Astonishing: Bovino and his agents showed up at the Bean this morning to pose for pictures. While Border Patrol snapped photos, one agent shouted, “Everyone say, ‘Little Village!’” The neighborhood where they are least welcome and most acutely felt. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...

The big week is finally here, and I'm SO excited to accept the Journalist of the Year award this Friday at the Chicago Journalists Association awards! If you haven't yet, get your tickets now! www.eventbrite.com/e/cjas-86th-...

I recently joined @imarajones.bsky.social on The Mess, to talk about politics. Check it out anywhere you get your podcasts.

Chicago's rainbow crosswalks in Northalsted are coming back—this time with two Progress Pride designs in the mix. “While other states are erasing LGBTQ+ history from their streets, Chicago is doubling down on inclusion,” said Ald. Bennett Lawson. Read more: windycitytimes.com/2025/11/07/c...

Chicago's rainbow crosswalks in @northalsted.bsky.social are returning—this time with two Progress Pride flags in the mix. "While other states are erasing LGBTQ+ history from their streets, Chicago is doubling down on inclusion," Ald. Bennett Lawson said. Read more at @windycitytimes.com.

Trump deportation agent: "I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.”

@jakewittich.bsky.social joined us today to share his new reporting about alleged discrimination at a Chicago Round1 Arcade. A trans man used the bathroom that was the same as his gender assigned at birth. But then Round1 security and management got involved... youtu.be/wucI7n6BSh0

Chicago's rainbow crosswalks in @northalsted.bsky.social are making a comeback—now reflecting the Progress Pride design. Stay tuned for more from @windycitytimes.com.

Attendance has dropped at Chicago schools in communities with increased immigration enforcement. Chalkbeat reports: blockclubchi.co/43hlTBr

Wanna see what happened after Border Patrol shot a woman in Chicago? So do @chicago.suntimes.com and @illinoisanswers.bsky.social. So we asked CPD for videos. But the cops said no — because a chief is accused of waving off the police response and is facing investigation. tinyurl.com/8ktur6kh

This was a lot of fun! We had a great discussion on how LGBTQ+ media can better work with PR pros to ensure queer stories are told fairly and accuracy, all year round. I learned a lot and left feeling inspired to find more ways to connect these comms pros with other LGBTQ+ journalists.

I'm on this week's This News is So Gay with a great group of LGBTQ+ reporters from across the country. We talked about ICE's invasion in Chicago, marriage equality, and where we're finding queer joy through it all. Thanks to @kenschneck.bsky.social and @thebuckeyeflame.com for having me back!

TODAY: Chicago Journalist of the Year @jakewittich.bsky.social is back with new reporting on how a transgender man is alleging discrimination for trying to use the bathroom. Plus, the New GenderCool leader invites Chicago to meet the ‘Champions’ at a November fundraiser. Tune in live at 230p CST!

We’re hosting our next LGBTQ+ Journalists Mixer on Thursday, Nov. 13 — and the appetizers are on us! If you're an LGBTQ+ journalist or media professional, come join us for a fun night of community connection. RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/lgbtq-jour...

Got to talk to @jakewittich.bsky.social who was just named Journalist of the Year by the Chicago Journalists Association! 🍾🎉🙌 And he shared his new reporting on an new lawsuit against ICE, No Kings Chicago, and the passing of Miss Major. Watch on YouTube! youtube.com/shorts/XYrIq...

Chicago-area companies raked in millions from the feds as Operation Midway Blitz intensified. The Watch investigative team reports: blockclubchi.co/3Wk8c0Q

new joint by myself, @evanurquhart.bsky.social, @janethebane.meangirls.online, and @alysbrooks.bsky.social the @assignedmedia.org crew headed out across the country and caught up with folks on the street at No Kings rallies from Chicago to Boston take a look

Save the date: Nov. 6! #TeamCStrategies is hosting a convo on covering LGBTQ+ stories in authentic, inclusive ways year-round. Panel includes MWRD Commissioner Precious Brady-Davis, Dr. Travis Gayles, Jake Wittich + moderator Sean Lewis. Learn more + RSVP: www.publicity.org/news-events/...

Ald. Jessie Fuentes (26th Ward) has filed a federal claim over an incident in which an immigration enforcement agent briefly handcuffed and detained her inside Humboldt Park Health.

Congratulations to our friend @jakewittich.bsky.social of @windycitytimes.com who was named Journalist of the Year by the Chicago Journalists Association! Well-deserved, Jake!

ASSIGNED MEDIA'S TEAM WENT TO NO KINGS! Four trans reporters at 5 rallies w/ one purpose: Understand how trans rights fit with the coalition of causes and communities in the largest single day protest in US history. Our original reporting, here: www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...

via @oriion.bsky.social: A majority of Americans (53 percent) believe transgender adults should have access to gender-affirming care, while 37 percent believe that trans minors should have that same access. 19thnews.org/2025/09/poll...

