While a movement is always bigger than a single person, few have moved as much as Dick Wagner. An early advocate, architect, and historian for Wisconsin’s LGBTQ communities, as one of the first out electeds in the nation, he pioneered the way for, and mentored, Senator Tammy Baldwin and Congressman Mark Pocan. As former Wisconsin State Assemblyman David Clarenbach has said, “There are, regrettably, no more Dick Wagners.”
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Stoughton-born and Madison-raised photographer James Bidgood leaves an artistic legacy that continues to be seen in today’s queer creative legends.
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From D.C. in the 1880s to Milwaukee in 2022, ball culture is alive and thriving in Wisconsin right now because of spaces like MKE Vogue Nights.
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With the pandemic restrictions somewhat lifted but real health concerns remaining, Pride celebrations continue to adapt and find ways to build community in challenging times.
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Twenty-five years after a fire burned the Hotel Washington (a hub of queer nightlife and community) to the ground, nothing remains at the former site to mark its existence. But the memories and stories remain.
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Bitch performs on May 20 in Madison at The Bur Oak.
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Stoughton-born and Madison-raised photographer James Bidgood leaves an artistic legacy that continues to be seen in today’s queer creative legends.
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A 25-year exercise in spontaneity and experimentation transformed a neglected property into an eclectic eden.
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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.
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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.
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Solace Friends seek to create a hospice space where the homeless can die a dignified death.
Disability Pride takes a look at the movement for disability justice, its role in queer justice, and why accessibility has to be a basic human right.
Loss is already hard enough, but when compounded by isolation and sociopolitical tensions it can be more challenging to find closure. After losing her grandfather early in the pandemic, Sami Schalk unpacks the process of pandemic grief.
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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