1. 14:37 29th May 2012

    Notes: 18

    Tags: furnituredanish modernmid century modernchicagointerior decoratingdesign

    Hello i love you

    Hello i love you

     

  2. 08:49 25th May 2012

    Tags: leatherinternational mister leatherchicagocosmetics

    Cosmetics - Soft Skin

    Because it’s IML weekend in Chicago and this song is one of my favorites (it’s perfect for night driving FYI).

     

  3. 10:15 23rd May 2012

    Notes: 5

    Tags: languagequeerchicagowords mean things

    On Duh.

    So Chicago queers and anyone else, are we gonna talk about the overwhelming use of the phrase “Duh” lately?

    I mean, I’m guilty too - but it’s a phrase that has its roots in making fun of folks with special needs.  It’s a word that was completely forbidden in my house growing up because of my brother (who has Down Syndrome). 

    Just curious if it’s on anyone’s radar - because it seems to be really being used with increased popularity lately.

    Comments/thoughts?

     

  4. 18:00 17th May 2012

    Notes: 18

    Tags: club kidsheavy rotationchicago

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    Club kids from Heavy Rotation club kid party Chicago (omg check out how cute little kelly boner is!)

    Club kids from Heavy Rotation club kid party Chicago

    (omg check out how cute little kelly boner is!)

     

  5. 08:59 16th May 2012

    Notes: 4

    Reblogged from delicatetbone

    Tags: club kidsheavy rotationchicagochicago queerqueerdance parties

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    delicatetbone: Now y’all…you need to put on your highest platform sneakers, your Leigh Bowery and 1990s RuPaul inspired LQQKS and come out with me to this party. HEAVY ROTATION5/16/2012Parlour on Clark  collab flyer by me and sr. Chicago friends/queer family - y’all should come tonight!!!  I’m buying all the wax lips and blow pops for this :)

    delicatetbone:

    Now y’all…you need to put on your highest platform sneakers, your Leigh Bowery and 1990s RuPaul inspired LQQKS and come out with me to this party.

    HEAVY ROTATION
    5/16/2012
    Parlour on Clark 

    collab flyer by me and sr.

    Chicago friends/queer family - y’all should come tonight!!!  I’m buying all the wax lips and blow pops for this :)

     

  6. 09:45 15th May 2012

    Notes: 7

    Tags: chicagonatoget the fuck out of dodge

    chicago this weekend

    The NATO summit is happening this weekend in Chicago.  I’m not sure how much coverage this is getting outside of the midwest, but here we’ve got a lot going on here like:

    • the majority of downtown and a huge chunk of the south side (see Hyde Park/ UofC) will be militarized zones
    • Major roads will be closed (including portions of Lake Shore Drive and some highways)
    • IDs will be needed to get a lot of places
    • Some public transportation is going to be shut down, some rerouted
    • etc

    Basically it’s going to be a giant clusterfuck.  I spoke with a friend last night and learned about some new anti-crowd weapons that are going to be used for the first time in the US.  They’re expecting massive protesting all around the city.  I work in a major building/tourist attraction downtown and they’re already warning us that we might be closed on Monday. 

    I personally have no interest in protesting - I am not an activist that enjoys working in that capacity.  And so, there’s been a small amount of talk of leaving the city for the weekend (especially when I found out there’s a protest planned at Rahm’s house - which is only a half mile from my house).  But we’ll see.  

    Anyone else staying/leaving for specific reasons?

     

  7. 13:41 10th May 2012

    Notes: 2

    Tags: chicagoalmost summerbeachoak street beach

    I just really want to sit on the beach and eat ice cream.

    Alas, it is about 10 degrees too cold and my favorite ice cream place was closed for some unknown reason when i popped over there during lunch. 

    Oak street beach is an easy 5 minute walk from my office.
     

     

  8. 16:28 9th May 2012

    Notes: 4

    Tags: club kidsheavy rotationchicagochicago queerqueerdance parties

    image: Download

    Now y’all…you need to put on your highest platform sneakers, your Leigh Bowery and 1990s RuPaul inspired LQQKS and come out with me to this party. HEAVY ROTATION5/16/2012Parlour on Clark  collab flyer by me and sr.

    Now y’all…you need to put on your highest platform sneakers, your Leigh Bowery and 1990s RuPaul inspired LQQKS and come out with me to this party.

    HEAVY ROTATION
    5/16/2012
    Parlour on Clark 

    collab flyer by me and sr.

     

  9. 09:13 18th Apr 2012

    Notes: 2

    Tags: TRSTtrustaustraempty bottlechicagomusicvalis

    Saw TRST last night at the empty bottle.

    My pals VALIS opened up for them and they killed it.  And of course TRST was perfection.  I fell in love again.

    (and again)

     

  10. 11:22 5th Apr 2012

    Notes: 167

    Reblogged from johnnyanimal

    Tags: activismqueerchicagocwhc

    johnnyanimal:

    Please Sign! We Need Comprehensive Transgender Health at CWHC

    itisrighttorebel:

    To the Chicago Women’s Health Center:

    We demand the following things:

    1. A statement of apology taking responsibility and accountability for the historical exclusion of transgender women, transfeminine, and trans female people from your health services. This statement should explain why this “women’s” health center chose to prioritize services to transgender men, transmasculine, and trans male people over transfeminine-identified people. This statement should be readily accessed from the CWHC website.

    2. Rewriting each line of “women’s” to be “cisgender women’s” where intended and/or applicable on the CWHC website.

    3. A comprehensive plan to include services for transgender women that includes public and transparent benchmarks that may be easily accessed from the CWHC website. Those services include:

    a. Feminizing Hormone Replacement Therapy

    b. Trans prostate examination

    c. Fertility awareness and/or options for trans female people

    d. Continual education on the particularities of trans female-spectrum health issues

    Failure to comply with and/or address such a comprehensive plan will result in the changing of the name of Trans Greater Health Project into Transmasculine Greater Health Project.

    Furthermore, we encourage more community development and ties among the transgender women’s, transfeminine, and trans female community. Employing transfeminine-spectrum people to your staff would be encouraged.

    Lastly, we encourage anyone supporting the CWHC and/or the Trans Greater Health Project to unabashedly, critically, and courageously point out the disparities between their transgender health services at the current state it is in.

    please take a minute to sign this! chicago women’s health center is a great organization and for it to improve and serve the needs of all women, we need to be critical and demand change and responsibility. continue to support cwhc by signing this petition and demanding accountability for disparities in trans health. 

    I had been waiting to see responses from CWHC before posting this since I know a lot of those folks personally.  I’m disappointed by their response and I hope that you’ll take a moment to sign this petition.