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Politics
Lori Lightfoot laughs off absurd-sounding “homophobic” sex scandal rumors
Social media was abuzz with the claim that Chicago’s first out mayor would step down. She made light of the rumors, but had stern words for serious calls for her to resign as well.
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News (USA)
A trans woman was murdered on Christmas Day. Police are choosing to misgender her.
Courtney Eshay Kay’s family told Chicago police that she was a trans woman. They’re still classifying her under the wrong gender.
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News (USA)
A Chicago cop called a protestor a “f****t.” The mayor is a lesbian & she’s not having it.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot has never been shy about standing up for LGBTQ people.
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News (USA)
Jussie Smollett faces 6 new felony charges for allegedly making false hate crime reports
A special prosecutor says Smollett repeatedly lied to police, but he says the police are “maliciously prosecuting” him to cover up its own incompetence.
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News (USA)
The ‘Empire’ star strikes back: Jussie Smollett countersues city of Chicago, police chief
Jussie Smollett maintains his original claims about being attacked, and now the investigators are under even more scrutiny for their tactics.
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News (USA)
Chicago cop accused of forcing a trans woman to perform oral sex on him in his squad car
He threatened her with jail time unless she did it. The department let him retire after they found out.
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News (USA)
All charges against Jussie Smollett have been dropped
“Jussie is relieved to have this situation behind him and is very much looking forward to getting back to focusing on his family, friends and career.”
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News (USA)
Chicago police deny reports that Jussie Smollett faked hate crime attack
TMZ and ABC reported that Smollett fakes the attack because he was afraid of getting written off “Empire.”
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News (USA)
Transgender woman murdered in Chicago, then misgendered by police
The killing of Chicago transgender woman T.T. Saffore is the 20th reported murder of a transgender person in the U.S. this year.