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| | Chuck Renslow street dedication May 19
A portion of Clark Street near some of the many businesses owned by gay activist Chuck Renslow will be given an honorary dedication in his name Saturday, May 19, 4 p.m., 5025 N. Clark. The City ... | | 
| | Reports: Lightfoot steps down from Police Board
Lori Lightfoot, who has for three years headed up the Chicago Police Board, resigned from the Board on May 7 in what many insiders believe is a preliminary step towards a mayoral run. If she does ... | |
| | Fired Rockford-area lesbian files EEOC complaint
A Winnebago County resident has filed a complaint with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against her former employer on the grounds that she was fired for being a lesbian. Brooke Berentes, who lives in Machesney ... | |
| | Man who threatened Boystown shooting captured
Shane Sleeper, who was mistakenly released by authorities even after a litany of charges, including terrorism and hate crime charges, were issued by Cook County prosecutors earlier this week, was apprehended the afternoon of May 3 ... | |
| | Man who threatened Boystown shooting mistakenly released
A man who this past winter was jailed after threatening violence against patrons and staff of a Boystown bar has been mistakenly released from Cook County Jail. The release was first reported May 2 on the ... |
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| | Gay man severely injured in attack/robbery
A Chicago resident sustained multiple injuries after a severe beating and robbery the evening of March 23. Glenn Collins, who is gay, had just left work at 9 p.m. at Tuley Park, 501 E. 90th Pl., ... | | 
| | PASSAGES Community activist Bruce Barnes dies
Community activist Bruce Barnes Jr. died April 4 at home due to complications from HIV and cancer. He was 62. Barnes was born April 29, 1955, in Chicago. His family soon moved to Antioch, Illinois and ... | | 
| | Robert Wrasse leading charge for installing young LGBT politicians
Growing up in the suburbs of Detroit, Robert Wrasse recalled seeing a lot of anti-marriage-equality bumper stickers reading "One Man One Woman" when talking with Windy City Times recently. Wrasse began to clue in to his ... | |
| | Hate-crimes summit at Center on May 10
The Matthew Shepard Foundation is joining forces with the Center on Halsted for a hate-crimes summit and community reception, taking place Thursday, May 10, at 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (the summit) and 6:30-8 p.m. (the reception) at ... | |
| | CSGS LGBTQ talk series concludes May 17
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. The series concludes Thursday, May ... | | 
| | Out & Equal holds Citywide Pride kickoff
The Chicagoland Out & Equal's May 1 Citywide Pride Kickoff at the offices of the global law firm Jenner & Block was both a beginning and a goodbye, as outgoing local Out & Equal Chairman Jim Huberty was thanked for his ... | |
| | European activist in town May 12-14
European LGBTQ-rights activist Kevin Ovenden will be in Chicago May 12-14 for two appearances. On Saturday, May 12, Ovenden will speak at "The Rise of the Far Right in Europe, and the Left's Responses" at 2:30 ... | |
| | Springfield Pridefest taking place May 19
On Saturday, May 19, the eighth annual Springfield Pridefest celebration will take place downtown on Capital Avenue, between 4th and 6th streets, from noon to 10 p.m. This year's theme is "No H8. No Labels." The ... | | 
| | ELECTIONS 2018
Morrison officially wins, gears up for Pride Month campaign event
Openly gay community organizer Kevin B. Morrison will face off against incumbent Republican 15th District Cook County Board Commissioner Timothy Schneider in the general election on Nov. 6. Schneider, an ally of Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner, ... | |
| | HRC work report looks at LGBTQ people of color
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC) and the National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA) released a new report underscoring the need for inclusive ... | | 
| | MOMBIAN Of marriage and parenting
My spouse, Helen, and I recently celebrated our 25th anniversary (though our time as legal spouses is obviously shorter). Reaching a quarter-century together—just about half of my life—feels significant in ... | |
