International Mr. Leather opens in Chicago
The Hyatt Regency Chicago in the Loop will be the home to International Mr. leather (IML) this weekend, the world’s largest international leather fetish conference and contest. The event, which takes over the
Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus goes crazy for the ’80s
The Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus premiered its latest musical endeavor, “That ’80s Show” at Francis W. Parker School Friday, May 11. “It’s fun, you’ll reminisce about the ’80s, you’ll learn — if you weren’t around in the ’80s — what was so crazy about those ’80s,”
Sister Spit tour brings queer artists together for Chicago performance
The famed literary performance tour Sister Spit: The Next Generation was held at the Wicker Park Art Center as part of the Chicago International Movies and Musical Festival Saturday with performances by Dorothy Allison, Michelle Tea, Justin Vivian Bond and other notable acts. “I never
Recovery you can laugh at: Author Mark Rosenberg visits Center on Halsted
The Center on Halsted hosted author Mark Rosenberg for a stop on his book tour, Blackouts and Breakdowns: An Evening with Mark Rosenberg April 3. The event, sponsored by the LGBT Google employee group, Gayglers, brought
TRANSforming health care: UIC holds transgender health care event
In honor of LGBTQ Health Awareness Week, the University of Illinois at Chicago group UIC Pride hosted Transgender Health 101 March 28, a lecture and discussion on the role health care providers play when treating transgender patients. “Take off your shoes and switch them around,
Gay and Lesbian Wedding Expo kicks off Chicago gay marriage, civil union season
Carla Barger and Jessie Haddad have been looking for the perfect venue for their civil union ceremony for over two months, so they came to the fourth annual Rainbow Wedding Expo March 24 for ideas
Rep. Kelly Cassidy and Paula Basta debate for 14th District seat
Two openly lesbian candidates for the 14th District state representative seat, incumbent Rep. Kelly Cassidy and challenger Paula Basta, went face to face in a debate put on by Gay Chicago TV Friday
Illinois naval base starts first gay and lesbian support group
Sailors at the Naval Station Great Lakes formed GLASS, or Gay, Lesbian, and Supporting Sailors, earlier this month, making it the first-ever LGBT support group created on a military base is U.S. history. The group, which aims to foster a military base free of prejudice, bigotry,
Puerto Rican Cultural Center celebrates LGBT Latino pride
The Association for Latino Men for Action brought together renowned Latino writers and artists for a night of cultural expression and discussion on the gay Latino experience Friday. Una Noche de Orgullo y Cultura (A Night of Pride and Culture) was held at the Puerto
Groundbreaking Testing Together services come to Howard Brown
Howard Brown Health Center has adopted a revolutionary new way for male gay and bisexual couples to get tested for HIV. Together. HBHC’s Walk-in Clinic, 4025 N. Sheridan Rd., is collaborating with researchers at Emory University
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