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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel won a second term on Tuesday after a historic runoff election against challenger Jesus "Chuy" Garcia.
#BornPerfect is the nationwide campaign that was started by the National Center for Lesbian Rights to ban conversion therapy, practices designed to change someone's sexual orientation and/or gender identity.
Today, April 7, Chicago residents will cast their votes for the runoff elections in the race for mayor and 18 City Council seats. The polls are officially open until 7 p.m.
Two Chicago men were left shocked and one injured this week after they were kicked out of a cab on Chicago's Lake Shore Drive for sharing a kiss.
The Chicago Veterinary Medical Association recommends dog owners take immediate, precautionary measures to prevent their dogs from exposure to Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease (CIRD) following an outbreak in Chicago
S3 Simply Social Sports Leagues is teaming up with sponsor bar DS Tequila to host its first league aimed at the LGBT community this spring and founder Ben Shimon thinks the two are a perfect match.
U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, an Illinois Republican, has taken a strong stand against Indiana's religious freedom law which critics say absent LGBT protections would allow businesses to discriminate against gays and lesbians.
In the wake of Indiana Gov. Mike Pence signing the state's controversial religious freedom bill, organizers in Boystown are inviting residents of the Hoosier state to celebrate Pride Fest in Chicago.
Started in Michigan in 2009, the International Transgender Day of Visibility is celebrated annually on March 31.
The annual Chicago Headline Club Peter Lisagor Award finalists have been announced and Windy City Times writer Gretchen Rachel Hammond was nominated in the category of non-daily, best in-depth reporting in a community ne
The University of Chicago is offering a look into its queer past with the latest in a series of projects by the Library's Special Collections Research Center, which this time around is teaming up with the Center for the
The Association of Latino/as Motivating Action (ALMA) has awarded the ALMA Young Latino Leaders for Creating Change scholarship to Alfredo Flores and Roberto Mendez.
Indiana Governor Mike Pence on Thursday signed a bill opponents say will allow business owners to refuse to serve members of the LGBT community based on their religious beliefs.
Howard Brown Health Center (HBHC) celebrated a number of milestones during its 2015 annual meeting held Monday at its flagship Brown Elephant location in Lakeview.
The Indiana House on Monday overwhelmingly approved a bill opponents say would allow business owners to refuse to serve the LGBT community based on their religious beliefs.
Gilead Sciences recently awarded the AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) $100,000, becoming the first member of AFC's Corporate Partnership Program.
A large majority of Wisconsin Republicans say that marriage equality coming to the state has either had no impact or a positive impact on their lives.
Chicago-based singer/songwriter Steve Grand released 'All American Boy' via Grand Nation on Monday, March 23.
Chicago-based singer/songwriter Steve Grand will release his full-length debut album "All American Boy" via Grand Nation this Monday, March 23rd. In advance of its release, ChicagoPride.com is premiering a stream of the
In what is described as a "first of its kind meeting" with LGBT leaders, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner committed his administration to strict enforcement of non-discrimination laws and suggested an openness to new initiativ
Michigan Democrats have introduced a bill that seeks to repeal the state's ban on gay marriage.
Steve Grand is back in Boystown in anticipation of dropping his first album, but before he heads to DS Tequila on Sunday for the pre-launch party, he's answering a few questions from ChicagoPride.com.
Out Chicago, the city's only LGBT-themed radio program, will host a 'super-sized, star-studded' live radio broadcast from D.S. Tequila, 3352 N. Halsted, on Sunday, March 22.
The Gay Liberation Network (GLN) is urging Illinoisans to contact their state senators in advance of a planned hearing on the appointment of former state Sen. Rev. James Meeks as the Illinois State Board of Education Cha