The LGBTQ+ community trades heels for Hokas at Movin’ Shoes Run Club’s bi-monthly Queer Run It’s Wednesday evening and the queer community is on a
Category: Health
The Tower’s gift: Erin Gilbert’s ascension to Reiki
A seasoned Reiki practitioner with decades of experience, Erin Gilbert, 48, has touched the lives of hundreds of clients. At the same time, Reiki, a
Common Ground with… Don Ferber
A volunteer for the Sierra Club Four Lakes Group since 2003 and co-chair of the organization’s Wisconsin chapter since last year, Don Ferber is a
Scratch cooking pilot program shows promise for the future of MMSD school lunches
On a Tuesday morning in a stainless-steel kitchen on Madison’s East Side, two women are plating just-out-of-the-oven honey ginger chicken and tofu, preparing noodles for
The hopeful future of abortion access in Wisconsin
WMF Wisconsin, formerly The Women’s Fund, has hired its first-ever Executive Director, Ali Muldrow, to tackle the barriers that have been imposed on the abortion
Wisconsin gender-affirming care bill targets transgender youth
Anti-trans policies targeting youth pave the way for future anti-LGBTQ+ bills, according to the ACLU. The anti-trans policies and debates lead to negative mental health
Barriers to gender-affirming care harm trans Dane County residents
Though Dane County has positioned itself as more open and accepting of transgender residents than other parts of the state, barriers to gender-affirming care in
Planned Parenthood’s resumption of abortions in Wisconsin — and a look at where the law stands
In September 2023, Planned Parenthood in Madison and Milwaukee began providing abortions for the first time in 15 months. Within 24 hours of opening appointments,
How Wisconsin nonprofits are fighting for abortion rights
Through collaborations with neighboring states and reproductive justice advocacy in local communities, Wisconsin nonprofit groups are working to protect abortion care following the resumption of
Abortion services have resumed in Madison. Where does Wisconsin stand?
In September, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin announced that abortion services would resume at their health centers in Madison and Milwaukee. Until then, abortion had been