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Welcome to the Midwest Rainbow News! The Midwest Rainbow News is written (mostly) by LGBTQ+ Prisoners and edited, printed and distributed by very dedicated free world volunteers. Our "Inside" Chapter has recently entered into a partnership with Liberation Lit who has so graciously taken over printing and distribution. We maintain a P.O. Box and, as funds permit, we create an account for our prison readers through Securus/Jpay.
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Newsletter archive
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July 2024
I hope all of our family was able to enjoy PRIDE month, even if it was only a day or two of celebration. I know the heat certainly played its part in keeping many of us inside and out of the sun, but I hope you were able to find a place to socialize.
Mother turns 65 this month. I don't know where all the time has gone.It seems like yesterday when I entered prison at 19!
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June 2024
We are in the middle of PRIDE month 2024. I would love to print as many stories as we have room for on how you were able to celebrate PRIDE. So write in and share your story!I have some wonderful news to pass along.
As many of you havediscovered, the FYI app on your tablet has a folder labeled "FCC TEDxEvent". Hopefully someone who participated in the event will write astory for us detailing their experiences. I am so proud of one of mydearest daughters, Sabrina Buddemyer, who was one of the TEDxpresenters. They have a great photo of her on page 21 of the FYI eventfolder. Way to go Sabrina!! With any luck,, the April 4th filming of TEDx at FCC will be available thru our podcast app.
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May 2024
I hope the open letter from Dr. Deutsch has helped provide someinformation to our trans women readers. This month, as promised, wewill provide some information for our trans male readers. I will admit, I will certainly learn something new as I share with you.
I hope everyone was able to see some of the eclipse. Here, we were inthe path of totality and at it darkest, you could see the nighttime stars. What follows is a portion of a story I wrote about the event.
As totality arrived and the prison yard lights flickered to life, Iwatched some of Missouri's most hardened convicts and prison staffas they looked to the heavens with child-like excitement. To punctuate the event, a fireworks display, put on by one of the cities businesses,could be seen and heard by all. But nothing could compare to the showput on by our own solar system.