For anyone heading home this season, this is for you. When family spaces feel complicated or heavy, remember there is a whole queer community that celebrates your light exactly as it is. You are seen, valued, and never alone.

Primary deadlines are approaching faster than you think. Take 30 seconds to check your voter registration and help protect queer voices in the 2026 election cycle.

Kansas City earned a perfect 100 on the 2025 MEI, leading the metro in LGBTQ+ protections and inclusive city policies.

Centering our community with new weekend programming Sapphic Fridays and Boys Saturdays so everyone can show up fully and unapologetically themselves.

Support LGBTQ+ mental health. Ages 18–25 can join a UMKC study on loneliness and depression and earn gift-card rewards.

Join us Sunday Nov 16, 4–7 PM at Q Kansas City for Sunday Funday with the Pride Charitable Fund. Learn, connect, and give back.

KC Leather Men of Color and Q Kansas City host a canned food drive to support families facing SNAP delays.

Discover the intimacy and artistry behind Faded Sons, John D. Brant’s evocative five-year photography series.

Q Kansas City’s Halloween weekend isn’t just a party, it’s a fundraiser supporting two local queer charities changing lives in KC.

Q Kansas City turns the party into purpose this Halloween, donating 10% of sales to local queer charities.

Queer joy, freedom, and transformation ... this is why Halloween will always belong to us.

Chappell Roan takes KC by storm Oct 3–4. Concert prep, what to bring, and after-parties at Q Kansas City await!

Kansas City is buzzing with excitement as our very own Midwest Princess returns to town—and now she’s larger

Q is Midwest Princess HQ! Join us Oct 2–4 for 3 nights of Chappell Roan after-parties...glitter, drag, and $1,000 in prizes.

Is inconvenience the cost or the gift of true community? Read our latest Queer Connect blog and join the conversation.

Tannin makes wine feel easy. No pretense, just good bottles and the people who love making them.

Join us Aug 5 at Urban Restaurant for Queer Dinner Club. Food, connection, and community in a Black-owned space.

Strong social ties are the #1 key to a happy, healthy life—and for queer folks, community isn’t just powerful, it’s essential.

Pride began as a protest—and it still matters. It’s about visibility, resistance, and building a joyful, connected queer future.

Feeling drained? Maybe you’re not exhausted—maybe you’re just lonely. The body keeps the score when the heart goes unheard.