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When Chicago-area native and openly gay independent artist Steve Grand launched his Kickstarter campaign on February 26, he never imagined it would close with more than four times the original goal of $81,000.
Center on Halsted hosted its annual Human First gala in the magnificent Great Hall of Union Station on Saturday, March 29.
Lakeview's getting its own full-sized farmers market this summer — and the market run by an LGBT chamber of commerce is, as they put it, "not just for fruits."
A greater percentage of people have a higher opinion of gay people than they do of Evangelical Christians, a new poll from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and Americans for Marriage Equality found.
Lambda Legal, one of the groups instrumental in the battle for the freedom to marry in Illinois, has unveiled marriage victory ads on the CTA Red line, making Chicago the site of the national organization's first transit
Missouri State Rep. Mike Colona has filed a measure that seeks to repeal the state's 2004 voter-approved constitutional amendment limiting marriage to heterosexual couples.
A bill which seeks to prohibit discrimination in the areas of employment, housing, credit and public accommodations on the basis of gender identity or expression cleared the Maryland House of Delegates on Thursday.
Attorney General Eric Holder on Friday announced same-sex marriages that were recently held in Michigan will be recognized for federal purposes.
The FBI has announced a reward up to $5,000 for a bank robber who is responsible for three recent TCF bank branch robberies on the North Side, including East Lakeview.
World Vision U.S. on Wednesday said that it will not hire married gay Christians after all.
Chicago Gay Men's Chorus ( CGMC ) celebrates the best of last decade of Broadway with "Bouncing off the Walls: Broadway Our Way."
Equality Illinois, in partnership with Lambda Legal, is inviting activists and supporters to attend the LGBT Equality Institute this spring to discuss the myriad issues still facing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
Dramatic surveillance video has been leaked online of the CTA Blue Line derailment at O'Hare International Airport that injured 35 people early Monday morning.
A federal judge has set an August trial date for a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin's ban on gay marriage.
Jennifer Lopez will be honored at GLAAD's 25th Annual Media Awards in Los Angeles.
The Illinois House Human Services Committee approved a bill that would ban so-called "conversion therapy" for minors by a 9 to 6 vote on Wednesday.
The state of Michigan spent $40,000 on witnesses in a recent gay marriage trial whose expert testimony was largely dismissed.
Former NFL quarterback Drew Bledsoe thinks the NFL will "be fine" with an openly gay player.
Tyler Glenn, the lead singer for Neon Trees, reveals he is gay in the new issue of Rolling Stone on newsstands Friday.
On behalf of Nathan Phelps, the estranged son of former Westboro Baptist Church leader Fred Phelps, Recovering From Religion issued a statement on Monday.
Windy City Times, Chicago's LGBT newsweekly, and Affinity Community Services will host a summit May 2 through 5 on LGBTQ youth in the Chicago region, to assess the current issues impacting homeless youth, and find new so
MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow argued on Friday that the anti-gay rhetoric of Westboro Baptist Church, and its notorious leader Fred Phelps, aided the gay rights movement by offending mainstream Americans.
Bill Donohue, president of the conservative Catholic League, says he was forced to reverse course on marching in this year's annual New York City Gay Pride parade.
Chicago Filmmakers, the presenting organization of Reeling, the world's second oldest LGBT film festival, has announced dates for the 2014 festival.