Go ahead, keep a schedule. Let us know how that turns out.
Coming out to those you love is a potent right of passage. However, it's so much more than just sitting your parents down and telling them you're gay -- there's an entire process of discovering who you are and feeling empowered enough to embrace it and own it that must take place. And many of us, straight, gay, or somewhere in between, continue to work through this self-identity challenge on a daily basis.
Book of Mormon, the highly anticipated Broadway smash, opens today in Chicago. Between our buzzing Theatre District and countless holiday shows, the spotlight hog in your life is most certainly in the spirit of the season. If you have a theatre fan on your "nice list" and want to support their cultural addiction, here are some gifts that they'll love.
'Tis the season for holiday theatre in Chicago! While Goodman's A Christmas Carol is always a sure-fire family-friendly bet, sometimes we require a little holiday entertainment that's a little... irreverent. I mean, we can only take so much Tiny Tim at one time. So here are some options for those who want to celebrate the holidays with a bent.
Weekends. Everybody's working for them, but they're too short and, often times, expensive. Well, if you're looking to extend the good life at an even better price, consider Big Chicks - an inclusive GLBT establishment in the Uptown neighborhood where a dollar can get you one of the best burger deals in Chicago.
Market Days comes to North Halsted St. in the Boystown neighborhood this weekend, August 11th and 12th. Billed as one of the largest outdoor festivals in the Midwest, Market Days celebrates the GLBT community with stages of live music, good food, and plenty of vendors where you can pick up anything and everything.
Starting this Friday, the city of Chicago kicks off its pride festivities. Plenty of parties, celebrations, and events merge the locals and visitors for this GLBT- filled weekend. While a majority of events will occur in the Boystown area, look northbound to the neighborhood of Andersonville for a weekend of live music and the lasses filling the patio at T's Bar and Restaurant.
The weather forecast for the Memorial Day weekend calls for heat and humidity, but if you're looking for an even steamier weekend, head over to the Hyatt Regency Hotel (131 E. Wacker Drive) for the GLBT International Mr. Leather, the global event tailored to the leather lovers everywhere. Events include parties, auctions, and support groups. A full schedule can be viewed here. While most events will take place downtown in the Loop, some will be held in the northern neighborhood of Rogers Park.
As summer descends upon Chicago, hop on over to Hydrate, one of Boystown's premier clubs located on Halsted St. On humid hot days, misters keep the waiting boys cool. Rotating resident D.J.s spin house and techno to the masses.
Hydrate offers plenty of special nights including dollar drinks, wrestling, drag performances and more. It's one of the 4am bars (5am on Saturdays) in Boystown. When the clock strikes 2, the line is known to snake its way south on Halsted. Patience is a must if you want to
Take a visual tour through the neighborhoods of Chicago with Jamie and Jessie. And by the way, they are not together. Jamie and Jessie Are Not Together is the latest film by local filmmaker Wendy Jo Carlton. Though its Chicago premier happened a few months ago, on Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 8:00pm, you'll have the opportunity to see it when it returns to the big screen at the Music Box Theatre (3733 N. Southport Ave.)
The film tells the story of Jamie and Jessie, roommates. Jessie has two weeks
There's nothing glamorous about this Boystown watering hole. Welcome to Buck's, a no-frills hangout situated in the heart of the North Halsted strip. I discovered it a few years back with a friend of mine. Not feeling like being packed like a sardine in some of the other bars, we were drawn to Buck's because it was lively, but not over the top.
