The Sixth Louisville Pride Festival is September 17, 2022
The Sixth Louisville Pride Festival will be Saturday, September 17, 2022! The Louisville Pride Festival is a free LGBTQ community celebration on Bardstown Road in Louisville, KY. The Pride Festival features entertainment on two stages and street fair with LGBTQ businesses and nonprofits, artists, and food and drink. Crowd favorites like the Wellness Zone and Community Stage will return to the Louisville Pride Festival this year. The Louisville Pride Festival is presented by Ford and UAW, with additional support [...]
Clothing Swap
The Louisville Pride Center is happy to host a CLOTHING SWAP from 11-3 on June 26th with the help of the Kentuckiana Transgender Support Network. There will be partners from the community, including the Nearly New Shop, Dress for Success, and jewelry creator and artist Kendra Scott, who will be doing TWO raffles for jewelry at the event. Clothing Donations will be accepted at the Louisville Pride Foundation on Tuesday, June 21st from 12-6pm.
Name Change Clinic
This Pride month, we are hosting the Lou Name Clinic to assist folks with obtaining a legal name change. We are offering free legal support from caring volunteers to assist Kentucky residents with filing legal name change petitions. At the clinic, we will have volunteer attorneys, paralegals, notaries, and law students onsite for consultations and to assist with completing the necessary forms. Volunteer attorneys will file the petitions and represent clinic clients at any necessary court proceedings on their petition. [...]
The Louisville Pride Center
The Louisville Pride Center will be... A safe and affirming gathering spot The Center will be a hub for the LGBTQ+ community; an all-ages, accessible and inclusive gathering spot that is open to everyone, regardless of their ability to pay. The Center will host a wide range of activities, such as game nights, film screenings, community dinners, book clubs, support groups, and classes. A backbone for an empowered community The Center will support people and organizations doing good work for [...]
Vendor Registration for 2022 Festival
The 2022 Louisville Pride Festival will be Saturday, September 17, and vendors can now register! Click here to reserve a booth
Join us for the Sunday Funday Derby Drag Show!
Join the Louisville Pride Foundation for the return of the Sunday Funday Derby Drag Show! Featuring: Leah Halston, Gilda Wabbit, Chyna Versace, Aramiss, and TB Sparrow. Enter for free with a Pegasus Pin or purchase VIP tickets (includes reserved seating for 6, a swag bag, and food & drink tickets) here: https://events.com/.../sunday-funday-derby-drag-show... Location: Chow Wagon Music Stage at Waterfront Park
Meet the Board: Hanh Kimball-Pham
Meet Board Member Hanh Kimball-Pham (she/her/hers)! Hanh Kimball-Pham was born and raised in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam until age 8 and is a first-generation naturalized Vietnamese American woman. She has participated in fundraising events in the past that were created by U of L’s International Student Association and Vietnamese Student Association as well as those hosted by Fairness and ACLU. Hanh believes awareness drives participation, which drives fundraising and community support. She is currently working as an advertising executive [...]
Respect and Support Are Important For Those Who Identify As Non-Binary
More than 1.2 million LBGTQ people in the United States identify as non-binary according to a 2021 study by The Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law. Check out this article on supporting friends and family who identify as neither male nor female and why it matters.
Sweet Evening Breeze Monthly Programming Calendar
Sweet Evening Breeze, Inc. is an organization in Louisville that offers drop-in services and programs to LGBTQ+ youth ages 18-24 years old experiencing homelessness. Check out the attached flyer for additional details on the recurring services offered this month. And sign-up to join one of their programs.
Meet the Board: Mollie
Mollie Aleshire (she/her/hers) Mollie is from a rural town in Virginia with a population of less than 5,000 and has resided in Berea and Lexington in Kentucky, Greensboro, North Carolina, and most recently Louisville, Kentucky. She believes her experiences as a sexual minority living in both rural and urban settings gives her a unique perspective and ability to relate to others whose life experiences have included both rural and urban experiences and influences. As a nurse for more than 20 years, [...]
Kentucky LGBTQ Historic Context Narrative
The Kentucky lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) heritage context provides a broad historical overview of LGBTQ people and history in Kentucky and offers guidance in identifying historic sites and sources. The report includes a discussion about the role of race, religion, rurality/regionalism, and privacy in studying LGBTQ history. It provides a slice of Kentucky's rich LGBTQ history, looking at several specific people, places, and events as part of the larger story. It spans the years from the pre-contact [...]
