Tracy Baim

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Tracy Baim
NationalityAmerican
EducationDrake University
Occupationjournalist, writer
Years active1984–present
Known forWindy City Times
MovementLGBT 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[]

  • Hannah Free. 2008, Ripe Fruit Films. [12]
  • Scrooge & Marley, a Gay Christmas Carol. 2012. [12]

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[]

  1. ^ a b c d Association of LGBTQ Journalists 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame 1994.
  3. ^ a b Astraea Lesbian Foundation For Justice & 2014-05-17.
  4. ^ American Institute of Architects.
  5. ^ Chicago Headline Club 2013.
  6. ^ Association of LGBTQ Journalists 2014.
  7. ^ Hieggelke 2014.
  8. ^ HuffPost.
  9. ^ a b c Hieggelke 2020.
  10. ^ a b Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice 2014.
  11. ^ Baim 2014.
  12. ^ 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.

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