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|  | 'Big Bang Theory' actor Parsons comes out as gay - Actor Jim Parsons, 39—well-known as genius Sheldon Cooper on the TV show The Big Bang Theory—has officially come out ...  | | | Anti-bullying bill in jeopardy over LGBT support - A bill aimed at strengthening anti-bullying protections in Illinois has been postponed after Senate conservatives voted down the measure, a ...
Author: Kate Sosin, Windy City Times | | | Obama campaign reaches out to LGBT vote - The Obama campaign today said it would be making a determined effort to turn out LGBT Americans in November "regardless ...
Author: Lisa Keen, Keen News Service | | | Former Rutgers student sentenced to 30 days - Former Rutgers student Dharun Ravi was sentenced May 21 to 30 days in jail for using a Web cam ... | | | Queer contingent protests NATO Summit - Thousands of protestors took to the streets May 20 in opposition of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ) ...
Author: Jamie Anne Royce | | | NAACP backs same-sex marriage: a "civil right" - Saying that the NAACP has "always stood against laws that demean, dehumanize, and discriminate against people," NAACP Board Chairman Roslyn ...
Author: Lisa Keen, Keen News Service | | | House provisions approved, would undermine DADT - The US House of Representatives has approved two anti-gay provisions as part of the defense department budget in an apparent ...
Author: Chuck Colbert | | | NAACP backs marriage equality - From a news release - (Miami, Florida) Today, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People released a resolution supporting marriage equality. At a ... | | | Chicago gay film fest taking 2012 off - From a news release - May 17, 2012 - Chicago, IL Chicago Filmmakers, the not-for-profit media arts organization that produces Reeling: The Chicago Lesbian & ... | | | National Lawyers Guild condemns preemptive raids, unlawful searches - From a news release - Chicago, IL -- The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) condemns a preemptive police raid that took place at approximately 11:30pm Wednesday ... | | | Donna Summer dead at 63 - Legendary disco queen Donna Summer has died at age 63. Summer's family released a statement saying she had passed ... |
| | Obama campaign reaches out to LGBT vote - The Obama campaign today said it would be making a determined effort to turn out LGBT Americans in November "regardless ... | | | NAACP supports marriage equality - Saying that the NAACP has "always stood against laws that demean, dehumanize, and discriminate against people," NAACP Board Chairman Roslyn ...
Author: Lisa Keen, Keen News Service | | | NAACP backs marriage equality - From a news release - (Miami, Florida) Today, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People released a resolution supporting marriage equality. At a ... | | | Former Rutgers student sentenced to 30 days - Former Rutgers student Dharun Ravi was sentenced May 21 to 30 days in jail for using a Web cam ... | | | National Lawyers Guild condemns preemptive raids, unlawful searches - From a news release - Chicago, IL -- The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) condemns a preemptive police raid that took place at approximately 11:30pm Wednesday ... | | | NAACP backs same-sex marriage: a "civil right" - Saying that the NAACP has "always stood against laws that demean, dehumanize, and discriminate against people," NAACP Board Chairman Roslyn ...
Author: Lisa Keen, Keen News Service | | | GOP proposals seek to upend DADT - Two anti-gay measures have been introduced in the House Armed Services Committee in an apparent attempt to undermine the successful ...
Author: Chuck Colbert | | | House provisions approved, would undermine DADT - The US House of Representatives has approved two anti-gay provisions as part of the defense department budget in an apparent ...
Author: Chuck Colbert | | | WHO strongly denounces sexual-orientation "change" therapy - Washington, D.C., 17 May 2012 (PAHO/WHO) -- Services that purport to "cure" people with non-heterosexual sexual orientation lack medical justification ... | | | Pride Month Calendar announced - compiled by PRIDEChicago - Call phone number listed on each event to verify date and time. To add an event, contact PRIDEChicago: PrideChgo@aol.com The ... | | | Congressional candidate's reception at law firm - Dr. David Gill—who is is running for Congress in Illinois' newly re-drawn 13th District, which includes all or parts of ... | | | City readying for Pride Parade - The Pride Guide booklets have gone to press and the final parade route is viewable online as Chicago readies for ...
Author: Kate Sosin, Windy City Times | | | Dignity/Chicago celebrates 40 years, reflects on progress - More than 50 people crowded into Broadway United Methodist Church May 21 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of LGBT Catholic ...
Author: Kate Sosin, Windy City Times | | | Pantoja tribute June 1 - A tribute to Dr. Antonia Pantoja will take place Friday, June 1, at the Institute for Puerto Rican Arts and ... | | | Anti-bullying bill in jeopardy over LGBT support - A bill aimed at strengthening anti-bullying protections in Illinois has been postponed after Senate conservatives voted down the measure, a ...
