“But I’m A Cheerleader” skewers heteronormative culture with pleasure
Jamie Babbit’s coming-of-age queer satire from 1999 screens on June 12 at Memorial Union Terrace at 9 p.m.
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15 minutes of birding fame fly by
We got a lifer over here!
Madison is “perfect” for LGBTQ folks, if you’re cis, white, and well-off
We need to stop falling for gimmicks like the Human Rights Campaign’s bogus “Municipal Equality Index.”
Madison prepares to counter-program the TERFs
Transgender people face increasing violence and oppression as the latest target of the far-right and its allies. Madison is no exception.
Rest of the best: Tone Madison’s 2021 song picks, pt. I
A look back at great songs from records that didn’t appear in our top 20.
Tone Madison’s top 20 Madison records of 2021
A look back at 20 potent albums and EPs released by local artists this year.
The heart and harm of Wisconsin’s hearings on transgender athletes
Testimony on the Legislature’s anti-trans sports bills brought out courageous opposition and a lot of political cowardice.
Wisconsin’s anti-transgender sports bills strike at a fragile moment in LGBTQ politics
The legislation builds on specious narratives about transgender people invading women’s spaces.
Media, fascism, and the wreckage of Act 10
Looking back on the heady Capitol Occupation and its aftermath.
Sticking it to transphobes in Tenney Park and beyond
A recent rash of hateful stickers in Madison spurs a fundraiser to support Black transgender women.
