At the same time as the wealthy face a “crisis” of record traffic jams for private jets, most people face problems of declining affordable housing, youth unemployment and declining real income. 46th Ward Aldermanic candidate Denice Davis not only has …

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How did the modern gay political movement emerge onto the public stage after decades of repression? What can we learn from the early modern gay movement of the early 1970s? On the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion in New …

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The Gay Liberation Network’s Scott Free discusses Chicago’s premiere LGBT music/performance event, Alt Q, which aims to bring together leading Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans performers in one venue each year. For too many years, street fairs and entertainment events …

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Many LGBTs were lynched both before and after the murder of Wyoming gay college student Matthew Shepard in 1998.  Several gay riots happened before the 1969 Stonewall Rebellion.  What made both events different from many other similar ones was that …

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Uploaded on Nov 7, 2008 Gay Liberation Network call in talk show with hosts Bob Schwartz & Buddy Bell. Uploaded on Nov 7, 2008 Gay Liberation Network call in talk show with hosts Bob Schwartz & Thomas Goree. GAY PRIDE …

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