🎤 A singing teacher’s guide to transgender voices

Plus: "Go Fish" at 30 [View this email in your browser]( [READER Logo]( Daily Reader | June 14, 2024 [Liz Jackson Hearns, founder of]( [the Voice Lab]( [a woman with curly hair and a blue jacket]( “The music industry, and by extension the voice-lesson industry, is very cishet. Many queer and trans singers have been forced into boxes.” by [Micco Caporale]( | [Read more]( → [a group of people walking down a street towards a van]( [Shelter evictions, City Council spat, mobile DMV]( Chicago officials are ramping up the pace of evictions at city-run shelters for asylum seekers and other new arrivals. by [Shawn Mulcahy]( | [Read more]( → [a group of stuffed animals and balloons hanging on a fence]( [How to apply for funeral and burial assistance in Illinois]( The state offers financial help to families of children killed by gun violence. Here’s our guide to the program. by [Rita Oceguera, The Trace]( | [Read more]( → [a woman in a playboy bunny costume standing in a room]( [Review: Queenie (Season one)]( Despite lacking depth in its themes and characters, this adaptation is an enjoyable ride. by [Noëlle D. Lilley]( | [Read more]( → [people kissing each other's necks]( [Go Fish at 30]( Considering the legacy of a queer Chicago classic. by [Kyle Logan]( | [Read more]( → The tradition of Black queer nightlife is marked with creativity and resilience. And there are plenty of lessons that can be learned across generations. To learn more about this history and discuss the future of Black queer spaces in Chicago, Reset host Sasha-Ann Simons sat down with a panel including Reader social justice reporter DMB, who chronicled this history in a February 2024 article. Check out the highlights or listen to the full interview below! [WBEZ - BLACK QUEER NIGHTLIFE]( Get the latest issue of the Chicago Reader Thursday, June 13, 2024 [READ ONLINE: VOL. 53, NO. 19]( [VIEW/DOWNLOAD ISSUE (PDF)]( [Donate to the Chicago Reader.]( [Facebook icon]( [Instagram icon]( [Twitter icon]( [LinkedIn icon]( [YouTube icon]( [Website icon]( [Logo] You received this email because you signed up for newsletters from the Chicago Reader. Want fewer emails from us? [Click here to choose what you want us to send you](. Or, [unsubscribe from all Reader emails](. We’ll miss you! [Sign up for emails from the Chicago Reader]( | [Forward this e-mail to a friend]( © 2024 Chicago Reader. All rights reserved. Chicago Reader, 2930 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 102, Chicago, IL 60616