KC Rainbow Tour

04/25/2025

The le****ns of Womontown planted tulips throughout the Longfellow/Dutch Hill neighborhood in a beautification project and as a symbol to all who lived there. Every le***an residence hung a small tulip flag in a window too. If you know you know.

03/24/2025

03/15/2025

Pete’s was another one but I don’t have a photo of it. Any others you were aware of?

03/08/2025

KC Rainbow Tour recognizes International Women’s Day 2025.

03/07/2025

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01/02/2025

I wish you love in 2025. - Joel Barrett and the KC Rainbow Tour

12/22/2024

Merry Dragmas to you!

12/11/2024

Matchbook from the gayest spot in town!

10/31/2024

Halloween is a drag, dahling! Photo from days gone by in KC. 🌈

10/29/2024

I love that wanted to experience the themselves so they could better understand our history and recommend the tour to the many organizations and conferences who visit our amazing city! We took a moment for a photo shoot at the historic memorial in Womontown.

10/27/2024

Lea Hopkins brunch with the boys at

10/14/2024

On this day in 1977.

10/02/2024

LGBTQ history? This is the book! Reading this while on my joelabattical last weekend.

08/30/2024

KC Rainbow Tour

08/17/2024

Today I had the joy of leading the KC Rainbow Tour for a group of mentors and mentees with the Metzler Mentor Program of the Mid-America LGBT Chamber of Commerce.

For more information about tours for your group see the KCrainbowtour.com.

08/10/2024

This historic building houses one of many open, welcoming, and affirming communities of faith and spirituality in KC. Do you know what makes this building an important part of KC Architecture? Also, shout out your favorite spiritual community in KC in the comments.

08/06/2024

This stretch of Westport road is one of the many destinations on the KC Rainbow Tour where you’ll hear about the past and present q***r significance of this historic neighborhood. Why is pictured here? Put your guesses in the comments below.

07/29/2024

Have you stopped by the new historical marker in Womontown? I'll be editing the tour soon to include this on the route.