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Runners gather at the Chicago Santa Speedo Run to benefit the Chicago Diabetes Project in 2013.

Speedo Santa smackdown: 2 Chicago swimsuit runs face off Saturday, but only one can reign supreme

December 3, 2019 at 12:47 p.m.

Hundreds of scantily clad Chicagoans will take to the streets Saturday, when the city hosts not one but two Santa Speedo Runs, one benefiting the LGBTQ community and the other,...

Naperville photographer comes to the aid of 8-year-old Michigan girl who wasn’t allowed to get her school photo taken because of red hair extensions

November 21, 2019 at 3:24 p.m.

Eight-year-old Marian Scott loved her red hair extensions, which she had worn on and off since the start of the school year. But when it came time for school photos...

The Chicago Park District is hosting its first LGBTQ homecoming dance at Columbus Park on Nov. 17.

Chicago Park District hosts its first homecoming dance for LGBTQ teens, complete with a DJ, voguing and a stately ballroom

November 13, 2019 at 9:53 a.m.

Even in an era when LGBTQ teens are increasingly joining the ranks of homecoming royalty, some feel uncomfortable with the highly gendered nature of the traditional fall dance: the kings...

From fairy lights to Air Force 1s: 10 totally on-trend gift ideas for teens

December 9, 2019 at 5:09 p.m.

Teens can be remarkably particular about gifts, and almost sphinxlike in their reluctance to share the most basic information. A parent might ask, "So what do you want this year?"...

Flip through this photographic history of LGBTQ activism from the 1800s through the Stonewall riots and into the present day, and try not to buy a copy for yourself. Called "Probably the best coffee-table book ever created" by the Los Angeles Review of Books, this is a great gift for activists young and old. "We Are Everywhere: Protest, Power, and Pride in the History of Queer Liberation," $22.99, <a href="/amz.php?t=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYW1hem9uLmNvbS9XZS1BcmUtRXZlcnl3aGVyZS1Qcm90ZXN0LUxpYmVyYXRpb24vZHAvMDM5OTU4MTgxMi9yZWY9YXNjX2RmXzAzOTk1ODE4MTIvP3RhZz1zb3NkanMtMjAmcXVvdA.9b67a9f7206aa7ef; target="_blank">amazon.com</a>

Fresh, fun gifts for your LGBTQ friends and family

November 7, 2019 at 10:34 a.m.

We've got glitter. We've got pronoun pins. We've got books about LGBTQ art and activism. The gay community is more diverse and vibrant than ever, and gift options abound —...

Canada Goose parkas can cost upwards of $1,000.

Canada Goose alternatives: 10 ultra-warm winter coats that won’t set you back $1,000

December 3, 2020 at 7:00 p.m.

It's that time of year again, when leaves fall, evening commutes darken and thoughts turn to the inevitable question: What's the best way to beat the cold? If you have...

Jodie Wiederkehr of the Chicago Alliance for Animals talks with passersby during an informational protest against horse carriages outside the Water Tower on Sept. 28, 2019, in Chicago.

Chicago without horses: Activist wants to ban horse carriage operations, but owners deny animal cruelty

October 29, 2019 at 5:16 p.m.

A dozen protesters have lined up beneath the limestone spires of the Chicago Water Tower, but only one wades out into the stream of shoppers and tourists. Strikingly tall, with...

Participants place flowers, snake root, a bone, and other ingredients into a potion during a full moon ritual at Malliway Bros. Spells, Charms & Potions store in Chicago on Oct. 13, 2019.

Chicago’s witches: A craving for magic and meaning drives millennials to spells, potions and rituals

October 25, 2019 at 11:09 a.m.

Standing hand in hand, they form a circle around a smooth black cauldron, their voices setting off a reverberating hum as they repeat, "Omm, omm, ommm." Outside twilight is approaching....

‘Please allow him to enjoy this day’: In a viral Facebook post, the mother of a 3-year-old with autism asks neighbors not to press him to say ‘trick or treat’

October 22, 2019 at 11:37 a.m.

Last year, Halloween was a challenge for Luke Taylor. His mom, Omairis Taylor, didn't think he'd need to carry a blue bucket indicating he had autism; he was so little...

Store manager H. Melt, at Women & Children First, on Oct. 15, 2019. Anti-transgender stickers have been attached to the front window of the Andersonville bookstore on three occasions over the past three weeks, the manager and a co-owner said.

‘Harassed and on edge’: Chicago’s largest feminist bookstore, Women & Children First, has been targeted with anti-transgender stickers, co-owner says

October 16, 2019 at 8:00 a.m.

Arriving for work at Women & Children First on Monday mornings, store manager H. Melt is on alert for another in a series of anti-transgender stickers that have been slapped...

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