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Marriage Stories Project; Kentucky Gay Couples Travel to California to get Married.

GAY KENTUCKY COUPLES TRAVELING TO CALIFORNIA TO GET MARRIED - COALITION BEGINS WEBSITE TO SHARE GAY MARRIAGE STORIES

 

Kentucky Equality Federation today announced the formation of a coalition with Marriage Equality USA, Bond Magazine, Equality Mississippi, Freedom to Marry, and other partners to encourage Kentucky�s gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (�LGBT�) citizens share their personal stories related Kentucky�s anti-gay marriage law and how it affects their lives.

 

"Six gay couples here in Kentucky have made us aware of their plans to travel to California to get married," stated Kentucky Equality Federation President Jordan Palmer.  "We have a place on our website they can visit to share their marriage plans with us; these couples realize once they get back to Kentucky, the Commonwealth will not recognize their marriage.� (more) 

 

Palmer also stated this was the beginning of a long-term strategy to repeal Kentucky�s 2004 constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, and that marriage should be gender neutral. 

 

Since the California Supreme Court ruling, Kentucky Equality Federation has received 147 emails either from its primary website, or on social networking sites asking one question: �When will it be legal for me to marry my partner in Kentucky?�

 

�Kentucky�s LGBT population is tired of constantly being on the defense; though we recognize formidable defense measures are critical, we also realize an equally impressive offense must be coordinated,� stated Palmer.

 

Gay couples can share their stories at http://www.marriagestories.org/.

Last Updated (2009-06-04 02:02:58)


Every day, LGBTI people are denied many of the freedoms enjoyed by other Americans. We are committed to secure full equality for the LGBTI community of the Commonwealth. Your support is critical to our success. Please fund our efforts to end discrimination in Kentucky.

The origins of the Federation can be traced back to November 01, 2005 when Jordan Palmer created a political group of MySpace.com to discuss gay politics in Kentucky.  The group reached over 500 members within 3 months and was named “Kentucky Equal Rights.”

On March 22, 2006, Jordan Palmer and Nick Herweck organized a protest at the Governor’s Mansion to protest funding to a religious Baptist school in Southern Kentucky that had expelled a gay student. The protest, held when 20,000 people visited the Capitol for the Governor’s Annual Derby Breakfast made headlines across Kentucky, and the nation.  Soon thereafter, Kentucky Equality was incorporated as Federation for Kentucky Equality, Inc.

Today, Federation for Kentucky Equality is a statewide organization that reaches nearly 11,000 individuals and 6 groups across the Commonwealth of Kentucky and is a member of the International Lesbian & Gay Association.

 

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