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Summer of Pride Commemorative Issue

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Welcome to our first annual “Summer of Pride” commemorative issue. It’s our May/June double issue. We’ve expanded the print run and added a lot more content. I hope you enjoy it and find it useful. Of course, your comments are welcome as well. An email address will be listed at the end of this note.

This issue also includes our first annual Pride Month “Honor Roll.” This is our opportunity to honor those people, events, and organizations that have had a significant impact on the lives of the LGBTQ community of Iowa. I hope you enjoy reading about our inaugural honorees.

As is our tradition GoGuide Magazine will take off the month of July for a little summer vacation. GoGuide Magazine will return on August 1st with our favorite “Campus Edition.” Of course, GoGuideMagazine.com will be there all summer long and will be updated regularly during July.

Speaking of GoGuideMagazine.com, I hope you take the time to visit our new site. It has been totally redesigned and is now a vibrant companion to our print magazine. Exciting new additions to our online presence will be launched this fall.

Of course, it’s imperative that we take the time this June to reflect on the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. It’s both a time of reflection and celebration. We owe a lot of thanks to those people who sacrificed so much for us in the name of equality.

Happy Pride from your friends at GoGuide Magazine! info@goguidemagazine.com

GoGuide Magazine’s Summer of Pride

Table of Contents May/June 2019

“Summer of Pride” Life

Workplace Equality pages 26-28

Erik’s World pages 6

Mt. Mercey University Op-Ed page 19

News Briefs pages 8-9

Culture

GoGuide Election Guide with John Delaney; pages 10-11

Inside Corridor Theater pages 21-23

Book Review page 12 GoGuide Magazine’s Pride Honor Roll Pages 14-17

Summer of Pride Local Event Listings Pages 18-19, 22-23

Q-Music page 30

Scene I.C. Kings in pictures by photo journalist Treyner Wentzien from Strey Photography Page 35

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It’s a plane; It’s Super Forget Man! Superheroes seem to be everywhere

Parker: You know what?!? I know this may sound negative and weird, but it’s not. If you were a superhero, you’d be Forget Man! Seriously?!?!? Forget Man! After 12 years of keeping these boys alive by feeding them, changing them, loving them, and NOT losing them, they are going, summing up, my existence by poking fun at the one character trait that eats at the very core of me!! How dare they! How about Giggle Man, because of my sunny disposition. Hell, I’ll even take Microwave Man because it seems that most of their memorable dishes come from that damn easy bake oven, like hot dogs and pizza! But Forget Man, Oh hell to the no!

nowadays! I literally can’t go anywhere without seeing Iron Man lunch boxes, Green Lantern bedding or Thor underwear. Which, I guess, if you really think about it, is ironic because, in a time when It’s true, kids say the darndest things. societies are crumbling, and countries are revolting, this world is in need of superhuman beings to don armor of thick Kids and superheroes are nothing new, and they seem to go together like peaskin, shielded by a hearts of gold. nut butter and jelly. At a fundamental sensory level, superheroes wear primaCue in Cole and Parker: ry colors; they have speed and agility, Me: Cole and Parker, are you guys ready to making them very stimulating and easy for children to relate to especially at an go? Are your seat belts on? age when they are looking to mature and fit in with the rest of the world. Cool Boys: Yes! gadgets give them a sense of security as they begin to explore their abilities and Cole: Papa? determine capabilities. Conceptualized ideals of good and bad, strong and weak, Me: Yes Cole? justice and fairness also start to take shape, providing individuals with a sense Cole: Do you have your wallet? of self to others.

Me: Yes. Parker: And your keys?

Me: Yes Parker.

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When I was in second grade, recess was all about playing tag and pretending to be the coolest superhero…EVER! Unlike most boys in my class, I was never Superman, Spiderman or Batman. Instead, and without much contest, I opted for the ever beautiful, perfectly coiffed and

stylized, and not to be forgotten, well accessorized, Wonder Woman, Princess of the Amazons. My mission: To corral classmates up with my Lasso of Truth in attempts to curb bullying and harassment. And of course, no crime fighting would be complete without a proper transformation, which consisted of a series of well-choreographed spins and a flash of blinding bright light to complete the metamorphosis.

Unfortunately, as I got older and the world around became more callous, I realized my gender-bending attitude was not the norm, and if I was to try to fit in with the rest of the boys, Wonder Woman needed not only a new outfit but also a sex change! Desperately wanting to be like the rest, I shelved the idea of ever owning indestructible bracelets and awkwardly started participating in team contact sports. Blah! This, I might add, made the name calling only worse as I just brought more attention to my lack of coordination and masculinity.

