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Windy City Breezes in With HIV Testing and Awareness

By Winnie McCroy | Tuesday Jun 4, 2013
The Windy City will commemorate National HIV Testing Day with numerous events, including an HIV testing seminar, a month-long testing initiative and a screening of "How to Survive a Plague."

ID Chicago: Modern Sensibilities

By David Perry | Tuesday Jun 4, 2013
Think that New York and Los Angeles have a lockdown on design and fashion? Well the winds are changing as Chicago finds its place on the map of forward-thinking style.

Ill. House Sponsor Won’t Call Gay Marriage Vote

By Regina Garcia Cano | Friday May 31, 2013
The House sponsor of Illinois legislation to allow same-sex couples to marry says he doesn’t have the votes to pass it and won’t call the bill.

Chicago to Get Nation’s First LGBT Athlete Hall of Fame

By Jason St. Amand | Thursday May 2, 2013
The nation’s first sports hall of fame honoring LGBT athletes is scheduled to launch in Chicago in August.

How the Overturn of DOMA Will Affect Midwest Couples

By Christine Malcom | Friday Apr 26, 2013
Experts say that sweeping changes around marriage equality rights could have a limited impact on Midwestern couples, resulting in a narrow ruling with limited impact.

Windy City Organizes First-Ever Trans Month of Action

By Christine Malcom | Sunday Apr 7, 2013
University of Illinois Chicago Division of Community Health Services kicked off the Windy City’s first Trans Month of Action with an open forum on Health, Healthcare and the Trans Community.

GOP Sen. Kirk Announces Support for Gay Marriage

Tuesday Apr 2, 2013
GOP Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois said Tuesday he supports same-sex marriage, becoming the second sitting Republican senator to make such an announcement in recent weeks.

All That Jazz: Alonzo Saunders Talks "Chicago"

By Joel Martens | Monday Feb 18, 2013
He took a moment to talk with The Rage Monthly about his life’s journey and how he ended up doing drag on Broadway.

Gay Liberation Movement Protests Cardinal’s Anti-Gay Bigotry

By Rebecca Sarwate | Tuesday Feb 12, 2013
In response to Cardinal George’s vocal opposition to same-sex marriage, the Gay Liberation Network and Rainbow Sash Movement organized a Feb. 10 protest outside of Holy Name Cathedral.

Terminal Bliss: Airport Layovers Get a Makeover

By Jason Keyser | Saturday Jan 12, 2013
Getting stranded at an airport once meant enduring hours of boredom in a kind of travel purgatory with nothing to eat but fast food. These days, it can seem more like passing through the gates of Shangri-la.