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October 26, 2026October 26, 2026

Why Do We Carve Pumpkins? The Strange Story Behind the Jack-O’-Lantern

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October 26, 2026October 25, 2026

Torch Song Trilogy and the First Time Queer Grief Spoke Back

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October 25, 2026

I’m Back in Ninth Place. Now I Want to See How Far We Can Take This.

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Birthday tribute collage for Todd Kachinski Kottmeier featuring photographs from different stages of his life, images connected with his drag-history publications and DRAG411, the Crown Me! book cover, and the words “Happy Birthday, Todd” and “You are remembered. You are loved. — JT.”
October 25, 2026October 25, 2026

A Birthday Tribute to a Writer, Advocate, Historian, Connector, and Dear Friend —

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October 25, 2026

That Voice Saved People: Harvey Fierstein, Queer Truth, Drag, Survival, and the Art of Refusing to Disappear

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October 24, 2026October 24, 2026

Davenport Schools Say Student Wellness Matters. Then They Hand Teenagers Energy Drinks.

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October 23, 2026October 23, 2026

Davenport Schools: Stop Giving Teenagers Energy Drinks. Period.

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Documentary collage marking 40 years of HIV in the Quad Cities, featuring an AIDS ribbon, early outreach and safer-sex education, We Care Weekend, memorials, Robb’s House, DeLaCerda House, and The Project of the Quad Cities against the Quad Cities riverfront.
October 20, 2026

Forty Years of HIV in the Quad Cities: From Hidden Care to Public History

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October 19, 2026

Together on Second Is Proving That a Bar Can Be About More Than Drinking

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