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AIDS anniversary vigil links lessons of epidemic to fight over healthcare cuts

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By Jake Wittich 
| Windy City Times
Forty-five years after the first reported AIDS cases appeared in a federal public health report, healthcare advocates and LGBTQ+ leaders held a candlelight vigil to argue that lessons from the AIDS epidemic remain relevant as federal healthcare cuts threaten access to care for millions of Americans. TheĀ June 5Ā gathering at Center on Halsted, 3656 N.
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Chicago History Museum honors activist and philanthropist Fred Eychaner

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By Jake Wittich 
| Windy City Times
LGBTQ+ rights advocate, philanthropist and arts patron Fred Eychaner used a lifetime achievement award from the Chicago History Museum to warn that many of the freedoms and institutions he spent decades defending are under renewed attack.
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Howard Brown Health CEO warns federal health cuts could threaten HIV progress, healthcare access

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By Jake Wittich 
| Windy City Times
Howard Brown Health CEO Travis Gayles, MD, said proposed federal health funding cuts could undermine healthcare access, HIV prevention efforts and other services that many LGBTQ+ Chicagoans rely on. Gayles said healthcare providers are operating under ā€œuncertainty, confusion and chaosā€ as federal funding decisions create new challenges for organizations serving vulnerable communities.
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