One Iowa advances, empowers, and improves the lives of LGBTQ Iowans statewide.
Featured Event
Iowa POZe Night
Thursday, May 30, 6:30-10:30 p.m.
Decades Event Center
1208 Grand Ave, West Des Moines, IA 50265
It’s back and the theme is…OZ! Includes all variations of The Wizard of Oz, Wicked, and The Wiz.
Join One Iowa, Decades Event Center and Svedka Vodka for Iowa Pose Night, where contestants compete in a themed ball for cash and trophies. Five judges will rank contestants based on appearance, attitude and corresponding aspects of each category in respect to the theme.
This is an 18+ event. Click here to purchase tickets.
One Iowa NORTH
One Iowa NORTH is a regional affiliate located in Mason City. One Iowa NORTH focuses on the needs of LGBTQ people in northern Iowa, their families, and allies to provide education and support.
One Iowa Blog
The 2019 LGBTQ Legacy Leader Awardees Are…
Seven community leaders and role models from across the state have been selected to receive the inaugural LGBTQ Legacy Leader Awards. These awards are the result of a partnership between One Iowa and dsm magazine aiming to recognize the important contributions of LGBTQ Iowans. This year’s recipients of the LGBTQ Legacy Leader Award are: George Belitsos of Ames, founder of the youth services organization YSS Karen Mackey of Sioux City, attorney and champion of […]
One Iowa Announces 2019 LGBTQ Leadership Institute Class on First Day of Pride Month
One Iowa, a statewide LGBTQ organization, announced its 2019 LGBTQ Leadership Institute class on Saturday, June 1, the first day of LGBTQ Pride Month. Now in its second year, the LGBTQ Leadership Institute aims to equip future LGBTQ leaders with the tools and skills to succeed not only in the LGBTQ community, but in the […]