Fast forward to today, and in retrospect, maybe Lion-O from the ThunderCats would have been a better fit because his gym-bunny muscles distracted the average civilian from noticing his lady like long fingernails, windblown ginger hair and his well-applied gayliner. But that was then, and this is now. Being gay is no longer an issue for me; instead, it’s the inability to remember things, especially when I call Cole, Parker and vice versa.

Kids can be so cruel!

Slower than moving molasses.

Less memorable than a one-hit wonder.

Unable to remember names with a single glance.Look! Right over there, next to those kids!

It’s a turtle. It’s a rock. It’s Forget Man!

also a clear signal that Slovakia did not jump to the nationalist and pro-Russian wave of neighboring states - Poland and Hungary.

Slovakia elects first female president & supporter of LGBTQ+ rights

By choosing this candidate, the Slovakian voters joined a pro-EU and pro-Western orientation.

Zuzana Caputova framed the election as a struggle between good and evil.

Special to GoGuide Magazine from Jakub Nedoba.

Jakub is president (chairman) of Young Liberals of Slovakia.

“The Center” at Iowa State University has a new home

Despite winning with 58 percent of the

Iowa State University’s Center for Lgbtqia+ Student Success now has a new home. The Center’s new home is 3224 Memorial Union. For the past nine years The Center had been located at 1064 Student Services Building. The move formally took place this past March.

vote, nothing was guaranteed leading up to the election.

Zuzana Caputova did so convincingly winning the presidential election with a liberal pro-LGBT agenda in a country where a vast majority of Roman Catholics do not support legalizing same-sex marriage and adoption.

She had to face not only the strong anti-campaign of government parties, the increasingly influential conspiracy media, but also the leaders of the church.

One of the archbishops said that her pro LGBTQ+ support was a sin.

Conservatives did support her agenda because they believed in her authenticity and anti-corruption background. It is Page 8| GoGuide Magazine | May/June 2019

In the April edition of The Center’s newsletter it stated the following, “In the first 26 days since the new Center has opened, hundreds of students have visited, built community, and engaged with the services and resources the Center space provides.”

New LGBTQ health clinic opens in Des Moines Reported by KCCI Channel 8 Des Moines, a new UnityPoint Clinic designed to serve central Iowa’s LGBTQ community

opened at UnityPoint Clinic LGBTQ Methodist Plaza located at 1221 Pleasant St., Ste. 200, Des Moines.

The clinic provides physicals, HIV and sexually transmitted disease testing, counseling and pre- and post-surgical care. Dr. Bingingham said, “It’s an all-inclusive clinic.”

The clinic is open on the 2nd Tuesday of each Month, 5:30 - 7: 30 p.m. To request an appointment leave a voicemail at (515) 241-7397.

Visit the clinic website at www.unitypoint.org/desmoines/services-lgbtqhealth.aspx

Living in rural America According to the Movement Advancement Project (MVP), an estimated three million or more LGBT people call rural America home.

The Movement Advancement Project released in April the 102-page report, “Where We Call Home: LGBT People in Rural America.”

According to the MVP website the report, “examines the structural differences in rural life and their unique impact on LGBT people in rural areas, who are both more vulnerable to discrimination and less able to respond to its harmful effects.”

Where We Call Home: LGBT People in rural America found that LGBT people

are part of the fabric of rural and urban communities alike. LGBT people who choose to live in rural communities often want to live there for many of the same reasons other people do.

The full report can is available at www.lgbtmap.org/rural-lgbt

Nevada becomes 10th state to allow people to self-identify gender on IDs Nevada now allows nonbinary people to self-identify on IDs using an “X” along with the traditional “M” and “F” designations as reported by NBCNews.com.

In a statement from Alexandra Walden, public information officer at the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles, “The Nevada DMV staff have been working diligently for quite some time to offer the nonbinary or ‘gender X’ option to Nevadans,” As the 10th state, Nevada now joins D.C., Arkansas, California, Colorado, Indiana, Maine, Minnesota, Oregon, Utah and Vermont in permitting gender-neutral driver’s licenses and other state IDs.

GoGuide Election Guide: The 2020 Iowa Caucuses Presidential candidate John Delaney: An ally of the LGBTQ community The 2020 presidential campaign of John Delaney, the former U.S. Representative from Maryland’s 6th Congressional district (2013-2019), announced his bid for President with an op-ed on the website of the Washington Post on July 28, 2017.

The Delaney for President 2020 website does devote an entire page to LGBTQ issues (https://www.johndelaney.com/ issues/lgbtq/).

GoGuide goes one-on-one with 2020 Presidential candidate John Delaney

GoGuide (GG): Are you all in for the Iowa Caucuses?

