Tracy Baim Out & Proud in Chicago Signing

Editor and journalist Tracy Baim will sign copies of her book, Out & Proud in Chicago: An Overview of the City’s Gay Community, as part of DePaul University's annual LGBTQA Month celebration. Book contributers Ron Dorfman, Jonathan Abarbanel, Owen Keehnen, Jorjet Harper, Jeff Berry and William Kelly will also be in attendance to discuss the book and Chicago's LGBT culture. The signing/discussion will take place at May 7, 2009 at the Barnes & Noble DePaul Center, located at 1 East Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL, at 6 pm. Baim’s Out & Proud in Chicago is the only major book published about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transsexual communities in Chicago. It documents the development of Chicago’s gay communities from tightly closeted homosexuals in the 1800s to the thriving LGBT culture of today. Besides including over 400 photographs, the book also excerpts articles from newspapers, letters, academic journals, and other periodicals. Out & Proud in Chicago is the definitive glimpse into Chicago’s eventful and progressive LGBT history. For more information about Out & Proud in Chicago, visit www.agatepublishing.com Visitors to the signing will gain the opportunity to learn about Chicago’s remarkable history of gay and alternative sexual lifestyles. Out & Proud in Chicago serves as a complementary book for LGBTQA Month, with its celebratory theme and inspirational history. LGBTQA Month celebrates Chicago’s LGBT community, taking place at DePaul University from May 6–May 27. It features LGBT speakers, discussion groups, films, and workshops designed to spread LGBT awareness and acceptance. ­ Tracy Baim is the publisher and executive editor of Windy City Media Group, Chicago’s largest media group for gay and lesbian publications. She is a tireless motivational speaker for Chicago’s LGBT community and continues to report on LGBT-related events in Chicago.

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