Illinois introduces ‘affirming and inclusive’ protections for trans youth
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has signed an executive order aimed at protecting young trans people. Pritzker used the 50th anniversary weekend of the Stonewall uprising to introduce new safeguarding...
View ArticleThe emotional moment a gay hockey player was voted homecoming king
A hockey player, once terrified to come out as gay in fear of what classmates would think, was crowned homecoming king by his school in Illinois. Anthony Arnoni, an East Leyden High-School senior, was...
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Prison guards are mocking trans inmates and sharing their personal...
At least 25 Illinois prison employees participated in online conversations that mocked, demeaned or disclosed personal and medical information about transgender inmates, an investigation has found. A...
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Queer children’s author slams Illinois school for cancelling her visit over...
Queer author Robin Stevenson has condemned an Illinois school for cancelling her visit in response to a complaint from a ‘homophobic’ parent. Robin Stevenson is the award-winning gay Canadian author of...
View ArticleTrans ex-inmates are fighting for the right to change their name despite past...
Eight trans people who have criminal records are suing Illinois for the right to change their legal names. Under current laws, people with convictions are prohibited from changing their names. Illinois...
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One of Chicago’s oldest churches will now become an LGBT homeless youth centre
One of Chicago’s oldest churches will soon be transformed into one of the only holistic, queer-friendly centres for the LGBT homeless at-risk youth in the city. The Black Methodist for Church Renewal...
View ArticleUniversity in Qatar cancels appearance from rock band after fierce homophobic...
The Qatar campus of an American university has cancelled has an appearance by a Lebanese rock band after homophobic backlash over the lead singer’s sexuality. The indie rock back Mashrou’ Leila were...
View ArticleJussie Smollett pleads not guilty to faking homophobic hate crime on first...
Gay former Empire actor Jussie Smollett appeared in court on Monday, February 24, to plead not guilty to restored charges of disorderly conduct for staging a hate crime against himself. Smollett...
View ArticleTeacher and ‘LGBT ally’ loves her boyfriend but is ‘hesitant’ to buy a house...
A teacher and supposed “LGBT ally” has said she is in love with her boyfriend but is “hesitant” about buying a house with him because he “hates gay people”. The woman from Illinois wrote to the Santa...
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Jussie Smollett breaks social media silence with bizarre conflation of...
Jussie Smollett has resurfaced on Instagram with a soulful song and a coronavirus appeal while he awaits trial for allegedly staging a racist, homophobic attack against himself in Chicago. Almost a...
View ArticleTeenager leaves a woman’s apartment after finding out she’s trans. Thirty...
An 18-year-old male teen returned to the house of a trans woman for the third time that night. He opened the door to her lifeless body and shot her. The horrifying incident saw Orlando Perez allegedly...
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Campaigners demand Chicago rename ‘Boystown’ gay village to be more inclusive...
In weeks to come, those half-drunkenly ordering taxis to Chicago’s queer neighbourhood won’t be typing in Boystown, but rather “Queerville”, “New Town”, or “Spectrumville”. Around 1,200 people have...
View Article‘Big old homos’ had their Pride flag stolen by ‘fragile’ neighbourhood...
A gay couple shared their incredible response to bigots who stole a Pride flag from their porch. Since the LGBT+ Pride flag was first flown in 1978, homophobes have been quick to tear them down, spit...
View ArticleCommunity left ‘heartbroken’ after thugs wreck church’s Pride and Black Lives...
A church community in a northern Illinois town was left devastated after signs signalling support of the LGBT+ community, as well as the Black Lives Matter movement, were burned down, ripped apart and...
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Republican caught in homophobic, racist rant about gay Black rival. Her...
Illinois Republican lawmaker Amy Grant has given an extraordinarily terrible apology after she was recorded attacking her opponent, who is a Black, gay man, for being “all LGBTQ”. The Republican, who...
View ArticleChicago’s queer neighbourhood Boystown changes its name to be more inclusive...
Chicago’s Boystown will now be simply known as Northalsted, in a move billed by officials as one that embraces a more inclusive future. Boystown banners will be torn down from the beloved queer village...
View ArticleFamily decorated their yard with Pride flags and ‘love and peace over hate’...
A quiet suburban family home decorated with Pride flags and signs was targeted by homophobic vandals who plastered the walls with hateful graffiti. The house in Barrington, Illinois, had...
View ArticleTidal wave of homophobic, racist and pornographic emails sent to thousands of...
A tidal wave of messages described by school leaders as “lewd, racist, antisemitic and homophobic” were sent to thousands of students after a teacher’s email was hacked. A math teacher at Niles West...
View ArticleTrans woman shot dead in ‘gruesome’ attack is 36th trans person killed in the...
A Black trans woman named Disaya Monaee was shot to death in Chicago, Illinois, marking the 36th violent death of a trans person in the US in 2021. Disaya Monaee was found suffering from multiple...
View ArticleDehumanising high school survey asks if ‘queers’ should use the bathroom with...
High school students in Illinois have been issued a survey asking if “queers” should be able to use the bathroom alongside “normal people”. The survey was distributed at Anna-Jonesboro Community High...
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