Rebranded Howard Brown clinic delayed after building permit oversight
Howard Brown Health Center‘s new Aris Health clinic — a reboot and expansion of its Triad Health Practice — was supposed to open March 25. But over a month later, the facility remains shuttered with little explanation from officials at Howard Brown, the Midwest’s largest
LGBT rights supporters counter anti-gay marriage demonstration
LGBT rights advocates and anti-gay marriage demonstrators faced off on the city’s Northwest Side Saturday morning. Conservative religious demonstrators rallying against same-sex marriage outside a Logan Square church were met by dozens of LGBT rights supporters who appeared to counter what they allege is an
LGBT activists to face off with anti-gay demonstrators in Humboldt Park
With a final vote on same-sex marriage legislation looming before the Illinois House, advocates on both sides of the issue plan to demonstrate Saturday in the Humboldt Park neighborhood to influence opinion among local lawmakers and constituents, particularly Latinos, in the Northwest Side district. LGBT
Center on Halsted appoints new transgender community liaison
Center on Halsted, a massive LGBT community resource facility on the city’s North Side, announced late last week it has hired a new community liaison to lead expansion of the organization’s programming and outreach specific to the transgender community and its allies. Jess Scott, a
About Face Theatre Co. names new artistic director
About Face Theatre Company, a Chicago-based independent theatre organization known for productions examining LGBT issues and the work exploring sexual identity and gender expression, announced Friday it has named a new artistic director. The AFT Board of Directors appointed Andrew Volkoff, former Associate Artistic Director
LGBTs, anti-gay marriage demonstrators set for showdown at state rep’s Aurora office
Anti-gay marriage demonstrators will face off with LGBT and ally counter protesters Saturday outside the West Suburban office of Rep. Linda Chapa Lavia (D-Aurora) in an effort to sway her vote on a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in the state. Demonstrators from the
Illinois House committee OKs state recognition of National Day of Silence
SPRINGFIELD — An Illinois House committee voted to approve a resolution Wednesday that would symbolically recognize the National Day of Silence, an event in which students across the country abstain from speaking to draw attention to the issue of anti-LGBT bullying. The resolution, introduced by
Illinois NAACP backs marriage equality bill
The Illinois branch of the NAACP said Friday it is backing a bill before the Illinois General Assembly that would legalize same-sex marriage in the state, adding to growing support from the African-American community for the legislation. NAACP Illinois State Conference President George P. Mitchell
State lawmaker under fire for comparing same-sex marriage to statutory rape
An Illinois House lawmaker came under fire Friday for seemingly comparing same-sex marriage to statutory rape and polygamy in an email response to a constituent. In the email, obtained by Chicago Phoenix, Rep. Thomas Morrison (R-Palatine) argued that legalizing same-sex marriage would redefine marriage by removing
GLSEN: Illinois middle, high schools ‘hostile places’ for LGBT students
LGBT students in Illinois middle and high schools regularly face high levels of harassment and hear anti-gay slurs from peers and school staff, according to a new research snapshot from GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian &
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