FMA is excited to announce that, thanks to funding from JustFundKY, we are creating an additional panel on lesbian history for our traveling exhibit!

Thank you so much to everyone who joined us this past week at the Official  Pride Kick-Off Event and the Lexington Pride Festival! We had absolute the best time and loved getting to celebrate Kentucky's LGBTQ History.

It might still be May, but who says we can’t start celebrating Pride Month a few weeks early? This Pride Month, we invite you to join FMA as we celebrate Kentucky’s LGBTQ history and remind the world of the queer joy that we hold as Kentuckians.

Join us for a Happy Hour at 4pm @ Lussi Brown Coffee Bar, then watch all-lesbian entertainment at 7pm @ Crossings Lexington!

For only $10 a month, You can become a member of Sweets’ Fan Club and get exciting perks and unique opportunities to engage with FMA!

The Faulkner Morgan Archive, (FMA) has been awarded $900,000 in grant funds from the Mellon Foundation, the largest grant in our organization’s history.

We are so excited to have Emily McDonald join the Faulkner Morgan Archive team as our Spring 2026 Collections Intern! To help you get to know Emily a little better, we sat down for a fun and insightful Q&A session.

Check out this Exclusive Interview with Kentucky Native and RuPaul’s Drag Race Star Scarlet Envy, contributed by Tori Kennedy. This story is part of our new Guest Writers Program, learn more here!

We are so grateful for our many, many supporters who donated during LGBTQ History Month. Your donations ensure that LGBTQ stories from Kentucky will be protected, honored, and shared for generations to come.

Thanks to this online giving match campaign, every dollar donated online by new donors this month will be doubled, up to $2,500! This makes it the perfect time to make your first donation to the Faulkner Morgan Archive.

Thank you so much to everyone who came out to support FMA at our special weekend edition of Lex Lez Night at Crossings Lexington! Thanks to your donations, we raised a total of $1,750!!!

This year, our work feels more vital than ever. Amid a rising wave of legislation and rhetoric aimed at silencing LGBTQ lives, we at FMA have remained steadfast in our mission: to document, share, and uplift the voices of LGBTQ Kentuckians–past and present.

Check out the Faulkner Morgan Archive’s traveling exhibit Queer, Here & Everywhere: The Roots of Kentucky’s LGBTQ History and our partnership with artist Feather Chiaverini, Birds of a Feather, opening at 2nd Story!

The Faulkner Morgan Archive is now welcoming new Guest Writers to submit content for our blog! Check out this first piece, on Sweet Evening Breeze, contributed by Tori Kennedy .

Formed in 1977 by a group of Kentucky women following the International Women’s Year Conference in Lexington, the Reel World String Band blended traditional Appalachian music with original songs shaped by blues, jazz, and country influences.

Wow!!! What an incredible Pride Month full of celebrating Kentucky’s LGBTQ History! We are so overwhelmed with the amount of love and support that we have received this month.

Dr. Fryer’s life, and now this marker, helps remind us: Truth is not a luxury. It’s a responsibility.

We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Peter Taylor, one of the earliest and most dedicated supporters of the Faulkner Morgan Archive and a beloved member of our Board of Directors.

During this time of uncertainty, FMA is continuing our work of sharing Kentucky’s long and rich LGBTQ history—the struggles and the joy!

We are thrilled to welcome Natalie Warren to the Faulkner Morgan Archive team as our Spring 2025 Collections Intern! To help you get to know Natalie a little better, we sat down for a fun and insightful Q&A session.