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James Lee, Mr. Kentucky Leather 2017, as named International Mr. Leather 2018 at the 40th annual IML Competition in Chicago Sunday, May 27.
DJ Karsten Sollors has a busy IML slate, with five gigs on four days.
A diverse lineup of entertainers are pegged to take the stages at Market Days 2018 as organizers release an early schedule for the popular two-day street festival in Boystown this August.
SKIN Productions brings a Saturday night dance party that is pure IML – it's called, the RAUNCHY Party, and will begin at 11 p.m., at Fantasy Nightclub in Boystown.
Tony Moran is bringing his national resume and sound back to Chicago for The Victory Party, where he will be spinning for the first time ever with Morabito on Sunday night, May 27, at House of Blues in River North.
There will be plenty of sun, but Joe Lewis is heading to Key West in early-June to be the won, literally.
An honorary Chicago street name celebrating the life of gay rights champion, business man, publisher, International Mr. Leather (IML) and Leather Museum & Archives founder Chuck Renslow was dedicated on May 19.
International Mr. Leather opens Thursday welcoming the leather and fetish world to Chicago this Memorial Day weekend.
In 1996, Matthew Harvat and a bunch of friends from Chicago went to Hotlanta, a large, long-gone circuit party. They were at the main dance event when the venue ran out of bottled water. The hotel where the party was hel
Mayor Rahm Emanuel on May 4 issued a proclamation recognizing June as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Pride Month in Chicago.
DJs Ale Maes and Alberto Ponzo shared the music chores and the dance floor was packed for hours at the monthly Octane Party from SKIN Productions, held Saturday night, May 12, at Fantasy Nightclub in Boystown.
Karsten Sollors keeps expanding his music portfolio, which started as a DJ – as a hobby – in the late-1990s, and a professional DJ for seven years. He also has been producing his own music for four years.
In its 12th year, the Andersonville Wine Walk will once again invite guests to walk, sip, and shop their way through the commercial district on Sunday, May 20 from 3-6PM, but this year, the event is undergoing a growth s
An honorary Chicago street name will celebrate the life of gay rights champion, business man, publisher, International Mr. Leather (IML) and Leather Museum & Archives founder Chuck Renslow.
Lori Lightfoot is today expected to announce her plans to challenge Rahm Emanuel in next year's mayoral election, making her the first openly lesbian, and the first African-American woman to do so in Chicago.
Chicago House and Social Service Agency celebrated springtime with its 32nd annual spring brunch and fashion show at the Harold Washington Library on Sunday, May 6.
A Lakeview man accused of intimidating employees of gay bars in Boystown and promising that "Orlando will happen in Chicago" is back in custody two days after he was accidentally released from Cook County Jail.
The search is on for a Lakeview man who was accidentally released from the Cook County Jail.
A Lakeview man accused of intimidating employees of gay bars in Boystown and promising that "Orlando will happen in Chicago" is now facing terrorism, hate crime and a number of new charges.
The Illinois Senate passed the Inclusive Curriculum Bill - known as SB 3249 - on Wednesday, sending the measure calling for the inclusion of historical events and contributions by LGBTQ people to the state House.
SKIN Productions will host two late-night, high-energy dance parties in May, both at Fantasy Nightclub in Boystown.
About Face Theatre is pleased to present the Midwest premiere of Bryna Turner's comedy BULL IN A CHINA SHOP, based on the true story of revolutionary academics and lovers Mary Woolley and Jeannette Marks.
Illinois senators earlier this month advanced a plan to teach a more inclusive curriculum that celebrates the important contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer individuals. Now an anti-LGBT billboa
Supporting Test Positive Aware Network (TPAN) this Thursday is as simple as dining out. Dining Out For Life returns to Chicago on April 26 with more than 60 participating Chicagoland restaurants.