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Plans in Gay Chicago?

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By GoPride,
March 30, 2012 at 1:43 pm

Thank Starbucks cards outpace boycott pledges

The number of people thanking Starbucks for its support of gay marriage has outpaced those pledging to boycott the coffee giant... Read more »

By Bill Pritchard,
March 26, 2012 at 10:57 am

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Weekend Plans?

Plans this weekend in the LGBT community? Check out CalendarQ... Read more »

By GoPride,
March 23, 2012 at 10:19 am

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Elizabeth Taylor dies at age 79

Taylor and Rock Hudson ABC News and CNN have confirmed that Elizabeth Taylor died this morning of congestive heart failure. She was 79. Taylor entered Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles two months ago for treatment of symptoms of congestive heart failure. A true representative of the LGBT community; when doing so was... Read more »

By Bill Pritchard,
March 23, 2011 at 10:17 am

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Obama declares DOMA unconstitutional

President Barack Obama yesterday ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) to drop the government’s defense of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), declaring that he and the DOJ now believe the law to be unconstitutional. This decision is a major victory for the LGBT community. Previously, the Administration had aggressively defended DOMA in the courts and today’s... Read more »

By Bill Pritchard,
February 24, 2011 at 11:15 am

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Coming out party hosted by gay-welcoming church

The news lately is full of young people being bullied into exclusion or suicide because they’re gay, lesbian, or transgender. In the midst of this hatred and fear, a new Chicago based church is at the forefront of doing something about it. Urban Village Church, a brand new church with Downtown and Wicker Park campuses–wants the... Read more »

By Bill Pritchard,
October 11, 2010 at 11:31 am

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Illinois voter registration deadline is today

The November 2 general election is just four weeks from away, which means the deadline to registered to vote is today, Oct. 5. Equality Illinois, a gay rights advocacy group, considers this an important election for LGBT rights in Illinois. Voters in this election will elect candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state... Read more »

By Bill Pritchard,
October 5, 2010 at 10:39 am

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Equality Illinois Community Pie Toss

This Saturday, Equality Illinois presents its 2nd Annual Pie Toss at Boystown favorite, Sidetrack. This event has become a summertime favorite! Join Equality Illinois from 1:00-4:00 p.m. as folks bid on the right to toss pies in the face of some of the biggest names in the Chicago community. Those slated to be “pied” include politicians, business owners... Read more »

By Bill Pritchard,
August 27, 2010 at 12:12 pm

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Chicago's LGBT community well-represented in One Man Chicago competition

Twenty men in the Chicago area have been selected from hundreds of nominations and applicants to compete for the title of One Man Chicago. On Thursday, Sept. 2nd at the Harris Theatre in Millennium Park, one of the twenty men will be chosen as One Man Chicago, who embodies the best of the Chicago area... Read more »

By Bill Pritchard,
July 18, 2010 at 12:10 pm

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Boystown the topic of Anthropological study

Its true, Anthropologist Zachary Blair has been studying the Boystown neighborhood for the past three-and-a-half years! I can just picture the shovel and pick in his hands as he goes around the LGBT community looking for identity and change. This however is a different kind of dig. Zachary is focusing on how politics and the... Read more »

By Bill Pritchard,
March 1, 2010 at 11:26 am

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