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It shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone that Owensboro has s “gaylbran” plement of gays, lbians, bisexuals and transsexuals. Some rema the closet bee they fear negative nsequenc if they tell fay, iends and employers about their sexual orientatn – while some heterosexuals appear almost willfully ignorant of the possibily that people wh whom they live and work may be homosexual. This movement is more visible large ci than smaller muni such as Owensboro, where gay men and women tend to take a more nservative approach to gag acceptance.

In terviews wh several gay people for this story, most asked that we not prt their nam bee they are not fortable discsg their sexual orientatn publicly. Luther, 36, said that Owensboro, a gay man n be “out” to his fay and to his iends, but still feel the need to keep a low profile the workplace and the larger muny. “If iends and workers know I am homosexual, they will thk me very different om them and for the most part will reject me, ” said another gay man, Adam, 40.

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One church, Try Baptist, openly nmns homosexualy and some of s members have protted at public gathergs wh a bullhorn and signs sayg “Fags Burn Hell” and “No Civil Rights for Sodom. It is Erw’s view that “The mand for orthodoxy of Owensboro is so opprsive that om the moment young persons realize they are gay -- ntug for their whole liv -- they live, no matter their enomic or social stat, a suatn ak to poverty.

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It’s a social poverty and is so opprsive that affects their spirual and physil health and gay and lbian people e to our church wh very unhealthy patterns of livg.

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While physil abe is a bigger ncern for gay men than women, Angel, her late 40s, said women are more likely to experience verbal abe. Luther said the greater visibily of gays and lbians on televisns has ed straights to be a ltle more acceptg, which allows gays to be more open. Angel agreed, but lghed as she said, “There’s a ltle b of a downsi that people now regnize gays easier and this giv prejudiced straight men more opportuny to be at least verbally abive.

Also today, the Inter is a new meetg place for gays, replacg hangouts such as the lol Ltle Hurrine Deck, pated lavenr and nicknamed ”the queer pier, ” said Steve. I had grown up a relig hoehold where was wrong to be gay, and through the church I had always heard that beg gay was wrong, that you would go to hell. Not long ago, Owensboro had a fledglg chapter of Parents and Friends of Lbians and Gays (PFLAG) led by Richard and Pat Blanton.

Still, said Steve, many more homosexuals are optg for openns wh their fai than the past – and overall, fai are more acceptg. Comg out the workplace is challengg a different way bee uld affect a gay person’s livelihood, gay men and women said.

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She scribed one experience when she nervoly licked her lips while askg for some papers om a worker whom she knew to be hostile to gays. Luther said three or four gays work where he works: “The general policy is, ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell, ’” Ricky, his mid-20s, said, “My boss says the ctomers don’t need to know that a worker is gay. Bee of their fear of jeopardizg their jobs, some gay men and women said they are reluctant to participate openly polil efforts on behalf of gay rights.

Even though ’s not on the list, the Unarian Universalist Associatn, which has had a ngregatn Owensboro sce 1987, has been on rerd as welg gays sce 1970, and 1994 voted favor of the legalizatn of same-sex marriag. Said Pastoral Associate Cldia Ramisch of Owensboro, “The issue of welg gays has been so long-tablished that simply never up. “We acknowledge that there are people the church who do not approve of homosexualy, and feel that homosexualy is morally bad.

While the “No” mpaign failed – and the amendment passed – the Kentucky Fairns Alliance has redoubled s efforts to add members and advote on behalf of gay rights, Owensboro and statewi. It “seeks to advance equaly for lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr people through learship velopment, public tn and by enuragg participatn the mocratic procs, ” s missn says.

Its primary foc has been opposg proposed anti-gay bills lol muni and the Kentucky legislature, and has helped feat more than 50, losg on two. But gay-rights activists Owensboro were more optimistic about the rults, bee the mpaign helped anize Owensboro cizens to support gay rights for the first time. Bis wng the electn, they hoped to empower the gay and lbian muny and put that energy back to the alliance after the mpaign.

It remas to be seen whether this effort to build support for gay civil rights Owensboro will rry over to future electns or issu.