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On a close vote of 61-57, the Illinois House sent a bill to the Senate which approves the use of marijuana for medical purposes. The Senate has previously passed legislation similar to this bill which suggests that it wi
In the wake of votes in France and Uruguay, New Zealand lawmakers on Wednesday approved a bill legalizing gay marriage, making the island nation the 14th in the world and the first in the Asia-Pacific region to approve s
The Gourmet Grape in Boystown closed Tuesday as owners prepare to open a new low-key specialty wine and bourbon bar in mid-May.
The twisted and demented Westboro Baptist Church, based in Topeka, KS, let loose yesterday with yet another hateful damnation of innocent victims, blaming the deaths and injuries from the Boston Marathon bombings on Mass
Robbie Rogers is considering a return to soccer after coming out, a move which would make him the U.S.'s first openly gay professional athlete.
United Latino Pride Week kicks off this Friday, April 19, with their popular annual fundraiser Noche de Lotería Jotería at the National Museum of Mexican Art from 6 to 10 p.m.
Caribou Coffee said last week it would close 80 stores and rebrand 88 more as Peet's Coffee & Tea in Chicago and elsewhere. On Sunday, the Lincoln Park location at 2453 N. Clark closed.
Reported cases of the disease that causes meningitis among gay and bisexual men on both U.S. coasts have LGBT people across the country on alert, but Chicago officials say that no case has been reported in Chicago.
Matthew Morrison, who is best known for his Emmy and Golden Globe nominated role as Will Schuester on the Fox musical-comedy Glee, will be honored next month for his gay rights advocacy.
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Illinois Republican Chairman Pat Brady Saturday survived a second attempt to oust him as party chairman over his support for same-sex marriage.
Gay activists in Los Angeles are on alert after a West Hollywood man succumbed to a potentially deadly strain of bacterial meningitis.
Los Angeles County health officials have reported a single case of bacterial meningitis in a man, known to be a gay resident of West Hollywood, who has reportedly died from it Friday.
The Illinois chapter of the NAACP has endorsed gay marriage in Illinois.
Equality Illinois on Friday called for state Rep. Thomas Morrison, a Republican representing suburban Palatine, to apologize and retract his statement comparing same-sex marriage to polygamy and statutory rape.
Apple CEO Tim Cook tops gay glossy Out's seventh annual Power 50 list for a third year.
Developers behind the "straight-friendly" boutique hotel, which was recently announced for Boystown, presented their plans to the public for the first time on Thursday evening.
Bucks Saloon, one of the first bars in the Boystown neighborhood, will close this weekend. The popular bar, which is best known for its beer garden, has been purchased by Mark Liberson, owner of Hydrate Nightclub, Halste
Fifteen Democrats on Monday walked out of the Oklahoma House instead of voting on a resolution in support of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the 1996 law which prevents federal agencies from recognizing the legal mar
Designer Nate Berkus and The Rachel Zoe Project alum Jeremiah Brent are engaged.
Actor-director James Franco will be honored for his gay rights advocacy at the 15th annual Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (MGLFF).
The developers behind The Out NYC hope to bring their "straight-friendly" boutique hotel to the Windy City, specifically to the 3300 North block of Halsted Street in Boystown.
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The newly formed Chicago LGBT Health Advisory Council on Monday encouraged members of the Illinois House to pass the the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act 'for the health of all our neighbors.'