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Windy City Times 2023-08-09 |
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| | U.S. eliminated from Women's World Cup
In its earliest elimination from the Women's World Cup ever, the U.S. women's national team (USWNT) lost to Sweden 5-4 after a shootout in sudden death on Aug. 6 in Melbourne, Australia. The Americans' worst finish ... | | 
| | Teen suspect arrested in killing of gay dancer
The New York Police Department arrested a suspect in the fatal stabbing of 28-year-old O'Shae Sibley, who was attacked last weekend at a Brooklyn gas station. According to The Advocate, Sibley, a professional dancer, had been ... |
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| | Abortion-rights supporters score victory in Ohio
On Aug. 8, abortion-rights advocates won a crucial victory in Ohio, as voters defeated a measure that would have made the push to enshrine abortion rights in the state's constitution more difficult. The proposal known as ... | | 
| | 40% of Florida parents surveyed want to leave the state because of the Don't Say Gay law
--From a press release
New research from the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law and Clark University finds 40% of Florida parents surveyed said they would like to move out of Florida—20% very much so and 19% somewhat—because of ... | | 
| | Legendary film director William Friedkin dies at 87
Famed movie director/producer/screenwriter William Friedkin has died at age 87. According to IMDb, Friedkin's career was extremely varied, as he directed everything from the classic horror film The Exorcist to the influential 1969 gay film The ... | | 
| | Wayne Brady comes out as pansexual
Actor/singer/game-show host Wayne Brady has opened up about his sexuality, according to a Deadline item that cited People Magazine. "I am pansexual," Brady told People. "Bisexual—with an open mind." The entertainer said he had been researching ... | | 
| | Pope: Church open to LGBTQ+ people...but there are rules
On Aug. 6, Pope Francis said that the Catholic Church is open to everyone—including the LGBTQ+ community—and that it has a duty to accompany them on a personal path of spirituality but within the framework of ... | | 
| | BOOKS Intersex activist Pidgeon Pagonis candidly talks about life and new memoir
In the book Nobody Needs to Know: A Memoir, intersex activist Pidgeon Pagonis details their journey through a sea of trauma that consisted of lies, misdirections and surgeries. It wasn't until their college years that Pagonis ... | | 
| | 'Show up, Show out!' 32nd Annual AIDS Run & Walk Chicago on Sept. 30
--From a press release
(Chicago, IL) Registration is now open for the 32nd annual AIDS Run & Walk Chicago (ARWC) presented by AIDS Foundation Chicago (AFC) on Saturday, September 30 at Soldier Field. "Show up, Show Out" is this year's ... | | 
| | SAVOR The Lunchroom, Signature Room, Martha Stewart and more
This week's SAVOR spotlight shines on The Lunchroom at SPACE 519. The Lunchroom is a bustling 40-seat restaurant/cafe within SPACE 519, a concept store in Chicago's Streeterville neighborhood at 200 E. Chestnut St., adjacent to Water ... | | 
| | Chicago House indulges in Champagne Wrapture
Chicago House's annual fundraiser, Champagne Wrapture, returned to the Windy City the evening of Aug. 3. The event was held at 600 N. Fairbanks Court on the rooftop deck and featured a silent auction, free-flowing champagne, ... | | 
| | Gay opera star, husband plead guilty to sexual assault
David Daniels—one of the opera world's most well-known countertenors—and husband Scott Walters pled guilty in a Houston district court to drugging and raping a young vocalist, grad student Samuel Schultz, in 2010, NPR reported. Schultz was ... | |
| | Suspect arrested in the murder of O'Shae Sibley, GLAAD comments
--From a press release
(New York, NY - August 4, 2023) GLAAD, the world's largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, is responding to news that the 17-year-old suspect in the stabbing death of 28-year-old O'Shae Sibley has been arrested in New ... | | 
| | NATIONAL Drag news, HIV-bias lawsuit, Disney, Brittney Griner, gay dancer
