Iowa City Pride is hosting the eighth annual Rainbow Run/Walk 5K in Iowa City’s Lower City Park on Saturday, May 3 at 10 a.m. As in previous years, proceeds from […]
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Sunday at PS1: Kareem Khubchandani wants to teach you some Lessons in Drag
Kareem Khubchandani’s Lessons In Drag performance Sunday at Public Space One will be diverse in every sense of the word. The LGBT activist and…
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Wonkette: Nevada congressional candidate won’t ‘segregate’ gays by protecting them from discrimination
From the beautiful state of Nevada, we bring you the imaginative linguistic stylings of congressional candidate Cresent Hardy, a member of the state Assembly…
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Wire: California lady has cheerful Christmas answer to neighbors who whined about her rainbow flag
Here’s some industrial-strength Nice Time, courtesy of our old friend Evan Hurst (Wonkette misses you, Evan!) at TruthWinsOut: That photo up there is…
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Illinois finally gets on board with that whole ‘gay marriage’ thing
Writer and NPR program host Peter Sagal may have said it best. “FINALLY,” he wrote on Twitter Tuesday afternoon. “It was totally embarrassing that Iowa was gayer…
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Wire: Missouri Supreme Court denies survivor benefits because Missouri wouldn’t let state trooper get married
Well, golly, here we were getting all optimistic about all those nice-time stories about how same-sex marriages aren’t exactly destroying the fabric of society, and then…
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Wire: Sandra Day O’Connor does gay wedding at Supreme Court, republic still stands
Retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor presided over the wedding of Jeffrey Trammell and Stuart Serkin at the Supreme Court in Washington DC Tuesday. O’Connor…
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One Iowa to host ‘Life After DOMA’ event in Iowa City
One Iowa, the state’s largest LGBT advocacy organization, is hosting a “Life After DOMA” event at the Iowa City Public Library on October 25. One Iowa Executive Director Donna Red […]
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UNI transgender student makes school history after winning homecoming queen crown
A transgender University of Northern Iowa student has won the school’s homecoming queen crown following a vote by fellow students. Steven Sanchez, 21, is UNI’s…
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Wire: Russia grants Snowden asylum, because it’s not like he is gay
(via Wonkette) Human Rorschach test Edward Snowden has left the Moscow airport transit zone where he’s lived since June 23, and is now in actual real Russia…
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G Spot Hair Design to offer free hair etchings this Friday
In celebration of Iowa City Pride’s festivities this Saturday, G Spot Hair Design is offering free hair etchings on Friday, June 14. Interested parties need only call in at to book an appointment.
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Close out Pride Week 2013 with a bang
It’s Pride Week 2013 in Iowa City and the gnats are (mostly) gone. It’s time to get out there and celebrate! Check out these Pride Week 2013 events, which culminate with Saturday’s Pride Festival in the Ped Mall featuring a number of vendors and free entertainment throughout the afternoon. Plan on finishing the night off at Studio 13, where Alaska Thunderfuck 5000 is set to join the party at 10:30 p.m.
