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Burlington, Fairfield, Ottumwa, Humboldt County, Dubuque and Decorah are helping to keep LGBTQ+ Pride in small-town Iowa strong.
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LGBTQ+ Pride events for the Quad Cities continue Saturday with a parade and evening Pride celebration in Moline despite cancellation of a youth drag workshop and show.
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“Heartstopper” is an uplifting story of queer love that can also be heartbreaking for many LGBTQ+ people who were not able to love openly, writes Tyler Mitchell in his review.
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Saturday’s Iowa City Pride includes Isaac Jordan, Alisabeth Von Presley, Alyx Rush, Miss Christine, The Quire of Eastern Iowa, the I.C. Kings, Bawdy Bawdy HaHa Burlesque and more.
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Two librarians and a couple who moved to Galena from Manhattan helped create the tiny tourist town’s LGBTQ+ Pride tradition.
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The CR Pride Parade June 4 is one of several events Cedar Rapids is holding this weekend and through June, ahead of its big annual festival July 9.
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ROCK ISLAND — With a new location for both its summer festival and its parade, the Quad Cities is gearing up for its first full-fledged LGBTQ+ Pride month in two years, with more than 12 events planned throughout June. The first one is the biggest one: Quad Cities Pride Festival happens June 3 and 4 at Rock Island’s riverfront Schwiebert Park. The new location means a fully-equipped professional stage with lighting for performers that include rocker Alisabeth Von Presley of Cedar Rapids; the five-piece Chicagoland band Invisible Cartoons; the Quad…
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Springfield PrideFest returns with bands, a parade, food trucks and more this weekend after two years off because of COVID.
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forces the U.S. to acknowledge and evolve from its own international bullying history.
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With an expanded staff , and a grand opening April 28 to showcase its new renovated space, Clock, Inc. aims to reach and serve more adults in addition to teens.
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