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Chicago Equality Rally in Andersonville, June 11

May 14, 2017

Record number of Americans approve of gay relationships

A record number of American adults say the relationships of gay men and lesbians are morally acceptable, a new survey has found.

May 14, 2017

Ian Thorpe wishes he had come out gay earlier

Ian Thorpe, Australia's most medaled Olympian, says in a new interview that he wishes he had come out gay earlier.

May 14, 2017

High school teacher who said gay people 'deserve to die' resigns

A California high school teacher who said that gay people "deserve to die" has resigned.

May 13, 2017

Andersonville Midsommarfest announces 2017 entertainment line-up

Andersonville Midsommarfest kicks off the busy summer street festival season with three days of energetic entertainment, shopping, international food and drink from Friday, June 9 to Sunday, June 11.

May 12, 2017

ABC's The Real O'Neals cancelled

The pro-LGBTQ sitcom has been cancelled

May 12, 2017

New drugs push life expectancy for people with HIV to 'near normal'

A study in The Lancet suggests that young people taking the latest HIV drugs have a near-normal life expectancy.

May 12, 2017

Ben Whishaw, Alan Cumming, Gemma Whelan headline BBC's 'Queers'

Ben Whishaw, Alan Cumming and Gemma Whelan are among the actors cast in the upcoming BBC series Queers.

May 12, 2017

Missouri Rep. Rick Brattin claims there's a 'distinction' between human beings and gays

A Republican representative from Missouri created controversy when he said from the Missouri House floor that there is a "distinction" between human beings and gay people.

May 12, 2017

Fox News' Shepard Smith: I go home to the man I'm in love with

Fox News anchor Shepard Smith is talking for the first time publicly about his recent coming out.

May 11, 2017

Axel Ballesteros: bringing ease to bartending, celebrating his U.S. citizenship

Axel Ballesteros recalls the first time he went to a club: the Fort Lauderdale venue was filled with "vibrant energy and (memorable) interactions between the staff and its patrons." He was instantly hooked on the atmosph

May 10, 2017

Miley Cyrus, Pointer Sisters to headline Capital Pride Concert

Miley Cyrus, Tinashe, the Pointer Sisters and VASSY will headline this year's Capital Pride Concert, the group behind DC's annual LGBT Pride celebration, Capital Pride Alliance, announced Tuesday.

May 10, 2017

Florida man says he was beaten on Miami Beach because he's gay

A gay Florida man said he was beaten and called gay slurs while walking his dog in South Beach Friday.

May 10, 2017

RENT fundraiser at Sidetrack draws rave reviews, benefits The Legacy Project Chicago

About $2,000 was raised to benefit The Legacy Project Chicago on Monday, May 8, during A SEASON OF LOVE BENEFIT CONCERT, held at Sidetrack.

May 9, 2017

Longtime LGBTQ community supporter and former Governor Pat Quinn unveils portrait

After over two years since leaving office, former Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has finally unveiled his official portrait.

May 9, 2017

New York will keep its ban on travel to North Carolina

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has reaffirmed his state's ban on taxpayer-funded travel to North Carolina.

May 9, 2017

Musical theater bonanza to benefit Howard Brown Health, May 15

With his "near-encyclopedic knowledge of musicals" (NewCity Stage), Jeff Award-nominee and HIV+ director/producer Christopher Pazdernik brings back his annual birthday benefit concert, a benefit for Howard Brown Health.

May 9, 2017

Adam Lambert calls Trump's first 100 days in office a 'mess'

Out singer Adam Lambert has criticized President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office.

May 8, 2017

Tracy Baim among 'most powerful women' in Chicago journalism

Tracy Baim, publisher and executive editor at Windy City Times, has been recognized among the most powerful women in Chicago journalism by longtime media reporter Robert Feder.

May 8, 2017

Out at CHM's 'From New Town to Boystown to Lakeview' program, May 18

Explore the triumphs of the nation's first officially recognized gay village and examine the neighborhood's underlying social tensions at the Chicago History Museum's Out at CHM program, "From New Town to Boystown to Lak

May 8, 2017

Debra Messing calls on Ivanka Trump to 'do right by her colorist'

Actress Debra Messing on Saturday called on Ivanka Trump to use her influence with her father to steer him toward greater acceptance of LGBT, immigrant and women's rights.

May 8, 2017

Tom Daley, Dustin Lance Black marry at Bovey Castle in England

British Olympic diver Tom Daley and Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black got married Saturday in England.

May 8, 2017

PHOTOS: Chicago House presents 'Unity on the Runway'

Chicago House presented its 31st Annual Spring Brunch and Fashion Show in the sun-soaked Garden Ballroom atop the Harold Washington Library on Sunday, May 7.

May 8, 2017

Tom Daley, Dustin Lance Black to marry this Weekend, UK paper reports

Several UK papers are reporting that Olympic diver Tom Daley and Hollywood screenwriter Dustin Lance Black are set to marry this weekend.

May 6, 2017