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As Trump administration rolls back LGBTQ+ protections, some flock to Peoria for a reprieve
17+ hour, 9+ min ago (1842+ words) Parker Ross and Ellis Deputy met between a painting and a blanket. It was last November, soon after they'd both moved to Peoria from out of state, at a local art show for Transgender Day of Remembrance. They each had…...
‘Marrying parson’ had bevy of wives in 1910s Chicago
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (11+ words) Marrying parson" had bevy of wives in 1910s Chicago'Chicago Tribune...
Column: ‘Dear Rhoda’ is a love story in letters set in roaring 1920s Chicago
3+ week, 4+ day ago (659+ words) When was the last time you wrote a letter? Not a text. Not a tweet. But a real, ink on paper letter? It is the work of Donna Russell and David Ranney. It had a staged reading in May 2015 and…...
David McGrath: When it’s true love, you embrace the person flaws and all
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (520+ words) Just as William Shakespeare was not afraid to admit to the world that his mistress's eyes were "nothing like the sun," I shall likewise publicly admit this Valentine's Day that my true love snores like a lumberjack. And lest anyone…...
Ex-etiquette: Divorce doesn’t have to mean disappearance
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (319+ words) A: Your reaction is more common than you think. For many adults, divorce meant disappearance. One parent faded out; holidays were split cleanly down the middle, and emotional distance became the new normal. It didn't feel cruel " it simply felt finished....
Lesbian couple makes history as Cook County’s first marriage of 2026
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (664+ words) Elizabeth Branske rescheduled her first date with her now-wife, Melissa Nunez, three times before they met up at Emporium Arcade Bar in Logan Square two years ago." The wait ended up being worth it, though, Branske said. It was the…...
Young conservative women find a home in Turning Point USA: ‘If Erika can do it, I can do it’
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (1038+ words) PHOENIX " Camdyn Glover used to be a quiet conservative. She worried what her teachers would think or if she would lose friends over her convictions. But she said something changed when Charlie Kirk was assassinated in September, and she started…...
El Vaticano elogia el matrimonio monógamo en respuesta a obispos africanos preocupados por poligamia
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (473+ words) El documento de la oficina doctrinal del Vaticano afirm" que la Iglesia cat"lica tiene una posici"n bien documentada que sostiene la indisolubilidad del matrimonio como una uni"n de por vida entre los c"nyuges. Sin embargo, se'al…...
Asking Eric: I am terrified to see how I behaved
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (728+ words) Dear Eric: Three years ago, I invited my 24-year-old son to stay with me in my one-bedroom condo while he saved for a place of his own. During that time, I struggled with alcohol and then needed emergency surgery for…...
Mientras China reprime relatos de hombres enamorados, las seguidoras lloran pérdida de los romances
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (1051+ words) Para Cindy Zhong, como para muchas mujeres j'venes chinas, una noche relajante sol'a implicar acurrucarse con una historia apasionante sobre dos hombres enamorados. Luego, sus autoras favoritas y sus relatos comenzaron a desaparecer. Las seguidoras del popular g'nero de romance…...