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.
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NIGHTLIFE 
Cardinal bar, pivotal LGBTQ establishment, to return under new ownership
The Cardinal Bar, a legendary former community hub and dance club, is coming back thanks to five...
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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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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.
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Where Everybody Knows Your Name
Sixteen years after saying goodbye, M&M Club returns for an emotional reunion.
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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.
Delta Beer Lab to release Pink Boots Society collaboration brew celebrating women in the alcoholic and fermentation beverage industry
Starting at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday April 28, the Delta Beer Lab taproom (167 E Badger Rd.) will be...
Exceptional Food & Coffee to Fuel Exceptional People
J. Moe ventures out to Cambridge to check out Millie’s Coffee and Eatery, an overnight “Must Visit” on Main Street.
$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.
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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.
2022 Great Madison LGBTQ+ Artist Survey: Will Kiley Santino
Will Kiley Santino is best known for his New Yorker cartoons, but has been drawing, writing, and...
2022 Great Madison LGBTQ+ Artist Survey: Jaimie Sherling
Jaimie Sherling spent the first seven years of her life in Queens, New York. The baby of the...
2022 Great Madison LGBTQ+ Artist Survey: Michael Darling
Michael Darling is an artist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer based in Madison....
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.
Applying for Life Insurance when you’re Transgender and/or Living with HIV
David Ryan-Sukup and Colleen Frentzel share information on life insurance to help you find coverage that meets your needs.
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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