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South Central Kentucky
Bowling Green, Campbellsville, Glasgow, Somerset and the rest of South Central Kentucky.
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Covering South Central Kentucky
From the Bowling Green drag scene and Pride in Circus Square Park to Pride organizers in Taylor County and Campbellsville, LGBTQ+ people across South Central Kentucky are building community, and we are here to cover it.
This page brings our reporting from the region together in one place. Have a story from your town? Tell us about it.
Latest from South Central Kentucky
Kentucky 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…By CE Courtney Reynolds · Oct 10, 2026
‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ Review: Queer Pleasure, Excess and a Bowling Green TheaterJess Folk watched Jane Schoenbrun's slasher send-up from a movie theater in Bowling Green, the town where John Carpenter was raised, and found a…By Jess Folk · Oct 7, 2026
From Appalachia to Western Kentucky, Drag Artists Are Building Queer Community Across the CommonwealthFrom Eastern Kentucky's Appalachian hills to the bars of Louisville and the small-town pride festivals of the Bluegrass, drag artists across the commonwealth are…By Jules Crawley · Sep 11, 2026
Western Kentucky’s LGBTQ+ Crisis: The Most Harm, the Least ProtectionWestern Kentucky LGBTQ+ violence rates top the state average. Most of the region has no fairness ordinance and KY's hate crime law excludes trans…By Sarah Wheatley · Sep 9, 2026
She Almost Canceled Corbin Pride. White Nationalists Won’t Stop Her Now.After death threats, hacked accounts, and rumors of white nationalist interference, Corbin Pride organizer Rebecca Chastain almost called it quits. What brought her back…By Alex Cooper · Jun 16, 2026
Period Y’all founder Skylar Davis leads Kentucky fight against period povertySkylar Davis grows Period Y’all to fight period poverty across Kentucky communities.By Sav Gripshover · Mar 9, 2026
Let Your Rainbow Flag Fly: 2025 Rural Pride Events You Won’t Want to MissLooking for a rural Pride celebration near you? We've got you covered!By Jules Crawley · Jun 1, 2025
Trailblazer: Kentucky’s highest ranking LGBTQ politician, Jim GrayJim Gray, Lexington's mayor from 2011 to 2019 and Kentucky's first openly gay mayor, reflects on coming out, rainbow crosswalks, his 2016 Senate run…By Silas House · Jan 23, 2025
Ten Queer-owned businesses to support during the post-holiday sales slumpBusinesses suffer in January! Here are a few to support this month.By Sam Smith · Jan 21, 2025
10 Activities to Look Forward to this Spring and SummerGot the winter blues? Here are 10 activities to look forward to this summer!By Spencer Jenkins · Jan 15, 2025
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