Stay updated with breaking news from Life is work. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Nov. 20 is Transgender Day of Remembrance, held to honor transgender people who have died, and those who have been killed in acts of anti-trans violence.
The organizers of Sunday’s event are pushing to turn the city’s Pride parade into a nonprofit entity with a “diverse board” focused on protecting its “true soul.”
With lawmakers in Texas and several other states mostly in the South advancing legislation that aims to ban trans youth from school activities and gender-affirming medical care, “a genocide on trans identity is underway,” Chicago activists say.
Tatiana LaBelle, also known as “Tee Tee,” was found in a trash can, beaten to death in the Chatham neighborhood on March 18. Her death was ruled a homicide. One day later, transgender activist Elise Malary was found dead along the lakefront in Evanston, a week after she was reported missing.
On Thusday, Life Is Work’s will host its first annual Chicago Trans Visibility Pageant in an effort to “uplift trans community leaders across the Chicagoland area.”
Life Is Work, the first Black and Brown Trans-led social services and advocacy organization in the Midwest, has announced their first annual Chicago Trans Visibility Pageant to be held in conjunction with Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31. The all-new event will provide an opportunity f
Over the decades, musicians, writers and activists have shaped the narrative of a vibrant Black Chicago. Here are three Black activists and organizations carrying the legacy of Black Chicago forward.
Over the decades, musicians, writers and activists have shaped the narrative of a vibrant Black Chicago. Here are three Black activists and organizations carrying the legacy of Black Chicago forward.