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AIDS: South Side Help Center: Agency meets AIDS head-on with support and services - Betty Smith had been working as a respiratory therapist in a local hospital when the AIDS epidemic hit. It was ...  |
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AIDS: CDC announces new funding for HIV prevention - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control ( CDC ) estimates that HIV/AIDS has claimed the lives of more than 550,000 ... |
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AIDS: Remembering Project Open Hand Founder Ruth Brinker - At the invigorating age of 89, San Francisco AIDS angel Ruth Brinker died Aug. 8, 2011. Brinker founded Project Open ... |
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AIDS: Michael Jeter - Michael Jeter did not let being gay or HIV-positive define his life. Jeter won Tony and Emmy awards for his ... |
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AIDS: Riding for the cause - Days before the 2011 Ride For AIDS Chicago, Amy Kozleuchar asked riders and life partners Yvette Pryor and Shannon Cunningham ... |
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Longtime ACLU of Illinois Executive Director Jay Miller dies - News posted Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012 - Jay Miller, the longest-serving executive director of the Illinois chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union ( ACLU ) ... |
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Cardinal George apologizes; protest canceled - News update posted Jan. 7, 2012, 4 p.m. - Chicago's Cardinal Francis George has apologized for repeatedly comparing the gay liberation movement to the Ku Klux Klan. On the ... |
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Weekend GOP debates focus on gays - News posted Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012 - There were two debates for the major Republican presidential candidates the weekend of Jan. 7-8, and a question about same-sex ... |
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Illinois legislators meeting on marriage equality - News update posted Jan. 9, 2012 - A group of Illinois legislators has started meeting with local LGBT groups to strategize on making marriage equality a reality ... |
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Springfield reverses vote against civil union benefits - News update posted Jan. 10, 2012 - The City of Springfield has reversed its decision not to extend partner benefits to civil union spouses, after a city ... |
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NBJC calls for hate crime investigation in Florida A&M hazing death - From a news release, Jan. 10, 2012 - Washington, D.C., January 10, 2012 — On Nov. 19, 2011 Florida A&M University student Robert Champion Jr. was found unresponsive ... |
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Giffords' gay savior says he's no hero - Daniel Hernandez is a modest hero. Most remember him as the openly gay political intern who is credited with saving ... |
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Holy Name Cathedral demonstration calls on Cardinal George to apologize - From a Rainbow Sash Movement news release, posted Jan. 6, 2011 - The Rainbow Sash Movement ( GLBT Catholics ) , Gay Liberation Movement with support from Equality Illinois is bringing together ... |
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Rainbow Sash Movement responds to Pope Benedict XVI comments against gay marriage - From a Rainbow Sash Movement news release, posted Jan. 9, 2012 - Some 180 diplomats gathered at the Vatican to hear Pope Benedict XVI declare that the education of children needed proper ... |
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NH: Santorum taken down, November looms - News update posted Jan. 11, 2012 - The New Hampshire primary results took anti-gay Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum down several notches Tuesday night and boosted the ... |
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Handful protests at Holy Name Cathedral, despite cancellation - News update posted Jan. 8, 2012 - Despite an official protest cancellation by LGBT groups, a handful of LGBT-rights activists assembled outside of Holy Name Cathedral Jan. ... |
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Oklahoma pol tries to ban gay, lesbian servicemembers from state National Guard -From a news release, Jan. 10, 2012 - Washington - The Human Rights Campaign is joining The Equality Network in condemning legislation Oklahoma Representative Mike Reynolds ( R-Oklahoma ... |
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AIDS activist Frank Sieple dies - News update posted Jan. 10, 2012 - Frank Sieple, a longtime HIV/AIDS activist with ACT UP/Chicago, passed away suddenly Jan. 5. He was 51. Sieple was born ... |
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HRC to honor Anna Wintour; openly gay officials now in 48 states - NATIONAL ROUNDUP: Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) will host its annual Greater New York Gala dinner Feb. 4 at the Waldorf-Astoria, a ... |
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Bachmann ends presidential run - News update posted Jan. 4, 2012 - Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann ended her White House bid Jan. 4, the Wall Street Journal reported. The Minnesota representative ... |
