Articles Tagged: LGBTQ

After 109 years, the Wesley Center at the University of Iowa has ended its affiliation with the United Methodist Church, citing its commitment to LGBTQ students.

When adopted, the ordinance would apply only to rural Linn County, but supporters said they hope the county’s cities will pas their own bans.

For the first time in recent memory, drag queens served looks and dance moves with dinner in Cedar Rapids.

See photos from the first Pride parade in Cedar Rapids and what the visible celebration of Pride means to the LGBTQ community.

See 18 aircraft on display, learn all about aviation through several educational sessions, shop with local vendors and get some grub from local food trucks as live music plays.

The Heart of Iowa Democrats will kick off Pride Month with a forum on Equality for All: the LGBTQ+ community and Iowa politics at 7 p.m. June 1.

Anthony Sivanthaphanith, 37, is accused of using the funds on personal transactions, which were not authorized.

About 30 students came to the after-school rally Friday opposing a new Iowa law banning transgender girls and women in Iowa from competing in sports according to their gender identity.

The city of Cedar Rapids and Eastern Iowa Airport will host the National Gay Pilots Association’s “Wings Over Iowa” fly-in event in June, a first-of-its kind event that will bring members of the worldwide LGBTQ aviation community to town.

Transgender girls and women are no longer allowed to participate in girls’ and women’s sports in Iowa under a new law signed Thursday by Gov. Kim Reynolds.

Transgender girls and women will not be allowed to play sports with other girls and women under a proposal that has passed the Iowa Legislature. The bill needs only Gov. Kim Reynolds’ signature to become law.

Elle Wyant, LGBTQ+ activist, is running for the Iowa Legislature from House 91 where there is no incumbent. The district covers Iowa County where she grew up and northwest Johnson County.

Gov. Kim Reynolds on Tuesday indicated she would likely sign into law a ban on transgender girls from competing in girls athletics in Iowa, should state lawmakers send such a bill to her.

Before it starts a new chapter, patrons reflect on decades of memories made at Basix as they hope future generations make the same memories in Cedar Rapids’ only remaining LGBTQ bar.

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.