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The tenth anniversary of the 2015 Supreme Court decision that legalized same-sex marriage holds meaning for those who paved the way in Illinois — especially as they worry their rights could once again be in jeopardy.
CPD Supt. Larry Snelling said he’ll deploy many officers to ensure the parade is fun for everyone.
Tere left Venezuela to start a new life in the U.S. She has a home, a job and access to gender affirming care. But she worries it could all disappear.
Drag designers in Chicago are creating showstopping looks for everything from club nights to TV series ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race.’ The work is so fierce, it’s even inspired art exhibitions.
A crowd of about 250 gathered in Federal Plaza on Saturday afternoon to protest a Supreme Court decision upholding a Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for minors.
This year’s event comes as the LGBTQ+ community faces threats from state and federal governments. The celebration continues Sunday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., with a pet parade; headliner Deborah Cox at 2 p.m.; and closer The Vixen with her show ‘BlackGirlMagic.’
Taylor Casey was on a yoga retreat in Paradise Island, Nassau, when she went missing. Her mother said she believes she was killed in a hate crime.
The justices’ 6-3 decision effectively protects from legal challenges many efforts by the Trump administration and state governments to roll back protections for transgender people.
Tickets go on sale Wednesday for the “The Big Reveal Live Show,” running for three nights in Chicago this August.
Chicago’s LGBTQ+ publication Windy City Times curated over 75 Pride Month events happening in Chicago this June. Here are a few to plan your month.
Thanks to Windy City Times, you don’t need to live in Chicago proper to find an event to celebrate Pride. Whether you’re in Aurora, Evanston, Oak Park, or Whiting, Indiana, there’s something for everyone this Pride Month.
Biles apologized for getting personal in a heated online exchange with Gaines, a former college swimmer-turned-anti-trans-athlete activist.
Darby Lynn Cartwright and Alexis P. Bevels — the duo behind the beloved drag comedy series “IMHO (In My Homosexual Opinion)” — is bringing their live show to Chicago for the first time since moving to Los Angeles in 2022.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson joined with Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and other elected officials for the fifth annual raising of the Progress Pride flag.
The Hyde Park Art Center holds its fourth annual Art of Pride event showcasing area LGBTQ+ creators. The event also featured a ballroom vogue dance workshop, interactive printmaking, collage making, live performances and sets by deejays Duane Powell and CTrl Zora.
It’s the group’s 3rd annual art exhibit for the LGBTQ+ Intergenerational Dialogue Project — a partnership between the Center on Halsted’s senior services center and three local universities aiming to connect young queer people to their elders to preserve their shared history.
An executive order signed by President Donald Trump in January bans the use of the ‘X’ marker used by nonbinary people. A Biden-appointed judge stays the order until legal challenges are played out.
The high school sports organization said the attorney general and Illinois Department of Human Rights told the agency the inclusive policy is required by state law.
As part of Columbia College Chicago’s production of “Rent,” three panels of the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt will be viewable by the public starting April 30. The quilt honors over 100,000 people who died of AIDS-related causes with over 50,000 handcrafted panels.