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| | ACC follows NCAA in moving championship games out of North Carolina over HB2
From an HRC press release
WASHINGTON — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and Equality NC, the statewide organization working to secure equal rights and justice for LGBTQ North Carolinians, hailed the Atlantic Coast Conference's decision to stand up for the ... | |
| | Anti-gay U.S. pastor Steven Anderson barred from entering South Africa
From a press release
LAGOS, NIGERIA — September 13, 2016 — The South African Minister of Home Affairs, Malusi Gigaba, has announced today that U.S. pastor Steven Anderson will be denied entry into South Africa. The decision comes as a ... | |
| | NCAA moves all championship events out of North Carolina over anti-LGBTQ HB2 law
From a press release
WASHINGTON — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and Equality NC, the statewide organization working to secure equal rights and justice for LGBTQ North Carolinians, hailed the NCAA's decision to stand up for LGBTQ equality by ... | | 
| | Transgender woman found slain on Chicago's West Side
A West Side transgender woman, T.T. Saffore, was found murdered in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood the evening of Sept. 11, 2016. According to the Chicago Police Department and subsequent reports by the Chicago Sun-Times and ... | | 
| | Former Chicagoan Bob Rybicki dies
by Sari Staver
Bob Rybicki, director of operations, finance and personnel at Church Divininty School of the Pacific and Assisting Clergy at Grace Cathedral, died suddenly at Kaiser Hospital in San Francisco Sept. 3. He was 65. The cause ... | | 
| | Entertainer The Lady Chablis passes away
Transgender figure The Lady Chablis (also known as Brenda Dale Knox)—who became famous in John Berendt's best-selling book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil—passed away Sept. 8 in Savannah, Georgia. She was 59. In ... | |
| | Illinois high court asked to rehear bar on claims by unmarried partners
From a press release
(San Francisco, CA, September 8, 2016)—Today, Eileen Brewer, represented by the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and Chicago attorney Angelika Kuehn, asked the Illinois Supreme Court to rehear its ... |
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| | Cubs announce tentative 2017 regular season schedule
From a press release
CHICAGO — Major League Baseball and the Chicago Cubs today announced the tentative 2017 regular season schedule. The Cubs will open their 142nd season at the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday, April 3 with the Wrigley ... | |
| | Wisc. court orders accurate birth certificates for kids of same-sex spouses
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin ruled that the state of Wisconsin must issue accurate birth certificates listing both parents for the children of married same-sex couples. Chelsea and Jessamy Torres, a ... | | 
| | Cook County Dems target Trump
At a press conference in front of Trump Tower in downtown Chicago Sept. 12, the Cook County Democratic Party announced its voter registration drive for the upcoming presidential election Nov. 8. Their efforts will will include ... | | 
| | GUEST VIEW Angelique's kitty fund
People have been telling me for years that I should make a "go fund me" campaign to help raise money for my SRS (sex reassignment surgery). So I did, a couple of weeks ago and for the most part I've gotten ... | | 
| | Legacy LIVE event remembers gay 9/11 hero
Father Mychal Judge, according to Victor Salvo, founder/executive director of the Legacy Project, remains an "inconvenient truth" for the Catholic Church. Judge, an openly gay Franciscan friar, was one of the first responders who showed up ... | | 
| | Leather Archives' 25th anniversary opens a world of diversity
While mainstream tourism websites boast any number of cultural epicenters in their appeals to tourists to "Find it all in Chicago," missing from most lists is the Leather Archives & Museum (LA&M) on the city's North ... | | 
| | Diana Nyad makes waves at Union League Club
Before openly lesbian long-distance swimmer, author and journalist Diana Nyad took the stage to address a Sept. 7 lunchtime audience at the Union League Club of Chicago's Authors Program, the podium that had been used for ... | |
| | Swimming upstream for Black votes
Black votes matter! So, too, are the Black lives many politicians pander to in order to get them. However, exploiting cultural markers—like Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump did by reading a scripted text in a Black ... | |
| | VIEWS Transgender kids: Is my child just going through a phase?
