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NATIONAL Google Doodle, drag laureate, Nebraska bill, NYC AIDS Walk
- D.C. poet/activist/journalist Ivy Young passed away at age 75, per a press release. Among other things, Young worked at Chicago's VISTA; the Center for Black Education and Drum and Spear Book Store in D.C.; the ...
PASSAGES Chicago cultural and music advocate, poet, educator Diane Gomez
- Chicago cultural and music advocate, poet and educator Diane Gomez died May 5 due to complications from cancer. She was 70. Gomez was born September 28, 1952, on the South Side of Chicago to a very ...
PASSAGES Longtime LGBTQ+ activist and community organizer, former bar owner Marge Summit
- Longtime LGBTQ+ activist and community organizer, icon and former owner of the now defunct His n' Hers bar Marge Summit died May 16. She was 87. Summit was born Sept. 3, 1935, on the North Side ...
Griner scores 10 in first game since being held in Russia
- Brittney Griner scored 10 points for the Phoenix Mercury as her team fell 90-71 to the Los Angeles Sparks on May 12. According to CNN, the WNBA preseason match-up was Griner's first competitive game since she ...
Screenwriter Guinevere Turner book launch June 4; book chronicles growing up with infamous Lyman Family cult
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--From a press release
- CHICAGO—The book launch of acclaimed screenwriter Guinevere Turner's When the World Didn't End, a memoir of her childhood growing up with the infamous Lyman Family cult, will be held Sunday, June 4, 2-5 p.m. at Whiskey ...
Lambda Legal to celebrate 50 years with Bon Foster Civil Rights Celebration May 19
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--From a press release
- Lambda Legal's Bon Foster Civil Rights Celebration returns on Friday, May 19, 2023 at The Art Institute of Chicago. The event is named after Robert Bonvoulier "Bon" Foster, a Chicago attorney and civil rights leader who ...
2023 Leppen Leadership Awards announced, event May 14
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--From a press release
- About Face Theatre has announced the return of the Leppen Leadership Awards. Now in the 28th season, About Face has been honoring community luminaries since 2001 with the Leppen Leadership Award, named for founding supporter and ...
VIEWPOINT Telling the world about my mental health disorders
- Over the years, coming out as a lesbian hasn't been that hard for me—because I was always too busy hiding something else. Confessing queerness can be a breeze compared to revealing mental illness. But I decline ...
NLGJA, Curve Foundation announce recipients of inaugural Curve Award for Excellence in Lesbian Coverage
- WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 27, 2023) — Today, NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists and The Curve Foundation announced the recipients of the inaugural Curve Award for Excellence in Lesbian Coverage. ...
PASSAGES: Retired Chicago Fire Department district chief, paramedic Pat Ciara
- Retired Chicago Fire Department (CFD) district chief, paramedic and at one time the highest ranking out lesbian in the history of the CFD, Pat Ciara died April 19 of lung cancer in Lake Worth, Florida. She ...
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LA LGBT Center's gala raises $1M+; Leslie Jordan among those honored
- On April 22, the Los Angeles LGBT Center raised more than $1 million to support its lifeline services and advocacy benefiting the LGBTQ+ community ...
Lauren Verdich memorial May 20
- Celebration of Life for longtime Chicagoan LGBTQ activist and business owner Lauren Verdich will be Saturday May 20, 2023, 12:30-4 p.m., University Club Chicago, 76 E. Monroe. Donations can be sent to Lambda Legal in Lauren's ...
Artemis Singers to present 'Better Times Will Come'
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--From a press release
- Kick off LGBTQ+ Pride Month with Artemis Singers' next concert, Better Times Will Come, a celebration of hopefulness after this long global slog of fear and separation. Enjoy an uplifting experience highlighting opportunities to create a ...
National LGBTQ+ legal groups condemn Missouri action barring healthcare for transgender people
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--From NCLR press release
- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has issued an Emergency Rule regarding the medical treatment of transgender people. Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the National Center for Lesbian ...
New group hosts sober events for sapphic Chicagoans
- Members of the LGBTQ+ community who do not drink alcohol are often frustrated that so many of our community's social events frequently have it so readily available and prominent. A new community group is dedicated to ...
