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7/26/2019 FC Newsletter Pride 2016
1/122263 Frankfort Ave, Louisville, KY 40206 | 502.893.0788 | www.Fairness.org | @FairnessCam
KY Lawmakers Reject "SeparateBut Equal" Marriage LicensesThe 2016 Kentucky General Assembly was a whirlwind of surprises, setbacks, and even some
progress for LGBT rights in our commonwealth.
We opened the 60-day session in January debating how many marriage license forms our
state would have. Though Republican Governor Matt Bevin had already removed countyclerks signatures by executive order, state legislators wanted to go a step further. Senator
Stephen West, a Republican who represents Kim Davis hometown of Morehead, proposed
a law that would create Separate But Equal marriage license formsone for gay couples,identifying those marrying as Party 1 and Party 2, and one for straight couples, using
Bride and Groom.
Senator Morgan McGarvey, a Louisville Democrat, worked closely with the Fairness
Campaign and ACLU-KY to propose an amendment that would create a single marriage
license form, allowing folks to simply check a box to identify as Spouse, Bride, or Groom.Following a fiery floor debate, Senator McGarveys proposal was defeated 23-15, but not
without garnering support from a flank of Republicans.
In years past, this might have been the end of the conversation. Senate Leadership seldom reneges on a position. But in Frankfort, one must always expect the
unexpected. Several weeks passed, during which time Kentuckians overwhelmingly made their voices heard in support of a single marriage license formeven
Kim Davis agreed that one form was the right solution for Kentucky. Then, on one of the last working days in the House of Representatives, Governor Bevin sent a
surprise letter to the House Judiciary Committee sharing his own support for a single marriage license form, which fast tracked Senator McGarveys bill. Days latereceived unanimous approval by the House.
Still, the bill could have died after thatit would have to face the Senate again, which denied it the previous month. But there was an uncommon air of bi-
partisanship in the Senate on its second-to-last working day of the session. Senator West stood to address the chamber, acknowledging the hard work everyone
had done on the marriage license issue and lamenting the angry messages he had received for his original Separate But Equal proposal. He voted aye on Sena
McGarveys single form solution, as did every other senator presenta unanimous victory!
Other great moments in the legislature this year included a huge Statewide Fairness Rally and the second-ever hearing on the Kentucky Competitive Workforce A
which would prohibit LGBT discrimination across our commonwealth. Republicans co-sponsored that legislation for the first time in history.
But there were also dire warning signs of whats to come in the fight for LGBT rights, which have been stripped away in states like North Carolina and Mississippi.Kentucky nearly joined their ranks with a License to Discriminate bill that would have nullified LGBT Fairness Ordinances in the eight Kentucky cities that have
them. Though with bi-partisan opposition, the "License to Discriminate" passed the Republican-controlled Senate 22-16. Fortunately, the measure was dead on
arrival in the Democrat-controlled House this year, but we cannot rest and risk our rights.
We must remain vigilant and take action often to ensure our voices are heard in Frankfort so that LGBT rights are preserved and advanced. If we dont, we could l
the few protections weve won in Kentucky. Keep the legislative hotline handy(800) 372.7181and go get your brand new, inclusive marriage license form!
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C-FAIR Endorsements
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2015 Year in Review &Friends of FairnessDonors
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2016 "We The People"Dinner
Volunteer for Pride Across KY & State Fair!CONTACT [email protected] or(502) 893-0788 to volunteer/mar
Northern KY Pride June 4 Kentuckiana Pride Parade June Kentuckiana Pride Festival June Lexington Pride June 25 Owensboro Pride Picnic June 26 KY State Fair Aug. 18-28 Morehead Pride Aug. 27
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CFAIR 2016 KENTUCKY PRIMARY ELECTION ENDORSEMENTS
Senate District 33
Senator GeraldNeal
House District 38
Councilman DanJohnson
House District 41
Attica Scott
House District 43
RepresentativeDarryl Owens
House District 46
Allen Schuler
House District 48
Maria Sorolis
Metro Council
District 2
CouncilwomanBarbara Shanklin
Bryan Burns
Councilman David
James
Stephen Reily
Jefferson FamilyCourt Division 9
Judge Gina Kay
Calvert
Metro Council
District 4
Metro CouncilDistrict 6
Metro CouncilDistrict 8
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VOTE MAY 17KY 2016 Primary Election
www.elect.ky.gov
Senator Gerald Neal, who has served nearly three decades in the Kentucky Senate, is C-FAIRs pick for reelection to State SenateDistrict 33. As Minority Caucus Chair, Senator Neal is Louisvilles only Democratic representative in either House or Senate leadership
He has been steadfast on LGBT Fairness and a vocal advocate against discriminatory legislation and civil rights infringements. Hisopponents, Charles Booker and Judge Toni Stringer, are both strong leaders with clear visions for the district.
Councilman Dan Johnsongets the C-FAIR nod for State House District 38 after having received endorsement in his 2014 bid forreelection to the Louisville Metro Council. Councilman Johnson voted for Louisvilles Fairness Ordinance and was a co-sponsor of
Louisvilles successful minimum wage ordinance. He has proven to be a Metro Councilman dedicated to his constituents and webelieve he will serve as vigorously as a state representative. His opponent, McKenzie Cantrell, is a passionate legal advocate for
working families and a first-time candidate we hope to see run for public office again.
