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AVER celebrates LGBTQ+ veterans at annual Veterans Day dinner
- Writer and historian Owen Keehnen was keynote speaker at the the American Veterans for Equal Rights (AVER) Chicago Chapter's 32nd annual LGBTQ Veterans Day Banquet held on Veterans Day at Ann Sather restaurant on Belmont. Keehnen ...
30th anniversary of LGBTQ+ Bud Billiken Parade contingent celebrated
- The 30th Anniversary Ad Hoc Committee of Proud Black Lesbians and Gays celebrated the original Ad Hoc Committee of Proud Black Lesbians and Gays and members of the LGBTQIA+ community who in 1993 actively participated as ...
State Sen. Mike Simmons receives awards
- Openly gay Illinois state Sen. Mike Simmons has received the 2023 U.S. Senator Paul Simon Public Service Award from the Illinois Hunger Coalition. Simmons was honored at high school alma mater, St. Ignatius College Prep, according ...
Longtime gay Chicago couple reflects on their 50-year love story
- When Chicagoans Bob Wolf and Peter Tortorello met each other for the second time, during the Friday night cocktail hours at the now-defunct gay-owned restaurant-bar The Trip in Chicago's Streeterville neighborhood, in 1973, they knew right ...
Sky player receives WNBA's sportsmanship award
- The WNBA announced that Chicago Sky veteran center Elizabeth Williams is the recipient of the 2023 Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award, per a press release. The award is given to a player that exemplifies the ideals of ...
IDHS Secretary Dulce Quintero to receive inaugural "ALMA del Lider" Award at ALMA's 2nd Annual Community Reception
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--From a press release
- [Chicago, IL] — On November 30, the Association of Latinos/as/xs Motivating Action (ALMA) will present Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) Secretary Dulce Quintero with the inaugural ALMA del Líder ...
Plaques honoring MLB's Burke and marriage-equality added to Legacy Walk
- On the afternoon of Oct. 14, the Legacy Walk dedicated two new plaques, acknowledging both a prominent gay sports figure and the celebration for a historic milestone for Illinois. This year's additions honored gay Major League ...
MWRD Commissioner Precious Brady-Davis honors former Illinois House Majority Leader Greg Harris at breakfast reception
- Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) of Greater Chicago Commissioner Precious Brady-Davis honored former Democratic Illinois House Majority Leader Rep. Greg Harris at a breakfast reception and bi-monthly board meeting Oct. ...
State Treasurer Michael Frerichs honors LGBTQ+ leaders
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--From a press release
- Gay Men's Chorus, Bar Association president, DePaul art professor honored during LGBTQ+ History Month celebration CHICAGO — Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs today hosted a celebration to commemorate LGBTQ+ History ...
Black Excellence Awards taking place Nov. 6, will feature avery r. young
- The Black Arts & Culture Alliance will present the 23rd Annual Black Excellence Awards on Monday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. at the Black Ensemble Theater, 4450 N. Clark St. Hosted by Melissa Duprey, this year's ...
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SHOWBIZ Holiday TV movies, GLAAD concert, Janet Jackson, muscle-fem singer
- Hallmark has revealed its full slate of holiday movies—and there are more than 40 films, Entertainment Weekly noted. Among the movie's stars are Lacey Chabert, Jonathan Bennett, Luke Macfarlane, Phylicia Rashad, Nikki DeLoach, Andrew Walker and ...
Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame inducts 2023 recipient class
- The Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame (founded in 1991) held its annual induction ceremony Oct. 3 at the Chicago History Museum. These individuals and organizations were chosen by 29 previous Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame inductees ...
LGBTQ+ player wins WNBA's MVP Award
- Breanna Stewart won her second WNBA MVP award after a career-best scoring season in her first season with the New York Liberty, Yahoo! Sports reported. The WNBA posted on X (formerly Twitter), "Stewie averaged 23.0 PPG, ...
SAVOR Nobody's Darling, pastry chef, The Albert and more
- Congrats go to Daisies and Thattu. These two spots—in Logan Square and Avondale, respectively—were among the restaurants on a New York Times list of the publication's "50 places in the country [it's] most excited about right ...
Organizers found the Cure for the Riot (Fest) in Douglass Park
- Picture it: Chicago, 2023. There were punk rockers, some in their golden years, attending Riot Fest in Douglass Park on Sept. 15, 16 and 17. Split between South Albany and South California Avenues, along West Ogden ...
