May 17, 1935 – January 24, 2021

Collaborative efforts with regional art and LGBTQ outreach programs create public art slated for spring.

In a special live virtual announcement on Thursday, Jan. 28 with Broadway at Overture season subscribers, Overture Center revealed its 2021/22 Broadway at Overture lineup of shows. Most 2020/21 shows were rescheduled to the 2021/22 season, and HAIRSPRAY was added....

When Nafeesah Waziri joined American Family Insurance as a claim care center representative in Denver almost nine years ago, she wasn’t sure what to expect. Waziri, a lesbian and first generation American, treated her first year with the company as an opportunity to...

Milwaukee Pride, Inc.—parent organization of PrideFest, Wisconsin’s largest LGBTQ+ event—announced today that it is officially canceling the four-day event slated for June. The festival was set to take place at the Henry W. Maier Festival Grounds from Thursday, June...

A Wisconsin district court holds that the Eighth Amendment requires the Wisconsin Department of Corrections to provide medical care to a transgender incarcerated person.

Jessica Katzenmeyer ran for State Assembly and lost. But she gained the admiration of state and national Democratic party leaders and a name for herself as an openly transgender politician who has what it takes to win. With her campaign momentum intact, Katzenmeyer plans to run again.

Rebecca Bedell went to college, transitioned, and then stumbled into faith. She reflects on her disorienting four-year journey, from atheist to queer spiritual leader, at times inspired and disillusioned by the church.

Pandemic Learning Tutors founder Kristin Kiley is turning her own educational obstacles into tools that she can use to help students see themselves in someone who has succeeded.

2021 LOVE LIST: Patrick & Ryan Platta, 12 years, Appleton

Though Madison-area restaurants benefitted from the City’s streateries program and were able to expand some outdoor eating spaces during the COVID crisis this summer, restaurants are turning to online fundraisers in the hopes that loyal patrons will help their...

2021 LOVE LIST: TeKema Balentine & Megan Bentley, 7 years, Madison

2021 LOVE LIST: Erv Uecker & Ross Walker, 64 years, Milwaukee

2021 LOVE LIST: Dotti Jacob & Kimberly Rose, 2.5 years, Madison

An unexpected health crisis led Clyde Mayberry to center his joy in event planning. Now he’s grown Events by Mayberry into a large-scale event planning company with its own 2,000-square-foot venue space.

2021 LOVE LIST: Stella & Vica Steel, 34 years, Madison

2021 LOVE LIST: Daniel Beechler & Michael Lynn, 7.5 years, Madison

LOVE LIST 2021: Malik & Whryne Rasheed, 8 years, Madison

After several Madison alderpersons announced they would no longer be running for reelection in April 2021, community members announced their candidacy for local government. Long-time activist and Madison native, Tyson Vitale, announced his bid for District 16 to...

First Congregational UCC-Madison Seeds of Hope Social Justice Grants are available to organizations in Dane County to help provide basic needs, promote equality for marginalized communities, address disparities in health care, advance equity in education, and deliver...