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| | Alyssa Naeher named to USWNT World Cup roster
--From a press release
CHICAGO (June 21, 2023) — Chicago Red Stars goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher will join the United States Women's National Team (USWNT) in Australia and New Zealand this summer for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. This will ... |
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| | Cupich leads LGBTQ+ Mass in Lake View
On June 18, Cardinal Blase Cupich led an LGBTQ+ Catholic Mass at Lake View's Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, according to Block Club Chicago. The Archdiocesan Gay and ... |
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| | HRC condemns North Carolina senate for passing anti-trans sports ban
--From a press release. Video below
Raleigh, North Carolina — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) condemned the North Carolina Senate for passing House Bill 574, which would prohibit transgender students from participating in school sports ... |
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| | Pride Fest returns with a rainbow of representation
Chicago Pride Fest took over the Lake View community area of Chicago's North Side once more on June 17—18. Presented by the Northalsted Business Alliance, this two-day street festival featured over 150 merchandise and food vendors ... |
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| | Chicago House hosts Pride fundraiser at Bambola
On June 11, Chicago House Associate Board member Jon Knott in partnership with Dan Alfonso and Ryan Meyers hosted an informal fundraiser for the organization at popular bar/restaurant Bambola, 1400 W. Randolph St. The weekend event ... |
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| | Chicago's DFSS launches emergency financial assistance for gender-based violence, human trafficking survivors
--From a press release
CHICAGO — The Chicago Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS) today announced the official launch of the Emergency Financial Assistance (EFA) for Gender-based Violence and Human Trafficking (GBV/HT) Survivors ... |
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| | Guest essay by Florida mom Nicole Pejovich: What's Happening to Florida's Public Schools?
Related video below
A queer Florida parent answers questions about recent laws, how Floridians are coping, and how you can help Books pulled from school library shelves by the dozens. All evidence of inclusivity stripped from classrooms. The politically ... |
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| | Baseball bill highlights ties between some Ricketts family members and DeSantis, GOP
The name of the Ricketts family—which owns the Chicago Cubs—has been brought up in connection with Republican, anti-LGBTQ+ presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. According to Newsweek, DeSantis has signed a measure into law that ... |
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| | CIMA fundraising campaign for independent media outlets adds triple match
--From a press release
Chicago - UPDATE: The Chicago Independent Media Alliance (CIMA), a coalition of more than 80 local journalism outlets, is holding its annual fundraiser this month from June 5-19. Today, donations at IndieMediaChi.org/Donate are double matched. For every ... |
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| | What's the latest with CPD's LGBTQ+ liaisons? WCT talks with a CPD deputy director
Two years ago, Windy City Times talked with the Chicago Police Department's (CPD's) Deputy Director of Community Policing Mike Milstein and then-citywide liaison Bernard Escamilla about the city's LGBTQ+ liaisons for the CPD. Since the ... |
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| | LA LGBT Center hosts inaugural Trans Town Hall
The Los Angeles LGBT Center hosted the inaugural Trans Town Hall at the Renberg Theatre in Center's Village at Ed Gould Plaza on June 16. The event kicked off the two-day Trans Pride LA (TPLA), an ... |
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| | Illinois Poor People's Campaign to join faith leaders from 30+ states on Capitol Hill to demand action
--From a press release
WASHINGTON - Poor, impacted people, advocates and faith leaders with the Illinois Poor People's Campaign will travel to Capitol Hill June 19-21 to highlight poverty as an American death sentence and demand action to end murder ... |
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| | SAVOR Mango Pickle, Pride special, Laotian pop-up and more
Edgewater Indian restaurant Mango Pickle, 5842 N. Broadway, has some pretty unforgettable items—and, during June 23-July 2, people can take a five-course "trip" from Chicago to Pondicherry, India, with stops in Paris and Bombay. Dishes will ... |
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| | PASSAGES Artist Stash Kybartas
Stashu Kybartas, a video artist who also worked in installation and performance art, passed away May 17 at his home in Chicago. Robert Colucci, his husband of 48 years, was with him at the time of ... |
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| | PASSAGES Athlete and retired restaurant manager Michael L. Reid
Athlete and retired restaurant manager Michael L. Reid died peacefully under hospital care June 11 due to complications from a decade-long battle with cancer. He was 65. Reid was born February 28, 1958, in Dayton, Ohio ... |
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| | Chicago White Sox to hold Pride Night on June 21
The Chicago White Sox will celebrate its Pride Night on Wed., June 21, when the team will take on the Texas Rangers. Among the planned events are the following: —The White Sox will offer an exclusive ... |
