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Old Town home of gay pioneer Henry Gerber finds buyer
- An Old Town row house that was home to two of the founders of the country's first gay-rights organization recently found a buyer, according to Crain's Chicago Business. The Henry Gerber House, 1710 N. Crilly Ct., ...
Pauli Murray becomes first Black queer person on U.S. currency
- Pauli Murray (1910-85)—who was an LGBTQ+ human-rights activist, lawyer and Episcopal priest and who is the subject of the documentary My Name Is Pauli Murray—will soon be honored with a quarter of her own, USA Today ...
Ginsburg, Morrison, women's soccer to be honored with stamps
- The U.S. Postal Service announced that the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the late author Toni Morrison (Beloved; The Bluest Eye) will be honored with new postage stamps next year. The sport of ...
Gerber/Hart Library and Archives holds 'Unboxing Queer History LIVE' fall benefit
- Gerber/Hart Library and Archives (Gerber/Hart) held its fall benefit, "Unboxing Queer History LIVE!," on Oct. 15 at Gerber/Hart to raise funds in support of the library's mission to preserve LGBTQ+ history in Chicago and the Midwest. ...
Legacy Walk marks 10th anniversary with newest dedications: Hart, Sarria and Sotomayor
- On the afternoon of Oct. 15, the Legacy Project celebrated its 10th anniversary with the dedication of three new bronze memorials along Chicago's Legacy Walk. The Legacy Walk, which runs along Halsted Street between Addison and ...
LGBTQ+ HISTORY MONTH Putting an end to the myths of Stonewall
- For years, people have debated what actually happened that night in June 1969 when Stonewall was raided and a new, more militant struggle for equality was born. Due to the debates, and insistence of some to ...
LGBTQ+ HISTORY MONTH Dave Kopay shocked the sports world in 1975
- When the NFL's 2022 season began, just one player, Carl Nassib, identified openly as gay. An outside linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Nassib came out in a video posted to his Instagram account in June ...
Chicago Women's History Center celebrates 50 years of documenting women's lives
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-- From a press release
- Over the past 50 years, the Chicago Women's History Center has researched, written and shared valuable information about women in Chicago who have made a difference to the city and beyond. To celebrate 50 years of ...
OutHistory reveals discovery in LGBTQ+ history: identity of pioneering LGBTQ+ author Jennie June
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-- From a press release
- New York, NYOct. 10, 2022In celebration of LGBTQ+ History Month, the website OutHistory announced a groundbreaking discovery: the probable identity of Jennie June, the pioneering LGBTQ+ author who bravely defended ...
LGBTQ+ HISTORY MONTH San Francisco Public Library digitizes LGBTQ+ archives, including Harvey Milk holdings
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- Shot with black-and-white film, two small children stand outside in a San Francisco public plaza draped in protest signs. One reads, "We're Proud, Not Stigmatized." The other declares, "We Love Our Gay Parents." In the right ...
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Congressman proposes national LGBTQ+ museum
- Recently, U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wisconsin)a co-chair of the Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucusintroduced two measures to begin the process of creating a National Museum of American LGBTQ+ History and Culture. ...
BOOKS Events related to 'Last Call Chicago' on Oct. 10 and 12
- Last Call Chicago: A History of 1,001 LGBTQ-Friendly Taverns, Haunts & Hangouts is a historical account of LGBTQ+ venues in the Windy City. The book's authors, Rick Karlin and St. Sukie de la Croix, are journalists ...
LGBT HISTORY MONTH 'Memory Book' details history of 1970s-era LGBTQ+ attorneys in U.S.
- Stephen Lachs remembers the 1970s as being a particularly wonderful era in the history of the LGBTQ+-liberation movement. Lachs, 83, was the first out LGBTQ+ person appointed to a judgeship in the United States. Tapped by ...
LGBT HISTORY MONTH Archives for ALL, y'all!
- The contributions of LGBTQ people toward the betterment of the world cannot be underestimated and the world is a better place when LGBTQ people are allowed to flourish. From government and warfare to engineering and science ...
ART Jonathan D. Katz previews his upcoming 'First Homosexuals' exhibit
- Activist, art historian, educator and writer Jonathan D. Katz's new exhibit, "The First Homosexuals: Global Depictions of a New Identity, 1869-1930," will be available to see at Wrightwood 659, 659 W. Wrightwood Ave., on Fridays and ...