Author: Kate Sosin, Windy City Times | | | Affinity board president passes the torch - Affinity Community Services (Affinity) has a new leader at the helm. Kelly Suzanne Saulsberry became Affinity's third board president at ... | | | Colin Powell backs marriage equality - Washington — Former U.S. Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell supports marriage equality. ... | | | Lambda Legal receives $100k challenge grant - From a news release - (New York, May 23, 2012) - Today Lambda Legal announced that it has received a $100k challenge grant from Board ... | | | Family law resource supports quality trans representation - From a news release - Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders is proud to announce the publication of Transgender Family Law: A Guide to Effective ... | | | LETTERS Vital exchange; Obama; Ex education; Bad medicine - Vital exchange Dear Sens. Durbin and Kirk: As members of the Illinois General Assembly, our voices in Congress, we urge ... | | | Creating Change looks to Chicago for '16 confab - The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) is considering Chicago as the host city for the 2016 Creating Change ...
Author: Jamie Anne Royce | | | Deaf Lesbian Festival coming to Chicago - The seventh biennial Deaf Lesbian Festival is coming to the Midwest for the first time, featuring workshops, entertainment, socializing, sightseeing ...
Author: Ross Forman, Windy City Times | | | PASSAGES Maurice 'JacJac' Blandin Jr. - PASSAGES - Maurice "JacJac" Blandin Jr., a young gay man who went missing in late April has been found dead, according to ...
Author: Kate Sosin, Windy City Times | | | Hall of Fame 'Pride & Joy' benefit June 18 - From a news release - On Monday, June 18, the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame will present its annual Pride and Joy Reception ... | | | Ogletree Scholarship recipient graduates from Vanderbilt - From a news release - Its official. The first recipient of funds from the Renae Ogletree Black LGBT Youth Scholarship Fund graduated from Vanderbilt University ... | | | Queer contingent protests NATO Summit - Thousands of protestors took to the streets May 20 in opposition of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ) ...
Author: Jamie Anne Royce | | | HBHC announces Pride Challenge - Howard Brown Health Center (HBHC) announced its 2012 Pride Challenge today as part of its Health Access Fund. The Pride ... | | | Gay men report high rates of hate-motivated violence - From a news release - LOS ANGELES — According to a new study from the Williams Institute, gay men face higher rates of hate-motivated physical ... | | | Queer Is Community planned - Queer is Community is an upcoming event at the Center on Halsted. On Sunday, May 27, 6 pm until 9 ... | | | FAP's suicide prevention resources are "Best Practices" - From a news release - SAN FRANCISCO — May 16, 2012 — With media reports of suicide among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth ... | | | Ohio maverick wins right to wear t-shirt
- From a news release - (Waynesville, OH, May 21, 2012) - Today the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio signed an agreed ... | | | Midwest orthodox retreat for LGBT Jews planned July 5-8 - From a news release - Eshel, a national organization serving the needs of Jewish lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Orthodox and traditional Jews, is ... | | | Va. rejects gay man as judge; 9-year-old protests hateful church - NATIONAL ROUNDUP: Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Virginia's General assembly has rejected Tracy Thorne-Begland, a gay man, for a Richmond judgeship, the Washington Post reported. Conservatives contended ...
Author: Andrew Davis, Windy CIty Times.. | | | Myanmar's first gay-pride celebrations; winning dog has 'gay lover' - World news: Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Myanmar held its first gay-pride celebrations May 17, according to AsiaOne.com. Approximately 400 people packed into the ballroom of a ...
Author: Andrew Davis, Windy CIty Times... | | | Leibovitz, Bourdain honored at CLIOs - Photographer Annie Leibovitz and chef/author/television host Anthony Bourdain received honorary CLIO Awards at the 53rd Annual CLIO Awards at New ... | | | Chicago observes National Asian/Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Day - In observance of the National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, Uniting America—a project of the Illinois Coalition for ...
Author: Andrew Davis, Windy CIty Times... | | | Sharon McNight to headline IML - International Mr. Leather has announced the return of Sharon McNight. Her return engagement is several years in the making and ... | | | Transgender conference May 29-June 2 - The transgender conference known as Be-All will take place May 29-June 2 at the Downers Grove Double Tree Hotel and ... | | | Transgender pageant contestant loses - Jenna Talackova—the first-ever transgender contestant to compete in the Miss Universe Canada pageant—lost the contest, according to the New York ... | | | LGBT Narcotics Anon. meetings at Haymarket - Narcotics Anonymous meetings for LGBT individuals take place Mondays 8-9 p.m. at Haymarket Center, 20 N. Sangamon St. For more ... |
| | Donna Summer dead at 63 - Legendary disco queen Donna Summer has died at age 63. Summer's family released a statement saying she had passed ... | | | 'Big Bang Theory' actor Parsons comes out as gay - Actor Jim Parsons, 39—well-known as genius Sheldon Cooper on the TV show The Big Bang Theory—has officially come out ... | | | Gay singer shines on 'Eastwood' reality show - NUNN ON ONE: TELEVISION - Move over Kardashians, the E! Channel is introducing Mrs. Eastwood & Company to the world of reality television. Dina Eastwood, ...
