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|  | Panic-defense bills introduced in Congress - On June 5, Sen. Edward Markey (D-Massachusetts) and Congressman Joe Kennedy III (D-Massachusetts) introduced bills (the Gay and Trans Panic ...  | | | Mayor keynotes Equality Illinois pride brunch - Video below - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot was the keynote speaker for the Equality Illinois LGBTQ Pride Month brunch June 2 at Venue ... | | | Community groups hold protest against Progress Bar - Video below - Affinity Community Services, Chicago Black Gay Men's Caucus and Lighthouse Church of Chicago members and their allies protested against Boystown's ...
Author: Carrie Maxwell, Windy City Times | | | Trump acknowledges Pride Month amid much backlash - For the first time during his term of office, President Donald Trump recognized LGBTQ Pride Month—but many criticized the move, ... | | | Progress Bar protesters issue statement before June 2 event - Protesters planning to participate Sunday, June 2, at Boystown's Progress Bar issued a statement before the event. Justin Romme, the ... | | | Progress Bar owner solicits community feedback after controversial email - The owner of Progress Bar said in a May 31 statement that he's asking for community input after an email ...
Author: Matt Simonette | | | House sends cannabis-legalization bill to Pritzker - A bill legalizing recreational use of marijuana in Illinois, having gotten its final passage in the House on May 31, ...
Author: Matt Simonette | | | Boystown bar owner apologizes for 'hurtful' email - The owner of Boystown nightclub Progress Bar said that his business would be closed the evening of May 30 so ...
Author: Matt Simonette | | | Boystown dedicates Rainbow-flag Crosswalks - A few dozen people gathered at the corner of Roscoe and Halsted streets the morning of May 30 to dedicate ... |
| | Gerber/Hart exhibit to focus on LGBTQ activism - Gerber/Hart Library and Archives, 6500 N. Clark St., will run the exhibit "Out of the Closets & Into the Streets: ... | | | Male lawmakers urge Senate to follow House in passing abortion bill - By Rebecca Anzel, Capitol News Illinois - SPRINGFIELD—Six male, Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday encouraged their Senate colleagues to follow the House in approving a bill that would ... | | | Boystown dedicates Rainbow-flag Crosswalks - A few dozen people gathered at the corner of Roscoe and Halsted streets the morning of May 30 to dedicate ... | | | Illinois General Assembly Advances Non-Binary Gender Marker on Licenses - Springfield — Illinois would allow individuals to select a non-binary gender marker on their drivers' licenses and state identity cards ... | | | Boystown bar owner apologizes for 'hurtful' email - The owner of Boystown nightclub Progress Bar said that his business would be closed the evening of May 30 so ...
Author: Matt Simonette | | | Illinois Senate Directs Auditor General to Evaluate Care to LGBTQ Youth in DCFS - SPRINGFIELD - Today, the Illinois Senate passed Senate Resolution 403, which calls on the Auditor General to evaluate the care ... | | | House sends cannabis-legalization bill to Pritzker - A bill legalizing recreational use of marijuana in Illinois, having gotten its final passage in the House on May 31, ...
Author: Matt Simonette | | | Progress Bar owner solicits community feedback after controversial email - The owner of Progress Bar said in a May 31 statement that he's asking for community input after an email ...
Author: Matt Simonette | | | Progress Bar protesters issue statement before June 2 event - Protesters planning to participate Sunday, June 2, at Boystown's Progress Bar issued a statement before the event. Justin Romme, the ... | | | Trump acknowledges Pride Month amid much backlash - For the first time during his term of office, President Donald Trump recognized LGBTQ Pride Month—but many criticized the move, ... | | | Community groups hold protest against Progress Bar - Video below - Affinity Community Services, Chicago Black Gay Men's Caucus and Lighthouse Church of Chicago members and their allies protested against Boystown's ...
Author: Carrie Maxwell, Windy City Times | | | Mayor keynotes Equality Illinois pride brunch - Video below - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot was the keynote speaker for the Equality Illinois LGBTQ Pride Month brunch June 2 at Venue ... | | | Gerber/Hart unveils Stonewall-era activism exhibit - Gerber/Hart Library and Archives debuted a new exhibit, "Out of the Closets & Into the Streets: Power, Pride & Resistance ...
Author: Carrie Maxwell, Windy City Times | | | JUSSIE SMOLLETT CASE Foxx releases items, talks recusal - On May 31, the Office of the Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx released more than 2,000 pages of documents ... | | | CTA marks Pride Month with rainbow train - Throughout June, Chicago residents will be able to commute around town in a rainbow-covered Chicago Transit Authority ( CTA ) ... | | | Semenya now able to compete - Mid-distance runner Caster Semenya will be allowed to compete without having to take testosterone-reducing medication after the Swiss Federal Tribunal ... | | | Playboy, Trevor Project launch campaign to fight conversion therapy - ( NEW YORK, NY June 4, 2019 ) Playboy announced today its collaboration with The Trevor Project, the world's largest ... | | | Planned Parenthood Celebrates Resilience of LGBTQ Communities - New York, NY — This June, Planned Parenthood proudly celebrates the resilience and strength of LGBTQ communities by joining efforts ... | | | NATIONAL Conversion therapy, honoring trans pioneers, case against ex-guv - Colorado banned gay conversion therapy as openly gay Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill one day before the start of ...
