Croken invites trans author to speak in Davenport
Saturday, April 25 at 1 pm
Metropolitan Community Church
2930 W Locust St
Davenport IA (map)
Gender Equity Forum
The Gender Equity Forum is very excited about this event organized by Iowa State Representative Ken Croken to bring in Sheryl Weikal, the author of I Was an Abomination: A Story of Trans Survival in Conservative America.
We encourage you to come meet this author. (Those of you in PACG Book Club may also want to read the book. Read more about the book at Goodreads.)
Read Ken Croken's news release below.
Alta Price (she/her)
We encourage you to come meet this author. (Those of you in PACG Book Club may also want to read the book. Read more about the book at Goodreads.)
Read Ken Croken's news release below.
Alta Price (she/her)
CROKEN WELCOMES TRANS AUTHOR TO DAVENPORT
CONSTITUENT NEWS UPDATE
For more information, contact
Ken Croken at 563/940-8439
DAVENPORT, March 30, 2026 In conjunction with other Trans Visibility Day activities on March 31, Iowa House District 97 State Representative Ken Croken announced that he will host a speaking engagement by trial attorney and award-winning author Sheryl Melanie Weikal. The reading and Q&A will be held on Saturday, April 25 at 1:00 p.m. at the Metropolitan Community Church of the Quad cities, located at 2930 West Locust Street in Davenport, near the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds. According to Croken, Weikal’s 2025 release I WAS AN ABOMINATION: A Memoir of Trans Survival in Conservative America is a “must read” for all policy makers and people committed to social justice.
Approximately 1% of the U.S. population (2.8 million people aged 13 and older)
identify as transgender, according to a 2025 report from the Williams Institute at UCLA. Of these, it is estimated that about 7,100 live in Iowa. Croken said: “Generally, the majority of Americans support non-discrimination protections for transgender citizens in housing and employment. Yet, the Iowa General Assembly voted to remove these same civil rights protections from transgender Iowans, making Iowa the first and only state to do so. I can only attribute such draconian action to a lack of understanding of the underlying clinical condition, gender dysphoria.
Croken maintains that more exposure to transgender individuals and a greater appreciation of their stories of suffering, survival and success will increase understanding, compassion, acceptance and eventual recognition in the humanity of us all, including transgender neighbors, The April 25 event is free and all are welcome. Contact Ken Croken with questions by email at [email protected] or by phone or text at 563/940-8439.
CONSTITUENT NEWS UPDATE
For more information, contact
Ken Croken at 563/940-8439
DAVENPORT, March 30, 2026 In conjunction with other Trans Visibility Day activities on March 31, Iowa House District 97 State Representative Ken Croken announced that he will host a speaking engagement by trial attorney and award-winning author Sheryl Melanie Weikal. The reading and Q&A will be held on Saturday, April 25 at 1:00 p.m. at the Metropolitan Community Church of the Quad cities, located at 2930 West Locust Street in Davenport, near the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds. According to Croken, Weikal’s 2025 release I WAS AN ABOMINATION: A Memoir of Trans Survival in Conservative America is a “must read” for all policy makers and people committed to social justice.
Approximately 1% of the U.S. population (2.8 million people aged 13 and older)
identify as transgender, according to a 2025 report from the Williams Institute at UCLA. Of these, it is estimated that about 7,100 live in Iowa. Croken said: “Generally, the majority of Americans support non-discrimination protections for transgender citizens in housing and employment. Yet, the Iowa General Assembly voted to remove these same civil rights protections from transgender Iowans, making Iowa the first and only state to do so. I can only attribute such draconian action to a lack of understanding of the underlying clinical condition, gender dysphoria.
Croken maintains that more exposure to transgender individuals and a greater appreciation of their stories of suffering, survival and success will increase understanding, compassion, acceptance and eventual recognition in the humanity of us all, including transgender neighbors, The April 25 event is free and all are welcome. Contact Ken Croken with questions by email at [email protected] or by phone or text at 563/940-8439.
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