The Lesbian Community Cancer Project plans several activities during and leading up to Chicago's gay pride weekend. In The Life TV features LCCP founding member Nancy Lanoue, a black belt in martial arts who overcame breast cancer and today offers free energy and massage treatments to women with illness at her Thousand Waves spa and karate studio. The show airs locally at 11:30 p.m. June 17 on WTTW-Ch. 11.
Saturday, June 23, LCCP friends and supporters will cheer on the Chicago Cubs at the first Gay Day at Wrigley Field. LCCP has sold out of its block of 100 tickets.
Also Saturday, June 23, LCCP will participate in the annual Dyke March, starting at the corner of Ashland/Foster at 1:30 p.m. and stepping off at 2 p.m. at Foster/Clark.
Sunday, June 24, LCCP will among the expected 250 floats at the 32nd annual Chicago Pride Parade. LCCP will unveil a new float that proclaims its 10th anniversary and celebrates its decade of improving health care for lesbians and all women.
"We're excited about this opportunity to share our story and our mission with the community," says Marsha East, an LCCP board member and interim director of the agency. "The parade is a wonderful event and we're looking forward to a day of fun, education and advocacy about lesbians and their healthcare issues."
In honor of its anniversary, LCCP is asking founders of the agency and cancer survivors to ride atop the float. They are asked to contact LCCP at ( 773 ) 561-4662. LCCP friends and supporters are forming a flag team to lead the float up Halsted and down Broadway. Interested men and women should call ( 773 ) 561-4662 to sign up.
Thursday, June 28 is the premiere of LCCP's 10th Anniversary Video, and people can learn about LCCP at this free cinematic rendezvous, 7 p.m., at High Risk Gallery, 1115 W. Belmont.
Call ( 773 ) 561-4662; www.lccp.org .