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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.

August Rudisell/@KsScanner
Arts & Events June 27, 2021 - 1:10 pm

A view of Lawrence: Pride Ride at the Lawrence Levee Trail

by Lawrence Times

What’s going on over there? Oh, just Miss Gay Kansas United States Deja Brooks leading the Pride Ride while wearing a giant crown and stilettos.

Contributed; Mackenzie Clark
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.

Lawrence Public Library Friends & Foundation
Lawrence Life June 22, 2021 - 4:41 pm

Lawrence Public Library foundation to host Pride Month Drag Bingo

by Lawrence Times

As Pride Month nears its end, the foundation that supports the Lawrence Public Library is set to host a bingo event with popular Lawrence drag artist Deja Brooks.

From the stacks June 22, 2021 - 12:39 pm

From the Stacks: Reclaiming memory and history in ‘Last Night at the Telegraph Club’

by Margo Moore, Lawrence Public Library

“Queer history is vital to a queer future. Reclaiming spaces in history that were occupied by real people through fiction is just as vital,” Margo Moore writes.

Community Voices June 18, 2021 - 6:45 pm

Ask Cody: What made you stay in Lawrence, after everything?

by Codi Charles

Q: Dear Cody, what made you stay in Lawrence? After everything with your former employer and the current state of this community, why stay?

Community Voices June 16, 2021 - 4:45 am

Kimberly Lopez: One step forward, stinging steps back — using dating apps when you’re nonbinary (Column)

by Kimberly Lopez

“You open the app and you’re pleasantly surprised that you’re able to identify as nonbinary, only to immediately be misgendered in the next step by being forced to be perceived as either a man or a woman to others,” Kimberly Lopez writes.

Mackenzie Clark / The Lawrence Times
Arts & Events June 12, 2021 - 10:11 pm

Love, support, and giving free hugs: Lawrence PRIDE attendees share why they showed up

by Mackenzie Clark

It was a hot, sunny day at South Park, but that didn’t stop hundreds of people from showing up for Lawrence PRIDE. Many attendees told the Times they were there to show love and support — including giving free hugs.

Community Voices June 5, 2021 - 1:10 pm

Ask Cody: What’s the first album you ever owned? (Column)

by Codi Charles

This week, Cody reflects on radio requests, their crushes on “90210,” and the songs they sang flamboyantly in their youth.

Jeff Burkhead/Backstory Photography
Arts & Events June 3, 2021 - 4:25 pm

Lawrence PRIDE to make big return with parade, party

by Mackenzie Clark

With the return of Lawrence PRIDE, MsAmanda Love is excited to feel the love of the community that followed the parade down Massachusetts Street each year, prior to the pandemic.

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