Weekly news from the GLBT world http://www.windycitytimes.com/windycitytimes.html 2008-08-29T01:46:11-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com http://www.windycitytimes.com/images/publications/wct/2008-08-27/current.jpg text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Emmanuel Garcia http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19243 Dance for Life Chicago celebrated its 17th year anniversary Aug. 23. at the Harris Theatre for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph. The event benefited the Dance for Life Fund, a fund created to assist members of the dance community who are living with HIV/AIDS. text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Ross Forman http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19203 The 11 openly GLBT athletes at the Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, had impressive showings, highlighted by the shocking, breathtaking, near-flawless gold-medal-winning performance by Australian diver Matthew Mitcham in the 10-meter platform. text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Emmanuel Garcia http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19226 Macy's Glamorama 2008: Pop Candy Arcade was so ‘80sand that's not a bad thing. The 10th annual fashion show held on Aug. 22 at the Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State, incorporated live entertainment by ‘80s icon Cyndi Lauper and MC Hammer. text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Lisa Keen, Keen News Service http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19202 DENVERNot everyone in the LGBT contingent to the Democratic National Convention is happy with how things turned out but everyone's on board the Barack Obama boat and rowing towards the White House. text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Mark Segal, Gay History Project http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19204 Howard Dean, chairman of the Democratic National Committee DNC is a former governor of Vermont and presidential candidate in 2004. He was the first governor in the nation to sign civil-union legislation into law. At the DNC he has fought for LGBT inclusion. He sat with Mark Segal of the Gay History Project for a pre-convention preview. text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Amy Wooten http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19205 Local politicians, city officials and educators joined together to celebrate and break ground on a new student services building being named after the late State Rep. Larry McKeon. text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Amy Wooten http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19207 This fall, it will be 10 years since Questioning Youth Center QYC first opened its doors to suburban LGBTQ youth, offering a much-needed safe zone to numerous kids. text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Lisa Keen, Keen News Service http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19217 Move over Larry King; there's a new kid on the block, and she's a lesbian. text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Amy Wooten http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19218 The confidential files and records of gay teen Larry King have been turned over to an attorney representing the 14-year-old boy accused of murdering him. A California judge is allowing King's medical, psychological and school records to be passed over to Brandon McInerney's defense team so that they can prepare his legal defense. The teen is currently being tried as an adult, and has been charged with first-degree murder and a hate crime. McInerney is accused of shooting and killing King in February after the openly gay teen asked him to be his Valentine. He has pleaded not guilty. text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Rex Wockner http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19219 Argentina extends text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19196 FROM A NEWS RELEASE: August 23, 2008 text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Lisa Keen, Keen News Service http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19199 DENVER-Tuesday, Aug. 26The largest LGBT caucus ever at a Democratic National Convention DNC celebrated its size and its prospects under an Obama administration but did little else on the first day of this week's meeting. But even an elephant in the room has some weight to throw around. text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Tania Unzueta Carrasco http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19200 Before the Democratic National Convention began on Monday, the political, non-official demonstrations took place outside the streets of Denver, Colorado. These protests, ranging from hundreds of demonstrators, to two people standing on a corner, represented a multiplicity of opinions about the war in Iraq, abortion, access to health care, education, organ donation, and LGBTQ politics, particularly same-sex marriage. text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19201 The older and younger generations of the Democratic Party came together on the opening night of the Democratic National Convention Monday night in Denver, Colo. text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19206 The Association of Latino Men for Action ALMA hosted its annual summer picnic at Osterman Beach formerly Hollywood Beach Aug. 23. With plenty of food, games and a DJ, this group shows that it knows how to have fun while supporting each other as gay Latinos. For more info, visit www.almachicago.org. Photos and text by Jerry Nunn text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19208 The Lesbian Community Care Project LCCP is currently recruiting peer educators to help with their outreach efforts on breast cancer awareness. text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19209 The Center on Halsted surpassed its original fundraising goal for the ComeOut Campaign by over 10 percent. text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19210 Estrojam announced that it is celebrating the sixth anniversary of its women-focused music and cultural festival with a name change. The Estrojam Music and Cultural Festival will now be known as the Decibelle Music and Culture Festival. text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19211 Center on Halsted continues its celebration and support of LGBT artists with David Joseph: Doesn't Match the Couch. The exhibit, which will be installed at the facility, 