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In response to “Flights of Fancy” by Dana James in issue 11:

“It’s a powerful thing to speak the same love language as your closest friends or lovers. Some speak the love language of gift giving and receiving. I do. I feel like this article was a little negative towards consumerism. I don’t like capitalism or consumerism either, but buying things for someone you love and showing them off is an act of love as well. There’s nothing wrong with that. It’s not about impressing each other, it’s about connecting and sharing a beautiful moment with someone that you love. Of course relationships are a lot deeper and a lot more work than what it looks on social media, but why would that make it not true? —Katie M.

Hundreds rally for LGBTQ Day on the Hill, protesting bills ‘meant to scare us back into the closet’ (Feb. 2)

I can’t wait for every single one of these bills to pass anyhow because Iowa hates queer people! And they have the audacity to wonder why so many young, educated Iowans are moving away for good… —C.I.

My partner was at Day on the Hill, and after coming home and sobbing about how awful our rep was, we’re seriously considering leaving for MN. A whole family of trans people who love our community and our town and our little house forced to leave because fascism is running wild. It’s been an incredibly hard few days. —M.C.

Gov. Reynolds boasts about her anti-LGBTQ school policies, calls for new law restricting students’ access to books conservatives don’t like (Feb. 3)

I don’t understand how this is legal. This is obviously discriminatory. Isn’t this against federal law?? Speaking of which, how are we justifying school vouchers? How can we justify using public money to send kids to schools with discriminatory policies?? —Kristy

So, glad the Dems abandoned Iowa as first in the Nation. Can you imagine the funny business Kim and her minions would have tried. —Randi

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