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Southern Illinois

News and events for Southern Illinois outside of MetroEast.

New transgender support group forming in southern Illinois

By Tom Wray, Illinois Eagle Editor | July 30, 2020

MARION — A new group, the Shawnee Transgender Association, has started to support the transgender community in southern Illinois.

Bailey's anti-shelter order lawsuit has hearing delayed

County judge rules governor didn't have authority to extend shutdown order

Carbondale police defend deadnaming trans woman arrested on Sunday

State rep's lawsuit on coronavirus restrictions goes back to circuit court

Trans woman pepper sprayed, arrested at Carbondale Queer Wrath March

By Tom Wray, Illinois Eagle Editor | June 29, 2020

CARBONDALE — A transgender woman was arrested and pepper sprayed by Carbondale police at the end of a Queer Wrath March in the college town on Sunday.

Resilience: An LGBTQ Student Panel tomorrow afternoon

By Tom Wray, Illinois Eagle Editor | June 26, 2020

CARBONDALE — The Rainbow Cafe LGBT Youth Center, the SIU LGBT Resource Center and Southern Illinois Pride are hosting an online panel discussion on Saturday, June 27.

PRIDE 2020 exDRAGaganza! virtual drag show on June 28

By Tom Wray, Illinois Eagle Editor | June 22, 2020

CARBONDALE — The Rainbow Cafe LGBT Youth Center and Southern Illinois Pride are hosting a virtual drag show on Sunday, June 28.

Intersections: Black and Queer; Demanding Justice, Making Change on June 21

By Tom Wray, Illinois Eagle Editor | June 15, 2020

CARBONDALE — The Rainbow Cafe LGBT Youth Center and Southern Illinois Pridefest will be hosting an online watch party and panel discussion on the intersection of race and queerness on Sunday, June 21.