|
|
Browse Windy City Times Archives |
|---|
| 
| | Local priest's planned Rainbow flag burning shut down by Chicago Archdiocese
UPDATE to this story Sept. 19 at http://www.windycitytimes.com/lgbt/parishioners-burn-Rainbow-flag/64140.html . In a Sept. 2 Sunday bulletin, Resurrection Catholic Church Pastor Fr. Paul Kalchik announced in a post-script to his re-printed Homily ... | | 
| | Making no small plans: Marcia Lipetz has died
Marcia J. Lipetz, 71, a foundational person in the Chicago LGBT community, has died. A no-nonsense professional, she fought for women's rights and social justice since she was a teenager growing up in Louisville, Kentucky. And, ... | |
| | EI PAC endorses White, Mendoza, Frerichs for re-election in IL general election
CHICAGO—The Equality Illinois PAC is proud to endorse Secretary of State Jesse White, State Comptroller Susana Mendoza, and State Treasurer Mike Frerichs for re-election and a bipartisan group of 102 pro-equality candidates who are seeking elected ... | |
| | India court rules gay sex not a crime
On Sept. 6, India's supreme court unanimously struck down a colonial-era law that made same-sex acts punishable by up to 10 years in prison—a landmark victory for gay rights in this country. The five justices ruled ... |
| 
| | New York, Dept. of Correction Pays Victim $280K After Attack at Rikers
(New York, Sept. 12, 2018) —Lambda Legal client Thomas Hamm, brutally attacked while he visited his incarcerated partner at a men's facility on Rikers Island, was awarded $280,000 in the resolution of a federal lawsuit against ... | | 
| | 'Artful' event includes nude models
Having started in New York City, The Artful Bachelorette—an event that is a drawing class with nude models and drinking—has started in Chicago. Despite its name, the event (two-hour private party) is also for birthday celebrations, ... | |
| | Gerber/Hart hosting fundraiser Sept. 22
On Saturday, Sept. 22, at 7 p.m, Gerber/Hart Library and Archives, 6500 N. Clark St., will host its fall fundraising benefit: "Open History, Open Future." The event will feature a look at upcoming possible future projects ... | |
| | Lambda, 18 LGBT groups urge Senate to reject Trump nominee Stephen Clark
(Washington, DC — Sept. 12, 2018) Today, Lambda Legal joined with 18 national, state and local LGBT civil rights organizations to oppose the nomination of Stephen Clark to the U.S. District Court for the District of ... | |
| | Study Reveals Which Transgender Teens Have Highest Suicide Risk
TUCSON, Ariz. Research has shown that transgender adolescents are at greater risk for attempting suicide than cisgender teens, who identify with the gender they were assigned at birth. A new study from the University of ... | |
| | Gender identity inclusive nondiscrimination laws do not jeopardize restroom safety
Conducted in Massachusetts, a first-of-its-kind study assesses the validity of claims that gender-identity protections lead to privacy and safety violations in restrooms. A new study by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law finds that ... | |
| | Smart911 program debuts in Chicago
State Rep. Greg Harris (D-Chicago) has alerted locals to Smart911, a free online platform in Chicago. It allows residents to enter important medical and household information to help first responders plan ahead for an emergency situation ... | |
| | AIDS Run & Walk Chicago on Sept. 23
On Sunday, Sept. 23, HIV/AIDS advocates from across Chicago will take part in the 2018 AIDS Run & Walk Chicago. Held at Soldier Field, the 17th annual event will raise awareness and funds for the AIDS ... | |
| | Judicial panel denies gay death-row inmate's appeal
An appellate panel voted two to one on Sept. 7 to deny the certificate of appealability to a gay death-row prisoner who maintained that jury's ruling that sentenced him to death was partially motivated by anti-LGBT ... | | 
| | Fundraisers, event planned in trans woman's memory
Two online fundraising efforts are in force to assist family members of Dejanay Stanton, who was know by many as De'janay Lanorra, a transgender woman who was murdered Aug. 30 on Chicago's South Side. Stanton's mother, ... | |
| | N.Y. center starts Stonewall project
The Center in New York, NY, has launched Stonewall Forever, a project to find, preserve and share the untold stories of the Stonewall Riots of 1969 and the early years of the LGBTQ rights movement. The ... | | 
| | Chicago Women in Trades adding members through outreach efforts
Chicago Women in Trades (CWIT) volunteer and Local 130 third year apprentice plumber Liz Albertson did not know she was on the cusp of starting something new when she brought her snare drum to the Women's ... | | 
| | 1908 Springfield race riot led to the creation of the NAACP
One of the pre-eminent civil rights organizations was born from one of the worst moments in Springfield's history. In August 1908, a white mob, thwarted in an attempt to lynch two Black inmates in the Sangamon ... | |
| | Report examines LGBT spending habits
