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Curation Date
2015
Image Source
Image loaned with permission from Thomas Tolliver
Additional Notes
Though not always obvious or out, there have always been African American LGBTQ organizations in the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky.
Keywords
Bluegrass Black Pride, Kentucky
Description
Founded in 2013 as a community organization that plans programs, provides space for dialogue, and strategizes to give voice to the Black LGBTQ* community. Pictured l-r John Bentley, Lexington Mayor Jim Gray, Mark Johnson, and Thomas Tolliver at the 2014 Roots & Heritage Festival Parade 2014.