News & Features
Drag, sparkle and song as salve for religious trauma: Flamy Grant is coming through Iowa and Illinois
Drag folk musician Flamy Grant, who has devoted her career to helping LGBTQ+ people overcome religious trauma, has nine shows in Iowa and Illinois through May and June.
Taco & Margarita Fest in East Moline aims for record attendance over Cinco de Mayo weekend
The third annual Taco & Margarita Fest in East Moline May 3 features Latin American cuisine, big band and contemporary Mexican music, a dance competition and a record number of vendors.
Opinion
‘Storyteller’ reveals regular guy Grohl
Dave Grohl never felt as though he fit in. Even around kids with which he grew up, Grohl recalls, he felt an “otherness” and wondered what was wrong with him.
‘Heartstopper’ warmed and destroyed me”
“Heartstopper” is an uplifting story of queer love that can also be heartbreaking for many LGBTQ+ people who were not able to love openly, writes Tyler Mitchell in his review.
The Project Pages
Young adults, injection drugs are key factors behind Hep C spike
The rate of new Hepatitis C infections reported in 2018 was four times higher than in 2009, reports the Centers for Disease Control.
LGBTQ+ care now, transition care soon: TPQC expands support for health care equity
QUAD CITIES -- When Tyler Mitchell went to a general health care practitioner a few years ago, just as the groundbreaking HIV preventative treatment of PrEP was introduced, he was shocked at what he...