A new Experian survey on LGBTQ financial planning suggests that most members of this country's LGBTQ community may be more inclined to spend money than save it. Asked to characterize their habits on a zero to ... | | 
| | Howard Brown Health COO reflects on role, expanding family life
Howard Brown Health Chief Operating Officer and Physician Assistant Kristin Keglovitz Baker's life changed forever when she met her now-wife Bridget Baker at Pennsylvania's Camp Dreamcatcher in 2004. "It is a camp for children and young ... | | 
| | MOMBIAN LGBTQ parents making their mark in the world
LGBTQ parents, as a whole, are pretty awesome. We raise our children as successfully as anyone else (as decades of research has proven), often in the face of marginalization and discrimination. LGBTQ parents are having an ... | |
| | One in four young gay men have never been tested for HIV
The Williams Institute—Only 4% of sexually active gay and bisexual men in the U.S. use Truvada as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and 25% of young sexually active gay and bisexual men have never been tested for HIV. ... | |
| | Leather Archives & Museum joins Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day
The Leather Archives & Museum (6418 N. Greenview Avenue) will be participating in this year's Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day, Saturday, Sept. 22. Visitors can go to https://www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/museum-day-2018/ and request a ... | | 
| | WORLD Chelsea Manning, gay couple, Malaysia caning
Rights groups in Australia criticized the government for failing to grant transgender activist Chelsea Manning a visa, Gay Star News noted. Think Inc invited Manning to Australia to discuss the potential human-rights violations she exposed as ... | | 
| | NATIONAL Joe Biden, Mj Rodriguez, trans death, Lesbians Who Tech
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) announced that the 47th Vice President of the United States Joe Biden will headline the Human Rights Campaign's 22nd annual National Dinner in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, Sept. 15, a press ... | |
| | Midwest LGBTQ Health Symposium Changes Venue
The 2018 Midwest LGBTQ Health Symposium (MLHS), sponsored by Howard Brown Health on September 14 - 15, has changed its venue in order to stand with workers striking at various downtown hotels for expanded healthcare benefits. ... | |
| | Report on Bond Reform, Community Groups Prepare for the Rally to #EndMoneyBail
On Sept. 18, the Coalition to End Money Bond will release a report evaluating the implementation of General Order 18.8A one year after it went into effect. This evening, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018, community groups from ... | |
| | Ravenswood Art Walk Sept. 15-16
The 17th Ravenswood Art Walk will take place Sept. 15-16, 11 a.m.-6 p.m, along Ravenswood Avemue, from Irving Park Road to Leland Avenue. The art walk will feature a diverse exhibition of Chicago artists, along with ... | | 
| | Chicagoan honored by wrestlers group
Wrestlers WithOut Borders has selected the 2018 winners of its two highest honors: the Dermody Citizenship Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award. The winners and five new inductees to the WWB Hall of Merit were celebrated ... | | 
| | Name-change plan reaches milestone of 1,000 people
On Aug. 31, the 1,007th person's name was officially changed through the Transformative Justice Law Project's (TJLP) Name Change Mobilization (Mobilization) initiative. Among the people whose names were changed were ... | | 
| | Kavanaugh hearings, no comment and no comfort
It was the third day of a four-day confirmation hearing for federal Judge Brett Kavanaugh to join the U.S. Supreme Court before a senator really pressed hard for him to account for his commitment to equal ... | | 
| | In Search of Pure Lust in 70s & 80 lesbian feminist movement Sept. 29
A Quest for Love During the Heady Lesbian Feminist Movement of the 70s & 80s. By turns hot and cold, raunchy and literate, Buddhist and Sapphist, this is a generous, complex complement to any story or ... | | 
| | Leading architecture space re-opens as the Chicago Architecture Center
Walking into the new architecture center downtown can at first be overwhelming. A futuristic map of the world with tall buildings and what the future of Chicago might look like grabs one's attention—with a deep blue ... | | 
| | The Blossom Boys Flower Shop Returns This Month
CHICAGO, IL A beloved neighborhood flower shop that closed in 2016 after eight years at 99th and Walden Parkway is about to make its return to the Beverly neighborhood. Steve English and Ryan Steinbach are ... | |
| | NLGJA Announces 2018-2019 National Board of Directors
WASHINGTON, DC — NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists is pleased to announce its 2018-2019 national board of directors. Sharif Durhams of CNN was confirmed as president and Jen Christensen of CNN was confirmed as vice ... | |
