Comments on: Kansas LGBT rights bill advances

By: Vivien

Vivien — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 01:20:00 +0000

Wow … now we can work but still be 2nd class citizens. Native Kansan — but thank God everyday I left. Jerkoffs.

By: Bud Burgoon-Clark

Bud Burgoon-Clark — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 05:47:52 +0000

The hypocrisy of the reddest of the red “Bible Belt” states is breathtaking.

They are anti-choice, anti-sex-ed, anti-gay, anti-women, etc. etc. etc. … yet they have the HIGHEST divorce rates, the highest number of unmarried teen pregnancies, the highest rates of STDs, while the “godless liberal” state of Massachusetts has the LOWEST.

Bubba Butt-Crack has seen his job outsourced to Bangladesh; he’s lost his health insurance; his house is in foreclosure; but he still votes Republican because BY THE LIVING GOD OF THE KING JAMES BIBLE (Scofield red-letter edition, black leather bound, with zipper case) the Republicans will protect him from those awful queers getting married, ’cause THEY’RE the reason his job was outsourced, his health insurance was cancelled, etc.

WE’RE *obviously* to blame for his stupid, dead-end, inbred, meaningless life.

Right.

Bud Burgoon-Clark
San Diego CA USA

By: Courtney

Courtney — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 05:03:22 +0000

Damn..if only my state (AR) could hop on that progressive wagon. Nah, they’re too busy worried about “unmarried couples” adopting or fostering children.

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 10:35:02 +0000

When Sebelius leaves office, this bill, if by some miracle it does pass, will be repealed by Brownback or whomever else replaces her.

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By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 01:21:21 +0000

The poll found that 79% disapproved of discriminatory firing, and 80% of those would support changing Kansas law to protect gays and lesbians from discrimination. Thus, at least .79 * .80 = .632 or 63% of all respondents would support the change in Kansas law.

If the law does pass, I think it would be a big boon for the LGBT community. When gay groups were pushing for employment protections, states and cities rapidly added those protections. Employment nondiscrimination is something large majorities favor, and it has been very productive. Kansas is a tough state, but if it passes there, maybe it will lead to similar protections in other round of states.

By: Jax

Jax — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:47:51 +0000

Disgusted American,,I am Canadian and I have awesome friends from Kansas that come to Toronto Pride every year,,lemme tell ya,,they are the hit of the show!! Everyone loves the Kansas gals!! Oh, and that Spice Merchant in Wichita,,thats a good thing too!!

By: jax

jax — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:45:14 +0000

kansas is coming into this century??? and not waiting another century to do it? *falls over dead*

By: Diane Silver

Diane Silver — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:36:36 +0000

I’m a political reporter and freelance writer living in Kansas, and I’d like to very respectfully note that this story is extremely misleading. The rights bill did not “advance.” The committee merely introduced it as a committee bill. This is not an unusual procedure in the Kansas Legislature, and the Kansas Equality Coalition, the state’s lgbt rights group, has been able before to get this introduced as a committee bill. What will be news is if this bill is passed out of committee and sent to the floor of the Kansas House. That would be a first. Stay tuned.

By: DISGUSTED AMERICAN

DISGUSTED AMERICAN — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:56:26 +0000

no offense Kansans – but the ONLY good thing to come out of Kansas is “The Wizard of Oz” and SMALLVILLE