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Taking on the big one: Clobbering the Biblical LGBTQ+ Clobber passage of I Corinthians 6
Of all the LGBTQ “clobber passages” of the Bible, 1 Corinthians 6 is considered the big one. It’s the subject of the acclaimed documentary “1946: The Mistranslation That Shaped a Culture,” and it’s the passage Pastor Tyler Yost takes on in his latest installment of Clobbering the Clobber Passages.
InQueery Friday by Peoria Proud, Ammons vows to fight charges, Bloomington data center sked: Central Illinois Dailies for 7-16-26
Transgender and disability advocate and witch Theresa Jean Tanenbaum leads Peoria Proud’s InQueery Friday. Urbana lawmaker Carol Ammons and her family face fraud charges and investigations. And Bloomington lays out its schedule to ponder data center regulations. It’s Central Illinois Dailies for 7-16-26.
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Fashion influencer leads book club, Moline focuses on housing and America’s 250th, new unhoused study: Quad Cities Dailies for 6-29-26
Quad Cities trans’ fashion influencer Chara Couture hosts Tuesday’s book club at The Atlas Collective featuring “Plastic, Prism, Void” by Chicago author Violet Allen. The City of Moline melds a collection of housing and neighborhood resources with a Party in the Park to celebrate America’s 250th. And a new study shows more than four of five unhoused people in the Quad Cities became so recently. Learn more at Quad Cities Dailies for 6-29-26.
Free, rapid HIV testing in Aurora, anti-Pride sign in Palatine, Sugar Grove award for tasty tap water: Chicagoland Dailies for 6-28-26
Free and rapid testing for HIV and Hepatitis C is happening Wednesday at the Aurora Public Library. The Village of Sugar Grove gets kudos for the taste of its tap water. And protesters object to a “Ditch Pride, Embrace Humility” sign at New Hope Community Church in Palatine. It’s Chicagoland Dalies for 6-28-26.
CR Pride Fest Saturday, Fairfield Pride all weekend, Party in the Parking Lot for mental illness, hospice care: Eastern Iowa Dailies 6-26-26
Catch nationally-known and local drag artists, live bands and more at CR Pride Fest Saturday. Head to Fairfield today through Sunday for Pride events that include drag, film, games, a picnic and special guests Aime J. Wichtendahl and Heather Ryan. Or, take in live music to help raise money for the National Alliance for Mental Illness-Johnson County and The Bird House Hospice Care Home, at Lensing Funeral’s Party in the Parking Lot Sunday.
Alysha Brilla performs for older queer music night, Joliet youth prom and Yorkville Pride Saturday: Northern Illinois Dailies for 6-22-26
Heralded musician Alysha Brilla performs tonight in Rockford at an event for older queer adults. This weekend, Yorkville Area Pride hosts its first annual Pride Fest, and the Joliet Pride Network hosts its Enchanted Forest Queer Prom for Youth. It’s Northern Illinois Dailies for 6-23-26.
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Pride Bingo, ‘Queer & Christian; Book Club, Pride Sound bath: Central Iowa Dailies for 6-21-26
Coming up for Central Iowa: Pride Bingo and “E is for Everyone” beer by MillStream Brewing in Amana, the “Queer & Christian” Book Club by Downtown Disciples, and a Sound Bath: Pride Edition by Healing Lotus Massage in Windsor Heights. It’s Central Iowa Dailies for 6-21-26.
Three Pride events in Quincy, Juneteenth in Carbondale, Pagan Alliance solstice event Sunday: Southern Illinois Dailies for 6-18-26
A Juneteenth Block Party Friday by the Black Chamber of Commerce of Southern Illinois, a Summer Solstice ritual Saturday for Southern Illinois pagans, and a full weekend of Pride in Quincy by State Street Theater: its Southern Illinois Dailies for 6-18-26.
