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San Francisco 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver will work with The Trevor Project following his anti-gay remarks this week.
The latest episode of Gay TV on the Go's LGBT politics show Critical Thinking Hosted by Waymon Hudson turns its focus to what for too long has been seen as a divide in the fight for civil rights and equality: the interse
LeAnn Rimes, Lily Tomlin and Dan Savage are a few of the guests who will join the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles (GMCLA) at its Friday, February 1 Los Angeles premiere of it gets better.
The Boy Scouts of America, which has gone to the U.S. Supreme Court to defend its ban against gay scouts and troop leaders, may change its policy.
GLAAD, an LGBT media advocacy and anti-defamation organization, and Scouts for Equality today responded to the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) announcement that it is considering a new policy that would allow gay members to
President Barack Obama issued a video statement to the 3,000 advocates assembled for the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force's 25th National Conference on LGBT Equality taking place in Atlanta.
Amazon employees have reached out to troubled gay teens in an It Gets Better video.
A high school senior's coming out speech at Princeton High School in New Jersey was greeted with a standing ovation.
President Barack Obama Monday became the first president ever to make mention of gay rights in an inaugural speech when he vowed to fight for equal rights for "our gay brothers and sisters."
Nine members of the Lakeside Pride Music Ensembles, Chicago's premier band for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, will perform for President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joseph Bi
Michael Snell and Derrick Sorles of Best Gay Cities and BestGayChicago.com are excited to announce the return of "Out in the Park" at Six Flags Great America on Saturday, Sept. 14.
When organizer and activist Lindsey Dietzler and editor Joe Erbentraut first approached The Burlington, a popular bar in Logan Square, with the idea of hosting a queer-centric dance party there, the pitch was simple and,
Author-activists Dan Savage has described PFLAG founder Jeanne Manford as critical to the gay rights movement.
Today, the Presidential Inauguration Committee (PIC) announced that Richard Blanco will serve as the Inaugural poet at the swearing-in ceremony on Monday, January 21. Blanco will be the youngest-ever Inaugural poet and t
With Illinois on the verge of legalizing gay marriage, a coalition of LGBT rights groups are calling on advocates and allies supporting full marriage equality to rally this Saturday outside the Thompson Center, 100 W. Ra
A coalition of independent activists and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) rights groups have come together to host a rally for Illinois Marriage Equality in Chicago. The Chicago Rally for Illinois Ma
Jean Leigh of the Leigh Gallery has joined with Northalsted businesses for the Better by the Dozen fundraising drive to raise money for the Ali Forney Center (AFC), a vital services organization for homeless LGBT youth i
Howard Brown Health Center (HBHC) announced Tuesday that the Broadway Youth Center (BYC) will be permanently moving from its current location at 3179 N. Broadway to temporary locations in Lakeview.
Darren Criss, Rashida Jones, Chris Colfer, Zachary Quinto and Naya Rivera were among the stars on hand Sunday as The Trevor Project honored singer Katy Perry with its Trevor Hero Award for her gay rights advocacy.
A new report released by the Chicago Department of Pubic Health (CDPH) demonstrates improvements in HIV prevention and awareness in Chicago since 2008 and 2011.
Katy Perry was presented with the Trevor Hero Award during a ceremony on Sunday at the Hollywood Palladium, where she turned the spotlight on the organization's volunteers.
Saturday, Dec. 1 marks the 25th anniversary of World AIDS Day, commemorating the 30 million people around the world who have died from the disease since the first reported cases in 1981.
The UPS Foundation on Monday announced it would no longer fund organizations which discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
Thousands of ghosts, ghouls and other things that go bump in the night (as well as some scantily clad athletes and drag queens) lined Halsted Street Monday evening to view the 16th annual Halloween Parade presented prese