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- An illustration used as part of a 1938 children's book Der Giftpilz ( The Poisoned Mushroom ) by Nazi propagandist ...  | | | Point Foundation Scholarship event to support LGBTQ students - From a press release - Point Foundation ( Point ), which provides higher education scholarship, mentoring and leadership training to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and ... | | | Report: Bisexuals face invisibility, isolation, discrimination, violence
- From a press release - DENVER, SEPTEMBER 27, 2016 — A new report previewed yesterday at the White House in a groundbreaking policy meeting found ... | | | Remarks by President Obama at National Museum of African American History and Culture - From the White House Office of the Press Secretary - REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT AT RECEPTION IN HONOR OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE Grand Foyer ... | | | New campaign featuring LGBTQ immigrants
- From a press release - New York, NY — Today, Immigration Equality and the Brooklyn Community Pride Center will launch the LGBTQ New Americans Project, ... | | | Some states' voter ID laws may block tens of thousands of transgender voters - From a Williams Institute press release - LOS ANGELES — Eight states' voter ID laws may create substantial barriers to voting and possible disenfranchisement for tens of ... | | | 'Bi the Way' talk Sept. 28 at Center - As part of its Chats series, Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted St., will host "Bi the Way" Wed., Sept. ... | | | AfterEllen fires editor, future in question
- Former AfterEllen editor-in-chief Trish Bendix was fired from her post Monday night after 10 years with the lesbian/queer-focused website. She ...
Author: Sarah Toce | | | President Obama presents National Medals of the Arts and Humanities - From the White House Office of the Press Secretary - Remarks by President Obama, East Room, Sept. 22, 2016, 11:49 a.m. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Thank you! ( Applause. ) Everybody, ... | | | Clinton underscores LGBT rights to win over millenials - For a Democrat, Clinton has low support among young voters - With polls showing a decline in support among millennials, Hillary Clinton is underscoring LGBT rights to keep young voters from ...
Author: Chris Johnson | | | Final Trans Talk offers education on trans living - In order to combat the dramatic upsurge in anti-transgender rhetoric over the past two years, many advocates agree that an ...
Author: Gretchen Rachel Hammond | | | World news: Mexico and marriage, N. Ireland petition, Oscar Wilde - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Pope Francis has praised anti-gay marriage activists in Mexico for defending "family and life," PinkNews reported. Mexico has recently seen ...
Author: Andrew Davis, Windy City Times | | | National roundup: Emergency shelters, Pulse aftermath, immigrant project - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ( HUD ) issued a final rule requiring equal treatment of transgender ...
Author: Andrew Davis, Windy City Times | | | Educators Tackle Race in "Color of Education" Panel Discussion
- From a press release - Join an esteemed panel of educators in an honest discussion of race and education at the upcoming "Color of Education" ... | | | Five ways to help your child who is being bullied
(with special tips for LGBTQ parents) - As kids return to school, some kids will be billed because their parents identify as LGBTQ. We know that bullies ...
Author: Dr. Margo Jacquot | | | THE AMAZON TRAIL Affectional preference
- Hey, world, big news! Gay people are more than our sexuality. I am really, really tired of the focus on ...
Author: Lee Lynch | | | E. Patrick Johnson now heading NU's African-American studies - by M. Shelly Conner - E. Patrick Johnson, Carlos Montezuma Professor of African-American Studies and Performance Studies, has been named the new chair of the ... | | | Syphilis infection rates on the rise - A new report released Sept. 22 shows that syphilis infections are on the rise in men who have sex with ...
Author: Matt Simonette | | | Chicago House launching TransWorks mentorship Oct. 19 - Chicago House is launching the organization's third TransWorks Mentorship Program this fall, beginning Wed., Oct. 19. The purpose of the ... | | | Howard Brown Health medical director discusses new South Side clinic - Maya Green, M.D., medical director of Howard Brown Health's Englewood clinic, calls her new role "a whirlwind of fun and ...
Author: Matt Simonette | | | LGBTQs, gun violence prevention coalition to provide education, action - CHICAGO—In response to the epidemic of shootings in Chicago, and the massacre of mostly LGBTQ, mostly Latino individuals at the ... | | | LGBT business event focuses on supplier diversity - Law firm Baker & McKenzie hosted a Sept. 22 City Wide Pride event alongside the LGBT Chamber of Commerce of ...
