Archive - queering the burbs

qtb mixtape #06: release.

A collection of songs celebrating the new zine’s launch.

Jul 3 •

where the cool queers will be in july.

Recovered from Pride and ready for more? Enjoy these local events.

Jul 1 •

June 2025

on pride, loss, and showing up.

It’s been an emotional time, and I owe you an update.

Jun 24 •

this is the best queer rom-com i’ve seen in years.

‘A Good Indian Boy’ is a comforting and hilarious Pride Month watch.

Jun 11 •

one year of brat: it’s so much more than the memes.

A queer elder millennial’s love letter to Charli XCX’s breakout album.

Jun 10 •

from pastor’s kid to pride headliner: on radiating self-acceptance.

I spoke with musician Myles Barnes ahead of his performance at Aurora’s Pride at the Plaza.

Jun 5 •

why i’m publishing a second zine.

It turned out I had much more to say.

Jun 3 •

May 2025

where the west suburban queers will be this pride month.

Lock in for local queer events almost every single day in June.

May 30 •

qtb mixtape #05: gay.

A Pride playlist exclusively featuring queer and trans artists, from me to you.

May 29 •

the anti-trans bigots aren’t alright.

Another local school board meeting showed how the hate groups are flailing.

May 22 •

your trans activism can’t begin and end on instagram.

I spoke with Batavia trans woman Rhiannon Hammer about her music, her art, and where she’s finding trans joy now.

May 16 •

i can’t stop thinking about ‘sinners.’

The vampiric blockbuster is a must-see for marginalized folks right now.

May 13 •

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