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| | San Antonio 4 exonerated in appeals court, lesbians wrongfully convicted
From a press release
Filmmaker Deborah S. Esquenazi woke up to a phone call from attorney Mike Ware of The Innocent Project of Texas telling her the great news that "The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled Wednesday that the ... | | 
| | Wally Brewster resigns from ambassadorship
Openly gay U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic James "Wally" Brewster, on Nov. 23, announced that he would be resigning from his post, effective 20 January 2017. The news came via the Dominican Republic's U.S. Embassy's ... | | 
| | President Obama presents the Medal of Freedom to Ellen DeGeneres and others
From the White House Office of the Press Secretary
THE WHITE HOUSE, Office of the Press Secretary REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT AT PRESENTATION OF THE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM East Room, 3:13 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello, hello! Hey! Thank you. (Applause.) Thank ... | | 
| | Forum to discuss LGBTQ fears for advocacy, health, service under Trump presidency
From a press release
CHICAGO—Amid concerns and fears that a Trump presidency will set back gains for LGBTQ Americans and other marginalized groups, Illinois LGBTQ and other supportive advocacy, health and service organizations have scheduled a forum on the possible ... |
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| | LGBTQs nearly invisible in U.S. Spanish-language media, trans virtually non-existent
From a press release
New York — GLAAD, the world's LGBTQ media advocacy organization, today released its first-ever Spanish-Language media report, Nearly Invisible. Nearly Invisible offers an analysis of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender ... | |
| | United Nations SOGI Mandate Safeguarded in Face of Hostility
From a press release
21 November 2016 (New York) — The United Nations mandate of the Independent Expert on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) has been safeguarded despite hostile contestation at the 71st Session of the 3rd Committee of ... | |
| | Racism cited in study of Canadian media coverage
of HIV criminalization cases
From a press release
Toronto, Canada — A pioneering study of Canadian media, focusing on the newspaper coverage of HIV non-disclosure and transmission cases, has identified a clear pattern of racism towards Black men in Canadian mainstream newspaper articles from ... | | 
| | POLITICS Mike Quigley talks VA, Trump and the
2017 Congress
U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.) has been a fierce champion of LGBTQ rights on Capitol Hill. Vice-Chair of the Congressional LGBT Caucus and founding member of the Transgender Equality Taskforce created last year, Quigley has led ... | | 
| | Same-sex couple become official parents on Adoption Day
Everyone was smiling Nov. 18 at Chicago's Daley Center when the Cook County Circuit Court as well as the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) hosted its annual Adoption Day—part of the National Adoption ... | | 
| | Remembering Neysa
GUEST COLUMN
When Neysa (Neesha) Scott walked into a room she neither sought nor shunned attention, yet it followed her like a shadow. No one knew if it made her nervous or not, she simply handled it with ... | |
| | LETTERS Saving land
The following press release is from Chicagoans, including LGBTQs, who are raising funds to bring donations of cash and supplies to Native Americans and their allies fighting against the pipeline proposed to run through Native lands ... | |
| | Homicide of Deon L. Brown in Nashville, TN, is possible hate violence homicide
From a press release
The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) has learned of the homicide of Deon L. Brown in Nashville, Tennessee. According to media reports, Deon Brown's body was found on Monday morning, November 14th, in the parking ... | |
| | Castillo-Pennycuff project meeting Nov. 29
A community meeting on the Castillo-Pennycuff housing project will take place Tuesday, Nov. 29, at Concord Music Hall, 2047 N. Milwaukee Ave., at 6:30 p.m. (It had been originally scheduled for Nov. 15.) Logan Square residents, ... | | 
| | National roundup: Veteran's lawsuit, anti-trans attack, True Colors honored
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
Air Force veteran H. Edward Spires, 91, filed a federal lawsuit against the Secretary of the Air Force seeking to upgrade his discharge status from "undesirable" to honorable, a press release stated. The Air Force discharged ... | | 
| | World news: Israeli activist, rabbi's comments, Irish pol wants to meet Pence
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
In St. Louis, prominent Israeli LGBT-rights activist Etai Pinkas—named one of the 100 most influential people in Jewish State—spoke to about 50 community members at Washington University to cap a day spent with students and others ... | |
