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Windy City Times 2019-01-16
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wct 2019-01-16

Pro-LGBT groups laud N.Y. measures

On Jan. 15, the New York legislature passed two pro-LGBTQ bills—the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA) and a law banning so-called "conversion therapy"—and pro-LGBT groups were quick to respond. Lambda ...
wct 2019-01-16

Carol Channing dies at 97

Broadway legend Carol Channing—who was known for her signature lead role in the Jerry Herman musical Hello, Dolly! and who continued performing into her 90s—died of natural causes at her home in Rancho Mirage, California, at ...
Deadline looms for LGBT community-needs survey

Deadline looms for LGBT community-needs survey

Members of the Chicago region's LGBT community have until the end of the month to take part in an extensive survey measuring the health and socio-economic needs and concerns. Chicago-based consultancy the Morten Group is conducting ...
Seventeen-year-old charged with 2018 Stanton murder according to reports

Seventeen-year-old charged with 2018 Stanton murder according to reports

A 17-year-old has been charged with the murder of Dejanay Stanton, a transgender Chicagoan who was killed this past August. The alleged assailant, Tremon Hill, faces one first-degree murder charge in the Aug. 30 episode. Stanton's ...
Madigan Announces Appointment of Rep. Greg Harris as Majority Leader

Madigan Announces Appointment of Rep. Greg Harris as Majority Leader

Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan issued a statement Jan. 10 announcing his appointment of state Rep. Greg Harris as House majority leader: "At my request, Representative Greg Harris will serve as House majority leader. This ...

  News

Cook County medic says boss 'outed' him as transgender

Cook County medic says boss 'outed' him as transgender

A medical technician who works at Cook County Jail said his supervisor "outed" him as transgender in a private meeting with three colleagues. Now, Logan Grimes says he's afraid to go back to work, citing what ...
wct 2019-01-16

CFW names 2019 Impact Award honorees

Chicago Foundation for Women (CFW) has announced the 2019 Impact Awards honoring local leaders for their efforts to create safe, just and healthy communities for all. CFW will present the 2019 Impact Awards on Wed., March ...
PASSAGES Annie O'Dowd

PASSAGES Annie O'Dowd

Ann "Annie" O'Dowd, of The Villages, Florida, passed away Dec. 26, 2018. Annie was born on April 26, 1929 in Chicago. She was 89 when she died. Her mother, Agnes, her father, Henry, and five siblings ...
wct 2019-01-16

44th Ward aldermanic forum Jan. 17

The Lakeview Citizens Council, in collaboration with both the East Lakeview & Lakeview Chamber of Commerce, will host a 44th Ward aldermanic forum on Thursday, Jan. 17, at 7 p.m. at the Center on Halsted, 3656 ...
Openly gay judge swears in Pritzker

Openly gay judge swears in Pritzker

Longtime Cook County Circuit Court Judge James Snyder swore in Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker the early afternoon of Jan. 14. Snyder is gay, and this was the first time an open member of the state's LGBT ...
wct 2019-01-16

THE AMAZON TRAIL A poem and a plant

The day was typical for the Pacific Northwest. The brightening sky had stopped sputtering its fine dewdrops for the moment, the wind had blown itself out, and the development where I live came to life. People ...
wct 2019-01-16

LETTER Let's walk together

To the editor: The Chicago mayoral election on Feb. 26 might provide the LGBTQA community with another point of evolution in compassion for our neighbors who live and die in poverty and useless violence. We must ...
Gerber/Hart, Howard Brown to host 'Great Believers' discussion

Gerber/Hart, Howard Brown to host 'Great Believers' discussion

On Wed., Jan. 16, 6-8 p.m., Howard Brown Health Clark and Gerber/Hart Library and Archives will host a discussion on The Great Believers with author Rebecca Makkai and Howard Brown Health President/CEO David Ernesto Munar, followed ...
Affinity's Burning Bowl honors former leader Kim Hunt

Affinity's Burning Bowl honors former leader Kim Hunt

About a hundred people gathered for Affinity Community Services' annual kick-off event, Burning Bowl, Jan. 12 at Morgan Park United Methodist Church (UMC). This year's theme was Ever Ours: Resisting with Purpose to Thrive in the ...
WORLD Israel medical group, India's ban, Chechnya detention

WORLD Israel medical group, India's ban, Chechnya detention

Members who perform conversion therapy could now be expelled from the Israel Medical Association (IMA)—which represents 90 percent of the country's doctors—if a complaint is filed to its ethics committee ...
NATIONAL Trans murder, U.S. House rules, N.C. loses business

