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Netflix orders animated gay spy series 'Q-Force'
An animated series about a team of LGBT superspies is coming to Netflix.
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Grindr shuts down its digital publication 'Into'
Grindr, a leading hook-up app for gay and bisexual men, on Tuesday unexpectedly shuttered its digital publication Into.
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Gus Kenworthy, Billy Eichner, Hannah Hart react to Tumblr's decision to ban adult content
Gus Kenworthy, Billy Eichner and Hannah Hart are among the LGBT celebrities who have reacted to Tumblr's decision to ban adult content.
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'Queer Eye' wins outstanding reality show Emmy 14 years after original
Netflix's Queer Eye on Sunday won three Emmys, including outstanding reality show, at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards.
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AT&T mobile data usage soars at Air Show, Lollapalooza and Chicago Pride
When the Chicago Air & Water Show ended this weekend, it wrapped up a busy summer of major outdoor events for Chicagoans. And gauging by the record-breaking mobile data usage, summer 2018 appears to have been memorable f
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Camp Wannakiki hits YouTube
Camp Wannakiki, a new drag reality show created and produced by Chicagoans Ashley and Brandon Wright, is now airing on YouTube.
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Report: Grindr becomes popular app for selling illegal drugs
Grindr, the world's largest gay dating app, isn't just for romance and hookups anymore, but is becoming a place to sell and buy illegal substances, a new report claims.
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Netflix renews 'Queer Eye' for third season
Netflix has renewed Queer Eye for a third season.
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With control in hand, drone in air, Bradley French brings breathtaking views, videos
Bradley French has gone airborne to bring a new, modern look – he produces brilliant drone videos.
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On last day of Pride, YouTube apologizes to LGBT creators
YouTube, which is owned by Google, has apologized for the ways it has "let the LGBTQ community down."
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Homophobes target YouTube Pride video featuring Janelle Monae, Adam Rippon
The comments section of a YouTube Pride video is teeming with anti-LGBT comments.
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Apple introduces LGBT Pride watch face
Apple on Monday introduced a watch face and band to celebrate LGBT Pride.
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Apple to release LGBT Pride watch face
Apple is expected to release an LGBT Pride watch face on Monday.
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First Look: Netflix releases trailer for 'Sense8' series finale
Netflix on Thursday released its first trailer for its upcoming Sense8 two-hour series finale.
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First Look: Netflix's gay teen comedy 'Alex Strangelove' arrives June 8
Netflix on Wednesday released its first trailer for its upcoming gay teen comedy Alex Strangelove.
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Grindr apologizes for 'all the distress' it caused over sharing HIV data
Grindr has issued an apology and promised it will work to regain users' trust after it was revealed that the hookup app for gay and bisexual men had shared sensitive data with third-party vendors.
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Grindr says it'll stop sharing HIV status with third parties
Grindr, the hookup app for gay and bisexual men, on Monday said that it would stop sharing HIV status information with third parties.
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Grindr now offers reminder to get tested for HIV
Grindr, the most widely-used dating app for gay and bisexual men, now offers its 3.6 million daily users the option to get reminders when they're due for an HIV test.
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'Transparent' delayed until 2019 following Jeffrey Tambor exit
Amazon's Transparent is likely delayed until next year following Jeffrey Tambor's exit.
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AT&T brings custom deals to the 3 biggest cities, including free Internet for life in Chicago
AT&T today launched a series of deals available only for customers in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. The offers vary from city to city and the carrier noted that each one will last for a limited time only.
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Apple celebrates marriage equality in Australia with iPhone X 'first dance' ads
Apple has released a set of ads celebrating same-sex marriage in Australia.
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RuPaul to guest star on 'Grace And Frankie' season 5
RuPaul, the host of VH1's RuPaul's Drag Race, is set to guest star on the fifth season of Netflix's Grace and Frankie.
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These are the top ten cities to find a kinky partner, where Chicago and LA ranks on the list
A new survey from KinkD, a fetish dating app, has identified which cities are the 'kinkiest' in the country for gay men. With over 155 thousand gay male users in the United States, the app analyzed America's kink hotspot