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AIDS Getting personal with state Rep. Greg Harris - The accomplishments of State Rep. Greg Harris, D-13th, are numerous. Since being elected to the Illinois General Assembly in 2006, ...
AIDS Brothers OutLive present: Bayard Centennial honoring Black AIDS Day - On Thursday, Feb. 9—two days following National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day—Brothers OUTLive, will celebrate the life and legacy of gay ...
AIDS Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day event at Trinity - On Feb. 7, the 12th National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, Gilead Sciences and other experts will participate in a discussion ...
AIDS 'Life Skills' intervention may reduce HIV risk - Young transgender women are at increased risk for HIV infection due to factors related to stigma/marginalization and participation in risky ...
AIDS 'Pizza and policy' at AFC - The AIDS Foundation of Chicago ( AFC ) hosted "Pizza and Policy" Jan. 23 at its downtown Chicago office, 200 ...
Romney easily wins Florida - Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney easily won the GOP presidential primary in Florida Jan. 31—but his three opponents are ...
More Howard Brown departures and changes - Howard Brown Health Center (HBHC) has undergone more employee changes in the last couple of months, including one dismissal, amid ...
Gerber/Hart move poses questions - When a "for rent" sign appeared in the window of Gerber/Hart Library in late January, community members shared concerns that ...
Bisexual activist appointed supervisor in San Francisco - San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee has appointed bisexual activist Christina Olague to that city's Board of Supervisors. Brother Michael Oboza, ...
Wash. senate approves bill legalizing same-sex marriage - From a Washington United for Marriage press release - OLYMPIA — Washington United for Marriage, a broad statewide coalition of organizations, congregations, unions and business associations that will work ...
GLSEN 'Think Before You Speak' ads to run during Super Bowl - From a news release - NEW YORK — The Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network ( GLSEN ) and The Ad Council Feb. 1 announced ...
Gay man alleges discrimination at hotel restaurant - Michael Reid is taking a legal stand against anti-gay bullying. A former waiter of now-closed Cibo Matto at the Wit, ...
Queer Occupy members protest HRC in NYC for honoring Goldman Sachs - From a news release - York, NY, Feb. 1, 2012 -Queer/LGBTIQA2Z Occupy Wall Street, a caucus of the NYC based Occupy Wall Street movement, will ...
Crossroads Fund's reading looks at Union, LGBTQ organizing - Crossroads Fund's 30th anniversary reading and events series - From a news release When you think about LGBTQ history in the US, do you think about union organizing? Do ...
Gov. Christie calls gay lawmaker "numbnuts"; Barney Frank gets engaged - NATIONAL ROUNDUP: Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - N.J. Gov. Chris Christie called a gay state legislator "numbnuts" while trying to explain controversial remarks he recently made, according ...
Baton owner Jim Flint subject of 'Fireside Chat' - Leatherman Douglas O' Keeffe kicked off A Fireside Chat, a series of live interviews at the Hoover Leppen Theatre at ...
LGBTs and public accommodation - ASK LAMBDA LEGAL Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Q: The other week, a few friends and I were at a restaurant. We attempted to get the attention of ...
Forum looks at health issues facing older LGBTs - Rush University Hospital hosted a symposium, "Aging with Pride," Jan. 25 to discuss health issues facing older LGBT adults. Speakers ...
Terry Angel Mason named Black HIV/AIDS Awareness spokesperson - Writer Terry Angel Mason was selected as the National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Spokesperson for 2012. February 7, 2012 will be ...
Thousands of LGBTs attend Creating Change - Equality Illinois CEO Bernard Cherkasov was an activist with the Queer Unity Project when he attended his first Creating Change ...
Steans, Cassidy talk LGBT issues, public transportation - State Sen. Heather Steans and state Rep. Kelly Cassidy are preparing to go back into legislative session, and among their ...
Gloria Steinem at Columbia Feb. 7 - Iconic activist and lecturer Gloria Steinem will be the featured speaker for Columbia College Chicago's Conversations in the Arts at ...
HRC Urges Minn. election board to investigate anti-gay group - From an HRC news release - WASHINGTON Feb. 1, 2012 — The Human Rights Campaign released an analysis of campaign disclosure reports - made public today ...
Quotelines - "What's the average lifespan of a homosexual? It's very short. Google it yourself."—Tennessee Sen. Stacey Campfield to Michelangelo Signorile, as ...
Founder of Rape Victim Advocates dies - PASSAGES - Dr. Natalie Stephens (Turner), the founder of Rape Victim Advocates (RVA) died of natural causes Jan. 13 in Fort Myers, ...
