City increases Chicago Pride Parade’s entry cap, but shorter route is still happening
After downsizing the Chicago Pride Parade by capping it at 125 entries, the city has agreed to increase its size by 20%, while still removing three blocks from its route. In a May 10 joint statement from city and parade organizers, officials said they’re allowing 25 more entries into the Chicago Pride Parade, bringing it…
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Illinoisans lobby state legislators for LGBTQ+ measures
About 130 state residents journeyed to the Illinois State House May 8 to lobby legislators for an easier name-change process, a grant-making program helping schools with sex education and other measures aimed at supporting the LGBTQ+ community. Their visit was because of Equality Illinois’s Advocacy Day, an opportunity for Illinoisans to meet with elected officials…
Nation & World
WORLD Australian law, soccer players, Grindr suit, South Korean situation
In Australia, Queensland has updated its Anti-Discrimination Act to explicitly protect non-binary and gender-diverse people for the first time, PinkNews reported. The changes came into effect on April 29, and they impose tougher penalties for hate crimes and improve vilification protections under law in the northeast Australian state. The penalties apply for crimes "motivated by…
Theater / Dance
THEATER ‘Mamma Mia!’ serves up disco and escapism
Mamma Mia! is back in Chicago as part of a North American tour celebrating its 25th anniversary debut in London’s West End (where it is still running). For the folks who dreamed up this jukebox musical to showcase the pop hits of Swedish super group ABBA, Mamma Mia! continues to rake in “Money, Money, Money.” By…
Music
Artemis Singers presents June 8 "Never Doubt: We Are Here" Pride Concert & Dance
Artemis Singers, Chicago’s lesbian feminist chorus, presents “Never Doubt: We Are Here” Pride Concert & Dance, Saturday, June 8, at First Congregational Church of Evanston UCC, 1445 Hinman Ave., Evanston, Ill. The concert begins at 7 p.m., followed by the dance, which runs until 11 p.m. Both are accessible. Artemis Singers will perform “Fast Car,”…
Film / TV / Gossip
Vera Drew paints a queer portrait of Gotham City with ‘The People’s Joker’
The People’s Joker is a cinematic treat for the senses where writer, director and star Vera Drew (an Illinois native) tells a trans woman’s story through the lens of comic book characters. The Joker is a supervillain who debuted in the first issue of the comic book Batman. Drew plays Joker the Harlequin, a closeted…
Books / Art
Trans
Sixth Circuit hears appeal of ruling upholding Tennessee's discriminatory birth certificate policy
(Nashville, TN, May 2, 2024) — Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit heard oral argument in Lambda Legal's appeal of a district court ruling upholding Tennessee's discriminatory birth certificate policy. Tennessee's policy does not allow transgender people born in Tennessee to correct the gender marker on their birth certificates, leaving them…
Lesbian
Lesbian archivists 'disrupt' history as they document their communities' experiences
Queer archivists spoke about their efforts to preserve lesbian history throughout the country during an online event hosted by the Curve Foundation during its Lesbian Visibility Week series. The April 26 panel included founders, archivists and artists representing Chicago's Gerbert/Hart Library and Archives, Lesbian Herstory Archive in New York and June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives…
