 |  | Olympics: U.S. women's soccer team loses, must play bronze-medal match - At the Tokyo Olympics, Canada stunned the United States 1-0 in the women's soccer semifinals to advance to the gold-medal ...  | | | DaBaby out of Lolla line-up after anti-gay rant, video - Following various homophobic comments made at another festival stage as well as on video, rapper DaBaby was taken out of ... | | | HEALTH Face masks recommended indoors throughout Chicago - Chicago now recommends that everyone older than 2 should wear a mask when indoors as the delta variant spreads and ... | | | Bernie Hansen's gay-rights legacy remembered - Activist Arthur Johnston recalled the late 44th Ward Alderman Bernie Hansen as perhaps "the most unlikely gay-rights alderman." Johnston—one of ...
Author: Matt Simonette | | | Photographer/activist Ed Negron's funeral will take place Aug. 3 - On his own Facebook page, one of the brothers of the late Chicago photographer/activist Ed Negron has revealed the details ... | | | Howard Brown Health calls on businesses, LGBTQ events to re-implement COVID restrictions - --From a Howard Brown press release - (Chicago, IL, July 28, 2021) — Howard Brown Health, the Midwest's largest LGBTQ healthcare organization, is imploring local businesses and ... |
| | Olympics: Transgender weightlifter exits competition early - New Zealand transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard was knocked out of the women's 87+-kilogram competition early after failing on all three ... | | | Biles takes bronze in final gymnastics event of Tokyo Olympics - Simone Biles ended her 2020 Tokyo Olympics with a bronze medal on the balance beam—the last event of the women's ... | | | DaBaby apologizes for 'misinformed' comments about AIDS, LGBTQ people - After his headlining sets at Lollapalooza, Governors Ball and Day N Vegas festivals were canceled within 24 hours of each ... | | | Olympics: IOC investigating out shot-putter for protest gesture - U.S. shot-putter Raven Saunders—a Black, LGBTQ athlete—has explained what the gesture she made following her silver medal at the Tokyo ... | | | EI, LGBT Chamber mark approval of LGBTQ-inclusive corporate law - --From a press release - Equality Illinois and the LGBT Chamber of Commerce of Illinois celebrated approval by Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker of a legislative ... | | | Olympics: U.S. women's soccer team loses, must play bronze-medal match - At the Tokyo Olympics, Canada stunned the United States 1-0 in the women's soccer semifinals to advance to the gold-medal ... | | | Olympics: U.S. women's basketball team tops France - A'ja Wilson scored 22 points and Breanna Stewart added 17 to help the U.S. beat France 93-82 in women's Olympic ... | | | Women's soccer roundup: Injured player in Olympics match, Red Stars win - United States women's national team (USWNT) and Chicago Red Stars player Alyssa Naeher was forced off with an injury in ... | | | Equality Illinois' new deputy director talks goals, position and books - On July 15, Mony Ruiz-Velasco officially started in the new position of Equality Illinois' deputy director. Ruiz-Velasco is an experienced ...
Author: Andrew Davis, Windy City Times | | | OLYMPICS Out U.S. shot-putter wins silver medal - Even in the glittery celebrity-laden world of track and field, U.S. shot-putter Raven Saunders stands out—and now she has a ... | | | WORLD Central America migration, New Zealand, asylum, Olympics - A State Department spokesperson said the United States will continue to urge the governments of Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras ...
Author: Windy City Times staff | | | NATIONAL Trans women's updates, Virginia case, Lambda Legal, GLAAD, gay men's chorus - The Philadelphia District Attorney's Office (DAO) announced updates on the murders of trans women Michelle "Tameka" Washington and Dominique "Rem'mie" ...
Author: Windy City Times staff | | | OLYMPICS U.S. fencers protest teammate accused of sexual assault - Three fencers on the men's U.S. Olympic team wore pink masks during their match against Japan to protest a teammate ... | | | OLYMPICS U.S. women's basketball team wins, but there are concerns - The U.S. beat Japan 86-69 on July 30, three days after beating Nigeria by nine in the opener, according to ... | | | HEALTH Face masks recommended indoors throughout Chicago - Chicago now recommends that everyone older than 2 should wear a mask when indoors as the delta variant spreads and ... | | | Gov. Pritzker issues executive order creating new office of equity - --From a press release - SPRINGFIELD — Building on the administration's ongoing work to advance equity and inclusion, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed an executive ... | | | Bernie Hansen's gay-rights legacy remembered - Activist Arthur Johnston recalled the late 44th Ward Alderman Bernie Hansen as perhaps "the most unlikely gay-rights alderman." Johnston—one of ...
Author: Matt Simonette | | | Olympics: U.S. women's soccer team advances to semis - The United States women's national team are through to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic soccer semifinals after a penalty shootout win ... | | | Bill would expose schools that discriminate against LGBTQ students - --From a press release - WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-5) and Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-1), Sharice Davids (KS-3), and Mondaire Jones ... | | | Taste of River North cancelled - On July 29, the River North Residents Association, along with theMART and Duff Entertainment, announced the cancellation of the 2021 ... | | | Olympics: Tennis player apologizes for anti-gay slur - Italian tennis player Fabio Fognini apologized for yelling at himself with an anti-gay slur during a loss in the Olympic ... | | | Passenger claims rainbow mask was banned; airline responds - On his flight out of Los Angeles International Airport earlier this month for a 46th birthday vacation in Greece, gay ...
