Illinoisans lobby state legislators for LGBTQ+ measures
About 130 state residents journeyed to the Illinois State House May 8 to lobby legislators for an easier name-change process, a grant-making program helping schools with sex education and other measures aimed at supporting the LGBTQ+ community. Their visit was because of Equality Illinois’s Advocacy Day, an opportunity for Illinoisans to meet with elected officials…
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Nation & World
WORLD Australian law, soccer players, Grindr suit, South Korean situation
In Australia, Queensland has updated its Anti-Discrimination Act to explicitly protect non-binary and gender-diverse people for the first time, PinkNews reported. The changes came into effect on April 29, and they impose tougher penalties for hate crimes and improve vilification protections under law in the northeast Australian state. The penalties apply for crimes "motivated by…
Theater / Dance
Aaron Choate on the ‘Joy’ of dancing with Hubbard Street
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago (HSDC) recently announced program selections for “Spring Series: Of Joy”—the final installment of its 46th season, titled “Abundance.” The engagement will include four unique works: IMPASSE, Show Pony, A Duo and Echoes of Our Ancestors. One person who will be taking part in the program is nonbinary dancer Aaron Choate (they/them),…
Music
Artemis Singers presents June 8 "Never Doubt: We Are Here" Pride Concert & Dance
CHICAGO─Artemis Singers, http://www.artemissingers.org, 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…
Film / TV / Gossip
Vera Drew paints a queer portrait of Gotham City with ‘The People’s Joker’
The People’s Joker is a cinematic treat for the senses where writer, director and star Vera Drew (an Illinois native) tells a trans woman’s story through the lens of comic book characters. The Joker is a supervillain who debuted in the first issue of the comic book Batman. Drew plays Joker the Harlequin, a closeted…
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
Huge schism in United Methodist churches emerges over LGBTQ+ issues
Approximately one-fifth of United Methodist congregations in the country have received permission to leave the denomination over disagreements regarding same-sex marriage as well as gay and lesbian preachers, USA Today…
