‘We do exist here’: LGBTQ+ Kentuckians on living openly, building community

"You don't get to just say that we don't have the right to exist here."

By: Sarah Ladd

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: July 13, 2026

Words: 1,336

Last Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago

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In Corbin, Kentucky, which famously has a history as a “sundown town,” organizing a Pride event is anything but easy.

Rebecca Chastain, the lead organizer with Corbin Pride, said where there’s racism, there’s bigotry of all sorts.

And: “When you live in an area like this, you can throw a rock and hit a racist,” they said. In 2023, during a rally for transgender rights in Corbin, people with Ku Klux …

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