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Tuesday, July 26, 2022

A hunt for Chicago treasures by Tony Peregrin

For Jessica Mlinaric it all started in her grandma’s backyard. “My cousin and I spent hours drawing scavenger hunts and treasure maps to the patch of trees between her lawn and a neighbo…

SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 02:41PM
Wednesday, June 8, 2022

Go-going for it by Tony Peregrin

GoGo for the Gold—think RuPaul’s Drag Race but for go-go boys—features a swoon-inducing roster of fuzzy bears, femme dancers in heels, and trans man Paulo Batista, all competing for a …

SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 12:15PM
Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Drawn together by Tony Peregrin

The Hun’s homoerotic art—which inspired generations of gay men with its sex-positive themes—finds a new home at Chicago’s Leather Archives & Museum. …

SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 02:30PM
Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Fur the record by Tony Peregrin

Furries aren’t all fetishists—they’re members of a supportive community who (sometimes) don costumes to feel more comfortable in their own skins. "It's not…

SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AM
Wednesday, May 29, 2019

How a 13-year-old girl brought LGBTQ pride to Buffalo Grove by Tony Peregrin

Middle schooler Molly Pinta and her mother, Carolyn, have organized the northwest suburb’s first pride parade and festival. Buffalo Grove's inaugural LGBTQ pri…

SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 10:48AM