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Windy City Times 2023-05-31

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Second Japanese court finds marriage equality ban unconstitutional

Second Japanese court finds marriage equality ban unconstitutional

On May 30 in Japan, the Nagoya District Court ruled that prohibiting same-sex marriage was unconstitutional—a decision activists welcomed as a step toward marriage equality, Reuters reported. Japan is the only Group of Seven (G-7) nation ...
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HRC president calls on business community to reject coordinated, extremist anti-LGBTQ+ attacks

--From a press release

WASHINGTON - Earlier today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation's largest LGBTQ+ civil rights advocacy organization, in partnership with over 100 LGBTQ+ and allied organizations, renewed its call for Target and the business community t ...
News

More than 100 pro-LGBTQ+ groups, allies urge Target and business community to reject anti-LGBTQ+ attacks

--From a press release

WASHINGTON - Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), GLAAD, GLSEN, Family Equality, National LGBTQ Task Force, National Center for Lesbian Rights and National Black Justice Coalition, in partnership with more ...
Strict Ugandan anti-LGBTQ+ bills signed into law

Strict Ugandan anti-LGBTQ+ bills signed into law

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has signed some of the harshest anti-LGBTQ+ laws in the world, according to CNN. The bill includes the death penalty for "aggravated homosexuality," which includes sex with a minor, having sex while ...
House of Blues Victory Party closes out IML

House of Blues Victory Party closes out IML

The winners, contestants, and spectators partied the night away after the IML contest at the Victory Party at The House of Blues on May 28. Photos by Joseph Stevens ...
Barela wins International Mr. Leather title

Barela wins International Mr. Leather title

IML45 came to an exciting close at the Auditorium Theater on Sunday Night as the title was awarded to Marcus Barela of Los Angeles, California. Chris Glc of Atlanta, Georgia was awarded first runner up, and ...
IML contestants show off their Pecs and Personality

IML contestants show off their Pecs and Personality

The 54 IML45 contestants gathered at the Auditorium Theatre on the evening of May 27 for the Pecs and Personality portion of the contest. Each contestant showed off their uniqueness and body confidence to the crowd ...
IML visitors are off to (the leather) market

IML visitors are off to (the leather) market

International Mr. Leather visitors shopped and took part in demonstrations at the event's famous (infamous?) Leather Market at the Congress Hotel over Memorial Day weekend. Several dozen vendors took part in the event; a portion of ...
Chicago Fire FC launches Play Proud League; Fire's Pride Night on June 10

Chicago Fire FC launches Play Proud League; Fire's Pride Night on June 10

Chicago Fire FC announced the launch of the Play Proud League as a new addition to the Chicago Fire Rec Soccer (CFRS) programming. The league is being launched in conjunction with Common Goal's Play Proud initiative, ...
News

Raoul responds to Archdiocese of Chicago's comments about child sex-abuse report

--From a press release

Chicago — Attorney General Kwame Raoul today released the following statement expressing surprise and dismay at comments made by Cardinal Blase Cupich. In comments to the media, Cardinal Cupich claims to have been unaware of names ...
IML 2023 begins

IML 2023 begins

Visitors from around the world gathered in the Florentine Room of the Congress Hotel on May 25 to kick off the opening ceremonies of the 2023 installment International Male Leather. The event was emceed by Thib ...
Chef Art Smith talks upcoming dinner and activism

Chef Art Smith talks upcoming dinner and activism

More than 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease, including more than 230,000 Illinoisans. Additionally, more than 11 million family members and friends serve as dementia caregivers, with more than 383,000 caregivers in Illinois. Unti ...
British Cycling to ban trans competitors from female category

British Cycling to ban trans competitors from female category

After a nine-month investigation and review, British Cycling will ban transgender women from the female category in a change that will be implemented by the end of the year, the BBC reported. Under a new policy ...
SHOWBIZ Warhol, Sarah Paulson, upcoming books, Rufus Wainwright, Elliot Page

SHOWBIZ Warhol, Sarah Paulson, upcoming books, Rufus Wainwright, Elliot Page

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled seven to two that the late artist Andy Warhol wasn't allowed to use a photographer's portrait of Prince for a series of pop-art images, per The Hollywood Reporter. Associate Justice Sonia ...
NATIONAL Google Doodle, drag laureate, Nebraska bill, NYC AIDS Walk

