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•	Howard Brown reaches tentative agreement with union after 1.5 years of contentious negotiations

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•	U.S. women's soccer team caught in anti-LGBTQ+ controversy

•	Chicago Pride Parade smaller this year amid 'safety and logistical' concerns

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Q FORCE launches 2024 election efforts in Chicago
More than 100 people attended the launch of 2024 election efforts by Q FORCE Midwest Action Group at Sidetrack April 12. Q FORCE is a Chicago-based, all-volunteer, grassroots movement organizing to recruit and activate "at least ... more

•	NATIONAL Trans woman killed, Tenn. law, S. Carolina coach, Evan Low, Idaho schools
•	Fed appeals panel ruling helps trans athlete
•	Through a queer lens: Photographer Paul Mpagi Sepuya discusses Chicago exhibition
•	WORLD Ugandan law, Japan, Cass report, Tegan and Sara, Varadkar done
•	SHOWBIZ Jerrod Carmichael, '9-1-1' actor, Kayne the Lovechild, STARZ shows, Cynthia Erivo

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Quigley looks ahead to November election at LGBTQ+ roundtable
U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Illinois) discussed the importance of voting in this year's election and the consequences its results could have on the LGBTQ+ community during a roundtable discussion Thursday at Center on Halsted, 3656 N. ... more

•	State Sen. Villanueva discusses migrants, reproductive freedom and LGBTQ+-rights at ALMA town hall
•	Activists highlight benefits of decriminalizing sex work
•	Reunion Project hosts Chicago town hall for people aging with HIV
•	Toward a golden hour: Advocate Rodrigo Heng-Lehinthen predicts trans-rights breakthrough in U.S.
•	Queer activism through photography: Exhibit spotlights a 'revolutionary' moment in Chicago history

Nation & World

WORLD Queer-friendly spots, religion items, Argentine protests, Iraqi bill
Following a travel warning issued for LGBTQ+ tourists in Greece, euronews published a list of the European spots that are most welcoming to queer people. Even though same-sex marriage was recently legalized in Greece, the British ... more

•	Families of trans youth in Tennessee can still seek out-of-state healthcare, despite new amendment
•	NATIONAL Montana suit, equality campaign, Michigan St. incident, hacker group
•	State Department human-rights report details worldwide LGBTQ+ abuses and advancements

Film / TV / Gossip

•	SHOWBIZ 'Priscilla,' Tony nods, Oscars, Ncuti Gatwa, Jonathan Bailey, GLAAD event
•	The importance of becoming Ernest: Out actor Christopher Sieber dishes about the Death Becomes Her musical
•	SHOWBIZ Celine Dion, 'The People's Joker,' Billy Porter, Patti LuPone, 'Strange Way'

Theater / Dance

THEATER 'Mamma Mia!' returns to Chicago with 'Daddyhunt' star Jim Newman
"Who's your daddy?" That's the key plot question driving the global hit Mamma Mia! The global smash jukebox musical famously features the song hits of Swedish pop group ABBA, and it returns for a three-week run ... more

•	JoJo Siwa and Sapphira Cristal among Chicago Pride Fest headliners in June
•	Local queer opera composer premiering her first show, a coming-of-age tale with LGBTQ+ themes
•	The importance of becoming Ernest: Out actor Christopher Sieber dishes about the Death Becomes Her musical

Music

SHOWBIZ 'Priscilla,' Tony nods, Oscars, Ncuti Gatwa, Jonathan Bailey, GLAAD event
Stephan Elliott—who directed the cult classic The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert—said a sequel "is happening" and that the original movie's stars (Terence Stamp, Guy Pearce and Hugo Weaving) are back "on board" 30 ... more

•	Navy Pier to mark 40th anniversary of Chicago house music with summer-long programming
•	THEATER 'Mamma Mia!' returns to Chicago with 'Daddyhunt' star Jim Newman
•	Local queer opera composer premiering her first show, a coming-of-age tale with LGBTQ+ themes

Books / Art

Queer artist Vin Ye prepares installation for SAIC exhibition
Chicago Artist Vin Ye's (they/them) sculptures resist both capitalism and gender roles, all the while challenging expectations of traditional art forms and modern technological art. Queerness interacts with Ye's work ... more

•	Queer activism through photography: Exhibit spotlights a 'revolutionary' moment in Chicago history
•	Local queer opera composer premiering her first show, a coming-of-age tale with LGBTQ+ themes
•	WORLD Nigeria arrest, Chilean murderer, trans ban, Olivier Awards, marriage items

Trans

NATIONAL Montana suit, equality campaign, Michigan St. incident, hacker group
A class-action lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Montana is challenging that state's policies restricting transgender people from updating the gender markers on their birth certificates and driver's licenses, Montana Public Radio reported. The suit, fi ... more

•	WORLD Queer-friendly spots, religion items, Argentine protests, Iraqi bill
•	Families of trans youth in Tennessee can still seek out-of-state healthcare, despite new amendment
•	Toward a golden hour: Advocate Rodrigo Heng-Lehinthen predicts trans-rights breakthrough in U.S.

AIDS & Health

Reunion Project hosts Chicago town hall for people aging with HIV
The Reunion Project is holding a two-day town hall for long-term HIV survivors in Chicago. The town hall will happen 9 a.m.-5 p.m. May 17-18 in Loyola University's Kasbeer Hall, 25 E. Pearson St. It's part ... more

•	Families of trans youth in Tennessee can still seek out-of-state healthcare, despite new amendment
•	Legislation to increase HIV testing, Linkage to Care Act passes Illinois House with bipartisan vote of 106
•	Howard Brown reaches tentative agreement with union after 1.5 years of contentious negotiations

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Queer activism through photography: Exhibit spotlights a 'revolutionary' moment in Chicago
Artists hosted a panel at Dorothy, 2500 W. Chicago Ave., on April 20 to celebrate the debut of Images on Which to Build in Chicago, a snapshot of queer history from the '70s to the '90s. The exhibition, now at Chicago ... more

•	'United, Not Uniform': Lesbian Visibility Week starts April 22 nationwide
•	City Council passes Lesbian Visibility Week proclamation
•	Brittney Griner, wife expecting first baby

Sports

ProudToRun poised to return in 2024, fighting through lack of resources
Chicago's 42-year-old LGBTQ+ running event, ProudToRun, is so far set to return June 2024 following the cancellation of last year's race. The city's original Pride Week running event took a hiatus last year due to a ... more

•	Tatumn Milazzo wins NWSL honor for second consecutive week
•	Red Stars beat Seattle Reign 2-1
•	Chicago Red Stars place forward Ava Cook on season-ending injury list

Youth

•	New Title IX rules protect LGBTQ+ students...to a point
•	HRC continues call for Title IX rules that protect transgender student-athletes
•	LGBTQ+ Intergenerational Dialogue Project set to hold its second annual exhibition

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