The purpose of the Advisory Council for Women and LGBT Community Members is: To advise the Mayor and City Council on policy matters regarding civil rights with a focus on equal access to employment, housing, and public accommodations, and to help identify means to educate the public about Chicago’s Human Read more [...]

Monthly organizing meetings of the Gay Liberation Network. Come by and help us organize for our rights! 7 PM to 9 PM at the Berger Park Cultural Center, corner of Granville Avenue and Sheridan Road, Chicago (about 3 blocks east of the “Granville” stop on the Red Line el).

Thursdays 6pm-8pm art studio/movie night for lgbt youth 23 and under can express themselves through art and new movie releases.

Cafe Pride is Chicago’s coffeehouse for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender youths, and their friends, 17 to 21 years old. Cafe Pride’s mission is to provide safe social space for LGBTQA young people on Friday nights from 8:00 – Midnight! Youth from all over the Chicagoland area come to be accepted Read more [...]

The purpose of our organization is to provide mature gay and bisexual men, and their admirers, with opportunities to come together in a supportive atmosphere to enjoy social, educational, and recreational activities. Affiliated with Prime Timers WorldWide, our members are gay men interested in such events as: Neighborhood Dining, Sunday Read more [...]

COLAGE unites people with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer parents into a network of peers and supports them as they nurture and empower each other to be skilled, self-confident, and just leaders in our collective communities. COLAGE Illinois welcomes youth Jr. High and High School age with an LGBTQ Read more [...]

The Gay, Lesbian and Supporting Sailors (GLASS) seeks to foster a base free of prejudice, bigotry, harassment, and violence by providing a space for all Sailors to explore and increase their understanding of aspects related to sexual orientation and expression in an open and nonjudgmental environment.We support and affirm the Read more [...]

The Gay-Straight Alliance is a youth leadership organization that is devoted to education, human rights and human dignity of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth, the development of positive relationships, and to raise awareness. The goal of this group is to: • Positively impact academic performance, school/social/and family relationships, Read more [...]

The Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame is both a historic event and an exhibit. Through the Hall of Fame, residents of Chicago and the world are made aware of the contributions of Chicago’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities and the communities’ efforts to eradicate homophobic bias and Read more [...]

The project space serves as a drop in center for all Core Group members, volunteers, and participants. The Project Space is multi-functional in serving several purposes; several of which include: – The convenience of hosting programmatic meetings or events – Fostering a strong and healthy environment for Gay, Bisexual and Read more [...]

Oak Park Area Lesbian and Gay Association has become one of the largest community based, multipurpose lesbian and gay membership organizations in Illinois. OPALGA produces and sponsors a vast array of regular events and activities aimed at the Oak Park area LGBTQ community and our families and friends. These events Read more [...]

Bare Boned Theatre will present dynamic work as seen through our own eyes; the way we see people everyday rather than preconceived notions of type. Through non-traditional casting and the development of physical and dynamic staging, we strive to revive the classics, re-interpret contemporary drama and develop. We produce Chicago’s Read more [...]

All sessions are related to a LGBTAQ youth of colors ultimate success.They offer youth a series or interdisciplinary topical sessions not offered in most high schools to LGBTQ youth of color. Multiple sessions are offered to give youth a wide variety of topics to choose from. Youth Leadership Development and Read more [...]

Welcome to Rainbow Cafe, a SAFE SPACE social/support group for high school age gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender youth in Southern Illinois. We also welcome those youth questioning their orientation and youth members’ heterosexual friends. Rainbow Cafe’s mission is to provide a safe and welcoming environment for gay, lesbian, bisexual, Read more [...]

The Chicago Gender Society is organized and operated for social, charitable and educational purposes. More specifically, CGS is a social, and educational organization for all members of the Transgender community, their supporters and for the benefit of the public. The goal of CGS is to provide social and educational activities Read more [...]

United Latino Pride is organized as a community of Latino LGBTQQIA individuals supporting and connecting initiatives that work to create awareness and celebrate the plurality of our identities. In April of 2010, ULP was founded by a collective of individuals, organizations and business owners that joined together to organize a Read more [...]

Welcoming Schools offers tools, lessons and resources on embracing family diversity, avoiding gender stereotyping and ending bullying and name-calling in elementary schools. It offers an LGBT inclusive approach that is also inclusive of the many types of diversity found in our communities. Administrators, educators and parents/guardians can find materials here necessary to create learning Read more [...]

The West Suburban Gay Association (WSGA) is an all volunteer-based, non-profit organization dedicated to meeting the needs of its membership. The West Suburban Gay Association is able to provide a safe and friendly environment through its social, recreational and educational events. Newsletters are also provided to paid members via hard Read more [...]

Eban means love, safety, and security. This group was originally started for young men of color to connect and commune in a loving, safe, and fun space to talk about whatever is on their hearts and minds. Today, Eban is open and affirming to the multiple and complex race, gender, Read more [...]

Youth Outlook (formerly Questioning Youth Center (QYC) has been committed to providing a safe, supportive, and respectful environment for adolescents, whether they identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or questioning (LGBTQ). Youth who identify as allies are welcome in all of our programs and settings. Youth Outlook is the only Read more [...]