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| | Andersonville bar owners purchase Jackhammer Complex, saving iconic LGBTQ bar from closure
Two prominent LGBT bar owners have purchased The Jackhammer Complex, saving the North Side bar from closure. Mark Robertson and Mike Sullivan, owners of The SoFo Tap and Meeting House Tavern in Andersonville, announced their purchase ... | | 
| | Musicians strike, Lyric goes silent
The Lyric Opera of Chicago has gone silent this week in the wake of a strike announced Tuesday by the Chicago Federation of Musicians (CFM). The CFM represents the Lyric's orchestral musicians. After the Oct. 9 ... | | 
| | Kavanaugh confirmation means Legal activists will likely change strategies
A new era in the U.S. Supreme Court's history began Saturday afternoon, October 6, when the U.S. Senate voted 50 to 48 to confirm the nomination of a federal judge who is expected to provide a ... | |
| | Kavanaugh Confirmed to Supreme Court, Organizations Respond
WASHINGTON, DC—The U.S. Senate today voted to confirm Trump nominee Brett Kavanaugh to be an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, despite the fact that Kavanaugh faced credible allegations of attempted rape. More than 2,400 ... | |
| | Police officer found guilty of murdering Laquan McDonald
Jason Van Dyke, the Chicago police officer accused of the 2014 murder of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, was convicted of second-degree murder the afternoon of Oct. 5. City officials were preparing for a widespread reaction to the ... | | 
| | Transgender woman killed on Chicago's West Side
A transgender Chicago woman died after a fight the week of Oct. 1, the second such murder in the city in just over a month. The 31-year-old-victim was stabbed to death after a fight at about 9:30 p.m. on Oct. 3 ... |
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| | Ruth Messinger speech Oct. 14
Leading human-rights activist Ruth Messinger will share leadership lessons gleaned from her decades on the front lines of global issues at Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership, 610 S. Michigan Ave., on Sunday, Oct. 14, ... | |
| | New York City Mayor Signs Pivotal Gender Marker Bill
[New York, NY] In a significant step forward for transgender, gender nonconforming, and nonbinary New Yorkers, today at the Edie Windsor SAGE Center in Manhattan New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio signed groundbreaking legislation to ... | |
| | SAGE to Celebrate '40 Fierce Years' at Annual Awards Gala
SAGE, the nation's largest and oldest organization dedicated to improving the lives of LGBT elders, is proudly commemorating its 40th anniversary at this year's SAGE Awards & Gala on October 15 at Cipriani Wall Street. That ... | |
| | 'ACE Comic Con Midwest' Oct. 12-14
The pop-culture experience ACE Comic Con Midwest (involving ACE Universe) will take place Oct. 12-14 at Chicago's Navy Pier. According to the event's website, founders/brothers Gareb Shamus and Stephen Shamus ... | |
| | LETTER Response to Kavanaugh
Dear Windy City Times: The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Trump nominee Brett Kavanaugh to be an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, despite the fact that Kavanaugh faced credible allegations of attempted rape. More ... | |
| | Archbishop's comment explains why Church
is in so much trouble
MOUNT RAINIER, Maryland—Archbishop Charles Chaput's statement about LGBT Catholics at the synod on youth yesterday is a perfect example of how some church leaders have been so blinded by ideological homophobia and transphobia that they cannot ... | | 
| | Panel focuses on LGBTQ domestic violence stigmas
Center on Halsted (the Center) and the UN Women Chicago chapter hosted a panel discussion, "Cultural Stigma of LGBTQ Domestic Violence," Oct. 4 at the Center to kick off its programming slate for Domestic Violence Awareness ... | | 
| | Angelica Ross returns TransTech project to Chicago
Angelica Ross, an actress and entrepreneur now based in Atlanta who was long active in Chicago advocacy circles, has a key piece of advice for transgender folks looking to break into advocacy. "Don't become just an ... | | 
| | Orlando Traveling Memorial to debut at Center on Halsted
An art installation created by Pulse Nightclub shooting survivors, first responders and family members, The Orlando Traveling Memorial (OTM), will make its first stop at the Center on Halsted Oct. 12-Nov. 23. The genesis for this ... | |
| | 'Trans 101' forum Oct. 11 in Loop
The forum "Trans 101: Laws and Policies Affecting The Transgender Community" will take place Thursday, Oct. 11, 4-5:30 p.m., at Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, 151 N. Franklin St., Suite 2500. Issues that will be covered will ... | |