Many parents come into my office asking if their child is identifying as transgender because it seems to be a popular trend. People believe that their child's gender identity issues are just a phase and they ... | | 
| | WCT welcomes new staff members
Windy City Times welcomes two new staff members this month, David Strzepek and Monika Pickett, both in the sales department. They are pictured here with longtime staff members of the newspaper. From left: Senior reporter Gretchen ... | | 
| | National roundup: Tim Kaine, Trevor Project, Streisand's fundraiser
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
Democratic vice-presidential nominee Tim Kaine slammed Donald Trump's relationship with the LGBT community at the Human Rights Campaign's 20th annual black-tie dinner Sept. 10, ABC News noted. "Donald Trump is no friend to this community and ... | | 
| | World: Paralympic athlete, intersex activists, gay Russian candidates
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
When the Rio Paralympic Games are over, wheelchair sprinter Marieke Vervoort of Belgium wants to end her life, LGBTQ Nation reported. "I started thinking about euthanasia," said Vervoort, one of nine out Paralympians competing this year. ... | |
| | Five must-dos to support trans child's transition in school
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
Every parent knows that it is time to prep for back to school. For some parents, this is as simple as getting some new folders and notebooks, but if you have a trans child that is transitioning at the beginning of ... | |
| | Chelsea Manning to get gender affirming surgery
From a press release
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — Imprisoned whistleblower Chelsea Manning ended her hunger strike today, having secured assurances from the Army that she will receive the medically prescribed treatment for her gender dysphoria. The treatment will begin with the ... | |
| | White House: 2015 household income rose, poverty rate and uninsured rate fell
From THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary
WASHINGTON, DC — Jason Furman, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers; Sandra Black, Member of the Council of Economic Advisers; and Matt Fielder, Chief Economist of the Council of Economic Advisers; issued the following statement ... | |
| | Quigley pushes for transgender equality at the VA
From a press release
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Vice-Chair of the Equality Caucus and founding member of the Transgender Equality Task Force, led a letter to U.S. Department of Veterans ... | |
| | Lambda decries suburban Pittsburgh School District vote against trans students
From a press release
(New York, September 13, 2016) — Lambda Legal today condemned last night's 5-4 vote by the Pine-Richland School District school board in suburban Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to implement a new policy on restroom and locker room access ... | |
| | Lambda Legal to honor NCAA in Indiana
On Friday, Sept. 16, Lambda Legal will honor the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) with its Corporate Leadership Award at its annual Indiana Benefit—the largest annual LGBT-rights event in the ... | |
| | Association of LGBTQ Journalists names 2016-2017 Board of Directors
From a press release
Washington, D.C. - NLGJA - The Association of LGBTQ Journalists - is pleased to announce it has unanimously confirmed the 2016-2017 Board of Directors. Jen Christensen of CNN was re-elected President upon completing her first full ... | |
| | LGBT ministry thanks Kaine for hopeful words on Catholic church, same-sex marriage
From a press release
MOUNT RAINIER, Maryland—New Ways Ministry thanks Vice Presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Tim Kaine for speaking with hope about the Catholic Church's eventual acceptance of same-gender marriage. Kaine, a practicing ... | | 
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Vigil remembers murdered trans woman
About 30 community members gathered Sept. 12 at the corner of North Kenton Avenue and West Monroe Street in Garfield Park to remember a trans woman, T.T., believed to be about 26- or 27-years-old, who was ... | |
| | Chicago Filmmakers continues LGBTQ+ Youth Media Project, scholarships
From a press release
Chicago Filmmakers is proud to continue The LGBTQ+ Youth Media Project, an exciting filmmaking workshop for LGBTQ+ identified, gender non-conforming, and allied teens. The workshop will teach participants to use ... | |
| | ALMA announces Young Latino Leaders For Creating Change Scholarship
From a press release
The Association of Latino/as Motivating Action (ALMA) Chicago is proud to announce its annual ALMA Young Latino Leaders for Creating Change Scholarship. This scholarship was developed in order to provide ... | |
| | Miss America has first out contestant
The first openly gay contestant in the Miss America pageant, Miss Missouri Erin O'Flaherty, was eliminated Sept. 11 when the top 15 finalists were selected. She was the first openly lesbian contestant to win a state ... | | 
