'It makes you angry:' LGBTQ+ food pantries prepare for end of SNAP benefits
As SNAP runs out of money, LGBTQ+ community centers and nonprofits are feeding people when the government won't.
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October 31, 2025
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Kentucky leads the fight against conversion therapy amid a wave of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation
Kentucky has become a beacon of hope against the current political climate targeting queer people, writes Kentucky state Rep. Lisa Willner.
September 24, 2024
‘I violate every policy’: Police LGBTQ+ liaison officer in Kentucky under fire amid civil rights lawsuits
Police leaders tapped Ullrich as one of the department’s LGBTQ+ liaisons in 2023, despite multiple allegations of civil rights violations against him already on file in federal court.
June 11, 2025
In western Kentucky, the only all-lesbian film festival in the U.S. is thriving
Cinema Systers is a declaration that lesbian voices belong, and they deserve to be heard in rural places too.
May 24, 2025
KKK Members in Kentucky Pull Gun on LGBTQ+ Activists — Police Let Them Go
The men were reportedly handing out KKK recruitment cards.
June 17, 2023
Kentucky bans conversion therapy for youth as Gov. Andy Beshear signs 'monumental' order
Beshear signed the executive order after similar legislation repeatedly failed in the Republican-dominated state legislature earlier this year.
September 18, 2024
Meet the Trans and Pansexual Couple Married by Kim Davis
Their goal is not to gain fame or attention, say the Colens. They just want LGBT people to see that Kim Davis has already done what she refuses to do: marry two people of the same sex.
September 2, 2015
WATCH: Antigay Ky. Clerk Already Married This Queer Couple
The antigay clerk saw the trans man and his pansexual wife as 'just another straight couple' when she signed their marriage license in February, say Camryn and Alexis Colen.
August 30, 2015
Kentucky state senator calls Log Cabin 'a bunch of queers'
A day after calling gays "the wrong kind of people," Kentucky state senator Richard Roeding continued his verbal barrage against gays, calling a Republican political group that advocates gay and lesbian rights "a bunch of queers."
July 18, 2006
Advocate, Out, Plus nominated for 2025 GLAAD Media Awards alongside biggest queer films and TV of the year
The Advocate's reporters Ryan Adamczeski and Christopher Wiggins also scored nominations for Outstanding Print Article and Outstanding Online Journalism Article.
January 22, 2025
Who Came Out in 2014?
Take a look back at the notable LGBTs who came out of the closet this year.
October 10, 2014
50 States, 50 Heroes
Fifty current queer leaders tell us who their state's LGBT hero is. Who's yours?
May 10, 2017
The Big List of People Who Came Out in 2014
We've rounded up the year's comings out from our archive and found famous names like Ellen Page, brave moves by athletes such as Michael Sam, and inspiring moments in business and music.
December 26, 2014
Kentucky's 'Don't Say Gay' Law Brings Misery to LGBTQ+ Students
The law threatens gay-straight alliances and is causing other harms to LGBTQ+ youth.
December 23, 2023
Kentucky Elects First Out House Member, Keturah Herron
Herron, a social justice activist who is Black, queer, and genderqueer, won a special election Tuesday.
February 23, 2022
Did you know most anti-LGBTQ+ legislation has failed? 'We're getting these wins'
While anti-LGBTQ+ bills are scary, we're doing better than you might think, Senior Manager of State Advocacy at the Trevor Project Gabby Doyle tells The Advocate.
July 29, 2024
Kentucky's first transgender elected official wants you to get involved in local politics
Rebecca Blankenship recently spoke to The Advocate about how LGBTQ+ people can fight back against state legislatures' attacks on the community.
February 2, 2024
Kentucky couldn't pass a single anti-LGBTQ+ bill this session — and it's not alone
"It’s clear that the anti-LGBTQ+ agenda is starting to fail, both in Kentucky and across the country."
April 16, 2024
Kentucky elects its first-ever LGBTQ+ woman state senator
State Rep. Keturah Herron is now the first out woman ever elected to the Kentucky state Senate.
November 5, 2024
Welcome to Dallas’s only LGBTQ+ country dancing bar
Explore the LGBTQ+ country dance scene in Dallas through the eyes of a visiting Londoner.
August 9, 2024