| | 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 cocktail reception 7 p.m.) at the Museum of Broadcast Communications, 360 N. State ... | |
| | WMG 26th-anniv. gala May 11
Woman Made Gallery (WMG) will hold its 26thanniversary gala Friday, May 11, 6:30-9:30 p.m., at Lacuna's Reverie Gallerie, 2150 S. Canalport Ave. There will be a cash bar, a silent auction, a three-prize raffle and musical ... | |
| | Studs Terkel Radio Archive to launch
The Studs Terkel Radio Archive (STRA)—consisting of more than 5,600 programs in various genres created at Terkel's hometown fine arts radio station WFMT in Chicago between 1952 and 1997—will become available to the general public on ... | | 
| | NATIONAL Trans protections, Dykes on Bikes death, leather district
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
The New Hampshire state Senate passed a bill that would create legal protections for transgender people in the state, New Hampshire Public Radio reported. The bill—which earlier passed in the House, and in the Senate by ... | | 
| | WORLD India's Section 377, Stonewall charity, Andy Cohen
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
In its ongoing deliberations over whether to repeal Section 377 of the India's penal code, the country's Supreme Court asked the Indian government to explain its stand on consensual sexual relations between same-sex adults, Gay Star ... | | 
| | 'The Tea' debuts at the Center
On April 29, the Center on Halsted presented the first installment of The Tea, a panel discussion in a talk-show format. Lucky Stiff and Trannika Rex moderated the event, which featured guests Bambi Banks and Alexis ... | |
| | Jeanne Thornton, Mecca J. Sullivan earn Markowitz Award for Emerging LGBTQ Writers
From a Lambda Literary press release
Los Angeles, CA - Lambda Literary, the nation's leading national nonprofit organization promoting LGBTQ literature, is pleased to announce that Jeanne Thornton and Mecca Jamilah Sullivan have been named winners of the 2018 Judith A. Markowitz ... | |
| | 29th annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York includes groundbreaking speeches
Videos below. From a press release
New York, NY, Monday, May 7, 2018 — GLAAD, the world's largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, honored Ava DuVernay, Samira Wiley, and outstanding LGBTQ images in film and television at the 29th Annual GLAAD Media Awards ... | |
| | Weather Channel to offer chance for kids
The Weather Channel, in partnership with Lands' End, has launched their Mini Meteorologist Contest. From now through May 21, kids between 6 and 16 are encouraged to submit an essay describing their love of science and ... | |
| | Do Black Lives Really Matter? Panel and show
Chicago artist and activist H.L. Anderson is hosting "Spare the Rod: Do Black Lives Really Matter?," a two-part event that uses found materials to evoke memory, dialogue and provide resources for communities to consider alternative methods ... | | 
| | GUEST COLUMN Steppenwolf's Multi-Cultural Fellows lead in minority artist alliances
We've all seen them: Those shows where a sole person of color stands out in an ensemble sea of white. For artists, being the "only one" of a kind in any given production can be a lonely experience. It also means ... | | 
| | Peach Party takes off at Ace Hotel
Peach Party's Elements series launch, "Air," was packed to capacity on the night of April 28. Although primarily geared toward queer women, with bartenders pouring Tito's Vodka—$5 from every drink went to Howard Brown—and people of ... | | 
| | Andersonville's newest LGBT bar, Meeting House Tavern, set to open
When business and life partners Mark Robertson and Mike Sullivan decided to open an LGBT-specific bar, Meeting House Tavern (Meeting House), they chose the Andersonville neighborhood because of their long history as business owners in the ... | |
| | New Report on LGBTQ Poverty Shows Need for More Resources and Research
From a news release
Washington, D.C.—As the Trump administration works to undermine the historic progress made toward full LGBTQ equality, a new report highlights a harsh reality: LGBTQ people are more likely than their peers to live in poverty. The ... | |
| | Crunch Fitness Gym Sued for Denying Transgender Woman's Use of Women's Locker Room
