Tag Archives: Kentucky

Kentucky state Sen. Gary Tapp (R) wants to make double-extra sure that no dirty homos are allowed to adopt children and yesterday introduced a bill that will ban all unmarried couples from adopting. Human rights group The Fairness Campaign called Senator Gary Tapp’s bill “deceptively-worded.” “It is identical to a measure recently passed in Arkansas that prohibits adoption or foster …

In an uncharacteristic turn, this time it’s the Democrats that are gay-baiting a candidate, accusing famously anti-gay Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) of being a closet case via this Village People ad. Conservative queer James Kirchick writes in the National Review: With prominent exceptions (the inquisition over Mark Foley and the anti-gay witch hunt that followed, Bill Clinton’s touting his support …

Dan Savage unearthed this clip of a smashed Hillary supporter in Kentucky railing against Obama. “Black got nothin’ to do with it. These A-rabs are trying to sneak this guy into our country.” This clip hits ALL the redneck talking points, including a couple of uses of the n-word. With Democrats like this…

The ACLU has taken on the case of gay men who were called “faggots” by the employees of a Kentucky McDonald’s. Ryan Marlatt, Teddy Eggers, and three other friends had stopped for lunch at the McDonald’s restaurant on July 26, 2008, while visiting Louisville for the weekend. While they waited for their food to be prepared, an employee behind the …

The ACLU and the Americans United for Separation of Church and State have filed a joint lawsuit in a federal appeals court asking that government funding be refused to a Baptist childcare agency in Kentucky because the agency fires gay employees and proselytizes to the children. The lawsuit asserts that Kentucky Baptist Homes has no right to accept public funding …

Faded schlock star Pat Boone produced two homophobic recordings which were used to robo-dial voters urging support of Republican incumbent Ernest Fletcher in today’s Kentucky gubernatorial race. The 30 and 60-second calls went to thousands of voters. The 30-second call: “His opponent is so ultra-liberal he’s just been enthusiastically endorsed by C-FAIR, a prominent gay rights advocacy group. They’re convinced …