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| | HRC pulls Kirk endorsement
Human Rights Campaign (HRC), on Oct. 29, announced that it is pulling its previous endorsement of U.S. Senator Mark Kirk and endorsing U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth. The move comes just days after the Illinois Republican senator ... | | 
| | Supreme Court to hear trans restroom case
By Andrew Davis and Gretchen Rachel Hammond
The United States Supreme Court (USSC) announced Oct. 25 that it will review a Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals finding that federal anti-discrimination laws protect the right of transgender teenage boy to use the men's restrooms ... | |
| | CPS: School won't host haunted house depicting Pulse shooting
A Far South Side grade school will not co-host a haunted house that contained, among other depictions, a representation of the June, 2016, shootings at the Pulse nightclub, according to CPS officials. Fernwood Elementary School, 10041 ... | | 
| | Chicago Sky will not retain Head Coach and General Manager Pokey Chatman
From a press release
CHICAGO — After six seasons, the Chicago Sky has decided Head Coach and General Manager Pokey Chatman will not be retained. Under her direction, the Sky had an overall regular season record of 106-98 including an ... |
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| | Lakeview Learning Center, Wrigleyville landmark, closing
A historic landmark of progressive education is being forced to close, less than a mile from Wrigley Field just as the Chicago Cubs play in the World Series for the first time in seven decades. The ... | | 
| | MillerCoors hands out checks to 12 LGBTQ organizations
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
The $35,000 reward of a three-month MillerCoors Great Cents campaign run in 21 bars across the City of Chicago was reaped by over a dozen LGBTQ advocacy organizations at the MillerCoors Chicago Loop headquarters Oct. 25. ... | | 
| | ELECTIONS 2016: Kaine: Equality Act a 'priority' for Clinton administration
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
In an exclusive interview with Philadelphia Gay News (PGN), U.S. Sen. Tim Kane, the Democratic nominee for vice president, recently shared his views on LGBT issues and what his position in a Clinton Administration might look ... | | 
| | Fundraiser stresses the 'Point' of LGBTQ scholarships
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
At a time when college is becoming increasingly unaffordable in the United States, the need for the now 15-year work of the Point Foundation (Point) providing national scholarships to LGBTQ students in order for them "to ... | | 
| | He's for Trump, he's for Clinton. Politically discordant couple find humor
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
Jose Cunningham and Greg Nelson, partners of 20 years, have always been one of those "opposites-attract"-kind of couples. Cunningham, 60, works by day in marketing and business development for a law firm but spends much of ... | | 
| | ELECTIONS 2016: STATE REP Sam Yingling in bitter rematch for 62nd District
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
Illinois House District 62 and openly gay incumbent Rep. Sam Yingling (D) faces a second, heated fight against Republican challenger Rod Drobinski which Yingling narrowly won in 2014. With voter dissatisfaction across the state over the ... | | 
| | Hall of Fame looks ahead to new year
The Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame, which will honor its new inductees in a ceremony at Chicago History Museum Nov. 9, continues to make changes that ensure the longtime organization is relevant for generations to come. ... | | 
| | Youth Outlook provides LGBTQ youth with support
Fifty-five percent of students feel unsafe at school because of their sexual orientation, and 38 percent feel unsafe because of their gender expression, according to the 2013 National School Climate Survey released by the Gay, Lesbian ... | |
| | Researchers: HIV source entered U.S. in '70 or '71
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 ... | | 
| | PASSAGES
Larry W. Wilson
Larry William Wilson, of Chicago and Bourbonnais, passed away peacefully at home Oct. 18 after a long and courageous battle with cardiovascular disease. He was 70. Larry was born July 16, 1946 in Winslow, Arizona, to ... | |
| | Election Eve bash dance to benefit Project Vote
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 Ave. Featuring DJ Samantha ... | |
| | Election board programs for Asian-Indian voters
