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- Queer Cinema: "Swan Song" • Carbondale, 3:00 pm, Guyon Auditorium - Southern Illinois University
- Prism Tabletop Club LGBTQ+ Game Night • Des Moines, 5:00 pm, The Slow Down Coffee Co.
- PFLAG Cedar Rapids LGBTQ+ Support Group • Cedar Rapids, 6:00 pm, Linn County Public Health
- 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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Transgender Day of Visibility inspires almost two dozen events across Illinois, Iowa
Find concerts, rallies, resource fairs, poetry readings, drag shows and more to celebrate the International Transgender Day of Visibility in Illinois and Iowa. Read here about two dozen ways to celebrate.
Iowa multimedia arts pioneer Akwi Nji opens yet another chapter as Cedar Rapids Public Library artist in residence
Akwi Nji, already an accomplished artist, writer and communications expert, is now also the Cedar Rapids Public Library Artist in Residence.
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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.
Gender identity stays in Iowa code, context about Tyre Nichols killing, settlement for Seattle protesters, and record-setting NFL head coach diversity
Gender identity stays in the Iowa Civil Rights Code. New video reveals more about the January 2023 killing of Tyre Nichols by Memphis police. Seattle protesters receive a settlement. And there’s record-setting diversity among NFL head coaches.
Transgender legal protections in Iowa, Holocaust education in schools, the dominance of white male heroes, a super LGBTQ Gen Z, and Ohio’s ban on transgender care for youth
Controversy over transgender legal protections in Iowa, a focus on Holocaust education, Ohio’s youth gender transition ban, the dominance of white male heroes, and a super-LGBTQ Gen Z. It’s what’s in today’s State, National and Worlds Briefs from The Real Mainstream.