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Netflix renews 'Queer Eye' for third season
Netflix has renewed Queer Eye for a third season.
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Olly Alexander says now is 'best time' to be a gay artist, but barriers remain
Olly Alexander, the 27-year-old out frontman for Years & Years, believes now is the best time to be an openly gay artist.
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Panic! At The Disco's Brendon Urie comes out pansexual; 'definitely' attracted to men
Brendon Urie, the frontman for Panic! At the Disco, came out as pansexual in a new interview.
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Queer Eye's Tan France says he's battled racism in coming out gay
Queer Eye's fashion guy Tan France revealed in a recent interview that despite being married to a man he only recently came out as gay to a sibling.
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Steve Grand releases new album 'Not the End of Me'
It's time to get very personal with mega-popular, openly gay, muscle-packed singer Steve Grand, who lives in suburban Chicago and shot to worldwide fame five years ago with his viral video song sensation "All-American Bo
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Panic! at the Disco's Brendon Urie pledges $1 million to LGBT group GLSEN
Brendon Urie, lead singer of Panic! at the Disco, has pledged a $1 million gift to the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) through his recently launched Highest Hopes Foundation.
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Russell Tovey, Steve Brockman Split
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Kinky Boots comes back to Chicago
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Betty Who says she 'loves' Queer Eye's Fab Five 'so much'
In a recent interview with UK LGBT glossy Attitude, singer Betty Who said that she's not "100% straight down the line heterosexual," but declined to elaborate.
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VH1 renews 'RuPaul's Drag Race' for season 11
VH1 on Wednesday announced that it was renewing RuPaul's Drag Race and its aftershow RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked.
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Frenchie Davis is excited, to put it mildly, to come back for Chicago Pride Fest
"I love coming to Chicago ... (it's) such a vibrant city," Davis said. "I was just there for Market Days (last August) and got to share a stage with my sister-in song, CeCe Peniston. I'm always amazed by how energetic th
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Chicago Pride Fest 2018 returns this weekend to Boystown
Chicago Pride Fest returns to Boystown Sat., June 16 and Sun., June 17, for another weekend filled with sun, fun, entertainment and plenty of pride.
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All-American Boy Steve Grand set to release new album
It's time to get very personal with mega-popular, openly gay, muscle-packed singer Steve Grand, who lives in suburban Chicago and shot to worldwide fame five years ago with his viral video song sensation "All-American Bo
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Music, rainbow-filled marriage proposal mix at Spring Awakening
Sam Albright knew a surprise was forthcoming on Friday, June 8, during DJ Markus Schulz' set on Spring Awakening Music Festival's Trance Arena stage. Albright's boyfriend of seven years, Dusty Carpenter, told him that, b
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Mya set to close out Chicago Pride Fest, June 17
Her resume blasts award-winning accomplishments over the past 20 years: recording artist, songwriter and actress, most noted. There's also Dancing With The Stars, multiple endorsements and her own nonprofit organization,
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Brian Justin Crum performs Chicago Pride Fest, June 17
Fresh off his new single "Wild Side," singer, songwriter, and stage actor Brian Justin Crum will be taking his talents to Chicago Pride Fest.
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Jessica Sanchez performs Chicago Pride Fest, June 16
Musical prodigy Jessica Sanchez is all grown up and ready to take the stage at Chicago's Pride Fest.
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La Bouche performs Chicago Pride Fest, June 16
In a blast from the past, the iconic 90's EDM duo La Bouche will be performing at Chicago Pride Fest.
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Blake Lewis performs Chicago Pride Fest, June 17
Singer, songwriter, and beatboxer Blake Lewis will be taking the stage at Chicago Pride Fest.