News from across Illinois
GERMANTOWN HILLS — A town hall has been set at a Central Illinois school district where a principal said students discussing their LGBTQ orientations was “disruptive.” Peoria Proud passed on the news about the town hall and set up an event to let community supporters know where and when it is. From the Facebook event:…
BLOOMINGTON — The Prairie Pride Coalition put up a statement on Saturday saying they could recommend supporting the local Salvation Army chapter during the holiday season. PPC made the announcement after talking with the leadership of the Bloomington/Normal Salvation Army. The PPC said this support extended only to the local organization, not the national one.…
CARBONDALE — The religious right is still upset about the display put up by the Satanic Temple of Chicago at the Illinois State Capitol rotunda a couple weeks ago. The Southern Illinoisan reported that local legislators have been writing to the Secretary of State and considering legislation to remove the display. From the newspaper: Sen.…
GERMANTOWN HILLS — A principal in this Central Illinois school district sent a letter to parents “alerting” them that students discussing their orientation was “disruptive.” WMBD/WYZZ-TV in Peoria reported on the letter on Friday. From the stations’ website at CentralIllinoisProud.com: A letter signed by Principal Kate Williams, grades 5-8, reads ” This year, we have several…
LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Lambda Legal today filed a motion on behalf of a 63-year-old gay man arguing that the Social Security Administration’s denial of spousal survivor’s benefits to him, on the grounds that he was not married for long enough despite marrying on the very first day when he was allowed to do so,…
BELLEVILLE — MetroEast Pride held their December fundraiser at Club Escapade on Dec. 8. From their Facebook post: Our Metro East Pride December Fun(d)raiser was held on December 8, 2018 with all proceeds going back to MetroEast Pride. Thank you to all of our performers – InZanity Love GodsonofDrag, Mona Chase, Janida S. Love, MissLady LusciousDiva, Jameson-Micheal Hand, and our Entertainment…
CARBONDALE — The Southern Illinois AIDS Coalition is looking for people to sponsor families in their annual holiday project. From the Coalition’s Facebook post: PLEASE SHARE: Southern IL AIDS Coalition NEEDS HELP with our AIDS Holiday Project. We are serving low-income households impacted by HIV / AIDS in the 19 Southern-most counties of Illinois. We…
NEW YORK — An executive at gay app Grindr announced his resignation on a Medium.com post over the weekend, just under two weeks after anti-marriage equality statements were made by the app’s president. Landen Rafe Zumwalt said he was resigning as the app’s head of communications. Although Zumwalt didn’t expressly say his resignation was because…
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear appeals from two states that were sued to prevent them from cutting Planned Parenthood from their budgets. Louisiana and Kansas were wanting to cut their payments through Medicaid, Reuters reported. Even recent SCOTUS appointee Brett Kavanaugh voted to refuse the appeal. From Reuters: The…
CHICAGO — The AIDS Foundation of Chicago will be hosting a supply drive for the Broadway Youth Center on Saturday, Dec. 15. From the Facebook event. AIDS Foundation of Chicago‘s Associate Board is back with another event to celebrate the holiday season! Anyone in the giving spirit? We sure are! Join us as we host…
