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| | Blake's Hard Cider rolls out new beverage to benefit HRC
From a press release
ARMADA, Mich., April 10, 2018 — Blake's Hard Cider, the largest craft hard cider brand in the Midwest, is introducing an inspired beverage concept that is equal parts refreshing and meaningful — with a sizable portion ... | | 
| | Lambda Legal's Bon Foster on April 19
Lambda Legal will hold its annual Bon Foster event on Thursday, April 19, 6-10 p.m., at Morgan Manufacturing, 401 N. Morgan St. The Bon Foster Celebration is named in honor of the man whose legacy was ... | | 
| | Guzzardi files bill expanding employment protections
State Rep. Will Guzzardi (D-Chicago) has filed new legislation that expands state employment protections to individuals working for smaller firms. While Illinois has fairly robust employment anti-discrimination laws, those protections ... | | 
| | Curriculum work, ERA among EI agenda items
An inclusive public schools curriculum, an expansion of employment protections, the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) and the state budget are among the issues that LGBT-rights organization Equality Illinois has on its radar as the Illinois General ... | | 
| | Gay Asian actor Lee Doud speaks on anti-Asian bias
Racial bias fails to surprise Asian-American actor Lee Doud. Speaking with professor Mark Martell in front of a small crowd at the University of Illinois at Chicago's (UIC's) Richard J. Daley Library at an event Martell ... | |
| | 'On the Table' to return May 8
The Chicago Community Trust announced the return of its annual region-wide civic engagement initiative On the Table on Tuesday, May 8. Over the past four years, On the Table has provided an annual forum for tens ... | |
| | LGBTs to be excluded from 2020 Census
A draft of the 2020 U.S. Census has been released—and it shows that questions regarding sexual orientation and gender identity have been removed. The U.S. Census Bureau, part of the Department of Commerce, has to issue ... | |
| | 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 ... | |
| | Storytelling class for women of color
Feminine Comique (Fem Com) is a Chicago-based class that provides opportunities for cisgender and transgender women of color to use comedy to share and convey their unique stories in an all-female supported environment: CDPH and FemCom ... | | 
| | Community, activists meet with AG's staff on policing issues
Representatives from Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan's office met April 6 with advocates, service providers and community members to discuss difficulties between some LGBT Chicagoans and the Chicago Police Department ... | | 
| | Advocate recounts challenges facing women with HIV
Even as technology to prevent and treat HIV infections improves, obstacles continue to impede efforts by providers and advocates to assist women living with HIV. One such organization committed to facing those obstacles however, is Oakland, ... | | 
| | Pulse nightclub owner speaks about onePULSE Foundation
"Within a few weeks I knew I'd be doing something," Barbara Poma said over the telephone. That something is onePULSE Foundation. Poma was the owner of Pulse, the Orlando, Florida, gay nightclub when on June 12, ... | | 
| | Ex-Houston mayor at EI Pride Brunch June 3
As part of LGBTQ Pride Month, Equality Illinois will host a Pride Brunch on Sunday, June 3, with an appearance by Annise Parker, the former mayor of Houston and the first out mayor of a major ... | | 
| | $2.5 million raised at Holocaust museum dinner
The Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center recently hosted its signature event: the annual Humanitarian Awards Dinner. More than $2.5 million was raised to support the educational mission of the Museum. Former Great Britain/Northern Ireland Prime ... | | 
| | MLK's assassination reminds nation of gun violence
The 50th anniversary of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination is, sadly, a searing reminder of unaddressed gun violence in the United States. And, because gun violence has gone unaddressed for half a century, ... | |
| | Town hall examines Latinx issues
Association of Latinos/as Motivating Action (ALMA) Chicago and Equality Illinois sponsored a town hall meeting between community members, advocates and elected officials to discuss issues pertinent to the Latinx community ... | |
| | Belmont Rocks lecture at Columbia April 19
Local scholar/historian Owen Keehnen will join Carmelo Esterrich, an associate professor at Columbia College, to discuss LGBTQ life at the Belmont Rocks. The lecture will take place at Columbia College, 624 S. Michigan Ave., room 301, ... | |
| | Men Having Babies confab April 14-15
