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•	Youth protest Rauner at governor's mansion over homeless funds

•	Illinois Safe Schools Alliance head to step down

•	Miss. Gov. signs anti-LGBT discrimination into law

•	Trans birth certificate bill to go to IL House floor

•	Covenant House youth shelter expanding to Chicago

•	Illinois Freemason head opposes gay bans

•	Mississippi adoption ban overturned

•	Lesbian PAC endorses Tammy Duckworth for Senate

•	Lambda provides analysis of Supreme Court nominee Judge Merrick Garland's record

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PASSAGES Jose Antonio Casco, owner of Antronio's, dies at 59
Jose Antonio Casco—owner of Antronio's in Berwyn, Illinois—died April 3 from complications following a head injury incurred at home. He was 59. Jerry ... more

•	Trans birth certificate bill to go to IL House floor
•	SENIOR MOMENTS Dignity? Decorum?
•	Miss. Gov. signs anti-LGBT discrimination into law
•	Entertainment: British actors, Rosie's divorce, Caitlyn on 'Transparent,' Nate Berkus
•	Dan Savage, uncensored

Local

Youth protest Rauner at governor's mansion over homeless funds
About 100 youth experiencing homelessness, providers, and allies took to the Illinois governor's mansion April 5 to protest Gov. Bruce Rauner's refusal to ... more

•	Illinois Safe Schools Alliance head to step down
•	Open To Thinking: Sheltering the artist at risk
•	Campaign launched to create unity in ending LGBTQ poverty
•	Transgender Day of Visibility observed locally, nationally
•	Affinity offering free HIV testing

Nation & World

Webinar addresses stigmatization of health issues
On March 29, the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and HealthHIV conducted a webinar entitled "OUTcompetent: Cultural Competency and the Stigmatization of STDs, HIV, ... more

•	Tennessee House Committee advances legislative assault on transgender students
•	Palm Center concerned by Pentagon delay on transgender ban
•	PASSAGES L.A. councilman Bill Rosendahl dies

Film / TV / Gossip

Dan Savage, uncensored
Dan Savage is many things—columnist, activist, author, "It Gets Better" co-founder and pundit. However, he'll don another hat when he hosts his HUMP ... more

•	Lilly Wachowski makes first public appearance
•	Billy Masters
•	Canadian YouTube series examines GBTQ body-image issues

Theater / Dance

'Charm' having run in Minneapolis
Minneapolis' Mixed Blood Theatre will run Philip Dawkins' production Charm—which Skokie's Northlight Theatre originally performed last year—April 20-May 8. Charm ( inspired by ... more

•	Spotlight on A Toast to the Queens, Critics' Picks
•	NUNN ON ONE: THEATER 'Bullets Over Broadway' brings Zarr to Chicago
•	THEATER REVIEW Mosque Alert

Music

Upcoming: Piano Men, Vintage Garage, Kinsey Sicks, Hannah Free, Sound of
Big Noise's 'Cabaret' April 22-May 8 Big Noise Theatre Company, a division of Winnetka Theatre, continues its 2016 season with the musical ... more

•	Composer bans works from North Carolina
•	Out singer Daphne Willis talks goggles, Meghan Trainor
•	Upcoming: Vinyl, Kinsey Sicks, Queens Toast, Lollapalooza, Orchestra awards, more

Books / Art

BOOKS Augusten Burroughs explores relationships in new memoir
Augusten Burroughs describes the difference between love and libido in his seventh autobiographical work, Lust & Wonder, which picks up where Dry left ... more

•	CHM presenting 'Style' spring festival
•	Upcoming: Piano Men, Vintage Garage, Kinsey Sicks, Hannah Free, Sound of Music
•	Flower & Garden Show winners announced

Trans

Transgender Day of Visibility observed locally, nationally
The 2016 International Transgender Day of Visibility ( TDOV ) met and exceeded its March 31 goal. The hashtag #TDOV began trending early ... more

•	Lilly Wachowski makes first public appearance
•	'Her Story' screening, talk on April 7
•	Palm Center concerned by Pentagon delay on transgender ban

AIDS & Health

•	Affinity offering free HIV testing
•	World news: Singer dies, couple released, 'RuPaul' expands
•	Activist diagnosed with brain cancer, seeks assistance

Lesbian

Entertainment: British actors, Rosie's divorce, Caitlyn on 'Transparent,' Nate Berkus
Out individuals Ben Whishaw, Stephen Fry, Graham Norton and Sir Ian McKellen were among those receiving nominations for the BAFTA ( British Academy ... more

•	Affinity offering free HIV testing
•	Lesbian PAC endorses Tammy Duckworth for Senate
•	NUNN ON ONE: COMEDY Dishing with Wanda Sykes

Sports

SPORTS Life out of the closet for pro rugby player Keegan
We have reached a point in our culture where it has become so commonplace for entertainers to come out of the closet that ... more

•	AAC's 'Follies' April 4 at Baton
•	Gordon first gay player in NCAA tourney
•	Upcoming: Windy City Rollers, Mudderella

Youth

Campaign launched to create unity in ending LGBTQ poverty
A glorious view of the City of Chicago as seen from the offices of Jenner & Block served as a fitting backdrop for ... more

•	Nominations sought for 30 Under 30 Awards; ceremony at new site
•	Covenant House youth shelter expanding to Chicago
•	Center announces broadened mission at gala

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COVER STORY: Dan Savage, uncensored
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Nightspots / Nightlife

NIGHTLIFE: Sidetrack, Scot's, The Glenwood, Miss Continental Elite and Plus
Sidetrack Windy City Cycling Club's fundraising Easter Bonnet party, Easter Sunday., March 27. Photos by Jed Dulanas Scot's Easter really went to their ... more

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•	Billy Masters
•	Billy Masters
•	SAVOR Brunch at Appellation; upcoming lecture
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