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| | Aurora City Council committee greenlights city's 1st Pride Parade
Aurora's City Council Government Operations Committee approved, by a vote of 2 to 0, Indivisible Aurora's permit request to hold the city's first Pride Parade on June 17 at 1 p.m. The vote took place Feb. 13 at Aurora City Hall ... | | 
| | Education dept. to stop investigating trans restroom complaints
The U.S. Department of Education confirmed Feb. 12 that it will no longer investigate civil rights complaints from transgender students who are barred from school bathrooms that match their gender identity. Transgender students have said this ... | |
| | Activists prepare for Aurora Pride Parade vote
Legal advocates are urging Aurora officials to "act swiftly" in approving a request to hold that city's first Pride parade this June after an initial vote was delayed in response to concerns voiced by local religious ... | |
| | ACLU files appeal in local trans student's school suit
ACLU of Illinois has appealed a Jan. 25 decision by a Cook County judge refusing an injunction that would have allowed a transgender girl to use the girls locker room at her Palatine high school. The ... | |
| | Bermuda revokes same-sex marriage
Less than a year after Bermuda legally approved same-sex marriages, the governor of the British island territory signed a bill into law on Feb. 7 that replaced it with domestic partnerships. Gov. John Rankin said the ... |
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| | PASSAGES "Joey" Joseph Thomas Stack, artist and architect, dies
Joseph Thomas Stack, "Joey", 54, visual artist and award-winning architect, of Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, passed away peacefully Feb. 11, 2018. After attending Catholic University and interning at the Architect of ... | | 
| | ELECTIONS 2018 No longer on ballot, Ebonie Davis moves forward
In a crowded race to succeed Leader Barbara Flynn Currie as the 25th District's state representative, Ebonie Davis was the only LGBT-identified candidate. But that is the case no longer: Davis was successfully challenged off the ... | | 
| | ELECTIONS, COOK COUNTY COMMISSIONER 4th DIST. LGBTQ activist Gaylon Alcaraz on issues
LGBTQ activist Gaylon Alcaraz (D) is running in the primary against incumbent Stanley Moore and challengers Marcel Bright and Maria M. Barlow. Alcaraz was one of the founding board members of Affinity Community Services and is ... | | 
| | Holocaust museum official on making a difference
For Matthew Sackel, who manages the education team at the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center in Skokie, the most important aspect of his job is that young visitors come away with the message that one ... | |
| | Lambda files suit in union case
Lambda Legal—joined by the Human Rights Campaign, National Center for Lesbian Rights, National LGBTQ Task Force and PFLAG—filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Janus v. American ... | |
| | Trans women sue Illinois Department of Corrections
Six transgender women have sued the Illinois Department of Corrections over what they say are the gross inadequacies in the medical treatment provided to prisoners with gender dysphoria, according to a press release from the ACLU ... | | 
| | ELECTIONS, COOK COUNTY COMMISSIONER 15th DIST, Gay candidate Kevin B. Morrison on LGBT issues
Openly gay community organizer and campaign staffer Kevin B. Morrison (D) is running in the primary against Ravi Raji. The incumbent is Republican Timothy Owen Schneider, who is currently serving his third term in office and ... | | 
| | VIEWPOINTS Amid the noise in D.C., dreamers' fate hangs in the balance
Forget about Trump's tweets and demand that Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell pass a clean Dream Act. In September, Donald Trump said he would cancel the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program unless Congress passes ... | |
| | LETTER Phill Wilson steps down
The letter below is being run with permission from Phill Wilson: This year's National Black HIVAIDS Awareness Day commemoration is bittersweet for me. I have been involved in efforts to fight the HIV/AIDS pandemic for more ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW You Got Older
Playwright: Clare Barron At: Steppenwolf Downstairs Theater, 1650 N. Halsted St. Tickets: 312-335-1650, Steppenwolf.org; $20-$89. Runs through: March 11 In the second half of Clare Barron's You Got Older, there's a sex scene that's at once ... | |
| | HIV-criminalization panel Feb. 15
Legal Health Council for Justice and TPAN will co-host "HIV Criminalization: Beyond Shame and Stigma" on Thursday, Feb. 15, at Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted St., 6:30-8:30 p.m. The event will include panelist Dr. Trevor ... | | 
| | BOOKS Salman Rushdie on 'The Golden House,' LGBT subplot, global issues
Extended for the online edition of Windy City Times
Sir Salman Rushdie's twelfth novel is The Golden House. Set in New York City, the story opens on the day of Barack Obama's inauguration, when the enigmatic, foreign billionaire Nero Golden takes up residence in The ... | |