Shobhana Johri Verma is the Chicago Election Board's first-ever liaison with the city's Asian-Indian voters and community organizations. Her work with the election board involves coordinating language-assistance in the polling ... | | 
| | ELECTIONS 2016: STATE COMPTROLLER Susana Mendoza talks budgets, Mike Madigan
In every election recently held Illinois, it seems there is always one race that involves a record amount of campaign spending. Ironically, this year it is the face-off for comptroller between Chicago City Clerk and former ... | |
| | Voting grace-period, registration, early vote casting
Grace-period voting, registration 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 ... | | 
| | POLITICS Michael Forti becomes newest openly gay Cook County Judge
The Illinois Supreme Court appointed Michael A. Forti to the 8th Subcircuit vacancy recently created by the passing of Justice Laura Cha-yu Liu, making Forti the latest member of the LGBT community who is now a ... | | 
| | ELECTIONS 2016: STATE REP Sara Feigenholtz seeks to continue service in the 12th
Illinois state Rep. Sara Feigenholtz (D) has prided herself on the over two-decades of service she has provided to the diverse people of the 12th District and her history of listening to their needs and taking ... | | 
| | ELECTIONS 2016: STATE REP Gene Witt sets sights on longtime incumbent Feigenholtz
As the owner of a financial advisory firm and an active volunteer in Lake View, Republican Gene Witt believes that he can give residents of the Illinois 12th District a choice that will unseat incumbent Rep. ... | | 
| | ELECTIONS 2016: STATE REP Ann Williams talks budget, gun violence, LGBTQ rights
Illinois state Rep. Ann Williams (D) faces a number of issues should she be re-elected to serve the 11th District on Nov. 8. They include resolving the state's budget crisis and ensuring the safety of her ... | | 
| | ELECTIONS 2016: STATE REP Gary Mandell talks solutions to budget impasse, inequality
Gary Mandell is a Republican who marches in the Gay Pride parade but he is also one who follows the party line of putting a stop to what he calls "more of the same 'tax and spend' policies the Democratic Party ... | | 
| | ELECTIONS 2016 LGBTs in the elections 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 ... | |
| | MOMBIAN Magazine uproar offers lessons on representation
The recent responses of two different children's publishing companies when asked about LGBTQ inclusion in their magazines offer us several takeaways about representation of our families. It started when Kara Desiderio wrote to Highlights Magazines to ... | |
| | LETTER TO THE EDITOR Decisions for senior programming
Decisions Dear Editor: It was bad enough that Center on Halsted management decided to nix the name SAGE (Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders) from LGBT programming for us senior patrons of the Center on Addison. ... | | 
| | Activist nun Donna Quinn has the floor in Chicago
The Chicago Women's History Center was excited to bring renowned activist Catholic nun Donna Quinn to the Cenacle at 513 W. Fullerton on the afternoon of Oct. 23. Mary Ann Johnson, the Center's president, placed Quinn's ... | | 
| | BIRTHS Hazel Grace Rubinstein
Betsy and Sara Rubinstein are thrilled to announce the birth of their daughter, Hazel Grace Rubinstein. Hazel was born Sept. 14, weighing 7 pounds 10 ounces, and measuring 20 inches long. Betsy is the associate director ... | |
| | Open To Thinking: I Write: I Vote
A recurring column
Why I write. For me, to write is an act of faith: in myself and in you. To write, I must believe that what I write is worthy of your attention. To write, I must believe that your reading and responding ... | | 
| | NGMA member papers endorse Clinton for president
In an unprecedented move, all 12 of the country's longest-serving and most award-winning LGBT newspapers are each separately endorsing Democrat Hillary Clinton for president of the United States. The 12 are members of the National Gay ... | | 
| | Conference explores aging issues, HIV
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
Health advocate Nelson Vergel says that he's largely finished reading news and research about people who are aging while living with HIV. Most of that news, Vergel said while speaking at a Test Positive Aware Network's ... | | 
| | World news: Scotland's pardons, UN intersex video, Dutch anti-gay leaflets
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
