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SUPPORT House Bill 117 (Statewide Fairness Law) SUPPORT House Bill 118 (Hospital Visitation Rights) SUPPORT House Bill 195 (Dual Parent Adoption)
SUPPORT House Bill 17 (Marriage Amendment Repeal)
SUPPORT Senate Bill 138 (Statewide Fairness Law)
The Winchester SunMarch 4, 2010 - In January 1966, with Gov. Edward T. Breathitt's signing of a law described by the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., as "the strongest and most comprehensive civil rights bill passed by a southern state," Kentucky became the first state in the south to adopt a Civil Rights Act with enforceable repercussions for acts of discrimination. Two years later, Kentucky was again first in the south, this time in the passage of a statewide fair-housing law, which cemented our commonwealth's legacy as the nation's southern civil rights leader.
Fox 41February 24, 2010 - Make it fair for all Kentucky residents -- that was the message during a rally in Kentucky's Capitol Rotunda Wednesday. As John Johnson of the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights put it, "On this day my friends -- we call upon our lawmakers to recognize the dignity of human rights of all people in the Commonwealth, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans-sexual and transgender people, for they are all precious in God's sight."
Lexington Herald-Leader February 24, 2010 - Cries in the Capitol Rotunda Wednesday called for an end to discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Kentuckians. A rally sponsored by the Kentucky Fairness Alliance filled the Rotunda and featured speeches from two officials with the state Commission on Human Rights and several state lawmakers.
1st Wednesday of Every Month April 7 6:30 p.m., Fairness Office, 2263 Frankfort Ave.
Wednesdays, March 10, 24 6:30 p.m., Fairness Office, 2263 Frankfort Avenue
Mondays, 15, 29 8-10 p.m., Various Locations Statewide E-mail Chris@Fairness.org for call-in number and locations
Saturday, March 20, 2010 Cocktails – 6:30 p.m. Dinner – 8:00 p.m. Muhammad Ali Center Viewpoint Room 144 North Sixth Street To celebrate and honor your role in strengthening the committed partnership between the Fairness Campaign and the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky, Susan Hershberg and the Wiltshire Pantry invite you to an evening of elegant dining and fine music. Tickets to the Dinner are $125 per person, tables of 8 are $1000. Reservations are essential, and are only guaranteed with payment. For more information, contact Susan Hershberg by phone at 581-8560 or by email at wiltpantry1@aol.com by March 8.
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