THING Weeds with a critical facility informed

with a critical facility informed by over forty years of activity on and off the bandstand

Heike Catherina Mertens

and journalist

and writings

are beyond the scope of this publication

THING Weeds with a critical facility informedStarted 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 Chicagos 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