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|  | WCT seeks nominations for 30 Under 30 Awards - CHICAGO—Windy City Times is seeking to recognize 30 more outstanding LGBT individuals ( and allies ) for its annual 30 ...  | | | Homeless agency looks at increasing needs - Fewer people were happier to see the winter of 2013-14 end than Paul W. Hamann, president of the Night Ministry. ...
Author: Matt Simonette | | | Ind. lesbian couple wins right to marry - A federal judge in Evansville ordered April 10 that the state of Indiana must recognize the marriage of a lesbian ...
Author: Matt Simonette | | | National Day of Silence, Chicago Night of Noise today - NEW YORK, APRIL 11, 2014 — Hundreds of thousands of students at more than 8,000 schools are expected to participate ... | | | Comic book publishers sever Uline ties over anti-gay ads - A Portland, Ore.,-based comics publisher announced April 8 that it is severing its relationship with Pleasant Prairie, Wisc.,-based Uline Corp. ...
Author: Matt Simonette | | | LGBT prom to be held May 16 - For all practical purposes, "Nocturnal Wonderland," to be held May 16, from 7-10 p.m. at Edwin G. Foreman High School, ...
Author: Matt Simonette | | | Downstate LGBTs, allies to rally against anti-gay billboard - Downstate LGBT residents are planning a protest April 12 against electronic billboard ads near Marion, Ill., that regularly espouse anti-gay ...
Author: Matt Simonette | | | Indiana federal court orders marriage recognition - From a Lambda Legal press release - ( Evansville, IN, April 10, 2014 ) - Today, a federal court in Indiana ordered the state to recognize immediately ... | | | Chicago Humanities Fest names Alison Cuddy Program Director - From a press release - CHICAGO, IL-April 10, 2014-The Chicago Humanities Festival ( CHF ) is pleased to announce the appointment of Alison Cuddy as ... | | | Rep. Cassidy advances bullying bill
- From a press release - CHICAGO — On Thursday, April 10 State Rep. Kelly Cassidy ( D-Chicago ) advanced legislation to curb school bullying. The ... | | | VIEWS Why Sexual Assault Awareness Month important to all - By Dorri McWhorter, CEO YWCA Metropolitan Chicago - Many of you reading this may not know it, but April kicked off Sexual Assault Awareness Month or what is ... | | | Community forum to include first person cured of HIV - From a press release - CHICAGO—To mark the sevenyear anniversary of Timothy Ray Brown being cured of HIV, the AIDS Foundation of Chicago ( AFC ... | | | Astraea Lesbian Foundation to celebrate Vernita Gray - From a press release - The Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice and its supporters will celebrate the life of the late Vernita Gray and also ... | | | Proposed minimum wage would help same-sex couples - From a press release - LOS ANGELES — An increase in the federal minimum wage to $10.10 per hour would lift at least 20,000 people ... | | | Conversion therapy bill falls in state House - Only 44 Illinois House members voted for HB5569 April 10, the bill that would ban controversial conversion therapy for minors ...
Author: Matt Simonette | | | Lambda Legal looks at 64 pending marriage cases - From a press release - Now live on the Lambda Legal website is a chart detailing current status of marriage equality litigation nationwide. As of ... | | | Harvey Milk Forever Stamp to be dedicated at White House - From a press release - WASHINGTON — The official first-day-of-issue dedication ceremony for the Harvey Milk Forever Stamp will take place at the White House ... | | | Fourth Circuit looks at rights of intersex child - From a press release - New York, April 9, 2014—The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit should protect the right of an intersex ... | | | Monica Jones found guilty under prostitution ordinance - According to Monica Jones, she walked into a Phoenix Arizona Municipal Courtroom on April 11 with the cards already stacked ...
Author: Gretchen Rachel Blickensderfer | | | Day of Silence broken with stories and celebration - Niles West High School junior Caitlin Shropshire was one of many voices who ended the 2014 Day of Silence with ...
Author: Gretchen Rachel Blickensderfer | | | Ohio caravan members and Indiana guests wed in Chicago - NEWS UPDATED APRIL 14 - Just three days before a judge issued a ruling saying that the state of Ohio must recognize same-sex marriages performed ...
