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|  | Obama (r)evolves on gay marriage - Barack Obama returned to his 1996 view on same-sex marriage last week, but this time he did so as president ...  | | | Romney bullied gay student in HS - Just one day after President Obama's big announcement that he supports the legal right of gay couples to marry, Republican ...
Author: Lisa Keen, Keen News Service | | | Romney delivering commencement address at school that bans gay students - From an HRC news release - Washington — Mitt Romney is delivering the commencement address at Liberty University tomorrow — a school that bans openly LGBT ... | | | Gerber/Hart president talks move, archives - [ UPDATE May 16, 2012: Gerber/Hart permits approvedGerber/Hart permits approved. The Gerber/Hart Library and Archives is one step closer ...
Author: Kate Sosin, Windy City Times | | | Quinn comes out for marriage equality - Just three months after teetering on the issue, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has come out in favor of marriage equality. ...
Author: Kate Sosin, Windy City Times | | | Opposition to Halsted development project continues - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - A broad and diverse coalition of 46th Ward residents and businesses is still at odds with freshman Ald. James Cappleman's ...
Author: Carrie Maxwell, Windy City Times | | | Groups respond to news that Romney bullied gay student in HS - Judy Shepard Speaks Out - From a Human Rights Campaign news release Washington — The Human Rights Campaign — the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual ... | | | GMHC fights to end the AIDS epidemic, uplift all affected - From a news release - New York, NY--Thirty years ago, Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC) formed to pro-actively and aggressively fight a virus that was ... | | | VIEWS Marriage equality includes the military - "When I think about those soldiers or airmen or marines or sailors who are out there fighting on my behalf ...
Author: Aubrey Sarvis, SLDN Executive Director, Washington, D.C. | | | Headmaster claims libel in anti-gay suit - A Catholic headmaster is claiming that an Illinois weekly newspaper defamed him when it published a pro-gay letter to the ...
Author: Kate Sosin, Windy City Times | | | Emanuel proposes Human Relations appointments - Mayor Rahm Emanuel has proposed 10 appointments to the Chicago Commission on Human Relations, and at least one of them ...
Author: Kate Sosin, Windy City Times | | | Dyke March talking community relations in Uptown - In an effort to increase interactions between Chicago Dyke March and its host community this year, the Chicago Dyke March ...
Author: Kate Sosin, Windy City Times | | | Buzz continues at Notre Dame as graduation nears - No drama, no trauma. That's what school officials at the University of Notre Dome are banking on as more than ...
Author: Chuck Colbert, Keen News Service | | | LGBT Cancer Network recommends welcoming screening facilities - From a news release - NEW YORK, NY — The National LGBT Cancer Network, the first program in the country to address the needs of ... | | | Chicago students highlight LGBT youth issues with online video - From a news release - May 10, 2012, Chicago. Last month the Youth Committee of the Illinois Safe Schools Alliance (the Alliance) released a short ... | | | AIDS advocates hold protest at Hershey's - Outside the Hershey store, 822 N. Michigan Ave., AIDS advocates held a protest May 9. The activists gathered to protest ... | | | Ricky Martin hosts Obama; gay man sues pro-gay boss - NATIONAL ROUNDUP: Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Actor/singer Ricky Martin hosted a fundraiser for President Obama May 14, days after the chief executive endorsed same-sex marriage, USA ...
Author: Andrew Davis, Windy City Times. | | | PASSAGES Bertram Cohler - Bertram J. Cohler, the William Rainey Harper Professor in the department of comparative human development at the University of Chicago ... | | | LETTER Panelists speak out - Dear Editors: We would like to respond to the article written about the recent event held at DePaul, "Asking for ... | | | Dignity/Chicago marks 40 years - Forty years ago, Chicago may have been known for its large Catholic community and for its growing LGBT population, but ...
Author: Kate Sosin, Windy City Times | | | PASSAGES Cynthia Pallick - Cynthia Pallick, a gay parent and former Calumet City alderman, died April 16. She was 53. According to a tribute ...
Author: Kate Sosin, Windy City Times | | | PASSAGES Jeremy Davis - Jeremy Davis, a man who supported LGBT causes and refused to settle for civil unions when he wanted marriage, died ...
Author: Kate Sosin, Windy City Times | | | Lesbian writer/activist Jeanne Cordova looks back at her life - Her breadth of work in journalism has been weaved throughout our culture's history—staking claim at some of the most precarious ...
Author: Sarah Toce | | | 'Be-All' 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 ... | | | Gay Indiana teen expelled for having stun gun - An Indianapolis high school student has been expelled after firing a stun gun in the air as a warning to ...
