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Windy City Times 2022-06-29

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Wisconsin governor challenges abortion ban

Wisconsin governor challenges abortion ban

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul have filed a lawsuit seeking to block the state's 173-year-old ban on abortions, asking a state court to declare the law unenforceable, ABC 7 Chicago reported. In ...
ELECTIONS LGBTQ+ primary candidates experience varied results

ELECTIONS LGBTQ+ primary candidates experience varied results

LGBTQ+ candidates running for office in the 2022 primary contests throughout Illinois got mixed results, according to results as of June 29. In the 13th District, state Rep. and House Majority Leader Greg Harris is stepping ...
Russian trial for Brittney Griner to begin July 1

Russian trial for Brittney Griner to begin July 1

More than four months after she was arrested at a Moscow airport for alleged cannabis possession, a Russian court has set the start date for the trial of U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner for Friday, July ...
'All of this is historic' : Chicago Pride Parade returns after two-year hiatus

'All of this is historic' : Chicago Pride Parade returns after two-year hiatus

More photos to come

A month of celebrations culminated in the return of Chicago' Pride Parade on June 26, marking the first march of the decade after two years of cancellations due to the pandemic. Weather-wise, the day was perfect, ...
Mass shooting takes place at Norwegian gay club

Mass shooting takes place at Norwegian gay club

Oslo's annual Pride parade was canceled June 25 following a deadly shooting at a gay bar that Norwegian police are investigating as a possible terrorist attack, CNN reported. Two people were killed and eight others taken ...
Supreme Court justice says marriage-equality ruling should be reconsidered

Supreme Court justice says marriage-equality ruling should be reconsidered

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas argued in a concurring opinion regarding the revocation of the constitutional right to abortion that the U.S. Supreme Court "should reconsider" its past rulings codifying rights to contraception access, same-sex ...
Breaking News

Abortion decision called 'full scale assault' on rights

In a ruling that one legal activist said will put LGBT rights "on the chopping block," the U.S. Supreme Court today (June 24) ruled 6 to 3 that the U.S. Constitution "does not prohibit" states from ...
BREAKING U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade

BREAKING U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade

On June 24, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ruling there is no longer a federal constitutional right to an abortion. The decision means that states will determine abortion rights, which may prompt many women to go ...

  News

News

Survey: Americans hold complex views on gender identity and trans+ Issues

-- From a press release

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 28, 2022) — As the United States addresses issues of transgender rights and the broader landscape around gender identity continues to shift, the American public holds a complex set of views around these ...
Gay-owned Galena inn receives honor from Tripadvisor

Gay-owned Galena inn receives honor from Tripadvisor

Hawk Valley Retreat & Cottages—a gay-owned bed and breakfast in Galena, Illinois—announced it has been recognized by Tripadvisor as a 2022 Travelers' Choice Best of the Best award winner for Bed and Breakfasts, ranking 13th out ...
CTA launches celebration to mark 75 years of service to Chicago

CTA launches celebration to mark 75 years of service to Chicago

The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) turns 75 this year. In the coming months, as the CTA moves closer to its historic destination—a Diamond Jubilee Celebration in Daley Plaza, on Oct. 1—the public can participate in various ...
2022 PRIMARY ELECTIONS Pritzker, Jackson, Bailey among winners

2022 PRIMARY ELECTIONS Pritzker, Jackson, Bailey among winners

The Illinois primary elections took place June 28—and there was a mix of the expected and the surprising. In the governor's race, incumbent JB Pritzker easily won the Democratic primary over Beverly Miles (93% ...
News

Jeffrey Epstein cohort Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years

On June 28, Ghislaine Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for carrying out a years-long scheme with her longtime confidante (and former boyfriend) Jeffrey Epstein to groom and sexually abuse underage girls, media ...
News

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission adds X gender marker to charge intake process

-- From a press release

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today full implementation of the opportunity to select a nonbinary "X" gender marker during the intake process for filing a charge of discrimination. "By adding a ...
HRC on how the end of Roe v. Wade impacts the LGBTQ+ community

HRC on how the end of Roe v. Wade impacts the LGBTQ+ community

-- From a press release. Video below.