Author: Andrew Davis, Windy City Times | | | WORLD Trans woman murdered, gay-sex laws, trans mayor - A transgender woman was murdered and decapitated during the weekend of International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia ( IDAHOBIT ...
Author: Andrew Davis, Windy City Times | | | Buffalo Grove holds first Pride Parade - On June 2, Buffalo Grove marked LGBTQ Pride Month by holding its first Pride Parade—an event spurred by the actions ... | | | Designer Oyejide to lecture June 5 - Wale Oyejide—a writer, musician, lawyer, designer, and creative director and founder of the fashion house Ikire Jones—will present a lecture ... | | | LETTER CLASP reaches out - Dear lover of humanity: Chicago LGBT Asylum Support Partners ( CLASP ) continues to assist asylum-seekers resettling in Chicago with ... | | | Trans asylum-seeker dies while in ICE custody - Johana Medina, a transgender asylum-seeker from El Salvador, died while in Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) custody on ... | | | Reunion Project 2.0 event June 14-15 - The Reunion Project 2.0—Chicago will convene June 14-15 at Loyola University-Water Tower campus. As part of the event, The Reunion ... | | | Dr. Tom Klein: Helping patients through Man Up Medical, own practice - Dr. Thomas Klein has an extensive career in family medicine and has added to it with Man Up Medical, a ...
Author: Melissa Wasserman | | | Smollett not coming back to 'Empire' - Embattled actor Jussie Smollett will not be returning to the Fox show Empire for its sixth and final season, USA ... | | | Laquan McDonald doc '16 Shots' out June 14 - Showtime Documentary Films announced it will premiere the new documentary 16 Shots, from Oscar-nominated director Richard Rowley ( Dirty Wars ... | | | City Council Latino Caucus announces new leadership - The Chicago City Council Latino Caucus elected new leadership to lead their mission and legislative work that prioritizes Latinos. The ... | | | NBJC on Murder of Chynal Lindsey, "We Are Still Fighting For Our Lives" - WASHINGTON — Recently, Chynal Lindsey, 26, a Black transgender woman from Dallas, Texas was killed. Gender violence continues to disproportionately ... | | | Aging with HIV focus of upcoming Reunion Project 2.0 event - Five years ago, The Reunion Project hosted the first day-long summit for long-term survivors of HIV/AIDS in Chicago. This year, ...
Author: Carrie Maxwell, Windy City Times | | | Panic-defense bills introduced in Congress - On June 5, Sen. Edward Markey (D-Massachusetts) and Congressman Joe Kennedy III (D-Massachusetts) introduced bills (the Gay and Trans Panic ... | | | 'LGBTQ+ Paths to Pregnancy' talk June 12 - "LGBTQ+ Paths to Pregnancy: Using Donor Sperm to Build Your Family" will take place Wed., June 12, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at ... | | | LETTER TO THE EDITOR Respecting elders - Dear Editor: No one likes to talk about it, but it happens every day. However, this crisis remains vastly underidentified ...
Author: Paula Basta, M.Div. Director, Illinois Department on Aging | | | Morrison hosting 'Earth, Air, Water and Fire Day' event June 15 - Cook County Commissioner Kevin B. Morrison will host Earth, Air, Water, and Fire Day—featuring a fishing derby, casting lessons, kids' ... |
| | THEATER REVIEW Ms. Blakk for President - Playwrights: Tina Landau and Tarell Alvin McCraney At: Steppenwolf Upstairs Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted St. . Tickets: 312-335-1650 or steppenwolf.org; ... | | | Alternative comics expo June 1-2 - CAKE ( the Chicago Alternative Comics Expo ) will take place at Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted Ave., on ... | | | Rachael Sage in concert June 13 - Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Rachael Sage will be performing at Uncommon Ground, 1401 W. Devon Ave., on Thursday, June 13, ... | | | Halston film opens at Music Box on June 7 - Director Frederic Tcheng's Halston will open Friday, June 7, at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave. The film ... | | | Artemis Singers'Pride concert June 15 - Artemis Singers, Chicago's lesbian feminist chorus, will present its Pride concert and dance, "We Sing What Sparkles," on Saturday, June ... | | | Lambda Literary Award winners honored - Lambda Literary Award winners were celebrated at a star-studded ceremony last night in New York City at the NYU Skirball ... | | | Ms. Blakk for President - Co-author and director Tina Landau, Co-author Tarell Alvin McCraney Steppenwolf Theatre through July 14. . Whether the effort was performative ...
