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|  | Stroger holds meeting about HIV vaccine
Ever since June, when the Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center rejected a proposed HIV vaccine drug trial from coming to their facilities, tensions between the Center and the Cook County Board President's office have been building ... |  | 
|  | Semenya still under gender microscope
The question of whether or not South African runner Caster Semenya will be able to keep the gold medal she won in Berlin last month remains uncertain pending the official release of results of a series ... |  | 
|  | PASSAGES George S. Martinez
George S. Martineza Chicagoan who was a beloved community activist and patient advocatepassed away June 14 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, surrounded by his loving family and friends. He was 56. Martinez was a member of the ... |  | 
|  | Wanda Sykes: Being herself
Fall is truly Wanda Sykes' season. Last November she came out at a post-election anti-Prop 8 rally, revealing she had a wife, to boot. ( She married wife Alexandra in California prior to Prop 8's passage, ... |  | 
|  | VIEWS: Missing the big O
On June 28, police raided Rainbow Lounge, a gay bar in Fort Worth, Texas. One customer was seriously injured. Although police initially claimed that the raid was justified and executed properly, protests from the gay community ... |  | 
|  | Malawi official speaks out
In Malawi, Secretary for Nutrition, HIV and AIDS Mary Shawa has said that recognizing gay rights is key to being successful in the fight against AIDS. "There is a need to incorporate a human rights approach ... |  | 
|  | Media leaders unite to create Chicago LGBT calendar
CHICAGOIn a significant move that unites two of the largest content providers for Chicago's LGBT community, Windy City Media Group and ChicagoPride have announced an agreement to create a unified community calendar. The calendar is designed ... |  | 
|  | Queen of arts: Latifah honored in Hammond
Queen Latifah stopped by Hammond, Ind., Sept. 24 and posed with her latest art acquisition: an acrylic-and-oil pastel painting with a Native American theme of spirituality and nobility. Here, she poses with family-rights attorney Jeffrey Leving, ... |  | 
|  | Daniel Beaty on Black men in America
At the tender age of 33, Daniel Beaty is a playwright, actor and songwriter on the rise. After schooling at Yale University and training with the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, this native of Dayton, ... |  | 
|  | TV's Paul James: Rush, rush
On the ABC Family show Greek, which centers on the fraternity and sorority-related goings-on at fictional Cyprus-Rhodes University, Paul James portrays Calvin, a pledge who happens to be Black and gay. Windy City Times talked with ... |  | 
|  | MUSIC REVIEW: Don't 'Look' to Whitney
I Look to You by Whitney Houston; Pop; RCA/Jive Whitney Houston has been one to watch ever since the beginning of her career with a self-titled debut that was huge success. She is the fourth-biggest selling ... |
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