Chicago s monthly evening of LGBTQ storytelling – known as OUTspoken - returns Tuesday, October 5 with an exciting line-up of featured storytellers."The key is, we all have full, rich lives," curator David Fink told GoPride.com. "Talking about significant moments connects us. Although
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Queer to the Left was active from the late 90s through 2005. courtesy Therese Quinn
Heading into the 21st century, queer activism was at a crossroads. While the AIDS epidemic was far from over for the millions of people who lacked access to adequate health care and could not afford expensive antiretroviral therapy which cost thousands of dollars a year even with insurance many larger gay organizations had moved on from the issue. With gay marriage and access to military services held up as preeminent issues by groups like the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the more radical impulses of groups like AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) shifted from center stage and into the margins of the community.