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Jaime Andrade, a longtime aide to former Chicago Ald. Richard Mell, was selected by Democratic leaders on Monday to succeed out lesbian state Rep. Deb Mell in the Illinois House.
Chicago-based singer-songwriter Stephen Leonard has released a video for "Wanting It All," the lead single off his sophomore album, 'His Fire.'
Campus Pride LGBT-Friendly College Fair program returns to the Chicago area for 2013.
Chicago Black Gay Men's Caucus (CBGMC) will host the 9th Annual LoveFest Celebration on Sunday, Aug. 25 from 12 — 8 p.m. at Jackson Park (63rd & Cornell Drive).
Queen Latifah says she won't address her personal life in her upcoming syndicated talk show, The Queen Latifah Show.
Russian news anchor Dmitri Kisilev has knocked Russia's controversial "gay propaganda" law, saying that it doesn't go far enough.
Illinois Congressman Mike Quigley presided over "faux gay weddings" during the annual Northalsted Market Days street festival taking place in Chicago this weekend.
Tom Nobbe, executive director of Gay Games 2014, said on Thursday that Cleveland was selected as the host city "to make history."
Northalsted Market Days, the Midwest's largest outdoor street fest, kicked off Saturday in Chicago's Boystown neighborhood. The two-day festival continues Sunday from 11 a.m. until 10 p.m.
Thousands of people from across the country will converge on North Halsted St. this weekend for the 2013 Northalsted Market Days, the largest two-day outdoor street festival in the Midwest, taking place Saturday, Aug. 10
On Friday, the Social Security Administration announced that it has begun processing benefits for married gay and lesbian couples.
The Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago (LAGBAC) will participate in the Northalsted Market Days street festival Aug. 10-11. During the event, LAGBAC will invite couples — both same-sex and opposite sex — to unite
Canadian indie rock duo Tegan and Sara call on fans to support gay marriage in a new video released Thursday by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation's largest LGBT rights advocate.
Brompton Auto Shop, the former auto repair shop location once eyed by West Hollywood's Abbey bar, is set to become a new preschool.
A petition signed by more than 320,000 people calling on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to condemn a Russian anti-gay law ahead of the winter Olympics to be held in Sochi, Russia was presented to Olympic bosse
Chicago-area native and gay country singer Steve Grand is set to perform his song "All-American Boy" before Wilson Phillips takes the stage at Northalsted Market Days this Saturday in Boystown.
The 32nd annual Market Days, presented by the Northalsted Business Alliance, takes over the six blocks of Halsted between Addison and Belmont this Saturday and Sunday, the 10th and 11th.
After hearing nearly two hours of oral arguments on Tuesday, Cook County Circuit Judge Sophia Hall said that she'll rule on a case challenging Illinois' gay marriage ban on September 27.
President Barack Obama on Tuesday said that he had "no patience" for countries that discriminate against LGBT persons.
The University of Chicago and Wheaton College ranked among the Princeton Review's annual list of the most LGBT-friendly and unfriendly colleges in the country.
Finally, the Chicago Force accomplished its mission of winning a championship at Balboa Stadium in San Diego.
A Cook County Circuit Court judge Tuesday heard oral arguments in a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought about last year on behalf of 25 couples seeking the right to marry in Illinois.
Chris Colfer, who plays gay student Kurt Hummel on the Fox musical-comedy Glee, says the show has helped parents accept their LGBT kids.
81 Democrats and 1 Republican are calling on the Obama administration to lift its ban on gay men donating blood.