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Post-marriage equality, disparities persist in the LGBTQ community
As demonstrated by the “Black Out Pride” protesters at Chicago’s Pride Parade, issues of race, class, legal status, and gender identity are at the forefront of gay rights activists’ minds.
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Project Fierce sets out to open a shelter for LGBTQ youth
A local nonprofit hopes to open a shelter on either the south or west side of Chicago.
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A local start-up is tackling transgender unemployment
TransTech Social Enterprises CEO Angelica Ross says: “We’re here to empower.”
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Queer punks stood up to all sorts of phobias and isms at Fed Up Fest
The inaugural fest for queer punks, trans punks, and punks of color was a hit.
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This weekend’s Fed Up Fest gives a voice to queer and trans punks
The inaugural edition of this queer- and trans-punk fest kicks off Friday at the Co-Prosperity Sphere in Bridgeport.
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What the hell is this place? 1623 W. Estes
Rogers Park’s leopard-print house has been the talk of the neighborhood for more than a decade.
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Reader’s Agenda Sun 4/6: Windy City Gay Idol, A Space Odyssey, and Eleventh Dream Day
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Sunday April 6
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Reader’s Agenda Thu 5/23: Mavado, Esther Newton, and DanceWorks Chicago
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Thursday, May 22
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Pariahs amid the rainbow
Pariahs amid the rainbow: young, queer, and homeless in Boystown
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Credit Where Credit Is Due
Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz’s cover story in RedEye yesterday about transgender youth in Lakeview is well worth a read, as is her reporting from Boystown.
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Free Square Dance Classes
Gay and lesbian square dance club the Chi-Town Squares offers three free square dance classes this month at 7:30 PM on three consecutive Tuesdays: 9/15, 9/22, and 9/29. The classes, appropriate for both experienced dancers and newcomers, will be held in Ebenezer Baptist Church (1650 W. Foster). After the 29th, the weekly classes cost $8 […]