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| | Cubs hold 2023 Pride Night
The Chicago Cubs celebrated Pride Night on June 13 with activations, music, T-shirts and more. For the Pride Celebration at Wrigley Field, the Cubs recognized the Legacy Project, a Chicago-based cultural and education nonprofit dedicated to ... |
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| | U.S. soccer win over Mexico marred by anti-gay chanting
On June 15 in Las Vegas, Christian Pulisic scored a brace (two goals) as the United States men's soccer team dominated Mexico 3-0 in a game ESPN called "chaotic." Among other things, the Concacaf Nations League ... |
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| | WORLD Pride celebrations, puberty blockers, British military, killer sentenced
Gay Pride Buenos Aires is slated to take place Oct. 27-Nov. 4, according to GayTravel4U.com. More than 30 organizations and groups host activities that will begin a week before the parade (which is on Nov. 4). ... |
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| | NATIONAL Biden, White House, Colorado Springs, Willi Ninja, Pulse, Prop 8
President Joe Biden plans to appoint a new federal coordinator to address the increase in book bans enacted across different states, among other pro-LGBTQ+ actions, according to CNN. Biden announced the actions during a news conference ... |
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| | Oregon man pleads guilty to Idaho hate-crime charges
On June 15, an Oregon man pled guilty to being charged with two federal hate crimes that took place in Boise, Idaho, per a U.S. Department of Justice release. According to court records, on Oct. 8, ... |
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| | Jennifer Pritzker's TAWANI Foundation donates almost $2M to education, research during Pride Month
--From a press release
CHICAGO — June 15, 2023 —The TAWANI Foundation announces grants totaling $1,652,940 to support LGBTQIA+ educational and research institutes across the country in observance of Pride Month. An additional $725,000 ... |
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| | State Rep. Kelly Cassidy to attend White House panel on reproductive rights
--From a press release
CHICAGO — State Rep. Kelly Cassidy, D-Chicago, will attend the White House's State Legislative Convening on Reproductive Rights tomorrow where she will join with other legislators from states as a panelist discussing protections for patients an ... |
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| | Study: More than 70% of U.S. adults oppose using religion to discriminate against LGBTQ people
--From a press release
Large majorities of U.S. adults oppose denying medical care, employment, and business services to LGBTQ people based on religious beliefs, according to a new report from the Williams Institute ... |
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| | 'We're queer all year': Nobody's Darling, Dorothy, Whiskey Girl Tavern: new spaces for queer women
Three Chicago lesbian-owned bars have opened in the past few years, creating more spaces where queer women can feel comfortable and build community with each other. Andersonville's Nobody's Darling, Dorothy in Ukranian Village, and Rogers Park' ... |
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| | Consumer affairs reporter Jason Knowles discusses being out and proud on the air
If a Chicago-area resident has been ripped-off, swindled or otherwise cheated, there's a good chance they'll call Jason Knowles. Knowles, who is gay, has been ABC 7's consumer investigative reporter since 2014, and has been with ... |
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| | Howard Brown Health's upcoming Lake View clinic to expand healthcare access
Howard Brown Health (Howard Brown) is preparing to open a new, larger and more holistic facility at 3501 N. Halsted St., two blocks south of Center on Halsted in Lake View, for this coming Fall. Organization ... |
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| | Art-felt: Pearl Dick helps young victims of trauma with mentoring
Almost a decade ago, glass artist Pearl Dick and clinical psychologist Dr. Brad Stolbach co-founded Project FIRE (Fearless Initiative for Recovery and Empowerment), an arts program that provides victims of trauma the chance to heal through ... |
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| | Patric McCoy exhibition unearths forgotten moments from Chicago's Black queer history
It's the unusual person who is able to transform commutes to and from their office into anything meaningful, let alone a profound body of work documenting a generation. But Patric McCoy has done just that. McCoy, ... |
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| | Artist Isabella Mellado illuminates the masks within community
By Jess Savage
Chicago-based artist Isabella Mellado's paintings and sculptures are vibrant, colorful and larger than life. Her work represents autobiographical and allegorical scenes, nearly all of it featuring characters inspired by the ... |
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| | Fabrizzio Subia navigates loss and grief through art
When it comes to loss, Fabrizzio Subia may know more than most people. Having dealt with everything from familial loss to the erasure of his history, the Ecuadorian-American multidisciplinary artist (who has also done things like ... |
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| | Stefanie Clark reflects on life as a both a fashion model and senior advocate
An oft-repeated quote from F. Scott Fitzgerald—usually taken out-of-context—suggests that "there are no second acts in American lives." Local activist—and, as of lately, model— Stefanie Clark has been putting a ... |
