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| | Grace-period (in-person) voter registration through Nov. 7, printable charts
Grace-period (in-person) voter registration is taking place through Nov. 7. This is for those who missed the Oct. 11 deadline to register by mail or the Oct. 23 deadline to register online. Voters must come in ... | | 
| | Log Cabins to withhold Trump endorsement
Overtures to LGBT community not enough to justify support
The Log Cabin Republicans announced Oct. 22 it will withhold its endorsement of Donald Trump, which marks the first time in 12 years the organization hasn't endorsed the Republican presidential nominee. Log Cabin announced the decision ... | |
| | Early voting for the Nov. 8 general election has started
Through Oct. 23, early voting is taking place in Chicago only at 15 W. Washington St. at the new Loop Super Site. Through Nov. 7, 51 sites will be open Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Voters do ... | | 
| | Disarm event takes first, unified steps in ending gun violence
Video below article
It was a haunting rendition of Andra Day's "Rise Up" performed by Victor Valencia which set the tone for the LGBTQ Town Hall Disarm Gun Violence Oct. 20 at the Ebenezer Lutheran Church in Chicago's Andersonville ... |
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| | Trans United Fund Responds to Movement Expose
Calls for LGBTQ groups, foundations to engage directly with trans-led groups
Today, Trans United Fund responded to a recent press article that centered on a strategy session among movement leaders and ongoing disagreement between national LGBTQ organizations about whether state-level non-discrimination ... | |
| | Researchers: HIV source entered U.S. in 1970
Researchers from the University of Arizona and the University of Cambridge claim they have dated when HIV arrived in the United States—and tracked its spread across the country. In doing so, they claim to have cleared ... | |
| | Letter to Editor: Gay Republican running in 24th Dist. has expressed anti-gay views
Dear Editor, I am writing regarding your article about Andy Kirchoff, a gay Republican running for the Illinois State House seat in District 24, which covers parts of Cicero, Berwyn, Riverside, Brookfield and the west ... | |
| | GLAAD releases 10th edition of media guide for reporting on LGBTQ people, issues
From a GLAAD press release
NEW YORK, NY - GLAAD, the world's leading LGBTQ media advocacy organization, today released the tenth edition of its Media Reference Guide, the industry standard style guide for reporting on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer ... | | 
| | ELECTIONS 2016: STATE REP 24th District incumbent faces a challenge
Elizabeth Hernandez has served as the Illinois House Representative for the people of the 24th District for well over a decade. Currently vice-chair of Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus, during her tenure, Hernandez has been a staunch ... | |
| | GUEST COLUMN 2017 brings continued progress on LGBTQ health
More than one year after marriage equality became the law of the land nationwide, President Obama, Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell, and my colleagues and I at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services continue to ... | | 
| | HIV conference features Anthony Fauci
Monkeys infected with SIV, the primate equivalent of HIV, were given a nine-month course of a monoclonal antibody while on antiretroviral therapy (ART)—then all treatment was stopped. Two of the treated monkeys showed no rebound of ... | | 
| | AIDS ambassador speaks on value of neighborhood clinics
Speaking at Howard Brown Health's 63rd Street Clinic on Oct. 20, Deborah Birx, ambassador-at-large for Global AIDS Efforts, said that President Obama's call for an AIDS-free generation served as a wake up call for many service ... | |
| | Event focuses on potential foster parents of teens
An Oct. 22 gathering at Kennedy-King College encouraged families to open their homes for teenage foster children. Approximately 40 people attended. In a program that Jeremy Harvey—associate deputy director of in the Division of Strategic Planning ... | | 
| | ELECTIONS 2016:
STATE REP Kelly Cassidy on budget impasse and dangers of complacency
As an openly gay legislator and representative for the 14th District, Kelly Cassidy (D) has fought innumerable battles since taking on the role vacated by Harry Osterman in 2011 including marriage equality, the prohibition of conversion ... | | 
