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Queer activists stare down a barrel of hate in Eastern Kentucky park

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by Spencer Jenkinsspencer@queerkentucky.com At Sanders Park in Corbin, KY, members and activists of the LGBTQ+ community rallied together on June 3rd to support one another. What should have been an uplifting event turned unsettling when faced with animosity and hate. LGBTQ+ activist Trent Osborne said he and his friends were having a peaceful protest in …

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LGBTQ+ activist Emma Curtis launches campaign to be first transgender legislator in Kentucky

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by Belle Townsend (she/they)belle@queerkentucky.com Emma Curtis grew up on her family’s tobacco and cattle farm in Woodford County in central Kentucky, and she considers herself lucky to call Lexington home. A graduate of Woodford County High School and Centre College, Curtis is an independent filmmaker who tells the stories of “interesting, amazing, and fascinating” people …

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The traveling tangerine showgirl that created a gritty southern nightlife

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by Spencer Jenkins he/himspencer@queerkentucky.com photos by Bearykah Shaw Grab the print edition of Queer Kentucky Volume 2 Throughout my career as a professional queer journalist, I have met a circus of people from every corner of the world. From famous Ru girls to trail- blazing activists and politicians; from Queer Eye’s Carson Kressley to comedy …

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Students Organizing at the University of Louisville for Trans Rights in ULTRA

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The University of Louisville Trans Rights Alliance, or ULTRA, has been bringing attention to policy and culture promoting transphobia on the college campus. The student organizers leading this group include juniors Miles Lanham and Calvin Silver, with senior Parker Albro. According to University of Louisville students and activists associated with ULTRA, there have been lasting …

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Trans activist, child of Kentucky state senator dies of suicide

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Kentucky Democratic state Sen. Karen Berg has announced in a statement on Tuesday, that her transgender son died by suicide. Berg said in the statement that Henry Berg-Brousseau, 24, spent his life “working to extend grace, compassion and understanding to everyone, but especially to the vulnerable and marginalized.” “As the mother of a transgender son, …

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Part Three: Heine Brothers’ and Sunergos: Louisville’s anti-union coffee shops

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This is part three in a series of stories that center around Louisville’s local coffee scene: a battleground of ongoing spiritual and class warfare between Christians and queers, workers and business owners. The purpose of the series is not to publicly drag local businesses or individuals, but to trace the connections between those businesses/individuals to …

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