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LOVE IS LOVE

3rd Annual Community Fundraiser

LOVE IS LOVE: 3rd Annual Community Fundraiser

Fun night with community members, elected officials, and candidates running for office throughout Indiana. The night will feature numerous hors d'oeuvres, drinks, music entertainment, a silent auction, and numerous LGBTQ+ elected officials across the country including Rep. Keturah Herron (KY).

Date:

Saturday, February 10th, 2024

Time:

6-8 pm ET

Location:

Union Hall - Indianapolis Professional Firefighters Local 416

748 Massachusetts Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46204

Our Program

Thank you for joining us!

6:00 pm    Doors Open (Virtual Attendees enter Zoom)

6:00pm-6:45 pm   Guests can help themselves to food, drinks, and bid on auction items.

6:45pm Welcome Address

6:55pm Opening remarks

7:00pm Special Guest Speakers Keturah Herron

7:30pm Q&A

7:35pm     Presentation of the Stonewall Champions Award

7:45pm     Thanks and continue to enjoy the evening!

8pm         Join us at Metro for post-event fun!

Join us on a colorful and extravagant journey as we celebrate love.

On Saturday, February 10, we will gather at the Indianapolis Fire Fighters Museum in support of Indiana Stonewall Democrats and our mission of supporting, endorsing, and voting for Democratic candidates that share our values. Your attendance and support of our first annual Love is Love event will not only provide an entertaining evening, but you will be a part of the change we want to see in Indiana. As done in previous years, we will present our Stonewall Champion Award in recognition of the commitment and work towards promoting equality and celebrating diversity within and beyond the LGBTQ+ community.

*All proceeds support candidates up and down the ballot in 2022 through the Indiana Stonewall Democrats Endorsement Fund.*

Stonewall Honors:

2024 Stonewall Champion Award

In recognition of the commitment and work towards promoting equality and celebrating diversity within and beyond the LGBTQ+ community.

Special Guest Speaker

We are honored to feature amazing LGBTQ+ leaders at our Love is Love event.

Rep. Keturah Herron (KY)

Keturah Herron is a youth and justice advocate, former policy strategist, and the first openly LGBTQ+ person elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives. She was raised by a single mom in Kentucky and is a proud product of our public schools.

Keturah grew up immersed in sports and went to the University of Louisville for sports administration, and later earned a Master’s Degree in Corrections and Juvenile Justice from Eastern Kentucky University. She began work running sports programs for kids in the foster care system and the juvenile justice system, and learned she had a passion for working with and helping young people. It’s what has motivated her for her entire life. Later, when her cousin was incarcerated, Keturah took guardianship of her two minor sons, which gave her a deeper understanding of the effects of the criminal justice system on Kentucky families.

Keturah has taken this experience and made a career of working for Kentucky families and youth, managing educational programs for kids in foster care and juvenile justice facilities, and serving as a case manager for justice-impacted families. Keturah also served as a policy strategist for the ACLU of Kentucky, and is now a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives.

Before being elected to office, Keturah crafted public policy to make Louisville and Kentucky safer for everyone. After the tragic killing of Breonna Taylor at the hands of Louisville police, Keturah worked to pass Breonna’s Law—banning no-knock warrants—through the Louisville Metro Council in just 17 days. Less than a year later, she played a pivotal role in putting together a bipartisan coalition to pass a statewide ban on no-knock warrants in the General Assembly.

Our Sponsors

Our goal in 2024 is to raise more than $24,000 from auction and ticket sales, individual donations, and support from sponsors. The money we raise during Love is Love directly supports the Stonewall Endorsement Fund.

Previous Love Is Love Sponsors

Consider adding your organization’s name to the list of our many sponsors.

Title Sponsor

Ann M. Stack, Philanthropist

Gold

Congressman André Carson, Congressional District 7

John Hamilton for Mayor of Bloomington

Cindy and Mayor Tom Henry, Fort Wayne

Silver

Senator J.D. Ford, Senate District 29

Senator Fady Qaddoura, Senate District 30

Prosecutor Ryan Mears, Marion County

Councillor Vop Osili, Indianapolis District 11

Councillor Kristin Jones, Indianapolis District 16, Candidate for Senate District 46

Councillor Keith Potts, Indianapolis District 2

Chris Becker for Recorder, Candidate for Marion County Recorder

Bruce Hayes & Gerald Ediger

Josh Owens, Former Gubernatorial Candidate

Amy & Les Miller

Kristen Self

Amy Levander, Executive Director Hoosier Women Forward

Kristin Kohn, Silver in the City

Patti Yount, DNC Member

Jon Hooker, Central Indiana Building Trades Council

Dave Frye, Indiana Laborers District Council

Barbara Lawrence, Marion County Treasurer

Donald Griffin, Deputy Mayor of Bloomington

Bronze

Russ Sipes, ISD Board Member

Whitcomb Klinkose Group

George & Jessica Brinson

Jordan & Dustin Nowaskie

Andy & Kami Nielson

Clark Collier

Darren Dye

Andrea Hunley, Candidate for Senate District 46

Veronica Pejril, Greencastle City Councillor, ISD Board Member

Victoria Wilburn, Candidate for House District 32

Robert Dion, ISD Board Member

Freedom Kolb

E Thomasina Marsili, 8th District Chair, ISD Board Member

Councillor Crista Carlino, Indianapolis District 6

Councillor Ethan Evans, Indianapolis District 4

George Howard

Our Local Business Partners

ISD supports local businesses and we appreciate them supporting us. Special shout out to them for supporting us either financially, silent auction materials, and venue space.

It’s not too late to become a sponsor

Become a sponsor today by returning a check or using the link to receive all the benefits of sponsorship.

Your generosity will help us take our seats at the table.

COVID-19 PROTOCOLS

*Event Safety: Love is Love will follow guidance and enforce recommendations from local health

departments and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regarding large gatherings to prevent the

spread of COVID-19.*

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