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| | ALMA winter salsa has dancing, awards
The Association of Latinos/as Motivating Action held a second annual winter salsa on March 23 (after being postponed earlier this year because of weather) at Chicago's Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center. Delicious tacos and an open ... | | 
| | GUEST COLUMN Casting matters
I want you to think back for me … Think back to first time you felt yourself reflected in pop culture … Remember that joy ... Remember that feeling of being seen … Remember the freedom ... | |
| | Addie Wyatt to mark 50th anniv. of MLK assassination
The Addie Wyatt Center for Nonviolence Training (AWC) will host "Songs of the Chicago Freedom Movement: A Concert Remix" on Wed., April 4, at 7 p.m. at The Promontory, 5311 S. Lake Park Ave. West. The ... | |
| | LGBTQ Advocacy Day on April 11
Equality Illinois' LGBTQ Advocacy Day will take place all day on Wed., April 11, at the State Capitol, 401 S. 2nd St., Springfield. According to the event's webpage, "One of [Equality Illinois'] priority issues will be ... | |
| | Illinois hospitals excel in HRC's healthcare index
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC) released the 11th edition of its annual Healthcare Equality Index (HEI), which scores healthcare facilities on policies and practices dedicated to the equitable treatment ... | | 
| | NCLR's Kate Kendell, tempered for transition
Kate Kendell, 57, has spent the past 24 years—nearly two-thirds of her life—at National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR). This December she'll depart her esteemed post as executive director to ... | | 
| | Values+Vision+Mission=Change announces launch
The brainchild of former Illinois Safe Schools Alliance (The Alliance) Executive Director and Transformative Justice Law Project Illinois (TJLP) Co-Founder Owen Daniel-McCarter, Esq. and former The Alliance Associate Director Alexia ... | |
| | AARP survey unveils 'alarming' statistics
"Maintaining Dignity: Understanding and Responding to the Challenges Facing Older LGBT Americans," a new AARP survey, has statistics that are called "alarming" in a press release from SAGE, an organization dedicated to improving the lives of ... | | 
| | Concert event spotlights Trans Day of Visibility
On March 31, The Center on Halsted, in partnership with The Art Music Project (AMP) and Lurie Children's Hospital, presented "Rattle the Walls," a concert celebrating The Trans Day of Visibility. The event—which featured a wide ... | | 
| | OUT at CHM event puts queer fashion in the spotlight
OUT at CHM (Chicago History Museum) proved queer fashion never goes out of style with its program "Celebrating and Contextualizing Queer Fashion" on March 22. OUT at CHM, now in its 15th year, examines and displays ... | |
| | Levithan wins literary award
The Chicago Tribune announced that its 2018 Young Adult Literary Award winner is out writer David Levithan. His novels include Boy Meets Boy (2003; Nick And Norah's Infinite Playlist (2006); Will Grayson ... | | 
| | NATIONAL Conversion-therapy bans, GetEQUAL folds, gay Trump backers
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee made it official: Conversion therapy is now banned in the state, Metro Weekly reported. Inslee signed into law a bill that bans the practice of conversion therapy on minors, and penalizes licensed ... | | 
| | WORLD Costa Rica election, couple attacked, transgender reporter
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
Polls opened on Easter Sunday for a vote on whether conservative Christian singer Fabricio Alvarado Munoz could capture Costa Rica's presidency—a result that would have marked a sharp turn from the current government's embrace of gay ... | |
| | Human First Gala to honor leaders advancing LGBTQ community, Jody Watley to perform
From a press release
CHICAGO, IL (April 03, 2018) — Center on Halsted is proud to announce that Grammy-Winning music legend Jody Watley is scheduled to perform live at the Center's gala on Saturday, April 21, 2018. IT TAKES OUR ... | |
| | Town Hall with students, teachers on gun violence April 15
From a Victory Gardens Theater press release
Chicago, IL— Victory Gardens Theater, in association with Natural Shocks National Project and HowlRound Theatre Commons, presents Town Hall: #NeverAgainChicago to discuss the call to action taking place across the nation by students and allies to ... | | 
| | Dart detainment case sees further developments
A class-action lawsuit was filed late Feb. 26 on behalf of people allegedly being unconstitutionally detained under Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart's review policy for defendants already cleared for release by Cook County bond court judges—and ... | |
| | Attny Gen'l Lisa Madigan among AGs suing to block census citizenship question
From a news release
Chicago — Attorney General Lisa Madigan, along with 17 other attorneys general, six cities and the bipartisan U.S. Conference of Mayors, today filed a lawsuit to block the federal administration from demanding citizenship information in the ... | |
