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| | Equality Calif. comments on Bernstein death
Equality California released a statement regarding the murder of Blaze Bernstein, whom the organization said was a gay college student from the University of Pennsylvania whose death in Orange County is being investigated as a possible ... | | 
| | Committee advances blood-ban resolution to city council
The Chicago City Council's Committee on Health and Environmental Protection unanimously passed a resolution on Jan. 12 calling for the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to revoke its ban on blood donations by men who ... |
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| | Last Night at Man's Country Jan. 16, 2018
Ron Ehemann, partner of the late entrepreneur Chuck Renslow, welcomed a few final guests to Man's Country men's bathhouse in Chicago, Jan. 16, 2018. The property was sold to a developer after Renslow died in the ... | |
| | HRC International Corporate Equality Index to rate global LGBTQ workplace inclusion
From a press release
SANTIAGO — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation kicks off its groundbreaking partnership with FundaciÃ"n Iguales & Pride Connection with an international launch of HRC's Corporate Equality Index (CEI) ... | |
| | Number of uninsured Americans shows increase during 2017
From a press release
Washington, D.C. — Today, Gallup News organization reported that the number of uninsured Americans increased during 2017, the first time in four years, by over 3 million people. This represents an increase in the uninsured rate ... | |
| | GUEST COLUMN I Don't Mind Your Asking
This question, again, was asked of me recently. Good naturedly, with love, and with sincere caring ... but always unexpected. It caused me, in my explanation, to once again have to articulate my feelings and I ... | |
| | Joffrey's 'Modern Masters' Feb. 7-18
The Joffrey Ballet presents Modern Masters—a mixed repertory program showcasing works by contemporary icons along with top emerging choreographers—Feb. 7-18 at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, 50 E. Congress ... | | 
| | King's dream of 'the beloved community' extends to yours, too
KThis year is the 50th anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It's a painful and necessary anniversary to remember considering where the country is today. Americans on the margins have ... | |
| | Landmark ruling OKs marriage, trans rights in Americas
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights, on Jan. 9, issued a landmark ruling that recognizes same-sex marriage and transgender rights in the Western Hemisphere. The seven judges who issued the ruling stated governments "must recognize and ... | | 
| | Creating Change co-founder Sue Hyde preps her last conference
LGBTQ activist and community organizer Sue Hyde has been an esteemed co-founder of the Creating Change conference for the past 30 years. Her commitment to the political leadership conference, sponsored by the National LGBTQ Task Force, ... | | 
| | Maria Hadden aiming to be first Black queer Chicago alderman, in 2019
Maria Hadden has lived in Rogers Park for 10 years. It was her first neighborhood in Chicago, and after brief forays west, she came back to stay for good. "Rogers Park definitely left a lasting impression," ... | |
| | Gay man running for Cook County office
Kevin Morrison is running for Cook County commissioner (15th District), adding to the record number of LGBT candidates in electoral races this year. A Democratic resident of Elk Grove Village ... | | 
| | National roundup: Lambda Legal, trans activist killed, Chelsea Manning
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
Employees at Lambda Legal voted 42-8 in favor of forming a union at the nation's oldest and largest legal organization working for the civil rights of LGBTQ people and everyone living with HIV, per a press ... | | 
| | World news: Israel lifts blood ban, EU opinion, Billie Jean King
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
Israel announced that it would be lifting a ban on gay and bisexual male blood donors—a change that has not been made in the United States, Newsweek reported. Israel's national emergency service devised a "double testing" ... | | 
| | ELECTIONS 2018: GOVERNOR Bob Daiber discusses political plans
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
Madison County Regional Superintendent of Schools Bob Daiber is the only person in the Democratic pool of candidates hoping to unseat Gov. Bruce Rauner in 2018 who hails from downstate Illinois. Daiber has years of experience ... | |
| | Report: LGBTQ-themed ads garner more brand trust, brand recall, purchase intent
