THE JUNGLE

The Artistic Expression of Adult Male Spanking Presented by Justin
- June 6 @ 7:00 PM
- until 9:00 PM
- Leather Archives & Museum
- 6418 N. Greenview Ave
Express your spanking kink! We’ll start with a presentation showing the history of depictions of male-male spanking in literature, art, photography, and videos. This is your chance to see some of the original sources that have ultimately shaped the development of the adult male spanking kink! Then, we’ll have some time for an artistic workshop to develop our own creations, followed by some show-and-tell.... Read More

Radical Used Book Fair
- June 7 @ 11:00 AM
- until 4:00 PM
- Haymarket House
- 800 W Buena Ave, Chicago, IL
Hey Chicago! Join us Saturday, June 7th at Haymarket House (800 W. Buena Ave.) for our Radical Used Book Fair! All proceeds go to supporting the 2025 Socialism Conference with the goal of expanding our Spanish language access. We'll have hundreds of radical books available—many in like-new condition, as well as some rare finds.... Read More

abnormal house show
- June 7 @ 8:00 PM
- until June 08 @ 1:00 AM
- abnormal house
- 3634 s normal ave
free art+music show maximum weng rocco desgres wrex morbid circle harry james lotto quarter juice taurean da great

Fetish, Erotic and Kink Figure Drawing
- June 10 @ 7:00 PM
- until 9:00 PM
- Leather Archives & Museum
- 6418 N. Greenview Ave
Join us on the 2nd Tuesday each month for a studio drawing class where you can practice your figure drawing skills individually. We'll provide the sexy fetish models, tables and chairs.... you provide whatever materials you want to use for your art. This... Read More

Punk show for Kurdistan Red Crescent
- June 13 @ 7:00 PM
- American Legion tattler post
- 4355 n western ave
Everybody Takes One (sxe from twin cities) Contempt (Chicago XXX) Totaled (Peoria XXX) Scope (ChiHC)

I Learned Self Defense in a Church Basement
- June 17 @ 7:00 PM
- Grace Church - Logan Square
- 3325 W Wrightwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
A queer focused self defense class held biweekly at Grace Church in Logan Square. Admission is $15, trans folx fight free! Taught by Aspen Drake and Chijioke Williams

Queer Leather History: Focus on Bootblacking
- June 18 @ 6:30 PM
- until 7:30 PM
- Chicago Public Library Bezazian Branch
- 1226 W. Ainslie Street
Join us at the Chicago Public Library Bezazian Branch for an historical overview of bootblacking and its role in the queer leather community – including practical tips on leather care and restoration. This workshop will be led by local bootblack, Joey Reyes, and Gary Wasdin, Executive Director of The Leather Archives & Museum.

Class Warfare in Black Atlanta: Augustus Wood and Camila Gavin
- June 26 @ 7:00 PM
- until 8:00 PM
- Pilsen Community Books
- 1102 W 18th St Chicago, IL
Join us as we welcome Augustus Wood and Camila Gavin to the store for a discussion of Wood's new book Class Warfare in Black Atlanta: Grassroots Struggles, Power, and Repression under Gentrification. Between 1966 and 2015, the city of Atlanta was transformed.... Read More

TRANS LIBERATION MARCH
- June 28 @ 3:00 PM
- TBD - Haymarket House
- 800 W Buena Ave
Organized by Stop Trans Genocide Chicago. We did it last year, let's do it again! Saturday June 28 (the eve before the Pride parade).

Stop Deportations / Stop the Genocide Pride Parade Contingent!
- June 29 @ 11:30 AM
- Assemble at W. Dakin St & Sheridan Rd, Chicago (just south of the "Sheridan" Red Line el stop)
- W. Dakin Street & Sheridan Road, Chicago
Please join Organized Communities Against Deportations (OCAD) and the Gay Liberation Network (GLN) in a joint Pride Parade contingent on Sunday, June 29th. Our aim is to highlight the intersectional solidarity that was at the core of the Stonewall Rebellion and grassroots activism in the years afterwards that won us the right to have pride parades in the first place. Help... Read More

I Learned Self Defense in a Church Basement
- June 30 @ 7:00 PM
- Grace Church - Logan Square
- 3325 W Wrightwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
A queer focused self defense class held biweekly at Grace Church in Logan Square. Admission is $15, trans folx fight free! Taught by Aspen Drake and Chijioke Williams

I Learned Self Defense in a Church Basement
- July 7 @ 7:00 PM
- Grace Church - Logan Square
- 3325 W Wrightwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
A queer focused self defense class held biweekly at Grace Church in Logan Square. Admission is $15, trans folx fight free! Taught by Aspen Drake and Chijioke Williams

Fetish, Erotic and Kink Figure Drawing
- July 8 @ 7:00 PM
- until 9:00 PM
- Leather Archives & Museum
- 6418 N. Greenview Ave
Join us on the 2nd Tuesday each month for a studio drawing class where you can practice your figure drawing skills individually. We'll provide the sexy fetish models, tables and chairs.... you provide whatever materials you want to use for your art. This... Read More

Chicago Zine Fest 2025
- July 19 @ 11:00 AM
- until 4:00 PM
- Harold Washington Library Center Winter Garden, 9th Floor
- 400 S State St Chicago, IL 60605
We're excited to partner with Chicago Public Library to bring you the next Chicago Zine Fest! Chicago Zine Fest is a celebration of small press and independent publishers, with an annual festival of workshops and the big expo day where 70+ zinesters sell and trade their zines.... Read More

Fetish, Erotic and Kink Figure Drawing
- August 12 @ 7:00 PM
- until 9:00 PM
- Leather Archives & Museum
- 6418 N. Greenview Ave
Join us on the 2nd Tuesday each month for a studio drawing class where you can practice your figure drawing skills individually. We'll provide the sexy fetish models, tables and chairs.... you provide whatever materials you want to use for your art. This... Read More

Common Ground: How the Crisis of the Earth is Saving Us from Our Illusion of Separation with Eileen Flanagan
- September 8 @ 7:00 PM
- until 8:00 PM
- Pilsen Community Books
- 1102 W 18th St Chicago, IL
Join us as we welcome Eileen Flanagan to the store for an event in celebration of her new book Common Ground: How the Crisis of the Earth is Saving Us from Our Illusion of Separation. As heat waves, wildfires, storms, and floods become ever more deadly, it has become apparent that we have a shared stake in protecting the air, water, and climate—for ourselves and for future generations.... Read More