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Chicago's Playground Theater showing hilarious "Queer Eye" musical parody

Mar 24, 2019

Darwin Medina set to debut his dancing in Curacao – at Caribbean Gay Spring Break Festival

Mar 24, 2019

Miss Miranda celebrates 1-year entertaining at Scarlet, other Chicago venues

Miss Miranda is, in some form, a mix of Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift and Selena Quintanilla – and alcohol was, not surprisingly, involved in her debut.

Mar 22, 2019

The 2019 Grabbys Award Show celebrates 20 years

Mar 22, 2019

Sarah Jessica Parker to present GLAAD Media Award to Andy Cohen

Mar 22, 2019

Marc Engel's Cram Fashion celebrates 10 years

Opening a Boystown boutique for high-end men's clothing in spring 2009 – as the Great Recession was beginning to hit the economy – might not seem like the best idea in hindsight. Yet the results speak for themselves as t

Mar 20, 2019

Prime Minister of Ireland celebrates St. Patrick's Day at Sidetrack

Mar 18, 2019

Martin Sheen, Sam Waterston on playing gay on 'Grace And Frankie'

At a panel at PaleyFest in Hollywood on Saturday, Martin Sheen and Sam Waterston discussed playing a gay couple on the Netflix hit comedy Grace and Frankie.

Mar 18, 2019

DJ Knife Fight brings the sounds to Boystown hotspot Scarlet Bar

DJ Knife Fight made his debut at Scarlet Bar in Chicago's Boystown neighborhood about five years ago – and admittedly he was super nervous on night one.

Mar 18, 2019

Lightfoot receives key endorsements as anti-gay fliers are distributed on South Side

Bishop Larry Trotter, Senior Pastor of Sweet Holy Spirit Church, endorsed Lori Lightfoot on Sunday, the same day that anti-gay fliers were distributed outside Apostolic Faith Church and Salem Baptist Church on Chicago's

Mar 18, 2019

Queer Eye's Karamo Brown on The Bachelor's Colton Underwood: Are we sure he isn't gay?

Queer Eye's culture guy Karamo Brown on Thursday questioned whether The Bachelor's Colton Underwood was gay.

Mar 16, 2019

Ideas to A-game your St. Patrick's weekend cocktails

Mar 16, 2019

Spring Awakening announces full 2019 lineup

Spring Awakening Music Festival is bringing together one of the best electronic music lineups in 2019. Following the announcement of a new location in Hoffman Estates, React Presents has released their full lineup.

Mar 15, 2019

Chicago celebrates 50 years of pride with first-ever 'Pride in the Park' festival

The first-ever Pride in the Park Chicago will be held Saturday, June 29, in Grant Park, featuring live music performances by international and local talent, performances by several former contestants of RuPaul's Drag Rac

Mar 15, 2019

In introducing Equality Act, Nancy Pelosi calls Trump's transgender military ban 'disgusting'

In introducing legislation on Wednesday that seeks to prohibit LGBT discrimination, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi described President Donald Trump's ban on transgender troops "disgusting."

Mar 15, 2019

Country singer Cameron Hawthorne comes out gay in music video

In his new music video for the single "Dancing in the Living Room," country singer Cameron Hawthorne has come out gay.

Mar 14, 2019

GLAAD to honor Beyonce, Jay-Z for their LGBT advocacy

GLAAD will honor BeyoncÉ and Jay-Z for their LGBT advocacy at its upcoming 2019 Media Awards in Los Angeles.

Mar 13, 2019

Hamilton's Education Program continues its third year in Chicago

Mar 13, 2019

St. Patrick's Day specials in Boystown, so you can get your drink on for less

Mar 11, 2019

DJ Rafael Barreto has been spinning around the world

Rafael Barreto has traveled to Chicago, China, the Candyland Festival in Australia for work and more than 10 countries -- and later this month he will be in Curacao too.

Mar 11, 2019

Grand jury indicts Jussie Smollett on 16 felony counts

A grand jury in Chicago has indicted out actor Jussie Smollett on 16 felony counts related to making a false report, the AP reported.

Mar 9, 2019

Legacy Walk edges closer to historic landmark designation

The Chicago Landmarks Commission on Thursday unanimously approved a preliminary city landmark designation for the Legacy Walk in Boystown, which will preserve the 20 rainbow pylons that adorn "Chicago's proudest neighbor

Mar 8, 2019

Sidetrack's monthly OUTspoken storytelling makes people 'laugh and cry'

The March edition of OUTspoken – which is Chicago's monthly storytelling event, held at Sidetrack to celebrate unique, personal stories from across the LGBT community – features daring and brave stories, along with exper

Mar 8, 2019

Christina Aguilera to be honored for her LGBT advocacy

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation's largest LGBT rights advocate, on Thursday announced that it would honor singer-songwriter Christina Aguilera at its upcoming 2019 HRC Los Angeles Dinner.

Mar 8, 2019