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•	ELECTIONS LGBTQ+ primary candidates experience varied results

•	Russian trial for Brittany Griner to begin July 1

•	'All of this is historic' : Chicago Pride Parade returns after two-year hiatus

•	Mass shooting takes place at Norwegian gay club

•	Supreme Court justice says marriage-equality ruling should be reconsidered

•	Abortion decision called 'full scale assault' on rights

•	BREAKING U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade

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ELECTIONS Guide to the LGBTQ+s
This year's primary elections—taking place Tuesday, June 28, although people can vote now—will feature many openly LGBTQ+ candidates throughout Illinois. (However, one notable name will be missing as longtime state ... more

•	Controversial pastor Rev. James Meeks announces retirement
•	WORLD Japanese ruling, Pride events, Colombia election, Boris Johnson
•	Northwestern University Libraries and Center for Applied Transgender Studies launch trans studies journal
•	Asians & Friends Chicago hosts former Miss Philippines at pre-Pride Parade event
•	VIEWS The gay general at Valley Forge

Local

The group Stud 4 Life celebrates Pride
Local social club Stud 4 Life celebrated Pride on Chicago's South Side. On June 25, members held their Saturday Car Parade. A celebration followed at the Wild Blossom Winery, 9030 S. Hermitage Ave. Wanda B. started ... more

•	LPAC endorses Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot for re-election
•	Lightfoot's Women's Advisory Council releases report on economic impacts of COVID on Chicago women
•	Wisconsin governor challenges abortion ban
•	ELECTIONS LGBTQ+ primary candidates experience varied results
•	Gay-owned Galena inn receives honor from Tripadvisor

Nation & World

Ricky Martin at center of $3M lawsuit
Superstar singer/actor Ricky Martin has been sued by his former talent manager, Rebecca Drucker, Deadline reported. Drucker was Martin's manager during 2014-18 and 2020-22. The complaint, filed June 29 in Los Angeles Superior Court, seeks in ... more

•	R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years
•	GLAAD responds to HHS announcement to combat monkeypox virus outbreak
•	Survey: Americans hold complex views on gender identity and trans+ Issues

Film / TV / Gossip

Billy Masters
"I'm not gay. I'm not straight. I don't know what I am. I love people. … I refuse to be anything, really, except for open to it all."—Kesha (without the dollar sign) makes this revelation in ... more

•	SHOWBIZ Elliot Page, NPH, Madonna, Chita Rivera, Jennifer Lopez
•	'General Hospital,' Kelly Clarkson among Daytime Emmy winners
•	Actor Ezra Miller supposedly housing people at firearm-filled farm

Theater / Dance

THEATER Theo Ubique hosting production about Elizabeth Taylor
Evanston's Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre, 721 Howard St., will run Call Me Elizabeth—an acclaimed one-woman show about the early life of Elizabeth Taylor—on Aug. 20 (at 7:30 p.m.) and 21 (at 2:30 p.m.) only. The production ... more

•	Production based on Larry Kramer speech at Center on July 22-31
•	SHOWBIZ Elliot Page, NPH, Madonna, Chita Rivera, Jennifer Lopez
•	Out at CHM: Panelists discuss HIV/AIDS' continued impact on dance community

Music

•	R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years
•	MUSIC Taylor Bennett announces free July 22 show at Lincoln Hall
•	MUSIC 'All Day I Dream' festival Aug. 6 in Chicago

Books / Art

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How Coming Out in the 1970s Helped Me Make Brave, Life-changing
As a child growing up in Wyoming in the 1960's, I did not know any actual person who was gay. I knew exactly one fact about gay people, a fact universally accepted but never talked about: Gay people were strange. Even ... more

•	Photos of Chicago's Daniel Sotomayor included in new Smithsonian exhibit
•	Northwestern University Libraries and Center for Applied Transgender Studies launch trans studies journal
•	Five Worth Finding: WNDR Museum, Prince, queer books, flowers

Trans

North Carolina to issue accurate birth certificates for transgender people without
(Greensboro, NC — June 23, 2022) — Transgender people born in North Carolina will now be able to correct the gender marker on their birth certificates without the need for surgery under a consent judgment issued ... more

•	Survey: Americans hold complex views on gender identity and trans+ Issues
•	Rugby league bans trans women from international competition
•	Human Rights Campaign celebrates 50-year Anniversary of Title IX

AIDS & Health

Wisconsin governor challenges abortion ban
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul have filed a lawsuit seeking to block the state's 173-year-old ban on abortions, asking a state court to declare the law unenforceable, ABC 7 Chicago reported. In ... more

•	GLAAD responds to HHS announcement to combat monkeypox virus outbreak
•	Out at CHM: Panelists discuss HIV/AIDS' continued impact on dance community
•	CDC reminds people that National HIV Testing Day is June 27

Lesbian

•	LPAC endorses Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot for re-election
•	HRC on how the end of Roe v. Wade impacts the LGBTQ+ community
•	Back Lot Bash attendees party during Pride weekend in Chicago

Sports

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Sky win fourth straight; Fire prevail on Pride Night; Cubs win,
The Chicago Sky (14-5) defeated the Connecticut Sun (13-7) 91-83 on June 29 at Wintrust Arena, scoring their fourth consecutive win. A scorching start helped Chicago. The Sky set a new WNBA shooting record in a ... more

•	Courtney Vandersloot named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week
•	Sky, Cubs and White Sox all score narrow victories
•	Russian trial for Brittany Griner to begin July 1

Youth

NATIONAL Biden's proposal, VP Harris, Elizabeth Taylor, outbreak, candidates
Lambda Legal issued a press release lauding the Biden administration for issuing proposed regulations that will help protect LGBTQI+ youth against unlawful discrimination. The proposed rules, issued by the U.S. ... more

•	Biden's historic executive order strengthens protections for the 2M LGBT youth in U.S.
•	DCFS enhances training for foster parents, staff; expands resources, housing options for LGBTQI+ youth
•	300K youth in the U.S. identify as transgender

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