| | Howard Brown Health to inaugurate Clark Street clinic in Rogers Park
From a press release
(Chicago, IL, November 15, 2016) — On Monday, Dec. 5, Howard Brown Health will inaugurate its Howard Brown Health Clark, 6500 N. Clark St., Chicago, with elected officials and invited guests. The ribbon cutting is to ... | | 
| | Rev. Greg Dell remembered
Hundreds of family and friends of the late Rev. Gregory Dell gathered at Alice Miller Chapel in Evanston Nov. 20 to pay tribute to the work of a lifelong activist, mentor, colleague, father and grandfather. Among ... | | 
| | 5th Friendship Dinner for youth held at Center on Halsted
The 38 LGBT youth experiencing homelessness who arrived for the 5th annual Friendsgiving Dinner put together with a lot of love and talent by Team 101 Chicago at the Center on Halsted's Youth Center Nov. 19 ... | | 
| | Trans Day of Remembrance at Center on Halsted resonates with hope
It took the beautifully delivered message of hope provided by Chicago's ResonaTe transgender choir to raise the somber mood of the audience who attended the Transgender Day of Remembrance, Nov. 20 at Lake View's Center on ... | | 
| | PASSAGES Former Chicago nightlife photographer George Saint-George dies
George Zelichowski, aka George Saint-George, died Oct. 29 after falling from the balcony of his rented house in India onto the pavement in the middle of the night. He was 46. According to Indian news reports, ... | | 
| | GUEST COLUMN 10 ways to support friends who are parents going through divorce
There are shelves and shelves of books on birth, death, illness, marriage, loss and the stages of grief, describing what you might expect, how to cope, and how to support friends and family. What I have ... | | 
| | LGBT Chamber of Commerce of Illinois marks 20 years
The LGBT Chamber of Commerce of Illinois took its supporters back in time at Chicago's Ivy Room at Tree Studios Nov. 17. Their anniversary gala celebrated the 1893 Chicago World's Fair for what the organization called ... | |
| | JASC Condemns Use of Japanese American Incarceration as Precedent For Muslim Registry
From a Japanese American Service Committee press release
In a news interview with FOX News anchor Megyn Kelly on Wednesday, Carl Higbie, head of the pro-Trump PAC Great America, suggested that the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II provided a "precedent" for ... | |
| | Emanuel: Chicago to remain sanctuary city
In the wake of Donald Trump being elected as the country's newest president, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel issued a statement saying that the city will remain a sanctuary for immigrants. Moreover, the city's 311 operators have ... | |
| | Roy Cooper's Lead Grows to 6,000+ as McCrory Refuses to Admit Loss
From a press release
RALEIGH — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, and Equality NC, the statewide organization working to secure ... | |
| | Labor, Civil Rights, Faith Groups Call on Trump to Denounce Hate-Fueled Acts
From a press release
WASHINGTON—Labor, civil rights and faith leaders and others called on President-elect Donald Trump today to unequivocally denounce the hundreds of hate-fueled acts of harassment, vandalism, property destruction and even assault ... | | 
| | Trans individuals of color suggest solutions to ongoing violence, discrimination
With this year's Transgender Day of Remembrance now honoring the most transgender individuals murdered in the United States in a single year, and with fears of increased transphobia after this year's presidential election, a meeting hosted ... | | 
| | Center on Halsted hosts 'A Call to Rise' community meeting
In the aftermath of the Nov. 8 election results, Center on Halsted hosted a community meeting—A Call to Rise—Nov. 16 for LGBTQ people and their allies to gather together and discuss next steps. The Center's newly ... | |
| | Conference call planned about funding LGBTQ issues in challenging times
From a Funders for LGBTQ Issues press release
Last week, our work got harder. Donald Trump was elected President after a divisive campaign that intentionally stoked xenophobia and racism and was filled with base insults toward women, LGBTQ people, and people with disabilities. Trump ... | |
| | Chicagoans heading to Standing Rock to fight pipeline on Native land
The following press release is from Chicagoans, including LGBTQs, who are raising funds to bring donations of cash and supplies to Native Americans and their allies fighting against the pipeline proposed to run through Native lands ... | |
| | 31 retired military officers warn of dfforts to politicize personnel policy
From a Palm Center press release
In response to potential Trump administration members' comments this week targeting minority military members and calling for the elimination of merit-based personnel policies, thirty-one retired Flag and General Officers released ... | |
| | Alliance for Justice: Choice of Sessions for AG shocking
From a press release
