Archive for April, 2010

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Get Ready! Vespertine, Women-Only Play Party This Memorial Day Weekend

April 28, 2010

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You know how easily gay men talk about going to a bar with a back room? Or basement? (If you don’t know gay guys that easily talk about back rooms or basements, you need to get some more gay friends, just sayin’). I’ve always thought it was a shame that my queer lady pals don’t have the ability to joke about that awkard underwear hug or funny run-in at the urinal that is also a bath tub. Culturally, it’s a unique space for male homosexualists, and as long as you play safe, I think it can be a healthy experience and “fresh” perspective.

SO glad my mother doesn’t use the internet BTW.

Enter Verspertine, a private club that only comes around once in a blue moon. Women get to learn and explore their kinks and desires in an environment free from potential creeps and gropers, and I can only IMAGINE how liberating that must feel. Just last month Chicago comic and perrenial cutie Cameron Esposito was showing off her Steamworks membership card that she got when she was featured in a taping of Feast of Fun. She can’t go to the Boystown bath house to play, but she was surely excited about being a member and the first woman to hold that distinction. Congrats, Cameron! If you are serious about being in that kind of environment, Vespertine is the place to start. The next one falls on International Mr. Leather Weekend, or Memorial Day Weekend.

Vespertine is being held on May 30TH 2010. Tickets will be available at Leather 6410/Paul C Leather 6410 N. Clark in Chicago starting May 1st. You may also order by phone, 773-508-0900.

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In Arizona It’s Not Just Hate, It’s A DRY Hate.

April 28, 2010
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Bear Hags Are Called Goldie Locks BTW FYI

April 27, 2010
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Queer Bollywood Beach Party This Friday

April 26, 2010

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Just being honest, this is the hottest new queer party to hit Chicago in a looooooong time. Make sure to come and dance your asses off!
 
Trikone is committed to creating community among LGBTQ South Asians and their allies in the Chicago metro area. We welcome people of all sexual orientations, and gender identities, and of all national, racial, religious, and ethnic backgrounds to Jai Ho! Performances at midnight! Pics from previous Jai Ho parties here.  RSVP at the Facebook invite here.

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The Song “Dance Yrself Clean” by LCD Soundsystem is James Murphy Trying to Sing Like Morrissey and Turning Into Bono

April 26, 2010
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I Love It When Albums Leak

April 21, 2010

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It’s just dumb, to have a record finished, knowing it will leak, and not release it. What are labels waiting for? To market it? Blogs already do that, unpaid and without being asked to. If labels could get over it and move the fuck on they’d engage the mechanisms that are already in place for music distribution instead of trying to fight them. The latest I heard about the MPAA and RIAA’s plans for putting a HALT! STOP! on pirating was unbelievabley disconnected from reality. It’s almost as if they think that consumers are just waiting for the right way for the industry to screw us, and we’ll surely allow them. Life has moved on from the old distribution model, meanwhile the execs are scrambling for a time machine. In any case, I have the new Crystal Castles, and I’m liking it. It’s a little mellower than the first, and that’s funny. Why? Because I always said these two were PUNK, and it’s classic Rock ‘N Roll that a punk band’s 2nd record isn’t as gritty.

Thanks Crystal Castles! Thanks for not breaking up and making another record! I’ll buy the vinyl. For now, I’m jamming on my portable mp3 player.

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Secular Humanist Alliance of Chicago

April 20, 2010

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Last night was the third meeting of the Secular Humanist group I’m co-founding with NonProphet Status, and we finally have a name! Soon enough, you’ll be hearing more about the Secular Humanist Alliance of Chicago, or SHAC. We are meeting every other Monday, and still gathering our collective thoughts to come up with a mission statement. As soon as we do that, there will be a blog, a mailing list, events, and hopefully you! Our membership, so far small but enthusiastic, has already grown to twice the size it was for the first meeting. In our discussions, we’ve come up with ideas for community service, providing camaraderie and an open, safe space, collaborating with other secular and non-secular groups. Stay tuned! If you want to know more about Secular Humanism, check out the Council For Secular Humanism, or the book Good Without God, by Greg Epstein.

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Yea Big + Kid Static – Heavy Catamaran

April 20, 2010

Extra-cute new video for a classic Yea Big + Kid Static song, featuring Yea Big’s hot ‘n sexy legs and GORGEOUS Chicago panoramics. Also, Yea Big’s dog, Miso. Miso has her own myspace and can balance a tennis ball on her nose. I’ve seen it.

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Planning Meeting for Latin@ Pride Week

April 15, 2010

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RSVP at the facebook event.

Latino Pride can mean different things for different people, but most of us can agree that it is about celebrating our lives, our families and our community. For the last 5 years Orgullo en Accion has put on a wonderful Picnic Celebrating Latino(a) Pride creating a space to celebrate both our Latino(a) and Queer culture, and we should be grateful for all of the work, but a growth spurt is long over due.

I am reaching out to you with a bold proposal, that during the week of June 7th to June 12th, we declare “Latino(a) Queer Week”. Now many of you may be asking, “well what does this mean?”, and what it simply means is that at least for this one week during the year, we can come together as community and celebrate our individual lives and organizations. It sounds like a large undertaking but it does not have to be. There is so much energy, power and passions within us that we can make anything happen.

Please come out to the Latino(a) LGBTQQ Community Meeting

April 22, 2010 at 7pm

Efebina’s Café
1640 S. Blue Island Ave.
Chicago IL. 60608

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New Scissor Sisters Sounds Like Pet Shop Boys

April 14, 2010

…and I’m thinking I prefer their Elton-inspired songs. From Pitchfork:  Night Work (Out June 28th)was co-produced by modern dance maven Stuart Price (the Killers, Madonna) and will be preceded by first single “Fire With Fire”, out June 20. Album cut “Invisible Light” is streaming on the band’s website right now and embedded below. And according to Entertainment Weekly, yes, that is Sir Ian McKellen doing the spoken word part.

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