Iowa’s Zach Wahls on activism, social media and marriage
Since the YouTube video of Zach Wahls defending his moms’ marriage in the Iowa House of Representatives went viral, Wahls has become a full-time activist,...
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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.
Howard Brown raises funds to cover primary care for uninsured
Howard Brown Health Center has announced a fund-matching fundraising challenge for the month of June that will benefit the clinic’s low-income, uninsured...
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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...
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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...
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Equality Illinois brings together religious leaders for marriage equality
In the push for marriage equality in Illinois, Equality Illinois garnered support from pro-LGBT religious groups, collecting 300 signatures from clergy and...
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Garofalo’s Children’s Memorial HIV research center to move to Uptown
The Center for Gender, Sexuality and HIV Prevention at Children’s Memorial Hospital will move to the Uptown neighborhood this summer. Dr. Rob Garofalo,...
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Gay travelers explore LGBT-friendly destinations at travel expo
Peter Canellis and Matthew Dontje are planning their first trip together as a couple but they don’t know where to go. “We have no idea,” Canellis...
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Names Project makes Chicago stop to gather minority AIDS quilt panels
Bobby Orr-Foreman cut out letters and affixed green fabric cut to look like grass on a 3-foot-by-6-foot panel Saturday afternoon at TPAN. “I thought I’d...
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Low numbers hinder Chicago delegation of simultaneous worldwide LGBT marches
Low turnout beset the Chicago contingent of the simultaneous 2012 Worldwide Civil Rights March. Participants met Saturday at Pritzker Park on the corner of...
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Preckwinkle, Brown speak at Equal Pay Day Rally
About 200 people joined female elected officials in Daley Plaza Tuesday for the second annual Equal Pay Day Rally, commemorating the day when a woman’s...
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