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Reeling, the second longest-running LGBT film festival in the world, returns with a line-up of groundbreaking LGBT films for its 32nd festival, taking place Sept. 18-25.
On Aug. 25th, the evening before the Chicago-based 7th Court of Appeals hears arguments in the cases challenging Wisconsin and Indiana's ban on gay marriage, advocates from Indiana, Wisconsin and Illinois will rally in C
Ten states have joined in filing an amicus brief in support of gay marriage bans in Wisconsin and Indiana.
The management team behind the successful Boystown bars Hydrate, Elixir, Replay and Halsted's will assume the operation and management of Whiskey Trust and Chloe's Nightclub, the group told ChicagoPride.com Tuesday.
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Indiana officials to recognize the out-of-state marriages of gay and lesbian couples.
As the discussion continues to brew on whether to move the Chicago Pride Parade downtown, Lakeview Ald. Tom Tunney (44th) is polling community members to get their take, potentially influencing decision makers.
Hoards of LGBT journalists and media professionals are flocking to Chicago this week as the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA) hosts its annual event in the Windy City.
This November, Best Gay Cities is taking over the Key Lime Cove Indoor Waterpark Resort in Gurnee, Illinois for "Heatwave," a first-of-its-kind, over-the-top-all-night dance and slumber party benefiting the Chicago Gay M
Chicago Rowing Union ( CRU ) — the Midwest's only GLBT rowing team — brought home the gold at Gay Games 9, finishing first in the Men's Four with Coxswain race.
Four years ago the Stonewall Kickball league originated in Washington D.C. with the mission of creating a fun, inclusive sports organization that centered around building a community and raising money for local nonprofit
Nearly 150,000 people from across the country converged on North Halsted St. on Aug. 9 - 10 for the 2014 Northalsted Market Days, the largest two-day outdoor street festival in the Midwest.
Chicago's biggest street festival is being seen from a whole new perspective this year as new aerial drone footage shows thousands in Boytown for Northalsted Market Days 2014.
Equality Illinois hosts Out at the Sox, an LGBT Pride Night fundraiser, as the Chicago White Sox face the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday, August 16.
Blend new wave-pop with a dash of alternative rock, and what you get is Neon Trees, one of the top headliners planning to tear up the stage at Northalsted Market Days.
Nearly 200,000 people from across the country will converge on North Halsted St. throughout the weekend for the 2014 Northalsted Market Days, the largest two-day outdoor street festival in the Midwest, which officially o
The 33rd annual Northalsted Market Days is here! And while you are enjoying the largest two-day street festival in the Midwest, why not take an extra minute out of your day to check your HIV status?
More than 40 musical acts may be taking the stage this weekend in Boystown, but there are six headliners and up-and-comers that shouldn't be missed at Northalsted Market Days.
This weekend upwards of 200,000 will descend on Boystown for the Midwest's largest street festival -- because who knows how to throw a party better than the LGBT community?
Owners of Parlour on Clark, located at 6341 N. Clark St., confirmed rumors that the far north bar will be shuttered on Sunday, Aug. 10
In preparation for the upcoming Market Days festival, the largest two-day street festival in the Midwest, LGBT leaders outlined their plans to call attention to Bruce Rauner's anti-LGBT activities and ongoing conservativ
Spectacular live entertainment, delicious food, endless shopping and plenty of people-watching marks the onset of the 33rd annual Northalsted Market Days street fair to be held Sat. Aug. 9 and Sun. Aug 10 in Chicago's La
While new research shows Boystown is becoming a more fragmented LGBT community, Lakeview officials say the "gayborhood" is most certainly here to stay.
Equality Illinois today launched a statewide voter engagement effort for the November election to defend the history victories Illinois' LGBT community has been able to achieve.
Although he has more than 3.2 million views of "All American Boy," a fully funded Kickstarter campaign to record a debut album and a list of accolades in the media, Steve Grand is just beginning his career.