by: Elaine Body I have a lot of holes in my ears Piercings that is And I chose not to wear my earrings that day That’s not where I wanted […]

by: Sue J.A. Walter That’s the problem with the internet.  Old pictures seem to be there, hanging like a chime on the corner of your rain gutter; out of your […]

by: Jenn Vicious  Jenn Vicious is the radical community’s Agony Aunt, providing life coaching and social etiquette answers for radical cultures.  Need poly, kinky, or queer dating advice, need to to know […]

by: JRV Majesty Productions Queer Lexicon is a collection of interviews documenting the oral histories of creative individuals in Chicago’s LGBTQIA [& Gender Non-Conforming] communities.  Queer Lexicon launched December 2012 with Queer […]

by: H. Melt  I recently discovered Miranda July’s book It Chooses You—an intriguing tale of productive procrastination. This book is a collection of interviews and accompanying photographs by Brigitte Sire. […]

by: Yvette Zavala ‘Overweight’ That’s what the BMI calculator on the internet said when I typed in my height and weight when I was 13. I didn’t think too much […]

by: In Our Words Staff Welcome to Anyone’s Business, an article made by you.  We pose a question and you can reply however you like in the comments.  Just remember […]

by: Nico Lang   Same-sex makeout sessions. Punks with mohawks. Guitars. Nazi references. These are not phrases one generally associates with a night at the opera, but the Chicago Opera […]

by: Patrick Gill Two weeks ago I ambled into The Goodman for a show. Wrapped in an old cardigan, I was tired from work, I got a small coffee.  It was […]

by: Molly Boeder Harris [Trigger Waring: Sexual violence] I am rising because as V-Day turns 15 I will mark 10 years since the day of my rape. I am rising […]