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| | Planned Parenthood Videos Help Parents, Kids Talk About Bodies, Gender, Identities
New York, NY — Planned Parenthood Federation of America has launched the first set of videos in a new series for parents and caregivers on how to talk about topics related to bodies, sex, and relationships ... | |
| | HIV Care Connect releases health quiz
In an effort to assist Illinois residents living with HIV who are affected by social determinants of health, Illinois HIV Care Connect has introduced the "Good Health Is More Than Health Care" Quiz. People living with ... | |
| | Jury awards Wis. trans women $780K
In Madison, Wisconsin, a jury awarded $780,000 to two transgender state employees who were denied insurance coverage of transition surgeries, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. In September, a judge ordered that care is covered. The most ... | | 
| | Trans Israeli activist Ofer Erez on making IDF history, Open House role
Ofer Erez, 25, made history when he became Israel's first openly trans Israel Defense Forces (IDF) officer in 2013. Erez has since retired from the military and is the CEO of Jerusalem Open House (JOH), the ... | | 
| | ELECTIONS 2018 Mayoral candidate Lori Lightfoot unveils LGBTQ policy framework
On Oct. 11, which was National Coming Out Day, Chicago mayoral candidate Lori Lightfoot unveiled her LGBTQ policy framework at a roundtable discussion at Center on Halsted (the Center). Lightfoot, who identifies as a lesbian, is ... | | 
| | ELECTIONS 2018 Candidate Kwame Raoul on attorney general's vital roles
State Sen. Kwame Raoul—who, in 2004, took over the role that then-state Sen. Barack Obama vacated when he left for the U.S. Senate—has been locked in a challenging showdown with attorney Erika Harold to become Illinois' ... | |
| | PFLAG conference Nov. 10 in suburb
The PFLAG Council of Northern Illinois is hosting a day-long PFLAG Conference on Saturday, Nov. 10, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., at Southminster Presbyterian Church, 916 E. Central Rd., Arlington Heights. The event will feature nationally renowned speaker ... | |
| | Attorney General Lisa Madigan opposes HUD's suspension of fair housing rule
Chicago — Attorney General Lisa Madigan, along with 16 other attorneys general, today urged the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to reverse its efforts to dismantle critical fair housing regulations. The comment letter ... | | 
| | PASSAGES Robert Klein Engler
Robert Klein Engler, of Chicago and Omaha, passed away Oct. 3 in Omaha. He was 75. Robert was a well-known and brilliant writer, leaving thousands of poems, innumerable plays and books of short stories, and countless ... | |
| | LETTER Immigrants attacked
Dear Windy City Times: The Trump administration has proposed changes to our immigration system, this time going after low-income immigrants. This new proposed rule would bar an individual who is likely to become a "public charge" ... | | 
| | Center on Halsted hosts Orlando Traveling Memorial
On Oct. 12, the Center on Halsted held an opening reception for The Orlando Traveling Memorial, a mural inspired by not only the Pulse nightclub attack which left 49 dead, but also the deaths of 2-year-old ... | |
| | Matthew Shepard's murder revisited
With October being LGBTQ History Month it allows the LGBTQ community to look back at historical events. And Matthew Shepard's murder is one of them. Oct. 12 marked 20 years since the death of Matthew Shepard. ... | | 
| | Gay juror recounts Van Dyke trial experience
Early in September, Chicagoan Will Harpest was reading a New York Times article about Mayor Rahm Emanuels' decision not to run for re-election. That article mentioned that trial selection in the murder trial of Chicago Police ... | | 
| | First out gay male Chicago police officer on family, career, volunteering
Retired Chicago Police Department (CPD) officer Ronald Bogan saw it all during his three decades on the force. This includes a suspect who hid in the axel of a truck so he could not be found ... | | 
| | Project VIDA celebrates National Coming Out Day