Attica Scottis C-FAIRs strong choice for State House District 41 against incumbent Rep. Tom Riner, notable for commandeeringan anti-LGBT letter to the U.S. Supreme Court against the freedom to marry and for brokering the arrangement between Rowan
County Clerk Kim Davis and her lawyers at the Liberty Counsel. As a former member of the Louisville Metro Council, Attica Scott wasoutspoken on issues related to LGBT rights, increasing the minimum wage, vacant and abandoned properties, and was the primary
sponsor of Ban the Box legislation that passed unanimously. She knows how to get things done and wont compromise her strongsocial justice principles.
Representative Darryl Owensis C-FAIR's obvious choice for reelection to State House District 43. Recently appointed Chair of thepowerful House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Owens has been a longtime civil rights leader. He voted for Jefferson Countys LGBT
Fairness Ordinance in 1999 as a County Commissioner, and continues to co-sponsor a Statewide Fairness Law in the General AssembThis year, he granted the second-ever hearing on Statewide Fairness in his committee and led the way to the successful passage of
expungement legislation.
Allen Schuleris a strong progressive who receives the C-FAIR endorsement for State House District 46. A retired school teacher,he notes that charter schools serve the few and undermine our public schools, and he vigorously opposes so-called right to work
legislation and the harm it would do to working families. We believe Allen Schuler has the fire and foresight to lead in Frankfort.
Maria Sorolisis the C-FAIR choice for State House District 48. She has a clear commitment to civil rights and strong opposition todangerously broad religious exemptions, like those proposed in this years License to Discriminate Senate Bill 180. She will be a firm
and pragmatic voice for fairness in Frankfort.
Councilwoman Barbara Shanklinis C-FAIRs endorsement for reelection in Louisville Metro Council District 2. Dr. Shanklin is alongtime friend of Fairness and proponent of LGBT rights. The C-FAIR team was quite impressed with her opponent, Rasean Crawley,
who we hope to see run for office again in the near future.
Bryan Burnsreceives the C-FAIR endorsement for Louisville Metro Council District 4. With a background as varied and diverse as thedistrict he seeks to represent, Bryan Burns brings innovative ideas for economic sustainability, social and educational improvements
and overall community growth based on his true understanding of the inner-workings of both District 4 and metro government.
Councilman David Jamesis a candidate C-FAIR is proud to endorse for reelection to Louisville Metro Council District 6. Councilman
James is not only supportive of LGBT issues, but is well versed in the many issues facing the 6th District, one of the most diverse inLouisville Metro. Councilman James knowledge of the entire breadth and diversity of the district, coupled with his knowledge of hoto get work done, makes him the best choice.
Stephen Reilyis C-FAIRs pick to represent the Highlands Metro Council District 8 long served by Councilman Tom Owen, who isretiring. It is safe to say the entire group of candidates running for this seat represents an embarrassment of richesmost of themwould make excellent council members. Stephen Reily impressed C-FAIR with his leadership style of leading through listening and
with his accomplished record of achievements both professionally and for social justice. He has been a longtime advocate for LGBTrights and reproductive freedom and he characterizes his vision for Louisville Metro as a city that truly welcomes everyone.
Judge Gina Kay Calvertreceives C-FAIRs support for Jefferson County Family Court Division 9 for her continued commitment tofairness and equality and her long career in family law prior to becoming a judge in District Court. She will exercise fairness andcompassion on the bench and add her experience and expertise as a sitting judge.
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Each year the Fairness Campaign prints two Friendsof Fairness lists of our previous years donors inseparate newsletters. The first list is alphabetical, by
name only, and the second is organized by donationamount. We deeply value ALL gifts and thank you for
your incredible support of LGBT rights in Kentucky!
Marc Abrams
Jamie Abrams and Jason Pletcher
Brent AckersonE'Beth Adami
AIDS Services Center Coalition, INCGrace Akers and Maria Price
Michael AldridgeAlex Alexiou
Ton Ali and Dan HouriganAnn Allen
Michael Alt
Dr. Christian Settle AltmanCrystal Angel
Anonymous (75+)Rabbi David Ariel-Joel
Tommy Arnold
Marianna Ashey
Nesher AsnerElsie and Allan AthertonRegan Atkinson
Lisa Aug
Joanne BagshawAria Bailey
George Bailey and Porter WatkinsKen Baker
Nan Baker and Martha Marsh
Colleen BaldersonKimberly Ball
William BallantyneKerri Barger
Mark Baridon
Melissa and Tim BarryBernadette and Randall Barthweeks
David Bartley and Curtis Hawkes
Brooke and Matthew BarzunBryan Bear
Lee Beckhuan and Carolyn KlingeJeff Been and Eric GraningerPatti Bell and Jeanne Hanley
Karen BergBest Buy Co., Inc
Linda and Dale BillingsleyEdith Bingham
Eleanor Bingham Miller
Emily Bingham and Stephen ReilyElzie and Mary Ray Bird
Beth BissmeyerBeth Blackwood
Michael BlairJoAnne Wheeler Bland
Randy Blevins and Matthew Porter
Virginia BlumEthan Boatner
Elaine and Don Bornstein
Gregory Bourke and Michael De LeonFred Borho and Douglas Scott Sorenson
Robert BowdenJason BowenRobyn Bowles
Joan and Dennis BrennanMamie Broadhurst
Carla Sue and Brad BroeckerKeith Brooks
2015 Year in Review & Friends of Fairness Donors
Jan. 9: Papi Edwards, a gender non-conforming
person of color from Indianapolis, is shot andmurdered in Louisville.
Jan. 17: MAP Louisville (Making AcceptancePossible) hosts drag performer Dixie Longate for
an evening benefiting the Fairness Campaign atVernon Lanes.
