She shared some thoughts on what she saw. But with a steep rate of complications, it remains a controversial procedure.
One after another, they took the mic on the sun-baked plaza by the Statehouse. I have no idea which way I’m going, but I know I’m a Democrat.”Īs the Trump administration seeks to limit protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, the Pride celebration was an opportunity - eight months before the Iowa caucuses - for the candidates to denounce President Trump and to show their support for L.G.B.T. “I’m still assessing,” he said when asked about the 2020 race. Listening in the shade to Democratic presidential candidates who had come to win their support.Īmong the revelers was Mook Bascomb, 37, who had come to celebrate Pride with his family. Bodies glistening with sweat, dunk-tank-envy hot.īut there people stood, draped with rainbow flags, wearing them like capes. DES MOINES - It was hot at the Capital City Pride Fest.