Wow! I’m so honored to be named Journalist of the Year by the Chicago Journalists Association. It’s been a whirlwind couple of years of growth and hard work, and this recognition means a lot. Huge thanks to the entire @windycitytimes.com team. I don't do this work alone, so this award is ours.

18 Oct 2025 -- Pop star/singer Sabrina Carpenter will now use her arena tour to funnel proceeds through the Sabrina Carpenter Fund to benefit the Transgender Law Center. Good on ya' SC! @rikiwilchins.bsky.social

The Tribune reports Elgin cop Jason Lentz posted specific addresses on Facebook for ICE to check out. He was fired years ago after he posted that Ferguson PO Darren Wilson “Did society a favor” when he shot and killed 18-year-old Michael Brown. Later an arbitrator put Lentz back on the job.

Chicago’s No Kings protest drew tens of thousands yesterday, with LGBTQ+ activists standing alongside immigrant-justice and labor groups in defense of democracy.

‘No Kings’ protest in Chicago draws tens of thousands against Trump’s attacks on democracy

LGBTQ+ people and our allies really represented at today's No Kings / Hands Off Chicago protest. Stay tuned for my story for @windycitytimes.com

Advocates against female genital mutilation and cutting are seeing their work co-opted by opponents of gender-affirming care. And the view that the two are the same is being backed by the White House, derailing a decades-old movement to stop a form of violence that primarily impacts young girls.

“The attacks on transgender Americans are not happening in isolation,” former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness and Force Management Shawn Skelly told me. “They’re a test run for dismantling democracy itself.” www.advocate.com/news/pentago...

My team so far

👋 Meet our fall Civic Reporting Fellows! Four emerging reporters are looking into the people, places and organizations bringing different generations together. Zulema Luz Herrera Amari Amai Davis Marium Asif Jorge Iván Soto Learn more about them: www.citybureau.org/intergenerat...

Carter Cavazos, who recently spent a week with Miss Major at House of gg with the E3 Radio team, shared a special bond with Miss Major. He described her essence as immortal. "She’s still here because I’m still here—because we’re still here,” Cavazos said.

Carter Cavazos, who recently spent a week with Miss Major at House of gg with the E3 Radio team, shared a special bond with Miss Major. He described her essence as immortal. "She’s still here because I’m still here—because we’re still here,” Cavazos said.

70% of articles covering Trump's anti-trans executive orders did not quote a single trans person. Let that sink in. Everyone needs to read this new report from @transjournalists.org and understand how we can be more intentional in our sourcing when covering these stories.

What journalists can learn from how we covered the attack on trans rights in Trump's first 100 days. Big takeway: based on analysis of a representative sample of articles, 70% of news stories about anti-trans executive orders didn’t quote a single trans person. bit.ly/TJA_visible

The latest on Chicago's "worst landowner" from Mina Bloom and @ctoner.bsky.social. "Nobody wanted most of the properties... That leaves the city without the money it anticipated and homeowners still saddled with weed-strewn vacant lots." blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/15/h...

In the past 11 days, Department of Homeland Security Agents have used tear gas against the people of Chicago 4 times: in Logan Square (Oct. 3); Brighton Park (Oct. 4); Albany Park (Oct. 11) and East Side (Oct. 14). In all, 40 CPD officers have been exposed to the gas. @wttw.bsky.social

it is disorienting when you lose someone who you navigate your life to, like a star blinking out of the night sky. a life lived in fearlessness, she carved out space for so many of us. an amazing woman. check out this doc by some of my pals.

Virginia Lt. Gov. Earle-Sears Says Firing Someone for Being Gay Is Not Discrimination bit.ly/48qLHOY

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy was born on the South Side of Chicago in 1946 and moved to New York City in 1962. There she became involved in the city’s drag and ballroom scenes and later participated in the 1969 Stonewall Riots.

So Chicago Eagle will have Baton Show Lounge on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays!!!!

The same ICE agent who handcuffed Ald. Jessie Fuentes has been filmed in at least 3 other violent encounters, including the viral arrest of a woman in Waukegan in front of the mayor. “He’s obviously a danger to individuals and particularly women," Fuentes said. Read more at @windycitytimes.com

“We’ve seen that when we have large numbers of volunteers out here, they target us less,” a neighbor said. blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/12/4...

I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning: www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...

Fighting Trump’s immigration blitz in Chicago, ward by ward. A story from @jake-sheridan.bsky.social @chicagotribune.com about aldermen opposing ICE www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/13/t...

In plain English: Troops remain federalized for now, but cannot be deployed in Illinois. Order: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... Background: www.lawdork.com/p/the-trials...

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion. As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.