Lexington Democrat kicks off campaign to become Kentucky’s first transgender lawmaker
Emma Curtis frequently testified against anti-LGBTQ legislation during this year’s session by Jamie Lucke, Kentucky Lantern LEXINGTON — Democrat Emma Curtis on Thursday kicked off her campaign to succeed...
Abortion provider selling its downtown Louisville building
EMW Women’s Surgical Center was one of only two abortion clinics in Kentucky when the procedure was all but banned last year BY: DEBORAH YETTER, Kentucky Lantern Prior to the...
Adkins: US’ anti-LGBTQ bills mirror German laws that ended in the Holocaust
In an op-ed piece published on Wednesday in the Lexington Herald-Leader, Kentucky attorney and former US House candidate Bill Adkins highlights the alarming similarities between the anti-LGBTQ laws being...
ACLU of Kentucky Files Motion to Challenge Ban on Essential Healthcare for Trans Youth
Louisville, Ky. – In a bold move to protect the rights of transgender youth, the ACLU of Kentucky, in collaboration with the National Center for Lesbian Rights and law...
Lyric Theatre and Cultural Arts Center announces 2023 Juneteenth Celebration: ‘Celebrating African American Artistic Expression’
by Lyric Theatre & Cultural Arts Center staff Lexington, Ky.–The Lyric Theater and Cultural Arts Center, a prominent advocate for African American identity and culture, warmly invites you to...
Kelly Craft escalates anti-trans rhetoric, calls for excluding ‘transgenders’ from Ky. schools
Republican gubernatorial candidate Kelly Craft made sweeping, explicit anti-transgender remarks at a virtual town hall on Monday, escalating her transphobic rhetoric in the lead-up to the primary election. by...
Interview: Lexington council members plan to introduce “C.R.O.W.N. Act” ordinance this week.
WEKU | By Stan Ingold Three members of the Lexington City Council are planning to introduce an ordinance to help improve equality in the commonwealth’s second largest city. Councilmembers Shayla...
FCPS officially terminates Marlon Ball’s contract, attorney says it made him ‘unemployable’ – sensitive documents sealed in lawsuit
Lexington, Ky.–Paul Laurence Dunbar High School principal Marlon Ball has been informed that his contract with the Fayette County Public Schools will not be renewed, and his employment will...
Lexington Introduces CROWN Act Ordinance to Combat Race-Based Hair Discrimination
Lexington, Ky.–Several Lexington council members are introducing an ordinance to prohibit race-based hair discrimination, known as the C.R.O.W.N. Act. This legislation, Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural...
A conversation with Silas House, Kentucky’s new poet laureate – ‘I’m not the one who politicized being gay. I’m just living my life.’
by Sarah Ladd, Kentucky Lantern LOUISVILLE – Growing up in Eastern Kentucky, author Silas House saw early the power of representation in literature. Lead character John-Boy in the award-winning television series...