Pride Season in Illinois and Iowa kicks off with April 21 Davenport event
Keep up with the latest news on Pride events throughout Illinois and Iowa, starting with these 22+ events.
Fairfield under strife // Mason City surrenders mascot // Cedar Rapids’ Basix grabs headlines // Capital City Pride kicks off // Hurst stands up for Black female candidate
Read about community strife in Fairfield; Mason City’s change of logo and mascot; Glenn Hurst’s latest push; Capital City Pride’s first Gala; and headlines for Basix and Studio 13, two LGBTQ bars in eastern Iowa. Plus more.
Iowa City Pride, Chicago Pride Fest, Metro East Pride kick off new Pride wave under COVID’s shadow
Iowa City Pride, Chicago Pride Fest and Metro East Pride are happening this weekend. Decorah Pride is coming Oct. 8-9, then Pride Orange City Oct. 15-17. The Fox Valley area holds a Pride Halloween party Oct. 23. And southeastern Illinois joins its neighbors for the 19th Annual Pride Prom Oct. 30.
New “Long Live Community!” showcases events, performers, audiences and organizers
What's a great way to honor and inspire community? Showing other communities in action! Long Live Community! is The Real Mainstream's new section devoted to pics and videos of intersectional, LGBTQ-affirming and progressive community events across Iowa and Illinois....
From Sioux City to Iowa City-pride-2021
WHAT: Eclipse Nightclub Pride Party WHERE: Sioux City, IA WHO: Queens, performers and community members celebrating Pride at Eclipse Nightclub & Cabaret. WHEN: June 5, 2021 PHOTOS BY: Vanessa Nevarez (Divine) Vanessa Divine and the cast at Eclipse Nightclub...
Juneteenth, Iowa City’s mini-Pride, more Pride in the Quad Cities, and Dubuque gets rolling (Community Briefs-Iowa, June 15)
(updated 11:30 pm June 16) IOWA -- Juneteenth-themed events -- some of which are intersectional and overlap with LGBTQ Pride celebrations -- are happening from Sioux City to Mason City to Iowa City this year. Communities holding larger-than-ever Juneteenth events to...
Pride in Iowa expands to 70-plus events; artists are honored (Community Briefs-Iowa, June 4)
IOWA -- With communities like Monticello and Humboldt joining the Pride momentum, and events of all kinds proliferating to more than 70 now, Pride Month in Iowa continues to expand. Big events coming up in the next three days include a Comedy Night and Scavenger Hunt...
Pride Season in Iowa: the definitive list of events
IOWA -- Des Moines and Dubuque are leading the way this year for Pride celebrations in Iowa, helping to fill out a Pride Season calendar of at least 70 online or in-person events hosted by an Iowa entity. Capital City Pride in Des Moines is hosting "30 Days of Pride"...
From Willis & Rainey to MLK Youth Summits: A week filled with timely events
Sandwiched between the historic attempted insurrection two weeks ago and the coming Presidential Inauguration, today may be one of the most significant Martin Luther King Jr. Days in decades. So it's only fitting that events honoring the day extend all week and into...
Reynolds, Iowa agencies failing seniors in COVID protection
Gov. Kim Reynolds and Iowa officials lied to you this past week. They told you during a press conference that they were doing “everything we can” to fight the virus and obtain personal protective equipment (PPE) for Iowa’s besieged health care workers, especially...
Iowa City Pride, Chicago Pride Fest, Metro East Pride kick off new Pride wave under COVID’s shadow
Iowa City Pride, Chicago Pride Fest and Metro East Pride are happening this weekend. Decorah Pride is coming Oct. 8-9, then Pride Orange City Oct. 15-17. The Fox Valley area holds a Pride Halloween party Oct. 23. And southeastern Illinois joins its neighbors for the 19th Annual Pride Prom Oct. 30.
New “Long Live Community!” showcases events, performers, audiences and organizers
What's a great way to honor and inspire community? Showing other communities in action! Long Live Community! is The Real Mainstream's new section devoted to pics and videos of intersectional, LGBTQ-affirming and progressive community events across Iowa and Illinois....
From Sioux City to Iowa City-pride-2021
WHAT: Eclipse Nightclub Pride Party WHERE: Sioux City, IA WHO: Queens, performers and community members celebrating Pride at Eclipse Nightclub & Cabaret. WHEN: June 5, 2021 PHOTOS BY: Vanessa Nevarez (Divine) Vanessa Divine and the cast at Eclipse Nightclub...
Juneteenth, Iowa City’s mini-Pride, more Pride in the Quad Cities, and Dubuque gets rolling (Community Briefs-Iowa, June 15)
(updated 11:30 pm June 16) IOWA -- Juneteenth-themed events -- some of which are intersectional and overlap with LGBTQ Pride celebrations -- are happening from Sioux City to Mason City to Iowa City this year. Communities holding larger-than-ever Juneteenth events to...
Pride in Iowa expands to 70-plus events; artists are honored (Community Briefs-Iowa, June 4)
IOWA -- With communities like Monticello and Humboldt joining the Pride momentum, and events of all kinds proliferating to more than 70 now, Pride Month in Iowa continues to expand. Big events coming up in the next three days include a Comedy Night and Scavenger Hunt...