Happening Today
- Iowa City Pride Hockey Night • Coralville, IA, 7:00 pm:
The Heartlanders and Iowa City Pride.
- Iowa Wild Pride Night • Des Moines, IA, 7:00 pm:
Hockey and The Project of Primary Health Care.
Top Stories
Orville Peck helps demonstrate the future of country music is ‘gay’
Orville Peck, mask and all, brings authenticity to queer storytelling in country music.
Record homelessness, LGBTQ progress, BIPOC exclusion
What’s behind a record increase in homelessness? Learn about how 2024 was a record-breaking year for LGBTQ people — and about some areas where BIPOC exclusion grew.
News & Features
The latest in transgender news // Memphis defies the DOJ // Unrest overseas in Georgia // Presidential election updates
Trans' policy happenings abound The U.S. Supreme Court's pending decision on whether Tennessee can restrict gender transition to people over age 18 will likely affect Iowa and 25 other states with similar laws, reports msn.com. • Iowa passed the law in spring 2023....
Living with HIV “a blessing” for Bloomington woman now speaking out to end stigma of HIV, domestic abuse
Tonie Scott, a Bloomington, Ill., mother of four who contracted HIV seven years ago, has found empowerment by speaking out about living with HIV.
Opinion
New column, The Jaded Optimist, introduces improved MainStream grounded in thoughtfulness, expression
The Jaded Optimist is a new column about thoughts and experiences from MainStream Multimedia, an LGBTQ affirming and intersectionally aware magazine and website serving Illinois and Iowa.
How to close the divide with loved ones who have different political views than yours
Political polarization is more complex than ever and destroying relationships. Zachery Nielsen of Bloom Therapy shares tips on how to keep that from happening.
