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Let the Music Play!

Let the Music Play!

Sep 1, 2022

After finding her way behind the turntables herself, regular Our Lives contributor Stacy Harbaugh (aka DJ Shotski) connects with other queer Wisconsin DJs to learn what keeps them spinning for crowded dance floors.

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Food & Dining

Pyramid: A full-circle story

Childhood friends Jillian Macson and Eli Wedel co-own Pyramid Event Venue—a boutique performance and event venue in Lake Mills—where locals and out-of-towners alike are treated to delicious pizza and fabulous entertainment.

From Caracas, with Love

Growing up in Venezuela, Luis Dompablo shares his heritage and culture through both Caracas Empanadas and Caracas Arepas.

The Recipe for Unconditional Support

Local chef Dave Heide shares his thoughts on supporting an LGBTQ child after his child, Ollie Joy, came out to their family as non-binary. Perhaps someone in your life could benefit from reading it.

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Arts & Entertainment

The Ballet Boy

Ja’ Malik, Madison Ballet’s new artistic director, plans to shake up conventional ballet while creating space for underrepresented communities to have a place on the stage.

Let the Music Play!

After finding her way behind the turntables herself, regular Our Lives contributor Stacy Harbaugh (aka DJ Shotski) connects with other queer Wisconsin DJs to learn what keeps them spinning for crowded dance floors.

Role-Modelesque

Expressing themself through the art of drag, Jason Luu’s persona Melee has been elevating Asian drag representation in Milwaukee and beyond.

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Home & Garden

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.

Making History

Gary Tipler explains the vital LGBTQ history of the Wuennenberg-Clarenbach House, where some of the city’s and state’s pioneering LGBTQ lawmakers and movements made their home.

Building Community

Madison Planning Division’s new director, Heather Stouder, found a passion for building more equitable and sustainable cities through travel, starting a family of her own, and Madison’s unique needs and opportunities.

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Health & Families

Ways to safeguard your LGBTQ family

With the threat of SCOTUS overturning marriage equality, Attorney Linda S. Balisle outlines a strategy for protecting your family’s rights.

Monkeypox in Wisconsin

A new virus brings old stigma and fear to an already pandemic-weary population. What you need to know to protect yourself and your community, and how we can still prevent a larger outbreak, according to local experts and organizers.

Finding Recovery Strategies

OutReach LGBTQ+ AODA Advocate Linda Lenzke surveys the impact substance use and addiction has on our local communities.

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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