All posts tagged "chicago"
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Chicago’s First Lesbian Mayor Loses Re-Election
Besieged by fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic and high crime rates, Lori Lightfoot failed to qualify for the April 4 mayoral runoff.
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Man Shatters Gay-Owned Restaurant’s Glass Door with Hammer
A gay-owned restaurant in Chicago had its front glass door shattered in what is being classified as a possible hate crime. The incident occurred on...
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Chicago Leather Bar Criticized for Racist Puppet Performance
A Chicago gay bar is being taken to task for hosting a puppeteer who put on a show trafficking in racist stereotypes about Black people...
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Angelica Ross Rocks ‘Chicago’ on Broadway
The fabulous Angelica Ross steps into the Broadway spotlight as Chicago the Musical's latest Roxy Hart.
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Chicago Police Investigating Whether Officer Made Racist, Anti-Gay Posts
The Chicago Police Department is launching an internal investigation into whether a series of racist, homophobic posts posted to a message board on the anonymous...
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3 Killed in Hit-and-Run Outside Chicago Gay Bar
Chicago police still have no suspects in what they now say appears to have been an intentional hit-and-run that killed three men and injured a...
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Editor’s Pick: Chicago’s PrideArts Spring International Film Festival
A total of 32 short films — including documentaries, musicals, and narrative features — from numerous countries will stream in four distinct programs over the...
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WATCH: Jussie Smollett’s reaction to his sentence of 150 days in prison
Smollett, found guilty in late 2021 for making fraudulent reports to police, will also have to pay a $25,000 fine.
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Queer man shot in head in Chicago while standing outside a friend’s home
A queer man was shot in the head last Saturday while standing on the porch of a friend's home in Chicago's Palmer Square neighborhood.
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Jussie Smollett found guilty on 5 felony counts
Smollett faces up to 3 years in prison and a $25,000 fine per count.
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Jussie Smollett: Trial begins 3 years after Empire star allegedly faked anti-gay hate crime
Jussie Smollett's trial begins almost three years after allegedly faking a hate crime in Chicago
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Catholic school reinstates lesbian lacrosse coach who had her job offer yanked for being married to a woman
A Chicago-area Catholic school has reversed its decision to rescind a job offer to a female lacrosse coach who is married to another woman.
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Gay Chicago firefighter alleges supervisor used anti-gay slurs, undressed in front of him, and propositioned him for sex
A court refused to dismiss a gay Chicago Fire Department employee's lawsuit alleging he was discriminated against and sexually harassed.
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Family of trans woman killed in Chicago believes her shooting is a hate crime
25-year-old Courtney "Eshay" Key was misgendered in initial police reports
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Republican caught mocking Black gay opponent for ‘the way he talks’
State Rep. Amy Grant said Democratic candidate Ken Mejia-Beal had an "LGBTQ" voice
