Civitas opens nominations for inaugural LGBTQ+ Awards Ga(y)la in Louisville
Civitas, the LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce for Kentucky and the Ohio River Valley, announced that nominations are now open for its inaugural Awards Ga(y)la.
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Trouble Bar to close, making way for new community-centered venture
The beloved queer-friendly hub Trouble Bar will pour its last drinks on New Year’s Eve, as owners prepare to transform the space into a new business continuing their legacy of advocacy and community connection.
Pink Shirt, Pink Hat, and the Western Kentucky BBQ Belt
I grew up in the outskirts of Henderson County in Western Kentucky. For as long as I can remember, every Christmas, birthday, or day worth celebrating had a central staple: Thomason’s BBQ Baked Beans. When I tell y’all it’s a special local business, I mean it. But, don’t just take my word for it. A […]
Shopping for Community at Cry Baby General Store
Cry Baby General Store is nestled comfortably in the Shelby Park neighborhood of Louisville, offering a wide selection of products like chainstitch embroidered apparel, toilet paper, cards, and crocheted catnip-filled doobies made by “my friend’s cousin’s wife.” You could even find a certain fabulous queer publication on the shelves. But products aren’t all that Cry […]
![LINK IN BIO Curtis Galloway, founder of Conversion Therapy Survivor Network, says because of this nuance, the laws don’t have much impact. “Ninety-five percent of people [in the network] would not fall under the protections of the laws that are in place.”
Almost 80 survivors in Galloway’s network have reported going through conversion therapy and many of them by religious leaders. In Nebraska, one survivor reported experiencing conversion therapy at Parkview Baptist Church. In Charleston, at Christ Temple Church. And in California, at Living Waters. All three churches did not respond to requests for comment.
Galloway’s organization hosts Survivor Sundays online with 15-20 people showing and more and more people joining. “We have to add another weekly meeting,” he says.](https://queerkentucky.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)