Author: Matt Simonette | | | Louganis at Open Door benefit - About 200 people attended Open Door Clinic's "New Beginnings" fundraiser featuring openly gay, HIV-positive, gold medal-winning Olympic diver and activist ...
Author: Carrie Maxwell | | | McHenry County College Pride hosts confab - Pride, the LGBTQA club at McHenry County College ( MCC ), hosted its first conference, Pride: The Changing Perception of ... | | | Statue stolen from HBHC Peace Garden again - A statue commemorating the late Mary York, the lesbian attorney and community activist who died of cancer in 2008, has ...
Author: Yasmin Nair, Windy City Times | | | Court date set for alleged hate crimes assailant - A May 21 trial date has been set for Terry Glover, who is accused of participating in the beating of ...
Author: Matt Simonette | | | LaBarbera detained in Canada - Peter LaBarbera, founder of the Naperville-based anti-LGBT group Americans For Truth About Homosexuality ( AFTAH ), was detained April 10 ...
Author: Matt Simonette | | | Federal Judge: Ohio must recognize same-sex marriages
- From press releases - New York — Today U.S. District Judge Timothy Black struck down part of a constitutional amendment in Ohio that denies ... | | | ACLU sues Michigan to honor same-sex marriages - From a press release - DETROIT — The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Michigan filed a lawsuit today to guarantee that the ... | | | Frankie Knuckles memorial April 21
- A celebration of life for the legendary Chicago house music DJ Frankie Knuckles will be Monday, April 21, 6-9 p.m. ... | | | Indian Supreme Court advances transgender rights - Chicagoans react - India's top court recognized the country's transgender community as a third gender in a landmark judgment and human-rights groups, praising ... | | |
New Evanston independent bookstore to open in June - Evanston, Illinois, April 14, 2014—Late this spring, a new full-service independent bookstore will debut in a downtown Evanston space already ... | | | HRC backs Brad Schneider in IL 10th District - From a press release - WASHINGTON — The Human Rights Campaign has announced the endorsement of Rep. Brad Schneider for re-election to the U.S. House ... | | |
Pressure on IOC demanding no anti-gay games - From an AllOut press release - New York, USA - April 15 2014 — Over 115,543 members of global lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights organisation, ... | | | Police expect to release footage of Boystown assailant
- Chicago police are expected to shortly release images and video of a man who assaulted a woman in broad daylight ...
Author: Matt Simonette | | | PFLAG National holds Straight for Equality Awards Gala - From a press release - NEW YORK CITY—April 11, 2014—PFLAG National last night held its sixth annual Straight for Equality Awards Gala at the New ... | | | NOM co-founder Maggie Gallagher on gay marriage, future - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - National Organization for Marriage co-founder Maggie Gallagher was the featured speaker at the Women's Republican Club of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff ...
Author: Carrie Maxwell, Windy City Times | | | ASK LAMBDA LEGAL: LGBTs in immigration detention facilities - Q: I have a cousin who was recently picked up by Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ), and she's ...
Author: Jael Humphreys | | | Prop 8 opponents set wedding date; trans teacher's return - National roundup: Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Paul Katami and Jeff Zarrillo—two of the plaintiffs in the historic Supreme Court case Hollingsworth v. Perry, which led to ...
Author: Andrew Davis, Windy City Times | | | Tom of Finland stamps launch; Evans cleared of charges - World news: Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - The Finnish Postal Service, Itella, is preparing to release new sets of stamps in September 2014, including male drawings by ...
Author: Andrew Davis, Windy City Times | | | UIC delves into trans* healthcare policy with film - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - "Trans*Health @ UIC" was the topic brought under the microscope at the community discussion the University of Illinois at Chicago's ...
Author: Melissa Wasserman | | | WINDY CITY TIMES WEDDING GUIDE Business Listings - ACCOMMODATIONS see also VENUES The Guesthouse Hotel Andersonville 4866 N. Clark St. 773-564-9568 Luxurious boutique hotel with spacious two- and ... | | | CHM declares 'One Love' with wedding expo
- On the evening of April 10, visitors to the Chicago History Museum's One Love event became wedding crashers at a ...
