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Queer Kentucky is a diverse LGBTQ+ run non-profit based in Kentucky working to bolster and enhance Queer culture and health through storytelling, education and action. Queerkentucky.com Donate to our nonprofit newsroom: queerkentucky.com/donate

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Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Jen Tullock’s new play blends Kentucky roots, queer faith, and storytelling with deep compassion. queerkentucky.com/jen-tullock-...

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Kentucky Roots and Queer Faith: Jen Tullock’s 'Nothing Can Take You From the Hand of God' - Queer Kentucky | Kentucky's Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom

Kentucky-born actor and writer Jen Tullock launched her powerful new play, Nothing Can Take You From the Hand of God, in New York — a moving story about queer faith, forgiveness, and the beauty of hom...

Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Covington officer suspended after Roebling protest as LGBTQ+ concerns over policing grow. queerkentucky.com/queerkentuck...

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Covington police officer suspended following Roebling Bridge protest as NKY LGBTQ+ concerns over policing grow - Queer Kentucky | Kentucky's Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom

A Covington police officer has been suspended without pay after the Roebling Bridge protest, fueling growing concerns from Northern Kentucky’s LGBTQ+ community about policing, accountability, and trus...

Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Judge Lewis Grant Paisley remembered for advancing LGBTQ+ rights and true allyship in Kentucky. queerkentucky.com/judge-lewis-...

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Judge Lewis Grant Paisley: Kentucky Man Who Advanced LGBTQ+ Rights Remembered for Courage and Allyship - Queer Kentucky | Kentucky's Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom

Judge Lewis Grant Paisley’s landmark ruling struck down Kentucky’s sodomy law, paving the way for LGBTQ+ equality. His legacy of justice and allyship lives on.

Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

queerkentucky.com/penny-tratio... RuPaul alum Penny Tration and Molly Mormen discuss drag, identity and queer life in Northern Kentucky.

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RuPaul's Drag Race Jackie Cox brings bewitching solo tour 'JackieVision' to Kentucky - Queer Kentucky | Kentucky's Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom

In the wake of a universally tumultuous couple of years, many of LGBTQ+ people turned to simple pleasures to cope: knitting, baking, or comforting media. In

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Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Sasha Velour brings “The Big Reveal Live Show” to Louisville for a night of drag and art. queerkentucky.com/sasha-velour...

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Sasha Velour brings The Big Reveal Live Show to Louisville’s Kentucky Center on Nov. 9 - Queer Kentucky | Kentucky's Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom

International drag icon Sasha Velour brings “The Big Reveal Live Show” to the Kentucky Center on Nov. 9. Experience an evening of storytelling, art, and unforgettable drag magic in Louisville.

Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Trans Kentuckians arm up amid fear, misinformation, and escalating political attacks. queerkentucky.com/transgender-...

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Trans People in Kentucky Are on Edge. Some Are Arming Up.

As anti-trans violence and misinformation rise in Kentucky, transgender residents like Xian Brooks turn to gun safety, self-defense, and community education to protect LGBTQ lives and reclaim safety.

Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Queer wrestlers and drag queens collide at Power! Pride! Pro Wrestling in Cincinnati Nov. 14. queerkentucky.com/power-pride-...

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Body Slams and Belonging: Power! Pride! Pro Wrestling! Returns for 2025 - Queer Kentucky | Kentucky's Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom

Queer wrestlers and drag queens collide at Power! Pride! Pro Wrestling in Cincinnati Nov. 14.

Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Shapeshifting, Exploring Queer Identity, Code-Switching, and the Art of Self-Expression. queerkentucky.com/fruiting-bod...

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Fruiting Bodies: Shapeshifting to survive - Queer Kentucky | Kentucky's Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom

Shapeshifting, Exploring Queer Identity, Code-Switching, and the Art of Self-Expression.

Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Trans women deserve safety, dignity, and equal access to gendered spaces—no exceptions. queerkentucky.com/gendered-spa...

