Jo (Joann) Finley Elder, March 30, 1929 – Aug. 25, 2022
Jo Finley Elder was born in Dayton, OH. After her parents divorced, she and her mother lived with...
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Empowered & Prepared
Carrie Waters Schmidt wants to reassure trans and non-binary folks that investing and getting insurance is not as hard as it seems, and she offers tips for building a financial foundation.
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A Home at the End of the Road
Solace Friends seek to create a hospice space where the homeless can die a dignified death.
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A Unique Grief
OutReach’s Michal Osier looks into ways traditional grief support groups for bereaved spouses may fall far short of serving LGBTQ widows and widowers by examining our unique challenges and needs.
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Am I Welcome Here?
Finding little current information, OutReach’s new LGBT Senior Advocate, Michal Osier, is hoping to create a reliable list of LGBTQ welcoming senior care centers.
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Mental Health Provider, Trans and Gender Diverse Focus
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WPR Chief Development Officer
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IT Security Administrator – reannouncement
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Food & Dining
Allen Creek CoffeeHouse
Tommy Hanna of The Hookah Lounge has opened a café in Evansville with his brother.
Cardinal Bar open for business
In 2022, we reported that the Cardinal Bar, a monolith establishment in the LGBTQ history of...
Delta Beer Lab and Giant Jones to release double IPA at first annual Delta Pride celebration
Join Delta Beer Lab and Giant Jones as they release their first collaboration; a Double IPA brewed...
Java Cat is Back
Displaced due to redevelopment, Java Cat Coffee House has now relocated on the east side and is open for business.
Brewing Something Ancient into Something New
Herbiery founder Nicholas Ryan and business partner Maddy McKeown share their path to and vision for Madison’s newest trans-owned, herb-focused, hops-free brewery.
The Northside is Blooming
Bloom Bakery has expanded to join the new co-operative space Northstreet, at the intersection of Commercial Ave and North St.
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Arts & Entertainment
Beers & Queer History: artificial taste, less filling
Miller Brewing Company’s Beers & Queer History book feels like a corporate diversity & inclusion pamphlet with not nearly enough space to tell the rich and colorful stories of these queer gay bar spaces.
Protecting Ballroom
Aaron Bledsoe on the resurgence of ballroom in Wisconsin and the fight to preserve its legacy.
Watch Bobby Rivers
Bobby Rivers was Milwaukee’s Black, queer media pioneer, finding a niche in radio, then TV as a beloved and reviled host and producer despite relentless intersectional discrimination.
The Big Gay Market
This recurring event centering LGBTQ+ creators fills such a niche it has a waitlist of vendors wanting to participate.
Cardinal Bar open for business
In 2022, we reported that the Cardinal Bar, a monolith establishment in the LGBTQ history of...
Pride Under Assault
Wisconsin’s Pride events grapple with renewed threats in communities large and small.
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Home & Garden
A Rural Oasis
Princeton-raised Matthew Trotter is building a purposefully curated ecosystem that both lifts up his home town’s history and celebrates a queerer version of up-north culture.
A Secret Worth Sharing
A 25-year exercise in spontaneity and experimentation transformed a neglected property into an eclectic eden.
Destination: Home
Bicontinental Madisonian Gregg Potter unpacks his evolving sense of home, from the open door policies of his childhood, to the LGBTQ+ interchange he’s hosting in South Africa.
When the Professional is Personal
Bill Beaudreau’s path to interior designing and small business ownership was paved with a clear sense of calling and an opaque professional persona. Gradually, he has begun to share more of his whole self.
Land as Sanctuary
Holy Wisdom Monastery is known for its care of both the Earth and its ecumenical community. Its restored prairie offers a healing space for contemplation and quiet recreation. CEO Charles McLimans shares the journey that brought him there.
Interior Lives
Blessed and beholden by his family’s surname, Joseph Pabst reflects on witnessing more suffering “than a person should,” and the fortress he’s built as his own artful sanctuary.
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Health & Families
In Response to Trans Sanctuary Declarations
The Madison Area Transgender Association welcomes the declarations and acknowledges both the symbolism in them and the real barriers that are still present in Dane County to overall trans health.
Dane County Supervisors and Madison Common Council Vote “Yes” on Trans Sanctuary Resolution
In a nearly unanimous vote (25–1 with 3 abstaining), the Dane County Board of Supervisors voted...
Moving Past Fear
Frederick Harris looks at how ideology and the media invoke fear toward our community and offers ways to protect your mental health in the face of it.
Family Outings
Connecting Wisconsin’s queer families, JR Witt shares the work of Out Families and ways that others can get involved.
Conquering Shame
Frederick Harris unpacks the impacts of queer shame and offers tools for overcoming it.
Trans, Disabled, & a College Athlete
Emmett Lockwood holds the distinction of being the first openly transgender player on University of Wisconsin-Madison men’s water polo team. He is also a Disability Justice Activist with an advocacy that originates from coming to know he had no one else to be but himself.
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