When Kentucky lawmakers wrapped up the 2026 legislative session earlier this month, they gaveled out and went home without passing a single anti-LGBTQ+ bill. It is a reprieve from a heavy onslaught of high-profile, targeted laws coming out of Frankfort over the last few years — years that saw measures limiting access to gender-affirming care, […]
Read MoreThe National LGBTQ Task Force, a progressive advocacy nonprofit that serves LGBTQ people and organizations across the country, has announced Louisville as the host city for Creating Change 2027, the nation’s largest annual conference of LGBTQ organizers and advocates. The gathering is “a mix of day-long institutes, keynote presentations, annual awards, and more than 100 […]
(Louisville, KY March 25, 2026) It’s that time of year again for one of the best Drag Illusions shows you have ever witnessed. Grab those dollars and come out & join Kentuckiana Pride Foundation and Play Louisville on Saturday, March 28th at Play Louisville as we bring the community together for a fun-filled night of […]
Let’s imagine something. Imagine walking into a reproductive health clinic in Kentucky and not having to brace yourself. Imagine reproductive healthcare that was designed with LGBTQ+ people in mind from the beginning. Reproductive health is too often reduced to “pro-choice” versus “pro-life.” But for many people in queer and trans communities, reproductive justice is even […]
Skylar Davis grows Period Y’all to fight period poverty across Kentucky communities.
Lexington’s Last WednesGays creates a safe, welcoming space for queer community and connection.
Inside Set & Setting, a queer, DIY independent queer bookstore and creative hub in Louisville.
Lexington’s Slay Bells returns Dec. 7 to support Moveable Feast with drag, comedy, and community joy.
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.
LGBTQ+-owned and affirming businesses are shaping a more inclusive Northern Kentucky.
Judge Lewis Grant Paisley remembered for advancing LGBTQ+ rights and true allyship in Kentucky.
Behind the Pink Door brings queer joy to Louisville with food, music, and lesbian community.
Em Joy on how Louisville Youth Group empowers LGBTQ+ youth with support and resources.
A transgender student finds acceptance, community, and hope at the University of Kentucky.
Black Wonderland creates spaces for Black queer joy, connection and regional community.
Trans Kentuckian share their journeys navigating HRT through clinics and DIY routes.
Louisville Youth Group hosts Rainbow Dash 5K and Wacky Races Sept. 27 at Seneca Park.
Queer Kentucky amplifies trans youth voices amid harmful laws and rising mental health risks.
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.”
Melanin Pride Weekend will return to Louisville on Sept. 18–21, 2025, marking its ninth year as one of the region’s largest celebrations of Black culture and LGBTQ+ pride. Founded and self-funded by Desiree Carr, creator of Pride Game Events, the four-day festival has grown from a grassroots gathering into a fixture of the city’s […]
From Covington to Louisville, queer cycling groups reclaim the road and build community.
Trans Haven offers support, connection, and joy for trans adults across Louisville and beyond.
Jim Obergefell reflects on 10 years since marriage equality and the fight still ahead.
Kentucky’s political climate threatens Queer, Trans and BIPOC communities, but Louisville Pride is still working.
Siri Imani began performing at 9. She struggled with rap but thrived as an artist. She founded Triiibe, a diverse artist collective in Cincinnati.
This weekend Louisville’s Mandala House is hosting their first LGBTQIA+ Legal Rights Day, a free event offering a wealth of resources designed to inform, educate, and uplift the LGBTQ+ community in an uncertain time. Resources include access to volunteer lawyers and notaries, on-site officiants, mental health resources, and an all day schedule of expert speakers […]
Feed Louisville is changing the way people in need receive nutritious food.
In recent years, the LGBTQ+ community has faced growing uncertainty about the future of their rights, especially following the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. The ruling not only removed abortion access as a constitutional right but also raised concerns about the stability of other landmark decisions, including Obergefell v. Hodges, which […]
By Aaron Guldenschuh-Gatten he/him One June weekend, on a Friday, I arrived at the crest of a hill on a hundred-acre farm, deep in the rolling wooded hills of Central Kentucky. The setting summer sun bathed the distant pasture in gold as waves of tall grass seemed to whisper to me. A close-by friend, also […]
My first real look at roller derby was what I consider to be the cult classic “Whip It,” a combination of bad-ass body slams and young people finding both happiness and the strength to stand in their truth. I felt so empowered by the charm of this coming-of-age film focused on finding oneself with the support […]
Ty Francis, Louisville, Kentucky I am a man of color and gay. I’m open with it. I like to wear nice clothes and be fashionable. I like to change up my appearance based on where I’m going and how I’m feeling and I love it. Fuck, everybody loves queer people right now. I feel like […]
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