Human Rights Campaing – HRC.org
WASHINGTON ? Yesterday, Kentucky?s Republican Gov. Ernie Fletcher issued an executive order repealing anti-discrimination protections against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender state employees as he celebrated ?Diversity Day? in the state.
?The governor?s hypocrisy is outrageous and un-American,? said Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese. ?No one should be fired from their job simply because of who they are. Governor Fletcher?s backwards step does nothing whatsoever to move diversity forward and puts hardworking, taxpaying citizens at risk.?
Ironically, Fletcher?s order came on the same day he declared ?Diversity Day.?