 |  | C2E2 brings comics fans and gamers to McCormick Place - The 15th edition of the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2) flew into the convention center McCormick Place on a ...  | | | Court: State healthcare plans must pay for gender-affirming operations - In a major win for transgender rights, the Richmond, Virginia-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit became the ... | | | Chicago youth put spark in Center on Halsted art fair - On April 27, Center on Halsted presented an art fair for members of its youth services at Muchin College Prep, ...
Author: Vern Hester | | | Male strip club replacing Berlin Nightclub is accused of body-shaming Chicago dancer - Operators of a Florida-based strip club chain plan on filling the vacant storefront left by Berlin Nightclub's closure, but the ...
Author: Jake Wittich | | | Basketball legend Candace Parker announces retirement - Legendary basketball player Candace Parker has announced her retirement after 16 seasons in the WNBA that included three titles—one with ... | | | 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 ... | | | SAVOR Lardon, 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 ...
Author: Andrew Davis | | | 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 ... | | | 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 ...
Author: Alec Karam | | | 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 ... | | | 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 ... | | | 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 ... | | | 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 ... | | | 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 ... | | | 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 ...
Author: Andrew Davis | | | 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 ...
Author: Andrew Davis | | | 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 ...
Author: Jake Wittich | | | 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, ...
Author: Andrew Davis | | | 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 ...
Author: Lu Calzada | | | 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 ...
Author: Lu Calzada | | | 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 ...
Author: Jake Wittich | | | 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 ... | | | 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 ...
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| | 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 ... | | | 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 ...
Author: Scott C. Morgan | | | SHOWBIZ 'Priscilla,' Tony nods, Oscars, Ncuti Gatwa, Jonathan Bailey, GLAAD event - Stephan Elliott—who directed the cult classic The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert—said a sequel "is happening" and that ...
Author: Andrew Davis | | | 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 ... | | | 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, ... |
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