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| | Marriage equality remains in Bermuda, falls in Taiwan
It was a mixed weekend for same-sex marriage advocates as they won a legal battle in Bermuda Nov. 23 after the country's government attempted to have the Court of Appeal define marriage as between a man ... | | 
| | David Orr reflects on four decades of politics
Outgoing Cook County Clerk David Orr, whose last day on the job will be Nov. 30, admitted that he couldn't help but be bittersweet about stepping down from the office he's worked in since 1990. "I ... | | 
| | Transgender Day of Remembrance event recalls lives lost
In her opening remarks at Center on Halsted's Transgender Day or Remembrance observance on Nov. 20, the Center's Director of Gender Equity and Inclusion Vanessa Sheridan said that the occasion was "an opportunity to commemorate those ... | |
| | Ald. Daniel Solis announces retirement
Chicago Ald. Daniel Solis (25th Ward)—who served in the position for 23 years—announced that he plans to retire at the end of his term, ABC 7 Chicago reported. "After 23 years representing the greatest community in ... | | 
| | Remembering Harvey Milk
Excerpt by Cleve Jones
Nov. 27 marked the 40th anniversary of the death of Harvey Milk. Below is an adapted excerpt friend and activist Cleve Jones sent to Windy City Times from Jones' book, When We Rise, to mark the ... | | 
| | World AIDS Day events in Chicago
A number of community organizations are hosting events this weekend in observance of World AIDS Day, which officially takes place Dec. 1. Below are some of them: Wed., Nov. 28 —Roosevelt University will host a series ... | | 
| | Transgender man talks of survival, HIV, self-acceptance
When listening to Brian Belovitch recount the first 30 to 40 years of his life, it's hard not to wonder how he survived it all. He admits that his journey almost killed him. It's ironic because ... | |
| | Congresswomen, civil-rights leaders, black
trans woman demand protections for Black LGBTQ community
WASHINGTON—In honor of Transgender Awareness Week ending Nov. 17, the National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC) and and the Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls (CCBWG) released statements calling for ... | | 
| | NATIONAL AIDS memorial, HIV news, Texas A&M, Nancy Pelosi
As people from around the world come together on Saturday, Dec. 1, to commemorate World AIDS Day, the National AIDS Memorial (in San Francisco) will bring together more than 1,600 supporters, friends and loved ones for ... | | 
| | WORLD Chinese writer, Nigeria suit, anti-trans attack, archbishop's statement
A Chinese author has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for writing and selling homoerotic novels, prompting backlash and comparisons to lighter sentences for more serious crimes committed in the country, like sexual assault, NewNowNext.com ... | |
| | Victory Fund: 244 LGBTQ candidates won
LGBTQ Victory Fund released a demographic and informational breakdown of the 432 openly LGBTQ candidates on the ballot this past Election Day. The report looked at sexual orientation, gender identity, race/ethnicity, office level, party affiliation and ... | | 
| | Illinois marks five years of marriage equality
Five years ago—on Nov. 20, 2013—Illinois became the 16th state to legalize same-sex marriage when marriage equality legislation was signed into law. The U.S. Supreme Court issued its historic ruling requiring all states to issue same-sex ... | |
| | Advocates seek gov't accountability in death of trans asylum-seeker
Transgender Law Center (TLC) and the Law Office of Andrew R. Free announced that they have filed a notice of wrongful death tort claim in New Mexico—the first step, they said, in holding all parties responsible ... | |
| | Spotlight, Women in Magic' Nov.-Dec.
Chicago Magic Lounge (CML), 5050 N. Clark St., will present "Spotlight: Women in Magic," Nov. 29-Dec. 1. While female magicians are rare—research studies estimating that only 5-10 percent of professional magicians and magic club members are ... |
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| | The Steadfast Tin Soldier
Author: Hans Christian Andersen At: Lookingglass Theatre Company, 821 N. Michigan Ave. Tickets: lookingglasstheatre.org or 312-337-0665; $45-$85. Runs through: Jan. 13 For the discerning child, or jaded adult, Lookingglass Theatre ... | |
| | Q Brothers Christmas Carol
By: Q Brothers Collective and Rick Boynton At: The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, 800 E. Grand Ave. Tickets: 312-595-5600 or c ChicagoShakes.com; $30-$52. Runs through: Dec. 30 There was a time when mashing together hip ... | |
| | Mansfield Park
Playwright: Kate Hamill At: Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie. Tickets: $30-88; northlight.org Runs through: Dec. 16 What is the price of passivity? Fanny Price (Kayla Carter) isn't allowed to say no. ... | | 
| | SnowGirls, The Musical
Playwright: Derek Van Barham (book), David Cerda, Scott Lamberty and Jeff Thomson (music) At: Mary's Attic, 5400 N. Clark St. Tickets: $20-30; BrownPaperTickets.com Runs through: Dec. 30 SnowGirls—The Musical is ... | | 
| | Spotlight on A & A Ballet's Art Deco Nutcracker
When you're pondering which of myriad Nutcrackers"to shell out for this season, don't overlook A & A Ballet's Art Deco Nutcracker, starring out American Ballet Theatre dancer Jose Miguel Sebastian as the ... | |
| | Critics' Picks
The Safe House, City Lit Theatre at Edgewater Presbyterian Church, through Dec. 16. The occupants of the title dwelling may be a three-generation white, het Norman Rockwell family in suburban Michigan on the surface, but author ... | | 
| | The Neo-Futurists mark three decades
Thirty years ago, the Neo-Futurists opened a late-night show that became first a cult favorite, and then an institution. And though Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind changed its name two years ago after ... | | 
| | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Playwright: Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice At: Citadel Theatre, 300 S. Waukegan Rd, Lake Forest. Tickets: 847-735-8554, ext. 1, or Citadeltheatre.com; $45. Runs through: Dec. 23 You'll never get me to agree that the small ... | | 
| | It's a Wonderful Life: Live in Chicago!
