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| | 'Call Me By Your Name,' Dee Rees earn Oscar nods
Nominations for the 90th Academy Awards were announced early on Jan. 23—and LGBT-themed film Call Me By Your Name was among those entries earning Academy Award nominations. Among the nominations the film received were Best Picture, ... | | 
| | Report: 2017 worst in 20 years for hate-related LGBTQ homicides
The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs 2017 Report on LGBTQ Hate Violence Homicides reports the highest number of homicides in the 20 years NCAVP has been recording this data. According to the report, released Jan. 22, ... | | 
| | 300,000 rally at Women's March Chicago event
An estimated 300,000 people gathered at Columbus Parkway near Grant Park for the Women's March Chicago rally and march Jan. 20 under the theme March to the Polls. Last year's event, held the day after the ... | |
| | Health and Human Services set to allow religious bias in medical care
From press releases
The Trump Administration is expected today to expand protections for health care workers who refuse to provide health services, including healthcare for transgender patients and abortions, for religious or moral ... |
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SAGE to honor Dr. Imani Woody for work on aging issues
From a press release
[New York] SAGE, the nation's largest and oldest organization dedicated to improving the lives of LGBT elders, will present Dr. Imani Woody the SAGE Advocacy Award for Excellence on Aging Issues at this week's Creating Change ... | |
| | 1871 partners with women's group
Digital-startup hub 1871 announced a new partnership with the Chicago chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) that will include an exchange of resources and event opportunities in order to better serve women ... | |
| | Chicago groups among Elton John grant recipients
Two Chicago organizations are among the 26 groups that the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) announced it awarded $1.6 million in grants to in December 2017, according to EJAF's website. Sex Workers Outreach Project Chicago received ... | | 
| | PASSAGES Jackie Anderson memorial Jan. 28
The memorial for long-time Chicago civil-rights activist and lesbian pioneer Jackie Anderson will be Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018 at the DuSable Museum of African American History, 740 E. 56th Place, Chicago, 2:30-4:30 p.m. The service will ... | | 
| | ELECTIONS 2018: GOVERNOR
Chris Kennedy talks LGBT issues, reason for political run
Businessman Christopher Kennedy—who heads Joseph P. Kennedy Enterprises, the Kennedy family's investment company—was, for several years, the head of Merchandise Mart. He has also been active in a number of ... | |
| | Diversity summit Jan. 30 in South Bend
The South Bend Civic Theatre, 403 N. Main St., South Bend, Indiana, will be hosting a symposium at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 30, entitled "Race and Identity in American Theatre." The event will begin with ... | | 
| | Black gay caucus board chair David Dodd wears many hats
Here is something interesting about Chicago Black Gay Men's Caucus (CBGMC) Board Chair David Dodd: He was born and raised in Washington, D.C., and moved to Chicago in 1999, just weeks after graduating high school—with the ... | | 
| | Chichester receives Damski award
Local LGBT-rights activist Gary Chichester has been named as the recipient of the 2018 Jon-Henri Damski Award. Damski was an weekly columnist, poet and community activist who died in 1997 at age 60. Among other things, ... | | 
| | MOMBIAN New PFLAG head is queer parent, professional
Both as a daughter and a parent, the new executive director of PFLAG, Dr. Jaime Grant, understands the organization's mission of uniting families, allies, and people who are LGBTQ. "I'm a queer mom of a queer ... | | 
| | SCOTTISH PLAY SCOTT Stand-up Sweeney
It's a brave thing for performers to let audiences see how the sausage of their art is made. But that's exactly what writer/performer Julia Sweeney is doing with her first standup comedy show called Older and ... | |
| | Chicago Museum Week ends Jan. 26
The city is marking Chicago Museum Week through Jan. 26. Guests are invited to take advantage of discounted admissions, special exhibits, giveaways and more at each of the participating museums. Illinois residents will receive up to ... | |
| | Shutdown stops, LGBTQ activists launch social justice initiative
From a National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund press release
WASHINGTON-DC: Just days after federal lawmakers reopened the government, hundreds of LGBTQ advocates will take over Capitol Hill to bring Queer Voices on the Hill onThursday, January 25, 1:00 — 5:00 PM. Over 500 LGBTQ advocates ... | | 
| | National roundup: Aetna, lesbian vet, Antonio Sabato Jr., Univ. of Iowa
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
