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Last Saturday, Democrats held conventions in all four of Iowa’s congressional districts and chose their national delegates and electors. (Delegates choose…
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Dr. Stephen Nelson first became aware of the LGBT healthcare disparity through another boundary that frequently occurs between doctor and patients--race.…
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A black, transgender woman has filed a complaint with the Iowa Civil Rights Commission, saying staff at a West Des Moines hotel treated her hostilely…
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Roosevelt High School student Glori Dei Filippone of Des Moines is being honored with the ACLU of Iowa’s annual Mannheimer Youth Advocacy Award. This past…
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The transgender community has become increasingly visible this year. That’s thanks in part to celebrities like reality TV star Caitlyn Jenner, video…
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This morning the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that same-sex marriage is a constitutional right in all 50 states.The ruling comes on the…
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The world’s first openly gay head of government is in Iowa. Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir served as Iceland’s Prime Minister from 2009 to 2013.Sigurðardóttir is…
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So-called conversion therapy seeks to change the sexual orientation of gay and lesbian youth.On this News Buzz edition of River to River, Ben Kieffer…
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Veronica Hamly has lived her entire life between categories.She’s diagnosed as having cerebral palsy and was born male but identifies as female. For her,…
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In the third annual Municipality Equality Index released by the Human Rights Campaign, each of the five Iowa cities measured scored above the national…