Young lesbian love tested in “Rafiki”
A village in Kenya serves as the colorful backdrop for the drama that unfolds in the film “Rafiki”...
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Category: LGBTQ+
LGBTQ+ Pride in northwest Iowa’s ‘Steve King Country’
What’s it like to organize LGBTQ Pride in the home of hate speaker Steve King? Mike Goll, a co-founder of OC Pride, tells us first-hand.
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Roller derby’s women power through Iowa
IOWA CITY — Seeking out bruising physical contact, and falling and rolling around on top of...
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World of health records changing
Lisa Skriver A graduate of One Iowa’s Leadership Institute is paving the way in making digital...
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Grace, poise and confidence embodied in drag star AJ Hope
The thrill of mass adoration, the pain of discrimination, and the inspiring satisfaction of fighting back all came flying at A.J. Adorien within a few months’ time, at the tender age of 17.
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To cis white women: “Who, exactly, is ‘us?’ “
“We know that our movement is empowered when all of us lift each other up,” Sen. Kirsten...
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Pride Con for youth coming to IC Feb. 23; parents welcome
For the 5th year in a row, United Action for Youth is hosting PRIDE CON, a youth summit for...
Read MoreJourney to nonbinary
Ox Fotheringham, former Iowa City resident Hide and mask. I was in fifth grade and had to catch the bus in 20 minutes. My choices for attire that day were laid out on my bed: either black gym shorts, or slightly shinier black...
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LGBTQ+ Community center coming to Quad Cities
DAVENPORT — A new LGBTQ community center in the Quad Cities is moving closer to finding...
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“Cassandro the Exotico!” illustrates how painful past shaped Lucha Libre legend
Lisa Skriver provides a review of Cassandro, The Exotico!, a documentary about Lucha Libre pro wrestling pioneer Saúl Armendáriz.
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