John Delaney (JD): We are all in for Iowa. My strategy is to grind it out, work harder, and talk about things that make His campaign motto is “Focus on the sense. We have eight Future.” campaign offices around the state, As of 2019, Conand my staff and gressman Delaney I are campaigning had voted in supeverywhere, espeport of President cially in rural areas.

Trump’s positions I’m the first Demo34.4% of the cratic Presidential time, according to candidate to visit all FiveThirtyEight’s 99 counties in a deassessment. cade, and I’m proud to have the support Delaney has Photo by Monica Biddix of Iowa Democratic criticized Donald County chairs in Mills, Wayne, Lucas, and Trump for, among other things, being Van Buren counties. divisive, saying, “As long as President Trump is in the White House, the RepubGG: Do you plan to actively seek the lican Party can never be the party that LGBTQ vote in Iowa in preparation for brings this country together.” the Caucus?

According to his campaign website, Con- JD: Absolutely. I’m proud to have been gressman Delaney has a strong record in a member of the LGBT Equality Caucus in Congress and to have earned a 100% support of issues that are important to the LGBTQ community. The site goes on rating from the Human Rights Campaign. to say, “While in Congress, John Delaney At the Iowa Safe Schools Governors’ was proud to be a member of the LGBTQ Conference earlier this year, my staff Equality Caucus, and he received a 100% and I shared a few of my policy positions including banning conversion therapy. score from the Human Rights Campaign Thirty-five states have no ban on the for each of his three terms.” inhumane practice, including Iowa. We Page 10| GoGuide Magazine | May/June 2019 must strengthen employment non-dis-

crimination laws. Laws that explicitly protect sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression are not in place in over 27 states.

GG: An important issue for the LGBTQ community is health care. How is your health care plan better than the other Democratic proposals?

JD: We must do more to improve access to healthcare, including mental health services, for all LGBT communities. The average life expectancy of trans women of color is just 35 years old. That is unacceptable. We must do better to serve our most vulnerable communities. I believe health care is a human right, and mental health care should be on par with physical health care. My universal health care plan builds upon the success of the Affordable Care Act, including guaranteed coverage for preexisting conditions and essential health benefits, and creates a new plan for calls for coverage similar to Medicaid for all people age 65 and younger, with additional optional supplemental plans that people can choose if they see fit. I would keep Medicare in place for people age 65 and older.

For more information on his campaign and information on upcoming visits to the state of Iowa visit https://www.johndelaney.com/states/iowa/.

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In Search of Stonewall The Riots at 50

The Gay & Lesbian Review at 25

Best Essays, 1994-2018

Special to GoGuide Magazine

The year was 1994. It was the 25th

anniversary of the Stonewall Riots and, as luck would have it, the year in which a new magazine called The Harvard Gay & Lesbian Review was publishing its first issue.

The fact that The G&LR’s first year coincided with Stonewall’s 25th forever joined its fate with that of the founding event of the modern LGBT movement.

In Search Of Stonewall commemorates the magazine’s 25th birthday with a collection of relevant articles culled from its 136 issues. The riots that followed the 1969 raid on the Stonewall Inn in New York and the New York Gay Liberation Front that emerged from those riots were the opening salvos of a militant gay revolution.

Included are the following 31 contributors, whose articles have been selected from the 136 issues published from 1994 to 2018: Dennis Altman, David B. Boyce, Michael Bronski, Frank Browning, David Carter, John D’Emilio, Steven F. Dansky, Michael Denneny, Martin Duberman, Lillian Faderman, D. Gilson, Eve Goldberg Page 12| GoGuide Magazine | May/June 2019

Jewelle Gomez Harry Hay, Amy Hoffman, Andrew Holleran, Karla Jay, Jill Johnston, Arnie Kantrowitz, Dolores Klaich, Larry Kramer, Toby Marotta, Del Martin & Phyllis Lyon, Felice Picano, John Rechy, Will Roscoe, Ellen Shumsky, Bob Smith, Martha Stone and Edmund White.

About the editor: Richard Schneider Jr., the book’s editor, is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide. Taking his doctorate in sociology at Harvard in the early 1980s, he taught at the university level for the next decade before founding The G&LR as a sideline while working for a Boston consulting firm in the ’90s. The magazine has been his fulltime job since 1999.

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GoGuide Magazine’s 2019 Honor Roll

Welcome to the first annual GoGu-

ide Honor Roll. Each year at Pride the magazine will select an organization, person(s), event, or other notable happenings that have had a positive effect on the LGBTQ community in Iowa.

This year we have four honorees. It’s a distinguished group of honorees. The achievements and their impact on history are almost unimaginable.

