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Pritzker: Almost 500K cannabis arrest records expunged
- On Dec. 31, 2020, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker announced 492,129 non-felony cannabis-related arrest records have been expunged at the state level by the Illinois State Police. The announcement happened four years in advance of the deadline ...
Study: LGBTs nearly four times more likely than non to face violent crime
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- LGBT people are nearly four times more likely than non-LGBT people to experience violent victimization, including rape, sexual assault, and aggravated or simple assault, according to a new study by the Williams Institute at UCLA School ...
Annual event spotlights trans lives lost
- On Aug. 30, Valerie Griffin celebrated the life of her daughter—Dejanay Stanton, a trans woman of color—with an annual summer get-together billed as "The Main Event Part 2." The event, in its second year, was also ...
Man behind memorial crosses diagnosed with terminal cancer
- Greg Zanis—the Aurora man who has built more than 27,000 white crosses to commemorate victims of gun violence—has been diagnosed with bladder cancer, The Chicago Tribune reported. Also, despite surgery to remove the tumor, the disease ...
Suspect in fatal stabbing back in custody, being questioned by police
- Nearly two weeks after the fatal stabbing of 23-year-old bisexual barista Kenneth Paterimos Jr. outside Richard's Bar in West Town, first-degree murder suspect Thomas Tansey, a 30-year-old U.S. Marine Corps veteran, was taken into Chicago police ...
Arrest warrant issued in case of bisexual man stabbed at local bar
- A no-bail arrest warrant was issued Thursday, Feb. 27 for 30-year-old U.S. Marine Corps veteran and University Village resident Thomas Tansey in the fatal stabbing of 23-year-old bisexual barista and Pilsen resident Kenneth Paterimos Jr. According ...
Reports: Robber uses hook-up app to lure victims
- Chicago police are looking for a man who used a hook-up app to meet—then rob—other men, according to ABC 7. The offender reportedly met their victim via Grindr the evening of Jan. 28 in the 900-block ...
WORLD Trans activist killed, Israeli center, Brazilian priest, Netflix film
- In South Africa, Limpopo police are investigating the death of transgender activist Nare Mphela, 28, whose decomposing body was found in a rented room, News24 reported. "The deceased was found with multiple stab wounds and was ...
NATIONAL Lily Tomlin, St. Louis, activist slashed, LGBTQ political candidates
- Iconic LGBTQ comedian Lily Tomlin joined with several other comedy legends for a PSA in support of aging pets, The Washington Blade noted. In the video that The Grey Muzzle Organization produced, Tomlin is featured alongside ...
NU professor talks about delving into the heart of 'Infectious Blackness'
- The tale of Michael Johnson took a turn this past July—when he was released from a Missouri jail 25 years early. In 2013, Johnson—a Black man who was a college student—was arrested in St. Charles, Missouri, ...
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NATIONAL Subway attack, Matthew Shepard, OUT100, Indiana hospital
- In Manhattan, a man was hit with a hammer and pushed onto the subway tracks in what police believe may be a hate crime, LGBTQ Nation reported. The alleged attacker then approached the 21-year-old victim waving ...
Judge refuses to dismiss Smollett case
- On Oct. 22, U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall allowed the city of Chicago's lawsuit against embattled actor Jussie Smollett that seeks reimbursement for approximately $130,000 in overtime incurred by police to investigate his alleged Jan. 29 ...
National Black Justice Coalition calls for action on murders of transgender teens
- WASHINGTON— Bailey Reeves, at 17-years-young, and Bee Love, at only 18, became the 17th and 18th trans people murdered in the United States this year. Bailey, a trans woman of color, was found dead in Baltimore, ...
Woman astronaut accused of hacking wife's account
- Anne McClain, a former U.S. Army pilot who flew more than 800 combat hours during Operation Iraqi Freedom before joining NASA in 2013, has been accused of identity theft and improper access to estranged spouse Summer ...
