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| | GUEST COLUMN The Seasoned Life, Remaining Prepared
About 10 years ago some friends and I were sitting in the indoor space at Washington Park on Chicago's South Side, waiting for the Affinity Community Services annual Burning Bowl ceremony to begin. There was a ... | | 
| | Sally Ride's widow forges new frontiers at San Diego school
Sally Ride Science contemplated for years whether or not they should remain a company or become a nonprofit. The decision was made in October 2015 when Sally Ride Science was acquired by University of California at ... | | 
| | Gerber/Hart seeks new board members as board prez steps down
The people behind Gerber/Hart Library and Archives want others to know they are here and looking for volunteers—more specifically, new board members. Gerber/Hart Library and Archives was founded in 1981 to be a depository for records ... | | 
| | ELECTIONS 2018: GOVERNOR Candidate Biss talks LGBT platform, families' struggles
Since announcing his candidacy for governor last year, state Sen. Daniel Biss, D-Evanston, has presented his campaign as a grassroots effort, frequently mentioning that the state in 2018 should have "an election, not an auction," in ... | | 
| | Gilda's Club open house on Feb. 14
Gilda's Club Chicago, 537 N. Wells St., will hold an open house on Wed., Feb. 14. The organization, named after the late comedian/actress Gilda Radner, offers more than 300 free activities each month. According to its ... | |
| | SENIOR MOMENTS Letter from Palm Springs
Palm Springs
I'm 66 years of age, and growing old as a gay man isn't what I thought it would be. I was rather looking forward to spending my twilight years sitting in a rocking chair reading Virginia Woolf and complaining about the ... | | 
| | Steppenwolf event features Sarah Paulson
The Steppenwolf Theatre held its annual Women in the Arts fundraising luncheon at the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel on Jan. 22. Out, award-winning actress Sarah Paulson was featured this year, and there was a question-and-answer session ... | |
| | Chicago Auto Show Feb. 10-19
The next Chicago Auto Show will take place Feb. 10-19 at McCormick Place, 2301 S. Lake Shore Dr. North America's largest auto show, the event spans more than 1 million square feet of floor space of ... | | 
| | BOOKS
Patrisse Khan-Cullors reflects on helping to start Black Lives Matter
"What I feel serious about, specifically around political direction, is a resurgence of a reparations campaign … and one of the first agenda items I would have [is], I would really like for every Black person ... | | 
| | Vatican removes images of same-sex couples from resource booklet
From a press release
January 30, 2018. DignityUSA, the organization of Catholics committed to justice, equality and full inclusion of LGBTQI people in our church and society, responded with dismay to reports in The Irish Times that images of same-sex ... | | 
| | GUEST COLUMN Family Feud: Jay-Z, Beyonce, and the Desecration of Black Art
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
"Business is booming and I am not loved the way I want to be." — Morgan Parker, "Hottentot Venus" from the collection of poetry There Are More Beautiful Things than Beyonce "You have to draw distinctions ... | | 
| | ELECTIONS 16TH CONG. DISTRICT Beth Vercolio-Osmund aiming to topple Kinzinger
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
Cedar Valley Sustainable Farm owner and former special-education teacher Beth Vercolio-Osmund is running in the Democratic primary to unseat Republican Adam Kinzinger who has held the seat since 2012. Kinzinger ... | | 
| | ELECTIONS 16TH CONG. DISTRICT Neill Mohammad on political parties, why running
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
Former University of Michigan political science professor and current healthcare management consultant Neill Mohammad is running in the democratic primary to unseat Republican Adam Kinzinger who has held the seat ... | | 
| | ELECTIONS, 16TH CONG. DISTRICT GOP's James Marter on LGBT issues, challenging Kinzinger
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
James Marter is challenging incumbent Rep. Adam Kinginger (R) who has held the seat since 2012. He is currently the Kendall County Republican chairman and precinct committeeman as well as the owner of Marter Enterprises, LLC. ... | | 