| | Museum exhibit features '68 DNC
The Chicago History Museum, 1608 N. Clark St., is exploring a watershed moment in U.S. politicswith the new virtual-reality experience "Chicago 00: The 1968 DNC Protests." "Chicago 00: The 1968 DNC Protests," is a virtual reality ... | |
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Two Cook County judges reassigned
Pursuant to action taken by the Executive Committee of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Circuit Judge Mauricio Araujo and Associate Judge Richard D. Schwind have been reassigned to administrative duties, according to a press release ... | |
| | CFW releases report on local women, girls
The Chicago Foundation for Women (CFW) has released the second edition of its annual Report on the Status of Chicago's Women and Girls. The report uses 2016 data from the U.S. Census and Illinois Department of ... | | 
| | HRC president meets Illinois candidates
On Oct. 2-3, Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin met with several Illinois candidates vying in the Nov. 6 election, including congressional hopefuls Lauren Underwood and Sean Casten. Photo courtesy of Will McCullough ... | | 
| | NBJC report notes gov't's impact on Black LGBTQs
The National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC) released a comprehensive "2018 NBJC Federal Government Report Card," outlining the performance of all three branches of the federal government on a number of issues relevant to Black LGBTQ and ... | | 
| | ELECTIONS 2018 Underwood speaks on protecting healthcare access
Ahead of the Nov. 6 midterm elections, Windy City Times is running interviews with several candidates who are vying for various seats throughout the state. Registered nurse Lauren Underwood, a Naperville native, is challenging the incumbency ... | |
| | October events focus on trans roles in LGBT rights
For this LGBT History Month, a coalition of community agencies will focus on expanding awareness of the transgender community. The Village Chicago, Howard Brown Health, Lakeview Presbyterian Church, and the Gerber/Hart Library and Archives will present ... | | 
| | LGBT HISTORY MONTH Willyce Kim wrote her own story
Willyce Kim is the first Asian-American lesbian writer to be published in the United States. She spent her childhood years in Hawaii and California, and graduated from San Francisco College for Women in 1968. Kim was ... | | 
| | Advocates to launch LGBT community needs assessment
The LGBT Community Fund of the Chicago Community Trust will this month launch a new needs-assessment measuring the needs and concerns of the city's LGBT residents. This will be the first such local study undertaken since ... | |
| | 25th Annual Personal PAC luncheon Oct. 11
Personal PAC—the only Illinois organization whose sole mission is elect to pro-choice leaders and defeat anti-choice candidates—will hold its 25th Annual Awards Luncheon on Thursday, Oct. 11, at the Chicago ... | |
| | Gursch memorial set for Oct. 20
A memorial gathering for Arthur Gursch, who died June 22, will be held Saturday, Oct. 20, 1-4 p.m., at Grace Place, 637 S. Dearborn St. Gursch, in recent years, was a member of Gay Liberation Network, ... | | 
| | Legacy Project to induct Johnson, Tchaikovsky Oct. 13
The Legacy Project has announced the fall inductions of transgender activist Marsha P. Johnson and Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky onto Chicago's award-winning outdoor LGBT History Museum "The Legacy Walk." The inductions will take place on ... | |
| | WORLD Tokyo tackles bias, ex-Vietnam ambassador, confab shut down
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government passed a bill to tackle discrimination against the LGBTI community ahead of the Olympics in 2020, Gay Star News noted. "This act upholds the goal of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government to make ... | | 
| | NATIONAL Facebook action, HRC campaign, gay-bar shooting
Facebook is again receiving criticism for taking action against LGBTQ advertising, with ads for a comedy show and social groups, among others, being blocked on the site, Advocate.com reported, citing The Washington Post. This is not ... | |
| | Illinois Progressive Groups Roll Out Bold, Shared Midterm Mobilization Plans
CHICAGO - Today, a coalition of progressive organizations, including Sierra Club Illinois, SEIU, Planned Parenthood Illinois Action, Equality Illinois, Illinois Coalition Against Handgun Violence, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee ... | |
| | Project VIDA to mark Nat'l Coming Out Day
