2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (70+ words) Windy City Times On June 20, The Closet, 3325 N. Broadway St. , was packed with LGBTQ+ adults 50 and older for an afternoon of community, conversation and fundraising. DJ Gloria spun throwback tunes while folks filled the dance floor. The gathering marked Before Sunset's…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago  (604+ words) As Pride month enters its homestretch, there are plenty of opportunities to get involved at local nonprofits, whether for a one-off event in June or continuing work the rest of the year." Here's how to volunteer with just a few…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (465+ words) The third annual Interfaith Family Pridefest was held'June 14'at Raymond Park in Evanston. The free event celebrated LGBTQ+ families and featured performances by the Chicago Gay Men's Chorus, Evanston Folk Choir, Full Spectrum Bluegrass queer collective and True Colors Drag…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (124+ words) On June 13, a collaboration between HIV prevention and community services organizations held the first Hyde Park Pride Festival at Nichols Park at 1355 E. 53rd St. Under a cloudless and forgiving summer sky, the atypical festival was big on relaxation, strolling, entertainment and…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (651+ words) University of Chicago's (UChicago) Laboratory School has both enacted a new viewpoint-neutral education policy and refused to allow the Pride flag to be flown on the flagpole on school grounds in June this year. The new policy has resulted in…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (1219+ words) Openly gay Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) signed a bill aimed at stopping conversion therapy, LGBTQ Nation noted. The bill'HB 26-1322, or the Civil Actions for Conversion Therapy Survivors Act'would allow conversion-therapy survivors to sue therapists for damages if they tried to…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (1400+ words) Gary Chichester's name is on the permit for the first official Pride Parade in the world, which took place in Chicago in June 1971. He and his homemade flag haven't missed a Pride Parade since. "It's my favorite holiday," Chichester said....

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (561+ words) The LGBTQ+ Intergenerational Dialogue Project (Dialogue Project), Gerber/Hart Library and Archives (Gerber/Hart) and the queer women's bar Dorothy Downstairs hosted the 4th Annual Queer History Panel June 11 at Dorothy Downstairs, 2500 W. Chicago Ave. , in Chicago's West Town neighborhood. Panelists included…...

2+ week, 15+ hour ago  (651+ words) Windy City Times In early 2019, the Imperial Court System decided to create the National LGBTQ Wall of Honor in New York City to commemorate LGBTQ+ trailblazers in all walks of life who have already died. This year, three prominent LGBTQ…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago  (504+ words) Windy City Times June is already a special time for LGBTQ+ people, but for Black people in the community, the month holds even more significance when Juneteenth (also known as Freedom Day) is celebrated. (Here's a historical note: Despite President…...