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Reeling, the second oldest LGBT film festival in the world, closes Thursday, Nov. 14 with a red carpet reception at the Stan Mansion, 2408 N. Kedzie Ave.
Fourteen individuals and two organizations were inducted Nov. 12 into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame, the country's only known government-sponsored hall of fame that honors members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual
Now that same-sex marriage is well on its way to being reality in Illinois, likely starting next June, LGBTs can look to a number of organizations for help should they begin to start planning for marriage.
In a column published, Sunday, Nov. 9, Chicago Sun-Times writer Laura Washington named Windy City Times publisher and executive editor Tracy Baim among the heroes behind Illinois' successful marriage equality efforts.
Hawaii state Rep. Jo Jordan, who is openly lesbian, on Friday voted against a gay marriage bill, becoming the first openly gay lawmaker to vote against such legislation.
The Hawaii House on Friday gave its final approval to a proposed bill which seeks to make Hawaii the 16th state to legalize gay marriage.
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn said Thursday that he will on Nov. 20 sign Senate Bill 10, the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act, allowing same-sex couples in Illinois to marry.
Cardinal Francis George, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Chicago, has described Illinois' gay marriage bill as a "bad law."
Reeling, the second oldest LGBT film festival in the world, returns Thursday after being placed on hiatus last year by Chicago Filmmakers, the not-for-profit organization that produces the event.
The Illinois House of Representatives approved Senate Bill 10, the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act, on Tuesday.
As Illinois lawmakers return to the Capitol on Tuesday for the final week of the fall veto session, marriage rights advocates are ready for a vote on a stalled marriage bill.
President Barack Obama on Sunday called on Congress to approve the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA).
Singer Chely Wright has described Steve Grand as brave for identifying as gay in his debut single All-American Boy.
Last Tuesday, thousands of people braved the cold rain to rally outside the Illinois state Capitol as part of the March on Springfield for Marriage Equality, setting a record as the largest ever LGBT focused rally or lob
A special legislative session called for by Democratic Governor Neil Abercrombie to consider a proposed gay marriage bill convenes on Monday in Hawaii.
President Barack Obama will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to Dr. Sally Ride and Bayard Rustin on November 20.
Thousands of marriage rights advocates and allies braved the cold rain to rally outside the Illinois state Capitol as part of the March on Springfield for Marriage Equality, an event to mark the first day of the fall vet
Thousand of marriage rights advocates and allies are converging on the Illinois state capitol in Springfield for the March on Springfield for Marriage Equality.
Illinoisans are driving, taking Amtrak trains and boarding chartered buses this morning as they head to the State Capitol for the March on Springfield for Marriage Equality, an event that marks the first day of the fall
A new statewide poll released Monday--just one day before the March on Springfield for Marriage Equality--shows a dramatic majority of registered likely voters support for the freedom to marry in Illinois.
Abby Wambach says that response to entering a civil union with professional teammate Sarah Huffman has been "awesome."
A teacher at a Roman Catholic school in Little Rock, Arkansas was reportedly fired after she married her female partner of 14 years.
U.S. District Court Judge Bernard Friedman on Wednesday told plaintiffs in a case challenging Michigan's ban on gay marriage that he will hold a trial on the issue.
U.S. District Court Judge Bernard Friedman is expected to hand down a ruling, as early as Wednesday, on whether Michigan's gay marriage ban violates the U.S. Constitution.