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Queer Kentucky nominated for GLAAD Media Award

January 22, 2025 | Issue 5, Kentucky, Magazine, News

Queer Kentucky is nominated for a 2024 GLAAD Media Award.

Reimagining Masculinity: Sculpted Flesh

August 15, 2024 | Issue 5

Oftentimes in queer art, cutting and stitching are used as symbols of oppression and violence. Stitching myself together is not an act of destruction, but rather one of radical self-love. I mend my body with warmth and fondness and allow myself comfort in my own skin—in my own identity. My masculinity is not a suit […]

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Reimagining Masculinity: When Will I Meet Myself

August 12, 2024 | Issue 5

My name is Simone Jackson, I am a 19 year old artist from Louisville Kentucky. This drawing is 9 x 12 inches. It is made from alcohol markers, gen pens, and pen liner on watercolor paper. It depicts a person having a gender identity crisis on their kitchen floor, and they’re trying to do their […]

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In Pursuit of Soft Masculinity: A He/They’s Tell-All

July 12, 2024 | Issue 5

I grew up homeschooled in an Evangelical household — a notoriously supportive environment for a deeply queer future-artist. While my parents were and continue to be very supportive, the ideology I was exposed to was less so. I also grew up in the mid-’90s, and this meant my understanding of binary gender was dictated by […]

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Reimagining Masculinity: Trans Felicity

June 24, 2024 Issue 5

by Lane Levitch This story is part of ISSUE 05: Reimagining Masculinity. The magazine is available for purchase here. Shooting film since 2012, Lane Levitch finally steps in front of his own camera. Before, he didn’t like seeing how the world perceived him. His face so permanent on negative strips. After receiving a gender affirming […]

He Played with Dolls: Growing up through the machismo experience

Issue 5

What’s that saying–– “our parents did the best they could with the tools they were given”? Try telling that to the 12-year-old boy whose mother had just beat him with the Barbie he was playing with, just for playing with it. “It’s gonna be okay; she’s only got pliers for that loose screw. Eventually, she’ll […]

Bowling Green born artist curates sexy, uncensored magazine for queer creatives

June 18, 2024 Art, Culture, Issue 5, Sex

photos by Brett Loudermilk I Will Follow You to BG ‘Cause That’s What Us Boys Are For In 2022, I stumbled upon an Instagram post of a sun-kissed bronze, tatted, and otteresque artist, Zain Curtis. He had recently gained notoriety from screen printing T-shirts with blood infused paint to raise awareness of the homophobic blood […]

The Head Butch in Charge: Missy Spears

June 3, 2024 Business, Issue 5

Queer Kentucky’s New Executive Director to Lead Organization’s Future This story is part of ISSUE 05: Reimagining Masculinity. The magazine is available for purchase here. Before I understood queerness, I understood masculinity. When I was a child I emulated masculine stereotypes at every turn, grabbing a hammer I could barely hold to help on a […]

Lavender Country: A vibe that’s worth the drive

May 29, 2024 Hospitality, Business, Issue 5, Travel

At Little Mount Lavender, about a mile off the outlet mall exit in Simpsonville, Kentucky, both owners, both named Jason, own what they say is the largest year-round lavender store on the Eastern seaboard. Both Jasons are also in love: Jason Woodlief married Jason Walker, who subsequently became Walker-Woodlief, in 2014, with an officiant and […]

Letter from the Editor: Let’s Reimagine Masculinity

May 15, 2024 Issue 5, Magazine

“I love being gay. I love spending twenty minutes moisturizing. I love carrying my phone in my hand like a little coin purse. I love poppers. I love incense. I love drama. I love starting phone calls with GIRL and biiiiiiiitch. I love songs that are just one command, like DANCE, spoken over and over […]