ICE raids inspire new Mount Pleasant PFLAG

Posted by Cheryl Weatherford | Feb 3, 2020

MOUNT PLEASANT — The greatest inspiration for a new PFLAG chapter in Mount Pleasant, a town...

Roller Derby Lags on Trans, Nonbinary Inclusiveness

Posted by Ox Fotheringham | Jan 8, 2020

The first-ever gender policy for the organization that helps roller derby grow worldwide came out...

Posted by Christine Hawes | Jan 5, 2020

QUAD CITIES – Hate fliers continue to appear on posts and wrapped around freely distributed...

Posted by Cheryl Weatherford | Jan 2, 2020

Shelters across Iowa are taking different approaches to try and ensure the homeless people they...

Posted by Cheryl Weatherford | Dec 11, 2019

DES MOINES — Proteus, a Des Moines-based nonprofit that helps immigrant farmworkers find...

Posted by Ox Fotheringham | Dec 4, 2019

Why did women and gender-fluid people start up to 2,000 roller derby leagues worldwide? We needed...

Posted by Ox Fotheringham | Nov 20, 2019

QUAD CITIES – A Quad-Cities collaboration between a queer Christian Church and a synagogue...

Posted by Caleb Rainey | Oct 6, 2019

Them: “So, what do you do?” Me: “I’m a poet.” Them: “Me too! What kind?” Me: “Spoken word.” Them:...

Posted by Christine Hawes | Sep 11, 2019

The Englert Theatre was doing what it’s always done, collaborating with other community entities,...

Posted by Christine Hawes | Sep 1, 2019

Theresa Heitz comes across as soft-spoken, humble, and preferring to be behind the scenes .But...