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In just six years, the Lakeview East Festival of the Arts has established a unique identity that sets it apart from Chicago’s other street festivals and fairs.

Almost 26 years after the HIV virus was established as the cause of AIDS some people still propagate the belief that HIV doesn’t cause AIDS and that the drugs used to treat it should be avoided.

The benefits of getting tested for HIV and starting antiretroviral treatment as soon as possible after an HIV-positive diagnosis are clear, a prominent HIV/AIDS specialist said Aug. 24 at the Center on Halsted.

Researchers at Loyola University Health Systems announced an important breakthrough Aug. 20, one that could lead to a treatment that destroys the HIV virus.

A club DJ who played gigs on North Halsted’s gay bar strip as recently as last fall was arrested July 15 in Tennessee for the brutal slaying of a tattoo shop owner in Florida in May.

Releasing a major new report June 29, officials with the American Lung Association said smoking cessation efforts and research on smoking needs to focus more on the LGBT community, and they urged LGBT organizations to make reducing tobacco use a top prior