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The KCIS is affiliated with the Family Foundation of Kentucky, one of our state's most extreme anti-fairness organizations. Still, building a fair Kentucky means making use of every tool at our disposal. Their voter guide addresses our issues, and has one of the highest response rates of any survey we've come across. Visit the KCIS homepage and click on your local races.
State Representative and State Senate candidates answered questions about LGBT people adopting children (#11), and about state funding for institutions that discriminate against LGBT people (#18).
US House of Representatives candidates answered questions about a Federal Marriage Amendment (#5), about including sexual orientation in anti-discrimination laws (#8), and about the State Department providing domestic partner benefits (#11).
Judicial candidates gave information about their background and interests, as well as their judicial
philosophy. Questions touch on US Supreme Court justices and decisions, as well as the US Constitution.
Project Vote Smart is a non-partisan organization that surveys state and federal candidates around the country. Once you find Project Vote Smart’s homepage, click on Issue Positions/NPAT, which stands for National Political Awareness Test. Click on Kentucky and go, Current Candidates, State Offices, and then either House or Senate depending on which race you are looking for. You may focus on the races of interest to you by using your 9-digit zip code.
Under CAMPAIGN FINANCE/GOVERNMENT REFORM, look for the question about civil unions to see how your candidates responded.
Under CRIME, look for the question about prosecuting crimes based on sexual orientation and other factors as hate crimes.
Under EMPLOYMENT/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, there’s a very important question about adding sexual orientation to Kentucky’s discrimination laws.
Only a fraction of the candidates for state representative and state senate in Kentucky responded to the survey, but those who did offered some useful information.See Legislative Liaison Wes Wright's summary of the Project Vote Smart information in the KFA Newsroom.
Research a state-office incumbent’s track record of supporting or opposing fairness. See who sponsored the statewide Fairness bills (HB 369 and SB 99) in 2006, and who supported anti-Fairness legislation (HB 215, HB 226, SB 178, and SB 236).
Northern Kentucky Fairness Alliance sent out a series of questions for local candidates. See responses from candidates in Covington and Newport. Surveys were sent to state representatives and senate candidates but they did not respond. This is not an endorsement for any candidate and is only to be used for information.
More candidate endorsements for residents of the Louisville area. The Log Cabin Republican Club of Kentucky is an organization of Republicans who support fairness & equality for gay and lesbian Kentuckians.
NOTE: For the record, and for the sake of fairness, we contacted Kentucky Stonewall Democrats, but that group has not issued any endorsements this fall.
Fair-minded residents of the Louisville Metro area can check out these candidate endorsements from CFAIR, the Political Action Committee of the Fairness Campaign.
See how Kentucky's Congressional incumbents measure up on fairness issues.
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NEW! Gay rights debate heats up
Campbell Community Recorder, November 2
Mayoral candidates express views on gay issues
Lexington Herald-Leader, October 27
Harmon, Sparrow meet once again
Danville Advocate-Messenger, October 27
Fischer defends comments on gays
Kentucky Enquirer, October 26
Fischer statement upsets gays
Kentucky Post, October 25
The Ampersand symbolizes the solidarity we are building through Friends & Family, and suggests the inclusiveness we are working toward. It reflects the idea that no one individual, legislator, organization, or city can carry all the water for equality. Our success lies in our solidarity.
