Three charged in St. Charles anti-gay hate crime
Three St. Charles residents – one woman and two men – now face multiple felony charges including two counts of a hate crime after an attack in which...
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Joseph Duggan Lyons
Joseph is a Chicagoan by way of Iowa. He's a @MedillSchool grad who loves tacos, organic vegetables and travel. Tweet him at @josephdlyons.
Downstate to benefit from marriage equality, a ‘bigger deal’ than in Chicago
As marriage equality legislation takes center stage in Springfield Wednesday, a new analysis from a University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign professor...
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Indiana voters split on gay marriage; legislature moving toward constitutional ban
Despite similar poll numbers for support of same-sex marriage as Illinois, neighboring Indiana’s legislature looks likely to vote, once again, for a...
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Hispanic, black voters now back Illinois marriage equality; whites at 40 percent
A majority of Hispanic and black Illinois voters now support legalizing same-sex marriage. Exit polls from same-sex marriage’s big win on Nov. 6 first...
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Some encouraging numbers in new Chicago HIV report
A new report by the Chicago Department of Public Health shows a significant increase in HIV testing, awareness of HIV status and access to medical...
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Court denies anti-gay groups’ efforts to intervene in Ill. marriage equality lawsuit
Cook County Circuit Court Judge Sophia Hall rejected motions to intervene in the trial challenging the state’s ban on same-sex marriage Friday by two...
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Law professors see sex discrimination as the best argument for gay marriage
At a talk on why women should care about gay marriage, University of Chicago law and gender studies professor Mary Ann Case said that she and conservative,...
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Center on Halsted transgender programming coordinator resigns in protest
Center on Halsted’s transgender programming coordinator resigned from her volunteer position Tuesday in protest of a decision by the Center to take money...
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Human rights activist discusses global LGBT rights
More than 40 global citizens showed up bright and early at the Center on Halsted Wednesday for a discussion on global LGBT rights with Boris Dittrich, the...
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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...
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