Sister Jyn D'Euphoria

06/03/2023

How can we feel hope and dare to live our lives unapologetically--joyfully? I've a firm belief staying commited to knowing our LGBTQ+ history (and thus invoking our Q***r ancestors) is one of the best places to ground ourselves through weathering storms. After all, we stand on the shoulders of an ever-growing collective of giants. You're part of that colelctive, too, babe

by Spencer Jenkins, Executive Director he/[email protected] With so much happening in the world, it feels difficult to process anything. The environment blazes and melts, Europe bursts i…

06/03/2023

Everytime I look into rural newspapers, visit antique stores, take time to visit archives, and talk with elders in our community I learn a new piece of the vibrant quilt that is Q***rness in rural America. As so many others have heard, I've also heard time and time again by the uninformed that Q***rness doesn't exist in rural communities. Oh how far that can be from the truth!

"Local journalism has a long history of ignoring or suppressing marginalized voices along the lines of race, sexual orientation, gender, socioeconomic status and beyond, and treating the earlier eras of news like they were the good ‘ol days of providing everyone with information, frankly, isn’t true." writes Sarah Baird for The Goldenrod, "It doesn’t take a deep dive into pieces from 70, 50 or 10 years ago (and some would say now!) to see that there isn’t a balance of power when it comes to what voices make it into a story, as newsrooms filled with white cis men often catered to an audience that looks like them."

The Faulkner Morgan Archive is preserving LGBTQ+ Kentucky's rich legacy one piece of ephemera at a time.

06/02/2023

A brief overview timeline of LGBTQ history in Louisville, KY. Lots of interesting things to further research!

"The first March for Justice took place on June 27, 1987, and the event marked the first Gay Pride march in the state. The demonstration, which welcomed about 100 supporters, emphasized rights for LGBTQ people, racial justice, less funding for militarism and more funding to fight AIDS. "

This timeline of Louisville's LGBTQ history starts with Oscar Wilde's visit to Louisville in 1882 and goes all the way to the modern Fairness movement

06/02/2023

Did you know the first pride event in Kentucky was held in 1982 Otter Creek Park? Our rural communities play such a vital role in advocacy, belonging, and making the world a better place. Learn a bit more with Christian Eiden's article over at Q***r Kentucky:

*Had to sign a Copy Service Agreement and Permission to Publish forms with U of L Special Archives to use the first pride flyer and Lavender Letter images* by Christian Eiden CSWhe/him/his From my …

06/02/2023