Tag Archives: Kentucky

Attorneys for Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear have filed a brief which claims that same-sex marriage must remain illegal otherwise straight people will have fewer babies. And that will cost Kentucky lots of money. Appealing a federal judge’s decision that the state’s ban violates the constitutional guarantee of equal protection under the law, Beshear’s hired counsel say Kentucky has a legitimate …

Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway, who has refused to defend his state’s ban on same-sex marriage, yesterday announced his candidacy for governor. Gov. Steve Beshear will be term-limited out of office in 2015. Jack Conway has a message for anyone criticizing his decision to not defend Kentucky’s gay-marriage ban. “They do so at their own peril,” he said. Democratic Gov. …

From the website of Herald Embroidery: Notice: We recently posted five 3″ stickers on the front entrance to our shop. Two of these stickers are negative and prohibitive in their message. After some public confusion as to the meaning of one which depicted a rainbow flag, we’ve replaced them with a clarification. “While we will serve all customers who treat …

Herald Embroidery in Oak Grove, Kentucky produces customized apparel, ad banners, and other promotional materials. It appears that non-potty mouthed Christians with guns and beards are welcome in their store, but gays are definitely not. From an online review posted last week: My wife and I went into this shop to get shirts for my parent’s anniversary. We went in …

The Kentucky legislature has adjourned for the year without voting on a bill that would have allowed Sen. Rand Paul to appear twice on the 2016 ballot. Paul requested a change in state law so that he could retain his Senate seat while running for president. “In Kentucky, you ought to run for one office at a time,” Brian Wilkerson, …

Clip recap: Michigan’s marriage ban is unconstitutional. Oklahoma couples fight back in court against an anti-gay group making misleading claims about children. A pro-equality ruling is delayed, pending appeal. But another is put in place as of now. We have some important hearings coming up very soon. And pro-equality Republicans hang on to their seats in a tight election.

“I felt like that from a fiscal responsibility standpoint, I didn’t need to be wasting taxpayer resources in a lawsuit that we weren’t going to win or in an appeal that we weren’t going to win. For the sake of my daughter’s view on my public service in the future, I wanted to be on the right side of history.” …

In preparation for his 2016 presidential bid, Sen. Rand Paul is pushing the Kentucky legislature to change state rules about appearing twice on the same ballot. A bill that would allow Sen. Rand Paul to appear on the Kentucky ballot twice — running both for re-election and for president in 2016 — passed a Senate Committee on Wednesday, but its …

Clip recap: Two more polls show public support for marriage equality at a historic high — and our opponents at a historic low. Marriages are happening early in Illinois, we have new lawsuits in Florida and Wyoming, and Kentucky’s Attorney General takes a stand against the state’s marriage ban. A day late because Matt spoke at SXSW yesterday.

“We applaud Governor Steve Beshear’s commitment to the rule of law and the people’s definition of marriage. He is doing what every elected official, on every level of government across the country should do, defend the laws of the land. It is absurd that Kentucky’s Attorney General Jack Conway is not doing what he swore to do upon taking office …

Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway today announced that he will not appeal last week’s ruling that his state must officially recognize legal same-sex marriages conducted in other states. Attorney General Jack Conway’s decision means same-sex couples in Kentucky who were married in other states will be allowed to pursue name changes, file joint tax returns with the state, and seek …

Clip recap: “We have a schedule for the appeal of AFER’s victory in Virginia, and it’s moving at a breakneck pace. Plus huge victories this week in Kentucky, Illinois and Texas. A trial continues in Michigan, and we have new polling data in numerous states, and it’s all good news.”

Notice the news item on the same page.

The Louisville Courier-Journal reports: Kentucky must now recognize same sex marriages performed in states where it is legal. U.S. District Judge John G. Heyburn today made final a ruling issued earlier this month in which he found that Kentucky’s marriage amendment and statutes violate of the right to equal protection under the law. “Those laws … are void and unenforceable,” …

Here’s a very important bit of news we missed amidst all of yesterday’s hoopla. A federal judge said Wednesday afternoon that he would issue a final order within 24 hours requiring Kentucky to immediately recognize same-sex marriages performed outside the state. In response, lawyers for the attorney general’s office told U.S. District Judge John G. Heyburn II at a hearing …

TMZ reports: The rattlesnake that killed “Snake Salvation” Pastor Jamie Coots a week ago made an encore appearance Saturday night at the same church with Jamie’s son at the helm … and this time no animals or people were hurt. Cody Coots prayed over a bevy of snakes — one of which was the rattler that killed Jamie. The video …

AdWeek reports: Controversial ministry Abba’s Delight has put up a billboard in Louisville, Ky., that targets “people of faith who are uncomfortable with their same-sex attractions.” Abba’s Delight founder Daniel Mingo says the billboard, which tells unhappy gay people that “you have options,” was intended to be a helpful message, so he was taken aback by the negative feedback he’s …

Clip description: Virginia’s marriage ban is unconstitutional, with a strongly-worded victory in AFER’s case. And that’s just the start of multiple marriage wins from coast to coast this week. We have good news coming out of Kentucky, Indiana, and Nevada, plus several new lawsuits, hearings, and favorable polls.

Does this mean there won’t be a second season of Snake Salvation?