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| | LGBT Education bill passes Illinois Senate
The Illinois Senate passed the Inclusive Curriculum Bill—legislation calling for the inclusion of LGBT-related historical events and contributions in state classrooms—on May 2. The Senate passed the bill 34-18, with ... | | 
| | Cosby found guilty of assaulting lesbian
In Pennsylvania, a jury found Bill Cosby, 80, guilty of three counts of drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand, an out lesbian, in 1994. At the time, Constand was a Temple University employee he had mentored. ... | | 
| | Singer/actress Janelle Monae comes out as queer
Singer/actress Janelle Monae has come out as queer. "Being a queer black woman in America, someone who has been in relationships with both men and women—I consider myself to be a free-ass motherfucker," she told Rolling ... |
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| | NATIONAL Gus Kenworthy, Joy Reid, transgender troops
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
Following his refusal to attend the Winter Olympian visit at the White House, Gus Kenworthy announced he will attend the Democratic National Committee's (DNC's) annual LGBTQ gala as a "special guest" June 25 in New York ... | | 
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WORLD Iran trans assaults, legal action in Japan, Harry and Meghan
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
A shocking video showing the harassment and sexual assault of a group of trans women has shown how police at the scene stood by and did nothing to protect them in Iran, Gay Star News reported. ... | | 
| | LGBTQ moments happen at WE Day
WE Day is the world's largest youth-empowerment event, and Chicago's version (on April 25 at the Allstate Arena) featured a local youth star and an adult LGBTQ icon. In a short speech, Ava Santos-Volpe, the young ... | | 
| | 'Undocumented and Queer' features young activists
As if on cue, just as undocumented queer youth and activists in Chicago were wrapping up an event in the Chicago History Museum on April 24, a federal judge ruled that protections for Deferred Action for ... | |
| | Non-binary support group to meet May 23
Two nonbinary community members are facilitating a support group for adults who identify as nonbinary and is interested in attending a two-hour meeting every Wednesday for 10 weeks beginning May 23. The group will be held ... | |
| | Inaugural LGBTQIA roundtable June 14
The Illinois Diversity Council is partnering with the LGBT Chamber of Commerce to host its first-ever LGBTQIA roundtable aimed at creating awareness and advocacy for workplace equality. The event, "Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging: Advocating for LGBTQIA ... | | 
| | Safe Schools Alliance makes noise with variety-show fundraiser
Breaking the silence with loud celebration, the Illinois Safe Schools Alliance presented "Night of Noise: Celebrating the Past; Looking Toward the Future" at Uptown Underground on April 29. "We're excited that this is the second year ... | | 
| | THE AMAZON TRAIL The terlet
When I objected, starting around the age of four or five, to commercials on the radio, I had no idea what the future of marketing would hold for us all. Why, I asked, was "The Lone Ranger" interrupted to sell Silvercup ... | | 
| | Chicago Filmmakers cuts ribbon on new home
Chicago P.D. actor Jeff Rogers wears many hats, and he put another one to emcee Chicago Filmmaker's open house and ribbon-cutting on April 28 at 5720 N. Ridge Ave. Formerly a Chicago firehouse from 1928, the ... | |
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Bonnie Hunt to chair Mother's Day race
Award-winning actress and Chicagoan Bonnie Hunt has been named honorary race chair of Susan G. Komen Chicago's 21st Mother's Day Race for the Cure, which will return to Montrose Harbor on Sunday, May 13. Race for ... | | 
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Community airs census concerns to journalists
Although the 2020 census won't take place for another two years, the concern about its potential accuracy is starting early in Chicago. "We've had problems in the past and we don't want those to take place," ... | | 
| | SF Pride, SF Dykes on Bikes Mourn Passing of DOB Founding Member Soni S.H.S. Wolf
From a press release
San Francisco — The San Francisco Dykes on Bikes® Women's Motorcycle Contingent announces the death of Soni S.H.S. Wolf, a founding member of Dykes on Bikes and an inspiring mother of the movement for lesbian pride ... | | 
| | Chicago-based LGBTQ webseries set to launch
Award-winning writer, filmmaker, performer and producer Bea Cordelia and Jeff Award-nominated actor, singer, writer and curator Daniel Kyri's upcoming Chicago-based webseries, "the T," is the culmination of their desire to ... | | 