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We Belong Here Too: Why Trans Women’s Safety Depends on Equal Access to Gendered Spaces - Queer Kentucky | Kentucky's Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom

Trans women deserve safety, dignity, and equal access to gendered spaces—no exceptions.

Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Country Queers highlights rural LGBTQ+ stories of love, resilience, and community connection. queerkentucky.com/country-quee...

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Country Queers Project Shares Stories of Rural LGBTQ+ Life Through Book and Podcast - Queer Kentucky | Kentucky's Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom

Country Queers highlights rural LGBTQ+ stories of love, resilience, and community connection

Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

From a Boston protest to global recognition, the history of Intersex Awareness Day shines a light on decades of work to preserve bodily autonomy. queerkentucky.com/intersex-awa...

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Intersex Awareness Day highlights a fight for rights that’s far from over - Queer Kentucky | Kentucky's Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom

From a Boston protest to global recognition, the history of Intersex Awareness Day shines a light on decades of work to preserve bodily autonomy.

Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Behind the Pink Door brings queer joy to Louisville with food, music, and lesbian community. queerkentucky.com/behind-the-p...

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A Safe Haven for Sapphics: Behind The Pink Door Keeps Lesbian Culture Alive in Kentucky - Queer Kentucky | Kentucky's Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom

Behind the Pink Door brings queer joy to Louisville with food, music, and lesbian community.

Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

OutReels Cincinnati, Nov. 7–9 at the Warsaw Federal Incline Theater, showcases LGBTQ films, talkbacks and a youth meetup to build community and representation. queerkentucky.com/outreelscinc...

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OutReels Cincinnati returns Nov. 7-9: Queer film, community and talkbacks - Queer Kentucky | Kentucky's Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom

OutReels Cincinnati, Nov. 7–9 at the Warsaw Federal Incline Theater, showcases LGBTQ films, talkbacks and a youth meetup to build community and representation.

Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Em Joy on how Louisville Youth Group empowers LGBTQ+ youth with support and resources. queerkentucky.com/an-interview...

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An Interview with Em Joy: Program Director for Louisville Youth Group - Queer Kentucky | Kentucky's Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom

Em Joy on how Louisville Youth Group empowers LGBTQ+ youth with support and resources.

Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Trans singer shares journey of finding voice on testosterone and tips for vocal transition care. queerkentucky.com/voice-cracks...

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Voice Cracks, Backing Tracks, and Comebacks: How to Steer Your Changing Voice on Testosterone - Queer Kentucky | Kentucky's Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom

Trans singer shares journey of finding voice on testosterone and tips for vocal transition care.

Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Louisville’s Time Slip Theatre opens 12th Rocky Horror run Oct. 17-Nov. 1 at PLAY | $15 queerkentucky.com/time-slip-th...

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Time Slip Theatre Opens 12th Year of 'The Rocky Horror Show' - Queer Kentucky | Kentucky's Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom

Louisville’s Time Slip Theatre opens 12th Rocky Horror run Oct. 17-Nov. 1 at PLAY | $15

Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Queer Northern Kentuckians find belonging in NAMI’s LGBTQIA+ support group. queerkentucky.com/nami-op-ed/

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Crossing the River for Community: Why NAMI Southwest Ohio’s LGBTQIA+ Support Group Is Worth the Journey - Queer Kentucky | Kentucky's Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom

Queer Northern Kentuckians find belonging in NAMI’s LGBTQIA+ support group.

Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Free 3-week virtual voice training from Undead Voice for Kentuckians; plus $1,000 credit. queerkentucky.com/undead-voice...

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Undead Voice launches free three-week training to help Kentuckians begin voice transition - Queer Kentucky | Kentucky's Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom

Free 3-week virtual voice training from Undead Voice for Kentuckians; plus $1,000 credit.

Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

2025 sees record-breaking wave of anti-trans bills, threatening rights nationwide. queerkentucky.com/anti-trans-l...

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Anti-Trans Legislation: A Time of Uncertainty for Queer People in the America - Queer Kentucky | Kentucky's Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom

2025 sees record-breaking wave of anti-trans bills, threatening rights nationwide.

Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Covington’s Carnegie stages bold queer stories; “Rocky Horror” runs Oct. 24–Nov. 2, 2025. queerkentucky.com/dont-dream-i...

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Don’t Dream It, Be It at The Carnegie: The Rocky Horror Picture Show - Queer Kentucky | Kentucky's Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom

Covington’s Carnegie stages bold queer stories; “Rocky Horror” runs Oct. 24–Nov. 2, 2025.

Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Appalachian trans-for-trans love offers freedom, understanding, and joy beyond outdated labels. queerkentucky.com/til-our-lung...

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‘Til Our Lungs Give Out: Trans Appalachian Love - Queer Kentucky | Kentucky's Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom

Appalachian trans-for-trans love offers freedom, understanding, and joy beyond outdated labels.

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Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Transgender lives are under siege; survival depends on allies willing to stand and fight back. queerkentucky.com/so-im-a-terr...

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So, I’m A 'Terrorist': The War on Transgender People - Queer Kentucky | Kentucky's Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom

Transgender lives are under siege; survival depends on allies willing to stand and fight back.

Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Louisville Roller Derby will close its 20th anniversary season with a doubleheader Oct. 4 at the Triple Crown Pavilion. queerkentucky.com/louisville-r...

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Louisville Roller Derby to kick off 2025 fall home season with October double header - Queer Kentucky

Louisville Roller Derby will close its 20th anniversary season with a doubleheader Oct. 4 at the Triple Crown Pavilion.

Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Explore our Northern Kentucky Special Issue—street art, drag, affirming businesses, and Bourbon & Belonging—celebrating queer people and places across the region. queerkentucky.com/northern-ken...

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Explore Northern Kentucky LGBTQ+ Culture — Special Issue - Queer Kentucky

Explore our Northern Kentucky Special Issue—street art, drag, affirming businesses, and Bourbon & Belonging—celebrating queer people and places across the region.

Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Queer Bourbon Week recap: NKY tastings, drag, and community—curated by Midwestern Lesbian. queerkentucky.com/where-to-sip...

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Where to Sip in NKY: Bourbon & Belonging Event Recap with the Midwestern Lesbian - Queer Kentucky

Queer Bourbon Week recap: NKY tastings, drag, and community—curated by Midwestern Lesbian.

Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

A queer raver’s journey through grief, psychedelics, body image, and finding sobriety. queerkentucky.com/substance-ab...

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Acid, Ache, and the Grief Behind the Glamour: A reflection on substance abuse, recovery, and the ghosts, glitter, and grime in between. - Queer Kentucky

A queer raver’s journey through grief, psychedelics, body image, and finding sobriety.

Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

A transgender student finds acceptance, community, and hope at the University of Kentucky. queerkentucky.com/transgender-...

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Transgender Life at the University of Kentucky - Queer Kentucky

A transgender student finds acceptance, community, and hope at the University of Kentucky.

Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Kentucky Poet Laureate Silas House, known for his novels and essays about Appalachian life, has released his first full-length poetry book. queerkentucky.com/silas-house-...

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Silas House Publishes His Debut Poetry Collection, "All These Ghosts" - Queer Kentucky

Kentucky Poet Laureate Silas House, known for his novels and essays about Appalachian life, has released his first full-length collection of poetry, All These Ghosts.

Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Disabled trans voices show why accessibility is the backbone of justice and activism. queerkentucky.com/access-in-th...

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Access in the Movement: A Shared Byline on Disability & Activism - Queer Kentucky

Disabled trans voices show why accessibility is the backbone of justice and activism.

Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Mutual aid centers BIPOC trans voices, pushing queer groups toward equity and liberation. queerkentucky.com/sustaining-o...

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Sustaining our Community: The Role of White, Cisgender-led Organizations in Mutual Aid - Queer Kentucky

Mutual aid centers BIPOC trans voices, pushing queer groups toward equity and liberation.

