Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Search results for keyword: LGBTQ found in 55 News.

nation-world
  • by david hall
Pope Francis apologizes for use of homophobic slur in discussion about ban on gay priests

A vatican statement avoided an outright confirmation that the pope had indeed used the term, but it also didn't deny that Francis had said it.

crime
  • by david hall
A former DuPage County prosecutor accused of threatening state lawmakers, gun control groups on social media

Samuel Cundari, 30, is charged with making threatening posts on X directed at the children of two state lawmakers, gun control groups and the Illinois attorney general’s office. He's also accused of posting about a potential bomb at a Springfield LGBTQ festival.

city-hall
  • by david hall
Mayoral allies in hot water over social media posts

Johnson's Communications Director Ronnie Reese is under fire for a 2010 tweet that said, “I brake for gay pride, reluctantly." Meanwhile, Ald. Debra Silverstein called a recent Facebook post by Ald. Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez "an antisemitic dog whistle."

health
  • by david hall
Howard Brown Health to close 2 clinics this fall

Citing financial woes, the provider of specialized care for low-income, LGBTQ+ and HIV-positive patients, said it will shutter its Diversey clinic at 2800 N. Sheridan Road and Thresholds South clinic at 734 W. 47th St.