| | NU LGBTQ health talks Feb. 15, 21
Northwestern University will continue its Current Issues in LGBTQ Health series on Feb. 15 and 21. Dr. Jennifer Brier will give the talk, "How to Have History in an Epidemic: Can History Make You Healthy?" on ... | | 
| | CSGS LGBTQ talk series through May
The University of Chicago's Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality (CSGS) will hold its LGBTQ speaker series through May. All events will take place at 5733 S. University Ave. On Monday, Feb. 19, at ... | | 
| | Woodward, Bernstein talk about Nixon, Trump and Watergate at NEIU
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
Journalism icons and authors Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein were featured in the latest Daniel L. Goodwin Distinguished Lecture Series at Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) on Feb. 8. This was the first time the two have ... | | 
| | NATIONAL ROUNDUP Cold case, trans activist, gay official dies
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
Retesting evidence gathered from homicide investigations in the 1970s and early 1980s could help close about 20 cold-case homicides in Salt Lake City, Utah—but the evidence is missing, The Salt Lake Tribune reported. The Salt Lake ... | | 
| | WORLD NEWS Costa Rica election, PrEP news, HIV outbreak
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
New Zealand has announced that it will publicly fund PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) for just $1.20 a month for a prescription, PinkNews reported. The country is one of a few that have made the decision to make ... | | 
| | PASSAGES Community activist Elpidia Valles, mother of Center CEO, remembered
Elpidia Casillas Gomez Valles—mother of Center on Halsted CEO Modesto Tico Valle—died peacefully in her sleep on Jan. 16. She was 78. A pillar in the community, Valles was a machine operator/punch press operator for many ... | |
| | Trump-Pence release dangerous, irresponsible anti-LGBTQ budget
From an HRC news release
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, issued the following statement in response to the ... | |
| | 2018 Stonewall Children's and Young Adult Literature Award winners named
From a press release
DENVER —"Little & Lion" by Brandy Colbert and published by Little, Brown and Company, and "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater and published by Farrar Straus Giroux are the 2018 recipients of the Stonewall Book Awards ... | |
| | AG Madigan, coalition oppose citizenship question on 2020 census
From a press release
Attorney General Lisa Madigan today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general and the state of Colorado in urging the U.S. Department of Commerce to reject the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 decennial ... | | 
| | Precious Minds project seeks to mentor youth
From a press release
Precious Minds Mentoring Program is a program for young women, founded by a youth who has experienced her own struggles and who now seeks to help others. Keonza Phillips is a young entrepreneur adult who grew ... | |
| | Lambda Legal to Alabama school district: Let lesbian couple go to prom
From a Lambda Legal news release
(Anniston, AL, February 8, 2018) —Lambda Legal sent a letter to eastern Alabama's Calhoun County School District today warning school officials not to prevent a lesbian couple from attending the prom amid reports that one of ... | |
| | Local Indivisible groups join forces to endorse Marie Newman
From a press release
WESTERN SPRINGS, LA GRANGE, BROOKFIELD — The Indivisible groups of Western Springs (and Surrounding Communities), La Grange/La Grange Park, and Brookfield are formally announcing their endorsement of Marie Newman for ... | | 
| | ELECTIONS 2018, LGBTQ political activists attend Quinn AG event
On Feb. 8, Rocco Claps, former director of the Illinois Department of Human Rights; Rick Garcia, founder of Equality Illinois; state Rep. Sam Yingling (D-Round Lake}; his husband Lowell Jaffe; and civil-rights attorney Jacob Meister attended ... | | 
| | ELECTIONS 14th Congressional Dist. candidate Victor Swanson on policy, LGBTs, being a teacher
Victor Swanson is running in the Democratic primaries against six other candidates—Lauren Underwood, Daniel Roldan-Johnson, Matthew Brolley, George Weber, John Hosta and Jim Walz (who ran in the 2016 general ... | |
| | Dept. of Ed admits to rejecting civil rights complaints by transgender students
From an HRC news release
WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) responded to a shocking admission by the Department of Education regarding their refusal to respond to civil rights complaints filed by transgender students who are barred from using ... | |
| | Campaign to unseat IL Republican chair gets Cong. Jan Schakowsky endorsement
From a press release
Today, candidate for Cook County Commissioner of the 15th District Kevin B. Morrison was endorsed by leading progressive champion Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky. "Kevin is a tireless advocate who will bring a new perspective to the Cook ... | |
| | The Joffrey Ballet Announces 2018-19 Season
From a press release
