Arts & Entertainment
Kim Davis chronicles fight against ‘fist-pounding homosexuals’ in memoir
the book is distributed by the organization that defended the clerk in her court case
Rowan County (Ky.) Clerk Kim Davis (Photo public domain)
Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in 2015, has written a memoir that details her fight against “fist-pounding homosexuals.”
“Kim chronicles her dramatic encounters with furious, fist-pounding, homosexual men and the hate mail that flooded her office. Kim takes you behind-the-scenes of the unlikely saga that took America by storm in 2015. She tells how God transformed her life in 2011, why she almost retired in 2014, and how she knew–six months before the U.S. Supreme Court’s disastrous 2015 same-sex ‘marriage’ opinion–she was headed for jail,” Liberty Counsel, the book’s distributor, originally described “Under God’s Authority: The Kim Davis Story.”
The description has since been altered to remove the words “fist-pounding, homosexual men.” Proceeds from the book will benefit Liberty Counsel.
The book is co-authored by John Aman, director of creative services for Liberty Counsel, and Mat Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel, who represented Davis in her legal battle.
Davis, who served five days in jail for refusing to comply with the Supreme Court’s ruling on Obergefell v. Hodges, is up for reelection in Rowan County this year. Her opponent will be Democrat David Ermold. Davis denied Ermold and his husband a marriage license in 2015.
The Capital Pride Alliance presented the 2026 Capital Pride Honors at “The Audacity Brunch: In Full Fuchsia” at the Four Seasons Hotel Washington, D.C. on Sunday, June 7.
(Washington Blade photos by Landon Shackelford)
Out & About
Congressional Cemetery hosts Gays & Graves
Daylong Pride celebration blends history, remembrance, art and community
Historic Congressional Cemetery will host the second annual “Gays & Graves: A Big Gay Festival” on Sunday, June 14 at 11 a.m.
The event will feature pioneering activist Randy Wicker, the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, and new public art installations and programs celebrating LGBTQ+ history. Gays & Graves is an official partner event of Capital Pride 2026.
This event is a daylong Pride celebration blending history, remembrance, art and community. Visitors can shop from LGBTQ+ and allied artists and makers, experience performances and interactive installations, and engage with programs exploring LGBTQ+ history and lived experience.
For more details, visit the cemetery’s website.
Baltimore Pride is underway, taking place from June 8-14.
The Pride Parade will be on Saturday, June 13 at 12 p.m. at Charles Street & North Avenue, followed by the Pride Block Party at 1 p.m. at Druid Hill Park. And then the Pride Festival will be held on Sunday, June 14 at 12 p.m. at Druid Hill Park.
There will be an array of additional events including: a fashion show, a “Suits and Sneakers” reception and a 5k race, among many other events.
For more details, visit Baltimore Pride’s website.
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