| | League of Women Voters to Present 2018 State of the City Program April 25
From a press release
"A Tale of Two Cities: Bridging Chicago's Opportunity Divide" is the theme of the League of Women Voters of Chicago (LWV Chicago) annual State of the City luncheon and fundraiser on Wednesday, April 25, 11:00 a.m. ... | |
| | In Indonesia Four Arrested for Same-Sex Conduct, at Risk of Public Torture
From a Human Rights Watch news release
(Jakarta, April 3, 2018) — Indonesian authorities should immediately and unconditionally release four people detained in Aceh under a local ordinance that criminalizes same-sex conduct, Human Rights Watch said today. ... | |
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Illinois Holocaust Museum plans spring events
From a press release
Following are a range of the events happening at the Illinois Holocaust Museum this spring. See www.ilholocaustmuseum.org/event for more info or to purchase tickets. WHAT CAN A HOLOGRAM TELL YOU ABOUT THE HOLOCAUST? Experience the first ... | | 
| | PASSAGES South Side Help Center founder Betty L. Smith
South Side Help Center (SSHC) founder Betty L. Smith, 76, died March 6 at home from Alzheimer's disease complications and a long illness. Smith was born Feb. 5, 1942, in Sandhill, Mississippi and at her parent's ... | | 
| | Legacy LIVE event focuses on Haifa's LGBTQs, met with protest
The Legacy Project and the Center on Halsted (the Center) kicked off the 2018 season of their joint Legacy LIVE series with "When They Go Low, We Go Haifa," an exploration of Haifa Communities' House (HCH) ... | | 
| | Gary Chichester receives Damski Award
The 21st annual Jon-Henri Damski Award was presented to longtime gay activist Gary Chichester March 31 at Sidetrack bar, on what would have been Damski's 81st birthday. Damski was a longtime columnist in gay newspapers, including ... | |
| | Reports: SWAT teams respond following Boystown suicide threat
SWAT teams and other police personnel responded the late evening of March 30 and early morning of March 31 after a Lake View man threatened to harm himself in his apartment, according to multiple reports. Much ... | | 
| | Oleg Grachev on living in Russia and the U.S.
Ever since Oleg Grachev was 10 years old, he had a dream of working on Wall Street. He has fulfulled that dream as J.P. Morgan's new investment banking analyst. Grachev's journey to Wall Street began in ... | |
| | OutServe-SLDN, OUT Foundation Join Forces in support of LGBTQ servicemember and veteran health
From a press release
(WASHINGTON) March 29, 2018 — The nation's oldest and largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) military organization is proud to join forces with The OUT Foundation in production ... | |
| | Mayoral wager includes LGBT group
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel made a friendly wager with Ann Arbor, Michigan, Mayor Christopher Taylor on the outcome of the March 31 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Final Four matchup between Chicago's Loyola University and the University ... | |
| | Report Before Int'l Trans Day of Visibility Shows Need for Paid Family and Medical Leave
From a HRC press release
WASHINGTON — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, released a groundbreaking report ... | |
| | Fatal crash involves lesbian moms, several kids
In California, a fatal crash left several members of a family headed by lesbian mothers dead when the family SUV veered off a cliff on the Pacific Coast Highway. At least five members died, with authorities ... | | 
| | PrideFest Milwaukee Announces 2018 Headliners
From a press release
Milwaukee, WI - PrideFest Milwaukee welcomes the B-52s, Jussie Smollett, and Daya to the Miller Lite Main stage this June 8,9, and 10 on the Summerfest Grounds. This year, marks the third decade of Pride celebrations ... | |
| | Senior DOJ Official Diana Flynn Moves to Lambda Legal
From a Lambda Legal press release
(Washington, DC and New York City, March 29, 2018) — Lambda Legal announced today that it has hired Diana Flynn, the Chief of the Appellate Section of the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice, ... | | 
| | HIV study analyzes social media-based prevention strategies
Researchers from Cook County Health & Hospitals System (CCHHS) are investigating how social media can be used as a tool to prevent new HIV transmissions. The study, titled "Keeping it Lite: Exploring HIV Risk in Vulnerable ... |
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| | MOMBIAN Two new books show ways to include LGBTQ characters
Two new books—one for middle grades and one for young adults—show two different ways of incorporating LGBTQ characters and themes into a story. In Erica Perl's middle-grade novel All Three Stooges (Alfred A. Knopf) ... | | 
| | THEATER
'This Is Us' writer's drama covers intolerance, same-sex marriage
The Supreme Court is expected to rule this summer on whether a Colorado baker can legally refuse a gay couple's request for a wedding cake. Playwright Bekah Brunstetter wondered how the conflict would play out if ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW The Luckiest People
