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On Sunday, May 5, the Center for Gender, Sexuality and HIV Prevention at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago is holding its first, and hopefully annual, Safe Space Day at the Center on Halsted.
A new hall of fame – the first of its kind in the U.S. – has been established to honor individuals and organizations whose achievements and efforts have enhanced the fields of sports and athletics for the gay and lesbian
As the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo, best known as C2E2, hits McCormick Place this Saturday, the Chicago chapter of Geeks OUT has an entire "geekend" of activities planned, including their inaugural Mutant High Pro
Robbie Rogers is young, gay and was a successful professional soccer star until he stunned the world in February by retiring from soccer and coming out to the world in a letter he posted online.
Come this year's designated Dining-Out-For-Life day, those doing brunch, the ladies who lunch, dinner diners and duos on dates, in 55 subscribing cities, may also see a bounty of benevolence figuratively printed on the m
Chicago's city council could soon be pushing to make professional sports safer for LGBT athletes.
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The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) today announced a resolution to remove barriers for gay scouts. Saying "the Boy Scouts of America does not have an agenda on the matter of sexual orientation", the resolution states that "
Legislation to protect LGBT students in public schools from bullying and harassment has been proposed by openly gay Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO). The bill, which has been previously introduced, enjoys bi-partisan support.
Jackie Chan, Pauley Perrette, Jason Alexander and Giada de Laurentiis are among the celebrities urging support for equal rights for LGBT people in a new public service campaign by GLAAD helmed by director Brett Ratner.
Gerber/Hart, Chicago's only LGBT library and archives, will begin moving into its new facility this month, according to an email from the library's board.
United Latino Pride Week kicks off this Friday, April 19, with their popular annual fundraiser Noche de Lotería Jotería at the National Museum of Mexican Art from 6 to 10 p.m.
Matthew Morrison, who is best known for his Emmy and Golden Globe nominated role as Will Schuester on the Fox musical-comedy Glee, will be honored next month for his gay rights advocacy.
Bucks Saloon, one of the first bars in the Boystown neighborhood, will close this weekend. The popular bar, which is best known for its beer garden, has been purchased by Mark Liberson, owner of Hydrate Nightclub, Halste
Actor, singer and songwriter David Cassidy, who found fame on TV's The Partridge Family in the 70s', is the latest entertainment act announced for Northalsted Market Days this August in Chicago's Boystown neighborhood.
Out at Wrigley and its host committee announced details for this year's event, which is set for Saturday, August 3, when the Chicago Cubs take on the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Four more acts have been revealed for this summer's popular Pride Fest entertainment lineup taking place this June in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood.
Lynda Carter, the actress who played the iconic Wonder Woman in the 70's, is the second entertainment act to be announced for Northalsted Market Days this August in Chicago's Boystown neighborhood.
Sixteen community leaders have been appointed to the new Chicago Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Health Advisory Council, which was announced Friday by Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) Commissione
Sun., April 7, join Howard Brown Health Center (HBHC) for its inaugural Mad Hatter's Brunch event, a festive fundraiser that invites Chicagoans to don their zaniest and most outrageous hat to benefit programs and service
Each week ChicagoPride.com and the GoPride.com Network will present four of the best videos featured on Gwist during the past week.
Former Danity Kane singer Aubrey O'Day is the first musical act to be announced as part of the 2013 Chicago Pride Fest entertainment lineup.
Nearly 400 gay rights activists and supporters of marriage equality rallied Monday in downtown Chicago as the Supreme Court is set to take up same-sex marriage this week.
Ahead of Supreme Court hearings, CNN has created an "LGBT rights calculator" to help shed light on the difference in legal protections among the 50 states.