Wisconsin Court Delivers a Victory for Transgender Inmates
A Wisconsin district court holds that the Eighth Amendment requires the Wisconsin Department of Corrections to provide medical care to a transgender incarcerated person.
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JANUARY 2021 
Friends for Marriage Equality
Historian Richard Wagner reflects on the Religious Society of Friends, and how the Madison Quakers came to adopt a position supporting same-sex marriage.
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Winning isn’t Everything
Jessica Katzenmeyer ran for State Assembly and lost. But she gained the admiration of state and national Democratic party leaders and a name for herself as an openly transgender politician who has what it takes to win. With her campaign momentum intact, Katzenmeyer plans to run again.
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Queer in Spirit
Rebecca Bedell went to college, transitioned, and then stumbled into faith. She reflects on her disorienting four-year journey, from atheist to queer spiritual leader, at times inspired and disillusioned by the church.
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Reflective Learning
Pandemic Learning Tutors founder Kristin Kiley is turning her own educational obstacles into tools that she can use to help students see themselves in someone who has succeeded.
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Food & Dining
Standing Fork Salute: A Celebration of 20th-Century Cuisine
After doing short-form food writing for Madison magazine, Dan Curd has now self-published a book of recipes pieced together with travel logs and a historical narrative.
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.
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Arts & Entertainment
Bringing the magic of George Michael back to life
OUT!Cast Theatre’s Steve Noll chats with Craig Winberry about playing out singer, songwriter, and creative icon, George Michael, in The Life and Music of George Michael. The show comes to Overture Center in Madison on February 24.
A Next-gen Experience in Walker’s Point
Newly opened POP is Milwaukee’s first new gay bar since 2010.
Owen Keehnen’s Man’s Country: More Than a Bathhouse
Tour the golden age of gay liberation with Michail Takach, revisiting a long-hallowed landmark on the release of this historic volume.
CAMP It Up!
Camp Wannakiki on OUTTV is a popular drag competition reality show produced by Hamburger Mary’s International and starring Milwaukee performer Dear Ruthie.
Wisconsin’s first true LGBTQ historian
Celebrating Louis Stimac, a long-lost champion of our hidden history.
2023 Great Madison+ LGBTQ+ Artist Survey: Bruce Seeds
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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
Reaching Farther
OutReach LGBTQ+ Community Center has nearly doubled in size over the past year, adding new programs and expanding existing ones.The center’s program director, A.J. Hardie, details the impact.
At the Intersection of Health, Housing & Immigration
Erica López, Executive Director of Centro de Derecho de la Gente (Peoples Law Center), shares how her own journey led her to advocating for the rights of undocumented immigrants.
Where Health & Justice Partner
The Center for Patient Partnership has launched a dedicated LGBTQ+ health justice program to support and advocate for LGBTQ patients navigating insurance challenges.
A Lot to Learn
Mark Brooks, head of school at Madison Country Day School, once felt unsafe at school. Now he is committed to facilitating a safe and welcoming environment for students and educators.
New Health Chiropractic’s New Chapter
Since purchasing New Health Chiropractic in 2017, Dr. Rich Merrion has grown the business by centering holistic, inclusive, and intentional care for our LGBTQ+ community.
Wisconsin’s State of Abortion Access
We check in with Tanya Atkinson, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin’s President & CEO, about the path that restoring access to abortion is taking in a post-Dobbs Wisconsin.
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