Feb 9 Local News Fairness, Black Gay Pride Plan “Procott” at Tryangles Bar Friday (AUDIO) Leaders with the Louisville Fairness Campaign and Kentuckiana Gay Black Pride Association have changed their protest of a local bar into what they’re calling a “procott.” Last week, businessman Michael Flatt, who owns a gay bar in downtown Louisville, posted a picture to his Facebook page that compared President Barack Obama to a chimpanzee. The […] By WFPL News Feb 9 Local News Fairness, Black Gay Pride Plan “Procott” at Tryangles Bar Friday (AUDIO) WFPL News
Feb 7 Local News Protest Planned Against Gay Bar Owner Who Compared Obama to Chimp The Louisville Fairness Campaign is joining a group of African-American LGBT residents in protesting a gay bar owner who compared President Obama to a chimpanzee. Small businessman Michael Flatt owns Tryangles and Teddy Bears, two gay bars in the city. Last week, he posted a picture to his Facebook page that showed former President Ronald […] By WFPL News Feb 7 Local News Protest Planned Against Gay Bar Owner Who Compared Obama to Chimp WFPL News
Dec 11 State of the News FDA Ban on Blood Donations By Gay Men Examined: State of the News Laura Ungar at the Courier-Journal wrote extensively this week about the FDA’s ban on blood donations from men who have had sexual contact with other men. She joined us Friday on State of the News to talk about the reasoning behind the rule, and why it seems to be continuously under fire. By Laura Ellis Dec 11 State of the News FDA Ban on Blood Donations By Gay Men Examined: State of the News Laura Ellis
Dec 8 Local News Human Rights Commission Report Shows Racial Discrimination Complaints Most Prevalent For the 51st year in a row, the Kentucky Human Rights Commission has heard more complaints about racial discrimination than any other issue. The commission handles cases of discrimination for any protected class in Kentucky. That includes race, gender, age, color, disability, familial status, national origin, religion and smoking status. The panel released its annual report […] By Gabe Bullard Dec 8 Local News Human Rights Commission Report Shows Racial Discrimination Complaints Most Prevalent Gabe Bullard
Nov 1 Local News Williams Slams Beshear for Hindu Ceremony Speaking to a crowd of supporters, Republican gubernatorial candidate David Williams criticized Democratic Governor Steve Beshear on Tuesday for participating in a Hindu religious ceremony ground blessing for an Indian-owned company. Last week, Beshear announced Flex Films was building a manufacturing plant in Elizabethtown that would create 250 jobs. He joined other community leaders in […] By WFPL News Nov 1 Local News Williams Slams Beshear for Hindu Ceremony WFPL News
Sep 29 Local News GOP Group’s Ad Criticizes Beshear on LGBT Support An outside political group is running a radio ad criticizing Governor Steve Beshear for once earning support from LGBT rights groups and for protecting state employees from discrimination based on sexual orientation. The ad was paid for by the Restoring America Campaign Committee, which is also running television ads blasting Beshear on a number of […] By Gabe Bullard Sep 29 Local News GOP Group’s Ad Criticizes Beshear on LGBT Support Gabe Bullard
Sep 21 Local News CNN Highlights Kentucky Lawmaker’s Opposition to Bullying Bill Profiling a 14-year-old boy who committed suicide after years of alleged anti-gay taunts at school, CNN’s Anderson Cooper covered opposition to bullying legislation in Kentucky by highlighting state Rep. Mike Harmon, R-Danville, who believes homosexuality is a sin. Earlier this year, state Rep. Mary Lou Marzian, D-Louisville, introduced a bill that would prohibit bullying because […] By WFPL News Sep 21 Local News CNN Highlights Kentucky Lawmaker’s Opposition to Bullying Bill WFPL News
Sep 5 Local News Holocaust Exhibit Coming To U of L A traveling exhibit from the U.S. Holocaust Museum will make a stop at the University of Louisville later this month. It focuses on the persecution of homosexuals during the Nazi regime, something that university LGBT services director Brian Buford says is often overlooked. We felt like it’s a piece of history that a lot of […] By Rick Howlett Sep 5 Local News Holocaust Exhibit Coming To U of L Rick Howlett
Aug 17 Local News Fairness Group Says Berea Protections Would Not Be Costly The group Bereans for Fairness has released a set of predictions about what would happen if the city banned discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation. The Berea City Council is considering creating a human rights commission and tasking it with enforcing a fairness law. Berea would become the fourth Kentucky city to do […] By Gabe Bullard Aug 17 Local News Fairness Group Says Berea Protections Would Not Be Costly Gabe Bullard
Aug 4 Local News Census Shows Same-Sex, Unmarried Couples Leading More Indiana Households So-called traditional marriage has declined in Indiana, according to the 2010 Census. The survey shows a 61 percent increase in the number of households led by same-sex couples since 2000. There are now more than 16,000 LGBT couples living together and about one fourth of them are raising children. There was also a large gain […] By Gabe Bullard Aug 4 Local News Census Shows Same-Sex, Unmarried Couples Leading More Indiana Households Gabe Bullard
Aug 1 Local News Fairness Campaign Director Confident Berea Will Pass Anti-Discrimination Law The Berea, Kentucky City Council will meet tomorrow. No discussion of two pending anti-discrimination laws is on the agenda, but gay rights activists say the panel is moving closer to passing measures protecting LGBT residents. The Louisville Fairness Campaign has been instrumental in supporting an ordinance that would make it illegal to discriminate on the […] By Gabe Bullard Aug 1 Local News Fairness Campaign Director Confident Berea Will Pass Anti-Discrimination Law Gabe Bullard
Jul 24 Local News Kentucky Won’t Recognize New York Same-Sex Marriages Same-sex marriage is now legal in New York, and couples from across the country have made plans to travel to the state for what are commonly called “destination weddings.” But those weddings will not be recognized by many other states, including Kentucky, which has a constitutional amendment against same-sex marriage. But Fairness Campaign director Chris […] By Gabe Bullard Jul 24 Local News Kentucky Won’t Recognize New York Same-Sex Marriages Gabe Bullard
Jul 11 Local News For Minority Groups in Presbyterian Church, Rights Vary by Region A gay elder in the Presbyterian Church (USA) says the recent rule change that removes any doubt over the legitimacy of her position makes the church more accepting, though intolerance still exists in many areas. Beth Van Sickle was ordained in her Ohio congregation in the 1980s and faced challenges to her post. But yesterday […] By Gabe Bullard Jul 11 Local News For Minority Groups in Presbyterian Church, Rights Vary by Region Gabe Bullard
Jul 10 Local News Rule Change Allowing Gay Clergy in Presbyterian Church Takes Effect Gay and lesbian members of the Presbyterian Church (USA) may now apply to be ordained in the church. For LGBT Presbyterians, the path to being eligible for ordination has been long and uncertain. Last year, the church’s general assembly lifted a restriction that clergy be either married or celibate. The new rule requires non-celibate clergy […] By Gabe Bullard Jul 10 Local News Rule Change Allowing Gay Clergy in Presbyterian Church Takes Effect Gabe Bullard
Jul 4 Local News Fairness Leader Believes Gay Marriage “Inevitable” in Kentucky Gay rights advocates celebrated the vote by the New York state legislature that legalized same-sex marriage, but one local activist hopes it means change in Kentucky. The controversial bill cleared the Republican-controlled state Senate in the Empire State after heavy lobbying by Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo, who courted affluent GOP donors for support. The new […] By WFPL News Jul 4 Local News Fairness Leader Believes Gay Marriage “Inevitable” in Kentucky WFPL News