WASHINGTON, D.C., November 18, 2016: Commenting on the announcement that president-elect Donald Trump will tap Senator Jeff Sessions for the role of U.S. Attorney General, Alliance for Justice President Nan Aron released the following statement: "The ... | |
| | HRC, Trans People of Color Coalition report details violence against trans community
From a press release
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation and the Trans People of Color Coalition (TPOCC) released A Matter of Life and Death: Fatal Violence Against Transgender People in America 2016, a new, heartbreaking ... | |
| | Bias-motivated harassment in TN follows hatchet attack on NC transgender woman
From an HRC press release
WASHINGTON — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) released the following statement after media reports that two men in Tennessee had their home vandalized by having an anti-LGBTQ slur pinned to their home with a knife ... | |
| | "Resist Trump!" protest set for Saturday
From a Gay Liberation Network press release
Protesters vowing to build a large scale protest movement to resist further attacks on immigrants, Muslims, women and other scapegoated targets of the Donald Trump campaign for the presidency have announced a mass march for Saturday ... | |
| | LGBT Hall of Fame to host panel on how Chicago art, culture impacted LGBTQ history
From a press release
The Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame will host a panel at Harold Washington Library's Video Theater (Lower Level) on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016, at 6 p.m. While celebrating the second annual exhibit of the Chicago LGBT ... | |
| | Court finds Minnesota transgender surgery ban unconstitutional
Legacy Projec, Affinity Community Services, The Northalsted Business Alliance, The Center on Halsted join
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A Minnesota district court ruled this week that transgender people on the state's Medical Assistance progam in Minnesota deserve access to medically necessary services related to gender transition. ... | |
| | Youth crisis calls to Trevor Project go up in days following election
From a press release
NEW YORK — November 15, 2016 — The election of Donald Trump and Mike Pence took many by surprise, especially young people. After a divisive campaign marked by threats of stripping LGBTQ rights, and arguably the ... | |
| | National AIDS Quilt, keynote speaker to highlight week of World AIDS Day
An exhibit of panels from the National AIDS Quilt and a keynote address by a local HIV/AIDS expert will be part of the events leading up to World AIDS Day. Selected panels from the National AIDS ... |
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| | THEATER REVIEW Roz and Ray
Playwright: Karen Hartman. At: Victory Gardens Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave. Tickets: 773-871-3000; VictoryGardens.org; $15-$60. Runs through: Dec. 11 There's no denying the heartbreaking and historic resonance of Roz and
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| | Victory, Center, Art AIDS hosting talk, tour Nov. 30-Dec. 1
Victory Gardens Theater, Art AIDS America Chicago and Center on Halsted have announced the two-day World AIDS Day event. "We're Still Here: HIV/AIDS Then & Now." "We're Still Here: HIV/AIDS Then & Now"—an HIV/AIDS arts and ... | | 
| | SCOTTISH PLAY SCOTT Fain and dandy for the holidays
For the past eight years, actor/writer Mitchell Fain has been dressing up to be "Crumpet the Elf" in Theater Wit's annual production of David Sedaris' The Santaland Diaries. But for some reason the rights to the ... | | ![THEATER REVIEW [Trans]formation](https://www.windycitytimes.com/images/publications/wct/2016-11-23/th220w_Transformation2-color.jpg)
| | THEATER REVIEW [Trans]formation
Playwright: Various contributors and five devisers. At: Nothing Without a Company & The Living Canvas, Flat Iron Arts Building, 1579 N. Milwaukee Ave. Tickets: NothingWithoutACompany.org; $30. Runs through: Dec. 17 I had an easy time, compared ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW
La Gringa
Playwright: Carmen Rivera. At: Urban Theatre at Batey Urbano, 2620 W. Division St. Tickets: $20. Runs through: Dec. 11 When your present is boring and/or future uncertain, it's easy to muse upon your past. This search ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW King Charles III
Playwright: Michael Bartlett. At: Chicago Shakespeare Theater at Navy Pier, 800 E. Grand Ave. Tickets: $48-$88. Runs through: Jan. 15 Once upon a time, there was a prince who assumed the throne late in life. Vowing ... | | 
| | Theater Spotlight on Tonya and Nancy The Rock Opera, Critics' Picks
Theater Spotlight Journey back to the 1990s for one of the ice-skating world's most notorious scandals with Tonya and Nancy: The Rock Opera. Underscore Theatre Company presents the Chicago debut of composer Michael Teoli and librettist ... | | 
| | Knight at the Movies: Holiday movie offerings
