Queer Appalachian artist Sam Gleaves explores love, roots and truth on new album “Honest.”

Queer news from around the world. June 28 - July 5

Cain Culto is here, Kentucky and he's created his own music genre: Kentucky Latin Art Pop.

As programs recognizing LGBTQ+ people are cut, an Ohio archive is doing what queer Americans always have: preserving their own history.

The Queer Kentucky Polaroid Projects uplifts individual unique experiences from around the state.

Cinema Systers Film Festival Executive Director Laura Petrie on the importance of the sapphic community.

Dustin Hall’s art reclaims Appalachian memory, queerness, and grief through layered materials.

Louisville's Wandering Treehouse offers safe and affirming spaces for marginalized communities.

Photographer Trish Gibson captures Appalachian grief, trauma, and queer identity through film.

Queer News From Around the World. June 21-27.

LGBTQ activist Peter Taylor, a founder of Kentucky’s gay rights movement, dies at age 71.

The Queer Kentucky Polaroid Projects uplifts individual unique experiences from around the state.

Carma Bell Marshall uplifts trans youth, lives with HIV, and leads with joy and advocacy.

New Kentucky law targeting trans Medicaid care takes effect Friday, leaving access in limbo.

Jim Obergefell reflects on 10 years since marriage equality and the fight still ahead.

Macaron Bar blends French sweets with queer pride, offering safe jobs and baking classes.

Ashland archivist Hollyn-Reid preserves queer life with zines, selfies, and filing cabinets.

Here's all the queer news you need to know!

The Queer Kentucky Polaroid Projects uplifts individual unique experiences from around the state.

Pride festivals in Kentucky offer safety, education, and life-saving support for trans people.

Malcolm Davis uplifts Black queer Appalachian stories through Affrilachian Arts Institute.

Supreme Court upholds Tennessee’s ban on puberty blockers, hormone care for transgender youth.

Kentucky Shakespeare casts non-binary actor as Hamlet, debuting first queer romance on its stage.

Matt Dodd leads 17 McDonald’s with pride, blending queer identity, community, and business.

Queer News From Around the World June 7 - 13

Louisville Orchestra spotlights LGBTQ+ voices in new Pride songwriting concert June 20.

Richmond Pride brings queer joy, politics, and rural stories to the heart of Eastern Kentucky.

From Kentucky to LA, DaAnte Bowman blends dance, film & soul to uplift Black Queer artists.

New study explores mental health and resilience of LGBTQ+ youth in Appalachian Kentucky.

Queers With Shears helps LGBTQ+ Kentuckians express identity through affirming hair services.

CDC funding cut threatens HIV prevention in Kentucky, jeopardizing trust and LGBTQ+ health.

“Wish You Were Queer” brings gay comedy to Kentucky in OUTtv series spotlighting small towns.

Queer News From Around the World: May 31 - June 6

Lexington honors LGBTQ+ history with Pride Month banners along Vine Street by Faulkner Morgan.

Garth Greenwell wins PEN/Faulkner for "Small Rain," a lyrical novel rooted in queer Kentucky life.

Celebrate Pride at Calvary’s gospel drag show, benefiting its weekly food ministry.

Can you still get the vaccine? Will insurance still cover it? The 19th answers questions pregnant people and parents might have about the recent change.

Pride can’t distract us—our safe spaces are under attack and survival is on the line.

LGBTQ+ youth find safety, joy, and lasting friendships at Kentucky’s queer Camp Beacon.

Celebrate Pride with Midwestern Lesbian! 15+ queer events in Cincinnati all June long!

Queer Kentucky launched harm reduction program with locker supplies!

Pride has always been important for queer communities and individuals. As many of us know, Pride started with the Stonewall Riots in 1969, and one year later, a celebration of the accomplishments made on the anniversary birthed the first LGBTQ+ Pride marches. After thirty years of effort, June became officially recognized as LGBTQ+ Pride Month […]

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California sober is all the rage for this Kentuckian cannabis enthusiast.

As a Black gay man raised in Louisville, Art grew up feeling like he had to compartmentalize who he was to survive.

Looking for a rural Pride celebration near you? We've got you covered!

Greg Bourke: gay dad, Catholic, activist, and accidental hero in U.S. marriage equality.

The 19th is tracking the emerging trends, firsts and surprises this year as statehouse Republicans brought a record-breaking number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills.

This photo essay is part of a special digital issue of Queer Kentucky surrounding harm reduction and its intersection with the LGBTQ+ community. Read the full issue here. Harm reduction strategies have played a significant role in Kentucky’s efforts to combat substance use and overdose deaths. In 2024, the state reported 1,410 drug overdose fatalities—a […]

Kentucky’s 2025 interim session starts in June—here’s why it matters and how to get involved in Frankfort.

Kentucky harm reduction workers are at the forefront of modern health practices.

Covington LGBTQ+ liaison under scrutiny after five civil rights lawsuits ahead of Pride.

Who are the movers and shakers in Kentucky's harm reduction world?