Collegiate High School student Henry Brousseaubegins an internship with the Fairness Campaign.
Jan. 20: More than 75 Bowling Green businesses
join the Fairness on Fountain Square movementfor a local LGBT Fairness Ordinance at City Hall.
Jan. 26: Chris Hartman celebrates six years as theFairness Campaigns director.
Jan. 28: Fairness staff conduct LGBT 101 trainingfor Southern High School JCPS staff in Louisville.
Feb. 1: Statewide Fairness Laws Senate Bill 156
and House Bill 379 are introduced by Senator
Morgan McGarvey and Representative Mary LouMarzian.
Feb. 12: Fairness supporters join Kentuckians For
The Commonwealths (KFTC) I Love Mountainsrally and lobby day in Frankfort againstmountaintop removal coal mining.
Feb. 15: Several Louisville priests and State
Representative Jim Wayne lead the fourth annualCatholics for Fairness Pilgrimage at the Cathedralof the Assumption urging Archbishop Joseph
Kurtz to support a Statewide Fairness Law.
Feb. 19: The Kentucky Senate EducationCommittee holds the first hearing and vote onSenator C.B. Embr ys anti-transgender Bathroom
Bully Bill Senate Bill 76. The measure wouldrequire chromosomal proof of a students gender
to use the restroom and places a $2,500 bountyon transgender students heads. Atherton HighSchool principal Tom Aberli, Fairness Campaign
intern Henry Brousseau and his mother Dr. KarenBerg, and Fairness director Hartman testify
against the legislation, which fails to earn thevotes necessary to pass committee.
Feb. 23: The Senate Education Committee againcalls Bathroom Bully Bill for a vote. Though there
is bi-partisan opposition, the measure passes.
Feb. 25: The Fairness Campaign joins the ACLU-KYand Muhammad Ali Center to prepare youthleaders for an advocacy day in Frankfort.
Feb. 26: The Louisville Metro Police Departmentand Fairness Campaign launch a six-week LGBT
Citizens Police Academy.
Feb. 27: The Kentucky Senate votes 27-9 to pass
the Bathroom Bully Bill. Six Democrats and threeRepublicans vote against the measure.
March 2: Fairness staff conduct LGBT 101 andGLSEN anti-bullying training for JCPS Pleasure
Ridge Park High School employees.
March 10: Bardstown Fairness supporters join
the Nelson County Human Rights Commission tvoice their support for a local Fairness Ordinanc
at City Hall. All but one Bardstown City Councilmember speak against LGBT rights.
March 12-15: The Fairness Campaign joins dozeof local social justice groups co-sponsoring the
White Privilege Conference in Louisville.
March 17-18: The Freedom to Marry hosts pane
discussions on the impending Supreme Courtmarriage decision in Lexington and Louisville.
Leaders from the Fairness Campaign, ACLU-KY,and Lexington Fairness join Kentucky marriageplaintiffs and Freedom to Marry executive
director Evan Wolfson.
March 19: Fairness director Hartman joins thenational Funders for LGBTQ Issues in Atlanta,Georgia to share organizing and fundraising
victories and challenges in Kentucky.
March 19-22: Fairness staff join the Equality
Federations Southern Leadership Summit inAtlanta, Georgia.
March 23: Students from across Kentucky rally
with the Prichard Committee Student VoiceTeam to rally against the Kentucky Senatesattempt to include the Bathroom Bully Bi ll as a
amendment to their legislation giving studentsa voice on superintendent selection committee
The amendments were a response to theDemocrat controlled Houses refusal to hear thebathroom bill and other divisive legislation.
March 24: Republican senators remove the
Bathroom Bully Bill from the Prichard
Committees legislation, killing the issue oftransgender bathroom use for the year.
The Kentucky Author Forum hosts David Boies,
whose book, Redeeming the Dream: The Casefor Marriage Equality, details his victoriousarguments against Californias discriminatory
Proposition 8.
March 28: Susan Hershberg and her WiltshirePantry host another sold out We The PeopleACLU/Fairness dinner at the Muhammad Ali
Center.
March 31: Fairness director Hartman keynotesCollegiate High Schools Pride Day assembly.
April 2: A dozen Fairness staff and volunteersgraduate from the first Louisville Metro Police
Department LGBT Citizens Police Academy.
April 7: Fairness staff join advocates and lawyers
at the University of Louisville Brandeis School oLaw for a panel discussion on gender bias.
April 8: Fairness staff present The State ofFairness at the annual Affordable Housing
Conference in Lexington.
April 9: The Fairness Campaign joins Northern
Kentucky Universitys Norse Pride Week.
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April 11: Fairness director Hartman presents The
State of Fairness at the University of LouisvillesCollegiate Youth Rights Conference.
April 12: The Fairness Campaign hosts a BonVoyage fundraiser for Kentuckys freedom to
marry plaintiffs headed to the Supreme Court inWashington, D.C.
April 14-15: Owensboro Fairness co-hosts a two-day Awareness and Fairness panel discussion at
Owensboro Community and Technical College.
April 16: Fairness staff conduct LGBT 101
training for UPS employees.
April 18: Fairness director Hartman presentsThe State of Fairness to the Kentucky YoungDemocrats convention in Georgetown and the
GLSEN Moving Forward Together conference inLexington.
April 21: The Fairness Campaign joins the BereaCollege Pride Fair.
