Cody Charles

Community Voices March 25, 2022 - 11:35 am

Ask Codi: Death by alienation (Column)

“Is alienating a tactic used by folks in power to deflect the attention off of their unrighteous living?” Codi Keith Charles writes in this column.

Community Voices February 18, 2022 - 12:42 pm

Ask Cody: Queering intimacy (Column)

by Codi Charles

“Intimacy is often weaponized by power and not afforded to many divine Black humans,” Cody Charles writes in this column.

Education January 20, 2022 - 10:37 pm

Lawrence youth, mentors and advocates honored with awards at One Dream MLK event

by Tricia Masenthin

A night of cultural performances and honors for equity advocates, students and educators capped off a week of Lawrence school district tributes to Martin Luther King Jr. on Thursday.

Community Voices October 26, 2021 - 6:00 am

Ask Cody: Being an ‘accomplice’ does not mean centering your whiteness (Column)

by Codi Charles

“There is an expectation of immense labor for Black trans folks; and there are no thank-yous for the labor given and risk taken,” Cody Charles writes.

Community Voices July 21, 2021 - 7:00 am

Ask Cody: Are you a boy or a girl? (Column)

by Codi Charles

This week’s question was not submitted through the Ask Cody account. It was asked in person, during one of the most important events of my life. “Are you a boy or a girl?”

Arts & Events June 28, 2021 - 8:06 pm

Be ‘your most authentic and beautiful self’ at Coming Out Party Tuesday evening

by Mackenzie Clark

All types of families are welcome and wanted at a Coming Out Party planned for Tuesday evening, the host says.

Lawrence Life June 25, 2021 - 3:41 pm

Center for queer and trans youth coming soon to Lawrence

by Mackenzie Clark

A new community hub is coming to Lawrence, and it aims to help young queer and trans folk — particularly those of color, or QTPOC+ — not only survive, but thrive.