 |  | Person found dead at Berlin Nightclub - Police are investigating a death at Berlin, a longtime LGBTQ+ nightclub in Chicago's Lake View neighborhood at 954 W. Belmont ...  |
| | BREAKING Howard Brown Health nurses' strikes averted - On Sept. 30, the Illinois Nurses Association (INA)—which represents 30 registered nurses who work at Howard Brown Health—reached a tentative ... |
| | Celebration of trans icon Gloria Allen's life on Oct. 6 - A celebration of life for the late Chicago trans icon "Mama" Gloria Allen will take place Thursday, Oct. 6, at ... |
| | 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, ...
Author: Eric Burkett |
| | 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 ...
Author: Leo Cusimano, Dallas Voice |
| | FashionBar hosting Chicago Fashion Week, PFLAG conference - Fashion Bar announced that it's hosting Chicago Fashion Week. The shows will take place Oct. 16-23 at Water Tower Place, ... |
| | Trevor Project returns donation from controversial tech company - The Trevor Project—a leading nonprofit devoted to the mental well-being of LGBTQ+ youth which wants "a world where all LGBTQ ...
Author: Andrew Davis |
| | Gerber/Hart fall benefit on Oct. 15 - Gerber/Hart Library and Archives, 6500 N. Clark St., will hold its fall benefit on Saturday, Oct. 15, at 7 p.m. ... |
| | Trans U.S. Army doctor, wife charged with helping Russia in war against Ukraine - A U.S. Army major doctor and their physician wife were arrested for an alleged criminal plot to give Russia confidential ... |
| | SPORTS Soccer legend leaves drug company; women's team in gold-medal game - Lesbian soccer legend Abby Wambach told ESPN that she intends to fully sever ties with a concussion drug company that ... |
| | 31st annual AIDS Run & Walk, with the theme 'Forward Together,' returns this weekend - The 31st annual AIDS Run & Walk returns to Chicago on Sunday, Oct. 2, in order to raise awareness about ...
Author: Kayleigh Padar |
| | Newsom signs bill making California a sanctuary state for trans youths - On Sept. 29, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law that aims to protect transgender youths and their ... |
| | Lightfoot forgoing property-tax increase - Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced that there will be no property-tax increase for Chicagoans next year. "Because our economy continues to ... |
| | Chicago-area media to host joint fundraiser Oct. 3-17 - Video below - CHICAGO —Nearly 40 independent Chicago-area media outlets, members of the Chicago Independent Media Alliance (CIMA), are joining forces for their ... |
| | GLAAD releases third annual 20 Under 20 list - -- From a press release - New York, NY—GLAAD revealed its third annual 20 Under 20 list, spotlighting 20 young LGBTQ people, ages 20 and younger, ... |
| | Howard Brown Health nurses planning series of strikes - Thirty nurses employed by Howard Brown Health and represented by the Illinois Nurses Association (INA) will go on a series ... |
| | Girl, I Guess releases new voter guide, on election races - -- From a press release - [CHICAGO, IL September 29th] — Author and Editor Stephanie Skora released the latest edition of the widely-read Girl, I Guess ... |
| | Chicago alderperson among Victory Fund's endorsed candidates - LGBTQ Victory Fund, the only national organization dedicated to electing LGBTQ+ leaders to public office, has endorsed 83 more out ... |
| | MONKEYPOX/MPXV Rapid PCR test in development - Last spring, a rapid polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19—developed by Northwestern University spinoff company Minute Molecular Diagnostics—received emergency ... |
| | MONKEYPOX/MPXV More than 100 groups call for increased action - Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) penned a letter to elected leaders calling for ... |
| | AIDS Foundation Chicago holding Women's Connection Summit of Hope on Oct. 6 - -- From a press release - AIDS Foundation Chicago (AFC) is hosting a Women Connection Summit of Hope in partnership with the Illinois Department of Corrections ... |
| | Howard Brown Health partners with Chicago Dancers United - -- From a press release - Howard Brown Health and Chicago Dancers United (CDU) have announced a partnership to improve healthcare outcomes for local dance community ... |
| | EPA launches Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights - The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) announced that it is establishing a new national office charged with advancing environmental justice and ... |
| | Molson Coors donates $50,000 to 14 LGBTQ+ organizations through annual Tap Into Change program - The beverage company Molson Coors presented $50,000 to 14 LGBTQ+ organizations at Sidetrack Sept. 26 as part of its 11th ...
Author: Kayleigh Padar |
| | EVENTS Fahrenheit heats things in the cool autumn - In the early throes of autumn, the LGBTQ+ organizational development service Lord, Rustin, and Bates Inc. presented part one of ...
Author: Vern Hester |
| | New Italian prime minister has anti-LGBTQ+ record - Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni—who has rallied against "[LGBTQ+] lobbies" and so-called "gender ideology"—is set to become Italy's first female prime ... |
| | Cuba legalizes same-sex marriage - Cuba has legalized marriage equality after Cubans voted in favor of a family code that increased protections for minorities on ... |
| | GLAAD responds to weekend of anti-LGBTQ+ violence, poll suggests 2/3 of GOPs back discussion of LGBTQ+s in schools - -- From a press release - (Monday, September 26, 2022) GLAAD condemns a wave of violence against the LGBTQ community across the country and calls for ... |
| | Palm Center to close permanently on Sept. 30 - The Palm Center—an independent research institute that uses scholarship to inform the national conversation about military policy concerning LGBTQ+ service ... |
| | Michelle Obama among those inducted into Women's Hall of Fame - Attorney/author/former First Lady and native Chicagoan Michelle Obama was among nine women celebrated on Sept. 23-25 as they were inducted ... |
| | Billy Masters - "I just heard about Leonardo DiCaprio's 25-year rule. His loss. You don't know what you're missing."—Dionne Warwick tweeted her disdain ... |
| | Hannah Gadsby signs deal with Netflix - Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning comedian Hannah Gadsby signed a multi-title deal with Netflix, per a press release. The deal includes ... |
| | TELEVISION Original 'Queer Eye' cast member Thom Filicia reveals his 'Secret' - RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race debuted in 2020 on VH1 as a spinoff of the Emmy Award-winning RuPaul's Drag Race. ...
Author: Jerry Nunn |
| | Joffrey Ballet welcomes nine new dancers - The Joffrey Ballet's Ashley Wheater MBE, The Mary B. Galvin Artistic Director and President/CEO Greg Cameron announced the addition of ... |
| | MUSIC Jessie Mueller and Seth Rudetsky at Steppenwolf on Jan. 14, 2023 - On Jan. 14, 2023 in Steppenwolf's Downstairs Theater, 1650 N. Halsted St., Steppenwolf Theatre and Mark Cortale will present Tony ... |
| | World Music Festival Chicago Sept. 30-Oct. 9 - World Music Festival Chicago will return Friday, Sept. 30-Sunday, Oct. 9 in venues across the city. The festival returns with ... |
| | More special guests announced for Chicago International Film Festival - -- From a press release - CHICAGO, Illinois (September 28, 2022) — Today, the Chicago International Film Festival announced new guests and details for its 58th ... |
| | DANCE Cerqua Rivera kickoff/benefit on Oct. 22 - Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre (CRDT) will hold its season kickoff/benefit on Saturday, Oct. 22, at the Reva and David Logan ... |
| | THEATER About Face showing LGBTQ+ play 'Mosque4Mosque' - About Face Theatre opens its 2022-23 season with the world premiere of Omer Abbas Salem's new play Mosque4Mosque, directed by ... |
