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Coalition decries Des Plaines candidate training sponsored by anti-LGBTQ+ groups

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Coalition decries Des Plaines candidate training sponsored by anti-LGBTQ+ groups
A coalition of parents, educators and pro-LGBTQ+, pro-equity groups held a press conference Sept. 24 in front of the Courtyard by Marriott Chicago O'Hare hotel in Des Plaines to protest a school-board candidate training being held ... more

•	'Saturday Night Live' announces first non-binary cast member
•	Update: Paddock to no longer print LGIS publications
•	Actress/singer/advocate Lynda Carter honored at National Museum of Mexican Art
•	AIDS Foundation Chicago hosts two-day event about unique challenges facing elders living with HIV/AIDS
•	Center on Halsted makes senior staff hires in development, DEI and culinary arts programs

Local

Gerber/Hart fall benefit on Oct. 15
Gerber/Hart Library and Archives, 6500 N. Clark St., will hold its fall benefit on Saturday, Oct. 15, at 7 p.m. "Unboxing Queer History LIVE!" will be an in-person event to celebrate and support its mission to ... more

•	SAVOR Hundreds attend Chicago Gourmet
•	Lightfoot forgoing property-tax increase
•	Chicago-area media to host joint fundraiser Oct. 3-17
•	Howard Brown Health nurses planning series of strikes
•	21c Museum Hotel Chicago launches art-centered series

Nation & World

Trevor Project returns donation from controversial tech company
The Trevor Project—a leading nonprofit devoted to the mental well-being of LGBTQ+ youth which wants "a world where all LGBTQ young people see a bright future for themselves," according to its website—has returned a donation from ... more

•	Trans U.S. Army doctor, wife charged with helping Russia in war against Ukraine
•	SPORTS Soccer legend leaves drug company; women's team in gold-medal game
•	Newsom signs bill making California a sanctuary state for trans youths

Film / TV / Gossip

More special guests announced for Chicago International Film Festival
CHICAGO, Illinois (September 28, 2022) — Today, the Chicago International Film Festival announced new guests and details for its 58th edition, running October 12 - 23, 2022. Film screenings and programs will take place at theaters ... more

•	TELEVISION Original 'Queer Eye' cast member Thom Filicia reveals his 'Secret'
•	Billy Masters
•	Hannah Gadsby signs deal with Netflix

Theater / Dance

DANCE Cerqua Rivera kickoff/benefit on Oct. 22
Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre (CRDT) will hold its season kickoff/benefit on Saturday, Oct. 22, at the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E. 60th St., at 7:30 p.m. CRDT's Dance Ensemble and Jazz ... more

•	MUSIC Jessie Mueller and Seth Rudetsky at Steppenwolf on Jan. 14, 2023
•	Joffrey Ballet welcomes nine new dancers
•	Howard Brown Health partners with Chicago Dancers United

Music

World Music Festival Chicago Sept. 30-Oct. 9
World Music Festival Chicago will return Friday, Sept. 30-Sunday, Oct. 9 in venues across the city. The festival returns with 34 bands (including three DJs) representing 22 countries and spotlighting 10 local music groups. Now in ... more

•	MUSIC Jessie Mueller and Seth Rudetsky at Steppenwolf on Jan. 14, 2023
•	Billy Masters
•	EVENTS Fahrenheit heats things in the cool autumn

Books / Art

•	21c Museum Hotel Chicago launches art-centered series
•	ART Chicago artist part of German exhibit 'Queering the Crip'
•	BOOKS 2022 #BannedTogether virtual auction taking place Sept. 22-25

Trans

Newsom signs bill making California a sanctuary state for trans youths
On Sept. 29, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law that aims to protect transgender youths and their families from bans against gender-affirming care, the Los Angeles Times reported. Senate Bill 107, by state ... more

•	Trans U.S. Army doctor, wife charged with helping Russia in war against Ukraine
•	WORLD Malta PM, Kenya official, Kharkiv Pride, sex-education campaign
•	Elle Lett keynotes 'Transgender Health Equity in Troubled Times' at symposium

AIDS & Health

SPORTS Soccer legend leaves drug company; women's team in gold-medal game
Lesbian soccer legend Abby Wambach told ESPN that she intends to fully sever ties with a concussion drug company that is backed by former NFL quarterback Brett Favre and is at the center of a Mississippi ... more

•	31st annual AIDS Run & Walk, with the theme 'Forward Together,' returns this weekend
•	Trevor Project returns donation from controversial tech company
•	Howard Brown Health nurses planning series of strikes

Lesbian

•	Hannah Gadsby signs deal with Netflix
•	ART Chicago artist part of German exhibit 'Queering the Crip'
•	COMEDY Cameron Esposito at The Den Theatre on Dec. 30-31

Sports

•	31st annual AIDS Run & Walk, with the theme 'Forward Together,' returns this weekend
•	U.S. women earn 27th consecutive win at FIBA World Cup
•	Chicago Fire FC sign midfielder Federico Navarro to five-year contract

Youth

•	Trevor Project returns donation from controversial tech company
•	GLAAD releases third annual 20 Under 20 list
•	GLAAD responds to weekend of anti-LGBTQ+ violence, poll suggests 2/3 of GOPs back discussion of LGBTQ+s in schools

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