| | ELECTIONS 2018, 16th CONGRESSIONAL DIST. Sara Dady on why running, Cakeshop case
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
Rockford, Illinois, immigration lawyer Sara Dady is running in the Democratic primary to unseat Republican Adam Kinzinger (16th District), who has held the seat since 2012. Kinzinger previously represented the ... | | 
| | NATIONAL Pro-LGBT groups' lawsuit, LPAC's search, iconic gay bar closes
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
Lambda Legal and OutServe-SLDN asked a federal district court to permanently block enforcement of the Trump Administration's plan to ban transgender people from serving openly in the U.S. Armed Services, per a press release. The motion ... | | 
| | World news: Cuban custody, Gay Games, Chilean pro-trans bill
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
A woman in Cuba has been granted custody of her late daughter's three children who she is raising with her same-sex partner, The Washington Blade reported. A three-judge panel apparently ruled in favor of Eunice Violeta ... | |
| | New data released on attitudes toward transgender people
From a Williams Institute news release
Today, the global research firm IPSOS released the results of a 23 country survey, including the US, on attitudes toward transgender people. The link to the results can be found ... | | 
| | Moreno drops out of race to succeed Gutierrez
The contested race to succeed Democratic U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez in the 4th Congressional District got a little less crowded when Chicago Ald. Proco Joe Moreno (1st Ward) announced his withdrawal from the contest. Moreno—one of ... | | 
| | SHE100 issues new round of grants
Chicago-based SHE100, a donor-informed fund for LGBTQ organizations, announced its new round of grants at a ceremony at Center on Halsted Jan. 28. The agencies receiving funding were Masjid al-Rabia ... | |
| | 'Speak Truth to Power' exhibition Feb. 4-June 24
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center will present the Midwest debut of "Speak Truth to Power," a major touring exhibition based on the book, Speak Truth to Power: Human Rights Defenders Who Are Changing Our World, ... | |
| | Black LGBTQIA+ migrant project launches
The Black LGBTQIA+ Migrant Project (BLMP), a first-of-its-kind program housed at Transgender Law Center (TLC) and made possible by a 2017 Open Society Foundations Soros Justice Fellowship, launched with an ... | |
| | HUD assists HIV/AIDS groups with $4.1M
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced $4.1 million for three groups to assist low-income persons living with HIV/AIDS and their families in Illinois. —AIDS Foundation of ... | |
| | AFC calls for state HIV spending transparency
AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) announced on Jan. 29 that it had filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request calling for Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) to publicly account for its budgeted HIV-treatment and ... | |
| | Publix Grocery Chain Denies HIV Prevention Pill to Employees
From a press release. Feb. 6 news update below
One of the more prominent supermarket brands in the southeast has taken a hard line against including the HIV-prevention medication known as pre-exposureprophylaxis (PrEP) in its employee insurance coverage, reports Ryan Lee in The Body. The ... | | 
| | GUEST VIEWPOINT Reclassifying "female condom" can revolutionize contraceptive industry
If you've had safe, penetrative sex at some point in your life, you've probably used the "male" condom, which is designed to be worn by a person with a penis. Over the years, this device has been credited as one of ... | | 
| | Andersonville Winter Sidewalk Sale Feb. 2-4, With Love From Andersonville Feb. 9-14
From a press release
CHICAGO (January 29, 2018): Over 40 Andersonville businesses warm the neighborhood this February with two events meant to draw shoppers and visitors of all kinds. First up, the Andersonville Chamber of Commerce (ACC) will organize the ... | |
| | Agreement signed, Gay Games 11 to be held in Hong Kong in 2022
From a press release
