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How Can We Protect Safe Spaces and LGBTQ+ People in Kansas City?

By | August 8, 2023 |

Activists Justice Horn and Dakota Allen share how Kansas City can be a safer city for the LGBTQ+ community after two pellet gun shootings at Fountain Haus.

Lawrence Follows KC in Becoming a Transgender Safe Haven

By | July 19, 2023 |

Folks hold up pink white and blue signs that read "We Are Still Here" at a transgender rights protest in Kansas City.

Lawrence City Commission has passed an ordinance declaring the city a transgender safe haven, following a similar step taken by Kansas City in May.

Drag Queens Persevere in Face of anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation in Kansas and Missouri

By | July 18, 2023 |

Drag Queen “Manic High” applying makeup.

The Kansas City and Lawrence drag community is persevering in the face of a wave of anti-LGBTQ legislation in Kansas and Missouri. Here’s how.

Pondering KC’s Quest to Become a Transgender ‘Safe Haven’

By | June 14, 2023 |

Kansas Citians protesting anti-transgender legislation in Missouri and Kansas.

Kansas City’s quest to become a “safe haven” in the wake of anti-transgender legislation in Missouri turns on raw politics and vexing legal questions.