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| | Stuff happens. Housing discrimination doesn't have to
Stuff happens—sometimes really awful stuff. Most of my 20+ years of involvement in the LGBTQ community in Chicago has been good stuff. I have been fortunate enough to be a member of the board of directors ... | |
| | VIEWS A straight man's foray into an LGBTQ world
My first assignment for Windy City Times looked something like this: I hopped in my car and drove from my white, middle-class, cookie-cutter suburb to a tiny theater in a part of the city I'd never ... | |
| | Remembering Michael Bauer, a call to pick up the baton
by Coco Soodek
Remarks as prepared for delivery at the memorial service for community leader Mike Bauer, Sept. 3, 2019. I'm here to speak for the hundreds of people for whom Mike was also a mentor, a teacher, a ... | | 
| | WORLD Bermuda Pride, Russian bakery, marriage in Oaxaca
Organizers of the first Bermuda Pride parade, which took place Aug. 31, said they were overwhelmed with the outpouring of support, The Royal Gazette reported. The response was a huge surprise to, among others, Roderick Ferguson—whose ... | | 
| | NATIONAL Presidential candidates, 'Art After Stonewall,' activist dies
GLAAD announced that it will join One Iowa, The Gazette, and The Advocate as national partners for the upcoming LGBTQ Presidential Forum in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Sept. 20, a press release noted. The Forum will ... | | 
| | DINING Passion House Coffee, Etch A Sketch event, Blackbird's menu
—Passion House Coffee, a specialty coffee roasting company based in Chicago, has partnered with My State of Mind (MSOM)—a mental-wellness solution by Chance the Rapper's charity, SocialWorks. Passion House will ... | |
| | Chicago Meal Pack of 9/11 Day
The first-ever Chicago Meal Pack of 9/11 Day—co-hosted by Serve Illinois and the Greater Chicago Food Depository—will take place Wed., Sept. 11, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. at Union Station, 225 S. Canal St. More than 1,000 volunteers ... | | 
| | Willie Wilson challenging
Durbin for Senate seat
Businessman and experienced political candidate Willie Wilson plans to run for the U.S. Senate against Democratic incumbent Dick Durbin in 2020, The Chicago Tribune reported. Wilson—who has used his personal wealth to help people pay their ... | | 
| | Trans athlete to headline ISU dinner Sept. 20
Swimmer Schuyler Bailar will be the speaker for Illinois State University's (ISU's) Housing Services LGBTQA Cultural Dinner at 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 20, in the Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in Normal. A recent graduate ... | |
| | In a first, Arcola event to include LGBTQ group
On Saturday, Sept. 7, the 49th edition of the Arcola Broom Corn Festival will include its first LGBTQ-themed parade entry—consisting of a group led by local native Michael Doyle, The News-Gazette reported. Arcola is a town ... | | 
| | Paula Basta talks LGBT elder issues, career, honors
Paula Basta has dedicated her more than four-decade career to advocating for the aging community in a variety of roles. Most recently, Gov. J.B. Pritzker named Basta the director of the Illinois Department on Aging. "It ... | |
| | Naper Pride co-founder running for state rep
Naperville Democrat Denika McMillen said she plans to run for Republican state Rep. Grant Wehrli's seat in the 2020 election, The Chicago Tribune reported. McMillen, a licensed clinical social worker, is a co-founder of the group ... | | 
| | Banned Books Week on Sept. 22-28
Libraries, bookstores and schools place a national spotlight on the freedom to read during Banned Books Week, Sept. 22-28—a time when the American Library Association (ALA) works to draw attention to the harms of censorship. This ... | | 
| | Maddow, Coates part of CHF fall series
The Chicago Humanities Festival (CHF) 30th anniversary fall series will include MSNBC's Rachel Maddow in addition to writer Ta-Nehisi Coates and New York Times investigative reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan ... | | 
| | PASSAGES Remembering AIDS activist/volunteer Gerald 'Jerry' Pagorek
