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Navy Pier to mark 40th anniversary of Chicago house music with summer-long programming
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--From a press release
- CHICAGO — Navy Pier announced plans to celebrate House music's Chicago roots with a summer full of programming paying homage to the energy, music, and dance of Black and Latino youth on Chicago's south and west ...
Families of trans youth in Tennessee can still seek out-of-state healthcare, despite new amendment
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--From a press release
- NASHEVILLE — Parents can still seek gender-affirming health care for their children outside of Tennessee, despite legislation headed for the governor's desk aimed at creating confusion and fear for these ...
SHOWBIZ 'Priscilla,' Tony nods, Oscars, Ncuti Gatwa, Jonathan Bailey, GLAAD event
- Stephan Elliottwho directed the cult classic The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desertsaid a sequel "is happening" and that the original movie's stars (Terence Stamp, Guy Pearce and Hugo Weaving) are back "on board" 30 ...
WORLD Queer-friendly spots, religion items, Argentine protests, Iraqi bill
- Following a travel warning issued for LGBTQ+ tourists in Greece, euronews published a list of the European spots that are most welcoming to queer people. Even though same-sex marriage was recently legalized in Greece, the British ...
NATIONAL Montana suit, equality campaign, Michigan St. incident, hacker group
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- A class-action lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Montana is challenging that state's policies restricting transgender people from updating the gender markers on their birth certificates and driver's licenses, Montana Public Radio reported. The suit, fi ...
Quigley looks ahead to November election at LGBTQ+ roundtable
- U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Illinois) discussed the importance of voting in this year's election and the consequences its results could have on the LGBTQ+ community during a roundtable discussion Thursday at Center on Halsted, 3656 N. ...
State Sen. Villanueva discusses migrants, reproductive freedom and LGBTQ+-rights at ALMA town hall
- On April 23, the Association of Latinos/as/xs Motivating Action (ALMA) held a virtual town hall, in collaboration with Equality Illinois, that featured Illinois state Sen. Celina Villanueva (D-12th District). ALMA ...
Activists highlight benefits of decriminalizing sex work
- Community advocates from across Chicago gathered at Maggiano's Little Italy, 516 N. Clark St., on April 25 to discuss the safety of Illinois sex workers. After a brief introduction, Equality Illinois CEO Brian C. Johnson and ...
THEATER 'Mamma Mia!' returns to Chicago with 'Daddyhunt' star Jim Newman
- "Who's your daddy?" That's the key plot question driving the global hit Mamma Mia! The global smash jukebox musical famously features the song hits of Swedish pop group ABBA, and it returns for a three-week run ...
ProudToRun poised to return in 2024, fighting through lack of resources
- Chicago's 42-year-old LGBTQ+ running event, ProudToRun, is so far set to return June 2024 following the cancellation of last year's race. The city's original Pride Week running event took a hiatus last year due to a ...
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Reunion Project hosts Chicago town hall for people aging with HIV
- The Reunion Project is holding a two-day town hall for long-term HIV survivors in Chicago. The town hall will happen 9 a.m.-5 p.m. May 17-18 in Loyola University's Kasbeer Hall, 25 E. Pearson St. It's part ...
Queer artist Vin Ye prepares installation for SAIC exhibition
- Chicago Artist Vin Ye's (they/them) sculptures resist both capitalism and gender roles, all the while challenging expectations of traditional art forms and modern technological art. Queerness interacts with Ye's work ...
State Department human-rights report details worldwide LGBTQ+ abuses and advancements
- On April 22, the U.S. State Department released its 2023 global human-rights report. According to the department's website, "The annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices cover internationally recognized individual ...
Toward a golden hour: Advocate Rodrigo Heng-Lehinthen predicts trans-rights breakthrough in U.S.
- Two of the nation's biggest trans advocacy organizations are set to merge later this year. In early summer, the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) and the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) will officially ...
Tatumn Milazzo wins NWSL honor for second consecutive week
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--From a press release
- CHICAGO (April 23, 2024) — Chicago Red Stars defender and Orland Park, Illinois, native Tatumn Milazzo earned National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) Deloitte Impact Save of the Week honors for the second consecutive week, the leag ...
Local queer opera composer premiering her first show, a coming-of-age tale with LGBTQ+ themes
- A Lake View woman is debuting her first opera as a composer, a coming-of-age story with LGBTQ+ themes. Gillian Rae Perry, a fellow with the Chicago Opera Theater's Vanguard program for emerging artists, composed The Weight ...
