Category: Chicago

Articles Chicago Culture LGBTQ+ ally LGBTQ+ News Music News Pride Month Taylor Swift The Eras Tour

Taylor Swift celebrates Pride Month with a heartfelt speech: “This is a safe space for you”

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Taylor Swift delivered a heartfelt speech for her LGBTQ+ fans in honour of Pride Month.  Over the last months, music enthusiasts across the US have flocked to their local stadiums to witness the Grammy winner perform on her extravagant The Eras tour – which highlights each of her iconic albums. Since kicking off the critically acclaimed spectacle in March, Swift has used her three-hour show to deliver showstopping choreography, incredible visuals and heartwarming messages to her expansive fanbase.  During her recent stop in Chicago, Swift celebrated the start of Pride…

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Angelica Ross to become the first trans lead in Chicago on Broadway

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Angelica Ross, known for her roles in Pose and American Horror Story, steps into the leading role of broadway show Chicago from next month. The casting was confirmed by the production team on 4 August and the star begins performances on 12 September. She will play Roxie Hart, a narcissistic murderer obsessed with fame. Pamela Anderson made her broadway debut in the role earlier this year. The 41-year-old is the first trans woman to play Roxie and one of the first trans women to play a leading Broadway role. Chicago is…

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Articles Chicago Empire Hate Crime Court Case Jussie Smollett LGBTQ+ News Life News

Jussie Smollett requests a new trial after receiving a guilty verdict for staging a hate crime

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Empire star Jussie Smollett filed a request for a new trial after receiving a guilty verdict for his hate crime case. According to a report from NBC News, the actor filed an 83-page document that claimed “numerous trial errors leading up to the trial.”  In the request, Smollett’s team said that their inability to participate in the jury selection process prevented them from recognizing “questionable impartiality.”  They also claimed that the evidence introduced to the jury was “insufficient and inconsistent so that no reasonable trier of fact could have found…

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Articles Chicago Gun Violence LGBTQ+ Community LGBTQ+ News Life News Palmer Square neighbourhood.

Queer man shot and killed in Chicago’s Palmer Square neighborhood

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A young queer man in Chicago was shot and killed outside a residential neighbourhood. Content warning: This story may include topics that could make some readers feel uncomfortable. On Saturday (11 December), 26-year-old Suraj Mahadeva was tragically taken when he was fatally shot at around 3:25 am. According to authorities, before the horrific incident occurred he was waiting on a friend’s porch in Chicago’s Palmer Square neighbourhood. After hearing gunshots, his friend found him with a wound to the head. He was then rushed to Mt. Sinai – where he…

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