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LOVE FEST 2022
By all accounts, LoveFest 2022 proved to be the biggest and best LoveFest to date! With over 350 community members in attendance throughout the day, the production featured a variety of entertainment reflective of the diversity within our community and
You Won’t Break My Soul: Spiritual Wellness Retreat
On Saturday, October 1, 2022, we held our very first Spiritual Wellness Retreat - themed You Won’t Break My Soul: Reclaiming Our Spirituality - at the McCormick Theological Seminary. In workshops led by our
Community Candlelight Vigil
In the early morning hours of Sunday, August 14, 2022, Donald Huey, Devonte Vivitter and Jaylen Ausley were tragically run down and killed by a speeding vehicle outside of the Jeffery Pub (one of the oldest gay bars in the country located on the
Summer Sunday Soiree
To close out our Pride Physical Wellness Series and officially introduce the spiritual wellness partners of the Mind, Body and Soul Health and Wellness Circle, we hosted a Summer Sunday Soiree on Sunday, August 14th. This event offered an opportunity for
Monkeypox 101: Beyond Shots In Arms
On Thursday, August 4th, 2022, Howard Brown Health and the Chicago Black Gay Men’s Caucus partnered to host Monkeypox 101: Beyond Shot in Arms. The purpose of this town hall style event was to educate influencers within Chicago’s LBGTQ+
Coming together to build
In the Fall of 2021, a number of Black gay-identified men who lead social service organizations in Chicago came together in response to a call of action from ViiV Healthcare to collaborate on initiatives aimed at reducing health disparities among
The Choir Boy Outing
On Sunday, June 25th, we kicked off our spiritual wellness programming with a group outing to see a phenomenal production of the play Choir Boy at the Steppenwolf Theater. As a bonus, our group was treated to a post-show panel discussion with the