Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Hatred In The Kentucky Hills, 'Big Bang Theory' Star Comes Out And More

Wednesday, May 23, 2012
HARLAN COUNTY, Ky. -- In the middle of an April night last year, a young gay man named Kevin Pennington crawled out of the woods in the remote hills of southeastern Kentucky, looking for help. Bruises and cuts covered his face and body and he limped down the road, dragging his ankle along the asphalt, until he reached a pair of empty cabins in a clearing -- a ranger's station -- and smashed out a window in one and climbed inside.

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