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2022-05-15
The Metropolitan New York Synod (MNYS), the regional body of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, announced Christopher Vergara as its newly elected vice president, according to a press release. Vergara is the first openly gay ...
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| | TV Writer Joel Kim Booster, director Andrew Ahn take a trip to 'Fire Island'
2022-05-15
Based on the classic Jane Austen book Pride and Prejudice, the new Fox Searchlight film Fire Island has an important story to tell LGBTQ+ audiences specifically. In that story, there are plenty of laughs along the ...
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| | Highwood Pride Fest taking place June 4
2022-05-12
The North Shore suburb of Highwood will hold its Pride Fest on Saturday, June 4. The full day of activities starts with a "Pride Rocks" family picnic at Everts Park at noon-3 p.m., followed by the (21+ ...
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| | FILM 'The Adventures of Priscilla' to show nationwide on June 2
2022-05-11
Iconic Events Releasing will kick off Pride Month with a special nationwide rerelease of MGM's classic 1994 Australian film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. Screenings will take place in select theaters nationwide on ...
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| | Lakeside Pride to host 'Sweet Home Chicago' on May 29 [UPDATED]
2022-05-08
As part of the 40th annual Pride Bands Alliance Conference, Lakeside Pride will host "Sweet Home Chicago" on Sunday, May 29, at 7 p.m. at the Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Dr. Chicago's Lakeside ...
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| | Shedd Aquarium hosting 'Pride Night' kickoff June 1
2022-05-07
Shedd Aquarium, 1200 S. DuSable Lake Shore Dr., is hosting Pride Night kickoff on Wed., June 1, 6-10 p.m. The event will feature DJs (Ariel Zetina and Mx. Toto), drag personalities (Hinkypunk, Kitty Banks and Tiki ...
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| | NATIONAL Campus Pride, HIV and the military, IVF suit, Billie Jean King
2022-05-01
Campus Pride—along with 36 other national/regional organizations such as GLSEN, PFLAG National and TransAthlete.com—requested that the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) incorporate non-binary students into ...
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| | Annual LGBTQ+ networking event 'Out of the Office' to take place June 1
2022-04-29
The annual LGBTQ+ networking event Out of the Office will take place Wed., June 1, 4:30-7 p.m., at The Godfrey Hotel Chicago's rooftop lounge, I|O, 127 W. Huron St., to kick off Pride Month. The event ...
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| | PrideArts to present cabaret nights in May and June
2022-04-27
-- From a press release - CHICAGO — PrideArts Artistic Director Jay Espano (he/him/his) today announced a series of four Monday night cabaret performances by Chicago area musical theater and cabaret artists at the Pride Arts ...
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| | Exxon Mobil's plan to ban Pride flag triggers employee pushback
2022-04-25
Exxon Mobil Corp. plans to prohibit the LGBTQ+ Pride flag from being flown outside its offices during Pride month in June, prompting backlash from Houston-based employees, Time Magazine reported. The company updated company guidance on what ...
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| | Acts for Pride in the Park announced
2022-04-23
Taking place the same weekend as this year's Chicago Pride Parade, the third edition of the music festival Pride in the Park will be June 25-26 at Grant Park's Petrillo Bandshell. According to the event's website, ...
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| | Blackhawks lose on Pride Night; White Sox win home opener; Cubs also win
2022-04-13
On Pride Night at the United Center, the Chicago Blackhawks (24-38-11) fell to the Los Angeles Kings (39-26-10) 5-2. It was Chicago's eighth consecutive loss, the longest such stretch under interim head coach Derek King. Taylor ...
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| | Artemis Singers presents outdoor Pride Concert June 4 "Leaping Lesbians!"
2022-04-08
-- From a press release - CHICAGO─Artemis Singers, www.artemissingers.org, Chicago's lesbian feminist chorus, will present its Pride Concert, "Leaping Lesbians! A Celebration of Lesbian Life," at 4 p.m., Saturday, June 4, outdoors at Forest Glen Woods ...
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| | TPAN named beneficiary of Pride Night at Blackhawks game April 12
2022-04-08
-- From a press release - Chicago, IL - TPAN, Chicago's own nonprofit that is in its 35th year of serving people living with HIV has been selected as the beneficiary of Pride Night at the April 12 Blackhawks game against the ...
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| | First-ever Ottawa, Illinois Pride Fest set to take place this June
2022-04-05
When Prairie Fox Books Special Events Manager Dylan Conmy moved from Chicago to Ottawa, Illinois, in 2012, he began to miss having the city's Pride festivities nearby. Now, Conmy is making his dream a reality with ...
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