CHICAGO - When the United Nations signs off on something happening in your city, it's a big deal.

Two women built something here that caught their eye, and it started with an idea they couldn't find anywhere else.

What we know:

Queer Quest is a new two-day experience built by Emily Esquivel and Dr. Jessica Esquivel.

"Our first date lasted three days. Yeah, and we just couldn't stop talking. And I don't think we've stopped talking since," Emily said.

"Yep, 15 years later," Jessica said.

A married couple mix science and soul – one's a therapist and one is a physicist. Together, they turn learning into liberation.

"QueerQuest really is us in event form," Jessica said. "Our universe is built on it being non-binary. It's built on queerness and weirdness and chaos. And while society cur

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