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Women & Children First targeted by anti-trans vandals
- The windows at Women & Children First bookstore, 5233 N. Clark St., have been vandalized on multiple occasions with stickers featuring anti-trans messaging, according to ...
Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame calls for 2019 nominees, announces ceremony date
- The Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame, now entering its 30th year, announced today that it will resume inducting new members. The ceremony for inductees will ...
HRC Chicago to honor Kim Hunt, Dane Hites
- The Human Rights Campaign ( HRC ) Chicago Gala will take place Saturday, Nov. 16, at the Fairmont Chicago, 200 N. Columbus Dr., at 6 ...
About Face Theatre to present Packing
- Learning who you are means knowing where you come from, and where you belong. From writer/performer Scott Bradley ( Scooty & JoJo's Alien Queen and ...
CNN LGBT-specific Town Hall filled with unexpected drama
- The bar had been set pretty high for CNN's Oct. 10 town hall on LGBT issues for Democratic presidential candidates. It was the first national ...
State treasurer's LGBTQ reception Oct. 16
- Illinois state Treasurer Michael Frerichs will host a celebration on the concourse of the James R. Thompson Center, 100 W. Randolph St., 12-1 p.m., on ...
Gay Fox anchor steps away from network
- In a sudden move on Oct. 11, Shepard Smith said that after more than two decades at Fox News, he was stepping down as chief ...
THEATER REVIEW Big Fish
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Authors: Andrew Lippa and John August At: Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave. Tickets: BoHoTheatre.com or 773-975-8150; $25-$35. Runs through: Nov. 17
When Big ...
THEATER REVIEW A Doll's House
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Playwright: Henrick Ibsen ( adapted by Sandra Delgado and Michael Halberstam ) At: Writers Theatre, 325 Tudor Ct., Glencoe. Tickets: WritersTheatre.org. Price: $35-80. Runs through: ...
Presidential candidates unveil LGBTQ+ platforms
- A few of the Democratic presidential candidates—U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris, as well as openly gay South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg—released their ...
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Auditorium commissions Michelle Dorrance work for Trinity Irish Dance Company
- ( CHICAGO, IL — The Auditorium Theatre announces the commission of American Traffic, a new work for Trinity Irish Dance Company ( TIDC ) created ...
BYC closing Oct. 14, will reopen Oct. 28
- Broadway Youth Center ( BYC ) will be closed for two weeks of staff training starting Monday, Oct. 14 and will reopen Monday, Oct. 28. ...
Reeling Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival announces award winners
- ( CHICAGO, IL - October 10, 2019 ) Reeling: the Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival announces the highly anticipated juried, audience, and AARP Silver Image ...
Public poster series promotes healthy futures for LGBTQ and gender diverse youth
- San Francisco, CA, October 11, 2019 — High levels of risk for LGBTQ adolescents for suicide, substance abuse, depression and victimization call for evidence-based approaches ...
"Lavender Women and Killer Dykes" to launch Oct. 12
- Gerber/Hart Library & Archives, 6500 N. Clark St., will host the launch of the exhibit "Lavender Women and Killer Dykes" on Saturday, Oct. 12, at ...
Chicago Architecture Center plans programs for Open House Chicago
- CHICAGO ( October 8, 2019 ) — The Chicago Architecture Center ( CAC ) today released the list of special programs for Open House Chicago ...
New report details network of organizations working against LGBT rights
- ( Washington, DC ) Today, Accountable for Equality released a new report that outlines the vast and broad network of state and national organizations working ...
The Simon and Garfunkel Story extended through Dec. 8
- CHICAGO ( October 10, 2019 ) — Broadway in Chicago is delighted to announce the internationally-acclaimed hit theatre show THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL STORY is ...
Victory Fund: Buttigieg's LGBTQ policy "comprehensive, inclusive, ambitious"
- Washington, DC — Today LGBTQ Victory Fund — the only national organization dedicated to electing LGBTQ leaders to public office — praised Democratic presidential candidate ...
Buttigieg announces plan to secure equality for LGBTQs
- SOUTH BEND, IN — Today, Pete Buttigieg released his plan 'Becoming Whole: A New Era for LGBTQ+ Americans,' a comprehensive policy that brings Americans together ...
Guy Branum, queer comic, coming to Zanies
- Out comedian Guy Branum is returning to Chicago with a brand new zany stand up act. Hailing from Yuba City, California, he went to college ...
Chicago Reader hosting presidential forum watch party
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LGBTQ leaders joined by candidate Marianne Williamson
- The Chicago Reader is hosting a watch part for the Human Rights Campaign/CNN presidential town hall Thursday, Oct. 9, starting at 5 p.m. Presidential candidate ...
Nearly 9 million LGBT adults registered to vote in 2020 general election
- Nearly nine million LGBT adults are registered to vote, according to a new analysis by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law. Half of ...
Planned Parenthood Votes launches electoral program for reproductive freedom
- Washington, DC — Today, Planned Parenthood Votes announced the launch of its largest-ever program to help elect reproductive rights champions up and down the ballot ...
Boystown's Halloweek of Tricks leads up to Oct. 31 parade, spooky fun
- Boystown brings you a full, seven-day Halloweek of tricks and treats. Culminating with the legendary Haunted Halsted Halloween Parade on Oct. 31, Northalsted hosts a ...
Legacy Project's '[un]Gala' Oct. 10
- "LANDMARK: The Legacy Project [un]Gala" will take place Thursday, Oct. 10, 5:30-8:30 p.m., at the Chez event space, 247 E. Ontario St. Celebrating such recent ...
MillerCoors presents checks to various LGBTQ organizations
- On Sept. 30, MillerCoors presented checks to its LGBTQ nonprofit partners during a closing party at Lake View spot Sidetrack for the company's Tap Into ...
Popcorn company has 'Coming Out Box'
- Ahead of National Coming Out Day ( Oct. 11 ), Chicago-based Epic Gourmet Popcorn has launched its new product: The Coming Out Box, a gourmet ...
Mixtape coincides with Warhol exhibit
- As the Warhol exhibit comes to the Art Institute of Chicago this October, DJ Heaven Malone is releasing a mixtape, Factory Girls, honoring the women ...
DINING Fat Rice bakery, Frontier dinner, marathon specials
- —James Beard-Award winning Chef Abe Conlon and Partner Adrienne Lo revealed a new expansion of their daytime Asian-inspired bakery The Bakery at Fat Rice, which ...
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