Scotland will introduce its own pardons law for historical gay-sex offenses, the government has announced, PinkNews noted. Recently, the UK government announced the fulfillment of a 2015 Conservative Party manifesto pledge by accepting a Lib Dem ... | | 
| | National roundup: 'Mormon and Gay,' Stonewall Awards, trans report
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is trying to soften its tone toward gays and lesbians with the launch of a new website, Mormon and Gay, The Wall Street Journal noted. The website (https://mormonandgay.lds.org/)—a ... | |
| | 'Out of the Bars' voting event Nov. 5 in Boystown
In a "get out the vote" campaign, Chicago Votes and Organized Grime Crew have put together "Out of the Bars and Into the Street," slated to take place Saturday, Nov. 5, at 12 p.m. People will ... | |
| | Women & Children First Books: Jarrar, Luther, plus Laura Jane Grace tix on sale
From a press release
Thursday, November 3 at 7:30 p.m. Lori Ostlund, Anne Raeff, and Christine Sneed on the Short Story vs. the Novel Reading, Conversation, and Book-signing Three fiction writers who have published both short stories and novels candidly ... | |
| | Possible Russian interference, potential Trump connection cause for LGBTQs concern
From a press release
WASHINGTON — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) called for full transparency about ongoing investigations into the Donald Trump campaign ties to Russia. Several media reports offer conflicting information about ... | | 
| | ELECTIONS 2016, SENATE: Duckworth on LGBT issues; HRC switches backing to her
U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth—who's running to unseat incumbent U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk in the Nov. 8 general election—said that the LGBT community has to be vigilant about widespread and persistent right-wing attacks on legislative and legal ... | |
| | Seven Nightclub closing
LKH Management, as operator of Seven Nightclub and other brands located at the corner of Belmont Avenue and Halsted Street, announced that Oct. 31 would be the last day of operations at this location. At this ... | |
| | Hillary Clinton highlights what's at stake in this election for the LGBT community
From a press release
Today, Hillary Clinton delivered a speech in Wilton Manors, Florida detailing her plans to fight for LGBT equality. Clinton began her speech with a call to action to get out the vote and to not listen ... | | 
| | Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame induction Nov. 9
From a press release
The Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame will hold its 26th annual induction ceremony on Wednesday Nov. 9 at the Chicago History Museum (1601 N. Clark St.) with the opening reception at 5:30 and the induction ceremony ... | |
| | Castillo-Pennycuff project meeting Nov. 15
A community meeting on the Castillo-Pennycuff housing project will take place Tuesday, Nov. 15, at Concord Music Hall, 2047 N. Milwaukee Ave., at 6:30 p.m. Logan Square residents, politicians and other stakeholders gathered May 21 at ... | | 
| | Rep. John Lewis in town to help Rep. Kelly's re-election
Civil-rights pioneer Rep. John Lewis came to Chicago to help stump for Democratic Congressional candidates, including Rep. Robin Kelly. The duo are pictured here at an event hosted Oct. 29 by the Serbian Social Center, 18550 ... | | 
| | Marie J. Kuda's life remembered at Oct. 29 tribute
Tribute and 1990 TV interview video below
A memorial was held Oct. 29 at Touche bar for Chicago lesbian pioneer Marie J. Kuda. Friends gathered to remember her more than 50 years of community activism, writing, editing, and historical work. Read more about ... | | 
| | Campaign aims to end Chicago youth homelessness by 2020
Even with some of the sheer numbers of youth experiencing homelessness in Chicago and the challenges they face reinforced to an Oct. 25 audience at the Chicago loop offices of Chase Bank, it was the testimony ... | |
| | Supreme Court to decide transgender student's case
The Supreme Court announced it will review a decision from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals that found that federal anti-discrimination law protects the right of teenage boy who is transgender, to use the men's restrooms ... | | 
| | Illinois treasurer hosts LGBTQ history month event
Illinois state Treasurer Michael W. Frerichs hosted an LGBTQ history month event Oct. 22 at the State of Illinois building in downtown Chicago. GayCo, Lakeside Pride singer Brandon Strawn and Richard Streetman were among the performers. ... | |
| | HRC praises Clinton's plan on bullying, 500 million effort includes policies on LGBTQs
