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Dr. Terry Vanden Hoek on medical award, Dr. Tamara O'Neal
- For 25 years, renowned physician Dr. Terry Vanden Hoek has been treating patients and teaching medical students and residents the ins and outs of clinical emergency medicine in Chicago. Vanden Hoek has served as University of ...
Artist Tom Bachtell on exhibit and late partner Andrew Patner
- Self-taught artist Tom Bachtell's work is currently featured in a exhibit, "Tom Bachtell in AdventureLand," at AdventureLand Gallery, 1513 N. Western Ave. The free exhibit opened Dec. 7 with an evening reception and will run through ...
IN THE LIFE Lala Thomas
- Lala Thomas' life has been shaped by working hard, fighting for what she wants and speaking her mind on a myriad of issues. All that has translated into her personal and soon-to-be business brandsTalented Lala. "Talented ...
SWZLE, part of the reusable straw revolution
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- Reusable straws have become a central focus in helping to preserve the environmentso much so that banning plastic straws was an issue on the Chicago ballots during the recent midterm elections. To that end, former Chicago ...
10 Questions by Vic: Greg Louganis
- Greg Louganis is the greatest diver in history. In the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Louganis achieved gold medals in both the men's three-meter springboard and 10-meter platform events. At the 1988 Olympic Summer Games ...
IN THE LIFE A look at i2i's core leadership team
- Invisible to Invincible: Asian Pacific Islander Pride of Chicago (i2i) has seen many changes to its leadership team since its founding in 2005. The group, according to its Facebook page, "celebrates and affirms Asian/Pacific Islanders who ...
First out gay male Chicago police officer on family, career, volunteering
- Retired Chicago Police Department (CPD) officer Ronald Bogan saw it all during his three decades on the force. This includes a suspect who hid in the axel of a truck so he could not be found ...
Lesbian Erasure, Defining Lesbianism Part One
- [Author's note: for the purposes of space, except for brief references, this article focuses on lesbian couplings in the U.S.] Lesbians exist. Lesbians, like gay men, have always existed. If there is a singular lesson to ...
IN THE LIFE Lizzy Wolferman
- Everyone's life is a journey. However, with Liz Wolfermanthe front-of-house manager of the acclaimed local restaurant Mott St.it's been a literal journey that's involved Chicago, New York City and even England, resulting in ...
NUNN ON ONE Adam Rippon skates into success
- Figure skater Adam Rippon won a bronze medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics, making history by becoming the first openly gay U.S. athlete to do so. He followed that by being the first openly gay celebrity ...
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DeRay Mckesson, fighting for Black lives
- By the time this interview was conducted Sept. 7, DeRay Mckesson, one of the most visible Black Lives Movement organizers, was already on his book tour in New York for his memoir On the Other Side ...
Howard Brown Health COO reflects on role, expanding family life
- Howard Brown Health Chief Operating Officer and Physician Assistant Kristin Keglovitz Baker's life changed forever when she met her now-wife Bridget Baker at Pennsylvania's Camp Dreamcatcher in 2004. "It is a camp for children and young ...
Chicago Women in Trades adding members through outreach efforts
- Chicago Women in Trades (CWIT) volunteer and Local 130 third year apprentice plumber Liz Albertson did not know she was on the cusp of starting something new when she brought her snare drum to the Women's ...
Formato's Focus
- Welcome to Formato's Focus, a monthly spotlight that shines light on the interesting people doing amazing things within our community. This month we shine light on a fascinating individual, Justus Harris, the creator of Technology & Data ...
PASSAGES Edward George Raap
- Edward George Raap, 78, retired architect, world traveler; of Chicago and Puerto Vallarta; passed away unexpectedly but peacefully after a brief illness. Beloved life partner of 35+ years of Daniel J. De Marco, dear father of ...
Dedry Jones, remembered
- More than 200 people gathered at DuSable Museum of African American History on Chicago's South Side Aug. 8 for the memorial ceremony of Dedry Jones, who passed away July 26. He was 64. Jones was a ...
Julie Goodridge talks investing, historic marriage-equality case
- Throughout most of her working life, Julie Goodridge has been interested in socially responsible investing (SRI). That, and her desire to start her own company, led Goodridge to form NorthStar Asset Management (NorthStar) in 1990. "I ...
Duane Cerny on new book, antiques and Gwendolyn Brooks
- When Duane Cerny was a child, his favorite place to hang out was in his parents basement because it was filled with '50s-era furniture from their first apartment in Rogers Park. "My parents preferred buying new ...
Local psychologist hopes to be first gay APA president
- Recently, Dr. Armand Cerbone was nominated as one of the five finalists on the ballot to become president of the American Psychological Association (APA). If elected this fall, he will become the first out gay president ...
Donald Strzepek on jewelry business, early LGBTQ activism
- Lifelong Chicagoan Donald Strzepek has been in the jewelry business for more than 30 years and is currently the owner of Tucker Inc., in the heart of Jeweler's Row in the Loop. "I grew up on the Northwest Side of Chicago, ...
Out and Sober, beating dual stigma
- Tucked away on Chicago's West Side, the Gateway Foundation's Chicago Independence location is helping recovering addicts from the LGBTQ community get back on their feet. The foundation offers an optional program called Out and Sober whose ...
ART Derrick Woods-Morrow, provocateur and disruptor, by design
- Talking with queer artist Derrick Woods-Morrow is an exercise in exploring boundaries. This is, by no means, a criticismit's simply an observation. That Woods-Morrow initially comes across as shy doesn't mean he doesn't harbor lots of ...
Lauren Heckathorn on being a genderqueer special-education teacher
- Lauren Heckathorn's (pronouns they/them/their) dream of becoming a special education teacher began at a young age when their third grade class was paired with students with special needs in another third grade class at their public ...
LGBTQ-owned car repair service aims to expand nationwide
- Chicago-area resident Brian Moak is working to change the perception that the car-service industry and LGBTQ individuals do not mix. A year ago, he rebranded Duxler Complete Auto Care, the company he bought from his father, ...
Jan Dee looks back on 45+ years as custom jeweler
- For as far back as Jan Dee can remember she has always been interested in arts and crafts and has parlayed that into her own business, Jan Dee Custom Jewelry, now located at 1425 W. Diversey Parkway in Lincoln Park. "When ...
A brief history of LGBTQ students and proms
- In recent years, many LGBTQ students have attended their high school proms across the country without any "controversy" but that was not always the case due to school officials denying them entry into the annual dance. ...
Praxis Group helps business professionals go beyond inclusion
- An emerging Chicago consulting firm composed primarily of activists within the LGBTQ community has the goal of getting workplaces to think "beyond inclusion." It's a phrase that those who have encountered Praxis Group have wondered about, ...
Washington Heights artist on her work, studio, future event
- Washington Heights resident Hana L. Anderson (who was born and raised in the Chicago neighborhood of Hyde Park) has always considered herself an artist but did not call herself one for years because, "I allowed the ...
Friends recall connections with Howard Wax
- Attorney and River Forest resident Howard Wax, who passed away in May, was remembered by close friend Lee Griesbach, among others, as someone who "collected friends" in the best sense of the phrase. "He was a ...
Anna DeShawn talks E3 Radio's expansion, Affinity activism work
- Chicago-born media maven and social entrepreneur Anna DeShawn has been a mover and shaker within Chicago's LGBTQ community her entire adult life. One of the ways DeShawn has made an impact is through her media company ...
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