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Tommy DeLorenzo always looks for a fun theme with a positive message when preparing for the annual Chicago Pride Parade – and for 2018, the theme is, "Harmony."
When Meeting House Tavern's doors open, guests will experience a new dimension of entertainment options not found anywhere else in the neighborhood.
There will be plenty of sun, but Joe Lewis is heading to Key West in early-June to be the won, literally.
In 1996, Matthew Harvat and a bunch of friends from Chicago went to Hotlanta, a large, long-gone circuit party. They were at the main dance event when the venue ran out of bottled water. The hotel where the party was hel
In its 12th year, the Andersonville Wine Walk will once again invite guests to walk, sip, and shop their way through the commercial district on Sunday, May 20 from 3-6PM, but this year, the event is undergoing a growth s
An honorary Chicago street name will celebrate the life of gay rights champion, business man, publisher, International Mr. Leather (IML) and Leather Museum & Archives founder Chuck Renslow.
An eight-week renovation at Roscoe's Tavern is set to begin at the end of March, though the popular Boystown bar will remain open throughout.
AT&T today launched a series of deals available only for customers in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. The offers vary from city to city and the carrier noted that each one will last for a limited time only.
Apple has released a set of ads celebrating same-sex marriage in Australia.
LGBT activists have launched a campaign calling on Amazon not to locate its second headquarters in a city without statewide LGBT protections.
Vox Media's food blog Eater's first documentary takes a look at the gentrification happening in the hospitality industry in Chicago's Boystown, America's oldest gayborhood.
The developer behind the new Andersonville condo building to be named after Chuck Renslow, the LGBTQ businessman and gay rights pioneer who opened Man's Country in 1973, has released a rendering of the new nine-unit stru
Matthew Dontje has moved into the Head Bartender role at Cell Block in Boystown, and is focused on helping the neighborhood bar with a fetish-friendly attitude realize a new era while maintaining its rich history and tra
Man's Country, the historic gay bathhouse located in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood, will close its doors forever following a 13-hour disco party that beings New Year's Eve.
To say it's been a roller-coaster ride for Scarlet Bar over the past 10 years would be an understatement. So, when the Boystown bar officially celebrated its 10-year anniversary on Saturday, Dec. 9, glasses were all full
The number of companies earning top marks for how they treat their lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees has hit a record high, according to a new report released by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation
Facebook, Google and Apple are among the 76 companies asking the Supreme Court to hear a case involving a woman who was fired because she's a lesbian.
Irv Slobodskaya often had difficulty getting to the barbershop due to his long work-hours, and didn't find any online booking/reservation systems for barbers near him in New York City. And a last-minute cut was nearly im
The new online magazine from Grindr carries a fun slap at common lingo on the popular, gay, social-networking app – and a strong Chicago tie.
Melrose Restaurant, a popular mainstay at the corner of Melrose and Broadway, appears to be closed permanently.
The Department of Justice under Attorney General Jeff Sessions will argue in a federal case that LGBT people are not protected from workplace discrimination under current federal civil rights law.
Two Muslim groups in Indonesia and Malaysia have announced a boycott of three American companies over their support of LGBT rights.
Crew Bar & Grill is closing after thirteen years at Broadway and Lawrence in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood. The owners told ChicagoPride.com the search for a new location has begun after the building's landlord agreed to
The 2017 Chicago Pride Parade will be remembered as one of the most lively and exciting in years, said Brad Balof, general manager of Sidetrack – which shined under the Sunday afternoon sun June 25 with its LOVE WINS-the