Playwright: Meridith Friedman At: Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport Ave. Tickets: 773-935-6875; AthenaeumTheatre.org; $22-$32. Runs through: April 29 The graying of American audiences comes in for a lot of handwringing ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW The Beauty Queen of Leenane
Written by Martin McDonagh At: Northlight Theatre 9501 Skokie Blvd, Skokie. Tickets: $30-$76. Runs through: April 22 Martin McDonagh's The Beauty Queen of Leenane is somewhat difficult to "like." It takes place in a rundown house ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW A Taste of Things to Come
Written by: Composers/lyricists Debra Barsha and Hollye Levin At: Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place, 175 E. Chestnut St. Tickets: $30-$75. Tickets: $30-$69. BroadwayinChicago.com . Runs through: April 29 In the second act of A Taste ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW hang
By Brian Kirst
Playwright: debbie tucker green At: Greenhouse Arts Center, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave. Tickets: GreenhouseTheater.org; $42.50-$52.50. Runs through: April 29 We live in a world where the worst truths of the lives of near-strangers are forever orbiting ... | | 
| | THEATER SPOTLIGHT on the Jackie Taylor Drama Series
The DuSable Museum of African American History and Black Ensemble Theater are combining forces to for the Jackie Taylor Drama Series, a series of staged readings curated by its namesake, BET's founding artistic director. The plays ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW Pretty Woman, The Musical
Written by Garry Marshall and J.F. Lawton, with songs by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance At: Oriental Theatre 24 W. Randolph St.; BroadwayInChicago.com. Tickets: $33-$125. Runs through: April 15 Within the first 10 minutes of the ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW How I Learned to Drive
Throughout the ages, love obsessive, forbidden and/or undying has been exalted in Romantic literature. Pity the man who pledges his heart to a damsel herself little more than a child, however. (Before you go "Eeew," remember ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW Smart People
At: Writers Theatre, 325 Tudor Court, Glencoe. Tickets: 847-242-6000; WritersTheatre.org; $35-$80. Runs through: June 10. Writers Theatre's production of Smart People is sleek, stylish and zinging with witty repartee ... | | 
| | THEATER
'Gentleman Caller' explores intersection of art, sexuality
Director Cody Estle and playwright Philip Dawkins laugh and vibe like old friends and frequent collaborators, finishing each other's sentences and feeding off of each other's energy. Their camaraderie bodes well for ... | |
| | 'Frederick Douglass Now' April 6 at NU
Frederick Douglass Now—a one-man show by award-winning writer/actor Roger Guenveur Smith—will take place Friday, April 6, at 7 p.m. in the Josephine Louis Theater, 20 Arts Circle Dr., on Northwestern University's Evanston ... | |
| | 'L'Imitation of Life' through May 6
Hell in a Handbag Productions will kick off its 2018 season with a revival of its 2013 hit L'Imitation of Life—a parody of the 1959 film Imitation of Life, about race, mothers and daughters. The production ... | |
| | 'Waa-Mu Show' May 4-13 at NU
The 87th annual Waa-Mu Show—Northwestern University's student-written and -orchestrated musical presented in collaboration with the Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts at Northwestern University—will take place May 4-13 ... | |
| | PFP's 'His Greatness' in Dublin in May; fundraisers planned
Pride Films and Plays' Chicago premiere production of Daniel MacIvor's His Greatness—inspired by a 'potentially true story' during the declining days of Tennessee Williams—will be performed at the 15th Annual ... | | 
| | Waithe on cover of Vanity Fair
Out actor/writer Lena Waithe—an Emmy-winning African-American who hails from Chicago and Evanston—is on the cover of the April issue of Vanity Fair. Described in the artilce as "on the butch side of queer but with delicate ... | |
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Ravinia season includes Diana Ross, Whoopi, Culture Club
This year's Ravinia Festival's schedule has been announced—and genres ranging from jazz to comedy to classical music to hip-hop will be part of the season. According to Ravinia's website, just a few of the highlights include ... | |
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Blues exhibit to open April 7 at CHM
People will be able to explore how blues music was electrified and amplified in Chicago in the immersive and interactive exhibition, "Amplified: Chicago Blues," that opens Saturday, April 7, at the Chicago History Museum, 1601 N. ... | |
| | 'Bolder Than Out' ball April 6
In Demand Entertainment (IDE) and Chicago State University (CSU) Student Government Association (SGA) will participate in the Coalition for Justice and Respect (CJR) Bolder Than Out (BTO) Conference: Bridging the ... | | 
| | BOOKS Shears' genius, musician on memoir 'Boys Keep Swinging'
