WINDY
CITY
MEDIA
GROUP
Red Stars fall to Portland
- On April 27, the Chicago Red Stars fell to Portland Thorns FC 0-2 in the clubs' first meeting of the season. Camryn Biegalski and Chardonnay ...
SAVOR Adalina's 'Top Chef' event, Dom's/Foxtrot and a really spicy margarita
- "Top"-notch: Last week, I was fortunate enough to be invited to an event at the tony Italian restaurant Adalina, 912 N. State St., that featured ...
Hundreds urge NCAA to not ban trans athletes from women's sports
- A group of more than 400 current and former Olympic, professional and collegiate athletes; more than 300 academics; and approximately 100 advocacy groups released separate ...
Women & Children First owners say they'll keep advocating for Palestinian people after store vandalism
- The owners of Women & Children First Bookstore, 5233 N. Clark St., want people to know the best way to support their business following the ...
GLAAD responds to Biden administration release of updated rules to Section 1557 of ACA
-
--From a press release
- (New York, NY - April 26, 2024) - Today GLAAD, the world's leading LGBTQ media advocacy organization, responded to the release by the Department of ...
Scotland, Wales stop issuing puberty blockers after Cass Review
- Following the release of England's Cass Review, Scotland's NHS (National Health Service) has paused prescribing puberty blockers to children referred by its specialist gender clinic, ...
Critics Choice Assn. to host inaugural celebration of LGBTQ+ TV, film
- The Critics Choice Association (CCA) announced the date and honorees for its inaugural Celebration of LGBTQ+ Cinema & Television. The Celebration of LGBTQ+ Cinema & ...
Biden administration strengthens Affordable Care Act protections, health coverage for LGBTQ+ Americans
-
--From a press release
- WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Biden-Harris administration announced the finalization of a new regulation strengthening non-discrimination protections enforced by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The ...
Artemis Singers presents June 8 "Never Doubt: We Are Here" Pride Concert & Dance
-
--From a press release
- CHICAGO─Artemis Singers, , Chicago's lesbian feminist chorus, presents "Never Doubt: We Are Here" Pride Concert & Dance, Saturday, June 8, at First Congregational Church of ...
Navy Pier to mark 40th anniversary of Chicago house music with summer-long programming
-
--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 ...
Out and Aging
Presented By
Families of trans youth in Tennessee can still seek out-of-state healthcare, despite new amendment
-
--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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
NATIONAL Montana suit, equality campaign, Michigan St. incident, hacker group
-
Video below
- 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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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) ...
Tatumn Milazzo wins NWSL honor for second consecutive week
-
--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 ...
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 ...
JoJo Siwa and Sapphira Cristal among Chicago Pride Fest headliners in June
-
--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 ...
Queer activism through photography: Exhibit spotlights a 'revolutionary' moment in Chicago history
-
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, ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
Load more Headlines