Miss Major Griffin-Gracy
Known by most as Miss Major, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy is a living icon. She’s a non-binary transgender activist, former sex worker, formerly incarcerated anti-prison advocate, drag performer, a participant in […]
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Dance Yourself Free
Ever since Beyonce’s Renaissance dropped last summer, house music has found its way back to mainstream audiences, prompting some to ask, “Is house back?” But the truth is, it never […]
Learn With Love: Episode 1
The Trevor Project has launched a new series, Learn with Love. One in four Black transgender and nonbinary young people reported a suicide attempt in the past year. Trevor invited […]
Drag Story Hour
Drag Story Hour is just what it sounds like: local drag queens reading stories to children. Drag Story Hour (DSH) was created by Michelle Tea and RADAR Productions, under the […]
Black Boy Joy on TikTok
When a TikTok user posted a video of himself running through a meadow of yellow flowers with a beautiful smile on his face, he exclaimed, “Oh my god! I am […]
I Can’t Date Jesus
Love, Sex, Family, Race, and Other Reasons I’ve Put My Faith in Beyoncé Michael Arceneaux tells us—without apologies—what it’s like to be outspoken and brave in a divisive world. It […]
Three Brothers, Two ‘Zines, One Legacy
by Ken Hare, courtesy of Defending Chicago – “… Someone can be famous because THING thinks they’re famous.” In 1987, three Black men from the South Side of Chicago created […]
DJ Lady D: Global Soulful House
Darlene Jackson, aka DJ Lady D, emerged as part of Chicago’s second wave of House music in the 1990s. She began DJing in 1995, and in 1997 she teamed up […]
How House Music Was Born
House music was created to uplift and celebrate marginalized communities. This documentary film shows how social unrest and Chicago’s underground gay clubs led to a global dance movement. 2017 Music […]
Listen to Thair
Chicago singer and songwriter Thair Thompson serves up a dynamic musical intersection of black, queer culture, and pop.