NATIONAL Google Doodle, drag laureate, Nebraska bill, NYC AIDS Walk

D.C. poet/activist/journalist Ivy Young passed away at age 75, per a press release. Among other things, Young worked at Chicago's VISTA; the Center for Black Education and Drum and Spear Book Store in D.C.; the ...
WORLD Japanese bill, 'HRC Equidad CL,' center closes, UN expert, amFAR gala

WORLD Japanese bill, 'HRC Equidad CL,' center closes, UN expert, amFAR gala

LGBTQ+-rights activists criticized a new bill submitted to the Diet (Japan's national legislature) aimed at "promoting understanding" of equality issues as a "meaningless gesture," Japan Today noted. Japan's coalition government ...
State Rep. Kelly Cassidy denounces violent acts stemming from political speech

State Rep. Kelly Cassidy denounces violent acts stemming from political speech

--From a press release

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — State Rep. Kelly Cassidy, D-Chicago, along with members of the House Dobbs Working Group responded to increasing acts of violence and threats stemming from political attacks on reproductive rights and the LGBTQ community ...
Joy heals: Artist Hannah Sellers's works explore gender, trauma and clothing

Joy heals: Artist Hannah Sellers's works explore gender, trauma and clothing

Note: This article mentions sexual assault and trauma. Color Club Gallery, 4146 N. Elston Ave., was well-lit by the early evening sun May 18 as the audience gathered for Q & A event that was part ...
News

Illinois Healthcare Cultural Competency Coalition applauds passage of HB 2450

--From a press release

The Illinois Healthcare Cultural Competency Coalition applauds passage by the Illinois General Assembly of legislation that will ensure cultural competency is part of continuing medical education for a range of healthcare providers in Illinois. "We are ...
News

Leading LGBTQ+ groups raise alarm to business community on coordinated anti-LGBTQ+ attacks; call on Target to lead

--From a press release

Organizations calling on Target and all businesses to stand up against anti-LGBTQ2S+ extremism in statement below: Family Equality, GLAAD, GLSEN, The Human Rights Campaign, National Center For Lesbian Rights, National LGBTQ Task Force, National Black J ...
News

Board of Commissioners unanimously passes Bodily Autonomy Ordinance Amendment with support of Equality Illinois, ACLU Illinois

--From a press release

Chicago, Ill. — May 25th 2023 — Today, the Cook County Board of Commissioners unanimously passed an amendment to the Human Rights Ordinance ensuring the protection of all individual's right to their own bodily autonomy. The ...
TaskForce Chicago's ED talks organization, AIDS stigma and queerness

TaskForce Chicago's ED talks organization, AIDS stigma and queerness

Among the many organizations helping Chicago youths is TaskForce Prevention & Community Services. The West Side-based organization helps hundreds of youths by being committed to addressing the HIV/STI-related needs of ...
Screenwriter Guinevere Turner book launch June 4; book chronicles growing up with infamous Lyman Family cult

Screenwriter Guinevere Turner book launch June 4; book chronicles growing up with infamous Lyman Family cult

--From a press release

CHICAGO—The book launch of acclaimed screenwriter Guinevere Turner's When the World Didn't End, a memoir of her childhood growing up with the infamous Lyman Family cult, will be held Sunday, June 4, 2-5 p.m. at Whiskey ...

  Entertainment

Entertainment

Billy Masters: 'Vegas loves Manilow' and Mary's sues Florida

"I always go back to Divine. Also I was always a big fan of Varla. There's such a wink and a poke." —Melissa McCarthy, who plays Ursula in the live-action film "The Little Mermaid", talks about
...

  Outlines

SAVOR Hamburger Mary's, Tom of Finland Vodka and more

SAVOR Hamburger Mary's, Tom of Finland Vodka and more

—The Hamburger Mary's restaurant in Orlando—famous for its burgers and drag shows—is suing the state of Florida and DeSantis in federal court, claiming an anti-drag bill is a violation of ...
SAVOR Cafe Robey: Laid-back vibes and enticing cuisine

SAVOR Cafe Robey: Laid-back vibes and enticing cuisine

The junction of North, Milwaukee and Damen avenues in Wicker Park is probably one of the best-known intersections in Chicago. (Some refer to this intersection as "Six Corners" but others say this is incorrect, as that ...
Fire FC advances to Lamar Cup quarters with win

Fire FC advances to Lamar Cup quarters with win

In the first-ever matchup between the two teams, Chicago Fire FC defeated Austin FC 2-0 in the round of 16 of the 2023 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas on May 24. Defender Rafael Czichos and forward Kacper Przybylko ...




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