Chicago Gets Its First-Ever LGBTQ+ Affairs Director, Antonio King

Chicago gets its first-ever LGBTQ+ affairs director, Antonio King – Chicago Sun-Times

King’s marching orders from the mayor are to devise a policy plan tailor-made to “strengthen protections and opportunities” for LGBTQ+ Chicagoans. It will tackle everything from eliminating health disparities to providing support and resources to “business owners within the LGBTQ+ community who have sometimes felt ignored or not as visible [to] previous administrations,” King said.

Chicago gets its first-ever LGBTQ+ affairs director, Antonio King

King was the first gay Black man ever to serve as LGBTQ+ health & outreach liaison for the Chicago Department of Public Health. Now he'll help develop a policy plan to strengthen protections and opportunities for LGBTQ+ Chicagoans.

Antonio King named Chicago’s Director of LGBTQ+ Affairs

Mayor Brandon Johnson has appointed Antonio King as Chicago’s Director of LGBTQ+ Affairs. King is a longtime city employee and LGBTQ+ health advocate who previously served as the LGBTQ+ Health and Outreach Liaison at the Chicago Department of Public Health. His appointment comes after years of calls from advocates for a more visible, centralized point person on LGBTQ+ policy at City Hall. While Chicago has had LGBTQ+ liaisons and advisory struct…