Windy City Times

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...

12/11/2025

NOTE: This week’s column mentions su***de. If you or someone you know needs mental health resources and support, please call, text, or chat with the 988 Su***de & Crisis Lifeline or visit988lifeline.orgfor 24/7 access to free and confidential services. Marla Mindelle (Titaníque) and Josh Sharp (J...

12/11/2025

Erasing 76 Crimes noted that eight gay men and two le****ns have been set free this year in Cameroon and Nigeria because of readers’ donations to Project Not Alone, which helps victims of African homophobia. Those 10 individuals were the focus of this year’s Project Not Alone, which built on the...

12/10/2025

Gay couple wins $104M in I-90 crash case. Link in comments.

12/10/2025

The organization joins cohort of 55 youth-nominated organizations across eleven countries supporting youth mental health, wellbeing Chicago, IL — DECEMBER 10, 2025 — Today, Trans Up Front Illinois announced its selection as a 2025–2026 Kindness in Community Fund grant recipient by Born T...

12/10/2025

On Dec. 7, Howard Brown Health in partnership with Life is Work presented a World AIDS Day observance, Legacy and Liberation II: United in the Fight. The event, which took place at Gallery Guichard, 436 E. 47th Street, featured awards, a fireside chat, live entertainment, a full brunch, and HIV on-s...

12/10/2025

On Dec. 9, a split three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said the Pentagon can keep enforcing its 2025 policy that bans transgender individuals from service while the government appeals a lower court ruling against the ban, The Advocate reported. The rul...

12/10/2025

The LGBTQ Community Fund at The Chicago Community Trust wants to hear from you! Share perspectives about the needs, issues, strengths, and resources of our community to inform future grantmaking of the LGBTQ Community Fund through an online survey: https://bit.ly/lgbtq-online-survey