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Ghosts in Our Machine film: 'Empathy Gene and Tofu'
- By Liz Marshall - Someone should do a survey; to actually see how many queer vegetarian/vegan women are out there. I suspect a very large percentage. Ever since I came out in the early 90s, I have noticed the trend in queer women's spaces for hummus and veggies and tofu scramble, ( thankfully the veg world has exploded in recent years and there are ...
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Obama appts. Laura Ricketts to Kennedy Center board
- From the White House - WASHINGTON, DC — Today, President Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key Administration posts: — Laura M. Ricketts — General Trustee, Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Kevin T. Hanretta — Assistant Secretary for Operations, Security, and Preparedness, Department of Veterans Affairs — Paula E. Boggs — Member, President's ...
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Knight at the Movies: I Am Divine; The Battle of amfAR; film notes
- Beloved by the gay community for his outrageous movie collaborations with John Waters; his filthy but hilarious live performances of his disco hits "Native Love," "Born to Be Cheap" and others; and, lastly, embraced by mainstream audiences for the role of Edna Turnblad in Waters' breakthrough hit Hairspray, the drag performer Divine's place in queer and pop culture is assured. ...
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Celebrating Goodridge's 10 years of marriage equality
- On the same day the governor signed legislation making same-sex marriages legal in Illinois and the Catholic bishop of Springfield offered prayers of exorcism in Latin during a worship service in opposition to the law, LGBT residents of Massachusetts were celebrating the decade-old Goodridge decision, an historic high court ruling that ushered marriage equality into the commonwealth and nation. The ...
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Lesbian adviser leaving White House; facts about Harvey Milk
- National roundup: Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - A lesbian adviser to President Obama on environmental policy has announced she'll leave the White House in February, The Washington Blade reported. White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Nancy Sutley was one of the very first people, LGBT or otherwise, to serve in the Obama administration; she was nominated to the position Jan. 20, 2009, and confirmed by the ...
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'Biggest Loser' trainer Bob Harper comes out
- On the Nov. 26 episode of the NBC show The Biggest Loser, personal trainer Bob Harper, 48, came out as a gay man. Contestant Bobby Saleem revealed that he was gay on the show, but struggled to break the news of his sexuality to his father. To help encourage Saleem to come out to his dad, Harper decided to share ...
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Report: Far right group ALEC has anti-gay history
- From a press release - Washington, D.C. — The American Legislative Exchange Council ( ALEC ), a far-right organization known for its advocacy of "Stand Your Ground" laws and restrictions on voting rights, has a history of anti-gay propaganda, according to recently released documents. People for the American Way ( PFAW ) uncovered and released an ALEC memo from 1985, called "Homosexuals: Just Another Minority ...
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Gaga album dives but tour planned; Manganiello talks sobriety
- Entertainment news: Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Lady Gaga's newest CD, ARTPOP, suffered a nose dive in its second week of sales, according to TheWrap.com. The album, which features the hit "Applause," took an 82-percent dive after selling 258,000 units during its debut. During its debut week, Gaga's prior album, Born This Way, sold more than three-and-a-half times ARTPOP's first two weeks combined. However, it's not the ...
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Billy Masters
- "Lemme tell you, everybody just relax. Everybody is either a w*p, a n****r, a k*ke, a ch**k, a fairy, a m**k. Everybody's something. So why don't we all calm down. Be thankful that we're all living in America and stop, everybody, getting so damn uptight. And this goes for the Indians—both dot and feather."—Joan Rivers defends Alec Baldwin's alleged use ...
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Many Voices campaign uses videos to tell personal stories
- Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Voices carry through the social media world as Many Voices presents The Many Voices Video Campaign. Beginning on Oct. 11, National Coming Out Day, and concluding Nov. 15—just shy of Transgender Day of Remembrance on Nov. 20—a total of six videos were released that spotlighted on Black LGBTQ people sharing their own stories about growing up within the Black church. ...
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AIDS: Signs of progress, but cuts create worries
- More than 9,000 people with HIV were on a waiting list for federal assistance in buying their medications in August 2011. On Monday, President Obama announced that, as of this week, that number is down to zero. "At one time, the need was so great that over 9,000 people were on the waitlist," said the president, at a White House ...
