 |  | '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 ...  | | | FASHION Driehaus Awards honors emerging designers - The Driehaus Design Initiative hosted The Driehaus Awards for Fashion Excellence on April 26, leaving an encouraging message for local ...
Author: Vee L. Harrison | | | Center's 'Human First' gala set for May 4 - Center on Halsted is hosting its annual signature event, the Human First Gala—which recognizes the contributions of individuals, businesses and ... | | | Citywide Pride now a nonprofit organization - Citywide Pride has announced its launch as an independent nonprofit organization. Since its founding in 2002, the Citywide Pride series ... | | | Chelsea Manning fundraiser May 4 - The Gay Liberation Network ( GLN ) will host a fundraiser on Saturday, May 4, at 7 p.m. for the ... | | | Regulation would allows medical providers to deny care to LGBTQs, groups respond - From press releases - From The Human Rights Campaign: WASHINGTON — The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced a final ... | | | Illinois LGBTQ Advocacy Day May 15 - SPRINGFIELD— Champions of equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer ( LGBTQ ) Illinoisans will journey to Springfield on ... | | | The religious (lack of) conscious rule
- It is time for all government officials to start acknowledging "religious conscience" for what it is—a heavy-handed and high-minded euphemism ...
Author: Matt Simonette | | | Event supporting scholarships for future LGBTQ leaders planned for May 23 - Point Foundation Scholarships support the next generation of LGBTQ leaders through direct financial contribution toward the cost of education. Beyond ... | | | Trump religious conscience rule draws fire - LGBT advocates and service providers resoundingly condemned a so-called "religious conscience rule" that was announced by the Trump administration May ...
Author: Matt Simonette | | | Howard Brown Health holds second annual ChiQ funder - Howard Brown Health's second annual ChiQ fundraising event took place May 4 at the South Shore Cultural Center. More than ...
Author: Carrie Maxwell, Windy City Times | | | Gender-expansive symposium May 13 - On Monday, May 13, Illinois Collaboration on Youth—in partnership with the Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission—will be hosting a conference on ... | | | Legacy Walk one step closer to historic designation - The Legacy Walk Rainbow Pylon Streetscape in Boystown received a unanimous recommendation from the City's Landmarks Commission May 2 to ...
Author: Matt Simonette | | | Brunei scales back from death penalty for gays - After worldwide condemnation of Brunei's penalty for gay sex, the country's ruler has said it will not impose the death ... | | | Boystown to sport rainbow crosswalks - Following the lead of several other cities around the globe, Chicago's Boystown neighborhood will get a little more colorful just ... | | | About Face: Stonewall, Revolt and New Queer Art
May 22 - ( CHICAGO, IL — May 6, 2019 ) Wrightwood 659 hails the Stonewall Rebellion on its 50th anniversary with About ... | | | Center on Halsted gala urges advocates to persist - Hundreds turned out the evening of May 4 as Center on Halsted held its 2019 Human First fundraising gala at ...
Author: Matt Simonette | | | Ex-officer charged in Andersonville incident - Eric Elkins—a now-retired Chicago police sergeant who was under investigation and who had a history of sexual-abuse allegations—is among two ... | | | 'No Boundaries' motorcycle event May 19 - Organized Chaos and Youth Outlook will host a motorcycle charity ride Sunday, May 19, 10 a.m., at Fox River Harley ... | | | LGBTQ military and veteran to hold D.C. gala - WASHINGTON — This Saturday, May 11, 2019, the American Military Partner Association ( AMPA ) — the nation's largest organization ... | | | NATIONAL Dustin Lance Black, presidential candidates, Equality Act advances - Oscar-winning screenwriter/activist Dustin Lance Black said the U.S. is moving backward on LGBT rights, citing the Trump administration's military transgender ...
Author: Andrew Davis, Windy City Times | | | WORLD Cuba cancels marches, 'gay panic' defense, lesbian UK politician - The organizer of Cuba's annual International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia marches on Monday announced they have been cancelled, ...
Author: Andrew Davis, Windy City Times | | | COMEDY Joel Kim Booster returns to Chicago - Comedian Joel Kim Booster is returning to Chicago for his stand-up tour at The Den Theatre for four performances May ...
Author: Jerry Nunn, Windy City Times | | | SMART Recovery offers addiction support to local gay men - Chicagoan Anthony Radulovich had already decided he was abstaining from crystal meth, but he wasn't sure that he'd be able ...
