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Latinx Short Film Showcase on Feb. 1
- Seven films have been selected out of more than 40 entries to create the Gene Siskel Film Center's second edition of the Panorama Latinx Short ...
Chicago Gay Hockey Association participating in Blackhawks Pride Night
- The CGHA ( Chicago Gay Hockey Association ) is participating in the first official Chicago Blackhawks Pride Night at the United Center, 1901 W. Madison ...
Former WCT 30 Under 30 honoree among Golden Apple finalists
- On Jan. 23, Golden Apple—an Illinois nonprofit committed to preparing, honoring and supporting great educators who advance educational opportunities for students—announced the 2020 finalists for ...
CAKE announces venue change, cites Center controversy
- After being at Center on Halsted for several years, the Chicago Alternative Comics Expo ( CAKE ) 2020 organizing committee announced the weekend-long alt-comics event ...
Woman Made Gallery names Alcaraz as new executive director
- Chicago's Woman Made Gallery (WMG)—a feminist contemporary art gallery now in its 28th year—announced the appointment of a new executive director. Gaylon B. Alcaraz is ...
Chicago Musical Theatre Festival Feb. 3-20
- Underscore Theatre Company is presenting its sixth annual Chicago Musical Theatre Festival—created to showcase and support the growing field of musical theatre creators from Chicago ...
Center announces new security provider
- Center on Halsted has finally selected a new security provider, according to a statement released by Center officials the afternoon of Jan. 22. The security ...
ELECTIONS 2020 Four Illinois candidates get latest Victory Fund endorsements
- LGBTQ Victory Fund—the only national organization dedicated to electing LGBTQ leaders to public office—endorsed 32 new openly LGBTQ candidates for 2020 races. Among those receiving ...
Study says 6% of sexual minority adults in the US identify as queer
- The first study to examine queer identity in a U.S. nationally representative sample An estimated 6% of sexual minority adults in the U.S. identify as ...
LGBTQ military non-profit names veteran Jennifer Dane Interim ED
- WASHINGTON — Today, the Modern Military Association of America ( MMAA ) — the nation's largest non-profit organization working to advance fairness and equality for ...
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VIEWS College for LGBTQ students
- Finding yourself and becoming comfortable with your identity is something that people within the LGBTQ community struggle with every day. There is coming to terms ...
GLSEN slams religious exemptions that Trump proposes
- GLSEN—which works to create safe and inclusive schools for LGBTQ students—denounced religious exemptions to federally funded programs across nine federal agencies recently proposed by the ...
Sara Feigenholtz sworn in as state senator at ceremony
- Call her state senator instead of state rep. A packed house of dignitaries and other supporters gathered Jan. 21 at the Ann Sather on Belmont ...
BOOK REVIEW Buzz: A Stimulating History of the Sex Toy
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By Hallie Lieberman, $26.95; Pegasus Books; 359 pages
Double-A. It has many uses, that little word-dash-letter. It's good for future baseball players. Good for ...
Federal court ruling benefits same-sex couples
- A federal appeals panel of Republican appointees ruled Jan. 17 that the state of Indiana must treat same-sex married couples the same as male-female married ...
Me Too movement founder at NU Jan. 27
- Me Too movement founder Tarana Burke will keynote Martin Luther King Jr. Dream Week on Monday, Jan. 27. Burke will speak on the Chicago campus ...
Lambda Legal releases report on judicial nominees
- Lambda Legal released the third edition of its annual report of judicial nominees, showing how the Trump-Pence administration, with the help of Senate Majority Leader ...
ELECTIONS 2020 Cassidy, Lightfoot among those at Pizer kickoff
- Out officials Illinois state Rep. Kelly Cassidy and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot were among those joining community members, as well as other elected officials, present ...
THE AMAZON TRAIL The tabloid edition
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Bath Door Balks at Booting Hostage Hostage Trapped for NINETY-MINUTES Suspect Subdued with Electrical Weapon
A woman in a remote town in Oregon suffered a ...
LETTER Impeachment
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Dear Editor:
President Donald J. Trump has been impeached. These words, for me, mean an intentional check on Trump's efforts to corrupt the 2020 ...
Theater Spotlight on The Merry Widow
- Glamorous young widow Hannah Glawari has all the money to save the bankrupt country of Pontevedro, but all she wants is a reunion with her ...
NUNN ON ONE MUSIC King Princess, ruling the musical realm
- Born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in the studio thanks to a recording engineer father, Mikaela Mullaney Straus eventually evolved into pop singer King ...
Area author Jacobi addresses love, loss in acclaimed book
- Glenview-based author Yehuda Jacobi often received some pivotal advice from his late partner, Arthur. Jacobi recently recalled that Arthur would say, "Everybody is going through ...
Show examines life of Barbara Jordan
- The life of the late lawyer, educator and politician Barbara Jordan will be examined in City Lit Theatre's Voice of Good Hope. Voice of Good ...
'Positive reactions' follow local hockey player coming out
- Anthony Arnoni is the senior skating king for the co-op Leyden Eagles, a four-year varsity hockey player in jersey No. 22 who shoots left-handed and ...
Billy Masters
- "OK, people, time to recalibrate our gaydar. Batwoman is a lesbian? Not that there's anything wrong with that, but talk to me, Gotham—what ever happened ...
Jerry Nunn's 50th at Mary's Attic
- Seeing red at Jerry Nunn's 50th birthday/fundraiser for Heartland Alliance. Photos by Jerry Nunn ...
Drag Performer of the Week: Laila McQueen
- BEHIND THE NAME "I used to work a small store inside a strip club and Laila sounded like a pretty stripper name that none of ...
Planned Parenthood, We Testify release "Ours to Tell" short film
- New York, NY — Planned Parenthood Federation of America ( PPFA ) and We Testify, an organization dedicated to the leadership and representation of people ...
'Freedom Ride' talk, performance Jan. 29
- Newberry Library is hosting a discussion and performance with Chicago Opera Theater ( COT ) involving the production Freedom Ride on Wed., Jan. 29, 6-7:30 ...
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