# Antonio King

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Chicago announces its first Director of LGBTQ+ affairs, this ICE needs to melt, and we stand with Karamo around here

This week on the Queer News podcast, Chicago has appointed Antonio King as the city's first Director of LGBTQ+ affairs. In politics, we have updates on the murders committed by ICE in Minneapolis. and. In culture and entertainment, we share the 2026 LGBTQ Sports Hall of Fame inductees, we say good…

Chicago announces its first Director of LGBTQ+ affairs, this ICE needs to melt, and we stand with Karamo around here

This week on the Queer News podcast, Chicago has appointed Antonio King as the city's first Director of LGBTQ+ affairs. In politics, we have updates on the murders committed by ICE in Minneapolis. and. In culture and entertainment, we share the 2026 LGBTQ Sports Hall of Fame inductees, we say good…

Bovino Out, Chi’s LGBTQ+ Affairs Director, and Benny’s New Number

Chicagoans have been calling on the mayor’s office to better protect, prioritize, and coordinate resources and outreach for Chicago’s LGBTQ+ community. This month, Mayor Johnson officially announced Antonio King as the new Director of LGBTQ+ Affairs. We discussed how important this hire is with Win…

The Afternoon Huddle 2/4/26 - LIVE from UNOH

The Afternoon Huddle goes down the road to The Garage at UNOH for National Girls & Women in Sports day to talk with Womens basketball head coach Matt Vavro and players Liv Thomson and Brooke Asher. We also talk with Men's head coach Richard Westerlund and players Antonio King and Alex Benson. PLUS …

ICE Car Crash. Bad News for Trump in Polls. Plus, New LGBTQ Director in Chicago

It’s just another day of Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota: An ICE-related car crash in St. Paul. Former Acting US Attorney quits DOJ and signs up to be Don Lemon’s lawyer. New polling shows how bad it is for MAGA/Trump in Minnesota. And what happens to the “Worst of the Worst” when they are depor…

LGBTQ Health Awareness Week with Antonio King, the First Director of LGBTQ+ Affairs for the City of Chicago

Antonio King is no stranger to Chicago Department of Public Health, spending 21 years with the department in various roles before becoming the first Director of LGBTQ+ Affairs for the City of Chicago. [Visit his previous conversation with Jamie Frazier (Executive Director of Lighthouse Foundation) …

Ep. 247: New LGBTQ+ Treatment Center in Chicago, Meta Censors Lesbians & Trump DOJ Declares War on Queer Rights

Stories covered this episode: No Matter What Recovery opens LGBTQ+-affirming treatment facility in Chicago's Boystown neighborhood Smithsonian's "Here: Pride and Belonging in African Art" opens after controversial postponement Meta's Oversight Board overturns removal of Brazilian lesbian In…

46. dethroning the industry: finding your authentic voice & defining success with Antonio King

Antonio King spent a full month convinced one audition was going to define the rest of his career. That is the trap of wanting anything badly enough, the belief that a single yes or no from someone else could actually decide who you are, when it almost never does.A performer working professionally …

Midterm Election Watch: What's At Stake and What We Can We Learn from Brazil

This week on the Queer News podcast, our top story breaks down what's at stake in the upcoming midterms across the country. In politics, we look at what Brazil's politics can teach us and Mayor Brandon Johnson's five-year plan for Chicago's LGBTQ+ community. In culture and entertainment, we discus…

Midterm Election Watch: What's At Stake and What We Can We Learn from Brazil

This week on the Queer News podcast, our top story breaks down what's at stake in the upcoming midterms across the country. In politics, we look at what Brazil's politics can teach us and Mayor Brandon Johnson's five-year plan for Chicago's LGBTQ+ community. In culture and entertainment, we discus…