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HRC and UConn release Black LGBTQ youth survey
The Human Rights Campaign ( HRC ) Foundation, in partnership with the University of Connecticut ( UConn ), released the Black & African American LGBTQ Youth Report, a groundbreaking resource detailing the experiences of Black LGBTQ ...
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'Chicago Magic Lounge: A Family Show' Feb. 16
"Chicago Magic Lounge: A Family Show" will take place Saturday, Feb. 16, 2:30-4:30 p.m. at Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted St. The Chicago Magic Lounge, located in Andersonville, is known for its stage and close-up ...
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Chicagoan among Pedro Zamora scholarship honorees
Karlo Manzo-Arroyo, a freshman at the University of Illinois in Chicago, is among 10 undergraduate students nationally who have been honored by The National AIDS Memorial, through its Pedro Zamora Young Leaders Scholarship, according to a ...
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Committee passes inclusive curriculum bill
The Illinois House Education School Curriculum Committee has passed the Inclusive Curriculum Bill ( SB 3249 and HB 5596 )—legislation calling for the inclusion of LGBT-related historical events and contributions in state classrooms—by a vote of ...
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NATIONAL Anti-LGBT attacks, N.J. education law, Gen. Pulaski a woman?
A violent attack outside a bar in Center City Philadelphia is under investigation, and police are trying to figure out if the victim was specifically targeted, 6ABC.com reported. Bartender Josh Schonewolf said he witnessed "a car ...
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Chicago Polar Plunge March 3
Registration for the 19th annual Chicago Polar Plunge is now open to all. The Chicago Polar Plunge will take place at North Avenue Beach on Sunday, March 3, and helps to support the activities and events ...
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Report highlights lack of support for student survivors of domestic violence
A report published by Chicago's Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law shows that while coverage of the incidence of sexual abuse in Chicago Public Schools has spurred critical dialogue around how school officials respond to ...
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1,000 LGBT youth protected from conversion therapy in 2018, five states pass laws
New estimates from the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law find that 1,000 LGBT youth ages 13 to 17 will be protected from conversion therapy by a licensed health care professional in the five U.S. ...
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ACLU decries central Illinois school letter
ACLU of Illinois weighed in with a letter Dec. 19 advising a central Illinois middle-school principal who had declared that talk of sexual orientation in school settings was disruptive that such prohibitions would be in violation ...
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GenderCool Champions on their lives, Chicago trip, future hopes
The GenderCool Project started when founders Gearah Goldstein and Jen and John Grosshandler teamed up to create an organization dedicated to spotlighting the stories of transgender teens across the country under the banner "Who we are, ...
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LGBTQ groups condemn federal commission move to rescind school disciplinary guidance
NEW YORK, NY— Yesterday, GLSEN, the National Black Justice Coalition ( NBJC ), the National Center for Transgender Equality ( NCTE ), and PFLAG National condemned the recommendation of the Federal Commission on School Safety to ...
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ACLU: Schools must not limit talk of sexual orientation as "disruptive"
CHICAGO — Discussions of sexual orientation and gender identity are appropriate topics for middle school students, and schools should not limit such discussions in the lunchroom or hallways, or during time when students are not receiving ...
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DeVos Rescinds Obama Guidance, Leadership Conference responds
WASHINGTON — Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement on the School Safety Commission's report: "The School Safety Commission report lays out policies and practices ...
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Thrift shop exhibits AIDS artwork by homeless youth
December usually means holiday cheer, hot cocoa and family gatherings. For Monarch Thrift Shop in Avondale, at 2866 N. Milwaukee Ave., it also means honoring World AIDS day—for the entire month. The thrift shop's latest addition ...
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Report shows most budget-friendly LGBTQ campuses
Student Loan Hero commissioned a report that spotlights the most budget-friendly LGBTQ college campuses in the nation. This report features schools that offer LGBTQ-identifying students a safe and supportive learning environment, without breaking the bank. Eastern ...
