Alison Cuddy

The Stonewall National Monument visitor center, near the Stonewall National Monument in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York on Feb. 13, 2025. The National Park Service eliminated references to transgender people from its Stonewall National Monument web page, the latest step in the Trump administration's campaign to insist that the federal government recognize only two genders: male and female. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times)

Alison Cuddy and Lisa Yun Lee: Stonewall and other monuments must not be used as a weapon

March 11, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Monuments like Stonewall have been challenged and even removed in recent years, but we need more memorials, not less.

12 The Vulnerability of Swimming (Yes, Swimming) in an Icy Lake Michigan

July 2, 2026 at 12:18 p.m.

Chicagoans approach winter as a combat sport, something to muscle through. Heading out, we assume a stance of both fight and flight. Our shoulders press into our ears, our foreheads...

People gather for the Friday Morning Swim Club at Montrose Harbor on Aug. 25, 2023, in Chicago.

Alison Cuddy: By shutting down Friday Morning Swim Club, the city is quelling a culture we should nurture

August 30, 2023 at 5:27 p.m.

The news that the Friday Morning Swim Club has, under pressure from the Chicago Park District, closed for the summer is a disappointment for its organizers and many fans. It...

People walk along limestone rocks at Promontory Point on June 1, 2022.

Alison Cuddy: Promontory Point is crumbling under a fierce Lake Michigan. ‘Slow water’ fixes may be critical.

May 20, 2022 at 6:01 p.m.

This Thursday, advocates and other enthusiasts will gather to mark the 85th anniversary of Promontory Point in the Hyde Park neighborhood and to declare May 26 "International Point Day," in...

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