Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Appoints First ‘LGBTQ+ Affairs’ Director
“Trans siblings” and “LGBTQ+ youth” will be some of the main focuses of the new Chicago position created by Mayor Brandon Johnson.
Chicago will soon have its first “director of LGBTQ+ affairs,” although the position “does not come with a budget or a staff” beyond the appointee’s salary.
Mayor Brandon Johnson recently appointed Anthony King, a longtime city employee, to the role.
The newly appointed director has a history of being involved in identity politics and also helped run a drag show.
“What this position will do is one, it will focus on creating the mayor’s LGBTQ policy plan,” appointee Anthony King said, according to ABC 7 News. “We will focus on many different things within the community. Because, we’re not monolithic.”
I am proud to welcome the city’s first-ever Director of LGBTQ+ Affairs and solidify my administration’s commitment to supporting, partnering with and investing in Chicago’s LGBTQ+ community, especially as the community faces increasing attacks from the Trump administration. pic.twitter.com/ksfACzJq1d
— Mayor Brandon Johnson (@ChicagosMayor) January 22, 2026
King said he wants to help “our trans siblings” as well as “LGBTQ+ youth,” according to the city’s news release.
He also wants to help “aging LGBTQ+ adults.”
The city noted his “two decades” of experience with the Continental Pageantry System, which is an annual drag show competition.
He comes to the role with experience merging sexual and racial identity politics, organizing the “first Mayoral Roundtable with LGBTQ People of Color.”
Still, this experience was not enough to fend off criticism from Alderman Ray Lopez (15th Ward), a gay Latino.
“Antonio is a great man. He was a great advocate in public health, but I just don’t understand this close to the end of his term,” Lopez said. “Why now? Is this simply to shore up some votes in the lakefront to say that he’s supportive of LGBTQ folks?”
While Mayor Johnson has made identity politics a focus, he has not devoted as much attention to ethical issues in the Windy City.
The Chicago Board of Ethics “has been without a permanent leader for more than six months” and “was forced to cancel two recent meetings,” because it is still waiting on Johnson to appoint a leader, according to WTTW.
The inability to meet has “stall[ed] several probes into campaign finance law violations [and] nepotism in city hiring and bribery.”
“The mayor’s record shows a continued lack of commitment to ethics and government oversight,” Alderman Matt Martin (47th Ward) told WTTW.
The vice president of the Better Government Association also underscored the problem for Chicago, a city notorious for political corruption.
“If you can’t replace the chair of the Ethics Board in seven months in a city with historic ethics problems, that is a huge issue,” Bryan Zarou said.
The mayor himself has come under fire from the city’s inspector general for not disclosing gifts he received, including “premium whiskey, luxury handbags, designer cuff links and shoes,” WTTW reported last year.
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What do you think he had to do to get that job? 😉
Just ask Heels Up Harris what she had to do to get the jobs she was given. I assume it would be something along similar lines. 🤢
Having solved all of Chicago’s other problems, Mayor Johnson …
Glad to see Black Dilboss has his priorities in order.
Looks a lot like Colonel Sanders in black face, and dyed hair.
“Gots to get dems 13 special spices and herbs into Chicago polytix!”
the asian community in chi needs to increase…rise up and defeat the communitsnazi dems
Why not Don Lemon?
if anti mayor activists from moderate dems to maga types took it to the streets ala mn leftists against civility…
would the mayor call out the pd? ask djt for ng?
Waste of money. Then again it is Chicago.
Director of LGBT affairs?
First they wanted govt supported gay marriage. Now they need someone to arrange their adultery?
Summary:
1. LGBT need direction
2. LGBT need direction, but need person of color to direct them
3. LGBT person of color with “two decades” experience in drag show competition has been selected
4. LGBT in good shape now
No. It’s LGBTETCETC AFFAIRS. It’s to arrange catering.
Let me guess what’s under Johnson’s pyramid.
Nothing…absolutely nothing….
What a pointy headed doofus. Chicagoans should be so proud,
“What a pointy headed doofus.”
He thinks he’s sharp because his head comes to a point
Why would bedroom kinks be considered job qualification?
why would skin color?
thats all they got
Ask Heels Up Harris. After all, “bedroom kinks” worked for her. Might just work for this person, too.
Why would the degree from an ivy? Why the “right” fraternity ring? Why would family connections?
I don’t think the Dhimmi-crats’ Islamofascist/Muslim supremacist wing will approve of this appointment.
Ultimately, the Dhimmi-crats can’t succeed in making political bedfellows of their LGBTXYZWTF/Tranny cohort, and, their Islamofascist/Muslim supremacist cohort.
The real win was putting “affairs” in the name.
The Mayor looks quite gay too
How so? I ask from my position as LI’s resident homosexual. What are your clues
I’ll check back later to see what your clues are.
b/c if gays are allowed to have gaydar
then straights can have straightdar
its only fair
no pc…but fair
Silly me – a few years ago didn’t the LBGT+ community come out against trans? What changed? $$$$?
The “LGBT community” never printed membership cards.
This is no different than “Hispanic Allies” (AWFLs) insisting on ramming “Latinx” down the throats of the Hispanic community that overwhelmingly reject it.
Yes. We did. Still do. But guvmint lumps us in with them. Just like the “civil rights” “spokespeople” lump Nordic, Mediterranean, Persian, and Anglo-Saxon together collectively as “whitey”.
And “whatever you think you are” as Hispanic.
…
As a black man, I think we need to bring back poll taxes, competency tests, and other restrictions to prevent black people from voting.
I’d back such tests to keep authentically stupid black and nonblack people from voting.
Or at least voter ID.
The mayor himself has come under fire from the city’s inspector general for not disclosing gifts he received, including “premium whiskey, luxury handbags, designer cuff links and shoes,” WTTW reported last year.
Obviously, Johnson has lavish boyfriends, just like Schumer.
A brain the size of a walnut. Sad.