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.
This week Taryn and Adam dive into the Reader archives searching for queer coverage, attempt to decipher classified ads of years past, and learn more about Chicago’s leather scene.
Have a question for Adam and Taryn? Want to share your queer pick of the week? E-mail cqn@chicagoreader.com or tweet @chicagoqueernow to hear your question answered on the pod!
Stay queer, Chicago!
Related Reader stories:
The angriest queer by Joseph Crump (1990)
Requiem for a teenage cross-dresser by Todd Savage (1994)
LA&M’s dirty 30 by Adam M. Rhodes
Gay bathhouses were barely surviving. And then came COVID-19. by Adam M. Rhodes
Not a drag: The Golden Girls find a new home by KT Hawbaker
Links to people, places, and things mentioned in today’s ep:
Archive Dive
Jaboukie Young-White
Leather Archives & Museum
International Mr. Leather
That Golden Girls Show
“Hippity Hoppity Frogs”
Telfar bag
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