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Santos voted out of Congress - Now-former U.S. Rep. George Santos (R-New York) was voted out of Congress on Dec. 1. Santos is the sixth House ...
Fla. students walk out after school board's anti-trans actions - In Florida, hundreds of students at Coconut Creek's Monarch High School held a walkout on Nov. 28 after their principal ...

News
Catching up with The Cottages: How have tiny homes for the homeless fared in Dallas? - Walking along the sidewalk, the smell of homemade stew wafts out of a window a few feet away. Cats and ...
World AIDS Day commemorated at AIDS Garden Chicago - On the rainy morning of Dec. 1, Chicago Parks Foundation and the AIDS Garden Chicago Board of Directors hosted a ...
Author: Carrie Maxwell
ALMA Chicago holds second annual community reception - Association of Latinos/as/xs Motivating Action (ALMA) Chicago held its second annual community reception Nov. 30 at La Celia Latin Kitchen ...
Author: Carrie Maxwell
Jussie Smollett loses appeal, might head back to jail - Embattled out gay actor Jussie Smollett could soon be back behind bars after an Illinois appeals court backed the ex-Empire ...
Santos voted out of Congress - Now-former U.S. Rep. George Santos (R-New York) was voted out of Congress on Dec. 1. Santos is the sixth House ...
GLAAD marks World AIDS Day with launch of global resource hub, new HIV report - --From a press release - New York, New York — Friday, Dec. 1 — GLAAD marked World AIDS Day this year by sharing the results ...
NATIONAL Tenn. law, banned books, rainbow complex, journalists quit - Under pressure from a lawsuit over an anti-LGBTQ+ city ordinance, officials in Murfreesboro, Tennessee removed language that banned homosexuality in ...
Author: Andrew Davis
WORLD Queer teen dies, trans activist honored, HIV drugs, mpox, British lesbian - In India, queer makeup artist Pranshu reportedly died by suicide—at age 16—after being subjected to relentless attacks online, PinkNews noted. ...
Author: Andrew Davis
Govs. Newsom and DeSantis debate LGBTQ+ rights, other issues - In a somewhat unusual face-off, Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis debated various topics in ...
'She was here...and she is here': Street to be renamed after Elise Malary - By Alec Karam - The memory of the late activist Elise Malary will soon become a permanent part of Andersonville's Catalpa Avenue. The renamed ...
Russia court classifies LGBTQ+ activists as 'extremists' - On Nov. 30, Russia's Supreme Court ruled that LGBTQ+-rights activists should be classified as extremists—a move that representatives of queer ...
LGBTQ+ couple the first in South Asia to have marriage recognized - Transgender woman Maya Gurung and Surendra Pandey became the first LGBTQ+ couple to have their marriage legally recognized in South ...
George Santos defiant ahead of another expulsion vote - Embattled gay U.S. Rep. George Santos (R-New York) has remained defiant ahead of a second expulsion vote scheduled for Friday, ...
Martina Navratilova continues anti-trans comments - Lesbian tennis legend Martina Navratilova has been in the news lately for anti-trans comments, although she has been making them ...
Wrightwood 659 to present 'Daniel Goldstein: The Marks We Leave Behind' on World AIDS Day - (CHICAGO, Nov. 29, 2023) —Alphawood Exhibitions will present Daniel Goldstein: The Marks We Leave Behind, an exhibition of works from ...
Fla. students walk out after school board's anti-trans actions - In Florida, hundreds of students at Coconut Creek's Monarch High School held a walkout on Nov. 28 after their principal ...
PASSAGES Todd Vitale - Todd Louis Vitale, 60, a professional vocalist and Realtor who lived in Chicago's Sheridan Park neighborhood, passed away peacefully Nov. ...
'When Black queer people win, everybody wins': Foundation releases report to improve equity at community orgs - In November, Lighthouse Foundation released its 2023 update on its research project, the Black Queer Equity Index, providing a guide ...
Author: Kayleigh Padar
Pope Francis's community of transwomen - It's a rare opportunity to meet the pope. It's even rarer if you're a transgender Catholic. However, on Nov. 19, ...
Author: Rev. Irene Monroe
PERFORMANCE Teatro Zinzanni's Carisa Hendrix talks magic, queerness and Canada - One could call Teatro Zinzanni's newest production, "Love, Chaos, and Dinner," a meal and a show—but that would definitely shortchange ...
Author: Andrew Davis
Ghana cardinal: It's time to understand homosexuality - Ghana Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson told the BBC that being gay should not be considered illegal and that people ...
SAVOR Cody's dog drive, 'Dandy Holiday' and Santa - New addition: Firewood BBQ, 1856 W. North Ave., has launched its newest weekend brunch item—the brisket pierogi Benedict. For a ...

Entertainment
Jerry Mitchell bops into Boop! - Director and choreographer Jerry Mitchell is bringing black-and-white Boop! The Betty Boop Musical into a world of color at the ...
'Sleeping with Beauty' serves up naughty holiday laughs - - Seasonal British pantomimes have been securing the talents of such known performers as Henry Winkler, George Takei and Sir Ian ...
Author: Brian Kirst
Billy Masters: The Dolly Cowboy Cheerleaders - Whoever intended to dumb down the citizens of America have done a FANTASTIC job. We are dumb as shit!"—Patti LuPone ...
Author: Billy Masters
SHOWBIZ 'Bodyshop,' Beyonce, Ani DiFranco, Billie Jean King - The Breaking Glass Pictures film Bodyshop will be out on digital on Dec. 5, per a press release. The plot ...
Author: Andrew Davis
May December film blossoms on Netflix - The Netflix feature film May December, directed by Todd Haynes, takes the craft of character study to a whole new ...
Author: Jerry Nunn
THEATER Nelson Rodriguez talks boxing, queerness and his very personal play - On Saturday, Dec. 9 at the Chicago Cultural Center, there will be a reading of New Personalidad—a play by actor, ...
Author: Andrew Davis

Outlines
BOOKS Owen Keehnen takes readers to an 'oasis of pleasure' in 'Man's Country' - In the book Man's Country: More Than a Bathhouse, Chicago historian Owen Keehnen takes a literary microscope to the venue ...
Author: Andrew Davis
BOOKS Lucas Hilderbrand reflects on gay history in 'The Bars Are Ours' - In The Bars Are Ours (via Duke University Press), Lucas Hilderbrand, a professor of film and media studies at the ...
Author: Andrew Davis
SAVOR REVIEW The Florentine - The contemporary Italian restaurant The Florentine has been around for a decade—and like many restaurants, it's gone through some changes. ...
Author: Andrew Davis


 

 


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