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Central Iowa still has lots of Pride left, with more than 20 events in Des Moines, Fort Dodge, Marshalltown, Oskaloosa, West Des Moines and more
Pride in central Iowa still has more than 20 events this season in not only Des Moines, but also Ames, Ankeny, Chelsea, Fort Dodge, Marshalltown, Montour, Oskaloosa, West Des Moines, and more.
Quad Cities Pride Festival photo gallery by Nat20 Photography
Enjoy this photo gallery of Quad Cities Pride Festival, May 31 and June 1, 2024, at Schwiebert Park in Rock Island, Ill., courtesy of Nat20 Photography.
News & Features
Juneteenth calendar, LGBTQ Pride calendar now available and growing
Calendars that help you find Juneteenth celebrations and LGBTQ+ Pride events are now available at therealmainstream.com, and growing almost daily. You can find more than six dozen Pride events throughout Illinois and Iowa from May through July on The Real Mainstream...
Research, policy, social justice make 4/20 “a celebration AND day of action”
Find 4/20 events throughout Illinois and Iowa, plus a look at significant cannabis policy, research and medical developments.
Opinion
‘Pray Away’ devastates by showing religion’s leading role in ongoing conversion therapy abuse of LGBTQ+ people
Pray Away is about how conversion therapy is still happening, targeting transgender people within the LGBTQ+ community, and masquerading as religious love. Read Aime Wichtendahl’s review.
Share the joy of books, reading in “Off the Shelf” reviews
Welcome to our new book review feature, "Off the Shelf." Open to any book reader who wants to share your thoughts on how you're affected by what you read, Off the Shelf is also led by decades-long voracious reader and personal reading activist Cathy Chavez, who will...
