LGBTQ+ News
Block Club Chicago
I covered LGBTQ+ issues and support in a historic election of nine LGBTQ+ alderpeople, making Chicago's City Council the gayest in the country.
I also wrote a deep dive into the LGBTQ+ rights platforms of both mayoral candidates, Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas.
Windy City Times
I'm covering the 2024 Democratic National Convention through the LGBTQ+ lens as a freelancer for the Windy City Times. I'm covering everything from planned protests to the significance of LGBTQ+ representation at the convention.
Chicago Sun-Times
I dug into Chicago police records and court documents to find that a prominent security firm within the Chicago's LGBTQ+ community was owned by a cop accused of a racist attack in 2013. This reporting, along with pressure from activists, led to Walsh Security being dropped by the city's largest LGBTQ+ community center and the annual Pride Festival.
Block Club Chicago
I covered the fallout from an incident involving a racist puppet show that happened during a longstanding leather bar's 45th anniversary party.
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Block Club Chicago
Employees accused Howard Brown Health of violating labor law as they push for a union contract and said the layoffs reduce critical health services for vulnerable people. Organization leaders say they are trying to close a $12 million shortfall.
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