Tag: Kentucky
Court delivers brutal ruling against – Kentucky clerk, Kim Davis, who blocked same-sex marriages
In 2015, Christian fundamentalist Kim Davis (who was serving as clerk of Rowan County, Kentucky at the time) was praised by the right wing after refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples — a violation of U.S. federal law.
TLDEF Sues Amazon for Workplace Discrimination
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund today filed a federal lawsuit against Amazon on behalf of a married couple who faced cruel and persistent discrimination at an Amazon shipping facility in Hebron, Kentucky. Allegra Schawe-Lane and her husband, Dane Lane, encountered the bias between October 2014 and October 2015.
Vatican feels ‘regret’ over Kim Davis meeting
Pope Francis’ meeting last week with an American woman at the centre of a row over gay marriage was not something he had sought and should not be seen as an endorsement of her views, the Vatican says.
In New HRC Video, Rowan County Couple Asks Candidates: Will You Defend the Constitution?
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, has released a new video featuring a Kentucky couple who were denied a marriage license by Kim Davis.
Jason Dottley Throws Major Celebrity Shade
The Bailey Agency and TwentyFour34 Productions confirmed today that Jason Dottley plans to stop in Covington, Kentucky (Cincinnati area), for his nationwide tour on “Life on the Gay-List”. The international television star will be performing his new one man comedy show at Leapin’ Lizard Lounge, located at 726 Main Street, Covington, KY 4101 on October 16, 2015.
HRC: Ted Cruz and Mike Huckabee’s Reckless and Irresponsible Stunt
Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, released the following statement in response to the press events from Senator Ted Cruz and former Governor Mike Huckabee in Carter County Kentucky today: