Spencer Jenkins

Sustaining our Community: The Role of White, Cisgender-led Organizations in Mutual Aid - Queer Kentucky Mutual aid centers BIPOC trans voices, pushing queer groups toward equity and liberation.

Mutual aid centers BIPOC trans voices, pushing queer groups toward equity and liberation.
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Louisville indie pop duo RELAAY on queer representation, debut album ‘Midtempo Magic’ - Queer Kentucky Queer Louisville band RELAAY talks debut album Midtempo Magic and finding representation.

Queer Louisville band RELAAY talks debut album Midtempo Magic and finding representation. queerkentucky.com/louisville-i...

Death Before Detransition: Queer Kentucky's Trans Youth Issue - Queer Kentucky This issue isn’t about policy debates — it’s testimony, resistance, and survival. Kentucky’s trans youth wrote and designed this magazine themselves, speaking directly to their peers and communities. ...

15+ trans youth. 10+ stories. One collective vision of futures worth fighting for. This magazine isn’t just stories — it’s proof that trans youth are here, leading, creating, and demanding a world that sees them.

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Queen Out or Get Out: An Interview with DJ Boywife "I need to see people dancing and having a good time, or I feel like I’m not doing my job."

Queen Out or Get Out: An Interview with DJ Boywife, the newest it-girl of the Ohio River Valley.

“I need to see people dancing and having a good time, or I feel like I’m not doing my job.”

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As anti-trans laws pass, Louisville’s Trans Haven group creates community, comfort and lasting friendships - Queer Kentucky Trans Haven offers support, connection, and joy for trans adults across Louisville and beyond.

Trans Haven offers support, connection, and joy for trans adults across Louisville and beyond. queerkentucky.com/as-anti-tran...

Exciting new gay money is coming to Kentucky!

The Sudden Panic That SCOTUS Might Overturn Marriage Equality Misses the Real Threat Kim Davis’ case will not be the vehicle the court uses to eradicate the equal dignity of same-sex couples.

Mark Joseph Stern of Slate breaks down the recent misleading headlines regarding marriage equality at the Supreme Court: "There is essentially no chance that the court will entertain Davis’ plea to abolish gay people’s constitutional right to marry; the odds round down to zero.

Louisville officials ask for help identifying problem bars on Bardstown Road Louisville Metro opened a new portal for people to submit complaints about Bardstown Road bars ahead of a licensing deadline in October.

Louisville Metro opened a new portal for people to submit complaints about Bardstown Road bars ahead of a licensing deadline in October.

I'm really proud of this article I wrote for @queerkentucky.bsky.social about an amazing trans social support group in Louisville. Heather Stevens is doing amazing work and is a testament that despite anti-queer movements, queer people are showing up with and for one another and creating joy.

The Staggering Scale of Trump’s 'War on HIV' - Queer Kentucky Mathematical models indicate that the worst-case scenario of the Trump administration's HIV-related cuts could result in 3 million deaths and an infection rate outpacing the virus’s peak in the 1990s.

Mathematical models indicate that the worst-case scenario of the Trump administration's HIV-related cuts could result in 3 million deaths and an infection rate outpacing the virus’s peak in the 1990s. ✍️ @unclosetedmedia.bsky.social queerkentucky.com/the-staggeri...

Trans people can obtain accurate passports again. Here’s how - Queer Kentucky The 19th spoke with experts about the window of opportunity — and risk — that exists while the State Department complies with a court order.

The 19th spoke with experts about the window of opportunity — and risk — that exists while the State Department complies with a court order. queerkentucky.com/trans-people...

Sometimes joy manifests as fistfuls of shredded mozzarella cheese before bed.

I’ve become someone that has made macros and calories my entire personality. Following too many shredded straight men on TikTok telling me to “lock in.”

Currently sourcing topics to write about for @queerkentucky.bsky.social. Do you have anything’s you’d like our little gay publication cover?

I miss smoking so much.

Thank you!

Interactions I live for as a bald bitch. 👴

Your*

Sobriety also means giving you loved ones the attention they deserve. 🥲 🐶

Buy this book too. “Alligator Tears” by @otroedgargomez.bsky.social

Speaking of things that I make my entire personality…

Thank you! 🥲

Thank you! 422 days!

I took the pic on the left when I was at my worst to keep as reminder to stay sober.

I tend to make my being sober my entire personality, but like, look at the difference between being strung tf out and clean and sober af.

I think Bluesky is the only social media I’m going to be active on for the time being. TikTok and Instagram are truly ruining my brain. Oh Grindr and sniffies are getting the axe too. Ask me in a week if I’m still committed.

Tomorrow, LGBTQ Youth Will Lose a Lifeline. What Now? The LGBTQ-specific option on the 988 lifeline gave queer youth immediate access to trained counselors. Now, Trump is shutting it down, despite widespread support and need.

“If it weren’t for the hotline, I would have killed myself.”

Tomorrow, the “Press 3” option on the 988 suicide hotline, created to support LGBTQ youth, is being shut down by the Trump administration. 1.3 million people have used it and experts say this decision will cost lives.

take me to god’s country (tumblr c. 2012-14)