Claiborne & Surmay sponsors Evening For Equality

On June 23, 2011 Claiborne & Surmay, PC sponsored Georgia Equality’s annual event, Evening for Equality, which was held at the Georgia Tech Conference Center and Hotel in Atlanta. Founded in 1995, Georgia Equality’s mission is to advance fairness, safety and opportunity for Georgia’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and allied communities. The organization works on issues such as hate crimes, domestic partnerships, workplace protection, HIV/AIDS, school safety and adoption.

At the 2011 Evening for Equality event Bill Nigut, Johnny Fambro, Karla Drenner and Olivia Long were honored for their outstanding work. Bill Nigut is the Southeast Regional Director of the Anti-Defamation League. Johnny Fambro has been a leader in the fight for equality and the fight against HIV/AIDS in Macon and throughout Central Georgia for nearly three decades and is the executive director for the Central City AIDS Network and The Rainbow Center. Rep. Karla Drenner is a five-term Georgia House representative for Georgia’s 86th District. Olivia Long has served as the Executive Director of AIDS Athens since 2007.