Progress Pride Flag raised over Downtown Chicago for Pride Month
The Progress Pride Flag was raised over Downtown Chicago as city and county officials kicked off Pride Month. Cook County Commissioner Kevin Morrison, the first openly LGBTQ+ person elected to that board, hosted the fourth annual Pride Flag raising on June 3 in Daley Plaza. He was joined by Mayor Brandon Johnson, Cook County Board…
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WNBA fines Sky; coach issues statement
The WNBA announced that Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky have been fined for failing to follow the league’s rules on media responsibilities after the team’s 71-70 loss to the Indiana Fever, CBS Sports noted. The Sky brought Chennedy Carter and Kamilla Cardoso to the podium along with coach Teresa Weatherspoon. Carter did not answer questions about…
Nation & World
WORLD Pride Awards, Korean benefits, French bill, Grindr
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and ILGA World (the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association) jointly announced the launch of the International Pride Awards. The 2024 award categories are: 1) movement building in the face of hostility; 2) celebrating diverse lives; 3) emerging leader; 4) lifelong pursuit of equality; and 5) extraordinary ally.…
Theater / Dance
THEATER ‘Lavender Men’ re-imagines the life of the Lincolns
Could it be that Mary Todd Lincoln is becoming a contemporary drag icon? One of the hottest tickets in New York so far this year was the sold-out off-Broadway run of Oh Mary! The critically acclaimed comedy starred its playwright, Cole Escola, in drag as the troubled 19th century first lady as she strangely seeks out a…
Music
Andrew Sa headlines concert benefitting LGBTQ+ organizations
On June 1, local troubadour Andrew Sa and his Queer Country Review held a jam-packed concert at Berwyn’s Fitzgerald’s Saloon to benefit Oak Park Area Lesbian and Gay Association (OPALGA), Berwyn United Neighborhood Gay and Lesbian Organization (BUNGALO) and Sapphic Before Sunset. The show featured a number of noted musical guests, including Sophie Sputnick of the band Ganser; out wunderkind Alex Grelle; and theater…
Film / TV / Gossip
Author Hoff to shine spotlight on ‘Mommie Dearest’ at Music Box event
For years, Christina Crawford remained tight-lipped about the infamous 1981 film adaptation of her memoir Mommie Dearest. To say that audiences had an unexpected reaction to the film, which at times depicts the physical, verbal and emotional abuse Christina maintains she suffered at the hands of her movie star mother, Joan Crawford (played in the…
Books / Art
Trans
NATIONAL Drag performer dies, gender act, trans hermit, X’s restriction
David “Dae” Manley, also known as the drag performer Daelicious O’hare Mizani, has passed away at age 23, Philadelphia Gay News reported. Another drag performer, Dalyla Mizani Cristal, said that Manley was attacked days before his death. “He had bruising all over his body and was in a lot of pain,” Seth (who Manley resided with at…
Lesbian
Alicia T. Vega helps foster LGBTQ+-inclusiveness in Epilepsy Foundation post
Heading the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago (EFGC) became a personal mission for longtime activist and consultant Alicia T. Vega this past winter. Vega’s wife, Sofia G. Sarabia, a stroke survivor, was diagnosed with epilepsy in February. Just a month before, Vega had been named to her job as EFGC’s interim president and CEO. “The…
