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Ronnie Kroell and Elliot London, co-founders of the Friend Movement, embarked Saturday morning on a 921-mile walk from Chicago to New York City over a period of 37 days to raise awareness for increased bullying preventio
October is National Bullying Prevention Month and Ronnie Kroell and Elliot London, cofounders of the Friend Movement, are celebrating by walking from Chicago to New York City over a period of 37 days to raise awareness f
A Caribou Coffee location in Northbrook is under fire after employees washed off the windows that had been painted to promote the Glenbrook North chapter of the Gay/Straight Alliance.
The equinox has come and gone and on Tuesday, October 1, Subject to Change, Logan Square's 18+ queer dance party, is ready to get into the autumnal spirit with Harvest Moonbeam, a benefit for the West Side's Patchwork Fa
Out in the Park at Six Flags Great America, which brought together thousands of queers and their allies from across the Midwest, raised $11,000 for Chicago House.
Anti-gay activist Peter LaBarbera and Christian conservative Linda Harvey over the weekend agreed that discriminating against gays was a sign of a healthy society.
Recently out actor Wentworth Miller revealed over the weekend that he attempted to kill himself several times as a teenager.
British Olympic diver Tom Daley brushed off rumors that he is gay, insisting that he'd come out if he were.
GLSEN has announced that Emmy-nominated, award-winning actress Kerry Washington, star of the hit ABC-TV series Scandal, and openly gay LA Galaxy soccer player Robbie Rogers will serve as Honorary Co-Chairs for this year'
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Monday signed a bill banning "ex-gay" therapy to minors, making New Jersey the second state after California to prohibit so-called conversion therapy that attempts to turn gay teens
Jake Shears, best known as the lead male singer for the band Scissor Sisters, says he's glad he came out gay as a teen.
California Governor Jerry Brown on Monday signed a first-in-the-nation bill that gives transgender K-12 students certain rights.
Campus Pride LGBT-Friendly College Fair program returns to the Chicago area for 2013.
The University of Chicago and Wheaton College ranked among the Princeton Review's annual list of the most LGBT-friendly and unfriendly colleges in the country.
Chris Colfer, who plays gay student Kurt Hummel on the Fox musical-comedy Glee, says the show has helped parents accept their LGBT kids.
Lady Gaga took to Twitter on Monday to slam the Russian government for its treatment of the LGBT community.
Broadway Youth Center has largely completed the transition from its old location at Broadway and Belmont to its new location at Wellington Avenue United Church of Christ, 615 W. Wellington, and held an open house July 22
Last Tuesday, Chicago native Steve Grand launched his first original single, a country song titled "All-American Boy", that has received over 600,000 views on Youtube in the past week.
It appears to be another record-breaking year as over 1 million people turned out for the annual Chicago Pride Parade. Spectators crowded the streets from Uptown to Boystown to celebrate gay pride from the streets, rooft
On the heels of the Supreme Court's landmark rulings on Wednesday declaring an end to the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and restoring marriage fairness in California, celebration will be in the air today when tens of th
Warm temperatures, thwarted rain and lots of sunshine made for a successful first weekend of Pride in Chicago, but it's not over yet.
Windy City Times will recognize 30 outstanding LGBT individuals and allies during its 30 Under 30 Awards ceremony on Thurs., June 27.
Former NFL player and activist Wade Davis will be joined by The Retired Professional Football Players of Chicago - NFL Players Association when he marches in Chicago's Gay Pride Parade this Sunday.
Chicago's all-new Pride Week kicked into high gear Saturday morning as organizers of Chicago Pride Fest launched their event, for the first time, a week before the Pride parade. The event re-opens this morning at 11 a.m.