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MOMBIAN's LGBTQ children's book gift guide
It's time for my annual roundup of some of this year's best LGBTQ-inclusive children's and middle-grade books! This is one of the first years when ( happily! ) there were more books published than I can ...
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Coming out to your kids in midlife
How to navigate tough conversations and a new family model
When the parents of Natalie Perry and her sister sat their girls down for a family meeting, Perry learned that their father, a chief judge for the Court of Appeals in Boise, Idaho, was gay. The ...
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Fiction round-up, LGBTQ+ YA fantasy
As winter blows into Chicago—and freezing temperatures with it—the temptation to curl up in front of the fire with a good book is strong. As the world burns with political dissent, the desire to escape to ...
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LGBTQ-inclusive La Casa Norte to open new facility
Sol Flores, like her first name's meaning in Spanish ( which translates into "sun" in English ), lights up when she talks about the new Humboldt Park facility for La Casa Norte that is scheduled to ...
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Biden Foundation shares stories of acceptance, rejection by families of LGBTQ youth
Launches "As You Are" story map
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Biden Foundation today announced it has collected almost 500 stories of family and community acceptance and rejection as part of its "As You Are" campaign, many of which can now be read on a ...
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Proposed Title IX changes would gut protections for students everywhere
Nov. 16, 2018 - WASHINGTON—Today, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced sweeping changes to Title IX that would eliminate from schools at all levels nearly all responsibilities to protect students from sexual harassment and violence. The ...
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YEPP launches 'Rise Up' at Chicago Theater Works
The Youth Empowerment Performance Project ( YEPP ) presented its inaugural annual fundraiser, "Rise Up: A Celebration of Resilience" at Chicago Theater Works on Nov. 14. The event also acknowledged the Transgender Day of Remembrance as ...
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YEPP's 'Rise Up' taking place Nov. 14
In recognition of the Transgender Day of Remembrance/Resilience and Youth Homelessness Awareness Month, Youth Empowerment Performance Project ( YEPP ) will host "Rise Up" Wed., Nov. 14, at Chicago Theater Works, 1113 W. Belmont Ave., 6-9 ...
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2nd Annual 'Sleep Out' Nov. 15
Covenant House Illinois ( CHIL ) will host its 2nd Annual Sleep Out on Thursday, Nov. 15, at 7 p.m. at St. James Commons, 65 E. Huron St. Members of the community, celebrities, business leaders and ...
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Governors St. offers LGBTQIA scholarship
University Park's Governors State University Foundation has announced announced the creation of a new scholarship for Governors State University students. The Jackie McKethen Scholarship aims to to support students who are part of the LGBTQIA community ...
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'Unicorn Ball' Dec. 15 at The Shapiro
The 2018 Unicorn Ball—Brave Space Alliance's largest annual fundraiser—will take place Saturday, Dec. 15, at 9 p.m.-2 a.m. at The Shapiro Ballroom, 1612 W. Chicago Ave. This has been called the official queer "coming out" party ...
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WORLD Scottish curriculum, Mexico bill, St. Lucia LGBT group
Scotland's government announced plans to introduce an extensive world first LGBTI curriculum in schools across the country, Gay Star News noted. All state schools will now teach themes like LGBTI terminology and identities; tackling homophobia, biphobia ...
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MOMBIAN Children's and YA books on LGBTQ history
LGBTQ History Month offers us a wonderful opportunity each October to look at the growing number of books for children and youth on LGBTQ history—including several that are new this year. Elementary school Pride: The ...
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Chicago Jewish groups kick off Keshet's LGBTQ inclusive Leadership Project
Keshet, a national organization working for LGBTQ equality and inclusion in Jewish life, announced today that 21 Chicago-area Jewish organizations will participate in Keshet's first Chicagoland Leadership Project. The year-long Leadership Project kicks off with a ...
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Covenant House Illinois to host 2nd annual Sleep Out in support of homeless youth
Covenant House Illinois (CHIL) will host its 2nd Annual Sleep Out on Thursday, Nov. 15, at 7 p.m. at St. James Commons, 65 E. Huron St. Members of the community, celebrities, business leaders and young professionals ...
