Disabled trans voices show why accessibility is the backbone of justice and activism. queerkentucky.com/access-in-th...

Mutual aid centers BIPOC trans voices, pushing queer groups toward equity and liberation. queerkentucky.com/sustaining-o...

Today is Give for Good Louisville! Queer Kentucky needs your help reaching our $6K match! We’d also love to get to our $20K stretch goal. 💰DONATE and support independent queer journalism! @queerkentucky.bsky.social www.giveforgoodlouisville.org/story/u4wh0g

Today is Give for Good Louisville! Queer Kentucky needs your help reaching our $6K match! We’d also love to get to our $20K stretch goal. DONATE HERE: www.giveforgoodlouisville.org/story/u4wh0g

Trans Kentuckian share their journeys navigating HRT through clinics and DIY routes. queerkentucky.com/first-steps-...

Kentucky politics move fast — and our lives are on the line. Queer Kentucky is the only KY LGBTQ+ newsroom. Every donation is matched up to $5K to support on-the-ground reporting from Frankfort. Independent queer journalism is survival. today. www.giveforgoodlouisville.org/story/u4wh0g

This is not just a magazine issue–it’s a gathering of voices that are raw and radiant. When I was approached to be the assistant editor of this project, I did not hesitate. queerkentucky.com/death-before...

NEW EPISODE! - This News is So Gay (9/10/25): Examining Regional Queer Journalism and Celebrating Black Gay Pride Featuring: @bjodway.com (@reportforamerica.bsky.social), @missyspears.bsky.social (@queerkentucky.bsky.social) and @mashaundsimon.bsky.social thebuckeyeflame.com/2025/09/10/t...

NEW EPISODE! - This News is So Gay (9/10/25): Examining Regional Queer Journalism and Celebrating Black Gay Pride Featuring: @bjodway.com (@reportforamerica.bsky.social), @missyspears.bsky.social (@queerkentucky.bsky.social) and @mashaundsimon.bsky.social thebuckeyeflame.com/2025/09/10/t...

Queer Louisville band RELAAY talks debut album Midtempo Magic and finding representation. queerkentucky.com/louisville-i...

15+ trans youth. 10+ stories. One collective vision of futures worth fighting for. This magazine isn’t just stories — it’s proof that trans youth are here, leading, creating, and demanding a world that sees them. queerkentucky.com/deathbefored...

Queen Out or Get Out: An Interview with DJ Boywife, the newest it-girl of the Ohio River Valley. “I need to see people dancing and having a good time, or I feel like I’m not doing my job.” ✏️ @spencerjenkins.bsky.social / @queerkentucky.bsky.social

The Appalachian Queer Film Festival is uplifting queer and trans stories in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. queerkentucky.com/appalachian-...

From Covington to Louisville, queer cycling groups reclaim the road and build community. queerkentucky.com/queer-cyclin...

“Some people didn’t have family. So, we were each other’s.” How a 1980s Ohio Lesbian Collective Forged Lifelong Bonds From our friends at @queerkentucky.bsky.social!

Lesbian elders reflect on Cincinnati’s SOL group and the power of chosen family since the 1980s. queerkentucky.com/lesbian/

In 2000s Whitesburg, Kentucky, a queer punk scene thrived—creating space, resistance, and identity in the Appalachian mountains. queerkentucky.com/punk-pride-a...

This out and proud native Missisppian meteorologist is a fixture in the Louisville queer community. WE love a Matt Breland moment. queerkentucky.com/about-to-get...

More money to go around for LGBTQ+ organizations in Kentucky and Southern Indiana! Kentuckiana Pride Foundation is making sure of that. queerkentucky.com/shine-gala/

She's back. Kim Davis is asking the Supreme Court to overturn marriage equality. queerkentucky.com/supreme-cour...

Trans Haven offers support, connection, and joy for trans adults across Louisville and beyond. queerkentucky.com/as-anti-tran...

After decades of ministering under a pseudonym, Sister Luisa Derouen stepped into the light—risking her vocation to stand in solidarity with the trans community. queerkentucky.com/trans-ally-c...

By now, the term “microaggression” is quite common and many people have a general sense of what microaggressions are – especially if they find themselves on the constant receiving end of them. queerkentucky.com/microaggress...

Trans people are shaped by unique socialization experiences—AMAB and AFAB journeys reflect deep diversity. queerkentucky.com/afab-and-ama...

