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Jack Thompson, the reigning Leatherman of Color 2019, was named International Mr. Leather 2019 on Sunday, May 26.
The Leather Pride Flag, a symbol for the leather community (gay, straight, bi or otherwise), was first presented to the world 30 years ago in Chicago.
Johnny V went to his first Grabby Award Show about five or six years ago, and left with two awards: Hottest Bottom and Best Duo Performance, with Ryan Rose.
International Mr. Leather (IML) opens Thursday welcoming the leather and fetish world to Chicago this Memorial Day weekend.
Lori Lightfoot was sworn in Monday as Chicago's 56th mayor, becoming the first black woman and first openly gay mayor to hold the office.
Mother Nature has been fickle this spring, but Memorial Day weekend certainly is the kickoff of Chicago's gay summer. The annual International Mr. Leather (IML) is always the start of the fun season locally.
The show will go on and, yes, there will be a special ceremony to honor Mark Nagel, the co-owner of the annual GRABBYS Award Show who passed away unexpectedly this past February, GoPride.com has confirmed.
"All-American Boy" Steve Grand returns with a new music video for his song "Pink Champagne" off his second album, not the end of me, which reached the number 2 slot on the iTunes pop chart and the top 10 on Billboard's i
Illinois Representative Dan Lipinski on Wednesday announced that he will vote for the Equality Act.
Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot has been named Honorary Grand Marshal for this year's Chicago Pride Parade.
A diverse lineup of entertainers are pegged to take the stages at Market Days 2019 as organizers release an early schedule for the popular two-day street festival in Boystown this August.
Clear way for the catwalk at Sidetrack, as the annual Proud To Runway fundraiser is Saturday, May 18, from 6-9 p.m., which is Proud To Run's biggest fundraising event of the year.
Roberto Gonzalez, 43, who lives in Uptown and is openly gay, is originally from Maracaibo, Venezuela, and has lived in Chicago for 19 years. He is the creative director and owner of Roberto Gonzalez Flowers.
Robb Godek is heading to Key West, Florida next month to represent Chicago at the 6th annual Stoli Key West Cocktail Classic Finals after winning the four-person Chicago competition on Saturday, May 11 at Sidetrack.
The 6th annual Stoli Key West Cocktail Classic Tour struts into Chicago on Saturday afternoon, May 11 – with four local contestants battling it out and celebrity performances by queens from RuPaul's Drag Race.
Several grand marshals have been announced, with more to come, for this year's parade that marks 50 years since the Stonewall Uprising that changed the course of LGBTQ history forever, it was announced May 8 by Pride Chi
It was, admittedly, an impulsive decision, but Brice Henry Harris has no regrets.
Keith Stryker has participated five times in the annual Ride For AIDS Chicago and just as many times in the yearly AIDS/LifeCycle from San Francisco to Los Angeles.
In less than a month Spring Awakening Music Festival will ring in the summer festival season with an incredible lineup and a brand new venue in nearby Hoffman Estates.
More than 100 North American cities have implemented rainbow crosswalks to commemorate their local LGBTQ communities and soon Chicago will be one of them.