NATIONAL Trans murder, U.S. House rules, N.C. loses business

The first transgender death of 2019 has occurred, as Dana Martin, 31, was fatally shot in Montgomery, Alabama, on Jan. 6, The Advocate reported. The newspaper did not mention her gender, and some other media outlets ...
wct 2019-01-16

LGBTQ mayoral forum Jan. 19

An LGBTQ mayoral forum will take place Saturday, Jan. 19, 2-4 p.m., at the Second Presbyterian Church, 1936 S. Michigan Ave. LGBTQ community organizations Affinity Community Services, the Association of Latinos/as Motivating Action, the Chicago Black ...
wct 2019-01-16

Deportation protest at Gary/Chicago Airport Jan. 18

A coalition of social justice, immigration advocacy, anti-capitalist and left-wing organizations will be gathering at the Gary/Chicago International Airport to peacefully protest deportation flights on Friday, Jan. 18, 2019. United ...
wct 2019-01-16

Times Square site of WorldPride Closing Ceremony, Melissa Etheridge to perform

NEW YORK, NY, JANUARY 15, 2019 — NYC Pride, the official host of WorldPride 2019 and Stonewall 50, is thrilled to announce further details about NYC Pride's WorldPride Closing Ceremony. All are welcome to this final ...
wct 2019-01-16

LPAC endorses Lori Lightfoot for Mayor

Washington, DC (January 15, 2019) — LPAC, the only organization devoted to building the political power of LGBTQ women, announced the first two endorsements for the 2019 cycle: Jolie Justus for Mayor of Kansas City, MO ...
wct 2019-01-16

Anti-bullying laws including sexual orientation associated with fewer suicides

Sexual minority youth have a higher prevalence of bullying and attempted suicide than non-sexual minority youth. New research from the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ...
wct 2019-01-16

LGBT groups sign letter calling Barr's civil rights record disqualifying

(Washington, DC, January 15, 2019) — Ahead of today's hearing, Lambda Legal sent a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham and Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein urging them to oppose President ...
wct 2019-01-16

LGBTQ, allied groups urge investigation after second death at home of Ed Buck

Today, 41 LGBTQ and allied organizations (listed below) released the following statement to demand a thorough investigation by Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and District Attorney's Office of the second death of a Black man at ...

  Entertainment

wct 2019-01-16

New authors take on hard-hitting subjects at Playwrights Festival

With this year's crop of student one-acts, Pegasus Theatre Chicago is tackling homophobia, gentrification and other urban ordinariness that carries a political charge for a trio of female authors. The 32nd Young Playwrights Festival features pieces
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Fillet of Solo Storytelling Fest, Archy Jamjun, A Boy & A Diva Jan. 18, 25

Fillet of Solo Storytelling Fest, Archy Jamjun, A Boy & A Diva Jan. 18, 25

Two-time The Moth GrandSLAM winner Archy Jamjun premieres his debut one man show, A Boy & A Diva, Jan. 18 and 25, as part of Chicago's premiere storytelling festival Fillet of Solo presented by Lifeline Theatre. ...
New CSO recording with Muti available

New CSO recording with Muti available

The new CSO (Chicago Symphony Orchestra) Resound recording Riccardo Muti Conducts Italian Masterworks is now available in international retail outlets including the Symphony Store and SymphonyStore.com, as well as for ...
'Hedwig' tour in Chicago in 2019

'Hedwig' tour in Chicago in 2019

John Cameron Mitchell—the Tony-winning, Golden Globe-nominated co-creator of Hedwig & the Angry Inch—will bring his rock spectacle to the United States for the first time, a press release noted. For four exclusive engagements, Mitchell and his ...
wct 2019-01-16

Groundbreaking 'I AM... Fest' April 27-29

Black Lives, Black Words International Project will launch the I AM… Fest, in partnership with Goodman Theatre. This first-of-its-kind international festival will take place April 27-29, and will shine a spotlight on the female voices from ...
Johnson/Nash book release party Jan. 31

Johnson/Nash book release party Jan. 31

A joint book release celebrating E. Patrick Johnson's Black. Queer. Southern. Women: An Oral History and Jennifer Nash's Black Feminism Reimagined: After Intersectionality will take place Thursday, Jan. 31, at Women & Children First, 5233 N. ...
DiFranco book out May 7

DiFranco book out May 7

On May 7, Viking will publish No Walls and the Recurring Dream, a memoir from longtime singer/songwriter/poet/activist Ani DiFranco. According to a press release, "DiFranco is one of the most prolific indie artists of the last ...
BOOK REVIEW Growing Up Queer

