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Windy City Times 2019-02-06

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LGBTQ Military Organizations Respond to Trump State of the Union Address

LGBTQ Military Organizations Respond to Trump State of the Union Address

From OutServe-SLDN, the American Military Partner Association (AMPA), and SPARTA: (Washington, D.C., Feb. 5, 2019) — Earlier tonight, President Trump delivered a State of the Union Address in which he failed to ...
Breaking News

LGBTs analyze Trump State of the Union address

President's Trump second state of the union address painted a rosy picture of the United States on Feb. 5: the picture of a country on the brink of an "economic miracle," peace, and helpful legislation for ...
Breaking News

Legislators invite trans service members to State of the Union, groups respond

(Washington, D.C., Feb. 5, 2019) — In preparation for President Trump's State of the Union Address, several Members of Congress have chosen to invite actively-serving and veteran transgender service members to attend the event as their ...
PASSAGES Grab co-owner Nagel passes away

PASSAGES Grab co-owner Nagel passes away

According to activist Lori Cannon, Grab Magazine Co-Publisher and Co-Founder Mark Nagel was an "old-school, go-to guy" who saw the devastation of the AIDS epidemic in the community in the '80s and "was forever changed by ...
Breaking News

LGBTQ Congressman Invites Transgender Former Servicemember to State of the Union

Washington, DC — Newly elected U.S. Representative Chris Pappas — the first openly LGBTQ member of Congress from New Hampshire — will bring transgender former servicemember Tavion Dignard as his guest to the State of the ...
Breaking News

Controversial police sergeant retires

Eric Elkins—a Chicago police sergeant who was under investigation and who had a history of sexual-abuse allegations—has retired, The Chicago Tribune reported. Elkins was placed on desk duty in 2015, when four teen boys alleged he ...
PASSAGES Transgender activist 'Babs' Siperstein dies

PASSAGES Transgender activist 'Babs' Siperstein dies

Barbra "Babs" Siperstein—the first openly transgender member of the Democratic National Committee (DNC)—has died at 76, according to PIX11.com. Siperstein served on the DNC's Executive Committee from 2011 to 2017. ...
Breaking News

Gay 'Empire' actor breaks silence after Chicago attack (UPDATE)

Just days after saying he was attacked in an apparent hate crime in Chicago, openly gay Empire actor Jussie Smollett released a statement Feb. 1. The statement was first published in Essence magazine. "Let me start ...
Breaking News

Ousted candidate Brown backs Enyia for mayor

Dorothy Brown—the Cook County Circuit Court clerk who was recently ousted from the Chicago mayoral race—publicly supported mayoral candidate Amara Enyia in a press conference held Jan. 31, according to The Chicago Tribune. Brown called Enyia ...

  News

NATIONAL Anti-LGBT attacks, N.J. education law, Gen. Pulaski a woman?

NATIONAL Anti-LGBT attacks, N.J. education law, Gen. Pulaski a woman?

A violent attack outside a bar in Center City Philadelphia is under investigation, and police are trying to figure out if the victim was specifically targeted, 6ABC.com reported. Bartender Josh Schonewolf said he witnessed "a car ...
WORLD Polish party, Brazil crime, Mumbai Pride

WORLD Polish party, Brazil crime, Mumbai Pride

Poland's first openly gay politician—Robert Biedron—has launched a new progressive, pro-European Union political party called Spring, PinkNews reported. Biedron, the former mayor of the town of Slupsk, hopes to challenge ...
News

AHF Applauds President's Commitment to End HIV Epidemic in US

WASHINGTON (February 5, 2019) AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) applauded President Trump for his commitment to end the HIV epidemic in the U.S., made this evening in his State of the Union address: "In recent years, we ...
Weiss is Equality Illinois Proud

Weiss is Equality Illinois Proud

Attending the Equality Illinois gala this weekend was Mira Ebalo, PA-C, in black tie and tutu, who represented the Weiss Memorial Hospital gender confirmation program in Uptown. Weiss Hospital stands with Equality Illinois and is committed ...
News

Howard Brown helps advisory network for trans, GNC health

Howard Brown Health announced its participation in a community-led research advisory network that will support the development of patient-centered research projects focused on addressing the health needs of transgender and ...
Catrina Howard talks veteran life, founding female veteran housing project

Catrina Howard talks veteran life, founding female veteran housing project

U.S. Navy veteran Catrina Howard's journey in the military and into veteran activism began after she graduated from Roosevelt High School in Chicago's Albany Park. "I was not sure if I wanted to attend college, so ...
PASSAGES John Hisel

