The Legendary Children Still Bring It
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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NIGHTLIFE 
Stewarding a Legacy
When George Schneider purchased Milwaukee’s This Is It in 2016, with it came more than five decades of history as Wisconsin’s oldest gay bar. As he honors the bar’s past, he’s laying a foundation for its bright future and chosen families. Michail Takach shares the history of this historic gathering place and the man who continues to carry forward the vision of a welcoming space that began in 1968.
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Empowering Community Action Initiative and This Is It! introduce Vogue Nights MKE to Milwaukee’s LGBTQ+ community
(Milwaukee, WI) Two major voices in Milwaukee’s gay community are joining forces and collaborating...
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Black Nite Remembrance Day illuminates the birthplace of local LGBTQ pride
Milwaukee, WI – With the unanimous support of the Milwaukee Common Council, the Milwaukee...
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Fire and Ice: Remembering the long-lost Hotel Washington
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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Cancer is a Drag Benefit for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
January 22 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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January 22 @ 9:00 pm
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Winter Batting Cage Day
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Food & Dining
$2 Million in New Grants Aimed for LGBTQ+-owned and Ally Restaurants
National LGBT Chamber of Commerce Teams Up with Affiliate Chambers and Grubhub To Offer String-Free Funds for Struggling Restaurants Impacted by Covid
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.
Local LGBTQ restaurant GoFundMe pages increasing
Though Madison-area restaurants benefitted from the City’s streateries program and were able to...
At Home in the Kitchen
Gavin Logan shares how he’s bringing his passion business to life, as he’s turned The Baker’s Table of Sun Prairie into a robust b2b bakery, providing his creations to top area restaurants.
Captain Bills and Manna Cafe become pandemic casualties
The COVID crisis led to the closure of two more Madison restaurant institutions. Manna Cafe & Bakery’s last day of operation was June 28. The cafe had its roots in the Collins House bed and breakfast that was famous for its...
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Arts & Entertainment
Living in a Material World
Creator Jinx Ogé brings their vision of high-fashion fantasy to Milwaukee through the Haus of Ogé.
The Legendary Children Still Bring It
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.
Drawing People with Love
Rae Senarighi shares his message of love, joy, and acceptance through powerful art, reclaiming space for nonbinary and transgender people and encouraging everyone to express themselves creatively in all the ways they can
StageQ Postpones First Show, “Laced,” Due to County Mask Mandate
The would-be, first post-shutdown show will be rescheduled for next year.
Truth-Telling
Author and poet T. S. Banks interviews R. B. Simon about her debut poetry collection, The Good Truth.
As We Are
Photographer Lidia Sharapova turns her lens on Milwaukee’s queer community to shine light on their shared humanity and struggle.
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Home & Garden
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.
From Dream to Reality
Marge Anderson tracks her upbringing during the heyday of Wisconsin’s manufacturing industry to her current work in sustainability, and how she sees hope for a better world even amid life’s many ups and downs.
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Health & Families
The Queer Future is Disabled
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.
The Echo Chamber of Pandemic Grief
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.
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.
Diverse & Resilient launches Room to be You(th)
Room to Be You(th) is a program that will provide support for LGBTQ youth in Appleton’s Diverse...
Challenging Institutions
With LGBTQ advocacy spanning health care, academia, and the military, as the new director of the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment, Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH is working to build a healthier future for all marginalized populations.
Family & Self: A Life’s Journey
Community elder and organizer Rita Adair is a mom and foster mom who endured unimaginable tragedy but found her way back to herself. She reflects on growing up in a mixed-race family, early lessons on tolerance and civil rights in Madison, and her life’s work creating equitable support for communities of color.
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