Emma Curtis
@emmacurtis.bsky.social
Councilwoman 🏛️
Trans Kentuckian 🏳️⚧️
Punk/Metalhead/Elder Emo 🤘
Proudly serving the people of Lexington’s 4th District 💙
https://linktr.ee/emmacurtislex
Trans Kentuckian 🏳️⚧️
Punk/Metalhead/Elder Emo 🤘
Proudly serving the people of Lexington’s 4th District 💙
https://linktr.ee/emmacurtislex
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Emma Curtis
@emmacurtis.bsky.social
· Jan 3
This morning at 10:03 AM, with my family by my side, I was sworn in to serve as the Councilmember for Lexington’s 4th District.
It’s the honor of my lifetime.
Let’s get to work!
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It’s the honor of my lifetime.
Let’s get to work!
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Thinking of Rep. Lamin Swann today on what would have been his 48th birthday.
Lamin was the first person who made me believe that I could run for office.
He made me understand that our identities aren’t obstacles to be overcome, but superpowers to be embraced.
I miss him today and every day 💙
Lamin was the first person who made me believe that I could run for office.
He made me understand that our identities aren’t obstacles to be overcome, but superpowers to be embraced.
I miss him today and every day 💙
December 2, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Thinking of Rep. Lamin Swann today on what would have been his 48th birthday.
Lamin was the first person who made me believe that I could run for office.
He made me understand that our identities aren’t obstacles to be overcome, but superpowers to be embraced.
I miss him today and every day 💙
Lamin was the first person who made me believe that I could run for office.
He made me understand that our identities aren’t obstacles to be overcome, but superpowers to be embraced.
I miss him today and every day 💙
For the first time since 1988, the US government won’t acknowledge #WorldAIDSDay.
It’s another attack from the Trump administration against our neighbors living with HIV/AIDS.
In Lexington, we’re acknowledging World AIDS Day, as well as continuing to fund local prevention and treatment efforts.
It’s another attack from the Trump administration against our neighbors living with HIV/AIDS.
In Lexington, we’re acknowledging World AIDS Day, as well as continuing to fund local prevention and treatment efforts.
December 1, 2025 at 9:38 PM
For the first time since 1988, the US government won’t acknowledge #WorldAIDSDay.
It’s another attack from the Trump administration against our neighbors living with HIV/AIDS.
In Lexington, we’re acknowledging World AIDS Day, as well as continuing to fund local prevention and treatment efforts.
It’s another attack from the Trump administration against our neighbors living with HIV/AIDS.
In Lexington, we’re acknowledging World AIDS Day, as well as continuing to fund local prevention and treatment efforts.
Central Kentucky deserves congressional representation that serves ALL of us—not just a privileged few.
That’s why we need to send @cherlynnforky.bsky.social to Washington.
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That’s why we need to send @cherlynnforky.bsky.social to Washington.
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Born in the Mountains. Built for This Moment.
YouTube video by Cherlynn for Congress
www.youtube.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Central Kentucky deserves congressional representation that serves ALL of us—not just a privileged few.
That’s why we need to send @cherlynnforky.bsky.social to Washington.
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That’s why we need to send @cherlynnforky.bsky.social to Washington.
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This past year has been filled with too many blessings to count.
Whether we talk every day or we’ve not yet spoken, if you’re reading this—I’m thankful you’re here.
Our world is better with you in it.
Benny and I are wishing you and yours a lovely Thanksgiving!
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Whether we talk every day or we’ve not yet spoken, if you’re reading this—I’m thankful you’re here.
Our world is better with you in it.
Benny and I are wishing you and yours a lovely Thanksgiving!
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November 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
This past year has been filled with too many blessings to count.
Whether we talk every day or we’ve not yet spoken, if you’re reading this—I’m thankful you’re here.
Our world is better with you in it.
Benny and I are wishing you and yours a lovely Thanksgiving!
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Whether we talk every day or we’ve not yet spoken, if you’re reading this—I’m thankful you’re here.
Our world is better with you in it.
Benny and I are wishing you and yours a lovely Thanksgiving!
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JD Vance should take his own advice and “go back to where [he] came from.”
He ain’t from Kentucky and he doesn’t represent our values.
He ain’t from Kentucky and he doesn’t represent our values.
November 26, 2025 at 11:47 PM
JD Vance should take his own advice and “go back to where [he] came from.”