On Oct. 11, Project VIDA, in partnership with the Chicago Department of Public Health, presented an event marking National Coming Out Day at the Logan Theater. The event featured several curated speakers who shared their coming-out ... | |
| | 'LGBTQ Movement, Then and Now' Oct. 18
Out@COMCAST and Out@NBCUNIVERSAL, in conjunction with Out & Equal Chicagoland, will present "The LGBTQ Movement: Then and Now" Thursday, Oct. 18, at NBC Studios, 455 N. Cityfront Plaza Dr. NBC5's Chris Hush will moderate the panel, ... | |
| | Proud to Run taking beneficiary applications
Proud to Run 2019 is now accepting applications from Chicago-area LGBTQ organizations seeking to be a beneficiary of the Proud to Run 10k run and 5k run/walk next June. The deadline for submitting an application is ... | | 
| | Legal Council for Health Justice marks three decades with gala
Legal Council for Health Justice (LCHJ) celebrated 30 years with a gala at Venue West on Oct. 13. Formerly named the AIDS Legal Council of Chicago, LCHJ was founded at the height of the AIDS epidemic ... | | 
| | Victory Fund brunch features local, national politicians
The responsibilities of elected LGBT officials to their constituents was a central talking point in an Oct. 14 speech in downtown Chicago by transgender Virginia state legislator Danica Roem. Roem emphasized the effectiveness of constituent services ... | | 
| | In LGBT History, Unlikely Gay Rights Advocate America's First Equality Governor
In April of 1975, a groundbreaking event occurred in the fight for gay and lesbian equal rights. In Pennsylvania, a state not generally known for liberal politics, a courageous and progressive Governor, Milton J. Shapp, signed ... | | 
| | Lesbian Erasure, Defining Lesbianism Part One
[Author's note: for the purposes of space, except for brief references, this article focuses on lesbian couplings in the U.S.] Lesbians exist. Lesbians, like gay men, have always existed. If there is a singular lesson to ... | | 
| | WORLD Another bakery case, Austrian marriage, Mapplethorpe situation
Britain's highest court ruled that a Northern Irish bakery's refusal to make a cake bearing a pro-gay slogan was not discriminatory in a ruling condemned by the customer, a gay-rights activist, but hailed by the province's ... | | 
| | NATIONAL Dreiband criticized, third gender category in NYC, Spirit Day
Sharon McGowan—the Lambda Legal chief strategy officer and legal director, and former senior career Civil Rights Division official—spoke out against the U.S. Senate confirmation of Eric Dreiband to lead the ... | | 
| | ELECTIONS 2018 Betsy Londrigan on healthcare, LGBT issues
Springfield resident Betsy Londrigan, a Democrat, is challenging Republican incumbent Rodney Davis for his post representing the 13th Congressional District in Washington, D.C. Londrigan spoke with Windy City Times about her decision to run, and how ... | |
| | Smithsonian Receives Matthew Shepard Collection
The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History will receive a donation of papers and personal objects from Judy and Dennis Shepard, the parents of Matthew Shepard, representing the life of their son. Shepard died due to ... | | 
| | Awareness of trans community focus of multi-agency event
Gerber/Hart Library and Archives, Howard Brown Health, Lakeview Presbyterian Church and The Village Chicago hosted an event, "Putting the 'T' First: Honoring the Role of the Transgender Community in the LGBT Rights Movement," Oct. 9 at ... | | 
| | Attorneys talk legal challenges facing transgender people
A panel of attorneys addressed the employment and education legal issues impacting transgender people in a discussion Oct. 11 at Hinshaw & Culberton law offices. The panel, "Trans 101: Laws and Policies Affecting the Transgender Community," ... | | 
| | Activists energize women's march
Tens of thousands attended the Women's March to the Polls that took place Oct. 13 in Grant Park and downtown Chicago. The event was a follow-up to the march held in January. According to a press ... | | 
| | New Boystown Legacy Walk plaques unveiled
Dozens of community members gathered along Halsted Street the afternoon of Oct. 13 for the unveiling of two new Legacy Walk plaques celebrating the lives of activist Marsha P. Johnson and composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The ... | |
