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Tell your story with Kentucky’s only LGBTQ+ newsroom

Queer Kentucky is built by the people who live here. We publish op-eds, community news and reported stories from LGBTQ+ Kentuckians and the people who love them, and we pay writers for assigned reporting.

Share your voice See paid assignments

1Choose what you want to send

2Fill out one short form

3Hear back in 3 to 5 business days

Open anytime

Share your voice

Op-eds, community news and pitches are open year-round, on any topic. One form covers all three.

Op-ed or essay

Your opinion, your experience, your expertise. Any topic that matters to queer life in Kentucky.

500 to 800 words in a Google Doc we can edit.
A headline idea and a 2 to 3 sentence bio.
1 to 3 photos with photo credits.

Community news

Events, launches and news from your group or organization. We run these as Community News.

150 to 300 words, written in third person, plus a quote.
Date, time and place for events.
1 to 3 photos with credits. We need images to publish.

Story pitch

Have an idea but have not written it yet? Pitch it first and we will help shape it.

Your angle in a few sentences.
Who you plan to talk to.
Why you are the right person to tell it.

Send an op-ed, news or pitch

Paid work

Get paid to report

We pay $150 to $250 per story for these assignments. Read a brief, then pitch your angle and who you will talk to. If we have not worked together yet, include a writing sample.

HIV and AIDS reporting