News and events for Southern Illinois outside of MetroEast.
CARBONDALE — The Rainbow Cafe, a LGBTQ safe space in southern Illinois, will be hosting a sleepaway camp at Camp Manitowa on Sept. 15 and 16. From their announcement on Illinois Eagle Commons: RC is hosting its first ever sleep away camp at Camp Manitowa near Carbondale Illinois! September 15 and 16. The sleep over…
MARION — Rainbow Cafe, a safe space for LGBTQ youth is holding a car wash fundraiser on Saturday, Aug. 25. From the Facebook event: Help the Rainbow Cafe Youth Raise funds for camp!!! Alternatively, if you’re interested in supporting the camp and not able to attend our car wash, a GoFundMe has also been created:…
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — The Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation in southwestern Indiana took on gender identity and its non-discrimination policy at their school board meeting Monday night. From TristateHomepage.com: The school system faces litigation regarding its bathroom policy for transgender students. A transgender high school student filed a lawsuit in February against the EVSC alleging the school…
CARBONDALE — Carbondale hosted the first Pride celebration in the far southern area of Illinois this past weekend, becoming the latest in the state to celebrate LGBTQ rights. Other Pride parades and festivals take place in Chicago, Springfield, Metro East, Joliet and Peoria. The Southern Illinoisan reported that hundreds turned out for a walk and…
CARBONDALE — Carbondale will join other Illinois cities in celebrating Pride this year. From the Facebook event: The following schedule is subject to change, and more details will be available soon: Friday, June 1st: Welcome Reception, 6:00 p.m., location TBA Showing of “Milk”, the story of Harvey Milk, Varsity Theater, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, June 2nd:…
CARBONDALE — S.I. Pride, a LGBTQ Pride organization in Carbondale, will be protesting a billboard opposing a proposal to include LGBTQ in the state school history curriculum. From WCIA in Champaign: It’s unclear who posted the billboard. It reads, “Paid for by the Church Without Walls,” but no church with that name is accepting responsibility.…
CARBONDALE — The Southern Illinois AIDS Coalition made visits to need families in Illinois’s 19 southernmost counties on Friday for Christmas.
The group, which is dedicated to supporting low-income families impacted by HIV/AIDS in far southern Illinois. They delivered toys to families and are continuing fundraising through the end of the year.
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NORMAL — With Illinoisans facing uncertainty about LGBTQ rights in the Trump era and push back in some parts of the state as they try to assert their rights, Equality Illinois LGBTQ Town Halls launch Tuesday night in Bloomington-Normal and continue Wednesday night in Peoria. Future town halls are scheduled in Carbondale and the Metro…
