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Lisa L. Moore, LICSW, PhD (she/her) is a Senior Lecturer and Director of the A.M.…

I’m a lesbian mother and a cultural anthropologist interested in family, gender, and sexuality. I…

Adam J. Greteman, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Art Education and Director of the…

Nic M. Weststrate, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Human Development and Learning in the…

Project Participants

I'm a queer cartoonist and art teacher to gay tiktok teens that are way cooler…

Ali Kelling is an undergraduate student at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.…

My full name is Mary Alice Coleman. My preference is to be called Alice. I…

Allie n Steve Mullen

Allie n Steve is a contextually contingent, trans-feminine, gender- mobile father. A nationally recognized composer,…

Hey everyone, my name is Amanda Mendelsohn and I was born and raised in Dallas,…

I am Ankit Khadgi, born and raised in Kathmandu, Nepal. I grew up in a…

Arden is an artist and musician from Philadelphia. They enjoy reading, cooking for friends, and…

I was among the first psychologists to offer gay-affirmative psychotherapy back in the late 70s…

Arthur Rodriguez

I grew up in Northwest Indiana in a municipality called East Chicago. I moved to…

(she/her) Hey there!!! I’m Ayana but I go by Yana. My pronouns are she/her/hers. I…

Hello! My name is (Lily) Basil MacLachlan. I am an androgyne originally from a small…

My name is Baz Pugmire and I am a nonbinary comic artist/illustrator/author. I'm a Michigander…

Bea Bosco has worked as a producer, director, administrator, and educator. I grew up in…

I am a visual creative Artist.. paintings, drawings & pen and ink... I enjoy playing…

Casey Knepley is a trans non-binary designer currently residing in Chicago, IL. They work on…

Thoroughly Libra; harmony and justice are life for me. I live in a log home…

I'm Chase Kaiser and I am an artist and educator. I identify as a gay…

I am a Latinx Lesbian, Brooklyn born and lived most of my life in New…

I am in the MA of Visual & Critical Studies program at SAIC, and previous…

Danie Flora Muriello

I am a 69 year old trans women living in the Andersonville neighborhood of Chicago.…

Darrell Hill retired from City of Chicago government employment in 2013 after dedicating 26 years…

I am a native Chicagoan. Born in 1958. I came out here in 1977. I…

Diana Solís is a Chicago based artist and educator born in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.…

I am a gay, black male who grew up in a Harlem “project” during the…

(he/him/his) I identify as a 70 year old, cisgender, pro-feminist, gay or SGL man, of…

I came to Chicago in 1982 for graduate studies in Exercise Physiology and Cardiac Rehabilitation…

(she/they) Hello! My name is Eden and I’m currently in my third year at SAIC.…

I'm a single black lesbian living on the south side of Chicago. I grew up…

Hey 🙂 I'm elisa ! My pronouns are they/them

My name is Elton Amadou-Connell. The identity label that is most useful for describing me…

Emerald is a weaver, writer, and non-profit arts administrator based in Cook Station, MO. Emerald…

Emily is a sculptural fibers artist born and raised in Miami, FL. Her practice mainly…

Hello! My name is Emily and I am a lesbian from Austin, Texas!

Hi! My name is Esti Shapiro (they/them or she/her) and I am an MA candidate…

Hi! I’m Fox Graham, a 23 year old gay trans man. I grew up in…

Frencia Stephenson

Frencia Stephenson is in their first year of the Master's of Art Education Program at…

Grew up in Chicago and suburbs and have lived here my entire life except for…

Geoffrey Billetter

I'm a poet from South Carolina, in Chicago by way of Wisconsin. This is my…

Glenn B. Rust is a playwright/producer from Eugene, Oregon. He has lived in Chicago for…

Goldie Schmiedeler

I'm a 22 year old gay trans man living in the Logan Square neighborhood in…

I was born queer in 1948 in Atlantic City, NJ, though nobody knew it at…

Hsaio-Chen J. Lin

Hsiao-Chen J. Lin (they/them) was born in Taipei, Taiwan in 1992. They are the second…

Hi! My name is Isabel Sperry (she/her), and I am a graduate student at SAIC.…

Jamila Johnson is a Black lesbian artist, administrator, facilitator, activist, and storyteller from eastern Iowa.…

Actively gay since 11, on a mission to normalize Lesbianism. Born and raised in Chicago.

