Articles Tagged: LGBTQ

Two weeks after the last LGBTQ bar in Cedar Rapids announced its closure, owner Andrew Harrison said a buyer stepped in to save the space for the community.

A longtime a fixture in the local LGBTQ community, Belle’s Basix at 3916 First Ave. NE in Cedar Rapids will close on Feb. 1 unless someone else buys it to keep it open, the owner says.

Ten years after the Human Rights Campaign first rated cities nationwide on how inclusive they are to LGBTQ people, cities in Iowa have made big improvements. But with a state Legislature that introduces anti-LGBTQ bills each session, does it matter?

The Tanager Place LGBTQ Youth Center is auctioning off holiday wreaths created by students and business owners in the community to benefit the center.

Kim Reynolds signaled a return to normalcy Tuesday by pardoning two turkeys while cautioning Iowans to remain vigilant against COVID-19 when they gather for Thanksgiving celebrations.

A judge said state and federal courts have found that gender identity discrimination is a form of sex discrimination, which is prohibited under civil rights laws and the equal protection clause of the state constitution.

Meet Roxie Mess, a drag performer from North Liberty whose style defies a world constrained by feminine illusions.

The former LGBTQ bed-and-breakfast in Mount Vernon has become a new beacon in different ways to the community in central Iowa.

The event at Tavern Blue will feature live music and performances, and a lineup of vendors and information booths. The festival benefits the University of Iowa Health Care LGBTQ+ Clinic.

Dozens of people gathered Saturday in downtown Iowa City to mark the 50th anniversary of Iowa City Pride.

The longest-running LGBTQ Pride celebration had to postpone its milestone anniversary last year because of the pandemic

An intimate reception and lecture with visual artist and activist Daniel Arzola will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Thew Brewing. A portion of ticket sales will cover a workshop Arzola is providing to the kids at the Tanager Place LGBTQ+ Youth Center.

CEDAR RAPIDS — A third Democrat is looking at jumping into an open-seat race in an Iowa Senate District in …

Photos and documentation of people at area gay events before the 1970s are fairly rare, so much of what we know comes from an amalgamation of diaries, oral histories, stories passed down and clues left behind.

Several LGBT events across Iowa are being delayed or changed as COVID-19 numbers wane in the state.