Longtime community member and AIDS activist Gerald (Jerry) Pagorek died on Aug. 24 following a lengthy illness. He was 76. Born June 7, 1943, on the South Side of Chicago, Pagorek attended St. Mary Magdalene Grade ... | | 
| | Applications out for Illinois High School Musical Theater Awards
Broadway In Chicago is inviting high schools throughout the state to participate in the Ninth Annual Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards. Beginning Thursday, Sept. 5, at 10 a.m., high school educators may fill out a ... | |
| | NFL player comes out as bisexual
NFL player Ryan Russell told both ESPN and Outsports on Aug. 29 that he is bisexual. Per Outsports, he told ESPN: "My truth is that I'm a talented football player, a damn good writer, a loving ... | |
| | Man alleges Forest Preserve violated whistleblower law
A man is suing the Forest Preserve District of Cook County (the District), among others, alleging that he was unlawfully terminated from his District job for whistle-blowing. John Regalado, who is gay, sued the District, Cook ... | |
| | Mayor Lightfoot presents State of the City address
State of the City August 29, 2019 Good evening. Thank you for tuning in. Tonight, I want to speak to you about the state of our city and its finances. The city's finances impact every aspect of our lives as Chicagoans ... |
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| | DRAG PROFILE Veronica Pop
NAME "I got my name from one of my biggest inspirations: Britney Spears. I love the name Veronica and Britney is a POP star, so that is how I got Pop!" FIRST DRAG PERFORMANCE "I started doing drag about 6-and-a-half years
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| | FALL THEATER PREVIEW A cornucopia of world premieres
World premieres abound in Chicago theater—sometimes totaling nearly half of all productions in any given month. Here are a dozen upcoming new plays and musicals which offer a richly diverse universe of styles and stories. Start ... | |
| | Wrightwood 659 to present Tadao Ando: Museums and Galleries Oct. 3 - Dec. 14
CHICAGO—September 6, 2019—In connection with the 2019 Chicago Architecture Biennial, Wrightwood 659 will present Tadao Ando: Museums and Galleries, an exhibition of models, drawings and other materials documenting some of ... | | 
| | FALL THEATER PREVIEW Checking out this season's musicals
Chicago musical theater lovers have lots to rejoice about the 2019 fall season. There are musicals making Chicago debuts, plus many revivals of classic and contemporary fare. All musicals play in Chicago unless otherwise noted. Premieres: ... | | 
| | FALL THEATER PREVIEW Second looks and overdue appointments: Classics and revivals
Our city has become a worldwide destination for premiering plays (if Mark Larson's new book on the history of show biz in Chicago is correct), but there's still room for second-look and better-late-than-never theatergoing experiences in ... | | 
| | THEATER
The real 'Kevin T' of 'Come from Away' on Gander, lessons learned
"It's a very American and Canadian story," said Kevin Tuerff about what happened in Gander, Newfoundland, on Sept. 11, 2001. That story—which includes Tuerff's experiences—forms the basis for the landmark musical Come ... | | 
| | 'Savage Love Live' in Chicago on Sept. 26
Author, sex-advice columnist, podcaster, pundit, public speaker and It Gets Better co-founder Dan Savage will bring his famous column to Chicago when "Savage Love Live" takes place at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW Out of Love
Playwright: Elinor Cook At: Interrobang Theatre Project @ Rivendell, 5779 N. Ridge Ave. Tickets: 312-219-4140; InterrobangTheatreProject.org; $32. Runs through: Sept. 14 Out of Love makes me think about my older sister and her rare visits to ... | |
| | Critics' Picks
All that He Was, Pride Films and Plays, through Sept. 8: This 1993 musical—newly revised by authors Cindy O'Connor and Larry Todd Cousineau—touchingly looks at the divided friends and family of a young man who has ... | | 
| | THEATER David Cromer on The Band's Visit and more
Director and sometimes actor David Cromer rose to local fame 20+ years ago with fresh ideas about classic plays—Tennessee Williams, Thornton Wilder, Arthur Miller, Tony Kushner, Elmer Rice—at Writers Theatre ... | | 
