May 14 Community Louisville Student’s Podcast About Being Trans Named Finalist In NPR Contest Stellan Petto, a sixth grader at Louisville’s J. Graham Brown School, was recognized for his podcast, "What is it like being trans?” By Henry Zimmerman May 14 Community Louisville Student's Podcast About Being Trans Named Finalist In NPR Contest Henry Zimmerman
Mar 6 Community New U of L Scholarship Will Serve Catholic LGBTQ Students Plaintiffs in the landmark Supreme Court case that made same-sex marriage legal in the U.S. have created a new scholarship for LGBT Catholic students at U of L. By Kyeland Jackson Mar 6 Community New U of L Scholarship Will Serve Catholic LGBTQ Students Kyeland Jackson
Feb 8 In Conversation 20 Years After Fairness Ordinance, LGBTQ Leaders Say There’s Still Work To Do Progress has been made, but there are no statewide protections for LBGTQ Kentuckians. By Kyeland Jackson Feb 8 In Conversation 20 Years After Fairness Ordinance, LGBTQ Leaders Say There's Still Work To Do Kyeland Jackson
Feb 4 In Conversation This Week In Conversation: Louisville’s Fairness Ordinance Turns 20 This week on WFPL’s In Conversation, we’ll talk about what has changed since passage of the city's Fairness Ordinance — and what has not. By Rick Howlett Feb 4 In Conversation This Week In Conversation: Louisville's Fairness Ordinance Turns 20 Rick Howlett
Jan 9 Health New Group Aims To Address Isolation Among LGBTQ Older Adults New preliminary survey research from the University of Kentucky shows that many older LGBTQ adults feel isolated and aren’t tapped into senior services. By Lisa Gillespie Jan 9 Health New Group Aims To Address Isolation Among LGBTQ Older Adults Lisa Gillespie
Oct 22 Politics Trans People Say They #WontBeErased, As Trump Administration Mulls Defining ‘Sex’ The "proposed definition would define sex as either male or female, unchangeable, and determined by the genitals that a person is born with," The New York Times reported. By Laurel Wamsley, NPR Oct 22 Politics Trans People Say They #WontBeErased, As Trump Administration Mulls Defining 'Sex' Laurel Wamsley, NPR
Oct 19 Tough and Universal: Stories of Grit Tough And Universal: For Sally Evans And Paige Harlow, Reconciling Faith And Identity Was A Journey Sally and Paige are married and live in Louisville with their twins. Both were raised in conservative Christian families. By Erica Peterson Oct 19 Tough and Universal: Stories of Grit For This Couple, Reconciling Faith And Identity Was A Journey Erica Peterson
Jun 17 Community PHOTOS: Kentuckiana Pride Festival Draws Crowds In Louisville Despite Heat Hundreds of people wearing colorful hair, makeup and outfits paraded down Preston Street as they celebrated LGBTQ+ pride month in Louisville this weekend. By Michelle Hanks Jun 17 Community PHOTOS: Pride Festival Draws Crowds In Louisville Despite Heat Michelle Hanks
Jun 4 Politics In Narrow Decision, Supreme Court Decides In Favor Of Baker Over Same-Sex Couple The U.S. Supreme court dodged a major ruling on the question of whether business owners can refuse services to gay individuals based on their religious objections. By Nina Totenberg, NPR Jun 4 Politics Supreme Court Decides In Favor Of Baker Over Same-Sex Couple Nina Totenberg, NPR
Mar 31 Commentary Strange Fruit: Inside The Lives Of Gay Gang Members Criminologist Vanessa Panfill interviewed over 50 gang members to learn how they negotiate their lives as gay men in gangs. By Laura Ellis Mar 31 Commentary Strange Fruit: Inside The Lives Of Gay Gang Members Laura Ellis
Mar 27 Health Kentucky Hospitals In Louisville, Lexington Score Top Marks in LGBTQ Inclusion Report The report, published by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, analyzed policies and practices from more than 600 healthcare facilities nationwide. By Kyeland Jackson Mar 27 Health Kentucky Hospitals Score Top Marks in LGBTQ Inclusion Report Kyeland Jackson
Mar 24 Commentary Strange Fruit: Seeing Suicide Through A Non-White Lens Sociologist Kimya Dennis says suicide is often viewed in African-American communities as a "white people problem" — but that's a dangerous misconception. By Laura Ellis Mar 24 Commentary Strange Fruit: Seeing Suicide Through A Non-White Lens Laura Ellis
Mar 10 Commentary Strange Fruit: Mistress Velvet, The Dominatrix With A Syllabus Her clients were saying racist things, so she started giving them black feminist reading assignments. By Laura Ellis Mar 10 Commentary Strange Fruit: Mistress Velvet, The Dominatrix With A Syllabus Laura Ellis
Feb 12 Politics Bevin: Company Should Not Be Forced To Make Gay Pride Shirts Bevin is urging the state's highest court to rule in favor of a company whose owner refused to print T-shirts for a gay pride festival because of his Christian beliefs. By Associated Press Feb 12 Politics Bevin: Company Should Not Be Forced To Make Gay Pride Shirts Associated Press
Feb 11 Commentary Strange Fruit: Art Show Imagines The Future As Female What is after Earth for women? That's the question science fiction author Author Olivia A. Cole has in mind for her latest project, "Kindred: Making Space in Space." By Laura Ellis Feb 11 Commentary Strange Fruit: Art Show Imagines The Future As Female Laura Ellis