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We cover the art, nightlife, history and community that make queer Kentucky what it is, from drag stages and dance floors to archives and potlucks. Queer joy is news too, and the people building community across the Commonwealth deserve to be seen.
Featured and latest culture stories
LatestKentucky Black Pride Turns 10 in the Park That Sheltered Queer LexingtonKentucky Black Pride marked its 10th anniversary with four days in Lexington, centered on the Woodland Park that has made room for queer Kentuckians since the 1950s.By CE Courtney Reynolds · Oct 10, 2026
Louisville Pride Put Mental Health Front and Center. The Need Doesn’t End When the Tents Come Down.By Jay Wells · Oct 9, 2026
How Missy Spears’ Humor and Advocacy Evolved Into Powerful Local LeadershipBy Amber D. Dodd · Oct 7, 2026
‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ Review: Queer Pleasure, Excess and a Bowling Green TheaterBy Jess Folk · Oct 7, 2026
Homeownership Is Radical, Says Mercury Stardust. Her Book Tour Hits Louisville Oct. 8By Nick Fulton · Oct 1, 2026- Get Queer Kentucky in your inboxOur free newsletter, with the stories queer Kentuckians need.Sign up free
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Creating community
The events, groups and gatherings queer Kentuckians are building, and how to join them.
Time Slip Theatre Opens 13th Year of ‘Rocky Horror’ With a Witchy TwistBy Community News · Oct 9, 2026
Whiskey Row Walking Tour: Louisville Native Drew Shryock Shares Bourbon, History, and PrideBy Mikhayla Hughes-Shaw · Sep 29, 2026
Louisville Roller Derby Double Header: Camp Crystal SkateBy Missy Spears · Sep 27, 2026
Boone County KY Pride Festival Returns During LGBTQ+ History MonthBy Missy Spears · Sep 26, 2026
Drag and performance
Smoke & Queers: How a Queer Burlesque Troupe Built a Stage for Everyone ElseBy Mikhayla Hughes-Shaw · Sep 24, 2026
From Appalachia to Western Kentucky, Drag Artists Are Building Queer Community Across the CommonwealthBy Jules Crawley · Sep 11, 2026
Henderson KY Pride Fires Back at Calls to End PrideBy Community News · Aug 7, 2026
Kentuckiana Pride TurnAbout 2026 | Louisville Drag ShowBy Queer Kentucky · Mar 27, 2026
Arts and music
S.G. Goodman Brings Her Kentucky Tour Home This WeekBy Molly Stephens · Sep 23, 2026
Lavender Cowboy Andrew Sa Brings Queer Country to LouisvilleBy Spencer Jenkins · Sep 8, 2026
“The Songs of Silas” Puts Kentucky Poet Laureate Silas House’s Words to MusicBy Divya Karthikeyan · Sep 3, 2026
Queer Talent Shines in Highview Arts Center’s “And Then There Were None”By Margaret Hetherman · Sep 2, 2026
Profiles of the queer Kentuckians making things happen.People to know
Old Forester’s Melissa Rift Took the Long Way to Master Taster, and Found Belonging in BourbonBy Macey Fix · Sep 25, 2026
Nobody’s Free Until Everybody’s Free: The Queer Print Magazine Imagining Liberation TogetherBy Margaret Hetherman · Aug 25, 2026
NKY Artist TBALLER Explores Music, Fashion and FunkBy Richie Goff · Aug 11, 2026
Appalachian Poet Samantha Ratcliffe Uses Words to Reclaim Queer Identity in KentuckyBy Kelsey House · Jul 16, 2026
Queer history
Lavender to Watermelons: Safe Signaling in KentuckyBy Antheia Deaton · Jul 30, 2026
LGBTQ+ Youth Invited to Help Shape New Musical on Queer History at ACT LouisvilleBy Community News · Jul 6, 2026
How Rosie’s Tavern Became the Heart of Northern Kentucky’s GayborhoodBy David S. Rotenstein · Jul 2, 2026
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