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|  | Jann Wenner comments on women and Black musicians, later apologizes 2023-09-18
- Openly gay Rolling Stone magazine founder Jann Wenner apologized for telling The New York Times that, for his book The Masters, he chose interviews with white male musicians who he called the "philosophers of rock" because ...
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| | BOOKS/SAVOR 'Made in Chicago' authors dish on stories behind local treats 2023-09-10
- When it comes to culinary scenes, Chicago is second to none, but do people really know the origins of local dishes—or even which ones have origins in this city? Revered food journalists Monica Eng and David ...
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| | THEATER Goodman to run 'Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil' in 2024 2023-08-17
- Goodman Theatre Artistic Director Susan Booth announced that Chicago will be first to experience the new musical Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil—based on John Berendt's iconic non-fiction book—next summer. With a book by ...
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| | BOOKS Intersex activist Pidgeon Pagonis candidly talks about life and new memoir 2023-08-07
- In the book Nobody Needs to Know: A Memoir, intersex activist Pidgeon Pagonis details their journey through a sea of trauma that consisted of lies, misdirections and surgeries. It wasn't until their college years that Pagonis ...
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| | Dykes to Watch Out For launches as audio series 2023-08-02
- From 1983 to 2008, Alison Bechdel's comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For offered playful, incisive commentary on lesbian culture. Forty years after the comic's inception, it's been adapted into an audio series produced by author-journalist ...
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| | Musical parody 'Murder, Rewrote' to run Aug. 10-Sept. 16 2023-07-26
- Hell in a Handbag Productions will conclude its 21st season with the world-premiere musical parody Murder, ReWrote, playing Aug. 10-Sept. 16 at The Den Theatre (Upstairs Mainstage), 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave. Murder, ReWrote features book and ...
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| | PASSAGES Radical poet, theorist, educator, activist Minnie Bruce Pratt 2023-07-07
- Radical poet, essayist, educator, theorist and feminist, LGBTQ+, anti-racist and anti-imperialist activist Minnie Bruce Pratt died June 2 in Syracuse, New York surrounded by friends and family members, after a brief and sudden illness. She was ...
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| | SHOWBIZ Rocker comes out, Billie Eilish, Luke Evans, 'Housewives,' 'Masculinity' book 2023-06-30
- Josh Kiszka, frontman for the Grammy-winning rock band Greta Van Fleet, came out as gay in an Instagram post, according to Instinct Magazine. He wrote, in part, "The greatest mortal gift of all is our capacity ...
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| | American Library Association to distribute $1M for the fight against censorship 2023-06-28
--From a press release - CHICAGO (June 22, 2023) — The American Library Association (ALA) will distribute $1 million to respond to censorship challenges ...
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| | SAVOR Movie cookbook, 'A Night of Hope,' restaurant closings and more 2023-06-26
- This week, SAVOR with Andrew's spotlight is actually on a book—Scrounging: A Cookbook. This unique cookbook contains late-night, last-ditch recipes and ingenious back-of-the-pantry meals straight from movies. Scrounging includes an ...
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| | Guest essay by Florida mom Nicole Pejovich: What's Happening to Florida's Public Schools? 2023-06-19
Related video below - A queer Florida parent answers questions about recent laws, how Floridians are coping, and how you can help Books pulled from school library shelves by the dozens. All evidence of inclusivity stripped from classrooms. The politically ...
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| | NATIONAL Biden, White House, Colorado Springs, Willi Ninja, Pulse, Prop 8 2023-06-16
- President Joe Biden plans to appoint a new federal coordinator to address the increase in book bans enacted across different states, among other pro-LGBTQ+ actions, according to CNN. Biden announced the actions during a news conference ...
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| | Lambda Literary names winners of the Jim Duggins, PhD Outstanding Mid-Career Novelist Prize 2023-06-08
--From a Lambda Literary press release - Lambda Literary is pleased to announce Ryka Aoki and Aaron Hamburger as the winners of the 2023 Jim Duggins, PhD Outstanding Mid-Career Novelist Prize. Dedicated to the memory of author and journalist Jim Duggins, this prize ...
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| | GLAAD and EveryLibrary announce Community Response Toolkit 2023-06-06
--From a press release - (New York, NY - June 6, 2023) GLAAD, the world's largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, along with EveryLibrary, a national organization supporting campaigns against book bans, announce a new resource to help communities unite and engage ...
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| | THEATER Queer performer Yurel Echezarreta tells his 'Side' of the 'Story' 2023-06-06
- The classic musical West Side Story (by Jerome Robbins, with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by Arthur Laurents) has gone through countless iterations from its 1957 origin, including the Oscar-winning ...
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 | Mexican Museum presents Queer Fiesta
| | SHOWBIZ Outfest, Halo, 'Sex Education,' trans singer, 'Doctor Who'
| | WORLD African efforts, HIV in Amsterdam, Donatella Versace, 'The Queen in Me'
| | DANCE Deeply Rooted performing Nov. 3 at the Auditorium Theatre
| | NATIONAL Bisexual politicians, DADT, NBJC awards, crimes, Buttigieg | |
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