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Dr. Ellie Kim is the first doctor at Lurie Children's Hospital to take a public stand against intersex operations performed on children.

Under growing pressure from employees and activists, Lurie Children’s Hospital may end controversial genital surgeries on children born with bodies that aren’t typically male or female

July 28, 2020 at 10:02 p.m.

A local campaign to end controversial cosmetic surgeries on the small percentage of children who are born intersex — or with bodies that don't fit standard definitions of male or...

Vicky Li holds 2-month-old Zane as her husband, Jerry Wu, holds 1-month-old Ryder at the home of Li and Wu in North Aurora on July 17, 2020.

Chinese infants born to Chicago-area surrogates are stranded in the U.S. without their parents, due to COVID-19: ‘I am missing this kid every minute.’

July 22, 2020 at 11:59 a.m.

Seven weeks old, with a thoughtful expression and a full head of silky black hair, Zane is a much-wanted baby. His parents, an attorney and social worker who live in...

The Dreadhead Cowboy, aka Adam Hollingsworth, stands on his horse Prince on June 23, 2020, in the Woodlawn neighborhood of Chicago.

Chicago’s Dreadhead Cowboy, a mainstay of Black Lives Matter protests, rides again — this time to support full participation in the US Census

July 15, 2020 at 2:03 p.m.

Chicago's Dreadhead Cowboy has taken on a new cause. Already a horseback-riding sensation at Chicago-area Black Lives Matters protests, where he's braved tear gas and befriended police, and a favorite...

Sammie Marks holds her grandparents' marriage certificate July 13, 2020, in Northbrook.

Jews fight back against the anti-Semitic hashtag #JewishPrivilege, with ironic tweets about the ‘privilege’ of being targeted by bullies, Nazis and white supremacists

July 14, 2020 at 1:55 p.m.

Sammie Marks recalls the time when she was asked whether Jews really have horns on their heads. This was about 10 years ago, she said, in relatively liberal Iowa City....

Devlyn Camp poses for a portrait in Chicago's Boystown neighborhood on July 9, 2020. Camp is one of the authors of a petition calling for a name change for the neighborhood.

Will Boystown become Rainbow Way? Local leaders consider a name change for Chicago’s signature gay neighborhood after a petition complains of sexism, racism and transphobia.

July 10, 2020 at 9:12 p.m.

Will Boystown become Queerville, Legacy Street, New Town or Spectrumville? Under pressure from a Change.org petition that complains about the gendered nature of the name Boystown, particularly in the context...

Chicago’s Dreadhead Cowboy travels city streets on horseback, rallying protesters and offering rides to starry-eyed kids: He’s ‘our Batman.’

September 22, 2020 at 2:28 p.m.

Traffic stops and starts along the busy Madison Street commercial strip on Chicago's West Side. Shoppers dip in and out of stores. Seagulls squawk and swarm in the hazy summer...

Lane Tech College Prep High School principal Brian Tennison wrote in an email Tuesday that the North Side school had begun the process of reconsidering its controversial Indian mascot.

Under pressure from alumni, Lane Tech tells parents it is reconsidering its controversial Indian mascot

June 24, 2020 at 5:29 p.m.

A proud 2010 graduate of Chicago's Lane Tech College Prep High School, Jetzi Calvin never felt comfortable with the storied North Side school's 100-year-old Indian mascot: a generic warrior in...

Chicago Park District day camper Shiylo Ilme swims under water July 21, 2016, at the Pulaski Park pool in Chicago. Under Illinois guidelines released Monday, summer camps must limit kids to groups of 15 or fewer and maintain social distancing.

Are summer camps safe during the COVID-19 pandemic? New state guidelines advise social distancing, small groups and day programs only.

June 23, 2020 at 3:12 p.m.

For tens of thousands of Chicago children, day camp is a highlight of summer. For parents, it's a source of high-quality, affordable child care. But with COVID-19 looming, parents are...

Aiden Kelley, 9, chalks a sidewalk on June 11, 2020. He held a solo Black Lives Matter protest this month in front of his South Shore home.

Protesting alone: Chicagoan Aiden Kelley, age 9, is among the solo George Floyd demonstrators who are taking a stand

June 17, 2020 at 11:08 a.m.

Nine-year-old Aiden Kelley knows that George Floyd died in police custody, that an injustice was committed, and that other black people have died under similar circumstances. What he doesn't understand...

No Pride Parade this summer, but a drag queen’s Black Lives Matter march in Boystown on Sunday is drawing interest from thousands

June 10, 2020 at 12:47 p.m.

Walking south from her home in Edgewater, drag performer Joe Lewis reached the Trump Tower at 6:30 p.m. May 31, determined to join the chanting, sign-waving crowds that had converged...

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