From a press release
WASHINGTON — Today, the Human Rights Campaign praised Hillary Clinton's just-announced "Better than Bullying" initiative, which aims to provide students, families and educators with resources to better combat the epidemic ... |
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| | THEATER REVIEW East Texas Hot Links
Playwright: Eugene Lee At: Writers Theatre, 325 E. Tudor Ct., Glencoe IL Tickets: 847-242-6000 or WritersTheatre.org; $35-$80. Runs through: Jan. 22, 2017 Fine performances have the ability to keep you delighted for a short time, and ... | |
| | THEATER REVIEW The Bottle Tree
Playwright: Beth Kander. At: Stage Left at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave. Tickets: $20-$30. Runs through: Nov. 20 Its publicity claims the subject of Beth Kander's play to be "gun culture"—a summary akin to declaring ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW Resolution
Playwright: Nancy Nyman and Heather McNama. At: Pride Films and Plays at Rivendell, 5779 N. Ridge Ave. Tickets: $25-$30. Runs through: Nov. 20 Were it not for its decidedly modern attitude toward a topic until recently ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW Octagon
Playwright: Kristiana Rae Colon. At: Jackalope Theatre, Broadway Armory, 5917 N. Broadway. Tickets: JackalopeTheatre.org; $5-$25. Runs through Nov. 20 Kristiana Rae Colon's super-energized 2014 play explores the subculture of hip-hop ... | | 
| | Theater Spotlight and Critics' Picks
Theater Spotlight The touchy issue of depression and the stigmas attached to seeking help color the lives of a standup comedian, an ad executive and a young girl preparing to do a presentation on astronomy in ... | | 
| | SCOTTISH PLAY SCOTT A 'Fun Home' appreciation
You have to hand it to the creators of the ground-breaking Broadway musical Fun Home. If ever there was a musical that shouldn't have worked, it would have been one based upon lesbian cartoonist Alison Bechdel's ... | | 
| | MOVIES
Jenkins, McCraney on their powerful film, 'Moonlight'
The new movie Moonlight has some of the year's best performances and, if there is any justice in the world, it will make a clean sweep come awards season. It tells the story of a gay protagonist named Chiron in three ... | | 
| | 'Art AIDS America' coming Dec. 1
Art AIDS America—a groundbreaking exhibition that underscores the presence of HIV in art in this country—culminates its U.S. tour at the Alphawood Gallery, 2401 N. Halsted St., Dec. 1-April 2, 2017. This temporary space has been ... | | 
| | BOOKS: KOKUMO becomes 'Reacquainted with Life'
Chicago poet, activist and performer KOKUMO is celebrating publication of her first book. Reacquainted With Life is a raw, performative work in which KOKUMO details her history with abuse, rape and violence, and critiques the culture ... | | 
| | BOOKS In new collection, E Nina Jay takes back her body
For Chicago poet E Nina Jay, her book Body of Rooms is a reclamation of herself. "For a long time, I didn't have myself," said Jay. "For so many years I wrote a lot of poems about friendships and flowers, and ... | |
| | Capathia Jenkins to head 'Sensational' Nov. 7 at Uptown
Pride Films and Plays' annual fall benefit, "Simply Sensational," celebrates the greatest songs written for women in the Broadway canon, with Broadway great Capathia Jenkins headlining. It will take place Monday, Nov. 7, at 6 p.m. ... | | 
| | SOFA expo Nov. 3-6 at Navy Pier
The Sculpture Objects Functional Art and Design (SOFA) CHICAGO expo returns to Navy Pier's Festival Hall Nov. 3-6, with nearly 80 national and international galleries. SOFA CHICAGO will kick-off with an opening-night preview on Thursday, Nov. ... | |
| | Kartemquin film fest Nov. 2-4
Kartemquin Films will mark the culmination of its 50th-anniversary year with The Kartemquin Fall Festival, to be held in partnership with ArcLight Cinemas at the the ArcLight Chicago NEWCITY location, 1500 N. Clybourn Ave., on Nov. ... | |
| | 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 starts Friday, Oct. 21, in Las Vegas. The 27-day run includes shows in the United States, Canada, Germany, Holland, Denmark ... | |
| | Frank Lloyd Wright tour Nov. 5-Dec. 17
The Wright Around Chicago bus tour, by the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust, has been extended and will be offered on Saturdays only from Nov. 5 to Dec. 17 (except Dec. 3). In addition to visits to ... | |
| | Chicago Podcast Festival Nov. 17-19