He ain’t from Kentucky and he doesn’t represent our values.
He ain’t from Kentucky and he doesn’t represent our values.
Tonight, I attended Lexington’s #TDOR vigil to honor those we’ve lost to transphobia and announce that we are now the first city in Kentucky to formally recognize #TransDayOfRemembrance.
No matter what happens at the state or federal level, Lexington will continue to cherish our trans community.
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No matter what happens at the state or federal level, Lexington will continue to cherish our trans community.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Tonight, I attended Lexington’s #TDOR vigil to honor those we’ve lost to transphobia and announce that we are now the first city in Kentucky to formally recognize #TransDayOfRemembrance.
No matter what happens at the state or federal level, Lexington will continue to cherish our trans community.
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No matter what happens at the state or federal level, Lexington will continue to cherish our trans community.
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The American healthcare system is deeply broken.
Lexington’s Council can’t fix it alone, but we can show up for our neighbors who’ve been exploited by it.
That’s why we just eliminated $12,641,416.24 of medical debt for 6,484 Lexingtonians in need—with more to come.
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Lexington’s Council can’t fix it alone, but we can show up for our neighbors who’ve been exploited by it.
That’s why we just eliminated $12,641,416.24 of medical debt for 6,484 Lexingtonians in need—with more to come.
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Lexington forgives $12M in medical debt. Here’s how to know if yours is paid off
Nearly 6,500 Lexington residents have had their outstanding medical debt eliminated through a city partnership.
www.kentucky.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The American healthcare system is deeply broken.
Lexington’s Council can’t fix it alone, but we can show up for our neighbors who’ve been exploited by it.
That’s why we just eliminated $12,641,416.24 of medical debt for 6,484 Lexingtonians in need—with more to come.
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Lexington’s Council can’t fix it alone, but we can show up for our neighbors who’ve been exploited by it.
That’s why we just eliminated $12,641,416.24 of medical debt for 6,484 Lexingtonians in need—with more to come.
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Lexington Councilwomen 🤝 Louisville Councilwomen
Grateful to the Louisville Metro Council Women’s Caucus for hosting the women of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council this week to discuss nonpartisanship, collaboration, and the issues impacting women in our cities.
Grateful to the Louisville Metro Council Women’s Caucus for hosting the women of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council this week to discuss nonpartisanship, collaboration, and the issues impacting women in our cities.
November 15, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Lexington Councilwomen 🤝 Louisville Councilwomen
Grateful to the Louisville Metro Council Women’s Caucus for hosting the women of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council this week to discuss nonpartisanship, collaboration, and the issues impacting women in our cities.
Grateful to the Louisville Metro Council Women’s Caucus for hosting the women of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council this week to discuss nonpartisanship, collaboration, and the issues impacting women in our cities.
It was a joy to spend this afternoon speaking with the 2025 class of Leadership Lexington about local government and how we can all make tiny changes that have a big impact! 💙
November 13, 2025 at 11:10 PM
It was a joy to spend this afternoon speaking with the 2025 class of Leadership Lexington about local government and how we can all make tiny changes that have a big impact! 💙
This Veterans Day, I’m grateful to all who have served our country in uniform.
They deserve our support not just in our words, but in our actions.
That means ensuring they have access to the healthcare they’re owed, the good-paying jobs they deserve, and the very freedoms they fought to protect.
They deserve our support not just in our words, but in our actions.
That means ensuring they have access to the healthcare they’re owed, the good-paying jobs they deserve, and the very freedoms they fought to protect.
November 11, 2025 at 9:28 PM
This Veterans Day, I’m grateful to all who have served our country in uniform.
They deserve our support not just in our words, but in our actions.
That means ensuring they have access to the healthcare they’re owed, the good-paying jobs they deserve, and the very freedoms they fought to protect.
They deserve our support not just in our words, but in our actions.
That means ensuring they have access to the healthcare they’re owed, the good-paying jobs they deserve, and the very freedoms they fought to protect.
One year ago, my neighbors in District Four put their faith in me to serve as their Councilwoman.
It remains the honor of my life.
Our campaign dared to believe that Lexington can be a city that works for ALL of us—not just a select few.
One day at a time, we’re making that belief a reality.
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It remains the honor of my life.
Our campaign dared to believe that Lexington can be a city that works for ALL of us—not just a select few.