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Working for a world where all can live
GUEST COLUMN
The following was presented as the keynote for State Treasurer Frerichs LGBTQ History Month Program Thank you Treasurer Frerichs for inviting me to speak today. Thank you, Alice Morales, for coordinating this event. And thank you ...
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Carolyn Wahlskog on upcoming award, career, mobilization
Carolyn Wahlskog, the senior program manager of 360 Youth Services, will receive the Emerging Leader Award from the Illinois chapter of The National Association of Social Workers on Wed., Oct. 24, at the Hilton Lisle. According ...
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YEPP's 'Rise Up' taking place Nov. 14
In recognition of the Transgender Day of Remembrance/Resilience and Youth Homelessness Awareness Month, Youth Empowerment Performance Project ( YEPP ) will host "Rise Up" Wed., Nov. 14, at Chicago Theater Works, 1113 W. Belmont Ave., 6-9 ...
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Brave Space Alliance holds transgender anti-violence rally
On Sept. 21, Brave Space Alliance held a rally in front of Trump Tower at the intersection of Wabash Avenue and Wacker Drive to address the ongoing epidemic of murder towards transgender women of color. The ...
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Lurie study seeks LGBTQ youth
Lurie Children's Hospital and Northwestern University are partnering with IL DCFS to learn more about LGBTQ youth in DCFS care. The study is ALLIED ( Advancements Leading to LGBTQ Improved Experiences in DCFS ), and the ...
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Safe Schools Alliance, PHIMC to merge
The board of directors for the Illinois Safe Schools Alliance ( Alliance ) and Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago ( PHIMC ) have signed a memorandum of understanding ( MOU ) that expresses their intent ...
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Report says only 1 in 4 young gay, bi men uses Truvada
The Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law has found that only 4 percent of sexually active gay and bisexual men in the United States use Truvada as pre-exposure prophylaxis ( PrEP ), which the Centers ...
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Successful WERQ! job fair takes place at Center on Halsted
More than 80 major corporations, small businesses, government agencies and nonprofits took part in the 4th annual Windy City Times WERQ! LGBTQ job fair Sept. 21 at Chicago's Center on Halsted The job fair, which was ...
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Bernard Brommel passes away at 88
Memorial information linked below
Bernard Brommel, a retired Northeastern Illinois University ( NEIU ) professor, therapist and philanthropist, passed away Sept. 22 at his home in Kalamazoo, Michigan, according to an NEIU statement. He was 88. Brommel taught from 1971-1997 ...
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Congress Passes Spending Bill Without Child Welfare Discrimination Amendment
WASHINGTON — The House today passed a government spending bill that includes funding for the Department of Health and Human Services without the inclusion of a child welfare discrimination amendment. The legislation will now go to ...
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Rescripted renews
mentorship program
Rescripted has announced the second session of The Key: Young Critics Mentorship Program, which started Sept. 18 and hosted this year at Steppenwolf Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted St. Regina Victor ( founder of the online arts ...
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LGBTQ+ family group Fortunate Families responds to Cathlolic clerical abuse
Fortunate Families, Inc., Catholic Family, Friends & Allies Ministry Supporting LGBTQ+ Sisters and Brothers, today sent a letter to Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ( USCCB ), who personally ...
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Study Reveals Which Transgender Teens Have Highest Suicide Risk
TUCSON, Ariz. — Research has shown that transgender adolescents are at greater risk for attempting suicide than cisgender teens, who identify with the gender they were assigned at birth. A new study from the University of ...
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IL Safe Schools Alliance, Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago to merge
CHICAGO, IL — September 6, 2018—The Board of Directors for the Illinois Safe Schools Alliance ( Alliance ) and Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago ( PHIMC ) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding ( MOU ...