Author: Kate Sosin, Windy City Times | | | Dr. Antonia Pantoja to be honored by ASPIRA, Legacy Project - From a news release - The Legacy Project and ASPIRA of Illinois are proud to announce a special evening tribute to Dr. Antonia Pantoja, legendary ... |
| | Northalsted Market Days to feature Olivia Newton-John - Olivia Newton-John will headline this year's Northalsted Market Days Aug. 12. The four-time Grammy winner will perform on the North ... | | | Holly Near and Toshi Reagon: On careers, Chicago show - MUSIC - Among the performers at a tribute concert for Woody Guthrie on May 19 called "This Land is Our Land! A ...
Author: Carrie Maxwell, Windy City Times | | | Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame plans Celebrity Bowl - From a news release - On Saturday, June 9, Friends of the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame ( GLHF ) will hold its ... | | | 'Star Wars' actor Ian McDiarmid stars in 'Timon' - NUNN ON ONE: THEATER - Actor Ian McDiarmid is bringing a rare Shakespeare show to the Chicago Shakespeare Theater at Navy Pier. Timon of Athens ...
Author: Jerry Nunn, Windy City Times | | | Center on Halsted marks five years at gala
- The Center on Halsted celebrated its five-year anniversary at their Human First Gala on May 12. An estimated 500 guests ...
Author: Kate Sosin, Windy City Times | | | Tennessee Loveless: Gay color-blind artist brings works to Chicago - NUNN ON ONE: ART - Center on Halsted is bringing Tennessee to Chicago and the world of art will never be the same. Tennessee Loveless ...
Author: Jerry Nunn, Windy City Times | | | Augie/C.K.'s reunion: cheers, hugs, tears - Augie & Cary held their first-ever reunion May 12 at the L26 Restaurant and Lounge in the Chicago South Loop ... | | | Sexy Baby - THEATER REVIEW - Playwright: David Cerda At: Mary's Attic, 5400 N. Clark St. Tickets: 800-838-3006; www.handbagproductions.org; $15-$22. Runs through: June 16 Hell in ...
Author: Jerry Nunn, Windy City Times | | | Martha Wash headlining PrideFest - Martha Wash will be the featured performer at Chicago PrideFest, which will take place between Addison and Grace on Halsted ... | | | Brad Ross uses magic to illuminate perils of bullying - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Brad Ross had a magician perform at his birthday party when he was 5, and that sparked his interest. "At ...
Author: Ross Forman, Windy City Times | | | Billy Masters - "The president's position on gay marriage is anything but precise."—Anderson Cooper used his "Keeping Them Honest" segment to give his ...
Author: Billy Masters | | | Windy City Gay Idol rocks Spin; looks forward to Roscoe's - The final Rainbow Ticket of the season (?) was granted to Josh, who joined Noah and Kara to advance to ... | | | Every Time I Think of You - BOOK REVIEW - By Jim Provenzano $14.95; CreateSpace; 258 pages You never forget your first love. With this, his fourth novel, Jim ...
Author: David-Elijah Nahmod | | | Alt Q performer JC Brooks talks soul music, Gay Idol - NUNN ON ONE: MUSIC - JC from JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound steps out on his own as performer at the Alt Q Fest ...
Author: Jerry Nunn, Windy City Times | | | The Dictator; Bernie; film notes - MOVIE REVIEWS - arning: There are spoilers in this review. Sacha Baron Cohen—British comedian and star of the Ali G Show, as well ...
Author: Sawyer J. Lahr | | | The K Dock experience: Parties for Chicago's Black LGBT community - There's an adage, some optimist probably coined, which simply says, "When you know it's right, you know it's right." Judging ...
Author: Mark Corece | | | Broadway's leading ladies - SCOTTISH PLAY SCOTT - It's time again for theater fans everywhere to prognosticate about performers and productions vying for the Tony Awards, those exclusive ...
Author: Scott C. Morgan, Windy City Times | | | Vicci Martinez releases "Come Along" - From a news release - New York, NY- May 9, 2011- Top ten contestant on NBC's mega hit The Voice, VICCI MARTINEZ unveiled Come Along ... | | |
L Stop anniversary party - From a news release - On May 26, 2012 The L Stop is inviting everyone to come celebrate their 1 year anniversary. The event is ... | | | Rent - THEATER REVIEW - Playwright: book, music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson. At: American Theater Company, 1909 W. Byron St. Tickets: 773-409-4125; www.atcweb.org; $45-$50. ...
Author: Mary Shen Barnidge | | | Her Naked Skin - THEATER REVIEW - Playwright: Rebecca Lenkiewicz. At: Shattered Globe Theatre at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont Ave. Tickets: 773-327-5252; www.shatteredglobe.org; $18-$34. Runs through ...
