October is LGBTQ+ History Month, a time to reflect on the muny's past and the fight for gay and civil rights. ABC7's Jason Knowl sat down exclively wh Chigo's first openly gay alrman, Tom Tunney.
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- CHIGO IS ABOUT TO HAVE THE GAYT CY COUNCIL IN THE COUNTRY
- 1ST OPENLY GAY CHIGO ALRMAN REFLECTS ON 20 YEARS OF SERVICE
- 'BE OPEN AND PROUD': TOM TUNNEY, 1ST OPENLY GAY CHIGO ALRMAN REFLECTS ON 20 YEARS OF SERVICE
- RUDY GAY EXPECTED TO DRAW TERT OM WARRRS, LAKERS, MAVERICKS, BULLS, PELINS
- THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985
- THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985
- 'BE OPEN AND PROUD': TOM TUNNEY, 1ST OPENLY GAY CHIGO ALRMAN REFLECTS ON 20 YEARS OF SERVICE
CHIGO IS ABOUT TO HAVE THE GAYT CY COUNCIL IN THE COUNTRY
Lbian, gay and bisexual alrpeople now are one-fifth of the Cy Council — and they reprent all rners of the cy. The new members show "there is LGBTQ life outsi of Boystown," one said." class="" style=" * gay chicago aldermen *
Lbian, gay and bisexual alrpeople now acunt for close to a fifth of the 50-member cy uncil, a historic high, acrdg to the LGBTQ Victory Fund, an anizatn mted to creasg the number of openly LGBTQ people elected to public office. LGBTQ reprentatn wh Chigo’s cy uncil grew even as two out gay alrmen — Thomas Tunney, who has reprented Chigo’s 44th Ward sce 2003, and Jam Cappleman, who assumed office 2011 — retired.
1ST OPENLY GAY CHIGO ALRMAN REFLECTS ON 20 YEARS OF SERVICE
Ald. Tom Tunney, Chigo’s first openly gay alrman, announced Tuday that he will retire at the end of his term next year, beg the latt a long... * gay chicago aldermen *
More than 4 percent of Chigo’s populatn – the third largt the natn – intifi as lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr, acrdg to data om the Williams Instute, a public policy thk tank foced on issu pertag to sexual orientatn and genr inty. ”Robson is the first Black, openly gay man on Cy Council, jog a growg LGBTQ+ more about him Col Boyle/Block Club ChigoAlrman-elect Dmon Yancy (5th) pos for a portra at 71st Street and Jeffery Boulevard South Shore on May 10, Yancy: 5th WardAs a South Si high schooler, Dmon Yancy learned firsthand what ’s like to be mistreated by experience helped spark his work as a muny anizer. Bent Lawson has ti to Lakeview gog back to his, who grew up a Whe Sox-lovg fay suburban Rockford, first vised the neighborhood seventh gra when his iend took him to a Crosstown Classic game at Wrigley and his llege iends would spend Saturdays takg the tra down om Loyola Universy to Belmont Avenue, stoppg for haircuts, piercgs or shoppg as they strolled toward Fullerton the signifince of the neighborhood didn’t h home until Lawson attend a 1998 vigil for Matthew Shepard, a 21-year-old gay man who died after two men btally attacked him and tied him to a fence a Wyomg field.
Lawson, who had recently e out as gay, was around the same age as Shepard and went to the rally wh his first boyiend.
CHICAGO — The new Cy Council will soon have Chigo’s hight-ever reprentatn of lbian, gay and bisexual alrpeople, offerg key opportuni to strengthen the cy’s reputatn as a bean for LGBTQ rights while protectg the most vulnerable members of the muny, they number of openly LGB-intifyg alrpeople Chigo will grow om seven to ne, prisg one-fifth of the uncil, when members are sworn May 15. Robson is the first Black, openly gay man on Cy Council.
'BE OPEN AND PROUD': TOM TUNNEY, 1ST OPENLY GAY CHIGO ALRMAN REFLECTS ON 20 YEARS OF SERVICE
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Tom Tunney, Chigo's first openly gay alrman, announced Tuday that he will retire at the end of his term next year, beg the latt a long list of Chigo alrman leavg their posts.
RUDY GAY EXPECTED TO DRAW TERT OM WARRRS, LAKERS, MAVERICKS, BULLS, PELINS
When is LGBTQ History Month 2022? Alrman Tom Tunney, the first openly gay Chigo Cy Council member, reflected on his 20 years of service. * gay chicago aldermen *
WLS – ChigoOctober 18, 2022 at 3:20 AMOctober is LGBTQ+ History Month, a time to reflect on the muny's past and the fight for gay and civil rights. ABC7's Jason Knowl sat down exclively wh Chigo's first openly gay alrman, Tom Tunney. CHICAGO (WLS) -- October is LGBTQ+ History Month, a time to reflect on the muny's past and the fight for gay and civil rights.
ABC7 Reporter Jason Knowl sat down exclively wh Chigo's first openly gay alrman, Tom Tunney, who recently announced his retirement om the cy uncil at the end of his upg Monday, Tunney looked back at his reer impact and legacy. '"SEE ALSO | 'If I miss, I'm Gay': Madonna's latt TikTok vio has the ter talkgSome may ll a brave move, beg a gay alrman the early 2000s.
THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985
Veteran forward Rudy Gay is expected to draw tert om several playoff-liber teams, cludg the Goln State Warrrs, Los Angel Lakers, Dallas Mavericks, Chigo Bulls, and New Orleans Pelins, league sourc told HoopsHype. * gay chicago aldermen *
'"In fact, he was most ncerned about people he reprented thkg he would only re about gay issu. ""'This is Tom Tunney, we know who he is, yeah he's gay and that's great for some people.
CITY HALL — Five alrmen clared themselv the Lbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgenr Cc after Wednday's Cy Council meetg, then immediately had to addrs how the Pri Para was at a "tippg pot" after sufferg "growg pas. Tom Tunney (44th), the cy's first openly gay alrman and the newly elected chairman of the LGBT Cc, relled the days when his uncil lleagu would say, "It's a gay issue, go talk to Tunney.
Veteran forward Rudy Gay is expected to draw tert om several playoff-liber teams, cludg the Goln State Warrrs, Los Angel Lakers, Dallas Mavericks, Chigo Bulls, and New Orleans Pelins, league sourc told Michael Stto @ HoopsHype.
THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985
Reportg on tra talks surroundg Jam Harn and how they uld affect Joel Embiid and PJ Tucker, not on the Lakers, Warrrs, Bucks, and Mavericks, pl ee agency updat on Rudy Gay, Edmond Sumner, and more on @hoopshype. The Thunr officially sign Jack Whe and waive Rudy Gay: – 6:07 PM.
'BE OPEN AND PROUD': TOM TUNNEY, 1ST OPENLY GAY CHIGO ALRMAN REFLECTS ON 20 YEARS OF SERVICE
Thunr officially signs Jack Whe, waiv Rudy Gay – 6:07 PM. Oklahoma Cy Thunr waived Rudy Gay sportando.
#YeaVsNayFlow Should the Sixers nsir signg Rudy Gay? Rudy Gay is the first of several roster partur the Thunr will need to make (via @The_ThunrWire):.