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (28 JANUARY 2018) The Federation of Gay Games (FGG) and Gay Games 11 — Hong Kong 2022 organizers have officially signed the license agreement finalizing the agreement ... | |
| | Court recognizes lesbian firefighter's sex discrimination claim
From an ACLU press release
(Boston, MA, January 26, 2018) — The U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday upheld a $700,000 jury award for Lori Franchina, a lesbian firefighter who experienced extensive unchecked harassment from her co-workers at the Providence ... | |
| | Howard Brown's Center for Education, Research and Advocacy lists priorities for 2018
From a press release
Looking Ahead: Howard Brown's Center forEducation, Research and Advocacy 2018 Priorities Howard Brown launched the Center for Education, Research and Advocacy (ERA) less than one year ago—and we have made important strides. Join us as we ... | |
| | Global Fund and Partners Launch HIV Epidemic Response
From a press release
DAVOS, Switzerland — The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and partners pledged support for HER — HIV Epidemic Response — an initiative to build private sector support for programs that address HIV in ... | |
| | HRC responds to Trump's speech at World Economic Forum in Davos
From a press release
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump's speech this morning at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. "At the World Economic Forum ... | |
| | Personal PAC endorses Pritzker for gov
From a press release
Chicago, IL — Personal PAC, Illinois' leading pro-choice political action committee, has joined other statewide organizations and prominent elected officials in endorsing JB Pritzker for Governor in the March 20 ... | |
| | VIEWPOINT Who Will Defeat Governor Rauner?
The Personal PAC Board voted to endorse JB Pritzker after fully considering the qualifications of all of the candidates and conducting in-depth interviews of Daniel Biss, Chris Kennedy and JB Pritzker. Despite claims by their supporters ... | |
| | Trump-Pence pick Brownback confirmed Ambassador Internat'l Religious Freedom
From a press release
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) issued the following statement after the Senate confirmed the nomination of Kansas Governor Sam Brownback — Donald Trump's anti-LGBTQ nominee for Ambassador-at-Large ... | |
| | HRC to Honor Betty DeGeneres For Her Decades of LGBTQ Advocacy
From a press release
HWASHINGTON — Today, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC) announced that it will honor longtime ally and LGBTQ advocate Betty DeGeneres with an Upstander Award at the organization's fifth annual Time to ... | |
| | Planned Parenthood Action backs three Dem candidates for governor
From a press release
The Planned Parenthood Illinois Action (PPIA) Board of Directors is proud to endorse — in alphabetical order — Senator Daniel Biss, Chris Kennedy, and J.B. Pritzker for governor of Illinois. ... | |
| | Harbour 24/7 provides online connections to services for youth who are homeless
From a press release
Park Ridge, IL — The Harbour, a social agency for homeless youth, is working to lower barriers for youth in crisis to immediately access its emergency shelter in the North and Northwest suburbs. Named "Harbour 24/7," ... | |
| | Williams Institute says 20,000+ U.S. LGBT teens will face conversion therapy
From a Williams Institute news release
An estimated 20,000 LGBT youth ages 13 to 17 will undergo conversion therapy from a licensed health care professional before the age of 18, according to a new study by the Williams Institute at UCLA School ... | |
| | GLAAD, Harris Poll shows LGBTQ acceptance dropping, Getty pledges $15M
From a press release
Davos, Switzerland, January 25, 2018 — GLAAD, the world's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, today announced the findings of its fourth annual Accelerating Acceptance ... | |
| | Lambda Legal, OutServe-SLDN ask for permanent block on transgender military ban
From a press release
(Seattle, WA, January 25, 2018) — Lambda Legal and OutServe-SLDN today asked a federal district court to permanently block enforcement of the Trump Administration's plan to ban transgender people from serving openly in the U.S. Armed ... |
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| | Birds of a Feather to premiere at Greenhouse Theater
