Category: Iowa

Des Moines magazine’s LGBTQ honorees include Hendricks from Davenport, Wichtendahl from Hiawatha

A Des Moines magazine included two eastern Iowans in their choice for LGBTQ Legacy Award winners. Read about Rich Hendricks, pastor of MCC of the Quad Cities in Davenport, and Aime Wichtendahl, Hiawatha City Council member and Iowa’s first-ever openly transgender elected official.

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The Blazing Saddle anniversary, Iowa Leather Weekend converge on Des Moines

The Blazing Saddle, thought to be the oldest LGBTQ+ bar in the Midwest, celebrates its 40th anniversary this weekend, in a three-day event that coincides with the 35th Annual Iowa Leather Weekend. Read about the events planned, including drag, leather contests, a play party, a sober social, and a Sunday outdoor service with lesbian singer Summer Osborne.

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