Louisville’s LGBTQ+ History
In 2016, A research team under the Kentucky LGBT+ Heritage Initiative published a 125-page report on Kentucky’s LGBT+ history. An article from the Courier Journal uses pieces of that report to highlight some of Louisville’s LGBT+ history.
Office for Aging/Disabled Citizens Resource Guide
The Office for Aging/Disabled Citizens has released a resource guide designed to assist adults over the age of 55 and persons with disabilities as well as their caregivers with handling physical, psychological, and financial challenges. Topics within the resource directory include employment, nutrition, transportation, safety, federal/state benefits, and more.
Faith Community Spotlight: Congregation Adath Israel Brith Shalom
The Temple: Congregation Adath Israel Brith Shalom Daniel Denhart-Lillard The Temple Congregation Adath Israel Brith Shalom, located at the intersection of Brownsboro Road (US Highway 42) and Lime Kiln Lane in the heart of Louisville’s residential East End is Kentucky’s oldest and largest Jewish congregation. Located on a beautiful, wooded, 10-acre lot, The Temple Campus consists of a main building, auditorium, chapel, library, an administrative wing, archives, a religious school and a preschool. An additional two-story building houses a kitchen, [...]
Steps LGBTQ+ Workers Can Take if they are Experiencing Discrimination in the workplace
Steps LGBTQ+ Workers Can Take if they are Experiencing Discrimination in the workplace LGBTQ+ workers are often targeted for harassment and discrimination at work. Despite cultural gains in the last twenty years or so many workers who are LGBTQ+ don’t realize that they have legal protection against discrimination and harassment at work. If you’re being victimized at work because you are LGBTQ+ you need to know that you are legally protected and don’t have to put up with harassment and [...]
LGBTQ+ Community Center to open in 2022!
We are thrilled to announce that we have secured a location and are working to open an LGBTQ+ Community Center in early 2022! Just as exciting, our friends at Sweet Evening Breeze are also close to opening a resource center for homeless youth. This time next year, LGBTQ+ Louisville will have two major new assets working together to help the community! Information on volunteering and partnerships will be coming soon! Make a donation See the Queer Kentucky article Watch WLKY [...]
LGBTQ Study Recruitment Request
The University of Louisville wants to hear the opinions of LGBTQ+ individuals in Kentucky and Southern Indiana. We are conducting a research study to help us learn about LGBTQ+ individuals’ thoughts and experiences related to cervical cancer screening (commonly called a Pap or Pap Smear). Participation will take about 1½ hours total, and participants will receive a $20 gift card for completing an online survey and a virtual (or telephone) interview. If you are interested in participating, you may find [...]
Opinions Needed: Cervical Cancer Screening
Flyer: SGM_Flyer_V1 IRB APPROVED The University of Louisville wants to hear the opinions of LGBTQ+ individuals in Kentucky and Southern Indiana. We are conducting a research study to help us learn about LGBTQ+ individuals’ thoughts and experiences related to cervical cancer screening (commonly called a Pap or Pap Smear). Participation will take about 1½ hours total, and participants will receive a $20 gift card for completing an online survey and a virtual (or telephone) interview. If you are interested in [...]
Mental Health Provider Spotlight: Mandala House
By Holly Brown Mandala House is a well-known queer and ally-owned mental health practice that has operated in our city since 2016. The practice offers psychiatry evaluations and medication management, psychotherapy, psychological testing, and gender-affirming treatment letter-writing services. All of Mandala House’s providers are affirming, and several are out as members of the LGBTQ+ community. The practice’s Clinical Director, Dr. Adrianne Lange (she/her) stated, “We pride ourselves on cultivating an affirming and equitable atmosphere for all who walk through our [...]
Augustus Seabrooke joins the Louisville Pride Foundation Board
A Louisville native and graduate of Brown University, Augustus Seabrooke (he/they) is a transmasculine individual excited and honored to be on the Board of Louisville Pride Foundation. He is grateful for his upbringing in Louisville, as the eclectic community has given him an appreciation of vintage fashion pieces, a taste for various cuisines, a strong sense of hospitality, and a deeply embedded principle of valuing community. You may find Augustus walking down Bardstown road from Prophecy Ink all the way [...]