Author: Gretchen Rachel Blickensderfer | | | VIEWS Sexual harassment in the queer community - A few days ago I was standing at a bus stop in Andersonville when a group of men passed on ...
Author: Bridget Strathman | | | Suspected Lakeview assailant charged
- A Chicago man has been charged in the April 14 attack of a 22-year-old woman that took place in Boystown, ...
Author: Matt Simonette | | | Lambda sues for denial of care to Illinois trans woman - From a Lambda Legal press release - ( Urbana, IL, April 16, 2014 ) - Yesterday, in the United States District Court for the Central District of ... | | | Transgender military veterans rRequest corrected records - From a press release - Washington, DC — Three transgender veterans of the U.S. armed forces have filed requests with the Board for the Correction ... | | | Obama pushing voting rights at Texas event
- From the White House - April 10, 2014: REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT AT LBJ PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY CIVIL RIGHTS SUMMIT Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library, Austin, ... | | | PASSAGES: Ron Novak, 64, dies - Ron Novak, 64, formerly of Toledo, Iowa; passed away unexpectedly on April 2, 2014. Ron studied Political Science at the ... | | | NEIU faculty, students ask for renaming of Walesa building - Faculty and students of Northeastern Illinois University on April 10 spoke out in a favor of a proposal, which had ...
Author: Matt Simonette | | | Sharks bite for Chicago businessmen - They got the deal—with two Sharks, no less. Fun Time Express, the Chicago-based, gay-owned business, appeared on the nationally-broadcast TV ...
Author: Ross Forman, Windy City Times | | | India court recognizes transgender community - India's top court recognized the country's transgender community as a third gender in a landmark judgment and human-rights groups, praising ... | | | Letters to the editor: Poll position, Terrible trifecta - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Letters to the editor: Poll position Dear Windy City Times: I am bisexual—a leatherman in fact—and have been a reader ... | | | LGBT health group holds bourbon tasting - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - The GLMA organization is made up of health professionals who are advancing LGBT equality, and has been around since 1981. ... | | | Frankly speaking: Expert tips to plan your wedding expertly
- By Frank J. Andonoplas, MBC - Requesting the honor of your presence: All about the paper Once you have all of the major choices for your ... | | | Celebration of marriage at MCA on June 2 - On Monday, June 2, the Museum of Contemporary Art ( MCA ) Chicago and Equality Illinois invite couples who are ... | | | VIEWS: ALMA 25 years later: No longer on the margins - For far too long, LGBTQ Latinos have gone underappreciated or unrecognized by both the larger Latino community, and the mainstream ...
Author: Kenny Martin Ocasio and Luis Roman | | | Bon Foster event April 23 - Lambda Legal will hold its annual Bon Foster event Wed., April 23, at 6 p.m. at The Art Institute of ... | | | Talking with GLAAD's Omar Sharif Jr. - From a GLAAD press release. . Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Omar Sharif Jr. may have a well-known name ( since he was named after his actor grandfather, who is in ... |
| | Boy George on St. Patrick's Day, Easter Lady Bunny - NUNN ON ONE: MUSIC - For over 30 years, out musician Boy George has entertained fans as a singer, songwriter, DJ and author. With the ... | | | Etheridge to perform with Chicago Symphony Orchestra - From a press release - CHICAGO—The League of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association ( CSOA ) will celebrate its 25th annual Corporate Night on Monday, ... | | | Windy City Perf. Arts hosts 'To Russia with Love'
- From a press release - CHICAGO, IL - Windy City Performing Arts is presents its spring benefit: "To Russia With Love: Encouraging Equality Abroad by ... | | | THEATER REVIEW Cicada - By: Jerre Dye. At: Route 66 Theatre Company at Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave. Tickets: 773-404-7336. Greenhousetheater.org; $35 ...