Playwright: Adapted from the 1946 film (screenplay by Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Frank Capra and Jo Swerling), based on the short story The Greatest Gift, by Philip Van Doren Stern At: American Blues Theater, Stage 773, ... | | 
| | Ripe. Letters, by Alan Semrow, seeks to redefine relationships
People live in a world of relationships. When one hears "relationship," that person may think boyfriend, spouse or girlfriend. Alan Semrow's latest book seeks to expand one's understanding of what a relationship actually is. Ripe: Letters ... | | 
| | BOOK REVIEW Death Checks In
By David S. Pederson $18.95; Bold Strokes Books; 235 pages It's a nice little getaway. That's all you wanted: two days alone, just you and your amour, with nothing to do but follow your whims. It ... | |
| | City Winery's December shows: Macy Gray, more
Singer Macy Gray and former American Idol finalist Kris Allen are among those slated to perform at City Winery, 1200 W. Randolph St., in December. Gray—whose signature raspy voice is featured in "I Try," one of ... | |
| | Kahlo works at Glen Ellyn campus in 2020
College of DuPage, in partnership with the McAninch Arts Center and Cleve Carney Art Gallery, expanded upon the plans to host the largest private collection of works by Frida Kahlo at the Cleve Carney Art Gallery ... | | 
| | A Cradle Song, Part Seven
by Mark Zubro; Illustrated by W.S. Reed
A Cradle Song, written by Mark Zubro and illustrated by W.S. Reed, 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 ... | | 
| | Loop historical exhibit spotlights Black designers
Margaret T. Burroughs was an instrumental designer in the South Side Black design community who bridged global divides, design interests and created nurturing environments for artists and designers to thrive. She co-founded the DuSable Museum in ... | |
| | Chicago Magic Lounge celebrates New Year's Eve, holds child-friendly night before
Chicago, IL — Chicago Magic Lounge, Chicago's new home for close-up magic, celebrates the holidays with magical performances, specialty cocktails and more. Featured performers in December include Signature Show appearances ... | | 
| | Sidetrack's OUTspoken! Series: December's featured storytellers
The December edition of OUTspoken! LGBTQ storyteller series takes place Tuesday, December 4, at Sidetrack, 3349 N. Halsted St. Doors open at 6 pm, stories begin at 7. See www.outspokenchicago.com for more info. —Emma Alamo grew ... | | 
| | Five Worth Finding: Haunting film, Skydeck and more
—What Haunts Us: This Emmy-nominated documentary—which examines why many boys who graduated from the Porter-Gaud School in Charleston, South Carolina, committed suicide after becoming adults—will haunt you. Filmmaker Paige Goldberg ... | | 
| | Pride Film Festival Dec. 4 at Pride Arts
Nine short LGBT films from around the world will be shown Tuesday, Dec. 4, at the The Broadway, Pride Arts Center, 4139 N. Broadway, as part of its monthly Pride Film Festival. The event will start ... | | 
| | 'Haunted Christmas' house Dec. 7-8 in suburb
The creators of the 13th Floor Haunted House Chicago, 1940 George St., Melrose Park, will host "Krampus: A Haunted Christmas" Dec. 7-8, 7-11 p.m. Chicago's world-famous 13th Floor Haunted House has been transformed to tell the ... | |
| | VIEWPOINT A short film for World AIDS Day has arrived. Watch it now.
