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|  | Mercury Theater Chicago open house July 10-11; Honey West new Venus Cabaret director
2021-06-14
--From a press release - Chicago (June 14, 2021)— Mercury Theater Chicago will celebrate its reopening plans at an Open House at the Venus Cabaret, 3745 N. Southport Ave, on July 10 and 11, 2021. The Open House will be a ...
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| | Second Drag March for Change takes place in Northalsted/Boystown
2021-06-14
The second Drag March for Change took place June 13 in Lake View along the route of Halsted street by way of Belmont and Grace avenues. The event—which aimed to continue the momentum sparked by the ...
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| | New book sets the record straight on Act Up New York
2021-06-10
Novelist, playwright, nonfiction writer, journalist, screenwriter, LGBTQ+-rights activist and AIDS historian Sarah Schuman preserves the power of the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) while laying everything out about ...
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| | 'Drag March for Change' on June 13
2021-06-09
The second annual Drag March for Change will take place Sunday, June 13. The event will kick off on the corner of Belmont Avenue and Halsted Street (in Boystown/Northalsted) at 1 p.m. Last year, a coalition ...
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| | Lambda Literary Award winners announced
2021-06-09
On June 1, Lambda Literary announced the winners of its 33rd Annual Lambda Literary Awards. The winners were selected by a panel of more than 60 literary professionals from more than 1,000 book submissions from more ...
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| | Chaka Khan, Tiesto, drag queens to be at 'Pride in the Park' June 26-27
2021-06-08
The acts have been revealed who will perform at Pride in the Park on June 26-27 in Grant Park. It will be 2-10 p.m. on June 26, and 3-10 p.m. the following day. Performers in the line-ups include Chaka Khan, Tiesto, ...
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| | Tracy Young: DJ on Kim Zolciak, pronouns and 'Pride in the Park'
2021-06-07
From DJ Steve Aoki throwing rainbow cakes into the crowd to drag queens keeping the party pumping for two fun filled days in 2019 at the Petrillo Music Shell stage in Grant Park, music has quickly ...
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| | Chipotle partners with Chicago's Kim Chi and other queens for Pride Month
2021-06-03
Chipotle Mexican Grill announced it will celebrate drag culture and support affiliated LGBTQIA+ organizations throughout June's Pride Month. The brand will offer two events: Chipotle Queen of Pride and a special Chipotle Drag Lunch. The celebration ...
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| | Chicago drag personality and store offer 'Bella Box by Denali'
2021-06-01
Chicago drag queen/figure skater Denali Foxx (from season 13 of RuPaul's Drag Race) is partnering with the Chicago "highbrid" boutique Canna Bella Lux and the Chicago LGBTQ+ collective Peach Presents on the Bella Box by Denali—a ...
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| | Kelsey Louie to step down as CEO of GMHC
2021-05-31
After seven years leading the New York City-based HIV/AIDS services organization GMHC (formerly known as Gay Men's Health Crisis), Kelsey Louie is stepping down, Gay City News reported. According to a Facebook post, Louie is planning ...
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| | An Evening with Fran Lebowitz at the Auditorium Theatre on April 15, 2022
2021-05-25
--From a press release - Chicago, IL May 24, 2021 — An Evening with Fran Lebowitz on Friday, April 15th at Auditorium Theatre located at 50 E. Congress Pkwy Chicago, IL. This show is all ages and begins at 7:30 PM ...
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| | Little library honoring John Pennycuff is unveiled
2021-05-24
Chicago's Unity Park Advisory Council (UPAC) held "Park Day" May 22 at the site, 2636 N. Kimball Ave.—and one of the events involved the unveiling of a custom-designed little library that honors late LGBTQ-rights activist John ...
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| | 'Real Housewives' expert Brian Moylan keeps it real in new tell-all book
2021-05-21
Bravo's Real Housewives franchise, which has been stirring the pot for more than 15 years, has launched 31 books and a cocktail line; featured two jail sentences and a couple of supermodel daughters; made Andy Cohen ...
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| | Next OUTspoken event taking place June 1
2021-05-18
OUTspoken will provide four tales of fun and fortune from an LGBTQ+ perspective on Tuesday, June 1, starting at 7 p.m. on Zoom. This program is free. Interested parties can go to Facebook, log on to ...
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| | Women and Children First hosts 'Documenting LGBTQ+ Histories' virtual panel
2021-05-18
To celebrate the release of Diana Souhami's book No Modernism Without Lesbians, Women and Children First hosted a "Documenting LGBTQ+ Histories" virtual panel May 16. Gerber/Hart Library and Archives volunteer ...
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