CHICAGO (January 31, 2018) — The Greenhouse Theater Center is pleased to announce casting for the Chicago premiere of Marc Acito's touching and humorous play BIRDS OF A FEATHER, directed by Artistic Director Jacob Harvey. Based
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| | Timeline's 'Boy' offers transformative look at gender identity
When David Peter Reimer died in 2004, it marked the tragic end of one of the most cruelly misguided medical experiments in the history of gender science. Born a cis-gender male in 1965, Reimer endured a ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW All My Sons
Playwright: Arthur Miller At: Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Ave. Tickets: 773-753-4472; CourtTheatre.org; $44-$74. Runs through: Feb. 11 Director Charles Newell has assembled several of Chicago's most powerful actors—notably, John ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW Hinter
Playwright: Calamity West At: Steep Theatre Company, 1115 W. Berwyn Ave. Tickets: $28-$38. Runs through: March 3 Calamity West's thriller begins with the last of five murders, walks us through the police investigation and then flashes ... | |
| | Critics' Picks
The Antelope Party, Theater Wit, through Feb. 24. Eric John Meyer find laughs from die-hard My Little Pony fans while also exposing worrying paranoia tied to online communities in this world-premiere dark comedy that is a ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW Boy
Playwright: Anna Ziegler At: TimeLine Theatre, 615 W. Wellington Ave. Tickets: 773-281-8463 or TimeLineTheatre.com; $40-$54. Runs through: March 18 Hindsight is painfully agonizing in Boy, Anna Ziegler's 2016 off-Broadway drama ... | | 
| | THEATER SPOTLIGHT on Low Brass Concerto
Maestro Riccardo Muti is set to conduct the world-premiere co-commission of lesbian composer Jennifer Higdon's Low Brass Concerto for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Also on the program are Benjamin Britten's Four Sea ... | | 
| | NUNN ON ONE: THEATER Richard Koons and his act of 'Love'
The Phantom of the Opera musical was a phenomenon that spawned more than 12,000 performances. Now it has inspired a sequel called Love Never Dies. Original character Christine Daae is invited to perform at Phantasma in ... | | 
| | Sidetrack's OUTspoken! Series: February's featured storytellers
The February edition of OUTspoken! LGBTQ storyteller series takes place Tuesday, Feb. 6, at Sidetrack, 3349 N. Halsted St. Doors open at 6 pm, stories begin at 7. —Emily Fightmaster is from Cincinnati, Ohio.She is the ... | | 
| | NUNN ON ONE: BOOKS Gregory Kramer unveils drag reel
Fashion photographer Gregory Kramer has created a new book called DRAGS, spotlighting the art of drag. Centering on his home base of New York City has helped him focus on various drag icons in the Big ... | |
| | The Vagina Melodies, feminist/LGBTQ issues in song and dance Feb. 18, 25
From a press release
Chicago, IL - Corn Productions announces "The Vagina Melodies" Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 8pm, February 16th through March 16th. Sunday February 18th and Sunday February 25th at 6pm at Cornservatory, located at 4210 N ... | |
| | Former 'Glee' actor dies at 35
Actor Mark Salling—best known for playing Puck on the Fox series Glee—was found dead near a riverbed in Sunland, California. He was 35. Salling's death came as he awaited sentencing in a child-pornography case, after reaching ... | | 
| | DINING Grand Chefs Experience, LondonHouse, chili challenge
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
—More than 600 of Chicago's corporate and community leaders are expected at The Field Museum, 1400 S. Lake Shore Dr., on Friday, Feb. 2, for the newly revamped Grand Chefs Experience (hosted by the Cystic Fibrosis ... | | 
| | SHOWBIZ Ndegeocello, Meryl Streep, James Franco, Dolly Parton
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
Meshell Ndegeocello has announced her new album of cover songs, Ventriloquism, Broadway World noted. The album, out March 16, features versions of songs by TLC, Janet Jackson, Tina Turner and more. In anticipation, she has released ... | | 
| | Chicago Filmmakers moves to renovated firehouse home
From a press release
