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The entire community is invited to join a flash mob at 12:30 p.m. on Sat., Oct. 19, in Spaights Plaza on the UWM campus, 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd.
New Jersey's largest circulated newspaper, The Star-Ledger, on Sunday called on Governor Chris Christie to stop thwarting the progress of gay marriage in the state.
Illinois Safe Schools Alliance (ISSA) Executive Director and Founder Shannon Sullivan will be leaving the advocacy group at the end of November.
This Sunday, almost 50,000 runners will participate in the 36th annual Chicago Marathon, sponsored by Bank of America, and nearly two million will watch. Among participants will be over 200 members of AIDS Foundation of
Tonight, University of Northern Iowa student Steven Sanchez made history as Iowa's first transgender homecoming queen. Steven was crowned homecoming queen sometime after 8 pm this evening, marking the first ever transgen
The 49th Chicago International Film Festival, which opened Thursday, includes thirteen films competing for the inaugural Q-Hugo Film Award as part of OUT-Look, the Festival's recently rebranded LGBTQ program.
Organizers of The Legacy Project will unveil five new plaques honoring LGBT heroes during an on-street dedication ceremony, Friday, Oct. 11.
Jerri Ruehlmann came out in October, right around National Coming Out Day, so her family would "be over it by Thanksgiving."
With Amtrak train service to Springfield halted during the opening day of the crucial fall legislative session, Equality Illinois is offering direct bus service to the state Capitol for the March on Springfield for Marri
Before the March on Springfield for Marriage Equality, set to take place on Tuesday, October 22, several nationally prominent singers with Illinois roots will perform a free one-hour concert near the steps of the Illinoi
Ald. James Cappleman (46th), one of three openly LGBT aldermen in Chicago, is headed to Washington state next month to marry his longtime partner Richard Thale.
Saying that it is "good for business" in the state, the Illinois Restaurant Association (IRA) today announced its strong support for the freedom to marry and urged members of the Illinois House to act quickly in passing
As the start of the fall veto session draws closer, state Rep. Greg Harris, chief sponsor of the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act, has been unwilling to commit to a vote, which could push a marriage vote to 20
Daniel Radcliffe isn't concerned about all the focus on his character's sexual orientation in the upcoming film Kill Your Darlings.
Christian conservative Linda Harvey on Tuesday accused school anti-bullying programs of "selling gay behavior."
Paris, France will host the 2018 Gay Games, officials announced Monday night at a press conference in Cleveland, Ohio, site of the games' ninth iteration to take place next summer.
This year marks the 11th annual observance of National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD) and Center on Halsted is marking the occasion on Thursday, Oct. 17 with community-centered events to unite the Hispanic/Latino comm
Ronnie Kroell and Elliot London, who embarked Saturday morning on a walk from Chicago to New York City to raise awareness for increased bullying prevention efforts across the country, provided an update Tuesday morning d
The girls of Dykeotomy tackle the tough topic of bisexuality, and why bisexuals may suffer judgement from the rest of the LGBT community.
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia insists he doesn't hate gay people.
Illinois military veterans have joined the effort to make Illinois the 14th state to legalize gay marriage.
Former Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo has offered to help the University of Mississippi to reach out to its athletes on LGBT inclusivity.
Dot-Marie Jones, who plays coach Shannon Beiste on the Fox musical-comedy Glee, got engaged to her girlfriend, Bridgett Casteen, on Friday.
Ronnie Kroell and Elliot London, co-founders of the Friend Movement, embarked Saturday morning on a 921-mile walk from Chicago to New York City over a period of 37 days to raise awareness for increased bullying preventio