{"id":79301,"date":"2019-04-28T07:37:52","date_gmt":"2019-04-28T12:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=79301"},"modified":"2019-04-28T07:37:52","modified_gmt":"2019-04-28T12:37:52","slug":"gender-neutral-salon-helps-people-express-their-identity-through-hairstyles-wild-or-otherwise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/gender-neutral-salon-helps-people-express-their-identity-through-hairstyles-wild-or-otherwise\/","title":{"rendered":"Gender-neutral salon helps people express their identity through hairstyles, wild or otherwise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Thomas Ilalaole<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">Barbara &amp; Barbara salon in Logan Square started off as a small shop in the back of an art gallery. But their idea to create a gender-neutral space \u2014 where LGBTQ+ people and others could come to express their personal style through their hair \u2014 caught on.<\/p>\n<p>Now the salon has taken over the gallery and its dozen or more stylists help clients use their hair to express themselves. And the prices are set by the cut, not by gender.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Gender-neutral salon helps people express their identity through hairstyles, wild or otherwise\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/332839126?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/vimeo.com\/medillchicago\/review\/332839126\/2d9f1c6331<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_79314\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79314\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-79314 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/04\/BarbaraBarbara-Barber-smaller-2-300x203.jpg\" alt=\"Barbara &amp; Barbara Salon (From barbaraandbarbara.com).\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/04\/BarbaraBarbara-Barber-smaller-2-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/04\/BarbaraBarbara-Barber-smaller-2-768x519.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/04\/BarbaraBarbara-Barber-smaller-2-1024x692.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/04\/BarbaraBarbara-Barber-smaller-2.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-79314\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The waiting area at Barbara &amp; Barbara Salon (From barbaraandbarbara.com).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Stacy Fox getting her hair cut by stylist Maeva Fernandes at Barbara &amp; Barbara. 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