Chicago advocates react to U.S. Supreme Court’s harmful conversion therapy ruling
In an 8-1 majority opinion in Chiles v. Salazar U.S. Supreme Court case written by Justice Neil Gorsuch, the court held that Colorado’s ban on “conversion therapy” on minors by licensed mental health professionals requires further review by the appeals court under a more intense legal standard…
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‘Nathan the Wise’: a parable for our times
In 1779, the German playwright Gotthold Ephraim Lessing wrote a play that speaks with striking force to our fractured world today. That play, Nathan the Wise, was so provocative that it could not be staged in Lessing’s lifetime. Nearly two and a half centuries later, it reads less like a historical artifact and more like an…
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Chicago Therapy Collective announces mental health services expansion on Trans Day of Visibility
On Trans Day of Visibility (March 31) Cook County’s primary LGBTQ+ mental health nonprofit Chicago Therapy Collective (CTC) announced mental health services expansion at a press conference at the Kimball Arts Center, 1757 N. Kimball Ave. CTC absorbed the staff of an LGBTQ+ therapy practice which closed its doors, making their organization the largest nonprofit provider of…
Nation & World
IN BRIEF Florida HIV rule, mock funeral, Iceland schism, kissing women arrested, ‘Karamo’ canceled
NATIONAL HIV/AIDS organizations and others criticized an emergency rule that went into effect in Florida that could restrict access to HIV treatment for thousands of Floridians, per The Bay Area Reporter. One of the rule’s…
Theater / Dance
Bright Light Bright Light prepares to ignite queer joy at City Winery
Gay Welsh singer Rod Thomas, better known as Bright Light Bright Light, plans to shine at City Winery in Chicago in April. Joined by Drag Race Brasil host Grag Queen, The Cosmic Light Tour touches down in the Windy City for the first time. Bright Light Bright Light has crafted pop records for years and won Album of the Year for Choreography at…
Music
Ani DiFranco invokes The Spirit of Ani in Evanston
The iconic performer Ani DiFranco is bringing her latest project out on a book tour, which leads her back to Illinois. The Spirit of Ani: Reflections on Spirituality, Feminism, Music, and Freedom is a collaboration between author Lauren Coyle Rosen and the queer Grammy Award-winning Ani. This duo takes on a journey as guides down a spiritual…
Film / TV / Gossip
‘Sinners’ dominates 2026 Dorian Film Awards, Rose Byrne and Amy Madigan take acting prizes
Eva Victor’s ‘Sorry, Baby’ Garners Two Wins; Ryan Coogler Earns Three Honors in a Breakout Year for Bold, Community-Driven CinemaSponsored by Tello Films March 3, 2026, Los Angeles – GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics, the second largest entertainment journalists organization in the world, today announced the group’s 2026 Dorian Film Awards, with Sinners emerging as the…
Books / Art
Trans
Trans Up Front Illinois launches gender-affirming care fund at inaugural “Light the Way” Soiree
Trans Up Front Illinois announced the launch of its Illinois Gender Affirming Care Fund March 21 during its first annual “Light the Way” Soiree, a signature fundraising event supporting its work with transgender and gender nonconforming youth and families. The event, held at Hairpin Arts Center, 2810 N. Milwaukee Ave., raised more than $15,000 for Trans Up Front…
Lesbian
Mimi Gonzalez reflects on Go Girl! Saugatuck, stand-up career
Go Girl! Saugatuck celebrates its ninth and final year at The Dunes Resort in Saugatuck, Michigan from May 29-31. The rebranded, inclusive-of-all women’s weekend event is produced by self-described lesbian-identified, bisexual, woman of color, Cuban-Italian American, radical inclusionist, activated activist, poet and stand-up comedian-turned-producer Mimi Gonzalez. The genesis of Go Girl! Saugatuck began on a November 2015 trip Gonzalez…