Gov & Politics
Trans Women Took Their Protest of “Biological” Bathroom Signs Into the Men’s Locker Room
After UC posted “Biological Men” and “Biological Women” signs, trans students and faculty protested, stopped using campus bathrooms and questioned whether the…
Nov. 9·Northern Kentucky
Opinion
Op-ed: Being trans in Flemingsburg, Kentucky, isn’t just isolating. It’s also freeing.
Willow, a trans girl medically transitioning in Flemingsburg, writes about finding community in a small town, getting care without a car and…
Nov. 7·Eastern Kentucky
Culture
The Orange Dress That Became Pants: How Trans Youth Find Home in Their Clothes
Five trans Cincinnatians talk about how what they wear helps them affirm their gender, stay safe and find home in their bodies.
Nov. 6·Northern Kentucky
Gov & Politics
Tuesday was a big night for Kentucky and for this little newsroom
Queer Kentucky's Missy Spears on election night 2026, live AP results in our new app, and what's next as we turn to…
Nov. 5
Gov & Politics
“We Don’t Need Allies That Are Going to Wave a Flag”: A Trans Leader on What Real Support Looks Like
TransOhio Executive Director Dara Adkison on the group’s free legal clinic, the Cleveland Clinic settlement, what real allyship looks like and advice…
Nov. 5·Northern Kentucky
LivWell Community Health Services offers free HIV testing and safe sex supplies at an ou…
Health
Western KY Leads State With Most Untested for HIV. How One Org Is Working to Fix That.
Two in three LGBTQ+ Western Kentuckians surveyed have never had an HIV test. Paducah's LivWell brings testing to parking lots, bars and drag shows.
Nov. 11 By Jaime Lazich
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Gov & Politics
What does a school board do in Kentucky?
School boards set policy, hire the superintendent and set local school tax rates. Here is how Kentucky's boards work and how to be heard…
By Terrance Sullivan
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Gov & Politics
Meet the Candidates: Andy Barr, Charles Booker Battle for Mitch McConnell’s U.S. Senate Seat
Oct. 28
Gov & Politics
Where do the candidates for Louisville mayor stand on LGBTQ+ issues?
Oct. 27·Louisville
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