Clothing collections at land-grant universities typically derived from a faculty or staff member’s teaching and research interests. These collections include the material culture, ephemera, and by-products of the location and the spirit of the university. Iowa State University’s (ISU) Textiles and Clothing Museum (TCM) is no exception. The objects contained within the TCM date to the beginning of the home economics discipline. The early involvement of faculty members shaped the collecting focus of the 9,000-plus objects, with significant holdings of Japanese katagami stencils, twentieth-century Guatemalan huipiles, mid-twentiethcentury garments by American designers as well as the more everyday, pragmatic examples of dress and textiles. The collection of everyday dresses concentrates on clothing from the 1920s to 1990s with garments donated by alumni, community members, faculty, and staff. Because the collection holdings are based on unsolicited donations, they include little in the way of current-day clothing or clothing intentionally meant to represent diverse perspectives. In their exhibit, Queer Fashion and Style: Stories from the Heartland, the curators intentionally emphasized how identities are negotiated in everyday styles by queer women in the Midwest region of the United States from the late twentieth century to the present. Despite its locale, Iowa has played an important role in the history of the Gay Rights Movement. In the 1970s, one of the first Gay Alliance organizations started at the University of Iowa. The LGBTQIAþ Student Success Center for Iowa State University was founded in 1992 and is an integral part of the campus community. Since 2007, state law has provided protection against employment discrimination in regards to both sexual orientation and gender identification. On April 3, 2009, Iowa became only the third state to legally recognize same-sex marriage.

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酷儿时尚与风格：来自中心地带的故事

赠地大学的服装收藏通常来自教职员工的教学和研究兴趣。这些藏品包括物质文化、昙花一现，以及大学所在地和精神的副产品。爱荷华州立大学 (ISU) 的纺织服装博物馆 (TCM) 也不例外。包含在 TCM 中的对象可以追溯到家政学科的开始。教职员工的早期参与塑造了 9,000 多件物品的收藏重点，其中包括大量日本片纸模板、20 世纪危地马拉 huipiles、美国设计师 20 世纪中叶的服装以及更日常、更实用的服装和纺织品。日常着装系列集中于 1920 年代至 1990 年代的服装，其中包括校友、社区成员、教职员工和员工捐赠的服装。因为收藏品是基于主动捐赠的，所以它们几乎不包括当今的服装或有意代表不同观点的服装。在他们的展览“酷儿时尚与风格：来自中心地带的故事”中，策展人有意强调了从 20 世纪后期到现在，美国中西部地区的酷儿女性如何在日常风格中协商身份。尽管位于爱荷华州，但它在同性恋权利运动的历史上发挥了重要作用。1970 年代，爱荷华大学成立了第一批同性恋联盟组织之一。爱荷华州立大学 LGBTQIAþ 学生成功中心成立于 1992 年，是校园社区不可或缺的一部分。自 2007 年以来，州法律在性取向和性别认同方面提供了防止就业歧视的保护。2009 年 4 月 3 日，爱荷华州成为第三个合法承认同性婚姻的州。