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By Jerry Nunn

"She’s not only bisexual, but she just loves love, honey!" - Adam Devine

Several years after Pitch Perfect, Bumper Allen played by Adam Devine moves to Germany to pursue a music career. He reunites with Modern Family castmate Sarah Hyland who portrays Heidi in the six-part Peacock series Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin. The duo spoke about the experience on a recent Zoom call. JN: (Jerry Nunn) How was working together on this project different than when you were both on Modern Family in the past? AD: (Adam Devine: We were in Berlin, Germany, so that was different!...

Allison Ponthier

By Jerry Nunn

"I am really proud of how my projects have helped me as a queer woman." - Allison Ponthier

Out and proud singer Allison Ponthier hails from Allen, Texas, a suburb of Dallas and studied at the University of North Texas. She moved to New York to follow her dreams and was signed to Interscope Records. She has released two EPs Faking My Own Death and Shaking Hands with Elvis to high acclaim. Ponthier performed these songs live at LA Pride in the Park and with Jack Antonoff’s band Bleachers on a recent tour. Her vibe combines mental health lyrics with a melodic, sweet...

By Jerry Nunn

"There are many parallels between Aisha’s journey and my mother’s journey." - Anna Diop

Anna Diop is an actress and model from Senegal, a country in West Africa. On the small screen, she’s a regular on the DC Universe live-action series Titans as Starfire after being a series regular on The Messengers for The CW and 24: Legacy. On the big screen, she appeared in Us and now a new project called Nanny. Directed by Nikyatu Jusu, Nanny is an unpredictable thriller about a nanny working for a family in New York with dreams of bringing her son to...

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"I would like to be known for my own contributions to my music as well as for contributing to other musicians’ work." - SG Lewis

English performer Samuel George Lewis wears many hats as a singer, songwriter and record producer. He has collaborated with artists such as Tove Lo, Dua Lipa, Clairo and Jessie Ware. After remixing tracks at a young age, he began releasing his own music online and became a resident DJ in Liverpool. In 2014 he signed a record deal with PMR Records and debuted a few extended play albums. He took on a major project by releasing a three-part set called Dusk, Dark and Dawn and...

By Jerry Nunn

"We were blessed to film free in a legendary space such as Roscoe’s so we made it work." - Tadeo Garcia

Tadeo Garcia is an openly gay producer, writer and director for several independent films that have been made over the years. Some of them include On the Downlow, A Place to Be and Broken Warning. En Algún Lugar or A Place to Be is the love story of Abel Rendon and Diego Guerrero who deal with a broken immigration system in modern times. Garcia met up to talk about his video release of A Place to Be and an upcoming project. JN: (Jerry Nunn) Start...

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"We are a band with complete freedom of expression, so there are no rules." - Jill Beckett

Pollyanna is ready to slime you with rocking tunes while out on tour this year. This four-piece band from New Jersey mixes genres of music such as pop, grunge and punk to keep listeners guessing. Out and proud queer lead singer Jill Beckett [she/they] sat down at Beat Kitchen in Chicago to discuss the meaning behind songs like “Slut” and what Slime means to them. JN: (Jerry Nunn) Have you been to Chicago before? JB: (Jill Beckett) Yes, a few times. We used to follow...

By Jerry Nunn

"I put ideas out into the world to give space for people to think about how they feel." - Sam Jay

Out comedian Sam Jay is performing four stand-up shows in Chicago at The Den Theatre and they are not for the faint of heart. This talented performer tackles tough subjects during her politically incorrect more than an hour-long comedic set. From being forced to be a representative for far too many groups during the month of June to why people should be wary of a white man’s hairline, Jay’s sometimes poignant material doesn’t hold back. She has obviously had a lot of time to think about her...

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