In 1984, I was a 19-year-old rising tennis star with a huge secret. I was competing at the USTA national tennis center in New York, home of the U.S. Open tennis championships. I was competing at the United States Olympic tennis trials. My number one goal was to make the 1984 Olympic team, being held in Los Angeles.

Why is our local library so essential to who we are as a community?

On July 27, another Trump abortion ban went into effect. As the State of Iowa joins the growing ranks of Republican-led states banning abortion at six weeks, Iowans will wake up to new realities of state-forced birth, where the government controls private medical decisions for over half the state’s population.

I’m a straight girl dating a guy. Recently, he told me he wants to be pegged. I don’t want to sex shame him, and I’m open to the idea, but now I’m worried he’s gay and just in the closet. Should I encourage him to explore with other guys just to be sure? How can I know for sure he’s straight now?