This is only the first of many more years of honorees. It’s an exciting new tradition at GoGuide Magazine.

HONOREE:

PRESIDENT BRUCE HARRELD AND THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA In 2017, I had the opportunity to talk to University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld at a Pride reception hosted at his residence. We talked about diversity and specifically the role of the LGBTQ community on the UI campus.

Our conversation was arranged in advance through the UI Office of Strategic Communication. However, as soon as I

had the opportunity to introduce myself, President Harreld was quick to disarm the situation, and it was very relaxed and comfortable. He is really very approachable.

As we were talking, he told me this was the first-ever President’s Pride Reception in the history of the university. I think this was somewhat shocking to him and it certainly was surprising to me. How could this be the case at a progressive institution like the University of Iowa?

In addition to the Pride Reception, the president was very knowledgeable about many LGBTQ initiatives and programs on campus. He spoke with great pride about all the programs and resources available to LGBTQ students, faculty members, and staff. He also talked about the need to do more. I was shocked at how comfortable he was in this environment. I have to admit that I was very impressed.

I know much of this evidence is anecdotal. However, don’t dismiss what I witnessed that day. The proof of his commitment is evident in all the programs and events that happen under his watch, and I know with his encouragement.

President Harreld made this statement when he learned of his recognition as an Honor Roll honoree.

“The University of Iowa has and will continue supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion for our LGBTQ community.

Though the journey may not always be smooth, the Hawkeye family is just that … family. And, families keep working until they figure it out. I’m honored to be a part of that family, and we are honored to be recognized for our ongoing efforts.”

At the link provided, you can quickly reference all of the important LGBTQ milestones at the University of Iowa https://now.uiowa.edu/2016/11/timeline-lgbtq-milestones-university-iowa.

GoGuide Magazine is proud to honor President Bruce Harreld and the University of Iowa

HONOREE: JACK STAPLETON, M.D.

HIV-AIDS CLINIC RYAN WHITE PROGRAa M UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS Jack Stapleton, MD; Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases; Depts. of Internal Medicine & Microbiology and Immunology; Director, Levitt Center for Viral Pathogenesis Dr. Stapleton began caring for people with AIDS while completing training in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases at the University of North Carolina.

He saw his first patient in 1980, the year before the illness was first recognized as a new entity.

He was hired by the University of Iowa in 1986 to develop an HIV/AIDS program and to continue his virology and vaccine research work. The number of people living with HIV who came to UI rapidly grew in 1986-1988, leading Dr. Stapleton to propose the development of a multidisciplinary clinic. This clinic, led by Dr. Stapleton, nurse Kris Davis, and social worker Pat Herring, started in June 1988.

The clinic has always focused on caring for the patients above all else, and it has continued to grow steadily. More than 2,360 individuals living with HIV have been cared for in the clinic, and in the past year, almost 800 people living with HIV received medical care and support services in the clinic.

During the 1990s and early 2000s, the clinic was heavily involved in antiviral research, serving as a study site for the NIH AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG).

Our patients contributed to many research trials including some that led to the licensure of medications commonly used to treat those living with HIV. In 1998, we were successful in obtaining funding from the Ryan White Part C program which significantly increased our ability to provide early HIV services to our patients. The Ryan White Program, under the direction of Tricia Kroll, LMSW, has increased funding in the Ryan White Part B program, improving case management services and access to insurance and medical care.

In the past few years, we also became the provider overseeing “HOPWA” (Housing Opportunities for People With HIV/ AIDS), ably managed by Jennifer Keeler, BSW. A large team of dedicated people (nurses, office staff, social workers, pharmacists, etc.) work hard to make our clinic welcoming and user-friendly. We continue to strive to provide outstanding, holistic, patient-centered care and are grateful that, from a medical standpoint, we can effectively control the HIV infection in over 90% of our patients.

GoGuide Magazine is proud to honor Jack Stapelton, M.D. and the University of Iowa’s Hospital’s and clinics commitment to HIV/AIDS care and research.

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HONOREE: VARNUM V. BRIEN;

IOWA STATE SUPREME COUT; RULING AFFIRMED; ALL JUSTICES CONCUR. Case Filed April 3, 2009 Appellees - KATHERINE VARNUM, PATRICIA HYDE, DAWN BARBOUROSKE, JENNIFER BARBOUROSKE, JASON MORGAN, CHARLES SWAGGERTY, DAVID TWOMBLEY, LAWRENCE HOCH, WILLIAM M. MUSSER, OTTER DREAMING, INGRID OLSON, and REVA EVANS,

inception, on everything from “the matter of Ralph” in 1839 concerning slavery, to the racial integration of our public schools in 1868 and allowing America’s first woman lawyer, Arabella Mansfield, to the Iowa bar in 1869. That proud tradition was continued ten years ago by a group of seven courageous justices who were willing to do the right thing in the pursuit of a more just and equitable society. It is in that spirit that I wish to congratulate my mothers on twenty-three years together. Later this year, they will celebrate their tenth anniversary of marriage.” - Zach Wahls GoGuide Magazine is proud to honor the courageous Iowa State Supreme Court and the appellees in this landmark case.

