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|  | POLITICS Queer businesswoman running for alderperson in 48th Ward - Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth—a queer native Chicagoan and 23-year resident of Andersonville who also describes herself as a "mother of three, tango ...  | | | NBJC to hold James Baldwin Legacy Awards on Aug. 21 - -- From a press release - On Sunday, Aug. 21—National Senior Citizens Day—at 2 p.m. CT, the National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC) will host the 2nd ... | | | 'Out in the Park' at Six Flags taking place Sept. 10 - Out in the Park—an annual private diversity event featuring unlimited riding of all Six Flags Great America's thrill rides—will take ... | | | Report: U.S. has record number of LGBTQ+ elected officials - -- From a press release - Washington, DC — LGBTQ Victory Institute released its 2022 Out for America Report, the only national census of out LGBTQ ... | | | CDPH announces more monkeypox vaccine supplies, appointments as eligibility expands - -- From a press release - CHICAGO — The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced today that the City of Chicago will receive up to ... | | | Bailey's running mate's anti-LGBTQ posts unearthed - Stephanie Trussell—Republican Darren Bailey's running mate for Illinois governor/lieutenant governor—has made controversial posts (including ones against the LGBTQ+ community) on ... | | | Penn. governor ends conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ youth - Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf signed Executive Order 2022-2 "to protect Pennsylvanians from conversion therapy," according to a press release from ... | | | The Art Institute of Chicago to present works of David Hockney - -- From a press release - Chicago—The Art Institute of Chicago is pleased to announce David Hockney: The Arrival of Spring, Normandy, 2020—an exhibition of new ... | | | ART MdW fair taking place Sept. 9-11 at Mana Contemporary - MdW—an artist-run art fair founded a decade ago—is returning in 2022 with a renewed mission to convene alternative artist platforms ... | | | HRC endorses Pritzker, Stratton for re-election - The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) announced its endorsements of Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton for re-election. ... | | | GLAAD publishes back-to-school guide - LGBTQ+ media-advocacy organization GLAAD is publishing a new back-to-school guide on how to respond to book bans and school censorship, ... | | | In a first, gold-medal Olympian comes out as transgender - During the Aug. 16 opening address of the international LGBTQ+ rugby competition The Bingham Cup, taking place in the Canadian ... | | | Planned Parenthood organizations launch largest-ever electoral program - Planned Parenthood advocacy and political organizations launched the 2022 electoral program "Take Control," which represents the groups' largest ever investment ... | | | Skaters from Chicago BIPOC queer collective froSkate release Nike SB shoe - Members of froSkate—an organization dedicated to creating safe spaces for BIPOC queer skateboarders—recently became the first Black women to design ...
Author: Kayleigh Padar | | | Reeling Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Fest coming Sept. 22 - Oct. 6 - -- From a press release - The 40th edition of the Reeling Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival will run from Sept. 22 to Oct. 6, 2022, ... | | | Gay NFL player to rejoin Tampa Bay - Super Bowl contender the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed defensive end Carl Nassib—pro football's first openly gay, active player—bringing him back ... | | | U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney loses to Trump-endorsed candidate - Overnight on Aug. 16, U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney—the vice-chair of the House Jan. 6 panel and one of former U.S. ... | | | Actor Ezra Miler seeking treatment for mental-health issues - After troubling behavior that has included charges of harassment and felony burglary, as well as allegations of assault and abuse, ... | | | Brittney Griner appealing conviction - Russian news agencies have reported that attorneys for U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner have filed an appeal of her nine-year ... | | | Chicago Digital Equity Fund and Tech Desk launched - GET Cities—an initiative focused on accelerating the leadership and influence of women, trans and non-binary people in tech—has partnered with ... | | | 10th biennial Bingham Cup taking place through Aug. 21 - The LGBTQ+ rugby tournament known as the Mark Kendall Bingham Memorial Tournament—or the Bingham Cup—is taking place in Ottawa, Canada, ... | | | Sky snag #2 seed in playoffs; Red Stars, Cubs fall; White Sox win - In Phoenix's Footprint Center, the Chicago Sky (26-10) defeated the Mercury (15-21) 82-67 on Aug. 14 in WNBA action to ... | | | Three men hit by car and killed near Jeffery Pub; car found, but not driver [UPDATES] - Three men were killed and another was injured after a hit-and-run crash in the city's South Shore neighborhood. Authorities said ... | | | Taste of Greektown festival returns to Chicago Aug. 26-28 - -- From a press release - CHICAGO—Greektown Chicago's Taste of Greektown festival returns for its 32nd year this summer with the city's largest celebration of Hellenic ... | | | WORLD Vietnam's pro-LGBTQ+ move, Grindr kidnappings, Taiwan event - Video below - Vietnam took a major step forward in the recognition of LGBTQ+ rights with the country's Ministry of Health stating that ...