JoJo Siwa and Sapphira Cristal among Chicago Pride Fest headliners in June
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--From a press release
- Natasha Bedingfield, JoJo Siwa, Sapphira Cristál, Bob the Drag Queen, Amber Riley and Empress Of are headlining this year's Chicago Pride Fest®, taking place June 22nd and 23rd in the city's landmark LGBTQ+ Northalsted community. Other ...
Queer activism through photography: Exhibit spotlights a 'revolutionary' moment in Chicago history
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By Alec Karam
- Artists hosted a panel at Dorothy, 2500 W. Chicago Ave., on April 20 to celebrate the debut of Images on Which to Build in Chicago, a snapshot of queer history from the '70s to the '90s. The exhibition, now at Chicago ...
Red Stars beat Seattle Reign 2-1
- For the second time this season, the Chicago Red Stars took down the Seattle Reign FC, this time 2-1 on the road on April 21. Thanks to goals from Ally Schlegel and Mallory Swanson, the Red Stars have swept the Reign ...
Cher, Dionne among Rock & Roll HoF honorees; Mariah snubbed
- On April 21, The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation announced its 2024 inductees, per an ABC press release. In the performer category, the inductees are Mary J. Blige, Cher, Dave Matthews Band, Foreigner, Peter ...
Center on Halsted looks ahead to New Horizons at annual Human First Gala
- New Horizons was the theme of this year's sold-out Center on Halsted (The Center) annual Human First Gala April 20 at The Geraghty in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood. Ahead of the awards ceremony, the Center's Board of ...
Chicago Red Stars place forward Ava Cook on season-ending injury list
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--From a press release
- CHICAGO (April 20, 2024) — The Chicago Red Stars announced the following health update on forward Ava Cook: Cook sustained a knee injury during Red Stars training this week. After further medical evaluation, it was determined ...
SAVOR 'Hot Ones,' 101 complex opening, Casati's closing, Crumbl
- —Feeling hot, hot, hot: The addictive show Hot Ones is coming to Chicago, Time Out Chicago noted. First We Feast is teaming with Stella Artois to bring the show/YouTube sensation—which has featured guests such as Tyra ...
The importance of becoming Ernest: Out actor Christopher Sieber dishes about the Death Becomes Her musical
- Out and proud actor Christopher Sieber is part of the team bringing Death Becomes Her to life as a stage musical in the Windy City this spring. Sieber plays Ernest Menville, who was originally portrayed by ...
Legislation to increase HIV testing, Linkage to Care Act passes Illinois House with bipartisan vote of 106
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--From a press release
- SPRINGFIELD — Thursday night, House Bill 5417, the Connection to HIV Testing and Linkage to Care Act, or the HIV TLC Act, championed by State Representative Kelly Cassidy (D-Chicago) passed the Illinois House of Representatives with ...
SAVOR Arshiya Farheen talks about her welcoming bakery, Verzenay
- Just walking into the Lincoln Park bakery Verzanay, 2507 N. Lincoln Ave., is an experience. Somehow, the patisserie (named after a commune/town in France) simultaneously seems upscale and cozy. Friendly ...
LGBTQ+ Intergenerational Dialogue Project set to hold its second annual exhibition
- The LGBTQ+ Intergenerational Dialogue Project will hold its second annual exhibition Friday, April 26 from 6-8 p.m. at Center on Addison, 806 W. Addison St., in Chicago's Lake View neighborhood. This free and open to the ...
HRC continues call for Title IX rules that protect transgender student-athletes
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--From a press release
- WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Education announced it has finalized a Title IX rule that clarifies the scope of nondiscrimination protections on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity throughout educational activities ...
New Title IX rules protect LGBTQ+ students...to a point
- New Title IX guidelines finalized April 19 will protect the rights of LGBTQ+ students by federal law and further safeguards of victims of campus sexual assault, according to ABC News. But those protections don't extend to ...
Gerber/Hart Library and Archives holds third annual Spring Soiree benefit
- Gerber/Hart Library and Archives (Gerber/Hart) hosted the "Courage in Community: The Gerber/ Hart Spring Soiree" event April 18 at Sidetrack, marking the everyday and extraordinary intrepidness of the entire LGBTQ+ ...
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