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|  | Indiana politician apologizes after blackface photos surface
2021-03-10
In Indiana, a town councilman stepped down as vice president of the council after photos surfaced of him wearing blackface at a Halloween party, NBC Chicago reported. Merrillville Councilman Jeffrey Minchuk—who is also a Lake County ...
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| | 'Cheer' star pleads not guilty to child-sex charges
2020-12-18
On Dec. 17, Cheer star Jerry Harris pled not guilty to new federal felony charges that he tried to lure minors for sex and shared sexually explicit photos with them, media outlets reported. The charges alleged ...
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| | Local 'Cheer' star faces new charges
2020-12-11
Naperville resident Jerry Harris, who starred on the reality show Cheer, was indicted on new charges Dec. 11 that alleged he coerced teenage boys to send him obscene photos and videos of themselves and solicited sex ...
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| | New narrative podcast offers lesbian rocker slice of life
2020-11-26
Podcast attached below - For audiophiles in search of punk rock tongue-in-cheek lesbian dramedy-driven narrative storytelling, look no further: "Tampon Rock" is here. The podcast, from Anthem and iHeart Radio, focuses on lesbian bandmates Deja and Chloe as they navigate ...
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| | LGBT HISTORY: QAnon's 'SaveOurChildren' slogan has long anti-LGBT history
2020-10-17
Model and cookbook author Chrissy Teigen recently shared devastating news with her social media followers: she and her husband, singer John Legend, had lost their child halfway through her pregnancy. She shared heartbreaking black-and-white photos of ...
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| | Nightlines 1990-2001, Nightspots 2001-2015
2020-09-30
Throughout the 1990s, Nightlines focused on the LGBTQ entertainment scene, from the bars to the stage and everything in between. With the new millennium came a significant format change as Nightspots focused in on the bar ...
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| | RNC, night two: Billy Graham's granddaughter criticizes LGBTQ rights
2020-08-26
As the second night of the Republican National Convention got underway Aug. 25, the voiceover on a video showing the U.S. Constitution said, "Without equality there is no opportunity." The video also showed historic photos of ...
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| | La Cage aux FUN, opening weekend at A-ville's The Bird Cage
2020-07-22
Photos by Joseph Stevens Photography ...
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| | 21st Ward holds own Pride event
2020-07-01
Chicago's 21st Ward—an area on the city's South Side that includes neighborhoods such as parts of Auburn Gresham, Washington Heights, Gresham, Chatham and Roseland—held its own Pride event June 27. Photos courtesy of Lisa Maxey ...
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| | IML officially cancelled for 2020
2020-05-26
The annual International Mr. Leather (IML) global convention—pushed back from its usual Memorial Day weekend to Sept. 25-27 because of the coronavirus pandemic—has been officially cancelled for 2020. On the ...
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| | Preckwinkle releasing social-distancing photos
2020-05-18
Recently, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle shared the first in a series of photos to illustrate and promote the need for physical distancing during this pandemic. The first photo is Abbey Road & E. 53rd ...
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| | Restaurants and related businesses: COVID-19/LGBTQ news
2020-05-04
—Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., now has concessions to go. The packages include favorites from its concessions stand, including soda, candy, beer, wine and, of course, Music Box Popcorn. (Photos IDs are required of ...
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| | IML plans updated
2020-05-01
UPDATE: Please see http://www.windycitytimes.com/lgbt/IML-cancelled/68601.html . After being postponed because of the Coronavirus pandemic, the annual International Mr. Leather (IML) global convention will take place Sept. 24-27 ...
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| | IML postponed due to coronavirus
2020-03-20
Organizers of the annual International Mr. Leather (IML) celebration announced the morning of March 19 that the annual event—normally held each Memorial Day weekend—has been postponed because of the coronavirus ...
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| | NIGHTLIFE The Sofo Tap
2020-03-02
Seeing red at Otter: Lumbersexual. Joseph Stevens Photography ...
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