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•	SPECIAL ISSUE: AIDS at 40

•	Robin Kelly chosen as new state Democratic Party chair

•	Most states are considering anti-transgender bills

•	Reggie Greer to be White House Senior Advisor on LGBTQ Issues, Victory Institute applauds

•	COVID More than 100K United Center vaccine appointments to start March 4

•	Organizations campaign for stamps honoring LGBTQ icons

•	Awards season kicks off with 2021 Golden Globes

•	U.S. House passes COVID stimulus bill

•	COVID Vaccinations at United Center starting March 10

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NATIONAL Virginia items, Marriott CEO, Black LGBTQ+ icons, trans kids' book
Virginia lawmakers are about to roll back a state law that allows faith-based adoption and foster-care agencies to refuse service to LGBTQ families, VirginiaMercury.com reported. The legislation has spurred heated ... more

•	Male-only Michigan campsite bans trans men
•	Author and educator Sarah Chadwick talks new book on female sexuality
•	Pride and Less Prejudice to host panel on LGBTQ media representation March 20
•	PASSAGES Maya Kali Evans dies at 53
•	Preservation Chicago unveils list of most endangered Chicago buildings

Local

Racial justice coalition urges prosecutor to drop Jussie Smollett charges
CHICAGO — Today, a coalition of racial justice and faith based organizations led by the National Black Justice Coalition and including Black Gifted and Whole, National Center for Lesbian Rights, Community Renewal Society, Black AIDS Institute, ... more

•	SAVOR Nonnina: New team maintains high standards
•	SPECIAL ISSUE: AIDS at 40
•	Forty years later, still a call for accurate HIV-positive representation
•	STILL HERE: Long-term HIV/AIDS survivors in Chicago reflect on their experiences
•	Robin Kelly chosen as new state Democratic Party chair

Nation & World

PrEP options likely to change following Truvada patent expiration
Among the myriad challenges facing HIV/AIDS advocates and healthcare providers has been increasing use of pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, among persons at risk for HIV transmission. A PrEP intervention, which usually consists of taking the oral ... more

•	Applications for asylum based on LGBT status top 11,000 between 2012, 2017
•	TANIA UNZUETA: Fighting for justice, one cause at a time
•	HIV at 40: Long-term AIDS survivor Sean Strub on diagnosis, being mayor, Larry Kramer

Film / TV / Gossip

Music Box to run Pedro Almodovar films starting March 12
On Friday, March 12, Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., and Sony Pictures Classics will present Pedro Almodovar's critically acclaimed English-language debut, the short film The Human Voice, starring Tilda Swinton and freely based on ... more

•	TELEVISION 'Pose' to end after season three
•	Sisters in Cinema brings back Learn & Earn Program: Sisters in Cinema Newsroom
•	Awards season kicks off with 2021 Golden Globes

Theater / Dance

DANCE Hubbard Street season to resume with 'In Any Event'
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago's (HSDC's) 43rd season will resume Thursday, March 25, at 7:30 p.m. with a virtual world premiere of new work by choreographer and former HSDC dancer Penny Saunders. The piece will also be ... more

•	THEATER Global, Grindr-based 'Borders' to run Feb. 25-27
•	'You For Me For You' benefit on Feb. 28
•	Court Theatre premieres spotlight podcast highlighting Black writers

Music

SHOWBIZ Leslie Jordan, Zendaya, 'Handmaid's Tale,' Hulu, Chaka Khan
Emmy winner and viral sensation Leslie Jordan announced his debut album. Company's Comin', will drop April 2 via Platoon, a press release noted. Inspired by his weekly "Sunday Mornin' Hymn Singin'" live stream, the album has ... more

•	Chicago Gay Men's Chorus' 'Diva Dracula' in March
•	Showbiz: Black gay director, Oscars, soccer couple, Demi Lovato
•	Queer musician Ari Gold dies at 47

Books / Art

Author Rick Karlin speaks about Chicago memoir and local LGBTQ press
Author Rick Karlin was recently interviewed about his 2019 memoir, Paper Cuts, in a online discussion sponsored by Gerber-Hart Library and Archive. Karlin was interviewed by author and historian Owen Keehnen. They opened with a summary ... more

•	LGBTQ heroes postage stamp campaign launched
•	Author and educator Sarah Chadwick talks new book on female sexuality
•	ART 'Immersive Van Gogh' extended through Sept. 6 in Chicago

Trans

TELEVISION 'Pose' to end after season three
The FX show Pose—the groundbreaking series focused on New York City's African-American and Latino LGBTQ+ drag ball culture scene in the 1980s and ‘90s—will end after its third season, Deadline reported. ... more

•	WORLD Canadian groups, Moroccan refugee, LGBT+ Rights Ghana, trans heroine
•	HUD to enforce act prohibiting discrimination on sexual orientation, gender identity
•	NATIONAL Black History Month, anti-trans bills, Penn. politician, HIV measure

AIDS & Health

STILL HERE: Long-term HIV/AIDS survivors in Chicago reflect on their experiences
When the first reported U.S. cases of what later became known as HIV/AIDS were reported in June 1981, a number of physicians and researchers at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and elsewhere sought to understand ... more

•	HIV at 40: Long-term AIDS survivor Sean Strub on diagnosis, being mayor, Larry Kramer
•	TANIA UNZUETA: Fighting for justice, one cause at a time
•	PrEP options likely to change following Truvada patent expiration

Lesbian

Team USA defends women's soccer title with 6-0 win
The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team won its fourth SheBelieves Cup on Feb. 24 after a commanding 6-0 victory over Argentina, the Olympic Channel reported. The victory makes the team the first to win back-to-back titles; ... more

•	National Trust advocates to protect legacy of LGBTQ+ pioneers
•	Actor, writer Lena Waithe to headline screenwriting conference at DePaul U
•	Affinity Burning Bowl hosts first-ever virtual event amid pandemic

Sports

Red Stars announce 'groundbreaking' ownership group
The Chicago Red Stars announced the first members of what the team called "its groundbreaking ownership group." According to a press release, "the Chicago owners' group is [composed] of homegrown fans and believers in the power ... more

•	Chicago Red Stars updates 2021 National Women's Soccer League preseason roster
•	Team USA defends women's soccer title with 6-0 win
•	Chicago soccer team holding anthem contest

Youth

Indianapolis council condemns conversion therapy; Indiana Stonewall Dems celebrate
Indiana Stonewall Democrats celebrated the Indianapolis City-County Council and its LGBTQ councillors for passing a proclamation on Feb. 1 that formally condemns "conversion therapy" and the long-term health complications it ... more

•	ACLU of Illinois reacts to Auditor General's report on LGBTQ youth in DCFS care
•	Book helps families with kids discuss gender roles, same gender attraction
•	Indiana to open first home for LGBTQ+ homeless youths

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