LGBTQ Election Victories Inspire Hope for 2019
What a year we are entering after our successes in the November midterms! The Democrats took back the U.S. House of Representatives, and we experienced a Rainbow Wave of LGBTQ candidates nationwide,...
View ArticleSpeakOUT – Kansas Lawmakers Propose Two Anti-LGBTQ Marriage Laws
Two new anti-LGBTQ bills, HB 2320 and HB 2321, have been introduced in the Kansas House of Representatives this session. Both are related to marriage, and together they make a bold anti-LGBTQ...
View ArticleSocial Media Damnation or Deliverance: Who Decides?
While browsing social media the other day, I came across a post regarding Shane Dawson. I had never heard of him before, so I looked him up. Shane is a bisexual YouTuber, comedian, actor, etc., [...]
View ArticleJolie Justus for Mayor
Camp rarely makes political endorsements, but after much discussion among our writers, we decided that this election – in which Kansas City could choose its first openly gay mayor – is too important to...
View ArticleThe Lazy Days of Summer (or So We Thought) and a Few Moves.
After the busy Pride month of June, Camp always takes a break and skips a July issue. Instead, we do a combined July/August issue. This year was an exception, however, and we skipped the month [...]
View ArticleSpeakOut – Welcome to the New Leader of Mid-America LGBT Chamber
I want to thank the entire community for the unconditional support that they have shared for me over the past eight years as the first executive director of the Mid-America LGBT Chamber of Commerce....
View ArticleIs PrEP Forgetting the LGBT Community?
If you’re a member of the LGBT community, you’re affected by HIV/AIDS in many ways. And if you needed information related to AIDS/HIV when the crisis emerged, there was only one reliable place that you...
View ArticleSpeakOut
Hello Kansas City, It’s been almost a month since my previous position leading the Kansas City Center for Inclusion came to an unexpected end. Since then, I’ve been resting, reading and practicing...
View ArticleReinstate the ‘Trans 101’ Library Program
Transgender activism is on the rise here in Kansas City. As members of the LGBTQ community, we welcome our transgender family members under the rainbow umbrella, and we also welcome a local effort to...
View ArticleCampBiz LGBTQ Activities in Kansas City March 2020
I apologize for this March issue coming out a week later than planned. I unexpectedly spent our deadline week in the hospital. After having chest pains for two weeks and difficulty breathing, I finally...
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