| | ELECTIONS 2016: STATE REP Independent Siegel aims to unseat Kelly Cassidy
Arthur Noah Siegel, an Independent candidate for the 14th District, claims a long list of professions on his resume, including work as a touring musician, auto mechanic, truck driver and carpenter. In 2010, Siegel moved from ... | |
| | ELECTIONS 2016: STATE REP
Gay Republican makes bid for change in 24th District
Andy Kirchoff believes that "it's time for something better." In his bid to unseat incumbent Elizabeth Hernandez (D) as state representative for the 24th District, the Berwyn-born, openly gay Republican ... | | 
| | ELECTIONS 2016: STATE REP Greg Harris looks forward to next term
Although 13th District Rep. Greg Harris (D) is unopposed on Nov. 8, he is not breathing any easier. Harris knows there is too much to do as the state of Illinois reels from the effects of ... | | 
| | ELECTIONS 2016 LGBTs in the mix
The next general elections, to be held Nov. 8, feature a number of openly gay and lesbian candidates. The following individuals have publicly stated that they are members of the LGBT community and were on the ... | |
| | Love and violence in Black LGBTQ communities
[Note: The names are fictional and the couple described is a composite of numerous couples I counseled on interpersonal violence (IPV).] The Jills were the envy among us lesbian couples of African descent. Their public display ... | |
| | SENIOR MOMENTS Nobody loves you when you're old and g(r)ay
I've read several articles recently about the "sad plight" of gay seniors. Oh, what a pathetic, lonely, forgotten bunch of losers we are. Apparently, young gays don't want us in the bars because we're past our ... | | 
| | Gay activist/scholar headlines 'Home Is Where the Art Is'
Openly gay Puerto Rican writer, activist and scholar Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes was the featured speaker at the "Home Is Where the Art Is: Queer Ricans Insights on the Latinx Experience" event Oct. 22 at the National ... | |
| | 'Older, Wiser, and Stronger' Oct. 28
"Older, Wiser, and Stronger: Living Well As You Age with HIV" will take place Friday, Oct. 28, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at 111 E. Pearson St., at Loyola University's Lewis Towers. The keynote speaker will be Nelson ... | | 
| | Halloween Parade Oct. 31 in Boystown
The 20th-annual Northalsted Halloween Parade, which the Northalsted Business Alliance is presenting, will take place Monday, Oct. 31. First, however, there will be a Saturday, Oct. 29, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., celebration for kids at Space Park, ... | | 
| | World news: Alan Turing, Indonesian president, Australia and marriage
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
The British government announced it will pardon gay and bisexual men who were convicted of gross indecency before the decriminalization of homosexuality in England and Wales in 1967, The Washington Blade reported. Using an amendment to ... | | 
| | National roundup: Vogue endorsement, Gwen Araujo, influential teens
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
NFor the first time ever, Vogue magazine has endorsed a presidential candidate—and it's Hillary Clinton. In part, the publication stated, "We understand that Clinton has not always been a perfect candidate, yet her fierce intelligence and ... | |
| | Ambassador to speak on Obama administration's legacy advancing LGBTQ human rights around world
From a press release
WASHINGTON, DC - The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, American University, and Human Rights First will host Ambassador Susan Rice, President Obama's National Security Advisor, on Wednesday, October 26th at ... | |
| | Transgender people more racially, ethnically diverse than general U.S. population
From a press release
LOS ANGELES —Adults who identify as transgender are more racially and ethnically diverse than the U.S. population overall, according to a new study released by The Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law. This study ... | |
| | #BlackLivesMatter co-founder Cullors to keynote Midwest BLGT & Ally College Conference
From a press release
Chicago, IL — Oct. 20, 2016 — The MBLGTACC 2017 Planning Committee is pleased to announce that Patrisse Cullors, activist and co-founder of the Black Lives Matter social movement, will deliver the keynote address on the ... | | 
| | Book Launch for Faith and the Fight for Labor, Gender, and Racial Equality