The international nonprofit Men Having Babies (MHB) is once again teaming with Chicago's Center on Halsted to hold a conference at the facility at 3656 N. Halsted St. on April 14-15. The event will take place ... | |
| | #NeverAgainChicago town hall April 15
The #NeverAgainChicago town hall—in which attendees will openly discuss the call to action taking place across the nation by students and allies to end gun violence—will take place at Victory Gardens Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave., ... | |
| | 30 Under 30 Award nominations due April 13
Windy City Times is seeking to recognize 30 more outstanding LGBT individuals (and allies) for its annual 30 Under 30 Awards. The ceremony will take pace Wed, June 20. There will be a 5:30 p.m. reception, ... | |
| | 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 ... | | 
| | NATIONAL Anchorage vote, eighth trans murder, Grindr apology
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
Results in Anchorage's local election showed a majority of voters rejecting a contentious ballot initiative to regulate restrooms, locker rooms and "intimate facilities" by sex at birth instead of gender identity, after what was one of ... | | 
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WORLD Chechen persecution, trans chef, teen attacker
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
A leading Russian LGBT-rights group has said that more than 100 gay and bisexual Chechen men and women have fled the country to escape persecution based on their sexual orientation in the past year, The Moscow ... | | 
| | TPAN Welcomes Christopher Clark as New CEO
From a press release
Chicago, IL (April 10, 2018) — TPAN announces today that it has hired Christopher Clark to serve as the organization's Chief Executive Officer. Clark will begin on April 30, 2018. Clark joins TPAN following more than ... | |
| | HRC Releases New Guide for HIV Prevention, Treatment, Care on Campuses
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 new comprehensive ... | | 
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New Equal Rights Amendment Coloring Book educates on women's rights laws
From a American Association of University Women press release
Copies of Equal: An Activity Book were hand-delivered to each member of the Illinois General Assembly on Equal Pay Day (April 10). In a letter, Sallie Miller, Illinois President of the American Association of University Women ... | | 
| | National LGBTQ Task Force names Andy Garcia new Director of Creating Change
From a National LGBTQ Task Force press release
WASHINGTON-DC: The Creating Change Conference is being placed in the experienced hands of Andy Garcia, ensuring it is on track for a powerful 31st convening in Detroit, 2019. On April 10, the National LGBTQ Task Force ... | |
| | ERA Illinois coalition to lobby Illinois State Capitol April 10
From a press release
Members of the ERA Illinois (eraillinois.org) coalition will come to Springfield to lobby legislators on behalf of ratification of the ERA. The ERA Illinois coalition is made up of groups across Illinois that support gender equality ... | |
| | Equality Illinois Urges State Legislators to Ratify the Equal Rights Amendment
From a news release
Statement from Brian C. Johnson, CEO of Equality Illinois, the state's civil rights organization for LGBTQ people: As the General Assembly returns to Springfield this week and as citizen advocates plan to engage legislators on Tuesday ... | |
| | New Data Analysis Casts Doubt on Pentagon Claims about Unfitness of Transgender Troops
From a What We Know Project news release
Ithaca, NY - A new analysis conducted by researchers at the What We Know Project, an initiative of Cornell University's Center for the Study of Inequality, reviewed more than twenty-five years of scholarship on transgender mental ... | |
| | Anchorage Voters Reject Discriminatory Proposition 1
From a HRC press release
WASHINGTON — The Human Rights Campaign celebrated an election victory in Anchorage, Alaska where voters soundly rejected Proposition 1 — a dangerous ballot measure that sought to eliminate existing municipal ... | |
| | Rally and Speak-out Against Confederate Monument April 7
This Saturday, April 7, from 3-4 PM, there will be a community speak-out outside of Oak Woods Cemetery, at 71st and Cottage Grove. Within Oak Woods Cemetery there is a 46 foot tall statue commemorating the ... | |
| | Women's Group on Ouster of Williamson from Atlantic
From a press release
In response to the news that The Atlantic fired Kevin Williamson as a columnist for the magazine's new ideas section, Nita Chaudhary, Co-founder of UltraViolet, a leading national women's group, issued the ... | |
| | PASSAGES Daniel Joseph Howard
