The Purple Cucumber helped launch the career of drummer Vince Ippolito, whose work with Happy Day Productions included ads ...

The Moviegoer is the diary of a local film buff, collecting the best of what Chicago’s independent and underground film scene ...

The Summer Smash works in part because it’s distinct to the region. The fest bears the name of the local hip-hop media outlet ...

Every month, dancers gather here, at Lakeview’s Second Unitarian Church for Queer Contra Chicago. There’s a lesson at 6:30 PM, dancing begins at 7, and the whole thing wraps up around 9:30, after ...

Babe Haven invite you to imagine a refuge where all babes can let their freak flags fly. The North Carolina four-piece, who call themselves a “high energy queer punk band,” co ...

Though Darius Jones tends to choose clearly defined sound worlds for the groups he leads, he fits quite naturally into Stephan Crump and Eric McPherson’s spontaneous approach on the trio’s debut CD, ...

Arrested Development rank among our 90s hip-hop legends—though those who weren’t there sometimes confuse them with the ...

More transmasculine social groups are popping up in Chicago, offering much-needed places to ask questions and connect.

Chicago theaters for young audiences and young adults create room for exploring gender diversity and empathy onstage and off.

In a place where identity can shrink down to a number, her memory reminds me that I was once called something else: Baby.

A smiling Chinese woman in an elegant, gold-lined blue qi pao stands in the foreground. A group of men and snickering ...

USA Hockey quietly banned transgender people from many recreational programs. LGBTQ+ players say they’re not going anywhere.