In 'Transas City,' the LGBTQ community is already building a sanctuary and a resistance

While Republican lawmakers in both Kansas and Missouri passed anti-trans legislation, Kansas City declared itself a “safe haven” for gender-affirming health care. The move affirmed what many in the trans and non-binary community had already decided: to stand their ground.
A loud clatter of skateboards, abandoned by riders grinning at a near wipeout, interrupts conversations among friends and new acquaintances.

It’s the first time Late-Nite Bite, a monthly sober and queer event, has set up shop at Goofball Sk8boards in the Waldo neighborhood of Kansas City, and it’s clearly a success.

Late-Nite Bite is the brainchild of several queer and transgender-led entities, Triangle Head Universe, Spicy Moon Foods and Cauldron Collective. The goal is to foster a creative and queer-led space for folks to gather on a weekend night that isn’t alcohol centered.