Upset Kentucky Funds New College
A homosexual rights group has sued over funding given to the University of the Cumberlands, which recently suspended a homosexual student for violating stated school policy at the private Baptist college:
Christina Gilgor asked the court to prevent the state from giving public money to the University of the Cumberlands for a new pharmacy school. Gilgor is executive director of the Kentucky Fairness Alliance, which promotes gay rights.
She said the funding is an "unconstitutional appropriation and use of public funds" for "a sectarian and denominational school that treats Kentucky citizens unequally."
Senate President David Williams, a Burkesville Republican who has been pushing funding for the pharmacy school in his district, said the legal relief Gilgor is seeking is "too broad and simply is seeking protective status for gays and lesbians."
Governor Ernie Fletcher, who signed the bill, is also seeking constitutional clarification.
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