(courtesy of Melissa Purdue)
Well, after many months of struggle, at 11 last night, the KY legislature voted to put on the November ballot an anti-gay marriage amendment to the KY Constitution that also precludes civil commitments in the state. The bill passed 85-11. We can now look forward to an intense public effort on the part of the religious right to get out the anti-gay vote in Kentucky.
In a similar amendment vote in Colorado a few years ago that was eventually struck down by the US Supreme Court, the hate generated by the campaign for the amendment led to a 100-150% increase in hate crimes against gay/lesbian residents.
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