GoPride Chicago
Conversations with the people shaping arts, culture and community life.
Brian Kalinowski
“...it's what they call a princess track. You get to just roll on stage and do your thing and get your big applause and then leave...”
Michael Learned
“If you are lucky to go to school in England as I did at 12 years old where you could take dance and theater classes your body is formed by what you study.”
Irene Dubois
“We all have a bond now and call ourselves “The Porkchops.””
Adam Devine
“She’s not only bisexual, but she just loves love, honey!”
Allison Ponthier
“I am really proud of how my projects have helped me as a queer woman.”
Justin Wirick
“I just remember I freaking loved it”
Anna Diop
“There are many parallels between Aisha’s journey and my mother’s journey.”
SG Lewis
“I would like to be known for my own contributions to my music as well as for contributing to other musicians’ work.”
Tadeo Garcia
“We were blessed to film free in a legendary space such as Roscoe’s so we made it work.”
Jill Beckett
“We are a band with complete freedom of expression, so there are no rules.”
Sam Jay
“I put ideas out into the world to give space for people to think about how they feel.”
Donna McKechnie
“My inspirations were Carol Lawrence and Chita Rivera in West Side Story.”
Gioli & Assia
“We like people to know our story and hopefully it can help them, not just with the music.”
Ely Guerra
“I also want to honor the stage and my audience by what I wear.”
Javier Muñoz and Megan Masako Haley
“He has one song that makes me feel like I'm the little kid in my room dancing with nobody watching, and that kind of freedom.”
Beth Leavel and Taylor Iman Jones
“that said, I have such easy access to my inner diva...”
Paul Louis Lessard
“I'm outspoken and outlandish. I'm out there. I'm a proud queer individual, and I embrace all of those aspects in my frenetic three and half minute number”
Boy Jr.
“I try to make the recording space a playground.”
Paul Jason Klein
“I remember walking into those rooms and we were just scooping up new fans everywhere.”
James Earl
“Sprung is written like a drama but plays like a comedy.”
Chelsea Austin
“The second you block out the noise and ask yourself who you want to be things change.”
Mia Isaac
“Everyone used in the movie was locally from New Zealand or Australia, except for John, Mia and our crew.”
Ian Astbury
“I was into Bowie, Marc Bolan, glitter, makeup, Rocky Horror Picture Show and Cabaret when I was a kid.”