| | MOVIES Reeling festival rolls out new LGBT films
Reeling 2019, the 37th annual edition of Chicago's LGBT film festival, kicks off Sept. 19, and lasts through Sept. 29 in various venues throughout the city. Founded in 1982, Reeling is the second oldest LGBT film ... | | 
| | Billy Masters
"Maybe at a show you can have a moment of knowing that you're not alone. I'm aware that as a white male, I don't go through the same things as a lot of the people that come to the shows. I ... | |
| | 51st Annual Equity Jeff Awards announces theater nominations
Tuesday, September 3, 2019 — Chicago, IL — Eleven world premiere plays and musicals seen first by Chicago audiences were among those receiving nominations by the Jeff Awards, announced today. A total of 192 nominations were ... | | 
| | Daryl Nitz sings the hits
There's a musical gay duo with a show in town that's celebrating over 1200 performances this year at Davenport's Piano Bar. The After Dark Award-winning Nitz/Howe Experience turns 20 in 2019 and is the longest running ... | | 
| | NUNN ON ONE COMEDY Rachel Dratch talks Biance del Rio, gay friends
Rachel Dratch is originally from Massachusetts; she moved to Chicago to further her comedy career by working with The Second City and ImprovOlympic. When asked what one thing she learned from her days in the Windy ... | | 
| | SHOWBIZ 'Judy,' Jill Soloway, John Cameron Mitchell, Octavia Spencer
Decca and Republic Records announced the release of two star-studded duet, to appear on the brand-new album Judy (the soundtrack to the film of the same name), a press release noted. The original soundtrack coincides with ... | |
| | Free Lyric Opera concert Sept. 6
Lyric Opera of Chicago launches its 65th season with the 19th annual Stars of Lyric Opera at Millennium Park concert at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion on Friday, Sept. 6, at 7 p.m. The free outdoor performance, ... | | 
| | Comic Con dazzles with stars, cosplay
Thousands of pop-culture aficionados (many donning the costumes of their favorite characters) visited Rosemont's Donald E. Stephens Convention Convention Center on Aug. 22-25 for Wizard World Comic Con. There were ... | | 
| | NUNN ON ONE MOVIES Sam Harris: Out performer serves it up in 'Ham'
Sam Harris initially grabbed people's attention as the grand-champion singer of Star Search, winning with his version of the classic song "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." This brought him a contract with Motown Records and his debut ... | | 
| | Art exhibit to feature Davis, Woods-Morrow
Aspect/Ratio, 864 N. Ashland Ave., is presenting "Thanks for not breeding"—a two person exhibition with Laura Davis and Derrick Woods-Morrow—Sept. 6-Oct. 17. Both Davis and Woods-Morrow are Chicago-based artists who ... | | 
| | EXPO CHICAGO on Sept. 19-22
EXPO CHICAGO: The International Exposition of Contemporary & Modern Art will take place at Navy Pier on Sept. 19-22. The eighth annual exposition will host 135 galleries from 24 countries and 68 cities, and introduce diverse ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW Into the Woods
Score: Stephen Sondheim; Book: James Lapine At: Writers Theatre, 325 Tudor Ct., Glencoe. Tickets: 847-242-6000 or WritersTheatre.org; $35-$80. Runs through: Sept. 22 The moralistic folk and fairytales gathered by the ... | | 
| | THEATER REVIEW All That He Was
Playwright: Larry Todd (Johnson) Cousineau At: The Buena, Pride Arts Center, 4147 N. Broadway. Tickets: PrideFilmsandPlays.com; $25-$40. Runs through: Sept. 8 The 1993 AIDS-themed musical All That He Was can be a tough go, but will ... | | 
| | Steppenwolf benefit with Audra Mcdonald, Seth Rudetsky Sept. 15
Six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald will reunite with Sirius XM Radio star Seth Rudetsky on Sunday, Sept. 15, at 5 and 7:30 p.m. in the Steppenwolf Downstairs Theatre, 1650 N Halsted St. Produced by Mark Cortale, ... | |
| | September Events at Women & Children First include Sonia Sotomayor
CHICAGO, IL (August 30, 2019) - Women & Children First's conversation and book signing with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor sold out in record time, but the bookstore has nearly a dozen other events coming ... |
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