The Pride Month Celebrations Continue!
The Pride Month Celebrations Continue!
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.
You can view images from the event here
A huge shout out to the Lexington Art League for hosting this event, Lexington Pride Festival for partnering with us, West Sixth Brewing for the food & beer, DJ Ezra Day for some amazing music, Gray Broderson for an incredible collage workshop, and Karrie Bickett for some wonderful images!
Let's keep this energy going all month long!
LGBTQ History Presentations
Guided LGBTQ Walking Tour
w/ FMA & Frontrunners
Saturday, June 27 from 4pm-5pm
The Bar Complex | 224 E Main St, Lexington, KY
Join FMA and Frontrunners for a free guided walking tour of important sites in downtown Lexington's LGBTQ history!! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
We will begin the tour at 224 E Main St. in front of the historic Bar Complex at 4:00pm. We will then go on a roughly 0.75 mile walk that will last roughly 30-45 minutes, ending at the "Mother Of Us All" mural at 161 N Limestone. Throughout the tour, there will be many stops where you will learn more about iconic local queer landmarks! ✨
After the tour, join us for a happy hour at Crossings Lexington 🥂
Kentucky LGBTQ
Historic Sites Project
Sunday, June 28 from 4pm-6pm
West Sixth Brewing | 501 W 6th St #100, Lexington, KY
Join us and help the Faulkner Morgan Archive identify LGBTQ Kentucky sites to nominate to the National Register of Historic Places!
📅 Sunday, June 28 from 4pm-6pm
🕓 Brief Remarks at 5pm
🍻 Barrel Room @ West Sixth Brewing
📍 501 W 6th St #100, Lexington, KY 40508
Buildings associated with Kentucky's LGTBQ history are poorly represented on the National Register of Historic Places.
This project will change that.
Over the next three years, FMA will work with the Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation to nominate ten LGBTQ sites in Kentucky to the National Register. These sites will be identified through statewide community input, local surveys, and collaboration with area historians.
LGBTQ History Street Banners
For the second year in a row, the Faulkner Morgan Archive is proud to honor some of the iconic individuals and organizations who have made a major impact on Kentucky’s LGBTQ history on street banners throughout downtown Lexington.
At a time when our LGBTQ community is constantly under attack, finding joy can be difficult. However, looking to the past provides a unique opportunity to remind ourselves that queer people are in Kentucky and have always been in Kentucky and will forever be in Kentucky. Here, Kentucky’s rich queerness is on full display!
This project was made possible with the support of JustFundKY and the LFUCG Mayor’s Office.