| | Victory Fund Condemns Homophobic Attack on Cook County Candidate Morrison
Ad depicts openly LGBTQ candidate with limp wrist
Washington, DC — Today LGBTQ Victory Fund condemned a homophobic mailer sent by Illinois Republican Party chairman Tim Schneider attacking his openly LGBTQ opponent in the race for Cook County Commissioner. In the mailer sent by ... | |
| | Victory Fund Sends Cease & Desist to NRCC, Condemns False Ad About Jones
Washington, DC — Today LGBTQ Victory Fund is demanding through a cease and desist letter that the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) remove from the air and internet a false ... | |
| | Equality Illinois Calls for Governor Appointments Reflecting Diversity of Illinois
One openly LGBTQ appointee among 1,495 on state boards and commissions
Chicago - On National Coming Out Day, when we should be celebrating the full diversity of the LGBTQ community in Illinois, Equality Illinois is extremely disappointed in the unbelievable lack of LGBTQ representation among the more ... | |
| | 2018 Chicago LGBTQ Community Needs Assessment launches
CHICAGO — Wednesday, October 17 marks the beginning of the data collection period for the 2018 Chicago LGBTQ Community Needs Assessment, conducted by Morten Group, LLC on behalf of The LGBT Community Fund, a donor-advised fund ... |
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| | Tamale Sepp starts a new chapter
Internationally renowned comedian and interdisciplinary performer Tamale Sepp has relocated to the East Coast after serving up 16 years of comedy, performance art, burlesque and much more in Chicago. For more than a decade and a
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| | Two spaces celebrate access to artists with disabilities
Accessibility has many shades of meaning in the arts, far beyond the question of "Is this work that people can understand?" For artists themselves, access—or the lack thereof—to time and space for creating work proves crucial ... | | 
| | Rock 'N' Roll
Playwright: Tom Stoppard At: The Artistic Home, 1376 W. Grand Ave., Tickets: 866-811-4111; TheArtisticHome.org; $34. Runs through: Nov. 18 This is a well-acted, intelligent production of a sprawling play with a tangle of themes and ideas ... | |
| | WaistWatchers The Musical
Playwright: Alan Jacobsen and Vince Dimura At: Royal George Theatre, 1641 N. Halsted St. Tickets: 312-988-9000 or TheRoyalGeorgeTheatre.com; $45-65. Runs through: Dec. 30 From the Atkins and South Beach diets to WeightWatchers and NutriSystem, tens of ... | | 
| | Flyin' West
Playwright: Pearl Cleage At: American Blues Theater, Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont Ave. Tickets: 773-654-3103; AmericanBluesTheater.com; $19-$39. Runs through: Nov. 3 Pearl Cleage's 1992 Flyin' West is her first full-length play, which ... | |
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YEPP's 'Rise Up' taking place Nov. 14
In recognition of the Transgender Day of Remembrance/Resilience and Youth Homelessness Awareness Month, Youth Empowerment Performance Project (YEPP) will host "Rise Up" Wed., Nov. 14, at Chicago Theater Works, 1113 ... | | 
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A Shire calling: Gay comedian moves from Chicagoland to LA
People often have to make big changes in their lives to order to find success. This is no different with Kyle Shire—a gay comedian who has moved from the suburbs of Chicago to Los Angeles after ... | |
| | Eclipsed
Playwright: Danai Gurira At Chicago Dramatists, 1105 W. Chicago Ave. Tickets: $18-30; PegasusTheatreChicago.org. Runs through: Nov. 4 "How you gonna survive?" If you think about it broadly, every female must answer this question. But if you're ... | |
| | Crumbs From the Table of Joy
Playwright Lynn Nottage At Raven Theatre, 6157 N Clark St. Tickets: 773-338-2177 or RavenTheatre.com; $15-46. Runs through Nov. 18 Like Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage's ... | |
| | Fun Harmless Warmachine