| | Courageous Conversations: What The L to talk lesbian spaces and leaders
From Center on Halsted
Even with the disappearance of lesbian bars in Chicago, lesbian spaces in Chicago are alive and thriving. Enjoy a candid conversation with those who have and are creating these spaces with Courageous Conversations: What The L, ... | |
| | Legendary HIV activist, writer Larry Kramer to speak at Conference on AIDS
From a NMAC press release
April 24, 2018 - NMAC has announced that legendary HIV activist and writer Larry Kramer will speak at the United States Conference on AIDS (USCA) on Sept. 7, 2018, in Orlando, FL. USCA will run from ... | |
| | New campaign brings trans people living with HIV into health care conversation
From a Transgender Law Center press release
(Oakland, CA) — Transgender Law Center's Positively Trans project today launched #ACApositive, a campaign to shift the conversation about health care and the Affordable Care Act towards a focus on ... | | 
| | Schakowsky's 'power lunch' showcases women politicians
A packed house of over 1,600 people gathered to hear San Juan, Puerto Rico Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz and Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams give keynote addresses at Rep. Jan Schakowsky's 17th annual "Ultimate Women's ... | | 
| | Hundreds at Howard Brown fundraiser, ChiQ kicks off with sold out event
Howard Brown Health presented ChiQ, a benefit aimed at raising funds for healthcare and wellness in the LGBTQ community, April 28 at the South Shore Cultural Center. The event, which has evolved from the original 1990s ... | |
| | Free 10-Week nonbinary support group launches on May 23 in South Loop
Chicago, IL, April 26, 2018 — Two nonbinary community members are facilitating a support group for anybody 18+ who identities as nonbinary and is interested in attending a two-hour meeting every Wednesday for 10 weeks. The ... | | 
| | PASSAGES William Lloyd Barber
William Lloyd Barber, 74, educator, native of Raleigh, NC, formerly of Chicago's Gold Coast Neighborhood, passed away April 20th 2018. After graduating from East Carolina University, Lloyd served in the US Air Force during the Vietnam ... | | 
| | Village of Homewood gets creative in reaching out
The Village of Homewood has launched a new marketing campaign that asks Chicago to "Think Homewood" if they are considering a move. The campaign focuses efforts on commuters and residents on the near south, west and ... |
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| | Film festivals kick off Chicago's spring
Two diverse film festivals kicked off spring in Chicago over the weekend of April 20. On April 20-22, the Define American Film Festival retuned for a third year of programming at Venue SIX10. Since its beginnings,
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| | SHOWBIZ 'Tales of the City,' Kehlani, Bradley Cooper, Cosby fallout
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
Netflix has ordered a 10-episode limited series revival of Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City, and production is expected to start later this year for a 2019 premiere, Deadline reported. Laura Linney and Olympia Dukakis will ... | |
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'SpongeBob,' 'Mean Girls' lead Tony nods
The Tony nominations for the 2017-18 season were announced May 1—and SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical and Mean Girls led the way with 12 nods each. Angels in America got 11 nods, edging the almost six-hour-long Harry ... | | 
| | 'Queer Visibility' project kicks off
While the rallying cry "We're here! We're queer! Get used to it" has been in currency at protests since at least the early '90s, that degree of openness hasn't been available to everyone in the LGBTQ ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW Jesus Christ Superstar
Playwright: Andrew Lloyd Webber (music); Tim Rice (lyrics) At: Lyric Opera of Chicago, 20 N. Wacker Dr. Tickets: 312-827-5600; LyricOpera.org; $49-$219. Runs through: May 20 Lyric Opera closes its season with the ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW Memphis
Playwright: Music and lyrics by David Bryan, book and lyrics by Joe DiPietro. At: Porchlight Musical Theater at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn St. Tickets: $33-$60; RuthPage.org. Runs through: June 10 ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW The Explorers Club
Written by: Nell Benjamin. At: Citadel Theatre, 300 S. Waukegan Rd., Lake Forest. Tickets: $40. Runs through: May 27 If you are looking for political correctness, you might skip Citadel Theatre's new production of Nell Benjamin's ... | |
| | CRITICS' PICKS
