
LGBTQ+ News
Chilli Pepper, a staunch advocate for LGBTQ+ rights and one of the first celebrities to raise awareness of the AIDS crisis, has died
Chilli Pepper, a celebrated performance artist who was one of Chicago’s most famous drag performers for more than 40 years and a staunch advocate for LGBTQ+ rights and causes, has died. Chilli Pepper was crowned Miss Gay Chicago in 1974, and was the first Miss Continental in 1980. In a 2017 intervie