A conservative political group has singled out six University of Kentucky professors in fliers because their teaching, research and outside activities deal with subjects such as same-sex couples, abortion and queer theory.

The Family Foundation of Kentucky issued the fliers, which question the need to spend state funds supporting the six individuals, to state lawmakers who were in Frankfort last week for a special session on pension reform.

Kent Ostrander, the foundation's executive director, said photos, short bios and salaries that appear on the fliers were taken from UK's Web site and should not be construed as ammunition for .personal attacks..

.That's not our intent one iota,. he said. .We did not go after anybody. We're not trying to stigmatize those folks..