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Pop Making Sense
- Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Every year, I look forward to the perennial collection Carols for a Cure. Here, cast members from The Great White Way unite to raise money and awareness for the charity Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The songs on the 15th volume of the series range from standards to twists of classics and newly composed material. On this year's edition of Carols ...
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Trans Bodies, Trans Selves book planned
- From a press release - New York, NY — Transgender authors have come together from around the country to publish Trans Bodies, Trans Selves by Oxford University Press in June 2014. Trans Bodies, Trans Selves is a book project inspired by Our Bodies, Ourselves, a pamphlet-turned-international-book-phenomenon organized by the Boston Women's Book Collective starting in the late 1960s. Just as women came together to share ...
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Miller Lite, Hailo team give $1 million + in taxi rides
- From a press release - Miller Lite and Hailo are teaming up to prevent drunk driving by giving away $1 million in cab rides in Chicago this holiday season. Through Jan. 5, 2014, participants can obtain a $10 Hailo discount code by visiting select bars throughout the city where Miller Lite is served. To redeem the code, simply download the Hailo app, enter the code ...
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Actress Maria Bello comes out
- Actress Maria Bello revealed that she is in a lesbian relationship in a New York Times essay Dec. 1, making an appeal to be embraced for her own "modern family." Bello, 46, who recently starred in a TV remake of Prime Suspect, wrote that she struggled with revealing to her 12-year-old son, Jackson, her relationship with a woman, Clare, who ...
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White House announces $100 million HIV funding
- From press releases - President Obama announced a redirection of $100 million of National Institutes of Health funding toward HIV research as part of World AIDS Day events this year. He also announced billions to combat HIV around the globe. From the NIH: At a White House event today to mark the 25th annual World AIDS Day, President Obama announced that the National Institutes ...
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British diver Daley reveals same-sex relationship
- Olympic diver Tom Daley has come in his own Youtube video as being in a relationship with a man. The 19-year-old London 2012 bronze medallist said about the posting: "This has been a hard decision to make, but I wanted you to hear this from me." In an ideal world, he said, he wouldn't have to do this video. But ...
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'Biggest loser' trainer Bob Harper comes out
- On the Nov. 26 episode of the NBC show The Biggest Loser, personal trainer Bob Harper, 48, came out as a gay man. Contestant Bobby Saleem revealed that he was gay on the show, but struggled to break the news of his sexuality to his father. To help encourage Saleem to come out to his dad, Harper decided to share ...
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Billy Masters
- "I'd probably say Lenny [Kravitz], only because, like, the cool, like, artist kind of thing. And he's just rock and roll through and through. That is just ... he's got it goin' on."—Josh Hutcherson reveals who his gay crush would be out of his Hunger Games co-stars. I suppose that leaves me free to choose from Liam Hemsworth and Sam ...
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Dan Savage controversy; Clementi's family visits suicide site
- National roundup: Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Catholic League President Bill Donohue demanded that HBO cancel the show Real Time with Bill Maher after the late-night comedian invited gay columnist Dan Savage, who blasted priests who sexually abuse children, according to Raw Story. On a recent show, Maher pointed out to Savage that a Catholic bishop who opposed marriage equality in Hawaii had said that children with ...
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PETA honors Ricky Martin, Alan Cumming; gay boxer gets married
- Entertainment news: Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Ricky Martin, Alan Cumming, Sara Gilbert and Morrissey are among the 20 celebrities starring in PETA's "Vegetarian Icon" stamps, according to On Top Magazine. Appearing on Ellen DeGeneres' daytime talk show last month, Martin said that he's a recent vegetarian. Martin said, "I am not eating meat at all, and I feel amazing. No medication anymore [for high cholesterol]." PETA ...
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Knight at the Movies: Philomena; The Hunger Games: Catching Fire; film notes
- Judi Dench plays the title role in Philomena—that of an elderly, taciturn Irish Catholic woman who confides to her daughter that, 50 years earlier, she was forced to give up for adoption a son she gave birth to while staying at a convent home for unwed mothers. Not long after, the daughter meets Martin Sixsmith ( Steve Coogan ), a ...