From a news release
SAN DIEGO — The ACLU Foundation of Southern California; ACLU Foundation of San Diego and Imperial Counties; and law firm Nixon Peabody LLP today moved to join a state lawsuit on behalf of Christynne Wood, a ... |
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| | ThroatPunch premieres May 8 through June 3
From a news release
2017 Northwestern Graduate and Chicago playwright Sharon Krome presents the World Premiere of her play, ThroatPunch in association with Nothing Without a Company, running from May 8th to June 3rd. The production will be held at ... | |
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'What the L' panel discussion May 11
Center on Halsted's Courageous Conversations series continues Friday, May 11, 6-9 p.m., with "What the L: Meet the Faces Behind the Spaces." Even with the disappearance of lesbian bars in Chicago, lesbian spaces in Chicago are ... | | 
| | THEATER
Fasten seat belts, Jessica Sherr returns in Bette Davis solo show
The editor who asked for a feature story showcasing the cast's "pre-eminent dragsters" may have been forgiven guessing Bette Davis Ain't For Sissies to be a cross-dressing camp comedy instead of a solo show written, directed ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW Birds of a Feather
By Brian Kirst
Playwright: Marc Acito At: Greenhouse Theater Center at Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave. Tickets: $35-$45; GreenhouseTheater.org; 773-404-7336. Runs through: June 17 In Birds of a Feather, the audience witnesses a ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW To Catch a Fish
Playwright: Brett Neveu At: Timeline Theatre at Baird Hall, 615 W. Wellington Ave. Tickets: $40-$54; TimeLineTheatre.com; 773-281-8463. Runs through: July 1 If this scenario weren't almost all true, you'd think David Mamet ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW Buddy
Playwright: Alan James and multiple composers/lyricists At: American Blues Theatre at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont Ave. Tickets: 773-325-5252; AmericanBluesTheater.com; $19-$49. Runs through: May 26 (extension likely) Conspiracy theorists are ... | |
| | CRITICS' PICKS
Gaslight District, The Second City e.t.c., open run. The 42nd revue at The Second City's "junior" stage waxes sardonic about Trump, improvises a song, cleverly incorporates an audience member and ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW Macbeth
Playwright: William Shakespeare, adapted by Joseph Teller and Aaron Posner At: The Yard at Shakespeare, 800 E. Grand Ave. (Navy Pier). Tickets: 312-595-5600 or ChicagoShakes.com; $48-$88. Runs through: June 24. In the words of Macbeth's ... | | 
| | THEATER SPOTLIGHT on How to Use a Knife
Soul-crushing labor, intolerable co-workers, hour-long shifts that feel like days. We've all been there, no? Playwright Will Snider digs into the unlikely evolution of restaurant employees in the (wait for it) sharp-edged comedy How to Use ... | | 
| | THEATER Raven heats up with 'Suddenly Last Summer'
For iconic gay playwright Tennessee Williams, love was never about hearts and flowers. The passions that fuel his mighty body of work (A Streetcar Named Desire, The Glass Menagerie, Cat on a Hot Tin roof) are ... | | 
| | NUNN ON ONE TV Transgender actor Marquise Vilson talks pivotal 'SVU' episode
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit recently introduced a storyline surrounding transgender people serving in the military. Titled "Service," the episode involved a trial about an escort who is allegedly raped in a hotel room. One ... | |
| | Comedy Prep School opens May 12
Stage 773 producers of The Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival and Chicago Women's Funny Festival have announced the return of Comedy Prep School (CPS), a one-day festival for young comedians ages 12-17 on Saturday, May 12, 9 ... | |
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'The Second City's Let's Make It Perfectly Queer: A Salute to Pride'
From a news release
Chicago, IL — The Second City is proud to announce a June run for "The Second City's Let's Make It Perfectly Queer: A Salute to Pride," a sketch show performed entirely by an all -LGBTQIA cast. ... | | 
| | SHOWBIZ Jake Gyllenhaal, Clay Aiken, Dolly Parton, 'The Handmaid's Tale'
