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Trans employees plan Oct. 20 walkout at Netflix [UPDATE]
Netflix's trans employee resource group is planning a company-wide walkout Wed., Oct. 20, to protest statements made by co-CEO Ted Sarandos regarding Dave Chappelle's latest comedy special The Closer, according to The Verge. "Trans Lives Matter. ... more

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•	Activists speak about former Chicago Mayor Harold Washington's LGBTQ legacy
•	South Side LGBTQ+ center projected to break ground next summer, open early 2024
•	Legacy Walk plaques added for Pauli Murray, Matthew Shepard

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llinois Holocaust Museum hosts talk on Stonewall and the LGBTQ-rights movement
On Oct. 17, Skokie's Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center hosted a "Legacy of Stonewall and the LGBTQ Rights Movement" panel discussion to kick off its latest exhibit, "Rise Up: Stonewall and the LGBTQ Rights Movement." ... more

•	EXCLUSIVE: Family and friends mourn loss of Brianna Hamilton
•	Illinois high schoolers distribute anti-LGBTQ+ survey
•	CTA proposes reduced fare changes
•	Mayor Lightfoot: $20M+ in grants will support business, nonprofit recovery
•	Local business gives historic Edgewater storefront new life with holiday pop-up

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LGBT HISTORY MONTH Angela Davis, revolutionary
"You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time," said Angela Davis, 78, the country's most famous living revolutionary. She was born ... more

•	NATIONAL Trans women in sports, Grindr crime, 'Berlin Patient,' trans death
•	WORLD Indian commission, queer royals, MTV, Putin, attack in Jamaica
•	On Spirit Day, celebrities and others reach LGBTQ+ youth around the world

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SHOWBIZ JoJo Siwa, Haring/Ortiz mural, Jamie Lee Curtis, Billy Porter
Dancing the foxtrot alongside partner Jenna Johnson to Olivia Newton John's "Look At Me, I'm Sandra Dee (Reprise)" for Dancing with the Stars' Grease night, 18-year-old social-media star JoJo Siwa received the season's first perfec ... more

•	'Out of the Shadows, Into the Streets' LGBTQ+ Representation in the Media' panel Nov. 4
•	Reeling: Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Fest names winners
•	MOVIES 'Bolshoi Ballet' series to start locally Nov. 7

Theater / Dance

•	Lyric Opera presenting 'Florencia en el Amazonas' Nov. 13-28
•	MOVIES 'Bolshoi Ballet' series to start locally Nov. 7
•	Hubbard Street Dance back on the stage with 'RE/TURN'

Music

MUSIC Indie band Fleece is queering country
Eight years ago, gay songwriter and lead singer Matt Rogers and his friend, bisexual drummer Ethan Soil, founded Montreal quartet Fleece. A few years later, bisexual vocalist Megan Ennenberg and straight man Jameson Daniel—who are both ... more

•	MUSIC Elton John's 'The Lockdown Sessions' now out
•	Lyric Opera presenting 'Florencia en el Amazonas' Nov. 13-28
•	SHOWBIZ Superman, TheWrap, Oscar Wilde, Billy Porter, Cher, 'Dragula'

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ATTRACTIONS Pizza pop-up, WNDR, Wrightwood
—Rewired's pizza pop-up: Rewired Pizza Cafe & Bar, 1102 W. Thorndale Ave., is getting in on the Halloween fun by paying homage to classic restaurant chains and "dressing up" as owner Daniel Barat's favorite pizza chain: ... more

•	Alphawood chooses LGBTQ+ individual to head foundation
•	Portrait series 'Still Searching' highlights missing Black women, children
•	3Arts awards nearly $1M to women artists, artists of color, Deaf, disabled artists

Trans

NATIONAL Trans women in sports, Grindr crime, 'Berlin Patient,' trans death
Sports icon Billie Jean King, U.S. National Women's Soccer Team Co-Captain and World Cup Champion Megan Rapinoe, and WNBA stars Layshia Clarendon and Brianna Turner joined more than 150 fellow athletes in women's sports to support ... more

•	Author Margaret Atwood in anti-trans controversy
•	Celebrities support trans employees in Netflix walkout with video
•	WORLD Plus magazine, The Guardian, Dutch princess, anti-trans ruling

AIDS & Health

WORLD Indian commission, queer royals, MTV, Putin, attack in Jamaica
India's National Medical Commission has ordered publishers and medical schools to edit their textbooks and curricula to exclude discriminatory and unscientific portrayals of LGBTI people, according to Human Rights Watch. ... more

•	Gov. Pritzker announces campaign to increase COVID-19 booster rates among older Illinoisans
•	COVID Two more states and D.C. removed from Chicago's travel advisory
•	Ald. Maria Hadden encourages community to be active participants

Lesbian

•	LGBT History Month: Staten Island museum throws open Austen's closet door
•	LGBT History Project: Tee A. Corinne: Photographer of lesbian sexuality
•	MUSIC Janis Ian's last Chicago concert May 14

Sports

SPORTS Chicago Fire FC defeat Real Salt Lake 1-0
Playing its final home match of the 2021 season, Chicago Fire FC (9-16-7) defeated Real Salt Lake (12-12-6) 1-0 in front of 31,308 fans at Soldier Field on Oct. 23. As the Fire celebrated their supporters ... more

•	NATIONAL Trans women in sports, Grindr crime, 'Berlin Patient,' trans death
•	SPORTS Bulls improve to 3-0 for first time since 2016
•	SPORTS Chicago Bulls win season opener

Youth

On Spirit Day, celebrities and others reach LGBTQ+ youth around the
New York, NY, Friday, Oct. 22, 2021 - Yesterday, GLAAD celebrated Spirit Day, when participants around the world wear purple or go purple online in a united stand against bullying and show of support for LGBTQ ... more

•	Illinois high schoolers distribute anti-LGBTQ+ survey
•	HRC marks National Coming Out Day with new resource for youth
•	NATIONAL Victory Institute, LGBTQ books, youth items, NASA, LGBTQ Nation

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