LGBTQ

In celebration of Pride month, the western Iowa city added a parade to its June festivities celebrating the LGBTQ community.

En enero, Piña y un grupo de mujeres jóvenes se reunieron para formar un equipo llamado Escaramuza Charra Quetzalli. Hay siete jóvenes, incluida Piña, todas de ascendencia mexicana. Pero la octava escaramuza rompe los esquemas.

Iowa’s largest Asian Heritage celebration is this weekend. And Asian drag queens will be on the performance list for the first time.

The national sport of Mexico has new representation in Iowa — but this team looks a little different than others. A group of young Iowans has formed a new team to compete and perform in charrería.

State legislatures around the country have been trying to prevent transgender girls and women from competing with their peers. How that's playing out in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska depends on politics and people.

On today's Newbuzz, a not-so-private meeting with the governor, prices impacting rural schools and the number of Iowa hog producers decreases as the number of hogs vastly increases.

A coalition of groups is planning a statewide event Tuesday to celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month. The organizers hope this hybrid event will push Iowa to be more cognizant of mental health.

The organization is focused on music education and performance for girls, transgender and nonbinary youth in Iowa.

Trans girls banned from girls' sports. Racial disparities in cancer rates. And new music for the weekend.

Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law Thursday that prohibits transgender girls from participating in girls’ sports in K-12, community colleges and colleges and universities. It takes effect immediately.