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Trans girl, 12, bullied by parents in Oklahoma
Achille, Oklahoma, has become a center on controversy since local parents bullied 12-year-old transgender girl Maddison Kleeman Rose, according to a Vice News item. The bullying started after Rose used the girls' bathroom at the Achille ...
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OPALGA Scholarships Awarded
Five area students received $11,000 in scholarships on August 23rd from the Oak Park Area Lesbian and Gay Association. This year's awardees will be attending Columbia College Chicago, Northern Illinois University, Boston College and Dominican University. ...
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NATIONAL Inmate lawsuit, school news, 'Quiet Heroes,' Martha Stewart
The American Civil Liberties Union ( ACLU ) and San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department have agreed to settle a lawsuit claiming LGBTI inmates were confined to their cells for up to 23 hours a day, Gay ...
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Lurie study seeks LGBTQ youth
Lurie Children's Hospital and Northwestern University are partnering with IL DCFS to learn more about LGBTQ youth in DCFS care. The study is ALLIED ( Advancements Leading to LGBTQ Improved Experiences in DCFS ), and the ...
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Youth activist Mack Guthrie talks 'My Body, My Story' campaign
In the months after the November 2016 election, Mack Guthrie decided he had to get involved with issues he was passionate about. That decision eventually brought him to the My Body, My Story Planned Parenthood of ...
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Almost $130K raised for gay student
Seth Owen—the openly gay valedictorian of his senior class at First Coast High School in Jacksonville, Florida—will be able to attend his choice of Georgetown University, thanks to a GoFundMe page and the university's choice to ...
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Lurie study seeks LGBTQ youth
Lurie Children's Hospital and Northwestern University are partnering with IL DCFS to learn more about LGBTQ youth in DCFS care. The study is ALLIED ( Advancements Leading to LGBTQ Improved Experiences in DCFS ), and the ...
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GUEST COLUMN Mishea' Davinae's Chronicles
Someone kidnapped me, took me from my home planet and placed me on earth. At 10 years of age, I was learning to do things on my own, with no guidance, no structure, and no one ...
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Buffalo Grove girl plans for 2019 Pride Parade
A Buffalo Grove student has been working to bring a Pride parade to her Northwest suburban community. The idea came to 12-year-old Molly Pinta, who attends Twin Grove Middle School, after she attended the wedding of ...
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Protestors challenge youth intersex surgeries
About 100 persons, among them activists from as far away as Texas, Georgia and California, gathered July 19 at Ann & Robert H. Lurie's Children's Hospital downtown to protest that hospital's practice of performing what they ...
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NATIONAL Conversion therapy, service members, judge withdrawn
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
The National Center for Lesbian Rights ( NCLR ) released two toolkits for child welfare and juvenile justice agency employees on how to protect LGBTQ youth from the serious harm caused by conversion therapy, a press ...
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Diesel Tykes album release show July 22
The Diesel Tykes are celebrating the release of their full-length album, Songs For The Rainbow Family, by having a live show at Wishbone, 3300 N, Lincoln Ave., at 7 p.m. on Sunday, July 22. There will ...
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Study says mental health of young adults with lesbian parents same as peers
From a Williams Institute news release
The mental health of young adults with lesbian parents is the same as their peers, study finds New findings from the 32-year U.S. National Longitudinal Lesbian Study, published in The New England Journal of Medicine The ...
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Fed. Court in PA Rejects Argument that Child Welfare Agencies Can Discriminate
From a press release
PHILADELPHIA — A federal district court today ruled that the city of Philadelphia can require foster care agencies with city contracts to abide by its nondiscrimination policies. This ruling is the first time a federal court ...
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Year of Creative Youth showcase event Sept. 22
From a press release
Talents of thousands of young artists on display across Millennium Park in free daylong festival Mayor Emanuel and the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events have designated 2018 as the Year of Creative Youth ...
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Chicagoan among LGBTQ Youth Courage Award winners
The Colin Higgins Foundation recently announced its 18th Annual Youth Courage Award winners, whom it will recognize for extraordinary leadership and advocacy on behalf of LGBTQ youth. The 2018 winners are Moises Rodriguez, 20, of Chicago; ...
