LGBTQ

Tennessee has enacted more anti-LGBTQ laws than any other state, according to the Human Rights Campaign. The advocacy organization hosted a rally Thursday night in protest at one of downtown Nashville’s few remaining queer bars.

Ahead of the 2023 legislative session that starts next month, a Republican lawmaker pre-filed two bills aimed at LGBTQ youth. One of them would ban trans students from using their gender-aligning bathrooms in school. The other would prohibit doctors from identifying a child’s sex as anything other than male or female.

Some western Kentuckians are marking the National Transgender Day of Remembrance this weekend.

It wasn’t long ago that Tonya Jones felt she couldn’t be out and proud in her eastern Kentucky hometown of Pikeville. She used to drive three hours to Lexington for any semblance of an LGBTQ-friendly community.

For the second year in a row, Tennessee has passed a host of bills limiting what transgender youth can do. Some schools have refused to enforce them, but their refusal

Kentucky's Republican-led legislature recently passed a ban on transgender girls and women in sports. LGBTQ rights advocates are sounding alarm over its potential consequences.

Advocates rallied for LGBTQ rights on Wednesday, calling for lawmakers to stop advancing bills to ban trans girls from girls sports.

Charges against three protesters arrested at the 2019 Kentucky Farm Bureau ham breakfast have been dismissed.

Community members are organizing a Pride parade and picnic in Murray later this month. A release by the organizers Monday states the LGBTQ community and allies in the city and surrounding areas are invited to celebrate Pride month in an inclusive, queer and family-friendly space.

The rights of transgender men and women are once again at the center of a national debate after a wave of anti-trans bills were brought to at least 35 state legislatures this spring. A Murray lawyer who identifies as trans shares her thoughts about the legislation, concerns for her community, and what it’s like to live openly in western Kentucky.