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Robbie Rogers covers Attitude's style issue
A shirtless Robbie Rogers covers gay glossy Attitude's Style Issue.
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Officials aim to give Boystown a makeover with Halsted Street plan
Boystown is being eyed for a big upgrade that could include anything from a series of new restaurants to unique and innovative lighting displays as officials plan to transform North Halsted Street.
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Center on Halsted rolls out the red carpet for another successful year
Center on Halsted rolled out the red carpet for its annual On the Red Carpet Oscars viewing party on March 2. Organizers told ChicagoPride.com it is one of our most successful to date.
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Out At Wrigley and the National Gay and Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame team up in 2014
Tickets are now available for 2014's Out at Wrigley, the largest annual LGBT sporting event in the country. This year's game is set for Saturday, July 12, when the Chicago Cubs take on the Atlanta Braves in their now-100
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Sidetrack GM Chuck Hyde leaving post
General manager Chuck Hyde will be leaving his post at Sidetrack, where he's worked for more than three decades.
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Sidetrack GM Chuck Hyde to leave post
Longtime Sidetrack General Manager Chuck Hyde will be leaving his post soon.
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Maryland Senate approves transgender protections bill
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 Senate on Tuesday morning.
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Kentucky AG refuses to defend gay marriage ban; gov. to hire outside counsel
Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway on Tuesday announced that he would not defend the state's ban on gay marriage in court.
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Rosie O'Donnell was 'sweet' on set of 'The Fosters,' trans actor Tom Phelan says
Teen actor Tom Phelan says Rosie O'Donnell helped him get over being nervous on the set of The Fosters.
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AG Madigan: Other counties can issue marriage licenses
Attorney General Lisa Madigan said in a March 4 letter to Macon County Clerk Stephen Bean that all Illinois counties could issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
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Military groups ask federal appeals court to strike down gay marriage bans
Two military groups on Monday jointly filed an amicus brief urging the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals to strike down gay marriage bans in two states.
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Karmin returns to Northalsted Market Days this August
Pop-duo Karmin, known for their chart-toppers "Acapella", "Hello" and "Brokenhearted", is the latest entertainment act announced for the 33rd annual Northalsted Market Days this August in Chicago's Boystown neighborhood.
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Jared Leto dedicates Oscar Award to victims of AIDS
Actor Jared Leto dedicated his best supporting actor Oscar to the millions of people who have "lost the battle to AIDS."
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Boston may allow gay group in St. Patrick's Day parade
South Boston's annual St. Patrick's Day parade may welcome a gay rights group for the first time in its history.
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Majority support for gay marriage in Michigan
A majority of Michigan residents support gay marriage, a new poll has found.
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NBA to donate sales of Jason Collins jerseys to Matthew Shepard Foundation
Proceeds from sales of Jason Collins jerseys will be donated to LGBT groups, including the Matthew Shepard Foundation and the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN), the NBA announced Friday.
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Out singer/songwriter Steve Grand successfully funds album on Kickstarter
On Wednesday, Chicago-area native and out singer/songwriter Steve Grand invited fans to invest in his first album through a Kickstarter campaign. As of Friday afternoon, 2,078 backers, which Grand humbly refers to as his
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Mark's Chop Suey closing Friday after 38 years in Boystown
After 38 years of serving Chinese food right by the city's most popular bars, the matriarch running Mark's Chop Suey is closing its doors Friday.
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Bill Donohue opposes gay marriage because marriage is not about love
Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League, argued that marriage is not about love during an appearance Thursday on CNN.
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Glam Tie Media releases 'Carousel', a new video for Sami Grisafe
Chicago's own Glam Tie Media is excited to release a new music video for singer-songwriter and women's football star Sami Grisafe - her fourth officially released video. "Carousel" is a song off Grisafe's second album, "
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'Sex and Love:' an exploration of the humor, heartbreak and adventure in Millennial dating
In their upcoming web-series "Sex and Love," filmmakers Kyle Thomas and Mikal McLendon set out to explore dating, romance and sex as experienced by Generation Y, especially showcasing the ways in which technology, and ou
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Center on Halsted rolls out the red carpet for Oscar
Center on Halsted is rolling out their red carpet again this year for its annual On The Red Carpet party this Sunday March 2 at Chicago's Park West, 322 W. Armitage.
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Group that battled Boystown's OUT Hotel goes broke, ends organization
The neighborhood organization that shut down the proposed "straight friendly" OUT Chicago Hotel in Boystown is dissolving, with the group's president blaming costly legal fees and dwindling membership for its decline.
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Arizona's Jan Brewer vetoes 'license to discriminate against gays' bill
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer on Wednesday vetoed a controversial bill opponents said would allow businesses and individuals to discriminate against gay people.