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Kiera Hogan holds her Coming-Out Party in Chicago
What started as a simple speech at the Center on Halsted has snowballed into a four-day Coming-Out Party for professional wrestler Kiera Hogan.
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DJ Willyum, a regular at Phoenix Bar & Nightclub: 'I enjoy interacting with the crowd'
Justin Reeves went to the legendary, long-running B96 SummerBash in 2003, his first-ever concert, with DJ Flipside working his magic. Reeves was hooked. "(Flipside) made me think. 'I want to do that someday.'"
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CircuitMOM Productions braces for 4 events in 8 days, including return of Haunted Halloween
It's the calm before the chaos for Matthew Harvat and the crew from CircuitMOM Productions, as they prepare for four events in eight days.
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Marvette Devo and Frida Mentira, partners in drag
They walked around during Market Days in August in their match pink wigs, inspired by the family resemblance episodes of RuPaul's Drag Race, when contestants are challenged to look as alike and collective as possible.
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Tim Fyre remembers late husband Richard Pfeiffer, plans for 2020 Chicago Pride Parade
Tim Fyre wants to assume leadership and coordination of the 2020 Chicago Pride Parade, at least for the one year – to honor Richard Pfeiffer, the Parade's longtime coordinator and his husband of nearly 48 years.
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Richard Pfeiffer, Chicago Pride Parade coordinator, passes away at 70
Richard William Pfeiffer, coordinator of the annual Chicago Pride Parade since 1974 and a member of Chicago's Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame, died Sunday, October 6. He was 70.
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Get ready for a return of Opera Tunes at Sidetrack
Step aside, Show Tunes ...another round of Opera Tunes is coming to Sidetrack.
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House music legend Ralphi Rosario to be honored by City of Chicago
Chicago native and legendary house music DJ and producer Ralphi Rosario will be honored on Saturday when a portion of North Halsted Street in Boystown becomes Honorary Ralphi "The Razz" Rosario Blvd.
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Phenomenal living with Cameron Phillips
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River Coello: a queer, trans multidisciplinary artist from Ecuador living in Chicago
River Coello is a two-spirit artist hailing from Guayaquil, Ecuador who has lived in Chicago for four years.
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Counter-protesters outnumber Straight Pride Parade participants; more than 30 people arrested
More than 30 people were arrested and 4 officers hurt during Saturday's Straight Pride Parade in Boston.
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Drag star Alex Jenny takes Crash Landing crown
Alex Jenny won the 30th cycle of Crash Landing, one of the biggest drag competitions in Chicago – and the most-attended cycle in history.
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Annual Curacao Pride celebrates the Caribbean, Sept. 25-29
The seventh-annual Curacao Pride is a five-day, event and party filled celebration in the rainbow-covered Caribbean country, running September 25-29.
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Kiera Hogan to participate in Chicago Wolves' inaugural Pride Night, Oct. 19
Kiera Hogan is having her coming-out celebration this October in Chicago in conjunction with IMPACT Wrestling's Bound For Glory extravaganza, which is Oct. 20 at The Odeum Expo Center in the Chicago area – with multiple
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The mustache that has become a social-media sensation has ties to Chicago
Eli McGanal has become a worldwide Instagram sensation: mr_kid.
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Queer Eye's Bobby Berk deletes tweets defending Karamo Brown
Bobby Berk, Queer Eye's design guy, deleted a series of tweets defending Karamo Brown calling Sean Spicer a "good guy."
