Kentucky Allowed to Enforce Trans Care Ban, Appeals Court Rules
The Sixth Circuit had ruled similarly in a case out of Tennessee.
August 1, 2023
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Kentucky Gov. Vetoes Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill, But It Could Still Become Law
Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed a bill that included a ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors and restrictions on discussion of LGBTQ+ issues in schools.
March 24, 2023
Kentucky bill threatens to take custody of trans kids using ‘wrong’ school bathroom
The proposed bill would amend current law challenged in federal court.
February 28, 2024
ACLU Sues Kim Davis and Her County for $233K in Legal Fees
The organization says because it prevailed in the suit over Davis's refusal to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, it's entitled to recoup costs. But Davis's lawyer says she was the winner.
September 20, 2016
Kentucky and Tennessee Bans on Trans Care for Youth Upheld in Court
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued its ruling Thursday, but the lawyers representing trans youth and families note that the fight is not over.
September 29, 2023
Kentucky Wants Separate Marriage Licenses for Gays
State senators passed a bill Thursday that creates two marriage license applications — one for same-sex couples and another for straight couples.
February 19, 2016
Judges Block Tennessee, Kentucky Bans on Transition Care for Minors
These aren't final decisions on the bans, but they can't be enforced while lawsuits against them are heard.
June 28, 2023
Ky. Gay Couple Wanted to Marry, Got Cops Instead
A gay couple in Morehead, Ky., were denied a marriage license Monday by Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis -- and they filmed the encounter while local police were called.
July 8, 2015
Ky. Gov. Takes Kim Davis's Name Off Marriage Licenses
Newly elected Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin granted the Christmas wish of antigay county clerk Kim Davis when he issued an executive order today requiring that marriage license forms be revised to remove clerks' names.
December 22, 2015
Kim Davis's Fight Against Marriage Equality to Cost Kentucky Over $200K
A federal judge today ordered the state to cover the fees for lawyers representing the couples who sued Davis when she shut down marriage license operations.
July 21, 2017
Kentucky Clerk Defies Supreme Court, Denies Same-Sex Couple
Kentucky clerk Kim Davis has defied yesterday's Supreme Court ruling by refusing two same-sex couples marriage licenses this morning, citing 'God's authority.'
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September 1, 2015
Kentucky Revives Trans Health Care Ban as Senator Mourns Trans Son
Republican legislators raced to push through the health care ban and other anti-LGBTQ+ provisions.
March 17, 2023
Kentucky Judge Who Discriminated Against LGB Families Forced to Resign
Judge W. Mitchell Nance refused to hear adoption cases involving LGB families based on his "convictions."
October 26, 2017
Kim Davis Attempts to Skirt $230,000 Legal Fees
Kim Davis, who attempted to prevent gay couples from acquiring marriage licenses, is being asked to cover the legal fees of the people she discriminated against.
November 4, 2016
WATCH: Protesters Demand Antigay Clerk 'Do Your Job!'
As marriage equality opponents rallied in support of defiant county clerk Kim Davis, protesters chanted outside the courthouse where two gay couples were turned away.
September 1, 2015
Kentucky Families Ask Supreme Court to Review Gender-Affirming Care Ban
This follows a similar filing on a ban in Tennessee.
November 6, 2023
Antigay Crusader Kim Davis Wins One Court Battle, But Another Looms
The former Kentucky county clerk may still have to fork over money to couples she refused to marry.
August 26, 2019
Kim Davis 'Failed So Miserably' at Marriage That God Used Her
'The Lord picks the unlikely source to convey the message,' the antigay clerk claims in a new AP interview.
December 23, 2015
Marriage Only Came Because Grassroots Refused to Wait
While the major LGBT rights groups have of course played a big role in getting marriage equality, it's the grassroots that made it happen.
April 28, 2015
Kentucky couldn't pass a single anti-LGBTQ+ bill this session — and it's not alone
"It’s clear that the anti-LGBTQ+ agenda is starting to fail, both in Kentucky and across the country."
April 16, 2024