Hartford, Connecticut-based Aetna Inc. has reached a $17-million settlement in a federal class-action lawsuit filed after thousands of the health insurer's customers had their privacy breached in a mailing that revealed where ... | | 
| | Center talk explores VA's commitments to LGBT healthcare
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
Even with federal government policy seemingly fluctuating with the whims of the White House, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) remains committed to administering the healthcare needs of LGBT patients, according to a VA staff ... | | 
| | Biden Foundation forms pro-woman, LGBTQ advisory councils
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
The Biden Foundation—started by Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden—announced the formation of two advisory councils that will support its work to end violence against women and advance LGBTQ equality. According to the foundation's ... | | 
| | WORLD NEWS Laverne Cox, HIV cases, possible serial killer
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has given a man with HIV permission to seek medical approval to become an airline pilot after reversing its previous ban, The Guardian reported. The Scottish man, known as Andrew, came ... | | 
| | Center on Halsted to host Black History Month Series, At the Intersections
CHICAGO (January 11, 2018) — Center on Halsted is proud to announce the Center will be hosting a series of Black History Month events in February. The At the Intersections series will kick-off on Thursday, February ... | |
| | Planned Parenthood Illinois Action PAC to mark 45th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
From a press release
CHICAGO (January 22, 2018) — Planned Parenthood Illinois Action PAC (PPIA PAC) will mark the 45th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion, on Wednesday January 24 at the City ... | |
| | Biden Foundation Advisory Councils to focus on violence against women, LGBTQ equality
From a press release
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Biden Foundation announced the formation of two Advisory Councils that will support its work to end violence against women and advance LGBTQ equality. Advisory Council members are respected leaders, experts and ... | |
| | Roe v. Wade 45th anniversary observed during challenging times for reproductive rights
From a press release
WASHINGTON-DC: For 45 years, Roe v. Wade has kept abortion legal in the U.S. — but it hasn't kept politicians from pushing abortion out of reach for poor women, young folks, transgender and gender non-binary people, ... | |
| | State Department sued for discriminating against married same-sex couples
From a press release
Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles, CA — Today, Immigration Equality and Sullivan & Cromwell LLP filed two lawsuits against the U.S. State Department for refusing to recognize the valid marriages of same-sex bi-national couples and disenfranchising ... | | 
| | Hadden holds fundraiser ahead of 2019 elections
On Jan 20—her 37th birthday—in her first official campaign event for the 2019 election, 49th Ward aldermanic candidate Maria Hadden packed the Rogers Park spot The Heartland Bar. While neighbors and friends either caught up or ... | |
| | Lambda joins brief, holding that defunding unions would undermine work protections
From a press release
(New York, January 19, 2018) — Lambda Legal, joined by the Human Rights Campaign, National Center for Lesbian Rights, National LGBTQ Task Force, and PFLAG, today filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in ... | | 
| | Gutierrez slams Kennedy's praise of Rauner
U.S. Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D-Illinois) criticized Illinois Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris Kennedy for lauding current Gov. Bruce Rauner. According to a statement issued from Si! Communications (which represents the Illinois ... | | 
| | PASSAGES Pioneering gay comic Bob Smith dies
Bob Smith—the first openly gay comedian to appear on the Tonight Show—has died after a long struggle with ALS, according to Deadline.com. He was 57. Smith's partner, Michael Zam, confirmed the death on Facebook. Zam posted, ... | |
| | Norman Sandfield to speak on book "Awa Tsireh: Pueblo Painter & Metalsmith"
Norman L. Sandfield will speak on his new book, Awa Tsireh: Pueblo Painter & Metalsmith at the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018 from 2 to 3 p.m. Admission will be ... | |
| | City moves to dismiss lawsuit, ACLU demands commitment to Chicago Police reform
From a press release
The below statement comes from Karen Sheley, Director, Police Practices Project, ACLU of Illinois. "It has been one year since the U.S. Department of Justice issued its highly critical report, finding the Chicago Police Department in ... |
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| | THEATER REVIEW Yank! A WWII Love Story
Playwright: David Zellnik (book/lyrics), Joseph Zellnik (music). At: Pride Films & Plays, 4139 N. Broadway. Tickets: PrideFilmsAndPlays.com; $30-$40. Runs through: Feb. 18 Veteran director David Zak's energetic production of Yank!
