All posts tagged "illinois"
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A Christian Gym Teacher Used Grindr to Rob Gay Men
Antoine Perteet, a Waukegan man, is accused of robbing at least three men he lured to a West Side neighborhood using Grindr.
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Man Who Vandalized Bakery for Hosting Drag Show Sentenced to Prison
A 25-year-old man pleaded guilty to breaking an Illinois bakery's windows and spray-painting anti-gay slurs on its exterior.
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Walmart Accused of Allegedly Discriminating Against Trans Man
A transgender man in Illinois has filed a complaint with the state Human Rights Department against retail giant Walmart, alleging he was denied service on...
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Catholic Health Care System Restricts Same-Sex Fertility Benefits
OSF HealthCare, a Catholic hospital system out of Illinois, has restricted the employee health plan benefits it offers to LGBTQ employees. The health care system...
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Federal Judge Rules Trans Inmate Must Receive Surgery
A federal judge in Illinois has ruled that the U.S. Bureau of Prisons must find a qualified surgeon and develop a detailed timeline for when...
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Illinois teenager accused of attempting to kill a man for being gay
A 19-year-old is accused of breaking into a man's home, tying him up, beating him with a wrench, trying to kill him for being gay.
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High school survey asks if ‘queers’ should use bathrooms with ‘normal people’
Students at an Illinois high school asked their peers if "queers" should be allowed to use the bathrooms with "normal people"
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Illinois high schooler arrested after attacking fellow student over rainbow Pride flag
An Illinois high schooler has been charged with aggravated battery after attacking another student for bringing a Pride flag to school.
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Catholic school reinstates lesbian lacrosse coach who had her job offer yanked for being married to a woman
A Chicago-area Catholic school has reversed its decision to rescind a job offer to a female lacrosse coach who is married to another woman.
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Illinois teacher accused of calling gay students “unwanted” and sexuality a “choice”
Students are demanding that Kim Johnson be removed as a teacher from Morton District 709 High School, alleging years of anti-LGBTQ comments
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Chicago suburb to repeal law prohibiting people from wearing “opposite-sex” clothing
A Chicago suburb seeks to repeal a law labeling dressing in clothing that does not match assigned sex at birth a form of "indecent exposure."
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Transgender veteran says Illinois is denying her unemployment benefits due to name change
Myra Lebron says the Illinois Department of Employment Security refuses to recognize her legal name change
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Republican caught mocking Black gay opponent for ‘the way he talks’
State Rep. Amy Grant said Democratic candidate Ken Mejia-Beal had an "LGBTQ" voice
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Trans judicial candidate Jill Rose Quinn wins primary, could make history in Illinois
Quinn called it a win for "everybody who has ever felt left out or marginalized or laughed at"
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Anti-LGBTQ Democratic congressman will lose his seat after successful primary challenge
U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski is the only House Democrat to oppose the Equality Act