Stop what you're doing. An exhilarating new short film produced especially for people living with HIV (PLHIV) is about to grab your heart and make you stand up and cheer. To commemorate World AIDS Day 2018, ... | | 
| | SHOWBIZ Rippon retires, 'Moulin Rouge,' Katy Perry, trans actresses
Olympian and U.S. national figure skating champion Adam Rippon told CBS News he will no longer skate competitively—meaning the 29-year-old will effectively retire from professional skating. Rippon competed for the United States ... | | 
| | Concerts by Queer trance, Glitter Guts
The start of the holiday season brought a wealth of queer music and celebration to close out 2018 with a bang. First, The Burlington hosted a night of queer flavored electronic trance music Nov. 13. Queer ... | | 
| | Nia & Ness use dance, poetry to tell story, analyze identity
Brooklyn-based dancer-poet duo Nia & Ness will bring their unique storytelling experience, run., to Chicago in four shows during the first week of December. The intersections of identity play a key element in run., as Nia ... | | 
| | Lush Cosmetics' DRAGmas features RuPaul's Drag Race alum, Chicago drag queens
Lush Cosmetics'DRAGmas has launched across North America, featuring three RuPaul's Drag Race alum and Chicago drag queens: Kim Chi, Shea Couleé and The Only Detox. Would you be interested in an interview with Shea Couleé to ... | | 
| | 10 Questions with Vic Featuring Branden Wellington
As an Emmy Award-winning writer, the New York Mets' in-game host, or "Jarod Young" on Netflix's hit show Orange is the New Black, Branden Wellington's talents and accomplishments are vast and diverse, and he is just ... | |
| | CGMC's 'Hullaballoo'Nov. 30-Dec. 2
Chicago Gay Men's Chorus (CGMC) will celebrate 35 years of making music with its upcoming holiday show, "35th Anniversary Holiday Hullabaloo." The show will take place Nov. 30-Dec. 2 at three different venues. The chorus will ... | | 
| | Karamo Brown in Evanston Dec. 5
Queer Eye culture expert Karamo Brown will give a talk, "Know Thyself: Using Your Uniqueness to Create Success," on Wed., Dec. 5, at 7 p.m at Evanston Township High School Auditorium, 1600 Dodge Ave., Evanston. Brown ... | | 
| | Lakeside Pride show spotlights 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
On Nov. 17, The Lakeside Pride Music Ensemble presented "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," a symphonic concert celebrating LGBTQ soldiers and veterans who served during the time that policy, also known as DADT, was in place (1993-2011). ... | | 
| | Rachel Eckroth, Rufus Wainwright; Jonathan Jackson, Echo and the Bunnymen
As November drew to a close we witnessed a torrent of old-school queer favorites coming to town for a pile up of sentiment and nostalgia far removed from the homey vibe of Thanksgiving and Christmas. First ... | | 
| | COMEDY On her own terms, Melissa DuPrey's work in the age of reckoning
Melissa DuPrey—whose work has always been about centering disfranchised communities and who recently emceed 2018 Chicago Women's March—will be bringing her solo performance, "SEXomedy 2.0: The Second Coming" to Chicago ... | | 
| | NUNN ON ONE MUSIC 98 Degrees warming holiday season
Vocal group 98 Degrees is made up of brothers Nick and Drew Lachey, Justin Jeffre and Jeff Timmons. Formed in California and were later picked up later by a record label, the quartet went on to ... | |
| | Chicago Gay Men's Chorus 35th Anniversary Holiday Hullabaloo Nov. 30, Dec. 2
Chicago Gay Men's Chorus celebrates 35 years of making music with our upcoming holiday show 35th Anniversary Holiday Hullabaloo. The chorus will be joined by 10 additional Chicago-based LGBTQ+ performing arts organizations ... | | 
| | NUNN ON ONE MUSIC Rapper CupcakKe, staunch ally on her new CD, 'Eden'
Raunchy rapper CupcakKe is bringing her Chicago rhymes to the masses. Elizabeth Eden Harris was born in Illinois and raised on South 63rd Street and Martin Luther King Drive by a single mother. The now-21-year-old started ... |
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| | VEHICLE TIPS, ADVICE Are you really ready for winter?
It is no wonder why people love to live in or visit places such as Palm Springs and South Florida during the winter. Half of the nation gets to deal with snow, ice, sleet and colder temperatures. People either love it ... | | 
| | IN THE LIFE A look at i2i's core leadership team
Invisible to Invincible: Asian Pacific Islander Pride of Chicago (i2i) has seen many changes to its leadership team since its founding in 2005. The group, according to its Facebook page, "celebrates and affirms Asian/Pacific Islanders who ... | | 
| | WINDY CITY TIMES 2018 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE
Rebel yell As many know, the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots is next year, and this cool "Rebel" T-shirt—which out Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black designed—marks the occasion in ... | | 
| | BUSINESS Black-owned store offers beauty items in Westchester
By Vee L. Harrison
Princess Dempsey was born and raised on the South Side of Chicago and attended high school in Hillside. She's a resident of Broadview and a businessowner of three businesses in nearby Westchester. Growing up she knew ... | | 
| | SPORTS Steve Kasperski, knocking it out of the park
Steve Kasperski had a memorable summer on the softball fields, claiming championship medals in two of the most prestigious international events. The 56 year-old Kasperski—who lives in Hyde Park and Melrose Park, and has been playing ... |
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