USA Hockey quietly banned transgender people from many recreational programs. LGBTQ+ players say they’re not going anywhere.

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Her friendship with Pidgeon provided the opportunity to explore more expansive ways of building family. Sarah-Ji became a dog ...

Chicago theaters for young audiences and young adults create room for exploring gender diversity and empathy onstage and off.

The Summer Smash works in part because it’s distinct to the region. The fest bears the name of the local hip-hop media outlet ...

In a place where identity can shrink down to a number, her memory reminds me that I was once called something else: Baby.

Chicago gave the leather world the Gold Coast. It gave the world International Mr. Leather. And through the Leather Archives ...

A smiling Chinese woman in an elegant, gold-lined blue qi pao stands in the foreground. A group of men and snickering ...

CHICAGO, IL — Noisy Creek announced today the expansion of event discovery platform EverOut to Chicago, alongside advertising ...

Plus: Underground hip-hop group Typical Cats reunite for their 25th anniversary, rapper Rich Jones drops a new full-length, ...

Every month, dancers gather here, at Lakeview’s Second Unitarian Church for Queer Contra Chicago. There’s a lesson at 6:30 PM, dancing begins at 7, and the whole thing wraps up around 9:30, after ...