Windy City Times

12/19/2025

Chicago’s life expectancy gap is nearly 20 years between neighborhoods—and experts say these disparities may hit q***r Chicagoans even harder.

12/17/2025

In Texas, the Arlington City Council voted five to four to suspend protections for its LGBTQ+ residents that are enshrined in the city’s anti-discrimination ordinance, per The Dallas Morning News. Deputy Mayor Pro TemRaul Gonzalez and council members Mauricio Galante, Rebecca Boxall, Long Pham and...

12/17/2025

Jason Collins, the first out gay player in NBA history, told ESPN that he has stage 4 glioblastoma—an aggressive form of brain cancer, according to Gay City News. Collins’ news came just months after his family and the NBA said he had a brain tumor. Collins, appeared to be thriving earlier this ...

12/17/2025

A retired Slovakian archbishop spoke out against a proposed change to the nation’s civil code that would automatically end the marriages of people who legally change their gender, per New Ways Ministry. Archbishop Emeritus of Trnava Róbert Bezák commented on the proposal, saying, “We do not li...

12/16/2025

Joan Jett Blakk, the drag icon who made history in 1992 as the first drag queen to run for U.S. president, is the focus of a new limited-edition fundraiser supporting her long-term care following a major stroke. The fundraiser is being organized by Legends of Drag and Willie Norris Workshop and cent...

12/16/2025

The Choose U World AIDS Day panel brought together three longtime advocates living with HIV to talk about care, stigma, and what living with HIV over the long-term means to them. The conversation featured Jahlove Serrano, Joyce Belton, and Andrew Nichols, who have each lived with HIV for more than 2...

12/15/2025

Out and proud performer Anthony Rapp is celebrating his new life in Chicago with Home for the Holidays this season. This December, he presents an intimate show for fans inside the Lookingglass Theatre Company space right on the Magnificent Mile. Accompanied by Rick Bertone and supported by various l...

12/14/2025

—Toy story: That Harper Kid (THK)—led by pro basketball player Linnae Harper—will hold its 4th Annual Toy Giveaway on Friday, Dec. 20,12–4 p.m., at the Shine Bright Community Center, 8560 S. Cottage Grove Ave. Last year, the annual toy giveaway served more than 850 children and 400 parents d...

12/12/2025

The Equality for Every Family Act signed by Illinois Governor JB Pritzker. Link in comment:

12/12/2025

On Nov. 26, in a quiet northern suburb of Hong Kong, an aggressive fire broke out in the middle of the day. The fire was unusual in its intensity and duration, consuming seven of eight high rise towers in a residential complex. Despite the quick response of well-equipped fire trucks, the blaze sprea...

12/11/2025

Care2Prevent and Casa Esperanza partnered for a World AIDS Day symposium on Dec. 1.

Care2Prevent, an HIV care initiative at University of Chicago, and Casa Esperanza, a transitional housing organization for women, partnered for a World AIDS Day symposium on Dec. 1. The event featured a panel discussion on PrEP, HIV awareness, safe s*x, and the importance of adhering to HIV medicati...

12/11/2025

The University of Oklahoma placed a trans graduate instructor on administrative leave after a student received a zero on a psychology assignment while describing transgender people as “demonic” and asserted that gender roles are “Biblically ordained,” The Advocate noted. The controversy bega...