One day at a time, we’re making that belief a reality.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:57 PM
One year ago, my neighbors in District Four put their faith in me to serve as their Councilwoman.
It remains the honor of my life.
Our campaign dared to believe that Lexington can be a city that works for ALL of us—not just a select few.
One day at a time, we’re making that belief a reality.
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It remains the honor of my life.
Our campaign dared to believe that Lexington can be a city that works for ALL of us—not just a select few.
One day at a time, we’re making that belief a reality.
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Please join me in praying for our neighbors in Louisville and everyone affected by this tragedy…
UPS plane crashes at Louisville's airport, injuries reported
Breaking news: Officials are responding to reports of a plane crash near UPS Worldport.
www.wlky.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Please join me in praying for our neighbors in Louisville and everyone affected by this tragedy…
I’m humbled and grateful (and, admittedly, super geeked) to be formally commissioned as a Kentucky Colonel 💙
November 3, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I’m humbled and grateful (and, admittedly, super geeked) to be formally commissioned as a Kentucky Colonel 💙
Happy Halloween! I hope your day is filled with spooky fun, festive friendship, and lots of fresh black coffee 🍂☕️
October 31, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Happy Halloween! I hope your day is filled with spooky fun, festive friendship, and lots of fresh black coffee 🍂☕️
Had a great time passing out candy to students at Southern Elementary’s (indoor) trunk-or-treat tonight! 🎃👻
Many thanks to the remarkable teachers, staff, parents, and volunteers who came out to give our kids a wonderful night of Halloween fun.
Many thanks to the remarkable teachers, staff, parents, and volunteers who came out to give our kids a wonderful night of Halloween fun.
October 31, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Had a great time passing out candy to students at Southern Elementary’s (indoor) trunk-or-treat tonight! 🎃👻
Many thanks to the remarkable teachers, staff, parents, and volunteers who came out to give our kids a wonderful night of Halloween fun.
Many thanks to the remarkable teachers, staff, parents, and volunteers who came out to give our kids a wonderful night of Halloween fun.
One of my predecessors often said “you ought to be proud of the place you live and live so that place is proud of you.”
To me, what’s most inspiring about @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social’s rise is how much love and pride he shows for his city and his neighbors.
It’s something we should all aspire to.
To me, what’s most inspiring about @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social’s rise is how much love and pride he shows for his city and his neighbors.
It’s something we should all aspire to.
October 27, 2025 at 5:36 PM
One of my predecessors often said “you ought to be proud of the place you live and live so that place is proud of you.”
To me, what’s most inspiring about @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social’s rise is how much love and pride he shows for his city and his neighbors.
It’s something we should all aspire to.
To me, what’s most inspiring about @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social’s rise is how much love and pride he shows for his city and his neighbors.
It’s something we should all aspire to.
“There’s a power in a union, there’s a power inside”
Had a great time speaking at the KY AFL-CIO’s Young Workers Summit this morning about how we can build a future that works for ALL of us—not just the ultra-wealthy.
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Had a great time speaking at the KY AFL-CIO’s Young Workers Summit this morning about how we can build a future that works for ALL of us—not just the ultra-wealthy.
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October 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM
“There’s a power in a union, there’s a power inside”
Had a great time speaking at the KY AFL-CIO’s Young Workers Summit this morning about how we can build a future that works for ALL of us—not just the ultra-wealthy.
💙✊
Had a great time speaking at the KY AFL-CIO’s Young Workers Summit this morning about how we can build a future that works for ALL of us—not just the ultra-wealthy.
💙✊
Today, Council unanimously approved funding for a roundabout feasibility study, traffic circle quick build program, and crosswalk signal improvement study.
I couldn’t be more proud.
I know it’s hard to feel right now, but I promise—we can still do good things when we show up and do the work.
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I couldn’t be more proud.
I know it’s hard to feel right now, but I promise—we can still do good things when we show up and do the work.
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October 22, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Today, Council unanimously approved funding for a roundabout feasibility study, traffic circle quick build program, and crosswalk signal improvement study.
I couldn’t be more proud.
I know it’s hard to feel right now, but I promise—we can still do good things when we show up and do the work.
💙
I couldn’t be more proud.
I know it’s hard to feel right now, but I promise—we can still do good things when we show up and do the work.
💙
Rather than show one iota of respect for trans students, the University of Kentucky is choosing to throw them to the wolves.
