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Anti-gay pastor Billy Graham dead at 99
The Rev. Billy Graham—an author, presidential advisor (who met every president from Harry Truman to Barack Obama) and famed evangelist who became known as "America's Pastor"—died at his North Carolina home on Feb. 21 at age ... | |
| | Leaders note Trump District Court nominee's anti-LGBT slant
Civil-rights leaders from across the country condemned the Trump administration's nominee for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Gordon Giampietro, after the discovery of two 2015 audio recordings where Giampietro mocks a ... |
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| | ELECTIONS 4th Dist. Cook County Commissioner incumbent Stanley Moore on taxes, plans
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
Incumbent Stanley Moore (D) is running in the primary against challengers Gaylon Alcaraz, Maria M. Barlow and Marcel Bright. There is no Republican candidate for this office. Windy City Times: Why did you decide to run ... | | 
| | Astraea, Mama Cash release report on movement highlights, priorities, funding
From a press release
NEW YORK — Today, the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice and Mama Cash released a new report highlighting the Lesbian, Bisexual and Queer (LBQ) movement and detailing the priorities and funding gaps for LBQ women and ... | | 
| | IN THE LIFE Lea Selley
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
Artist Lea Selley's infectiousness about Chicago and the surrounding suburbs is evident right off the bat. Selley said driving from Vancouver (where she was born and raised) to Miami and Fort Lauderdale, then Denver and, since ... | | 
| | PASSAGES Joseph Stack
Joseph Thomas ("Joey") Stack, "Joey"—a visual artist and award-winning architect who lived in Chicago's Lake View neighborhood—passed away peacefully on Feb. 11. He was 54. After attending Catholic University and ... | | 
| | ELECTIONS COOK COUNTY JUDGE Stephanie Miller on background, being an out candidate
Openly lesbian Cook County Judge Stephanie Miller was appointed to her current post on the 6th Judicial Subcircuit in January 2017, replacing Judge Robert Lopez Cepero, who had retired. A former prosecutor and public guardian, Miller ... | |
| | CBA to honor Lori Lightfoot Feb. 28
Lori E. Lightfoot, of Mayer Brown LLP, and Larry R. Rogers Jr., of Power Rogers & Smith, will be honored with the Chicago Bar Association's (CBA's) Earl B. Dickerson Award on Wed., Feb. 28, at The ... | |
| | MOMBIAN Fighting for kids against religious exemption laws
As a growing number of states allow child welfare agencies to discriminate against LGBTQ prospective foster and adoptive parents and LGBTQ youth in care, a new campaign is fighting back—but it needs our help and our ... | |
| | MSI's Black Creativity events through Feb. 21
The 2018 Black Creativity program—an annual tradition at the Museum of Science + Industry (MSI), 5700 S. Lake Shore Dr.—runs through Wed., Feb. 21. According to a press release, "This month-long celebration honors the rich contributions ... | |
| | Her HRC event March 1
Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Chicago's annual spring Her HRC event will be held at Chicago Theater Works, 1113 W. Belmont Ave., on Thursday, March 1, 7-11 p.m. Tamale Sepp will host the evening's festivities, which will ... | |
| | Precious Minds project seeks to mentor youth
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 ... | |
| | CFW's Women's Day Dance on March 3
The LBTQ Giving Council of the Chicago Foundation of Women (CFW's) 4th Annual International Women's Day Dance will take palce Saturday, March 3, 7 p.m.-12 a.m., at the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture, ... | | 
| | Windy City Times Election printable charts
Consult the Windy City Times charts for endorsements and recommendations from a number of local and national organizations as well as candidates' scores on the Windy City Times questionnaire. VIEW AND PRINT OUT voting charts from ... | | 
| | ELECTIONS 2018, Windy City Times March 20 Primary Survey of Candidates
Each election cycle, Windy City Times mails out surveys to all major candidates for races in Illinois, including downstate state rep and senate candidates. This year was a record year, with more than 800 mailed last ... | | 
