Do uniformed police belong at Pride parades?
Tag: LGBTQ
Posted inNews & Politics
Undercounted and underserved
A report by the state’s auditor general criticized the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services for failing to address the needs of LGBTQ+ youth in its care.
Posted inFilm
Colton Underwood and the gay reputation laundry machine
Coming out does not absolve you of your sins.
Posted inMusic
Serpentwithfeet’s Deacon soars with subversive joy
Experimental musician Serpentwithfeet (born Josiah Wise) is many things, including a man of his word. “Life’s gotta get easier / Can’t carry a heavy heart into another year,” he vows on “A Comma” from last April’s EP Apparition. If you take the new Deacon (Secretly Canadian) at face value, he hasn’t: the album is the […]
Posted inNews & Politics
The promise of health care for queer folks in Chicago
As the city shutters LGBTQ+-focused health-care clinics, unemployment surges, and the pandemic rages on, community health-care centers struggle to pick up the pieces.
Posted inCity Life
Transgender Day of Remembrance ensures we don’t forget
Upcoming events and distractions from our listings coordinator
Posted inArts & Culture
John D’Emilio dives deep into queer archives
With his new book, the historian highlights underappreciated LGBTQ trailblazers.
Posted inFilm
At home with the Reeling International Film Festival
The themes that emerged in the 38th annual LGBTQ fest align perfectly with the current, chaotic moment.
Posted inArts & Culture
#iPlan2Live takes over TikTok
Kale Williams initiates an online movement celebrating Black softness and purpose.
Posted inArts & Culture
Coming out over and over again
Why visibility and community are more important now than ever
Posted inFood & Drink
Pride is alive this year at Lost Lake’s Chick-Feel-Gay 2.0
Don’t let Christian-corporate fast food tell you anything different: fried chicken is queer.
Posted inArts & Culture
#QTTRs make their mark
These four queer artists are building their own community in the tattoo world.
Posted inArts & Culture
Queer self-care straight from the Vine
Lifestyle and event brand Peach launches a digital headspace.
Posted inArts & Culture
‘It was really a freeing kind of feeling’
Gary Chichester reflects on the riotous roots of the first-ever Pride parade.
Posted inArts & Culture
Growing up queer with The Sims
“Za Woka Genava” means “I think you are hot” in Simlish, and I think that’s beautiful.