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|  | 'Documenting LGBTQ+ Histories' virtual talk on May 16
2021-04-22
On Sunday, May 16, at 11 a.m. CT, Women and Children First will host the virtual panel discussion "Documenting LGBTQ+ Histories" on its Crowdcast Channel. Centering on the release of Diana Souhami's new book No Modernism ...
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| | Republican North Dakota governor vetoes anti-trans measure
2021-04-22
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, a Republican, vetoed a proposal April 2, that would restrict the participation of transgender athletes in K-12 sports throughout the state. According to the Grand Forks Herald, the decision came after ...
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| | Red Stars earn another tie
2021-04-22
The Chicago Red Stars welcomed their National Team players back into the starting lineup and Katie Johnson scored the equalizer late in the match as Chicago earned a point in a 1-1 draw with Kansas City ...
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| | PASSAGES Retired Chicago Police Commander Nancy Y. Lipman dies
2021-04-22
Retired Chicago Police Commander Nancy Y. Lipman died April 11 due to complications from ovarian cancer. She was 61. Lipman was born Jan. 21, 1960 in Chicago and graduated from Morgan Park High School. She also ...
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| | Chicago Sky finalize 2021 training-camp roster
2021-04-21
--From a press release - CHICAGO (April 21, 2021) —The Chicago Sky has announced its 20-player roster for 2021 training camp, which begins this Sunday, April 25, at the team's practice facility in Deerfield. ...
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| | Joan E. Biren aka JEB talks Portraits of Lesbians book journey and re-issue
2021-04-21
In an era where lesbian visibility was almost non-existent, activist and photographer Joan E. Biren (or as she is also known, "JEB") self-financed and self-published a photography book called Eye To Eye: Portraits of Lesbians. Biren's ...
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| | Bechdel, Rannells among upcoming CHF guests
2021-04-21
The Chicago Humanities Festival (CHF) announced its line-up of virtual programs with award-winning writers, scholars and cultural icons in late April and throughout May. Among LGBTQ participants/guests will be Fun ...
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| | Lightfoot calls resignation rumors 'homophobic, racist and misogynistic'
2021-04-19
On April 18, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot called rumors that she's resigning "homophobic, racist and misogynistic," The Chicago Tribune reported. Lightfoot tweeted, "1/ Good morning from my mansion in Sauganash. ...
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| | SHOWBIZ Brandi Carlile, 'Legendary,' children's book, film festival, Janet Mock
2021-04-18
Lesbian musician Brandi Carlile memoir, Broken Horses, debuted at number one on The New York Times Best Sellers list, a press release announced. In addition to the hardback book, a very special audiobook edition of the ...
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| | WORLD Peru items, Kenya, UK government, Poland city
2021-04-18
The first lesbian elected to Peru's Congress promised to put up a "strong battle" for LGBTQ+ rights in the South American nation as two social conservatives go head to head for a presidential run-off vote in ...
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| | U.S. women's hockey coach abruptly steps down
2021-04-17
Bob Corkum abruptly stepped down as coach of the U.S. women's hockey team with fewer than three weeks before the world championships open in Canada, ESPN.com reported. USA Hockey's director of women's national team programs, Katie ...
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| | Equality Florida, HRC condemn Florida House passage of trans sports ban
2021-04-15
--From a press release - Tallahassee, FL - The Florida House has voted 77-40 to ban transgender girls from playing sports alongside their peers. The vote comes just hours after transgender students and advocates held a press conference in the Florida ...
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| | FC Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain join the Women's Cup
2021-04-14
--From a press release - (CHICAGO, Ill. April 14, 2021) — Global soccer powerhouses FC Bayern Munich and Paris-Saint Germain have signed on as international participants in The Women's Cup, an inaugural event to be played at Lynn Family Stadium in ...
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| | SPORTS Rapinoe, Morgan lift U.S. to victory over France
2021-04-14
The U.S. Women's Soccer National Team beat France 2-0 on April 13 in a friendly match against France behind goals by veterans Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan, The Olympic Channel noted. The duo won Olympic gold ...
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| | Chicago Sky announce 2021 regular season schedule
2021-04-13
--From a press release - CHICAGO (April 13, 2021) — In conjunction with the Women's National Basketball Association, the Chicago Sky today unveiled its 32-game schedule today for the upcoming 2021 regular season. Following an ...
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