Travelers moving through O’Hare International Airport are being welcomed into Chicago by more than runways and terminals—they’re stepping directly into the city’s musical soul. The new “Chicago: Home of House” […]
Bridging the past and present of our diverse our communities. The highlight of BAM’s FLUXX program was Having a Ball! with the House of Avant Garde (1992). The film stood […]
These dandies definitely understood the assignment! The 2025 Met Gala celebrated the theme “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday, May 5, 2025 in New […]
These magazines are over the top about the release of THING magazine as a book. See for yourself!
The International Vogue League’s Pride Ball 2024 is the ultimate ballroom showdown! Get ready to witness the most iconic “Houses” face off in an electrifying competition that brings the vogue […]
Chicago is the birthplace of House music. House music evolved through the early 1980s and brought together Chicagoans of different races, ages, cultures, and orientations like no other medium of […]
Ballroom continues to be an essential place for Black and Brown LGBTQ people to find care, connection, and chosen family.
In 1991, SPEW brought together artists, writers, editors of zines, performers, video-makers, activists, and bands from throughout the US and Canada. As the first queer zine convention, SPEW marked the […]
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 […]
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 […]