GSAFE youth Carter Mandel speaks about representation and an advocacy practice based in a desire for each of us to understand that we are enough.
I Decided to Love Myself
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September 2023
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.
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
Quiltmaker | bruceseeds.com
2023 Great Madison+ LGBTQ+ Artist Survey: T.L. Luke
Illustrator | tl-luke.com
2023 Great Madison+ LGBTQ+ Artist Survey: Basal Jones
Rapper | @basaljones
2023 Great Madison+ LGBTQ+ Artist Survey: Rat Bath
Band | @rat.bath.mke
2023 Great Madison+ LGBTQ+ Artist Survey: Cynthia Mooseknuckle
Drag | cynthiamooseknuckle.com
The Warrior Advocate
Longtime anti-violence activist and survivor advocate Kathy Flores reflects on a life of service, mentoring the next generation of leaders, and embracing softness and rest.
Shared Across Generations, for Generations
Wilson Creek Pottery is celebrating a half-century of operation. Current owners Ashley Pfannenstiel and Shannon Porter tell how they came to own and operate the Driftless area business.
Wild and Free
Melanie Jones profiles the Iditarod’s first transgender dog musher, author, and adventurer Quince Mountain.
What is Faith?
After several months curating a column on faith, Vica-Etta Steel reflects on her journey into understanding it.
Trans Health Services Canceled
Patients navigate SSM Health’s decision to discontinue gender-affirming surgeries for trans people.
Obituary: Martha Dixon Popp
Martha Dixon Popp, age 77, passed peacefully in her sleep at home on August 10, 2023, after two years of struggle with ALS. Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Martha grew up in a loving family of Hoosiers. She held a B.A. from Bowling Green State University in Ohio, where...
Our Readers: Nicholas Garton, Madison
I’m Nicholas. My pronouns are he/him. I’ve been out for a really long time, but I’m an introvert. For most of my life, I didn’t have much connection to the LGBTQ community, but lately I’ve been writing a lot about other people’s experiences during this very tense...
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