Hornet, a gay social network, released its first ever research with Nielsen around the efficacy of LGBTQ-themed branded advertising on the LGBTQ consumer. The custom study, which Hornet commissioned from Nielsen in 2017, examines advertising content ... | | 
| | PASSAGES Mathilde Krim, pioneer in fight against HIV/AIDS, dies at 91
Dr. Mathilde Krim, a pioneer in the battle against HIV/AIDS, passed away Jan. 15 at age 91, according to NewNowNext.com . The cause of death is currently unknown. In 1983, Krim founded the AIDS Medical Foundation ... | |
| | Chicago March to Defend Immigrant Rights Jan. 17
From a press release
CHICAGO — On Wednesday, Jan. 17, a broad coalition of faith, labor, and community allies will rally and march to defend immigrant rights ahead of Friday's federal funding deadline, when Congress has the biggest opportunity yet ... | |
| | ACLU asks City Council to reject tax money for Presence Health Care
From a press release
CHICAGO — Calling on members of the Chicago City Council to reject $5.5 million in tax-increment funding (TIF) for Presence Health at its upcoming meeting this week, the ACLU of Illinois noted Presence's "policy of turning ... | | 
| | Black Lives Matter co-founder Cullors in Chicago Jan. 23
Patrisse Khan-Cullors brings her book tour to Chicago Tuesday, Jan. 23, 7 p.m., at the Wilson Abbey, 935 W. Wilson, Chicago, hosted with Women & Children First Books. Cullors is co-founder of the Black Lives Matter ... | | 
| | PASSAGES Therese Curran dies
Therese Curran passed away Jan. 8 unexpectedly from a tragic fall. She was born in Newry, Northern Ireland on July 4, 1966 to Dan and Nuala. Curran is survived by her beloved wife, Sharon Mylrea, together ... | | 
| | LGBT Aging Network holds winter social
The Chicago LGBT Aging Network held its winter social Jan. 10 at the Boystown restaurant Wood, 3335 N. Halsted St. For more information about the organization, email jacqueline@the-care-plan.com or visit http://the-care-plan.com . ... | | 
| | Rep. Kelly hosts LGBT roundtable
U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly—a progressive Democrat who represents part of Chicago's South Side, south suburbs and rural areas—hosted an LGBT roundtable Jan. 12 at Matter's space in the Merchandise Mart. Guests included ... | | 
| | Hundreds attend annual Affinity Burning Bowl
Founding National Director of the Black Youth Project (BYP100) Charlene Carruthers gave the keynote address at Affinity Community Services' annual kick-off event, Burning Bowl: Re-Imagining Tomorrow: Serving Our Communities Future ... | | 
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Commissioner Bridget Gainer honors Equality Illinois
From a press release
Cook County Commissioner Bridget Gainer honored Equality Illinois at this month's Cook County Board Meeting on Jan. 9, 2018. Gainer invited Equality Illinois CEO Brian Johnson and staff member Elise Malary to receive an official resolution ... | |
| | Lambda Legal employees win union election
Employees at Lambda Legal voted 42-8 in favor of forming a union at the nation's oldest and largest legal organization working for the civil rights of LGBTQ people and everyone living with HIV. Eligible staff in ... | | 
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Women's March Chicago March to the Polls Jan. 20
Women's March Chicago announced an initial list of speakers for the 2018 March to the Polls Saturday, Jan. 20, including women and their allies dedicated to the shared goal of empowering voters to support women's rights ... | |
| | 500,000+ LGBTs on Medicaid face uncertainty due to HHS guidance on work requirements
From a Williams Institute news release
LOS ANGELES — The Williams Institute estimates that 1,171,000 LGBT adults ages 18-64 years old have Medicaid as their primary source of health insurance. While the majority of LGBT adults with Medicaid are employed, an estimated ... | |
| | Personal PAC endorses JB Pritzker for Governor
From a Personal PAC press release
Personal PAC is endorsing JB Pritzker for Governor in the March 20th Democratic primary election. "Personal PAC is proud to join U.S. Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth, U.S. Representative Cheri Bustos, Mike Quigley and Luis ... | |
| | HUD awards $109 million to Illinois homeless programs
From a press release
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded $109.1 million to support 418 homeless housing and service programs in Illinois. The Continuum of Care grants ... | |
| | Kenosha school district settles trans lawsuit
A Wisconsin school district will pay $800,000 to settle a discrimination lawsuit that transgender former student Ash Whitaker brought, The Hill reported, citing The Kenosha News. The Kenosha Unified School District voted, on Jan. 9, to ... |
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| | 'Insurrection' echoes Nat Turner's life through present day
