The 2001 Chicago Gay & Lesbian Film fest, Reeling 2001, is not happening. Instead, Chicago Filmmakers, host of the 20-year-old event, is screening various films this year, and plans to re-launch the fest as a summer project, possibly next June. … Meanwhile, the acclaimed annual Chicago International Film Festival makes up for the lack of a gay fall fest by including tons of GLBT films during the October festival, see their website: www.chicagofilmfestival.com
Howard Brown Health Center hosts Cut From the Same Cloth, a roundtable discussion on Black gay life led by Keith Boykin, the highest ranking openly gay member of the Clinton White House and former director of the National Black Lesbian and Gay Leadership Forum. The Friday, Sept. 28 event is free but seating is limited; RSVP to (773) 388-1600; 5:30-8:30 p.m., 4025 N. Sheridan.