National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts Raices Gala hosts Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ricky Martin
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- CHICAGO, Illinois (September 15, 2023) — The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture released photos and video from its 10th Raices Gala, where Lin-Manuel Miranda bestowed the National Ceiba Award on international superstar ...
Marge Summit's life to be celebrated Oct. 15
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- A celebration of the extraordinary life of Marge Summit, the legendary Chicago bar owner, promoter of live music artists, political advocate and much more who passed away on May 16, 2023. Born Sept. 3, 1935 in ...
'We've had a ball': Prominent activists Jim Darby and Patrick Bova celebrate 60th anniversary
- One of the first couples to be legally married in Illinois is celebrating their 60th anniversary this year. Jim Darby and Patrick Bova fell in love decades before they became the lead plaintiffs in Lambda Legal's ...
NLGJA: Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists names Hall of Fame honorees
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--From a press release
- Washington, D.C. — Today, NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists announced that co-publishers Susan Horowitz and Jan Stevenson, publisher Franco Stevens, and journalist James B. Stewart are the 2023 inductees ...
On the (gay) horizon: Center on Halsted marks 50 years
- In 1973, a group of Chicagoans organized a telephone hotline, which they named Helpline, allowing the community to more easily find and assist one another. This was a time when LGBTQ+ bars were still regularly raided ...
March on Washington remembered, Kierra Johnson of the National LGBTQ Task Force among speakers
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--From a press release
- The 60th anniversary of the March on Washington was observed on Aug. 26, 2023. Kierra Johnson, Executive Director of the National LGBTQ Task Force was among those who spoke. ...
UIC among nation's top 30 campuses for LGBTQ+ students
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- The University of Illinois Chicago has been named one of the top 30 colleges and universities for LGBTQ+ students, according to Campus Pride, a national organization serving LGBTQ+ and ally student leaders and campus organizations in ...
Christina Kahrl Named the 2023 Recipient of the Jeanne Cordova Award
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--From a press release
- Washington, D.C. (August 23, 2023) — Today, NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists announced that Christina Kahrl is the recipient of the 2023 Jeanne Córdova Award. "We are thrilled to honor Christina Kahrl with the Jeanne ...
The Jeff Awards marks 55th anniversary with Equity nominations
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- (August 14, 2023 - Chicago, IL) — The 2022-2023 Equity Jeff Awards nominees include 214 theater artists across 32 categories of excellence in theater production among shows from 35 companies. During the most recent season, which ...
Amigas Latinas Forever and queer Gage Park art exhibits open at Chicago Art Department
- Amigas Latinas Forever, an art exhibit exploring this important Chicago organization (1995-2015), opened Aug. 11 at the Chicago Art Department, 1932 S. Halsted St. An additional exhibit, En El Abismo, Me Encontre by the Gage Park ...
WORLD Marielle Franco, trans student dies, Iranian official, 'Drag Race'
- Brazilian Justice Minister Flavio Dino announced a plea agreement with one of two police officers accused of assassinating Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco, a Black lesbian and human-rights activist who was killed by gunfire from ...
Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame announces 2023 inductees
- The 2023 class of Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame inductees was revealed August 31. Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame Co-Chair Tarrina Dikes and Board Emeritus and 1992 Inductee Gary Chichester announcing the latest individuals, organizations and allies to be inducted. ...
Baton's Jim Flint celebrates 82nd birthday
- Jim Flint, owner of the Baton Show Lounge, and the founder of the Miss Continental pageantry system, celebrated his 82nd birthday at the Baton on July 25. The special occasion featured cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and entertainment ...
Hollywood Beach revels in yuletide cheer
- Both the Sidetrack nightclub and 44th Ward Ald. Bennett Lawson sponsored the Christmas in July Beach Bash at Hollywood Beach July 23. Santa's Sexy Elves scoured the sands, spreading the word that the Santa Speedo Run ...
Gay attorney Ray Koenig talks about historic Chicago Bar Association post
- After 150 years in existence, the Chicago Bar Association (CBA) has started another new chapter in the story of inclusion. Ray J. Koenig III, a longtime attorney for the firm Clark Hill, is the CBA's newest ...
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