61°F7:55 AM How do LGBT individuals and couples fare in adopting and fostering children? [LGBT]
There is a growing trend among LGBT individuals and couples to become foster and adoptive parents. This trend rings true for Louisville and Kentucky as well. According to 2010 U.S. Census data, there are 11,572 same-sex couples in the state, and 24% of them are raising children. Of course, not all of these couples are doing so as foster and/or adoptive parents.
Pandora Productions hosts New Play Project [LGBT]
As part of the 2010-2011 season, Louisville LGBT theatre company, Pandora Productions, announced its New Play Project. The company started a national search for a new, full-length LGBT play.
Start something new for the new year [LGBT]
If one of your New Year's resolutions was to get more involved in your community and have some fun at the same time, you are in luck! There are a couple of great activities that are about to get underway where you can meet people and make new friends. If you are new to the area, or just looking for new activities, here are some offerings:
Louisville's only lesbian bar to close New Year's Eve [LGBT]
After several lives over the years, Tink's Pub, a local lesbian bar, will once again close its doors after one last hooray on New Year's Eve.
The current incarnation, located at 2235 S. Preston, has been a central Louisville staple for ten years. The bar, which boasts that every night is ladies' night, has provided a great gathering space for ladies (and lots of men too) to shoot pool, play music in the jukebox, play video poker, throw darts, and sing karaoke. It also offered the occasional drag king show.
Local chorus delivers a gift with holiday concert [LGBT]
The VOICES of Kentuckiana holiday concert this weekend was a true gift. The concert, "Voices of Holidays Past" was as nostalgic as the name implies. They delivered 18 selections from previous concerts over their 17 seasons.
An added bonus this concert was the introduction of the choir's new interim artistic director, Matthew Butterfield. Butterfield handily managed the 40-plus chorus and injected some great humor as well.
Local all-inclusive chorus to present holiday concerts this weekend [LGBT]
I stopped by the tech rehearsal for Voices of Kentuckiana as they prepare for their upcoming holiday concert this weekend. If you did not know it ahead of time, you would never guess that this local, all-inclusive chorus is also non-auditioned. Their warm sound immediately puts you in the holiday spirit and gets you thinking of holidays past.
Local LGBT bar closes its doors [LGBT]
After seven years, a downtown Louisville bar for the LGBT community, closed last week.
Tia Coatley remembers well the first time that she walked into Starbase Q. Tia, an event planner, says "my mind was going in circles thinking of all the wonderful events that could take place in such a venue."
‘Rent’ star Anthony Rapp to speak during Pride Week 2011 [Colleges]
Anthony Rapp, who originated the role of Mark Cohen in the musical and film Rent, will deliver the keynote speech at UofL Pride Week 2011.
Holocaust Museum exhibit coming to Ekstrom Library [Colleges]
Jews weren’t the only ones singled out for persecution and death by the Third Reich. A traveling exhibit from the U.S. Holocaust Museum in Washington, “Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals: 1933-1945,” will be on display at the University of Louisville’s Ekstrom Library beginning Monday, September 19.
The darkest days of the 20th century will be explored through historic photographs and documents that examine the rationale, means and impact of the Nazi regime’s attempt to eradicate homosexuality by destroying gays and lesbians all across Europe.
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