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kentuckylgbt.org - Kentucky's LGBT Community - Kentucky High School / Middle School (Youth) Outreach Director

Tara Morrison
Youth Outreach Director

Ms. Morrison graduated in 2008; while in high school she attempted to start a GSA but could never find a teacher to sponsor the club.  Still, she is determined to Kentucky's LGBTI teenagers a voice in their community. A teen herself she is very passionate about this issue, and hopes to get results for the next school year.

She works with teens across the Commonwealth to help fight issues in school systems because of sexual orientation/gender identity, and to give them support in coming out and dealing with discrimination. She is applying for college in the fall to become a professional photographer.

Direct Link:  Youth Support Group

Bullying, violence, and discrimination are all things we face in Kentucky public and private schools. From the Leslie County High School, Red Bird Mission School, Knott County High School, Fayette County Public School (such as Henry Clay High School), to Jefferson County Public Schools, etc. this group is for all current students and alumni at Kentucky high and middle schools who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning their sexual orientation, or our straight allies.

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This group is operated by the Youth Outreach Director of Kentucky Equality Federation to facilitate communication, cooperate, and support between the Commonwealth's high school's and middle school's.

ABOUT OUR YOUTH OUTREACH DIRECTOR:
At Kentucky Equality Federation (who is also the sponsor of Marriage Equality Kentucky), Outreach Directors focus on educating the public about LGBTIQ issues (including marriage equality) within targeted communities – providing information and sharing our message in specific ways, as well as contributing information regarding their communities to our statewide organization. The Outreach Directors carry the responsibility for reaching members of the larger LBGTIQ community that too often have not been included, either in positions of leadership or in public education.

Last Updated (2009-07-11 22:18:50)

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Michelle   04/30/09 3:50 pm
My daughter
My daughter is going threw a hard time in school with all the teachers, discriminating against her and her friends today it was NO gay person is allowed to go to the restroom. How do you deal with that?

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Every day, LGBTI people are denied many of the freedoms enjoyed by other Americans. We are committed to secure full equality for the LGBTI community of the Commonwealth. Your support is critical to our success. Please fund our efforts to end discrimination in Kentucky.

The origins of the Federation can be traced back to November 01, 2005 when Jordan Palmer created a political group of MySpace.com to discuss gay politics in Kentucky.  The group reached over 500 members within 3 months and was named “Kentucky Equal Rights.”

On March 22, 2006, Jordan Palmer and Nick Herweck organized a protest at the Governor’s Mansion to protest funding to a religious Baptist school in Southern Kentucky that had expelled a gay student. The protest, held when 20,000 people visited the Capitol for the Governor’s Annual Derby Breakfast made headlines across Kentucky, and the nation.  Soon thereafter, Kentucky Equality was incorporated as Federation for Kentucky Equality, Inc.

Today, Federation for Kentucky Equality is a statewide organization that reaches nearly 11,000 individuals and 6 groups across the Commonwealth of Kentucky and is a member of the International Lesbian & Gay Association.

 

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