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Chicago-area residents will band together for equity and justice for individuals living with and vulnerable to HIV at the 16th annual AIDS Run & Walk Chicago on Sunday, Oct. 1. The event will start and finish at Soldier
Kirk Walker considered medical school, but instead opted for softball coaching. And boy has he had success on the field, in that field.
The annual Second City Open Tournament - Chicago (SCOTCH) Bowling Tournament drew 140 participants in early-March, with representatives from 14 states, including Nevada and North Carolina.
The 4th annual SCOTCH Bowling Tournament, representing the 29th annual International Gay Bowling Organization (IGBO) tournament in Chicago, is set for March 4-5 at Waveland Bowl (3700 N. Western Ave.).
It looks like 2017 will be one of the biggest and best LGBT sports years ever – locally, nationally and internationally.
After nine years, the leadership of the Windy City Cowboys elected to end the group rather than pass the hat and boots to a new generation of organizers.
Some of the fastest riders finished the first 100 miles of the 200-mile Ride For AIDS Chicago on Saturday, July 9, at about 2:30 p.m., and Matt Liberatore crossed that finish line to the first half of the event about 30
On Saturday, June 25, Proud to Run celebrates its 35th year supporting Chicago's LGBT community in its traditional healthy and fun way. The annual 10K run and 5K run/walk, organized by an all-volunteer, community-based b
Cyd Zeigler has had an abundance of flag football experience and for the past couple years has been trying his hand, and whistle, as a tackle football official – for high school and college games in Southern California.
Brian Sommer is preparing for the upcoming kickball season, run by the Chicago Metropolitan Sports Association (CMSA), which will be his seventh and final season as the league's commissioner.
A major benefit for the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame has been renamed in honor of the event's founder, who died last year. The 2016 Dick Uyvari Memorial Celebrity Bowl will be Saturday, May 14, at Waveland Bowl, 3700 N. Wes
Keith Andrew Stryker tackled the AIDS/LifeCycle for the first time in 2012, where he was among 2,225 riders and 550 roadies for the 7-day bicycle ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles.
His passion for professional wrestling dates back to 1979, when Reeve Lazar intently watched the evil Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissey manage various stars in the now-defunct American Wrestling Association (AWA).
Outsports on Friday named Billy Bean its Male Hero of the Year.
Jude Hansen has dual motivation for the annual Bank of America Chicago Marathon, which he is running on Sunday, Oct. 11, along with about 40,000 other participants.
Out British singer Sam Smith recently said he's not a fan of dating apps such as Tinder and Grindr.
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
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.
Out Olympian Blake Skjellerup is in Cleveland, Ohio to compete in the 2014 Gay Games 9.
About 12,000 are expected Saturday at the opening ceremonies for Gay Games 9 at Quicken Loans Arena in downtown Cleveland.
A television comedy inspired by Robbie Rogers is under development.
More than 300 riders are on their way home to the Chicago area as part of the 200-mile, two-day Ride for AIDS Chicago (RFAC).