3656 N. Halsted, from Sept. 4-Oct. 1, showcases the artist's works in oil paint and pastels from 2005 until present. An opening reception will be held Friday, Sept. 12, 6:30-9:30 p.m. in the Center's second-floor living room space. text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Amy Wooten http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19212 The Chicago Black Gay Men's Caucus' CBGMC annual Lovefest has been rescheduled because of a delay in being issued a permit allowing HIV testing on Chicago Park District grounds. text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Emmanuel Garcia http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19213 The Log Cabin Republicans LCR of Illinois held a private reception for Congressman Mark Kirk at the University Club of Chicago, 76 E. Monroe, Aug. 19. Kirk is running against Democratic challenger Dan Seals; both are vying for the 10th Congressional District in November. text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Jean Albright http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19214 Ashwin Madia, who is running for the open Congressional seat in Minnesota's 3rd District, met with LGBT supporters at Chicago's Minibar, 3341 N. Halsted, Aug. 18. Madia is an attorney and former Marine. Local hosts were Jim Madigan, John Barry and Bill Weeks; sponsors were Laura Ricketts and Heidi Grathouse. text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Andrew Davis http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19215 Responding to rumors that Bailiwick Repertory, 1229 W. Belmont, was closing and that he had left town, founder and artistic director David Zak said that neither was true. text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19216 In Don't Ask, Don't Tell: A soldier's story Aug. 13 , the article stated that Marquell Smith was dishonorably discharged. Smith was simply discharged. Windy City Times regrets the error. text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Dr. Martha Hernandez http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19220 Denial, anger, bargaining, depression and, lastly, acceptance are the five stages of grief established by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross. The model is a comprehensive tool to describe what a person goes through when he or she experiences a traumatic event. text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com JIM EDMINSTER http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19221 From the Lest-You-Forget file, the Chicago Tribune Aug. 20 reports that in India one can get a cell-phone ringtone in which a professional singer chants, a cappella, the word condom more than 50 times. Would Queen Victoria, the founder of modern Indian morality, approve? text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19222 I have been struck by how much more immediate ‘unearned' credibility and respect I get as a completely average-looking man than I did as a visibly masculine-appearing woman. The difference is starkwhether it is service in a restaurant or on a plane, or appearing in court. Shannon Minter pictured , legal director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights and lead lawyer for the successful gay side in the California marriage case, to the Palm Springs gay magazine The BottomLine, Aug. 1. Minter had a sex-change operation in 1996. text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Rev. Irene Monroe http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19223 Michelle Obama won't use the F-word. Alice Walker called it by another name. Her daughter, Rebecca Walker, an icon of the Third Wave of feminism, redefined the F-word and then denounced it. And when Hillary Clinton used the F-word, before she ran for president, she got clobbered with rumors stating she was an L.U.G.lesbian until graduationbecause she got married to Bill, and then an L.A.Glesbian after graduationbecause of her marriage to Bill. text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Tammy Baldwin http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19224 "For years, Democrats have shared a laugh over Will Rogers' quip, "I belong to no organized party … I'm a Democrat." But this year's election is no laughing matter. The Bush/Cheney regime"the most destructive, debilitating, and demoralizing in memory"perhaps even in history"is almost over and this election affords us the chance to write a new chapter in American history … or not. Should we vote for change or accept the status quo? The question could not be more clear. The correct answer could not be more obvious. text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com TRACY BAIM http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19225 Hillary Clinton was powerful, passionate and a team player in her rousing speech to the Democratic National Convention Tuesday night, Aug. 26, the anniversary of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote. text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Lisa Keen, Keen News Service http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19227 DENVER –Wednesday, Aug. 27On the heels of a riveting keynote address to the Democratic National Convention DNC , Barack Obama's wife, Michelle, spoke to a luncheon of LGBT delegates Aug. 26, telling them that discrimination has no place in a nation founded on equality. And at the end of the dayin what amounts to her final concession speechHillary Clinton urged Democrats to work for an America defined by deep and meaningful equality … from women's rights to gay rights. text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19228 We are a gentle, angry people. And we are singing, singing for our lives.Holly Near text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Mary Shen Barnidge http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19229 So there's this young womanfreely disclosed by playwright Sharon Greene to be herselflooking for adventure and romance between dead-end jobs, to which purpose she embarks with some casual acquaintances on a camping trip to Lake Powell, Utah. text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Scott C. Morgan http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19230 Libretto: Scott Urban; Score: Robert Solone. At: Village Players Performing Arts Center, 1010 W. Madison, Oak Park. Phone: 866-764-1010; $20-$25. Runs through: Sept. 21. text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Jonathan Abarbanel http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19231 Playwright: Gore Vidal. At: