FAIR PAC
Candidate Information Questionnaire 2008
The following questions relate to FAIR PAC's bottom-line criteria for endorsement.
Glossary of Terms
Sexual orientation - actual or perceived homosexuality, heterosexuality or bisexuality.
Gender identity - an individual's actual or perceived sex, including but not limited to the individual's identity, appearance, expression or behavior, regardless of whether that identity, appearance, expression or behavior differs from that traditionally associated with the individual's sex at birth.
- Equal Protection
- Non-discrimination legislation based on sexual orientation and gender identity covers a variety of issues and aspects of the law, please respond to these individually. Would you vote in favor of legislation addressing:
- Housing non-discrimination? Yes No
- Public accommodation (restaurants, hotels, credit, insurance, etc.) non-discrimination? Yes No
- Employment non-discrimination? Yes No
- Education non-discrimination? Yes No
- Would you vote in favor of omnibus non-discrimination legislation covering all of the above issues? Yes No
- Family Protection
- Would you vote in favor of equal employment-based benefits (such as health insurance) for all employees in committed long-term relationships, regardless of marital status? Yes No
- Would you vote to extend to same-sex couples and their families the following privileges under law:
- Hospital visitation? Yes No
- End-of-life decision-making? Yes No
- Inheritance, death benefits and wrongful death claims? Yes No
- State tax benefits? Yes No
- Would you vote to maintain or extend child custody, adoption and foster parenting rights and responsibilities to same-sex couples? Yes No
- School and Community Safety
- Would you vote in favor of a bill that specifically protects gay, bisexual and transgender youth and those perceived as such from harassment in schools? Yes No
- Would you vote in favor of a bill protecting gay, bisexual and transgender youth and those perceived as such from discrimination in schools? Yes No
- HIV/AIDS
- Do you support continuation of state and federal non-discrimination laws relating to those with HIV/AIDS? Yes No
- Responsible sex education has been proven to significantly reduce the rate of transmission for HIV.
- Do you support maintaining or increasing funding for HIV education? Yes No
- Do you support funding responsible sex education programs designed to reach teenagers? Yes No
- Do you support funding school-based health clinics that provide HIV/AIDS education counseling and prevention services? Yes No
In order to help us understand your level of interest in Kentucky Fairness Alliance issues, we would like to know if you would be interested in working with KFA on advancing our legislative agenda during the 2009 session.
| An omnibus non-discrimination bill? |
Support |
Sponsor |
Champion |
| Hospital visitation rights? |
Support |
Sponsor |
Champion |
| End-of-life decision making? |
Support |
Sponsor |
Champion |
Please feel free to attach explanations and/or comments regarding your responses.
Signature of person filling out this questionnaire: ________________________________
Date: ________________________________
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