Posts Tagged ‘Kansas City LGBTQIA’
Vegan Ice Cream Pop-Up Offers Diverse Scoops
After putting in a 24-hour shift at Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical Station 5, Zoe Mays chills out by dreaming up flavors for Scream Queens, the gay-owned, vegan ice cream pop-up she started about 18 months ago. The 31-year-old firefighter paramedic lives in Kansas City’s Hyde Park neighborhood, so the drive home is the perfect time…
Read MoreHonoring Womontown: Kansas City’s Intentional Lesbian Community
The Gay and Lesbian Archive of Mid-America will install a historic marker honoring Womontown on Thursday, June 13, at 27th Terrace and Charlotte Street.
Read MoreStudents, Advocates and Counselors Battle Legislation Targeting LGBTQ Rights in Classrooms
New bills complicate existing protections for school employees and LGBTQ students. Here is what folks are doing to respond.
Read MorecuriousKC | Your Questions on KC’s LGBTQ+ Community — Past and Present — Are Welcome
The fight for gay, lesbian, trans, non-binary and queer folks’ equity and recognition in the U.S. has been a long one. Still, Pride festivals — largely happening in June — around the nation punctuate a point in time where communities gather to celebrate together. Less than 4% of people in Kansas and Missouri are LGBTQ+,…
Read MoreKC’s Grandfather of Ballroom Works for Greater Acceptance of the Culture
Ballroom culture has been around for longer than many realize, but it’s only recently arrived in Kansas City.
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