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Chip and Joanna Gaines faced backlash after featuring a gay couple on their new show 'Back to the Frontier,' with some critics, including Franklin Graham, condemning the inclusion based on religious beliefs. Chip defended their decision, emphasizing love and understanding amid the controversy, which has sparked discussions about faith, acceptance, and representation in media.
A federal jury in Kentucky has awarded $100,000 to a gay couple, David Moore and David Ermold, who sued former county clerk Kim Davis for denying them a marriage license in 2015 due to their sexual orientation. Davis, who spent five days in jail for contempt of court, refused to issue licenses to two couples based on her personal belief that marriage should only be between a man and a woman. The jury awarded $50,000 per person to Moore and Ermold, while the second couple received no damages. Davis' lawyers plan to appeal the decision and take the case to the Supreme Court.
Kim Davis, the former Kentucky county clerk who gained international attention for refusing to issue a marriage license to a gay couple in 2015, has been ordered by a federal jury to pay $100,000 to the couple. Davis, who spent five days in jail for contempt of court, must pay $50,000 each to David Ermold and David Moore. Another couple involved in a separate lawsuit against Davis was not awarded any money. Davis' lawyers plan to appeal the decision and take the case to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Supreme Court previously declined to hear Davis' appeal in 2020.