Swastika flag-toting neo-Nazis, some of them armed, were at a Wisconsin LGBTQ+ Pride celebration that included a drag show, The Advocate reported. Members of the neo-Nazi extremist group Blood Tribe joined other right-wing hate groups, like ... | | 
| | WORLD Marielle Franco, trans student dies, Iranian official, 'Drag Race'
Brazilian Justice Minister Flavio Dino announced a plea agreement with one of two police officers accused of assassinating Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco, a Black lesbian and human-rights activist who was killed by gunfire from ... | | 
| | Florida to now allow AP psychology to be taught after anti-LGBTQ+ flap
UPDATE: The Florida Department of Education said over the weekend of Aug. 5 that it will now allow the full curriculum for an advanced placement (AP) psychology class to be taught to high school students, The Advocate reported. ... | | 
| | Okla. anti-trans order narrows gender definitions
In yet another attack on transgender people, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has directed state agencies to use narrow definitions of "female" and "male," according to NBC News. Stitt signed the executive order surrounded by women from ... | | 
| | USAID releases first-ever LGBTQI+ Inclusive Development Policy
--From a press release. Video below
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has released the agency's first-ever LGBTQI+ Inclusive Development Policy. The Policy guides USAID's commitment to advancing LGBTQI+ Inclusive Development and the human rights ... |
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| | Matthew Lopez salutes the Red, White, & Royal Blue
The new movie Red, White, & Royal Blue shines with a rainbow of colors thanks to the queer-focused storyline and diverse team involved in bringing non-binary author Casey McQuiston's first New York Times best-selling novel to
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| | MOVIES 'Red, White & Royal Blue' to debut Aug. 11 on Prime Video
The LGBTQ+ movie Red, White & Royal Blue—based on the New York Times best-seller by Casey McQuiston—will premiere globally Friday, Aug. 11, exclusively on Prime Video. The plot is as follows: Alex Claremont-Diaz (played by Taylor ... | | 
| | Billy Masters: Ricky Martin takes it slow
"You guys were talking earlier about the news cycle and getting sick of it, and it's so hard to hear about it. I hope that 'Taste the Nation' is an anecdote to that." - Padma Lakshmi probably means to say "antidote" ... | | 
| | Cirque du Soleil holiday show to run in NYC and Chicago
Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. (MSG Entertainment) announced that the family holiday event "'Twas the Night Before… by Cirque du Soleil" is returning to both The Theater at Madison Square Garden and The Chicago Theatre this ... | | 
| | Sami White rules as king on Worst Cooks
Sami White is taking a whisk by competing on season 26 of Food Network's Worst Cooks in America and hopefully, it all pays off. She goes out of the frying pan and into the fire while navigating the new theme of ... | | 
| | SHOWBIZ Tyler Perry, marriages and splits, Beyonce, strikes, Sinead tribute
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Tyler Perry has offered $100,000 to anyone with information that leads to a conviction in the murder of 24-year-old Black queer musician Josiah "Jonty" Robinson, according to Out. An autopsy concluded that the cause of Robinson's ... |
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| | SAVOR Epic Burger CEO talks nutrition, money, upcoming specials
Epic Burger's David Grossman is probably one of the most affable and down-to-earth CEOs you're likely to meet. Grossman will talk about a variety of subjects (including some tumultuous days at his alma mater, the University ... | | 
| | Chicago Red Stars down Houston 3-0
In local pro women's soccer action, the Chicago Red Stars closed the UKG Challenge Cup play in historic fashion with three goals all assisted by defender Casey Krueger, blanking the Houston Dash 3-0 on Aug. 5 ... | | 
| | Diana Taurasi becomes first WNBA player to score 10K points
Diana Taurasi—an LGBTQ+ WNBA player who was already the highest scoring athlete in league history—extended her record in a significant way. Taurasi (a teammate of Brittney Griner) became the first player in WNBA history to score ... |
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