In Lynne's Own Words

My personal motivation for engaging in equal rights work is a internal conviction that everyone deserves equal justice. My professional career has been spent focusing on justice for people with disabilities, while my non-professional experiences center around justice for people who may be gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. I do not believe that a person should be treated in a different manner simply because something about who they naturally are happens to be different from another.

I want to see Ohio become a welcoming place for all of its citizens. I believe that Equality Ohio is the vehicle through which we can realize that vision for the GLBT community. What I bring to Equality Ohio is that I believe in what we're doing; I am high energy; I am highly organized; I am passionate about things I believe in; I know the political landscape in Ohio and the nation and because of my statewide career focus, I have many contacts across the state in the GLBT and allied communities.

My goal is that Equality Ohio will become a successful, long-term, stable organization to represent GLBT and allied voices through Ohio. I know Equality Ohio will set a proactive agenda for equality in Ohio, rather than continuously reacting, and that through everyone's participation across the state, we will make Ohio a better place for everyone to live.

Lynne Bowman,
Executive Director of Equality Ohio