Christopher Kane send-off, plus Jake Wittich reports on Chicago’s fight for LGBTQ healthcare

We say goodbye to Christopher Kane as he leaves the Washington Blade for a new role. He shares his latest (and last) reporting for the Washington Blade. Plus Jake Wittich Managing Editor for Windy City Times is back to share his reporting on Chicago protests targeting hospital cuts to gender-affirming care for youth, the Illinois AG joins lawsuit challenging Trump’s threats to transgender youth care, UI Health becomes latest Chicago hospital to halt gender-affirming care for youth and the impact of looming Medicaid cuts on HIV and LGBTQ+ care.

Windy City Times has been the voice of Chicago’s LGBTQ+ community since 1985. This year marks the news outlet’s 40th anniversary of uplifting queer stories, reporting with Pride and chronicling LGBTQ+ history. Visit WindyCityTimes.com/newsletters to sign up for the publication’s weekly LGBTQ+ news updates.

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