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Chicago Dykes on Bikes now official chapter of national lesbian group - In a landmark move, Chicago's Dykes on Bikes group has become an official chapter of the San Francisco Dykes on ... |
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Former Chicagoan a force in national organization - Former Chicagoan Stacey Long, now a resident of Washington, D.C., brings an impressive resume to the table. Newly installed as ... |
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Proposed ward map has Lincoln Park on edge - Lincoln Park residents tend to pride themselves on seeming cohesiveness of the neighborhood. However, that may change, they say, if ... |
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Talking with Tammy Duckworth's lesbian finance director - Leah Israel, the openly lesbian finance director for Tammy Duckworth's congressional campaign in the 8th District of Illinois, is no ... |
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Roe v. Wade anniversary celebration Jan. 24 - Planned Parenthood Illinois Action (PPIA) will celebrate the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision that ... |
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New article looking at turning points leading to DADT repeal now online - From a news release - A new article in the William & Mary Journal of Women and the Law, "Turning Points: Challenges and Successes In ... |
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Quigley, Polis call for investigation of immigrant detention abuse - LGBT detainees specifically targeted for sexual abuse, denial of care - From a news release, Jan. 8, 2012 WASHINGTON—Following repeated reports of sexual abuse in the immigration detention system by the ... |
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Report discusses DADT and accountability - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times- In his recent report "Accountability and DADT," Dr. Nathaniel Frank lists dozens of claims made by defenders of DADT and ... |
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The Haymarket Affair: Still relevant after 125 years - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Scott Burgh, chief law librarian for the City of Chicago Legal Department and a local historian, recently spoke at the ... |
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State lawmakers meeting on marriage equality - A group of Illinois legislators has started meeting with local LGBT groups to strategize on making marriage equality a reality ... |
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Lesbian raising funds for brain surgery - Rachael McIntosh knew something was wrong immediately. It was only 15 minutes into 2011 and her head just felt a ... |
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Wis. governor's ex-staffer, partner face felony charges - A Milwaukee gay couple is facing felony charges following an undercover investigation into employees who worked for Wisconsin Gov. Scott ... |
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Affinity, Amigas Latinas hold Burning Bowl - Affinity Community Services—a social-justice organization that works with and on behalf of Black LGBTQ communities, queer youth and allies—celebrated the ... |
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VIEWS: It's official: Gay is the new Black - The civil-rights issue of our time is same-sex marriage, and the key players in our country's most significant civil rights ... |
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Chicagoan among Gay Games honorees - Israel Wright, a member of the Chicago Gay & Lesbian Hall of Fame, was honored as one of two recipients ... |
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YPS unveils national strategy - Youth Pride Services has issued a report entitled "A National Strategy for Black Gay Youth in America." The report contains ... |
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Kelly Cassidy fundraiser Jan. 18; Gingrich-Jones to attend - State Rep. Kelly Cassidy, D-14th Dist., will hold a fundraiser Wed., Jan. 18, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the home of Brad ... |
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American Historical Assn. conference covers LGBT issues - A variety of panel discussions on LGBT issues took place at the 126th annual meeting of the American Historical Association ... |
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Gay for Good aims to help others - The Chicago chapter of Gay For Good (G4G) stems from a simple conversation between Kevin Purvis and Buck Dodson. "We ... |
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Immigration activists to go on trial - Trial begins Wed., Jan. 11, for six youth immigration activists arrested while protesting an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ... |
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Gabin reception Jan. 11 - There will be a reception to support Cook County Circuit Court Judge Deborah Jean Gubin Wed., Jan. 11, at Sidetrack, ... |
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Quotelines - "But now, the remarkable new reality for Obama in this election is that supporting marriage equality is smart politics. A ... |
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LETTERS Fund house - This is a call to look at how government funds go to the Catholic Church. Over the years, the Catholic ... |
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