| | PASSAGES Karen B. Teplitzky dies at 47
Memorial Visitation for Karen Beth Teplitzky, 47, of Lake Zurich since 2009, formerly of New Jersey, will be held Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016 from 3 p.m. until the time of the family and friend remembrances, 7 ... | |
| | Sept 12 deadline for Pulse Victim's Fund, disbursement set
From a press release
ORLANDO, FL - Equality Florida's fundraising efforts for the victims' families and survivors of the Pulse nightclub shooting have raised over $8 million, the vast majority from a GoFundMe campaign that has drawn nearly 120,000 contributors ... | |
| | TransWorks Program to launch mentorship program in October
From a press release
Chicago, IL, September 12, 2016 — Chicago House is launching its third TransWorks Mentorship Program this fall, beginning October 19. The purpose of the program is to facilitate supportive and positive relationships between transgender and gender ... | | 
| | PASSAGES Trans personality Alexis Arquette dies
Transgender personality/activist Alexis Arquette died Sept. 11 at age 47. Brother Richmond Arquette initially noted on Facebook, "Our brother Robert, who became our brother Alexis, who became our sister Alexis, who became our brother Alexis, passed ... | |
| | Chicago Ideas Week includes Wambach, Vargas and more
From a press release
CHICAGO — September 8, 2016 — The lineup for the sixth annual Chicago Ideas Week (CIW), one of the largest, most affordable ideas festivals in the world from October 17-23, has officially been released with member ... | | 
| | Vives Q closes out summer series with testimonies to community
Video below article
As the summer of 2016 began its closing month, so Sept. 6 saw the season's last Vives Q evening of engrossing, lively discussions and unforgettable celebration provided by the boundless talent of the lesbian, gay, bi, ... | |
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IVI-IPO hosts Glynn Sudberry Awards Oct. 7
IVI-IPO, the Independent Voters of Illinois-Independent Precinct Organization, will host their annual Glynn Sudberry Awards Friday, Oct. 7, 6:30 p.m., Lazo's Tacos, 2009 N. Western, Chicago. Emcee will be state Rep. Kelly ... | |
| | Elgin school allows trans student locker room access
An Elgin transgender middle school student was, on Sept. 6, allowed access to the locker room of the gender identity with which they identified. Though one District U-46 school board member did issue online objections about ... | | 
| | Clementi's roommate to be retried
The three-judge Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jerseyhas tossed the convictions against Dharun Ravi—a former Rutgers University student whose roommate, Tyler Clementi, committed suicide after he was ... | |
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Before Stonewall: The LGBTQ Experience in the 50s and 60s Series
From a press release
Presented by the Lincoln Park Village, Gerber/Hart Library, Howard Brown Health, and Lake View Presbyterian Church, this two-part lecture and discussion will focus on the history of the LGBTQ community before the Stonewall Rebellion on June ... | |
| | Chicago Sky to host #GETPINK Game presented by Weiss Memorial Hospital
From a press release
CHICAGO — The Chicago Sky will host its annual #GETPINK Game presented by Weiss Memorial Hospital on Tuesday, September 13 when the Sky welcomes the Minnesota Lynx to Allstate Arena. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. ... | |
| | Death of civil rights activist "horrifying and disturbing"
From a press release
Washington, DC, September 8, 2016 — The National LGBTQ Task Force is describing the murder of Daren Seals, a civil rights activist who rose to prominence in the protests in Ferguson, Missouri against the police killing ... | |
| | Presidential debate viewing party at Sidetrack
A viewing party for the first presidential debate will be hosted by the group "Chicago LGBTQ for Hillary" at Sidetrack, 3349 N Halsted St., at 7 p.m. on Sept. 26. Doors to Glass Bar and Side Bar open at 7p.m. and ... | | 
| | PASSAGES Community figure Gene Davis dies
Gene Davis, a beloved community figure, recently died at the age of 62. The cause was colon cancer. Windy City Times was made aware of his death by his friends. Davis' early life was marred with ... | |
| | Civil rights activist Monica Raye Simpson elected to Woodhull Freedom Foundation Board
From a press release
WASHINGTON, DC — Sept. 8, 2016 — Human rights organization Woodhull Freedom Foundation has elected acclaimed civil rights activist and artist Monica Raye Simpson to its Board of Directors. Simpson is Executive Director of SisterSong, a ... |
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| | 'Working in America' launches at Washington Library
Project& launched its Working in America exhibition with a panel discussion at the Harold Washington Library Sept. 14. Library Commissioner Brian Bannon introduced Working in America as a "contemporary, thought-provoking"
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| | City of Chicago honors Black Ensemble Theatre founder, CEO Jackie Taylor
From a press release