These changes exceed state and federal requirements, pushing trans students off campus and accelerating the housing crisis in our city that UK helped create.
Truly shameful.
These changes exceed state and federal requirements, pushing trans students off campus and accelerating the housing crisis in our city that UK helped create.
Truly shameful.
UK will no longer offer gender-inclusive student housing under anti-DEI law
University of Kentucky also will no longer offer financial support or resources for identity-based groups or activities.
www.kentucky.com
October 17, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Rather than show one iota of respect for trans students, the University of Kentucky is choosing to throw them to the wolves.
These changes exceed state and federal requirements, pushing trans students off campus and accelerating the housing crisis in our city that UK helped create.
Truly shameful.
These changes exceed state and federal requirements, pushing trans students off campus and accelerating the housing crisis in our city that UK helped create.
Truly shameful.
I was interviewed by @lemonde.fr, a leading international newspaper, about trans life in a “red state.”
I spoke of the manufactured dehumanization of trans folks—but also of the need to fix Lexington’s broken roads and lower our rental costs.
These issues aren’t contradictory—they’re inseparable.
I spoke of the manufactured dehumanization of trans folks—but also of the need to fix Lexington’s broken roads and lower our rental costs.
These issues aren’t contradictory—they’re inseparable.
Dans le Kentucky, la peur des personnes transgenres, après l’assassinat de Charlie Kirk
Déjà victimes des obsessions identitaires de Donald Trump, les Américains et les Américaines transgenres sont la cible de nombreuses menaces et insultes depuis la mort du militant ultraconservateur Ch...
www.lemonde.fr
October 16, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I was interviewed by @lemonde.fr, a leading international newspaper, about trans life in a “red state.”
I spoke of the manufactured dehumanization of trans folks—but also of the need to fix Lexington’s broken roads and lower our rental costs.
These issues aren’t contradictory—they’re inseparable.
I spoke of the manufactured dehumanization of trans folks—but also of the need to fix Lexington’s broken roads and lower our rental costs.
These issues aren’t contradictory—they’re inseparable.
No.
Amy McGrath has announced a second bid for Mitch McConnell’s Senate seat.
McGrath announces second bid for McConnell’s Senate seat
The retired fighter pilot said she is “battle-tested and ready to fight.”
www.politico.com
October 6, 2025 at 9:21 PM
No.
I have no room in my heart for hate 💙
My faith teaches me that you love your neighbor as yourself – no asterisks, no exceptions. That stands even if we disagree. No leader should take pride in having hate for their opponents. Hate leads us nowhere. It has no place in our country, in our society or in our politics.
September 23, 2025 at 11:40 PM
I have no room in my heart for hate 💙
Shanah Tovah to every Lexingtonian celebrating Rosh Hashanah!
Wishing y’all a happy and healthy new year 🍎🍯
Wishing y’all a happy and healthy new year 🍎🍯
September 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Shanah Tovah to every Lexingtonian celebrating Rosh Hashanah!
Wishing y’all a happy and healthy new year 🍎🍯
Wishing y’all a happy and healthy new year 🍎🍯
In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s death, political leaders have rightfully called for an end to political and gun violence.
But many have done so while, in the same breath, whitewashing the violent rhetoric that Kirk espoused and calling for more violence.
That is unconscionable and it’s dangerous.
But many have done so while, in the same breath, whitewashing the violent rhetoric that Kirk espoused and calling for more violence.
That is unconscionable and it’s dangerous.
September 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s death, political leaders have rightfully called for an end to political and gun violence.
But many have done so while, in the same breath, whitewashing the violent rhetoric that Kirk espoused and calling for more violence.
That is unconscionable and it’s dangerous.
But many have done so while, in the same breath, whitewashing the violent rhetoric that Kirk espoused and calling for more violence.
That is unconscionable and it’s dangerous.
Political violence is never acceptable.
We can never allow it to become acceptable.
Never. Period. End of story.
Praying for everyone impacted by today’s tragic shooting in Utah.
We can never allow it to become acceptable.
Never. Period. End of story.
Praying for everyone impacted by today’s tragic shooting in Utah.
September 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Political violence is never acceptable.
We can never allow it to become acceptable.
Never. Period. End of story.
Praying for everyone impacted by today’s tragic shooting in Utah.
We can never allow it to become acceptable.
Never. Period. End of story.
Praying for everyone impacted by today’s tragic shooting in Utah.