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'''Jordan Palmer''' is an American [[social activist]], politician, and the founder of the [[Federation for Kentucky Equality, Inc.|Kentucky Equality Federation]]. Palmer is from [[Hazard, Kentucky]]. |
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{{short description|American social activist}} |
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[[Category:American LGBT rights activists]] |
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In early 2006 Jordan founded Kentucky Equal Rights (later renamed Kentucky Equality Federation by a majority vote of its members) to advance the interests of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people in the [[Commonwealth of Kentucky]]. Palmer also served as Vice President of Development of [[Marriage Equality USA]] based in San Francisco, California.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://community.kyequality.org/2015/06/marriageequality-special-statement-on.html|title=#MarriageEquality: Special Statement on U.S. Supreme Court and marriage equality in Kentucky|access-date=2019-05-24}}</ref> |
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On September 10, 2013 the Kentucky Equality Federation sued the [[Commonwealth of Kentucky]] in Franklin Circuit Court claiming Kentucky's 2004 Constitutional Amendment banning [[same-sex marriage]] violated sections of the commonwealth's constitution.<ref name="Group files lawsuit challenging Kentucky's ban on same-sex marriage.">{{cite news | url=http://www.kentucky.com/2013/09/12/2817807/group-files-lawsuit-challenging.html | title=Group files lawsuit challenging Kentucky's ban on same-sex marriage. | work=Lexington Herald-Leader | date=2013-09-12 | accessdate=2014-01-01}}</ref> Case # 13-CI-1074 was assigned by the Franklin County Court Clerk<ref name="Kentucky Equality Federation v Commonwealth of Kentucky digital copy.">{{cite press release | url=http://lezgetreal.com/2013/09/kentucky-equality-federation-sues-void-states-equal-marriage-ban/img001/ | title=Kentucky Equality Federation v Commonwealth of Kentucky digital copy. | publisher=Lez Get Real | date=2013-09-13 | accessdate=2014-01-01 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225005654/http://lezgetreal.com/2013/09/kentucky-equality-federation-sues-void-states-equal-marriage-ban/img001/ | archive-date=2013-12-25 | url-status=dead }}</ref> (the location of the [[Kentucky State Capitol]]). The lawsuit was conceived by President Jordan Palmer,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://community.kyequality.org/2013/09/kentucky-equality-federation-sues.html|title=Kentucky Equality Federation sues the Commonwealth of Kentucky for marriage equality|access-date=2019-05-24}}</ref> written and signed by Vice President of Legal Jillian Hall, Esq. |
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Palmer stated to the media that: |
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{{quote|Kentucky added a facially unconstitutional amendment to its constitution via a ballot initiative process. Thus, the attempt to abrogate constitutional sensibilities in favor of a ballot initiative, as was done for Section 233A of the Kentucky Constitution in 2004, is against the very notion of equal protection as guaranteed to each and all of Kentucky's population. This should be held as true as a matter of law by the Courts, regardless of the ballot's outcome.<ref>{{cite press release | url=http://community.kyequality.org/2013/09/kentucky-equality-federation-sues.html | title=Kentucky Equality Federation sues the Commonwealth of Kentucky for marriage equality (digital copy listed on press release). | publisher=Kentucky Equality Federation | date=2013-09-12 | accessdate=2014-01-01}}</ref>}} |
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=== Ruling === |
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On April 16, 2015, [[Kentucky Equality Federation v. Beshear]] also known as [[Kentucky Equality Federation v. Commonwealth of Kentucky]] was ruled on by Franklin County Circuit Court Judge Thomas D. Wingate. Judge Wingate sided with Kentucky Equality Federation against the Commonwealth and struck down Kentucky Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriages. Judge Wingate also struck down all laws passed by the Kentucky General Assembly. At the request of Governor [[Steve Beshear]]'s legal representation, the Judge also placed a stay on the order pending a ruling from a Kentucky appellate court (such as the [[Kentucky Court of Appeals]] or Kentucky's court of last resort, the [[Kentucky Supreme Court]]) or the [[U.S. Supreme Court]].<ref name="Kentucky Judge rules in favor of Kentucky Equality Federation and gay marriage.">{{cite news | url=https://www.facebook.com/KYEquality/photos/p.10153373501693563/10153373501693563/ | title=Kentucky Judge rules in favor of Kentucky Equality Federation and gay marriage. | work=Kentucky Equality Federation Official Facebook Page | date=2015-04-16 | accessdate=2015-07-14}}</ref> The lawsuit was a significant victory for the Kentucky Equality Federation and the [[same-sex marriage]] civil rights movement. |
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{{quote|Kentucky's statutory and constitutional bans on same-sex marriage void and unenforceable for violating Plaintiff and Plaintiff's Members Constitutional Rights", ruled Judge Wingate.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.facebook.com/KYEquality/photos/p.10153373501693563/10153373501693563/ | title=Kentucky Circuit Judge rules in favor of Kentucky Equality Federation. | publisher=Kentucky Equality Federation | date=2013-09-12 | accessdate=2015-07-14}}</ref>}} |
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==First Hate Crime Convictions== |
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When Kevin Pennington was attacked in the Appalachian mountains, Palmer demanded the [[United States Department of Justice|U.S. Department of Justice]] prosecute his assailants under the U.S. [[Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act|Matthew Shepherd and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://community.kyequality.org/2012/04/two-plead-guilty-in-kevin-pennington.html|title=Two plead guilty in Kevin Pennington case. Kentucky being the first in the United States to use to federal hate crimes law.|access-date=2019-05-24}}</ref> Palmer succeeded and was active in the preparation of the trail. David Jason Jenkins, of Cumberland, and Anthony Ray Jenkins, of Partridge, was indicted and convicted in U.S. District Court in London, KY.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://community.kyequality.org/2012/10/kevin-pennington-hate-crime-trial.html|title=Kevin Pennington Hate Crime Trial Official Statement|access-date=2019-05-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.kyequality.org/2012/04/first-federal-hate-crime-indictment.html|title=First federal hate crime indictment handed down based on sexual orientation due to Kentucky Equality Federation president Jordan Palmer|access-date=2019-05-24}}</ref> |
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==Politics== |
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Palmer stepped down in 2012 from the Kentucky Equality Federation. In 2014, he is running for Kentucky State Senate.<ref name="PVS">{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/148912/jordan-palmer#.U-8-5PldWFk|title=Jordan Palmer's Biography|work=[[Project Vote Smart]]|accessdate=16 August 2014}}</ref> Palmer lost to the incumbent and returned to lead the Kentucky Equality Federation and its member organizations. |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.kentuckyequality.org/ Kentucky Equality Federation] |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Palmer, Jordan}} |
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==See also== |
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* [[Category:LGBT rights activists from the United States]] |
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* [[Same-sex marriage in Kentucky]] |
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