TimeLine sic Theatre, 615 W. Wellington. Phone: 773-281-8463; $25-$35. Runs through: Oct. 12. From left: Terry Hamilton, Joe Sherman and Penny Slusher in Weekend. Photo by Lara Goetsch text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Mary Shen Barnidge http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19232 Playwright: text by the performers . At: Theatre Momentum at the Bailiwick Arts Center, 1229 W. Belmont. Phone: 773-857-3858; $10-$12. Runs through: Oct. 8 text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Jonathan Abarbanel http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19233 Playwright: George Abbott book , Richard Rodgers music , Lorenz Hart lyrics . At: Drury Lane Theatre Oak Brook Terrace. Phone: 630-530-0111; $28-$33. Runs through: Sept. 28. Photo by Johnny Knight text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19234 Cirque Shanghai: Gold, Skyline Stage at Navy Pier, through Sept. 1. Astonishing feats of tumbling, strength, balance, dexterity and pretzel-like flexibility in the bestby farof the three Cirque Shanghai shows, and at popular prices. Are the girls 16? Who cares? JA text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19235 Alfresco already out; $39.99 : Available to U.S. audiences for the first time, Alfresco was a 1980s British sketch-comedy series that was loaded with future stars, including Emma Thompson, Robbie Coltrane GoldenEye; the Harry Potter movies , Hugh Laurie TV's House and Stephen Fry Wilde; V for Vendetta . Special features of the two-disc Acorn Media release include cast biographies and the three-episode pilot series that resulted in the creation of Alfresco. text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Andrew Davis http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19236 Kat Fitzgerald, an emcee at the Uncommon Ground on Devon, 1401 W. Devon, is a passionate advocate for gender equalityeven in the arts. So when she saw what she perceived to be a gap regarding venues for female performers, she took action and started 4 Women Only, a series taking place every Wednesday starting Sept. 3 taking place at the restaurant that lets women musicians showcase their talents. text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19237 LGBT car ad wins award text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com MARTY PADGETT, Gaywheels.com http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19238 The world is full of guilty pleasures, but few of them are as obvious as the 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8. Gas is $4 a gallon? So whatnot only does this thing have a HEMI, it has an uber-HEMI V-8 with 425 horsepower and an appetite for unleaded like a frat boy's appetite for Pabst. The planet needs saving? The Challenger's great at recycling tiresone power launch at a time. text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Ross Forman http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19240 The head coach for the junior varsity girls' softball team at Detroit Country Day High School this past spring was an alum with a storied sporting pastalbeit in baseball and football. text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19241 Spike'd: The Drag Queen Beach Volleyball Charity Spectacle will take place Sat. Sept. 6, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at 1200 W. Sherwin. text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19242 The 2008 World Tour of Gymnastics Superstarsfeaturing current and former Olympic champions Paul Hamm, Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin, plus the men and women of Team USA's gymnastics teamwill be at the Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim, Rosemont, on Wed., Oct. 15, at 7:30 p.m. text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Ross Forman http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19244 Charles Chip Jones is the new owner of a local franchise for Nationwide Floor & Window Coverings, which proudly brings the showroom directly to you, he boasts. text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Charlsie Dewey http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19245 Gay men love their gadgets. Evidence of this fact is found scattered throughout a gay man's daily routine, the GPS device clinging to the dashboard of his car, the new iphone G3 he is intently checking between meetings or while playing it nonchalant at the bar, and of course throughout his home from his personal computer to his home entertainment system. text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19246 Jam Productions, which owns several music and theater venues such as the Riviera, Vic and Park West, now owns the Uptown Theater, a result of a recent court-ordered auction. text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Joe LaMuraglia, gaywheels.com http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19247 I recently returned from Italy with a new briefcase that is too expensive and holds only a fraction of the bag it replaced. So why did I spend my hard-earned soldi that day in Florence on a bag that is smaller and pricier? Because it exudes craftsmanship and a sense of style that so uniquely Italian. I saw it out of the corner of my eye and when I made the mistake of picking it up, all bets were off. text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19248 The 2000 U.S. Census estimates that there are more than 770,000 domestic partnerships in this country. text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19249 Del Martinthe legendary lesbian activist who married her love of 55 years, Phyllis Lyon, June 16 in Californiadied Aug. 27 in San Francisco, Calif., according to a release from the National Center for Lesbian Rights NCLR . Martin was 87. text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Lisa Keen, Keen News Service http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19250 DENVERThursday, Aug. 28The unusual trend of gay visibility being delivered entirelywith one exceptionby straight politicians continued Wednesday night. text/html 2008-08-27T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com TRACY BAIM http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19251 U.S. Sen. Barack Obama gave a forceful speech Thursday night in accepting the Democratic Party's nomination for U.S. president. He spoke in detail about his plans for the economy, defense, environment and other issues. And he strongly took on the Republican Party and the status quo, saying Eight is enough, as in eight years of Republican control.