When the state of North Carolina passed House Bill 2 in March designating that restrooms in schools and public agencies reflect biological sex as opposed to gender identity, many businesses and artists vowed to boycott the Tar Heel State.
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Dear Kiki: Finding lesbian love in Iowa City
Questions about love and sex in the city of Iowa City can be sent to dearkiki@littlevillagemag.com (queries can also be sent anonymously using this form). Questions may be edited for clarity and length, and may appear either in print or online. Hi Kiki, Maybe you can help me. I’m kind of new to IC and […]
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Interview: Alison Bechdel on queerness, fame and therapy
Mission Creek Presents: Alison Bechdel The Englert Theatre — Tue., Apr. 5 at 7:30 p.m. When Alison Bechdel began Dykes to Watch Out For in 1983, it was with a single sketch in a letter to a friend labeled “Dykes to Watch Out For, Plate No. 27.” The “27” was fanciful — there were no […]
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Dear Kiki: Broaching gender as a trans-identified instructor
I’m a trans-identified graduate instructor working with college students for the first time. My students are used to calling their teacher by an honorific, and while I’ve insisted they shouldn’t, it’s clear that they’re uncertain about my gender…
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‘Listening for Grace’: A play reconciling sexuality, comedy and Christ
Listening for Grace Old Brick Church — Thursday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. Issues of religion and sexuality are difficult to navigate in conversation. Navigating just those sorts of difficulties is where the arts — and theatre in particular — excel. Enter Ted Swartz. For two decades, Swartz has been travelling the U.S. and the […]
