Chicago Queer & Now is a podcast hosted by Chicago Reader staffers Adam M. Rhodes (they/them) and Taryn Allen (she/her) who are exploring Chicago's queer culture through guest interviews, dives into the Reader archives, and conversations about current queer events, pop culture, identity, and more.
The show is hosted by Adam Rhodes and Taryn Allen, produced by Brianna Wellen, and edited by Adam Rhodes. It features original theme music by Richard Brasseale, voice work by Kirk Williamson, and show logos by Taryn Allen. Reach out to us at CQN@chicagoreader.com, follow us on Twitter @chicagoqueernow, and support this podcast and the rest of the Chicago Reader team by going to chicagoreader.com/donate.
This show is brought to you in part by the “RISE UP: Stonewall and the LGBTQ rights movement” exhibit opening October 17 at Illinois Holocaust Museum in Skokie. Find out more at ILHolocaustMuseum.org.
In the season debut, hosts Adam M. Rhodes and Taryn Allen share their evolving personal wardrobes, hate on Harry Styles, and dive deep into each other's queer identities.
Have a question for Adam and Taryn? Email at cqn@chicagoreader.com or tweet @chicagoqueernow to hear your question answered on the pod!
Stay queer, Chicago!
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The pandemic, gender, and me by Adam M. Rhodes
Rebirth Garments makes clothes for every body by Aimee Levitt
What were you watching, reading, or listening to when you first came out? by KT Hawbaker
Links to people, places, and things mentioned in today’s ep:
Foxtrot
Meow Wolf
Big Boy Pin Ups
Nasty Pig
Briana King
Lane Webber
Tj Lucas-Box
Billy Porter
Alok Vaid-Menon
Captive Genders: Trans Embodiment and the Prison Industrial Complex edited by Eric A. Stanley and Nat Smith
Black on Both Sides: A Racial History of Trans Identity by C. Riley Snorton
River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey
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