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Kansas Group Seeks Repeal of Anti Gay Sex Law

Sunday, November 27th, 2011

Kansas Gay Sex LawWhen 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, duplicative, onerous or in conflict.

Such laws, Brownback said, “are detrimental to the economic well-being of Kansas; hinder the growth of liberty and opportunities for Kansans and Kansas businesses; and defy a common-sense approach to governance. … ”

The Kansas Equality Coalition, a group that advocates for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights, wants to hold Brownback to his word.

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KS: Topeka Domestic Partner Registry Foe Raises Slippery Slope Argument

Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

Topeka, Kansas Domestic Partner RegistryAdvocates 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 registry is the first move toward legalizing gay marriage and is a step down the wrong path.

“I’m afraid I’m too old for this,” Bunten said of the registry Tuesday evening during the city’s work session. “What I see happening all throughout this city and across this country is a minimizing of the need for a man and a woman to have a family. You don’t have to do that anymore. It’s accepted, and I think that’s the wrong road to go down.”

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KS: Manhattan City Council Votes to Go Back to Discrimination

Wednesday, May 4th, 2011

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 Commission has voted to repeal a controversial ordinance that added sexual orientation and a new definition of gender identity to its anti-discrimination policy. The vote Tuesday was 3-2 and a second reading must be approved before the ordinance is officially repealed.

The previous commission had passed the ordinance in February, making Manhattan the second city in the state to protect people from discrimination based on sexual orientation. But new council members were elected in April and opponents of the ordinance continued to push for its repeal.

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KS: New Manhattan City Council May Welcome Discrimination Back to Town

Wednesday, May 4th, 2011

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 residents rallied across the street to fight for equal rights of for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender citizens.

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KS: Lawmakers Keep Criminalization of Gays on the Books

Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

State Representatives Jan Pauls (D, Hutchinson), and Lance Kinzer (R, Olathe) said yesterday that being gay or lesbian should remain a crime in Kansas. Pauls made, with Kinzer’s support, the successful motion in the Kansas Legislature’s Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee to keep the criminalization of gay and lesbian relationships on the books. Their action removed key language from HB2321, proposed by the Kansas Judicial Council, which would have resolved inconsistencies in Kansas criminal code, as well as remove unconstitutional laws.

“Jan Pauls was trusted to be a judge before becoming a state representative, and should know better than to support unconstitutional laws, breaking her oath to defend the Constitution,” said Jon Powell, Chair of the Hutchinson Area chapter of the Kansas Equality Coalition. “We are fed up with her obvious support of harassment of gays and lesbians. We will not be bullied.”

Although one remains on Kansas’ books, all state laws criminalizing gay and lesbian relationships were struck down by the United States Supreme Court in 2003.

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KS: Anti Gay Bill Tabled in Committee

Saturday, February 26th, 2011

Kansas State CapitolWell, that was quick. It seems that lots of people were displeased about Kansas House Bill 2260. You know, the bill that says you can hate on gay and trans people all you want, as long as you do it in the name of God.

This is amazing news, and, to be honest, was a little unexpected. According to the Kansas Equality Coalition, there was no debate on the bill. Once it came up in committee, there was an immediate motion to table the legislation. And it wasn’t even close! The motion passed by either a 12-8 or 13-7 majority (KEC says the vote happened so quickly that it was hard to count). Wowza!

Technically, the bill is only tabled, so it could come up again in this legislative session, but since the session is about half over at this point, it’s unlikely to be picked back up again this year.

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Alliance Defense Fund Backed Bill Would Sanction Religious Bigotry Against Gays in Kansas

Friday, February 18th, 2011

A bill touted by its supporters Thursday as a way to keep government from infringing on religious freedom was criticized by opponents as a deceptive way to discriminate against people who are gay. House Bill 2260 would prohibit government from denying the exercise of religion unless there was a compelling government interest.

Joel Oster, senior litigation counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund, said the legislation is needed to prevent government from forcing people to go against their religious beliefs. He cited an instance in New Mexico where a photographer was ruled in violation of state law because she refused to photograph a same-sex wedding.

The bill was also supported by the Kansas Catholic Conference and Concerned Women for America of Kansas.

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KS: Bigots Already Trying to Overturn Manhattan Gay Rights Law

Saturday, February 12th, 2011

Donna Lipoldt“Are we just going to wait for the election on April 5 and get these three new commissioners in there and see if it can be reversed that way?

“Or are we going to go with a citizen petition drive to get it on a ballot? We could either get it on the April 5 ballot or we could wait for a special election.

“The mayor, Bruce Snead, Jim Sherow, and Jayme Morris-Hardeman really believe that they were the Martin Luther Kings of Kansas. They’re just so determined to get these homosexual special rights delivered to this community that two of them [who] are up for re-election [are] not even running for re-election — probably because they know they would never be re-elected.” – Donna Lippoldt, head of the Kansas Family Policy Council.

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KS: Manhattan Narrowly Approves Gay Rights Ordinance

Thursday, December 9th, 2010

With the backing of Kansas State University, the city commission of the small town of Manhattan, Kansas, known locally as the “Little Apple,” has narrowly approved a sweeping LGBT rights ordinance by a vote of 3-2. The vote was hotly followed across major anti-gay websites as a possible harbinger of the continued march for equality out of the big cities and into the heartland.

The American Family Association laments:

“In Manhattan, Kansas, city commissioners have passed a controversial ‘anti-discrimination’ ordinance creating a special protected class for the sexually confused. The move has many Christian leaders dismayed at the direction of their rural Kansas town. Kansas Family Policy Council director Donna Lippoldt attended the meeting. She shares her reaction to the vote. ‘I don’t think that the rest of the people in the state have any idea that they’re sending their children to a university that has [endorsed] the gay agenda — and [that] they just want more and more people to come who have this lifestyle,’ laments the family advocate. ‘It was very, very disappointing.’”

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KS: Manhattan Proposes Anti Gay Discrimination Policy

Thursday, December 2nd, 2010

In the Little Apple, Manhattan Lawmakers are considering adopting the most sweeping anti-gay discrimination policy in the state of Kansas. The legislation has infuriated religious leaders, who held a rally Wednesday opposing the measure.

City leaders in Manhattan want everyone to know gays are welcome in their city. A new anti-discrimination policy is nearing passage that would make it a crime to deny anyone housing or a job because of their sexual orientation.

“We want to send a statement that all people are welcome and we’re not going to judge you based on who you are or who you’re attracted to,” said Josh McGinn with the Flint Hills Human Rights Project.

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