NCAVP Reports on Anti-LGBTQ Violence During Pride Season
- August 14, New York, NY- A special report from the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP), Pride and Pain: A Snapshot of Anti-LGBTQ Hate and Violence During Pride Season 2019, outlines incidents and trends of violence ...
Reports: Would-be Vegas bomber targeted Jewish, LGBTQ communities
- A man who authorities say worked as a security guard was arrested and accused of plotting to firebomb a Las Vegas synagogue or a LGBTQ-centered nightclub/bar, CBS News reported. An FBI-led anti-terrorism task force arrested Las ...
Reports: Man to testify about role in suicide-murder plot
- An Oxford University official will testify against a Northwestern University researcher with whom he carried out a murder plot as part of a plea deal, according to Chicago Sun-Times. Andrew Warren, who worked as a clerk ...
NATIONAL Court briefs, flag burned, Amazon books removed
- The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), Lambda Legal, Out & Equal, Out Leadership and Freedom for All Americans announced that 206 major corporations have signed a "friend of the court" brief that will be filed with the ...
Handyman arrested in gay ex-actor's death
- Oregon authorities arrested a man in connection with the death of actor Dennis Day, an original member of Disney's The Mickey Mouse Club, Deadline noted. The former Disney star was 76 when his husband, Ernie Caswell, ...
Convicted Lake View killer hangs himself
- A Chicago man who'd been convicted of killing two gay men in 1987 has died after hanging himself in jail. The incident, which took place the evening of July 2, was reported on the CWB Chicago ...
CPD unveils 'Pride Squad Car'
- In advance of the Chicago Pride Parade on Sunday, June 30, the Chicago Police Department (CPD) has debuted a new vehicle, the Chicago Sun-Times noted. The car will be deployed to CPD's 19th District on the ...
LGBT flags vandalized at Wicker Park church
- Police are investigating a possible hate crime after a message was spray-painted on an LGBT flag at Wicker Park Lutheran Church, 1500 N. Hoyne Ave., WGN-TV reported. Surveillance video shows the vandal armed with spray paint ...
Video, other items released in Smollett case
- On June 24, Chicago authorities released a video of embattled actor Jussie Smollett wearing a noose on Jan. 29, the night when he was allegedly attacked—along with hundreds of other videos as well as hundreds of ...
Boystown threats send man to prison
- A man who invoked the Pulse nightclub shooting while making threats against Boystown nightclubs and various individuals has been sentenced to seven concurrent 42-month prison terms. The June 21 sentencing of the man making the threats, ...
Another investigation ordered in Smollett case
- In the ongoing saga that is the Jussie Smollett case, things have taken yet another turn as Cook County Judge Michael Toomin ordered a special prosecutor appointed to re-investigate the circumstances of the embattled actor's alleged ...
Zoe Spears is 10th Black trans woman slain in 2019, NBJC responds
- WASHINGTON — On Thursday, June 13, Zoe Spears (23) was killed in Fairmount Heights, Maryland, a Washington D.C. suburb. Spears is the tenth Black transgender woman murdered in 2019. She was killed just a few blocks ...
Zoe Spears is 10th trans woman killed this year
- Zoe Spears, a 23-year-old Black transgender woman, was fatally shot in Fairmount Heights, Maryland, Out.com reported. She is the 10th trans woman reported murdered this year in the United States. On June 1, Johana "Joa" Medina ...
Lightfoot, CPD launch community policing initiative
- Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot joined Chicago Police Department (CPD) Superintendent Eddie T. Johnson and Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) Commissioner Rosa Escareno to launch a new community-policing ...
NATIONAL San Jose LGBTQ Center vandalized, rainbow-flag items, Ricky Martin
- In California, a San Jose LGBTQ center was vandalized—and rather than being a random incident, it is believed the center may have been targeted, KRON4.com reported. The windows and door were shattered at the LGBTQ Youth ...
Man charged in dating-app attack
- Uptown resident Cedric Johnson was charged with eight counts of aggravated battery to a peace officer and individual counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon after a Lake View attack involving another man he met ...
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