 |  | Nominations sought for 30 Under 30 Awards - Windy City Times is seeking to recognize 30 more outstanding LGBT individuals ( and allies ) for its annual 30 ...  | | | 'Queer Prom' at Center on May 10 - Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted St., is hosting the 2019 Queer Prom ( theme: "Midnight in Paris" ) for ... | | | Rodriguez Sanchez talks about victory over Mell - The Chicago aldermanic runoff races that were initially too close to call have been settled—and lesbian Ald. Deb Mell ( ... | | | GLN to Host Fundraiser For Chelsea Manning - The Gay Liberation Network will host a 7 p.m., Saturday, May 4th fundraiser for the legal defense fund of Trans ... | | | Suspects arrested in murder of queer reporter - In Northern Ireland, authorities have arrested two teens ( aged 18 and 19 ) in connection with the murder of ... | | | Lambda Legal hosts annual Bon Foster event - Lambda Legal's tagline at its annual Bon Foster event on April 18 at Morgan Manufacturing was "We're Here." The annual ...
Author: Melissa Wasserman | | | Adoption/foster-care info fair April 27 - Adoption/foster-care organization Let It Be Us will conduct an information fair Saturday, April 27, at St. Teresa's of Avila Church, ... | | | National Black Justice Coalition Statement on Nigel Shelby Suicide: "This Must End" - WASHINGTON — Over the weekend it was reported that Nigel Shelby, a high schooler in Huntsville, Alabama, died by suicide. ... | | | 7th Annual North Shore Pride Fest June 1 - HIGHWOOD, IL ( JUNE 1, 2019 ) — To kick off Pride Month, Celebrate Highwood is 'showing its pride on ... | | | Supreme Court to hear LGBT discrimination cases - On April 22, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it will hear three high-profile cases involving employment discrimination against LGBT ... | | | PASSAGES Richard David Wold, 62 - Richard David Wold passed away unexpectedly but peacefully at home on April 17. He was 62. After graduating from Maine ... | | | Aurora Pride back on after ambitious online fundraiser - Officials with Indivisible Aurora—the organization responsible for holding last year's successful Aurora Pride—said that the 2019 parade was back on ... | | | WORLD Taiwan marriages, Indian prince, gay Mexican candidate - A total of 157 same-sex couples in Taiwan plan to register to get married at household registration offices on May ...
Author: Andrew Davis, Windy City Times | | | NATIONAL Teen suicide, scholarship loss, discrimination cases - Out.com reported that Alabama high-school student Nigel Shelby died by suicide after being the target of homophobic bullying, according to ...
Author: Andrew Davis, Windy City Times | | | LETTERS to Survivors - You are survivors My name is Ashwini Krishnakumar, and I am the youth anti-violence advocate at Center on Halsted. As ... | | | Judgment rendered in Park District discrimination case - After years of litigation, a Chicago woman is back to work at the Chicago Park District ( CPD ) after ...
Author: Matt Simonette | | | Pride events planned in Aurora, Buffalo Grove, Woodstock, Highwood, Joliet - Buffalo Grove Pride Parade happening June 2 The Buffalo Grove Pride Parade will take place Saturday, June 2, 10 ... | | | Center on Halsted's 'Human First' gala set for May 4 - Center on Halsted's 'Human First' gala set for May 4 Center on Halsted is hosting its annual signature event, the ... | | | DiProva celebration May 18 at Fox Run - A celebration of the life of advocate Vicky DiProva will be held Saturday, May 18, 12:30-3:30 p.m. at Elk Grove ... | | | Sheridan discusses workplace training and new book - Vanessa Sheridan, who is Center on Halsted's director of gender equity and inclusion, frequently gives public trainings about the transgender ...
Author: Matt Simonette | | | Monica Helms discusses trans flag creation, new book, activism - In 2005, transgender U.S. Navy veteran Monica F. Helms started writing her autobiography, but eventually she set it aside, deciding ...
