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What's better than a night at The Circus?! đŸĒŠđŸŽĒ Located at 2240 Richmond Road, Lexington, KY in the Idlehour Shopping Center, The Circus opened in 1979. While it was not exclusively a gay club, the owner rented the space out on Sunday nights for gay
In August of 1988, Ron Jerrell and Belinda Mason co-founded the Kentuckiana People with AIDS Coalition (KIPWAC), the first organization for people with AIDS from Kentucky and Indiana. Ron Jerrell, from western KY, was a prominent AIDS activist both
Take a glimpse of Venice through the lens of Edward Melcarth! 🇮🇹🏛ī¸đŸšŖ📸 Melcarth was a gay artist born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1914. He would later live in New York City, but always had a strong affinity for Venice and would move there near the
See y'all at Leather Nite? Check out this early ad for Crossings Lexington, "where men meet!" Also featured is "The Rack" which was a store that specialized in leather, latex, and other gay apparel. It began in the basement of the
Happy Birthday Henry! Henry's legacy is truly the reason that FMA exists. His dedication to preserving materials and stories inspired Bob Morgan to create this archive. We will always be honored to carry on Henry's mission of "saving the seeds&q
Happy Birthday to our beloved, yet wonderfully strange, co-founder Bob Morgan. As Bob always says, "it was always the outlaws, eccentrics, and artists who pushed the boundaries of our world." FMA is proud to hold the stories of these cultur
In the early 1900s, Black drag was happening in Lexington from the Woodland Park Auditorium to the Lyric Theatre. Newspaper clippings even mention James Herndon performing as Sweet Evening Breeze, in “The Passion Dance of the Bongo-Bangoes&rdqu
"It was girls' night every night of this tour, and I would take Wild Orchid, after their opening for Cher, to a local GAY bar to perform in 20+ cities. FUN!!!!" - Rickey Rickey Reynolds (pictured right) is from McKee, a small Appalachian t