Author: Gretchen Rachel Hammond | | | IVI-IPO hosting Glynn Sudberry Awards Oct. 7 - IVI-IPO, the Independent Voters of Illinois-Independent Precinct Organization, will host its annual Glynn Sudberry Awards Friday, Oct. 7, 6:30 p.m., ... | | | Controversial NU professor can return to teaching - A lesbian Northwestern University political science professor who was, this summer, banned from campus and student contact was, on Sept. ...
Author: Matt Simonette | | | Court rules for trans Wisconsin boy - A federal court ruled Sept. 20 that a Wisconsin school must immediately halt its discriminatory policy of singling out a ... | | | Illinois HIV+ people urged to take quiz - Illinois HIV Care Connect has introduced the HIV #StayinCare Quiz to raise awareness of the topic of staying in care, ... | | | Feldblum reflects on being first out EEOC commissioner - Chai Feldblum, the first openly lesbian commissioner on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ( EEOC ), has admitted that, since ...
Author: Matt Simonette | | | Symposium positions health equity as a pivotal social justice issue for LGBTQs - GUEST COLUMN - For those in our community with an activist spirit, attending a two-day symposium on LGBTQ Health might seem like the ...
Author: David Ernesto Munar | | | Gender-neutral restrooms at more suburban schools - Libertyville High and Vernon Hills High have added gender-neutral for trans students or anyone else wishing to use them, Daily ...
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| | Day-of-show digital lottery for Hamilton launching Sept. 27 - From a press release - CHICAGO ( Sept. 20, 2016 ) — Producer Jeffrey Seller and Broadway In Chicago are pleased to announce the day-of-show ... | | | From This Day Forward, explores family with transgender dad, Oct. 10 - From a press release - A unique—and traditional—love story shows how a Midwestern family adapted to a life-altering transformation. What's it like to have a ... | | | Hamilton's America documentary on PBS Great Performances Oct. 21 - From a press release - The story of Alexander Hamilton is most remembered for its dramatic conclusion, which saw Hamilton killed in a duel by ... | | | Entertainment news: Marc Jacobs, Tituss Burgess, 'Hamilton,' 'Will & Grace' - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Designer Marc Jacobs has apologized for having models with dreadlocks at his recent New York Fashion Week show, Page Six ...
Author: Andrew Davis, Windy City Times | | | Theater spotlight: The Revenge of Prince Zi Dan; Critics' Picks - Theater spotlight Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet gets transported to a mythical ancient China by the Shanghai Jingju Theatre Company's visiting production ... | | | THEATER REVIEW Life Sucks - Playwright: Aaron Posner. At: Lookingglass Theatre, Water Tower Pumping Station. Tickets: 312-337-0665; LookingglassTheatre.org; $35 and up. Runs through: Nov. 6 ...
Author: Jonathan Abarbanel, Windy City Times | | | THEATER Collaborating on 'Julius Caesar - For years, Writers Theatre co-founder and artistic director Michael Halberstam had wanted to tackle Shakespeare's Roman history play Julius Caesar. ...
Author: Scott C. Morgan, Windy City Times | | | THEATER REVIEW You on the Moors Now - Playwright: Jaclyn Backhaus. At: The Hypocrites at the Den Heath Mainstage, 1329 N. Milwaukee Ave. Tickets: $36. Runs through: Oct. ...
Author: Mary Shen Barnidge | | | THEATER REVIEW Wonderful Town - Score: Leonard Bernstein; Lyrics: Betty Comden & Adolph Green; Book: Joseph Fields & Jerome Chodorov. At: Goodman Theatre, 170 N. ...
Author: Scott C. Morgan, Windy City Times | | | THEATER REVIEW The Happiest Place on Earth - Playwright: Philip Dawkins. At: Solo Celebration ( in conjunction with Sideshow Theatre Company ) at the Greenhouse, 2257 N. Lincoln ...
Author: Mary Shen Barnidge | | | SCOTTISH PLAY SCOTT Deadly homophobia in 'Man in the Ring' - Plays have often inspired the creation of operas, but it usually doesn't happen the other way around. Man in the ...
