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J @fig

His silly rabbit 🐰 Chicago is home with my partner Raequan and my dog Keith

Chicago, US

architecture

photography

photo books

over priced coffee

travel

dogs

queer culture

contemporary art

More dog napping footage, as requested!

No longer using Spotify, so just came here to say ROSALÍA 🕊️

Me and Rae downtown

FKA twigs in Chicago

Neighborhood walk 🌳

Just finished “The Digital Closet” by Alexander Monea. Even on platforms like Collective, queer expression is censored because of heteronormative biases that shape how digital spaces are built, moderated, and regulated. A frustrating reality, but an insightful read. 🤓

Spring scents! Let me know what you’re wearing. Unsurprisingly, I love fig fragrances, and this one marries what I love about Diptyque’s Philosykos with this beautiful salted olive note.

Happy St. Paddy’s!

@quanrae in the woods last December

Niagara Falls at sunrise in October 2023

Albino by Marlene Dumas. Part of a really interesting exhibit on Pan-Africanism at the Art Institute, with some 350 objects made by black artists. Highly recommend!

This cutie turns five today 🎂

Finally have my own bike 🚲

Details from The Floor Scrapers by Gustave Caillebotte

Neighborhood walk, part two

Living area is coming along nicely 😌

Spring water ✨

The Chihuly installation at the conservatory

Let’s keep Collective a safe space to shame people asking for Instagram followers 💜

Dying the river green 🍀

The other conservatory🌲

It’s my birthday! 🎂

How do I get them to cuddle? 😌

State of the bookshelf, September 2025

Man Drying His Leg by Gustave Caillebotte, now showing at the Art Institute. Some French critics have said that this exhibit was overly influenced by gender studies in its analysis and speculation of Caillebotte’s sexuality… all the while this painting literally exists. 🛁

Bradbury Building in LA

The First Homosexuals exhibition at the Wrightwood 659, with more than 300 pieces sourced across the world to document the beginning of the conscious representation of queerness in art. Beyond incredible.

Rainy day when we visited Tennessee

Finally warm enough for a frozen treat 🍦

A temporary reprieve from the winter weather 🌴

Preheating before the gym

Are Chicago gays ever going to invite WOMEN to parties?? How am I supposed to queen out with Nick, Travis, and Chris every time 😒

Currently reading: Love Junkie by Robert Plunket