THING Magazine: 1989-1993

Started in 1989 by designer and writer Robert Ford, THING magazine was the voice of the queer Black music and art scene in the early 1990s.

Ford and his editors were part of the burgeoning House music scene, which originated in Chicago’s queer underground, and some of the top DJs and musicians from that time were featured in the magazine, including Frankie Knuckles, Gemini, Larry Fingers, Rupaul, and Deee-Lite. THING published ten issues from 1989-1993, before it was cut short by the death of Ford from HIV/AIDS related causes. All ten issues of THING are collected and published here for the first time.