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  • November 2025

  • Tue 11
    Annual Veterans Day Dinner American Veterans for Equal Rights

    Ann Sather: Annual Veterans Day Dinner

    November 11, 2025 @ 5:30 pm
    Ann Sather Restaurant 909 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago, IL, United States

    Please join us as we celebrate and commemorate the service...

    $40
  • Thu 13

    IL CD-8 Candidate Forum

    November 13, 2025 @ 6:00 pm
    Elgin Community College — Seigle Auditorium, E125 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin, IL, United States

    Illinoisans have a critical primary election ahead. Join our candidate...

    Free
  • Tue 18

    IL Comptroller Candidate Forum

    November 18, 2025 @ 6:00 pm
    Rainbow PUSH 930 E. 50th St., Chicago, IL, United States

    Illinoisans have a critical primary election ahead. Join our candidate...

    Free
  • Sat 22
    Banned Book Drive Rapbrary

    Banned Book Drive & Dinner

    November 22, 2025 @ 6:00 pm
    Jamii Center for Arts & Media 3850 S Indiana Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

    Celebrate the Season with Purpose   This holiday season, join...

    Free
  • Sun 23

    5LapsForJustice Protest

    November 23, 2025 @ 12:00 pm
    Riis Park West Fullerton and Meade avenues, Chicago, IL, United States

    WHEN IMMIGRANTS ARE UNDER ATTACK, WHAT DO WE DO? 📣...

    Free
  • December 2025

  • Thu 4
    World AIDS Day

    World AIDS Day commemoration with Wrightwood 659 and the Joffrey Ballet

    December 4, 2025 @ 5:30 pm
    Wrightwood 659 659 W. Wrightwood, Chicago, IL, United States

    Wrightwood 659 and The Joffrey Ballet proudly announce a special World AIDS Day...

    $20
  • Thu 18

    Illinois Policy Forum on LGBTQ+ and HIV Aging Issues

    December 18, 2025 @ 8:30 am
    Virtual

    Please join Pride Action Tank and the AIDS Foundation Chicago...

    Free
  • January 2026

  • Tue 6
    Windy City Times @40 Gerber Hart Gallery

    Windy City Times @40: Breaking News Breaking Silence Exhibit

    January 6 @ 8:00 am
    Gerber/Hart 6500 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL, IL, United States

    “Windy City Times @40: Breaking News. Breaking Silence” includes dozens...

  • Tue 13

    Together We Win: Fight for the T in Team

    January 13 @ 6:00 pm
    Center on Halsted 3656 N. Halsted, Chicago, IL, United States

    Fight for the T in Team: Together We Win Panel...

    Free
  • Thu 22

    Statewide Network Meeting: Chicago Northside

    January 22 @ 6:00 pm

    Get Informed. Connect with Neighbors. Make Your Voice Heard! A...

  • February 2026

  • Sun 1

    Celebrate Black History Month

    February 1 @ 11:30 am
    International Servant Leaders Museum 9233 Shermer Road, Morton Grove, IL, United States

    Celebrate Black History Month and honor the enduring legacy of...

    Free
  • March 2026

  • Fri 20

    Chicago Drag Melts ICE

    March 20 @ 8:00 pm
    Metro/Smartbar 3730 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL, United States

    Lucy Stoole & Metro Present… Chicago Drag Melts Ice Benefiting ICIRR, Midwest...

    $26.23
  • Sat 21

    Trans Up Front IL’s Light the Way Soirée

    March 21 @ 7:00 pm
    Hairpin Arts Center 2810 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

    Join us on Saturday March 21, 2026! Light the Way...

    $100
  • Tue 24

    Q Salon: Common Threads & What We Want

    March 24 @ 6:00 pm
    Center on Halsted 3656 N. Halsted, Chicago, IL, United States

    We are excited to announce our March Q Salon will...

    Free
  • Sat 28

    NO KINGS Chicago

    March 28 @ 1:30 pm
    Butler Field at Grant Park East Jackson Drive & South Columbus Drive, Chicago, IL, United States

    On March 28th, we will rise up, take to the...

    Free
  • Sun 29

    For the Community: A Drag Fundraiser for OCAD Organized Communities Against Deportation

    March 29 @ 9:00 pm - March 30 @ 2:00 am
    Sidetrack 3349 N. Halsted, Chicago, IL, United States

    Veronica Pop & Stassi Doll Present: For The Community: A...

    Free
  • Mon 30

    LGBTQ+ Mental Health Policy and Legislation Town Hall

    March 30 @ 6:00 pm
    Virtual

    This virtual town hall is hosted by Chicago Therapy Collective...

    Free
  • April 2026

  • Sat 4

    Trans Day of Visibility Rally

    April 4 @ 1:00 pm
    Federal Plaza W Adams St &, S Dearborn St, Chicago, IL, United States

    🏳️‍⚧️It's officially that time again! Join Trans Up Front for...

    Free
  • Tue 21

    Q Force: What Is The Democrats’ Plan To Win?

    April 21 @ 6:00 pm
    Elixer Andersonville 1509 W. Balmoral Ave., Chicago, IL, United States

    If you’ve had questions about how the Democrats plan to...

    Free
  • Wed 22

    Defending & Supporting Our LGBTQI+ Immigrant Neighbors

    April 22 @ 6:30 pm
    Center on Halsted 3656 N. Halsted, Chicago, IL, United States

    As ICE continues to threaten immigrant communities in Chicago from...

    Free
  • May 2026

  • Fri 1

    The Missing Awareness Event@ Daley Plaza

    May 1 @ 1:00 pm

    La Shann Walker Mother of 10 Years Missing Diamond &...

    Free
  • Fri 1

    Chicago May Day Rally & March

    May 1 @ 1:00 pm
    Union Park 1501 W. Randolph St., Chicago, IL, United States

    This May Day, a broad coalition of organizations are uniting...

    Free
  • Fri 8

    Conversion Therapy Dropout Chicago Release Party with Tim Schraeder Rodriguez

    May 8 @ 6:30 pm
    City Lit Books 2523 N. Kedzie Blvd., Chicago, IL, United States

    Join former Chicagoan Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez to celebrate the release...

    Free
  • Sat 16
    Ragbaglia Arts Fest 2026

    Ragbagalia Arts Fest

    May 16 @ 2:00 pm - May 17 @ 1:00 am
    Sleeping Village 3734 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

    As Chicago emerges from its winter burrow, a new cultural...

    $57.68
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