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STONEWALL BAR ASSOCIATION __----- OF GEORGIA INC. ----- P.O. Box 7708, Atlanta, Georgia 30357-0708 
Kay Y. Young, who was born on March 22, 1961 and passed away on August 3, 2007, was truly one of the shining stars in our community, devoting her entire career to fighting for those who needed it most. Since 2007, the Stonewall Bar Association of Georgia, in celebration of her life and in honor of her legacy, has awarded the Kay Y. Young Scholarship to enable law students to participate in the Lavender Law Conference and Career Fair of the National LGBT Bar Association. Kay graduated with a degree in English from Hunter College and her law degree from Howard University. Kay began practicing law in Georgia in 1980, first working for the Emergency Land Fund, where she fought against land speculators who were unscrupulously buying property at depressed prices from unsuspecting rural landowners. She then worked at Georgia Legal Services from 1982 until 1997, when she entered private practice, concentrating on lobbying and adoption law. She was very focused on helping vulnerable children find good homes, where they could have fun and enjoy being children, rather than having to grow up too soon. She also worked as a counselor and board member at a Quaker camp for kids in Plymouth, Vermont. In 1980 Kay was a founding member of Sisters, a black lesbian support group based in Atlanta. She also served as President of the ACLU of Georgia and the Women’s Policy Group. In addition to being a lobbyist herself, Kay taught lobbying skills to many diverse groups, including Georgia Equality, Gay Black Pride 2001, Cobb Citizens’ Coalition, the Women’s Policy Group, and the Atlanta Tradeswomen’s Network. Beginning in 1987 Kay worked as a registered lobbyist at the Georgia General Assembly, representing numerous non-profits including Georgia Equality, Women’s Policy Group, Task Force for the Homeless and many others. She worked to help pass Georgia’s first hate crimes law, fought against the so-called Boy Scouts protection bills, worked to ensure fairness in placing troubled children in alternative schools, worked to create a standby guardianship for children of terminally ill parents, fought to protect the separation of church and state in public schools, and helped victims of domestic violence gain easier access to the courts. Kay was a charter member of the Stonewall Bar Association, serving on the Board from 1997-2002. She chaired Stonewall’s Pride Committee in 1997 and was our Secretary from 1998-2002. In 2003, Stonewall Bar recognized her tireless efforts by awarding her the Outstanding Service to the Stonewall Community Award. In 2008, the State Bar of Georgia awarded Kay the Randolph Thrower Achievement Award for Community Service. More than all these accomplishments, however, all of us will remember Kay as a shining light and inspiration to fight for justice and quality; few waged this fight with the style and grace Kay displayed every day. All who knew her will never forget how her megawatt smile and incredible sense of humor could light up a room as soon as she walked in. Linda Lowe, a longtime friend and fellow lobbyist, recalls that “Kay could always find something funny in any situation, and was particularly able to find the good in anyone she met, even when others could not see it.” Kay shared 25 wonderful years with her beloved partner, Melinda Agee. They were a constant in our community, at every Stonewall dinner and function, their love and devotion to each other always so obvious, so clear and beautiful, an inspiring example to all of us. The recipients of this year’s Kay Y. Young Scholarship are Brian W. Kaufman, a rising second year student at Emory Law School, and Andrew Wills, a rising second year student at the University of Georgia School of Law. Directory: Resources -> Documents Documents -> Biological and Biomedical Sciences Program Community Education Initiative Documents -> Overturning the. Settlehent: march 1989 and after Documents -> Former Governor of Washington, us secretary of Commerce and Ambassador to China Documents -> Silent Auction Categories Documents -> Let us help you simplify the complex! Documents -> Handle® Screener Course (Level 3) Documents -> January 29, 2015 Maeven Sipes Documents -> Urban league guild ora taylor scholarship application Download 9.28 Kb. Share with your friends:
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