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Queer Kentucky
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Queer Kentucky is a diverse LGBTQ+ run non-profit based in Kentucky working to bolster and enhance Queer culture and health through storytelling, education and action. Queerkentucky.com Donate to our nonprofit newsroom: https://queerkentucky.com/donate/
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Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 16h
Trans singer shares journey of finding voice on testosterone and tips for vocal transition care.
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Voice Cracks, Backing Tracks, and Comebacks: How to Steer Your Changing Voice on Testosterone - Queer Kentucky | Kentucky's Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom
Trans singer shares journey of finding voice on testosterone and tips for vocal transition care.
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Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 1d
Louisville’s Time Slip Theatre opens 12th Rocky Horror run Oct. 17-Nov. 1 at PLAY | $15 queerkentucky.com/time-slip-th...
Time Slip Theatre Opens 12th Year of 'The Rocky Horror Show' - Queer Kentucky | Kentucky's Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom
Louisville’s Time Slip Theatre opens 12th Rocky Horror run Oct. 17-Nov. 1 at PLAY | $15
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Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 1d
Queer Northern Kentuckians find belonging in NAMI’s LGBTQIA+ support group. queerkentucky.com/nami-op-ed/
Crossing the River for Community: Why NAMI Southwest Ohio’s LGBTQIA+ Support Group Is Worth the Journey - Queer Kentucky | Kentucky's Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom
Queer Northern Kentuckians find belonging in NAMI’s LGBTQIA+ support group.
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Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 1d
Free 3-week virtual voice training from Undead Voice for Kentuckians; plus $1,000 credit. queerkentucky.com/undead-voice...
Undead Voice launches free three-week training to help Kentuckians begin voice transition - Queer Kentucky | Kentucky's Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom
Free 3-week virtual voice training from Undead Voice for Kentuckians; plus $1,000 credit.
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Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 5d
2025 sees record-breaking wave of anti-trans bills, threatening rights nationwide. queerkentucky.com/anti-trans-l...
Anti-Trans Legislation: A Time of Uncertainty for Queer People in the America - Queer Kentucky | Kentucky's Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom
2025 sees record-breaking wave of anti-trans bills, threatening rights nationwide.
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Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 5d
Covington’s Carnegie stages bold queer stories; “Rocky Horror” runs Oct. 24–Nov. 2, 2025. queerkentucky.com/dont-dream-i...
Don’t Dream It, Be It at The Carnegie: The Rocky Horror Picture Show - Queer Kentucky | Kentucky's Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom
Covington’s Carnegie stages bold queer stories; “Rocky Horror” runs Oct. 24–Nov. 2, 2025.
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Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 5d
Appalachian trans-for-trans love offers freedom, understanding, and joy beyond outdated labels. queerkentucky.com/til-our-lung...
‘Til Our Lungs Give Out: Trans Appalachian Love - Queer Kentucky | Kentucky's Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom
Appalachian trans-for-trans love offers freedom, understanding, and joy beyond outdated labels.
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Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 5d
Transgender lives are under siege; survival depends on allies willing to stand and fight back. queerkentucky.com/so-im-a-terr...
So, I’m A 'Terrorist': The War on Transgender People - Queer Kentucky | Kentucky's Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom
Transgender lives are under siege; survival depends on allies willing to stand and fight back.
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Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 11d
Louisville Roller Derby will close its 20th anniversary season with a doubleheader Oct. 4 at the Triple Crown Pavilion.
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Louisville Roller Derby to kick off 2025 fall home season with October double header - Queer Kentucky
Louisville Roller Derby will close its 20th anniversary season with a doubleheader Oct. 4 at the Triple Crown Pavilion.
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Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 13d
Explore our Northern Kentucky Special Issue—street art, drag, affirming businesses, and Bourbon & Belonging—celebrating queer people and places across the region. queerkentucky.com/northern-ken...
Explore Northern Kentucky LGBTQ+ Culture — Special Issue - Queer Kentucky
Explore our Northern Kentucky Special Issue—street art, drag, affirming businesses, and Bourbon & Belonging—celebrating queer people and places across the region.
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Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 13d
Queer Bourbon Week recap: NKY tastings, drag, and community—curated by Midwestern Lesbian.
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Where to Sip in NKY: Bourbon & Belonging Event Recap with the Midwestern Lesbian - Queer Kentucky
Queer Bourbon Week recap: NKY tastings, drag, and community—curated by Midwestern Lesbian.
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Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 15d
A queer raver’s journey through grief, psychedelics, body image, and finding sobriety. queerkentucky.com/substance-ab...
Acid, Ache, and the Grief Behind the Glamour: A reflection on substance abuse, recovery, and the ghosts, glitter, and grime in between. - Queer Kentucky
A queer raver’s journey through grief, psychedelics, body image, and finding sobriety.
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Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 15d
A transgender student finds acceptance, community, and hope at the University of Kentucky. queerkentucky.com/transgender-...
Transgender Life at the University of Kentucky - Queer Kentucky
A transgender student finds acceptance, community, and hope at the University of Kentucky.
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Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 15d
Kentucky Poet Laureate Silas House, known for his novels and essays about Appalachian life, has released his first full-length poetry book.
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Silas House Publishes His Debut Poetry Collection, "All These Ghosts" - Queer Kentucky
Kentucky Poet Laureate Silas House, known for his novels and essays about Appalachian life, has released his first full-length collection of poetry, All These Ghosts.
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Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 21d
Disabled trans voices show why accessibility is the backbone of justice and activism. queerkentucky.com/access-in-th...
Access in the Movement: A Shared Byline on Disability & Activism  - Queer Kentucky
Disabled trans voices show why accessibility is the backbone of justice and activism.
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Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 22d
Mutual aid centers BIPOC trans voices, pushing queer groups toward equity and liberation.
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Sustaining our Community: The Role of White, Cisgender-led Organizations in Mutual Aid - Queer Kentucky
Mutual aid centers BIPOC trans voices, pushing queer groups toward equity and liberation.
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Spencer Jenkins @spencerjenkins.bsky.social · 26d
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
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Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 26d
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
Support Defend Queer Kentucky: Fund the Reporting on Give for Good Louisville
Keep LGBTQ Kentuckians informed. Fund Kentucky's ONLY LGBTQ+ newsroom.
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Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 27d
Trans Kentuckian share their journeys navigating HRT through clinics and DIY routes. queerkentucky.com/first-steps-...
First Steps for Transitioning: Getting into HRT - Queer Kentucky
Trans Kentuckian share their journeys navigating HRT through clinics and DIY routes.
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Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · 27d
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
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Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · Sep 11
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.
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Death Before Detransition: Letter from the Editor - Queer Kentucky
A gathering of raw, radiant voices: Kentucky’s trans youth share stories of truth and care.
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The Buckeye Flame @thebuckeyeflame.com · Sep 10
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

