Project Participants

I am a South Asian Muslim woman. While I prefer to refer to myself by…

Grew up in Detroit MI and graduated from Michigan State University. I moved to Evanston…

I am a gay man (b. 1945) who is a native Chicagoan. As a child…

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

hey y’all! my name is alexandra ok but you can call me ali 🙂 i…

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

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,…

Hi there! My name is Andy Farrar and I’m a second year Art History MA…

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

I grew up in a conservative town in the Pacific Northwest. I was quite miserable…

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…

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

My name is Athena and I am a massive dyke and very proud of it.…

(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'm Bree Lauter a old transwoman. I was born in 1950 here in Chicago. My…

Dr. Carmen G. Hudson-White is a Board Certified Obstetrician and Gynecologist who provided women health…

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

I was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and raised in and around Northeast Ohio. I'm an…

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 clara I wanted to join this project to be closer to this research…

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

I grew up about 30 miles north of Milwaukee, Wisconsin in a town called Slinger.…

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 in 1977. I have…

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

Didi Reed (they/she/he) is a non-binary transgender, native Chicagoan who has lived around the city,…

(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…

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

I am Dwight. I'm a gay Japanese American man, a writer currently finishing his memoir,…

my name is e! (they/them) I was born in 2000 (23 years old) in Texas…

(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…

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!

Emma "V" Varano is an Aquarius Sun, Pisces Moon, and rising junior at the School…

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

I’m happy to be part of this group because I went to The School of…

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

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

Georgia L. mother of 3 adults and grandmother of 5. The grandchildren range from age…

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

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

I am a queer maker (now) dreaming out of Brooklyn, NY. I spent most of…

I was born queer in 1948 in Atlantic City, NJ, and identify as she/her. I…

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

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 63 year old gay male residing in the Buena Park neighborhood in…

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

Born and raised in Chicago, and grew up on the northwest side of Chicago. Went…

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 with a passion for theater and the arts. I am a producer…

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 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…

Grew up in rural north texas and then dallas tx. I have a cat named…

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 am a first year graduate student in the Visual and Critical Studies program at…

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…

I was born and raised in Chicago, with family on both the West and South…

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

I am a non-profit lifer, recently retired. I’ve lived in Chicago since 2016, after (going…

Pat is best known for her joint venture with Vera Washington in forming "Executive Sweet",…

I am a queer/genderqueer artist-educator with a creative background spanning visual arts, experimental performance, 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…

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…

Castillo was born and raised in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood. He attended Goethe School, a…

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

My name is RosaLinda Canchola a retired senior citizen born and raised in Chicago, Illinois.…

Sage (they/she) is a trans dyke, interdisciplinary artist, and writer born and raised in Ashland,…

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…

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

My name is Samhita, or Sam. I was born in New Jersey but grew up…

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…

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,…

Hello! I am Thi Bateman pronounced like T, I was born and raised in Louisiana,…

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…