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| | Elton John says farewell to the road
New York City — January 24, 2018 — After more than half a century on the road and an unparalleled career that has redefined the cultural landscape and seen Elton Johnclaim his place as a ... | | 
| | Burnham's Dream, The White City looks at visionary architect, World's Fair
From a press release
CHICAGO (January 23, 2018) — The story of visionary architect Daniel H. Burnham and Chicago's great World's Fair comes to life in Lost and Found Productions' world premiere musical BURNHAM'S DREAM: THE WHITE CITY, with book ... | | 
| | One-woman musicals focus on Hedda and Garbo
From a press release
Legendary Hollywood gossip columnist Hedda Hopper and the sultry and mysterious actress Greta Garbo will return to life this winter, when actress-playwright Jillann Gabrielle brings her two original one-woman musicals to the Athenaeum Theatre. HEDDA! A ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW The Antelope Party
Playwright: Eric John Meyer At: Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave. Tickets: 773-975-8150 or TheaterWit.org; $24-$38. Runs through: Feb. 24 Most folks wouldn't find a connection between fanatical adult fans of the children's animated series My ... | |
| | CRITICS'PICKS Theater
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 Harbur Gate
Playwright: Kathleen Cahill At: 16th Street Theatre, 6420 16th St., Berwyn. Tickets: $18-$22; 16thStreetTheater.org. Runs Through: Feb. 17 Kathleen Cahill's Harbur Gate contains the kernels of something compelling and important. ... | | 
| | THEATER SPOTLIGHT on We the People, The Anti-Trump Musical
The new company Flying Elephant Productions launches with a world-premiere piece of protest theater called We the People—The Anti-Trump Musical. Songwriter Leo Schwartz (Under a Rainbow Flag, The Book of Merman) and book writer Sean Chandler ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW The Good Fight
Playwright: Anne Bertram At: Babes With Blades Theatre Company at Edgewater Presbyterian Church, 1020 W. Bryn Mawr Ave. Tickets: $25. Runs through: Feb 17 When even African-American essayist Booker T. ... | | 
| | THEATER '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 ... | |
| | Chicago Theatre Week Feb. 8-18
Presented by the League of Chicago Theatres in partnership with Choose Chicago, Chicago Theatre Week is returning for its sixth year and will take place Feb. 8-18. Visitors and residents will again have the opportunity to ... | | 
| | FILM REVIEW God's Own Country
Director: Francis Lee Starring: Josh O'Connor, Gemma Jones, Alec Secareanu. Time: 104 minutes/ Release Date: Jan. 26-Feb. 1 at Siskel Film Center On a quiet Yorkshire farm, a mysterious Romanian worker moves in with a family ... | |
| | Chicago Park District Theater on the Lake winter events announced
The Chicago Park District announced the first-ever series of events and dates for arts and cultural programming in the winter at the newly renovated Theater on the Lake (TOTL) event space, 2401 N. Lake Shore Dr. ... | |
| | Exhibition spotlights Black disabled artists
Bridgeport Arts Center. 1200 W. 35th St., will run an exhibition entitled "Honoring Legendary African American Artists: Distinct Portraits By disAbled Artists." The Feb. 9 VIP exhibition and fundraiser—followed by ... | |
| | 'Boystown, Season Eight' out Feb. 14
A continuation of a book series, Boystown Season Eight will be out Feb. 14. "The eighth book is a very special one, so a Valentine's Day release date seemed appropriate," Biondi said in a press release. ... | |
| | Oak Park Theater Month debuts
For the first time, the Oak Park Area is celebrating its theater scene with Oak Park Theater Month. Presented by Visit Oak Park (the convention and visitor's bureau for Oak Park and 18 neighboring communities in ... | | 
| | SHOWBIZ Grammys, Pam Grier, Lee Daniels, Ryan Reynolds
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
The Recording Academy has expanded its lineup for the 60th Annual Grammy Awards (to air Jan. 28 with host James Corden) with seven-time Grammy winner and current nominee Kendrick Lamar; four-time Grammy winner Sam Smith; and ... | |
| | 'Call Me By Your Name,' Dee Rees earn Oscar nods
Nominations for the 90th Academy Awards were announced early on Jan. 23—and LGBT-themed film Call Me By Your Name was among those entries earning Academy Award nominations. Among the nominations the film received were Best Picture, ... | |
| | 2018 MFA Lab theater tackles race, culture, sexuality Wirtz Center
From a press release
EVANSTON, Ill. —- The next generation of American theater directors and designers team up for the 2018 MFA Lab series Feb. 9 through May 27 at Northwestern University's Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts. The series ... | | 
| | Contemporary takes on legendary playwright William Inge coming to Eclipse Theatre
From a press release
Chicago's Eclipse Theatre Company, the only theatre company in the Midwest to focus on a single playwright each season, has announced that they will feature the works of legendary American playwright William Inge for the 26th ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW Traitor
Playwright: Brett Neveu At: A Red Orchid Theatre, 1531 N. Wells St. Tickets: $30-$35. Runs through: Feb. 25 You see, there's this play about a doctor who discovers pollutants in his home town's main tourist attraction, ... | | 
| | French hit I'm a Good Little Devil showing on Valentine's Day
From a press release
CHICAGO, IL—Uptown Underground celebrates Valentine's Day 2018 with a one-night only showing of the French hit I'm a Good Little Devil at the venue's Kiss Kiss Cabaret. I'm a Good Little Devil, directed and produced by ... | | 
| | Documentary about Miss Continental pageant set to debut in Chicago
The hotly anticipated Miss Continental-focused documentary, The Queens, has been years in the making for former FOX Chicago special projects reporter Mark Saxenmeyer and his non-profit production company, The Reporters ... |
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| | Riot Bear seeks to change what defines beauty
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
The new year brings about resolutions from many of us. It is not uncommon to see others devoted to losing weight or finally getting in shape or giving up alcohol. Often, most of us simply fail. ... | | 
| | TRAVEL Taking in Tennessee
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
Nashville is the capital of Tennessee that is quickly growing too big for its britches. Windy City Times took a road trip down South to narrow down some of the new travel offerings and provide a ... |
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