doctoral candidate who studies rural transgender media activism, I still find myself sometimes conflating metropolitan with queer, despite knowing that reduces the complexity of transgender and queer lives.
The day I reluctantly traveled to eastern Kentucky’s Pikeville Pride, I was doing just that.Don’t get me wrong; I like myself, and I am proud of the LGBTQ people who are working toward self-respect and celebrating who they are and what Pride represents.
Pride’s origin is a commemoration of the Stonewall riots in New York. In June 1969, LGBTQ community members fought back against laws that prevented them from gathering.