Author: Scott C. Morgan, Windy City Times | | | Joffrey Ballet launches 2016-2017 season with multimedia Romeo & Juliet - From a press release - CHICAGO —The Joffrey Ballet launches its 2016-2017 season with the return of Polish National Ballet Director Krzysztof Pastor's popular Romeo ... | | | Garland, Minnelli Palladium concert tribute Oct. 9 - From a press release - After two sold-out performances earlier this year, Nancy Hays ( as Judy Garland ) and Michelle Lauto ( as Liza ... | | | OUTspoken features variety of storytellers Oct. 4
- The monthly OUTspoken LGBTQ storytelling series at Sidetrack, held the first Tuesday of each month, always features an eclectic mix ... | | | Susan Werner kicks off Auditorium's season - On Sept. 22, The Auditorium Theater kicked off its 2016-17 season with an intimate performance from out singer-songwriter Susan Werner. ...
Author: Vern Hester | | | MUSIC Bloc Party talks group dynamics, coming out - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - English group Bloc Party continues to combine rock, pop and electronic music mixing the sounds together. Beginning in 1999, the ...
Author: Jerry Nunn, Windy City Times | | | OUTspoken features variety of storytellers Oct. 4 - The monthly OUTspoken LGBTQ storytelling series at Sidetrack, held the first Tuesday of each month, always features an eclectic mix ... | | | Reeling Film Festival opens with Bianca Del Rio - A movie running in Chicago Filmmakers' Reeling 2016: The 34th Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival brought director Matt Kugelman and ... | | | Billy Masters - "I swallow mine."—Robert Sepulveda's explanation to the contestants on Finding Prince Charming. He was answering the question of shouldn't you ...
Author: Billy Masters | | | Author to promote 'Bobby Kennedy' - Author Larry Tye will be at various Chicago spots to promote his latest book, Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a ... | | | Hip-hop and LGBTQs: The intersectionality of two communities - By Tarina Hargrays - "I hold hip-hop in such a high regard and expect so much of it because it is music that has ... | | | Chicago Int'l Film Fest hosts celebratory event - The Chicago International Film Festival held a celebration at GreenRiver on Sept. 19. The 52nd year for the festival opens ... | | | Reeling continues to entertain, enlighten until Sept. 29 - Extended for the online edition of Windy City Times - The second-oldest LGBT film festival in the world continues in Chicago, as Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival continues ... | | | Knight at the Movies: Fall LGBT movie special - The end of September means that fall movies and award season is just about here. This year, the studios have ...
Author: Richard Knight, Jr., for Windy City Times | | | NUNN ON ONE Actor/musician David Pevsner shows versatility - Performer David Pevsner is full of surprises. Not only is he a talented actor in films like 300: Rise of ...
Author: Jerry Nunn, Windy City Times | | | Aurora gets tax credit for arts center - The City of Aurora has received a tax-credit award worth more than $15 million from the Illinois Housing Development Authority ... |
| | Sky semifinal tickets sales begin - From a press release - CHICAGO — Tickets for the semifinal round of the 2016 WNBA Playoffs presented by Verizon are on sale now. The ... | | |
Tim Murphy, author of Christodora, at City Lit Sept. 29 - From a press release - City Lit Books hosts a reading by Tim Murphy, author of Christodora, followed by a discussion moderated by filmmaker and ... | | | TRAVEL Los Angeles: City of Angels has a lot to love - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Many Chicagoans choose to move to Los Angeles in California and it is easy to see why. There is plenty ...
Author: Jerry Nunn, Windy City Times | | | Dining news: Hamburger Hop winners, Nat'l Coffee Day, Oyster Fest - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - —The 2016 Hamburger Hop, sponsored by Buckhead Beef and Blue Moon Brewing Company, kicked off the ninth annual Bon Appétit ...
Author: Andrew Davis, Windy City Times | | | Hundreds feast at Chicago Gourmet - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Millennium Park was filled with foodies on Sept. 24-25 for Chicago Gourmet, presented by bon appetit. The cuisine celebration started ... | | | BOOK REVIEW Sorry Not Sorry - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - By Naya Rivera. $24; Tarcher, Pergiee; 241 pages Oh, the things you did in your youth! All those late nights, ...
Author: Terri Schlichenmeyer | | | AUTOS: VEHICLE REVIEW 2017 Hyundai Elantra: Less swoopy, more suave
- When first seeing the redesigned 2017 Hyundai Elantra, I didn't really care for it. Sure, it was bound to be ...
Author: Richard Read, GayWheels.com | | | 'Express Yourself' gala on Oct. 2 - Nothing Without a Company and The Living Canvas are hosting The Express Yourself Gala and Fashion Show, a fundraiser for ... | | | L & A Healing Studio: A business and personal partnership - Just more than a year old, L & A Healing Studio is fast becoming a South Loop destination. "People say, ...
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