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đłď¸âđ Appalachian writer, activist & organizer | Fighting for justice & equity in Kentucky & beyond | âđ˝đŞđď¸
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100 Women We Love: Class of 2024 - GO Magazine
100 Women We Love: Class of 2024 - GO Magazine
Our annual celebration of epic queer women changing the world.
Rural pride gatherings provide safe spaces for the LGBTQ community - WOUB Public Media
Rural pride gatherings provide safe spaces for the LGBTQ community - WOUB Public Media
Pride gatherings in the Ohio Valley provide a comfortable space for members of the LGBTQ community amid further anti-LGBTQ legislation.
Protestant Leaders Balance Cultural Divides as LGBTQ Issues Split Appalachian Statehouses
Protestant Leaders Balance Cultural Divides as LGBTQ Issues Split Appalachian Statehouses
Protestant Leaders Balance Cultural Divides as LGBTQ Issues Split Appalachian Statehouses from 100 Days in Appalachia.
Pikeville Pride annual event is set to celebrate diversity
Pikeville Pride annual event is set to celebrate diversity
Pikeville is gearing up for its fifth annual Pride event set for Oct. 12.
Protestors rally in Pikeville to voice opinion against Supreme Court ruling
Protestors rally in Pikeville to voice opinion against Supreme Court ruling
Protest held in Pikeville.
'We know what it's like': How Appalachian towns are learning to help each other after floods
'We know what it's like': How Appalachian towns are learning to help each other after floods
From the Kentucky floods to Helene and back again, people throughout Appalachia are using their experiences to help each other through disaster.
25 Faces of Fairness: Cara Ellis - Queer Kentucky
25 Faces of Fairness: Cara Ellis - Queer Kentucky
For over five years, they have been a dedicated community organizer, focusing on LGBTQ+ and reproductive rights advocacy and fairness. Their journey began with a passion for change, using social media as a powerful tool to amplify their message.
Eastern Kentucky drag show canceled after facing online threats, protest
Eastern Kentucky drag show canceled after facing online threats, protest
âWeâre from here.â LGBTQ Eastern Kentuckians creating community thatâs been missing
âWeâre from here.â LGBTQ Eastern Kentuckians creating community thatâs been missing
âThe story of what it is to be queer in Eastern Kentucky is always a really flattened out simple narrative. You leave if you can, as soon as you can. Youâre traumatized and then you try to escape. That, of course, is not accurate for lots and lots of folks.â
Lexington Herald-Leader OpEds
Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act saved me and many others. We must protect them | Opinion
Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act saved me and many others. We must protect them | Opinion
OpEd: In 2019, at just 31 years old, I was diagnosed with cancer. These government programs saved my life.
Appalachia is home to all kinds of people. We must unite to fight for all of us. | Opinion
Appalachia is home to all kinds of people. We must unite to fight for all of us. | Opinion
Huntington Herald-Dispatch OpEds
Cara Ellis: Appalachian Democrats must embrace a progressive approach
Cara Ellis: Appalachian Democrats must embrace a progressive approach
For decades, Appalachia has been dismissed as a political monolith, written off as a stronghold of conservative values. Yet, those who know this regionâs history (and its people) understand that
Cara Ellis: City Hall's pride flag matters to LGBTQ+ people
Cara Ellis: City Hall's pride flag matters to LGBTQ+ people
Mayor Patrick Farrellâs decision to not fly a pride flag is incredibly disappointing. The choice to not raise the pride flag this June is more than just disappointment; it honestly feels like erasure.
Louisville Courier-Journal OpEds
Courier-Journal OpEd 3/25 | Kentucky GOP lawmakers worked in secrecy and silenced voters. Here's how.
Courier-Journal OpEd 3/25 | Kentucky GOP lawmakers worked in secrecy and silenced voters. Here's how.
Kentucky lawmakers' handling of DEI and conversion therapy bills during the legislative session reveal a troubling lack of transparency.
Courier-Journal OpEd 7/2 | McConnell is OK with cutting Medicaid because he's never struggled like us
Courier-Journal OpEd 7/2 | McConnell is OK with cutting Medicaid because he's never struggled like us
Nearly a third of Kentuckians rely on Medicaid. McConnell's vote for Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' is a choice to abandon us and our rural communities
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