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Internationally known DJ, remixer, producer and label owner Peter Rauhofer died of a brain tumor today at 48. He had been diagnosed with the tumor in April after suffering a seizure.
Washington Wizards center Jason Collins has become the first male athlete in a major professional sport to come out as gay.
Last night, April 20, at the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Los Angeles ceremony, Jennifer Lawrence presented the first Advocate for Change award to former President Bill Clinton.
Apple CEO Tim Cook tops gay glossy Out's seventh annual Power 50 list for a third year.
Brendon Ayanbadejo, who was recently cut from the Baltimore Ravens, said that several NFL players are going to come out sometime soon.
Film critic Roger Ebert died Thursday after a long battle with cancer. He was 70.
Actor Michael Urie believes being openly gay has helped his career.
Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo on Sunday said he saw gay marriage as a civil rights issue.
Windy City Times is seeking to recognize 30 more outstanding LGBT individuals (and allies) for its annual 30 Under 30 Awards.
Chicago Filmmakers is seeking a new director of Reeling: The Chicago Lesbian & Gay International Film Festival.
Jim Nabors, best known for playing Gomer Pyle in The Andy Griffith Show and Gomer Pyle, USMC, married his partner of 38 years
The menu for the Equality Illinois 2013 Justice for All Gala on February 9 is a collaboration between celebrity chef Art Smith, the gala co-chair with his husband Jesus Salgueiro, and the Hilton Chicago.
Michael Triplett, president of the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA), has died. He was 48.
Matt Dallas, the former star of ABC Family's Kyle XY, has announced he's engaged, marking the first time the actor has publicly discussed he's gay.
Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin is gay glossy The Advocate's "Person of the Year."
CNN anchor and talk show host Anderson Cooper has been named "Man of the Year" by readers of gay glossy Out.
Mark Hundahl, a co-owner of gay alternative Frontiers, died on Thursday after losing a battle with cancer. He was 61.
Retiring Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank wishes he could have come out gay before 1987.
President Barack Obama "evolving" from supporting civil unions to marriage for gay and lesbian couples has been named a top Democratic moment of 2012 by MSNBC.
Sam Champion, the weather anchor for Good Morning America, married photographer Rubem Robierb in New York City on Friday.
Two-time Olympic figure skater, three-time US National Champion, and star of his own reality TV series, Johnny Weir, was recently in Chicago to co-host the 5th Anniversary Celebration for Scarlet in Boystown.
Statistician Nate Silver doesn't believe in gay conformity any more than straight conformity.
The site where twin NASA spacecraft impacted the moon on Monday has been named in honor of the late Sally Ride.
Equality Illinois announced Monday that Chicago's nationally recognized gay married couple, chef Art Smith and artist Jesus Salgueiro, are the co-chairs of the 2013 Justice for All Equality Illinois Gala.