Musician Natalie Prass for VICE
Created with Bun Stout
Lykanthea, Musician
Thunder, Model
Gnat Kink Glitter, Fetish Fashion Designer
Lorena Cupcake, Cannabis Advice Columnist
Saugatuck, a town on Michigan’s western coast, is Chicago’s answer to Fire Island. With multiple Gay Resorts located in the small town, it’s an international attraction for single and coupled LGBTQIA+ people.
Joe Gallagher, 37, of Chicago, center, booked his hotel room four months in advance, knowing this weekend, Saturday June 18, 2022, at The Dunes would be a hit. “It’s [also] great for me to see a gay business thriving,” said Gallagher, “to be able to come to a vacation destination as ourselves is so important.” Reported for WBEZ Chicago.
Lykanthea, Musican
Lori Mychelle Akakpo, Model
UAMUA Clothing
Alex Rivera, a beauty blogger, films a daily makeup routine at his home in Glenview, Ill., for The New York Times, on March 22, 2017. “You’re a warrior for the middle-class using drugstore makeup,” he said of himself and fellow MUA bloggers.
Butch Romero, Mr. Chicago Leather 2020
Maren Morris for The Fort Worth Star-Telegram at South By Southwest, March 17, 2016.
Leon Bridges for The Fort Worth Star-Telegram at South by Southwest Music Festival, March 20, 2015.
Musician Laura Jane Grace for VICE
Lorena Cupcake, Cannabis Advice Columnist
Melissa Castro Almandina, Writer
Lollapalooza Fashion for Chicago Magazine, 2019.
Self Portrait
Riley Clifton, 16, of Emory, Texas, poses for a portrait for The Dallas Morning News on August 21, 2014. She has been powerlifting for three years with Henry Thomason, of Sherman, the world record holder of single-ply squat at 1,058lbs. Clifton recently placed first in her weight class during the NASA World Cup of Power meet in Oklahoma, City on August 9, 2014, placing first overall in her weight category and set a personal best in bench, at 180lbs.
Lykanthea, Musician
Rose Hotel, Musician
Lori Mychelle Akakpo, Model
Lori Mychelle Akakpo, Model
Brie Larson for RedEye Chicago
Ami Klinker, Model
Buffalo Rodeo, Musician
Lollapalooza Fashion for Chicago Magazine, 2019.
Glam Camp, Musicians
Lori Mychelle Akakpo, Model
Allie Loveless, Model
Musicians Cunty MeMe & Jo Rivers
Lollapalooza Fashion for Chicago Magazine, 2019.
Buffalo Rodeo, Musicians
Small Black
Glam Camp, Musicians
Two years ago, the Theatre Y cofounder survived a sexual assault in a car she thought was her Uber. With the perpetrator still out there, she had to find a different kind of closure.
Danielle Bartley, Cinematographer
Former Contestant, now a 2023 IML Judge, Miguel Torres, poses for a portrait at International Mister Leather 45, held at The Congress Plaza Hotel, Saturday May 27, 2023, Chicago, IL.
Musician Natalie Prass for VICE
Created with Bun Stout
Lykanthea, Musician
Thunder, Model
Gnat Kink Glitter, Fetish Fashion Designer
Lorena Cupcake, Cannabis Advice Columnist
Saugatuck, a town on Michigan’s western coast, is Chicago’s answer to Fire Island. With multiple Gay Resorts located in the small town, it’s an international attraction for single and coupled LGBTQIA+ people.
Joe Gallagher, 37, of Chicago, center, booked his hotel room four months in advance, knowing this weekend, Saturday June 18, 2022, at The Dunes would be a hit. “It’s [also] great for me to see a gay business thriving,” said Gallagher, “to be able to come to a vacation destination as ourselves is so important.” Reported for WBEZ Chicago.
Lykanthea, Musican
Lori Mychelle Akakpo, Model
UAMUA Clothing
Alex Rivera, a beauty blogger, films a daily makeup routine at his home in Glenview, Ill., for The New York Times, on March 22, 2017. “You’re a warrior for the middle-class using drugstore makeup,” he said of himself and fellow MUA bloggers.
Butch Romero, Mr. Chicago Leather 2020
Maren Morris for The Fort Worth Star-Telegram at South By Southwest, March 17, 2016.
Leon Bridges for The Fort Worth Star-Telegram at South by Southwest Music Festival, March 20, 2015.
Musician Laura Jane Grace for VICE
Lorena Cupcake, Cannabis Advice Columnist
Melissa Castro Almandina, Writer
Lollapalooza Fashion for Chicago Magazine, 2019.
Self Portrait
Riley Clifton, 16, of Emory, Texas, poses for a portrait for The Dallas Morning News on August 21, 2014. She has been powerlifting for three years with Henry Thomason, of Sherman, the world record holder of single-ply squat at 1,058lbs. Clifton recently placed first in her weight class during the NASA World Cup of Power meet in Oklahoma, City on August 9, 2014, placing first overall in her weight category and set a personal best in bench, at 180lbs.
Lykanthea, Musician
Rose Hotel, Musician
Lori Mychelle Akakpo, Model
Lori Mychelle Akakpo, Model
Brie Larson for RedEye Chicago
Ami Klinker, Model
Buffalo Rodeo, Musician
Lollapalooza Fashion for Chicago Magazine, 2019.
Glam Camp, Musicians
Lori Mychelle Akakpo, Model
Allie Loveless, Model
Musicians Cunty MeMe & Jo Rivers
Lollapalooza Fashion for Chicago Magazine, 2019.
Buffalo Rodeo, Musicians
Small Black
Glam Camp, Musicians
Two years ago, the Theatre Y cofounder survived a sexual assault in a car she thought was her Uber. With the perpetrator still out there, she had to find a different kind of closure.
Danielle Bartley, Cinematographer
Former Contestant, now a 2023 IML Judge, Miguel Torres, poses for a portrait at International Mister Leather 45, held at The Congress Plaza Hotel, Saturday May 27, 2023, Chicago, IL.