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Creating Change 2027: Nation's Largest LGBTQ Conference Coming to Louisville
2+ hour, 41+ min ago (284+ words) by Queer Kentucky, Queer Kentucky | Kentucky's Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom April 10, 2026 The National LGBTQ Task Force, a progressive advocacy nonprofit that serves LGBTQ people and organizations across the country, has announced Louisville as the host city for Creating Change 2027, the nation's…...
Anti-trans teacher amendment dies in Kentucky's 2026 legislative session
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (508+ words) by Olivia Krauth, Queer Kentucky | Kentucky's Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom April 2, 2026 FRANKFORT " As anticipated, a last-second attempt to keep transgender people from teaching in Kentucky has failed. Kentucky lawmakers wrapped up the bulk of their 2026 legislative session late Wednesday night, going…...
Fact check: No, Kentucky is not about to quietly kick trans teachers out of the classroom - Queer Kentucky | Kentucky's Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom
1+ week, 3+ day ago (583+ words) by Olivia Krauth, Queer Kentucky | Kentucky's Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom March 30, 2026 No, Kentucky is not set to quickly and quietly declare transgender people "mentally ill" this week." And no, Kentucky's GOP-dominated legislature is also not about to silently kick trans people…...
We're nearing the end of #KYGA26 " here's what to know. - Queer Kentucky | Kentucky's Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom
2+ week, 19+ hour ago (656+ words) by Olivia Krauth, Queer Kentucky | Kentucky's Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom March 26, 2026 Friends, the time is near: Kentucky's 2026 legislative session has mere days left." They'll take the next two weeks off for the veto period " a time for Beshear to comb through…...
Opinion | We See You: Just Choice Is Opening Just Center for Reproductive Health - Queer Kentucky | Kentucky's Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom
2+ week, 1+ day ago (313+ words) by Laura Sullivan MSW LISWS, Queer Kentucky | Kentucky's Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom March 26, 2026 Imagine walking into a reproductive health clinic in Kentucky and not having to brace yourself. Imagine reproductive healthcare that was designed with LGBTQ+ people in mind from the…...
Queer Kentucky Announces Divya Karthikeyan as Editorial Manager - Queer Kentucky | Kentucky's Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom
3+ week, 2+ day ago (155+ words) by Queer Kentucky, Queer Kentucky | Kentucky's Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom March 18, 2026 Louisville, KY " Queer Kentucky has named award-winning journalist Divya Karthikeyan as its new Editorial Manager, ushering in the next chapter for Kentucky's only LGBTQ newsroom. Karthikeyan will oversee the editorial…...
Kentucky Rep. Bill Wesley files HB 867 requiring transgender people to use birth-sex bathrooms - Queer Kentucky | Kentucky's Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (331+ words) by Olivia Krauth, Queer Kentucky | Kentucky's Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom March 5, 2026 Transgender and gender nonconforming Kentuckians would be forced to use the bathroom tied to their assigned sex at birth under a new Republican bill. House Bill 867, filed by Rep. Bill…...
Kentucky Sen. Gex Williams files SB 351 targeting transgender teachers" licenses - Queer Kentucky | Kentucky's Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (384+ words) by Olivia Krauth, Queer Kentucky | Kentucky's Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom March 4, 2026 Senate Bill 351, from Sen. Gex Williams (R-Verona), says teaching licenses could not be issued to or renewed for educators who have been "treated for or diagnosed with any disorder that…...
National Queer Theater accepting applications for expanded Criminal Queerness Studio global playwriting program - Queer Kentucky | Kentucky's Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (248+ words) National Queer Theater is accepting applications for its free Criminal Queerness Studio playwriting program. Trans Americans, queer writers living outside the United States, and those who have left their home countries as immigrants, refugees or asylum seekers are encouraged to…...
GLAAD I Found You: Erik and Roderick Davis on how Removing the Mask Improved their Vision, Allowing Love to come in - Queer Kentucky | Kentucky's Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1132+ words) by Queer Kentucky, Queer Kentucky | Kentucky's Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom January 15, 2026 "My pastor at the church I was attending preached this sermon" Some of y"all are going to come into the pandemic this way, and you"re going to leave…...