PASSAGES John Hisel

John Myron Hisel—a painter and fine artist in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood who was a native of Kankakee—passed away unexpectedly but peacefully at home Jan. 26. He was 61. John earned his B.A. in painting from the ...
2019 Wright Plus Housewalk on May 18

2019 Wright Plus Housewalk on May 18

The Frank Lloyd Wright Trust will present its 2019 Wright Plus Housewalk on Saturday, May 18, in Oak Park. Wright-designed buildings on the walk include the William G. Fricke House (1901), a study in architectural geometry ...
Buttigieg and Pritzker headline Equality Illinois gala

Buttigieg and Pritzker headline Equality Illinois gala

South Bend, Indiana, Mayor—and potential presidential candidate—Pete Buttigieg was among the speakers headlining Equality Illinois' 2019 gala celebration Feb. 2 at Chicago Hilton and Towers. About 1,500 guests attended the ...
Chicago Polar Plunge March 3

Chicago Polar Plunge March 3

Registration for the 19th annual Chicago Polar Plunge is now open to all. The Chicago Polar Plunge will take place at North Avenue Beach on Sunday, March 3, and helps to support the activities and events ...
News

Ricketts backs Mendoza for mayor

Prominent Democrat and Chicago Cubs co-owner Laura Ricketts endorsed Susana Mendoza for mayor. Mendoza's campaign also announced that Ricketts will serve as co-chair of the campaign. "Laura shares my passion for Chicago, and she knows that ...
News

State Equality Index released; Illinois in highest category

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation and the Equality Federation Institute released their fifth annual State Equality Index (SEI)—a comprehensive report detailing statewide laws and policies that affect LGBTQ people ...
News

Being a Stronger Ally, Trans, GNC Business Workshop Feb. 6, 7

CHICAGO (Jan. 30, 2019): The Andersonville Chamber of Commerce (ACC), along with Praxis Group and Upswing Advocates, will host a workshop next week focused on inclusive terminology, respectful customer service ...
Chicago Auto Show Feb. 9-18

Chicago Auto Show Feb. 9-18

The next Chicago Auto Show will take place Feb. 9-18 at McCormick Place, 2301 S. Lake Shore Dr. North America's largest auto show, the event (which was first staged in 1901) spans more than 1 million ...
Quigley contacts HUD head Carson about LGBTs

Quigley contacts HUD head Carson about LGBTs

U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley (IL-5th District)—who is vice chair of the LGBT Equality Caucus and vice chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Housing—led a letter to Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson on his ...
News

New survey published on sexual and gender minorities in Western Kenya

Some of the first published findings on the demographics and experiences of lesbian, bisexual, queer and transgender people assigned female at birth in sub-Saharan Africa A new survey from Western Kenya finds economic empowerment, LGBT acceptance ...

  Entertainment

Entertainment

Mayoral arts forum Feb. 10 at Broadway

Arts Alliance Illinois Executive Director Claire Rice, Broadway in Chicago President Lou Raizin and Vice President Eileen LaCario, and League of Chicago Theatres Executive Director Deb Clapp have announced the 2019 Chicago Mayoral Arts Forum, taking
...
Entertainment

Chicago Theatre Week Feb. 7-17

Chicago Theatre Week—an annual celebration of theater in Chicago during which visitors and residents can access value-priced tickets—will take place Feb. 7-17. As a program of the League of Chicago Theatres, in partnership with Choose Chicago, ...
Judy Collins at Raue Center in Crystal Lake Feb. 16

Judy Collins at Raue Center in Crystal Lake Feb. 16

CRYSTAL LAKE, IL — Raue Center For The Arts is excited to welcome award-winning singer-songwriter Judy Collins to the stage in 2019! The esteemed musician will bring her imaginative interpretations of traditional and contemporary folk standards ...
SHOWBIZ 'The L Word,' 'The Babadook,' Ben Platt, Ellen Page

SHOWBIZ 'The L Word,' 'The Babadook,' Ben Platt, Ellen Page

Fifteen years after it first aired, Showtime plans to revive the lesbian drama The L Word, LGBTQ Nation noted. Original cast members Jennifer Beals, Kate Moennig, and Leisha Hailey will be returning as their iconic characters ...
Entertainment

Raven Theatre Announces 2019-20 Season

CHICAGO (February 1, 2019) — Raven Theatre is pleased to announce its 2019-20 Season, kicking off this fall with the Chicago premiere of Rachel Bonds' drama SUNDOWN, YELLOW MOON, directed by Artistic Director Cody Estle and ...
Northwestern authors launch new Black woman-centered titles

