Billy Jack Gaither (1/21/1960 - 2/19/1999) was abducted and beaten to death with an axe handle. His killers burned his body atop a pile of old tires. Because he was gay. But today, Billy Jack is not even a statistic.
Please make plans to attend the 12th Annual Vigil for Victims of Hate and Violence. State Capitol Steps in Montgomery. (Rain location: Union Station Train Shed)
A free concert by The Shouting Stones begins at 3pm.
Keynote Speaker: Gwynedd A. Thomas, Ph.D.
First openly intersexed or transgender faculty member at Auburn University.
Music by the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Choir.
Presentation of the 3rd Annual Billy Jack Gaither Humanitarian Award
Sponsored by Alabama NOW, Color It Pride, Equality Alabama, Immanuel Presbyterian Church, New Hope Metropolitan Church, PFLAG, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship