A Queer Primer To Joss Whedon
by: Kevin Sparrow Mainstream audiences are just beginning to find out what nerdy folks like myself have known for the nearly past two decades: Joss Whedon is a god amongst […]
Monthly Archives: May 2012
My Steamy Sex Fantasy
by: Samantha Irby “Hey Sam, what is your steamiest sexual fantasy?” A couple weeks ago I was eating a sandwich at the nail salon, and Eve posed this question to me from the […]
Moving To the Margins: The Power Gained When Someone Yields Privilige
by: Kara Crawford It was just like any other early May morning in Tampa, hot and muggy. The General Conference of The United Methodist Church, the main decision-making body of […]
The Ultimate Boner: Why Consent Is Sexy (and Necessary)
by: IOW Staff Derrick Clifton Mission Accomplished! For me, it’s not a failed attempt at ending a battle (shout outs to you, Georgie). Rather, it’s the feeling I get when […]
A Revelation Upon Revelations: The Ignored African Diaspora
by: Rohan Lewis A few weeks, I saw Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, a remarkable dance company renowned for its origins in Afro-centric ideology, paradigm and discourse. I will not deny that […]
Bigger Than the Birth Control: Being Pro-Life and Pro-Healthcare
By: J.C. Johnson I am coming out pro-life (and also Catholic! God help me!). Really, I am. With this admission I would like to mention that I have been increasingly […]
No Doubt About It
by: Bobby Crowley and Patrick Gill Note: No Doubt will be releasing their first album of new material since 2001 on September 25th, with the first single slated for July. Because […]
Florida Bans 50 Shades And I’m Not Sad: Why This Book Is Atrocious
by: Marissa Morales Fifty Shades of Grey, where do I even begin? What can I say that hasn’t already been said? I guess I’ll start simply: No, I did not […]
Fairest of Them All: The Disney Princess-ification of Femininity
by: Mimi Nguyen Once upon a time, I became friends with a princess. Cindy and I met a couple months after I moved into a Chicago. She was very pretty […]
The Ultimate Burlesque Brunch: A Benefit for Lambda Legal
by: The Qu On Sunday, June 3rd, 2012, The Qu is kicking-off Pride Month with a very special burlesque brunch to benefit Lambda Legal. Featuring some of Chicago’s premiere LGBTQ burlesque […]