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The little red ribbon that changed the world
- WORLD AIDS DAY 2013 - The story originally posted at this link incorrectly traced the origin of the Red Ribbon. For a history of the symbol, see "AIDS Red ribbon symbolizes AIDS fight" at the link: www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/AIDS-Red-ribbon-symbolizes-AIDS-fight/31635.html . For more about the Red Ribbon, see: www.visualaids.org/events/detail/red-ribbon#.Updi4mTuWPU . ...
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Texas National Guard relents on military benefits case
- From Lambda Legal - ( Dallas, TX, November 27, 2013 ) - After increasing pressure to follow U.S. Department of Defense guidelines, the Texas Military Forces today allowed Lambda Legal's client, Alicia Butler the wife of 1st Lt. Judith Chedville to register for federal military benefits at Camp Mabry. "We are thrilled for Alicia and Judith who just wanted to take steps, like all ...
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David Edelfelt enters holiday arena with album
- MUSIC - As the gay high holiday of Halloween ends, a new season begins. Christmas, for many gays and lesbians, marks the beginning of a time of renewal, peace and trimming the gay hell out of a mantle. People get ourselves excited by drinking holiday-themed cocktails, eating their weight in Williams and Sonoma Peppermint Bark and listening to Mariah Carey sing, "All ...
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Nicola Griffith on 'Hild,' a medieval novel with a bisexual protagonist
- by Sammy Caiola - For a woman who once earned her beers by challenging bargoers in arm-wrestling competitions, British-born author Nicola Griffith has grown into the world of fine wine and international literary acclaim with surprising ease. Her sixth and most recent novel, Hild ( a thick, gold-embossed item containing the tumultuous life story of Saint Hilda, a gifted young leader and warrior of ...
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HIV network expands website's reach
- Illinois HIV Care Connect announced the launch of English and Spanish mobile versions of its website ( www.hivcareconnect.com ), making access to treatment-related information easier for today's HIV-positive population, according to Business Wire. Illinois HIV Care Connect is a statewide network providing medical case management, health care and support services to people living with HIV. In August, the statewide program ...
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Donna Minkowitz's fantastical voyage in 'Growing Up Golem'
- BOOKS - Lambda Literary Award-winning creative nonfiction writer Donna Minkowitz was just like every other kid on the block growing up in New York—except she was way different. You see, Minkowitz had a secret. There was magic running through her blood. In Growing up Golem: How I Survived My Mother, Brooklyn and Some Really Bad Dates ( Riverdale Ave Books/Magnus ), Minkowitz ...
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Salvation Army attempts to 'debunk' gay bias
- The Salvation Army has a new campaign where it attempts to "debunk the myth of LGBT discrimination," according to a press release from the organization Truth Wins Out (TWO), which works to eradicate anti-gay prejudice. On its website, the Salvation Army has posted, "For years, Facebook posts, forwarded emails and rumors have been leading some people to believe that The ...
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RSVP cruises with new energy, more women and less cost
- TRAVEL Special to the online edition of Windy City Times by Jeff Guaracino - Since 1985, more than 100,000 guests have discovered RSVP Vacations. Now owned by Atlantis Events—among the best brand names in gay vacations—RSVP Vacations has a new president: Randel Roper. Formerly of Starwood Hotels, Roper brings a new energy to RSVP. RSVP is drawing a diverse group of passengers aboard their trips. According to Roper, women are now 10 percent of ...
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2014 GMC Sierra: glamorous
- VEHICLE REVIEW Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Trucks aren't meant to be glamorous. Sure, they'll pull a fabulous vintage Airstream trailer, put a wooden Chris Craft boat into crystal water, or carry home that mid-century credenza, but any truck worth its fully-boxed frame can also haul a bed load of dirt, plow through snow, and charge through muddy fields. I guess we'd call that versatile. Whatever your ...
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Chicago Auto Show has revamped website
- Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - The Chicago Auto Show launched a completely redesigned website in anticipation of the 106th edition of the nation's largest auto show next year. Key features of ChicagoAutoShow.com include: —About the Show: includes directions, show dates and times, interactive displays, special guest appearances and more; —First Look for Charity: the online home for the show's signature charity fundraiser, visitors can learn ...