WASHINGTON — The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, in light of the dangerous Supreme Court decision in Dobbs ...
News

Indiana Univ. establishes Kinsey-Kelley Center for Gender Equity in Business

A new research center at Indiana University (IU) Bloomington will address issues of gender inequity, sexual misconduct and sexual harassment in the workplace, through an innovative partnership between the Kinsey Institute and the Kelley School of ...
Task Force issues reaction to religious-freedom SCOTUS rulings

Task Force issues reaction to religious-freedom SCOTUS rulings

-- From a National LGBTQ Task Force press release

Statement from the National LGBTQ Task Force Policy Director Liz Seaton on the recent religious-freedom SCOTUS rulings: Upending decades of precedent that protected the religious freedom of students across the country and strongly supported our Democracy ...
Courtney Vandersloot named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week

Courtney Vandersloot named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CHICAGO—Chicago Sky's Courtney Vandersloot was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week, the league announced. This marks the seventh time in Vandersloot's 12-year career to receive the honor. Vandersloot is the ...
News

Twenty-six people arrested following Chicago Pride Parade

Chicago Police Department (CPD) made 26 arrests in the evening hours following the 51st annual Pride Parade on June 26 2022, according to CPD Superintendent David Brown. Although few incidents occurred during the parade itself, "the drunk ...
News

VIEWS Workers' rights are LGBTQ+ rights

June usually marks a joyous month for the LGBTQ+ community and our allies as we reflect on the decades of hard work that our community and movement have put into securing and promoting our civil rights. ...
ELECTIONS Giannoulias speaks about secretary of state contest

ELECTIONS Giannoulias speaks about secretary of state contest

Former State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias has been mounting a primary run to be Illinois secretary of state. Giannoulias, who held the office from 2007-2011 and ran for the U.S. Senate in 2010 (he lost to former ...
Politicians attend Equality Illinois' pre-Parade reception

Politicians attend Equality Illinois' pre-Parade reception

Before Chicago's 2022 Pride Parade, Equality Illinois held a reception for elected officials, candidates and community leaders at Fat Cat Bar. Among those who were slated to attend were Gov. JB Pritzker and First Lady MK ...
Back Lot Bash attendees party during Pride weekend in Chicago

Back Lot Bash attendees party during Pride weekend in Chicago

The inclusive music fest known as the Back Lot Bash took place June 25-26 at 5238 N. Clark St., in Andersonville. Back Lot Bash started in 2004 in response to the lack of women's events and the limited presence of ...
News

U.S. House passes resolution urging Griner's release

The U.S. House passed a bipartisan resolution calling on the Russian government to immediately release WNBA star Brittney Griner, CNN reported. "Not a day goes by that we aren't thinking of Brittney and working to get ...
ELECTIONS Ald. Pat Dowell talks congressional run, Brittney Griner, LGBTQs

ELECTIONS Ald. Pat Dowell talks congressional run, Brittney Griner, LGBTQs

At the beginning of this year, Illinois Congressman Bobby Rush (D-1st District) announced that he was retiring from federal office. Almost immediately, several people announced their intentions to succeed him. (The total number is now at ...
NATIONAL Biden's proposal, VP Harris, Elizabeth Taylor, outbreak, candidates

NATIONAL Biden's proposal, VP Harris, Elizabeth Taylor, outbreak, candidates

Lambda Legal issued a press release lauding the Biden administration for issuing proposed regulations that will help protect LGBTQI+ youth against unlawful discrimination. The proposed rules, issued by the U.S. ...
WORLD Japanese ruling, Pride events, Colombia election, Boris Johnson

WORLD Japanese ruling, Pride events, Colombia election, Boris Johnson

A Japanese court ruled that the country's ban on same-sex marriage does not violate the constitution, and rejected demands for compensation by three couples who said their right to free union and equality has been violated, ...
ELECTIONS Judicial candidate Brad Trowbridge on a repeat run, objectivity, Kyle Rittenhouse

ELECTIONS Judicial candidate Brad Trowbridge on a repeat run, objectivity, Kyle Rittenhouse

