Cedar Rapids Pride

I just happened to be passing through Cedar Rapids and I stopped at the festival, because if you’re ever in a town and you stumble across a Pride celebration, you have to go. Trust me. You’ll have a great time. One might think that Iowa would be a strange place for a pride festival, but since Iowa actually allows gay marriage, it makes sense. Cedar Rapids Pride is quite a small celebration, as one would expect, however, it was very nice.
On the Saturday, in Greene Square Park there was a selection of food, vendors, music and entertainment. It seemed like a small but well-​organized, clean gathering.
The rest of the 2010 schedule consisted of:
Tuesday, a night at the movies with the showing of Transamerica.
Wednesday, a showing of «Come As You Are» touted on the website to be the «gay Vagina Monologues».
Thursday, a community appreciation potluck.
Friday, Pride Prom.
Sunday, Pride Brunch.
I applaud Iowa and Cedar Rapids for celebrating diversity and having a fun well organized pride.