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Trans ‘Social Contagion’ Narrative Debunked by New Study

The “social contagion” narrative around trans and gender-nonconforming people has been officially debunked by a…

Library

Iowa Library Closes After Backlash Over LGBTQ Content

After the departure of its third prospective director in the past two years, the Vinton…

Idaho Radio Station

Idaho Radio Station Keeps Pride-Themed Logo Over Anti-LGBTQ Comments

After an influx of hateful, anti-LGBTQ comments surrounding their Pride Month rainbow flag logo, an…

Yoga Guru and Dancing Queen: A Perfectly Fabulous Storm

In the beginning… Yoga guru and dancing queen, Maurice Daniel hails from Clearwater, Florida where…

LGBTQ-themed books

Pride-Themed Books, Displays Return to Library Shelves in Long Island, NY

Amid a public outcry, that included the voices of New York Governor Kathy Hochul and…

Speak Out: Why we need more women and LGBT people in office

Women are underrepresented in elected offices, and it causes a lot of strife and struggle when it comes to women-specific issues. What can we do about it?

Speak Out: Are we all a part of the same dream?

Over the years, I have fondly, yet with a straight face, shared with my friends that I am writing a book called I have a Dream…and you’re not in it. No one really believes I will do it, but the impetus for me even saying it is something that I struggle with each day – when will we have a community with a coordinated dream where everyone is included?

Speak Out: Why I volunteer

Growing up in a large Catholic family, my mother was very in tune with keeping the household in some sort of organized chaos, assuring that everyone had her or his chores in mind. One of her more common phrases was, ‘“everyone is doing something.’

Speak Out: CouncilMom Kniech on a life that’s fabulously ordinary

Long, long ago, in a land far away called Iowa, I went to college. The Bisexual Gay and Lesbian Alliance of Drake University, aka BGLAD, was the first community where I felt I really belonged. Rarely one to take the easy path when a much more difficult one can be found, I worked with BGLAD to design a Homophobia/Heterosexism workshop for the Greek system, which they actually agreed to let us present to fraternities and sororities.

Speak Out: ‘Putting on the Ritz’

Carl Shepherd, my partner, now lives in a nursing home. I try to take him out to prevent bouts of cabin fever, but because I no longer drive, we have to use RTD, which is not bad considering the alternatives.