LGBTQ

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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The entry to Fountain Haus in Westport.

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

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.

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

Lawrence Follows KC in Becoming a Transgender Safe Haven

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

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Drag Queen “Manic High” applying makeup.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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