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This News is So Gay (9/10/25): Examining Regional Queer Journalism and Celebrating Black Gay Pride
Featuring: Ben Jodway (The Buckeye Flame), Missy Spears (Queer Kentucky), Mashaun D. Simon (NBC News/GLAAD)
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Ken Schneck @kenschneck.bsky.social · Sep 10
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

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This News is So Gay (9/10/25): Examining Regional Queer Journalism and Celebrating Black Gay Pride
Featuring: Ben Jodway (The Buckeye Flame), Missy Spears (Queer Kentucky), Mashaun D. Simon (NBC News/GLAAD)
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Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · Sep 10
Queer Louisville band RELAAY talks debut album Midtempo Magic and finding representation. queerkentucky.com/louisville-i...
Louisville indie pop duo RELAAY on queer representation, debut album ‘Midtempo Magic’ - Queer Kentucky
Queer Louisville band RELAAY talks debut album Midtempo Magic and finding representation.
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Queer Kentucky @queerkentucky.bsky.social · Sep 9
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.

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Death Before Detransition: Queer Kentucky's Trans Youth Issue - Queer Kentucky
This issue isn’t about policy debates — it’s testimony, resistance, and survival. Kentucky’s trans youth wrote and designed this magazine themselves, speaking directly to their peers and communities. ...
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