Originally published by The 19th While White women had their eyes set on the ballot — what would ultimately be a self-serving prize — Black women in the late 19th and early 20th centuries led a multifaceted movement that would benefit not only themselves, but American society as a whole. “Our women’s movement is woman’s movement […]
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Photos: Ari Lennox Brings Silky age/sex/location Tour to House of Blues Chicago
Not only was March 8 International Women’s Day, but it was also Rebellious Magazine’s anniversary, marking 11 years since our publication’s launch. We celebrated this momentous occasion in the best way possible, by spending the night with Ari Lennox as she brought her age/sex/location tour to Chicago’s House of Blues for the first of two […]
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Review: Yeoh is ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’
When it comes to genres, Everything Everywhere All At Once (EEAAO) is just that — an absurdist comedy, a family drama, a martial arts movie, a science fiction flick, an indie film, a coming-of-age story, a treatise on nihilism, a time travel romance, a millennial parental apology fantasy, and a few animated shorts stuck inside a live […]
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Family Planning for Same-Sex Couples Comes with High Costs, High Rewards
Let’s be honest. No one ever really knows what to expect when they’re expecting. Every person’s family-building experience is unique. For LGBTQ people the roadmap to childbearing is especially unclear. According to a Gallup poll, the number of U.S. citizens who don’t identify as heterosexual has doubled in the past ten years. But for queer […]
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A Dating Profile Red Flag If You’re An Anxious Attacher
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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Supporting The March of Dames
March marks Women’s History Month with March 8 being International Woman’s Day. Whether lending a feminine perspective to theatrical productions or making the visual arts more accessible, women have impacted culture in strong and subtle ways. Honoring their past and supporting their current contributions is as simple (and enjoyable) as attending one or more of […]
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Review: Move Past ‘Babylon’ to Revisit ‘Amsterdam’
Before being labeled box office poison for the 2022 flops Amsterdam and Babylon, Australian actress Margot Robbie was becoming America’s it-girl. The term, which refers to a young woman with sex appeal and personality, was first popularized in the States when Clara Bow starred in the rom-com hit It (1927). Almost 100 years later, writer/director […]
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Audio: Yollocalli Arts & The Return of Anti-Valentine’s Day
On Feb. 10, young people in their teens and early twenties filled some of the main gallery spaces of the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood. What drew the crowd of nearly 275 attendees was the return of the Yollocalli Arts Reach Anti-Valentine’s Day Party. The annual event, intentionally held during or […]
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Photos/Recap: Margo Price Rocks ‘Til The Wheels Fall Off at The Vic in Chicago
A lotta bit country and a lotta bit rock and roll, Margo Price has always been hard to categorize. With her latest album, Strays, the songwriter creates a new genre that is all her own. One that is lyrically earnest – with a splash of humor – and bathed in psychedelia. During her Chicago stop […]
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Chicago Becomes Brontë Country
If Windy City residents feel a chilly breeze, it could be from the Yorkshire Moors thanks to a few Brontë-inspired productions that have blown into town. Mi Kang portrays Lucy Snow in the world premiere of Villette at Lookingglass Theatre in Water Tower Water Works (through April 23). Based on Charlotte Brontë’s novel of the same […]