News from the Iowa LGBTQ, bear, leather and kink communities.
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DES MOINES — One Iowa Action is opposing a new bill that would allow campus groups to get school funding while not following school discrimination policies. The political action group said the bill was in reaction to a lawsuit brought against the University of Iowa by a Christian student business club. The bill, SF 2344 (formerly…
QUINCY — Fetish group QPEX will have their monthly play party on Sunday, March 11. From the Fertlife event: Please join us for a night of Food, Conversation, and Fun at the QPEX Monthly play party. We have a wonderful location in a old church building that was built in 1870. Must see to believe.…
ST. CHARLES, Iowa — Kink education group CIPEX will host their first Spring Symposium on Saturday, April 7. From the Fetlife post: Cost will be $35 in advance and $45 at the door the day of the event, the Symposium will be held in St Charles, Iowa (approx 25 miles south on I-35. The cost…
IOWA CITY — Rob “Papa Bear” Anderson, Mr. Iowa Leather 2016, will be holding a weekend-long party and fundraiser in Iowa City starting March 2. From the Facebook event: SASH BASH WEEKEND is an event for our leather family and friends to come together and celebrate, socialize and bring kink to Eastern Iowa area. The…
QUAD CITIES — Riverbound, a fetish play and education group in the Quad Cities, has announced their events for the month. From their Fetlife post: Our first event of the month will be Saturday, February 10th, starting at 7pm This is our February munch! Plan to meet, eat and talk with like-minded kinksters that night.…
EASTERN IOWA — Bondage group Self-Tie Iowa will have their monthly education session on Feb. 19 at the CROP play space. From the Fetlife event: This month we are going to focus on chest harnesses. There are quite a few options when it comes to chest harnesses. Just a single column? what about something more…
DES MOINES — A bill that could allow “religious exemptions” from civil rights laws was submitted to the Iowa Senate this week. The bill, SF 2154, was submitted by State Sen. Dennis Guth on Thursday. The bill, if passed and signed into law, would allow people to claim that state and local civil rights laws…
DES MOINES — Vortex Parties will be holding the My Bloody Valentine party on Feb. 3 in Des Moines. From their Fetlife post: Celebrate the season of love with Vortex! We’ll provide the space and the equipment and you show us those sweet blushing cheeks. Break out the vampire gloves and seal your love in…
DES MOINES — The Iowa Department of Health reported that there has been a 145 percent rise in gonorrhea cases in the state since 2013. Iowa had 3,600 cases of gonorrhea in 2017, according to a statement from the department. There were 2,600 cases reported in 2016. From the IDOH press release: In Iowa, increases are…
DES MOINES — One Iowa Action, the political action arm of statewide LGBTQ rights group One Iowa, put out a call for people to get involved with LGBTQ Day on the Hill. LGBTQ Day on the Hill is a focused day of lobbying on Iowa state legislators. It is scheduled for January 20. “Our state…
