Illinois

Crime
Jan 02

11 teenagers charged after attack on two gay men

Queer youth in foster care say they're "grateful every day" for Avers TLP home – Illinois' first foster home for LGBTQ+ youth.

Exclusive
Nov 09 2023

Queer youth in LGBTQ+ foster home ‘grateful every day’ for ‘game-changing’ service

US
Jun 14 2023

Illinois signs law preventing book bans: ‘Regimes ban books, not democracies’

Republican Illinois senator Neil Anderson

Politics
May 24 2023

Republican senator says gender-neutral bathrooms will lead to violence from ‘dads like me’

Education
May 17 2023

Parents call police after teacher reads LGBTQ+ book to pupils

A person holds a sign reading "only bigots ban books, only racists ban history."

Law
May 05 2023

Illinois passes bill to end book bans: ‘A triumph for our democracy’

A person in gather amid a crowd in a protest holding a sign that reads 'Protect trans kids'

US
Sep 25 2022

Brave trans teen stands up to school district over cruel bathroom ban

In the photograph on the right, Corrina Sac wears a dark sweatshirt as she takes a self inside UpRising Bakery and Cafe. The photograph on the right shows boards with words of support after the bakery was vandalised over a planned family-friendly drag event

Business
Aug 17 2022

Bakery hit with threats over kid-friendly drag shows says it has ‘zero tolerance for f**kery’

Dash cam footage of the hit-and-run outside a Chicago gay bar

Crime
Aug 16 2022

Hit and run outside gay bar that killed three was ‘intentional’, police believe

The image shows a business front with the words 'UpRising Bakery and Cafe' written in white. A white car is parked outside in the parking lot

US
Jul 23 2022

Bakery refuses to back down after receiving threats over family-friendly drag performance

Drag
Jun 17 2022

Youth drag event cancelled after bigots send chilling threats to organisers

Illinois high school survey

US
Nov 01 2021

Dehumanising high school survey asks if ‘queers’ should use the bathroom with ‘normal people’

Disaya Monaee poses in front of the camera in a brown room

Crime
Sep 16 2021

Trans woman shot dead in ‘gruesome’ attack is 36th trans person killed in the US in 2021

Non-binary students have to pick 'male' or 'female' on forms at their further education institution.

US
Nov 16 2020

Tidal wave of homophobic, racist and pornographic emails sent to thousands of children after teacher’s email hacked