Daniel Joseph Howard, 53, born in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, grew up in Detroit, and lived the last 18 years in Chicago, passed away Easter Sunday, April 1, 2018, in Chicago. Beloved son of the late Francis ... | |
| | Old Town School of Folk Music gets $300,000 "Getting to Know Europe" grant
From a press release
(April 5, 2018) —The Old Town School of Folk Music announced today it has received one of the largest grants in its history; a two-year "Getting to Know Europe" (GTKE) grant totaling €247,407 (approx. $300,000) funded ... |
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| | THEATER Being an extra in 'An Enemy of the People'
Forty of us troop single file down the hallway and two flights of stairs. We pass the prop construction shop with a plaque quoting A Midsummer Night's Dream, several all-gender restrooms and bulletin boards with headshots
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| | Queer dance series through June 17
"Queer Dance Connection: A Workshop Series," with Celia Calder presenting, will take place April 15, May 20 and June 17, 3-5 p.m., at Links Hall, 3111 N. Western Ave. This beginner-friendly movement workshop series for people ... | | 
| | NUNN ON ONE: TELEVISION Gay superhero Surge flies onto small screen
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
Cinema's first out gay superhero Surge is flying onto the small screen, thanks to creator Vincent J. Roth. Surge of Power: Revenge of the Sequel follows the story of Surge battling the Metal Master in Big ... | | 
| | 'Bolder Than Out' features variety show, panel discussion
As a part of the Coalition for Justice and Respect (CJR) sixth annual Bolder Than Out (BTO) conference, "Kitchen Table Action," Chicago State University's (CSU) Student Government Association (SGA) and ... | | 
| | THEATER
'The Cake' a very 'personal play' for lesbian director
When director Lauren Shouse came out years ago, one of the people she told was her oldest, closest friend. "At first, she was OK with it," Shouse recalled. "Then she told me she had talked to ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW Gaslight District
Playwright: the Cast At: The Second City e.t.c. (sic), 230 W. North Ave. Tickets: 312-337-3992; SecondCity.com; from $21. Runs through: Open run Shakespeare called them soliloquies, when actors stepped away from their surroundings to reveal their ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW Down the Rocky Road and All the Way to Bedlam
Playwright: D. Matthew Beyer At: Otherworld Theatre at Nox Arca Studio, Suite 405 at 4001 N. Ravenswood Ave. Tickets: Pay-what-you-can (suggested price: $20). Runs through: May 13 Whether exemplifying the technological utopias of the 1890s, the ... | | 
| | Theater Spotlight
Neil Tobin's exegesis on death (and what happens to you next) is a fine way to celebrate the season of rebirth. The 60-minute Necromancer takes place in Rosehill Cemetery's May Chapel. Tobin's no sham spiritualist or ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW The Wolf at the End of the Block
Playwright: Ike Holter At: 16th Street Theater, 6420 16th St., Berwyn. Tickets: $18-$22; 16thstreettheater.org . Runs through: May 5 Ike Holter's The Wolf at the End of the Block comes suffused with a palpable sense of ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW The Gentleman Caller
By Brian Kirst
Playwright: Phillip Dawkins At: Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark St. Tickets: RavenTheatre.com; $38-$46. Runs through: May 27 Last year, American Theater Company delivered a powerful, experimental look at William Inge's ... | |
| | THEATER REVIEW Birdland
Playwright: Simon Stephens At: Steep Theatre, 1115 W. Berwyn St. Tickets: 773-649-3186; SteepTheatre.com; $10-$38. Runs through: May 12 What Todd Rundgren memorably termed "the ever popular tortured artist effect" is on full display at Steep Theatre ... | |
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'Cornerstone' at ArtSpace 8 in April
Chicago non-profit theater company Nothing Without a Company has announced the location and cast of its next show, Cornerstone. The production will take place at ArtSpace 8, 900 N. Michigan Ave., third level. The show will ... | |
| | 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 ... | |
| | 'The Roommate' June 21-Aug. 5
Steppenwolf Theatre Company will present the Chicago premiere production of The Roommate, by Jen Silverman and directed by Tony Award winner Phylicia Rashad. The Roommate begins previews June 21, and the production runs through Aug. 5 ... | | 
| | Ex-Focus on the Family daughter refocuses her life mission
