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Season of Concern event celebrates the Biscotto-Miller Fund

1 day ago | windycitytimes.com | Vern Hester

On the evening of June 3, LGBTQ+ Chicagoans and their friends gathered at Goodman Theater, 170 N. Dearborn St. to join with Season of Concern Chicago to pay tribute to the Biscotto-Miller Fund. The Fund, now celebrating its fortieth anniversary, was the first organized AIDS response by the theater community for the theater community, proceeding Season of Concern or Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Established in 1985, the Fund began as an act of passion, spontaneity, purpose, and urgency.
Naperville school board meeting brings out pro- and anti-trans forces over trans girls' sports participation

4 days ago | windycitytimes.com | Carrie Maxwell

The June 2 Naperville CUSD 203 board meeting's public comment section focused on trans girls' sports participation for a second month in a row. This comes after a trans girl athlete won multiple events at a recent girls track meet held at Naperville CUSD 203's Jefferson Junior High School. After that meet, some parents expressed outrage that a trans girl was allowed to participate and showed up at the packed May board meeting to speak out.
Chicago Black Gay Men's Caucus ushers in Pride with a 'Spring Fling'

4 days ago | windycitytimes.com | Vern Hester

On June 1, Chicago Black Gay Men's Caucus (CBGMC) celebrated Gay Pride and its 20th anniversary with a fully loaded Spring Fling. This year's edition was held at The Iron Lab, 3700 S.
Gerber Hart showcases 40 years of Windy City Times' 'first draft of history'

5 days ago | windycitytimes.com | Kayleigh Padar

Windy City Times is celebrating 40 years of publishing LGBTQ+ news with an exhibit at Gerber Hart Library & Archives showcasing how the paper has evolved over time and survived in an ever-changing media landscape. The exhibit titled "Windy City Times @ 40: Breaking News, Breaking Silence" opened May 30 and it will be on display at Gerber Hart Library & Archives, 6500 N. Clark St., through January 2026.
Queer cast members among those bringing Lulu Is a Rhinoceros delightfully to life

5 days ago | windycitytimes.com | Jerry Nunn

Lulu Is a Rhinoceros is a new animated special debuting on the streaming platform Apple TV+ on May 30, just in time for Pride month. The story of a spunky bulldog roaming around downtown New York was made to be inclusive of everyone and amplify diversity. Some of the queer energy is a result of several members of the cast and creatives identifying as part of the LGBTQ+ community. Among the queer creatives involved with Lulu is Auli'i Cravalho, who voices the main character.
Queer musicians celebrate show pride outside in summer 2025

5 days ago | windycitytimes.com | Jerry Nunn

Music and the LGBTQ+ community play well outdoors. As spring shifts into summer many queer artists are debuting new songs in time to support their live shows during Pride season. Thanks to out and proud pioneers like Sam Smith, Lil Nas X and Chappell Roan, becoming mainstream success stories, more queer musicians are coming out of the closet and no longer hiding in the shadows.
Chicago Legacy Project kicks off Pride Month with Out of the Office event

5 days ago | windycitytimes.com | Vern Hester

As a kickoff for Pride Month 2025 in Chicago, Baird and Warner held its 23rd annual Out of the Office fundraiser and networking event at The Godfrey Hotel at 127 W. Huron on May 29. The beneficiary of the event was The Legacy Project. This year's event featured a raffle and a cash bar with light food offerings on the roof of the hotel and plenty of networking options. The event was sponsored by the Godfrey Hotel with Windy City Times as media sponsor.
Chicago officials raise Progress Pride Flag over Daley Plaza: 'We will not go back'

5 days ago | windycitytimes.com | Jake Wittich

Amid mounting political attacks on LGBTQ+ rights nationwide, elected officials from Chicago and Cook County gathered June 2 to raise the Progress Pride Flag over Daley Plaza in a show of resistance, unity and resolve. The ceremony, now in its fifth year, blended celebration with a clear call to action that the fight for LGBTQ+ liberation is far from over.
One Roof Chicago holds spring gala

5 days ago | windycitytimes.com | Carrie Maxwell

One Roof Chicago hosted its Spring Gala May 31 at the Chatham home of the organization's executive director, Jim Harvey. This year's honorees included Chicago City Council 3rd Ward Ald. Pat Dowell; Diasporal Rhythms co-founder, professor, art curator and African Art: The Diaspora and Beyond author Daniel Texidor Parker; and surprise awardee Pride Action Tank Executive Director and AIDS Foundation Chicago Policy and Advocacy Special Projects and Innovation Vice President Kim Hunt.
Katie Chandler on her new book, story inspiration, writing process

5 days ago | windycitytimes.com | Carrie Maxwell

Katie Chandler's queer-women focused contemporary romance novel, Backhanded Compliments, came to fruition due to what she calls "a particular burnout with a fantasy novel I'd been trying to write for years."Chandler, who identifies as queer, had spent many nights agonizing over her writing and calmed herself by watching the 2022 Australian Open and that is when the idea for this novel was born.