Rebranded Howard Brown clinic delayed after building permit oversight
Howard Brown Health Center‘s new Aris Health clinic — a reboot and expansion of its Triad Health Practice — was supposed to open March 25. But over a month later, the facility remains shuttered with little explanation from officials at Howard Brown, the Midwest’s largest
HIV prevention drug brings opportunities and challenges
For the first time, AIDS researchers, service providers and willing primary care physicians have an FDA-approved drug to reduce the risk of contracting HIV. Last Monday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Truvada, a combination tablet of antiretroviral drugs, as a preventative therapy
Queer contingent marches in massive NATO protest
Hundreds of LGBTs marched in a queer contingent of demonstrators alongside several thousand others against the ongoing NATO Summit Sunday. A group of nearly 100 LGBT activists held together throughout the march and dozens of other LGBT protesters were mixed within the masses. “I think
Two world leaders at NATO conference are openly gay
Two of the roughly 60 world leaders heading to McCormick Place Sunday for the NATO Summit are openly gay. The prime ministers of Belgium and Iceland were invited to the Summit here in Chicago, the first time two openly gay or lesbian heads of government
Young queer activists converge on Chicago for NATO protests
Eight months ago, 21-year-old Emily Reynolds was spending her days organizing on campus at the University of Vermont. She was involved in women’s rights and sexual assault advocacy. In October of last year she read on her news feed about 700 people being arrested at…
With thousands of LGBT homeless youth, new programs emerge in Chicago
In response to rising numbers of LGBT homeless youth in Chicago, community organizations have developed new, innovative approaches to address the growing issue, particularly with the emergence of grassroots, LGBT-specific programs. The UCAN LGBTQ Host Home Program and Center on Halsted’s own home-sharing program for
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