Author: Jerry Nunn, Windy City Times | | | Martha Shelley reflects on Stonewall, writing and activism - Martha Shelley was in Greenwich Village the night of the Stonewall Riots in New York City on June 28, 1969. ...
Author: Sarah Toce | | | Billy Masters - "The only thing I can say is that people who don't like me can just not come and hear me. ...
Author: Billy Masters | | | Donna Summer: The queen of disco dies - MUSIC - On May 14, I applauded a contestant at Windy City Gay Idol for drawing the microphone away from his mouth ...
Author: David Byrne | | | National comic strip takes on gay kids and prom - Cartoonist Tom Batiuk has written the Funky Winkerbean strip for the past four decades, and since 1986 has periodically surprised ...
Author: Charlsie Dewey | | | Pop Making Sense - Memorial Day weekend brings International Mr. Leather and Bear Pride to the Windy City. A surefire goodtime over the holiday ...
Author: David Byrne with Tony Peregrin | | | Jason Mraz: He won't give up - Pop star on supporting LGBT community, 'open' sexuality, Instinct interview - How cool is Jason Mraz? For one, his unwavering fight for equal rights led him to shoot a Human Rights ...
Author: Chris Azzopardi | | | Cromer pays the 'Rent' - SCOTTISH PLAY SCOTT - Out director David Cromer admits that he once numbered among the chorus of colleagues who derided the hit 1996 Broadway ...
Author: Scott C. Morgan, Windy City Times | | | Broadcast of "8" with George Clooney, Brad Pitt, in Chicago June 9 - From a news release - L.A. Theatre Works (LATW) has recorded "8," a dramatization of the legal fight against California's Proposition 8 written by Academy ... | | | Chicago gay film fest taking 2012 off - From a news release - May 17, 2012 - Chicago, IL Chicago Filmmakers, the not-for-profit media arts organization that produces Reeling: The Chicago Lesbian & ... | | | Book signing: Linda Hirshman, VICTORY: The Triumphant Gay Revolution - From a news release - The Cliff Dwellers is holding a book signing, dinner and for Linda Hirshman whose latest book is especially timely in ... | | | 'Real Housewife' at Ladybug Bash - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - The second annual Ladybug Bash was held last week at the Grossinger City Autoplex. While it main seem an unusual ... | | | Adam Lambert, Iglesias among acts at Allstate show - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Warming for up for concerts and festival on the way this summer, 103.5 KISS FM presented Fantabuloso at Allstate Arena ...
Author: Jerry Nunn, Windy City Times | | | Chaka's tribute to Whitney; Matthew McConaughey on stripper role - Entertainment news: Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Chaka Khan will perform a tribute to her friend Whitney Houston at the Apollo Hall of Fame gala June 4, ...
Author: Andrew Davis, Windy CIty Times.. | | | Celebrity trainer Jim Karas on Hugh Jackman, banning marathons - Jim Karas has come a long way since his student days at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business. ...
Author: Andrew Davis, Windy City Times | | | Seasons 52 debuts—at Schaumburg and Oak Brook - There's a new restaurant in town with Seasons 52 opening in Oak Brook, Ill., with its 22nd location to date. ...
Author: Jerry Nunn, Windy City Times | | | Restaurant show features something for everyone - DISH Weekly Dining Guide in Windy City Times - \The National Restaurant Association (NRA) show took place May 5-8 at McCormick Place for industry professionals and media. Among the ...
Author: Andrew Davis, Windy CIty Times... | | | Hysteria; Loose Cannons; film notes - MOVIE REVIEWS - Hysteria is a highly entertaining romantic comedy about the history and science of sexual pleasure and medical treatment of hysteria ...
Author: Sawyer J. Lahr | | | A closer look at Carol Anshaw's 'Carry the One' - BOOK REVIEW - Anshaw is the author of the novels Aquamarine ( 1992 ) , Seven Moves ( 1996 ) and Lucky in ...
Author: Sally Parsons | | | Variety of local acts at Midsommarfest - The Andersonville Chamber of Commerce and Andersonville Development Corporation have released the entertainment lineup for the 47th annual Andersonville Midsommarfest, ... | | | "8" staged reading May 22 - From a news release - By Dustin Lance Black, directed by Spencer Neiman, Tuesday, May 22, 2012, 8 p.m. Ethel M. Barber Theater, 30 Arts ... | | | Napa's and Sonoma's long and winery roads - TRAVEL - Many travelers are familiar with the wineries in Napa Valley, but if they head north they will discover a wine ...
