Under the shimmering stage lights of Kansas City’s drag clubs, drag has flourished for decades blending art, activism, and resilience in a scene as bold as its performers.   Kansas City’s drag scene is as diverse as the performers themselves. Venues like Missie B’s,...

  Some LGBTQ+ students at UMKC are worried about their safety and expressed concerns about their programs being cut after one of President Donald Trump’s latest executive orders.   Sam Justice, a biology and psychology major, is the president of the Sexuality and Gender...

 The Miller Nichols Library hosted the annual Rainbow Read-In on Oct. 11 to highlight LGBTQ+ literature, original stories and poems.   This event was on National Coming Out Day and was moved from June to October to celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month.     It was inspired...

 The UMKC Pride Luncheon resulted in a new $40,000 scholarship for LGBTQ+ students and more than $250,000 in donations, a record high for the group.    Previously hosted as a Pride Breakfast, the event, which drew more than 720 attendees on Oct. 1, was themed around “A...

  Tucked away in a cozy corner of UMKC’s student union, The Rainbow Lounge is a refuge for LGBTQ+ students.   The lounge now hosts the Ace Place once a month, where asexual and aromantic students can come together to build community and challenge conventional notions...