Tracy Baim

Tracy Baim is a Chicago LGBT journalist, editor, publisher, author, and filmmaker.[1]

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

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. Association of LGBTQ Journalists 2021.
  2. Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame 1994.
  3. 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. Hieggelke 2020.
  10. Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice 2014.
  11. Baim 2014.
  12. 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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