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Around the country, LGBTQ+ students and the campus groups founded to support them have become a growing target in the culture wars.
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Willie Carver Jr. was named Kentucky Teacher of the Year in 2022, but a lot has happened since then. The openly gay educator quit his job teaching English and French in Montgomery County last summer, citing LGBTQ discrimination. And, just last month, he published his first book of poetry. Now Carver is speaking out and advocating on behalf of the state’s educators and queer youth.
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The LGBTQ+ Truck Driver Network is working to recruit and support drivers as the U.S. trucking industry battles a growing driver shortage.
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A western Kentucky nonprofit is hosting the second edition of its annual Paducah PrideFest celebration this weekend.
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Like libraries nationwide, Kentucky libraries experienced a surge in challenges to materials in 2022. Data released by the American Library Association’s Office of Intellectual Freedom earlier this week indicated the number of challenges nearly doubled in the U.S. since 2021, but in Kentucky they tripled.
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“Conversion therapy” is dangerous for LGBTQ youth, and bipartisan support for prohibiting it grew in recent years. But this session, lawmakers passed an anti–LGBTQ law instead.
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An exhibit uplifting stories of rural queer experiences is currently on display at the Clemens Fine Arts Gallery at West Kentucky Community & Technical College.
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More than 1.2 million LBGTQ people in the United States identify as non-binary according to a 2021 study by the UCLA Williams Institute School of Law.
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Three trans journalists spoke with NPR about their experience covering their community, anti-trans legislation and the idea of objectivity in the media industry.
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The move follows an executive order by President Biden to expand protections for LGBTQ people in health care, housing and education.