These days, Jake Shears is busier than ever. In addition to starring as Charlie Price in Kinky Boots on Broadway, he has an upcoming album in the works, and also recently released the frank, sexy, and ... | | 
| | PERFORMANCE
'9 to 5' in the age of #MeToo: Firebrand runs problematic play
This is the era of #MeToo, Time's Up and many other "woke" movements that are changing the zeitgeist of the country, especially where women are concerned. Sexual harassment is no longer tolerated; women are, more and ... | |
| | THEATER REVIEW The Spitfire Grill
Playwright: Book, music and lyrics by James Valcq and Fred Alley At: Refuge Theater Project at the Windy City Cafe, 1062 W. Chicago Ave. Tickets: $30. Runs through: May 5 The location of the diner lending ... | | 
| | BENT NIGHTS Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Not long ago, a friend who is half my age (roughly 25) asked me, "When were the good old days?" By the current trickle of long-dormant bands hitting the road recently (Hall and Oates as well ... | | 
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SHOWBIZ Kelly Clarkson, Sam Smith, comic-book movies, 'Drag Race'
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
After a booted contestant on The Voice called Kelly Clarkson "small-minded" for comparing her to fellow gay artists, the coach had something to say, People.com noted. Contestant Molly Stevens, who is openly gay, revealed in a ... | | 
| | Julia Sweeney, Older and Wider at Second City April 24 - May 30, 2018
From a press release
Chicago, IL — The Second City announced today that SNL vet Julia Sweeney's one-woman show Julia Sweeney: Older and Wider will move to the theater's e.t.c. stage for a six-week run beginning April 24, 2018. Sweeney ... | | 
| | Superstars Reimagine Elton John's Biggest Hits, 'Revamp' out April 6
From a press release
Some of the world's biggest pop, rock and country artists are celebrating Elton John's most beloved and legendary catalogue of hits with the release of Revamp (Island Records) on April 6. The superstar lineup features artists ... | |
| | Studs Terkel Radio Archive of 5,600 programs opens to public May 16
From a press release
Chicago (March 7, 2018) — The Studs Terkel Radio Archive, one of the world's great spoken-word collections, consisting of more than 5,600 programs in various genres created at Terkel's hometown fine arts radio station WFMT in ... | |
| | Pride Films and Plays' His Greatness goes to International Dublin Gay Play Fest
Chicago - Pride Films and Plays' Chicago premiere production of Daniel MacIvor's HIS GREATNESS - inspired by a 'potentially true story' during the declining days of Tennessee Williams — will be performed at the 15th Annual ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW A Taste of Things to Come
By Barsha and Hollye Levin. At: Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place, 175 E. Chestnut St. Tickets: $30-$75. Tickets: $30-$69. BroadwayinChicago.com. Runs through: April 29 In the second act of A Taste of Things to Come, ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW Pretty Woman
Written by Garry Marshall and J.F. Lawton, with songs by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance At: Oriental Theatre, 24 W. Randolph St.; BroadwayInChicago.com Tickets: $33 Within the first 10 minutes of the new musical Pretty Woman, ... | |
| | Chicago's comedy scene includes LGBT performers and themes
From a press release
Chicago's funny bone is as long as the lakefront trails from Evanston to Hyde Park and beyond. Stand-up comics and improvisers from across the country flock to this area to be a part of the city's ... |
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| | VALUE TRAVEL Charlotte: Capital of the New South
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
Have you been to Charlotte, North Carolina, lately? It's reinvented itself again as claims itself to be the capital of the "New South." It is also know as the Queen City. The booming city is a ... | | 
| | STAYCATION REVIEW LondonHouse Chicago, fabulous-but with a caveat
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
LondonHouse Chicago (81 E. Upper Wacker Dr.; https://londonhousechicago.com/), part of Hilton's Curio Collection, is advertised as a luxury riverfront hotel. Windy City Times lets you know if this is a ... | | 
| | The Fairy Gardener
Didja go to the Chicago Flower & Garden Show at Navy Pier? Or Macy's Flower Show? If you went to the first, you could have heard our club's own Steve Meyer lecturing on "Palms for Tropical Flair for Home & Patio." ... | | 
| | DINING Baconfest, Root of All Evil drink, Cubs home-opener specials
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
—Baconfest Chicago—a walk-around tasting event featuring creative bacon dishes from local chefs—will take place April 6-7 at the UIC Forum, 725 W. Roosevelt Blvd. Since 2009, Baconfest has raised more ... | | 
| | Seeking out history: Jeans shorts mystery
The following curious email request made its way to Windy City Times, so we said we'd share it with our readers, in case anyone can uncover the true tale of these shorts: "I'm researching a story ... |
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