Project VIDA will celebrate National Coming Out Day (Thursday, Oct. 11) with the event "Our Stories, Our Voices" at the Logan Theatre, 2646 N. Milwaukee Ave., 7-10 p.m. The event's emcee will be Karari Olvera Orozco, ... | |
| | Thorn stepping down as president/CEO of OutServe-SLDN
Matt Thorn has announced that he is stepping down as president/CEO of the LGBT military organization OutServe-SLDN. In a press release, Thorn said, "A test of a leader is to recognize when he or she has ... | |
| | Illinois Progressive Groups To Announce Midterm Mobilization Strategy
CHICAGO - A coalition of progressive organizations has joined ahead of the next gubernatorial debate to jointly outline a bold progressive agenda and to announce a major mobilization program in the closing weeks of the election season ... | |
| | Supreme Court Upholds Parenting Rights of Married Same-Sex Couples
(Honolulu, HI, October 5, 2018) — The Supreme Court of Hawai'i yesterday affirmed a lower court ruling that, just like other spouses, same-sex spouses must be treated as the presumed parents of children born during their ... | |
| | Lambda Urges 3rd Circuit to Uphold Ruling Protecting LGBTQ Foster Families
(New York, October 5, 20018) — Yesterday, Lambda Legal submitted a friend-of-the-court brief on behalf of itself and nine local, state, and national organizations that serve LGBTQ youth urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the ... | |
| | Quigley Leads Letter to Secretary Carson on Lack of LGBT Housing Resources
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05) led Members of the House Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (T-HUD) Appropriations Subcommittee in sending a letter to Housing Secretary Ben Carson ... | | 
| | U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky Among 54 Arrested at McDonald's HQ
CHICAGO — U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) was among 54 arrested at McDonald's headquarters Thursday as hundreds of striking cooks and cashiers flooded downtown Chicago demanding union rights in the ... |
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| | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
By Simon Stephens At Steppenwolf Theatre Company, 1650 N. Halsted St. Tickets: 312-335-1650 or Steppenwolf.org; $20-$30 Runs through: Oct. 27 Christopher is always watched. As he goes about his afternoon routine, his father hovers. At school, ... | |
| | The Madness of Edgar Allan Poe, A Love Story
By David Rice At: First Folio Theatre, Mayslake Hall, Mayslake Peabody Estate, 1717 W. 31st St., Oak Brook. Tickets: firstfolio.org; $34 - $44. Runs through: Nov. 4 Shadows tell stories that eyewitness accounts cannot; they mimic ... | |
| | Oxy, Ohio
Playwright S J. Spencer At The Side Project Theatre Company at McKaw Theater, 1439 W. Jarvis Ave. Tickets: TheSideProject.net; $15-$20. Runs through: Oct. 14 More than a half-century ago—1956, to be exact—Michael V. Gazzo called our ... | |
| | Critics' Picks
Indecent, Victory Gardens at the Biograph, through Nov. 4. The history of a play surviving through good times and bad invites us to look at ourselves and decide what kind of world we live in today. ... | | 
| | La Boheme
By Giacomo Puccini At: Lyric Opera of Chicago, 20. N. Wacker Dr. Tickets: 312-827-5600; LyricOpera.org; $49-$279 . Runs through: Oct. 20 Opera takes the elevated form of classical theater and replaces spoken word with music. From ... | | 
| | Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
By Roald Dahl (original novel), David Grieg (book), Marc Sharman (music and lyrics) and Scott Witt (lyrics). At: Oriental Theater, 24 W. Randolph St. Tickets: $27-$95; BroadwayInChicago.com . Runs through: ... | | 
| | Zurich
Playwright: Amelia Roper At: Steep Theatre, 1115 W. Berwyn Ave. Tickets: $10-$38; 773-649-3168; SteepTheatre.com . Runs through: Nov. 10 A monochrome luxury Swiss hotel room encased in glass is the only set you'll get throughout Amelia ... | | 
| | Witch
By: Jen Silverman At: Writers, Gillian Theatre, 325 Tudor Ct., Glenview. Tickets: 847/242-6000 or Writerstheatere.org; $20-$80. Runs through: Dec. 16 It's tough to think of a world premiere this year with more resonance than Jen Silverman's ... | | 
| | NIGHTLIFE PHOTOS Jackhammer
Take a bite of Kink It: Vampirism, Sat., October 5. Joseph Stevens Photography ... | | 
| | NIGHTLIFE PHOTOS Progress Bar
VAMP in full effect every Monday night. Photos by Jerry Nunn ... | | 
| | NIGHTLIFE PHOTOS Touche
Feeling the togetherness of American Brotherhood Weekend. Joseph Stevens Photography ... | | 
| | Black Queer Hoe
By Britteney Black Rose Kapri $16; Haymarket; 55 pages In her poem "a reading guide: for white people reading my book," Britteney Black Rose Kapri writes "this book isn't for you. it's a celebration of my ... | | 