Try to define playwright Robert O'Hara's Insurrection: Holding History would likely result in confusion. "I've been describing it, like, the playwright does Roots meets The Wizard of Oz meets In Living Color. With a big gay ... | |
| | Siskel showing three LGBT films
The Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St., is showing three LGBT films of note during January. Until Jan, 18, the center is showing the biopic Tom of Finland. The life behind the legend is ... | |
| | Julia Sweeney show through March 18
Saturday Night Live veteran, author, actor and TED- talk veteran Julia Sweeney will make her stand-up debut this January in a new workshop production staged in Judy's Beat Lounge, 230 W. North Ave. In Julia Sweeney: ... | | 
| | Charles Busch at Pride Arts Jan. 21-22
Tony Award nominee, Drama Desk Lifetime Achievement honoree and two-time MAC Award winner, Charles Busch, who performed two sold-out shows at Pride Arts Center, 4139 N. Broadway, in January 2017, will return on Jan. 21-22 with ... | | 
| | Country star Kinder at Schubas Jan. 27
Country-music singer/songwriter Ryan Kinder will perform Saturday, Jan. 27, at Schubas, 3159 N. Southport Ave., at 7 p.m. In addition to headlining his own shows, he also maintains a busy touring schedule opening for such artists ... | | 
| | WINTER THEATER SPECIAL World-premiere plays start bright and early
It might have been the mild snows in the last few years that finally persuaded theater companies to acknowledge winter as a time for people to go out, or maybe more artists willing to rehearse through ... | | 
| | WINTER THEATER SPECIAL Winter classics "true and reimagined"
The classics—usually meaning plays by dead playwrights which have withstood the test of time—sometimes can be "reimagined" (to use an au courant term) and reinvigorated, or simply redone and redundant. People should be leery of radical ... | | 
| | THEATER SPOTLIGHT My Kinda '60s
Playwright, performer and drag legend Charles Busch (Psycho Beach Party, Die Mommy Die) returns to Chicago to perform My Kinda '60s. With the assistance of musical director/arranger Tom Judson, Busch shines a spotlight on his difficult ... | |
| | Critics' Picks
BLKS, Steppenwolf Theatre, through Jan. 28. Life is never easy for young, bright, urban hipsters confronting their future in all its high-velocity kaleidoscopic contradictions, but queer playwright Aziza Barnes shows us the exhilaration in the angst. ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW Flamingo and Decatur
Playwright: Todd Taylor At: Block St Theatre Company at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave. Tickets: $33. Runs through: Feb. 18 Audiences whose notions of Las Vegas are restricted to tourist brochures may encounter difficulty accepting ... | | 
| | WINTER THEATER SPECIAL Queer theater to chill to
LGBTQ audiences who want to see their lives reflected onstage have plenty to choose from this winter. Productions ranges from developmental festival works to lavish and established Broadway-scale musicals. Here's a sampling of some of those ... | | 
| | TELEVISION
TV special, Sighted Eyes, Feeling Heart, tells Lorraine Hansberry's story
In high school, Tracy Heather Strain's grandmother took her to see a production of Young, Gifted and Black, a play drawn from the writings of Lorraine Hansberry. The young playwright's powerful interior monologue riveted Strain, who ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW Insurrection: Holding History
Playwright: Robert O'Hara. At: Athenaeum Theatre, Studio Two, 2936 N. Southport Ave. Tickets: AthenaeumTheatre.org; $22-32. Runs through: Feb. 11 Insurrection: Holding History conspicuously breaks theatrical conventions, mixing comedy, drama, history ... | | 
| | SHOWBIZ Oprah & RuPaul, Well Strung, Obama film, 'Modern Family'
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
Oprah Winfrey talks with RuPaul in the February issue of O Magazine, NewNowNext.com noted. This isn't the first time the two have crossed paths. In 1995, RuPaul was on Winfrey's daytime talk show and sat down ... | | 
| | NUNN ON ONE: COMEDY Emma Willmann talks stand-up, Louis C.K. and more
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
Comedian/actress Emma Willmann—who describes herself as "gender-wiggly" and "extremely gay"—is coming to Chicago for three stand-up dates. The Maine native graduated from Simmons College Boston and received a masters from ... | | 
| | WINTER DANCE SPECIAL Contemporary dance, ballet and much more
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
One thing's for sure: dance artists are not hibernating this winter. Working with themes like perception, heritage, anger, displacement and joy, a bevy of local choreographers as well as national and international touring companies will grace ... | |
| | Sarah DeLappe's The Wolves to launch Goodman's 2018 Owen Theatre season
