|
|
WINDY CITY TIMES
|
|---|
|
|
|
Belmont Rocks lecture at Columbia April 19
2018-04-11
|
|
This article shared 947 times since Wed Apr 11, 2018
|
|
Local scholar/historian Owen Keehnen will join Carmelo Esterrich, an associate professor at Columbia College, to discuss LGBTQ life at the Belmont Rocks.
The lecture will take place at Columbia College, 624 S. Michigan Ave., room 301, on Thursday, April 19, 5:30-7 p.m.
The Rocks is the famed stretch of land along Chicago's lakefront that was once the only safe place for LGBTQ people to gather in the daylight.
"Preserving Us: Documenting Life at the Belmont Rocks" will probe the history of this now-erased feature of Chicago's queer life, followed by a Q&A with the audience. The talk will center upon Keehnen's efforts to preserve and disseminate the legacy of the Belmont Rocks. This event is free and open to the public.
See events.colum.edu/event/preserving_us_documenting_life_at_the_belmont_rocks. For more info, contact Brett King at bking@colum.edu . |
|
|
|
This article shared 947 times since Wed Apr 11, 2018
|
|
|
| ARTICLES YOU MIGHT LIKE |
|---|
| 
|  | Gina Ortiz Jones, Shawn Skelly confirmed by U.S. Senate; both make LGBTQ history
2021-07-22
--From a press release - Washington, DC — The United States Senate today confirmed two historic LGBTQ presidential nominees by unanimous consent. Gina Ortiz Jones, confirmed for Under Secretary of the Air Force, will be the first out lesbian to serve ...
|
| | Summit looking for BIPOC LGBTQ+ attendees
2021-07-22
Pride Action Tank (PAT) and AIDS Foundation Chicago (AFC) will co-host "Co-Creating Futures: A BIPOC LGBTQ+ Policy & Practices Summit," starting virtually on Saturday, July 31, 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. CT. According to the event's webpage, "T ...
| 
| | Hockey prospect makes history by coming out
2021-07-20
Just weeks after the first active pro-football came out as gay, a professional hockey prospect has done the same. Nashville Predators prospect Luke Prokop has come out as gay, becoming the first active player under contract ...
| 
| | Trans model makes history with SI Swimsuit cover
2021-07-19
On July 19, Sports Illustrated (SI) Swimsuit announced this year's cover models: rapper Megan Thee Stallion, tennis player Naomi Osaka and model/actress Leyna Bloom—each making history in her own way. A press release sent to Windy ...
|
| | LGBT Chamber of Commerce of Illinois announces 'Shop Pride' program, showcasing LGBTQ+ business
2021-07-15
--From a press release - CHICAGO — The LGBT Chamber of Commerce of Illinois (LGBTCC), today announced the official launch of the Shop Pride program designed to encourage Illinois residents to support ...
| 
| | 'Pose' makes history with Emmy nominations
2021-07-13
On July 13, the Emmy-winning father-daughter duo Ron Cephas Jones (This Is Us) and Jasmine Cephas Jones (#FreeRayshawn) unveiled the nominations for the 73rd Emmy Awards—and the FX show Pose made history. Not only is Pose ...
| 
| | Alderwoman presents her side in Pride North fee situation
2021-07-12
Chicago Ald. Maria Hadden (49th Ward) spoke with Windy City Times about a recent controversy that involved fees regarding Pride North. On June 26 (Saturday), the $20 fee was listed as a suggested donation. However, the ...
|
| | Local film about Latinx community and COVID to screen July 22
2021-07-12
On Thursday, July 22, at 6 p.m., the Chicago History Museum, 1601 N. Clark St., will host a screening of the film Seguimos Aqui. This documentary tells four unique stories of the impact of COVID on ...
| 
| | WORLD Anti-LGBTQ crimes, conversion therapy, out prime minister, Pakistan school
2021-07-11
In England, police are treating the painting of a homophobic slur on an LGBTQ Pride mural as a hate crime, the BBC reported. The wall in St Helens, Merseyside, which was painted by volunteers and artists ...
| 
| | After 50 years, Boston Pride dissolves
2021-07-11
After more than 50 years, Boston Pride decided to stop operating and dissolve, LGBTQ Nation reported. The group—one of the oldest Pride organizations in operations—decided that the Boston community "needs and wants change without the involvement ...
| 
| | Protest organizer now eyeing Arlington Heights after Pride flag rejection
2021-07-10
The individual who organized a June 30 protest in Elk Grove Village against what many perceived to be an anti-trans+ law as well as the lack of a Pride flag flying there is now looking at what is happening in a ...
| 
| | Gov. Pritzker signs legislation, Asian American history to be taught in public schools
2021-07-09
--From a press release - SKOKIE - On July 9, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed HB 376, the Teaching Equitable Asian American History Act, into law, making Illinois the first state in the nation to require a unit of Asian American ...
| 
| | Uniting Pride of Champaign County announces dates, theme of Pride events
2021-07-08
Uniting Pride of Champaign County announced the dates and theme for the 2021 Champaign-Urbana PrideFest and Parade. C-U Pridefest will be held the weekend of Sept. 24-26. After a year of isolation due to COVID-19 and ...
| 
| | NATIONAL Panic defense, subway attack, N.J. items, Pride rallies
2021-07-04
A bill that bans the so-called LGBTQ panic defense in Virginia took effect July 1, according to The Washington Blade. Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam on March 31 signed the measure that transgender state Del. Danica Roem ...
| 
| | LGBTQ+ South Side Needs Assessment Community Report Out July 8
2021-07-02
--From a press release - In late 2019, Howard Brown Health partnered with Pride Action Tank to develop and conduct a community input process to inform decision making regarding plans for the health care and LGBTQ+-affirming social services facility it will ...
| | |
|
|
|
|
