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Kentucky legislators override governor's veto to push anti-trans youth bill
Biden appoints Laura Ricketts to Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition
Iowa, Georgia ban medical treatment for trans minors
World Athletics Council: Trans women banned from track-and-field competition
UpRising Bakery and Cafe could soon close due to revenue losses, ongoing anti-LGBTQ+ harassment
Johnson and Vallas to take part in LGBTQ+-focused candidate forum March 22
HRC settles race-based lawsuit with former president
Arkansas governor signs anti-trans medical malpractice bill
Valle leaving longtime Center on Halsted CEO role

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Opera Preview: Life of gay World War II hero Alan Turing
It has taken a decade for The Life and Death(s) of Alan Turing to grow from an idea into a full- fledged opera. Chicago Opera Theater stages the world premiere of composer Justine F. Chen and ... more
 


  

PASSAGES: Visual artist, Chicago nightlife scene drag performer legend and hairdresser Jojo Baby

  

Johnson and Vallas to take part in LGBTQ+-focused candidate forum March 22

  

Lambda Literary announces award finalists

  

Navratilova says she is cancer-free

  

WORLD German bishops, trans woman's death, Hungary, human-rights event


   Local

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Mayoral candidate Brandon Johnson visits Sidetrack
Mayoral candidate Brandon Johnson headlined a fundraiser for his campaign at Sidetrack Video Bar on March 25. The standing room only event drew a wide array of LGBTQ activists and community leaders, as well as supporters ... more
 


  

ELECTIONS 2023: Rep. Lamont Robinson discusses LGBTQ+ issues and his plans for the 4th Ward

  

SAVOR Mexican spot Tzuco maintains high standards

  

Illinois House passes legislation allowing gender-neutral multiple-occupancy restrooms

  

Affinity renews Burning Bowl tradition

  

Mayoral candidate forum centers BIPOC LGBTQ+ issues, Vallas declines to participate


   Nation & World

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Kentucky legislators override governor's veto to push anti-trans youth bill
On March 29, Republican lawmakers in Kentucky overturned Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear's veto of a bill to ban transgender youths from gender-affirming healthcare and restrict which toilets they use in public schools, media outlets reported. Both ... more
 


  

Biden appoints Laura Ricketts to Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition

  

Michaela Jae Rodriguez honored at HRC dinner

  

ALA: 2022 saw record demand of censorship of library books


   Film / TV / Gossip

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Being BeBe documents life of first RuPaul's Drag Race winner
On the evening of March 9, the Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University presented a screening of Emily Branham's documentary Being BeBe, the story of Nea Marshall Kudi Ngwa, a.k.a. Benet, the first winner of ... more
 


  

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SHOWBIZ 'Joy Ride,' Cynthia Erivo, David Bowie, March Madness, Kevin Bacon

  

WORLD Venezuela code, Oxfam, Bosnia items, 'Brokeback,' Pope Francis


   Theater / Dance

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Hell in a Handbag Productions premieres intergalactic queer extravaganza 'I Promised
Hell in a Handbag Productions is pleased to continue its 21st season with the Chicago premiere of I Promised Myself to Live Faster, an intergalactic queer extravaganza ... more
 


  

The Jeff Awards announces recipients of 49th- anniversary non-Equity theater honors

  

Book of Mormon's Sam Nackman knocks on Cadillac Palace door

  

SHOWBIZ 'Joy Ride,' Cynthia Erivo, David Bowie, March Madness, Kevin Bacon


   Music

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Book of Mormon's Sam Nackman knocks on Cadillac Palace door
The Book of Mormon is returning to Chicago on a mission to convert new followers into the musical fold. The masterminds behind the satirical cartoon series South Park, Matt Stone and Trey Parker created a smash ... more
 


  

Kendrick Lamar, Billie Eilish, Diplo and more to headline Lollapalooza on Aug. 3-6

  

Opera Preview: Life of gay World War II hero Alan Turing transformed into a world-premiere opera

  

House Musical, Coming of Age in the Age of House, coming to Hoover-Leppen Theatre


   Books / Art

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Sasha Velour pulls back the curtain for The Big Reveal
Gender-fluid drag queen Sasha Velour is hitting the road with The Big Reveal Live Show! This 90-minute extravaganza will be staged for two nights at Broadway Playhouse on April 29 and 30, and features an evening ... more
 


  

ALA: 2022 saw record demand of censorship of library books

  

Lambda Literary announces award finalists

  

PASSAGES: Visual artist, Chicago nightlife scene drag performer legend and hairdresser Jojo Baby


   Trans

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Kentucky legislators override governor's veto to push anti-trans youth bill
On March 29, Republican lawmakers in Kentucky overturned Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear's veto of a bill to ban transgender youths from gender-affirming healthcare and restrict which toilets they use in public schools, media outlets reported. Both ... more
 


  

Michaela Jae Rodriguez honored at HRC dinner

  

NATIONAL 'Don't Say Gay,' anti-trans bills, gay Irish leader visits, gay Calif. mayor

  

WORLD Venezuela code, Oxfam, Bosnia items, 'Brokeback,' Pope Francis


   AIDS & Health

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Iowa, Georgia ban medical treatment for trans minors
Two more states have enacted laws that prohibit medical treatment for transgender minors. On March 22, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed two bills into law that affect transgender minors in the state, NBC News reported. Senate ... more
 


  

Baldwin leads 22 colleagues in calling on FDA to end discriminatory blood donation policy

  

Utah bans conversion therapy

  

US Bishops' statement limits trans health care in Catholic health care facilities, DignityUSA responds


   Lesbian

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Biden appoints Laura Ricketts to Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition
President Joe Biden has appointed Laura Ricketts—the lesbian co-owner of the Chicago Cubs, board chair of Chicago Cubs Charities and board chair of LPAC, which works to elect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer women and ... more
 


  

Center on Halsted to Honor Sen. Tammy Baldwin April 15, Human First Gala at The Geraghty

  

Affinity renews Burning Bowl tradition

  

Navratilova says she is cancer-free


   Sports

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Chicago Blackhawks mark Pride Night, with one change
The Chicago Blackhawks organization again hosted its annual Pride Night celebration, in partnership with BMO, on March 26, as the team took on the Vancouver Canucks. (The Canucks prevailed 4-2.) As media outlets previously reported, the ... more
 


  

Four Chicago Red Stars called up to USWNT for matches against Ireland

  

Biden appoints Laura Ricketts to Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition

  

Red Stars lose season opener 3-2; Fire FC get first win by same score


   Youth

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Iowa, Georgia ban medical treatment for trans minors
Two more states have enacted laws that prohibit medical treatment for transgender minors. On March 22, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed two bills into law that affect transgender minors in the state, NBC News reported. Senate ... more
 


  

NATIONAL Folx Health, gay mayor arrested, powerlifter's suit, Versace visit

  

Center on Halsted presents annual Intergenerational Talent Show

  

More LGBTQ PoC report barriers to academic achievement than white LGBTQ peers
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