Chicago, IL — Jackie Taylor, founder and CEO of Black Ensemble Theater, will be honored with the Fifth Star Award from the City of Chicago and Allstate Insurance Company, at Millennium Park on September 14 at ... | |
| | RR Productions to present 'Brunch Remixed'
RR Productions will present "Brunch Remixed" at Ada Street, 1664 N. Ada St., on Sunday, Sept. 18. Doors will open at 11 a.m., with brunch being served at noon. The event will conclude at 3:30 p.m. ... | | 
| | FALL THEATER SPECIAL Chicago premieres highlight fall theater
In a season with nearly 150 openings in the next three months (and more announcements coming in daily), no print publication can list them all, but here are a few never-before-seen-in-Chicago productions worth marking on your ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW Naperville
Playwright: Mat Smart. At: Theatre Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave. Tickets: $12-$36. Runs through: Oct. 16 There are two kinds of suburbs: those born of tract homes constructed on former cornfields and christened with names reflecting ... | |
| | THEATER REVIEW Amour
Music: Michel Legrand; Libretto: Didier Van Cauwelaert in Jeremy Sams' English adaptation. At: Black Button Eyes Productions at Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport Ave. Tickets: 773-935-6875 or AmourChicago.com; $17-$32. Runs ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW I Do Today
Playwright: Sarah Myers. At: Solo Celebration at the Greenhouse, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave. Tickets: $34-$48. Runs through: Oct. 9 Our narrator's first words to her audience are "I could marry you." Before we look for an ... | | 
| | FALL THEATER PREVIEW Classics and important revivals
Truth be told, the 2016-2017 theater season is not shaping up as glory time for classics, whether antique (Shakespeare, Moliere, Ibsen, the Greeks) or modern (Brecht, O'Neill, Coward, Miller). Dead playwrights can ... | |
| | NewTown open mic on Sept. 14
The NewTown Writers will host an open-mic reading Wed., Sept. 14, 7-9 p.m., at Volumes Bookcafe, 1474 N. Milwaukee Ave. The event will feature LGBTQ lit by NewTown Writers as well as authors appearing in the ... | |
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'From Selma to Stonewall' to screen at ICON Sept. 24
From Selma to Stonewall: Are We There Yet? will screen at Kerasotes ShowPlace ICON Theatre, 150 W. Roosevelt Rd., on Saturday, Sept. 24, at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Chicago International Social Change Film Festival. ... | | 
| | Theater spotlight on Mamma Mia!, Critics' Picks
Britain's Comic Relief hilariously lacerated Mamma Mia! by, among other things, describing it as "The genius of ABBA … with words in between." (Look up the spoof on YouTube.) Nonetheless, lovers of ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW The Black Slot
Playwright: Warren Hoffman. At: AstonRep (sic) Theatre Company at Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark St. Tickets: 773-828-9129; AstonRep.com; $25. Runs through: Oct. 2 Despite developmental work at two theaters ("development ... | | 
| | FALL DANCE SPECIAL Fall dance gives new life to old classics
Revisions, re-imaginations, reprises and revivals are on the bill for many of Chicago's dance companies this season, with a smattering of works that are altogether new. While there's plenty to see from homegrown artists, a number ... | | 
| | FALL THEATER SPECIAL LGBTQ fall theater preview
There's plenty of shows with LGBTQ characters and themes this fall season. Take your pick from solo autobiographical shows, campy spoofs and significant Broadway musicals. Confessions of a Wannabe Soccer Mom—LOL Comedy at Stage 773, 1225 ... | | 
| | Billy Masters
"Earlier this year I was quoted saying I'd rather have an enema than an Emmy. But thanks to the Television Academy, I can have both!"—RuPaul's acceptance speech for winning Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality ... | | 
| | BOOK REVIEW My Son Wears Heels
By Julie Tarney. $24.95; University of Wisconsin Press; 213 pages The first day your toddler said he could dress himself was a day you'll never forget. He tried, you have to hand it to him. When ... | |
| | Academy's AIDS benefit Sept. 23-24
Each year, Chicago Academy for the Arts students produce and perform in a variety show to support HIV/AIDS research and organizations. The 20th Annual AIDS Benefit will take place Sept. 23-24 at The Academy, 1010 W. ... | |
| | Maya Angelou film at Siskel Sept. 16-29
The 2016 documentary Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise, by Bob Hercules and Rita Coburn Whack, will run at the Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St., Sept. 16-29. In the 114-minute film, rare footage ... | | 
| | Entertainment: Megan Rapinoe, Sia, Neil Patrick Harris, 'Jersey Boys'
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
In the soccer world, the Washington Spirit prevented Seattle midfielder Megan Rapinoe, an out lesbian, from kneeling again during the national anthem by altering its pregame ceremonies rather than "subject our fans and friends to the ... | | 