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Spencer Jenkins @spencerjenkins.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Today is Give for Good Louisville! Queer Kentucky needs your help reaching our $6K match! We’d also love to get to our $20K stretch goal. 💰DONATE and support independent queer journalism! @queerkentucky.bsky.social www.giveforgoodlouisville.org/story/u4wh0g

Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Today is Give for Good Louisville! Queer Kentucky needs your help reaching our $6K match! We’d also love to get to our $20K stretch goal. DONATE HERE: www.giveforgoodlouisville.org/story/u4wh0g

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Support Defend Queer Kentucky: Fund the Reporting on Give for Good Louisville

Keep LGBTQ Kentuckians informed. Fund Kentucky's ONLY LGBTQ+ newsroom.

Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Trans Kentuckian share their journeys navigating HRT through clinics and DIY routes. queerkentucky.com/first-steps-...

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First Steps for Transitioning: Getting into HRT - Queer Kentucky

Trans Kentuckian share their journeys navigating HRT through clinics and DIY routes.

Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Kentucky politics move fast — and our lives are on the line. Queer Kentucky is the only KY LGBTQ+ newsroom. Every donation is matched up to $5K to support on-the-ground reporting from Frankfort. Independent queer journalism is survival. today. www.giveforgoodlouisville.org/story/u4wh0g

Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

This is not just a magazine issue–it’s a gathering of voices that are raw and radiant. When I was approached to be the assistant editor of this project, I did not hesitate. queerkentucky.com/death-before...

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Death Before Detransition: Letter from the Editor - Queer Kentucky

A gathering of raw, radiant voices: Kentucky’s trans youth share stories of truth and care.

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The Buckeye Flame @thebuckeyeflame.com · 11/09/2025

NEW EPISODE! - This News is So Gay (9/10/25): Examining Regional Queer Journalism and Celebrating Black Gay Pride Featuring: @bjodway.com (@reportforamerica.bsky.social), @missyspears.bsky.social (@queerkentucky.bsky.social) and @mashaundsimon.bsky.social thebuckeyeflame.com/2025/09/10/t...

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This News is So Gay (9/10/25): Examining Regional Queer Journalism and Celebrating Black Gay Pride

Featuring: Ben Jodway (The Buckeye Flame), Missy Spears (Queer Kentucky), Mashaun D. Simon (NBC News/GLAAD)

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Ken Schneck @kenschneck.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

NEW EPISODE! - This News is So Gay (9/10/25): Examining Regional Queer Journalism and Celebrating Black Gay Pride Featuring: @bjodway.com (@reportforamerica.bsky.social), @missyspears.bsky.social (@queerkentucky.bsky.social) and @mashaundsimon.bsky.social thebuckeyeflame.com/2025/09/10/t...

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This News is So Gay (9/10/25): Examining Regional Queer Journalism and Celebrating Black Gay Pride

Featuring: Ben Jodway (The Buckeye Flame), Missy Spears (Queer Kentucky), Mashaun D. Simon (NBC News/GLAAD)

Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Queer Louisville band RELAAY talks debut album Midtempo Magic and finding representation. queerkentucky.com/louisville-i...

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Louisville indie pop duo RELAAY on queer representation, debut album ‘Midtempo Magic’ - Queer Kentucky

Queer Louisville band RELAAY talks debut album Midtempo Magic and finding representation.

Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

15+ trans youth. 10+ stories. One collective vision of futures worth fighting for. This magazine isn’t just stories — it’s proof that trans youth are here, leading, creating, and demanding a world that sees them. queerkentucky.com/deathbefored...

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Death Before Detransition: Queer Kentucky's Trans Youth Issue - Queer Kentucky

This issue isn’t about policy debates — it’s testimony, resistance, and survival. Kentucky’s trans youth wrote and designed this magazine themselves, speaking directly to their peers and communities. ...

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The Buckeye Flame @thebuckeyeflame.com · 07/09/2025

Queen Out or Get Out: An Interview with DJ Boywife, the newest it-girl of the Ohio River Valley. “I need to see people dancing and having a good time, or I feel like I’m not doing my job.” ✏️ @spencerjenkins.bsky.social / @queerkentucky.bsky.social

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Queen Out or Get Out: An Interview with DJ Boywife

"I need to see people dancing and having a good time, or I feel like I’m not doing my job."

Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

The Appalachian Queer Film Festival is uplifting queer and trans stories in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. queerkentucky.com/appalachian-...

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Appalachian Queer Film Festival showcases trans, queer voices through rural filmmakers - Queer Kentucky

The Appalachian Queer Film Festival is uplifting queer and trans stories in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.

Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

From Covington to Louisville, queer cycling groups reclaim the road and build community. queerkentucky.com/queer-cyclin...

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Queer Cycling Groups in Kentucky and Ohio Claim Space on the Streets, Build Community - Queer Kentucky

From Covington to Louisville, queer cycling groups reclaim the road and build community.

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The Buckeye Flame @thebuckeyeflame.com · 23/08/2025

“Some people didn’t have family. So, we were each other’s.” How a 1980s Ohio Lesbian Collective Forged Lifelong Bonds From our friends at @queerkentucky.bsky.social!

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SOL Sisters: How a 1980s Ohio Lesbian Collective Forged Lifelong Bonds

While several decades have passed since the last Slightly Older Lesbians meeting, the community it formed and nurtured still exists among past members who, by now, have dropped the word “slightly” fro...

Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Lesbian elders reflect on Cincinnati’s SOL group and the power of chosen family since the 1980s. queerkentucky.com/lesbian/

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SOL Sisters: How a 1980s Lesbian Collective Forged Lifelong Bonds - Queer Kentucky

Lesbian elders reflect on Cincinnati’s SOL group and the power of chosen family since the 1980s.

Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

In 2000s Whitesburg, Kentucky, a queer punk scene thrived—creating space, resistance, and identity in the Appalachian mountains. queerkentucky.com/punk-pride-a...

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Punk, Pride, and Politics in the Eastern Kentucky Music Scene - Queer Kentucky

In 2000s Whitesburg, Kentucky, a queer punk scene thrived—creating space, resistance, and identity in the Appalachian mountains.

Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

This out and proud native Missisppian meteorologist is a fixture in the Louisville queer community. WE love a Matt Breland moment. queerkentucky.com/about-to-get...

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About to Get Good: Matt Breland on growing up, coming out and Shania Twain - Queer Kentucky

It seems like everyone knows Matt Breland. Whether you covet his front-row seats at nearly every Shania Twain concert, admire his retention of Lady Gaga

Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

More money to go around for LGBTQ+ organizations in Kentucky and Southern Indiana! Kentuckiana Pride Foundation is making sure of that. queerkentucky.com/shine-gala/

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Kentuckiana Pride Foundation to host Shine Gala, launch endowment fund for LGBTQ+ organizations - Queer Kentucky

The Kentuckiana Pride Foundation will host its first Shine Gala on Nov. 15 to launch an endowment fund supporting LGBTQ+ organizations across Kentucky and Southern Indiana.

Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

She's back. Kim Davis is asking the Supreme Court to overturn marriage equality. queerkentucky.com/supreme-cour...

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Supreme court formerly asked to overturn marriage equality - Queer Kentucky

Kim Davis is back at it. She's asked the Supreme Court to overturn marriage equality.

Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Trans Haven offers support, connection, and joy for trans adults across Louisville and beyond. queerkentucky.com/as-anti-tran...

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As anti-trans laws pass, Louisville’s Trans Haven group creates community, comfort and lasting friendships - Queer Kentucky

Trans Haven offers support, connection, and joy for trans adults across Louisville and beyond.

Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

After decades of ministering under a pseudonym, Sister Luisa Derouen stepped into the light—risking her vocation to stand in solidarity with the trans community. queerkentucky.com/trans-ally-c...

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Trans ally, Catholic nun: Sister Luisa Derouen’s 26-Year mission of quiet resistance - Queer Kentucky

After decades of ministering under a pseudonym, Sister Luisa Derouen stepped into the light—risking her vocation to stand in solidarity with the trans community.