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|  | WORLD Vietnam's pro-LGBTQ+ move, Grindr kidnappings, Taiwan event
2022-08-14
Video below - Vietnam took a major step forward in the recognition of LGBTQ+ rights with the country's Ministry of Health stating that being gay, bisexual or transgender is not a disease and urging medical practitioners to end discrimination ...
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| | SHOWBIZ 'The L Word,' drag queens, Tanya Tucker, Wanda Sykes, David Bowie
2022-08-14
Video below - Showtime announced that Grammy and Emmy nominee Margaret Cho, Joey Lauren Adams and Emmy nominee Joanna Cassidy will guest-star in the third season of the series The L Word: Generation Q, along with previously announced Grammy-nominated ...
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| | Drag show finally takes place at UpRising Bakery and Cafe
2022-08-08
After a series of events that encompassed everything from vandalism to meetings with village officials to a visit from Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, LGBTQ+-owned Lake in the Hills business UpRising Bakery and Cafe finally held its ...
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| | WORLD Zelensky, French position, UK drag-queen shows, triathlons
2022-08-07
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed he will ask Ukraine's government to look into legalizing same-sex marriage after the war with Russia ends, PinkNews reported. Ukraine's constitution defines marriage as between a man and a woman. Last ...
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| | UpRising Bakery allowed to hold drag brunch, other events
2022-08-04
UpRising Bakery—a Lake in the Hills business extensively vandalized after scheduling a brunch event featuring drag performers—will be able to host the rescheduled event and other programs after reaching an agreement with Lake in the Hills ...
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| | 'Spiritual DragCon' debuting in Chicago on Oct. 7-9; speakers sought
2022-07-28
Bonnie Violet and at least 18 other drag artists, LGBTQIA+ clergy and other allies are curating the first-ever Spiritual DragCon to take place in Chicago on Oct. 7-9. The conference is being advertised as "is a ...
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| | GoFundMe page for UpRising Bakery raises thousands of dollars
2022-07-25
A GoFundMe page for Lake in the Hills venue UpRising Bakery and Cafe—an LGBTQ+-owned site that was the subject of protests and vandalism after planning to host a family-friendly drag show that was later canceled—has raised ...
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| | Man arrested for vandalism of LGBTQ+-owned suburban bakery
2022-07-24
Authorities in Lake in the Hills, a suburb of Chicago, have made an arrest in the case of the vandalism of a bakery that had to cancel an all-ages drag show because of the crime, ABC 7 Chicago reported. Joseph I. ...
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| | Suburban bakery cancels drag event after controversy, vandalism [UPDATE]
2022-07-21
After protests, controversy and repeated vandalism, a suburban bakery's planned all-ages drag show/brunch has been canceled, ABC 7 Chicago reported. ...
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| | Touche holds fundraiser for Windy City Times
2022-07-12
Leather bar Touche, 6412 N. Clark St., held its regular Friday fundraiser on July 8—and the fortunate recipient this time was Windy City Times. Approximately $200 were raised during this benefit raffle. Touche has been a ...
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| | Billy Masters
2022-06-27
"I'm not gay. I'm not straight. I don't know what I am. I love people. … I refuse to be anything, really, except for open to it all."—Kesha (without the dollar sign) makes this revelation in ...
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| | Chicago Pride Fest adds new features to the outdoor celebration
2022-06-20
The Chicago Pride Fest outdoor celebration returned June 18-19, as local Pride events lead up to the parade on Sunday, June 26. The festival featured music on three stages and more than 150 vendors running down ...
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| | States might make having kids at drag events a felony; LGBTQ+ groups respond
2022-06-11
Video below - Florida state Rep. Anthony Sabatini wants to make it a felony for any parent to bring a child to a drag event, WFLA reported. MYSA also noted that Republican Texas state Rep. Bryan Slaton announced on ...
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| | MUSIC Grag doll: Brazilian drag queen makes waves in the U.S.
2022-06-06
Chicago Pride Fest 2022 promises to be hotter and more exciting than ever. This popular festival features a wide variety of musical acts on three stages and is surrounded by numerous vendor booths up and down ...
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| | MUSIC Transgender 'RuPaul Drag Race' alum Peppermint composes 'Letter' to past lovers
2022-06-03
Miss Peppermint is a drag artist who made a name for herself while slaying on the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. Eventually coming in second place, Peppermint made herstory by being the first out trans ...
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