Top Trending: January 12 - 18, 2014

Fans of North Halsted nightlife will soon have a shiny new venue to burn the midnight oil in as owners of Hydrate Nightclub say they're spending twice as much as they initially anticipated to completely renovate the Boystown staple.

Singers Ricky Martin, Adam Lambert and Frank Ocean and actor Wentworth Miller lead gay glossy Out's annual survey to find the planet's most datable gay man.

Chicago drag queen Trannika Rex is hosting the next edition of Trannika's Most Wanted, a monthly drag showcase at Boystown's Scarlet Bar, in honor of Phil Robertson, the controversial star of A&E's Duck Dynasty.

Patti Stanger, the host of cabler Bravo's Millionaire Matchmaker, doesn't believe bisexual men exist.

Equality Illinois and Randy Hannig, EQIL's Director of Public Policy, Wednesday announced Hannig's intention to leave the organization shortly after the March 18 Illinois primary election.

Today the Surgeon General's Health Consequence of Smoking: 50 Years of Progress report shows the impact of tobacco is even larger than previously known on health.

Former Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe says he has no regrets about speaking out in support of gay marriage, despite his claim that it cost him his NFL career.

The nominations for the 86th Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning in Los Angeles, with "American Hustle" and "Gravity" garnering 10 nominations each to top all films.

An Indiana House panel on Monday held a hearing to consider a proposed constitutional amendment which seeks to limit marriage to heterosexual couples.

The Equality Illinois Political Action Committee (PAC) Friday issued its early endorsements of legislative candidates running for office in the March 18, 2014, primary election who have strong voting records on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) issues, particularly regarding the freedom to marry.