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Jesse Tyler Ferguson of ABC's hit comedy "Modern Family" joined Illinois Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon to urge supporters across the state today to make their voices heard on Illinois' marriage equality bill.
Same-sex couples in Illinois are closer than ever to having the right to marry with movement coming in Springfield as early as tomorrow.
Chicago Cardinal Francis George says his opposition to gay marriage stems from gay and lesbian couples not being able to consummate their unions.
The Chicago Transit Authority once again recommends revelers take advantage of penny rides on CTA buses and trains to ring in the New Year.
As momentum for Illinois marriage equality continues to build, ChicagoPride.com has confirmed that Modern Family star Jesse Tyler Ferguson will be in Chicago and Springfield this week to lobby for Illinois' gay marriage
President Barack Obama on Saturday endorsed an effort to make his home state of Illinois the tenth state to legalize gay marriage.
Two men were the first to marry Saturday in Portland, Maine as the state's new gay marriage law took effect.
Mark Hundahl, a co-owner of gay alternative Frontiers, died on Thursday after losing a battle with cancer. He was 61.
Illinois State Senator Heather Steans has said supporters of a gay marriage bill are "close" to lining up needed votes to pass the measure in the upcoming lame duck session.
Retiring Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank wishes he could have come out gay before 1987.
The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) on Thursday awarded $6 million to 22 community-based organizations that will provide housing assistance and support services in 2013 to persons living with HIV/AIDS and thei
The election of Wisconsin Senator-elect Tammy Baldwin has been named a top Democratic moment of 2012 by MSNBC.
Frank Schubert, political director for the National Organization for Marriage (NOM), has called Newt Gingrich's recent shift on gay marriage "stupid."
President Barack Obama "evolving" from supporting civil unions to marriage for gay and lesbian couples has been named a top Democratic moment of 2012 by MSNBC.
Momentum for marriage equality in Illinois continues to grow as more than 200 Illinois clergy and faith leaders have endorsed same-sex marriage legislation that could come up for a vote in Springfield before Jan. 9.
Sam Champion, the weather anchor for Good Morning America, married photographer Rubem Robierb in New York City on Friday.
Minnesota state Senator John Marty and Rep. Alice Hausman plan to introduce a gay marriage bill on the first day the Legislature convenes: Tuesday, January 8.
A 25-year-old Hammond man was sentenced to three years in prison Tuesday after being convicted of stabbing another man during a 2010 Boystown brawl that was caught on tape.
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals on Dec. 21 upheld as constitutional the state's domestic partnership law, according to Lambda Legal.
Two-time Olympic figure skater, three-time US National Champion, and star of his own reality TV series, Johnny Weir, was recently in Chicago to co-host the 5th Anniversary Celebration for Scarlet in Boystown.
Singer-actress Bette Midler says she has watched the evolution of the gay rights movement.
Newt Gingrich has conceded that momentum is on the side of supporters of gay marriage.
In the wake of the announcement by key legislators that they will seek passage of an Illinois marriage equality bill in January 2013, a broad range of organizations have joined to form a new coalition, called Illinois Un
Same-sex couples in Illinois are likely as close as they've ever been to having the right to marry.