If Brad Trowbridge's face looks familiar from Windy City Times' election-related articles, that would make sense. The openly gay attorney has run in local judicial races three times, narrowly losing in 2020. Trowbridge recently talked with ...
Maggie Trevor among latest group of Victory Fund-endorsed candidates

Maggie Trevor among latest group of Victory Fund-endorsed candidates

Cook County Board of Commissioners candidate Maggie Trevor is included in the most recent group of political incumbents and candidates with the backing of LGBTQ Victory Fund. LGBTQ Victory Fund endorsed 23 more out LGBTQ candidates, ...
Preckwinkle unveils preliminary budget forecast for fiscal year 2023

Preckwinkle unveils preliminary budget forecast for fiscal year 2023

-- From a press release

(COOK COUNTY, IL) — Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today released the preliminary forecast for the County's Fiscal Year 2023 showing a projected gap of $18.2 million. This represents the County's smallest budget gap sinc ...
Out at CHM: Panelists discuss HIV/AIDS' continued impact on dance community

Out at CHM: Panelists discuss HIV/AIDS' continued impact on dance community

The Chicago History Museum (CHM) hosted a June 23 panel with doctors and dancers who shared their experiences with the HIV/AIDS epidemic as well as ideas for continuing to address the disease today. Following the discussion, ...
News

Rugby league bans trans women from international competition

Rugby has banned transgender players from women's international competition until further notice, following global swimming's decision to restrict trans athletes' participation at the elite level, Reuters reported. The International Rugby ...
ELECTIONS 2022 Activist Rick Garcia talks about MWRD race

ELECTIONS 2022 Activist Rick Garcia talks about MWRD race

Longtime LGBTQ+-rights activist Rick Garcia is among those who entered the June 28 primary to win a seat on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District's (MWRD) board of commissioners. Longtime Commissioner Debra Shore, who is a lesbian, ...
Murdered man's brother continues search for information about 2004 killing

Murdered man's brother continues search for information about 2004 killing

Video below

A Rockford man is continuing to search for clues about the circumstances surrounding his brother's 2004 murder in Chicago's Lake View neighborhood. Kevin Clewer was found murdered in his apartment on the 3400 block of North ...
CDC reminds people that National HIV Testing Day is June 27

CDC reminds people that National HIV Testing Day is June 27

-- From a press release

June 27 is National HIV Testing Day (NHTD), a day to emphasize the importance of HIV testing and make sure everyone knows their status so they can take steps to improve their health, regardless of the ...
Chicago Pride Parade organizer talks event, security, diversity

Chicago Pride Parade organizer talks event, security, diversity

For the first time this decade (and after at least two postponements), the Chicago Pride Parade will take place Sunday, June 26, starting at noon. The route will start at Montrose Avenue and Broadway, winding through ...
Actor Ezra Miller supposedly housing people at firearm-filled farm

Actor Ezra Miller supposedly housing people at firearm-filled farm

Non-binary actor Ezra Miller is allegedly housing a young mother and her three small children at a Vermont farm, which is allegedly littered with firearms, ammunition and marijuana, according to a Page Six item that cited ...
North Carolina to issue accurate birth certificates for transgender people without requiring surgery

North Carolina to issue accurate birth certificates for transgender people without requiring surgery

-- From a press release

(Greensboro, NC — June 23, 2022) — Transgender people born in North Carolina will now be able to correct the gender marker on their birth certificates without the need for surgery under a consent judgment issued ...
Gov. Pritzker expands state license plate options to include Chicago Sky, Red Stars and Fire

Gov. Pritzker expands state license plate options to include Chicago Sky, Red Stars and Fire

-- From a press release

CHICAGO — Governor JB Pritzker signed HB4434 into law today, expanding the options of professional sports team license plates Illinoisans can choose from at the Secretary of State. The change, which adds the Chicago Fire, the ...
Parker makes history in Sky victory; Cubs, White Sox lose

