GoPride Chicago
News, culture and community stories from LGBTQIA+ Chicago and beyond.
The June edition of the monthly OUTspoken! LGBTQ storyteller series takes place Tuesday, June 6, at Sidetrack, 3349 N. Halsted St. Doors open at 6 pm, stories begin at 7.
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley ( IL-05 ), who serves as Vice Chair of the LGBT Equality Caucus, released the following statement on LGBT Pride Month, which is observed the month of June:
Ivanka Trump on Thursday recognized June as LGBT Pride month.
As LGBT Pride Month sparks festivals and political movements around the globe in June, 'Chicago's Proudest Neighborhood' is ready to host some of the city's biggest events.
Kelly Suzanne Saulsberry, the Director of Policy & Outreach for the Chicago Commission on Human Relations (CCHR), is the 2017 Community Pride Award Recipient, it was announced by Equality Illinois.
Broadway In Chicago announces the Chicago premiere of The Lincoln Center Theater Production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's THE KING AND I.
Sense8 is reportedly getting cancelled after two seasons on Netflix
Randy Mitchell embraces the picturesque view of Chicago from a rooftop along North Halsted Street in the heart of Boystown. The city's skyline makes for memorable photos, with a Sunday Funday backdrop, as cocktails are p
The 47th annual Chicago Pride Parade, held Sunday, June 26, 2016 was a mix of emotions under a sweltering sunshine, with the temperature in the 90s: joy, pride and pain.
A second Republican in the House has endorsed the Equality Act.
President Donald Trump, who claimed to be an LGBT ally during the 2016 campaign, has broken from the tradition of issuing an annual LGBT Pride Month proclamation.
In celebration of LGBT Pride Month 2017, Democratic National Committee (DNC) chairman Tom Perez released this statement:
House Bill 1785, a measure to modernize Illinois law allowing people to change the gender marker on their birth certificate, passed the Senate Wednesday night 32-22. Having previously passed in the House 63-42 on May 25,
Mayor Rahm Emanuel issues a proclamation recognizing June as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Pride month in Chicago.
The Illinois General Assembly unanimously passed a bill that, if signed by Gov. Bruce Rauner, would prohibit a defendant from using the sexual orientation or gender identity of the victim as a defense against a murder ch
A chain of Russian grocery stores has barred gays from entry.
Calvin Drent is taking is shaker on the road, as he now heads south for the final rounds of the Stoli Key West Cocktail Classic, believed to be North America's largest annual LGBT bartender competition.
Miami authorities are looking into Friday's sudden cancellation of World OutGames.
The Chicago Chapter of American Veterans for Equal Rights (AVER) dedicated the first in the City of Chicago Veterans Monument honoring the service of LGBTQ veterans on Monday at the corner of Addison and Halsted in Lakev
SKIN PRODUCTIONS delivered a high-octane, high-energy, leather-filled Saturday night of IML, with WOOF RETURNS, a late-night party at Fantasy Nightclub (3641 N. Halsted St.) in Boystown, featuring DJ Alain Jackinsky (Mon
The White House on Saturday released a photo of NATO first spouses taken during President Donald Trump's first overseas trip without naming the same-sex spouse of Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel.
Ralph Bruneau, Mr. GNI Leather 2016, was named International Mr. Leather 2017 at the annual IML Competition in Chicago Sunday, May 28.
The Chicago Chapter of American Veterans for Equal Rights (AVER) will dedicate the first in the City of Chicago Veterans Monument honoring the service of LGBTQ veterans on Monday, May 29 at the corner of Addison and Hals
U.S. ice cream giant Ben & Jerry's is showing its support for marriage equality in Australia by banning two scoops of the same flavor in its Australian shops.