Stories, fictional or not, are the way in which we come to better understand the world around us, and often our place within it. During Pride Month (and any other month!), there are so many powerful, heartbreaking, and funny stories to read about the lives and experiences of people in the LGBTQIA+ community. Here are just a few LGBTQIA+ books to check out: 

The Prophets (Robert Jones, Jr.)

This novel and New York Times Bestseller is the story of Isaiah and Samuel: two enslaved men in the South who share a secret love.

Future Feeling (Joss Lake)

This “wildly inventive, delightfully subversive, genre-nonconforming debut novel” from Joss Lake depicts a trans man who, by mistake, curses another trans man, and must then save him from the realm to which he’s been sent.

Afterparties: Stories (Anthony Veasna So)

A collection of short stories, Afterparties provides a window into the lives of Cambodian-Americans, examining their experiences through the lenses of race, sexuality, and more.

Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT UP New York, 1987-1993 (Sarah Schulman)

In the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, ACT UP New York confronted corporations, politicians, and other entities that stood in the way of accessible AIDS treatment. Let the Record Show is an examination of the organization’s “inner workings, conflicts, achievements, and ultimate fracture.”

The Guncle (Steven Rowley)

In this “warm and deeply funny novel,” the once-famous Patrick finds himself suddenly and unexpectedly the guardian of his niece and nephew.

Fairest (Meredith Talusan)

A finalist for the 2021 Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Nonfiction, Fairest traces Meredith Talusan’s experiences as a transgender woman and as an immigrant from the Philippines living with albinism.

The Secret to Superhuman Strength (Alison Bechdel)

This graphic memoir from the author of Fun Home focuses on Bechdel’s “lifelong love affair with exercise” and is a “heartrendingly comic chronicle for our times.”

Detransition, Baby (Torrey Peters)

National Bestseller Detransition, Baby is a novel about Reese, whose now ex-partner has recently detransitioned; Ames, whose detransitioning has not set him on the path he expected; and Katrina, whose life is suddenly altered by an unexpected pregnancy. 

Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love, & So Much More (Janet Mock)

Writer, director, producer, and transgender activist Janet Mock writes in her memoir about “growing up young, multiracial, poor, and trans in America,” and her eventual path to self-realization.

Love is an Ex-Country (Randa Jarrar)

Jarrar’s memoir follows her road trip from California to Connecticut, and her experiences crossing the country as a queer woman, an Arab American, and a Muslim, as well as a “proudly Fat woman.”

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Father’s Day is this Sunday, June 20th, and what better way than to spend it in some of the best breweries in Chicago. Chicago is no stranger to good beer and great times. It has some of the best breweries in the Midwest. And this Father’s Day is the perfect time to celebrate your dad and explore the beers that these 10 Chicago breweries have to offer. 

Half Acre Beer Company

4257 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60618

Half Acre is a Chicago beer company invested at each end of the brewing spectrum; time-honored classics and experimental, sensory expanding releases.

Maplewood Brewery & Distillery

2717 N Maplewood Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

Illinois’ first combination brewery & distillery, handcrafting beer and artisan spirits in Chicago’s Logan Square.

Cruz Blanca Brewery & Taquería

904 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60607

Cruz is a small-batch Chicago brewery passionately focused on refreshing cervezas like ModMex lagers and tropical IPA’s. It was inspired by the original Cruz Blanca Brewery that opened in Mexico City in the 1860s.

Old Irving Brewing Co.

4419 W Montrose Ave, Chicago, IL 60641

Craft brewery and kitchen in Chicago’s Old Irving Park neighborhood. It’s a funky warehouse spot serving house beers & gastropub fare with a beer hall, TVs & a cornhole game.

Corridor Brewery & Provisions

3446 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60657

Corridor Brewery & Provisions is a craft brewery and restaurant in Chicago’s West Lakeview neighborhood, located in the center of the Southport Corridor. Run by Chef Jeff Parkin, their kitchen’s focus is on simple, but delicious and locally sourced food meant to pair with the beer being brewed under the same roof.

Haymarket Pub & Brewery

737 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60661

Haymarket Pub & Brewery is a rustic brewpub offering a rotating selection of house brews & pub food, plus occasional live music.

Forbidden Root Restaurant & Brewery

1746 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622

At Forbidden Root, Chicago’s first botanic brewery, they brew craft beer inspired by nature. Inspired by barley, water, hops, and yeast, they use those as a base to explore a rich world of wild ingredients.

BiXi Beer

2515 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

Bixi is a chef-driven Asian-American brewery and restaurant, featuring craft brews, cocktails & Asian-inspired eats, and a rooftop patio.

DryHop Brewers

3155 N Broadway St, Chicago, IL 60657 

DryHop Brewers is a brewery and kitchen with European-inspired gastropub plates & seasonal house brews set in a rustic, laid-back space.

Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery

1 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60654

Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery is a welcoming and engaging craft beer experience with a variety of unique craft beers freshly brewed on-site to pair with our popular American crave-able food like our Brewery Nachos Bacon Chicken Mac n’ Cheese, Fish and Chips, and Bacon Cheddar Burger.

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Imagine if I turned this article into a comic. (I’d do it, but I can draw about as well as I solve math equations.) In the first panel, you’d see Tim Samuelson and Chris Ware, who are actual, real-life people. Samuelson retired in January as Chicago’s first and only official cultural historian; Ware is a star in the world of cartooning, known for exacting, labyrinthine books whose aesthetic intricacy complements their profound insights on the human condition. Above their heads you’d see enormous speech bubbles, because I surmise two such knowledgeable people would have a lot to say. And they’d be talking about Gasoline Alley.

In the next panel, Samuelson and I are on the phone, and I’m asking him what was so innovative about that comic. “That was a pioneering comic strip that would tell an ongoing story,” he says of the Frank King–created work, syndicated out of the Tribune starting in 1918. “In fact, in that particular comic, the characters aged: There are characters that go from a baby and then you watch them grow up and go off to World War II.”

Moving back to that first panel, Ware and Samuelson’s conversation shifts to a plan they first discussed a few years ago to mount an exhibit on Gasoline Alley at the Chicago Cultural Center. New panel: Museum of Contemporary Art chief curator Michael Darling approaches Ware about doing a show on the history of Chicago comics. In Ware’s mind, a colorful sequence of Chicago comics unspools: Dick Tracy, Brenda Starr, Little Orphan Annie, the contributions of Black artists such as Jackie Ormes, Jay Jackson, and Leslie Rogers.

This all wound up resulting in two exhibitions, both running June 19 to October 3: Chicago: Where Comics Came to Life, 1880–1960 at the Cultural Center and Chicago Comics: 1960s to Now at the MCA.

Samuelson and Ware quickly realized that the entire history of comics in this city was too much to organize into one show, so they focused on the period covered by the Cultural Center exhibit. For its portion, the MCA brought on Brooklyn-based Dan Nadel, a renowned curator and author on cartooning. In the course of his research on Chicago’s Black cartoonists, he discovered far more material than he could include. As a result, he also compiled a collection of this underrecognized work: It’s Life As I See It: Black Cartoonists in Chicago, 1940–1980, which will be published June 1 by New York Review Comics. “It’s the first anthology of Black comic book artists anywhere,” Nadel says.

The exhibitions themselves will showcase exclusive and rare material. At the Cultural Center, you’ll be able to see copies of the first color strips in America, taken from Chicago’s Daily Inter Ocean in 1893, and the Tribune’s first color comics section. The MCA will display cartooning from such famous Chicagoans as Kerry James Marshall and Daniel Clowes and have rooms dedicated to single artists. That includes one for Ware, who is designing it himself using, he says, “essentially the same approach as I have for the Cultural Center.”

And what approach is that? “Lifting how one reads the standard two-dimensional rat maze of comics into three dimensions,” he says. “I have no idea if it works or if it’s completely insane.”

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Floods are an inevitable disaster that can cost your business tens of thousands of dollars. With floods ranking as the most common natural disaster, your business is vulnerable to these damages at any given moment. 

Rather than playing the waiting game, continue reading to learn a few ways how you, as a business owner, can prepare your business as the flood season approaches.

1. Understand Your Local Flood Zones

Some areas and locations are at higher risks of flooding than others. If your business is new to the area, consider checking your local flood zones with this flood map to understand if your business is in a high risk area of flooding or not. Knowing your area’s historic weather conditions and patterns can help you understand how and when to prepare. 

However, no matter the probability of your business’ location being affected by a flood, no location is immune to floods as they can happen virtually anywhere, just some areas are affected more frequently than others. With floods accounting for roughly 90% of natural disaster damages, it’s better to be prepared. 

2. Inquire about Commercial and Private Insurance 

Many commercial insurance policies do not include flood coverage for your business. Be careful not to assume that your business is protected from flood damage just because you have commercial coverage, as that’s commonly not the case. Talk to your insurance agent to better understand your policy and what options you have for flood coverage.

It’s a good idea to inquire about private insurance policies for flood coverage. Without any coverage, you may be forced to front the costs of the flood damage out of your own pocket! In addition to private insurance plans, also note that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has their own flood insurance programs for your business, as well. 

It’s essential to know and understand your current commercial insurance policies and how you can further prepare your business for a flood through additional coverage plans. Don’t wait until it’s too late to know if your business is covered.

3. Keep Track of Your Inventory

Before a flood does happen in your area, be as prepared as possible by knowing all of your inventory and supply levels. If you are already keeping track of your inventory, great! But be sure your inventory lists are up to date every day. 

