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Provisional city data also show declines in late diagnoses, but stark racial disparities persist. The post Chicago HIV diagnoses drop 38%, could reach record-low level appeared first on Windy City Times .
Actions as simple as asking for and affirming a student’s name and pronouns can make trans students feel substantially safer and more likely to succeed in the classroom, a new report shows. The post Higher grades and belonging: Trans students thrive when their teachers support them appeared first on Windy City Times .
Starr De Los Santos is stepping into leadership of Chicago’s LGBTQ+ Advisory Council with the goal of strengthening the body’s connections with the community. De Los Santos was appointed chair after outgoing chair Jin-Soo Huh stepped down in February. Her rise to leadership coincides with six new members joining the council and Antonio King recently taking […] The post Meet the new chair of…
Jared Kearney, a gay man who lives in Southern Illinois, was diagnosed with Stage IV melanoma cancer Nov. 1, 2025. He was recently taken off all his cancer medications because his body can no longer tolerate them. Kearney’s doctors at Northwestern Memorial Hospital are looking for new medications for him. Kearney graduated from Marion High […] The post Gay man fights for survival after Stage IV…
Los Angeles—Aug. 15—GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics, one of the largest entertainment journalists’ groups in the world, announced the winners of its 18th Dorian TV Awards, again recognizing the best in television and streaming from mainstream to queer-themed programming. GALECA’s members named Heated Rivalry, the steamy hockey romance that became a cultural sensation out of […]…
Women & Children First is undergoing a generational leadership change as co-owner Lynn Mooney retires after 12 years running the feminist bookstore and a staffer of several years takes her place. Raven Stubbs, who has worked in various roles at Women & Children First, 5233 N. Clark St., since 2020, is assuming the role of co-owner […] The post BUSINESS Women & Children First co-owner Lynn Mooney…
Warning: This column mentions violence and self-harm. NATIONAL The Trump administration finalized a rule that voids Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) funding for gender-affirming medical care for young transgender people, The Advocate reported. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services rule requires state Medicaid programs to stop paying for what the administration calls…
Despite the threat of thick rain clouds hanging overhead, the second installment of Gender Fucked Productions’ Trans-iliance Festival went on without a hitch on Aug. 14. The event, actually a three-day happening set to take place in three different public parks throughout Chicago, was canceled on the first day due to rain. The first installment was set in […] The post Gender Fucked celebrates 5th…
Gender Fucked Productions (Gender Fucked) Founder and former Executive Director and Artistic Director Dawn Heilung uses many labels to describe themselves— queer, bisexual, pansexual, polyamorous, trans, non-binary, transfleminine—because “I don’t think one can fully encompass my experience.” “I started [the trans, enby and queer arts and event production focused nonprofit] Gender Fucked…
”Hair” apparent: Nothing Without a Company (NWaC) announced five performances of The Trouble With My Hair: Coloring, Cutting, and Coming Into Who I Am. They will take place Aug. 21-30 in various Chicago venues, including REM Salon and Center on Halsted. This is a solo performance—written and performed by award-winning storyteller Ada Cheng—that intimately explores gender, sexual […] The post SAVOR…
In late July, Chicago History Museum Board Chair Warren Chapman announced that Michael J. Anderson has been chosen as the venue’s new Edgar D. and Deborah R. Jannotta President and Chief Executive Officer. Anderson—previously the museum’s vice president of external affairs and development—was named interim president after his predecessor, Donald Lassere, resigned in January. Anderson, […] The post…
Playwright Matt Schutz described his new play Windows as a dramedy about a woman trying “to reinvent herself from her girlfriend’s couch.” The play is furthermore for anyone who finds they must quickly determine “what the next chapter in their life is going to be,” after their whole life is up-ended, he added. Running through Aug. […] The post THEATER Chicago playwright Matt Schutz explores…
