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Where the bars (actually) are

by James De Lise June 16, 2022August 10, 2022

Celebrate how far we’ve come and brace yourself for the work to be done by enjoying libations and liberation at some of these Chicago gems: Berlin 954 W. Belmont berlinchicago.com Welcoming everyone since 1983, Berlin is an inclusive venue for dancing, drinking, and drag. Big Chicks 5024 N. Sheridan bigchicks.com Visit Big Chicks for Sunday […]

News

Criminalizing queerness

by Adam M. Rhodes April 4, 2022April 6, 2022

Bernina Mata’s attorneys say prosecutors used homophobic rhetoric to secure a death sentence in 1999. Now they’re asking the governor to set her free.

Pride is a celebration, but it also has its roots in a riot.

Columns & Opinion

No Pride in a police state

by Adam M. Rhodes June 3, 2021October 10, 2023

Do uniformed police belong at Pride parades?

Columns & Opinion

How to propose casual pandemic sex with a coworker

by Dan Savage July 27, 2020August 18, 2021

Work relationships don’t always end in tears and pink slips and lawsuits.

Columns & Opinion

Just another cuckin’ monogamous couple

by Dan Savage July 7, 2020August 18, 2021

It’s possible to enjoy lesbian cuckolding fantasies and not open a relationship.

Arts & Culture

The passion is in the music in Patience and Sarah

by Albert Williams October 11, 2018August 18, 2021

Third Eye Ensemble tells the incredibly true adventure of two early American girls in love.

Columns & Opinion

What to do when someone horns in on all the action at the orgy

by Dan Savage May 23, 2018August 18, 2021

Dan Savage provides a plan of action for a water sports enthusiast, and more.

News & Politics

This lawsuit could have major impact on LGBTQ employment protections

by Robin Amer November 29, 2016August 18, 2021

A federal appeals court revisits the suit of an Indiana teacher who says she was fired for being gay.

Columns & Opinion

Performance artist to Chicago: Get off our areolas

by Derrick Clifton September 21, 2016August 18, 2021

Bea Cordelia thinks the city’s liquor-license law has a gender-bias problem.

Columns & Opinion

Illinois pastors don’t deserve exemption from conversion therapy ban

by Derrick Clifton August 16, 2016August 18, 2021

Conversion therapy aimed at “curing” queer kids is harmful, fraudulent, and discredited, no matter who’s practicing it.

"Friends-with-benefits arrangements may not be committed relationships, but they are relationships."

Columns & Opinion

Boundary disputes

by Dan Savage May 8, 2014August 18, 2021

Dan on navigating the precarious friends-with-benefits boundaries, getting off without having to get on top, and compromising with your wife about your lingerie fetish.