February 12, 2018 (Chicago)— Ashley Wheater, Artistic Director of The Joffrey Ballet, proudly announces an impressive 2018-19 season featuring the world premiere of Yuri Possokhov's historic reimagining of Leo Tolstoy's ... | | 
| | Queer Dance Party for #UptownTentCity, LGBTQIAs dance to support Uptown neighbors
From a press release
Chicago, IL, February 9, 2018 — On Saturday, February 17th, people from the LGBTQIA+ community will gather at Underbar (3243 N Western Ave.) from 8pm to 12am for a dance party in support of Uptown Tent ... | | 
| | PASSAGES Dr. Kathryn Noel Farrow dies
Dr. Kathryn Noel Farrow, 46, physician, scientist, wife, mother, and mentor, died peacefully on Feb. 7, 2018, following a three year battle with cancer. After growing up in North Carolina, Kathy studied chemistry at The Colorado ... | | 
| | ELECTIONS 2018 Ebonie Davis now off ballot
Ebonie Davis—a candidate for state representative of Illinois' 25th District—was removed from the ballot on Jan. 30, The Hyde Park Herald noted. The Chicago Board of Elections website reported that Davis's removal from the ballot was ... | |
| | Wilson Men's Hotel residents demand developer cease retaliatory evictions
From a press release
CHICAGO, IL — In a press conference Thursday, tenants of the Wilson Men's Hotel, a Single Room Occupancy building in Uptown, demanded City Pads LLC developer Andrew Ahitow cease his eviction of the residents and ensure ... | |
| | Civil and Human Rights coalition condemns committee approval of Nielson
From a press release
WASHINGTON — Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement after the Senate Judiciary Committee today voted, on a party-line basis, to advance the nomination of ... | |
| | Out & Equal welcomes new CEO Erin Uritus
From an Out & Equal press release
(San Francisco, CA) —Out & Equal Workplace Advocates is thrilled to announce Erin Uritus, longtime executive with experience in corporate, non-profit and government sectors, as the new Chief Executive Officer ... | |
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Planned Parenthood airs HIV prevention videos on National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
From a press release
Washington, D.C. — On National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, Planned Parenthood Federation of America is launching new educational videos on pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), two HIV prevention ... | |
| | Planned Parenthood launches youth-led campaign about birth control, sexual health
From a press release
(Chicago) - Planned Parenthood of Illinois (PPIL) has launched My Body. My Story.- a youth-led campaign designed to increase sexual health education and access to birth control for 13-19 year olds in Illinois. My Body. My ... |
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| | The Condition of Femme at Pride Arts Center in March
Circle Theatre's World Premiere The Condition of Femme will explore the many facets of rape culture March 2 to April 1. Lauren Marie Powell's drama is based on nearly 100 interviews with survivors of sexual assault.
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| | Harris Theater presents 2018-19 Mainstage Season with Opera Atelier, English National Ballet
From a Harris Theater press release
Chicago, Ill. — The Harris Theater for Music and Dance announces its mainstage season lineup for 2018-19, as the Theater celebrates 15 years as a cultural anchor in downtown Chicago. The nine engagements range from classical ... | | 
| | THEATER New musical spotlights civil-rights activist Bayard Rustin
Look at Bayard Rustin's career as a civil-rights leader and one question becomes glaringly apparent: Why isn't he a household name alongside Rosa Parks and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King? His accomplishments paved the way ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW Cabaret
Music by: John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb and book by Joe Masteroff At: Paramount Theatre, Aurora. 23 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora. Tickets: $36-64. Runs through: March 18 Cabaret is always a difficult show both to ... | |
| | THEATER REVIEW Jeeves in Bloom
Playwright: Margaret Raether (from P. G. Wodehouse) At: ShawChicago (sic), Ruth Page Theater, 1016 N. Dearborn St. Tickets: 312-587-7390; ShawChicago.org; $35. Runs through: Feb. 26 It's difficult to express in ... | |
| | THEATER REVIEW Skeleton Crew
Playwright: Dominique Morisseau At: Northlight Theatre at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie Tickets: $30-$81. Runs through: March 3 This grubby industrial break room, with its cold fluorescent-tubing lights and ... | | 
| | THEATER SPOTLIGHT Grindr the Opera
So you could spend a ziggityzillion dollars for decent seats to Cosi Fan Tutti. Or you could head over to Grindr the Opera and pay $20 to see an opera about gay men's adventures with the titular app. Erik Ransom's Grindr ... | | 
| | THEATER Soccer is in play as Goodman kicks off 'The Wolves'
For the women of The Wolves, sport and show biz are inextricably linked. In playwright Sarah DeLappe's hyper-kinetic, 90-minute Pulitzer Prize finalist, the sweat is real. As DeLappe spins the story of a high school women's ... | | 