| | Kavanaugh refuses to confirm Obergefell correctly decided
NCLR Statement by Legal Director Shannon Minter, who was on the team of attorneys to win Obergefell: WASHINGTON, D.C.—Last night, President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, declined to ... | |
| | House Dem Leader Nancy Pelosi to headline OutServe-SLDN's Serving with Pride event
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) September 6, 2018 — As she graces the cover of TIME Magazine today, OutServe-SLDN is pleased to announce that Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Leader of the House of Representatives, will headline and be honored at ... | |
| | IL Safe Schools Alliance, Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago to merge
CHICAGO, IL — September 6, 2018—The Board of Directors for the Illinois Safe Schools Alliance (Alliance) and Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago (PHIMC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding ... | |
| | Free 10-Week TGNC Support Group Launches Oct. 1
For Folks Who Identify Outside of the Binary or With No Gender At All
Chicago, IL, September 6, 2018 — Community members are co-facilitating another free support group for anybody 18+ who identifies as trans or gender nonconforming and is interested in attending a two-hour meeting every week for 10 ... | |
| | Chelsea Clinton Book Signing at Women & Children First
Women & Children First will welcome Chelsea Clinton for an in-store book signing in celebration of her new kids' book, START NOW! You Can Make a Difference. The signing-only event will be held Oct 21, 2018 ... |
| 
| |
NUNN ON ONE MUSIC Tom Bailey takes 'Science Fiction' on the road
English singer Thomas Bailey will always be remembered as the lead vocalist and composer for the band Thompson Twins. Thanks to a string of hits like "Hold Me Now" and "Doctor! Doctor!," the group was kept ... | | 
| | Comic Gina Yashere in Chicago Sept. 15
Gina Yashere will perform her comedy Saturday, Sept. 15, at 9 p.m. at Lincoln Hall, 2424 N. Lincoln Ave. Originally from the United Kingdom, Yashere broke into the U.S. comedy scene on NBC's Last Comic Standing, ... | | 
| | Radio Golf
Playwright: August Wilson At: Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Ave. Tickets: 773-753-4472; Courttheatre.org; $50-$74. Runs through: Sept. 30 I've always viewed Radio Golf—the last part of August Wilson's epic Century Cycle ... | | 
| | Homos, or Everybody in America
Playwright: Jordan Seavey At: Pride Films and Plays at the Pride Arts Broadway, 4137 N. Broadway. Tickets: $25-$30; PrideFilmsAndPlays.com; 773-857-0222. Runs through: Sept. 30 A now-somewhat shopworn literary device for ... | | 
| | Nick and Zoe
Author: Daniel Talbott At: McKaw Theater, 1439 W. Jarvis Ave. Tickets: thesideproject.net, $15-20 . Runs through: Sept. 29 Radical truth is a tempting concept, in both life and art. What if you could just say whatever ... | |
| | Critics' Picks
Haymarket, Underscore Theatre @ Theater Wit, closes Sept. 16!. Sounds folkloric, but it's a sophisticated score that offers a wives' view of Chicago's 1886 Haymarket Martyrs. Twelve gifted singer-actors also play many ... | | 
| | Six Degrees of Separation
Playwright: John Guare At: Redtwist Theatre, 1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave. Tickets: 773-728-7529; Redtwist.org; $35-$40. Runs through: Oct. 7 Before it was a game involving Kevin Bacon's film career, John Guare's 1990 play about New York ... | | 
| | Spotlight on Banned Together
The Chicago Gay Men's Chorus kicks off its 35th season with Banned Together, a cabaret of songs that were banned or censored. Director Terry Wittenberg, a 33-year member of the chorus, helms an ensemble of 22 ... | |
| | UrbanTheater to start 'Not for Sale' Sept. 21
UrbanTheater Company (UTC) kicks off its "lucky 13th" season with the world premiere of Guadalas del Carmen's play Not for Sale—UTC's first commissioned play—Sept. 21-Oct. 20 at Batey Urbano, 2620 W. Division ... | | 
| | Power ball, gala honors influential duo
See Chicago Dance (SCD) will celebrate a banner year at its 2018 annual gala. Among other unprecedented changes under the spotlight at the September 25 event: SCD will honor not one but two dance-world luminaries and ... | |
| | 'Kevin's Room' screening Sept. 15
A viewing of the local groundbreaking film Kevin's Room will take place Saturday, Sept. 15, 6-9 p.m., at Optima Signature Apartments, 220 E. Illinois St., 20th floor. The award-winning film Kevin's Room premeired on television in ... | |
| | Cher to perform in Chicago in 2019
Cher is set to hit the road with the Here We Go Again Tour beginning January 17, 2019 in Ft. Myers, FLorida—and Chicago is among the tour stops. She is scheduled to perform Friday, Feb. 8, ... | | 
| | Borealis
By Bennett Fisher At: House Theatre of Chicago at the Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division Ave. Tickets: 773-769-3832 or TheHouseTheatre.com; $20-$50. Runs through: Oct. 21 Sluggish, juvenile and repetitive, the House Theatre's Borealis was in rough ... | | 
