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Two punished after disabled gays told to leave pool

logointern3 — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 19:11:36 +0000

(Louisville, Ky.) An employee at a public swimming pool in eastern Kentucky was suspended for a week without pay after telling two disabled gay men to leave, city of Hazard officials said(...)

Group: Disabled gays forced to leave public pool

Jennifer Vanasco — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 12:58:55 +0000

(Louisville, Ky.) A storm of protest has erupted in a small, eastern Kentucky city after a complaint that a worker at a city-owned pool cited the Bible as authority that “gay people” weren’t(...)

Lexington, Ky., voters elect 1st openly gay mayor

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 03:23:58 +0000

(Lexington, Ky.) Voters in Lexington, Kentucky’s second-largest city, have elected the city’s first openly gay mayor.

Businessman Jim Gray defeated incumbent Jim Newberry in Tuesday’s(...)

Accused attackers of KY lesbian acquitted

logointern1 — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 23:00:09 +0000

The three young women who allegedly attacked Cheyenne Williams for being a lesbian were acquitted this week.

Corinne Schwab and Ashley Sams, both 18, and a third girl, whose name was not(...)

School aims to re-teach civics with focus on faith

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:00:50 +0000

(Georgetown, Ky.) Call it vacation Bible school, Glenn Beck-style.

Some three dozen kids ages 10 to 15 are spending five nights this week learning what organizers – some with tea party ties –(...)

Monday Watercooler: Black and Perez drama continues

James Withers — Mon, 24 May 2010 14:59:18 +0000

Empire State Pride Agenda gets a new leader. Ross D. Levi was named last week as the new executive director of the Empire State Pride Agenda. Levi has worked for ESPA for the past ten years.(...)

Charges against teens accused of trying to kill classmate reduced

logointern1 — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:33:56 +0000

Kentucky District Judge Henria Bailey-Lewis reduced the charges against Corinne Schwab and Ashley Sams, both 18, who are accused of the attempted murder of a lesbian classmate. The two now face(...)

Teens’ attorneys call attempted murder “staged”

logointern1 — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:00:58 +0000

Attorneys for three teens accused of trying to push a lesbian classmate off of a cliff are calling the incident “staged,” the Lexington Herald-Leader reported.

Cheyenne Williams, 18, said three(...)

Teen girls charged with trying to kill lesbian classmate

logointern1 — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:50:35 +0000

Three Kentucky teenagers are accused of kidnapping and attempted murder of a classmate, according to CBS.

Last Friday, on the National Day of Silence, the teens are accused of kidnapping a(...)

Ky. church ordains sex offender as minister

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:39:33 +0000

(Louisville, Ky.) A tiny Louisville church’s newest minister is a gifted music leader and popular among its three dozen members.

Mark Hourigan is also a sex offender. Almost a decade ago, long(...)