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Sarah Kate Ellis to be new CEO and President of GLAAD
- From a press release - New York, NY, November 25, 2013 — The National Board of Directors of GLAAD, the nation's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender ( LGBT ) media advocacy organization, today announced the election of Sarah Kate Ellis as the organization's new CEO and President following a nationwide search. For more information, visit http://glaad.org/meetsarahkate . "GLAAD's unparalleled history in shifting American beliefs on ...
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Brewster sworn in as ambassador
- Chicagoan James "Wally" Brewster, an openly gay businessman and fundraiser for President Obama, was sworn by Vice President Joe Biden as U.S. ambassador to the Dominican Republican Nov. 22 in Washington, D.C.. Brewster was nominated for the position in June and confirmed Nov. 14. He had been working as Managing Partner for SB&K Global, a strategic consulting firm. From 2010-2012, ...
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Stonewall Inn plaque controversy involves trans* community
- This past summer, openly gay New York state Sen. Brad Holyman, who represents the district where the Stonewall Inn is located, first proposed creating a commemorative plaque to honor the individuals who fought against continued police harassment at the historic Stonewall Inn over a three day period in 1969. The idea was shelved when the organizers didn't include anyone who ...
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Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigil in Milwaukee Nov. 22
- Every November, communities across the world join together to mark the Transgender Day of Remembrance with vigils, marches, candles, speeches, prayers, and moments of silence. Milwaukee's Transgender Day of Remembrance - held on Friday, Nov. 22, 2013 ( starting at 6:30pm ) at the Milwaukee LGBT Community Center - will involve all of those components. . . . AND words ...
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Lesbian comedian on Ellen, Chicago, hecklers
- Lesbian comic Cameron Esposito will be headlining Queer Comedy at Zanies more than a year after she acted as the MC at a month-long comedy festival at the club. The Chicago-native now resides in L.A. and she spoke to Windy City Times about growing up as a lesbian, dealing with hecklers and Jay Leno calling her the future of comedy. ...
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Knight at the Movies: Animals; LGBT festival films on DVD; notes
- Animals, the debut feature from Spanish director Marcal Flores, is easily one of the oddest coming-out stories audiences are likely to encounter—and, after years of these movies, that's a compliment. An LGBT-festival favorite ( which included Reeling, which I programmed ), Animals walks the same weird little path that Donnie Darko, American Beauty, Elephant and Kaboom trod. It's a haunted, unconventional coming-of-age tale ...
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Billy Masters
- "She is very, VERY old, so the crowd is going to be old. I've seen Cher perform and she is amazing. Hmm, the theatre itself is formal when you come in. It's not like you can rouse the crowd with 'Do You Believe In Life After Love'; it's all gentle claps and hums. You really have to understand that it ...
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Big Freedia bounces to the big time
- MUSIC/TV - Gay New Orleans rapper Big Freedia was twerking while Miley Cyrus was still in diapers—only it was called "bounce." This movement was underground, but thanks to artists like Freedia it became big following his lively concerts and several albums. He was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award, featured on many television shows and then shook all the way to South ...
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UMC is still wrong-headed on gay marriage
- In 2013, the reality that Rev. Frank Schaefer, pastor at Zion United Methodist Church ( UMC ) of Iona in Pennsylvania, was forced to stand trial Nov. 18 for officiating his son's 2007 same-sex nuptials is not only wrong-headed—it is also wrong-hearted. "I love him so much and didn't want to deny him that joy. I had to follow my ...
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Phill Wilson to be honored; trans woman's killer gets life
- National roundup: Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - The National AIDS Memorial Grove announced it will commemorate World AIDS Day with two days of events honoring leaders instrumental in the fight against AIDS, according to Business Wire. Tim Hanlon, President of the Wells Fargo Foundation, will receive the 2013 Lifetime of Commitment Award during the annual Light in the Grove event; during World AIDS Day ceremonies at the ...
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Human Rights Campaign honors Transgender Day of Remembrance
- From a press release - Commemoration comes as the nation moves forward on LGBT equality, but anti-transgender violence remains at alarming rates WASHINGTON - The Human Rights Campaign ( HRC ), the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, joins in the commemoration of Transgender Day of Remembrance on Wednesday, November 20, 2013. The 15th Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance is a ...
