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August 21, 2016

At ChicagoPride.com, Sunday means that it's time to look back at the week in gay news - in and out of Chicago - as covered by the GoPride.com News Staff. The top local and national stories of interest as ranked by popularity on the network.

At ChicagoPride.com, Sunday means that it's time to look back at the week in gay news - in and out of Chicago - as covered by the GoPride.com News Staff. The top local and national stories of interest as ranked by popularity on the network.

Taverna 750 is officially leaving the space at 750 W. Cornelia Ave. — and Boystown entirely — after its landlord applied for licensing to open his own restaurant in the space, which forced the popular Italian eatery and brunch venue out of the neighborhood.

Life is Beautiful these days for David Hernandez, the 33-year-old singer who hit the mainstream through American Idol in 2008, though was embroiled in a semi-sex-scandal and ousted from the show before many anticipated.

During a radio appearance, Lucian Wintrich, the New York City-based photographer, said that an increasing number of twinks, which he defined as "skinny," under 25 gay men, were supporting Donald Trump for president.

If you saw a bunch of balloons floating around a festival this summer, you probably received a card from the person attached to them: Chicago-based performer John Michael Colgin. John MIchael (who prefers to drop his last name) has taken to the streets promoting the self-produced five week run of his latest one man show, "Dementia Me," by any means necessary.

Multi-platinum artist Deborah Cox has conquered the R&B and pop charts, including six top-20 Billboard chart R&B singles, and an impressive eleven No.

Everything he does with Habitat for Humanity has been oh-so-personal for Ricardo Sebastian, who was born and raised in Chicago and now calls the Gold Coast neighborhood home.

During an appearance Friday in Orlando, Florida, Senator Marco Rubio called on evangelicals to reach out to the LGBT community.

In a new interview, former Seton Hall guard Derrick Gordon says he was not invited to try out for a single NBA team this summer because of his sexual orientation.

A pioneer in Israel as that country's first out transgender military officer, Lt. Shachar, visited Chicago this summer as part of his week-long tour of the U.S. to speak to members of the LGBT community, members of the media, and to meet representatives from veterans for equal rights.

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