LGBTQ+ Equity

The first LGBTQ+ inclusive bourbon festival in the United States is taking place this week throughout several regions across the commonwealth.

Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, Hawai‘i, Alaska, Indiana, Kentucky has expanded its capacity to offer gender-affirming care services in Indiana. The organization said it hopes to meet the need of transgender Hoosiers seeking care.

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear joined health care professionals and activists Wednesday as he signed an executive order he said would restrict conversion therapy in Kentucky.

A restroom area under construction at a new middle school in Lexington drew the attention of several Kentucky lawmakers Tuesday during a legislative committee meeting, leading some to consider potential legislation to prevent other schools from following a bathroom model for gender-neutral spaces.

A man who allegedly threatened to attack Louisville venue Whirling Tiger was arrested on Tuesday. He sent videos and messages including racist and anti-LGBTQ+ slurs, as well as death threats directed at a local punk band, police say.

This year’s Louisville Pride Festival features several local artists across music genres. Organizers said they wanted to reflect the diversity of the city’s LGBTQ+ community.

The Supreme Court will hear a case on gender-affirming care in the next term after a flurry of legislation. Lower courts have come to conflicting conclusions when these bans were challenged.

The Kentucky Legislature outlawed gender-affirming medical treatments for transgender children last year. Now, the U.S. Supreme Court will scrutinize a ruling that has kept that law in effect.

The U.S. Supreme Court is stepping into the fight over transgender rights, agreeing to hear appeals from the Biden administration and families seeking to block state bans on gender-affirming care.

At a time of rising anti-LGBTQ+ laws and rhetoric across the country, the 2024 Kentuckiana Pride festival expects to see a record turnout this Saturday.