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Chicago’s first Black & lesbian mayor Lori Lightfoot loses reelection bid
“I stand here with my head held high and a heart full of gratitude,” Lightfoot said in her concession speech.
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How to build Black LGBTQ+ power in 2023
Across the country, exceptional Black LGBTQ+ leaders are stepping up to run for public office. Here are some of the candidates running this year.
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Out Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is under fire after allegedly defending the Proud Boys
Lightfoot reportedly said it’s “an overstatement” to call the Proud Boys a far-right, anti-gay, antisemitic group.
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LGBTQ Victory Fund endorses Lori Lightfoot for Mayor of Chicago
No longer a newcomer, the out lesbian mayor has a tougher battle this time around.
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Lauren Boebert attacks lesbian mayor as “insurrectionist” & Twitter can’t handle it
“Lauren Boebert is what happens when you try to make stupid from concentrate and forget to add the water,” one person tweeted in response.
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Out Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot sued after bragging “I have the biggest d**k in Chicago”
It all started with a statue of Christopher Columbus.
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McDonald’s CEO makes shockingly racist comments about murdered Black kids’ parents
A seven-year-old Black girl was shot while sitting in the McDonald’s drive-thru with her dad. The rich white CEO of McDonald’s told out Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot that the girl’s parents “failed” her.
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Tulsi Gabbard accuses Black lesbian Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot of “anti-white racism”
Gabbard, who worked for an anti-LGBTQ organization before being elected to office, is outraged white reporters weren’t privileged for a few hours.
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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.