Faulkner Morgan Archive

05/27/2026

For the SECOND year in a row, the Faulkner Morgan Archive is proud to honor some of the iconic individuals and organizations who have made a major impact on Kentucky’s LGBTQ history on street banners throughout downtown Lexington! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

At a time when our LGBTQ community is constantly under attack, finding joy can be difficult. However, looking to the past provides a unique opportunity to remind ourselves that q***r people are in Kentucky and have always been in Kentucky and will forever be in Kentucky. Here, Kentucky’s rich q***rness is on full display!

This project was made possible with the support of JustFundKY and the LFUCG Mayor’s Office. You can learn more at faulknermorgan.org/banners.

05/25/2026

See you all on Wednesday night for "Last WednesGays!" The Faulkner Morgan Archive will be tabling, so make sure to stop by and learn about Kentucky's LGBTQ History! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

📆 Wednesday, May 27
⏰ 4:30 - 7:30 PM
📍Mirror Twin Annex
🗺️ 730 National Ave

Looking to meet new people and build community? Join us for Last WednesGays, Lexington’s LGBTQ+ networking happy hour where connections come easy and the vibes are always right. We’re taking over the Annex at Mirror Twin Brewing, just across the street from their National Ave. spot, for an evening full of energy, conversation, and new faces.

Expect beer, wine, cocktails, open cargo doors, and plenty of space to mix, mingle, and maybe meet your next collaborator, bestie, or chosen family. Oh, AND a special appearance from the Faulkner Morgan Archive!

No cover, all ages... just show up and be yourself.

05/22/2026

Don't mind us, just over here daydreaming about the weekend 🌈💭✨

📷: (L to R) Bob Morgan, Christina Serpentina Slone, and Bradley Picklesimer at Café LMNOP, in front of a mural painted by Jimmy Gordon, 1980s.

05/20/2026

Excited for Pride Month? Want to celebrate AND learn about Kentucky's LGBTQ history?? Well then, you won't want to miss this! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Join us at the OFFICIAL Lexington Pride Festival Kick-Off Event!!!

📆 Friday, May 29
⏰ 6:00 - 9:00 PM
📍209 Castlewood Drive
🗺️ Lexington, KY, 40505

This FREE all-ages event will include...
🎧🎶 DJ Ezra Day
✂️📰 Collage Workshop w/ Gray Broderson
🌮🍻 Food/Beer Trucks from West Sixth Brewing

Stop by, party it up, and learn about FMA and the work we do to share Kentucky’s LGBTQ history! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ This is a Lexington Art League "4th" Friday event.✨

05/18/2026

Established in the late 1970s, Spiraland Le***an Land Trust (or SPIRAL) was a rural le***an commune in Monticello in Wayne County in the south-central part of Kentucky. It was described as a important Southern space for women to live together and form community with one another.

While there is not much documentation of the space, there are mentions of the land in both Le***an Connection and Southern Exposure in the 1980s. In 2022, Cedar Heartwood also recounted her experience at Spiraland in a blog post for the Southern Le***an Feminist Activist Herstory Project.

You can read her blog post here: https://slfaherstoryproject.org/finding-womens-lands-and-le***an-communities/

📸: (top) Le***an Connection, March 1986, (bottom): Southern Exposure, October 1, 1988, (background) map of Wayne County, KY, 1977.

05/10/2026

Tonight at 8/7, on the season finale of Kentucky Life - KET, explore the history of mapmaking in Kentucky; learn how artist and poet Henry Faulkner's upbringing in Kentucky influenced his life and work; and take a tour of Lexington's Main Street to discover the buildings and objects that tell the city's history.

05/01/2026

We are so excited to use his funding to continue sharing Kentucky's LGBTQ History! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 1, 2026

JustFundKY Awards Over $95,000 to LGBTQ Initiatives Across Kentucky Amid Challenging Climate

At a time when LGBTQ+ communities across Kentucky are navigating an increasingly difficult political and social landscape, we are investing directly in resilience, visibility, and joy.

Today, we announce the recipients of our 2026 Cliff Todd Endowment grants, awarding $95,461 to community-driven projects spanning the Commonwealth, from Pikeville to Paducah. This year’s cohort reflects both urgency and innovation, with organizations adapting creatively to ensure LGBTQ+ Kentuckians remain seen, supported, and celebrated.

Even in challenging times, these organizations are finding ways to build connection, tell stories, and create spaces where people feel safe and valued. This work is not only necessary, it is transformative.

As a $2.4 million endowment, we have invested $748,000 in 94 organizations since 2011, reaching every county in Kentucky. We support educational and community-based initiatives that raise awareness, foster belonging, and advance equity for LGBTQ people statewide.

We remain committed to building a Kentucky where all people, regardless of identity, can live openly, safely, and with dignity.








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Q***r Student Collective UK
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04/27/2026

Wanted to buy a Violet Delights event poster but didn't get around to it? Good news! There are still some available! 💜🩷🤍🧡💛

For just $20, you can have your own piece of local le***an history with a LIMITED EDITION risograph printed 11”x17” poster from Violet Delights (edition of 50). Thank you so much to everyone who showed up and made this event absolutely wonderful (more photos to come later)!

Keep the energy from Le***an Day of Visibility going and grab your poster now at www.faulkermorgan.org/shop! The proceeds from each poster benefits FMA in our mission to share Kentucky's LGBTQ history. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ ***andayofvisibility