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FOF #1201 – Just for Laughs

FOF #1201 – Just for Laughs

Chicago is about to be invaded by an army of very funny people for the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival. To kick off the event, they’ve picked Cameron Esposito, who gonna get this party started, quickly.

Join us we talk about our adventures at IML (International Mister Leather Contest and Conference) and all the hot news including: Rue McClanahan’s death, the oil spill in the gulf, and strange ice cream flavors.

Posted in: Podcast 2 years ago 8
Twin Cats of Creepiness

Twin Cats of Creepiness

There’s something very creepy about two cats in a mirror pose.

Posted in: Animals, Videos 2 years ago 2
IML and the Generation Gap

IML and the Generation Gap

After tonight’s Black & Blue Ball at the House of Blues, International Mr. Leather weekend, or IML, will be over until next year.  If you haven’t heard yet, Tyler McCormick, a disabled trans man from…

Posted in: Culture & Style, Events, Topics, Travel 2 years ago 14
FOF #1196 – Land of the Lost

FOF #1196 – Land of the Lost

That’s all folks! Last night, ABC aired the final episode of LOST, the popular series about the lives of plane crash survivors on a mysterious tropical island inhabited by polar bears, smoke monsters and hot guys who couldn’t seem to die.

Today we’re joined by Marcus Leshock and Anna Roberts of the “Last Minute Lost Podcast” – a podcast entirely dedicated to the hit TV show to try to make sense of the final episode and discuss the sex appeal of the actors and the religious themes buried deep in the plot.

Posted in: Podcast, Television 2 years ago 17
BREAKING: 13 activists arrested in Sen. Durbin’s office

BREAKING: 13 activists arrested in Sen. Durbin’s office

Thirteen LGBT rights activists from Chicago were arrested Thursday morning during a sit-in in Senator Durbin’s office to encourage the Senator to become a leader on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act in the Senate. The activists…

Posted in: Politics & Activism 2 years ago 3
Equality can’t wait… but the website can

Equality can’t wait… but the website can

UPDATED:The campaign tells me that they hope to grow a base of supporters who share Alexi’s support for marriage equality and an end to DOMA and DADT, so this petition is just the first of…

Posted in: Politics & Activism 2 years ago 3
Backstage with Pandora Boxx photos by Fausto Fernós

PHOTOS: Pandora Boxx’s Live Show at Berlin Nightclub, Chicago

Voted Miss Congeniality on RuPaul’s Drag Race, Pandora Boxx roared into the Windy City last Thursday for a packed house at Berlin Nightclub in Chicago. Photos by Fausto Fernós.

Posted in: Culture & Style, Drag & Trans, Featured, Images, People 2 years ago 4
RIP CFP: GLBT Newspaper Chicago Free Press Stops Publishing

RIP CFP: GLBT Newspaper Chicago Free Press Stops Publishing

One of Chicago’s GLBT Newspapers, The Chicago Free Press is not expected to continue publishing because the owner is no longer funding the business due to health problems.

Posted in: News & Rumors 2 years ago 1
FOFA #1018 – Run, Lady Vera Parker, Run!

FOFA #1018 – Run, Lady Vera Parker, Run!

Drag queen Lady Vera Parker moved to Chicago with the hopes of making it big as an entertainer. Last week, her dreams were dashed when she was pulled over in U-Haul truck she allegedly stole in Kentucky. When the police pulled up her record they found a laundry list of check fraud and deception warrants.

What happened? On today’s show we’re talking to Chicago drag queen Teri Yaki about the scandal.

Posted in: Classic Podcasts, Drag Queens & Kings, Podcast 2 years ago 2
Chicago Tribune: “the Oprah of gay podcasting”

Chicago Tribune: “the Oprah of gay podcasting”

Read the feature on the Feast of Fun podcast by the Chicago Tribune’s Rex W. Huppke where Feast of Fun is called the “Oprah of gay podcasting.”

Posted in: About the FOF, Media Mentions 2 years ago 10