Our Past, Our Present, Our Future, Our FAQ

We hope to provide a broad historical overview of LGBTQ+ people in the  Commonwealth of Kentucky and to provide guidance in identifying  potential historic sites and sources relevant to the state’s LGBTQ  heritage. We are continuing to build on efforts to  uncover and document Kentucky’s heretofore largely invisible LGBTQ+ past. LGBTQ+ history is an umbrella term that captures the stories of  strength and struggle of diverse individuals, cultures, and communities  that have been considered nonnormative. It is the story of movements for  justice; of moments of triumph and tragedy that people we now  understand as LGBTQ have faced—and often continue to face—in our daily  lives and demands for the right to live, love, and thrive.