Chicago Filmmakers is excited to announce that it has moved to its new home - an historic 1920's firehouse, fully renovated with classrooms, a screening room, office space, and projection facilities. Chicago Filmmakers purchased the building ... | | 
| | Lifeline Theatre KidSeries Presents Montauciel Takes Flight
From a press release
CHICAGO —Lifeline Theatre's KidSeries presents Montauciel Takes Flight, a world premiere family musical with book by Lifeline Theatre ensemble member James E. Grote, music and lyrics by Russell J. Coutinho ... | | 
| | Mountains that Take Wing screening by Dyke Delicious Feb. 10
From a press release
Mountains that Take Wing, A Conversation on Life, Struggles, and Liberation with Angela Davis and Yuri Kochiyama features conversations that span 13 years between two formidable women whose lives and political work remain at the epicenter ... | | 
| | We Three Loudly join Steppenwolf's LookOut Series
From a press release
Chicago, IL, January 29, 2018 — After wowing audiences as "Donna and the Dynamos" in the Marriott Theatre's critically acclaimed production of Mamma Mia, Meghan Murphy, Cassie Slater, and Danni Smith join forces once again to ... | | 
| | The Queens film on Miss Continental raises funds, support
Kit Kat Lounge & Supper Club on Halsted Street hosted a viewing party and fundraiser for a new film called The Queens on Jan. 25. For a donation, attendees received complimentary appetizers, one entree, and a ... | | 
| | Transgender director makes Oscar history
Yance Ford has become the first transgender director whose work has been nominated for an Oscar. Ford's movie, Strong Island, has been nominated for Best Documentary Feature. It centers on the death of Ford's brother, William ... | | 
| | 'Joseph' a flaming triumph
The opening night reminder for the Drury Lane's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat came with a caveat: "(T)his production of 'Joseph' includes adult content." Anyone passingly familiar with the ... | | 
| | HUMP Film festival celebrates amateur sex cinema
A porn festival for people who don't like pornography? That's how syndicated sex columnist Dan Savage described the HUMP! Film Festival, a two-day annual event coming to Chicago's Music Box Theater on Feb. 16-17. In a ... | | 
| | Pride Films and Plays top winner of 2017 Broadway World Chicago awards
From a press release
Chicago, IL - Following the company's first year in its own home of the Pride Arts Center at 4139 and 4147 N. Broadway, Pride Films and Plays led the BroadwayWorld Resident Non-Equity Awards with ten wins ... | | 
| | Acorn TV's New British Drama Girlfriends returns
From a press release
Following the debut of BAFTA-winning writer Kay Mellor's critically-acclaimed Acorn TV Original and BBC One drama Love, Lies & Records, Mellor's next addictive British drama, GIRLFRIENDS, makes its exclusive North American Premiere as an Acorn TV ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW Spark
Playwright: Caridad Svitch At: 20% Theatre in the Flat Iron Arts Building, 1579 N. Milwaukee Ave. Tickets: $20. Runs through: Feb. 24 When a play's synopsis begins, "Well, there's these three sisters," we immediately think of ... |
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| | THE FAIRY GARDENER Bulbs are tough
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
For those of you who regret never having gotten around to planting bulbs for the coming spring, all hope is not lost. There are plenty of spring planted permanent bulbs currently available in catalogs such as ... | | 
| | SAVOR Bounce Sporting Club; NoMI Kitchen
DISH: Weekly Dining Guide in Windy City Times
Fun is the name of the game at Bounce Sporting Club (324 W. Chicago Ave.; https://www.bouncesportingclub.com/) which, despite its name, has some really intriguing (and, yes, fun) menu items. Of course, with its name, Bounce has ... |
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 | New Title IX rules protect LGBTQ+ students...to a point
| | NATIONAL Ohio law blocked, Trevor Project, Rev. Troy Perry, ICE suit, Elon Musk
| | SHOWBIZ Celine Dion, 'The People's Joker,' Billy Porter, Patti LuPone, 'Strange Way'
| | LGBTQ+ Intergenerational Dialogue Project set to hold its second annual exhibition
| | WORLD Nigeria arrest, Chilean murderer, trans ban, Olivier Awards, marriage items | |
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