CHICAGO Advocates celebrated passage by the Illinois House of legislation that will reduce barriers for businesses serving their communities and customers by allowing for the adoption of gender-neutral multiple-occupancy
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Utah bans conversion therapy
On March 22, Republican Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill that bans licensed professionals from practicing conversion therapy the discredited practice that attempts to turn LGBTQ+ people heterosexual on minors, Q
Uganda bans people from identifying as LGBTQ+
On March 21, Uganda’s parliament passed a law making it illegal to identify as LGBTQ+, Reuters reported. The development hands authorities broad powers to target LGBTQ+ Ugandans who already face legal discrimination and mob violence. In
UpRising Bakery and Cafe could soon close due to revenue losses, ongoing anti-LGBTQ+ harassment
Award-winning UpRising Bakery and Café (UpRising) in Lake in the Hills faces possible closure March 31 after many months of revenue losses and ongoing anti-LGBTQ+ harassment. This stems from the harassment owner Corinna Sac received when
Arkansas governor signs anti-trans medical malpractice bill
Republican Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed into law a measure that makes it easier to sue providers of gender-affirming care for children, ABC News reported. This move, involving a law that will take effect this
Study: Outcomes for children similar regardless of the LGBTQ+ identity of the children’s parents
NEW YORK — This week a new report was released by BMJ Global Health examining outcomes between LGBTQ+ families and families headed by heterosexual couples. The report, a literature review and synthesis of dozens of academic
World’s first transgender MP passes away at 65
On March 6, Georgina Beyer a pioneering New Zealand politician who, in 1999, became the world’s first openly transgender member of Parliament passed away at the age of 65. Beyer’s friends said she died peacefully in hospice care,
House Ethics Committee announces investigation into George Santos
On March 2, the U.S. House Ethics Committee announced it is officially investigating embattled Rep. George Santos as the gay Republican from New York faces multiple legal issues and calls to resign for extensively lying about
White Sox prospect Anderson Comos publicly comes out
Chicago White Sox Minor Leaguer Anderson Comos revealed via Instagram on Feb. 19 that he is gay. Comos said that he came out so as to be an inspiration to others. “This may be my most personal thing I ever share
Mike Simmons to head Illinois Senate’s Human Rights Committee
Illinois state Sen. Mike Simmons the first openly gay Black individual in the Illinois Senate will head its Human Rights Committee, he announced. However, that will not be the only group he will be in. “I am thrilled
Nothing to cure: putting an end to so-called "conversion therapies" for LGBTI people
Strasbourg, 16 Feb. 2023 — “So-called “conversion therapies” continue to take place across Europe despite the profound and long-lasting harmful effects that these practices have on LGBTI people”, says Dunja
180+ journalists and NY Times contributors call out biased coverage of trans people
(New York, NY — Feb. 15, 2023) — Today GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, is joined by hundreds of journalists, organizations
Ben LaBolt of Illinois to be first gay White House communications director
Ben LaBolt—a native of La Grange, Illinois and an alumnus of Middlebury College—is making history as the first openly gay White House communications director, according to an official press release. Kate Bedingfield, who has served as
PASSAGES: LGBTQ activist, writer and therapist Dr. Charles Silverstein
New York City-based LGBTQ activist, writer and therapist Dr. Charles Silverstein died Jan. 30 of complications from cancer surrounded by family and friends. He was 87. Silverstein was born April 23, 1935, in Brooklyn, New York
ELECTIONS 2023: Windy City Times interviews candidates
There is no official Windy City Times voting guide for the upcoming elections but Windy City Times has conducted the following candidate interviews. Come back to this page for more interviews to come. Incumbent 49th Ward
FDA to relax rules of blood donations for gay, bisexual men
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reportedly slated to lift restrictions on blood donations from sexually active gay and bisexual men. However, there’s at least one stipulation, The Advocate reported: A gay man can donate
Equality Illinois responds to violence, murder of Black and Brown trans people on the south side
Statement by Myles Brady Davis, Director of Communications at Equality Illinois, the state’s civil rights organization for LGBTQ+ people, regarding the violences and murders of Black and Brown trans people on the south side of Chicago:
Des Plaines Theater cancels anti-LGBTQ hate group event after outcry from citizens
DuPage County-based Awake Illinois was set to hold an event called “Out of the Echo Chamber: Coalition for Kids” at the city-owned, but not city-operated, Des Plaines Theatre Wednesday, Feb. 8. This event has now been
Windy City Gay Chorus, Windy City Treble Quire begin search for artistic directors
The Board of Directors for Windy City Performing Arts has started their search for two Artistic Directors for the organization’s choruses. Applications are now being accepted in hopes to fill these positions prior to the 2023-2024 season.
Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame calls for nominations
The Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame has announced a call for nominations for the 2023 Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame. Those wishing to may nominate individuals, organizations, businesses, or “Friends of the Community,” up until April