World AIDS Day inspires “Being & Belonging” in the Quad Cities, more events in Illinois and Iowa

Nov 28, 2022 | Health, 2022, Arts, BIPOC, Eastern Iowa, LGBTQ+, Men, News and Features, Northwest Illinois, Women

DAVENPORT, IA — “Being & Belonging” is an international look at living with HIV and AIDS, and it’s coming to the Quad Cities Thursday courtesy of The Project of the Quad Cities, DeLaCerda House, and Figge Art Museum.

Read about the artists featured in the film, plus learn about seven other World AIDS Day events happening in Iowa and Illinois.

It features artists from Columbia, Mexico, Korea and more sharing what it’s like to live with HIV and AIDS in different cultures and countries.

This World AIDS Day commemoration, among many throughout Iowa and Illinois, also includes a reception and vigil. The Dec. 1 event starts at 5:30 p.m.

Support from Iowa and Illinois LGBTQ bars, groups increases following Club Q shooting

Nov 22, 2022 | 2022, Central Illinois, Central Iowa, Eastern Iowa, News and Features, Northern Illinois and Chicagoland

With victims’ and heroes’ names now released, and accounts shared of Saturday night’s mass shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs, more events and support are coming from LGBTQ+ groups throughout Iowa and Illinois.

The Garden Nightclub in Des Moines plans a benefit show Friday evening, and Basix in Cedar Rapids holds a benefit show Nov. 27. Mary’s on 2nd in Davenport is also working on putting together a memorial and fundraiser for Club Q, but details are not yet finalized.

Groups like The Project of the Quad Cities are also stepping up efforts to circulate information about mental health support lines.

Body positivity, self-discovery through burlesque on stage in Moline at Striptease Academy Showcase

Nov 19, 2022 | 2022, Arts, Eastern Iowa, Fetishes and Kinks, LGBTQ+, Men, News and Features, Northwest Illinois, Women

Burlesque as therapy, self-discovery, empowerment and exploring gender will all be part of tonight’s Striptease Academy 2022 Showcase at The Spotlight Theatre in Moline. It’s one of the year’s last big events for Mary Quite Contrary’s House of Burlesque. It’s one of the year’s final events for MQC’s, a Quad Cities burlesque troupe that’s been performing and providing burlesque and striptease education for six years.

Largest-ever survey of transgender Americans underway through Nov. 21

Nov 15, 2022 | 2022, LGBTQ+, News and Features

With new efforts to reach marginalized identities like the indigenous and people without homes, a national organization is conducting the U.S. Trans Survey, the largest-ever survey of transgender Americans.

The deadline to participate in the survey is Nov. 21, and this is the first time it’s happened since 2015. The survey is conducted by the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) and will help activists, caregivers, and community leaders better understand the transgender experience across the country, organizers say.

“This is a trans survey by trans people and for trans people,” says Josie Caballero, the National Center’s special projects director.

Two-day Mic Check Poetry Fest features “rock-star Black women,” virtual attendance option

Nov 8, 2022 | Arts, 2022, BIPOC, Eastern Iowa, News and Features, Northwest Illinois, Women

Diversity is the key to this year’s Mic Check Poetry Fest, says organizer Caleb Rainey. In addition to headliners Patricia Smith and Ebony Stewart, the festival also features seven top Midwestern poets who are diverse “both racially and in terms of queer,” and activities that are suited to writers who are new or seasoned.

Category: 2022

World AIDS Day inspires “Being & Belonging” in the Quad Cities, more events in Illinois and Iowa

Support from Iowa and Illinois LGBTQ bars, groups increases following Club Q shooting

Body positivity, self-discovery through burlesque on stage in Moline at Striptease Academy Showcase

Largest-ever survey of transgender Americans underway through Nov. 21

Two-day Mic Check Poetry Fest features “rock-star Black women,” virtual attendance option

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