Tracy Baim
Tracy Baim | |
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Nationality | American |
Education | Drake University |
Occupation | journalist, writer |
Years active | 1984–present |
Known for | Windy City Times |
Movement | LGBT Rights |
Tracy Baim is a Chicago LGBT journalist, editor, publisher, author, and filmmaker.[1]
Awards and honors[]
- 1994: Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame Inductee [2]
- 1994: Chicago Torch Award winner. Given by the Human Rights Campaign Fund.
- 1995: Crain’s Chicago Business 40 Under 40 leader [3]
- 2005: Community Media Workshop’s Studs Terkel Award [4]
- 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. [1]
- 2013: Lifetime Achievement Award. From the Chicago Headline Club at the 37th annual Peter Lisagor Awards for Exemplary Journalism. [5] [1]
- 2014: Fueling the Frontlines Awards honoree. [3]
- 2014: Association of LGBT Journalists Hall of Fame Inductee. [6]
She was also a finalist for a 2012 Lambda Literary Award[1] for Gay Press, Gay Power: The Growth of LGBT Community Newspapers.
Works[]
Journalism[]
- GayLife. Editorial Assistant. [2]
- Windy City Times. Co-founder 1985. Owner, publisher, writer, photographer. [2]
- Outlines newspaper. Co-founded 1987. [7]
- Huffpost. Contributor [8]
- Chicago Reader. Publisher 2018. Co-publisher –present. [9]
Books[]
- Obama and the Gays: A Political Marriage. 2010. [10]
- Gay Press, Gay Power: The Growth of LGBT Community Newspapers in America. 2012. [10]
- 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. [11]
Films[]
Other projects[]
- That's So Gay. LGBT history trivia game. [12]
- Pride Action Tank. Co-founder. [9]
- Chicago Independent Media Alliance. Fundraising organization for community media. 2020. [9]
- Gay Games VII. Co-vice chair.
- March on Springfield for Marriage Equality. Founded 2013.
References[]
Notes[]
- ^ a b c d Association of LGBTQ Journalists 2021.
- ^ a b c Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame 1994.
- ^ a b Astraea Lesbian Foundation For Justice & 2014-05-17.
- ^ American Institute of Architects.
- ^ Chicago Headline Club 2013.
- ^ Association of LGBTQ Journalists 2014.
- ^ Hieggelke 2014.
- ^ HuffPost.
- ^ a b c Hieggelke 2020.
- ^ a b Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice 2014.
- ^ Baim 2014.
- ^ a b c Astraea Lesbian Foundation For Justice 2014.
Citations[]
- "Tracy Baim". Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame. Chicago, IL: Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame. 1994. Archived from the original on 2021-12-05. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
- Baim, Tracy; Keehan, Owen (2014). Vernita Gray: From Woodstock to the White House. United States. ISBN 978-1-499-38888-6. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
- "Astraea Foundation honors three Chicagoans". Astraea Lesbian Foundation For Justice. 2014-05-17. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
- "Tracy Baim". Astrea Lesbian Foundation for Justice. 2014. Archived from the original on 2021-12-05. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
- Hieggelke, Brian (2020-05-08). "The Conversation: Tracy Baim and Her Quest to Save Community Media". NewCity. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
- "Tracy Baim". Association of LGBTQ Journalists. 2014. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
- "Chicago Gay History". Retrieved 2021-12-05.
- "Tracy Baim". American Institute of Architects. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
- "Lifetime Achievement Award: Past Winners". Chicago Headline Club. Archived from the original on 2021-12-05. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
- "Contributor Tracy Baim". HuffPost. Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
External links[]
Categories:
- Living people
- American women biographers
- LGBT writers from the United States
- LGBT journalists from the United States
- 20th-century American women writers
- 21st-century American women writers