LGBTQ

Metro Trans Umbrella Group changes office hours for August

By Tom Wray, Illinois Eagle Editor | 8 hours ago

ST. LOUIS — The Metro Trans Umbrella Group (MTUG) has changed their open office hours for the month of August.

Study: 1 in 4 LGBTQ youth use pronouns outside gender binary

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

NEW YORK — The Trevor Project released a study on Wednesday that found that one in four LGBTQ youth use pronouns that fall outside the traditional gender binary.

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.

James Baldwin discussion with Champaign’s Parkland College Library

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

CHAMPAIGN — The Parkland College Library in Champaign will host an online discussion of Black LGBTQ writer James Baldwin with author Dr. Eddie Glaude.

Lurie Children’s stopping intersex surgeries on children

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

CHICAGO — The Lurie Children’s of Chicago announce on Wednesday that they would no longer perform genital surgery on children.

In an announcement on their website, the hospital stated that surgery on intersex individuals, particularly clitoroplasty, should not be performed until patients can participate meaningfully in making the decision for themselves, unless medically necessary.