LGBTQ Activist Donna Red Wing Dead at Age 67

Donna Red Wing died yesterday following a long battle with lung cancer. She was a longtime LGBTQ activist, having served in leadership roles for a variety of programs such as Grassroots Leadership, Interfaith Alliance, the Gill Foundation, Human Rights Campaign, and the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. She also served in key LGBTQ political outreach roles for both Barack Obama and Howard Dean. She served most recently as executive director for One Iowa (from 2012-2016).

Red Wing became one of the main defenders for marriage equality in the state of Iowa.

She was 67 at the time of her passing.