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They Will Always Be Losers: The Glory and Myth of the Chicago Cubs

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By: Dominick Mayer On October 14th, 1908, the Chicago Cubs beat the Detroit Tigers by a score of 2 to 0 in Detroit’s Bennett Park to win the World Series […]

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Art/Culture, Chicago, Personal
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Lurie’s Children’s Hospital Of Chicago Sponsors Anti-Bullying Day, May 5th

April 23, 2013by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

By:  Julie Pesch Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago’s Center for Gender Sexuality and HIV Prevention along with other Chicago organizations that serve the  Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, […]

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Activism, Chicago, Education, Event, LGBT
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Get Up, Get Out: January 3rd to January 9th

January 3, 2013by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: In Our Words Staff Welcome back to Get Up, Get Out, a calendar of LGBTQueer/writing focused events in Chicago.  If you know of anything that we missed or want […]

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Chicago, Event, get up & get out, LGBT
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Before The Story: Jen Bosworth

December 14, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Adam Guerino  Before The Story is a blog series about artist interviews and personal stories about becoming an artist. A luminary in the live-lit scene in Chicago, Jen Bosworth has not […]

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Art/Culture, Chicago, Interviews
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A Change in Scenery: How I Deal With Winter

December 7, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Amanda Owens  I never get the itch to travel like I do in Winter. I love Chicago, I really do–I love it so much I moved back here after […]

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Chicago, Life
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Get Up, Get Out: December 5th to December 12th

December 5, 2012by inourwordsblog 4 Comments

by: In Our Words Staff This is Get Up Get Out, a weekly calendar of events in Chicago (queer and queer friendly).  If you know of any we missed, drop […]

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Chicago, Event, get up & get out
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Queers Say No To Pinkwashing in Chicago

October 19, 2012by inourwordsblog 7 Comments

by: debbie southorn On Thursday, October 11th, Center on Halsted executive staff agreed to meet with an ad-hoc coalition of LGBTQ organizers.  We wanted to engage the Center in a […]

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Activism, Ally, Chicago, LGBT, Politics
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Lakeview Panera Comes Under Fire from Residents (For All the Wrong Reasons)

October 8, 2012by inourwordsblog 7 Comments

by: Rich Reinhardt When Panera Cares, a café that would operate on a pay-what-you-can basis, opened in Lakeview a few months ago, it was hailed as a novel and creative experiment.  The fourth such […]

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Awareness, Business, Chicago, Homelessness, Race, Social Justice
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Subject To Change Presents: “Hocus Pocus 2: A Halloween Dance Party”

October 8, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Subject to Change Leaves are changing color, there is a chill in the air, which must mean… Halloween is right around the corner! Join Subject to Change for their […]

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Chicago, Event
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Reclaimed Space: Current Queer Art at Chicago’s Sullivan Galleries

October 5, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Kevin Sparrow The evolving definition of queer and an accompanying comprehensive theory are gaining momentum in the academic world and through social portals such as blogs, Tumblr, and television. […]

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Art/Culture, Chicago, LGBT, Queers

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