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Obama gives Rustin and Ride Medal of Freedom honors
- From the White House - Transcript of today's Nov. 20 Medal of Freedom Ceremony at the White House Remarks of President Barack Obama THE PRESIDENT: Good morning! ( Applause. ) Good morning, everybody! Everybody, please have a seat. Have a seat. Well, on behalf of Michelle and myself, welcome to the White House. This is one of my favorite events every year, especially special this ...
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Marking Transgender Day of Remembrance nationally
- From the White House Blog - Posted to the White House Blog by Gautam Raghavan on Nov.20, 2013 Today, November 20th, communities across the country and around the world will mark Transgender Day of Remembrance. This day is an opportunity to remember those who have lost their lives to violence and injustice because of their gender identity or gender expression. The Obama Administration remains committed to ...
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Tim Gunn's new show; Joan Jett controversy
- Entertainment news: Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Lifetime is further expanding the Project Runway franchise with Under the Gunn, a 13-episode new fashion series starring Project Runway co-host Tim Gunn, according to Deadline.com. As for Gunn—who just won an Emmy with "Runway" co-host Heidi Klum—the new show, which premieres Jan. 16, does not mean a departure from the "Runway." This marks the third Project Runway offshoot on ...
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Chicago native travels through 'Body Geographic'
- BOOKS - Barrie Jean Borich has two truly telling tattoos. On her back, she has art of two cities, which she writes about in the opening of her 2013 book, Body Geographic. On her right arm, she has the tattoo of work from artist Ariel Cafarelli in Minneapolis translating one of the maps from the book into body art. The map is ...
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Pop Making Sense
- As if it needs to be announced again, Lady Gaga just released her latest, ARTPOP. It would not be Gaga without moments that demand a double take. These include a surprisingly decent duet with R. Kelly on "Do What U Want" and "Jewels N' Drugs" featuring T.I., Too $hort and Twista. The energetic "Gypsy" and the ballad "Dope" are destined ...
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TRAVEL Cleveland does, indeed, rock, as Gay Games approaches
- Cleveland and Akron, Ohio, will be ready for Gay Games 9 next August. That was the message delivered during a recent media trip to Cleveland that highlighted spots where Gay Games activities will take place—and that featured venues that show the cultural aspects of the city. Seeing the sites One of Cleveland's cultural highlights is PlayhouseSquare ( 1501 Euclid ...
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Activists launch petition to stop exorcism on signing day
- The online activist organization Faithful America launched a petition Nov. 19 telling Springfield Bishop Thomas Paprocki not to hold his planned prayer service and exorcism while Gov. Quinn signs same-sex marriage legislation Nov. 20. "Holding an exorcism in response to the enactment of marriage equality is no way to show Christ's love to the world. Please cancel this political stunt ...
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Jonathan D. Cocks receives LGBT law scholarship
- Jonathan D. Cocks has been announced as the recipient of the 2013 Jeremy D. Protas LGBT Patent Law Scholarship. Cocks, originally from Texas, is a third-year law student at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law and holds a Bachelor of Science from The University of California-Los Angeles in aerospace/mechanical engineering. Protas is an attorney at Marshall, Gerstein & ...
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Former Defense Secretary Gates to lead Boy Scouts
- Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - National gay-rights leaders are responding positively to reports that former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates will lead the Boy Scouts of America ( BSA ). The Scouts' national executive board selected Gates late last month; and if approved by a BSA oversight council, he will serve a two-year term. National volunteer and professional leaders, including the BSA national nominating committee, ...
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HOPE Act passes; AFC lauds development
- The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed the HIV Organ Policy Equity ( HOPE ) Act, a measure that allows individuals with HIV to receive organs from other HIV-positive donors, according to The Plain Dealer. In June, the Senate passed the act, which eliminates longstanding regulations prohibiting the procurement of organs from HIV-positive people. President Barack Obama is expected to ...
