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Springfield was abuzz Wednesday with lobby groups, including a group of about 40 Chicagoland-based advocates, who traveled by bus to Illinois' capital for the second tour of the AIDS Foundation of Chicago's (AFC) Lobby D
This Saturday, May 11, the popular Boystown video bar Sidetrack will host the first ever "Men of Fred" Casting Party and Fundraiser, an event aimed at celebrating the work of local nonprofit Fred Says, raising awareness
The Chicago City Council unanimously passed a resolution Wed., May 8 that encourages the Commissioners from major sports leagues to support their gay players, invite them to come out and to ensure their safety.
Chicago House raised $129,000, and counting, at its sold-out, record breaking 26th Annual Spring Brunch and Fashion Show.
On a close vote of 61-57, the Illinois House sent a bill to the Senate which approves the use of marijuana for medical purposes. The Senate has previously passed legislation similar to this bill which suggests that it wi
Reported cases of the disease that causes meningitis among gay and bisexual men on both U.S. coasts have LGBT people across the country on alert, but Chicago officials say that no case has been reported in Chicago.
Gay activists in Los Angeles are on alert after a West Hollywood man succumbed to a potentially deadly strain of bacterial meningitis.
Los Angeles County health officials have reported a single case of bacterial meningitis in a man, known to be a gay resident of West Hollywood, who has reportedly died from it Friday.
The newly formed Chicago LGBT Health Advisory Council on Monday encouraged members of the Illinois House to pass the the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act 'for the health of all our neighbors.'
Sixteen community leaders have been appointed to the new Chicago Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Health Advisory Council, which was announced Friday by Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) Commissione
Cicero police detective John Savage, 38, was arrested today by Cook County Sheriff's Police on charges of felony transmission of HIV.
Howard Brown Health Center (HBHC) Tuesday announced a rebranding of its Triad Health Practice, including a new name and location.
The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) is seeking candidates for its new LGBT Health Advisory Council.
In observance of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on Thursday, February 7, 2013, Howard Brown Health Center (HBHC) has partnered with the Chicago Black Gay Men's Caucus (CBGMC) and Black Gay Pride organizers to serv
The first set of national prevalence data on intimate partner violence (IPV), sexual violence (SV), and stalking victimization by sexual orientation was released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (C
Director David France's How To Survive A Plague has been nominated for Best Documentary at the 85th Academy Awards.
The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) on Thursday awarded $6 million to 22 community-based organizations that will provide housing assistance and support services in 2013 to persons living with HIV/AIDS and thei
About 150 Speedo-clad runners stripped down to raise over $7,000 for Vital Bridges on Saturday as part of Chicago's second annual Most Fabulous Santa Speedo Run.
A new report released by the Chicago Department of Pubic Health (CDPH) demonstrates improvements in HIV prevention and awareness in Chicago since 2008 and 2011.
As the Obama administration promotes its goal of an AIDS-free generation, people living with HIV continue to face stigma and discrimination, especially in the developing world.
On the 25th anniversary of World AIDS Day, people are talking about living with the disease.
President Barack Obama on Thursday announced that the United States is on track to treating 6 million people living with HIV by the end of 2013.
Saturday, Dec. 1 marks the 25th anniversary of World AIDS Day, commemorating the 30 million people around the world who have died from the disease since the first reported cases in 1981.
