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- Current Events Discussion • Davenport, IA, 9:30 am:
Talk it out.
- Crafts Around the World: Paper Plate Kinara • LeClaire, IA, 4:00 pm:
Learn to make your own Kinara.
- Grand Menorah Lighting at Maccabee's Deli • Des Moines, IA, 5:30 pm:
Latkes, doughnuts and candle lighting every night of Hannukah.
- Knockouts Men's Pride League • River Grove, IL, 7:30 pm:
Men's Pride Bowling League
Top Stories
Love of group music, drive for affirmation inspire trio to found first-ever queer choir in southern Illinois
Two SIU grads and the leader of the Methodist Church’s Wesley Foundation at SIU are starting the first-ever queer choir in southern Illinois.
Mass shootings in Madison, Houston // Trump’s surprisingly diverse nominees // Growth in giving to LGBTQ+ groups
Learn the latest information about mass shootings in Madison, Wis., and Houston, Tex; the surprising and historic diversity of Trump’s Cabinet nominees; and how giving to LGBTQ+ groups exploded from 2012 to 2021.
News & Features
Transgender Day of Remembrance 25th anniversary events in Illinois, Iowa start Sunday
Find at least 15 events throughout Illinois and Iowa to honor the Transgender Day of Remembrance, and learn about its evolving significance.
Wichtendahl seeks to become Iowa’s first-ever openly transgender state-level elected official
HIAWATHA – Aime Wichtendahl was only about five years old, but she could not stop worrying about her single aunt living alone in her apartment. “She would make herself sick, literally sick, from worry,” recalls Aime’s younger sister, Sara. “She cared so much about...
Opinion
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. ...
Iowa City rocker Nikki Lunden Trotter shares recovery journey
Nikki Lunden Trotter, best-known for her songwriting and energetic stage performance as founder and leader singer of Natural Habits Band, gave up alcohol and drugs more than a decade after she realized she needed to. Read about her journey to recovery.