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Anti-gay marriage group ends year with big losses
- From a press release - WASHINGTON — The National Organization for Marriage ( NOM ) continues to struggle financially as its losses at the U.S. Supreme Court and in states across the country pile up. According to the organization's latest financial documents, NOM ended the year in the red with roughly a $2 million dollar deficit. Just three donors accounted for roughly two thirds of ...
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Christina Kahrl reflects on World Series, joins GLAAD Board
- There she was, at famed Fenway Park, along with a capacity crowd of 38,447 fans, as the host Boston Red Sox defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1 on Oct. 30, marking the first time since 1918 that the World Series was clinched by the Red Sox at Fenway Park. And Christina Kahrl was working her first World Series, on site, ...
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BriaAndChrissy exhibits 'Fear' factor
- MUSIC - Girl meets girl, girl falls in love with girl—and then girl creates an album with girl. This is just a glimpse into how Bria Kam and Chrissy Chambers came to form their musical duo BriaAndChrissy, who recently released their debut album, Face Your Fears. "It is time for two women to be able to showcase their love for each other ...
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I Have a Secret
- BOOK REVIEW - By Justin B Terry-Smith, $12.30; Creative House, International Press A small voice of awareness can open up a world of acceptance. In the case of I Have a Secret, it does more than aware kids about the importance of HIV acceptance. It brings the life of someone with HIV into an open medium that anyone, in any grade, ...
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NOM refuses to make 990s public, breaking federal law
- From an HRC press release - Washington — The National Organization for Marriage ( NOM ) has repeatedly refused to make its 2012 990s publicly available following their November 15 deadline — a direct violation of federal law. The Human Rights Campaign ( HRC ) first made an in-person request for the public financial documents last Friday morning and again today — both times, NOM was ...
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POZ magazine looks at unsung heroes fighting AIDS
- From a POZ press release - NEW YORK CITY, November 18, 2013 — POZ magazine, an award-winning print and online brand for people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS, today announced the fourth annual POZ 100. This year, POZ asked individuals and organizations to nominate an HIV-positive person in their community who is an unsung hero in the fight against AIDS. For the first time, the ...
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Lesbians look for prison release in San Antonio abuse case
- From a press release - San Antonio—Three women, imprisoned for many years on child sex abuse charges, will have a hearing in 175th Criminal District Court in San Antonio Nov. 18. The National Center for Reason and Justice ( NCRJ ) as well as supporters of the women will be in the courtroom and have high hopes that a judge will release the women on ...
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Transgender Woman Murdered in Detroit
- From an Equality Michigan press release - DETROIT — A murder victim found last Friday, November 8, discarded in a trash receptacle off Woodward Avenue in Detroit has not yet been identified, but is believed to be a member of the transgender community. Equality Michigan, a statewide anti-violence and advocacy organization, supports victims of anti-transgender crime and tracks violence against transgender people throughout Michigan. The group is ...
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GLAAD, SRLP debut new PSAs for Transgender Awareness Week
- From a press release - November 15, 2013, NEW YORK, NY - The Sylvia Rivera Law Project ( SRLP ) and GLAAD today released a series of PSA videos featuring transgender advocates and allies highlighting the critical issue of healthcare access for transgender people. The videos feature Reina Gossett, a transgender woman working in New York City who today launched a Change.org petition calling Governor ...
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LGBT Asian Americans raising voices on immigration
- From a press release - Members of the National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance are to meet with Members of Congress to push for a comprehensive and compassionate immigration reform bill in the House. What: The National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance ( NQAPIA ) will lead a contingent of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender ( LGBT ) Asian American, South Asian, Southeast Asian, ...
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Kirk cancels Capitol Hill space for anti-gay group
- Illinois Senator Mark Kirk on Nov. 14 cancelled meeting space in a Senate office building for World Congress of Families, a Rockford-based conservative group that has widely spoken out against gay rights, when he found out the intent of the meeting. The group was able to secure space later thanks to the intervention of U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, according ...
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Groups support transgender Texas teen
- From a press release UPDATE Nov. 16 - UPDATE Nov. 16: Transgender Student Won't Be Barred from Senior Yearbook La Feria School Board Ends Campaign of Discrimination Against Transgender Student WASHINGTON — Today the La Feria School Board decided to allow the formal tuxedo senior portrait of Jeydon Loredo to appear in the yearbook, after previously forbidding it because Jeydon is transgender. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) ...
