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6 historic gayborhoods you should visit in 2026 that are still thriving

These LGBTQ+ neighborhoods have rich histories — and they're just as vibrant today as they have been in the past.

Josh Sorbe running in marathon and Josh Sorbe at the gym

Gay Senate staffer easily completes ICE fitness test that Trump-Noem recruits are failing

"Democrats are fit, Democrats are hot, and we’re tired of Republicans trying to lay claim to [health and fitness] when it’s so demonstrably false,” Josh Sorbe told The Advocate.

Trump DOJ indicts Illinois congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh, who warns of effort to ‘silence dissent’

Illinois Democratic candidate Kat Abughazaleh calls out DOJ indictment

“If their goal was to silence me, they picked the wrong person,” she told The Advocate.

If the military invades Chicago, Illinois Gov J.B. Pritzker warns us all to think about ‘What comes next?’

As Trump plans to invade Chicago, Illinois Gov J.B. Pritzker implores us to think about ‘What comes next?’

Opinion: In a searing speech responding to Trump's threat to invade Chicago, Pritzker sounds an alarm, hoping to wake up a country that is sleepwalking its way into an autocracy, writes John Casey.

And the winner of Miss Continental 2026 is…

And the winner of Miss Continental 2026 is…

Meet the newly-crowned Miss Continental 2026 winner, as well as the top 12 contestants who were also competing on this year's pageant.

Void Chicago flier mocking chicfila

Chicago restaurant parodies Chick-fil-A with 'Chick-Feel-Gay' Pride Month sandwich

Void's "Chick-Feel-Gay" event pledged 20 percent of proceeds to Brave Space Alliance, an LGBTQ+ group that shares a building with Chick-fil-A.

Gina Ortiz Jones TAAF Heritage Month Awards Dinner

Military vet Gina Ortiz Jones becomes first lesbian elected mayor of San Antonio

Jones, who was undersecretary of the Air Force in Joe Biden's administration, beat Rolando Pablos in a runoff election.

Robert Francis Prevost

U.S. Cardinal Robert Prevost becomes Pope Leo XIV. Here's what he's said about LGBTQ+ people

Pope Leo XIV may not carry the same stances on LGBTQ+ rights as Pope Francis.

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parent and child arrive for classes at Pritzker elementary school Chicago Illinois alongside Chicago Teachers Union protest sign

Chicago Teachers Union ratifies groundbreaking contract cementing LGBTQ+ protections

Discrimination in education isn't welcome in the Windy City.

woman in gym workout clothes tying her shoe

A mom complained about a trans girl using the locker room. Hundreds turned out to support the girl

Hundreds attended a Deerfield school board meeting to support a trans student after the Department of Education launched an investigation into her locker room use.

nancy mace arrives for the House Republican Conference meeting US Capitol building December 2024

Charges dropped against trans advocate falsely accused of assault by Nancy Mace for giving her a firm handshake

The Trump-appointed interim U.S. attorney for D.C. dropped the case without explanation.

Dallas Purple Party

The history of the circuit party: Transforming LGBTQ+ political pain into power

“It’s like a religious revival,” Harvard professor Michael Bronski says.

Chic-Fil-A fast food restaurant city signage share building

Chicago Chick-fil-A will share a building with Black and trans-led LGBTQ+ group

Brave Space Alliance said that they were only made aware of the new location planned for the floor beneath them when local news outlets reported on its opening.

Durk Dehner at the Diesel celebration of The AllTogether Clubhouse in partnership with Tom of Finland

Nazi regalia leads to Tom of Finland cofounder's ouster as IML judge

Social media posts showing Tom of Finland Foundation's Durk Dehner wearing Nazi symbols sparked outrage within the International Mr. Leather community.