A queer Chicagoan’s skincare line becomes part of their mental health recovery
A “do or die situation” pushes entrepreneur Tyris Manney into the creation of a successful new product line.
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LGBTQ Critics’ Dorian Theater Award nominations unveiled
New York City (May 13, 2024): GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics’ 39 theater wing members named their favorites in New York theater for the second annual Dorian Theater Awards, this time toasting the best in Broadway and Off-Broadway for the 2023-24 season. Like GALECA’s Dorian film and TV awards, the group’s stage honors celebrate both…
Nation & World
Nonbinary singer wins Eurovision Song Contest
Swiss rapper/singer Nemo won the 68th Eurovision Song Contest on May 12 with “The Code” an ode to the singer’s journey toward embracing being nonbinary, the AP reported. By edging Croatian singer Baby Lasagna, Nemo, 24, became the first nonbinary winner of the contest that has long been seen as LGBTQ+-inclusive. Nemo (full name: Nemo Mettler)…
Theater / Dance
Chicago performers hit the stage for a good cause
There’s a long tradition of Chicago theater performers donating their time and talent for a good cause—especially when it comes to HIV/AIDS charities. This month features two talent-packed concerts with some casting overlap benefitting Chicago nonprofit organizations that were founded in the ’80s in response to the devastating HIV/AIDS crisis: AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC)…
Music
Artemis Singers presents June 8 "Never Doubt: We Are Here" Pride Concert & Dance
Artemis Singers, Chicago’s lesbian feminist chorus, presents “Never Doubt: We Are Here” Pride Concert & Dance, Saturday, June 8, at First Congregational Church of Evanston UCC, 1445 Hinman Ave., Evanston, Ill. The concert begins at 7 p.m., followed by the dance, which runs until 11 p.m. Both are accessible. Artemis Singers will perform “Fast Car,”…
Film / TV / Gossip
Jane Schoenbrun glows as a director with new coming-of-age film
A24’s latest film, I Saw the TV Glow is a coming-of-story about teenager influenced by a fictional ‘90s late-night show titled The Pink Opaque. Glow stars queer performers Justice Smith as Owen and Brigette Lundy-Paine as Maddy. Owen and Maddy’s friendship is tested when their television show is canceled and their bond is broken. Trans…
Books / Art
Trans
Sixth Circuit hears appeal of ruling upholding Tennessee's discriminatory birth certificate policy
(Nashville, TN, May 2, 2024) — Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit heard oral argument in Lambda Legal's appeal of a district court ruling upholding Tennessee's discriminatory birth certificate policy. Tennessee's policy does not allow transgender people born in Tennessee to correct the gender marker on their birth certificates, leaving them…
Lesbian
A lesbian couple navigates life with an Alzheimer’s diagnosis
Leslie and Jenn Henry, a lesbian couple active in Chicago’s LGBTQ+ community for more than a decade before moving to Michigan, met in 2010 at the Back Lot Bash, an annual Pride party for queer women held in Andersonville. Jenn, who had been partying all weekend, recalled hearing Leslie’s voice for the first time. Leslie…