Author: Carrie Maxwell, Windy City Times | | | Pete Buttigieg throws his hat in the ring - On April 14 in his home city of South Bend, Indiana, openly gay Mayor Pete Buttigieg formally launched his presidential ... | | | Cassidy named 49th Ward committeeperson - Illinois state Rep. Kelly Cassidy was recently selected to assume the role of 49th Ward committeeperson in light of now-former ... |
| | TELEVISION Transgender model works the 'Runway' - Mimi Tao is making history on the 17th season of Project Runway as the first transgender model on the hit ... | | | Wild Nights with Emily offers new takes on Dickinson myths - "Emily Dickinson wished to be published posthumously," says Mabel Todd ( Amy Seimetz ), the poet's editor, at one point ...
Author: Matt Simonette | | | BOOKS Chris Rush looks back on 1970s adolescence in debut memoir - Chris Rush was a closeted Catholic 12-year-old when he took his first tab of LSD. "My older sister introduced me ...
Author: Lauren Emily Whalen | | | Theater Review Hannah And Martin - Author: Kate Fodor At: Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave. Tickets: , or 773-975-8150; $15-39. Runs through: May 25 In ...
Author: Sean Margaret Wagner | | | EVENTS Talking with the stars of 'Heroes & Villains' - Heroes & Villains Fan Fest battled its way back in the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont on April ...
Author: Jerry Nunn, Windy City Times | | | 'Intersectional feminist' web series turns dating app disasters into romantic comedy - Unflattering selfie angles, men posing with freshly caught fish and an abundance of "Rick and Morty" references are just some ...
Author: Jake Wittich | | | SHOWBIZ Tegan and Sara, 'The Boys in the Band,' Charlize Theron, Janet Jackson
- Twins/indie band Tegan and Sara are releasing their memoir, High School, EW.com reported. It tells their coming-of-age story: growing up ...
Author: Andrew Davis, Windy City Times | | | Billy Masters - "Although my career may seem to glitter with hits, it has also been splattered by plenty of trash. I don't ...
Author: Billy Masters | | | MOVIES Director Wanuri Kahiu on groundbreaking film 'Rafiki' - Director Wanuri Kahiu said there was one main idea that drew her to adapt the 2007 short story "Jambula Tree" ...
Author: Matt Simonette | | | BOOKS
Inclusive anthology 'Halal' launches at Poetry Foundation
- The Poetry Foundation was packed the night of April 11 for the book launch of Halal If You Hear Me, ...
Author: Kelsey Hoff | | | MUSIC
Ravinia CEO Welz Kauffman on upcoming season
- Tony Bennett, Chicago, Queen Latifah and Common, Lionel Richie, Sting, Renee Fleming, Josh Groban, Pentatonix, Jennifer Hudson, Steely Dan, OneRepublic, ...
Author: Andrew Davis, Windy City Times | | | DANCE Chicago academy's spring event celebrates
Alvin Ailey's legacy
- The high school hallway is quiet. There is nobody standing at the gray lockers, reading in a corner or chatting ...
Author: Ariel Parrella-Aureli | | | Leather Archives exhibiting Bearnot's 'Fruiting Bodies' - The Leather Archives and Museum ( LA&M ), 6418 N. Greenview Ave., is presenting "Fruiting Bodies," a solo exhibition by ... | | | Karen Mason's For the First Time cabaret in May - Broadway star Karen Mason will debut her new show, "Karen Mason: For the First Time," May 17-18 at 7:30 p.m. ... | | | Spotlight on Babes With Blades' Othello - Every other year, Babes With Blades Theatre Company presents a fully staged Shakespeare work cast entirely with actors who identify ... | | | Critics' Picks - The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey, American Blues at Stage 773, through April 27: Joe Foust commands our rapt attention ... | | | THEATER REVIEW Hannah and Martin - Author: Kate Fodor At: Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave. Tickets: ShatteredGlobe.org, or 773-975-8150; $15-39. Runs through: May 25 ...
Author: Sean Margaret Wagner | | | THEATER REVIEW Non Player Character - Playwright: Walt McGough At: Red Theater at the Athenaeum, 2936 N. Southport Ave. Tickets: RedTheater.org and 773-935-6875; $22. Runs through: ...
Author: Mary Shen Barnidge | | | THEATER REVIEW DJEMBE! The Show - Book: West Hyler & Doug Manuel; Score: Various artists At: Apollo Theater, 2540 N. Lincoln Ave. Tickets: 773-935-6100 or DjembeTheShow.com; ...
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