By Fin Coe At Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave. Tickets: 773-697-3830 or TheNewColony.org; $10-20. Runs through: Nov. 4 The New Colony is dedicated to the works of new authors, inviting you to take a risk ... | | 
| | Lakeside Pride celebrates love and marriage
Lakeside Pride Music Ensembles kicked off their season with the first of six themed performances honoring the legacy of the Stonewall Riots last Saturday, Oct. 13. The "Love and Marriage" show by the Jazz Orchestra covered ... | | 
| | 13th Annual Chicago
Latino Music Festival to feature free shows, plethora of genres
The International Latino Culture Center (ILCC) of Chicago kicks off its 13th Chicago Latino Music Festival this week. From Wed., Oct. 17 through Saturday, Nov. 18, ILCC will oversee eight concerts at venues throughout the city ... | | 
| | Entertainers come out for Michigan Avenue event
National Coming Out Day, observed Oct. 11, had the crowds coming out to AT&T's downtown flagship store, 600 N. Michigan Ave., for an event celebrating people being their authentic selves. LOVELOUD and The Trevor Project joined ... | |
| | Arts in the Dark Halloween Parade to light up State St. Oct. 20
Arts in the Dark, the magical nighttime Halloween procession, will march down State Street for the first time, Saturday, October 20 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The event will be filled with costumes, spectacle, music, ... | | 
| | CIFF: LGBT movies, star-studded premieres
The Chicago International Film Festival (CIFF), the longest-running international competitive film festival in North America, turned 54 this year. With screenings at AMC River East 21 in Chicago, the festival runs now through Oct. 21. There ... | | 
| | Billy Masters
"Shit, I'm attracted to everything."—Jake Choi expresses his sexual orientation. If only I could place him. If only I could place him, although the nudes on BillyMasters.com sure look familiar. Melania Trump recently declared, "I'm the ... | | 
| | Lips unsealed, new drag venue coming to Chicago
The new dinner, drinks and drag concept that will be on everybody's lips next spring is Lips—a dinner-theatre "show-palace" located in the historic Motor Row district in Chicago's Near South Side. The first Lips launched 22 ... | | 
| | Too ghoul for school, theater for the Halloween weekend
The weeks surrounding Christmas, Hanukah, Kwanzaa, solstice and New Year's are often collectively dubbed the "holiday season" in our multicultural society, but you're not likely to hear the three days set aside to recognize the transition ... | |
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Chelsea Clinton at W&CF Oct. 21
Former First Daughter Chelsea Clinton will be at Women and Children First, 5233 N. Clark St., on Sunday, Oct. 21, at 1 p.m. to sign copies of a book for kids entitled START NOW! You Can Make a Difference. In the ... | | 
| | Intersectional feminism meets coffee table books in 'HERstory,' 'Revolution'
The Revolution is Female Author: Kristen Blush. $61; Blush; 128 pages Modern HERstory Author: Blair Imani. $17.99; Ten Speed Press; 208 pages What does Trump's America mean for feminism? For one, the rise of activism among ... | | 
| | TELEVISION 'Glitterbomb' engages queer Latinx community
Television now has its first national queer Latinx talk show with a gay Latino cast. LATV's Glitterbomb debuted last month and is broadcast to more than 22 million homes in the United States, according to Alexander ... | | 
| | SHOWBIZ Michael Urie, Todrick Hall, Streisand, Met Gala
Torch Song Trilogy is back on Broadway, with Michael Urie in the starring role (and Mercedes Ruehl as his mother), Vulture noted. Torch Song is a condensed version of Harvey Fierstein's trilogy about a down-on-his-luck drag ... | |
| | Sisters in Cinema planning media center
The Chicago-based non-profit Sisters in Cinema has launched a crowdfunding campaign for the rehab and building of the Sisters in Cinema Media Arts Center. Founded by award-winning filmmaker Yvonne Welbon, the center will be located on ... | |
| | Podcast "Making Gay History" Premieres Oct. 25, Explores Movement Pre-Stonewall
[New York, NY — October 15, 2018] Making Gay History, the critically acclaimed and award-winning podcast that brings LGBTQ history to life through the voices of the people who lived it, will launch its fourth season ... | | 