Court Conclusion: The district court properly granted summary judgment to plaintiffs.Iowa Code section 595.2 violates the equal protection provision of the Iowa Constitution.

Our decision becomes effective upon issuance of procedendo.33 AFFIRMED. All justices concur.

(Source: https://cases.justia.com/iowa/su preme-court/071499-(2009-04-03).pdf?ts=1396154066)

With Varnum v. Brien decision Iowa became the third state in America to recognize marriage equality “I am proud to live in a state that has led the nation on social progress since our

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Nicole L. Nisly, MD; Founder LGBTQ Clinic at the University of Hospitals and Clinics.

Dr. Nisly - Director, Complementary and Alternative Medicine Service; Associate Chair for Diversity; Department of Internal Medicine; Professor of Internal Medicine - General Internal Medicine.

UI Health Care’s LGBTQ Clinic serves the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning community.

Every member of our clinic staff has had LGBTQ-specific cultural humility train-

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ing. This training, through the Safe Zone Project, is to make sure our clinic setting is welcoming and assuring for all our patients.

Patients with disabilities and non-English speakers are welcome. Our clinic provides full-service health care to meet the LGBTQ health care needs.

The UI LGBTQ clinic is committed to honoring and affirming your unique identity. Many people are choosing to identify with the term queer as opposed to a more specific label. We strive to create an environment that does not attempt to put you into a well defined box. It is our mission to understand your individual health needs and provide you with exceptional care.

The clinic as been honored by Human Rights Commission as a leader in LGBTQ Health care.

GoGuide Magazine is proud to honor Nicole Nisly, M.D. and the University of Iowa’s Hospital’s and clinics commitment to LGBTQ health care.

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Your View Mount Mercy U grapples with Catholicism & LGBTQ rights Commentary by Julia Freeman

Recently,

Mount Mercy University administrators have canceled a forthcoming drag show sponsored in part by their Student Government Association and LGBTQ+ Alliance Club and still further delaying having the introduction of Safe Zone Trainings. Professionally, I get it.

Structures and institutions are going to make what ultimately account to poor choices while still seeking to support their patrons the best way they believe they can. Best case is hindsight being 20/20 and lots of decisions are happenstance 50/50 shots in the dark. Reserved support was, it seems, the intent of the pastoral response to all things LGBTQ surrounding Mount Mercy. My strong feelings about that response itself may be unveiled in another issue, but this is not the edition for it now.

I have taught and continue to teach for several other higher educational institutions in this county, attend events frequently at Mount Mercy (men’s volleyball is a sport), and I don’t know how I would have responded to their announcements.

I support several of my fellow educator’s decisions to resign amidst the University’s response to and handling of underlying and surface issues. I want to believe that administrators seek the best interest of the entire student base while also appeasing stakeholders such as the Sisters of Mercy; it is a delicate balance. However, Mount Mercy nor its administrators are anywhere public enemy number one in this. Upset and unwelcome feelings by students may be the least problematic of concerns when considering what

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FilmScene presents one film a month, showcasing the best in new and classic LGBTQIA+ from around the world. Join us at FilmScene for Pride at FilmScene, a safe place for our queer community and allies

Tuesday, June 11th 2019 9 p.m. - Big Gay Bar Crawl Wednesday, June 12th 2019 10 p.m. - Pride Open Stage Thursday, June 13th 2019 9 p.m. - I.C. Kings Present PRIDE Friday, June 14th 2019 5 p.m. - Pride Picnic @ Upper City Park 8 p.m. until 2 a.m. - Pride Events Downtown Iowa City Saturday, June 15th 2019 noon - 49th annual Iowa City Pride Parade 1 p.m. until 6 p.m. - 49th annual Iowa City Pride Festival 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. - Pride Main Stage Entertainment www.iowacitypride.org * All dates and times are tentative

GoGuide Magazine’s Summer of Pride

June screening is “Stonewall Uprising,” Monday, June 10 @ 6 pm.

