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Chicago’s gay grandaddy of tattooingMicco Caporaleon June 24, 2020 at 3:50 pm

click to enlarge "What about Stonewall?" the interviewer asks. "What about it?" Cliff Raven says. "Did that have any…

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Amplifying Sally BanesAsimina Chremoson June 24, 2020 at 3:15 pm

A contrasting piece of news appeared amidst the clamorous backdrop of my social media feed about the pandemic and our…

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COVID can’t stop the Pride celebrationCatey Sullivanon June 24, 2020 at 2:30 pm

As Pride Month unfurls amid plague and long-overdue global upheaval, you have to ask yourself one question: What would Marsha…

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Chicago punk was born queerLeor Galilon June 24, 2020 at 1:30 am

The Sex Pistols rewired lots of young minds in 1976, when they began their scorched-earth climb to infamy in London--and…

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Adam and Eve hunt for apples on the gig poster of the weekSalem Collo-Julinon June 24, 2020 at 11:00 am

click to enlarge This week's gig poster is for another real gig, albeit a virtual one. Artist Yewon Kwon…

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‘It was really a freeing kind of feeling’Devlyn Campon June 23, 2020 at 3:50 pm

A young, conservative homosexual from the northwest suburbs was cruising in Lincoln Park in the summer of 1968. "I loved…

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The new face of DEI workBrianna Wellenon June 23, 2020 at 7:50 pm

Tiffany Hudson is in the DEI business--and right now, business is booming. For the past three and a half years…

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Queer self-care straight from the VineS. Nicole Laneon June 23, 2020 at 7:30 pm

In the before times, Saturdays were filled with cocktails, sequins, queer DJs, and performances. My Saturdays look a lot different…

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A dance-world wallflower finds digital sustenance with Fly HoneySallyann Priceon June 23, 2020 at 5:40 pm

On a Sunday afternoon in early April, feeling trapped at home and desperate for a dose of glamour, I threw…

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Film has always been queerCody Corrallon June 23, 2020 at 4:20 pm

It's safe to say that there are more stories being told by queer filmmakers than ever before, and which are…

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