Brittney Griner memoir to be published in 2024
- The book company Alfred A. Knopf will publish openly lesbian WNBA superstar Brittney Griner's as-yet-untitled memoir in the spring of 2024. According to Deadline, Griner will discuss the events of 2022 that both reshaped her life ...
Lesbian-owned Taylor's Tacos opens shop on Chicago's Near West Side
- In the world of brick-and-mortar businesses, Taylor's Tacos (1512 W. Taylor St.; https://) is finally making its mark, as the place selling authentic street-style tacos with soulful twists is firmly ...
Biden appoints Laura Ricketts to Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition
- President Joe Biden has appointed Laura Rickettsthe lesbian co-owner of the Chicago Cubs, board chair of Chicago Cubs Charities and board chair of LPAC, which works to elect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer women and ...
Affinity renews Burning Bowl tradition
- On the afternoon of March 19, Affinity Community Services held Burning Bowl 2023 Renewal: And Still We Rise at the Pavilion at the Dan Ryan Woods. ...
Center on Halsted to Honor Sen. Tammy Baldwin April 15, Human First Gala at The Geraghty
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--From a press release
- CHICAGO — Center on Halsted is pleased to announce that its inaugural Trailblazer Award will be presented to Senator Tammy Baldwin at its annual Human First Gala being held the evening of Saturday, April 15, in ...
Navratilova says she is cancer-free
- Legendary tennis figure Martina Navratilova said she is now cancer-freefour months after announcing she had been diagnosed with throat and breast cancer, ESPN reported. "As far as they know I'm cancer-free," Navratilova told Piers Morgan for ...
LPAC expands board of directors, building on successful 2023 midterms
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--From a press release
- Washington, DC LPAC, the national political organization dedicated to electing LGBTQ women and nonbinary people to public office, announced today that Liz Culley and Janelle Perez have joined its Board of Directors. LPAC is the ...
WORLD Kenyan group, Alan Emtage, trans anchor, Hershey campaign
- The Kenyan Supreme Court allowed an LGBTQI+-rights group to register as a non-governmental organization, The Washington Blade reported. Ten years ago, Eric Gitari, the former executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission ...
Lightfoot concedes but other LGBTQ+ candidates make inroads
- Incumbent Lori Lightfoot, the city's first Black lesbian mayor, conceded defeat the evening of Feb. 28, after a tumultuous term and a difficult election season, where she competed against eight challengers for her post. "I stand ...
Passages: Longtime activist Achebe (Betty) Powell passes away
- Veteran social justice organizer and educator Achebe (Betty) Powell passed away Feb. 21, according to multiple reports. Powell died of COVID-19 related complications at New York Presbyterian Hospital in Brooklyn, according to a Feb. 22 statement ...
Hidden History: Pamela Bannos brings the life of 19th-century lesbian photographer to new audiences
- Few people outside of New York may know about 19th-century photographer Alice Austen (1866-1952)but author/historian/Northwestern University professor Pamela Bannos wants to change that. Bannos recently completed a podcast series about ...
At 'FIRST(ISH)' Sight: Producer Ashley Flowers speaks on 'honest' representation
- Ashley Flowers—a producer, co-creator and actor in the short film First(ish) Date, now in pre-production—wears many creative hats. She also has an extensive resume working with stage and film props as well; Flowers has been working ...
NATIONAL Under secretary leaving, gay man killed, anti-trans moves, SF gay bar
- Under Secretary Gina Ortiz Jones—the Air Force's second-highest ranking civilian—is stepping down on March 6, after a year and a half in the position, according to military.com. Jones was appointed by President Joe Biden as the ...
PASSAGES: LGBTQ and HIV/AIDS activist, retired business owner Lauren Verdich
- Longtime LGBTQ and HIV/AIDS activist and businesswoman Lauren Verdich died Feb. 12 of complications from pancreatic cancer. She was 77. Verdich was born Dec. 30, 1945, in Chicago. She grew up in the Albany Park neighborhood ...
ELECTIONS 2023 Mayor Lori Lightfoot on LGBTQ+ issues, regrets and Tom Tunney
- This is part of a series of interviews Windy City Times is running on LGBTQ+ candidates in the 2023 municipal elections taking place Feb. 28. In 2019, Lori Lightfoot became the 56th mayor of Chicago. What ...
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