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f Pride 2019 Coralville Public Library Overview of LGBTQ Book Collection Special to GoGuide Magazine from Coralville Public Library

Statement about our LGBTQ books: From Erika Binegar, Youth Services Librarian

diverse, and we want our books to reflect and honor that diversity; we talk about books being both mirrors and windows for readers. We hope that people will see themselves reflected in the books we have on the shelves and use in programming, but also learn about other peoples’ experiences through books. Adding LGBTQ stories to the library’s collection and promoting them in displays and booklists is essential for creating a welcoming, inclusive space that reflects and celebrates our community.

About our current Love is Love display: From Erika Binegar, Youth Services Librarian

We put up our “Love is Love” display in February for Valentine’s Day because we Within the past few years, diversity has wanted to highlight some of our favorbecome a huge trend in publishing for ite Young Adult novels with LGBTQ children and teens. Diversity in topics romances. At the time, we also had a dissuch as race, gender identity, sexual play of romantic comedy movies. We noorientation, and more has been emticed that most of them happened to feabraced by publishers and reviewers, and ture heterosexual couples, so we wanted we are all better for it. Movements such to correct the imbalance and be more as #weneeddiversebooks and #owninclusive of all love stories by creating voices have helped lift up new authors the “Love is Love” display. Inspiration and shine a light on important stories also came from the show “Schitt’s Creek,” that were not being told. We prioritize which I (Erika) was watching at the time; purchasing these books because building it has one of the best TV couples – David an inclusive collection is really important and Patrick. We wanted to celebrate more to us at the Coralville Public Library. Our of these great love stories. community continues to become more Displays during Pride month In June we plan to have at least two Pride displays featuring LGBTQ books.

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Stonewall 50 – Time to Celebrate in NYC Special to GoGuide Magazine I always count down to the different

Pride events throughout the year, and this year’s must-attend Pride will be in NYC! NYC is going to host World Pride in celebration of the 50th anniversary of The Stonewall Riots. Fifty years ago, in 1969, and one month after the Stonewall Riots, hundreds of brave people gathered in the first NYC Pride Rally, making history and leading the path to a better life for LGBTQ+ people around the world.

With over 50 events happening between June 1st until the 30th, the WorldPride NYC has something for everyone, including music, art, film, wellness, history, parties, great food, and more – with the World Pride Opening Ceremony on June 26th, and of course, with the highly anticipated NYC Pride March on Sunday, June 30th.

Choosing the events that you want to attend is not an easy task when there are so many incredible options. Here are a few of the events that I’m counting down to: Garden Party – Enjoy great food from various restaurants at sunset, and dance the night away at this kick-off event on June 24th at Pier 97 at Hudson River Park.

Rally: Stonewall 50 Commemoration – On June 28th, from 6 until 9 pm, NYC Pride is taking the Rally back to the streets. This event is free and open to the

public.

VIP Rooftop – If you are coming from out of town, you can’t visit NY and not go to a rooftop event. This official NYC Pride event takes place on June 29th at the Hudson Terrace – one of the most exclusive rooftop venues, which features breathtaking views of the city. Make sure to get your tickets early!

Pride Fest – This annual street fair full of vendors, entertainment, and more, takes place on June 30th from 12 until 6 pm.

This event is also free and open to the public.

WorldPride Closing Ceremony – Join influential speakers and musical talents at Times Square on June 30th from 7 until 10 pm. The official lineup will be announced soon.

Pride Island – The multi-day live musical event featuring Grace Jones, Teyanna Taylor, Pabllo Vittar, and more, will take place on June 29th and 30th at Pier 97.

Sadly, this event is already sold out for 2019, but being a yearly event, you will want to stalk tickets for 2020.

Make sure you stop by for a few drinks at the famous Stonewall Inn, a gay bar and National Historic Landmark. Another great bar, which is also the oldest gay bar in NYC, is Julius. And if you are looking for suggestions on where to eat, look no further. Stop by https://asianmapleleaf. com/city-guides/new-york/ for my personal recommendations.

Celebrate a half-century of LGBTQIA+ liberation!

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(Mt Mercy U. continued) may become a challenge for recruitment and retention efforts from an institutional and student development standpoint.

On a personal note, Safe Zone Training gave me a wonderful outlet on a personal level to make a difference during my educational endeavors as a researcher and academic across this nation. For those unfamiliar with the concept of Safe Zones, think the Trevor Project meets Green Bandana or Active Minds on a national college scale. I was fortunate to have been in a class with a fill-in administrator for the person initially assigned to conduct the training, a person who ultimately became my mentor. There is no fear mongering content or ulterior motive in trying to make best all members of a community feel safe, welcome, understood, valued, and appreciated, which is at the core of Safe Zone training and allyship. It saves lives, and there are nothing explicitly Catholic or religious values infringing wrong with that! It along with even the most amazing faculty and staff on the planet can’t entirely combat a system of inequities against individuals.

