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Chick-Fil-A on Thursday released a statement claiming it remains neutral on the issue of gay marriage and stating that it respects every person regardless of sexual orientation.
Chicago Cubs co-owner Laura Ricketts discussed LPAC, the new lesbian Super PAC she created with Chicago businesswoman Sarah Schmidt, family politics and baseball with WBEZ radio on Wednesday.
Small town boy comes to the big city to find life, love and sexual freedom -- it's the classic gay plotline, a story told again and again with many variations.
Dan Cathy, president of Chick-Fil-A, has conceded that his company is opposed to gay marriage.
A Missouri Eagle Scout was stripped of his Boy Scout honor and fired from his job at a summer camp after coming out gay.
Randall Stephenson, CEO of AT&T and an executive board member with the Boy Scouts of America, wants the nonprofit to lift its ban against gay members and leaders.
The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for the Chicago area today, with highs around 100 degrees. The heat index could reach 110 degrees.
Target has started to sell a line of wedding cards for gay and lesbian couples.
On Monday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Truvada, the first drug to reduce the risk of HIV infection in uninfected individuals who are at high risk of HIV infection.
In recent days, we've seen some very high profile people come out in many different fields- like CNN's Anderson Cooper, R&B Singer Frank Ocean, Jamaican Singer Diana King, and Olympic Soccer player Megan Rapinoe. While C
Three young men have been sentenced to five years in prison for the beating of Brandon White, a gay man, on an Atlanta street corner.
Nearly 30,000 petitioners on Change.org want Minnesota-based Best Buy to formally oppose a ballot measure against gay marriage in the state.
Google, Microsoft and Starbucks are coming out to support gay marriage to win over young consumers, a marketing analyst believes.
Zachary Kropp has won a once-in-a-lifetime chance to sing the National Anthem at Wrigley Field as part of ‘Out at Wrigley' presented by MTM Chicago and the 2012 ‘Out At Wrigley' committee.
Despite claiming he is "no cyclist," this weekend's Ride for AIDS Chicago is not 22-year-old Kalman Varga's first multi-day bike ride. Last year Varga rode AIDS/Lifecycle in his home state of California and afterwards pr
Facebook's recently-launched relationships status icons identifying gay and lesbian users who are married have prompted a backlash against the social networking site in Russia.
Google is being criticized by social conservatives for backing a global campaign against discrimination in the workplace.
A new lesbian super PAC headed by Laura Ricketts, co-owner of the Chicago Cubs, has launched to support pro-lesbian candidates and play a role in same-sex marriage ballot initiatives.
The city of New York has committed $3.3 million to help renovate a residence for homeless LGBT youth. The residence will be named for Bea Arthur, the star who left $300,000 to the Ali Forney Center in her will.
SAM I Am Films, producers of "Scrooge & Marley," a modern-day variation on Charles Dickens' classic holiday story, "A Christmas Carol," has posted the first trailer of the film, which will be released in December.
Texas Governor Rick Perry has suggested that legalizing gay marriage will impact the economy negatively.
Twenty-one of the nation's leading Hispanic organizations announced this weekend their endorsement of a public-education campaign aimed at strengthening support for LGBT families.
Adam Lambert is in talks to appear as a judge on Season 12 of the Fox hit American Idol.
Equality Illinois and the Chicago Fire, Chicago's Major League Soccer team, are partnering at a number of events this summer, leading up to the Chicago Fire Pride Night on August 4.