Kentucky
In 2004, as discriminatory constitutional amendments were pushed in numerous states throughout the nation, Kentucky citizens voted for an anti-marriage and anti-relationship recognition constitutional amendment which passed and wrote discrimination into Kentucky's constitution. State advocacy groups are working to both repeal such discrimination and end the exclusion of same-sex couples and their families from marriage.
Status: Anti-Relationship Recognition Constitutional Amendment
Groups Actively Working on Marriage
Kentucky Fairness Alliance: Kentucky's central statewide lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights and advocacy organization
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Former Secretary of State Colin Powell supports the freedom to marry
In an appearance on The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, former Secretary of State Colin Powell says he believes that committed gay and lesbian couples should have the freedom to marry.
New poll indicates record support for the freedom to marry
A new poll from ABC and The Washington Post captures historic support for the freedom to marry in the United States.
Celebrate Memorial Day with our petition to support all military families
As Memorial Day approaches, Freedom to Marry and Servicemembers Legal Defense Network are working to ignite a grassroots petition that calls on Congress to end marriage discrimination against gay and lesbian service members, veterans and their families. The petition asks Congress to repeal the anti-gay Defense of Marriage Act and support the Respect for Marriage Act.
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Latino Support for the Freedom to Marry
Recent public opinion data show that Latinos – especially Latino Catholics – widely favor the freedom to marry, both nationwide and in key states.
American Medical Association Makes Case for Ending Marriage Discrimination
With New York State now the sixth – and largest – state to end the exclusion of same-sex couples from marriage, the American Medical Association (AMA) adopted a policy position declaring that excluding same-sex couples from marriage is “discriminatory” and reaffirming existing AMA policy to support relationship recognition of gay and lesbian couples as a means of addressing health disparities faced by those couples and their families.
Williams Institute Experts Comment on Department of Justice DOMA Decision
Williams Institute experts present important facts about how many couples would be helped if DOMA is repealed.