Gay Equality Rally Held in Kentucky Capitol

Kentucky's gay citizenry appeal adequation and fairness. It's abundant that our legislatures are seeing that there is a huge LGBT attendance in the commonwealth ambitious adequation and candor beneath Kentucky law Every Kentuckian should feel ashamed that we accept a Senate who wants to micromanage accessible universities, and kills every bill filed to assure LGBT Kentuckians from bigotry in employment, credit, and accommodations. For the aboriginal time in the history of the Gay Rights Movement in Kentucky, we are able to appearance that gay Kentuckians abide in every arena of the commonwealth, and they deserve the aforementioned rights and protections as their heterosexual counterparts

Frankfort, KY -- Two gay rights groups lobbied assembly bygone and captivated a assemblage in the Capitol Rotunda in action to the proposed ban on domestic-partner benefits.

The accompaniment Senate anesthetized the bill (SB-112) in January. The bills fate now lies in the House of Representatives.

The groups aswell accurate House Bill 33 filed by accompaniment Representative Mary Lou Marzian (D) Louisville, which is currently in the House Health and Welfare Committee for consideration.

"It's abundant that our legislatures are seeing that there is a huge LGBT attendance in the commonwealth ambitious adequation and candor beneath Kentucky law," declared Jordan Palmer, President of the Kentucky Equality Federation, a statewide gay rights organization. Palmer added, "Every Kentuckian should feel ashamed that we accept a Senate who wants to micromanage accessible universities, and kills every bill filed to assure LGBT Kentuckians from bigotry in employment, credit, and accommodations."

After lobbying lawmakers, a assemblage was captivated in the Capitol Rotunda area assemblage drew afflatus from Kentucky Senator Ernesto Scorsone, Representative Kathy W. Stein, and a bounded Pastor.

The University of Kentucky, whose domestic-partner allowances affairs was attacked by the accompaniment Senate was represented by UK Gay-Straight Alliance Chairwoman Corinne Keel.

"For the aboriginal time in the history of the Gay Rights Movement in Kentucky, we are able to appearance that gay Kentuckians abide in every arena of the commonwealth, and they deserve the aforementioned rights and protections as their heterosexual counterparts," declared Paul Brown, Chairman of Bluegrass Fairness of Central Kentucky, a Lexington gay rights group.