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LGBTQ+ North America, USA, Iowa, Des Moines

Don't be complacent about rights affecting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning (or Queer) (LGBTQ) people. Rights vary greatly by country or legal jurisdiction – encompassing everything from the legal recognition of same-sex marriage to the death penalty for homosexuality. According to Wikipedia as of July 2020, the penal codes of nine United Nations-recognised countries, Afghanistan, Brunei, Iran, Iraq, Mauritania, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, and Yemen, impose the death penalty for homosexuality.

We have a total of 3,275 venues in 77 countries.
Usa The Land of the Free has some of the largest and best gay friendly destinations in the world even though the laws on homosexuality are mixed across the country. In a handful of states anti-gay sex laws remain though are rarely enforced. While there was always a gay underground, it was only in the late sixties that gay rights started to be promoted seriously following the 1969 Stonewall Riots in New York and the election of Harvey Milk in San Francisco as America’s first out gay city politician.

Even if a few states still ban homosexuality in theory, almost everywhere across this huge country you will find gay oases and expressions of Pride – yes even in the more conservative states. Often it has been the courts who have taken a lead rather than politicians. It took the US Supreme Court rather than Congress to legalise same sex marriage US-wide. But the great coastal cities that we have all heard of - San Francisco, New York, Miami, Los Angeles - all in their unique way offer the European gay traveller a stunning scene and memorable holiday. Whether it’s a men only hotel in Key West or a trendy guest house in San Fran you’ll have every type of accommodation. We list over one hundred Prides across the US and these are not just the usual coastal cities. Prides and community are flourishing in the heartlands too from Little Rock, Arkansas to Cincinnati, Ohio to Chicago - see our list. This huge country has something for every LGBT traveller. Just enjoy it, but watch your waste line, the food servings are huge, too!

We have 463 LGBTQ+ Prides/Events/Festivals listing in 2024 in Usa.

 

County/States

We have 52 Regions in Usa.
 

Towns

We have 4 Towns/Cities in Iowa.
Des Moines (1 venue) |

Countries


Africa

Cabo VerdeCabo Verde [1] | SeychellesSeychelles [3] | South AfricaSouth Africa [12] | UgandaUganda [1] |

Asia

CambodiaCambodia [7] | ChinaChina [1] | Hong KongHong Kong [4] | IndiaIndia [3] | IndonesiaIndonesia [1] | IsraelIsrael [3] | JapanJapan [10] | MalaysiaMalaysia [1] | NepalNepal [1] | PhilippinesPhilippines [4] | SingaporeSingapore [5] | South KoreaSouth Korea [2] | TaiwanTaiwan [4] | ThailandThailand [21] | TurkeyTurkey [12] | VietnamVietnam [2] |

Australia

AustraliaAustralia [45] | GuamGuam [1] | New ZealandNew Zealand [23] |

Europe

AustriaAustria [28] | BelgiumBelgium [19] | CroatiaCroatia [4] | CyprusCyprus [9] | Czech RepublicCzech Republic [25] | DenmarkDenmark [16] | EstoniaEstonia [4] | FinlandFinland [7] | FranceFrance [57] | GermanyGermany [93] | GibraltarGibraltar [2] | GreeceGreece [54] | HungaryHungary [6] | IcelandIceland [1] | IrelandIreland [19] | ItalyItaly [56] | LatviaLatvia [2] | LithuaniaLithuania [5] | LuxembourgLuxembourg [1] | MaltaMalta [17] | NetherlandsNetherlands [52] | NorwayNorway [4] | PolandPoland [14] | PortugalPortugal [38] | RomaniaRomania [2] | RussiaRussia [5] | SerbiaSerbia [2] | SlovakiaSlovakia [5] | SloveniaSlovenia [11] | SpainSpain [190] | SwedenSweden [21] | SwitzerlandSwitzerland [22] | UKUK [1469] | UkraineUkraine [1] |

North America

BahamasBahamas [1] | BermudaBermuda [1] | CanadaCanada [34] | Costa RicaCosta Rica [15] | CuracaoCuracao [4] | Dominican RepublicDominican Republic [1] | GuatemalaGuatemala [3] | MexicoMexico [31] | USAUSA [699] |

South America

ArgentinaArgentina [10] | BrazilBrazil [10] | ChileChile [9] | ColombiaColombia [16] | CubaCuba [1] | EcuadorEcuador [2] | PeruPeru [3] | Puerto RicoPuerto Rico [2] | UruguayUruguay [5] |

Next LGBTQ+ 10 prides/events

capital city des moines pride 2025
Capital City Des Moines Pride 2025
06 June 2025 at Historic East Village

iowa city pride 2025
Iowa City Pride 2025
21 June 2025 at Downtown Iowa City

burlington pride 2025
Burlington Pride 2025
28 June 2025 at Burlington

cedar valley pride 2025
Cedar Valley Pride 2025
22 August 2025 at 300 West 4th Street

pride orange city 2025
Pride Orange City 2025
18 October 2025 at Orange City


LGBTQ+ Venues in Des Moines

the garden nightclub des moines
gay venue The Garden Nightclub
LGBTQ+ Night club
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Updated: 09 Mar 2023
112 SE 4th St, Des Moines, Iowa
The Garden Nightclub, Happy Hour 5pm to 8pm Monday thru Friday! MONDAY: $3 U Call It ALL NIGHT TUESDAY: Get Twisted with 2 for 1 Wells & Bottles WEDNESDAY: 25cent Draws & $2 Pitchers of Bud Light and [...]
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