BOOK REVIEW Growing Up Queer

Growing up is hard. Most sentient adults would agree, and decline a chance to 'teen again; between changing bodies, mean girls, bullies and facing adulthood, it's enough to have endured it once. But for kids who ...
10 questions with Vic Featuring Jan Luis Castellanos

10 questions with Vic Featuring Jan Luis Castellanos

Jan Luis Castellanos seems to have it all-former model turned actor who won the jackpot, playing "Topher" in Marvel's Runaways. But winning the lotto has not made him jaded or caused him to take anything for ...
wct 2019-01-16

OUT on Stage' Jan. 17 on Dekkoo

OUT on Stage: The Series will debut Thursday, Jan. 17, on LGBT subscription-based streaming network Dekkoo. Zach Noe Towers hosts the show, which features a line-up of renowned LGBTQ stand-up comedians. "I don't think comedy is ...
18th Annual Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival line-up named

18th Annual Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival line-up named

SketchFest Executive Producer Jill Valentine announced the official line-up for the 18th Annual Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival, taking place through Jan. 20 at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont Ave. The eclectic 2019 line-up will feature 120 ...
wct 2019-01-16

'Nina Simone' through March 2

Northlight Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director BJ Jones and Executive Director Timothy J. Evans, continues its 2018-19 season with Nina Simone: Four Women, written by Christina Ham and directed by Kenneth L. Roberson. Nina ...
NUNN ON ONE Kristina Valada-Viars: Out actress discusses lengthy career

NUNN ON ONE Kristina Valada-Viars: Out actress discusses lengthy career

Out actress Kristina Valada-Viars continues to expand her life in theater. A big part of this is thanks to the Steppenwolf and the Princess Grace Foundation. The foundation was started 36 years ago by Prince Rainier ...
Aaron Alexander on being part of the 'Hamilton' ensemble

Aaron Alexander on being part of the 'Hamilton' ensemble

Two years and three months into its Chicago run, Hamilton remains one of the costliest and most coveted tickets in town. While the show has gone through multiple leadls—half a dozen Burrs, Elizas, Angelicas and Jefferson/Lafayettes ...
THEATER REVIEW St. Nicholas

THEATER REVIEW St. Nicholas

By: Conor McPherson At: The Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn St. Tickets: GoodmanTheatre.org/StNicholas; $31-$85. Runs through: Jan. 27 Artists are suspicious of critics. How can a person who does not create pick apart another's creation, they ...
Theater Spotlight on Saltine

Theater Spotlight on Saltine

Cody Sullivan delivers the kind of history lessons you'll never hear at the Art Institute or any other reputable institution. Actually, scratch that: It's Sullivan's drag persona Saltine who holds forth on the genesis of iconic ...
wct 2019-01-16

Critics' Picks

The Full Monty, Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre, through Jan 26. Though still adjusting to their new quarters, Theo Ubique's trademark close-up-and-intimate approach to its musical genre generates the effusive charm that makes this Rogers Park company ...
THEATER REVIEW I Call My Brothers

THEATER REVIEW I Call My Brothers

Author: Jonas Hassen Khemiri At: Rivendell Theatre, 5779 N. Ridge Ave. Tickets: 312-219-4140 or InterrobangTheatre.org; $16-$32. Runs through: Feb. 2 The Chicago premiere of Jonas Hassen Khemiri's (and translator Rachel ...
"Let Freedom Ring, Chicago" Jan. 21 at City Winery

"Let Freedom Ring, Chicago" Jan. 21 at City Winery

"Let Freedom Ring, Chicago" a musical tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will take place Monday, Jan. 21 at City Winery. The concert, featuring Lynne Jordan, Jeannie Tanner, Cynthia Clarey, Tecora Rogers, Isiah Mitchell, Frieda ...
Billy Masters

Billy Masters

"You can't just proclaim yourself a female and be able to compete against women. There must be some standards, and having a penis and competing as a woman would not fit that standard."—Martina Navratilova expresses her ...
wct 2019-01-16

Yanis Marshall dance class Feb. 1

Choreographer/dancer Yanis Marshall will teach an exclusive street jazz and heels dance workshop to a limited number of dancers. The class will take place Friday, Feb. 1, at Lou Conte Dance Studio at Hubbard Street Dance, ...
SHOWBIZ Deborah Cox, awards events, gay singer killed, 'Family Guy'

SHOWBIZ Deborah Cox, awards events, gay singer killed, 'Family Guy'

The Sin City Classic Sports Festival presented by Toyota—the world's largest annual LGBTQ sporting event—announced that Grammy-nominated, multi award-winning singer and LGBTQ advocate Deborah Cox will perform during the Festival's ...
wct 2019-01-16

