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Lesbian Couple Denied Prom Entry In Kentucky

Aren't you just sick as hell of hearing about things like this? I know I am.http://www.lex18.com/...A Lexington Catholic High School student claims she was barred from prom because she planned to bring...

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Another Preacher Playing the Politics of Hate & Bigotry.

Since Obama and the NAACP have announced their support of same sex marriage, the religious fundamentalists with a bigoted chip on their shoulders have come out of the wood work. I wanted to share one...

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Jail Ignores Complaints of Sexual & Physical Abuse of LGBT Inmates

A year has hardly passed since the city of Hazard, Ky was last in the LGBT spotlight for the two developmentally disabled men being ejected from a public pool, and now the city is back in the news once...

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The Ashley Judd v. Mitch McConnell Potential: The Biggest Obstacle

By now, many have already heard the rumor of an Ashley Judd potential against Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), previously discussed by dailykos diarist dot farmer and who's statement...

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Mitch McConnell Annouces Part of His Campaign Strategy.

Earlier in the week, I wrote about the Ashley Judd run potential against Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, and said that I was concerned on three major points: Judd's coal activism (which I agree...

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Teacher: "You Can't Be A Democrat & Go To Heaven"

But apparently, you can be a teacher and make stupid statements like that one..."....This story comes out of Kentucky where a  South Laurel High School teacher, Ms. Kendra Baker wrote on the top of her...

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In Kentucky, Improved Health Care Access Needs a Push.

    The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a high poverty state, with an estimate of 18.1% of families living below the poverty line, and the majority of those individuals living in rural areas of limited...

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I want improved healthcare access, they want a pissing match for guns. Go...

For three weeks, the Kentucky Coalition of Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Midwives have been pushing to improve health care access in the Commonwealth without costing the state or the taxpayer a single...

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Kentucky Dropping the Ball on Health Care Again.

With the coming health care reforms, many states are going to be hit with an increased demand for primary health care providers. Kentucky, is one of those states, with much of it's population living in...

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Quakers to the Rescue: Underground LGBT Railroad in Uganda

Your feel good story for this Saturday..."...According to Buzzfeed, members of the religious group – also known as the The Religious Society of Friends – have formed an organisation called the Friends...

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Political Football & Marriage Licenses in Kentucky.

I lived in Rowan county for over 11 years, worked there, studied there, met the most amazing friends, many LGBT, there. Some of the best times of my life were lived in Rowan county, and seeing all this...

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What Rowan County Ky. Needs Now is a LGBT Wedding Chapel.

Yeah, yeah, we have all heard, they released Kim Davis, and yeah yeah we know, she's already promising to continue to Obstruct marriage licenses for same sex couples.And yeah, republicans are...

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