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•	Arizona court allows studio to refuse LGBT customers

•	District 211 considers transgender locker room proposal

•	Two of four presidential debates to address LGBT issues exclusively

•	Lighthouse Foundation seeks signatures for Center letter

•	Activists, officials urge mayor to hire CPDH head, reprioritize HIV spending

•	Robinson announces new South Side LGBT center

•	PASSAGES Political activist Michael Bauer passes away

•	Activists issue Lightfoot's 100-day report card

•	Log Cabin head leaves after Trump endorsement

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Nation & World

James Baldwin Residence added to National Register of Historic Places
NEW YORK, NY — September 12, 2019 — The NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project is extremely pleased to share the news that the ... more

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Film / TV / Gossip

Filmmaker Martell discusses web series Damaged Goods
A Chicago-based filmmaker and production house head is preparing for a second season of his web series about the lives of young Chicagoans ... more

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Theater / Dance

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The About Face Theatre season will feature three hyper-intimate main stage productions that reveal multiple perspectives within the LGBTQ+ community, along with our ... more

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Music

City to honor Ralphi Rosario on Sept. 14
The city will honor house music DJ/producer Ralphi Rosario Saturday, Sept. 14, when the street sign at Boystown's Halsted and Cornelia intersection becomes ... more

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Books / Art

Abloh exhibit ending Sept. 29
The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, 220 E. Chicago Ave., has announced a one-week extension of "Virgil Abloh: Figures of Speech"—the first-ever museum ... more

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Trans

WORLD Kazakhstan first, HIV news, intersex items, Chick-fil-A
A controversial case that took a year and a half for Kazakhstan's court system to hear has turned out to be the first ... more

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AIDS & Health

Foundation's ride/walk event about mental health, dedicated to late gay man
In honor of the late Michael James Dunlap, his family and friends created The Michael James Foundation to raise awareness for people with ... more

•	PASSAGES Disability rights advocate Bristo passes away
•	ICJIA seeks survey responses from LGBTQ+s who have experienced harm
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Lesbian

Maddow, Coates part of CHF fall series
The Chicago Humanities Festival ( CHF ) 30th anniversary fall series will include MSNBC's Rachel Maddow in addition to writer Ta-Nehisi Coates and ... more

•	LEZFEST, with queer female and non-binary performance artists, expands
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•	Activists issue Lightfoot's 100-day report card

Sports

•	Trans athlete to headline ISU dinner Sept. 20
•	NFL player comes out as bisexual
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Youth

Applications out for Illinois High School Musical Theater Awards
Broadway In Chicago is inviting high schools throughout the state to participate in the Ninth Annual Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards. Beginning ... more

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