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Equality Illinois 2020 Gala to honor Baim, Rainbow Cafe

By Tom Wray, Publisher/blogger | 24 hours ago

CHICAGO — Chicago journalist Tracy Baim and Carbondale’s Rainbow Cafe LGBT Youth Center will be honored at Equality Illinois’ annual gala next month.

UIS prof publishes LGBTQ encyclopedia

Queering Faith 3.0 featuring Jeff Chu on Feb. 21

HIV/AIDS housing org Doorways planning new campus

Western Kentucky Pride Festival coming this May

Elgin to have first Pride this June

By Tom Wray, Publisher/blogger | January 23, 2020

ELGIN — Elgin will host its first Pride Parade and festival this June 6.

HRC releases 2020 Corporate Equality Index

By Tom Wray, Publisher/blogger | January 23, 2020

WASHINGTON — The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) released their annual Corporate Equality Index this week, saying the largest number of companies yet had gotten a perfect 100.

Play for Pride: A Games & Trivia Fundraiser for Aurora Pride

By Tom Wray, Publisher/blogger | January 22, 2020

AURORA — Aurora Pride is holding a fundraiser at Ballydoyle on Sunday, Jan. 26.

UP Center changes name to Uniting Pride

By Tom Wray, Publisher/blogger | January 21, 2020

CHAMPAIGN — The UP Center of Champaign County is now Uniting Pride.

Federal court says birth certificates should list both mothers in same-sex marriages

By Tom Wray, Publisher/blogger | January 20, 2020

CHICAGO — The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals last week ruled in favor of women who sued to have both their names on their children’s birth certificate.

The case involves Indiana’s birth certificate law.

The Indiana Lawyer reported that the women filed a lawsuit in 2015 after they were prohibited from including both their names on their children’s birth certificates.

Illinois State Athletics to host Pride Night

By Tom Wray, Publisher/blogger | January 19, 2020

NORMAL — Illinois State University (ISU) Athletics will hold its first-ever Pride Night on Friday, Jan. 24, at the women’s basketball game versus reigning Missouri Valley Conference regular season champions, Drake.