| | BOOK REVIEW Juliet Takes a Breath
By Gabby Rivera; $19.99 Riverdale Avenue Books; 266 pages Juliet Takes a Breath is amazing on so many levels, but most remarkably because it's author Gabby Rivera's first book. Sure, Rivera's been writing for years, lately ... | |
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'Between States' exhibit thru March 1
Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF) has launched a major exhibition, "Between States: 50 Designers Transform Chicago's Neighborhoods," that will run through March 1 in CAF's Atrium Gallery, 224 S. Michigan Ave. "Between States" ... | |
| | LuPone at Steppenwolf March 5
Steppenwolf's LookOut Series and Mark Cortale will present Patti LuPone, with Seth Rudetsky as pianist and host, on Monday, March 5, with performances at 6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. in Steppenwolf's Downstairs Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted ... | |
| | August Wilson contest finals Feb. 26
Nine hundred high school students are expected to participate in the 2018 August Wilson Monologue Competition in Chicago, which includes in-school workshops and two rounds of competition (preliminaries and semi-finals) ... | |
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Film 'Guys Reading Poems' out Feb. 20
Gravitas Ventures will release the award-winning, neo-noir feature film Guys Reading Poems on Tuesday, Feb. 20, across digital platforms. The film features out actress Patricia Velasquez, who plays an avant-garde painter whose ... | |
| | 'Hollywood on State' Oscar party March 4
On March 4, the Gene Siskel Film Center (GSFC) of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), 164 N. State St., will host Chicago's longest-running awards show viewing party, "Hollywood on State: Where You're ... | | 
| | DANCE REVIEW Modern Masters
Choreography by: Jerome Robbins, George Balanchine, Nicolas Blanc and Myles Thatcher At: Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, 50 E. Congress Pkwy. Tickets: joffrey.org or ticketmaster.com; $34-159. Runs through: Feb. 18 Ballet is ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW Cyrano
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
Playwright: Michael P. Dalberg At: Theater Above the Law at Jarvis Square, 1349 W. Jarvis Ave. Tickets: $20. Runs through: March 4 What you need to know about Edmond Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac is that there ... | | 
| | SHOWBIZ Lin-Manuel Miranda, Roxane Gay, 'Wicked,' Britney Spears
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
Award-winning actor, writer, composer and humanitarian Lin-Manuel Miranda will unveil a new salsa-music remix of "Almost Like Praying"—his all-star benefit single recorded last fall to benefit the Hispanic Federation's "Unidos" ... | |
| | History Lezon fest, nine short plays for Women's History Month
From a press release
Chicago - March has officially been Women's History Month in the U.S. since 1987. In 2018, Pride Films and Plays will celebrate its own "Women-Loving-Women's History Month" with HISTORY LEZONS, a showcase of nine short plays ... |
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| | Illinois Sportswriter of the Year is openly gay man
Chris Hine had stopped to visit a friend and was just about to get back on the highway, driving from Chicago to Minneapolis. His phone rang that January day and it was National Sports Media Association. ... | | 
| | Chicago Auto Show runs through Feb. 19
This year marks the 110th edition of the Chicago Auto Show (#ChiAutoShow), which runs through Feb. 19 at McCormick Place. First staged in 1901, the Chicago Auto Show is the largest auto show in North America ... | | 
| | Soulforce board member talks spiritual evolution
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
Casimiro Pena applies his passion for activism and community organizing to his role as a Soulforce board member. Soulforce is an organization that works to end the political and religious oppression of LGBTI people through nonviolent ... | | 
| | STAYCATION REVIEW Millennium Knickerbocker, History, and a bit more
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
The Millennium Knickerbocker hotel (163 E. Walton Pl.; https://www.millenniumhotels.com/en/chicago/millennium-knickerbocker-hotel-chicago/) has been open since 1927, and has entertained everyone from Al Capone to John F. Kennedy to ... | | 
| | DINING NEWS Carlucci closing, Big Jones, FRIO Gelato
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
—Joe Carlucci—proprietor and founder of Carlucci restaurant, in Downers Grove—announced that after 15 years, he has sold his restaurant. The restaurant's last day of service will be Sunday, Feb. 18. The first Carlucci Restaurant ... | | 
| | VALUE TRAVEL The other Vegas, perfect for a winter getaway
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
Las Vegas is a great option for a winter getaway. With temperatures in the 70s, it is not too hot and is also very sunny and dry. There is lots to do besides gambling, seeing the shows and checking out the ... |
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