Now is the time to bid adieu to 2012. While the year has been a divisive one for the entire country, the gay community has made progress like never seen before. Maine, Maryland, and Washington all voted to legalize gay…
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HRC rules against Hands On Originals
As we finish Thanksgiving and move toward Christmas (or whatever you may choose to celebrate), we realize there is much to be thankful about this holiday season. Queer communities enjoyed some major victories in the recent elections. Three states voted…
The Main Idea
I’m a pretty simple person; nothing too complicate about me. I don’t claim to have any high fluent ideas, but I do take time most days to meditate on scripture and ask God to give me understanding on ideas/concepts in…
The History of Coming Out – In the Beginning, There Was a March
On Oct. 11, 1987, half a million people participated in the March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. It was the second such demonstration in our nation’s capital and resulted in the founding of a number of LGBT organizations,…
Straightlaced
Straightlaced, How Gender’s Got Us All Tied Up, a documentary by Debra Chasnoff, shows on Saturday, September 22 at 10 am at the Kentucky Theater in downtown Lexington. This film includes stories from fifty U.S. high school students who speak frankly…
Why the Chik-Fil-A Controversy Matters
It has been years since I’ve eaten a chicken sandwich at Chik-Fil-A, and I sure do miss it. I used to whine when they weren’t open on Sundays and I was craving a chicken sandwich with pickles, covered in mayonnaise…
A New Reign Begins……….
It is with much pride and honor that I would like to introduce His Most Imperial Majesty, Emperor 21, Big D Lyons and myself, Her Most Imperial Majesty, Empress 31, Trinity, of The Imperial Court of Kentucky. I know that…
A LETTER OF REFLECTION, PRIDE, AND THANKS
Dear Community, Once again we have arrived at June, the month that GLBTQ people have selected to stand up in front of the world and proclaim, “I’m proud.” We who compose the Pride Festival Committee have worked hard to ensure…
LOCAL BUSINESS OWNER SHOCKED AT DISCRIMINATION; SPONSORS PRIDE FESTIVAL T-SHIRTS
“We need to fix this,” was the reaction of Chris Swain, Senior Accounts Manager of Cincy Apparel, upon learning of Hands On Originals refusal to print t-shirts for this year’s Lexington Pride Festival, scheduled for downtown Lexington on June 30.“I…