LGBTQ

Expert readers discuss Alice Walker's The Color Purple on this archive episode of the Talk of Iowa book club.

Actor Will Ferrell and writer Harper Steele have been collaborators and friends for 30 years.

In the 1980s, an Iowa City art teacher wrote to Keith Haring not expecting a response. This resulted in a friendship and two visits by Haring to Horn Elementary.

Iowa's first transgender state lawmaker was elected Tuesday night.

After Tuesday's election, the Iowa Senate and House are likely to end with supermajorities for Republicans. At the same time, the state elected its first transgender representative to serve in the Statehouse as a Democrat.

Drag queens at the Iowa City gay bar Studio 13 started the competition to give drag artists a chance to experiment, grow and gain recognition. Now, past contestants are going head-to-head in “Star Search: All Stars.”

Actor Will Ferrell and writer Harper Steele have been collaborators and friends for 30 years.

Iowa’s law banning books with descriptions or images of sex acts from K-12 school libraries can take effect after a federal appeals court lifted an injunction blocking its enforcement Friday.

A federal judge has blocked Title IX protections for LGBTQ students from taking effect in Iowa and several other Republican-led states including Missouri, Arkansas, Nebraska, South Dakota and North Dakota.

Jayne Anne Phillips was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for her newest novel, Night Watch.