By: Julie Pesch Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago’s Center for Gender Sexuality and HIV Prevention along with other Chicago organizations that serve the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, […]
By: H. Melt During my freshman year of college, my girlfriend at the time bluntly asked, “do you think you’re Black?” because I listened to hip hop. Some of my […]
By: Johnathan Doucette 3/29/2013 I’m not generally one for topical debates. My mind takes time to digest data: I’ll waffle for a bit, and then mostly agree with whatever is […]
by: Joe Varisco About a month ago I found out that I am HIV positive. Adaptation, embrace change. I found that in speaking this news I was liberated and empowered […]
by: In Our Words Staff Welcome back to Get Up, Get Out, a calendar of LGBTQueer/writing focused events in Chicago. If you know of anything that we missed or want […]
by: Jason Wyman December, 1st, 2012 On this World AIDS Day, I feel more reflective than in years past. Maybe it is the sound of the rain hitting cement that […]
by: Clementine VonRadics 1. My first Thanksgiving back from college, I was in the frozen vegetables aisle at Fred Meyer with my mom, and she noticed a hickey on my […]
by: The Qu The Holidays are supposed to mean love, giving, and family but unfortunately this is not always the case for some people. Some LGBTQ folks have experienced rejection […]
by: Nico Lang On Tuesday, October 23, the school district of East Aurora decided to be on the right side of history. That day, its school board unanimously approved policies […]
by: Alexandra Cavallaro I don’t know about you, but election night felt like a lesson in information management. I sat with two of my friends in their living room and […]
