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Pride and Resistance: The Heroic Story of Frieda Belinfante

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A Kentucky middle schooler honors Freida Belinfante — Jewish lesbian, Nazi resistance fighter, and orchestra conductor — with a stunning art competition dress.

Creating Change 2027: Nation’s Largest LGBTQ Conference Coming to Louisville

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Kentuckiana Pride TurnAbout 2026 | Louisville Drag Show

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Queer Kentucky Announces Divya Karthikeyan as Editorial Manager

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National Queer Theater accepting applications for expanded Criminal Queerness Studio global playwriting program

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National Queer Theater opens applications for global queer playwriting program.

Louisville Advocate Dr. Bobbie Glass Joins The Trevor Project’s Sharing Space Mental Health Series

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Dr. Bobbie Glass appears on Trevor Project series on LGBTQ mental health.

GLAAD I Found You: Erik and Roderick Davis on how Removing the Mask Improved their Vision, Allowing Love to come in

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GLAAD – A Black gay couple reflects on faith, coming out, love, and marriage during and after COVID.

Lexington Panel to Discuss Restoring Voting Rights for People With Felony Convictions Ahead of 2026 Session

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Lexington panel examines restoring voting rights for people with felony convictions in Kentucky.

Queer Kentucky Nominated for GLAAD Award for Outstanding Independent Journalism

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Queer Kentucky earns a GLAAD nomination for outstanding independent LGBTQ journalism.

What ‘Y’all’ Really Means: When Community Safety, Civil Rights and Police Collide in Northern Kentucky

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After a Roebling Bridge protest, Covington and Northern Kentucky face urgent questions about safety, power and community.

Free to Be Youth Project, Sweet Evening Breeze Partner to Deliver Gender-Affirming Care Packages to Unhoused LGBTQ+ Youth

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A new partnership between Free to Be Youth Project and Sweet Evening Breeze brings gender-affirming care packages and vital support to unhoused LGBTQ+ youth in Kentucky.

Penny Tration and Molly Mormen Reflect on Drag, Identity and Queer Life in Northern Kentucky

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RuPaul alum Penny Tration and Molly Mormen discuss drag, identity and queer life in Northern Kentucky.

‘The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show’ Returns to Louisville With a Brand-New Production

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Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme bring their all-new 2025 holiday show to Louisville, ‘The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show.’

We Belong Here Too: Why Trans Women’s Safety Depends on Equal Access to Gendered Spaces

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

Crossing the River for Community: Why NAMI Southwest Ohio’s LGBTQIA+ Support Group Is Worth the Journey

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

Time Slip Theatre Opens 12th Year of ‘The Rocky Horror Show’

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

Students organize Pride in the Plaza at EKU for Oct. 14

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Eastern Kentucky University students will host Pride in the Plaza on Oct. 14 after a new state law barred the school from officially sponsoring the annual event.

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

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

For Us, By Us, Because of Us: Beyond the Looking Glass of Black Drag Queens in Kentucky

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Black drag in Kentucky is protest, therapy, and joy—queens thriving beyond survival.

Northern Kentucky LGBTQ+ Culture & Community Guide | Queer Kentucky

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

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

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

Silas House Publishes His Debut Poetry Collection, “All These Ghosts”

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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.

Actors Theatre of Louisville names new artistic, managing directors

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Actors Theatre of Louisville names queer leaders Amelia Acosta Powell and Emily Tarquin to top roles.

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

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

Boone County to host second Pride festival Sept. 28

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Boone County Pride Festival returns Sept. 28 with performances, vendors and community fun.

Lexi Love performs with Sabrina Carpenter at the MTV Awards

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Kentucky’s Lexi Love joins Sabrina Carpenter at VMAs, uplifting trans rights on stage.

Support LGBTQ+ Trans Youth in Kentucky By Joining the Rainbow Dash 5K and Wacky Races

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Louisville Youth Group hosts Rainbow Dash 5K and Wacky Races Sept. 27 at Seneca Park.

Death Before Detransition: A Word from the Executive Director and Editor-in-Chief

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Queer Kentucky amplifies trans youth voices amid harmful laws and rising mental health risks.

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

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

Death Before Detransition: Queer Kentucky’s Trans Youth Issue

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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. “Protect. Trans. Youth.”

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