Former CAWHC board member, Marcia Walker-McWilliams, will present her new book on Chicago's great labor and women's rights activist Addie Wyatt. Co-sponsored by the Chicago Women's History Center, this event will be the final public program ... | |
| | Historic Cook County Lawsuit Challenges Jailing Those Too Poor to Pay Bond
From a press release
CHICAGO, IL.— In the first class-action lawsuit of its kind filed in Cook County, community members unlawfully detained in Cook County Jail are suing to end the unconstitutional practice of setting monetary bonds that defendants cannot ... | | 
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Catholic priests, lay persons call for LGBT, women's rights
It was the unlikeliest of press conferences and a sign of times that are changing with unprecedented momentum even from within one of the world's oldest religious institutions. On Oct 20, in Arlington Heights, representatives from ... | | 
| | Community members discuss school for LGBT students
Video below
About 20 community advocates gathered Oct. 18 at McCormick Theological Seminary in Hyde Park for a brainstorming session about a possible LGBT-focused high school. The effort, which is the third attempt at such a school in ... | | 
| | Uptown residents stage counter-demonstration to Westboro anti-trans protest
About 50 Uptown residents and other community members staged a counter-protest the morning of Oct. 21 when members of Topeka, Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church staged an anti-LGBT protest at Weiss Memorial Hospital. About seven Westboro members ... | |
| | Housing opportunities for youth 18-24 living with HIV
From a press release
El Rescate, an initiative of the Puerto Rican Cultural Center (PRCC), provides transitional housing to youth ages 18-24 who are struggling with housing stability and identify as LGBTQ or are HIV+. They are providing immediate enrollment ... | |
| | Election Eve Bash, Dance for Democracy
Clandestina Chicago, Alma Izquierdo, Brooke Webster, Monica Raymund and Sophia Bush present an Election Eve Bash Dance for Democracy, Monday, Nov. 7, 7 p.m. to midnight at Thalia Hall, 1807 S. Allport, Chicago. Featuring DJ Samantha ... | |
| | GLAAD leads millions in united stand against bullying for Spirit Day
From a press release
New York — GLAAD, the world's LGBTQ media advocacy organization, is today leading millions in a united stand against bullying for Spirit Day. Each year, celebrities, media outlets, brands, landmarks, sports leagues ... |
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| | THEATER REVIEW All Mixed Up
Playwright: John Enright. At: Prop Thtr, 3502 N. Elston Ave. Tickets: $15; PropThtr.org. Runs through: Nov. 6 All Mixed Up tells the story of a couple who's expecting and in turmoil. Beth, who's Black, and Carrie,
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| | THEATER REVIEW Starting Over
Playwright: Shepsu Aakhu. At: MPAACT at the Greenhouse, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave. Tickets: $16-$32. Runs through: Nov. 20 The course of true love ne'er ran smooth back when Shakespeare made his observation. Enlightened citizens in 2016 ... | | 
| | MUSICAL REVIEW Hamilton
Book, music and lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda. At: The PrivateBank Theatre, 18 W. Monroe St. Tickets: 800-775-2000; BroadwayInChicago.com; $62-$600 and up. In an open run It's a shame that the hype and ticket prices for the musical ... | |
| | THEATER REVIEW Multitudes
Playwright: John Hollingworth. At Rasaka and Vitalist Theatre Companies in conjunction with the International Voices Project at the Biograph, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave. Tickets: $30. Runs through: Nov. 13 Proclaiming the obvious is a common flaw ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW Saturn Returns
Playwright: Tif Harrison and cast. At: Neo-Futurists, 5153 N. Ashland Ave. Tickets: 773-275-5255; Neofuturists.org; $10-$25 (pay-what-you-can Thurs.). Runs through: Nov. 19 Sometimes the Neo-Futurists present plays ... | | 
| | Theater Spotlight on Second City, Critics' Picks
Theater Spotlight The Lyric Opera of Chicago teams again with The Second City for the new comedy show Longer! Louder! Wagner! The Second City Wagner Companion. See how collaborators Jesse Case and Tim Sniffen work with ... | | 
| | NUNN ON ONE: THEATER Karen Eilbacher returns 'Home'
Actress Karen Eilbacher is coming to town with the show Fun Home. This is her first national tour with a show that is full of diversity. Fun Home took home five Tony Awards with a tale of three Alison's based on ... | | 
| | SCOTTISH PLAY SCOTT A reimagined 'Wife'
