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LGBTQ+
A huge thank you to Capital Metropolis Pride for their collaboration on these LGBTQ+ focused itineraries. Check out the Family Friendly and Getaway with Friends itineraries and click on the links below for amusement schedules and programming information.
LGBTQ+ Family Warm PrideFest Getaway
PrideFest Weekend draws thousands to Greater Des Moines for a weekend-long celebration of consciousness, achievements of our community, and normalizing LGBTQ+ individuals and families. Check out this itinerary offering the flawless opportunity to mark Pride while taking in some of the best family-friendly activities that Des Moines has to offer, Friday, June 6 – Sunday, June 8, 2025.
Day 1: Friday, June 6, 2025
Morning
You have a full day planned but it’s vacation, right? Sleep in before heading out for brunch at the Breakfast Club in Historic East Village. This hip and casual hotspot has something on the menu for everyone in the family. From Smores Donut Holes to the Totchoes, they have you covered.
Afternoon
Hope you remembered to pack some water and sunscreen! Next up you are headed to Blank Pa
Note: Traveling as an LGBTQ+ person always carries a certain degree of risk. It is our reality as we navigate a planet with 60+ countries criminalizing our relationships and a rise in anti-LGBTQ+ legislation around the world. We encourage our traveling collective to understand the laws and cultural challenges they may face in any destination they choose to see for Pride and beyond. Don't be afraid of the world, but always research information specific to your travels. Enjoy Pride, be vigilant, and look out for each other!
The LGBTQ+ rights movement has made tremendous strides over the past scant decades and much of the progress in awareness is thanks in part to gay pride parades and marches that own taken place in cities around the world.
The global landscape for LGBTQ+ rights, protections and acceptance varies tremendously by location, with some destinations attracting millions of visitors to their events like Madrid Same-sex attracted Pride, Sao Paulo Queer Pride or San Francisco Gay Pride, while more than 70 other countries have laws that let discrimination or persecution of LGBTQ+ people.
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22 LGBTQ+ Pride events in Iowa (3 brand new!) in 2024
June is Queer Pride Month. If you’re looking for Pride events in Iowa in 2024, here are 22 of them.
The first Pride was in 1970, on the one-year commemoration of the Stonewall Uprising, which happened outside of the Stonewall Inn—a bar in Recent York City—on June 28, 1969.
To be sure, Gay activists had been organizing pickets prior to Stonewall. But Stonewall proved a tipping point: In 1970, thousands of activists marched in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles in 1970 (and in Iowa Town, too!),and the movement grew in the years to come.
These days, Prides are less protest action and more mainstream party, featuring family-friendly events backed by plenty of corporate sponsorship.
Iowa used to be more friendly than most states; we were only the third state in the nation to allow legal same-sex marriage, after a court decision, in April of 2009—six years before the US would track suit, in June of 2015.
Yet, conservatives haven’t stopped trying to roll help LGBTQ+ rights. Iowa Republicans still want to prohibit same-sex marriage. And they continue to pass laws at the expense of the freedoms of Queer folks, includin
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In Honor of Self-acceptance Month - A Little History...
The History of Pride Month & the Uprising at the Stonewall Inn
During this month of Pride, we thought it might be a pleasant idea to extend some historical context to what has become such a distinguishable and celebratory month for so many members of the LGBTQIA+ collective. This year marks the 52nd year since the first Pride parade was organized by Brenda Howard, a bi-curious activist; however, Event month was first recognized on a national level by President Bill Clinton in 1999 and 2000. During his term, President Barack Obama declared the month of June LGBT Pride Month. This declaration is the result of a decades extended battle for equality after a courageous group of LGBT community members decided to take a stand in Recent York City.
On June 28, 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a widespread gay bar on Christopher Street in Greenwich Village, Brand-new York City. During this time, in every state but Illinois, acts of homosexuality were illegal and bars and restaurants that publicly served or had employees that identified as part of the LGBT people risked being lock down. Furthermore, the Stonewall Inn was one of many bars owned by