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U.S. House moves to extend health benefits to gay couples

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:01:00 PST

The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a health care reform bill Saturday that recognizes gay unions and makes health care more affordable for gay families. Titled The Affordable Health Care for America Act, it extends Medicaid to subsidize moderate-income people who otherwise could not afford quality health insurance. Also...

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House of Representatives Candidate Matthew Vanderpool talks about his campaign against conservative incumbent Stan Lee

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:36:00 PST

Education is key to electing politicians. As an effort to educate everyone* in the importance of voting, not only in U.S. Presidential elections, but your elected lawmakers in Frankfort, United We Stand will be conducting interviews with conservative and progressive candidates so you know exactly who you are voting for will stand up for...

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Voters in the State of Maine repeal Marriage Equality - Washington's Referendum - 71 Update

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:12:00 PST

With the defeat in the State of Maine, our interview with Mr. Vanderpool is being delayed until tomorrow. Equality Maine has yet to issue any official press release, but the Associated Press has quoted several other organization, mainly the ones who repealed the law. Echoes of Prop 8 as Maine Voters Repeal Marriage Equality in their...

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Finally, Rep. Stan Lee (R-Lexington), a nightmare to Kentucky's gay population, will be opposed!

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:25:00 PST

Finally, one of the biggest nightmares to Kentucky's gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and intersex community, Representative Stan Lee (R-Lexington) (pictured) has competition in the upcoming 2010 election. Lee is not only a nightmare to the LGBTI community, but everyone who wants to move Kentucky forward and stands for equality, justice,...

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Citizens in Maine and Washington will vote to repeal gay marriage or domestic partnership laws in defiance of their lawmakers and Governor

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:39:00 PST

Citizens in two states decide whether or not to keep gay marriage, or institutions similar to them. In Maine voters will decide to override the Maine House of Representatives, Senate, and even the Governor to repeal their new "same-sex marriage law," or more appropriately chartered, Maine's Marriage Equality Act. In Washington...

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Kentucky Human Rights Commission 2009 Annual Report released

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:56:00 PDT

The Commonwealth News Center, the official media center for the Kentucky Government reports that the Kentucky Human Rights Commission annual report was released yesterday: As has been the case for all of its 49 years, the commission received the most discrimination complaints based on the protected classes of race and color....

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Obama has been busy, but will sign the symbolic Matthew Shepard Act

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:16:00 PDT

By: Tony Begley I admit that along with the rest of the gay community, the contributors here at United We Stand have been tough on U.S. President Obama. U.S. State Department Secretary Hillary Clinton has done more for LGBTI people since assuming office for the U.S. Department of State... all it takes is her signature and it becomes policy. ...

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Equality in Kentucky is getting closer; the truth about the Kentucky Senate

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:28:00 PDT

Want to know why Kentucky doesn't have a statewide law banning discrimination against gay and lesbian people (the entire community, LGBTI) in employment, housing, credit, and accommodations? The answer is simple, Republicans in the Kentucky Senate always defeat the measure, most of the time without the legislation making it out of committee....

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Mountain Shopper in Southern Kentucky posts anti-gay article: The Fall of UK because of "homosexuals"

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:29:00 PDT

The Mountain Shopper, "The Leader for Buying, Selling and Trading; Community News, and Special Events" has been identified as the paper that published an anti-gay article, effectively blaming gay and lesbian people (or homosexuals as the articles refers to our community) as the reason the University of Kentucky has fallen in national rankings of...

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Online site refuses gay/lesbian screenplays.

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:01:00 PDT

An online site, "Write Like the Pros" lists homosexual screenplays as something they will not accept, and likens it to pornography, and "darkly sinister evil." The site sells CD's, DVD's, and offers writing tips in addition to them reading your screenplay. They assist in character development, narration, and dialogue. According to their...

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Are you in favor of amending the Constitution to remove language requiring that separate schools for "white" and "colored" children be maintained?

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:35:00 PDT

Did you just suffer from a time warp? Would it surprise you to learn that Kentucky citizens voted on that again in 1996? Political elites were stunned when a third of those voting, and majorities in five counties, rejected the change. Poll result in McLean County, KY (they voted in favor of it) The upcoming 2010 Kentucky Legislative Session...

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Andrew Sullivan calls for the resignation of HRC President Joe Solmonese

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:37:00 PDT

Andrew Sullivan, one of the most influential and popular gay authors, blogger, and reporter is calling for the resignation of the President of the nations self proclaimed 'largest' gay rights organization, HRC President Joe Solmonese. Solmonese, who draws a salary of nearly $500,000.00 per year has yet to comment. Who is Andrew Sullivan? Andrew...

