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|  | Chicago Black Gay Men's Caucus hosts inaugural fundraiser 2023-06-10
- Chicago Black Gay Men's Caucus held its first full-scale fundraiser, and launched an awards tradition on June 4. The event, entitled A Spring Fling, featured a full brunch buffet, a raffle, live music and an art ...
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| | PASSAGES: LGBTQ+ advocate Margaret Davis a.k.a. Spencer Ice 2023-06-06
- Bisexual LGBTQ+ advocate and retired University of Chicago auditor Margaret Davis, a.k.a. Spencer Ice, died May 30 after a 14 year battle with cancer. Davis was born on Aug. 3 (she wished not to have ...
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| | More than 100 pro-LGBTQ+ groups, allies urge Target and business community to reject anti-LGBTQ+ attacks 2023-05-31
--From a press release - WASHINGTON - Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), GLAAD, GLSEN, Family Equality, National LGBTQ Task Force, National Center for Lesbian Rights and National Black Justice Coalition, in partnership with more ...
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| | NATIONAL Google Doodle, drag laureate, Nebraska bill, NYC AIDS Walk 2023-05-26
- D.C. poet/activist/journalist Ivy Young passed away at age 75, per a press release. Among other things, Young worked at Chicago's VISTA; the Center for Black Education and Drum and Spear Book Store in D.C.; the ...
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| | Leading LGBTQ+ groups raise alarm to business community on coordinated anti-LGBTQ+ attacks; call on Target to lead 2023-05-25
--From a press release - Organizations calling on Target and all businesses to stand up against anti-LGBTQ2S+ extremism in statement below: Family Equality, GLAAD, GLSEN, The Human Rights Campaign, National Center For Lesbian Rights, National LGBTQ Task Force, National Black J ...
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| | Writer Sarah Gailey crosses paths with Black Cat for Marvel Voices: Pride #1 2023-05-15
- Publishing company Marvel Comics has been showing its true colors, with Marvel Voices: Pride #1 returning in 2023 for its third year in June. The comic book series features a wide range of out and proud ...
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| | ART on THE MART's summer programs include Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project, Pride celebration 2023-05-11
--From a press release - CHICAGO, IL — ART on THE MART, an innovative digital art project that transforms a Chicago architectural landmark into a larger-than-life canvas, will introduce two new commissions this summer. Building Light, a new projection by Gensler, ...
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| | ARC Music Festival expands artist line-up with local acts 2023-05-04
- The organizers of the Sept. 1-3 house/techno event known as the ARC Music Festival—which will take place in Chicago's Union Park—has expanded its line-up of artists. ARC's phase-two lineup additions include Monnom Black label head an ...
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| | Report reveals abuses against LGBTQ+, transgender community, people living with HIV in the criminal legal system 2023-04-20
--From a press release - (NEW YORK, NY — April 20, 2023) Today, Lambda Legal, in partnership with Black and Pink National, released Protected and Served? 2022 [ https://www.protectedandserved.org/2022-report ] , a report that reveals ...
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| | House History: World-premiere musical was inspired by the early days of '80s house music 2023-04-18
- Gay composer Scott Free can rattle off the names of several documentaries celebrating the Chicago origins of house music. This style of electronic dance music was pioneered by Black DJs like Frankie Knuckles and Larry Heard ...
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| | Queer Art's Illuminations Grant to recognize Black trans visual artists 2023-04-18
--From www.queer-art.org - The Queer|Art Illuminations Grant for Black Trans Women Visual Artists sheds light on the under-recognized contributions of Black trans women visual artists and provides critical support to their continuing work. The application period is open for ...
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| | CDC: Almost 90% of mpox-associated deaths involved Black men 2023-04-15
- A new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stated that almost 90% of mpox-related deaths in the United States were among Black men, CNN noted. Moreover, nearly all of the victims ...
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| | SHOWBIZ Big Freedia, Hannah Gadsby, Billy Porter, Matthew Camp, 'League' ending 2023-04-14
Video below - Netflix released a music video with rapper and "Queen of Bounce Music" Big Freedia remixing Netflix's Strong Black Lead series "Hey, Queen" in time for the release of Netflix and Shondaland's Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, ...
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| | Parker tapped as new Brave Space Alliance head 2023-04-12
- Brave Space Alliance (BSA), a Black- and trans-led LGBTQ+ advocacy located on the city's South Side, announced that longtime activist (and former BSA Board Chair) Channyn Lynne Parker will take the reins as BSA's new chief ...
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| | Photo exhibit about '80s Black gay Chicago to run at Wrightwood 659 2023-04-11
- The exhibit "Patric McCoy: Take My Picture"—about 1980s Black gay Chicago—will run April 14-July 15 at Wrightwood 659, 659 W. Wrightwood Ave. "Take My Picture" features a selection of approximately 50 black-and-white and color photographs from ...
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