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GenForward surveys millennials' views on LGBT issues: race, identity, experience
From a press release
Do more Millennials self-identify as LGBTQ than in past generations… or are they just more open about it? Are they more connected to their ethnic/racial group or to LGBTQ communities? What are their priorities? Millennials are ...
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Gay Albion College alumni on new project, other endeavors
Over the past few years, Chicago-based Albion College alumni Austin Baidas and Larry Schook have been working on a project to send academically qualified/financially challenged students from Chicago to their small liberal arts college, located in ...
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Lauper, True Colors release LGBTQ-inclusive youth homeless report
Lauper and the True Colors Fund, in partnership with the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty, have unveiled the State Index on Youth Homelessness—a first-of-its-kind resource that evaluates all 50 states and the District of ...
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Center on Halsted's Silver Fork starting soon, application open now
Center on Halsted's Silver Fork is a free nine-week culinary arts and job readiness program. It is ideal for adults who want to enter or re-enter the hospitality industry and experience a fresh outlook on their ...
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'Queer Karaoke!' July 14 at Reunion
The Miller Consulting Group ( MCG ) will present "Queer Karaoke!" on Saturday, July 14, 8 p.m.-12 a.m., at Reunion Chicago, 2557 W. North Ave. MCG will donate a portion of the proceeds to a nonprofit ...
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Chicago Youth Storage Initiative celebrates success
Chicago Youth Storage Initiative ( CYSI )—a project that was sparked by a poem by youth activist Breezy Connor at the close of the 2014 Windy City Times summit on LGBTQ youth experiencing homelessness—celebrated its wind ...
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Illinois 28th on response to youth homelessness
Cyndi Lauper and the True Colors Fund, in partnership with the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty, unveiled the State Index on Youth Homelessness —a first-of-its-kind resource that evaluates all 50 states and the District ...
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SHOWBIZ Frank Ocean, Amandla Stenberg, Kylie Minogue, anti-hate PSA
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
Univ. of California-Berkeley students will be able to take a class about openly LGBT R&B singer Frank Ocean this fall, according to NewNowNext.com. The class is called "Brain Like Berkeley," which is also a lyric from ...
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Temple Professor Helps Launch First Exhibit of LGBTQ Video Game Archives
From a press release
PHILADELPHIA — June 21, 2018 — For the first time worldwide, the queer history of video games will be explored in a major museum exhibition: "Rainbow Arcade" will open at Schwules Museum Berlin in December 2018. ...
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Statement from CTU President Karen Lewis
From a news release
CHICAGO, June 22, 2018—Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis issued the following statement today in the wake of reports that she has submitted paperwork for retirement as a CPS educator: Given my health challenges, it is ...
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Point Foundation names 45 LGBTQ students for scholarships
From a press release
LOS ANGELES, JUNE 20, 2018 — Point Foundation ( Point ), the nation's largest scholarship-granting organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer ( LGBTQ ) students, today announced its 2018 scholarship recipients. The 20 LGBTQ ...
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Lauren Heckathorn on being a genderqueer special-education teacher
Lauren Heckathorn's ( pronouns they/them/their ) dream of becoming a special education teacher began at a young age when their third grade class was paired with students with special needs in another third grade class at ...
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A brief history of LGBTQ students and proms
In recent years, many LGBTQ students have attended their high school proms across the country without any "controversy" but that was not always the case due to school officials denying them entry into the annual dance. ...
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Precious Minds project seeks to mentor youth
Precious Minds Mentoring Program is a program for young women, founded by a youth who has experienced her own struggles and who now seeks to help others. Keonza Phillips is a young entrepreneur adult who grew ...
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HRC Responds to Trump-Pence Executive Order, House GOP Immigration Bills
From a press release
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Human Rights Campaign ( HRC ) responded to Donald Trump's executive order retreating from his cruel and dangerous policy of separating families at the border and two bills scheduled for votes ...
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