Janiah Monroe was transferred this week after repeatedly claiming she’d been the victim of sexual harassment and abuse inside various all-male prisons.
LGBTQ
Mar 15, 2019 |
Can an app help people stick to their medications? That’s what local researchers hope find out in a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health.
Feb 27, 2019 |
Attorneys for inmate Janiah Monroe say she suffers from PTSD and has been a constant target for sexual harassment and abuse inside her all-male prison.
Feb 22, 2019 |
WTTW captures a family reunion between two cousins. Both from central Illinois, one now calls Chicago home and identifies as “trans-feminine.” The other, an evangelical Christian, stayed downstate and has no experience with the LGBTQ community.
Jan 16, 2019 |
Retired Col. Jennifer Pritzker details her scathing rebuke of the Republican Party's positions on transgender individuals.
Jan 3, 2019 |
The CTA makes a policy change that allows its health insurance plan to cover the cost of gender-affirming surgery for one of its bus drivers.
Dec 27, 2018 |
Strawberry Hampton, a 27-year-old transgender woman, said she was constantly harassed and abused by prisoners and corrections officers alike inside various all-male prisons.
Dec 4, 2018 |
It’s been 30 years since the first commemoration of World AIDS Day. We take a look at promising treatments, and some stark statistics.
Oct 18, 2018 |
Local attorneys filed a suit on behalf of the Chicago chapter of Black & Pink – a nonprofit that offers prisoners news updates on LGBTQ issues through a monthly newsletter and other publications.
Sep 18, 2018 |
Research shows transgender children benefit from early intervention, but just how young is too young?
Apr 13, 2018 |
A new resource is designed to help adolescents and young adults develop job skills, continue their education and overcome barriers to stable employment.
Mar 23, 2018 |
A first-of-its-kind study from the Chicago Department of Public Health provides a population estimate of the city’s LGBT community and a snapshot of the health issues and inequities it faces.
Oct 23, 2017 |
Fred Hochberg, the former head of the nation's Export-Import Bank, shares his thoughts on free trade under an administration that puts America first.
Jul 5, 2017 |
Artwork by Lilly Wachowski, best known as co-director of “The Matrix,” honors 27 transgender people killed last year—and allows the viewer to look them in the eyes.
Jul 5, 2017 |
As the national debate over gender-neutral bathrooms continues, Northwestern says its new facility is the first of its kind at a major Chicago university.
Feb 23, 2017 |
Illinois public officials and school districts weigh in on which bathroom or locker room a transgender student should use.
