Despite lackluster speaker draws (compared to Governor Schweitzer or Barack Obama in 2006) the KDP’s annual convention Washington Days had one of the largest turnouts in recent years. Kansas Equality Coalition lobbyist Tom Witt and US Assistant Secretary for Aging Kathy Greenlee gave a special tribute to activist Steve Brown who passed away last week.
Witt said he first met Brown after the State Senate voted for the marriage amendment in 2005. Witt described how devastated they were after the party turned their backs on the LGBT community, but Brown quite simply asked “What’s next…” well prepared to look for the next progressive cause. Steve Brown wasn’t glamorous, he wasn’t wealthy, he didn’t attend flashy parties or fundraisers for the biggest and best politicians – he did the work, Witt said.
Greenlee said they are working with the KDP leaders to create a new Democratic Equality award in Brown’s honor and she looks forward to being back next year to present it to another great Kansas democratic activist who is working for equal rights for all people.
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