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Construction kicked off Monday on an affordable housing development for LGBTQ seniors.

Where are the lesbian spaces? Over the past few years, queer and lesbi-friendly bars have closed up shop in Chicago, including T’s, which abruptly announced closure in March.

There are no language markers common to all homosexual or same-sex identified individuals.

The Dyke Delicious Screening Series starts Saturday at Chicago Filmmakers with some films by local independent filmmaker Coquie Hughes, including her latest, "My Mama Says Yo Mama’s a Dyke." Hughes makes films covering a range of topics: lesbian love, motherhood, even the difference

Illinois State Representative Deb Mell says she plans to marry fiancée Christin Baker in Iowa, despite the likely passage of a civil unions bill next year. “We’re thrilled and grateful, obviously,” Mell said about the law. “But we really want that marriage license.”

A neighborhood like Chicago’s Boystown is a fairly safe--even welcoming--urban space for gay youth.