Trans Chicagoans were "laughed at, misgendered, ridiculed" and denied entry by PRYSM nightclub employees, they say https://t.co/HiX8xHFpLi pic.twitter.com/Ntzkd4rCFr— DNAinfo Chicago (@DNAinfoCHI) January 10, 2017
Boycott @PRYSMnightclub! They denied entry to a trans person. Read this & then let the club know what you think https://t.co/aVbRIuFE8A pic.twitter.com/ibiW5j5DTJ— ChicagoActivism (@ChicagoActivism) January 9, 2017
Surround yourself with good people pic.twitter.com/vWeQbhWGMH— PRYSMnightclub (@PRYSMnightclub) January 4, 2017
| Jay Graber, who identifies as transgender and uses the pronouns "they" and "them," said they were turned away because they wore a dress while trying to get into PRYSM, 1543 N. Kingsbury Ave., on Dec. 30. -- dna Chicago |
[An] employee "told us 'there was no way in h--- he would be letting a dude in a dress into his nightclub,'" Graber said. The employee also said Graber "didn't fit the dress code," Graber said. -- dna Chicago |
Tonight A chance of snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 2am, then rain, snow, and freezing rain likely between 2am and 4am, then rain or freezing rain likely after 4am. Cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 34 by 3am. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.
Tuesday Rain or drizzle before noon, then rain, mainly between noon and 3pm. High near 41. South wind around 15 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday A 30 percent chance of rain after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night Rain likely before 5am, then a chance of freezing rain. Cloudy, with a low around 31. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday A chance of freezing rain, mixing with rain after 10am, then gradually ending. Cloudy, with a high near 34. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14.
Friday Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23.
Friday Night A chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.
Saturday A chance of snow, mainly before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 31.
Saturday Night Cloudy, with a low around 25.
Sunday Rain, snow, freezing rain, and sleet likely. Cloudy, with a high near 35.
Sunday Night Rain or freezing rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 28.
M.L.King Day Rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 40.
