8+ hour, 21+ min ago  (257+ words) Rainbow flags fluttered in the summer breeze, bubbles drifted across the parade route, and cheers echoed through the streets as thousands gathered on June 20 to celebrate Iowa City Pride. Families, students, community leaders, and visitors lined sidewalks and shaded lawns…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (293+ words) Once a week for the past year, third-year University of Iowa student Cecil Campbell said he becomes a cartoon character for the night. His drag persona Cyprus Cosmos is ever-evolving: one night, he's a mad scientist; another, a goth cowboy…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1733+ words) When Jack Kennedy served as the journalism advisor for Iowa City City High School for over two decades, he felt as though freedom of expression in schools was supported and valued at the statehouse." In 1989, Kennedy worked with the Iowa…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (595+ words) A bill that would prohibit local governments from issuing community ID cards advanced through the Iowa legislature on April 7, despite opposition from Democrats and Johnson County leaders who say the programs improve safety and accessibility. Johnson County is the only…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (696+ words) Roughly a year after Iowa removed gender identity from its Civil Rights Act, local officials say the effects are beginning to surface," not only in the lives of transgender residents, but in the balance of power between state and local…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (16+ words) The Daily Iowan DITV: Iowa City Celebrates Transgender Visibility Day...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (569+ words) People are driven primarily by love and fear. But it is the combination of these two things with a dollop of misinformation that, in my opinion, often drives most parents to send their children to conversion therapy. But if these…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (641+ words) The Iowa Senate and Gov. Kim Reynolds" decision to do away with Iowa City"s local gender protections is a cruel overreach in power made only possible by the rampant attack around the country against gender identity. These pieces of…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (743+ words) A subcommittee of Iowa House lawmakers advanced a bill Wednesday prohibiting all nonprivate schools from providing any curriculum, reading, or programs related to gender theory or sexual orientation." During the meeting, the bill received opposition from religious leaders, parents, and…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago  (475+ words) Roughly 50 community members gathered at Sidekick Coffee & Books in Iowa City on Sunday where Iowa City legislators Sen. Janice Weiner and Rep. Elinor Levin answered pressing questions regarding education, public health, and human rights bills presented in the Iowa legislature....