GoPride Chicago
News, culture and community stories from LGBTQIA+ Chicago and beyond.
Grassroots organization BaQyard Babes partnered with Seeds and Songs at Color Club to bring inclusive, community-focused market vibes and creative spaces to Chicago.
Pride Action Tank celebrated the four-year anniversary of its groundbreaking restroom advocacy initiative with a rally at The Hideout Chicago featuring powerful personal stories and community leaders.
Here is a weekly roundup of the biggest LGBTQ stories, including high court sports rulings, international inquiries and historic entertainment milestones.
What happens when the inner circle you thought was set in stone starts to shift? From the shores of Lake Michigan, a reflection on the bittersweet grief of watching old friendships fade, the unexpected joy of new connect
A high school physics teacher and coach shares his journey through identity, overcoming speech impediments, and finding acceptance in the classroom.
Kokandy Productions is letting the sunshine in this summer with its upcoming production of the revolutionary rock musical "Hair" at the Chopin Theatre. Celebrating counterculture, activism and chosen family, this high-en
Guest writer Pidgeon Borek writes about a familiar face and voice in Chicgo's LGBTQ community.
From its storefront roots in Edgewater to queering the stage, Idle Muse Theatre Company marks 20 years of independent Chicago theatre.
Culture plays a lot in how we come out as LGBTQ. Dynamics are different as a Filipino American kid growing up in Chicago.
Gerald Farinas delves into how the U.S. and Iran have been working together to send LGBTQ asylum seekers back to Iran for punishment.
Long-term survivor Armando Ramirez shares his journey of turning early hardships and an HIV diagnosis into a life of purposeful advocacy for the Latino community.
Chicago advocate Darren Calhoun shares his journey from enduring spiritual abuse to building intersectional safe spaces, proving that joy and true belonging are already ours.
Quick review of the most important news this past week.
Discover how a defiant Chicago biology student overcame blatant workplace discrimination in the summer of 1970 to spark the city's very first organized gay liberation protest.
The Abolish ICE contingent brought a message of intersectional solidarity to the 55th Chicago Pride Parade, drawing direct parallels between the 1960s uprisings against police brutality and the modern struggle for immigr
Chicago community members and leaders gathered at historic Bughouse Square to honor the 56th anniversary of the world's first Pride rally and march.
When Evanston's annual Pride parade was canceled this year, the local LGBTQ social club Out North stepped up to keep the celebration alive. Partnering with Evanston Made and area businesses, the community rallied for an
Downtown Oak Park Business Alliance and local partners teamed up for the fourth annual Pride Night, bringing the community together for an evening of live entertainment, local business highlights, and reflections on what
The Party for Socialism and Liberation Chicago recently hosted an educational community forum at the Chicago Liberation Center, exploring the intersectional history of labor, civil rights and LGBTQ liberation movements.
In this feature article, photojournalist Michael Oboza honors Filipino American writer, filmmaker and visual artist Christopher Conner for his lasting legacy of queer visibility in literature. Through a look at Conner's
Get ready for the 55th annual Chicago Pride Parade this Sunday with our essential guide to navigating the route, beating the heat, and staying safe in the crowds.
A law meant to open doors for women 54 years ago is now being turned into a weapon to shut transgender people out of sports and school spaces.
As America marks its 250th anniversary, celebrating is hard when our basic rights are still under attack—but the power to reform the system means total equity is still within our reach.
Someone suggested I swap my writing style for the high-drama romance of Sex and the City. But as an asexual-demisexual who is happily married to himself, trading my quiet routine and historical novels for a frantic datin