April 28: The U.S. Supreme Court hears oral
arguments in Obergefell v. Hodges, which includessix plaintiff couples from Kentucky in Bourke v.Beshearand Love v. Beshear. Fairness Campaign
and ACLU-KY staff rally outside the SupremeCourt with supporters.
April 29: Fairness staff conduct LGBT 101training for Louisville Metro Police Department
academy recruits.
April 30: Fairness director Hartman presents TheState of Fairness to a class at Jefferson Technicaland Community College.
May 6: Fairness Campaign and ACLU-KY staff
co-host a post-show discussion of the LGBTimmigration/marriage film Limited Partnershipatthe Muhammad Ali Center.
May 7: Local Fairness supporters crowd a Midway
public forum on Fairness.
May 7: C-FAIR, the political action committee of
the Fairness Campaign, releases endorsements intwo Kentucky Primary Election races.
May 12: University of Louisville students LandonLauder and Hannah Wilson begin summer
internships at the Fairness Campaign.
May 13: Fairness staff conduct LGBT 101training with the Equal Employment OpportunityCommission (EEOC) in Lexington.
May 14: Fairness staff conduct LGBT 101 training
for the Family Law Conference at the KentuckyAdministrative Office of the Courts in Frankfort.
May 16: Fairness director Hartman joins a paneldiscussion at the New Leaders Council gathering
in Springfield.
May 18: The Midway City Council gives a first
reading to a local Fairness Ordinance.
Henry BrousseauBecky Brown
Bobbie and Richard BrownChristina Lee Brown
Gregory Brown and Scott RogersJoseph Brown
Maureen Brown
Mike BrownBrown-Forman Corporation
Vernon BroylesThomas Bruker and Craig Johnson
Donna Bruschi
Kevin BryanPhilip Bryan
Andrea BuckmanBrian Buford
Jeffrey Buhrman
Troy Burden and Mike MayoJim Burgess and Bob Ferland
Jeffery BurgessPunkin Burke
Judy Burkhardt and Monica Wheat
Zena BurnsJared Burton
Jim Busch and Kathleen O'NeilStephen Buss
Marianne Butler
Sonja ByrdBeverly Byrum
Joan Callahan and Jennifer Crossen
Gina Kay Calvert and I. Joel FrocktStephen Campbell and Heather McHold
Stuart Campbell and Cynthia McCartyJ.R. Cannaday and Allen Montgomery
Mark Cannon and John Tederstrom
Adam CapertonCaperton Realty
Robert CaruthersLindy Casebier
Mary Casey
Karen CassidyVicki Catlin and Barbara Howe
Rob ChambersMegan Chernoshy
Debbie and David Chervenak
Rusty CheuvrontChic Designs Interior & Exterior, LLC
Kelly and Michael ChildersBarry Christensen
Karen Christopher and Avery Kolers
Helen ClaiborneJerry Clark
Clay Daniel Walton & Adams PLCDenise Clayton
Clifton Foundation, Inc
Carrie CoaplenLulah Colan
Jacqueline ColeTimothy Combs and Jim Dickinson
Ryan Combs
The Comfy CowCommunity Foundation of Louisville - Alden
FellowshipNicholas ConderJennifer Conklin
Chris Conliffe and Scott HowardConliffe and Hickey Insurance
Curtis Conlin and Chistopher WelshThe Connection and C2
Maureen Connelly
May 19: Kentucky Primary Election is held.
May 21: As part of Preservation Month, the
Fairness Campaign launches the Kentucky LGBTHeritage Initiative with the University of LouisviAnne Braden Center for Social Justice Research,
the Williams Nichols Collection of LGBT archiveshoused in the University of Louisvilles SpecialCollections, the Kentucky Heritage Council, Stat
Historic Preservation Office, and PreservationLouisville. The project is the result of a matching
grant from the National Park Service and U.S.Department of the Interior as part of their receninitiative to increase the number of listings in th
National Register of Historic Places associatedwith Latinos and other underrepresented
communities, including African Americans, AsiaAmericans, and LGBT Americans.
May 26: Jayne Reece celebrates five years as theFairness Campaigns administrative coordinator
May 30: The Fairness Campaign co-sponsorsNorthern Kentucky Pride in Covington.
June 1: With a 4-2 vote, Midway, population
1,657, becomes the eighth city in Kentucky withlocal LGBT Fairness Ordinance.
Northern Kentucky University student MorganBell begins a summer internship.
June 3: The Fairness Campaign joins Brown-Forman Corporations annual Pride Celebration
June 5: The Fairness Campaigns SAGENet
committee hosts a focus group on LGBT agingissues at Play Dance Bar.
June 6: Fairness director Hartman speaksto graduates of the New Leaders Council in
Lexington.
June 7: The Fairness Campaigns SAGENet
committee hosts a focus group on LGBT agingissues at Metropolitan Community Church of
Louisville.
June 9: Fairness staff conduct LGBT 101 training
for JCPS Certified Social Workers.
June 10: UPS hosts an Inclusive Leadershipevent at the Muhammad Ali Center highlightingLGBT and racial diversity in the workplace.
June 11: The Fairness Campaign joins supporteat Stanton City Hall to propose a local FairnessOrdinance.
June 13: The Temple hosts its inaugural EqualityShabbat to help celebrate Pride Month.
June 15: The Fairness Campaigns SAGENetcommittee hosts a focus group on LGBT aging
issues at Gildas Club of Louisville.
Earlham College student Andrew Pettyjohnbegins a summer internship with the FairnessCampaign.
