Queer Kentucky

"I encourage people to use your critical thinking skills, use your vote – vote small, vote for what’s going on in your city.”- Chappell Roan? ? Be HOTTOGO to the polls and get prepared for this election with the Queer Election Guide.? Free and digital through https://lnkd.in/gbquDn3e.

Lions and tigers and RFK’s bear, oh my. More in our Queer Election Guide https://lnkd.in/gbquDn3e

Kentucky voters be prepared to see two issues on your ballot this election season: Non Citizen Voting and School Choice. Get primed for the ballot with these slides and check out the Queer Election Guide for everything else.? Free and digital through https://lnkd.in/gbquDn3e.

How many of us have protested for our rights, but have no idea who our state representative or state senator is? (I'm guessing a lot of us at some point.)? In 2023 we saw Roe v Wade dismantled as well as the passing of SB 150, two acts that highlighted the power that state governments have over marginalized communities. And the Supreme Court could return many more powers and decisions to our state government in the future. ? Get prepared for this election with the Queer Election Guide.? Free and digital through https://lnkd.in/gbquDn3e.

Some voters will decide if medical marijuana businesses can operate in their area. Check out these issues and more in our Queer Election Guide.? https://lnkd.in/gbquDn3e

With the heated political climate for LGBTQ+ Kentuckians, there have been many responses from communities across the state– from anger, to hope, to exhaustion. In 2023, in response to the first legislative session with a slate of anti-LGBTQ+ bills, young Kentuckians?rallied in the hundreds?at the state capital to fight?SB 150. In 2024, after the second legislative session with more anti-LGBTQ+ bills, many students were left?feeling immobilized, defeated, and afraid. https://lnkd.in/gAiQPyVE

LINK IN BIO While the Presidential race is all over our screens, we know that true decision-making power happens closer to home. Enter our 2024 Queer Election Guide & Toolkit, designed to inform folks about what’s on their ballot, why it matters, and what those big issues are that we keep hearing about. Designed by Northern Kentucky graphic designer, activist, and failing plant mom Kara Henry @chunkofchina (they/them) and written by award-winning civics and educational journalist Olivia Krauth @oliviakrauth (she/her), this guide was proudly produced by Kentuckians and created to work across city, county, and even state lines for our queer friends in Ohio, Indiana, and beyond. Access and share the full guide here: https://lnkd.in/gbquDn3e

There's a lot more going on this election cycle than a Presidential race. You have until 4pm today in Kentucky to register to vote. Already registered? (R U sure it's up-to-date? ) Use the link below to verify your current registration or get registered to vote this election cycle. https://lnkd.in/g5949dG

For generations Bourbon whiskey has ebbed and flowed in and out of popularity and prestige, but as a uniquely American product, it’s long been part of the national beverage alcohol conversation. Over the past 20 years, however, Kentucky’s passion for the craft spirit has gained reverence from all over the world and with the institution of the Kentucky Bourbon Trail in 1999, the state established an open invitation for the world to come to our front porch. We invite them into our workplaces, we have them sit at our dining room tables, we even share a dram or two. If you’re lucky, when you’re not being schooled by the category’s most innovative minds, you may even meet an industry legend with a story to tell (veracity of which may vary). https://lnkd.in/gs328TEU

Josh Johnson is a Kentucky gentleman. That’s how he put it to fashion industry leaders from New York to Los Angeles while working as a clothing buyer more than a decade ago. Folks followed the phrase with confused looks and questioning glances at Johnson’s long hair and tattooed skin. “You’re not really what we expected someone from Kentucky to look like,” they’d say.?https://lnkd.in/gXSDnjMQ