| | Monger
Playwright: Mary Bonnett At: Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave. Tickets: $35; GreenhouseTheater.org/monger-tickets. Runs through: Sept. 30 Red light glows on a wooden desk, a small framed photo its only personal item. A neatly folded ... | | 
| | Spring Awakening
Authors: Steven Sater & Duncan Sheik At: Jackalope Theatre, 1106 W Thorndale Ave. Tickets: BlankTheatreCompany.org; $15-$30. Runs through: Sept. 30 Based on a 1981 German play by Frank Wedekind, Blank Theatre Company's ... | | 
| | Not Another Day
Author: Jenny Magnus At: Prop Thtr, 3502 N. Elston Ave. Tickets: $15 or PWYC, curioustheatrebranch.com . Runs through: Oct. 6 Not Another Day doesn't have a plot. This sounds like it could be a bad thing. ... | |
| | 'The Women of Shaw' Sept. 24
ShawChicago Theater Company will present "The Women of Shaw: Smart, Strong, Rebellious, and Heroic!," on Monday, Sept. 24, at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn St., at 7 p.m. The event will ... | | 
| | BENT NIGHTS Chicago Jazz Festival; Giorgio Moroder
As cool gusts of wind knocked those 95-plus degrees outside down to a more civilized 80 degrees, day after day brought violent thunderstorms and the seemingly endless invasion of cicadas has dwindled down to a scattered ... | | 
| | SHOWBIZ Creative Emmys, Terrence McNally, singer Teraj, Lady Gaga honor
At the Creative Arts Emmys on Sept. 9, Queer Eye won for Outstanding Structured Reality Program (and other awards as well), Deadline.com noted. Also, Strong Island—a true-crime documentary film directed by trans ... | | 
| | THEATER All 'T,' some shade in Transgressive's double bill
Audiences will take tea with Queen Elizabeth and dine on champagne, cucumber sandwiches, and gay pride cake during Transgressive Theatre-Opera's double-header of one-act comic operas. Also on the roster: jury duty in the case of two ... | | 
| | International percussion sensation STOMP here Dec. 5 through 30
CHICAGO (Sept. 10, 2018) — Broadway In Chicago is pleased to announce that STOMP, the international percussion sensation, returns to Chicago for the holidays by popular demand to play the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place ... | | 
| | David Cale unearths tragedy, secrets in 'Short Time'
Imagine the worst thing that could possibly happen to you as a child. Now, imagine something worse. For groundbreaking multi-hyphenate David Cale (singer-composer-actor-writer), there's no "imagine" in the exercise. Growing ... | |
| | Elton John kicks off Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour
New York, NY — September 9, 2018 — Saturday night, superstar Elton John kicked off his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour at the PPL Center in Allentown, PA, the first show of more than 300 scheduled ... | | 
| | Marriott Theatre announces 2019 Season
Chicago, IL — The Marriott Theatre, Chicagoland's longest-running professional musical theater, announces its 2019 Season! The award-winning theatre will present both productions of classic Broadway hits, as well as new ... | | 
| | 'Kevin's Room' screening Sept. 15
A viewing of the local groundbreaking film Kevin's Room will take place Saturday, Sept. 15, 6-9 p.m., at Optima Signature Apartments, 220 E. Illinois St., 20th floor. The award-winning film Kevin's Room premeired on television in ... |
| 
| | Fujikawa first male golfer to come out
Tadd Fujikawa, 27, is the first professional male golfer to come out as gay. According to Outsports, Fujikawa said he came out because the stories of so many other LGBTQ athletes coming out before him helped ... | | 
| | Formato's Focus
Welcome to Formato's Focus, a monthly spotlight that shines light on the interesting people doing amazing things within our community. This month we shine light on a fascinating individual, Justus Harris, the creator of Technology & Data ... | | 
| | Chicago Smelts, three decades of swimming
Thirty years ago, a group of gay men (Mark Schoofs, Mike McGuire and Damon Mackert) formed a swimming club called the Chicago Smelts (Smelts). This was at the height of the AIDS crisis when many gay ... | | 
| | Hundreds take part in Ride for AIDS 2018
The 15th Annual Ride for AIDS Chicago—the signature fundraising event of Test Positive Aware Network (TPAN), and which had a new route this year—took place Sept. 8-9, drawing nearly 200 riders, according to the organization. The ... | | 
| | Former Chicagoan Oostenbrug snags gold at Gay Games
Paul Oostenbrug was honored during the opening ceremony of Gay Games 10 in Paris with the highest honor from the Federation of Gay Games (FGG): the Tom Waddell Award. Days later, he won another gold medal. ... | | 
| | Chicago pro-tennis tourney names winners
While players such as Novak Djokovic, Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams grabbed headlines at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in Flushing Meadows, New York, Chicago held its own pro competition—the Oracle Challenger Series—at the XS Tennis ... |
|
|
|
|
|
