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Title: A GLBT Center of Their Own
Post by: LostInTime on June 21, 2007, 07:55:20 AM
Post by: LostInTime on June 21, 2007, 07:55:20 AM
In These Times (http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/3243/a_glbt_center_of_their_own/)
By Laura S. Washington
The three-story, gleaming expanse of steel, glass and art deco style celebrates a coming-of-age for GLBTs in Chicago and beyond. It is also the fruit of a blend of hard-headed politics and progressive causes. Unlike its peers around the nation, the non-profit community center will offer a dizzying array of programs and amenities: youth and mental health counseling, violence intervention, an HIV/AIDS hotline, culinary training, mentoring, legal assistance, a cyber center, a 175-seat theater and a basketball court.
By Laura S. Washington
The three-story, gleaming expanse of steel, glass and art deco style celebrates a coming-of-age for GLBTs in Chicago and beyond. It is also the fruit of a blend of hard-headed politics and progressive causes. Unlike its peers around the nation, the non-profit community center will offer a dizzying array of programs and amenities: youth and mental health counseling, violence intervention, an HIV/AIDS hotline, culinary training, mentoring, legal assistance, a cyber center, a 175-seat theater and a basketball court.