 |  | WORLD Nigeria arrest, Chilean murderer, trans ban, Olivier Awards, marriage items - Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission's (EFCC's) decision to arrest well-known transgender woman Idris Okuneye (also known as Bobrisky) over ...  |
| | NATIONAL Ohio law blocked, Trevor Project, Rev. Troy Perry, ICE suit, Elon Musk - In Ohio, Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Judge Michael Holbrook temporarily blocked a Republican-backed state law banning gender-affirming care ...
Author: Andrew Davis |
| | BOOKS Frank Bruni gets political in 'The Age of Grievance' - In The Age of Grievance, longtime New York Times columnist and best-selling author Frank Bruni analyzes the ways in which ...
Author: Andrew Davis |
| | Schools are back in downsized Chicago Pride Parade after merging under 'welcoming schools' umbrella - At least four schools are back in the Chicago Pride Parade lineup after they were previously told they wouldn't be ...
Author: Jake Wittich |
| | Hunter leads resolution declaring April 2024 as Minority Health Month - --From a press release - SPRINGFIELD — To raise awareness about the importance of cardiovascular health, particularly among minority communities, State Senator Mattie Hunter passed ... |
| | Supreme Court allows Idaho ban on gender-affirming care for minors - The U.S. Supreme Court has granted a request by Republican Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador to lift a lower court's ... |
| | Howard Brown reaches tentative agreement with union after 1.5 years of contentious negotiations - Howard Brown Health has reached a tentative agreement with its union, after a year and a half of negotiations that ...
Author: Jake Wittich |
| | City Council passes Lesbian Visibility Week proclamation - Chicago alderwomen Maria Hadden (49th) and Jessie Fuentes (26th) introduced a resolution at Chicago's April 17 City Council meeting to ... |
| | SAVOR Vivent Health/TPAN leader talks about Dining Out for Life - On Thursday, April 25, people can join the city's restaurant community for Dining Out For Life Chicago, an event ensuring ...
Author: Andrew Davis |
| | Morrison to run for Cook County clerk (UPDATED) - Openly gay Cook County Commissioner Kevin Morrison has decided to run for the Cook County clerk position that opened following ... |
| | 'United, Not Uniform': Lesbian Visibility Week starts April 22 nationwide - --From a press release - San Francisco — Lesbian Visibility Week (#LVW24) kicks off on Monday, April 22 with a private event at the London ... |
| | Tatumn Milazzo wins National Women's Soccer League Impact Save of the Week - --From a press release - CHICAGO (April 16, 2024) — Chicago Red Stars defender Tatumn Milazzo earned National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) Deloitte Impact Save ... |
| | Appeals court overturns W. Va. trans sports ban - On April 16, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with teen trans runner Becky Pepper-Jackson and overturned a ... |
| | Fed appeals panel ruling helps trans athlete - A three-judge federal appeals court panel ruled Tuesday (April 16) that West Virginia's law barring transgender female students from participating ...
Author: Lisa Keen, Keen News Service |
| | Chicago Pride Parade downsizing: Politicians, corporations most affected, but private schools could still be in - Nearly 100 groups are on the waitlist to be in this year's Chicago Pride Parade after city officials mandated the ...
Author: Jake Wittich |
| | NAIA votes to ban trans women from athletics, affecting Chicago conference - The National Association of Intercollegiate College on April 8 released a new policy on transgender athletes, banning trans women from ...
Author: Lu Calzada |
| | News is Out, Word In Black, Comcast NBCUniversal welcomes 16 Journalism Fellows to cover Black, LGBTQ+ communities - Philadelphia (April 15, 2024) — Today, News is Out and Word In Black, together announced the 16 fellows selected for ... |
| | Chicago Sky select Cardoso, Reese in WNBA Draft - On April 15, the Chicago Sky chose two key players from the past two women's national college basketball championship teams—South ... |
| | Brittney Griner, wife expecting first baby - Brittney Griner is expecting her first child with wife Cherelle Griner. According to NBC News, the couple announced on Instagram ... |
| | A prom of their own: Chicago orgs host LGBTQ+ youth celebration - On April 13, Center on Halsted hosted its queer prom, MasQUEERade, for folks enrolled in its youth services. Prom goers ...
Author: Vern Hester |
| | SAVOR Prairie Grass' honor, Aviary reservations, 4/20 events - —Congrats!: Northbrook restaurant Prairie Grass Cafe was honored for its Sensory Friendly Hour program at the 18th Annual Disability Matters ...
Author: Andrew Davis |
| | Red Stars' undefeated season ends against Angel City FC - The Chicago Red Stars' undefeated streak came to an end on April 13 after a 1-0 loss to Angel City ... |
| | Q FORCE launches 2024 election efforts in Chicago - More than 100 people attended the launch of 2024 election efforts by Q FORCE Midwest Action Group at Sidetrack April ...
Author: Tracy Baim |