Author: Jean Albright, Windy City Times | | | Recipients of the 46th Annual Non-Equity Jeff Awards Announced - Chicago, IL — The Jeff Awards announced recipients of the 46 th Annual Non—Equity Jeff Awards on Monday, June 3, ... | | | 'Hedwig' cast announced - Cast, director and designers have been announced for Hedwig and the Angry Inch—the hard-rocking musical by Stephen Trask and John ... | | |
Show with The Go-Go's songs to start July 1 - Head Over Heels—featuring songs by The Go-Go's—will run July 1-Aug. 25 at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave. The cast ... | | | SHOWBIZ Jane Fonda, Lee Daniels, Lady Gaga, 'The Babadook' - Jane Fonda said she suffered a nervous breakdown during the first season of Grace and Frankie because she felt "triggered" ...
Author: Andrew Davis, Windy City Times | | | Billy Masters - "My Administration has launched a global campaign to decriminalize homosexuality and invite all nations to join us in this effort!"—The ...
Author: Billy Masters | | | MOVIES Siskel showing LGBTQ+ movies - The Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St., is showing several LGBTQA+ features throughout Pride Month. Films include: —Sauvage ... | | | Midsommarfest in A'ville June 7-9 - The Andersonville Midsommarfest will take place Friday-Sunday, June 7-9. The event will take place from Summerdale Avenue to Catalpa Avenue ... | | | ComedySportz hosting LGBTQ performances during June - ComedySportz Chicago ( CSZ ) will commence Pride Month with the company's very first ComedySportz Chicago Pride Month featuring a ... | | | MUSIC
Ndegeocello, Bennett to perform at Taste of Chicago - Out neo-soul musician Meshell Ndegeocello and LGBT hip-hop artist Taylor Bennett ( brother of Chance the Rapper ) are among ... | | | Rachael Sage in concert June 13 - Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Rachael Sage will be performing at Uncommon Ground, 1401 W. Devon Ave., on Thursday, June 13, ... | | | Howard Jones to perform June 20 - New wave icon/synth pioneer Howard Jones has just released his first new studio album in nearly a decade: Transform. In ... | | | MUSIC
May's concerts: An intriguing mix reflects the weather - Despite the promise of hot fun in the summertime, the month of May largely delivered an infuriating mix of dark ...
Author: Vern Hester | | | 'Tales' producer discusses return to 28 Barbary Lane - Producer Alan Poul, who is gay and is among the returning crew and cast for Netflix's Tales of the City ...
Author: Matt Simonette | | | Spotlight on Falsettos - Falsettos, continuing through June 9 at the Nederlander Theatre, is William Finn and James Lapine's 1992 landmark gay musical about ... | | | THEATER REVIEW Queen of the Mist - Playwright: Michael John LaChiusa ( words & music ) At: Firebrand Theatre @ The Den, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave. Tickets: ...
Author: Jonathan Abarbanel, Windy City Times | | | Critics' Picks - First Love Is the Revolution, Steep Theatre, through June 8—Star-crossed species are a metaphor for many things as a boy ... | | | THEATER REVIEW For Services Rendered - By: W. Somerset Maugham At: Griffin Theatre Company at TheDen Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave. Tickets: 773-697-3830 or GriffinTheatre.com; $32-$37. ...
Author: Scott C. Morgan, Windy City Times | | | Spotlight on Physical Theater Festival - Chicago plays host this week to the Sixth Edition of the Physical Theater Festival featuring shows from around the world ... | | | THEATER REVIEW Four Places - Playwright: Joel Drake Johnson At: Den Productions at the Den, 1333 N. Milwaukee Ave. Tickets: TheDenTheatre.com 773-697-3830; $45. Runs through: ...
Author: Mary Shen Barnidge | | | Trans deaths are real deaths - In a suburb just outside of Dallas, and to the disbelief of many—straight and LGBTQ—across the country, a transgender mural ...
Author: Rev. Irene Monroe | | | Chicago Blues Fest on June 7-9 - The 36th Annual Chicago Blues Festival will take place June 7-9 in Millennium Park, 201 E. Randolph St. Blues Hall ... | | | MUSIC Lion Babe roaring into the Windy City - The R&B duo Lion Babe is composed of singer Jillian Hervey ( whose mother is actress/singer Vanessa Williams ) and ...
Author: Jerry Nunn, Windy City Times | | | Final Dyke Delicious screening, Stonewall Uprising, June 8 - Trailer below - The final screening of the Dyke Delicious film series, Stonewall Uprising, will take place June 8 at Chicago Filmmakers, 5720 ... |
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