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
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"It’s clear that the anti-LGBTQ+ agenda is starting to fail, both in Kentucky and across the country."
Three weeks ago, like many LGBT Americans, I woke up with, to say the least, mixed feelings. The euphoria of Barack Obama's election and the expansion of the pro-LGBT majority in Congress was tempered by sadness and anger at our devastating losses in Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, and, of course, California. The silver lining of these defeats has been a renewed focus nationwide on the issue of marriage equality.
A bill to abolish marriage licenses in the Heart of Dixie failed to pass the House of Representatives this week.
Allen West, the Florida congressman who proudly held antigay positions, has conceded defeat to his LGBT-supportive challenger, Patrick Murphy.
LGBTQ+ groups are celebrating the Biden-Harris election and noting the work that lies ahead.
The LGBTQ celebration will go on, just not in the way it was initially planned, says event producer Jeff Consoletti.
The votes are all counted, and residents have rejected Proposition 1, which would have restricted transgender people's restroom access.
The presidential hopeful's campaign stressed how greed from pharmaceutical companies is one of the factors contributing to the health crisis.
The Marriage Protection Amendment was defeated this morning when the United States Senate voted not to send the measure to a final vote.