Pride Month

In a new series, “It’s OK to Ask Questions,” NBC Chicago Today’s Matthew Rodrigues showcases open and honest conversations with trailblazers in the queer community, offering a dialogue where no topic is off limits.

In a candid conversation, intersex activist Pidgeon Pagonis shares their concerns about the legal landscape and the potential consequences for both intersex and transgender communities in this teaser for NBC Chicago’s upcoming “It’s OK to Ask Questions” episode.

LGBTQ+ revelers and allies are partying coast to coast for the premiere weekend of Pride Month.

Several pride events are scheduled this week across Chicago, culminating in Sunday’s Pride Parade on the North Side, NBC Chicago’s LeeAnn Trotter reports.

CPD detailed safety measures for the weekend’s Pride parade to ensure the safety and protection of the LGBTQ+ community including additional police officers deployed along the parade route, with experienced officers working throughout the night.

IMPACT Wrestling’s Gisele Shaw discusses her journey as a professional wrestler, her experience of coming out as transgender during last Pride Month, and the support she received from the wrestling community. She shares the unique challenges faced by Asian families during the coming-out process, and her sense of responsibility in representing the LGBTQ community in pro wrestling.

In a new series, “It’s OK to Ask Questions,” NBC Chicago Today’s Matthew Rodrigues showcases open and honest conversations with trailblazers in the queer community, offering a dialogue where no topic is off limits.

NHL teams won’t have players wear themed jerseys during pregame warmups next season.

The union representing Starbucks baristas claimed some stores were not allowed to put up Pride month decorations.

In honor of Pride month, NBC Chicago’s new original five-part series It’s Ok to Ask Questions will debut Thursday, June 8 at 7 p.m. on NBC Chicago’s 24/7 streaming news channel. Every week, Chicago Today lifestyle host Matthew Rodrigues will navigate open and honest conversations to help viewers better understand the LGBTQIA+ community or simply relate to the journey of becoming one’s true self. No...

Celebrating Pride Month, gender and sex therapist Ray McDaniel discusses the book, “Gender Magic Lives,” aimed at empowering individuals to reclaim their joy and embrace their most authentic selves.

Lawmakers approved legislation allowing same-sex marriage in Estonia as of next year, making it the first of the three Baltic countries to do so.

Protesters and supporters of a group of self-described “queer and trans nuns” gathered at Dodger Stadium during a LGBTQ+ Pride Night that followed weeks of high-profile controversy.

In a new series, “It’s OK to Ask Questions,” NBC Chicago Today’s Matthew Rodrigues showcases open and honest conversations with trailblazers in the queer community, offering a dialogue where no topic is off limits.

Magdalena Garcia, a resident of Chicago’s North Mayfair neighborhood, has proudly displayed a Pride flag in front of her home. In recent weeks, it has disappeared. Evrod Cassimy has the story, and her message.

The CTA is rolling out the 2023 pride train today and it features welcoming messages on board as well as designs on the outside.

President Joe Biden has welcomed hundreds to the White House for a delayed Pride Month celebration. The event is aimed at showing LGBTQ+ people that his administration has their back at a time when advocates are warning of a spike in discriminatory legislation, particularly aimed at the transgender community, sweeping through statehouses. The gathering was initially scheduled for Thursday, but...

In a moment where LGBTQIA+ conversations have become polarized or divisive, perspective can mean everything. In a new series, “It’s OK to Ask Questions,” NBC Chicago Today’s Matthew Rodrigues showcases open and honest conversations with trailblazers in the queer community, offering a dialogue where no topic is off limits.

In honor of Pride month, NBC Chicago’s new original five-part series It’s Ok to Ask Questions will debut Thursday, June 8 at 7 p.m. on NBC Chicago’s 24/7 streaming news channel. Every week, Chicago Today lifestyle host Matthew Rodrigues will navigate open and honest conversations to help viewers better understand the LGBTQIA+ community or simply relate to the journey of becoming one’s true self. No...

In honor of Pride month, NBC Chicago’s new original five-part series It’s Ok to Ask Questions will debut Thursday, June 8 at 7 p.m. on NBC Chicago’s 24/7 streaming news channel. Every week, Chicago Today lifestyle host Matthew Rodrigues will navigate open and honest conversations to help viewers better understand the LGBTQIA+ community or simply relate to the journey of becoming one’s true self. No...