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ASANA Softball World Series September 2009
Green Bay Pride Alive July 11
Brat Fest May 22-25
Madison Marathon May 23-24
Madison Opera FAUST May 15-17
Milwaukee Pridefest June 12-13-14
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Welcome to Our Lives

Our mission is to clearly, candidly and openly reflect the diversity and optimism in our community. We are dedicated to improving our readers’ quality of life by celebrating the people, establishments and events that encourage us to embrace our identities as individuals and as an LGBTQA community.

Our goal is to deliver each story, identity and person regardless of notoriety or lack thereof. We aim to demonstrate how we overcome obstacles on a day-to-day basis. The progress our community has made is undeniable and the applause deserved is what we intend to provide.

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July / August 2009 Issue

July / August 2009 Cover

Feature Stories:

Changed for Life... Changed for Good

In her own words, coordinator Angela DuPont reflects on the AIDS-Ride community

Pride in Progress

The past 50 years in a civil rights movement through the eyes of Madison native Brian Powers

Stepping Up to the Plate

Dawn Siebert and Ben Monty share how Madison won the bid to host ASANA

Early Awakenings and Survival

Richard Wagner revisits the "At Homes" of Madison in the 1950s



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May / June 2009 Issue

May / June 2009 Cover

Feature Stories:

Look What Love Has Given Me

In her own words, Tret Fure tells how she built a career for herself in folk music

National Women's Music Festival

Jane Weldon chronicles how Madison became the home to this 35-year mission.

From Serene to Surreal

Emily Mills uncovers the scope of musicans from our community on the Madison music scene

Before Christopher St.

Richard Wagner looks back at the early work of the New Harvest Foundation.





March / April 2009 Issue

March / April 2009 Cover

Feature Stories:

Our Towns

Various members from all facets of our community share their favorite small town destinations

Returning to His Roots

In his own words David Waugh describes growing up on a farm, and how he reconciled being gay with rural life

A Thread in Our Cultural Fabric

John Quinlan and Will Fellows revisit the cultural significance of Fellows' Farm Boys

Don't Forget the 'Third Coast'

Richard Wagner records the ripple effects that our elected officials have set in motion in the Upper Midwest




January / February 2009 Issue

January / February 2009 Cover

Feature Stories:

Dear Cris

OutReach Development Director Nikki Baumblatt's open letter to her partner, Cris Derrick

Finding Their Common Voice

Past Fair Wisconsin Board President Dan Ross marries love and activism

What is Love, Anyway?

Local author Darwin Ward takes a shot at describing an intangiable feeling