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|  | LGBTs rise to 5.6% of U.S. population
2021-02-24
Gallup's latest update on lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender identification finds 5.6% of U.S. adults identifying as LGBT, according to the organization. The current estimate is up from 4.5% in Gallup's previous update based on 2017 ...
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| | Chicago soccer team holding anthem contest
2021-02-22
The Chicago-based soccer club Edgewater Castle FC (ECFC) is holding a competition for Chicago musicians, artists and composers to write its new club anthem. According to a press release, "The anthem will be sung by players ...
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| | Red Stars rename Press Row in honor of Ida B. Wells
2021-02-19
The Chicago Red Stars announced that they are formally renaming Press Row at SeatGeek Stadium in honor and memory of Ida B. Wells. According to the National Women's History Museum's website, Wells "was a prominent journalist, ...
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| | National Trust advocates to protect legacy of LGBTQ+ pioneers
2021-02-17
--From a press release - WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Trust for Historic Preservation will testify tomorrow before the San Francisco Historic Preservation Commission in an attempt to secure a local landmark designation for the San Francisco home of pioneering LGBTQ+ ...
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| | Chicago Sky acquire second round draft pick
2021-02-09
--From a press release - CHICAGO (Feb. 9. 2021) —— The Chicago Sky has acquired the 16th overall selection in the second round of the upcoming 2021 WNBA Draft from the Dallas Wings, it was announced today. In exchange, Dallas received ...
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| | SHOWBIZ Tian Richards, August Wilson, $88M celebrity home, sports items
2021-02-07
Tian Richards has been cast in the title role of the Nancy Drew spinoff, Tom Swift, at The CW, Variety reported. Richards will make his first appearance as the character in an upcoming episode of Nancy ...
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| | WORLD Turkish items, Gibraltar couple, lesbian lawmaker dies, Australia
2021-02-07
In Turkey, four students were arrested over artwork that reportedly depicted LGBT rainbow symbols alongside an image of a sacred Islamic site, the BBC reported. Students at Bogazici University in Istanbul have been protesting against the ...
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| | The Windy City Rollers search for new home due to COVID restricting play
2021-02-06
--From a press release - CHICAGO - The Windy City Rollers (WCR), Chicago's premier roller derby league and nonprofit, is feeling the impact of COVID-19 on their sport. WCR's entire competitive season was canceled in 2020, and without revenue from ticketed ...
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| | Athletes Unlimited Softball League, with 60 of the world's top players, Aug. 28 in Rosemont
2021-02-03
Feb. 3, 2021, New York, NY — Today, Athletes Unlimited and its Softball Player Executive Committee announced that two-time Olympian and 2020 Athletes Unlimited Softball Champion Cat Osterman will seek to defend her title as she ...
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| | Red Stars announce 2021 preseason roster
2021-02-01
The Chicago Red Stars announced their roster for the 2021 National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) preseason. Joining the Red Stars for preseason will be four non-roster invitees who suited up for the Red Stars in 2020. ...
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| | Chicago Red Stars add Fortunato as new head athletic trainer
2021-01-30
The Chicago Red Stars announced today the addition of Emily Fortunato as the club's new head athletic trainer. Fortunato—athletic trainer and a part of the Illinois Bone and Joint Institute, the official medical partner of the ...
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| | WNBA All-Star Candace Parker to play with Chicago Sky
2021-01-29
Two-time WNBA MVP Candace Parker has committed to play for the Chicago Sky after 13 seasons with the Los Angeles Sparks, ESPN.com reported. Parker—who was drafted at No. 1 in 2008 and whose hometown is Naperville, ...
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| | GLAAD announces award nominees, Windy City Times receives Barbara Gittings Award
2021-01-28
--From a GLAAD press release - GLAAD, the world's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, announced today the nominees for the 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards. Actress Josie Totah (Peacock's Saved By The Bell), actor and ...
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| | Actor, writer Lena Waithe to headline screenwriting conference at DePaul U
2021-01-26
--From a press release - CHICAGO — Emmy Award-winning writer, creator, producer and actor Lena Waithe of "Twenties," "The Chi" and "Queen & Slim" will headline DePaul University's Courier 12 Screenwriting Conference Feb. 5-6. DePaul's School of Cinematic Arts will pr ...
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| | LGBTQ laws rated in Human Rights Campaign State Equality Index
2021-01-25
--From a press release - WASHINGTON — Today, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the educational arm of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization ...
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