Musician Natalie Prass for VICE

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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.