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RuPaul's Drag Race changes course on slur word - From GLAAD - After hearing the concerns of many people in the transgender community, Logo today announced that the network will stop using ... | | | Jennifer Lopez, Laverne Cox honored at GLAAD Media Awards - From a press release - Behind the Candelabra, The Fosters, Call Me Kuchu, Bridegroom among award recipients at Los Angeles event, LGBT advocates from Uganda ... | | | 'Drag Race' trans controversy; Tonys to honor Rosie - Entertainment news: Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - The show RuPaul's Drag Race will refrain from using an anti-trans slur in the wake of controversy, according to The ...
Author: Andrew Davis, Windy City Times | | | Billy Masters - "I have no problem with your pelvis at all, actually."—Bruno Tonioli disagrees with the other Dancing with the Stars judges, ...
Author: Billy Masters | | | Lakeside Pride Symphonic Band plans British Invasion - From a press release - CHICAGO, APRIL 10, 2014 — With trumpets and horns, the Lakeside Pride Symphonic Band ( ) announces "The British Are ... | | | Vicci Martinez performs in Chicago - Lesbian musician Vicci Martinez performed some her new songs, mixed with covers and her older work in a rockin' set ... | | | 'This Is What It Feels Like' to be Armin van Buuren - NUNN ON ONE: MUSIC Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Dutch DJ Armin van Buuren is known for playing trance music with a strong reputation in the dance community. He ...
Author: Jerry Nunn, Windy City Times | | | 'Queer As Art' concert series kicks off - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - With Windy City Media Group sponsoring along with Lake View nightspot Sidetrack, which also provided the location, the "Queer As ... | | | BENT NIGHTS Sharon Corr; Dum Dum Girls; Landmarks - MUSIC Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Just in time for the start of the new season, we have three helpings of what summer could sound like. ...
Author: Vern Hester | | | BOOK REVIEW Falling into Place - By Catherine Reid. $24.99; Beacon Press; 184 pages, by Liz Baudler Catherine Reid's essays, at their highest, hearken ... | | | Gay men's chorus to celebrate Broadway - Chicago Gay Men's Chorus ( CGMC ) celebrates the best of last decade of Broadway with the "Bouncing of the ... | | | Pam Grier talks 'Dining Out For Life,' comic conventions - Pam Grier is a Golden Globe nominated actress that began her movie career in 1970s with blaxploitation projects like Coffy ...
Author: Jerry Nunn, Windy City Times | | | Joffrey to premiere 'Romeo & Juliet' - The Joffrey Ballet's 2013-14 "Masters of Dance" season comes to a close this spring with the U.S. premiere of Krzysztof ... | | | Arts Alliance luncheon to feature McCraney - The second annual Arts Alliance Illinois "Voices of a Creative State" benefit luncheon will take place Monday, June 2, at ... | | | Knight at the Movies: Hateship Loveship; film notes - Like Carol Burnett just after she left her long-running TV variety show and wedged herself into a series of characters ...
Author: Richard Knight, Jr., for Windy City Times | | | Spotlight: The Dance of Death - The Dance of Death is August Stringberg's biting 1900 Swedish comedy about a crumbling marriage between a military captain and ... | | | THEATER REVIEW El Incas - THEATER REVIEW - Playwright: Raul Dorantes. At: Colectivo el Pozo at La Casa de Oscar Lopez, 2628 W. Division St.. Tickets: 815-690-6429; ; ...
Author: Mary Shen Barnidge | | | CRITICS' PICKS - Brahman/i: A One-Hijra Stand-Up Comedy Show, About Face Theatre and Silk Road Rising, through April 27. New About Face Theatre ... | | | THEATER REVIEW The Great God Pan - Author: Amy Herzog. At: Next Theatre Company, 927 Noyes, Evanston. Tickets: 1-847-475-1875; ; $30-$45. Runs through: May 11 Former Defense ...
Author: Jonathan Abarbanel, Windy City Times | | | THEATER REVIEW Our Class - Playwright: adapted by Ryan Craig from a play by Tadeusz Slobodzianek. At: Remy Bumppo Theatre Company at the Greenhouse, 2257 ...