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Paul Fridell and Mary Alex RohlederHarriette Friedlander
Friends Meeting of Louisville, IncEileen Frueh
Charles Fugate
Amanda FullerFunders for LGBTQ Issues
Ron GaddieCharles Gamble
Joyce and Gordon Garner
Sarah GarrisonJohn Gatton
Mike GattonGE FoundationLayla George
Linda GeorgeCarla Gibert
Terri and L. Courtney GieselCarla Gilbert
David Gill
David GochmanLinda and Stuart Goldberg
Dana GoldmanJudy Goldsmith and Andrew Klapper
Joanna Goldstein
Michael GoodwinKatherine Gotsick
Benjamin GowenBill Graham
Heather Gram
Rebecca GrantMary Moss Greenebaum
Katharine GriswoldDaniel Grossberg
Steve Grover
William GrubbGlenda and James Guess
Aaron Guldenschuh-GattenSandy GulickMaria Gurren
Kenneth Hagan and Angela StallingsAdam Hall
Marcia HamelinJune Hampe
Sarah Hancock
Africa Hands and Debra MumfordPatrick Hanna
Ann HardmanJerry Hardt and Diane YoderLibby and Jonathan Hardy
Paula HarshawMary Lynn Hartman
Patrick HaydenEnid Trucios-Haynes and Ray Haynes
Anne and Smith Haynie
Louis HelmanJoy and Steven Henry
Ken Herndon
Roberta HershbergKaren Hightower
Maria Hines and Ray SchweriDien Ho
Pam Hodges and Mary Neal LinkerJudy Hunter Hodson
Michael Hoffman
Augusta and Gill HollandWilliam Hollander and Lisa Keener
Amy HollidayJane Hope
Stephanie and Andrew Horne
Mary and David HorvathPeter Howard
Marilyn Hrbek and Jim Roberts
Dora and Tom Hubbard
Kyle Cook
Ginny CopenheferRandall Correll
Margaret Costello
Madeline and Dario CoviBob Crawford
Kathleen Crawford and Cindi RammMike Croghan
Karen Cronin and Rosemary Smith
Rita CrowleyKimberly and John Crum
Cassandra Culin and Kyle Ellison
Amanda CundiffDelores and Robert Cunningham
Rachel Cutler and Curtis StaufferDavid Dafoe
Janet DakanMarilyn Daniel
Tim Darst and Angela Lincoln
Alexandra DavisEdwina Davis and Charlotte Wood
Sonja and Keith Farah de VriesJayne Dean-McGilpin
Ann Deibert and Martha Kenney
Helen DeinesDolores Delahanty
David Dempsey and Steve Monaghan
Derby City SistersLeslie Diehm
Elizabeth DinkinsM.T. Doherty
Nick DonohueSam Dorr and Charles Raith
Douglass Boulevard Christian Church
Andrew DowneyJohn Downs
Kathleen and Gary DrehmelClaude Drouet and Rusty Henle
Claire Drucker and Seymour Slavin
Joan and Tom DubayDebra Dudek
Amber and Brent DukeSarah and Joe Dunman
Alex Durall and Brad Hampton
Christy DurrettDustin Edge
Jean EdwardsJaime Ehringer
Jerry Eifler
Glen Elder and Jim GibsonMarshall Eldred and Andree Mondor
Ann-Lynn EllerkampArt Embrey and Terry Laun
Mark England and Michael Handley
Patrick EnglertThe Event Company
Dan FarrellJudith Faulkner and Meta Mendel-Reyes
Brett FechheimerDianne Feltham and Kaye Thompson
Carole Fetter
Rachel FirkinsJohn Fischer and Jon Hamby
Marjorie and Richard Fitzgerald
Jon Fleischaker and Kim GreeneGeorge Flores
Patria Fielding and Virginia ForestDan Forte and Chris Schuster
Donna Fosberg and Jackie Lucas
D.A. FousheeJeff Franklin and Carl Horton
Stephanie Franklin
Sandra Frazier
Jon Freels
June 16: Fairness director Hartman presents TheState of Fairness to Fifth Third Bank employees ata Pride Month Lunch and Learn.
June 17: Fairness Campaign co-founder Jane
Hope passes away.
June 18: The Fairness Campaign joins the ACLU-
KY and others on a Brown-Forman CorporationMarriage Equality panel discussion.
June 19: Hundreds of Fairness volunteers march
in the Kentuckiana Pride Parade.
June 20: The Fairness Campaign joins theKentuckiana Pride Festival.
June 24: The U.S. Census Bureau National
Processing Center in Indiana hosts a Pride MonthObservance featuring the Fairness Campaign.
June 26: LOVE WINS! The U.S. Supreme Courtrules 5-4 in favor of the freedom to marry in
Obergefell v. Hodges, granting LGBT couples theright to marry in all 50 states. The victory includessix plaintiff couples and their attorneys from
KentuckyRev. Maurice "Bojangles" Blanchard
and Dominique James, Greg Bourke and MichaelDe Leon, Tammy Boyd and Kim Franklin, PaulCampion and Randy Johnson, Tim Love and LarryYsunza, and Jim and Luke Meade-Barlowe with
attorneys Dawn Elliott and Shannon Fauver ofthe Fauver Law Office, the ACLU-KY, and Dan
Canon, Joe Dunman, and Laura Landenwichof Clay Daniel Walton and Adams. Hundreds ofKentuckians join Love Wins! Day of Decision
rallies in Bowling Green, Lexington, andLouisville.
June 27: The Fairness Campaign co-sponsorsLexington Pride and joins Cincinnati Pride.
