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- College Group • Rock Island IL, 4:00 pm, Clock Inc. LGBT+ Community Center
- Iowa LGBTQ Chamber Central Iowa Member Mixer • Des Moines, 5:00 pm, The Slow Down Coffee Co.
- Trans Masculine Support Group • Carbondale, 5:00 pm, Rainbow Cafe LGBTQ Center
- Affirming Community Yoga at Clock Inc. • Rock Island, 6:00 pm, Clock Inc. LGBT+ Community Center
- Trivia and Wine Wednesday • North Liberty, Ia., 7:00 pm, Micky's Irish Pub & Grill - North Liberty
- Game Nite at The Blazing Saddle • Des Moines, 9:00 pm, The Blazing Saddle
- Trivia at Micky's • Iowa City, Ia., 9:00 pm, Micky's Irish Pub & Grill - Iowa City
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The Latest
Climate change and water / Artificial intelligence off / New details in Nex Benedict death
New details in Nex Benedict’s death, major goofs by Gemini AI, and climate change creates water stress worldwide. Find the links to learn more.
Nex Benedict death investigation / home ownership / IVF in Alabama
Vigils in Iowa City and Sioux City for the late Nex Benedict join many others held in the teen’s home state of Oklahoma. Catch up on Alabama’s fast-changing IVF situation, and learn about what new data tells us about People of Color and Black home ownership.
More of The Latest
New lending library at The Project of the Quad Cities reflects LGBTQ, BIPOC and female identities
The Project of the Quad Cities is trying to help provide readings to identities who are most often the target of book bans. TPQC’s new lending library focuses on LGBTQ, BIPOC and female writings, at a time when Pen America reports explosive nationwide growth in book bans in states that include Iowa.
Public hearing today for Iowa TG ID proposal, tax credit pitch in Illinois, business orgs and redlining, the warmest January ever, and the future of cultivated meat
Read today’s curated news briefs, including an advance of what’s led up to this evenings 5 p.m. public hearing over Iowa House Bill 649, and what comes after. Plus, an Illinois lawmaker proposes a tax credit for people leaving states like Iowa, business organizations push back against redlining, January sets a record, cultivated meat gets a closer look.
More Iowa Republican bills concern LGBTQ activists, racial health disparities, Trump’s plan to gut climate change research, another redlining settlement
In addition to a look at Iowa’s growing list of bills concerning LGBTQ communities, today’s curated state, national and world briefs also include where to learn about Trump’s anti-climate change research plan, disparities in health impacts experienced by Blacks and whites, and yet another redlining settlement agreement.
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January’s Question:
What are effective ways to communicate with election deniers about their impact on our democratic system?