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The Little Queer Film Festival — that could

With Reeling: The Chicago Lesbian & Gay International Film Festival on hiatus, a new group, the Little Queer Film Festival, hopes to fill some of the void Reeling left in

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A final lesson on bathhouse etiquette from ‘Steamwerkz: The Musical’

Imagine taking inspiration from one of the most revered gathering zones in boystown late-night culture, and turning that culture into a musical-filled, choreographed sex romp. If you put those ingredients together and hit blend, you’ll have

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About Face’s ‘Lizas’ brings in just the right amount of holiday cheer

When it comes to Christmas fare, you can call me the Saint Nick of seasonal regalia and time-honored traditions. I’m not only a fan of the tree decorating, family gathering and gift giving aspects of the holiday, but also a fan of the theatrics associated

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‘We Three Lizas’ creator: This is a holiday show for us

“In my own way, this is sort of my gift to the queer community. It’s a show for us.” That is how Scott Bradley, writer, lyricist and star of About Face Theatre’s production of “We Three Lizas,” describes his new foray into the world of holiday

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Kenneth Cole talks HIV/AIDS activism at Chicago House Speaker Series luncheon

Hundreds turned out for the Chicago House 4th Annual Speaker Series featuring renowned fashion icon Kenneth Cole Friday at the Hilton Hotel Chicago. Members of the local LGBT community and allies joined Chicago House, a local HIV/AIDS support and services organization, for Cole’s talk on

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Boystown Halloween Parade gets new route, time

Organizers of the massively-popular Northalsted Halloween Parade have flipped the direction and changed the time of the step off this Wednesday night, a modest change they say isn’t the end of the world — even though the theme this year is “2012 Apocalypse.” Like the

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OUT for Work job fair connects LGBTQ youth and employers

LGBTQ job seekers and their allies came out in full force to the OUT for Work Conference career fair at the University of Illinois at Chicago Sunday. The fair was part of a weekend-long conference of seminars, speakers and networking for the LGBTQ community, particularly LGBT

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One Night Stand music, dance party benefits Chicago House

Purple and pink hues of light splashed across the walls as aerialists, dancers and flaggers set the scene for One Night Stand, a music and dance party benefitting Chicago House Saturday night. The event, held at the dimly-lit Park West, harkened

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Equality Illinois hosts ‘Pets for Equality’ event

The real dog days of summer may soon be over, but that didn’t stop LGBT supporters from bringing out their canines for Equality Illinois Dog Days of Summer: Pets for Equality, a fundraising event to raise money for the Equality Illinois Education Project, Saturday. Pups

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