Faces of Pride: New Photo Project Features Wheeling’s LGBTQ+ Community The Friendlier City Project and Mikaya Green July 22, 2022 Editors Note: Our goal as an online publication is to provide readers with stories and content that allows them to see themselves and feel connected to our collective culture. In June 2022, Weelunk put the call...
Pride Month 2022: We Want To Hear Your Stories Weelunk Staff June 1, 2022 Pride Month commemorates the history and achievements of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and non-straight, non-cisgender people. In the late 1960s, community organizers, such as Marsha P. Johnson, w...
Drag Culture Is About Family Rosemary Ketchum September 11, 2020 “You’re born naked and the rest is drag.” — Ru Paul Definition: A drag queen or king is a person, who uses drag clothing and makeup to imitate and often exaggerate female or male gender signifiers and gender...
Positive and Progressive: Wheeling Makes Social Change Happen Ellen Brafford McCroskey July 10, 2020 Wheeling has received national attention after voting in West Virginia’s first openly transgender elected official, Rosemary Ketchum. Now, we reflect on the significance of recent steps taken by the city to be more inclusive.
All Things Under the Rainbow — A Discussion and Support Group Ellen Brafford McCroskey November 20, 2018 LGBTQ+ friends and neighbors, meet Heather Sexton, CT (counselor trainee). Heather, a wife, mom and native of eastern Kentucky, has relocated to Wheeling and is finishing her master's degree in counseling. Once...