| | 'Tinderbox' author at Unabridged
Author/historian Robert Fieseler (left) discussed his new book, Tinderbox: The Untold Story of The Upstairs Lounge Fire and The Rise of Gay Liberation, with Owen Keehnen before a packed house at Unabridged Bookstore Wed., October 10. ... | |
| | Ravinia launches "Bridges" competition fusing jazz, classical music
In celebration of the 30th anniversary of Ravinia's Steans Music Institute (RSMI) last summer, Ravinia launched a competition for composers who could fuse the worlds of jazz and classical music. Due to its success, Ravinia, with ... | | 
| | Illeana Douglas
Illeana Douglas is a renaissance woman. Her distinguished career includes theater, standup comedy, movies, including several Martin Scorsese films, TV, writing, music and producing. She exemplifies an artist who never stops creating ... | | 
| | Jill Soloway looks ahead to celebrating new book in Chicago
Jill Soloway spoke with the Windy City Times ahead of the release of their new book, She Wants It: Desire, Power, and Toppling the Patriarchy. Soloway celebrates the book's launch during a sold-out event Oct. 18 ... | |
| | Twelve Chicago-based LGBTQ+ performing arts organizations to perform together
CHICAGO, October 11, 2018 — Chicago Gay Men's Chorus celebrates 35 years of making music with their upcoming holiday show 35th Anniversary Holiday Hullabaloo. The chorus will be joined by 11 additional Chicago-based LGBTQ+ performing arts ... | |
| | Sisters In Cinema Campaigns to Build Media Arts Center In South Shore
Chicago - October 9, 2018 - The Chicago-based non-profit Sisters in Cinema has launched a crowdfunding campaign for the rehab and buildout of the Sisters In Cinema Media Arts Center. Founded by award-winning filmmaker Yvonne Welbon, ... | |
| | New World Play Festival through Oct 27
CHICAGO - Following the success of their 12th season of productions, culminating with the critically acclaimed Not One Batu, Nothing Without a Company kicks off season 13 with their second annual New World Play Festival (More ... |
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| | The Trans Generation
By Ann Travers $25; New York University Press; 261 pages Boy or girl? That's a common enough question, if you're an expectant parent. You might've even wondered it yourself: will you need pink things or blue, ... | | 
| | A Cradle Song Part One
A Cradle Song debuts in the Windy City Times as the new holiday classic. Filled with travail and woe, warmth and great joy, it is a story for the ages. It will appear in ten installments from October 17 to December ... | |
| | DRAG IT UP!
Regular drag shows in and around Chicago
Our list of regular drag shows in and around Chicago. To include your show in our listings, please submit info to kirk@windycitymediagroup.com. Mondays Chicago's Best Worst Drag Show, hosted by Arby Barbie, weekly, 2 a.m., no ... | | 
| | DINING A'ville Pastoral closing, Wine Riot, 'Buffy' pop-up
—The Andersonville outpost of Pastoral Artisan Cheese, Bread & Wine retail and its sister business, Appellation Wine Bar & Restaurant, will close after three years on Sunday, Oct. 21. In a Facebook post, co-owner Greg O'Neill ... | | 
| | SAVOR Twain, Halloween in Andersonville
DISH Dining Guide
The new Logan Square restaurant Twain (2445 N. Milwaukee Ave.; https://www.twainchicago.com/)—which, yes, is named after the famed author and reflects where chef Tim Graham was raised—relies on a shrewd concept ... | | 
| | 'HalloWig' fundraiser Oct. 20 at Sidetrack
On Saturday, Oct. 20, at Sidetrack, 3349 N. Halsted St., 3-6 p.m., there will be a "HalloWig" party to help raise funds for Lurie's Children's Hospital Division of Adolescent Medicine. Sidetrack Chicago, Crystal Head Vodka, MillerCoors ... | | 
| | Center on Halsted, BWFW celebrate Harlem Renaissance
On Oct. 13, The Women's Action Council in partnership with Center On Halsted presented "Harlem Renaissance"—a night of celebration, award-giving and socializing at the Little Black Pearl Art and Design Center. The By Women For Women ... |
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