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•	Schools are back in downsized Chicago Pride Parade after merging under 'welcoming schools' umbrella

•	Supreme Court allows Idaho ban on gender-affirming care for minors

•	Howard Brown reaches tentative agreement with union after 1.5 years of contentious negotiations

•	Fed appeals panel ruling helps trans athlete

•	NAIA votes to ban trans women from athletics, affecting Chicago conference

•	U.S. women's soccer team caught in anti-LGBTQ+ controversy

•	Chicago Pride Parade smaller this year amid 'safety and logistical' concerns

•	HRC president responds to NAIA vote to ban transgender women from playing sports

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Twenty-four-year-old Latina trans woman and makeup artist Meraxes Medina was fatally shot in Los Angeles, according to the website them, citing The Los Angeles Times. Authorities told the Times they found Medina's broken fingernail and a ... more

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Queer activism through photography: Exhibit spotlights a 'revolutionary' moment in Chicago
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, a snapshot of queer history from the '70s to the '90s. The exhibition, now at Chicago ... more

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New Title IX rules protects LGBTQ+ students...to a point
New Title IX guidelines finalized April 19 will protect the rights of LGBTQ+ students by federal law and further safeguards of victims of campus sexual assault, according to ABC News. But those protections don't extend to ... more

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The importance of becoming Ernest: Out actor Christopher Sieber dishes about
Out and proud actor Christopher Sieber is part of the team bringing Death Becomes Her to life as a stage musical in the Windy City this spring. Sieber plays Ernest Menville, who was originally portrayed by ... more

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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 22nd and 23rd in the city's landmark LGBTQ+ Northalsted community. Other ... more

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Local queer opera composer premiering her first show, a coming-of-age tale
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 Chicago Opera Theater's Vanguard program for emerging artists, composed The Weight ... more

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•	Kokandy Productions now accepting submissions for Chicago Musical Theater Fest returning Aug. 8-11

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Howard Brown reaches tentative agreement with union after 1.5 years of
Howard Brown Health has reached a tentative agreement with its union, after a year and a half of negotiations that included two workers strikes. The Illinois Nurses Association, which represents about 360 employees at Howard Brown ... more

•	Legislation to increase HIV testing, Linkage to Care Act passes Illinois House with bipartisan vote of 106
•	Supreme Court allows Idaho ban on gender-affirming care for minors
•	Hunter leads resolution declaring April 2024 as Minority Health Month

Lesbian

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Sports

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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 of the Week honors for the second consecutive week, the leag ... more

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