![]() As that voice becomes louder in Cedar Rapids, the parade showed promise to change perceptions of flyover country. ![]() To those coming in to join the National Gay Pilots Association, which is holding a fly-in at The Eastern Iowa Airport, Pride means having a voice. ![]() “It’s an expression of love,” said Bonnie Bootsmiller before getting into the car to represent Unity Center. “If you don’t let it shine in all its magnificent glory, then you truly aren’t living out the way God intended you to live your life.” Pride is “being unashamed and empowered - not hiding your light,” she said. Churches like hers at Pride were another departure from who was present at celebrations years ago. Debra Williams, a minister for Unity Center of Cedar Rapids. Representing a sliver of the group donning rainbow paraphernalia of all kinds was the Rev. “To see kids involved and a group from across the spectrum, a group from Linn-Mar - that’s really encouraging,” he said. The founders of Legion Arts at CSPS helped start the Gay and Lesbian Resource Center at the old fire station in NewBo in 1992, a time when the only organizations that openly worked with the community were medical relief organizations at the height of the AIDS epidemic. “Please, no last names,” the host warned. So Andringa and partner John Herbert went to the house and introduced themselves.
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