Back in June, I had the great honor of being asked to cover the 25th anniversary celebration of the Fairness Campaign for Modern Louisville magazine. The publication itself is relatively new and focuses on LGBTQ issues.
Yer Girlfriend on stage.
For the Fairness Campaign to have been around for 25 years is nothing short of amazing. Long before the Supreme Court ruled that love won, they’ve been fighting the good fight for equality in a southern city. That’s obviously not the easiest sell in the world. It still isn’t as any visit to Rowan County can attest. However, you can’t ignore the power of what they’ve done and the effect they’ve had on the discussion.
You can and should pick up the magazine. It will do a couple of things. It will show that you support local publications which is near and dear to my heart, and it will show just how far our city has come in the struggle for equality. I don’t mean that fight is over because it’s not. But there is progress.
Dr. Kaila Story and Jaison Gardner.
Mark Baridon and Axel Nava-Sanchez.
Antonia Lindauer and Tim Holman.
Lisa Gunterman, Dr. Kaila Story, Becky Roehrig and Jaison Gardner.
Dennis and Lynn Hartman.
Shane Less and Billie Free.
Mike Mattingly and Chris Hartman.
Nicole Luddington and Shonta Gibbs.
Carla Wallace, Lisa Osanka, Teresa Lajara and Arelene Grullon.
Amanda Stahl.
Andrew Stone and Shannon Porter.
Jeff Been, Jefferson County Attorney Mike O’Connell and Eric Graninger.
Deb Hatfield with Brandy and Jessica Chamberlain.
Mike Croghan and Bob Ferland.
Elizabeth Scott and Shelton McElroy.
Cynthia and Dottie Dare with Ann Ellerkamp and Lisa Aug.
Tom Jones, Angela Hagen, Roe Squire and Phillip Morgan.
Kristen Massingill and Maggie Johnson.
Carolyn Fust and Patricia Van Houten.
Elizabeth Jent and Tim Holz.
Sam Marcusson and K. A. Owens.
Dancing to the music of Yer Girlfriend.
Ann Ellerkamp and Lisa Aug.
Holly Knight and Adam Hall.
Adam Schuartz and Roman Melendez.
The presentation portion of the evening.
Henry Brousseau and Jamie McClard.
Diane Moten and Frances Black.
Jen Staub, Attica Scott, Carol Kraemer, Shameka Parrish-Night, Keith Farah – deVries, Sonja Farah – deVries, Dawn Wilson, Carla F. Wallace and T. Gonzales.