Parker makes history in Sky victory; Cubs, White Sox lose

On June 23, Chicago Sky player Candace Parker made history as the first WNBA player with three career triple-doubles in Chicago's (12-5) 82-59 win over the Los Angeles Sparks (6-10) at crypto.com Arena. An audience of ...
Illinois' Kwame Raoul joins VP Harris, other attorneys general to discuss reproductive rights

Illinois' Kwame Raoul joins VP Harris, other attorneys general to discuss reproductive rights

-- From a press release

Washington — Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined Vice President Kamala Harris as well as Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford, Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul and California Chief Deputy Attorney General Venus Johnson for a roundtable discussion ...
News

HIV testing dropped sharply among key groups during first year of COVID-19 pandemic

-- From a press release

New CDC data published ahead of National HIV Testing Day (Monday, June 27) show a sharp decrease in the number of CDC-funded HIV tests administered in health care and non-health-care settings (43% and 50%, respectively) from ...
Supreme Court strikes down N.Y. gun law; LGBTQ+ groups react

Supreme Court strikes down N.Y. gun law; LGBTQ+ groups react

On June 23, the U.S. Supreme Court eased restrictions on carrying firearms in public, continuing a trend by the court in recent years of weakening gun restrictions, according to Yahoo! News. The court's conservative majority ruled ...
Human Rights Campaign celebrates 50-year Anniversary of Title IX

Human Rights Campaign celebrates 50-year Anniversary of Title IX

-- From a press release

WASHINGTON — The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) issued a press release recognizing the 50-year anniversary of Title IX. HRC Interim President Joni Madison said in a statement: "Title IX has had a transformative impact on our ...

  Entertainment

Entertainment

MUSIC 'All Day I Dream' festival Aug. 6 in Chicago

All Day I Dream of Chicago Shimmer—part of the global touring festival All Day I Dream (ADID)—will take place on 31st Street Beach on Saturday, Aug. 6. After 10 years of producing hundreds of iconic day
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MUSIC Taylor Bennett announces free July 22 show at Lincoln Hall

MUSIC Taylor Bennett announces free July 22 show at Lincoln Hall

Chicago rapper Taylor Bennett—whose year has included teaming with Champion Athletics for a clothing line and tour; dropping his new project, Coming of Age; and much more—announced his free homecoming show on Friday, July 22, at ...
THEATER Theo Ubique hosting production about Elizabeth Taylor

THEATER Theo Ubique hosting production about Elizabeth Taylor

Evanston's Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre, 721 Howard St., will run Call Me Elizabeth—an acclaimed one-woman show about the early life of Elizabeth Taylor—on Aug. 20 (at 7:30 p.m.) and 21 (at 2:30 p.m.) only. The production ...
Production based on Larry Kramer speech at Center on July 22-31

Production based on Larry Kramer speech at Center on July 22-31

Open Space Arts announced its inaugural production of The Kramer Project, directed and adapted by David Zak from activist Larry Kramer's watershed speech "The Tragedy of Today's Gays." This will be the first production for Open ...
Pride in the Park pumps up the volume in 2022

Pride in the Park pumps up the volume in 2022

From East Monroe Street to East Jackson Drive, Pride in the Park covered just the right amount of territory in the Grant Park area in downtown Chicago on June 25 and 26. Butler Field was overrun ...
Billy Masters

Billy Masters

"I'm not gay. I'm not straight. I don't know what I am. I love people. … I refuse to be anything, really, except for open to it all."—Kesha (without the dollar sign) makes this revelation in ...
SHOWBIZ Elliot Page, NPH, Madonna, Chita Rivera, Jennifer Lopez

SHOWBIZ Elliot Page, NPH, Madonna, Chita Rivera, Jennifer Lopez

Elliot Page talked with talk-show host Seth Meyers about how her Netflix show The Umbrella Academy incorporated the actor's own personal transition into season three of the series, Deadline noted. "With Steve Blackman, the showrunner of ...
How Coming Out in the 1970s Helped Me Make Brave, Life-changing Decisions