Northwestern authors launch new Black woman-centered titles

Just as Chicago's record-cold spell began to let up the evening of Jan. 31, community members filled Women & Children First Bookstore to standing-room-only capacity to launch books by Northwestern University scholars E. Patrick Johnson and ...
DINING Asians & Friends dinner, Pizza museum, Valentine's Day options

DINING Asians & Friends dinner, Pizza museum, Valentine's Day options

—Asians & Friends Chicago will host a Chinese New Year's dinner on Saturday, Feb. 23, at 6 p.m. at Jade Court, 626 S. Racine Ave. It will be multi-course dinner ($35 pre-sale/$40 door) with a Year ...
Entertainment

Chicago Feminist Film Festival Feb. 27-March 1

Columbia College Chicago will host the fourth annual Chicago Feminist Film Festival on Feb. 27-March 1. This year's opening night features the Chicago premiere of documentary Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blache, directed by ...
THEATER REVIEW Nina Simone: Four Women

THEATER REVIEW Nina Simone: Four Women

Playwright: Christina Ham At: Northlight Theatre at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie. Tickets: Northlight.org; 847-673-6300; $30-$88. Runs through: March 2 Nina Simone is nowadays more often referenced for her ...
Entertainment

Women & Children First to host Chloe Benjamin, Anne Elizabeth Moore

Women & Children First is feeling the love this February at Women & Children First with two Valentine's Day event and a With Love from Andersonville supporting Chicago Books to Women in Prison. Feb. 14 through ...
THEATER REVIEW How to Catch Creation

THEATER REVIEW How to Catch Creation

By: Christina Anderson At: The Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn St. Tickets: Goodmantheatre.org; $20-$70. Runs through: Feb. 24 The Goodman Theatre production How to Catch Creation, penned by Christina Anderson ...
Entertainment

All That He Was benefit concert March 11 at Pride Arts Center

All That He Was, the 25th Anniversary Benefit Concert on March 11, 2019 at Pride Arts Center will support Pride Films and Plays and Chicago-area AIDS services charities including AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) and the ...
Entertainment

Chicago Symphony Orchestra announces 2019/20 season

The 2019/20 season is on sale now! Join us for a season of celebration marking Riccardo Muti's 10th season as music director and the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven. Explore the full ...
Hamilton, The Exhibition tickets on sale

Hamilton, The Exhibition tickets on sale

CHICAGO (Jan. 29, 2019) — Tickets to Hamilton: The Exhibition will go on sale to the general public at 10AM on Friday, Feb. 15. Hamilton: The Exhibition will premiere in Chicago on April 6, 2019 for ...
Mike Pence Sex Dream on stage Feb. 16 through March 16

Mike Pence Sex Dream on stage Feb. 16 through March 16

CHICAGO (January 30, 2019) — First Floor Theater is pleased to continue its seventh season with the world premiere of Dan Giles' twisted and timely MIKE PENCE SEX DREAM, directed by Artistic Director Hutch Pimentel, playing ...

  Outlines

Peter Shinkle, author of Ike's Mystery Man, Feb. 11 at Pritzker Military Library

Peter Shinkle, author of Ike's Mystery Man, Feb. 11 at Pritzker Military Library

Peter Shinkle, Ike's Mystery Man: The Secret Lives of Robert Cutler, is a view into the inner workings of the Eisenhower White House and the indispensable contributions and sacrifices made by patriotic gay Americans in the ...
Pat McCombs talks Executive Sweet, activism, other feats

Pat McCombs talks Executive Sweet, activism, other feats

For more than four decades, life-long Chicagoan Pat McCombs has been a mover and shaker in the city's LGBTQ community as a social-justice activist. McCombs is the oldest of seven kids and was raised on Chicago's ...
Outlines

Gerber/Hart Library History of LGBTQ Activism lecture and other dates

A four-part series of talks on the history of LGBTQ activism will be given by LGBTQ historian John D'Emilio on the four Thursdays of February, 6:30-8:00 pm at Gerber/Hart Library and Archives. The first talk, on ...
Five Worth Finding, Beverages, Auto Show and more

Five Worth Finding, Beverages, Auto Show and more

Sodastream Fizzi One Touch (Sodastream.com): This eco-friendly sparking-soda maker has been getting tons of positive reviews—and there are several reasons for this. It's absolutely easy to use, there's top-notch customer ...




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