Politics

Being Queer Conversion Therapy Gender History LGBT rights Politics March 25, 2019March 25, 2019 by Queer Kentucky

Pushing children off the ledge, Conversion therapy

By Chuck Leach, former pastor and counselor Photo by Adam Creech We must stop folks from pushing children off the ledge. Conversion therapy (sometimes called “Reparative Therapy”) does exactly that; it pushes children off the ledge by unraveling the underpinnings of self-understanding, acceptance, and personhood. Conversion therapy was concocted by well-intended but misguided people to …

Being Queer Contribute Education LGBT rights Politics February 24, 2019March 4, 2019 by Queer Kentucky

LGBTQ+ Republican voters exist, openly mock majority of Queer views

By Deena Lilygren A few months ago, Queer Kentucky’s Instagram featured a snapshot of a young gay Kentuckian enjoying a drink on a Churchill Downs balcony. As always, the snapshot was accompanied by the subject’s bio, which in this case included a quotation about how hard it was to be a gay Republican. The queer …