The National Hellenic Museum to exhibit 'Chicago Street Photography,' 'Cloth and Light'
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-- From a press release
- CHICAGO (Sept. 8, 2022)The National Hellenic Museum (NHM)a Greektown museum dedicated to sharing Greek history, art, culture and the Greek American storyannounced two additional exhibitions as part of its grand ...
WCT co-founder Tracy Baim to host LGBTQ+ history event at UpRising
- Windy City Times co-founder and Chicago Reader publisher Tracy Baim will host "Chicago's LGBTQ Past, Present and Future; A Special October LGBTQ History Month Program" on Saturday, Oct. 1, 1-3 p.m., at UpRising Bakery and Cafe ...
Newberry Library hosts 'Bughouse Square: A History in Song and Story'
- Newberry Library (the Newberry) hosted an interactive, family-friendly event, "Bughouse Square: A History in Song and Story," on Aug. 27 in Washington Square Park, located directly in front of the library. The event featured actor Alma ...
The Legacy Project hosting two major events in October
- The Legacy Project will host major events in October. On Saturday, Oct. 15, 1-5 p.m., the organization will host the "Legacy Walk 10th Anniversary" eventa free public induction of three individuals to its Legacy Walk that's ...
Photos of Chicago's Daniel Sotomayor included in new Smithsonian exhibit
- The Smithsonian's first gallery dedicated to Latino history and culture has opened its doors to the public at the National Museum of American History, NBC News noted. Billed as a precursor to a national Latino museum ...
Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center to open, reuniting historic Stonewall Inn
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-- From a press release
- New York, NY, June 21, 2022 — Pride Live, a social advocacy and community engagement organization for the LGBTQ+ community, today announced plans to open the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center (SNMVC). Set to be the ...
Imperial Court, Task Force to add five icons to 'Wall of Honor' at the Stonewall Inn on June 23
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-- From a press release
- NEW YORK, NY, JUNE 1, 2022On Thursday, June 23, five LGBTQ icons will be added to the National LGBTQ Wall of Honor at the Stonewall Inn in New York City. The honor wall was inaugurated in ...
Plaque unveiled in NYC to honor headquarters of NAACP, other progressive groups
- On May 11, Village Preservation and The New School were joined by historians David Levering Lewis, Amy Aronson, Brian McGrath and Stephen Brier for the unveiling of a plaque marking 70 Fifth Ave. as the historic ...
'LGBT Milwalkee' project earns first round of funding
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-- From a press release. LGBT Milwaukee history video below
- Milwaukee, WI. - Thanks to generous financial support, the LGBT MILWALKEE project has achieved its first round of fundraising goals and will launch a local walking tour app on Thursday, June 1. "To date, we've received ...
ONE Archives running exhibit of vintage LGBTQ+ activist posters
- Los Angeles-based ONE Archives Foundation announced "Days of Rage, a web-based multimedia exhibit featuring newly digitized LGBTQ+ activist posters from the ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives at the USC Libraries. The exhibit, which has launched ...
Groups condemn attacks on Women's History Month Program
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-- From a press release
- White supremacists broke into a virtual Women's History Month program presented by the Racial Justice Coalition of West Central Illinois and Democratic Women of McDonough County IL last weekend. Prior to the start of recording and ...
For Bayard Rustin's birthday, NBJC asks Congress for Forever stamp honoring Rustin's life and work
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-- From a press release
- WASHINGTON, DC — In commemoration of Black Queer civil rights leader Bayard Rustin's birthday today, March 17th, the National Black Justice Coalition, a leading Black LGBTQ+/SGL civil rights organization, is urging Congress to pass the Bayard ...
Historian explores LGBTQ+ experiences under Nazis in Illinois Holocaust Museum event
- In the Feb. 3 virtual event entitled "LGBTQ+ Life and Death Under the Nazi State," which the Illinois Holocaust Museum hosted, historian Lauri Marhoefer shared research about various queer individuals' experiences while the Nazis were in ...
Honoring Emmett Till's mother's 100th birthday, Medill launches institute
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--From a Northwestern University press release
- EVANSTON, Ill. —- November 23 marks the 100th birthday of Mamie Till-Mobley, the mother of Emmett Till, the 14-year-old Chicago boy who was brutally lynched in the Mississippi Delta in 1955. Her decision to "let the ...
LGBT HISTORY MONTH Snapshots showcase life in queer 1970s San Francisco
- The California Historical Society is in the process of digitizing two collections of photographs and negatives from the wild and heady early days of LGBTQ liberation in San Francisco. The snapshots were discovered in boxes in ...
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