| | ELECTIONS 13th Dist. Cook Co. Openly gay candidate for commissioner Foster on revenue, LGBT issues
Openly gay computer scientist/software developer Daniel Foster (D) is running in the primary against incumbent Larry Suffredin and challenger Bushra Amiwala. (Chris J. Hanusiak is running unopposed as a Republican.) ... | | 
| | ELECTIONS, 14th Dist. Cook Co. Daniel Roldan-Johnson, openly gay teacher, on the issues
Extended for the online edition of Windy City Times
Daniel Roldan-Johnson, who is openly gay, is running in the Democratic primary against several other candidates: Lauren Underwood, George Weber, Victor Swanson, John Hosta, Matthew Brolley and Jim Walz (who ran in the 2016 general election ... | | 
| | Raconteuse Fran Lebowitz talks Trump, value of privacy
New Yorkers understand Donald Trump, according to Fran Lebowitz. "He's just a cheap, trashy hustler," said Lebowitz, a 67-year-old lesbian raconteur/actress who makes a living making dour observations about life ... | | 
| | NATIONAL Trans foster-child bill, Black queer artist, breast-feeding first
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
In California, transgender foster children would be guaranteed access to healthcare specific to their unique needs under a bill announced by San Diego Assemblyman Todd Gloria, KUSI.com reported. The Democrat's bill would amend the list of ... | | 
| | WORLD NEWS Pope's panel, gold-medal winner, pride hijab
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
Pope Francis has announced the renewal of the Catholic Church's panel tasked with combating sexual abuse of children, in the wake of a fresh controversy, BBC.com reported. The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors consists ... | | 
| | Advocates: Transmission laws hinder HIV/AIDS prevention efforts
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
Laws that penalize intimate partner contact wherein one person has failed to inform the other that they are HIV-positive are viewed by many advocates and service providers as retrograde, unnecessary and even harmful, according to members ... | |
| | Black LGBTQA event 'Recognitions' Feb. 23
The Chicago Department of Public Health and the Chicago Black Gay Men's Caucus are hosting "The Chicago LGBTQA Black History Recognitions" on Friday, Feb. 23, at the South Side Community Art Center, 3831 S. Michigan Ave., ... | | 
| | Point notes community college program to hold event
Point Foundation (Point) encourages LGBTQ community-college students who are planning to transfer to a four-year degree program to apply for its Community College Scholarship Program. Students accepted into the program ... | |
| | Better family communication key to enhancing sexual health outcomes of GBQ adolescents
From a press release
PHILADELPHIA (February 20, 2018) — Studies have shown that talking with teens about sex-related topics is a positive parenting practice that facilitates important sexual health outcomes with heterosexual adolescents. But ... | |
| | Progressive Groups Launch Campaign Against Congressman Dan Lipinski
Videos below. From a press release
Leading progressive groups announced today they are joining together for an unprecedented joint independent expenditure campaign against Congressman Dan Lipinksi (IL-3). NARAL Pro-Choice America, the Human Rights Campaign, SEIU, MoveOn ... | |
| | Women of Color Candidate Forum March 8
From a press release
E3 Radio will present the 2018 Women of Color Candidate Forum for Illinois in partnership with Morten Group LLC, Reunion Chicago, Equality Illinois and Chicago NOW PAC on Thursday, March 8, 6:30 p.m. Forum starts 7 ... | |
| | State 'License to Discriminate' Bills Threaten LGBT Access to Services
From a press release
(New York, February 19, 2018) — The rash of new "religious exemption" laws passed by state legislatures around the United States represent a thinly-veiled assault against the rights of lesbian ... | | 
| | ELECTIONS 13th Dist. Cook Co. Commissioner Incumbent Larry Suffredin on status, soda tax
Democratic incumbent Larry Suffredin is running in the primary against challengers Bushra Amiwala and Daniel Foster while GOP candidate Chris J. Hanusiak is running unopposed. Windy City Times: Why did you decide to run again? Larry ... | | 
