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GOP Nominee In Kentucky Gubernatorial Race Would Rescind Ban On Firing State Workers Because They’re Gay | In 2008, Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear (D) signed an executive order banning the hiring or firing of state workers based on sexual orientation or gender identity. This week, state Senate President David Williams, the GOP’s nominee in the state’s upcoming gubernatorial elections, told the Louisville Courier-Journal that he will rescind that order if he becomes governor. Williams, the Courier-Journal reported, said he doesn’t discriminate against gays but doesn’t think they deserve “special legal status.” In the past, he’s called homosexuality “aberrant behavior” and blocked House-passed legislation that would have given members of same-sex couples full hospital visitation rights.