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Chicago Chronicles Feminism Queer Politics, Culture, and History Reporting

Statue stolen from HBHC Peace Garden again

A statue commemorating the late Mary York, the lesbian attorney and community activist who died of cancer in 2008, has been stolen from the Howard Brown Health Center ( HBHC ) Peace Garden.

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Chicago Chronicles Queer Politics, Culture, and History Reporting

As Munar leaves, John Peller discusses taking over AFC

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Chicago Chronicles Queer Politics, Culture, and History Reporting

HBHC could see new director soon

Howard Brown Health Center is due to make significant changes in the following weeks, including possibly hiring a new leader, according to sources contacted by Windy City Times.

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Chicago Chronicles Queer Politics, Culture, and History

“Out at CHM” looks at queer Latinos

The Chicago History Museum’s Out at CHM series hosted its first Latina/o event March 4.  Titled “Queer Latinos: Art and Change,” the program showcased the work of two researchers, Lourdes Torres and Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes who presented on their Chicago-based work in the Latino/a community.  They were introduced by Ramon Rivera-Servera, an assistant professor in […]

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Immigration Labour Queer Politics, Culture, and History Reporting

LGBTQs part of May 1 immigration rally

This year’s May Day celebration came at a time of both hope and uncertainty for both LGBTQ and straight attendees.  With an Obama administration in the White House, there is hope for substantive changes in policy among labor organizers and immigration activists.  But this year’s rally came in the midst of an outbreak of “swine […]

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Chicago Chronicles Queer Politics, Culture, and History Reporting

LGBT elders make themselves heard

The Chicago Department of Senior Services is required to conduct annual citywide public hearings on the Area Plan on Aging.  This public document is designed to describe how the Office of Senior Services will use funds from the Older Americans Act of 1965 and from the State of Illinois General Revenue Funds.  Howard Brown recently […]

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Chicago Chronicles Queer Politics, Culture, and History Reporting

Disability: A Queer Issue

A new support group for LGBTQ people living with disabilities has recently begun meeting at Access Living, and its founders are eager to spread the word about it in the community.

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Film, Art, Television, and Media Queer Politics, Culture, and History Reporting

LGBTs hurt in public-access TV cutbacks

When AT&T unveiled its U-Verse television programming service, the company waxed about the new technology that allows subscribers to access 320 channels.  Recently, however, the company has come under fire for limiting access to public-access programming.  The Illinois chapter of the National Association of Telecommunications Officers (NATOA) and CAN TV (Community Access Television) have joined […]

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Chicago Chronicles Queer Politics, Culture, and History Reporting

Task force strategizes about funding cuts

Illinois Governor  Rod Blagojevich recently cut spending at state agencies.  Among the hardest-hit was the Division of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse [DASA], which lost 21 percent of its budget.

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