City in a Garden: Queer Art and Activism in Chicago is an intergenerational group exhibition that highlights Chicago’s essential, yet often underacknowledged, role in the story of queer art and activism.
Join PRIDEChicago for a free community dialogue about LGBTQ+ Pride and parades, marches, and protests in partnership with The LGBTQ+ Intergenerational Dialogue Project.
Back by popular demand, the 6th Annual Summer Lake Cruise invites guests aboard the luxurious Anita Dee II for a three-hour evening excursion on Lake Michigan.
Dance for Life, which benefits the Chicago Dance Health Fund, is a one-night-only event showcasing the city’s variety of dance traditions and styles by bringing together professional dance companies and dancers from throughout Chicago, who unite to support their peers by generously donating their time, energy, and artistry.
Get ready for an incredible night as PRIDEChicago and BestGayChicago host Out in the Park, the annual private LGBTQ+ buyout event at Six Flags Great America!
Reeling Film Festival is the second longest-running LGBTQ+ Film Festival in the world! It’s hosted here in Chicago, September 17-September 27, showing over 80 queer feature films and shorts!
Reeling Film Festival is the second longest-running LGBTQ+ Film Festival in the world! It’s hosted here in Chicago, September 17-September 27, showing over 80 queer feature films and shorts!
Advance your career and connect with inclusive, affirming employers at WERQ!, Center on Halsted’s annual LGBTQ+ Career Fair. Designed to bridge the gap between top-tier diverse talent and workplace-inclusive companies across the Chicago area, this essential hiring event empowers job seekers from all backgrounds to explore exciting professional opportunities in a welcoming environment. While the…
PRIDEChicago and The Annoyance Theatre are proud to co-present a screening of Madfabulous at the 44th annual Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival. Inspired by a true story, this riotous celebration of individuality follows Henry Paget (aka Toppy), a flamboyantly eccentric aristocrat who inherits a vast fortune in 1890s North Wales. With his theatrical…
Celebrate a milestone evening of community and history at The Sapphire Gayla: 45 Years of Gerber/Hart, hosted at the gorgeous Rockwell on the River.
Don't miss Gerber/Hart’s third Queer History Symposium on Saturday, October 3rd from 9 AM to 4 PM! This full day symposium will highlight artists, researchers, students, and community members who have utilized Gerber/Hart’s collections in the past year. This year, the Symposium will take place at the Hoover-Leppen Theatre at the Center on Halsted (3656…
The Purple Tie Affair: Concert & Silent Auction is more than a fundraiser, it’s a celebration! While we raise money for E3 Radio, we also give back to organizations making a meaningful difference here in Chicago. Come out and join us for an evening of live music, fierce drag performances, and a one-of-a-kind silent auction.
Join the Human Rights Campaign for an in-person fundraising dinner supporting the ongoing work for LGBTQ+ equality. Welcome Reception: 5 p.m. Main Program: 6:30 p.m. Attire: Come as you are. HRC welcomes guests to dress in whatever makes them comfortable, whether that’s black tie, festive, or casual. The most important thing is being there. Dinner…
Experience OUTspoken LGBTQ+ Stories, our monthly storytelling event celebrating uniquely personal stories from a cross-section of the Chicago LGBTQ+ community.
The Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame, the only city-sanctioned LGBT Hall of Fame in the world, has announced its slate of 2026 inductees: 13 LGBT-identified individuals, two LGBT-identified organizations and three friends of the community, or allies. The 2026 inductees represent a wide cross-section of the diverse Chicago community.
Artemis Singers—Chicago’s 46-year-old, 60-singer-strong, all-volunteer lesbian feminist chorus—invites the community to a Fundraiser Karaoke Party!
To know Dolly is to know a song. We lost her this year, so this November, Wilde Cabaret is doing what she’d want—singing loud, sparkling hard, and sending it right back to her.
Join Center on Halsted for a Thanksgiving Celebration on Thursday, November 26th 9:30am-2:30pm at Center on Halsted The event is free, sign-up is required.
Experience OUTspoken LGBTQ+ Stories, our monthly storytelling event celebrating uniquely personal stories from a cross-section of the Chicago LGBTQ+ community.
The 15th Annual Santa Speedo Run returns to Sidetrack on Saturday, December 5th, benefiting Center on Halsted! Join over 1,000 supporters celebrating Chicago’s LGBTQ+ community.
Experience OUTspoken LGBTQ+ Stories, our monthly storytelling event celebrating uniquely personal stories from a cross-section of the Chicago LGBTQ+ community.
Experience OUTspoken LGBTQ+ Stories, our monthly storytelling event celebrating uniquely personal stories from a cross-section of the Chicago LGBTQ+ community.
Experience OUTspoken LGBTQ+ Stories, our monthly storytelling event celebrating uniquely personal stories from a cross-section of the Chicago LGBTQ+ community.
Experience OUTspoken LGBTQ+ Stories, our monthly storytelling event celebrating uniquely personal stories from a cross-section of the Chicago LGBTQ+ community.