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'Brave Space Alliance is growing up': Trans-led Chicago nonprofit readies first major fundraiser

3 days ago | windycitytimes.com | Jake Wittich

Brave Space Alliance is inviting the community to its first-ever Partners in Dignity Soiree-a celebratory and mission-driven fundraiser marking a new chapter for the Black- and trans-led nonprofit. The cocktail-style evening-which takes place Thursday, May 15 from 6-9 p.m. at Venue West, 221 N. Paulina St.-features a fireside chat, community awards, music, cocktails and food.
Life's a 'Banquet' for queer director Andrew Ahn

6 days ago | windycitytimes.com | Jerry Nunn

The Wedding Banquet is a new film inspired by Ang Lee's 1993 comedy with the same title. This 2025 feature follows a similar plot of a grand marriage ceremony between two queer people designed to make their parents proud. When the truth is revealed, there are surprises for everyone involved that will shake the branches of the family tree. Director Andrew Ahn described the modern version as a reimagining of the original tale during a recent interview.
Chicago's first queer-owned dispensary confronts hemp market challenges

6 days ago | windycitytimes.com | Jake Wittich

When Sway opened last spring in Northalsted, its founders envisioned more than a cannabis dispensary-they hoped to build a safe, stigma-free space rooted in community and equity.
Corporate sponsors retreat from Illinois Pride events

1 week ago | windycitytimes.com | Jake Wittich

A handful of Pride celebrations throughout Illinois have reported a decline in corporate sponsorships this year, raising questions about whether Chicago's Pride Fest and Parade will also be affected. Organizers of two Chicago-area Pride events-the Queer Fam Pride Jam and the Buffalo Grove Family Pride Parade-told Windy City Times they lost their largest sponsors this year. In both cases, the corporations cited a review of how their company goes about supporting the LGBTQ+ community.
Lesbian Community Cancer Project honored with tribute wall at Howard Brown clinic

1 week ago | windycitytimes.com | Carrie Maxwell

The Lesbian Community Cancer Project (LCCP), later renamed the Lesbian Community Care Project, was honored with a tribute wall April 13 at Howard Brown Health's (Howard Brown) Halsted Clinic in Lake View. In 2007, LCCP merged with Howard Brown. The tribute wall, designed by local graphic artist Desiree Fuller, features the names of all the honorees on individual leaves of a tree with blank ones so other names can be added in the future.
OPINION Trade chaos with a side of dementia

1 week ago | windycitytimes.com | Sabrina Haake

To ensure that the United States will always be led by a coherent, functioning President, the 25th Amendmentprovides for the prompt, orderly, and democratic transfer of executive power in the event the president is incapacitated, physically or mentally. Trump's tariff debacle, where he thrust out his chest, flung economic incoherence at the world, then flip-flopped only two days later, was the strongest evidence yet-in a roiling sea of evidence-that he is mentally incapacitated.
Deerfield community pushes back as anti-trans groups target local middle school

1 week ago | windycitytimes.com | Jake Wittich

Deerfield community pushes back as anti-trans groups target local middle schoolDeerfield residents support a transgender student amid a conservative backlash, emphasizing inclusivity and legal protections, while opposing outside groups' efforts to challenge trans rights in local schools. Residents of north suburban Deerfield rallied in support of a transgender student at Shepard Middle School who has been targeted by a conservative campaign against trans protections in Illinois.
Lambda Legal serves 'evening tea' at Chicago event

1 week ago | windycitytimes.com | Vern Hester

On April 9, Lambda Legal held a small event focused on reaching out to the BIPOC community while making a progress report on pending federal cases against the LGBTQ+ community by the Trump Administration. The event, titled Evening Tea, was held at Nobody's Darling, 1744 W. Balmoral Ave., and featured speakers from the local and national chapters of Lambda Legal, all with a call to take action.
Big Apple 'Dorian Gray' and 'Drag' productions bring gender-blending drama to life

1 week ago | windycitytimes.com | Scott C. Morgan

NEW YORK-Time is running out to catch two of New York City's most high-profile and starry stage productions featuring drag excellence. The Picture of Dorian Gray is now playing a limited engagement at Broadway's Music Box Theatre through June 29. It stars Emmy and Golden Globe winner Sarah Snook of HBO Succession fame as she takes on 26 different roles (mostly male) in director/playwright Kip Williams' high-tech adaptation of Oscar Wilde's iconic 1890 queer novel.
'Representation matters': Anthony Quezada takes seat as 35th Ward alderman

2 weeks ago | windycitytimes.com | Jake Wittich

Cook County Commissioner Anthony Quezada was sworn in as 35th Ward alderman on April 7, filling the vacancy left by former Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa when he left to lead the Chicago Park District. An openly gay man, Quezada is now one of nine members that make up City Council's LGBTQ+ Caucus, which Ramirez-Rosa also sat on. Ramirez-Rosa, along with Quezada's friends and family, surrounded Quezada as he was sworn into office.