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•	Schools are back in downsized Chicago Pride Parade after merging under 'welcoming schools' umbrella

•	Supreme Court allows Idaho ban on gender-affirming care for minors

•	Howard Brown reaches tentative agreement with union after 1.5 years of contentious negotiations

•	Fed appeals panel ruling helps trans athlete

•	NAIA votes to ban trans women from athletics, affecting Chicago conference

•	U.S. women's soccer team caught in anti-LGBTQ+ controversy

•	Chicago Pride Parade smaller this year amid 'safety and logistical' concerns

•	HRC president responds to NAIA vote to ban transgender women from playing sports

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Twenty-four-year-old Latina trans woman and makeup artist Meraxes Medina was fatally shot in Los Angeles, according to the website them, citing The Los Angeles Times. Authorities told the Times they found Medina's broken fingernail and a ... more

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Activists highlight benefits of decriminalizing sex work
Community advocates from across Chicago gathered at Maggiano's Little Italy, 516 N. Clark St., on April 25 to discuss the safety of Illinois sex workers. After a brief introduction, Equality Illinois CEO Brian C. Johnson and ... more

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Nation & World

State Department human-rights report details worldwide LGBTQ+ abuses and advancements
On April 22, the U.S. State Department released its 2023 global human-rights report. According to the department's website, "The annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices cover internationally recognized individual ... more

•	HRC continues call for Title IX rules that protect transgender student-athletes
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The importance of becoming Ernest: Out actor Christopher Sieber dishes about
Out and proud actor Christopher Sieber is part of the team bringing Death Becomes Her to life as a stage musical in the Windy City this spring. Sieber plays Ernest Menville, who was originally portrayed by ... more

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THEATER 'Mamma Mia!' returns to Chicago with 'Daddyhunt' star Jim Newman
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Music

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Books / Art

Queer artist Vin Ye prepares installation for SAIC exhibition
Chicago Artist Vin Ye's (they/them) sculptures resist both capitalism and gender roles, all the while challenging expectations of traditional art forms and modern technological art. Queerness interacts with Ye's work ... more

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•	WORLD Nigeria arrest, Chilean murderer, trans ban, Olivier Awards, marriage items

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Toward a golden hour: Advocate Rodrigo Heng-Lehinthen predicts trans-rights breakthrough in
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AIDS & Health

Reunion Project hosts Chicago town hall for people aging with HIV
The Reunion Project is holding a two-day town hall for long-term HIV survivors in Chicago. The town hall will happen 9 a.m.-5 p.m. May 17-18 in Loyola University's Kasbeer Hall, 25 E. Pearson St. It's part ... more

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Queer activism through photography: Exhibit spotlights a 'revolutionary' moment in Chicago
Artists hosted a panel at Dorothy, 2500 W. Chicago Ave., on April 20 to celebrate the debut of Images on Which to Build in Chicago, a snapshot of queer history from the '70s to the '90s. The exhibition, now at Chicago ... more

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Sports

ProudToRun poised to return in 2024, fighting through lack of resources
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New Title IX guidelines finalized April 19 will protect the rights of LGBTQ+ students by federal law and further safeguards of victims of campus sexual assault, according to ABC News. But those protections don't extend to ... more

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