Author: Andrew Davis | | | Pappas introduces legislation to establish LGBTQ veterans advisory committee - --From a press release - Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee and Chair of the ... | | | Photographer/activist Ed Negron's funeral will take place Aug. 3 - On his own Facebook page, one of the brothers of the late Chicago photographer/activist Ed Negron has revealed the details ... | | | Analysis of hate crime laws finds limitations, opportunities, rising hate violence - --From a Movement Advancement Project, National Center for Lesbian Rights press release - With a rise in hate violence across the country, a new report from the Movement Advancement Project (MAP) and 16 ... | | | Olympics: U.S. women's 3x3 basketball team wins gold - The U.S. team of Stefanie Dolson, Allisha Gray, Kelsey Plum and Jackie Young won the first women's gold medal in ... | | | VIEWS U.S. Senators: It's time to act against anti-LGBTQ discrimination - Georgia has had the eyes of the nation on it for some time now. It's just over five years since ...
Author: Jeff Graham, Executive Director, Georgia Equality | | | Aug. 12 LGBTQ town hall to discuss bar inclusivity - Miller Lite and Equality Federation announced "Open & Proud," an initiative that aims to create safe, inclusive spaces at bars ... | | | Taste of Andersonville returns Wed., Aug. 11 - --From a press release - CHICAGO (July 28, 2021) — The Andersonville Chamber of Commerce (ACC) is excited to welcome back one of its most ... | | | Howard Brown Health calls on businesses, LGBTQ events to re-implement COVID restrictions - --From a Howard Brown press release - (Chicago, IL, July 28, 2021) — Howard Brown Health, the Midwest's largest LGBTQ healthcare organization, is imploring local businesses and ... | | | Gay Calif. donor convicted in deaths of two Black men - On July 27, a federal jury convicted wealthy California political donor Ed Buck, 66, on charges he injected gay men ... | | | 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb and Walk taking place at Soldier Field - In remembrance of the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, members of the public will join area firefighters ... | | | Report: LGBTQ elected officials up by 17% in past year; 28,116 more would be equitable representation - --From a Victory Institute press release - Out for America 2021 report finds 986 out LGBTQ elected officials nationwide; Black LGBTQ elected officials increased by 75% in ... |
| | Logan Center Bluesfest to include Shemekia Copeland, avery r. young - This year, the Third Logan Center Bluesfest will take place Oct. 15-17. It will be a hybrid model with a ... | | | 'Filmmaking on the South Side' on Aug. 21 - On Aug. 21, 7-9:30 p.m., Chicago Humanities Festival and local partners from Sisters in Cinema, South Side Home Movie Project ... | | | Reeling 39th Chicago LGBTQ+ Internat'l Film Fest in-person, virtual in September - --From a press release - (July 28, 2021 — Chicago, IL) Chicago Filmmakers, Gilead and AARP present The 39th annual Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International ... | | | About Face Theatre's 27th season to be produced at The Den Theatre beginning March - --From a press release - CHICAGO (July 27, 2021) — About Face Theatre is excited to announce its return to live, in-person theatre with its ... | | | THEATER Proof of vaccination required to attend 'Teatro Zinzanni' - Randolph Entertainment, presenting Teatro ZinZanni in Chicago, announced that it will be requiring all guests older than 12 to show ... | | | Millennium Park Summer Music Series starts Monday - --From a press release - Millennium Park Summer Music Series, presented by the Millennium Park Foundation, features a wide variety of music from established and ... | | | Gerber/Hart comedy benefit Sept. 18 - Gerber/Hart Library and Archives, 6500 N. Clark St.. will host a comedy benefit, "Stacks of Laughter," on Saturday, Sept. 18. ... | | | SHOWBIZ Ruby Rose, Matt Ryan, Beyonce, The Dinah, Simone Biles - Ruby Rose (Batwoman; Orange Is the New Black) tearfully revealed that it took her hours to get accepted into an ...
Author: Windy City Times staff | | | DaBaby out of Lolla line-up after anti-gay rant, video - Following various homophobic comments made at another festival stage as well as on video, rapper DaBaby was taken out of ... | | | SAVOR Cobblestone Restaurant - It's a case of "better late than never" for Cobblestone (4337 N. Lincoln St.; https://cobblestone-chicago.com/). After selling his Bohemian House ...
Author: Andrew Davis | | | 'The Chi' picked up for fifth season - Showtime has picked up The Chi for a fifth season. Created and executive produced by out Emmy winner Lena Waithe ... | | | First-ever managing artistic director of Fine Arts Building named - Following a comprehensive national search, theater director and producer Jacob Harvey has been named the first-ever managing artistic director of ... | | | THEATER 'Intimate Apparel' surfaces in Utah after delayed Northlight staging - Some Chicago-area theaters plan to welcome back live audiences with shows that were physically on their stages at the time ...
Author: Scott C. Morgan | | | Billy Masters - "If you are fortunate enough to be in a relationship with a supportive family, in a country or place where ...
Author: Billy Masters | | | Matt Damon responds to anti-gay controversy - Actor Matt Damon is insisting that he has never used the anti-gay "f-word" following backlash from a recent interview, Variety ... | | | Aug. 12 dance film to explore gender, queerness in South Asian arts - Ashwaty Chennat, a Chicago Dancemakers 2021 Digital Dance grantee, has continued her collaboration with Abhijeet Rane to explore gender, queerness ... |
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