Gays Sue Kentucky for Authorizing Private College Funds

In a follow-up to this post ("My BoyFriend Got Kicked Out of a Baptist College!"), the Kentucky Fairness Alliance has filed suit against the state of Kentucky:

A gay-rights group sued Gov. Ernie Fletcher on Tuesday for not vetoing $11 million in state funds earmarked for a Baptist college that expelled an openly gay student this month.

Legislators included in the budget $10 million for a proposed pharmacy school and $1 million for scholarships at the University of the Cumberlands.

The college expelled Jason Johnson after he posted details of his dating life on the Web site MySpace.com.

The Kentucky Constitution prohibits the use of state tax money to support religious institutions or entities that discriminate against citizens, according to the lawsuit.

"We're asking that the governor uphold the constitution and not allow the funding of the University of the Cumberlands," said Christina Gilgor, executive director of the Kentucky Fairness Alliance, which filed the lawsuit.

Fletcher declined to veto the funding because, he said, it came from coal severance taxes paid by companies, not by individual taxpayers.

Who didn't see that coming.