Jaime Toberman is a member of GSAFE’s Youth Activist Council (YAC) and wants us all to imagine embodying change.
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March 2023
The Northside is Blooming
Bloom Bakery has expanded to join the new co-operative space Northstreet, at the intersection of Commercial Ave and North St.
Conquering Shame
Frederick Harris unpacks the impacts of queer shame and offers tools for overcoming it.
Their Show Isn’t Over Yet
Remembering Jackie Roberts (1972–2017) & Rudi D’Angelo (1972–2014).
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.
Trans, Disabled, & a College Athlete
Emmett Lockwood holds the distinction of being the first openly transgender player on University of Wisconsin-Madison men’s water polo team. He is also a Disability Justice Activist with an advocacy that originates from coming to know he had no one else to be but himself.
Perfectly Queer
Embracing queer celebration as a core tenet of their business, Auntie M’s Creations owner Nadine Mobley has been recognized as the Wisconsin LGBT Chamber of Commerce’s 2022 Business of the Year.
The Bonds that Sustain
Akshat Sharma talks with Taymour Soomro, a Pakistani writer here on a Creative Writing Fellowship at UW-Madison, about his debut novel Other Names for Love, and telling authentic South Asian queer love stories.
Equitable Pet Care
Queer-founded project WisCARES has been providing veterinary care to vulnerable pet families in Dane County for 10 years.
A Space for Sapphics to Socialize
In the past, there were hundreds of lesbian bars in the United States. Today, there are just a handful of spaces left for queer women and allies to connect. To fill that void, LPub is a “pop-up” bar that moves every month to a different establishment in the Madison area to facilitate queer women meeting each other in person.
Board Changes at Cream City Foundation
The Cream City Foundation, the nation’s second oldest philanthropic organization serving the LGBTQ+ community, announced Charlie Nash as the new Board Chair and President and Laura Mayerle as the new Board of Directors Vice Chair, effective in February. In a January...
Courage MKE Expanding Into Transitional Housing for LGBTQ+ Young Adults
The nonprofit Courage MKE, an agency “dedicated to the development and support of LGBTQ+ youth co-founded by Brad Schlaikowski and his husband, Nick,” according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, purchased a second property with the intention of helping LGBTQ young...
Wisconsin Republicans strike rule barring ‘conversion therapy’ by licensed professionals
On January 12, the Joint Committee for the Review of Administrative Rules repealed a rule implemented in December that had effectively outlawed conversion therapy in Wisconsin. According to the Wisconsin State Journal, “Following roughly four hours of testimony...
First Openly Gay Wisconsin Cabinet Secretary Appointed
On January 9, Governor Tony Evers announced the appointment of James Bond to the position of secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs, making him the first openly LGBTQ+ person to lead one of the state’s cabinet agencies, according to a press release...
The Pretendian Among Us
Another race-faker was outed late last year when newagefraud.org exposed local activist Kay LeClaire’s familial lineage. Kay was proven to be German, Swedish, and French Canadian—not the Indian tribes they claimed, including Métis, Oneida, Anishinaabe, and Haudenosaunee.
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