| | BOOK REVIEW A Murder Over a Girl
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
You could become whatever you want to be. A ballerina, a cowboy, a fireman, a teacher. The sky was the limit—or so you were told. You could grow up and become the person of your dreams and that was okay. Except ... | | 
| | NUNN ON ONE: MUSIC Fitz and the Tantrums' Jeremy Ruzumna on the band, Morrissey
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
Now that another Lollapalooza has come and gone, there's one last huge music festival ready to jam in Chicago. Riot Fest rocks out at Douglas Park to end summer, and the lineup is huge. Headlining on ... | | 
| | NUNN ON ONE: MUSIC Dua Lipa will 'Blow Your Mind'
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
Albanian girls are taking over the airwaves these days. Bebe Rexha's "Me, Myself & I" and Rita Ora's "Black Widow" collaborations spotlighted their voices and brought them front and center. Now the newest artist to come ... | | 
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BENT NIGHTS Andrew Bird; Evasive Backflip
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
It has taken Chicago native Andrew Bird nearly five years to release Are You Serious? (on Loma Vista Records), his first full-length of new music in as many years. It is not like he fell off ... | |
| | EXPO CHICAGO adds panel with Hamilton producer and director
From a press release
CHICAGO — EXPO CHICAGO, The International Exposition of Contemporary & Modern Art, and Project&present "An Open Conversation: Social Aesthetics Broadway, Culture and Social Impact" with creative team members of the ... | | 
| | Eric B. Eatherly Memorial Scholarship established at Joffrey Ballet
From a press release
September 12, 2016 — A true Southern gentleman, Eric B. Eatherly contributed to Chicago's dance image003.jpgcommunity extensively, passionately and always with great generosity after making the city his home upon ... | | 
| | RuPaul scores historic Emmy win
RuPaul Charles finally nabbed his first Emmy nomination this year for the eighth season of his long-running Logo TV series RuPaul's Drag Race—and then proceeded to top the competition to earn his (and the show's) first ... | | 
| | Trans actor Schofield brings one-man show to Chicago
BY SKYLAR BAKER-JORDAN
Scott Turner Schofield shot to fame last year when he became the first openly transgender actor on a daytime soap opera. But before that, he was an acclaimed theater actor who has spent the last nine ... | |
| | Entertainer The Lady Chablis passes away
Transgender figure The Lady Chablis (also known as Brenda Dale Knox)—who became famous in John Berendt's best-selling book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil—passed away Sept. 8 in Savannah, Georgia. She was 59. In ... | | 
| | Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival schedule announced
From a press release
(September 8, 2016 - Chicago, IL) Chicago Filmmakers and Showtime Networks are pleased to announce the full feature schedule for the 34th edition of Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival. The second-oldest LGBTQ film festival ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW Distance
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
Playwright: Jerre Dye. At: Strawdog Theatre Company at the Factory Theater, 1623 W. Howard St. Tickets: $30. Runs through: Oct. 1 Current audience demographics have spawned a glut of dramas revolving around middle-aged family members endowed ... | | 
| | Mural tribute to women, including trans, unveiled in Pilsen
"Weaving Cultures," a new mural celebrating underrepresented women of diverse backgrounds, including a transgender Latina, was unveiled by local Chicago artists Sam Kirk and Sandra Antongiorgi Sept. 8 at 16th Street and Blue Island in the ... |
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| | In the Life: Rebecca O'Neal
When Rebecca O'Neal first decided to dip her toes in the stand up comedy pool, she did so very slowly. The first show she ever did, "I remember being really nervous. ... It was at an open mic night that went ... | |
| | Chicago Sky clinch playoff berth
The Chicago Sky women's basketball team is again in the playoffs. With a 96-86 victory over the Connecticut Sun on Sept. 11, the Sky clinched its fourth consecutive playoff berth, joining Minnesota, Los Angeles and New ... | | 
| | SAVOR Nando Milano Trattoria; 'ROOF' wraps up
DISH: Weekly Dining Guide in Windy City Times
Nando Milano Trattoria (2114 W. Division St.; NandoMilano.com) is on a stretch of Ukrainian Village populated by other eateries such as Takito and Folklore. Nando is a charming and worthy occupant of said stretch. A gorgeous ... | | 
| | Dining news: Garrett Popcorn, ACTIVATE event, jazz brunch
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
—Garrett Popcorn Shops has announced its partnership with Feeding America in support of its mission to feed this country's hungry through a nationwide network of member food banks, and engage the country in the fight to ... |
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