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 […]
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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, […]
About 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 […]
THING Spring 2022 Commemorative Issue
Get a beautiful, full-color copy of our Commemorative Issue: Celebrating the Fabulousness of THING. Purchase copies online through MagCloud.com
Subscribe: Artists and Alternative Magazines, 1970-1995
On display Dec 11, 2021–May 2, 2022 at the Art Institute of Chicago Beginning in the early 1970s—as underrepresented groups were demanding new forms of visibility following the emergence of […]
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