Celebrating Pride with Jill Powell: Broadway Star & LGBTQ+ Advocate The Locher Room celebrated Pride Month with a very special guest! As the World Turns alum Jill Powell, a Broadway actress, advocate, and storyteller stopped by to discuss her journey from child performer at the age of 13, leading her to Broadway, TV commercials, and national tours. Daytime fans will remember Jill as Marcy Breen on As the World Turns, and she’s also performed in iconic shows like A Chorus Line, Damn Yankees, and Grand Hotel. Jill is a proud lesbian mom to Ash, a 31-year-old transgender son, and a passionate advocate for LGBTQ+ youth. She shared her inspiring journey and discussed her work in both the arts and LGBTQ+ advocacy. Don't miss this heartfelt and inspiring conversation! 

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Fighting Hate with Pride: A Conversation with Josh Weiner and Kevin Schultz Listen to a powerful Conversations with Alan when Josh Weiner, Co-Founder of the Chicago Jewish Alliance and Chief Marketing and Development Office at NAVI, and his husband Kevin Schultz.  Josh, a proud Jewish leader and fourth-generation descendant of Armenian Genocide survivors, left a 15-year marketing career to take a stand against rising antisemitism and anti-Zionism. He’ll share his personal journey—including what it means to be both gay and Jewish in today’s America—and the work he’s doing to lead with truth and purpose. Josh also serves as Chief Marketing & Development Officer for the North American Values Institute, where he helps shape bold, strategic responses to hate and misinformation. Josh and I will also discuss the recent terror attacks in Washington, DC and Boulder, CO, and how these events have intensified the urgency of his advocacy. Kevin, who is not Jewish, will offer his own powerful perspective—on witnessing antisemitism up close, supporting Josh, and what it’s been like to stand beside him as this fight intensified. We’ll also explore what Pride means to both of them at this moment in our country.

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