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Windy City Times 2023-10-18 |
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| | Report from National LGBTQ+ Women's Community Survey includes high rates of disability, intimate partner violence
--From a press release
LOS ANGELES, October 12—Today, the Los Angeles LGBT Center, in partnership with Justice Work and 120 partner organizations, released the first full report from the largest and most comprehensive survey on LGBTQ+ women who partner with ... | | 
| | Black Excellence Awards taking place Nov. 6, will feature avery r. young
The Black Arts & Culture Alliance will present the 23rd Annual Black Excellence Awards on Monday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. at the Black Ensemble Theater, 4450 N. Clark St. Hosted by Melissa Duprey, this year's ... | | 
| | Boisterous activist/business owner Marge Summit remembered
A group of Chicago-area friends gathered Oct. 15 at the Baton Show Lounge to celebrate the extraordinary life of LGBTQ+ activist and community organizer and former bar owner Marge Summit. Summit, the former owner of the ... | | 
| | India's supreme court declines to recognize marriage equality
India's top court, led by Chief Justice Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, declined to grant legal recognition to same-sex marriages, saying it is beyond its scope and should be decided by parliament, The Guardian reported. However, the court ... | | 
| | Attorney General Kwame Raoul highlights resources to address hate crimes
--From a press release
Chicago — Attorney General Kwame Raoul released the following statement strongly condemning the heinous acts committed in Plainfield this past weekend and reminding residents to report hate crimes in Illinois, including to his office's Civil Rig ... | | 
| | THEATER Company of 'Wolves': Redtwist's Dusty Brown on gay Riding Hood retelling, Grindr, gender identity
It's all about Pride in 2023-24 at Redtwist Theatre. The 19th season for this North Side black-box theater includes three very different productions, starting with Wolves, called a "gory, gay reimagining of 'Little Red Riding Hood.'" ... | | 
| | Gerber/Hart holds Fall benefit, This Archive is Queer
On the evening of October 13, Gerber/Hart Library and Archive held its fall benefit titled This Archive is Queer, with an aim to raise money for the continued expansion of the organization and the purchase of ... | | 
| | Lark Lux wins Midwest Fetish Title
Midwest Fetish and Leather Collective Contest Weekend kicked off Oct. 13 with a meet-and-greet held at Cellblock Chicago. The next day, three contestants vied for the Midwest Fetish Title, with the main contest held at the ... | | 
| | First Lady Jill Biden to open PFLAG National Convention
--From a press release
WASHINGTON—This Friday, First Lady Jill Biden will address hundreds of LGBTQ+ people, parents, families, and allies attending Learning with Love: The 2023 PFLAG National Convention on the opening day. A stalwart advocate for education, Dr. Biden' ... | | 
| | Club Q shooting survivors to speak at Chicago's Beer Culture Summit
Last November, Jessica Fierro traveled back to Colorado after speaking at the annual Chicago Beer Culture Summit. Just one week later, her family changed forever at Club Q, a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs. Her daughter's ... | | 
| | SAVOR A recommendation, a few Halloween events and stein-hoisting
Restaurant recommendation: I've eaten at the Uptown mainstay Pho 888 several times—and I've never been disappointed. And apparently I'm not the only one who likes this "hole-in-the-wall" restaurant, as it's received several "best of ... | | 
| | BOOKS Rachel Maddow talks 'Prequel,' fascism and gay vampire fiction
In Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism, New York Times best-selling author and MSNBC host Rachel Maddow traces the fight to preserve U.S. democracy to the early days of World War II, when a clandestine network ... | | 
| | WORLD Mauritius ruling, Justin Trudeau, couple attacked, Dame Shirley Bassey
In a historic ruling, the Supreme Court of Mauritius decriminalized same-sex sexual relations when it declared the African country's British colonial-era anti-sodomy laws relations to be unconstitutional, The Advocate reported. ... | | 
| | NATIONAL White House, school news, LGBTQ+ deaths, Navy petty officer honored
The White House condemned conservative social-media activist Chaya Raichik for ridiculing openly gay Interior Department official Tyler Cherry on the site X (formerly Twitter), describing her posts as "cruel and unacceptable" ... |
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| | Billy Masters: I remember Momma
"If Trick were made today, I'd not have been cast in it. I consider myself lucky to have been part of this beautiful film." —Christian Campbell discusses his role in the 1999 classic, which ultimately defined
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| | Billy Porter to release 'Black Mona Lisa' on Nov. 17
Billy Porter will release his long-awaited new album, Black Mona Lisa, via Island UK/Republic Records on Nov. 17. Justin Tranter, also a member of the LGBTQ+ community, is the album's executive producer. Black Mona Lisa contains ... | | 
| | SHOWBIZ Holiday TV movies, GLAAD concert, Janet Jackson, muscle-fem singer
Hallmark has revealed its full slate of holiday movies—and there are more than 40 films, Entertainment Weekly noted. Among the movie's stars are Lacey Chabert, Jonathan Bennett, Luke Macfarlane, Phylicia Rashad, Nikki DeLoach, Andrew Walker and ... |
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| | Three Chicago Red Stars selected for international teams
--From a press release
CHICAGO (October 18, 2023) — Chicago Red Stars defender Casey Krueger and goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher will join the United States Women's National Team (USWNT), while midfielder Bianca St-Georges will be ... | | 
| | SAVOR Talking with Billy Dec about Sunda, Filipino heritage and 'Food Roots' film
It's safe to say that Billy Dec has accomplished a lot. Dec, a local celebrity, has been a restaurant (Sunda New Asian), actor, philanthropist, podcaster ... | | 
| | Red Stars fall as the Reign's Rapinoe scores twice in her final match
Megan Rapinoe knows how to go out with a bang. The lesbian soccer icon scored a brace—two goals in one game—as her OL Reign topped the Chicago Red Stars 3-0 at SeatGeek Stadium in her final ... | | 
| | DePaul women's basketball game against Iowa attracts 55K
A DePaul University exhibition women's basketball game against the University of Iowa set a record. The Iowa Hawkeyes' 94-72 win over DePaul in the "Crossover at Kinnick" on Oct. 15 drew 55,646 fans, according to ESPN. ... | | 
| | Chicago Red Stars forward Cheyna Matthews to retire following Oct. 15 match
CHICAGO (October 13, 2023) — Cheyna Matthews, a forward for the Chicago Red Stars, will retire from professional soccer following the team's match against OL Reign (and Megan Rapinoe) on Sunday, Oct. 15, at SeatGeek Stadium. ... |
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