Having an accurate inventory will help your insurance adjusters give you the best and most accurate plan to accommodate your losses. Ensure everything in your business, from napkin supply to desks and computers, are all up to date on your inventory so that every last item is accounted for when a flood strikes.

On top of keeping accurate track of your inventory, be sure to protect important, irreplaceable items such as hard copies of receipts, human resource documents and other important physical copies pertaining to your business records. You can ensure the protection of these items by keeping them in floodproof containers, or even better, at a separate location like another office. Doing this adds another layer of protection to your valuable records.

Time Is of the Essence

Don’t play the waiting game with flood protection, because chances are, floods will win. No matter the likelihood of a flood occurring soon in your area, floods are inevitable and can strike at any moment with little to no notice. It’s always a good idea to stay on the safe side and follow these steps to protect your business as best you can before a flood happens. Understand frequent flood zones in your area to know historic flood frequencies. 

Know your current commercial insurance policies and inquire about additional coverage so you don’t have to foot the bill for the damage. Keep track of your inventory to get the most out of your coverage plans and reimbursement programs. 

Protect your physical records from potential damage so you don’t lose irreplaceable items. Following these tips will help you as a business owner prepare your business for your upcoming flood season. Floods will happen, so stay ahead and be proactive with protecting your business.

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Professors’ future to be evaluated on DEI — Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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The Office of the Provost recently announced that the “promotion and tenure process for tenure-stream faculty members” will serve to “reflect the evolving strategic priorities and current practices” of the university. Three “Task Forces” — including the “Task Force on the Revision of Promotion and Tenure Guidelines” — released a proposed update to Communication #9, the school’s primary source for information on its tenure policy….

Faculty will be required to submit a personal statement about how they have paid homage to DEI, as detailed in Communication. Candidate evaluations must include, under the pending communication, “contributions toward enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion within their research, teaching, and/or service.” In assessing a candidate’s research, “Consideration must be given to the candidate’s diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts and their impact.” The Communication is full of similar requirements.

Oh, of course, it won’t affect your promotion, professors were assured in a Q&A. Except read between the lines, and you’ll see its a load of bunk.

In the next few years, faculty coming up for promotion and tenure will not be penalized if they are not doing DEI work. However, faculty will still need to prepare the DEI statement so that they can think about what they are already doing around DEI and what they will do in the future. For faculty who are currently heavily engaged in DEI efforts, this is an opportunity for them to share what they have been doing. Their DEI efforts will be considered as a strength in the evaluation process. Eventually, all faculty will be expected to make DEI efforts and these will be part of the evaluation process

What if the professor’s field has nothing to do with DEI? What is a good DEI statement? Such questions are asked in the Q&A, and similar slimy answers are provided.

I can only sympathize with, say, civil engineering professors who think this paperwork interferes with her work.

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The summer of 2021 looks to be more exciting than ever with 16 innovative happenings in Chicago neighborhoods presented by Chicago Presents.

Take in the sights and sounds of Chicago’s vibrant neighborhoods with these cultural events.

What is Chicago Presents

Chicago Presents is an initiative of Arts77, Chicago’s arts recovery plan.  DCASE and the Walder Foundation have awarded grants ranging from $5,000 – $30,000 to support 16 community events, July 1 – August 14. 

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• Bronzeville Art District Tour presented by Bronzeville Art District (July – August, BronzevilleArtDistrict.com), Bronzeville 
• Jolgorio de Salsa y Más presented by the Puerto Rican Cultural Center (July – August, PRCC-Chgo.org), Humboldt Park neighborhood
• Bronzeville Sounds & Color presented by Urban Juncture (July 7 – August 30, UrbanJuncture.org), Bronzeville 
• Barrio Arts Fest presented by National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture (July 10 & 11, NMPRAC.org), Humboldt Park neighborhood
• Lot Jams presented by North River Commission (July 15, August 5 & 27, NorthRiverCommission.org), Albany Park/Irving Park  
• What Symbol Represents a Spirit presented by Sky People Entertainment (July 17, OPLIAMmusic.com), Humboldt Park neighborhood
• Bands on Broadway and Beyond presented by Edgewater Chamber of Commerce (July 23–25, Edgewater.org), Edgewater
• Bronzeville Jazz/Music Experience—Falling in Love with Bronzeville presented by 51st Street Business Association (July 24 & August 21, 51stStreetChicago.com), Bronzeville
• The Power of the Word presented by Elastic Arts Foundation (various dates in August – October 2, ElasticArts.org), Avondale, North Lawndale, Bronzeville, Washington Park, and New City 
• Back Alley Jazz Festival presented by South Shore Works in partnership with Hyde Park Jazz Festival (August 2, SouthShoreWorks.org), South Shore
• Firefest 2021 presented by The Firehouse Community Arts Center (August 14, TheFCAC.org), North Lawndale
• Pilsen Fest presented by Pilsen Community Market (August 14 & 15, PilsenFestChicago.com), Pilsen 

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