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January 2024
Subversive, Rebellious, Pioneering
Take a walk on the wild side with Jimmy Von Milwaukee.
For Life
Clarence P. Cameron reflects on his life and amazing 63-year relationship with Robert (Bob) Lockhart as Bob transitions toward his final days.
Love List 2024: Lynn Mayer & Gigi Vail
2024 Love List Andrew Carlson & Riku Nozaki, Madison, 7 years Andrea & Genia Stevens, Beloit, 15 years Melanie Jones (she/her) & Christen Lester-Jones (she/her), Madison, 11.5 years Nick & Reegan Jensen-Shafer, La Crosse, 17 years Lynn Mayer & Gigi...
Love List 2024: Nick & Reegan Jensen-Shafer
Faith, Family, and Friends
Love List 2024: Melanie Jones (she/her) & Christen Lester-Jones (she/her)
Who We Were Meant to Be
Love List 2024: Andrea & Genia Stevens
2024 Love List Andrew Carlson & Riku Nozaki, Madison, 7 years Andrea & Genia Stevens, Beloit, 15 years Melanie Jones (she/her) & Christen Lester-Jones (she/her), Madison, 11.5 years Nick & Reegan Jensen-Shafer, La Crosse, 17 years Lynn Mayer & Gigi...
Selecting Inclusive Wedding Vendors.
Wedding photographer and Our Lives contributor Melanie Jones offers tips on examining a potential vendor’s inclusivity.
Love List 2024: Andrew Carlson & Riku Nozaki
Cupid’s Questions
Part 6: Celebrating Your Special Day, Done Your Way
Wisconsin’s LGBTQ newlyweds share their wedding day experiences.
Part 5: Celebrating Your Special Day, Done Your Way
Wisconsin’s LGBTQ newlyweds share their wedding day experiences.
Part 4: Celebrating Your Special Day, Done Your Way
Wisconsin’s LGBTQ newlyweds share their wedding day experiences.
Part 3: Celebrating Your Special Day, Done Your Way
Wisconsin’s LGBTQ newlyweds share their wedding day experiences.
Part 2: Celebrating Your Special Day, Done Your Way
Wisconsin’s LGBTQ newlyweds share their wedding day experiences.
Part 1: Celebrating Your Special Day, Done Your Way
Wisconsin’s LGBTQ newlyweds share their wedding day experiences.
Examining the Unquestioned
The probing and provocative work of Vaughan Larsen.
For Such a Time as This
Vica-Etta Steel speaks to Reverend Peter Beeson about his faith and work as Lead Pastor at St. John’s Lutheran church as they pursue a rebuild that includes affordable housing.
Making Theater the Priority
Local theater professional Zak Stowe interviews teaching artist Laura McMillan, the current Education Manager at Children’s Theater of Madison.
Bills Targeting Transgender Individuals Stall in Legislature, Get Vetoed
In October, Republican lawmakers sought to pass several bills aimed at trans residents of Wisconsin, most of which were aimed at trans youth in regard to gender-affirming health care and participation in sports. Another Assembly bill that was put forward got much less...
Wisconsin Democrats Plan Legislation to Codify Marriage Equality
To celebrate the one-year anniversary of President Biden signing the “Respect for Marriage Act,” which codified marriage equality for both queer and interracial couples, Wisconsin Democrats announced in a press release that they planned to introduce similar...
U.S. Department of Education Investigates Sun Prairie School District
On December 1, the U.S. Department of Education “opened a sexual harassment investigation of the Sun Prairie School District after an incident in March in which a transgender female student allegedly disrobed in front of four girls in the shower area of a high school...
Markie Anna Wenzel / Mark Anthony Wenzel
Mark Anthony Wenzel was born in Green Bay and graduated from UW-Oshkosh in 1983. He spent most of his life on Milwaukee’s South Side. While living in Milwaukee, Mark married, raised three children, and became a licensed minister.
I Carry On
Ronnie Grace, as eulogized by his mentee and friend Chris Li.
Tempest Heat / Jonathan Carthell Hughlett
Tempest Heat, an acclaimed and beloved Wisconsin drag performer, passed away on January 2, 2024.
Bobby Rivers
On December 26 we said goodbye to Bobby Rivers.
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