With the threat of SCOTUS overturning marriage equality, Attorney Linda S. Balisle outlines a strategy for protecting your family’s rights.
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September 2022
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.
The Queer Nature of Faith
Vica-Etta Steel introduces you to three local faith leaders from the Nature Religions and Contemporary Pagan faiths.
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.
Overcoming
Growing up, biracial youth Sunnie Jeffers was subjected to domestic abuse, poverty, and regular exposure to drug dealing and use. Now as an excelling academic student, she shares how she didn’t allow any of these things to have power over her.
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.
G. Steven “Steve” Beavers, August 15, 1959 – August 3, 2022
G. Steven “Steve” Beavers, age 62, passed away on August 3. He was born in Los Angeles on August 15, 1959 and graduated high school in 1977. After graduating, he spent a year at UC Santa Cruz. In 1978 he transferred to Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. He...
Jo (Joann) Finley Elder, March 30, 1929 – Aug. 25, 2022
Jo Finley Elder was born in Dayton, OH. After her parents divorced, she and her mother lived with her grandparents. Jo graduated high school in 1947, then went to Oberlin College. She met Joe (Joseph) Elder in her sophomore year. They were married August 4, 1951, and...
Freedom, Inc. announces staff changes
Freedom Inc. has recently had a shift in their leadership with the departure of co-executive director M Adams. Co-executive Director Kabzuag Vaj sent out a letter that outlined how the organization has been working during the pandemic and George Flyod and Breonna...
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 making up new worlds and stories for his entire life. The cartoons emerged out of a particularly difficult time. In 2017, as a caregiver to a terminally ill older brother,...
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