I am a 61 year old gay male residing in the Buena Park neighborhood in…

John/Juan/JuanX

My name is John/Juanx Sexton Cornejo. I grew up in Illinois. I lived in Chicago…

My name is Jordan, and I am a Boston-raised and Spelman-educated filmmaker, educator, and curator.…

Kathleen Hennessee

Kathleen is a dyke who does metalwork and makes furniture. She is a recent graduate…

Katia Ellise Klemm

My name is Katia Ellise Klemm (She/They). I am a 24 year old queer/pansexual human,…

Grew up in Richmond, Virginia. Chicago has been my home base since my college years.…

Hi, I’m Kile McVey. I’m twenty-two years old. I use they/them pronouns. I identify as…

I am a current graduate student at SAIC in the Art and Technology Studies department.…

Retired social worker and native Chicagoan. Lifetime Bears fan and sports enthusiast. My hobbies include…

I’m an undergrad at SAIC and spend most of my time in the wood shop…

Hello! My name is Lillian, and I am a sapphic woman who uses she/her pronouns.…

I was born and raised in Lubbock Texas, and have been living back and forth…

Lonnie L Kenebrew

Lonnie L. Kenebrew is a passionate Transitional Navigator Coach & advocate. He has navigated his…

I was born in 1952.I Had 12 years of Catholic education.I was admitted to U…

I’m an interdisciplinary artist working toward an MFA in Sculpture. I love rock climbing, martial…

(she/her) I grew up in Bloomington, Indiana an area known for it’s beautiful fall colors.…

I am an interdisciplinary Chicago based artist getting my MFA in Ceramics at SAIC. Prior…

I’m single and content, grateful for wonderful family and friends. I am a retired freight…

I am a farm raised and Illinois good farm gal with an associates degree in…

(he/him) I am a queer writer, educator, and graduate student earning my MFA from the…

Hi! I'm Molly! I use she/they pronouns and am a first-year graduate student in the…

Nathan William T

Hi I'm Nathan! Im currently getting my BFA (focus in fiber and material studies) from…

Philip Berezney

I am a queer/genderqueer artist-educator with a multidisciplinary background in visual arts and experimental performance.…

Phyllis Johnson

Phyllis spent most of her career teaching at Columbia College Chicago in the Business and…

Hi, I’m Rain! I’m a lesbian from Houston, Texas. I’m in the Visual and Critical…

I am a retired senior, living in Uptown. I was born and raised in Chicago,…

Rex is a trans and nonbinary artist, working on their Masters of Art Education. Their…

Ricardo de Medici

In NYC after fifteen years of Aids Virus. The last person to die was zio…

Hi, my name is Rick, I'm a true Chicagoian born and raised on the southwest…

Family Life: Bob Singer is a true born and bred local boy from Chicago. His…

Sage Ratliff (they/she) is a 22 year old interdisciplinary artist and writer born and raised…

Hi my name is Saida, and I am an Afro-Caribbean artist and researcher from Harlem,…

Sainte Gomez (they/them) is a 20 year old genderfluid dyke from rural northeastern Pennsylvania. They…

Sam Quinn Gustavson

(they/them) Im in my third year at SAIC I have a strong interest in curating…

I’m Sarah Evers (pronouns she/they) and I’m 26 years old. I’m originally from Oakland, California…

I am a poet, poisoned with light. I hopscotch among the stars and play jump…

Taylor Chamberlain

Hi there! My name is Taylor and I use both she/her and they/them pronouns (no…

I grew up in a small town in north Texas. I have been a cashier,…

My vision of programming incorporates Center on Halsted’s mission and vision with more of a…

While the possibility of a completely different path has always existed for Will he does…

My name is Willow Lipson and I am an interdisciplinary artist in my second year…

🙂 I came here today. To speak to the ones who passes. Rian. Wind. Sun…

I was born and raised in Tel Aviv, Israel. I have been studying and learning…

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