MURRAY, KY(WEKU) -
Vermont has just become the first U.S. state to legalize gay marriage by legislative vote. Conversely, two months ago a Kentucky senator proposed "The Child Welfare Adoption Act," which many saw as an attempt to restrict gay couples from adopting children. What does it mean to be gay in the Bible Belt? Kentucky Public Radio's Jacque Day goes in-depth with a Murray State freshman who came out at age 13. She also speaks with Morehead State University professor Dr. Bernadette Barton, and Dr. Vincent Silenzio, an M.D. and leading researcher in sexual minority health with the University of Rochester.
This week Dr. Barton presented "The Toxic Closet: Being Gay in the Bible Belt" at Murray State University. An estimated 200 people turned up, filling the seats, spilling into the aisles, sitting on the floors and cramming into doorways.
Dr. Bernadette Barton, Morehead State University