Compassion, to me, doesn’t exclude drag shows, one of the inaugural Mount Mercy events I was looking forward to attending, nor does it equate to further marginalization of an entire demographic of your student base. This is allegedly an essential value of the Sisters and University. That seems relatively counterintuitive considering proceeds from the drag shows were going (and did thanks to Rich Heritage of Cedar Rapids) to help Iowa Safe Schools continue their charitable work to protect youth. So yes I am disappointed, yet not surprised by Mount Mercy choosing traditional Catholicism over freedom of speech, expression, and at times, I would argue

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Mt. Mercy U. Continued student safety and wellbeing. As for me, the drag show was, and I am excited and hopeful for the improvements to come.

gave me a wonderful outlet on a personal level to make a difference during my educational endeavors as a researcher and academic across this nation. For those unfamiliar with the concept of Safe Zones, think the Trevor Project meets Green Bandana or Active Minds on a national college scale. I was fortunate to have been in a class with a fill in administrator for the person originally assigned to conduct the training, a person who ultimately became my mentor. There is no fear mongering content or ulterior motive in trying to best make all members of a community feel safe, welcome, understood, valued, and appreciated, which is at the core of Safe Zone training and allyship. It saves lives and there’s nothing explicitly Catholic or religious values infringing wrong with that! Yet it along with even the most amazing faculty and staff on the planet can’t entirely combat a system of inequities against individuals.

Recently, Mount Mercy University administrators have canceled a forthcoming drag show sponsored in part by their Student Government Association and LGBTQ+ Alliance Club and still further delaying having introduction of Safe Zone Trainings. Professionally, I get it. Structures and institutions are going to make what ultimately account to poor choices while still seeking to support their patrons the best way they believe they can.

Best case is hindsight being 20/20 and lots of decisions are happenstance 50/50 shots in the dark. Reserved support was, it seems, the intent of the pastoral response to all things LGBTQ surrounding Mount Mercy. My strong feelings about that response itself may be unveiled in another issue, but this is not the edition for it now. Compassion, to me, doesn’t exclude drag shows, one of the inaugural Mount Mercy I have taught and continue to teach for events I was looking forward to attendseveral other higher educational institu- ing, nor does it equate to further martions in this county, attend events fre- ginalization of an entire demographic quently at Mount Mercy (mens volleyball of your student base. This is allegedly a is a sport), and I don’t know how I would key value of the Sisters and University. have responded to their announcements. In fact, that seems relatively counterI support several of my fellow educators intuitive considering proceeds from the decisions to resign amidst the Universi- drag show were going (and did thanks to ty’s response to and handling of underly- Rich Heritage of Cedar Rapids) to help ing and surface issues. I want to believe Iowa Safe Schools continue their nonthat administrators seek the best interest profit work to protect youth. So yes I am of the entire student base while also ap- disappointed, yet not surprised by Mount peasing stakeholders such as the Sisters Mercy choosing traditional Catholicism of Mercy, it is a delicate balance. Howev- over freedom of speech, expression, and er, Mount Mercy nor its administrators at times, I would argue, student safeare anywhere public enemy number one ty and wellbeing. As for me, the drag in this. Upset and unwelcome feelings show was amazing and I am excited and by students may be the least problem- hopeful for the improvements to come. atic of concerns when considering what become a challenge for recruitment and may become a challenge for recruitment retention efforts from an institutionand retention efforts from an institution- al and student development standpoint. al and student development standpoint.

On a personal note, Safe Zone Training

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Workplace Equality As a new grad, how do you best search for an LGBTQ friendly company?

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Whatever career path a new college

graduate is pursuing make sure you are seeking out employers that foster an inclusive workplace and that all employees feel valued, that your strengths and contributions will be respected and honored.

Before you apply for any job, investigate whether or not the equal employment opportunity statement/ nondiscrimination policy includes sexual orientation and gender identity. Very important! I shy away from a job that doesn’t have that policy statement.

Graduating students have the responsibility of researching the employer before completing an application or e-mailing a resume. Pay attention to the benefits and policies and that all relationships are respected.

Lastly, check to see if there is an active LGBTQ group within the company or organization. Research and do your homework beforehand to make sure your first job is exactly what want you want and hoped it would be. Good luck and follow your passion!

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On a personal note, Safe Zone Training gave me a wonderful outlet on a personal level to make a difference during my educational endeavors as a researcher and academic across this nation. For those unfamiliar with the concept of Safe Zones, think the Trevor Project meets Green Bandana or Active Minds on a national college scale. I was fortunate to have been in a class with a fill-in administrator for the person initially assigned to conduct the training, a person who ultimately became my mentor. There is no fear mongering content or ulterior motive in trying to make best all members of a community feel safe, welcome, understood, valued, and appreciated, which is at the core of Safe Zone training and allyship. It saves lives, and there are nothing explicitly Catholic or religious values infringing wrong with that! It along with even the most amazing faculty and staff on the planet can’t entirely combat a system of inequities against individuals.