Author: Mary Shen Barnidge | | | DANCIN' FEATS Trey McIntyre Project's last dance - By Lauren Warnecke - "What is that inspiration to dance? What is that feeling, and why is important? Why do we seek it?" said ... | | | Brahman/i One-Hijra Stand Up Comedy Show extended - CHICAGO ( April 16, 2014 ) Due to popular demand, About Face Theatre and Silk Road Rising's hit Chicago premiere ... |
| | Legacy Project, Equality House showcase LGBT contributions - From a press release - CHICAGO, IL — April 7, 2014 — This coming weekend, the Legacy Project will officially unveil its first-ever satellite-installation at ... | | | Chicago Force takes second step toward repeating - It wasn't pretty, and it certainly was painful for at least one member of the Chicago Force, but the 2013 ...
Author: Ross Forman, Windy City Times | | | Chicago's Half Way to Michfest Party April 26 - From a press release - Join 400 hundred women "on the land" at the Abbey, for dancing, live performances, and mingling in the Twilight Zone, ... | | | Cubs events for 100th b-day of Wrigley April 23 - CHICAGO — Wrigley Field's highly-anticipated 100th birthday arrives Wednesday, April 23, as the Cubs host the Arizona Diamondbacks exactly a ... | | | Kate Ekman's labor of love - Kate Ekman was officially elected president for Pride at Work Chicago in January, though she had been the acting president ...
Author: Ross Forman, Windy City Times | | | Gerber Hart Library and Archives book sale April 26-27 - From a press release - Gerber Hart Library and Archives is holding its annual book sale Saturday and Sunday, April 26- 27. Hours are 12-6 ... | | | Five Worth Finding - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - —Welch's PB&J Snacks ( http:// ): Round, bite-sized snacks with peanut butter-and-jelly centers? Yes, please. They're include 100 percent of ... | | | Dining news: Easter items; $100 grilled-cheese sandwich - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - —Benny's Chop House, 444 N. Wabash Ave., is offering a prix fixe Easter brunch ( $49 ) 11 a.m.-3 p.m. ...
Author: Andrew Davis, Windy City Times | | | TRAVEL Cancun resort hits the pleasure spot - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times. By Pamela Sitmer McKuen - CANCUN, MEXICO—The five-star Oasis Sens in Cancun has quietly reinvented itself as an adults-only, gay and lesbian-friendly beach destination. "Romantic, ... | | | Margaret Fleming leaves Adoption-Link - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Margaret Fleming is a loving mom to 12 children—three biological and nine via adoption—though one has passed away. They come ...
Author: Ross Forman, Windy City Times | | | Sugar & Spice: The Dawson - The Dawson has everything a restaurant needs to become an instant hot spot: big-name owners like Billy Lawless, an executive ...
Author: Meghan Streit | | | Villa Loretta adds a touch of Hollywood to weddings - - Need a touch of Hollywood elegance for your wedding? For couples willing to travel to fabulous Palm Springs, Villa Loretta, ...
Author: Gary M. Kramer | | | Gay-owned B&B offers warmth in Rogers Park
- Derrick Clifton - What started as a hobby for one gay couple from North Carolina translated into a move westward to Chicago, where ... | | | Gay in the Life: Jeffrey Altergott - When Jeffrey Altergott was 2, his Grandma Alice gave him a little blue suitcase record-player, launching his love affair with ...
Author: Ross Forman, Windy City Times | | | P'town to celebrate marriage equality in May - The gay mecca of Provincetown, Mass., will commemorate 10 years of marriage equality with a number of celebrations throughout the ... | | | Proposal marks Dance of the Western Suburbs - The women behind the Dance of the Western Suburbs saved the day not once, but twice. First, they resurrected the ... | | | Bergfalk, Hansen wed - William ( Bill ) D. Bergfalk ( left ) and Roland C. Hansen were married in Illinois March 9 by ... | | | Chicago Red Stars eyeing playoffs - Rory Dames, head coach of the Chicago Red Stars women's professional soccer team, is excited about the team's offense for ...
Author: Ross Forman, Windy City Times | | | Soccer movie spotlights team, player's identity - One of the main storylines for the upcoming soccer documentary, Next Goal Wins, centers around Jaiyah Saelua, a member of ...
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