The kids called Grayson Alexander "dyke" and "faggot." The bullying got worse when he came out as transgender the summer between eighth grade and high school.
Now a senior at Loyola University in Chicago, the Springfield native says attending school was “not fun.”
Musicians Freddie Mercury and Sylvester became the latest inductees onto the Legacy Walk, the Northalsted landmark functioning as an open-air museum paying tribute to notable members of the LGBTQ community.
Freddie Mercury and Sylvester's legacies are to be immortalised in bronze this weekend, as memorials of the music icons are unveiled in Chicago.
The bronze memorial plaques are to be inducted onto The Legacy Walk Historic Landmark Outdoor LGBTQ Museum this Sunday (11 October) ...
The Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame will celebrate its 30th year with a virtual induction ceremony for 2020 inductees on Oct. 13 ...
... Stoli vodka has been at the forefront of these efforts. A brand that puts ideology into action, Stoli has long supported the LGBTQ community in ways that run much deeper than a performative parade float or cocktail cozy. One of these partnerships has been with The Legacy Project.
The Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame was founded in 1991 to honor people and entities, nominated by the community, who have made significant contributions to the quality of life or well-being of the LGBT community in Chicago.
The Legacy Project will honor the late music superstars Freddie Mercury and Sylvester in a virtual event Sunday, Oct.
On Aug. 9, 2019, Gov. JB Pritzker signed Illinois House Bill 246 into law, amending the school code to include contributions of LGBTQ+ figures in public schools all over the state, effective as of July 1, 2020.
The Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame will hold a virtual ceremony to honor the 2020 inductees. The nominees, who were announced Monday, were chosen for their contributions to “the quality of life or well-being of the LGBT community in Chicago.” ... including The Legacy Project
The Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame was founded in 1991 to honor people and entities, nominated by the community, who have made significant contributions to the quality of life or well-being of the LGBT community in Chicago.