From a press release
(Chicago, IL) Game on! The Chicago premiere of Sarah DeLappe's The Wolves, a "smart, hilarious, delightful meditation on society, sex and soccer" (The Village Voice), directed by Vanessa Stalling, launches ... | |
| | Holocaust Museum to debut Speak Truth to Power touring exhibition
From a press release
(January 12, 2018 — CHICAGO, IL) Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center presents the Midwest debut of Speak Truth to Power, a major touring exhibition based on the book, Speak Truth to Power: Human Rights Defenders ... | |
| | Visit Oak Park Announces First-Ever Oak Park Theater Month
From a press release
OAK PARK, IL — For the first time, the Oak Park Area is celebrating its world-class theater scene with Oak Park Theater Month. Presented by Visit Oak Park, the convention & visitor's bureau for Oak Park ... | | 
| | Victory Gardens Theater announces 2018 Next Generation Fellows
From a press release
Chicago, IL— Victory Gardens Theater announces Jess McLeod and Aaron Todd Douglas as the 2018 Next Generation Fellows. Beginning in February 2018, the Next Generation Fellowship will provide comprehensive mentorship ... | | 
| | Tret Fure to perform folk concert Jan. 22 at Oak Park Public Library
From a press release
Tret Fure Performs Folk Concert Jan. 22 at Oak Park Public Library Folk musician Tret Fure will perform a free Folk Concert on Monday, Jan. 22, at 7 p.m. at the Oak Park Public Library, 834 Lake Street. The concert is ... | | 
| | Chicago-based E3 radio goes live 24/7
After eight years of shows, E3 Radio is going live 24/7/365 from http://e3radio.fm . "This is a very exciting time for us and we hope you are excited too," said founder Anna DeShawn, who is also ... | | 
| | Artist/singer Sandra Antongiorgi talks career, upcoming benefit
Puerto Rican-born singer, songwriter Sandra Antongiorgi will bring her unique brand of music to City Winery (1200 W. Randolph St.) on Thursday, Jan. 18, at 6:30 p.m. with ESSO Afrojam Funkbeat, Los Pecados de Maria and ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW For the Loyal
Playwright: Lee Blessing At: Interrobang Theatre Project at the Athenaeum, 2936 N. Southport Ave. Tickets: $32. Runs through: Feb. 4 Exhortations to be "loyal, brave and true" are commonplace in songs designed to rally the troops—military, ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW Jitney
Playwright: August Wilson At: Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport Ave. Tickets: $35. Runs Through: Feb. 11 In a time where there was no Uber, Lyft or ridesharing, people were still looking for discounts on traveling from ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW The Light
Playwright: Loy Webb At: The New Colony at The Den Theatre, 1333 N. Milwaukee Ave. Tickets: TheNewColony.org; $20. Runs through: Feb. 4 Loy Webb's world-premiere drama The Light wasn't supposed to be part of The New ... | |
| | Joffrey Ballet to offer Modern Masters of dance premieres Feb. 7 through 18
From a press release
(January 11—CHICAGO, IL) — For its annual winter engagement, The Joffrey Ballet presents Modern Masters, a mixed repertory program showcasing works by ballet's most celebrated contemporary icons along with today's ... | |
| | Resistance songs highlight Artemis Singers "Rise Up" Concert Jan. 13
From a press release
EVANSTON, Ill. Artemis Singers, Chicago's lesbian feminist chorus, will present "Rise Up," a call-to-action concert of progressive, energizing music, with guest artist Melanie DeMore and students from Evanston Township High ... |
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| | Kelly McGillis flag-football event Jan. 22-29
Teams of women and girls from around the world are to meet for adrenaline-packed sporting events and activities Jan. 22-29 during the 27th annual Kelly McGillis Classic International Women's & Girls' Flag Football Championship. The event ... | |
| | Chicago Sky hire assistant coach
The Chicago Sky have hired former NBA player and Chicago native Awvee Storey as an assistant coach. Storey, 40, joins head coach Amber Stocks' coaching staff after spending five years as a player personnel manager for ... | | 
| | New club to open in Berwyn in former gay club's space
Angel's Palace, located at 6319 W. Roosevelt Rd. in Berwyn, is set for its "royal grand opening" in February 2018. The new venue hosted an invite-only exclusive sneak peek at the space this past weekend, Sat., ... | | 
| | Dining news: Jake Melnick's, Fat Rice, '42 Grams' movie
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
—Jake Melnick's Corner Tap, 41 E. Superior St., is offering free delivery through Jan. 31. (Jake Melnick's will deliver orders with a $25 minimum for free when diners use code "CHEERS.") It's also offering limited-menu items ... |
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