Actors typically make bold choices in rehearsal and performance. But few would be so bold as to contact the artistic director of a theater company and suggest that an entire production be mounted just so they ... | | 
| | Powerful documentary to premiere at 'TransReelization'
In one of the most powerful moments of the award-winning documentary film Free CeCe, transgender activist and civil rights icon CeCe McDonald talks with award-winning actress, activist and executive producer of the film Laverne Cox about ... | | 
| | Pidgeon Pagonis:
On their film, White House visit, being on 'Transparent'
Self described gender non-conforming intersex activist and filmmaker and Chicago native, Pidgeon Pagonis (born in 1986 on the Northwest Side of Chicago) has been making waves in the LGBTQIA community for about a decade including their ... | | 
| | Knight at the Movies: Moonlight;
The Handmaiden
In my 12-and-a-half years as film critic for Windy City Times, I cannot recall another instance of what is happening this weekend at your local cinema: not one, but two, examples of superlative LGBT films are ... | |
| | Pet Shop Boys at Civic Opera Nov. 5
Longtime duo Pet Shop Boys announced the first leg of the act's "Super" world tour, which started Oct. 21 in Las Vegas. The 27-day run includes shows in the United States, Canada, Germany, Holland, Denmark and ... | | 
| | Entertainment: 'Crime Story,' gay romance novel, Diana Ross, Lady Gaga
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
On the heels of the highly-rated People v. O.J. Simpson first installment of American Crime Story dominating the long-form Emmy categories with 10 wins, including best limited series, Ryan Murphy's anthology series has been renewed for ... | | 
| | Brujos: A peek into a 'coven-fresh' web series
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
For breakfast at the 5 Rabanitos Restaurant at 18th and Wood streets in Pilsen, you can get an amazing plate of carnitas chilaquiles, and skip the coffee in favor of cafe de olle, which has orange ... | | 
| | American Idol's Rayvon Owen joins Simply Sensational Benefit
From a press release
Chicago — The entertainment line-up for PFP's Simply Sensational Benefit gets more and more sensational each day, with American Idol's Rayvon Owen joining in. Other performers include Nancy Hays, Honey West, Kevin ... |
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| | TRAVEL Enchanting, artistic, gay Philadelphia
Philadelphia, the nation's fourth largest city, feels vibrant, its walls covered in more than 3,500 murals, its narrow streets buzzing with excitement—and traffic. Streets can be packed with nightlife at two in the morning, but it ... | | 
| | AUTOS: VEHICLE REVIEW 2017 Nissan Sentra gets its juke on
An engine doesn't necessarily make a car, but it can certainly give it swagger. Take the Nissan Sentra for example. Earlier this summer, I tested the Sentra and mostly liked it. But, when Nissan mentioned shoving ... | | 
| | SAVOR Papa Ray's Pizza & Wings
DISH: Weekly Dining Guide in Windy City Times
Nestled in Uptown (among other locations), Papa Ray's Pizza & Wings (4757 N. Sheridan Rd.; PapaRaysPizza.com) looks like one of the places you might hit after a long night at the club. On the corner of ... | | 
| | Cubs mark Spirit Day, are in World Series
On Spirit Day (Oct. 20), Chicago Cubs manger Joe Maddon posed with openly gay Major League Baseball (MLB) Ambassador of Inclusion Joe Maddon in a Twitter photo. Now, the Cubs—who have lesbian entrepreneur Laura Ricketts as ... | | 
| | Dining news: Free chocolate cake, Halloween specials, RPM burger
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
—On Friday, Oct. 28, Hugo's Frog Bar & Fish House, 1024 N. Rush St., will offer free slices of chocolate cake to commemorate National Chocolate Day. Slices will be given out starting at 11 a.m. Hugo's ... | | 
| | BOOK REVIEW
Stand by Me: The Forgotten History of Gay Liberation
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
By Jim Downs. $27.99; Basic Books; 262 pages You had no idea. How could you know? No one ever told you, nobody sat you down to explain what was what. You were blissfully unaware, kept in the dark for far too ... | | 
| | Auto news
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
—Update: Hyundai has joined Gaywheels' list of gay-friendly automakers. Technically speaking, Hyundai has offered protections to LGBT employees for several years. The company even earned a score of 75 on the HRC's ... |
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