June 28: The Fairness Campaign joins the
Owensboro Pride Picnic.
June 29: The Fairness Campaign celebrates its
24th anniversary.
June 30: A Marriage Celebration hosted byHighland Tap Room in Louisville shuts downBardstown Road and draws thousands of
supporters.
July 2: Kentucky freedom to marry plaintiffs andthe Fairness Campaign join WEKUs EasternStandard in Richmond for a debate on LGBT
marriage.
First Unitarian Church in Louisville ceremoniouslyremoves their Civil Marriage is a Civil Rightbanner that was hung in 2005 following
Kentuckys ban on marriage.
July 8: The new Southern Indiana Equality groupkicks off in New Albany.
July 9: Nearly 1,000 supporters sign petitionsfor a local Fairness Ordinance at the Bowling
Green Fairness pub crawl Love Takes Over: LGBTFairness on Fountain Square!
Fairness Coalition leaders join Stanton residentsat City Hall in support of a Fairness Ordinance.
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July 11: A Marriage Victory Party is hosted byClay Daniel Walton and Adams, the Fauver LawOffice, Fairness Campaign, and ACLU at Theater
Square Marketplace with special guest MaryBonauto, GLADs Civil R ights Project director wh
argued for marriage before the Supreme Court Obergefell v. Hodges.
July 13: The ACLU-KYs case against RowanCounty Clerk Kim Davis, who refuses to issue
marriage licenses to same-gender couples, hasits first hearing.
KETs Kentucky Tonight hosts a debate onthe Supreme Courts freedom to marry ruling
with Fairness director Hartman, St. MatthewsEpiscopal Church Rev. Kelly Kirby, and membersof the Family Foundation.
July 17-19: Fairness Campaign volunteers raise
funds by working a beer truck at the annualForecastle Music Festival.
July 20: The second hearing against County CleKim Davis is held.
July 22-26: Fairness Campaign leaders attend th
Equality Federations Summer Meeting. Fairnessdirector Hartman is elected to the EqualityFederation Board of Directors.
Aug. 3: Elizabethtown Fairness supporters crowCity Hall to call for a local Fairness Ordinance.
Aug. 6: Georgetown Fairness supporters beginorganizing for a local Fairness Ordinance with th
Scott County Chapter of KFTC.
Aug. 10: The Jefferson County Public School(JCPS) Board votes 5-2 in favor of the first readinof a transgender inclusive non-discrimination
policy.
Aug. 11: The Fairness Campaign joins a HarlanCounty Fairness organizing meeting.
Aug. 12: The Fairness Campaign joins the U.S.Department of Agricultures Kentucky LGBT
Rural Summit.
Aug. 19: New Bellarmine University students
volunteer at the Fairness Campaign as part ofKnights in Action: Day of Service."
Aug. 20-30: Hundreds of volunteers staff theFairness Campaigns booth at the Kentucky Stat
Fair.
Aug. 22: The Frankfort Fairness Celebrationdraws community members, families, andleaders to honor LGBT inclusion and the Fairnes
Ordinance passed two years prior.
New University of Louisville students volunteerat the Fairness Campaign as part of the SOULprogram.
Aug. 24: The JCPS Board votes 6-1 to approve
transgender discrimination protections, makingit the second school district in the state to updaits policies.
Human Rights CampaignChris Hungerford
Thomas Hurd and David SickbertGreg Hutcheson and Leonard Mariani
Gray and Ted Isaacs
S. K. Iseminger and L. M. ToddRose and Ampelio Isetti
Jefferson County Teachers AssociationJane Jenkins
Brad Jennings
Elizabeth JentAmy Johnson
Melissa JohnsonRichard Johnson
Helen Jones and Thomas Pike
Jane JonesKaren Jarboe and Nanci Moore
JP Morgan Chase & CoJustFundKY
Tokue Kajihara
Jo Ann Kalb and Deborah ThompsonBarbara Myerson Katz
Donald KavanaughMary Louis KeenanKellner Green PLLC
Gloria Kemper-O'NeilErin Kennedy
Shaun Kenney and Brian WalkerKentucky Housing Corporation
Ellie Kerstetter
Ronald KestlerCasey Kimball
Debbie KingKathryn King
Patrick King and Ariane Spitaels
John KleberMiriam Klein and Marc Leibson
Kelly KleinertBruce Kleinschmidt
James Klump
Rita KnowlesDonald Kohler
Robert KowsalukCarol Kraemer and Jen Straub
Kathy and Joe Kremer
Ed Kruger and Jeff RodgersLawrence la Fountain
Mary Ann and Michael LambertKathy and Lew Lancaster
Marian Lancaster
Amy LandonRuby Layson
James and Nancy LeachJennifer Leibson
Melanie Levin
Belle and Philip LevySally Levy
Sandra Lewis
Anne and Tony LindauerLisa Linke
Judy and Steven LippmannCory Lockhar
Loren LoogerJudy and Fred Look
Keith Look
Lee LookLouisville Seminary
Jessica Loving and Sheryl SnyderTodd LoweDoug Lowry
Barbara LuckettRebecca Ludlow
Brian Lusk
David Brian Lusle
Lynlee Lynbrook
Alice Lyon and Mary O'DohertySusan Maakestad
Sally MacDonaldDouglas Magee and Anne Marie Regan
Allison Maggiolo
Stephen MagnusDarrell Mahone
Heather MahoneyMAP Louisville
Sam Marcosson
Christine Connerty Marin
Mark England AssociatesAnne and Melvin Maron
Janice MartinMarvin Martin and Neil Mellen
Tom Massey and Richard SchwarzRebecca Matheny
Theresa and James MayerPeggy and Irv Maze
Leslie Brown McBride
Judith McCandlessDebra McChane
Jamie McClardDebra McCurdy
Morgan McGarvey
Randall McKenzie
Diana McLeodEduardo MenesesTodd Mercier
Melissa Mershon
Susan MessingLinda and Ronald Metts
Janice MeyerTheresa and Martin Meyer
Scott Meyer
Meyer Consulting LLCBill Michael
Harriet and Katherine MillerRita Miller
Christopher Miller and William Stanley
Carolyn Miller-CooperTaryn Miller-Stevens
Susan MilliganWeston Milliken
Krista Mills
Marta MirandaTimothy Mitchell
Lisa MontebelloBenjamin MooreJennifer Moore
Kaitlin MoorePatricia Moore
Charlotte MorganMorgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC
Donna Morton
Eric MoserMarc Mourer
Eamon and Jennifer MulvihillMichael NeumannCarrie Neumayer
Lisa NeuttilaNew World Foundation
Carol NiehausJeff Noble
Tom Jones and Rick Nottingham
Ellen and Michael O'ConnellSheila O'Donnell-Schuster
David O'NeillMary Beth and Joe O'Reilly
Robyn Ochs
Dana OliverLisa Osanka
Dianna Ott
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Elizabethtown Fairness supporters speak at CityHall for a local Fairness Ordinance.
