Quantcast
Channel: gay rights
Browsing latest articles
Browse All 72 View Live

First LGBTQ Head of Government Visiting Iowa

The world’s first openly gay head of government is in Iowa. J óhanna S igurðardóttir served as Iceland’s Prime Minister from 2009 to 2013. S igurðardóttir is one of the keynote speakers for the 10 th...

View Article



SCOTUS Rules Same-Sex Marriage Constitutional: "Today We're Going to Celebrate"

This morning the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that same-sex marriage is a constitutional right in all 50 states. The ruling comes on the heels of one of the fastest changes in public...

View Article

Transgender Life in Small Town Iowa

The transgender community has become increasingly visible this year. That’s thanks in part to celebrities like reality TV star Caitlyn Jenner , video blogger Aydian Dowling and actress Laverne Cox....

View Article

Des Moines High School Student Honored by ACLU of Iowa

Roosevelt High School student Glori Dei Filippone of Des Moines is being honored with the ACLU of Iowa’s annual Mannheimer Youth Advocacy Award. This past January the Westboro Baptist Church, a...

View Article

Trans Woman Files Civil Rights Complaint Against West Des Moines Hotel

A black, transgender woman has filed a complaint with the Iowa Civil Rights Commission, saying staff at a West Des Moines hotel treated her hostilely because of her gender identity and race. Meagan...

View Article


Adequate LGBT Healthcare Requires Inclusion, Openess

Dr. Stephen Nelson first became aware of the LGBT healthcare disparity through another boundary that frequently occurs between doctor and patients--race. The d irector of the Sickle Cell Clinic at...

View Article

Transgender Iowan Heads to Electoral College

Last Saturday, Democrats held conventions in all four of Iowa’s congressional districts and chose their national delegates and electors. (Delegates choose the party's nominee, electors represent Iowa's...

View Article

Iowa Remembers Orlando Victims

Several dozen people gathered Sunday evening on the west grounds of the Iowa Capitol, in honor of those killed in the Orlando mass shooting early Sunday morning. The deaths of at least 49 people and...

View Article


Rural LGBT Summit At Drake

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is holding a rural LGBT summit Thursday at Drake University. Ashlee Davis is the director of the event, which is the 15th the USDA has held in the rural and southern...

View Article


Iowans Remember Those Murdered for Gender Identity

Sunday is Transgender Day of Remembrance, and people in central Iowa will gather at 6:00 pm at the steps of the state capitol for a vigil to remember those in the global trans community who have been...

View Article

One Iowa Names New Executive Director

Iowa’s largest LGBTQ organization has selected a new executive director. Daniel Hoffman-Zinnel will become the head of One Iowa, beginning in January. He grew up in Pomeroy and now lives in Bondurant....

View Article

Beyond the Binary--Being Trans in 2016

This show originally aired May 12, 2016 With the lawsuits between North Carolina and the Department of Justice and widespread boycotts of establishments like Target for their inclusive bathroom...

View Article

New Coalition Aims to Help Homeless LGBTQ Youth in Iowa

A new coalition of organizations in Iowa is working to keep young people who identify as LGBTQ out of the welfare and juvenile justice systems by finding them supportive places to live. The group calls...

View Article


Democrat Targeted Over Transgender Bathroom Rights In Southeast Iowa Special...

A hard-fought race for a southeast Iowa legislative seat is entering its final days, and the topic of transgender bathroom rights has emerged as an issue in the race. Democrats and Republicans are both...

View Article

Northwest Iowa Town Hosts Community's First Pride Festival

A town of 6,000 people in northwest Iowa will have its first Pride Festival this weekend to provide information, fun and fellowship for LGBTQ community. Orange City, the seat of Sioux County, is home...

View Article


Senate Democrats Take Down Reynolds Nominee Over LGBT Views

Gov. Reynolds’ nominee for a position on the Iowa Board of Medicine went down to defeat in a confirmation vote in the Iowa Senate today. Nevada resident Katherine Asjes is the wife of a NATO flight...

View Article

Gay and Lesbian Legislators: Red Wing Touched Our Lives

There were emotional remembrances from the floor of the Iowa House and Senate Tuesday as gay and lesbian lawmakers honored Iowa civil rights activist Donna Red Wing, who died Monday at the age of 67....

View Article


Rememering LGBTQ Rights Advocate Donna Red Wing

Donna Red Wing was once referred to as the most dangerous woman in America. She will be remembered as one of the great civil rights advocates of the 21st century. Red Wing died earlier this week, and...

View Article

Former Iowa 4H Leader Speaks Out After His Dismissal, Files Civil Rights...

This past August, John-Paul Chaisson-Cárdenas, Iowa’s then 4-H Youth Development Program leader, was fired. His termination came after he refused to follow a request to take down an LGBTQ inclusion...

View Article

Northwest Iowa Man Who Burned LGBTQ Library Books Pleads Not Guilty

The northwest Iowa man who burned four LGBTQ library books in Orange City last year has pleaded not guilty to fifth-degree criminal mischief.

View Article
Browsing latest articles
Browse All 72 View Live




Latest Images