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|  | THEATER REVIEW The Chinese Lady 2022-05-22
- It began in 1834 as an advertising gimmick: In order to promote sales of their Far East Oriental imported goods, the Carnes Brothers procured their company a real-life spokesperson. This was the teenage Afong Moy, known ...
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| | LGBTQ+ woman appointed as White House press secretary; GLAAD comments 2022-05-05
- On May 5, President Biden announced Karine Jean-Pierre has been promoted to be assistant to the president and White House press secretary, according to a White House media release. Jean-Pierre will step into the press secretary ...
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| | Two Whole Foods stores to close; Lightfoot, Hunter respond 2022-04-30
- Whole Foods is closing two Chicago stores—including one it opened on the South Side six years ago amid promises to end the food desert in that area, Block Club Chicago reported. The Englewood spot and a ...
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| | Exxon Mobil's plan to ban Pride flag triggers employee pushback 2022-04-25
- Exxon Mobil Corp. plans to prohibit the LGBTQ+ Pride flag from being flown outside its offices during Pride month in June, prompting backlash from Houston-based employees, Time Magazine reported. The company updated company guidance on what ...
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| | Kane County high school 'promposal' criticized as racist 2022-04-19
- A recent promposal involving students at Kane County's Central High School has been criticized as racist, ABC 7 Chicago reported. A photo of the promposal that's being shared on social media shows two teens holding a ...
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| | POLITICS Mojica announces endorsements from local LGBTQ+ leaders 2022-04-13
- Former high-school principal Fernando "Sergio" Mojica announced more than a dozen endorsements from prominent local LGBTQ leaders. Mojica is one of seven people running to replace retiring Rep. Greg Harris in Illinois' 13th District, and would ...
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| | WORLD Conference canceled, Catholic event, India bills, Gertrude Stein 2022-04-10
- The United Kingdom canceled its first-ever international LGBTQ+ conference after a boycott by more than 100 organizations, the BBC reported. "Safe To Be Me" was scheduled to take place in London in June to promote LGBTQ+ ...
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| | 'In Chicago We Believe' targets anti-LGBTQ+ legislation with ad campaigns in Orlando, Dallas and Phoenix 2022-04-08
- On April 7, World Business Chicago launched the new advertising campaign "In Chicago We Believe." According to a press release, "the campaign promotes the city's long-standing commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, not just as a ...
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| | Race Forward launches H.E.A.L. Together, event talks anti-CRT, book bans, silencing of LGBTQIA movements 2022-03-31
-- From a press release - NEW YORK — Before an audience of over 850 attendees, Race Forward and partners kicked off their much-anticipated H.E.A.L. (Honest Education Action & Leadership) Together initiative. The campaign promotes equitable ...
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| | LGBTQIA+-focused talent group launches in Orlando, Chicago and Miami 2022-03-31
- Orlando-based experiential marketing company, 82 South, Inc., has launched MODE (Made on Diversity and Equality) Talent Group this month to promote LGBTQIA+ and other underrepresented talent for bookings in fashion ...
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| | VIEWPOINT For Elise, I promise to advocate to ban the trans/gay panic defense 2022-03-29
- Elise is dead. We don't yet know how or why. But Elise is dead, and my heart is breaking. Trans activist Elise Malary was an inspiration for me. She was the driving force behind the legislation ...
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| | Trans-rights activist still missing after car found in Evanston lot 2022-03-15
- The car belonging to Elise Malary, a prominent transgender-rights and anti-racism activist, was located March 14 at a municipal parking lot two blocks from Malary’s apartment, according to CBS 2 Chicago. ...
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| | Republican Utah governor poised to block anti-trans law 2022-03-06
- Republican Utah Gov. Spencer Cox promised a veto of a bill that seemingly had been a compromise on the issue of transgender children playing school sports—and then suddenly switched to an all-out ban, Fox 13 News ...
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| | WORLD Russia, hate crimes in Israel, Gus Kenworthy, Indian state 2022-02-27
- The Russian government made an unsuccessful attempt to shut down one of the country's largest and most prominent LGBTQ-rights groups, but human rights advocates say there are likely more attempts on the horizon, NBC News noted. ...
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| | The Sarah Siddons Society announces inaugural Siddons Artistic Council 2022-02-24
-- From a press release - CHICAGO (February 23, 2022) — The Sarah Siddons Society, dedicated to funding scholarships for promising theater arts students at top Chicago area universities, is pleased to announce the formation of the Siddons Artistic Council. The group ...
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