Anti-LGBT Facebook comments were made under an article from Missouri news station KTVO Wednesday. The comments were posted by a Hawkeye sports fan page with more than 20,000 followers. The article that prompted the comments discussed a recent decision by Missouri House members not to pass a measure that would protect House staff from being […]
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Under the bisexual umbrella
I recently had a coffee date with my friend Alison, with whom I share an interest (or should I say obsession) in talking about all things sex and sexuality. Alison, a University of Iowa lecturer, told me about several questions she poses to her human sexuality classes.After her students list qualities or characteristics they look for in an ideal partner, she asks how many have had the experience of being really attracted to someone until they got to know them. This is almost a universal experience. She
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Cedar Rapids’ Xavier High School upholds Catholic doctrine at the expense of LGBTQ students
On March 21, an article published in Washington High School’s newspaper, The Surveyor, split the Cedar Rapids community in two. “The Fight for LGBTQ Rights” by Sarah Altemeier and Quinn Wilcox centered around an open letter written by former Xavier High School student Landon Santel. Santel transferred to Washington for his junior year after “facing […]
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Creator of The Trevor Project brings LGBT teen storytelling workshop to Iowa City
The Future Perfect Project, co-founded by Lacesne and performance artist Ryan Amador, brings LGBTQ high school students together to tell stories and express themselves through original writing, performances and musical compositions. Iowa City will have its own two-day Future Perfect Project workshop from 1-4 p.m. this Saturday and Sunday.
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Dear Straight People (And ‘straight’ people, queer folk, trans friends and allies)
My dorm floor was doing a Secret Santa exchange—it was a five-dollar maximum, but since no one sticks to the limit, I went all out. I got some stationary…
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A reading list for Gabe Erickson
In an op-ed published yesterday by the Iowa City Press-Citizen, Diversity Focus’ Gabe Erickson asks, “Why is Rachel Dolezal held to a different principle than Bruce Jenner?” The article continues: “No one said Bruce is falsely portraying himself as a woman or called him a fraud.” (That, in fact, is not true.) Erickson’s op-ed begins […]
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Iowa Senate approves ban on gay conversion therapy
The Iowa Senate approved a bill Tuesday that would ban Iowa mental health providers from using therapy in an attempt to change a child’s sexual orientation. Senate File 334, which passed 26-24 with all Democrats voting in favor and all Republicans against, would ban health professionals from engaging in “sexual orientation change efforts” on children […]
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A cappella drag queens the Kinsey Sicks return to CSPS
The Kinsey Sicks will bring their holiday musical, Oy Vey in a Manger to CSPS Hall this Friday, Dec. 19 at 8 p.m. Formed in the early ‘90s and hailing from San Francisco’s Castro District, The Kinsey Sicks have been performing as a group for over 20 years. Self-proclaimed as a “Dragapella” group, the drag […]
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IC drag queen to appear on national reality TV show
IC drag aficionados, start your engines: Iowa City drag queen Sasha Belle will be featured in season seven of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Belle auditioned for the reality show five times before finally getting a shot, according to the show’s Meet the Queens promotional video. I’M ON RUPAUL’S DRG RACE!!!!!!!!!!!! — Sasha Belle (@SashaBelle3) December 8, […]
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Authors of ‘This is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids’ read at Prairie Lights
Kristen Russo and Dannielle Owens-Reid come to Prairie Lights this Sunday at 4 p.m. to discuss This is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids, a book focused…
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Meet Miss Iowa: An interview with Aly Olson
Seated on the front porch of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Museum in West Branch for a photo shoot, Aly Olson told me a little about her typical day as Miss Iowa 2014. The schedule she detailed was so busy, all I remember is that she was happy to have found time for an 8-minute nap […]
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Group facing backlash for its views on sin and sexuality to play tonight at Gabe’s
This Friday, Murder Death Kill, Leaders and Reformers, three metal/hardcore bands on a self-described “Heavy Hitters” tour will be playing Gabe’s along…
