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Illinois Senator Mark Kirk this week announced his support for the Equality Act, making him the first Senate Republican to back the proposed legislation.
A Rogers Park couple are trying to rebuild their lives, and find their lost pets, in the wake of an extra-alarm fire that left them homeless.
Thousands of queers are prepared to descend on Chicago for the National LGBTQ Task Force's 28th annual Creating Change conference from Wednesday, January 20 through Sunday the 24.
Illinois Rep. Bob Dold on Friday announced his support for the Equality Act, making him the first Republican to back the proposed legislation.
Walmart said Friday it plans to shutter 269 stores this year, including the small-format Express stores in Lakeview and River North.
When the 2016 Chicago Pride Parade steps off on Sunday, June 26, there will be 50 less entries, down from 200 that participated in 2015, and it likely will still start once again at 12 noon, not 10 a.m., as was widely re
When the calendar says January, it might as well also boast "Health & Fitness Month." After all, the New Year always is the kick off to a new, or renewed, push for that perfect, sexy, sculpted body.
The popular ride sharing service Lyft has named the top destinations in Chicago where the most people are being dropped off in 2015 and Roscoe's Tavern is among the hottest destinations.
An Indiana Republican has proposed a bill which would criminalize the use of a restroom that does not conform to a person's gender at birth.
This year's lack of snow is no excuse to skip Christmas, but if you're smart and skipped the mayhem of Black Friday you're probably still searching for that perfect gift for your best friend, boss, lover, partner or stil
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is relaxing its ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men.
This year's lack of snow is no excuse to skip Christmas, but if you're smart and skipped the mayhem of Black Friday you're probably still searching for that perfect gift for your best friend, boss, lover, partner or stil
They will be singing many of the holiday classics – with a side splash of sass too, no doubt.
The mission of Fred Says is to generate funding to support HIV-youth programs in order to be better funded. And after two-years of building the organization, Fred Says is finally at a point where we can fulfill that goal
This year's lack of snow is no excuse to skip Christmas, but if you're smart and skipped the mayhem of Black Friday you're probably still searching for that perfect gift for your best friend, boss, lover, partner or stil
Bill Pritchard is leaving office as the unofficial "Mayor of Boystown." Yep, the 45-year-old Chicagoan has sold or donated most of his belongings and, come December 14, he's driving to Seattle, heading home, heading in a
The AIDS Foundation of Chicago held its 14th annual World of Chocolate winter gala on Thursday, Dec. 3, at the historic Chicago Union Station.
Cast members from the North American touring companies of the Broadway blockbusters Disney's The Lion King and Beautiful: The Carole King Musical present "Can You Feel the Earth Move: A Holiday Cabaret to benefit Broadwa
When Adam Ouahmane started watching the TV series "America's Next Top Model," he was immediately fascinated by the art of transforming a person and the ability to tell a story through photographic imaging.
Since early 2012, the Chicago-based Legacy Project LGBT History endeavor has been partnering with Illinois Safe Schools Alliance to provide opportunities for the state's GSAs to come and tour the award-winning "Legacy Wa
The night before Thanksgiving is unofficially considered the busiest night of the year for bars and taverns, so much so that the night is often referred to as Black Wednesday.
Chicago's Proudest Neighborhood is encouraging the community to shop local this holiday season with the debut of its new Proud Purchase Card, a program that rewards buyers for shopping in Boystown.
Peter Ruger read an article earlier this year about Steve Grand spending a day out on a boat on Lake Michigan with his Chicago friends, and then Ruger learned that the singing sensation hails from Lemont, Ill., and lived
For two nights, Nov. 10 & 11, the third-floor lobby at the Center on Halsted in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood was transformed into an elegant dining room with orange table clothes that seemed to shine in a seasonal glo