Author: Jonathan Abarbanel, Windy City Times | | | CRITICS' PICKS - After the Revolution, Next Theatre, through May 19. Amy Herzog's intelligent play is less the political tale it seems and ... | | | 'Conquest' thru May 19 - Ludicrous Theatre will present Conquest of the Universe or When Queen's Collide—an '80s version of Charles Ludlam's Conquest—May 11-19 at ... | | | Kin - THEATER REVIEW - Playwright: Bathsheba Doran. At: Griffin Theatre at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave. Tickets: 773-975-8150; www.theaterwit.org; $35. Runs through: June ...
Author: Mary Shen Barnidge | | | A Little Night Music - THEATER REVIEW - Book: Hugh Wheeler; Score: Stephen Sondheim. At: Writers' Theatre, 325 Tudor Ct., Glencoe Tickets: 847-242-6000 or www.writerstheatre.org; $35-$70. Runs through: ...
Author: Scott C. Morgan, Windy City Times | | | 'My Asian Mom' at Stage 773 through May 26 - A-Squared Theatre Workshop, Chicago's only pan-Asian dramatic theater company, presents My Asian Mom, an evening of eight 10-minute, one-act plays. ... | | | Spotlight - Merri Biechler's world premiere of Bombs, Babes and Bingo promises to be a different play at every performance since a ... | | | EQ IL hosts wine-tasting
- Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Equality Illinois hosted its spring wine-tasting event May 9 at the Boystown spot Sidetrack. Attendees sampled more than 100 wines, ... | | | Elton John's tantrum; ABC renews 'Happy Endings,' drops 'GCB' - Entertainment news: Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Sir Elton John threw a tantrum while onstage at Caesars Palace's Colosseum in Las Vegas May 11, Advocate.com reported. John, ...
Author: Andrew Davis, Windy City Times. | | | Arts academy marks 30 years - The Chicago Academy for the Arts celebrated its 30th anniversary May 10. The evening began with a free public performance ... | | | Museum hosts queer prom - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - The National Museum of Mexican Art hosted "Queer Prom 2012: Young, Fearless & Fabulous" for its eighth year. DJ La ... | | | Goodman gala brings fun, Laura Benanti - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - The Goodman Theatre brought its annual black-tie gala to The Fairmont Chicago this past weekend. It was a cabaret-styled affair ... | | | Show, fundraiser is Kat Fitzgerald's farewell - A going-away fundraiser for musician, Chicago resident and longtime Windy City Times photographer Kat Fitzgerald—"Kit Kat Kalamity and Farewell Extravaganza! ... | | | Three new Windy City Gay Idol finalists chosen May 10 - The talent keeps on coming as we welcome three—count 'em, three—new finalists: Aditi, Dan and Robert (who was granted the ... | | | Sugar&Spice: Premise - DISH Weekly Dining Guide in Windy City Times - Several weeks ago I saw a woman on a ladder painting over the sign that used to mark the entrance ...
Author: Meghan Streit | | | We Were Here - DVD REVIEW - Speaking as objectively as possible, We Were Here is a well-made documentary by David Weissman about the early years of ...
Author: Steve Warren | | | Qweirdo to feature 1, 2, 3 Fag! - Qweirdo, a recurring showcase of Chicago's top gay comedians and improvisers, will be showcased Thursdays May 31-June 28 at 10 ... | | | Sexy Baby to benefit Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame June 6 - Book & Lyrics by David Cerda. Music by David Cerda and Scott Lamberty. Directed by Derek Czaplewski Where: Mary's Attic, ... |
| | A Gay in the Life: Morocco B. Assouline - Morocco B. Assouline always aspired to be a physician, since his early days at Brother Rice High School and even ...
Author: Ross Forman, Windy City Times | | | Why women need Social Security - Part of a series. Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Phillip Sitar is a financial advisor for Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc., 307 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1818. He can be ...
Author: Phil Sitar | | | Gay owner provides 'Paradise' for pets - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Saq Nadeem presented his detailed, pet-driven business plan to his professors at the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern ...
Author: Ross Forman, Windy City Times | | | Buried in debt with social security benefits - Part II of a series - Last week's article concerned the individual who was unable to pay his credit card bills and was using his social ...
Author: Roger McCaffrey | | | Force breezes by Mayhem - She sings and she slings. Quarterback Sami Grisafe sang the national anthem May 12 before the Chicago Force home game ...
Author: Ross Forman, Windy City Times | | | Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame's first Celebrity Bowl - Friends of the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame (GLHF) will hold its first Celebrity Bowl, Sat., June 9, ... | | | Teammates on the field, partners off - The Chicago Force was heading to Atlanta for a game back in 2005, and teammates Amanda Malsch and Tricia Charbonneau ...
Author: Ross Forman, Windy City Times | | | T in the Life: Andre Perez - Pronouns: Ze, he, or they Identifies as: Genderqueer along the transmasculine spectrum Hobbies: "I'm a photography nut who lives on ...
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