(From the desk of Chris Hartman)
The Kentucky Commission on Human Rights will host the first state agency sponsored hearing on the need for a statewide Fairness law, protecting all Kentuckians from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in employment, housing and public accommodations, at Richmond City Hall, Wednesday, June 17, 6:00 p.m. The public is invited to attend; carpooling will leave from the Fairness Campaign office at 4:00 p.m.
Titled “A Fair Future for Kentucky: A Public Hearing on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination,” the event will be moderated by former Lexington Mayor Teresa Isaac and include panelists from across the state: Jody Cofer, Murray; Jennifer Crossen, Lexington; Rev. Don Smith, Covington; and Fairness Campaign Leadership Council member Carla Wallace, Louisville. The panel will discuss the adverse impact of ongoing discrimination against Kentucky’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (“LGBT”) community.
The Kentucky Human Rights Commission is the state government agency that enforces the Kentucky Civil Rights Act and policies of federal civil rights laws that give people the right to live free from discrimination in the commonwealth. For the past year, the Commission has held a series of Citizen’s Advocacy Hearing panels to examine the concerns of various members of protected classes under the Kentucky Civil Rights Act. On June 19, 2008, the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights unanimously adopted a resolution calling for the passage of a statewide fairness law prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in any person’s pursuit of employment, housing and the goods and services of public accommodations. Currently, these protections exist only within Covington, Lexington, and Louisville.
“A Fair Future for Kentucky”
WHAT: Public hearing on sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination
WHEN: Wednesday, June 17, 6:00 p.m.
WHERE: Richmond City Hall, 239 West Main Street, Richmond, KY
WHO: Kentucky Commission on Human Rights
Teresa Isaac, moderator, former Lexington mayor
Jody Cofer, panelist, Murray
Rev. Don Smith, panelist, Covington
Jennifer Crossen, panelist, Lexington
Carla Wallace, panelist, Louisville
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