Family of Dejanay Stanton demands answers after acquittal
The mother of Dejanay Stanton joined Chicago LGBTQ+ advocates Oct. 30 to demand answers and accountability after a jury acquitted the man charged with killing her daughter eight years ago. Stanton, a 24-year-old transgender woman, was killed in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood in August 2018. Tremon…
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OPINION Trump’s rich donors vs. everyone else
Trump and JD Vance are hot on the midterm campaign trail trying to convince voters that “sick” people, meaning Democrats, minorities and immigrants, are ‘everywhere,’ “stealing American taxpayers’ money.” To sell the claim, Trump recently assembled MAGA supporters for a rage-filled rant at the Oval Office where he unveiled his new snitch-for-hire program. Claiming with a…
Howard Brown Health to expand and modernize Clark Street Health Center
Renovation will add exam rooms, a dedicated behavioral health space and an expanded on-site lab, growing capacity to serve more than 10,000 patients a year CHICAGO — Howard Brown Health today announced plans to renovate and improve its care center at 6500 N. Clark St. in Rogers Park into a more modern, accessible, efficient and…
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IN BRIEF Pride flag demonstrators, Jason Lee removed, blood donation in Iceland, Iris Prize, Them’s Person of the Year, Colman Domingo, Bette Midler
NATIONAL In California, hundreds of demonstrators protested the Sonoma Valley Unified School District’s new policy that has forced the removal of the pride flag first raised on the school’s campus by students in 2019, The Sonoma Index-Tribune reported. “We have to make sure that flag stays up. … So it’s a reminder that you can’t…
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IN BRIEF Kansas challenge, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Elliot Page, queer Taipei bar raided, Pet Shop Boys, ‘Heated Rivalry,’ Robin Roberts
Warning: This column mentions violent activities. NATIONAL While transgender and intersex Kansas residents challenge the state’s driver’s license and restroom restrictions, Republican Attorney General Kris Kobach contended that the plaintiffs have not shown the law…
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Open Space Arts to present Before We Are History
Three-week theatrical event revisits groundbreaking works from the early AIDS crisis while placing them in conversation with LGBTQ+ life today.CHICAGO — Open Space Arts presents BEFORE WE ARE HISTORY, a three-week theatrical exploration of LGBTQ+ theater created during and in response to the AIDS crisis, running October 23 through November 8, 2026, at Open Space Arts, 1411 W.…
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TRAVEL Pride in Dallas was a weekend of unabashed joy for Texas’ queer community
Courtesy of the Los Angeles Blade Pride arrived for a second time this year in Dallas, Texas, with the local community coming together for a few more days to uplift their LGBTQ+ neighbors. It was a weekend of fun inclusivity that this city is no stranger to; Dallas currently boasts the sixth-largest population of LGBTQ+…
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FILM Queer Fright: Filmmaker Zach Lorkiewicz brings “psychosis incarnate” feature debut to Chicago
After graduating from Northwestern University, gay filmmaker Zach Lorkiewicz headed for Los Angeles. While he has found a successful creative home there, his ties to the Midwest remain strong. “The Night Jane Went Insane,” his colorful seven-minute grand dame freak-out, had its local premiere in 2023. Now his feature film debut, a horror film entitled It…
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IN BRIEF Election items, ‘Witt v. Air Force,’ Mount Sinai’s anti-trans move, Switzerland’s government, Freddie Mercury mural, WNBA, Janet Jackson, ‘Tip Toe’
Warning: This column mentions details of killings. NATIONAL In Indiana, six candidates for Owen County township offices in the November election are coming out to voters, introducing themselves on two billboards, WISH noted. The promotion, paid for by the Stonewall Democrats of South Central Indiana, marks the first time the organization has endorsed any candidates…
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Legacy Walk marks Cannon and Pulaski’s contributions to history
On the unseasonably warm and sunny afternoon of Oct. 10, Open Hand/Chicago Co-Founder, LGBTQ+ and HIV/AIDS ally/activist and Legacy Project Co-Founder Lori F. Cannon and U.S. Revolutionary War Brigadier General, Father of the American Calvary and hero Casimir Pulaski were inducted into the Legacy Walk in Chicago’s Northalsted neighborhood. The 15th annual event included a…