The Chicago Podcast Festival announced that comedian Bob Saget will be one of the featured celebrity guests at the first annual Chicago Podcast Festival, happening Nov. 17-19. Some of the other guests will be Scott Adsit ... | | 
| | 'Methtacular!' Nov. 11-12
Methtacular!—Steven Strafford's autobiographical account of his three years as a crystal-meth addict in Chicago—will return Nov. 11-12 as part of Steppenwolf Theatre's LookOut Series. The production will take place at ... | |
| | Married authors at W&CF on Nov. 3
On Thursday, Nov. 3, at 7:30 p.m. at Women & Children First, 5233 N. Clark St., Flannery O'Connor Award winner and LGBT author Anne Raeff (The Jungle Around Us) will have a reading/conversation with her wife, ... | | 
| | Entertainment: Boy George, Bruno Mars, Julia Roberts, Bianca Del Rio
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
Boy George will pay for the funeral of pop star pal Pete Burns, whose death shocked the world of pop, The Sun reported. The Culture Club lead singer stepped in after Burns' ex-wife, Lynne, told pals ... | | 
| | BOOKS Place and partnership: The stories of Anne Raeff
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
Anne Raeff's stories are an accumulation of experience, and they find a home in her first short story collection, The Jungle Around Us, which won the 2016 Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction. "These stories are ... | | 
| | Gender-fluid writer is subject of Fringe Opera multimedia performance
The Chicago Fringe Opera's new production, Song from the Uproar: The Lives and Deaths of Isabelle Eberhardt, continues through Nov. 3 at Preston Bradley Center, 941 W. Lawrence Ave. Song from the Uproar is the operatic ... | | 
| | Fortman becomes About Face Theatre Director of Individual, Major Giving, Special Events
From a press release
CHICAGO (October 27, 2016) — About Face Theatre is pleased to welcome Andrew Fortman as the company's new Director of Individual & Major Giving and Special Events. Comments Artistic Director Andrew Volkoff, "We are thrilled that ... | | 
| | After Orlando, PF&P and international partners present staged readings
From a press release
Producer Iris Sowlat, in association with Chicago's Pride Arts Center, Missing Bolts Productions Inc. (Blair Baker & Zac Kline artistic directors) and NoPassport Theatre Alliance and Press (Caridad Svich, founder) ... | | 
| | 'Love Is All You Need?' to screen at Center on Halsted Oct. 30
The film Love Is All You Need? will be shown Sunday, Oct. 30, at 2 p.m. at Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted St., as part of a 20-city, anti-bullying "Moviement" tour. The plot is as follows: In a small town, ... |
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| | Drawing on instinct: New Yorker cartoonist Tom Bachtell
"I just always wanted to be well-rounded," said New Yorker cartoonist Tom Bachtell. "At least in the way I'm informed about the world, and the way that I connect to the world, particularly since professionally I"m ... | | 
| | Dining news: Kouzina festival, pumpkin-pie shake, Coco Pazzo Cafe
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
—On Thursday, Nov. 3, Chicago is invited to celebrate twists on classic Greek dishes at the National Hellenic Museum's annual Kouzina food festival. For $125 per person, guests explore the legacy and tradition of Greek food ... | |
| | The fairy gardener
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
Most of my gardening lately has been getting ready for winter. The biggest thing has been taking in the houseplants that have been vacationing on the decks, the patio and out in the yard all summer. ... | | 
| | Royal Caribbean is officially Gay Travel Approved
From a press release
Miami, FL, October 20, 2016 (Newswire.com) - Royal Caribbean International® is the first and only cruise line to receive the sought-after distinction of being Gay Travel ApprovedSM by GayTravel.com, a trusted resource for LGBTQ travelers. The ... | |
| | Chicago Sky will not retain Head Coach and General Manager Pokey Chatman
From a press release
CHICAGO — After six seasons, the Chicago Sky has decided Head Coach and General Manager Pokey Chatman will not be retained. Under her direction, the Sky had an overall regular season record of 106-98 including an ... | | 
| | FAMILIES OF CHOICE SERIES Van Binfa
by Jacqueline Boyd
For many people, family is a complex proposition. Decisions about how to grow a healthy support team can impact emotional and physical well-being. Van Binfa is a writer, activist, and family caregiver who has developed a ... |
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