LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Feast, dance and change the life of a young person all in one night. That’s the idea behind the second, annual Feast on Equality, a fundraiser benefitting the LGBT Center at the University of Louisville.
Tickets are now on sale for the Nov. 22 event at the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage, 1701 W. Muhammad Ali Blvd. Cocktails will be served at 7 p.m. and dinner will begin at 8 p.m. Tickets are $100 per person and can be purchased online at www.feastonequality.com.
Proceeds will go through the Feast on Equality Fund, a part of UofL’s Charting Our Course comprehensive campaign, to provide ongoing support for LGBT students at UofL. Fund money will be used to support the LGBT Center’s daily operation; support for students coming out of or into a crisis, training for faculty and staff, and student participation in national conferences.
The 2012 sold-out Feast on Equality raised $86,000. Friends of the center organized the event to help students who had lost their support systems after coming out.
“The Feast on Equality is an opportunity for the community to support the work of our center,” said Brian Buford, LGBT Center director. “When people hear about the challenges that many LGBT students face—like bullying, isolation and family rejection—they want to help. I’m still floating from last year’s Feast on Equality, because I have seen what a dramatic difference it made in the lives of LGBT students.”