Like it or not, it's beginning to look like Christmas and if holiday movies are your thing (and longtime readers of this column know that they are mine), there's a nice assortment of holiday-themed movies—new and ... | |
| | Report: LGBTQs lacking in Spanish-language scripted TV
GLAAD recently released its first-ever Spanish-Language media report, "Nearly Invisible." The report offers an analysis of LGBTQ characters in prime-time Spanish-language scripted television airing in the United States July 1 ... | | 
| | LGBT doc on Mariela Castro debuting Nov. 28
A documentary about LGBT-rights activist Mariela Castro—the daughter of President Raul Castro and a member of Cuba's National Assembly—will debut Monday, Nov. 28, at 8 p.m. CT on HBO. Mariela Castro's March: ... | | 
| | THEATER Tales of the Big Apple
On a recent visit to New York I saw two new plays and two old ones, all with significance for Chicago. The new plays are certain to be produced here, possibly within the next 12 months as part of our 2017-2018 ... | |
| | 'Don We Now' Dec. 3 in Chicago
Windy City Gay Chorus and Windy City Treble Quire will present "Don We Now" Saturday, Dec. 3, 5 and 8 p.m., at First United Methodist Church, 77 W. Washington St. Spirituals, Carols, Hanukkah, and seasonal songs ... | |
| | 'Holidivas' Dec. 2, 3, 13
Opera star Cynthia Clarey will perform alongside Chicago Gay Men's Chorus in its holiday production of "Home for the Holidivas," a show featuring holiday music made famous by renowned solo female singers. The shows will take ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW Star Spangled Sitcoms: Huzzah & John Adams
Written by: Cody Melcher. Directed by: Dylan Schaefer. At: City Lit Theater 1020 W Bryn Mawr Ave. Tickets: BrownPaperTickets.com; $20. Runs through: Dec. 4 Cody Melcher is presenting his two plays—Star Spangled Sitcoms: Huzzah and John ... | | 
| | BENT NIGHTS Josh Radin; Glitter Creeps
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
On an uncharacteristic note for Bent Nights, we have troubadour Josh Radin, who rolled into town for a packed gig at Thalia Hall on Nov. 8. Radin unfairly tends to get stuck into that "pop rock" ... | | 
| | Entertainment news: Ricky Martin, Kelly Osbourne, Jussie Smollett, Frank Ocean
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
Ricky Martin told Ellen DeGeneres on The Ellen DeGeneres Show that he popped the question to artist Jwan Yosef, his boyfriend of more than a year, People reported. "We just got engaged," he gushed. "I proposed. ... | | 
| | NUNN ON ONE: PERFORMANCE Carlos Thomas 'Stomps' the yard
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
In an eight-member troupe, Carlos Thomas plays on our team in the hit show Stomp. Conventional instruments are thrown out the window as hubcaps, wooden poles, and garbage cans are some of the common objects used ... | | 
| | About Face Theatre's Temperamentals tells story of the Mattachine Society
From a press release
CHICAGO (November 16, 2016) — About Face Theatre is pleased to announce casting for its Chicago premiere of The Temperamentals, Jon Maran's Off-Broadway hit about America's first LGBT rights organization ... |
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TRAVEL San Juan, Puerto Rico: Lovely and lively
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
Looking to get away from the incoming icy weather? Well, then, look east—to the lovely island of Puerto Rico and the capital of San Juan, which hosted a writers' retreat recently. What ensued was a montage ... | | 
| | Airbnb to provide more LGBT-friendly spaces in Chicago
Airbnb is looking to grow its LGBT host base throughout Chicago amidst an updated anti-discrimination effort. Windy City Times spoke with two Chicago-based couples—Mat Olson and Randy Heite as well as Bronson Pettitt and Ahmed Avendano—about ... | | 
| | Gaylon Alcaraz's radical journey
Gaylon Alcaraz is a self-described radical. An activist in different capacities, she is passionate about certain topics, most of which she has what she has experienced herself. What they all have in common is social justice. ... | | 
| | Book focuses on gay baby boomers in the present day
Jesus Ramirez-Valles' book Queer Aging: The Gayby Boomers and a New Frontier for Gerontology puts the gay baby boomers' experience into perspective. Ramirez-Valles is a professor and head of community health sciences at University of Illinois, ... | | 
| | SAVOR Baptiste & Bottle
There is much to recommend about the bourbon bar Baptiste & Bottle (101 E. Erie St.; https://www.baptisteandbottle.com/). Baptiste & Bottle is one of three dining/drinking spaces slated to be part of the newly opened Conrad Chicago ... | | 
| | Dining news: New Sable chef, Chinatown owner jailed, Thanksgiving options
—Sable Kitchen & Bar, 505 N. State St., has announced the addition of Executive Chef Shane Graybeal. Among other accomplishments, Graybeal moved through kitchens in Washington, D.C., and Virginia, dabbling in a variety of European cuisines ... |
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