Compassion, to me, doesn’t exclude drag shows, one of the inaugural Mount Mercy events I was looking forward to attending, nor does it equate to further marginalization of an entire demographic of your student base. This is allegedly an essential value of the Sisters and University. That seems relatively counterintuitive considering proceeds from the drag shows were going (and did thanks to Rich Heritage of Cedar Rapids) to continue a safe schools educational program. So yes I am disappointed, yet not surprised by Mount Mercy choosing traditional Catholicism over freedom of speech, expression, and at times, I would argue student safety and wellbeing. As for me, the drag show was amazing and I am excited and hopeful for the improvements to come.

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This time I’m going to focus on some seasonal announcements and some of the great opportunities for live performances celebrating Pride festivities during June.

This year’s Pride celebration remembers the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising. During my freshman year at college in NYC, I lived about the 3 blocks away from Christopher Street where I learned so much about the community and became a steadfast ally ever since.

just to name a few. This year’s show is a jointly commissioned piece called Quiet No More commemorating the anniversary of the Stonewall uprising and will also be performed in Minneapolis with One Voice and other choruses later in June.

The performance includes guest speakers and dramatic pieces between songs. It will be a moving and inspiring experience.

Dreamwell theatre will be bringing a 10year tradition from the Twin Cities down to Iowa City with QueertopIA in late June. QueertopIA will be an evening of short works featuring LGBTQ+ performers and creators. The original Queertopia If you are in the Des Moines area or want (notice we emphasize the IA so really, it’s to enjoy a weekend in Des Moines, do not almost as if we were meant to bring this miss the Des Moines Gay Men’s Chorus’s south) has been described as an all-inclusive, no-holds-barred cabaret of “Queer Pride Cabaret “Divas and Icons,” June Love” created by Jeffry Lusiak and carried 6th, 7th and 8th at the Temple Theatre. on by Nastalie Q., and has been going For more info check them out at www. strong for over a decade. More details on dmgmc.org or check them out on Facedate and location of this event will be book. In previous years, they held two posted on the Dreamwell Facebook page performances but always sold out so so check it out. added a third show this year, so be sure to get your tickets early!

Since I couldn’t possibly mention all the significant events happening in June, If you are in the Iowa City/Cedar Rapmake sure to search out the Pride event ids Corridor area, you cannot miss The calendars for your area where you will Quire of Eastern Iowa’s Spring show, find can’t-miss gatherings at the Iowa June 22, 2019, at 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm at City Pride Parade, Capital City Pride in the Zion Lutheran Church ELCA, 310 Des Moines and the CR Pride Fest up in, N Johnson St, Iowa City. I have many friends who perform with the Quire, and you guessed, it, Cedar Rapids. we’ve worked together on several shows Editors note: This column has been edited for at Dreamwell Theatre and Iowa City space. The complete column can be found at Community Theatre; Brian Kleis, ElisaGoGuideMagazine.com beth Ross, David Roe, and John Crosheck

Q Music Queer bands have come a long way since Fanny, The Village People, Culture Club, Bronski Beat, Tribe 8, Frankie Goes to Hollywood and Indigo Girls.

By Gregg Shapiro For more than 20 years, professionally and personally linked duo Drew Daniel and M.C. Schmidt, the leaders of Baltimore-based electronic act Matmos, have been thinking far outside the box when it comes to instrumentation and musical resources.

Led by queer singer/songwriter Jamie Stewart, experimental noise-pop band Xiu Xiu has been challenging and enthralling listeners throughout the 21st century and its new album Girl with Basket of Fruit (Polyvinyl) is no exception.

Henry St. (Alae Music), the debut LP by New Zealand band Alae, features the emotion-laden vocals of gay lead singer/

multi-instrumentalist Alex Farrell-Davey.

Stateside, the colorful and fluffy Rainbow Kitten Surprise continues to enjoy the warm reception received by its 2018 major label debut album How to: Friend, Love, Freefall (Elektra).

Queer people show up in the most unlikely places in the rock and roll world.

Take UK-born lesbian drummer Hayley Cramer, for instance. She pounds the skins for Great Lakes region hard band Pop Evil.

Out actor Christopher Sieber is among the performers you will hear on The Prom: Original Broadway Cast Recording (Masterworks).

Editors note: This column has been edited for space. The complete column can be found at GoGuideMagazine.com.

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