Hello Friends!

While sitting and reflecting, it dawned on me I hadn't ever done an episode about Pride Month, which is a pretty big deal here in Chicago, so I took some time to reflect on some memories that tightly correlate in my head with the LGBTQIA+ community.  It's story time!!!

Resources: 

• Fatal Violence Against The Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Community in 2022

• LGBTQ Community Speaks Out Following Deaths of Two Chicago-Area Black Trans Women

• State Representative Kelly Cassidy

• Aurora Pride Parade 2022 Draws Hundreds After Almost Cancelled Over Revoked Permit Controversy

• History.com: The Stonewall Riots

• History.com: How The Mob Helped Establish NYC's Gay Bar Scene

• Full Moon Over The Stonewall: Howard Smith's Account of the Stonewall Riots

• City Cast Chicago: Remembering Mama Gloria