Top Trending: Nov. 11 - Nov. 17, 2012

If you've ever walked around Boystown in the Lakeview neighborhood, you have certainly happened upon Elaine Street which is flanked by two polished giraffe sculptures and a goat made from chrome bumpers. On Sunday, those famous life-size recreations were removed.

An event planned by Steve Starr to mark 45 years in the business will now be a tribute to the prominent Chicago photographer, who passed away Nov. 12.

Halloween and Christmas converge on Saturday, December 1, when the second annual Most Fabulous Santa Speedo Run comes to Boystown, bringing with it hoards of swimsuit-clad runners jogging a mile through the chilly streets of Chicago's gayborhood.

The UPS Foundation on Monday announced it would no longer fund organizations which discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

Twelve individuals and three organizations were inducted Nov. 12 into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame, the country's only known government-sponsored hall of fame that honors members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities.

Center on Halsted's volunteer transgender liaison June LaTrobe has resigned after the Center accepted a donation from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) for a Transgender Day of Remembrance event.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel listed marriage equality as the third priority - behind pension reform and a Chicago casino - he'd like to see Springfield tackle in the upcoming legislative session.

President Barack Obama received an overwhelming majority of the gay vote.

Washington state will become the first state to issue marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples based on voter approval.

Circuit Nightclub owner Mike Macharello has announced that the business will not reopen, after an apparent split between management and financial troubles.