a Baptist-affiliated agency that serves abused children in Kentucky has voted against a proposal to hire gay employees. [ Read more → ]
United Way chapter cuts funding to Ky. Boy Scouts over gay scout leader ban
Thursday, October 24, 2013
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Boy Scouts of America’s continued ban on gay Scout leaders has caused ripple effects in central Kentucky, where a United Way chapter has cut off nearly $100,000 in annual funding to a regional scouting council in response to the national scouting policy. [ Read more → ]
Ky. AG asks federal judge to dismiss challenge to same-sex marriage ban
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Kentucky's Attorney General is defending the state's same-sex marriage ban, saying it should stand even though his office acknowledges overturning it would grant gay couples the same legal protections as straight couples. [ Read more → ]
Ky. judge: Woman must testify against same-sex partner in murder case
Monday, September 23, 2013
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A judge in Kentucky has ruled that the same-sex partner of a woman charged with murder must testify against her and isn't protected by the husband-wife privilege under state law. [ Read more → ]
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