Like many young people – the team at the Sex Ed Initiative (SEI) of Illinois found their sexual health education full of stigma and shame. “The fact that they know [sex] is happening but refuse to take action to help is the wrong attitude – they are just saying ‘abstinence only,’ which is really not […]
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Submissions Closed!: What Makes You Rebellious?
Ten years ago today, on January 12, 2012, a mysterious journalism project asked writers to submit essays answering the question: What Makes You Rebellious? Starting on March 8 of that year—International Women’s Day!—the inspiring responses formed the first month of content for Rebellious Magazine for Women. And a feminist rebellion began. Ten years later, we […]
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Photos: Yeah Yeah Yeahs Heat It Up and ‘Cool It Down’ during Northerly Island’s Opening Night
Summer concert season has arrived in Chicago and Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island kicked things off by hosting the Yeah Yeah Yeahs on Thursday, June 1. With the breeze rolling in from Lake Michigan and the skyline in the background, the venue served as the perfect setting for Karen O (vocals), Nick Zinner (guitar, […]
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Review: ‘Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields’
Yes, there were several famous adult female models/actresses throughout the 1970s and 1980s, from Lauren Hutton to Iman to Christie Brinkley, but in the extraordinary category of famous child female models/actresses, there was Brooke Shields. Just Brooke Shields. It is not exaggeration that the childhood and teen years of Brooke Shields, which make up part […]
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Just The Tip: ENM Without Becoming the ‘Creepy Old Dude’
Just the Tip is a sex and relationship column hosted by queer non-monogamous kinkster Jera Brown. Here you will find interviews with sexuality researchers and educators as well as smart and compassionate responses to anonymous questions. If you would like to be interviewed or have a sex or love question you’d like Jera to answer, […]
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Review: Wedding Cashers — ‘’Til Death Do Us Part’ & ‘Paris in Love’
Throwing an elaborate wedding is expensive, unless there’s a way to parlay that into a money-making venture. Hotel heiress Paris Hilton and Poosh founder Kourtney Kardashian did just that via their reality TV shows. The Peacock TV series Paris in Love (2021-2022) follows Ms. Hilton and her fiancé financier Carter Reum from a private island […]
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Joy as an Act of Resistance: Lizzo Brings Bliss to the United Center in Chicago
Not many artists can perform to a packed-house of over 20,000 fans, and even fewer can return to the same city and do it all again a mere seven months later. Lizzo isn’t most artists. Following her triumphant October 2022 concert, Lizzo brought the second leg of her Special Tour back to the United Center […]
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Chicago Holds Court With ‘The Crucible’ & ‘The Trial of Socrates’
Lady Justice should be blind, but sometimes society’s hysteria skews her vision. Such was the case during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692-93 which take centerstage in Invictus Theatre Company’s revival of The Crucible. “While written as a response to Senator McCarthy’s persecution of suspected communists in 1950s America, The Crucible has parallels to today’s […]
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Running & Delicious List of Women-Owned Restaurants in Chicago
Who loves you, feminist foodies? We do! Enjoy this running and delish list of women-owned restaurants in Chicago and women-powered kitchens in the Chicago area. Got a women-owned favorite that we missed? Let us know! Bagel Miller Owners: Dave and Megan Miller Cuisine: Baked goods & cafe fare Neighborhoods: Lincoln Square, Uptown, Edgewater Basu Owners: […]
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Just the Tip: Dating In Your Fifties
Just the Tip is a sex and relationship column hosted by queer non-monogamous kinkster Jera Brown. Here you will find interviews with sexuality researchers and educators as well as smart and compassionate responses to anonymous questions. If you would like to be interviewed or have a sex or love question you’d like Jera to answer, […]
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Review: Four Movies For Mother’s Day
By its very nature, motherhood is the be-all and end-all of humanity. Moms mark the start of everyone’s story! As such, here’s a handful of mom-related movies (in alpha order) to watch on Mother’s Day. Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. (2023) Directed and written by Kelly Fremon CraigBased on the same-named bestseller, this […]
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ICYMI: Illinois Women in Cannabis Conference Calls for Gender Equity in the Industry
Illinois became the eleventh state in the U.S. to legalize recreational marijuana in January 2020. Three years later, equity issues and lack of diversity continue to plague the industry. According to Business Insider, white men take up 70% of the top roles in the cannabis industry. Organizations like Illinois Women in Cannabis (IWC) work to […]