Chicago advocates highlight housing challenges for LGBTQ+ Latiné youth
“My brother lives around here … in a beautiful house with four bedrooms, they even have an extra room … And I don’t live with them because they’re homophobic. They are Christians … and they tell me homosexuals are going to hell,” said one LGBTQ+ Latiné…
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OPINION: Is all this abject fear or pattern recognition?
Have you ever woken in the morning steeped in a sense of nonspecific dread? It’s undefined, and even though you have no idea what it’s about, it’s palpable.You recognize that it’s just a feeling, not a fact, yet the heaviness presses. You scan the night’s memories for a bad dream… nothing in jackboots chased you…
Dolly’s memory gets warm embrace from Chicago runners
The Curious Ultrarunner’s Secret Society (CUSS), an all-inclusive running and coaching group, met on the empty intersection of Lincoln Marshfield Avenues on Aug. 30 to kick off the Dolly Parton Tribute Run in honor of the late artist. Runners braved the chill and drizzling rain that morning for a run highlighting key filming locations for Parton’s 1992…
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SAVOR Dolly trivia, Chef BBQ, Soul & Smoke, Taste of Polonia—and a headphone giveaway
Art to art: Trivia Tuesday: Dolly Parton Edition will take place Sept. 1 at 9 p.m. at the Northalsted nightspot Sidetrack. Dolly Parton videos start at 8 p.m. and with Dolly Trivia starts at 9 p.m., after OUTspoken is finished. The grand prize includes Men’s Room & SWAY gift cards. —Out of Hounds: The defending Major League Rugby…
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IN BRIEF Queer pastor dies, trans intelligence agent, Landmark Dinner, UN experts, India’s queer MP, ‘Heated Rivalry,’ Hayden Panettiere
Warning: This column mentions violence and suicide. NATIONAL Rev. Derek Terry, a Cincinnati pastor known for his LGBTQ+ activism, has died at age 42, per The Cincinnati Enquirer. He served as a Christian pastor at…
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BUSINESS ‘Punk, intense and all-encompassing’: Chicagoan Dawn Heilung brings trans artists into focus
Gender Fucked Productions (Gender Fucked) Founder and former Executive Director and Artistic Director Dawn Heilung uses many labels to describe themselves— queer, bisexual, pansexual, polyamorous, trans, non-binary, transfleminine—because “I don’t think one can fully encompass my experience.” “I started [the trans, enby and queer arts and event production focused nonprofit] Gender Fucked Productions in 2022 because…
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Chicago’s House scene shaped global culture. But some of its artists face housing instability
For some artists, the community sustaining Chicago’s House culture has also become an informal safety net.
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FILM ‘Castaway’ seeks to create intergenerational dialogue for Latinx audiences through storytelling
An upcoming short film, “Castaway” by director and writer Nathan Marquez, shines a spotlight on the intersectionality between being queer, growing up Latinx and Catholic and learning to find community. The film is currently in pre-production with Z Marc Productions both producing and supporting funding for the short film by hosting the Queer Creative Lounge…
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BUSINESS Chicagoan Molly Brodzeller built a stained glass business from a lifelong passion
Molly Brodzeller was first introduced to creating stained glass in third grade, sparking a lifelong love of the craft. Reflecting back on that experience, Brodzeller said it definitely “made roots in my mind.” They eventually parlayed their love into a Chicago business, Stained Glass by Molly B. A portfolio of Brodzeller’s work and the partnerships they…
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Meet the new chair of Chicago’s LGBTQ+ Advisory Council
Starr De Los Santos is stepping into leadership of Chicago’s LGBTQ+ Advisory Council with the goal of strengthening the body’s connections with the community. De Los Santos was appointed chair after outgoing chair Jin-Soo Huh stepped down in February. Her rise to leadership coincides with six new members joining the council and Antonio King recently taking…