In her authentically jarring memoir Refocusing My Family: Coming Out, Being Cast Out, and Discovering the True Love of God, author and activist Amber Cantorna rips the mask off the anti-LGBTQ evangelical ministry Focus on the ... | | 
| | MUSIC Cellist Seth Parker Woods discusses gay composer Julius Eastman
Seth Parker Woods is on a first-name basis with Julius Eastman. When talking with the cellist about working with the music of Eastman, the minimalist composer who died in 1990 after years of addiction, he abandons ... | | 
| | THEATER 'Tchaikovsky' delves into gay composer's symphonies, struggles
When would-be patrons from Russia approached pianist and composer Hershey Felder about performing a musical biography of Peter Tchaikovsky in the Russian-born maestro's homeland, Felder turned them down flat. "If I told Tchaikovsky's story ... | | 
| | NUNN ON ONE MUSIC Rick Astley, '80s icon talks touring, gay fan base, Boy George
English singer Rick Astley broke out with the 1987 song "Never Gonna Give You Up" and after several hit songs later retired in 1993 before a comeback in 2007. Thanks to rickrolling he became an internet ... | | 
| | SHOWBIZ Ryan Murphy, 'Universal Love,' Jay Z, Imagine Dragons
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
While discussing the theme of the next American Crime Story with The Hollywood Reporter, Ryan Murphy let slip a development in the cast of American Horror Story, according to Queerty. The Hollywood Reporter stated, "When it ... | |
| | LGBTQ documentary film programs to held on April 16 and 17
From a Pride Films and Plays press release
Chicago, IL - The full-length feature THE LAST GOSPEL OF THE PAGAN BABIES — a documentary about a 150 year old, gender-bending, sexual outlaw community in the American south — will be screened on Monday, April ... | | 
| | Pride Films and Plays 2018-19 season to feature Southern Comfort, Trevor
From a press release
For 2018-19, its second full season in its home at the two-stage Pride Arts Center, Pride Films and Plays will expand to a five-show season, up from the four-show schedule of 2017-18. Artistic Director Nelson A. ... | | 
| | THEATER 'A Blue Island in the Red Sea' tackles Chicago's racist history
Extended for the online edition of Windy City Times
Here's a piece of rarely taught Chicago history: Wrigley Field was built by one of the nation's foremost Ku Klux Klan (KKK) members. Charles Weeghman built the field and named it after himself, opening it for ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW L'Imitation of Life
Playwright: Ricky Graham with Running with Scissors, adapted from the film Imitation of Life At: Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont Ave. Tickets: 773-327-5252; HandbagProductions.org; $29-$34. Runs through: May 6 Douglas Sirk's storied run of lush cinematic ... | | 
| | Comics Expo attracts tens of thousands to Chicago
The cosplay and fan favorites were ever-present at the jam-packed Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo, C2E2, April 6-8 at McCormick Place. Among the tens of thousands were many creative characters, plus the expected Star Wars, Wonder ... | |
| | Springfield Pridefest Club LaCage Drag Show
Springfield, IL, April 2, 2018— On Saturday, April 28, 2018 the Phoenix Center will present Springfield Pridefest Club LaCage Drag Show at the Hoogland Center for the Arts, Theatre III. This event is chaired by the ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW The Rosenkranz Mysteries: Physician Magician
Playwright: Eugene Burger, Jessica Fisch & Ricardo Rosenkranz At: Opus Magica Music at the Royal George Theatre, 1641 N. Halsted St. Tickets: $50-$75. Runs through: May 6 If the notion of a physician who professes to ... |
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| | Five Worth Finding, books, Phluid Project, restaurants
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
—Given Up for You: In this honest memoir from University of Wisconsin Press, Erin O. White shares her hunger for love—both religious and secular. A lesbian, she spent time with her girlfriend and in Catholic confirmation ... | | 
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DINING Sushi-san's lunch, Chicago Gourmet, Tax Day specials
—River North spot Sushi-san, 63 W. Grand Ave., is now open for lunch. Sushi-san offers two fixed-priced lunch specials in addition to the full menu: the build-your-lunch option Express #1 ($16) and the OH-MY-KAZE ($22; three ... | |
| | Olympic Figure Skaters, including Adam Rippon, at AllState Arena April 29
From a press release
(Rosemont, IL) — Adam Rippon will be among Olympic figure skaters appearing with the Stars on Ice Tour at AllState Arena on April 29. Every four years, the Winter Olympics give us a chance to revel ... |
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