Author: Jake Wittich | | | Support for trans students starts with their names - This fall, my former student Stefan came back to visit me. I was excited to hear about the beginning of ...
Author: Vincent Cefali | | | Chicago House's brunch/fashion show goes retro - Celebrating its 33rd annual Spring Brunch and Fashion Show at the Harold Washington Library's Winter Garden Ballroom, Chicago House paid ...
Author: Tim Peacock | | | HRC celebrates area corporate index honorees - Human Rights Campaign ( HRC ) officials and local volunteers and supporters gathered at the downtown Chicago law offices of ...
Author: Matt Simonette | | | LGBTQ veterans' group holding Memorial Day events - On Saturday, May 25, the Chicago Chapter of the American Veterans for Equal Rights ( AVER ) will be the ... | | | DePaul dinner honors trans icons Johnson, Rivera - On April 24, DePaul University students and faculty attended the Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera Dinner Gala to commemorate ... | | | No 'shortest way' to the White House for Pete Buttigieg - The last paragraph of Pete Buttigieg's autobiography, The Shortest Way Home, could almost serve as a summary of The Wizard ...
Author: Lisa Keen, Keen News Service | | | Charlene Carruthers, adrienne maree brown featured in CHF discussion - Among its many events, Chicago Humanities Festival ( CHF ) hosted "Energizing Change: Charlene Carruthers and adrienne maree brown in ...
Author: Melissa Wasserman | | | Chicago Pride Parade to commemorate Stonewall anniversary - The 2019 Chicago Pride Parade will be themed around "Stonewall 50: Millions of Moments of Pride," parade officials announced May ...
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| | SHOWBIZ 'Pose,' Julia Roberts, Jonas Brothers, Madonna - Season two of the groundbreaking FX drama Pose will debut Tuesday, June 11, a press release touted. Pose is a ... | | |
Rocco Steele discusses daddy image and product line - Last year, Instinct Magazine proclaimed popular adult performer and entrepreneur Rocco Steele to be "the daddy of all daddies." Washington, ...
Author: Matt Simonette | | | Pose, series focusing on ball culture, begins season June 11 - Pose is a drama spotlighting the legends, icons and ferocious house mothers of New York's underground ball culture, a movement ... | | | THEATER REVIEW Hamlet - Playwright: William Shakespeare At: Chicago Shakespeare Theater at Navy Pier, 800 E. Grand Ave. Tickets: ChicagoShakes.org and 312-595-5600; $48-$88. Runs ...
Author: Mary Shen Barnidge | | | Hedwig and the Angry Inch cast announced - Cast, director and designers have been announced for Hedwig and the Angry Inch—the hard-rocking musical by Stephen Trask and John ... | | | Lyric's 'West Side Story' through June 2 - Lyric Opera's new co-production of Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim's West Side Story—featuring nearly 100 artists from Chicago and across ... | | | Karen Mason's cabaret in May - Broadway star Karen Mason will debut her new show, "Karen Mason: For the First Time," May 17-18 at 7:30 p.m. ... | | | Billy Masters - "There's a whole lot of sins that will keep you out of the kingdom of God. Here's just a sample: ...
Author: Billy Masters | | | Critics' Picks - Utility, Interrobang Theatre Projects at Rivendell Theatre, through May 4—The poverty of some Southern white folks may not be as ... | | | SPOTLIGHT - Sentimental Journey is a story most older baby boomers know well: how World War II delayed marriage and family for ... | | | THEATER REVIEW Too Heavy for Your Pocket - Playwright: Jireh Breon Holder. At: Timeline Theatre Company at Baird Hall, 615 W. Wellington Ave. Tickets: TimelineTheatre.com and 773-281-8463; $40-$54. ...
Author: Mary Shen Barnidge | | | Griffin Theatre Company presents "For Services Rendered" - CHICAGO ( May 3, 2019 ) — Griffin Theatre Company is pleased to continue its 31st season withW. Somerset Maugham's ... | | | MOVIES Wing man Ralph Fiennes on his Nureyev biopic 'The White Crow' - Ralph Fiennes didn't need a magic spell to bring gay ballet icon Rudolf Nureyev back to life. Instead, the actor/director ...
Author: Lawrence Ferber | | | THEATER FEATURE 'Foolin'' around on Broadway - Do you know the difference between a Shakespearean "clown" and a "fool"? I never pondered that question until a recent ...