| | ELECTIONS 13th Dist. Cook Co. Commissioner candidate Bushra Amiwala on budget, constituencies
DePaul University college student Bushra Amiwala (D) is running in the primary against incumbent Larry Suffredin and challenger Daniel Foster while Chris J. Hanusiak is running unopposed as a Republican. Amiwala is 20 years old and ... | | 
| | ELECTIONS Candidate Profile: Sol Flores
Sol Flores, the longtime head of La Casa Norte, which assists young people experiencing homeless in Chicago, says that her "fierce tenaciousness" is what inspired her to try for the Democratic nomination for the 4th District ... | | 
| | Chicagoans Unite to Rally and March for Gun Reform
From a press release
CHICAGO — Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, Women's March Chicago, and Indivisible have joined forces to lead a rally and march from Federal Plaza to Trump Tower, declaring that the time for "thoughts ... | | 
| | Clarence Darrow Symposium to mark 80 years since Darrow's death March 13
From a press release
Tuesday, March 13, the Clarence Darrow Commemorative Committee marks two contributions by famed "attorney for the damned" Clarence Darrow: marking the 80th anniversary of the death of Darrow—the question "How does Darrow's ... | | 
| | Point Foundation helps LGBTQ community college students, applications open soon
From a press release
Students accepted into the program receive a financial award, transfer coaching, and academic planning guidance at the Point Community College Transfer Symposium in Los Angeles, as well as access to the Point Foundation network of LGBTQ ... | |
| | Sen. Bernie Sanders to join Chuy Garcia at rally on the southwest side of Chicago
From a press release
Chicago, IL- Today, Cook County Commissioner and 4th Congressional District candidate Jesus "Chuy" Garcia announced that Senator Bernie Sanders will be joining him at a rally at the historic Apollos 2000 in the Marshall Square neighborhood ... | | 
| | ELECTIONS 4th Dist. Cook County Commissioner candidate Marcel Bright on budget, listening
Marcel Bright (D) is running in the primary against incumbent Stanley Moore and challengers Gaylon Alcaraz and Maria M. Barlow. Bright is a FEMA spokesperson and previously worked as a reporter for a variety of publications, ... | |
| | Bill introduced for school curriculum including LGBTQ history
From a press release
SPRINGFIELD—Students in Illinois would learn about the significant historical events and contributions by LGBTQ people under the Inclusive Curriculum Bill introduced in the Illinois Senate, according to Equality Illinois and ... | |
| | Lawyers group responds to reports of Fla. shooter's white nationalist ties
From a press release
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Kristen Clarke, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement Thursday responding to reports that Parkland, Florida shooter Nikolas Cruz ... | |
| | Lesbian teens will attend prom together, Lambda Legal encouraged by response
From a Lambda Legal press release
(Anniston, AL, February 14, 2018) —Lambda Legal received a response from east Alabama's Calhoun County School District today that an Alexandria High School lesbian couple will be able to attend prom together. One of the Alexandria ... | |
| | University of Chicago student organizers to hold No Bannon teach-in
From a press release
CHICAGO 2/15/18 — University of Chicago student organizers will hold three free, public No Bannon teach-ins opposing an announced university speaking event with former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon. ... |
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| | DANCIN' FEATS Sharp and still with Lin Hwai-min
Next month the Dance Center of Columbia College welcomes back Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan for a two-night engagement of its latest work "Formosa" at the Harris Theater. According to Taiwanese legend, 16th-century Portuguese sailors ... | | 
| | THEATER SPOTLIGHT The Burn
Philip Dawkins exploded onto the scene with 2015's Charm, inspired by the life of Chicago's Gloria Allen, a trans etiquette teacher. If you saw Charm, you need no further encouragement to check out Dawkins' newest work, ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW Breach: a manifesto on race in America...
