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Illinois LGBTQ Advocacy Day May 15

May 3, 2019

Eat out in Chicago, give back: Dining Out For Life is Thursday, April 25

Apr 25, 2019

PHOTOS: Decorate-A-Bonnet Party at Sidetrack

Apr 22, 2019

Excitement ramps up for 9-hour Pride in the Park festival

When organizers started planning the inaugural Pride In The Park, they built a diverse list of about 100 artists to contact, GoPride.com has confirmed.

Apr 17, 2019

Aurora Pride Parade returns after community raises over $17k in less than a day

Apr 17, 2019

Aurora group scrambles to raise $17k to restore Pride Parade

Apr 16, 2019

Fee hike kills Aurora's Pride Festival

Apr 16, 2019

Proud, gay mayor Pete Buttigieg aims to defeat Trump in 2020

Apr 14, 2019

Designing Brock Williams who also talks tea (dances)

Brock Williams came to Chicago about 10 years ago to attend Illinois Tech and he is now focused on his design career. He is an account executive for Design Within Reach and has his own interior design company, Modern Imp

Apr 12, 2019

Illinois expands Medicaid coverage for trans and gender-nonconforming residents

Illinois' Medicaid program will begin covering gender affirming surgeries for transgender individuals.

Apr 5, 2019

Northalsted Business Alliance announces executive director appointment

The Northalsted Business Alliance announced the appointment of Kevin Richards to Executive Director.

Apr 4, 2019

Lori Lightfoot to become Chicago's first LGBT, black woman mayor

Apr 2, 2019

Iggy Azalea, Steve Aoki to headline first-ever Pride in the Park Chicago

An all-star lineup has been announced for a new LGBTQ pride celebration on Saturday, June 29, in Grant Park.

Apr 2, 2019

Chicago's historic runoff election promises the city's first African-American woman as mayor

No matter who wins Tuesday's municipal election, Chicago will for the first time elect an African-American woman as its mayor.

Apr 1, 2019

HRC endorses Lori Lightfoot for Mayor of Chicago

Human Rights Campaign has endorsed Lori Lightfoot for Chicago mayor.

Mar 28, 2019

CircuitMOM brings two massive dance parties to Market Days weekend, tickets on sale March 29

The two-day Northalsted Market Days will feature back-to-back high-energy dance parties from CircuitMOM Productions, both held at the famed, historic Aragon Ballroom in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood.

Mar 26, 2019

All charges dropped against Jussie Smollett, attorneys say

Mar 26, 2019

Chicago Pride Fest returns June 22 – 23 with Leann Rimes, Alex Newell and more

Chicago Pride Fest 2019 is just three months away, and today, organizers are kicking off the annual buzz leading up to the festivities by announcing the entertainment acts pegged to take the stage this year.

Mar 25, 2019

Queer activists disrupt Lightfoot at campaign event in Andersonville

Mar 25, 2019

Chicago's Playground Theater showing hilarious "Queer Eye" musical parody

Mar 24, 2019

Miss Miranda celebrates 1-year entertaining at Scarlet, other Chicago venues

Miss Miranda is, in some form, a mix of Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift and Selena Quintanilla – and alcohol was, not surprisingly, involved in her debut.

Mar 22, 2019

The 2019 Grabbys Award Show celebrates 20 years

Mar 22, 2019

Marc Engel's Cram Fashion celebrates 10 years

Opening a Boystown boutique for high-end men's clothing in spring 2009 – as the Great Recession was beginning to hit the economy – might not seem like the best idea in hindsight. Yet the results speak for themselves as t

Mar 20, 2019

Prime Minister of Ireland celebrates St. Patrick's Day at Sidetrack

Mar 18, 2019