Southern Illinois LGBTQ center calendar counters toxic masculinity, ageism, other stigmas
CARBONDALE — At first glance, “Farms & Faces of Southern Illinois” seems...
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Category: 2021
Cameroon refugees and their “Joseph and Mary” story uplift Quad Cities pastor, congregation
Ronald and Ines, refugees from Cameroon, are giving Metropolitan Community Church of the Quad Cities and Pastor Rich Hendricks an unexpected holiday lift.
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Quad Cities June 2022 Pride event moves to Rock Island
Quad Cities Pridefest is moving to Rock Island, plus more Pride updates in Cedar Rapids, Chicago, Dubuque and Iowa City.
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Iowa’s progressive, LGBTQ communities lose four as 2021 ends
Iowa has lost four progressive community servants in the last month: Korrina Dawson, Logun Buckley, Clayton Peterson and Kristin Sekafetz.
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Krampus, the scary side of winter holidays, makes another comeback this year
More than 60 new events on the TRM Calendars include Krampus celebrations of all kinds, holiday drag, vegan and vegetarian events and more.
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Burlesque pioneer Sapphira touts benefits of nudity
Burlesque pioneer Sapphira expounds on the benefits of nudity and offers ideas for how to partake.
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Young adults, injection drugs are key factors behind Hep C spike
The rate of new Hepatitis C infections reported in 2018 was four times higher than in 2009, reports the Centers for Disease Control.
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Progressive the 1700s way: not a bad thing
It’s a lot like obscenity: “progressive” is a word shunned by people up and down the political...
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With qualified immunity, who’s policing the police?
Qualified Immunity is the judge-invented legal doctrine that makes it impossible for many people...
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Harmonize your diet by eating for vata season
In the vata season that we are now in, one way to harmonize your diet is to eat more rooted vegetables and warming spices.
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Eikleberry, founder of The Blazing Saddle, opens up about leadership, spirituality and more
Enjoy a revealing Q & A with Robert Eikleberry, founder of The Blazing Saddle, possibly the Midwest’s oldest LGBTQ+ bar.
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Body positivity the focus of Des Moines’ Zach Gillette and modern-day Bear culture
Zach Gillette used to feel self-conscious and insecure about his weight, the lessening hair on his...
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