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
Jake Gyllenhaal is set to produce and star as Leonard Bernstein in The American, with Cary Joji Fukunaga directing and producing, according to Deadline. Structured in five movements, like a symphony, The American follows Bernstein from ... | | 
| | NUNN ON ONE: MOVIES Talking about 'Tully' with director Jason Reitman
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
The new film Tully, currently out in theaters, is breaking down barriers in the baby world. Postpartum depression, mental health, and a sprinkle of lesbianism is all mixed together in this humorous drama that stars Charlize ... | | 
| | NUNN ON ONE: MOVIES Sebastian Lelio on helming 'Disobedience,' 'A Fantastic Woman'
A new movie called Disobedience is in theaters now, and has an intriguing storyline. A woman name Ronit Krushka (Rachel Weisz) returns to the Orthodox Jewish community in North London after her rabbi father passes away. ... | |
| | Founder and CEO of Cinema/Chicago, presenter of Chicago International Film Fest, retiring
From a press release
CHICAGO — Michael Kutza, Founder and CEO of Cinema/Chicago, the presenting organization of the Chicago International Film Festival, today announced that he will be retiring from his role at the end of 2018. The Governing Board ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW Until the Flood
Playwright: Dael Orlandersmith At: Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn St. Tickets: $10-$29; Goodmantheatre.org . Runs through: May 12 Roughly midway through her riveting one-woman show Until the Flood, writer/performer Dael ... | | 
| | Hamilton the Exhibition in Chicago fall of 2018
From a press release
CHICAGO (May 7, 2018)—Hamilton the Exhibition — a 360-degree, immersive exhibit that will travel to select U.S. cities — will premiere in Chicago in the fall of 2018 for a limited engagement, it has been announced ... | |
| | Women & Children First Books shares May schedule
From a news release
Sunny days are here and Clark Street is bustling as the neighborhood prepares for our beloved summer traditions: the Andersonville Farmers Market (begins May 9), Wine Walk (May 20), Midsommarfest (June 8 - 10), and the ... | |
| | New block of Hamilton tickets on sale Tuesday May 8
From a news release
CHICAGO (May 3, 2018) — Producer Jeffrey Seller and Broadway In Chicago announced today that a new 20 week block of tickets for Hamilton at CIBC Theatre (18 W. Monroe) will go on-sale Tuesday, May 8. ... |
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| | Chicago House celebrates springtime with 'Revive'
Chicago House and Social Service Agency held its 32nd annual spring brunch and fashion show on May 6 in the Winter Garden Room atop The Harold Washington Library. The event, which piggybacked off of last year's ... | |
| | Windy City Times calls for artists
Windy City Times will be doing a weekly coloring book page starting in June, and we are making a call for illustrators to submit illustrations of LGBTQ movement heroes, especially from the past. We have a ... | | 
| | DINING Farmers' markets, chef dies, Mother's Day offerings
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
—Chicago City Markets sell fresh seasonal produce, flowers, prepared foods, unique Chicago-made products and rare finds—at Chicago's longest running farmers market on Daley Plaza, the historic Maxwell Street Market and ... | |
| | Illinois Tourism Announces New Frank Lloyd Wright Trail in Illinois
From a press release
Chicago, IL — The Illinois Office of Tourism kicks off National Travel and Tourism Week (NTTW) May 6-12 by unveiling a new Frank Lloyd Wright Trail in Illinois to celebrate this year's NTTW theme, "Travel Then ... | | 
| | Legal Council marks season with May Ball
The Legal Council for Health Justice (LCHJ) held its annual May Ball on May 5 at the home of Dr. Nabeela Rasheed and Fawria Mirza—complete with a Derby Day theme. The event, titled "Race to the ... | | 
| | American Brotherhood Weekend announces the 2018 Judging Panel
The producers of the American Brotherhood Weekend (ABW) are excited to announce the judging panel for the 2018 ABW Contest. ABW is a celebration of the bonds shared by the Leather-family of men, women, boys and ... |
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