SLDN on lawsuit filed by Southern Poverty Law Center - From a news release - ( Washington, D.C. ) Army Veteran and Servicemembers Legal Defense Network ( SLDN ) Executive Director Aubrey Sarvis today ...
GetEQUAL to protest "The Family" outside National Prayer Breakfast - From a news release - Washington, D.C. — On Thursday, Feb. 2, GetEQUAL will protest "The Family" and their agenda of persecuting LGBT people around ...
Out DePaul student honored with resolution - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Anthony Alfano, the DePaul University senior who is the first openly gay student-body president in the school's history, was honored ...
Daily news posts on www.WindyCityTimes.com also in the Feb. 1, 2012 print issue of Windy City Times - Weekly summary - 2012-01-30 Anti-gay adoption and foster bill filed in General Assembly by: Kate Sosin www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Anti-gay-adoption-and-foster-bill-filed-in-General-Assembly/35886.html . Trans group responds ...

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Jason Stuart on gay actors, stand-up act - MOVIES - Jason Stuart's own web bio begins: "When you think one of the most prolific character actors, who's also an outrageous ...
Gayle Pitman: Sexual orientation research under the microscope - BOOKS - Gayle Pitman, author of Backdrop, is a clinical psychologist and professor of psychology at Sacramento City College, where she teaches ...
Billy Masters - "For me, it is a choice. I understand that for many people it's not, but for me, it's a choice, ...
Out filmmaker directs Meryl Streep - Nothing could stand in the way of the almighty Meryl Streep—except on this particular afternoon. At a New York City ...
Knight at the Movies: The Innkeepers - Writer-director Ti West is part of a new generation of filmmakers working in the horror field who have eschewed the ...
'The Help' dominates SAGs - The Southern drama The Help won three awards Jan. 29 at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. The movie won for ...
Glenn Close: on roles in gender-bending 'Albert Nobbs' and 'Damages' - Glenn Close is doing some last-minute press from her Los Angeles Four Seasons hotel room, just twenty-four hours before the ...
Talking with Victory Gardens' Chay Yew - SCOTTISH PLAY SCOTT - Typically when new artistic directors of theater organizations take over, they're often saddled with a planned-out season created by their ...
GayCo show: Are you there, Judy? It's me, Cancer. - From a news release - Chicago, IL — Does your life really change forever once you have had Cancer? Is Global Warming a symptom of ...
Race - THEATER REVIEW Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Playwright: David Mamet. At: Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn St. Phone: 312-443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org; $25-$94. Runs through: Feb. 19 The ...
Black Pearl Sings! - Playwright: Frank Higgins. At: Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie. Phone: 847-673-6300; $25-$60. Web: http://www.northlight.org. Runs through: Feb. 19 From ...
Spotlight: Long Gone Lonesome - Last seen in Chicago at the Broadway Armory in 2011 with its award-winning drama Black Watch, The National Theatre of ...
CRITICS' PICKS - Blizzard '67, Chicago Dramatists, through Feb. 12. A battered Ford in a snowstorm is like a bunker under enemy fire ...
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part I out on DVD Feb. 11 - Directed by Academy Award® winner Bill Condon, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN — PART 1 reveals the mysteries of this ...
Key West promotes gay trolley tour - Key West Business Guild announces a new time, new location, and new partnership for the Gay Key West Trolley Tour, ...
Manilow postpones Feb. 2-4 Chicago dates - From a news release - Following medical orders, singer Barry Manilow is postponing his Feb. 2-4 show dates at the Chicago Theatre. The shows have ...
Restaurants' Valentine's Day offerings; Alpana Singh's new spot - Dining news: Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - —Carnivale, 702 W. Fulton Market, has a $33 prix fixe menu on Thursdays. Menu items in the three-course meal include ...
Joan Rivers vs. Chelsea Handler; Spartacus: Vengeance creator defends sex scenes (straight and gay) - Entertainment news: Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Joan Rivers and Chelsea Handler are embroiled in a feud. According to the New York Post, Handler, 36, asked Howard ...
IN THE LIFE looks at HIV criminalization: Positive women stigmatized, prosecuted - From a news release - February 1, 2012 — Tonight, public television stations across the country will begin airing Perpetuating Stigma, an episode from the ...
Chicago House hosts 'Wrapture' at Willis Tower - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - ChicagoLocal HIV/AIDS agency Chicago House hosted "Champagne Wrapture 2012: Clicquot in the Sky" Jan. 26 on the skydeck ( 99th ...
