KS: New Manhattan City Council May Welcome Discrimination Back to Town
Manhattan city commissioners will vote on repealing an amendment to the city’s discrimination ordinance. It was standing room only at Manhattan City Hall Tuesday night. Before the meeting, a group of...
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A few month ago, I made a big deal of the news that Manhattan, Kansas had voted to become only the second town in the state with LGBT anti-discrimination protections. Not so fast. The Manhattan City...
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KS: Topeka Domestic Partner Registry Foe Raises Slippery Slope Argument
Advocates of a proposed domestic partner registry in Topeka say it is more about facilitating business and equality than it is about same-sex relationships. But Topeka Mayor Bill Bunten is worried the...
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Kansas Group Seeks Repeal of Anti Gay Sex Law
When Gov. Sam Brownback last year issued his first executive order, which created the Office of the Repealer, he said he wanted to get rid of laws that were unreasonable, unduly burdensome,...
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Kansas, USA: Two Cities Repeal Anti Discrimination Laws
Voters in two Kansas cities, Salina and Hutchinson, Tuesday repealed gay-inclusive antidiscrimination laws that had been adopted this year by the cities’ governing bodies. The Salina ordinance...
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Kansas, USA: State Supreme Court Ruling Upholds Lesbian Mother’s Rights
The state supreme court ruled Friday that a lesbian mother in a long-term relationship who is not the biological mother of her children has the same rights as the biological mother. The Kansas City...
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Kansas, USA: Snow People for Marriage Equality
We’re catching up on a few marriage equality stories that slipped through the cracks over the last couple days. Love this one, from Queerty: …at least one jolly happy soul is revved up now. A...
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Kansas, USA: Bill Would Quarantine HIV Positive Citizens
In a throw-back to the early years of the AIDS crisis and accompanying hysteria, Kansas wants to quarantine HIV positive people. Think Progress reports: Kansas House Bill 2183 was originally created to...
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Kansas, USA: Salina Mayor Joins Mayors for the Freedom to Marry
The Mayor of Salina, Kansas, Barb Shirley, just became the first mayor in the whole state to join a group of Mayors for marriage equality. The Kansas City Star reports: “I have zero tolerance for any...
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USA, Kansas: Lesbian Couple Marries Across the Street From Westboro Baptist...
Sticking it in the eye of the notoriously homophobic Westboro Baptist Church, a lesbian couple got married yesterday across the street at the Equality House. Gay Star News reports: Katie Short and...
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USA, Kansas: GOP Rep’s Constitutional Ban on Gay Marriage Not Supported By...
Despite Kansas’s conservative reputation, none of Representative Tim Huelskamp’s GOP colleagues have joined him in sponsoring his anti gay marriage bill. LGBTQ Nation reports: A Republican...
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USA, Kansas: Couple Refuses to Give Tip to Waiter Because He’s Gay
A gay waiter in Kansas got a lesson in homophobia from a couple who appreciate his service but didn’t want to give him a tip because he’s gay. Towleroad reports: The man works at the Carrabba’s Italian...
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USA: More States Considering Allowing Christian Business Owners to Discriminate
Following in the footsteps of a proposed law in Arizona, at least two more states are considering laws that would let business owners discriminate based on sexual orientation. LGBTQ Nation reports on...
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USA, Kansas: Right to Discriminate Bill Advances, Full House Vote Today
A bill that would enshrine in state law the right to discriminate against same sex couples advanced yesterday in the House. CJ Online reports: The legislation that was debated for about two hours in...
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USA, Kansas: House Passes Bill to Allow Discrimination Against Gays
The House in Kansas passed the “Right to Discriminate” bill yesterday that would allow businesses to legally discriminate against same sex couples. On Top Magazine reports: Kansas State Rep. Charles...
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USA, Kansas: Senate Leader Says “Right to Discriminate” Bill Likely Won’t...
The bill that passed the House to great fanfare, which would allow wedding vendors to discriminate against same sex couples without reprisal, may be DOA in the state Senate. Towleroad.com reports: The...
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USA, Kansas: Senate Republicans Block “Right to Discriminate” Bill
The anti-gay marriage bill passed by the House that would have allowed anyone to discriminate against same sex couples has been stopped, for now. Gay Star News reports: The bill was passed by the state...
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USA: Anti Gay Bills Dead in South Dakota, Kansas, and Tennessee
Three states that were considering “Right to Discriminate” bills have killed them. The Times-Union reports on the South Dakota bill: A measure that sought to prevent lawsuits against businesses that...
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USA, Kansas: Gay Rights Activists Press Ahead After Victory
After having won a battle preventing an anti gay Right to Discriminate law from passing, LGBT activists are now pressing for legal protections in the state. LGBTQ Nation reports: Having won a key...
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US Cities and LGBT Rights Ordinances
We have a few updates about cities across the US and LGBT rights ordinances. We’ll start in Topeka, Kansas, which just passed a partnership registry for same sex couples AND an LGBT rights ordinance....
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