LGBTQ+ Kentuckians face healthcare cuts—here’s how to find affirming care across the state. queerkentucky.com/gender-affir...

The Kentucky General Assembly plans to convene in temporary chambers for at least the next three years while the Capitol undergoes extensive renovations. queerkentucky.com/public-will-...

ELKO, Nev. — At the Two Spirit Conference in northern Nevada in June, Native Americans gathered in support of the LGBTQ+ community amid federal and state rollbacks of transgender protections and gender-affirming health care. queerkentucky.com/native-triba...

Queer News From Around the World July 19 - 25. queerkentucky.com/queer-news-r...

Many businesses across the country that have begun carrying naloxone and other harm reduction supplies as a reaction to the increase of overdoses in public spaces. Organizations like QKY are now keeping businesses across the KY supplied for overdose emergencies. queerkentucky.com/harm-reducti...

FDA approves new injectable HIV medication amid cuts to federal AIDS programs. Injection administered every six months will protect Ohioans from contracting HIV. ✏️ @hcomeriato.bsky.social thebuckeyeflame.com/2025/07/28/f...

Had a great time on a book research trip in Kentucky in Hodgenville, Lexington, Louisville and obviously Versailles. Picked up this great publication by @queerkentucky.bsky.social & enjoyed time with @gwenda.bsky.social & @inkyali.bsky.social at Lexington Writers Room too!

LGBTQ+ adults are twice as likely to use Medicaid as their main insurance. Trump’s new tax law could create insurmountable hurdles for their health care. queerkentucky.com/with-fewer-p...

Kentucky continues passing anti-trans legislation and some Kentuckians are fleeing. queerkentucky.com/anti-trans-p...

The D.C.-based hospital will stop prescribing gender-affirming medications, citing “legal and regulatory risks,” as federal scrutiny of providers intensifies.

LGBTQ+ programs at Kentucky’s public colleges and universities appear to be largely spared as schools implement the state’s new sweeping anti-DEI law. queerkentucky.com/lgbtq-progra...

The 19th spoke with experts about the window of opportunity — and risk — that exists while the State Department complies with a court order. queerkentucky.com/trans-people...

Mathematical models indicate that the worst-case scenario of the Trump administration's HIV-related cuts could result in 3 million deaths and an infection rate outpacing the virus’s peak in the 1990s. ✍️ @unclosetedmedia.bsky.social queerkentucky.com/the-staggeri...

Currently sourcing topics to write about for @queerkentucky.bsky.social. Do you have anything’s you’d like our little gay publication cover?

The American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky filed a class-action lawsuit Monday on behalf of a transgender woman in state custody, arguing that transgender inmates should have access to hormone replacement therapy. queerkentucky.com/aclu-of-kent...

What is it like being a trans adult in 2025? Here are three to talk about life in their 40s. queerkentucky.com/beyond-the-y...

Queer News from around the world! queerkentucky.com/queer-news-r...

Joy Cedar, a two-spirit artist and activist, blends art, poetry, and pride to uplift Appalachia. queerkentucky.com/meet-joy-ced...

Appalachia is an important source of culture for all Kentuckians, making it intriguing to look at this history through the lens of queer individuals. queerkentucky.com/lets-discuss...

"Throuple" stars explore queer love, desire, and identity in this bold new indie film. queerkentucky.com/kentuckian-t...

Queer Appalachian artist Sam Gleaves explores love, roots and truth on new album “Honest.” queerkentucky.com/queer-love-s...

Grab your jockstraps! Cain Culto is here, Kentucky and he's created his own music genre: Kentucky Latin Art Pop queerkentucky.com/fried-chicke...

Dustin Hall’s art reclaims Appalachian memory, queerness, and grief through layered materials. queerkentucky.com/blooming-in-...

Led by trans activist Caasi Gray, Louisville's Wandering Treehouse offers safe and affirming spaces for marginalized communities. queerkentucky.com/mother-tree-...

This News is So Gay (DEBUT EP!): LGBTQ+ Supreme Court Rulings, Marriage Equality Turns 10 & Pride Reflections Feat: @oriion.bsky.social (@19thnews.org), @josephjaafari.bsky.social (@lookoutnews.bsky.social) & @missyspears.bsky.social (@queerkentucky.bsky.social) Hosted by @kenschneck.bsky.social.

Photographer Trish Gibson captures Appalachian grief, trauma, and queer identity through film. queerkentucky.com/portals-poem...