Author: Jerry Nunn, Windy City Times | | | Spotlight - Belgian theater company Ontroerend Goed has been acclaimed worldwide from Sydney to Amsterdam with its expansive play A History of ... | | | YPS releases stunning results of Black gay youth survey - According to new preliminary survey findings, 43 percent of Black gay youth have thought about or attempted suicide as a ...
Author: Kate Sosin, Windy City Times | | | My Kind of Town - THEATER REVIEW - Playwright: John Conroy. At: TimeLine Theatre Company, 615 W. Wellington Ave. Tickets: 773-281-8463 or www.timelinetheatre.com; $32-$42. Runs through: July 29 ...
Author: Scott C. Morgan, Windy City Times | | | Take Her To See the Maco Lights - THEATER REVIEW - Playwright: Bekah Brunstetter. At: Prologue Theatre Company at Luna Central (fka Live Bait), 3914 N. Clark St. Tickets: 773-769-7761; www.brownpapertickets.org; ...
Author: Mary Shen Barnidge | | | Elephant's Graveyard - THEATER REVIEW - Playwright: George Brant. At: Red Tape Theatre at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 621 W. Belmont Ave. Tickets: 847-738-6919; www.redtapetheatre.org; $25. ...
Author: Mary Shen Barnidge | | | [title of show] - THEATER REVIEW - Playwrights: Jeff Bowen (music and lyrics), Hunter Bell (book). At: Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie Tickets: 847-673-6300; www.northlight.org; $25-$65. ...
Author: Jonathan Abarbanel, Windy City Times | | | Gossip out with 'A Joyful Noise' - Gossip is back with its fifth studio album, A Joyful Noise. A Joyful Noise was produced by Brian Higgins (Kylie ... | | | CRITICS' PICKS - El Mari Chi Chi: A Robert Rodriguez Burlesque, Gorilla Tango Theatre, through May 29. Gothic-western movies meet pasties and g-strings ... | | | American Theater Company announces Season 28 - From a news release - Chicago, IL — American Theater Company proudly announces Season 28, which kicks off with two American classics in rotating repertory ... | | | 10th Annual Windy City Gay Idol Semifinals June 2nd - From a news release - CHICAGO - Windy City Gay Idol, now in its 10th year, is one step closer to crowning a Gay Idol. ... | | | L Stop anniversary party May 26
- On May 26, The L Stop is inviting everyone to come celebrate its one-year anniversary. The event is being held ... | | | DIFFA gala June 9 - DIFFA (The Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS)/Chicago is holding its Believe 2012 GardenGala Saturday, June 9, 6:30 p.m.-2 a.m., at ... |
| | Gay man's multimedia company on the rise - If you haven't heard of Hesperidian Productions, odds are you will soon enough. Started in January 2011, this Chicago-based multimedia ...
Author: Steven Chaitman | | | Dyke March safety marshall training, May 24 - From a news release - Chicago — The Chicago Dyke March Collective will hold the first of two Safety Marshall training on Thursday, May 24, ... | | | What is personal liability insurance, and do I have it? - Part of a series - Phillip Sitar is a financial advisor for Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc., 307 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1818. He can be ...
Author: Phil Sitar | | | Pay down debt, or save and invest? - Part of a series - Phillip Sitar is a financial advisor for Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc., 307 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1818. He can be ...
Author: Phil Sitar | | | ASK LAMBDA LEGAL Out at work - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - I just applied for a new job, and am not sure if I should be "out" during the interview process. ...
Author: Kenneth Upton | | | Force rocks Cleveland - The Chicago Force traveled to Cleveland—and upped its record to 6-0 with a 48-0 shellacking of the Fusion. RB Melissa ... | | | Three inducted into sports hall of fame - Shawn Albritton made his debut in the Chicago Metropolitan Sports Association (CMSA) during the spring of 2000, playing softball for ...
Author: Ross Forman, Windy City Times | | | Outgames official 'shocked' merge did not happen - Julia Applegate left the two-day meeting in Montreal May 6 to fly home to Ohio, with the final proposal on ...
Author: Ross Forman, Windy City Times | | | VEHICLE REVIEW
2013 Acura RLX Concept: Luxurious, sporty and green
- by WILL CHEVAL JR., Gaywheels.com - The Acura RL has always had a hard time fitting in. Much like people you might have known in high ...
Author: Will Cheval, Jr., Gaywheels.com | | | Changes to law explained - Part of a series - This past year we have had three of the most substantive changes in the law that I have seen in ...
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