| | Martha Wash, dance-floor diva talks Chicago musical, new CD
Even those who may not heard Martha Wash's name have certainly heard her voice. From the dance classic "It's Raining Men" (recorded with the late Izora Armstead, Wash's partner in the duo The Weather Girls) to ... | | 
| | NUNN ON ONE
Trans singer Kim Petras talks family, transition, big break
Transgender singer Kim Petras is performing for the first time nationwide at large concerts, thanks to Troye Sivan, who is on his "The Bloom" Tour. Born in Cologne, Germany, Petras knew her identity at age 2. ... | | 
| | Gay film wins top award at CSAFF
The Indian feature film Evening Shadows won the audience award for Best Feature Film at the recently concluded Chicago South Asian Film Festival (CSAFF). "We are happy that our film Evening Shadows is being awarded and ... | |
| | THEATER SPOTLIGHT on The Golden Girls: Bea Afraid, The Halloween Edition
Chief Hell in a Handbag hellion David Cerda conjures a special kind of camp for 10 performances with The Golden Girls: Bea Afraid! The Halloween Edition. Herein, Bea and her crew of extraordinary crones deal with ... | | 
| | On My Way to Liberation
By H. Melt, $10; Haymarket; 28 pages On My Way to Liberation, by H. Melt, is a chapbook-length preview of their forthcoming book There Are Trans People Here from Haymarket Books. In just 16 short poems ... | | 
| | Les Innocents, City of bones
Ann Kreitman was surrounded by bones when she dreamed up Les Innocents. Touring the catacombs of Paris—an underground ossuary where the remains of more than a million people rest—(re)discover theatre's ... | | 
| | Alsop leading CSO in concerts Oct. 18-20
Marin Alsop—the openly lesbian music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra and chief conductor designate of the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony—will lead the Chicago Symphony ... | | 
| | Composer Libby Rudolph turns music to activism
When composer/vocalist Elizabeth "Libby" Rudolph was an undergraduate at the University of Illinois, one of her professors gave her some guidance that changed the shape of her education. "He told me I was shouldn't write music ... | | 
| | Leslie Jordan is now one of 'The 'Cool Kids'
Out actor Leslie Jordan may have finally landed his dream role of Sid on a new television show called The Cool Kids. Brought by executive producer Charlie Day, the series stars David Alan Grier, Martin Mull ... | | 
| | Selling it like Ryan Serhant
Everything is coming up roses for Ryan Serhant these days. This year, the Bravo celebrity celebrates a seventh season of Million Dollar Listing New York; a spinoff called Sell It Like a Serhant premiered; his book ... | | 
| | Kathy Griffin
10 Questions with Vic
Kathy Griffin is officially on the A List—period. An army of fans around the world rejoiced seeing Kathy overcome and conquer the onslaught of over-reaction, aggression and bullying by Donald Trump, his administration and the Federal ... | | 
| | And Then We Danced, A Voyage into the Groove
By Henry Alford $26; Simon & Schuster; 229 pages You can't stop your feet. They need to move, to tap-tap-tap, to side step, and do-si-do. The music's on and you gotta move. You can't help it, ... | | 
| | Billy Masters
"Please give it up for Garrett Colton."—Mariah Balenciaga introduces Garrett Clayton at Gay Days Anaheim. Oops. Clayton said, "Thanks, Mariah, for getting my last name wrong." I would have added the word "bitch," but y'know, I'm ... | | 
| | Eve Ewing podcast features Terkel interviews
WFMT and The Studs Terkel Radio Archive invite audiences into the history books with the new podcast Bughouse Square with Eve Ewing. Inspired by the legacy of the inimitable 20th-century broadcaster and oral historian Studs Terkel, ... | | 
| | The 50th Jeff Awards to honor four theatres over fifty
Chicago, IL—The Jeff Awards will celebrate its 50th anniversary by presenting four Special Awards to theatres thriving after more than 50 years at the 50th Annual Equity Jeff Awards on Monday, October 22 at Drury Lane ... | |
| | Halloween in Andersonville features 100+ trick or treat locations, dessert crawl
CHICAGO (October 5, 2018): The Andersonville neighborhood will celebrate Halloween the weekend of Saturday, October 27 and Sunday, October 28 throughout the business district. Over 100 businesses participate each year ... | | 
| | Carlie Hanson talks new CD and coming out
Singer Carlie Hanson has gone from serving hungry customers at McDonald's in Wisconsin to performing for huge crowds in large venues across the country. YouTube videos were her inspiration to make music and, after posting a ... | | 
