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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NOVEMBER 1, 2007
Contact:
Christina Gilgor, Kentucky Fairness Alliance Executive Director, (859) 420-6677
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE, REV. TODD EKLOF TO BE HONORED AT OUT & ABOUT GALA
Kentucky Fairness Alliance Louisville Event Set for November 10.
Louisville --- The Kentucky Fairness Alliance will honor the University of Louisville at its third annual Out & About gala on November 10. The University will receive an Ampersand Award for Inclusiveness in recognition of its commitment to fair healthcare for its employees. Rev. Todd Eklof of Clifton Unitarian Church will receive the KFA Community Service Award to recognize his commitment to fairness for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Kentuckians.
“We are pleased to recognize Ref. Eklof and the University of Louisville at this year’s Out & About for their leadership and support of the GLBT community,” said KFA Executive Director Christina Gilgor. “Their examples serve as inspiration for all of us, as we work together build a fair Kentucky for everyone. The people of Louisville, and GLBT Kentuckians across the state should be proud of these leaders’ accomplishments.”
KFA will also honor Bradley Hamilton of Carrollton for his commitment to electronic activism. The 2007 Jason Johnson Scholarship will be presented to Tonya Sumpter of Somerset.
The 2007 Out & About gala will feature Master of Ceremonies Jeff Lutes, a Kentucky native and the executive director of Soulforce. Victor Basile of Baltimore’s Moveable Feast and the Human Rights Campaign Foundation Board of Directors will deliver the keynote address. Louisville jazz favorite Robbie Bartlett will provide entertainment.
This year’s Out & About gala will take place on November 10 at the Frazier International History Museum. For more information or to RSVP, please visit kentuckyfairness.org, or contact Jody Cofer, Chair, KFA Board of Directors at 270-703-1582 or jodycofer@bellsouth.net.
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With over 10,000 members, the Kentucky Fairness Alliance seeks to advance equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people through leadership development, public education and by encouraging participation in the democratic process.
The Ampersand symbolizes the solidarity we are building through Friends & Family, and suggests the inclusiveness we are working toward. It reflects the idea that no one individual, legislator, organization, or city can carry all the water for equality. Our success lies in our solidarity.
