LGBTQ+ blessings from Pope Francis, AIA’s first black female leader, and Iowa’s relatively small LGBTQ+ population
Pope Francis’ record of LGBTQ+ outreach goes beyond “blessings” for same-sex...
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Category: 2023
State ID, Trump in Iowa, anti-LGBTQ+ laws in 2023
Illinois to provide state ID to newly-released Cook County Jail inmates: The card, already...
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Pregnancy center fraud, “giantess” dominates, and defamation ruling in Georgia
Illinois’ law is struck down,”giantess” reigns, and two Georgia election workers receive the court’s vindication for defamation by Trump operative Rudy Giuliani
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Conversion therapy ban challenge, Trump’s Iowa lead, horseshoe crab blood
Trump celebrates 19-point Iowa lead in Coralville: Trump chose a stop in Coralville to talk about...
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Illinois gun ban, Wichtendahl race, and “Write It Out” playwrights
Illinois semi-automatic ban to remain: The U.S. Supreme Court refused a gun rights group’s...
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New Iowa LGBTQ chamber reaches into eastern Iowa Thursday
The Iowa LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce kicked off its eastern Iowa launch Dec. 7 in North Liberty.
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Diverse survival stories drive TPQC documentary on early days of HIV epidemic
Nine Quad Citians help tell the true story of the HIV epidemic and of The Project of the Quad Cities in its early days. It’s all in the new documentary “We’re Still Here,” showing Thursday night.
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Anna school board chair’s comments comparing being transgender to mental illness triggers civil rights and liability concerns, calls for him to step down
ANNA, ILL. –School Board Chair Joshua Gooden compared being transgender to having a mental illness. Now, a coalition is calling for him to step down for interfering with the district’s mission of sering all students, and some are concerned his comments may violate civl rights and expose the school district to liability.
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Transgender Day of Remembrance events happening today in Iowa, Illinois
At least four Iowa communities or groups are holding events today in honor of the National...
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Devoted Clock Inc. volunteer needs help after losing all in house fire
Josie Faith, a devoted volunteer for Clock Inc. who has inspired others with her story of gender transition, is in need of support following a fire that destroyed her home.
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