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Kentucky Equality Federation and StoryCorps - Shannon Ratliff - Growing Up Gay in Southern Kentucky

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Uploaded by on May 17, 2011

Shannon Ratliff is currently the Employment Analyst in the Human Resources Office at Eastern Kentucky University, one of the Commonwealth's largest universities. In addition, Ms. Ratliff serves on the Diversity Committee. Ms. Ratliff is also a Kentucky Equality Federation Ambassador of Goodwill, an honor and mark of distinction bestowed on progressive, pro-equality people, lawmakers, and organizations.  It is one of Kentucky Equality Federation's highest honors.




Ms. Ratliff is also involved in The Alphabet Center at Eastern Kentucky University by volunteering at events as often as possible.

Our partnership with StoryCorps made news around the Commonwealth, national news, and International news. It made the front page of the Lexington-Herald Leader and The Atlantic magazine. It was also broadcast on National Public Radio (NPR) and local radio staions. For additional information, visit http://news.kyequality.org and http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/04/growing-up-gay-in-appalac...

News: http://news.kyequality.org

Palmer hopes the oral history project will make people realize LGBT people are contributing members of society. "We have jobs, we pay our taxes. To me it's no different from being born blind. I was born this way and that's the way God intended me to be. It's about tolerance and acceptance. If they hear these stories -- stories of real people who have faced discrimination, harassment and name-calling, they may think twice about opening their mouths and saying something derogatory or negative."

For pictures, visit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kentuckyequalityfederation/sets/72157626654931002/

Kentucky Equality Federation and StoryCorps - Shannon Ratliff - Growing Up Gay in Southern Kentucky

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