Center's Oscar party at Park West Feb. 26 - Center on Halsted's 2012 "On the Red Carpet" Oscar party will move venues, taking place at the Park West, 322 ...
Twenty Days and 20 Ways to Celebrate the Chicago River - From a news release - Chicago River Watershed—Friends of the Chicago River is pleased to announce Chicago River Day 20/20: See What You Can Do, ...
J. Edgar screenplay available in book form - From a news release - J. EDGAR: The Shooting Script (Newmarket Press / It Books; On sale: February 7; Paperback; $19.95) is the official tie-in ...
The Feast: an intimate Tempest; The Hunchback, Variations Opera - DOUBLE REVIEW - The Feast: an intimate Tempest Playwright: Jessica Thebus adapted from Shakespeare At: Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Navy Pier Tickets: 312-595-5600; http://www.chicagoshakes.com/feast; ...
'Laramie Project' opens at Redtwist March 4 - The Chicago premiere production of The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later—directed by Jeff Award winner Greg Kolack—will open at Redtwist ...
Steppenwolf to honor Julianna Margulies - Emmy, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award® winner Julianna Margulies—known for her roles on the TV shows ER and ...
Paradise's 'Bell Book and Candle' Feb. 10-26 - Paradise Playhouse will run Bell Book and Candle—which originally inspired the '60s TV comedy Bewitched—Feb. 10-26 at Open Door Theatre's ...
Alvin Ailey in Chicago April 11-15 - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will perform at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University April 11-15. The eclectic program features ...
Quay red-carpet party to benefit JDRF - Quay Restaurant & Bar, 465 E. Illinois St., and the JDRF Illinois Young Leadership Committee will host a red-carpet party ...
Backdrop - BOOK REVIEW - by Gayle E. Pitman, Ph.D. $16.95; Active Voice Press; 278 pages For most of us, I'd venture to say reading ...
'God vs. Gay?' book tour at center Feb. 16 - Writer Jay Michaelson will discuss his book, God vs. Gay?: The Religious Case for Equality, Feb. 16 at the Center ...
'The Wall' burlesque tribute opens Feb. 9 - Hot & Heavy Burlesque will present, for its third year, the Burlesque Tribute To Pink Floyd's The Wall. The 2012 ...
Joyce Awards info session for artists of color and nonprofits Feb. 2 - From a news release - WHO: Angelique Power, The Joyce Foundation's New Senior Program officer for Culture will conduct an information session for artists of ...
Antronio's opens in Berwyn - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Jose Antonio Casco, former owner of Chesterfield's for more than 10 years on the South Side, opened his new bar ...
Graffiti6 returns to Chicago - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - London group Graffiti6 landed at the Park West to open for Augustana, a rock band sounding like a mix of ...
Watch312.com launches - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Watch312.com launched with a party at The James Hotel Jan. 26. The website provides an online resource for parties, nightlife ...

Outlines
A Gay in the Life: Mar Curran - Mar Curran doesn't have much free time these days, so he rarely watches TV and or sleeps for long. Instead, ...
Coming out on 'Top': Out chef Dale Levitski on his new Boystown spot - DISH Weekly Dining Guide in Windy City Times - A French bistro named frog n snail belongs in Boystown; after all, boys are made of frogs and snails (and ...
Business ethics and same-sex marriage - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - When we think of business ethics, we think of corporations and financial institutions. We perceive them as hopefully having established ...
CIVIL UNION, Carr/Bachhuber - Celebrations - Michael J. Carr, Jr. and Fredrick R. Bachhuber were united January 21, 2012, in a civil-union ceremony performed by William ...
SkiBudz going to Midwest Gay Ski Weekend Feb. 3-5 - SkiBudz, Chicago's gay ski and snowboard club, will travel to the 2012 Granite Peak/Midwest Gay Ski Weekend Feb. 3-5 in ...
'Stars on Ice' at Rosemont March 11 - The figure-skating tour "Stars on Ice" will visit Rosemont, Ill., Sunday, March 11, 2012, for a 5 p.m. performance at ...
Weir returns to competitive skating - Out figure skater Johnny Weir, 27, has announced his return to competitive skating—with his goal being the 2014 Winter Olympics ...
Mostly LGBT cycling club to mark 20 years - The Windy City Cycling Club (WCCC) celebrates its 20th anniversary in March, with recreational, road and off-road bike rides for ...
Avoiding a will contest: The ironclad will - Series Part Two - January 25, 2012 AVOIDING A WILL CONTEST; THE IRONCLAD WILL - PART II Last week's article concerned an LGBT couple ...


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