Lucy Stoole Performs at 50ish
The 50ish gala took over the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art to host an art party celebrating the Chicago Reader’s 50th anniversary. Featuring Chicago’s best arts and entertainment, the event […]
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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 […]
Where Love Lives
A story of dance floor culture & expression. This hour-long video will give you all the feels! Where Love Lives explores music’s enduring power to manifest diverse and inclusive community, […]
Nick Cave Forothermore at Chicago’s MCA
The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago presented the first career-spanning survey of the internationally renowned Chicagoan Nick Cave. Nick Cave: Forothermore is an ode to those who, whether due to […]
Listen to Thair
Chicago singer and songwriter Thair Thompson serves up a dynamic musical intersection of black, queer culture, and pop.
ALL the Pride
Calling all Queers! Come out, come out, and party with us! Chicago’s Pride Parade and Festival Chicago’s annual Pride Fest, with hours of live music, world-renowned DJs, entertaining drag queens, […]
The Ultimate in Drag Dining!
A Magical Evening of OUTRAGEOUS fun! Lips offers a complete Drag Show experience in a glamorous, over the top show palace. Enjoy tasty cuisine, and fabulous Drag Shows nightly💋 Darlings, […]
THING Magazine
Thing magazine was founded as a platform for black LGBTQ+ life in November 1989. Robert Ford described his zine as a “black gay and lesbian underground arts journal and magazine […]