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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HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, HHS principals make Pride Month statements
After raising the progress Pride Flag outside of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) headquarters, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra and other HHS leaders from across the Department released the following statements to celebrate Pride Month: Xavier Becerra – HHS Secretary Each year during Pride Month we celebrate the LGTBQI+ leaders, activists, and trailblazers, including…
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
Museum of Mexican Art holds Selena celebration
As part of the Sor Juana Festival, Chicago’s National Museum of Mexican Art, 1852 W. 19th St., presented a three-day celebration of the late Mexican singer and icon Selena. The event, titled “Biddi Biddi Boom Boom,” featured performances by female impersonators Ivanna Rubio, Venus Carangi, Luna Catrina and Angelicia Marquez, as well as a Selena costume contest. On June 1,…
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…