| | SHOWBIZ Madonna, Matt Bomer, bullying movie, Janelle Monae
In a new interview with WWD, Madonna talked about her MDNA Skin lineup—and confirmed that a new album of music is on the way, NewNowNext.com reported. "I'm finishing my record, which I'm going to release next ... | |
| | Musicians strike, Lyric goes silent
The Lyric Opera of Chicago has gone silent this week in the wake of a strike announced Tuesday by the Chicago Federation of Musicians (CFM). The CFM represents the Lyric's orchestral musicians. After the Oct. 9 ... | |
| | The Buttcracker: A Nutcracker Burlesque
Jaq Seifert of (sub)version productions is proud to announce the return of, THE BUTTCRACKER: A NUTCRACKER BURLESQUE© at its new location: REGGIES MUSIC JOINT, 2105 S. State Street , November 28th, December 5th, 12th and 19th, ... | |
| | Goodman Theatre's Costume Shop holds costume sale Oct. 20
(Chicago, IL) For the first time in six years, Goodman Theatre's Costume Shop hosts a costume sale on Saturday, October 20 from 9am — 2pm. More than 100 handmade items by the Goodman's costume shop artisans ... | | 
| | MUSIC Zaena x Jason Maek release new work
Chicago duo Zaena x Jason Maek celebrated the release of their new visual album, Freshman, on Sept. 28 at Cerise. The event kicked off their 30-city Freshman Tour with iHeartRadio, KISS FM, Rolling Stone and more. ... | |
| | Funding Feminism Author Johnson Book Lecture and Signing Oct. 23
Author Joan Marie Johnson will conduct a book lecture and signing, co-sponsored by The Chicago Women's History Center, at 6 p.m. on Oct. 23 at The Newberry Library, 60 W. Walton St., Chicago. In her book ... | |
| | Bowersox, Mizrahi at City Winery
Former American Idol finalist Crystal Bowersox and actor/fashion designer/singer Isaac Mizrahi will be performing at City Winery, 1200 W. Randolph St., Oct. 8. Bowersox will perform songs her latest album ... | |
| | Joffrey Ballet opens season with Christopher Wheeldon's Swan Lake
CHICAGO (September 6, 2018) — On the heels of the highest grossing season in its history, The Joffrey Ballet opens 2018-2019 with the much-anticipated return of Christopher Wheeldon's Swan Lake, which became an audience-favorite when it ... | |
| | Porchlight Music Theatre's season launches with Gypsy, A Musical Fable
CHICAGO — Porchlight Music Theatre's Mainstage 2018 — 2019 season launches with Gypsy, A Musical Fable, October 12 — November 25, at The Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn Street, with book by ... | | 
| | Chicago poets bear witness to LGBTQ-lived experiences in four new collections
Chicago is famous for a lot of things, but one of its best-kept secrets is a thriving community of some of the country's most innovative poets. They can be found hosting and performing at reading series ... |
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| | Former Chicago Force star gets taste of NFL
Darcy Leslie spent eight years playing for the now-defunct Chicago Force, establishing herself as one of the best women to ever put on the pads. She was a national champion, and was decorated with many individual ... | | 
| | DINING South African wines, pheasant pie, Truluck's expansion
—Booth One, 1301 N. State Pkwy., is hosting a South African wine tasting in the Library Bar on Thursday, Oct. 11, 6-8 p.m. Each glass will be paired with regionally inspired two-bite hors d'oeuvres with sommelier ... | | 
| | SAVOR Showroom Food Hall; Conn's Catering
DISH Dining Guide
The purposes of a food court or hall is to make sure patrons have a variety of culinary items to choose from—and to make said items are tasty. On both counts, the Marriott Marquis' Showroom Food ... | | 
| | Architect Mark Sexton on values of inspiration, collaboration
On Oct. 2, architect Mark Sexton spoke at the University Club in the Loop to share the 40-year history of his firm, Krueck + Sexton Architects. It is behind one of the most iconic and award-winning ... | | 
| | SIDETRACK
Dancing queens at release party for Cher's album of ABBA covers. Joseph Stevens Photography ... | | 
| | Lesbian makeup artist on business, planning own wedding
Growing up gay usually means that family and friends are convinced it's just a phase. For 30-year-old Chicagoan Casseita Sutton, better known as Missy, that phase has turned slowly into her upcoming holy matrimony. Missy said ... | | 
| | AIA Chicago to create LGBTQ architect group
As the executive vice president of the American Institute of Architects' (AIA's) Chicago chapter, Zurich Esposito always has his hands full. Throughout his 12-year career with AIA, Esposito has created many programs ... |
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