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Gay activist Thom Higgins "pied" the antigay crusader during a press conference in Des Moines in 1977 as part of his considerable career as an LGBTQ+ rights advocate. Here's the whole story.
Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee apologized to Mitt Romney on Wednesday for saying, ''Don't Mormons believe that Jesus and the devil are brothers?''
A judge in Des Moines denied a request by 25 lawmakers Wednesday to intervene in a legal battle over the state's ban on same-sex marriages.
The results in what many consider the gold standard in polling show Harris leading Trump in the reliably red state.
Hers is a cautionary tale about the perils of bigotry. It’s the rabid and hateful venom people remember, not the orange juice, writes John Casey.
Two 19-year-old women accused in a December hate crime involving the beating of 16-year-old gay youth in Des Moines have been arrested.
An expensive ride under sunny skies on the way to Haulover Beach isn't the only way to go topless. While you can't turn Des Moines into Miami, not all convertibles have to take a chunk out of your wallet. Some beauties are priced at less than $30,000--and, for added frugality, get more than 20 mpg on the highway.
The Democratic presidential hopeful also arm-wrestled and admitted she misses Al Franken.
The contenders for the Republican presidential nomination have served up a heaping helping of homophobia and transphobia.
Iowa’s Republican governor appeared less than pleased with the public comments.
If Harris wins Iowa, will the blue spread to neighboring states like Nebraska and Missouri?
With efforts ranging from prayer rallies to political advocacy, Iowa churches are at the forefront of an escalating fight over a county judge's ruling that overturned the state's same-sex marriage ban. About 1,200 people from local churches joined hands and sang the civil rights anthem ''We Shall Overcome'' at a recent rally in Des Moines urging the Iowa supreme court to reverse the judge's decision. ''This is more than a political battle,'' said the Reverend Keith A. Ratliff Sr. of the Maple Street Missionary Baptist Church. ''This is a spiritual battle.''
