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•	Biden, Harris make Juneteenth a national holiday

•	U.S. Supreme Court sides with anti-LGBTQ Catholic foster-care agency

•	U.S. Supreme Court upholds Affordable Care Act

•	Dept. of Education: Title IX also protects LGBTQ students

•	Second Drag March for Change takes place in Northalsted/Boystown

•	Aurora Pride reflects a rainbow of support

•	Congress makes Pulse Nightclub a national memorial

•	Chicago Pride Fest planned for October

•	Buffalo Grove holds Pride Drive

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ON THE MOVE How Chicago's 'gayborhoods' have shifted since 1965
Chicago's gayborhoods (LGBTQ+ neighborhoods) and safe spaces have been important to the city's LGBTQ+ rights movement—and saving them post-COVID may be crucial. New research at Georgetown University highlights the importance ... more

•	HIV at 40: Erie Family Health Center, focused on helping at-risk communities
•	Employee fired for using gay slur at Indiana Arby's
•	SAVOR Talking with new Travelle Chef de Cuisine Qi Ai; Profile of Travelle's breakfast
•	Good News cannabis brand unveils interactive Pride mural
•	FIVE WORTH FINDING: Rainbow Soap, Billy Porter, Honey West and more

Local

Nobody's Darling offers Chicago's queer women a new space to gather
Angela Barnes and Renauda Riddle are co-owners of Nobody's Darling—a new Andersonville spot that focuses on queer women. The bar, named after Alice Walker's poem "Be Nobody's Darling," opened May 20 and is located in the ... more

•	LGBTQ-owned business ribbon cutting Monday, thanks to PPP, Restaurant Relief
•	Pride celebration with Lightfoot, tennis legend King on June 24
•	U.S. Bank opens branch in Lake View with LGBTQ+ design
•	HIV/AIDS AFC, Getting to Zero award $350K in grants
•	ABC 7 to present 'Our Chicago: Celebrate Pride' June 26-27

Nation & World

U.S. Supreme Court sides with anti-LGBTQ Catholic foster-care agency
The U.S. Supreme Court, on June 17, said that Philadelphia violated the First Amendment when it froze the contract of a Catholic foster-care agency that refused to work with same-sex couples as potential foster parents because ... more

•	Report: Major corporations celebrating Pride month also funding Fox' anti-LGBTQ+ programming
•	Biden, Harris make Juneteenth a national holiday
•	Narrow SCOTUS ruling allows governments to prohibit anti-LGBTQ discrimination, NCLR explains

Film / TV / Gossip

Filicia reunites with the 'Fab Five'
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy debuted on television in 2003 on Bravo. It starred the "Fab Five," each with a different specialty. Ted Allen was the expert on food, Kyan Douglas was in charge of ... more

•	Music Box showing LGBTQ movie 'Summer of '85' on June 25
•	Sisters in Cinema presents Sister Outsider Juneteenth Celebration
•	Billy Masters

Theater / Dance

Black Ensemble Theater receives $5M grant from MacKenzie Scott
Black Ensemble Theater founder, Executive Director and CEO Jackie Taylor announced that the theater has received a $5 million grant from MacKenzie Scott. Taylor said she hopes that this gift will motivate other philanthropists and funders ... more

•	Wizard World Chicago returning Oct. 15-17
•	Blue Man Group returning Aug. 18
•	Mayor Lightfoot and DCASE announce more summer cultural events across Chicago

Music

MUSIC 'Miley Cyrus Presents Stand by You' airing June 25
Peacock announced that the concert event Miley Cyrus Presents Stand by You will stream Friday, June 25 in celebration of Pride Month. The hour-long concert event, filmed in Nashville, will feature multi-platinum recording artist, songwriter and ... more

•	Local lesbian couple talks new band The Q's, love story, other endeavors
•	Mayor Lightfoot and DCASE announce more summer cultural events across Chicago
•	SHOWBIZ 'Our America,' Randy Rainbow, Melissa Etheridge, 'Drag Race,' VINCINT

Books / Art

BOOKS Precious Brady-Davis has arrived
Recently honored by Mayor Lightfoot and the LGBTQ Advisory Council as a community leader who has "helped build the foundation for a more welcoming, equitable and inclusive Chicago," Precious Brady-Davis wants to do it all. She ... more

•	"Chicago: Where comics came to life (1880-1960)" at Chicago Cultural Center
•	New book sets the record straight on Act Up New York
•	Lambda Literary Award winners announced

Trans

•	476,000 transgender adults in the U.S. have no IDs with the correct gender marker
•	Dept. of Education: Title IX also protects LGBTQ students
•	AMA reinforces opposition to restrictions on transgender medical care

AIDS & Health

Pritzker announces $10M vaccination lottery
As Illinois continues to lead the Midwest in vaccinating our residents, Gov. JB Pritzker announced a new $10 million "All In for the Win" promotion that will reward vaccinated Illinoisans by automatically entering them into a ... more

•	HIV/AIDS AFC, Getting to Zero award $350K in grants
•	U.S. Supreme Court upholds Affordable Care Act
•	Research documents disproportionate harms of discrimination on LGBTQ People of Color

Lesbian

•	Pride celebration with Lightfoot, tennis legend King on June 24
•	Local lesbian couple talks new band The Q's, love story, other endeavors
•	NCLR campaign to highlight LGBTQ-welcoming faith-based service providers

Sports

Chicago Sky win fourth consecutive game
The Chicago Sky are on a roll. The team won its fourth consecutive game, defeating the Connecticut Sun 81-75 at Wintrust Arena on June 17. Matching its high from 2020 (when the team won four straight ... more

•	U.S. women's soccer team beats Jamaica 4-0
•	AT&T WNBA All-Star 2021 returns to Las Vegas July 14
•	Chicago Sky win third straight game, top 100 points

Youth

Dept. of Education: Title IX also protects LGBTQ students
The Department of Education will interpret Title IX—a federal law that protects students from sex-based discrimination in federally funded schools—to protect LGBTQ students from discrimination, according to a federal notice ... more

•	Study finds overrepresentation of LGBTQ+ youth in Midwest Foster Care System
•	Back 2 School Illinois Build-A-Kit event Oct. 22, 2021 at Center on Halsted
•	New Broadway Youth Center being readied for 2021 opening

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COVER STORY: 2021-22 Season at Goodman Theatre announced
(Chicago, IL) It's a summer "homecoming" for Goodman Theatre audiences! On July 30, Chicago's theater since ... more

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