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Windy City Times 2023-05-03 |
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| | Judge rejects trans Montana lawmaker's effort to return
On May 2, District Court Judge Mike Menahan rejected transgender Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr's attempt to the state House after Republicans ousted her for the remainder of the legislative session, a PBS item noted. The ... | | 
| | Trans state rep banned from Montana House
On April 26, Montana's Republican-dominated House voted 68-32 to ban transgender state Rep. Zooey Zephyr from the rest of this year's legislative session. According to CNN, Zephyr had said that GOP lawmakers would have "blood" on ... |
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| | Uganda's parliament passes slightly revised anti-LGBTQ+ measure
On May 2, Uganda's parliament passed one of the world's toughest anti-LGBTQ+ bills for a second time—and it's largely unchanged. The African country's new bill retains most of the harshest measures of the legislation that passed ... | | 
| | Families, doctors challenge Oklahoma's ban on health care for trans youth
--From a press release
OKLAHOMA CITY - Families, transgender adolescents, and their medical providers are challenging a new law criminalizing age-appropriate medical care for transgender adolescents signed by Governor Kevin Stitt yesterday. In a ... | | 
| | LGBTQ+ Intergenerational Dialogue Project hosts first art exhibit at Center on Addison
On April 28, the LGBTQ+ Intergenerational Dialogue Project hosted on opening reception to kick off its first ever art exhibit, Iridescent Footprints: Stories and Glories of Our Lives, at Center on Addison. The exhibition features collaborative ... | |
| | VIEWPOINT The Panama Papers: Rogue capitalism robs your wallet
On April 03, 2016, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists [ICIJ] started publishing almost 12 million files of leaked documents revealing the details of tax havens sheltering more than a ... | | 
| | Andersonville Midsommarfest to return June 9-11 in its 57th year
--From a press release
CHICAGO (April 27, 2023) — The Andersonville Chamber of Commerce (ACC) is pleased to welcome summer with Andersonville Midsommarfest, one of Chicago's oldest and most beloved summer street festivals. Now in its 57th year, the ann ... | | 
| | Rainbow Railroad seeks to resettle 50 LGBTQI+ people safely in the USA, including 20 in Chicago
Rainbow Railroad recently held an informational meeting at Center on Halsted to announce its partnership with U.S. State Department administered Welcome Corps sponsorship program. The organization has chosen the Chicago ... | | 
| | PASSAGES Former Gay Chicago Magazine entertainment editor Jeff Rossen
Former Gay Chicago Magazine entertainment editor Jeff Rossen died of complications from COPD on April 19. He was 67. Rossen was born Dec. 10, 1955, in Oak Lawn. He spent his childhood and teen years in ... | | 
| | NATIONAL Pro-trans measures, Lambda Legal, Elizabeth Taylor event, drag items, 'The L Word'
While at least 12 states have passed legislation to limit or ban gender-affirming healthcare for young people, Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, New Mexico and Minnesota have passed bills designed to shield ... | | 
| | WORLD Pride parades, Japanese activists, UN expert, anti-LGBTQ+ attack
In France, this year's Gay Pride parade will take place in Paris on June 24 without motorized floats for the very first time, after organizers voted to scrap heavy vehicles along the route for environmental and ... | | 
| | Simmons touts bills passed out of Illinois House Committee
In an open letter, openly gay Illinois state Sen. Mike Simmons (D-7th District) stated that he had nine House bills pass out of committee. In addition, Simmons mentioned one more bill he authored—Senate Bill 689, legislation ... | | 
| | Judge dismisses ex-trainer's remaining bias claims against White Sox
An Illinois Circuit Court judge dismissed all of former Chicago White Sox trainer Brian Ball's remaining claims against the team related to Ball's 2020 termination. A press release Windy City Times received from the team also ... | | 
| | Kansas passes sweeping anti-trans restroom law
On April 28, Republican legislators in Kansas enacted what may be the most imposing anti-trans bathroom law in the country. In doing so, the lawmakers overrode Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's veto of the measure—without having a ... | | 
| | CDC: One in four high-schoolers identifies as LGBTQ