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Louisville's Fairness Campaign wants to boycott Woody's Tavern, but Woody's may not be legally operating in Kentucky

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:22:00 PDT

After David P. Norton apologized in August for racist and sexist comments made about a year ago, Louisville's Fairness Campaign, a champion for LGBTI civil rights in Jefferson County, is again boycotting the bar owned by David Norton. David Norton, owner of Woody’s Tavern, went public in August to apologize for comments made a year ago to...

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Russia raises the stakes against gay and lesbian people at the United Nations with a new resolution

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:41:00 PDT

Urge the United Nations to decriminalization homosexuality worldwide; oppose the Russian Federation's "Traditional Values Resolution." Shared via AddThis On September 15, 2009, the United Nations elected a new President of the General Assembly. They elected Ali Abdussalam Treki, the former Foreign Minister of the Great Socialist People's Libyan...

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Decriminalization of Homosexuality in danger at the United Nations; new General Assembly President says Muslim faith makes it illegal

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:34:00 PDT

Ali Abdussalam Treki, the former Foreign Minister of the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (Libya) assumed office as president of the United Nations General Assembly on September 15, 2009. One of the first official statements of his office is outrageous and is being condemned by the International Lesbian & Gay Association...

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The repeal of DoMA is dying because it isn't the 'right time.' When is the 'right time'?

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 05:11:00 PDT

Support for the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act is wavering in the U.S. House of Representatives since it was introduced by U.S. Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-New York) last Tuesday (previous story). Even openly gay U.S. Representative Barney Frank (D-Massachusetts) opposes it, though the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has sued the U.S....

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U.S. House Speaker Pelosi likens healthcare protests to anti-gay rhetoric

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:24:00 PDT

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) said Thursday that she worries that the protests over President Obama's healthcare legislation may resemble the anti-gay rhetoric of the late 1970s. In 1978, Harvey Milk, the first openly gay member of the city's board of supervisors, and San Francisco Mayor George Moscone where...

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Bill to repeal DOMA to be filed in the U.S. House on Sept. 15th

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:30:00 PDT

Since the U.S. Government has been repeatedly attacked with multiple lawsuits (including, a prominent and founding Union member, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts) over the Defense of Marriage Act (DoMA), U.S. Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-New York) will file a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives to repeal it. The bill will be unveiled...

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Roman Catholic Church to fund efforts in Maine to defeat gay marriage

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 16:56:00 PDT

In direct defiance of the teachings of the The New Testament (for those who are religious or spiritual) which never once condemns homosexuality, or says it is a sin, another church (this time it isn't the Mormon's, also known as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints), the Catholic Church in the State of Maine is stepping up its effort to...

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What does the new Senate mean for the Commonwealth's LGBTI population? Anything? Is it an indication of future?

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:41:00 PDT

With members of the Democratic Party gaining strength in the Kentucky Senate, what does this mean for Kentucky's gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, and interex population? One must wonder if Senate President David L. Williams is feeling the squeeze despite what he recently said to the Courier-Journal: “It won't make any difference.” This is...

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All hope of striking down DOMA is with Massachusetts; Obama Administration plans to fight it

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:11:00 PDT

All hope of striking down the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) passed in 1996 which prevents the federal government from recognizing marriages performed within states resides with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts says The National Law Journal, and the National Legal Scholars Council. "If you're looking to effect legal change, you're...

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Utah Governor Gary Herbert: No protected class for gay people

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:50:00 PDT

Does the Governor of Utah live in the 21st Century? Does he realize how much the Republican Party has suffered because of the type of statement he made today? "Discriminating against gay people shouldn't be illegal, although he would prefer it if everyone were treated with respect. We don't have to have a rule for everybody to do the right...

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Gay community morns the death of U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:42:00 PDT

The gay community has lost a valuable ally in the United States Senate, U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy. U.S. Senator Kennedy represented the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, but was a very powerful and influential figure as the Chairman of key U.S. Senate Committees; he therefore represented the entire LGBTI community. Though facing medical problems...

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Religous Hate in Western Kentucky Borders on the Occult

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:57:00 PDT

Click here for the story from Hillbilly Report. Keep this in mind also: "The plague of mankind is the fear and rejection of diversity: monotheism, monarchy, monogamy and, in our age, monomedicine. The belief that there is only one right way to live, only one right way to regulate religious, political, sexual, medical affairs is the root cause of...

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Ex-gay programs dropped for now.....NO MONEY!

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 09:30:00 PDT

Focus on the Family, the powerful evangelical Christian group founded by James Dobson, is being forced by budget problems to do away with its controversial “Love Won Out” ex-gay ministry conferences. A “serious budget shortfall” at Focus on the Family has prompted the conservative Christian group to issue a special fundraising plea, and...

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