How Coming Out in the 1970s Helped Me Make Brave, Life-changing Decisions

By Edith Forbes, author of Tracking A Shadow: My Lived Experiment With MS

As a child growing up in Wyoming in the 1960's, I did not know any actual person who was gay. I knew exactly one fact about gay people, a fact universally accepted but never talked about: Gay people were strange. Even ...
Pride Live hosts NYC center groundbreaking, 'Stonewall Day'

Pride Live hosts NYC center groundbreaking, 'Stonewall Day'

On June 24, Pride Live held an official groundbreaking ceremony for the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center (SNMVC), which is the first LGBTQ+ visitor center within the National Park System. Slated to open on June 28, ...
'General Hospital,' Kelly Clarkson among Daytime Emmy winners

'General Hospital,' Kelly Clarkson among Daytime Emmy winners

ABC's General Hospital—already the winningest sudser in daytime history—was named Outstanding Daytime Drama on June 24 while The Kelly Clarkson Show took home the prize for Outstanding Talk Show at the 49th annual Daytime Emmy Awards. ...
COMEDY Hannah Einbinder to perform additional show July 16

COMEDY Hannah Einbinder to perform additional show July 16

Due to popular demand, The Den Theatre announced a third stand-up performance for comedian/actress Hannah Einbinder (the TV show Hacks) on Saturday, July 16, at 7 p.m. on The Heath Mainstage, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave. The ...
Chicago Dance Crash celebrates 20th anniversary with 'Booms Day'

Chicago Dance Crash celebrates 20th anniversary with 'Booms Day'

Chicago Dance Crash's signature blend of concert and street dance styles paints a colorful picture of life, strife and relationship goals after the end of the world with Booms Day, a two-act, world premiere dance production ...
'Hacks,' 'Euphoria' lead LGBTQ+ critics' Dorian TV nominations

'Hacks,' 'Euphoria' lead LGBTQ+ critics' Dorian TV nominations

-- From a press release

JUNE 22, 2022 - The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics—now composed of 385 professional critics and journalists covering film and television—announced its 14th Dorian TV Awards nominations for the best in all of TV, mainstream to ...
Lynda Carter releases new single, 'Human and Divine'

Lynda Carter releases new single, 'Human and Divine'

Many people are familiar with actress Gal Gadot as superhero Wonder Woman. However, decades before, Lynda Carter wore the bracelets and wielded the golden lasso as the Amazon princess who set many hearts (of men and ...
TELEVISION 'A League of Their Own' screening July 2 in Rockford

TELEVISION 'A League of Their Own' screening July 2 in Rockford

-- From a press release

ROCKFORD, Illinois — June 22, 2022 — Prime Video and the City of Rockford will team up to host a free advance screening of the upcoming Prime Video original series A League of Their Own. The ...

  Outlines

Sky, Cubs and White Sox all score narrow victories

Sky, Cubs and White Sox all score narrow victories

On June 26, the Chicago Sky (13-5) defeated the Minnesota Lynx (5-14) 88-85 at Wintrust Arena. The matchup was the 23rd head-to-head meeting between the Sky's Candace Parker and the Lynx's Sylvia Fowles—the No. 1 overall ...
Chicago Wolves win Calder Cup; Cubs, White Sox lose

Chicago Wolves win Calder Cup; Cubs, White Sox lose

The Calder Cup (for minor-league professional ice hockey teams) has been awarded again—and the Chicago Wolves are back on top of the American Hockey League, TSN reported. The Wolves secured their first Calder Cup championship since ...
'Hawks to hire new coach; Cubs blank Cardinals; White Sox lose

'Hawks to hire new coach; Cubs blank Cardinals; White Sox lose

Luke Richardson is expected to become the new head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks, an NHL source confirmed to ESPN. Richardson would replace interim coach Derek King, who went 27-33-10 after taking over for Jeremy Colliton ...
Chicago Red Stars hire Morinao Imaizumi as assistant coach

Chicago Red Stars hire Morinao Imaizumi as assistant coach

-- From a press release

CHICAGO, Ill. (June 24, 2022) — Today, the Chicago Red Stars announced the addition of Morinao Imaizumi to the club's coaching staff as an assistant coach. Imaizumi joins the club for the remainder of the 2022 ...




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