Author: Scott C. Morgan, Windy City Times | | | ART Magalie Guerin showing her unique art in Elmhurst - Wicker Park resident and queer artist Magalie Guerin is bringing her work to the Elmhurst Art Museum this summer. The ...
Author: Jerry Nunn, Windy City Times | | | ART Derrick Woods-Morrow collecting underwear for exploration of labor, play - Queer artist Derrick Woods-Morrow wants your underwear. Clean, dirty, new or heavily worn—it doesn't matter to him; he's more interested ...
Author: Jake Wittich | | | THEATER REVIEW One for the Road - Playwright: Leonard House At: Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave. Tickets: GreenhouseTheater.org; $22-$40. Runs through: June 2 Set in ...
Author: Sarah Katherine Bowden | | | MOVIES Non-binary actor Asia Kate Dillon talks 'John Wick 3,' 'Billions' - Asia Kate Dillon is known for the role of Taylor Mason on the Showtime series Billions, earning a Critics' Choice ...
Author: Jerry Nunn, Windy City Times | | | Randy Rainbow in town June 1 - Openly gay comedian, singer and actor Randy Rainbow will bring his national "Randy Rainbow Live!" theater tour to Thalia Hall ... | | | Megan Mullally and Stephanie Hunt rock out as Nancy and Beth May 7 - Actresses Megan Mullally and Stephanie Hunt are hitting the road as the band Nancy and Beth. The two met while ...
Author: Jerry Nunn, Windy City Times | | | Madonna at Chicago Theatre Oct. 15-17, 21 - In what is being billed as a series of intimate concert experiences, Madonna will perform four shows Oct. 15-17 and ... | | | SPOTLIGHT - A little girl with special powers, who loves books and storytelling, is unappreciated by her dysfunctional, telly-addicted family and bullied ... | | | THEATER REVIEW Mad Beat Hip and Gone - Playwright: Steven Dietz At: The Edge Off Broadway, 1133 W. Catalpa Ave. Tickets: PrometheanTheatre.org. Runs through: June 2 There is ...
Author: Karen Topham | | | 'Moonlight,' 'Wonder Woman' part of summer film series - The Millennium Park Summer Film Series will offer a lineup of classic and recent movie selections on Tuesdays, June 4-Aug. ... | | | ART Jonathan David Katz on curating revolutionary 'Stonewall' exhibit - On Wed., May 22, Wrightwood 659 will launch "About Face: Stonewall, Revolt and New Queer Art"—a major new exhibition marking ...
Author: Andrew Davis, Windy City Times | | | THEATER REVIEW The Children - Playwright: Lucy Kirkwood At: Steppenwolf Theatre Company, 1650 N. Halsted St. Tickets: 312-335-1650; Steppenwolf.org; $20-$99. Runs through: June 9 ...
Author: Jonathan Abarbanel, Windy City Times | | | THEATER REVIEW West Side Story - Book: Arthur Laurents; Music: Leonard Bernstein; Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim At: Lyric Opera of Chicago, 20 N. Wacker Dr. Tickets: 312-827-5600 ...
Author: Scott C. Morgan, Windy City Times | | | The Annoyance Theatre presents: "Steamworks: The Musical" - Chicago IL - May 7th 2019. The Annoyance Theatre is proud to bring back the summertime hit, "Steamworks: The Musical" ... | | | STAYCATION REVIEW The Langham Chicago - The Langham Chicago ( 330 N. Wabash St.; http:// ) has earned plaudits from various publications, including five stars from ...
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| | FASHION Chicago lesbian offers unique jewelry, accessories - Every fashion lover knows that accessories complete an outfit—whether it's a simple brooch, a pair of earrings or a pair ...
Author: Vee L. Harrison | | | Players named to third Women's World Cup Team - CHICAGO ( May 2, 2019 ) - With 40 days until the USA's opening match of the 2019 FIFA Women's ... | | | SAVOR Jojo's Milk Bar; A'ville Wine Walk
- Jojo's Milk Bar ( 23 W. Hubbard St.; https:// ) is known for its eye-catching shakes—but, lately, it's been in ...
Author: Andrew Davis, Windy City Times | | | FASHION Wale Nubi aims to make men more fashionable - Wale Nubi was born and raised in Nigeria. He's a father of two sons and those are his inspirations for ...
Author: Vee L. Harrison | | | DINING Robert's reopens, farmers markets, Mother's Day items - —Robert's Pizza and Dough Companyvis officially reopening in Streeterville on Friday, May 17. Now located at 465 N. McClurg Ct., ...
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