Illinois

homophobic graffiti

US
Oct 31 2020

Family decorated their yard with Pride flags and ‘love and peace over hate’ signs. Homophobes took it as a challenge

A Boystown Chicago banner hangs along Cornelia Avenue in the Boystown Lakeview neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois. (Raymond Boyd/Getty Images)

US
Sep 24 2020

Chicago’s queer neighbourhood Boystown changes its name to be more inclusive to women and non-binary people

Illinois Republican lawmaker Amy Grant 'apologised' to her opponent by reading a one-sentence statement to his voicemail inbox

US
Sep 22 2020

Republican caught in homophobic, racist rant about gay Black rival. Her apology is so weak she shouldn’t have even bothered

Hope Presbyterian Church leaders and members were shocked to see the signs had been vandalised within hours of being installed. (Screen captures via NBC Chicago)

Religion
Sep 06 2020

Community left ‘heartbroken’ after thugs wreck church’s Pride and Black Lives Matter signs

Gay couple share hilarious response to thugs who stole their Pride flag

US
Aug 18 2020

‘Big old homos’ had their Pride flag stolen by ‘fragile’ neighbourhood homophobes. Their response is a lesson in fearlessness

A Boystown Chicago banner hangs along Cornelia Avenue in the Boystown Lakeview neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois. (Raymond Boyd/Getty Images)

US
Jul 11 2020

Campaigners demand Chicago rename ‘Boystown’ gay village to be more inclusive amid transphobia, racism and sexism allegations

Orlando Perez, 18, allegedly shot a woman after discovering she was trans. (Chicago police)

Trans
Jun 18 2020

Teenager leaves a woman’s apartment after finding out she’s trans. Thirty minutes later, he returns to shoot her in the head

Actor Jussie Smollett returned to Instagram after a nearly yearlong hiatus as he awaits trial. (Screen capture via Instagram)

US
Mar 26 2020

Jussie Smollett breaks social media silence with bizarre conflation of coronavirus and his hate crime hoax trial

boyfriend hates gay people

Dating
Mar 25 2020

Teacher and ‘LGBT ally’ loves her boyfriend but is ‘hesitant’ to buy a house with him because he ‘hates gay people’

Actor Jussie Smollett Returns To Court After New Grand Jury Indictment

Crime
Feb 25 2020

Jussie Smollett pleads not guilty to faking homophobic hate crime on first day back in court

Mashrou’ Leila cancelled by Qatar University

Music
Feb 05 2020

University in Qatar cancels appearance from rock band after fierce homophobic backlash and grave safety concerns

US
Dec 06 2019

One of Chicago’s oldest churches will now become an LGBT homeless youth centre

Prisons watchdog slams "inhumane treatment" of transgender women

Trans
Nov 28 2019

Trans ex-inmates are fighting for the right to change their name despite past convictions

Parenting
Nov 10 2019

Queer children’s author slams Illinois school for cancelling her visit over reference to Harvey Milk