Welcome to UK QueerInfo, a student group at the University of Kentucky dedicated to providing information by, for, and about the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered community. You can read our constitution here.

Why we are . . .

Queer Info is the second UK lesbigay/trans student group. UK Lambda has provided multiple services to the campus community for the past several years, but more recently as the organization has grown and changed, we saw the need for an organization that focuses entirely on disseminating information to the community. We were particularly concerned that the oldest queer organization in Kentucky, the G.L.S.O. (Gay and Lesbian Services Organization,) had to eliminate its long-running community phone line. With the Pride Center Task Force's queer community center project still years from completion, no phone line, and a growing need for information in Lexington, we formed QueerInfo as an organization to fill the vacuum.

Who we are . . .

"We" are former UK Lambda Co-President of two years Julien Aleksandres, queer historian Dr. Anthony McIntire, and former UK Lambda Treasurer Eric Madison.

How we are . . .

Our goals are to set up and maintain these web pages, to operate the Queer Space List, Qspace@lsv.uky.edu, to reestablish a gay telephone line in Lexington, to revive Julien's cable access television show, and eventually to host a regular speakers program at UK on queer- related topics.

Why we're "Queer" . . .

Many activists and scholars preach about the need to reclaim the word from those who hurl it as an insult, thereby depriving them of the power to hurt us. For us, it's really simpler than that: "queer" is an umbrella term that includes everyone with non-straight affectional orientations or gender identifications. And it's a lot easier than saying "lesbian, gay, biaffectional, and transgendered"! We do not imply any political affiliations by use of the word, nor is it a socio-political statement against other terms.

One final point: hetero-affectionals can be queer too. Not all strayts are straight! "Queer" means all of us, ultimately, living in a non-heterosexist world.

Who can get involved?

QueerInfo isn't an activist group, nor is it a support group. But we are definately an information group. If you have any ideas we should hear about, or you'd like to be involved in some way -- either helping with the web pages (we love links!), the TV production, or just to say hello or whatever -- we'd love to hear from you. Drop Andy a line at: