Police called on State Sen. Mike Simmons while canvassing in Uptown
A woman called police on State Sen. Mike Simmons while he was canvassing voters in Uptown on Feb. 20, an encounter the congressional candidate said reflects the kinds of bias his campaign has sought to address. Simmons was door-knocking with his campaign manager and volunteers inside…
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Hands Off Chicago Coalition responds to Trump’s State of the Union
CHICAGO – The Hands Off Chicago coalition – supported by the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights, Indivisible Chicago, Personal PAC, Equality Illinois, Sierra Club Illinois, the Illinois AFL-CIO, and the Chicago Federation of Labor – released the following statement in response to Trump’s State of the Union address: “Tonight’s State of the Union was…
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PASSAGES Antonio Benecchi
Antonio Benecchi, 62, of Chicago, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer, leaving behind a life that seemed to hold several lifetimes within it. Born in Busseto and having lived in both Parma and Milan, Italy, Antonio moved through the world with an elegance that was unmistakably his own. He was intellectually curious, stylish…
Nation & World
Chicago couple among those trapped in Puerto Vallarta unrest
Several LGBTQ+ Chicagoans were among those caught up in violence in Puerto Vallarta following the assassination of Jalisco New Generation Cartel Leader Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes by the Mexican military on Feb. 22. Violent…
Theater / Dance
AHF presents ABBA Burlesque Blow-Out
On Feb. 20, Los Angeles-based AIDS Healthcare Foundation presented The Ohh Mamma!!! Burlesque Show, a stunning, sex positive, wildly romantic explosion of modern dance, theater, eroticism, naughty humor, vaudeville, disco and ABBA. Ohh Mamma!!! , which took place at Harris Theater, 205 E. Randolph St., was a celebration of National Condom Day and, despite all the raciness and ribald humor,…
Music
PERFORMANCE Michael Longoria reflects on mariachi, Bette Midler and queerness
Michael Longoria’s life has always been about music. Initially, he was immersed in the world of mariachi music. However, a chance to perform in West Side Story instilled a love of musical theater in Longoria that led to appearing on Broadway in Hairspray and his most famous role: part of the original cast of Jersey Boys. (He subsequently joined his Jersey…
Film / TV / Gossip
Deconstructing Harrys: ‘Pillion’ star and director open up about their new motorcycle dom-com
Pillion is a Scottish Gaelic word for a seat behind a motorcyclist. It is also the title of a powerful new queer film. Actor Harry Melling plays Colin, the pillion rider sitting behind Alexander Skarsgård’s Ray in a story adapted from the book Box Hill by Adam Mars-Jones. In the film, Colin and Ray explore what it means…
Books / Art
Trans
Trans candidate Zoey Carter focuses on working class in state House bid
If Zoey Carter wins her bid to represent her central Illinois district, she would become the first openly trans woman elected to the state legislature. Carter, a longtime retail and manufacturing worker from Pekin, is seeking the Illinois House seat for the 93rd District, challenging Republican incumbent Travis Weaver in the general election in a…
Lesbian
IN BRIEF Medical group’s update, HRC dinner, ‘Rafiki,’ Algerian boxer, queer gymnast, Super Bowl
NATIONAL The American Medical Association (AMA) has updated its recommendations for gender-affirming care, endorsing certain limitations on surgery for minors, LGBTQ Nation noted. The AMA is now the second major medical organization (following the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, or ASPS) to walk back its total support for whatever gender-affirming treatments a doctor and a…