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    New Summer Hours!

    We’ve changed our hours for summer and have expanded into the day time! We have WiFi, tea, and coffee for those who would like to spend time reading, studying, or…

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    Long Lost – Gallery Show Opening & Artist Talk

    On Thursday, April 15th, 2021 our next gallery show opens, Long Lost. Exhibiting the work of Iowa-based artist Quelle. This is the second show in our Queer Iowan Artist series,…

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    Guide: Who to Email about the Anti-Trans Bills Moving Forward in Iowa

    This guide is meant to support the fight against the anti-trans bills in Iowa that are moving forward through the Iowa House and Senate. Thus far the most potent threats…

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    Guide: All you need to know about Anti-Trans Legislation Introduced in Iowa

    Unfortunately, 2021 has begun with an onslaught of anti-trans legislation in both the Iowa Senate and House. Many of the proposed bills target transgender youth due in part to the…

  • Graphic in the colors of the transgender flag, baby blue, pink, and white with three car icons with a dust cloud under their tires advertising the caravan to Sandy Salmon

    A Caravan To House Rep. Sandy Salmon Saturday, February 6th

    Iowa House Representative Sandy Salmon is responsible for all of the anti-trans legislation in the House thus far. She is the sole representative who introduced HF 184 barring trans people…

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    Leaving pants on the floor – Gallery Show Opening

    On Friday, January 15th, 2021 our first gallery show opens, Leaving pants on the floor. Exhibiting the work of Iowa City-based artist Anne S. Rogers. The first show in our…

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    History-By-Letter #5 | Gay Rights Marches in Dubuque, IA

    This month’s history-by-letter pulls our attention to Dubuque, Iowa, and challenges us to think about our local history in a national context. Pride parades and gay rights marches have been…

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    Help Build Our Kids and Teens Collection

    The LGBTQ Iowa Archives & Library is opening its doors in January 2021. We’re thrilled to already have over 1200 books to share with all of you! Unfortunately, a glaring…

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    History-By-Letter #4 | Linda Sue Evans

    This month we’d like to continue with our biographical approach by sharing the history of someone not famed for being an Iowan, but a radical, militant activist. Linda Sue Evans…

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    History-By-Letter #3 | Grant Wood

    Our first two letters examined the history of radical gay and lesbian printing and publication in Iowa City and Grinnell during the 1970s. Moving away from this historical time period,…

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538 S. Gilbert St.
Close House – Second Floor
Iowa City, IA 52240

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Thursday 5-8pm
Friday closed
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Second Floor
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