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Aurora Pride back on after ambitious online fundraiser
- Officials with Indivisible Aurora—the organization responsible for holding last year's successful Aurora Pride—said that the 2019 parade was back on after an online fundraising effort ...
PASSAGES Richard David Wold, 62
- Richard David Wold, 62, passed away unexpectedly but peacefully at home April 17, 2019. After graduating from Maine South High School and attending North Park ...
Supreme Court to hear LGBT discrimination cases
- On April 22, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it will hear three high-profile cases involving employment discrimination against LGBT individuals, ABC News reported. The ...
7th Annual North Shore Pride Fest June 1
- HIGHWOOD, IL ( JUNE 1, 2019 ) — To kick off Pride Month, Celebrate Highwood is 'showing its pride on the north side' at its ...
'Intersectional feminist' web series turns dating app disasters into romantic comedy
- Unflattering selfie angles, men posing with freshly caught fish and an abundance of "Rick and Morty" references are just some of the horrors one might ...
National Black Justice Coalition Statement on Nigel Shelby Suicide: "This Must End"
- WASHINGTON — Over the weekend it was reported that Nigel Shelby, a high schooler in Huntsville, Alabama, died by suicide. In response to the tragic ...
EVENTS Talking with the stars of 'Heroes & Villains'
- Heroes & Villains Fan Fest battled its way back in the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont on April 19-21. The Easter holiday weekend ...
Theater Review Hannah And Martin
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Author: Kate Fodor At: Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave. Tickets: , or 773-975-8150; $15-39. Runs through: May 25
In Shattered Globe's Hannah and Martin, ...
BOOKS Chris Rush looks back on 1970s adolescence in debut memoir
- Chris Rush was a closeted Catholic 12-year-old when he took his first tab of LSD. "My older sister introduced me to [drugs] at a very ...
Adoption/foster-care info fair April 27
- Adoption/foster-care organization Let It Be Us will conduct an information fair Saturday, April 27, at St. Teresa's of Avila Church, 1037 W. Armitage Ave., 10 ...
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Lambda Legal hosts annual Bon Foster event
- Lambda Legal's tagline at its annual Bon Foster event on April 18 at Morgan Manufacturing was "We're Here." The annual celebration is named for Robert ...
Suspects arrested in murder of queer reporter
- In Northern Ireland, authorities have arrested two teens ( aged 18 and 19 ) in connection with the murder of 29-year-old investigative journalist Lyra McKee, ...
GLN to Host Fundraiser For Chelsea Manning
- The Gay Liberation Network will host a 7 p.m., Saturday, May 4th fundraiser for the legal defense fund of Trans whistle-blower Chelsea Manning at the ...
Wild Nights with Emily offers new takes on Dickinson myths
- "Emily Dickinson wished to be published posthumously," says Mabel Todd ( Amy Seimetz ), the poet's editor, at one point in the new dramatic comedy ...
Rodriguez Sanchez talks about victory over Mell
- The Chicago aldermanic runoff races that were initially too close to call have been settled—and lesbian Ald. Deb Mell ( 33rd Ward ) is out ...
TELEVISION Transgender model works the 'Runway'
- Mimi Tao is making history on the 17th season of Project Runway as the first transgender model on the hit Bravo show. This talented model ...
'Queer Prom' at Center on May 10
- Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted St., is hosting the 2019 Queer Prom ( theme: "Midnight in Paris" ) for LGBTQ youth on Friday, May ...
MOVIES Classic lesbian film stages re-'Bound,'and the stars weigh in
- The popular 1996 film Bound is a lesbian centered crime thriller written and directed by the Wachowskis in their feature film debut. Jennifer Tilly plays ...
Wild Nights with Emily screening through April 25
- Wild Nights with Emily is a film about a little-known aspect of the iconic poet Emily Dickinson, starring Molly Shannon. In the mid-19th century, Dickinson ...
Safe-schools group holds annual 'Night of Noise' fundraiser
- The Illinois Safe Schools Alliance held its third annual Night of Noise fundraiser—titled "Onward and Upward"—on April 14 at the Haymarket Pub and Brewing. The ...
Reports: Indivisible Aurora raising funds for 2019 Pride Parade
- The Indivisible Aurora organization, which last year organizing that city's first Pride Parade—and which last week abruptly cancelled the 2019 parade, citing lack of funds—will ...
Foxx reveals thoughts in Smollett case emails
- Thousands of emails and other communications revealed that Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx was involved in the Jussie Smollett case—even after she recused herself, ...
Trans singer songwriter Shea Diamond video supports HRC "Americans for the Equality Act" campaign
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- WASHINGTON — Today, the Human Rights Campaign ( HRC ), the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer ( LGBTQ ) civil rights organization, ...
International LGBTQ refugee organization holds local fundraiser
- On April 11, the international LGBTQ organization Rainbow Railroad launched a fundraising campaign at a benefit party held at the home of Phil Palmer (with ...
DINING CBD cocktails, Eataly pizza party, Easter items
- —Lincoln Hall and Schubas Tavern ( on 4/20, fittingly ) will offer the "Hi-CBD" cocktail ( Deep Eddy orange vodka, Euphoric CBD-infused simple syrup and ...
WORLD Mexican marriage bill, Luxembourg PM, China watching Buttigieg
- In a secret ballot, the plenary of the Yucatan state congress in Mexico voted against a marriage-equality bill that was forwarded by a committee, YucatanExpatLife.com ...
SHOWBIZ Trans baritone, Billboard Awards, Kate McKinnon, Lena Waithe
- Kirkpatrick & Kinslow Productions have announced it is greenlighting a documentary entitled Lucia's Voice ( Working Title ), OperaWire.com noted. The new film center on ...
NATIONAL Child-abuse bill, anti-trans attacks, Ariz. HIV/AIDS bill, Michigan gym
- U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine ( D-Virginia ) introduced legislation for the first time ever that seeks to protect LGBT kids from child abuse, The Washington ...
Chicago House brunch and fashion show May 5
- Chicago House's Annual Spring Brunch and Fashion Show will take place Sunday, May 5, in the Winter Garden at the Harold Washington Library, 400 S. ...
Lynn Sage Cancer sports event June 17
- The Lynn Sage Cancer Research Foundation ( LSCRF ) will host the annual Play for the Cure Game Day, featuring a women's round-robin tennis competition, ...
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