Author: Andrew Davis | | | NATIONAL: Conn. candidate, trans study, D.C. attacks, Palm Springs Pride - LGBTQ Victory Fund-endorsed candidate Erick Russell won the Democratic primary election for Connecticut state treasurer, according to an organizational press ...
Author: Andrew Davis | | | COVID CDC 'streamlines guidance'; new info for immunocompromised - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a statement saying it is "streamlining its COVID-19 guidance to help ... | | | Actress Anne Heche dies at age 53 - Anne Heche—the actress who starred in a string of high-profile late '90s movies including Six Days Seven Nights, Donnie Brasco ... |
| | SHOWBIZ 'The L Word,' drag queens, Tanya Tucker, Wanda Sykes, David Bowie - Video below - Showtime announced that Grammy and Emmy nominee Margaret Cho, Joey Lauren Adams and Emmy nominee Joanna Cassidy will guest-star in ... | | | THEATER Red Summer, connecting the 1919 Chicago race riots to present-day Chicago, is Sept. 16-25 - -- From a press release - University Park, IL—Governors State University's Center for Performing Arts announces the world premiere of Red Summer written by Lookingglass Theatre's ... | | | Chicago trans rapper Lila Star releases new song - Video below - Chicago trans rapper Lila Star (most known for her guest vocals on Shea Coulee's 2017 single "Cocky") has released the ... | | | Billy Masters - "Steven Spielberg recently remade West Side Story and bent over [backward] to respect ethnicities and ended up pleasing nobody. And ...
Author: Billy Masters | | | Joffrey Academy offers historic contemporary dance track - Ashley Wheater MBE, The Mary B. Galvin Artistic Director of The Joffrey Ballet, announced the launch of the Joffrey Academy ... | | | 'Yellowjackets,' 'Abbott Elementary' among GALECA TV award winners - -- From a press release - Aug. 17, 2022'—Los Angeles—Proving once more that the "gay agenda" is out to force its will on God-fearing freedom lovers, ... | | | Queer Chicago rapper Psalm One to perform Aug. 19 at Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest - Psalm One—a queer rapper from Chicago—will take the stage at the annual Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest on Friday, Aug. 19, ...
Author: Kayleigh Padar | | | THEATER Noel Coward's 'Hay Fever' to open Sept. 4 at City Lit - Producer and Artistic Director Terry McCabe will direct Noel Coward's 1924 comedy Hay Fever as the final production of City ... |
| | Five Worth Finding: Movie short, 'Kaepernick,' ice cream and more - —Fraud: Non-binary director Zen Zadih Pace's debut narrative short, Fraud—starring trans actress Dana Aliya Levinson (STARZ's American Gods) and Babak ... | | | MCA to show 'Forecast Form: Art in the Caribbean Diaspora, 1990s to Today' - The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago will run "Forecast Form: Art in the Caribbean Diaspora, 1990s—Today," organized by Marilyn and ... | | | Chicago Fire FC fall; Cubs, White Sox both win - In Chester, Pennsylvania, on Aug. 13, the Chicago Fire FC fell to the Philadelphia Union 4-1. The away defeat snapped ... | | | STAYCATION REVIEW Sofitel Chicago - Bonjour! If you're like me, you've walked past the Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile (20 E. Chestnut St.; https://) a million ...
Author: Andrew Davis | | | Sky stumble in playoffs; Cubs win but White Sox lose - On Aug. 17, the Chicago Sky relinquished a late lead—and are now facing elimination from the playoffs. The defending WNBA ... |
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