Lilith Annabelle Rios, a member of the local BDSM group CIPEX, discusses BDSM and transitioning. She talks about her Transition, coming out, what fire play is, CIPEX safety practices, and the upcoming Mischief in May BDSM convention. Central Iowa Power Exchange is a non-profit organization that promotes education within the local consensual BDSM community, which has monthly meetings and events. For more information go to CIPEX.org.

Panache offerings move beyond weddings to all events and occasions

Iowa event planner and entrepreneur Beau Fodor has expanded his service and occasion offerings with the launch of Panache. Fodor, who is best know for his wedding planning business through iowasgayweddingplanner.com, found his business evolving into the broader entertaining and hosting world, both in Iowa and across the country.

The BSA's new members' survey reveals that its bias lies as much in privileging religious conviction as in anti-gay sentiment

Sometimes, a moment serves as a marker of both how far we've come as a society and how far we have yet to go. The questionnaire concerning its anti-gay policy that the Boy Scouts of America sent out to its 1.1m members days ago is one such moment.

Familia (family) is at the center of the intersection of faith, sexuality and culture, according to Lisbeth Melendez Rivera, national coordinator for the A La Familia Program.

March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and the Polk County Health Department is participating in a free and ongoing colon cancer screening program. The Iowa Get Screened: Colorectal Cancer Program helps save lives from one of the most deadly, yet most preventable diseases by providing free colorectal cancer screening to individuals who qualify.

Students, faculty and administrators at the University of Northern Iowa have combined their efforts to continue progress for a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender center and establishing a military and veteran student center.

If you don’t know who Zach Wahls is, you had better learn.

He is a young man raised in a lesbian household, intelligent, articulate,and not shy about defending his family or gay equality. Wahls, an Eagle Scout, has also been on the front lines for the lgbt community in the recent Boy Scout ado. In short, he is the religious right’s worst nightmare. And nothing says that more than two interviews this week in which he went head-to-head with Dr. Richard Land of the Southern Baptist Convention.

Ames is considered to be a welcoming community by members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, but those members also say there are many ways for Ames’ LGBT community to grow.

InterPride grants a limited number scholarships to member organizations to those in need of financial assistance to attend the AGM. The funds assist in the cost of approved conference expenses and in return, the delegate must attend workshops, plenarys and provide a written report to be sent back to the Board.

Equal rights advocate and NFL football player, Chris Kluwe, is to release a book containing “uncensored personal essays” on a range of topics, after passionately defending equal marriage rights for gay people.