25 Faces of Fairness: Dawn Wilson

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Dawn Wilson she/her Louisville

Use one queer slang word to describe Kentucky! 

Slay

How did you activate and organize your community for equality?

Being  present for the community. Using my skills as  the Commission’s Education Chairperson, responsible to facilitate communications with the community at large in an effort to establish dialogues around the current disconnects that exist currently in the educational system dealing with access and diversity. Organizing  quarterly dialogue with the Jefferson County School Board, developing a partnership to create an environment that will foster learning at a higher level, engaging parents, educating teachers and advocating for all students especially for our youth and the LGBTQ+ community at large regardless of race, ceed or color.  

In the last 25 years, what is one moment that gave you hope for Kentucky’s fight in equality?

After the merger we were able to combine the city and county Fairness Ordinances into one entity with power to protect everyone .

What do you think is next for Kentucky in the fight for Equality?

Let’s start with reinstating abortion rights and restoring  the right of parents to decide medical treatment of gender affirming care for their child.

What are Kentucky’s greatest strengths when it comes to the fight for Queer equality? 

Our tenacity and our resilience. We never give up.