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Is it worth it? Black culture and its current crisis

Sidney Madden, Corey Antonio Rose and gospel music icon Yolanda Adams spoke with the Dialogue team during the August 2024 NABJ conference in Chicago.

Eleven students sit around tables in a classroom with one green wall and one white wall. There are posters, maps and printed sheets on the walls, and there is podcasting equipment in one back corner. The student in the foreground has long, light brown hair and a big red hoodie.

Rural student “didn’t see any changes” after Illinois LGBTQ+ history law passed

Common textbooks from companies like McGraw Hill have long included information on Asian American, African American and Native American history — but not LGBTQ+ history. That can make it challenging for teachers to comply with Illinois inclusive history requirements.

New exhibit examines Midwestern Black lesbian experience

CHAMPAIGN — Archival photos are the centerpiece of a new display at the Krannert Art Museum focusing on the Black lesbian experience in the Midwest. The new solo exhibition by Jen Everett, “Could You Dim the Lights?” opens February 1 and runs through October 2024. Powell noted the universal appeal of Everett’s work, saying, “She’s

A composite image shows 7 headshots, some photos and some drawings, as well as one drawing of a blaster, representing some of the contributors to the "Pride of the Illini" project.

“Pride of the Illini” showcases LGBTQ+ stories and art at UIUC

URBANA — Before graduating from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in winter 2023, Lindsay Peters created a senior project that combined her passions for sound editing and LGBTQ+ community advocacy. Peters wanted to combat the underrepresentation of the queer community in media, so she recorded and produced a series of original songs, poems and short

Trans Americans are fleeing to Illinois. Here’s why:

While Illinois has moved to protect access to gender-affirming care and enshrined civil rights for the LGBTQ+ community overall, four of the five states that border Illinois have all seen a massive rise in bills that target the queer community, especially transgender youth. According to the ACLU’s anti-LGBTQ legislation tracker, Missouri’s state legislature has considered 48 bills in 2023 alone that would negatively impact the queer community in areas ranging from healthcare to education to free speech and expression.

‘I’m not safe here’: One trans Catholic reckons with his faith as the church shifts

CHAMPAIGN — Harrison Price remembers when he first started feeling unwelcome in the Catholic church. It was 2015 when the Supreme Court was considering Obergefell v. Hodges, the case that guaranteed the right marriage for LGBTQ+ couples. “In the bulletin, there was a big note that had an image, like, you know, bathroom-sign-type image of

How does Illinois compare to other states on transgender rights?

According to the Movement Advancement Project, 21 states have banned gender-affirming medicine for trans youth. In response, Illinois passed a law this year protecting patients and providers who cross into the state for care.

‘Fractured’ and ‘disconnected,’ CU queer community seeks specific spaces

‘Support groups are not enough’: CU’s queer community works for more cohesion CHAMPAIGN — Despite feeling like “there’s no shortage of queer people in Champaign,” finding the LGBTQ community in Champaign-Urbana wasn’t easy for 21-year-old Arden Hatch when she moved here in 2020 and came out as a trans woman. “I think the community feels

Miller lashes out at Pritzker, Springfield YMCA on House Floor

Rep. Miller says on House Floor that a teen was kicked out of a Springfield YMCA despite the family saying they ended their membership.

Healing the Wounds of Spiritual Violence: A Community Discussion

Director Daresha Kyi’s independent documentary, “Mama Bears”, debuted on PBS stations in June 2023. Illinois Public Media aired the program and hosted a screening event at The Virginia Theatre with Uniting Pride of Champaign County to discuss the growing movement in the United States of Christian mothers protecting and defending their LGBTQA+ children and to

The Supreme Court rules for a designer who doesn’t want to make wedding websites for gay couples

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority has ruled a Christian graphic artist who wants to design wedding websites can refuse to work with same-sex couples. The decision is a defeat for gay rights.

Pritzker signs anti-book ban legislation

First-in-the-nation law ties state funding to open access policies.

A group of people gathers at a table labeled "PFLAG" under a tent with the LGBTQ Pride flag.

Scared but ‘not surprised’: CU LGBTQ community on HRC declaration

CHAMPAIGN — The LGBTQ rights organization Human Rights Campaign has declared a national state of emergency for all queer people in the United States, citing the surge of anti-LGBTQ legislation in statehouses around the country. Members of the Champaign-Urbana queer community say they feel scared but not shocked by the announcement. “I wish I could

Two people play guitar and electric bass on stage with synths and electrical equipment around them.

Pride performance kicks off Allerton Park Concert Series

Dozens gather for pride event at Allerton Park and Retreat Center.

Danville breaks tradition and holds its very first LGBTQ pride event

DANVILLE — The newly minted Vermillion County Pride Coalition held its very first event on Saturday, June 3. A DJ, crafts, vendors, food, and much more filled Temple Plaza in downtown Danville for the first VC Pride Fest. The president of the VC Pride Coalition, Caylynne Dobbles, said that there was a need for some

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