Independent Queer Journalism in Kentucky Takes Community

Kentucky’s Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom Needs You

In Kentucky, the most dangerous laws often move quietly.

Each year, lawmakers introduce bills that target LGBTQ+ healthcare, education, bodily autonomy, and the right to exist safely in public. Many pass with little coverage. Others move fast, late, or without debate.

Queer Kentucky exists so people know what’s coming and what it means for their lives.

When you become a monthly Bedfellow, you make possible:

• Real-time reporting on Kentucky legislation affecting LGBTQ+ people and our families.
• Plain-language explainers, including our Queer Election Guide, that break down how policy, candidates, and ballot measures affect marginalized communities.
• Health and harm-reduction journalism that saves lives when systems fail.
• Statewide reporting on queer joy, art, culture, and resilience.
• Investigative stories that center queer Kentuckians with accuracy, dignity, and care.
• Community resources, workshops, and harm-reduction partnerships across the state.

This work does not answer to political parties, advertisers, or institutions.
It answers to the people most impacted.

Your monthly support keeps Kentucky’s queer press independent, informed, and unignorable.

We couldn’t do this without you,

Missy Spears, Executive Director