Articles Tagged: LGBTQ

Also, state Senate OKs fix to property tax rate error

Advocates say the myriad bills are harmful to LGBTQ youth; supporters say some topics should not be discussed in public schools.

Iowa House lawmakers for a third time again moved forward legislation that would prevent a defendant from

‘We need to empower parents,’ House speaker says of proposed laws

Cedar Rapids and Iowa City earned perfect scores on the Human Rights Campaign’s annual rating of U.S. cities for their inclusion of LGBTQ people, against a backdrop of anti-LGBTQ state legislation.

Sid High knew people thought you couldn't be both Christian and trans. But as the country grew more divided, he found himself growing deeper in his faith.

The violence is the sixth mass killing this month and comes in a year when the nation was shaken by the deaths of 21 in a school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

The policy passed for the benefit of some could come at a cost for others

Amid an increasing volume of legislation LGBTQ Iowans say makes them feel targeted and unwelcome in their own state, concerns around the impacts of rhetoric in the Iowa Legislature extend beyond those in the rainbow communities.

The first vaccination clinics for monkeypox will be held at LGBTQ bars in Linn and Johnson counties.

Gutschmidt Properties is working over the next two years to transform a blighted block into “Rainbow Road,” a string of 10 houses on M Street SW that will be painted in the colors of the rainbow to represent LGBTQ inclusion.

Iowa Safe Schools director of public policy says the department is being ‘thorough’ on updating ‘oudated language’

CR Pride extended the hours of the fest and added a new speaker series, including LGBTQ discussion topics and current events.

The Vinton Public Library, which lost two directors in two years amid community complaints over books, is now closed indefinitely as the interim director has left, too.

Three months after Belle’s Basix was sold, Basix has reopened with a new vision for Cedar Rapids’ only LGBTQ bar.