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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


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Carnations, cocktails and queens: How Evanston plans to ring in Pride Month

May 25, 2022

As Pride Month approaches in June, Evanston is getting ready to celebrate. From car parades to youth engagement opportunities and events recognizing the hard-won battles of LGBTQ+ activists, local residents...

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‘I want them to have an experience of being celebrated’: Booked plans a Transgender Day of Visibility party for youth

March 30, 2022

Eli Cooper-Nelson will hang up streamers in the blue, pink and white colors of the transgender pride flag and balloons in the yellow, white, purple and black of the nonbinary flag this week. He’s...

Community groups organize city’s first Lunar New Year celebration

February 3, 2022

The Main-Dempster Mile, in collaboration with Kitchen Table Stories Project, Kids Create Change and Evanston Pride, hosted Evanston’s first ever Lunar New Year celebration. Attendees enjoyed hot tea,...

A person in a lion costume stands on the sidewalk amid a crowd.

Main-Dempster Mile celebrates Lunar New Year

February 2, 2022

More than 70 guests of the Main-Dempster Mile’s Lunar New Year Celebration watched as a white, gold and red lion danced down the red lantern-decorated sidewalk last night near the intersection of Dempster...

Two women embrace, their mouths nearly kissing as they smile. Rainbow flags are drawn on to the photo, framing the women.

Evanston Pride to host National Coming Out Day storytelling event

October 8, 2021

Evanston Pride and FEW Spirits will host a space for community members Monday to share their coming out stories on National Coming Out Day, according to a news release.  Oct. 11 will mark the 33rd...

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