LQBTQ Artists Gallery Opening Exhibit Jan. 18

LQBTQ Artists Gallery Opening Exhibit launches on Friday, Jan. 18, from 6:00-8:00 pm. The opening night event is the official premiere of the work by artists from Marwen & Marlon Lyles. Opening night reception, on Friday, ...
wct 2019-01-16

Auditorium offering free tickets to furloughed workers

The Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Congress Pkwy./50 E. Ida B. Wells Dr., wants to reach local furloughed government employees to take advantage of a free ticket offer to its upcoming events Too Hot to Handel: The ...
LGBTQ performance of "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change" one night Feb. 9

LGBTQ performance of "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change" one night Feb. 9

Chicago Theatre Workshop (CTW) with permission from authors, Joe DiPietro and Jimmy Roberts will present a one-night only LGBTQ performance of their long running off-Broadway hit musical, "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change" as a ...
wct 2019-01-16

Gaga, 'Versace' among Critics' Choice winners

Lady Gaga and The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story were among those who prevailed at the 24th Critics' Choice Awards that honor achievements in film and television. The event—which the Broadcast Film Critics Association ...
GALECA names Dorian winners

GALECA names Dorian winners

GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics—composed of more than 200 gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and ally entertainment journalists in the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom—has ...
Midwest Action; Guided by Voices

Midwest Action; Guided by Voices

Concert-wise, 2018 ended with a shriek while 2019 started with a jolly howl. On Dec. 29, local entrepreneurs and life partners Alyssa Welch and Dan Jarvis threw a season-ending showcase for their label, Midwest Action, at ...
Broadway's Corey Cott, Mikaela Bennett to lead Lyric Opera's West Side Story

Broadway's Corey Cott, Mikaela Bennett to lead Lyric Opera's West Side Story

CHICAGO (January 9, 2019)—Acclaimed Broadway performer Corey Cott and rising star Mikaela Bennett will headline Lyric Opera of Chicago's premiere of Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim's groundbreaking American musical West ...
wct 2019-01-16

Hubbard Street, Malpaso Dance Company on stage at Auditorium Theatre in March

(CHICAGO, IL) Two internationally-renowned and innovative contemporary dance companies, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and Malpaso Dance Company, share the Auditorium Theatre's landmark stage on March 2 and 3, 2019 as part of ...
wct 2019-01-16

Victory Gardens Theater to premiere If I Forget

Chicago, IL— Artistic Director Chay Yew and Managing Director Erica Daniels announce an addition to the 2018-2019 Victory Gardens season—the Chicago Premiere of If I Forget, written by Steven Levenson and directed by Devon de Mayo. ...

  Outlines

Man Up Medical co-founder looks to past to shape present

Man Up Medical co-founder looks to past to shape present

Dean Hervochon dispenses words of advice like they are business cards. He is the guy who knows everything, as his friends tell him, and he's not full of cliche mottos, either—they all come from personal experience. ...
wct 2019-01-16

Windy City Times: Change is in the air

Windy City Times is changing its print production schedule for 2019. Effective this January, WCT will be primarily a biweekly print publication. Exceptions will include during Pride Month and for a special wedding guide and other ...
DRAG PROFILE Jerfay

DRAG PROFILE Jerfay

NAME "JerFay simply comes from my boy name being 'Jeffrey' and I just mixed it up for a new persona!" FIRST DRAG PERFORMANCE "I started doing drag Oct. 26, 2015, and I started by jumping into ...
Same-sex couple rocks records at Rattleback

Same-sex couple rocks records at Rattleback

There's a new retailer in town, called Rattlebake Records, located in Andersonville at 5405 N. Clark St. Husband-and-husband team Paul Ruffino and Mike Weaver opened the place recently and it features vinyl, CDs, cassettes, movies and ...
SAVOR Roanoke brunch; Chicago Restaurant Week

SAVOR Roanoke brunch; Chicago Restaurant Week

DISH Dining Guide

During the week, Roanoke Restaurant and Club (135 W. Madison St.; https://www.theroanokerestaurant.com/) is as busy as a beehive, thanks to its Loop location that accommodates businesspeople, theatergoers, tourists and more. ...
DINING Stan's tea partnership, Winnetka spot, Cocoa Crawl

DINING Stan's tea partnership, Winnetka spot, Cocoa Crawl

—Stan's Donuts & Coffee has launched a Rishi Tea partnership. To celebrate the launch, the donut destination is coining Tuesday, Jan. 29, "Tea Party Tuesday." All Stan's guests will receive a free 12-ounce hot tea with ...




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