News & Features
Pride 5K, Party at Bass Street Landing Saturday top another 14 Quad Cities Pride events still to come
The Pride 5K, and the Pride Party at Bass Street Landing, are both happening this Saturday and among 14 Pride events still to come in the Quad Cities.
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.
Opinion
Are any lies kind? Worthy questions in Nancy Johnson’s first-time novel
Nancy Johnson’s first novel raises a worthy question about lies, despite leaving characters unexplored, writes Cathy Chavez in her new “Off the Shelf” book review.
‘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.
