LGBTQ+ sports leagues and roller derby teams throughout Illinois and Iowa have at least 11 events coming up in the next month. Plus, deadlines start today and continue through the month for volleyball, dodgeball, basketball, pickleball and more by leagues including the Pride Sports League of Central Iowa, Out Sports Quad Cities, and the Chicago Metropolitan Sports Association.
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Check out at least 41 open and affirming or progressive holiday events — spiritual, secular, Kwanzaa and Christmas-related — happening this week in 15 communities across Illinois and Iowa.
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Out Sports Quad Cities, the nonprofit LGBTQ+ sports league that drew the interest of hundreds and the actual play of dozens, vows to continue despite a leadership fallout enacted largely through social media.
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Learn about the good news about transgender safety and acceptance — and the two dozen events happening throughout Illinois, Iowa, and nearby states to honor the Transgender Day of Remembrance.
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Artwork that is accessible to the “visually diverse” is on display tonight in Fairfield, Ia., as part of “Visual Spectrums” and the Fairfield First Fridays art walk.
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Learn about the start of the National Organization for Women and the International Committee of the Red Cross, plus Osama Bin Laden’s belated claim of responsiblity for 9-11, and the posthumous release of The Autobiography of Malcolm X. It’s all part of This Day in History for October 29.
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A nationwide need for more foster families, plus family counseling and senior support services, are what Friday night’s Wine Down in Peoria Heights will support. The event is a benefit for the Center for Youth and Family Solutions.
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Kids’ games, lots of variety shows, drag story hour and free HIV testing are some of the highlights of Decatur Pride Fest Saturday.
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Pop tribute bands like Beyond the Blonde, live performers like Myles Barnes and Cheryl Rodey, and an “Under the Rainbow” teen and kids’ zone are highlights of Naper Pride Saturday in Illinois’ third-largest city, Naperville.
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With four drastically different takes on spirituality – also known as the search for purpose – the...
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