Tracy Baim is a
Chicago
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LGBT
' is an initialism that stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. In use since the 1990s, the initialism, as well as some of its common variants, functions as an umbrella term for sexuality and gender identity.
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journalist, editor, author, and filmmaker. She is also the publisher of the
Chicago Reader
The ''Chicago Reader'', or ''Reader'' (stylized as ЯEADER), is an American alternative weekly newspaper in Chicago, Illinois, noted for its literary style of journalism and coverage of the arts, particularly film and theater. It was founded by ...
newspaper.
Biography
Baim’s degree from
Drake University
Drake University is a private university in Des Moines, Iowa. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs, including professional programs in business, law, and pharmacy. Drake's law school is among the 25 oldest in the United States.
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in 1984 was in journalism.
Career
Baim came to the Reader in 2018 and planed to leave by the end of 2022.
However,In 1985, Baim was one of the founders of the ''
Windy City Times
''Windy City Times'' is an LGBT newspaper in Chicago that published its first issue on September 26, 1985.
History
''Windy City Times'' was founded in 1985 by Jeff McCourt, Bob Bearden, Drew Badanish and Tracy Baim, who started Sentury Publicati ...
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where she is the publisher and executive editor.
Awards and honors
* 1994:
Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame
The Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame (formerly Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame) is an institution founded in 1991 to honor persons and entities who have made significant contributions to the quality of life or well-being of the LGBT community in Chic ...
Inductee.
* 1994: Chicago Torch Award winner. Given by the
Human Rights Campaign Fund
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is an American LGBTQ advocacy group. It is the largest LGBTQ political lobbying organization within the United States. Based in Washington, D.C., the organization focuses on protecting and expanding rights for LGBT ...
.
* 1995: Crain’s Chicago Business 40 Under 40 leader.
* 2005: Community Media Workshop’s Studs Terkel Award.
* 2012: Top 10 selection from the GLBT Round Table of the American Library Association. For Gay Press, Gay Power: The Growth of LGBT Community Newspapers in America.
* 2013: Lifetime Achievement Award. From the Chicago Headline Club at the 37th annual Peter Lisagor Awards for Exemplary Journalism.
* 2014: Fueling the Frontlines Awards honoree.
* 2014: Association of LGBT Journalists Hall of Fame Inductee.
Baim was also a finalist for a 2012 Lambda Literary Award for Gay Press, Gay Power: The Growth of LGBT Community Newspapers.
Works
Journalism
* ''GayLife''. Editorial Assistant.
* ''
Windy City Times
''Windy City Times'' is an LGBT newspaper in Chicago that published its first issue on September 26, 1985.
History
''Windy City Times'' was founded in 1985 by Jeff McCourt, Bob Bearden, Drew Badanish and Tracy Baim, who started Sentury Publicati ...
''. Co-founder 1985. Owner, publisher, writer, photographer.
* ''Outlines'' newspaper. Co-founded 1987.
* ''Huffpost''. Contributor.
* ''
Chicago Reader
The ''Chicago Reader'', or ''Reader'' (stylized as ЯEADER), is an American alternative weekly newspaper in Chicago, Illinois, noted for its literary style of journalism and coverage of the arts, particularly film and theater. It was founded by ...
''. Publisher 2018. Co-publisher –present.
Books
* ''Obama and the Gays: A Political Marriage''. 2010.
* ''Gay Press, Gay Power: The Growth of LGBT Community Newspapers in America''. 2012.
* ''Out and Proud in Chicago''. Related, see the Chicago Gay History website.
* ''Barbara Gettings: Gay Pioneer''.
* ''Vernita Gray: From Woodstock to the White House''. 2014. Co-author Owen Keehan.
Films
* ''Hannah Free''. 2008, Ripe Fruit Films.
* ''Scrooge & Marley'', a Gay Christmas Carol. 2012.
Other projects
* That's So Gay. LGBT history trivia game.
* Pride Action Tank. Co-founder.
* Chicago Independent Media Alliance. Fundraising organization for community media. 2020.
* Gay Games VII. Co-vice chair.
* March on Springfield for Marriage Equality. Founded 2013.
References
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External links
IMDBChicago Gay History project
Living people
American women biographers
American LGBT writers
American LGBT journalists
Year of birth missing (living people)
20th-century American women writers
21st-century American women writers
Inductees of the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame
Drake University alumni
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