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- Record Store Day • Davenport, 9:00 am, Ragged Records and Trash Can Annie
- Make a Two-hole Oval Bead Component Bracelet • Iowa City, 10:00 am, Beadology Iowa
- LGBTQIA+ Resource Fair and Social • Springfield, 12:00 pm, Lincoln Library
- Racial Equality Now! Rally • Moline, 12:00 pm, Slumberland corner
- Wake n Bake 420 Fest • Burlington IA, 3:00 pm, Wake n Bake Breakfast Company
- 4/20 Festival at State Street Theater • Quincy, 4:00 pm, State Street Theater
- Roller Derby: Old Capitol City Roller Derby versus Quad City Rollers • Eldridge IA, 6:00 pm, Eldridge Community Center and Skate Park
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The Latest
Research, policy, social justice make 4/20 “a celebration AND day of action”
Find 4/20 events throughout Illinois and Iowa, plus a look at significant cannabis policy, research and medical developments.
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Seven timely LGBTQ news briefs for the Quad Cities: events, pride registrations, calls for vendors
Learn about timely news for the Quad Cities about events by the Iowa LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce, Quad Cities Pride in Memory, The Project of the Quad Cities, and Clock inc. — plus calls by TPQC and the Quad Cities Pride Alliance for vendors to be part of the area’s two big Pride events.
How a small-town, open-minded Illinois boy grew up to become a sex therapist
Becoming a sex therapist is a childhood dream of mine come true. I distinctly remember the day Dr. Laura Berman came on to “Oprah,” which I watched daily with my mom (along with “Rachel Ray”) while my brothers played outside or went hunting with my dad. ...
Encouraging signs about abortion access // How labels affect LGBTQ people
It’s not all bad news about abortion access. Plus take a look at how labels affect LGBTQ people at the doctor’s office, at church, and in artificial intelligence.
Express Yourself
January’s Question:
What are effective ways to communicate with election deniers about their impact on our democratic system?