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Rick Garcia, a long-time gay rights activist, issued a blistering criticism of New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan for suggesting that the Catholic Church is "caricatured as anti-gay."
The Salvation Army has taken down links from its website to two "ex-gay" ministries.
Judge Durkin's swift action to remedy Gray and Ewert's tragic predicament definitely packed an emotional wallop, and was widely reported in local and national news stories. The pleadings that Gray and Ewert filed with th
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In the darkest days of the AIDS pandemic, two very different women – Hollywood superstar Elizabeth Taylor and research scientist Dr. Mathilde Krim – joined forces to create amfAR (American Foundation for AIDS Research),
James Franco and Seth Rogen star in a tribute video to Kanye West's single Bound 2 off of his sixth studio album Yeezus.
Gay and lesbian couples in Hawaii will begin marrying at the stroke of midnight on Monday, December 2.
A New Jersey family has denied allegations they stiffed a lesbian server on a tip because of her "lifestyle."
The night before Thanksgiving is unofficially considered the busiest night of the year for bars and taverns, so much so that the night is often referred to as Black Wednesday.
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, a Republican, has described Wisconsin's ban on gay marriage as part of a "healthy balance" of LGBT rights.
A federal court Monday ordered the Cook County Clerk to immediately issue a marriage license to a terminally ill Chicago woman and her partner.
The holiday season moves into high gear on Sunday, Dec. 8 when the film SCROOGE & MARLEY returns to the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., one year from the date of its red-carpet premiere at the historic venue.
Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann has refused to include LGBT families in an adoption resolution.
On December 7th the streets of Boystown will once again be filled with scantily-clad Santas, randy reindeer and other holiday hunks running through the chilly streets of Chicago's gayborhood to raise money for the Center
After Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed into law a bill that makes Illinois the 16th state to legalize gay marriage, Arcola resident Mark Wathen, a disabled Navy vet, proposed marriage to his boyfriend with a full-page
Butler University on Thursday announced its opposition to a proposed gay marriage ban in Indiana.
Equality Illinois announced Friday that the first of its annual Freedom Awards to be presented at the 2014 Equality Illinois Gala is going to the Chicago Urban League for spreading the message of fairness and equality.
President Barack Obama on Nov. 21 signed the HIV Organ Policy Equity Act into law.
The National Organization for Marriage, the nonprofit that for years has lead the campaign against marriage equality in the United States, is ending 2013 facing big political losses and a $2 million deficit.
Houston Mayor Annise Parker on Wednesday announced that the city would extend benefits to the spouses of gay city employees.
State Rep. Sara Feigenholtz (D-Chicago) is helping collect food to benefit the Lakeview Pantry East this holiday season.
On Nov. 20—while many in Boystown celebrated Illinois becoming the 16th state in the nation with full marriage equality—the people who filled a narrow wing of the Center on Halsted were more somber.
With the stroke of a pen Wednesday afternoon, Illinois becomes the 16th state in the country to allow full marriage equality.
The White House on Wednesday released a statement marking the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR).