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Equality Illinois, on Aug. 29, announced an expanded statewide strategy that includes opening a central Illinois office to better serve the needs and priorities of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Illinoisans.
Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel will be honored at the 11th annual GLSEN Respect Awards at the Regent Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills, California.
Eleven individuals and one organization will be inducted 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, and tr
Web series Where The Bears Are returned Monday for its fourth season.
Olympian and recent winner of the 2015 Arthur Ashe Courage Award, Caitlyn Jenner will serve as the keynote speaker for the 7th annual Chicago House Speaker Series luncheon on Nov. 12.
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner on Thursday signed a bill that prohibits therapies that attempt to alter the sexuality or gender identity of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth (LGBT).
Jack Neilsen is celebrating his 10th anniversary as a player in the annual Gay Softball World Series, run by the North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance (NAGAAA), as pitches are thrown and bats swung at the 2015 eve
The White House announced Tuesday that it has appointed its first openly transgender official.
Actor Zachary Quinto has responded to criticism over comments he made last year about HIV/AIDS and the preventative treatment commonly known by the brand name Truvada.
Chicago's biggest street festival is getting the time lapse treatment once again, showing hundreds of thousands of people pack Boystown in one short video.
Helena Brewers infielder David Denson announced Saturday that he's gay, making him the first active player in affiliated professional baseball to publicly come out of the closet. The Helena Brewers is the advanced rookie
A day after a federal court ordered Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis to issue marriage licenses to all qualified couples, her office refused two gay couples.
Evangelist Franklin Graham believes that the right president could overturn the Supreme Court's ruling striking down gay marriage bans in all 50 states.
Comprehensive sex education; gay sex with a puppet; a heartfelt coming-of-age story; Harry Potter. Dallas-native John Michael Colgin (who prefers to go by John Michael) promises all this and more in the Chicago premiere
The Illinois Gay Rodeo Association (ILGRA) has announced its Rodeo Round Town weekend August 21-23, 2015. The weekend will feature a series of fundraiser parties and events around Chicago to help ILGRA plan for a future
According to New Ways Ministries, more than 50 LGBT people have reported losing their jobs at Catholic institutions since 2010.
Two petitions are calling for a boycott of director Roland Emmerich's upcoming gay rights drama Stonewall.
The Midwest's largest street festival is back as Northalsted Market Days 2015 takes over Boystown with some of the biggest parties and performances in Chicago this weekend.
Market Days heats up with the fifth installment of Matthew Harvat's (Circuit Mom) dance party, Revolution, which happens every August to coincide with the two-day street festival in Boystown. As part of the "Superhero" t
This weekend the six blocks of Halsted between Addison and Belmont will be home to the Midwest's largest two day street festival. For the 34th year Northalsted Market Days is taking over a half-mile stretch of the alread
Thirty-one former Center on Halsted employees submitted a letter to the Center's board the week of July 13 asking it to access the management style of CEO Modesto "Tico" Valle.
Mya hits the Windy City this weekend, with a scheduled stop at SEVEN, the new bar in part of the former Spin Nightclub in Boystown.
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) on Monday ended its ban on openly gay adult leaders, employees and volunteers.
Actor Jake Gyllenhaal says he was moved by the Supreme Court's ruling striking down gay marriage bans in all 50 states.