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•	Five dead after mass shooting at Colorado LGBTQ+ nightclub

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Baton Show Lounge unveils new male burlesque
On the evening of Nov. 17, Baton Show Lounge, 4713 N. Broadway, presented Burlesque Royale, a new male review featuring local and national talent. Produced by noted photographer Ramsey Prince, the sold-out show featured vocalists Danika ... more

•	Billy Masters: Candace Cameron Bure keeps it in the family, and all the Thanksgiving dish you need to start the week
•	Book censorship focus of public comments at Lincolnwood Public Library Board of Trustees meeting
•	Transgender Day of Resilience: Town Hall panelists tackle allyship, discrimination and immigration
•	Bears, Blackhawks lose big
•	Five dead after mass shooting at Colorado LGBTQ+ nightclub

Local

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Pritzker administration announces highly effective HIV treatment coming to Illinois in
CHICAGO — Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced today on World AIDS Day that a new, long-acting HIV treatment called Cabenuva will become available to thousands of ... more

•	Book censorship focus of public comments at Lincolnwood Public Library Board of Trustees meeting
•	Body Hack presents Nuestros Lazos Festival for and by trans and queer people of color
•	Taskforce Community Services holds Thanksgiving Dinner.
•	Trans-Giving brings Trans Awareness Week to meaningful close
•	Chicago's COVID level returns to 'medium'; boosters/shots encouraged

Nation & World

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Cleve Jones, founder of AIDS Memorial Quilt, honored with Lifetime of
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (Nov. 30 & Dec. 1, 2022) — The National AIDS Memorial marked World AIDS Day with a national observance at the 10-acre National AIDS Memorial Grove in San Francisco, honoring AIDS activist and ... more

•	World AIDS Day: GLAAD releases 2022 State of HIV Stigma Study
•	GLAAD responds to renaming of Monkeypox
•	Record 120 U.S. cities excel in protecting LGBTQ+ rights per HRC LGBTQ+ Equality Index

Film / TV / Gossip

Billy Porter receives star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
On Dec. 1, award-winning actor/director/singer/playwright Billy Porter received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. "I'm just so blessed and so grateful to be here," he said, according to KTLA. "James Baldwin said, 'It's an ... more

•	Peppermint barks while Broadway bangs, and all the other dish to start the week
•	SHOWBIZ Elton John, Leslie Jordan, Joel Kim Booster, Janelle Monae
•	Billy Masters: Candace Cameron Bure keeps it in the family, and all the Thanksgiving dish you need to start the week

Theater / Dance

A stocking stuffed with holiday shows!
Christmas follows fast on Thanksgiving's leftovers, which means sugarplums-and-treacle time for Chicago theater, when many troupes offer holiday shows. There are at least 40 of 'em, from biggies such as the 45th annual A Christmas Carol ... more

•	Billy Porter receives star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
•	Peppermint barks while Broadway bangs, and all the other dish to start the week
•	Baton Show Lounge unveils new male burlesque

Music

SHOWBIZ Elton John, Leslie Jordan, Joel Kim Booster, Janelle Monae
Elton John gave Los Angeles concluded a three-show run on Nov. 20 back inside Dodger Stadium, taking a final bow as part of his "Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour," according to The Hollywood Reporter. The concert ... more

•	MUSIC: Sophie B. Hawkins talks LGBTQ+ youth and living an authentic life
•	SHOWBIZ Grammy nominees, Gabrielle Union, Trevor Noah, Brendan Fraser
•	SHOWBIZ Queer channel, gay actor dies, Jeopardy!, Luke and Chris Evans

Books / Art

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Book censorship focus of public comments at Lincolnwood Public Library Board
During the closed door portion of the regularly scheduled Lincolnwood Public Library Board of Trustees meeting Nov. 28 at Lincolnwood Village Hall, Library Defense members hosted a Freadom Book Swap outside of the building. Library Defense ... more

•	SHOWBIZ Elton John, Leslie Jordan, Joel Kim Booster, Janelle Monae
•	VIEWPOINT What are the most banned books: take a guess
•	Opinion: What are the most banned books? Take a guess.

Trans

Trans-Giving brings Trans Awareness Week to meaningful close
On the evening of Nov. 20, the close of Transgender Awareness Week was acknowledged with Trans-Giving, an event both celebrating transgender lives and accomplishments, and remembering those lost to anti-trans violence in 2022. The sold-out dinner, ... more

•	State of LGBTQ+ Equality in nine Illinois municipalities detailed in HRC Index
•	Body Hack presents Nuestros Lazos Festival for and by trans and queer people of color
•	Taskforce Community Services holds Thanksgiving Dinner.

AIDS & Health

•	Pritzker administration announces highly effective HIV treatment coming to Illinois in 2023
•	World AIDS Day: GLAAD releases 2022 State of HIV Stigma Study
•	GLAAD responds to renaming of Monkeypox

Lesbian

NATIONAL $1M donation, church departures, Harvey Milk, abortions, Grindr
In Ohio, Dayton-based insurance company CareSource is donating $1 million to United Church Homes to support the development of a senior living facility at the site of the former Longfellow School that will also aim at ... more

•	VIEWPOINT The geopolitics of being Brittney Griner
•	Wednesday morning election results: LGBT+ governor, congressional candidates
•	Brittney Griner sent to Russian penal colony

Sports

Chicago Sky announces 2023 schedule
CHICAGO — The Chicago Sky announced its schedule for the 2023 season, the WNBA announced on Wednesday. It marks the 27th season for the WNBA and the 18th for the Chicago Sky franchise. The WNBA ... more

•	Bulls, Blackhawks lose; Lightfoot-Fire FC link
•	Chicago Red Starslose three to free agency
•	Chicago Bulls beat Jazz; Abreu leaves White Sox

Youth

NATIONAL Pageant ruling, AOC, gay journalists, Dwyane Wade, trans activist
A federal appeals court ruled that the operator of the Miss United States of America pageant (not to be confused with the Miss USA pageant) can't be forced to allow openly transgender women into its competitions, ... more

•	National AIDS Memorial names 2022-2023 Pedro Zamora Young Leaders Scholarship recipients
•	Chicago Teachers Union: Lightfoot's CPS team must remove Jones HS principal, address racially hostile environment
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