Kansas City LGBTQIA

With a roller derby bout underway, Zoe Mays of Scream Queens vegan ice cream, a resident concession partner at the event, posed with the four special flavors she developed in partnership with the teams. The Kansas City Roller Warriors bout was at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas on Dec. 6, 2025. (Todd Feeback | Flatland)

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…

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The womyn of the newly formed Womontown march in the 1989 Kansas City Pride Parade.

Honoring 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.

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A group of high schoolers stand together, one holding a trans pride flag up in the air and a megaphone linked to their belt, another has a pride flat wrapped around their back with phrases such as "Love is Love" printed in white letters.

Students, 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.

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Moltyn Decadence, a drag queen in Kansas City, holds a green drink behind the mic while smiling, in her bouffant and sequin gown

curiousKC | 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+,…

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In 2019, Kansas City hosted a ballroom event where performers were able to walk, vogue and pose in front of "Pose" star, Dominique Jackson. (Sandy Woodsen | Flatland)

KC’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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