University of Kentucky College of Social Workstudent Maggie Carnes and University of
Louisville Kent School of Social Work Mastersstudent Patrick Sherwood begin practicums with
the Fairness Campaign.
Aug. 25: #BlackTransLivesMatter organizers,
including Stand Up Sunday and Fairness leaders,hold an event in Louisvilles Central Park to
call attention to the overwhelming number ofmurders of trans people of color in 2015.
The Fairness Campaign hosts a delegation ofyoung Iraqi leaders with the World Affairs Council.
Louisville Archbishop Joseph Kurtz calls ameeting with Greg Bourke and the Fairness
Campaign to inform Bourke he is still barred fromserving as a Boy Scout leader despite the Boy
Scouts of Americas recent policy change allowingLGBT adult leaders.
Aug, 27: Dozens of volunteers and staff with theJefferson County Teachers Association, ACLU-KY,
and Fairness Campaign protest the KentuckyFarm Bureaus discriminatory policies at theirannual Country Ham Breakfast at the State Fair.
During a silent protest, Kentucky State Policearrest Fairness co-founder Carla Wallace, Sonja
Farah de Vries, and Fairness director Hartman.
Sept. 1: Rowan Countians protest County Clerk
Kim Davis.
Shelby County Fairness supporters, with theShelby County Chapter of KFTC, protest the lackof Human Rights Commission appointments at
the Shelby County Fiscal Court.
Sept. 3: Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis is sentto jail for refusing to comply with Federal JudgeDavid Bunnings order that she issue marriage
licenses.
Sept. 14: Kim Davis office begins issuing alteredmarriage licenses to all couples.
Sept. 15: Supporters from all over the U.S. donateto the viral Twitter account @NextToKimDavis'"Pizza Party" benefiting the Fairness Campaign.
Sept. 17: Fairness staff conduct LGBT 101
training for the EEOC in Indianapolis and JCPSstaff in Louisville.
Sept. 19: The Fairness Campaign participatesin the inaugural Louisville Pride Festival on
Bardstown Road. Mayor Greg Fischer and theLouisville Convention and Visitors Bureau host theWorlds Largest Wedding Reception for a lesbian
couple who won a Dream Louisville Wedding inthe Say I Do in Lou LGBT marriage promotion by
the city.
Sept. 20: The Fairness Campaign joins the
Louisville AIDS Walk.
Dr. Ryan Combs of the University of LouisvilleSchool of Public Health and Information Sciencesbecomes a Fairness Campaign co-coordinator.
Sept. 22: Fairness director Hartman presents Th
State of Fairness to Transylvania Young Dems.
Sept. 23: Adath Jeshurun Synagogue highlights
the Fairness Campaign arrests and Kentucky FarBureaus discriminatory policies in a Yom Kippur
sermon.
Sept. 24: The Fairness Campaign participates in
Bellarmine University and University of Louisvillcommunity service fairs.
Sept. 26: The Fairness Campaign participatesin an event supporting Planned Parenthood of
Indiana and Kentucky.
Sept. 28-Oct. 2: University of Louisville hostsits annual Pride Week with keynote PatrisseCullors of the #BlackLivesMatter movement, co-
sponsored by the Fairness Campaign.
Oct. 1: Fairness donors participate in theCommunity Foundation of Louisvilles Give LocLouisville day of giving.
Oct. 3: Brown-Forman Corporations Fairness
Over Louisville event at Play Dance Bar honors
2015 Champions of Fairness, including theRowan County Rights Coalition, couples
suing Kim Davis, marriage equality plaintiffsand lawyers, longtime Fairness Campaign
co-coordinator Dr. Kaila Story, longtimeadministrative coordinator Jayne Reece,#BlackTransLivesMatter organizers, and more.
The Fairness Campaign co-hosts an Idea Festiva
talkback on two new films, Under the Mango Trand Deep Run.
