Jussie Smollett’s homophobic hoax conviction overturned by Illinois Supreme Court
In 2021, a jury convicted Smollett on five counts of disorderly conduct.
November 21 2024 12:02 PM
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Here is how the Human Rights Campaign will be queering the Democratic National Convention
The LGBTQ+ organization will highlight support for LGBTQ+ rights in Chicago.
August 17 2024 10:35 AM
Democratic National Convention will be a celebration of diversity in Chicago, say queer staff
The convention will be a demonstration of all sorts of diversity, organizers say.
June 25 2024 10:46 AM
Ex-Chicago Police Sergeant Guilty in Transgender Woman’s Sexual Assault Case
James B. Sajdak accepted a plea deal and faces a maximum one-year federal prison sentence for the 2019 incident after facing up to life in prison.
November 17 2023 1:54 PM
Lori Lightfoot on Defending the LGBTQ+ Community Against Republican Attacks
The former Chicago mayor says she understands the strategy Republicans are using and that it’s a losing one.
July 31 2023 9:00 AM
Illinois Village Settles Discrimination Lawsuit Filed by Gay Man
He was subjected to episodes of violence and called derogatory slurs, the lawsuit alleged.
June 23 2023 1:51 PM
Gay TikTok Influencers' Story of Love and Raising Twins Now a Book
During a time when books by LGBTQ+ authors are being banned, this book seeks to normalize families of different types who all share one thing: love.
April 08 2023 2:03 PM
Chicago's Lesbian Mayor Lori Lightfoot Resoundingly Loses Reelection
The issue of crime took center stage in the nation's third-largest city.
February 28 2023 10:27 PM
Police Warn Minorities: Be Vigilant on Saturday's 'National Day of Hate'
Jewish people were told by law enforcement officials to be especially on alert this weekend.
February 24 2023 4:46 PM
Anderson Comas, Minor League Baseball Player, Comes Out as Gay
The 23-year-old made the announcement in an Instagram post where he said he was proud and happy to be queer.
February 19 2023 10:07 PM
Hammer-Wielding Man Attacks Gay-Owned Restaurant as Patrons Flee
The man was yelling antigay slurs and broke a window in the frightening attack.
January 17 2023 7:24 AM
Frank Galati, Acclaimed Theater Artist, Dies at 79
Galati, who was gay, was a Tony-winner and a titan of Chicago and Broadway theater.
January 04 2023 3:42 PM
Meet 3 LGBTQ+ Scientists Putting Pride in STEM
Three successful LGBTQ+ people in STEM discuss their roles and the importance of representation.
November 18 2022 5:34 PM
Patrons Outraged Over Racist, Transphobic Show at Famous Leather Bar
Critics called the performance a minstrel show in blackface.
November 03 2022 3:20 PM
Last Call Chicago Reveals the Rich History of LGBTQ Bar Culture
A new book by Rick Karlin and St Sukie de la Croix documents the Windy City's LGBTQ+ bar community going all the way back to Prohibition.
September 30 2022 3:00 PM
3 Dead and 1 Injured Outside Gay Bar in Chicago Hit-and-Run Incident
A shocking video captured the moment a car hit four people at a high rate of speed and then sped off.
August 15 2022 10:59 AM
Drag Brunch Canceled After Illinois Bakery Vandalized and Graffitied
Before the business was damaged, UpRising Bakery and Cafe had received a number of threats over the scheduled drag show brunch.
July 25 2022 6:49 AM
Black Trans Women Lost to Violence in Mississippi and Illinois
Martasia Richmond and Shawmayne Giselle Marie McClam are the latest casualties of this epidemic of violence.
July 19 2022 3:23 PM
Gun Violence Generates Panic Across America on Independence Day
There were more than a dozen mass shootings across the United States over the July 4 holiday weekend.
July 05 2022 12:40 PM