The First Openly Gay MLB Owner
The Chicago Cubs have become the first major-league team to have an openly gay owner according to the Windy City Times.
On Oct. 30, the Ricketts family became the new owners of MLB team, the Chicago Cubs.
The family bought the team and Wrigley Field for $845 million.
Laura Ricketts, one of the …
Tags: Chicago Cubs, First Major League, Gay Chicago, Gay Owner, Mlb, Oct 30, Ricketts, Windy City Times, Wrigley FieldCHICAGO GAY HISTORY: Mapping queer Chicago
by John D’Emilio
I’m something of a technophobe, but with this growing list of places, I found myself excitedly imagining a Web-based map of queer Chicago, with every address marked and coded. A viewer would be able to see the parts of the city that were thick with LGBT locations, and each would be categorized to distinguish different types of places—social, cultural, political, commercial. As one moved decade by decade through time, the map would change, providing a dynamic visual image of shifting, growing, changing neighborhoods and city spaces.
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Burris lands Obama’s Senate seat
Expected to be sworn in this week; also see Rod 2.0, Windy City Times for background.
Tags: Senate Seat, Windy City TimesBurris lands Obama’s Senate seat
Expected to be sworn in this week; also see Rod 2.0, Windy City Times for background.
Tags: Senate Seat, Windy City Times