Oct. 5: Fairness Campaign intern Henry Brousseaorganizes a protest of the Association of Certifie
Biblical Counselors anti-LGBT convention at TheSouthern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Oct. 8: The Jefferson County Attorneys Officerecommends charges be dropped against theFairness Campaigns Kentucky Farm Bureau
protesters. Judges dismiss charges against allthree protesters.
Shelbyville Fairness supporters continue toprotest the lack of Human Rights Commissioner
this time at the Shelbyville City Council.
Oct. 11: JustFundKY hosts the Kentucky premierof the movie PRIDEin Lexington.
Oct. 12: C-FAIR, the political action committee o
the Fairness Campaign, announces endorsemenin six state and local races.
Oct. 13: Fairness staff conduct LGBT 101
training for Louisville Society of Human ResourcManagement.
Oct. 16-18: The Louisville LGBT Film Festival isheld.
Oct. 22: The Fairness Campaign joins Louisville
Showing Up for Racial Justice in an InternationDay Against Police Brutality event and joinsthe Fair Event Vendors Alliance for a Love Won
Wedding Show.
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David OyenDave PafundiLinda Pajaujis
Kiri PalmKatherine Parker
William ParkerKathleen Parks
Constance Parrish and David Williamson
Diane PartridgeDjenita and Resad Pasic
Laurel Paul
Beth PerryAndy Perry and John Sistarenik
Nancy PetersonJessica Phelps
Jan PhillipsFrank Pierce
Play Dance Bar
PNCPaula Porter and Vanessa Taylor
Benjamin PostEugenia and John Potter
Colleen Powell
Jan PowellBrian Pozun
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DaMara PryorDerek Pugh
Carol PyeGloria Quigley
Race ForwardBridget Radford
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Joan and Jovelino RamosHeather Randolph
Ron Randolph and Rocky RobinsonNancy Rankin and Whitworth Stokes
Paul Ratliff
Sarah ReedDavid Reeves
Regional First Title Group, LLCSusan Reigler
Edith Rein
John ReisertAnne Renner-Evans
Gil ReyesNancy Reynolds
Eric Rich
Sean RileyJanet and Richard Rink
Christina RiserEllen Robertson
Gregory Robertson and Brian Williams
Stacey RobinsonJack Roby
James RoemerTeouline and John Rose
Elizabeth RosenSiddy RosenbergKynthia Rosgeal
Laura Ruocco
Russell Immigration Law Firm, LLCNancy Russman and Elizabeth Stith
Anne Marie RussoKathy Salomon
Melanie Salsbury
Vincent SanchezBarbara and E. Halsey Sandford
Andrea SandovalElizabeth and Donald Sands
Shelley Santry and Shannon White
Steven and Kate Rudd Sarfin
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Oct. 23-25: Come Together Kentucky is held atMurray Sate University with Fairness Campaign
co-sponsorship.
Nov. 1: Dora James celebrates two years as the
Fairness Campaigns Western Kentucky organizer.
Nov. 3: The Kentucky General Election is held.
Nov. 4: Jamie McClard, an Albany, Kentucky native
who served as a Fairness Campaign intern andhelped lead the Georgetown College movement,
is hired as administrative coordinator.
Nov. 6: Fairness Coalition leaders join a
talkback discussion on Collegiate High Schoolsproduction of The Laramie Project.
Nov. 15: The Fairness Campaign joins HighlandPresbyterian Church for a discussion on LGBT
rights and marriage in Kentucky.
Judith Faulkner, a founding member of Bereansfor Fairness, becomes a Fairness Campaign co-coordinator.
Nov. 17: Bowling Green Fairness jam-packs City
Hall to present the nearly 1,000 signed petitionsand more than 100 local businesses in favor of aFairness Ordinance.
Nov. 21: The first Transwomen NationalBanquet honors several Fairness Campaign and
community leaders along with special guestDr. Marci Bowers, world renowned transgender
gender confirmation surgeon.
Nov. 14-20: Transgender Week of Awareness and
Day of Remembrance is observed.
Dec. 1: The Fairness Campaign helps coordinateKentuckiana AIDS Alliances World AIDS Dayevent at the new Volunteers of America Mid-
States office.
Dec. 10: Fairness director Hartman is named anAlden Fellow by the Community Foundation ofLouisville.
Dec. 11-13: Fairness director Hartman joins the
Equality Federations board retreat in New York,including Race Forward training.
Dec. 17: Louisville earns a perfect 100 from theHuman Rights Campaigns Municipal Equality
Index of LGBT inclusivity, making it one of onlytwo cities in the South outside of Florida andTexas with a perfect score. Other Kentucky
scores include: Bowling Green 17; Covington 57;Frankfort 58; Lexington 73; Owensboro 20.
Dec. 22: Newly elected Republican KentuckyGovernor Matt Bevin issues five executive
orders, including those that repeal voting rightsrestoration for former felons and amend marriage
licenses to remove the names of county clerks.
The Fairness Campaign is a member ofKentucky's Fairness Coalition, which includesthe American Civil Liber ties Union of Kentucky,the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights,and Lexington Fairness.
Jeff SauerZan and Mark Sawyer-Dailey
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Richard ScruggsCarol Seales
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Natalie Smith
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Cliff ToddRose Mary Toebbe
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Neely TuckerDandrea Turner
United Way of KentuckyUPS Foundation, Inc
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Russ VandenbrouckeJohnnie Vaughan
Lucy VinczeElizabeth and Jim Voyles
Robert Wagner
Robert WalkerCarla Wallace
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"We The People" | 2016 ACLU/Fairness Dinner
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Special thanks to our "We The People" sponsors!
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