Playwright: Antoinette Nwandu At: Victory Gardens Theater at the Biograph, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave. Tickets: $15-$56. Runs through: March 11 An unwritten rule observed by playwrights from antiquity to the present day is the wholesale denial ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW Moon for the Misbegotten
Written by: Eugene O'Neill At: Writers Theatre, 325 Tudor Ct., Glencoe. Tickets: $35-80. Runs through: March 18 Writers Theatre's A Moon for the Misbegotten is a powerful, poignant and often hilarious piece of theater. Conceived as ... | |
| | CRITICS' PICKS Theater
Skeleton Crew, Northlight Theatre at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, through March 3. The experience of four blue-collar workers in a Detroit automotive plant facing layoffs continues Dominique Morisseau's saga of ... | | 
| | OPERA REVIEW Love Never Dies
Playwright: Andrew Lloyd Webber, music by Glenn Slater/Charles Hart, lyrics by Ben Elton, At: Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph St. Tickets: 800-775-2000; BroadwayInChicago.com; $35-$100. Runs through: March 4 Love ... | |
| | Lyric's 'Jesus Christ' talent announced
Artists from the bands Postmodern Jukebox, tUnE-yArDs and Diane Coffee join Broadway and West End talent for Lyric Opera's North American premiere of Timothy Sheader's Olivier Award-winning production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's ... | | 
| | NUNN ON ONE MOVIES David Levithan brings 'A' game in new movie
Every Day is a new movie based on the novel by out writer David Levithan. It follows the story of a 16-year-old girl named Rhiannon searching for her soulmate. She becomes involved with a soul described ... | |
| | 'Hollywood on State' Oscars 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 ... | |
| | Center's Oscars party March 4 at Park West
From a press release
CHICAGO, IL (February 20, 2018) — Center on Halsted is proud to announce celebrities and LGBTQ community supporters will be joining them on the red carpet for a Night with Oscar at the Park West on ... | | 
| | BOOK REVIEW Every Day
By David Levithan. $9.99; Ember; 322 pages David Levithan is a beloved YA author consistently brave enough to take on themes of sexuality and gender identity. Every Day, first published in 2012 and about to become ... | |
| | Haring mural exhibit in Loop starting March 3
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) will present "Keith Haring: The Chicago Mural" March 3-Sept. 23 at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St. The exhibition will be ... | | 
| | MUSIC
Tracey Thorn: Everything but the Girl, new CD, LGBT rights
She's back. In the '90s, Tracey Thorn shot to stardom as half of the act Everything but the Girl (with Ben Watt), which had a huge dance hit with a remix of the song "Missing." (The ... | |
| | CGMC's 'Lipstick and Lyrics' Feb. 24
Chicago Gay Men's Chorus presents "Lipstick and Lyrics: Vice Versa," performing at Uptown Underground, 4707 N. Broadway, on Friday, Feb. 23, and Saturday, Feb. 24, at 8 and 10 p.m. each night. Audiences can look forward ... | | 
| | SHOWBIZ Ryan Murphy, Lena Waithe, Big Freedia, 'Kinky Boots'
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
Another TV mega-producer is leaving their longtime studio home to head to Netflix, Deadline noted. In what is believed to be the biggest TV pact ever, Ryan Murphy—an Emmy, Golden Globe and Peabody Award-winning producer, director ... | | 
| | Komen Chicago part of First Look for Charity
The Chicago Auto Show's annual First Look For Charity event took place Feb. 9 at McCormick Place. Komen Chicago was one of 18 charity beneficiaries of the event that regularly generates 2.5 million dollars for local ... | | 
| | BENT NIGHTS The Bribes; George Clinton and Parliament/Funkadelic
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
The adage "Absence makes the heart grow fonder" couldn't have been more apt for Chicago ex-pat Philip Toscano, who dropped quietly into town to play a one-off gig with his much-loved band, The Bribes. As an ... | | 
| | FOOD Out chef Anne Burrell cooks it up
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
Recently, Anne Burrell blew into town for a Cooper's Hawk event at the Skyline Lofts in Chicago. The out celebrity chef whipped up some major dishes demonstrating her skills while answering questions from the audience. How ... | | 
| | BOOKS Jerry Miller talks abuse, addiction in 'The Day the Rain Came Down'
Newsfeeds have been overwhelmed with stories of abuse. Whether it is the phenomenon of men in power, like Harvey Weinstein or the almost-impossible-to-fathom stories of abuse by the Turpins of California, Americans are increasingly aware of ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW Fear and Misery in the Third Reich
Playwright: Bertolt Brecht At: Haven Theatre at the Den, 1333 N. Milwaukee Ave. Tickets: $18. Runs through: March 11 After fleeing Germany in 1933, Bertolt Brecht made it his mission to warn us that a political ... |
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| | SAVOR ETA Restaurant + Bar; Cafe Robey
DISH: Weekly Dining Guide
In a recent staycation review, I mentioned how hotel restaurants have skyrocketed in recent years in terms of the quality of the food (although that hotel's spot didn't necessarily make the cut). Case in point for ... | | 
| | Red Stars to host 2018 NWSL Home Opener
against Portland March 31
From a press release
CHICAGO - The Chicago Red Stars will begin its 12-home game stretch at Toyota Park on Saturday, March 31, combining with Major League Soccer (MLS) side Chicago Fire for a double header. Both teams will host ... |
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 | New Title IX rules protects 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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