CDC: One in four high-schoolers identifies as LGBTQ Approximately one in four high school students identifies as LGBTQ, according to a report the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released on April 27, The Hill ... | |
| | Contrary to California law, many parole hearings for trans, nonbinary people include misgendering
--From a press release
A new study of California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) parole hearings by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law and the Social Justice Legal Foundation finds 43% of parole hearings for transgender and nonbinary people ... | |
| | HRC calls on Gianforte to veto LGBTQ Erasure Act
--From a press release
Helena, Montana — The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has called on Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte to veto the LGBTQ Erasure Act (S. 458), legislation that aims to strip away dozens of legal protections and rights for ... | |
| | HRC celebrates Minnesota governor Tim Walz for signing statewide 'Conversion Therapy' ban into law
--From a press release
St. Paul, Minnesota — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) — the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization — celebrated Governor Tim Walz for ... | | 
| | NLGJA, Curve Foundation announce recipients of inaugural Curve Award for Excellence in Lesbian Coverage
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 27, 2023) — Today, NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists and The Curve Foundation announced the recipients of the inaugural Curve Award for Excellence in Lesbian Coverage. ... | |
| | GLAAD, LGBTQ+ Victory Institute respond to censure threat to Montana Rep. Zooey Zephyr
--From a press release
Washington, DC — GLAAD, the world's leading LGBTQ media advocacy organization, and LGBTQ+ Victory Institute, the only national organization dedicated to elevating openly LGBTQ+ leaders who further equality at all ... |
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| | SAVOR Omi Hopper takes it to the 'Next Level' on reality-competition show
Omi Hopper knows all about changing one's life. During the COVID pandemic, she decided (out of necessity) to create a social-media presence involving her cooking Puerto Rican dishes. Since then, Hopper (best known as @CookingConOmi) ha ... | | 
| | Pansy Division marks 30th anniversary of album with tour that hits Chicago
Pansy Division—one of the first openly LGBTQ+ rock bands—is marking the 30th anniversary of its debut album, Undressed, by performing at several spots across the country. "Pansy Division started in 1991 because we knew there were ... | | 
| | George Michael in 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class
The late gay singer George Michael was among the seven individuals receiving impending inductions into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The other inductees include Willie Nelson, Kate Bush, Rage Against the Machine, Missy Elliott, ... | | 
| | Tony nominations are out
The 2023 Tony nominations are out. With 13 nominations, the musical Some Like It Hot led all productions, with & Juliet; New York, New York; and Shucked tying for second with nine nominations, per Deadline. Kimberly ... | | 
| | Billy Masters: Darren Hayes is bummed out
"Don't fuck it up!" —Glenn Close's bit of advice over the Paramount+ series based on "Fatal Attraction". Darren Hayes has a nice bum. I hate to start in such a coarse way—not that I have firsthand ... | | 
| | Chaz Bono talks about bringing the chills in horror movie 'Bury the Bride'
"I've seen this movie before. It ends bad." The above line is uttered by one of the characters in the Tubi original movie Bury the Bride. However—even though the film features some horror-movie constants like young, ... | | 
| | SHOWBIZ Lily Tomlin, Daniel Craig, Lizzo, 'Noah's Arc,' Maurice Jamal, 'Heartstopper'
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The Peabody Awards announced that Lily Tomlin and Issa Rae will receive honorary awards at the June 11 ceremony, to be held in Los Angeles for the first time in Peabody's 83-year history, per the Hollywood ... | | 
| | Ballet review: Joffrey's Little Mermaid returns to darker original, a complex reflection on desire
The Little Mermaid Choreographer: John Neumeier; Score: Lera Auerbach. At: Joffrey Ballet at Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive. Tickets: 312-386-8905 or Joffrey.org; $36-$200. Runs through April 30 It's likely that many parents bringing small ... |
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