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Por todo el país, las bibliotecas han sido campo de batalla para los debates culturales con respecto a género y raza. El resultado ha sido la prohibición de libros y los debates sobre quienes pueden presentar lecturas públicas y horas del cuento. En la Biblioteca Pública de Ida en Belvidere, el personal busca cumplir con su misión y proveer un espacio inclusivo para todos los habitantes. Normalmente, no recibieron mucha atención por estos esfuerzos....hasta hace poco.
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The Ida Public Library has programs for bilingual families, LGBTQ teens and extends free library cards to Boone County kids who live outside the city.
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Northern Illinois University was recently honored as one of the “Best of the Best'' universities in the nation for LGBTQ+ students. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin went to campus to hear what the honor means to staff and students…
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A DeKalb organization is throwing a clothing swap for queer folks in DeKalb County, as well as just anyone re-entering the workforce post-pandemic who…
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Some religious groups are LGBTQ-affirming. But this hasn’t always been the case. A few individuals remember a different time. LGBTQ-affirming churches do…
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Leaders of the Catholic Church and United Methodist Church recently held unprecedented conversations about the future of their institutions. These…
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A proposal calling for public schools to adopt curricula that would include information about gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people is advancing...
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LGBTQ rights advocates have been pushing a measure they say would amend school code in a way that would be beneficial when it comes to noting the…
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A state legislative proposal would make sure that schools teach about LGBTQ people who made history. Equality Illinois, an LGBTQ advocacy group, says many…
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Democrats hoping to unseat Gov. Bruce Rauner will attend a forum tonight in Chicago at a church on Michigan Avenue.Anthony Galloway is the director of…