South Pacific, Drury Lane Oakbrook, through June 17. Superior musical values and a stellar cast lift this new production beyond "old warhorse" status. Regrettably, the messages of South Pacific about race and bullies remain as pertinent ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW Striking Out (A Gay Baseball Musical)
Authors: Ryan Ford & Adam Levin. At: The Annoyance Theatre, 851 W. Belmont Ave. Tickets: 773-697-9693 or TheAnnoyance.com; $15-20. Runs through: June 16 Sometimes holding a show under a critical microscope has no value; it feels ... | | 
| | THEATER SPOTLIGHT The Gentleman Caller
Here's the short version: If Philip Dawkins writes a new play, you want to see it. The longer version: The gay Chicago playwright (Charm, Le Switch) has penned The Gentleman Caller, an emotionally evocative exploration of ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW The Madres
Playwright: Stephanie Alison Walker. At: Teatro Vista at the Biograph, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave. Tickets: $20-$45; https://www.teatrovista.org. Runs through: May 27 Don't be fooled by the convivial chat of the priest making a friendly visit to ... | |
| | New Armatrading CD out May 18; tour dates announced
Singer Joan Armatrading's new studio album Not Too Far Away, will be out on BMG on Friday, May 18. This is her 21st album. Tracks include "Loving What You Hate," "Still Waters," "Always in My Dreams," ... | |
| | Wonka Ball on May 11 at MBC
About Face Theatre's annual gala, Wonka Ball (theme "Saturday Night Live: The Experience!") will take place Friday, May 11, at 8 p.m. (VIP cocktailreception 7 p.m.) at the Museum of Broadcast Communications, 360 N. State St. ... | | 
| | BOOK REVIEW Tomorrow Will Be Different
By Sarah McBride. $26; Crown Archetype; 288 pages Sometimes a person's private journey fortuitously intersects with a public ferment, and quite spontaneously both a movement and a leader are born. This seems to be what happened ... | | 
| | BOOKS Gore's new tale a bewitching spin on fiction
Those who are unfamiliar with the writer Ariel Gore might think it defies all logic that she launched a stellar career from a self-published zine. Those same people might also be skeptical that someone who initially ... | | 
| | 10th annual Larry Sloan Awards exceeds fundraising goal
From a press release
On April 9, 2018 at Goodman Theatre, theatre professionals, cabaret lovers and supporters of Season of Concern noshed on h'ordeuvres, sipped on signature cocktails, tried their luck at winning over $10,000 worth of raffle prizes, enjoyed ... | | 
| | NUNN ON ONE: TELEVISION Mishel Prada of 'Vida' on boundary-pushing show
Starz series Vida is breaking down borders with its depiction of the LGBT community. Based on the book Pour Vida by Richard Villegas Jr., this is a half-hour original story about two Mexican-American sisters, Emma and ... | |
| | About Face Theatre to premiere Bull in a China Shop
From a press release
CHICAGO (April 26, 2018) — About Face Theatre is pleased to present the Midwest premiere of Bryna Turner's comedy BULL IN A CHINA SHOP, based on the true story of revolutionary academics and lovers Mary Woolley ... |
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| | The fairy gardener
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
This is probably the third time I've started a column with "What strange weather." In these last days of April, my yard's bulbs are still catching up: the squill are fully in bloom (note: plant more), ... | | 
| | DINING The Optima opens, Derby and Cinco de Mayo, WingFest
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
—The Optima (from the Arizona-based restaurant group Glass Half Full) was slated to open April 30 at 1252 N. Wells St. A press release says that the "4,000-square-foot space [with a first floor and mezzanine] is ... | | 
| | VALUE TRAVEL Wisconsin weekend a breeze
A weekend in Wisconsin is a breeze from Chicago. With six round trips daily, the journey to Milwaukee from Chicago takes just 90 minutes on Amtrak. The new Intermodal station takes one within walking distance to ... | | 
| | IN THE LIFE Jonathan Zeng
Life is shaped by experiences—and it's a unique set of occurrences that has led Jonathan Zeng to his upcoming Chicago concert, "Songs That Speak." Zeng, who studied operatic performance and who has performed throughout the country, ... | | 
| | Mental-health advocate talks ONE Northside, upcoming convention
Sam Wickham has been advocating for mental health justice for many years and is slated to speak at this year's Organization Neighborhoods for Equality: Northside's (ONE Northside) free convention, "Community Power, Community ... | | 
| | Andersonville Wine Walk May 20
From a press release
CHICAGO (April 27, 2018): In its 12th year, the Andersonville Wine Walk will once again invite guests to walk, sip, and shop their way through the commercial district on Sunday, May 20 from 3-6PM, but this ... |
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