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Report: 238 killings of transgender people in past 12 months
- From a press release - The 15th International Transgender Day of Remembrance is being held Nov. 20 2013. Since 1999 the Transgender Day of Remembrance ( TDOR ), on which those trans people who have been victims of homicide are remembered, takes place every November. The TDOR raises public awareness of hate crimes against trans people, provides a space for public mourning and honours the ...
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Capitol Records signs Mary Lambert of Macklemore & Lewis' "Same Love"
- From a press release - November 14th 2013 - Hollywood, CA - Capitol Records is pleased to announce that it has signed Seattle-based singer-songwriter Mary Lambert to its roster. Currently in the studio with producer Eric Rosse ( Sara Bareilles, Tori Amos ), Lambert will release her debut EP for the label on December 17th. Lambert has earned widespread attention for writing and singing the ...
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MUSIC Mel B talks new song, 'Talent' and massages
- Mel B is back—and, apparently, the "B" now stands for "busy." The onetime ( and possibly future ) Spice Girl has been doing everything from serving as judge on TV's America's Got Talent to guest-hosting on the Today Show. Now, she has returned to her first love—music—with the infectious dance single "For Once In My Life." Windy City Times: How ...
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Don Lemon defends remarks; man sues for sex-sting arrest
- National roundup: Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Openly gay CNN host Don Lemon is defending himself after his controversial remarks about the New York City Police Department's stop-and-frisk practices caused a Twitter revolt, according to The Huffington Post. During a radio commentary about the controversial practice, Lemon asked, "Would you rather be politically correct, or safe and alive?" That line prompted a Twitter hashtag and such tweets ...
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McAuliffe, Annise Parker among political winners
- Although all was quiet on the Illinois front regarding elections Nov. 5 ( with marriage equality standing front and center statewide ), voters made their voices heard in political races in various other cities and states. In Virginia's gubernatorial race, Democrat Terry McAuliffe defeated Republican Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli in what turned out to be a nailbiter ( 47 percent ...
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BOOKS: Reinventing You
- By Dorie Clark, $25; Harvard Business . Review Press; 240 pages To succeed in today's job market and build a career, the author contends, you'll need to continually reinvent yourself. In Reinventing You, she provides the tools to do it. And, if experience counts, Clark's own background proves her approach works. Clark is a consultant and speaker for clients ...
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Jim Elledge discusses late gay artist Henry Darger
- BOOKS By Jason Carson Wilson - Images might say a thousand words. Determining exactly what they're saying depends on who one asks. Words can brand the creative person, who conjured or captured them. Author Jim Elledge's book, HENRY DARGER, THROWAWAY BOY: The Tragic Life of an Outsider Artist, ( published by Overlook Press ) chronicles the life of late gay Chicago artist Henry Darger. Darger died ...
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Beyonce's good deed; Lily Tomlin at Gilda's LaughFest in '14
- Entertainment news: Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Beyonce made a fan's dream come true in Australia when she duetted with legally blind concertgoer Sophie Kotkis, according to Popcrush.com. A Kotkis family friend sent a video featuring Sophie to Beyonce's manager and, as a result, Sophie was invited to attend the singer's Nov. 8 concert. However, Sophie had no idea anything was going to happen until Beyonce flew ...
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Hawaii gov signs marriage-equality bill
- The debate went on much longer than expected but the Hawaii Senate voted Nov. 12 to give final legislative approval to a bill allowing same-sex couples to obtain marriage licenses. Democratic Gov. Neil Abercrombie signed it Nov. 13. "SB1 is the epitome of the First Amendment in action" Abercrombie said. It will take effect Dec. 2, making Hawaii the 15th ...
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Survey: Same-sex weddings, engagements show surprising trends
- From a press release - Community Marketing & Insights ( CMI ), a lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender ( LGBT ) consumer research company today released the results of a survey entitled "Same-Sex Couples: Weddings and Engagements." Produced in partnership with The Gay Wedding Institute, the survey of over 900 couples found interesting and surprising trends as same-sex couples plan their weddings in the backdrop ...
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