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|  | Groups respond to Obama coming out in support of gay marriage - Links below to 1996 survey in which he indicated support - STATEMENT: National Gay and Lesbian Task Force WASHINGTON, May 9 — The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force responds to ...  | | | Obama evolves on gay marriage - Links below to 1996 survey in which he indicated support - President Obama said in a White House-arranged interview May 9 that "same-sex couples should be able to get married." The ...
Author: Lisa Keen, Keen News Service | | | Lakeview, North Center hit by suspected arson - Fire officials and police are investigating four separate fires set in the Lakeview and North Center neighborhoods overnight. According to ...
Author: Kate Sosin, Windy City Times | | | Two men shot at Lakeview gas station - A shooting outside a Lakeview gas station in the early morning hours on Wednesday has left one man dead and ...
Author: Kate Sosin, Windy City Times | | | North Carolina voters approve marriage ban - For those in the LGBT community who have watched state after state pass constitutional amendments to ban same-sex marriage, the ...
Author: Lisa Keen, Keen News Service | | | HRC responds to North Carolina loss - Updated with further news releases - WASHINGTON — Tonight North Carolina's discriminatory and overreaching Amendment One passed, banning marriage and other forms of relationship recognition for ... | | | Writer Maurice Sendak dies - Author Maurice Sendak, best known for writing and illustrating the kids' book Where the Wild Things Are, died May 8 ... | | | Gay Games-Outgames merger falls through - The much talked-about merger of the Gay Games and the Outgames for 2018 has ended without a deal, although negotiations ...
Author: Ross Forman, Windy City Times | | | HRC responds to Vice President Biden's comments - From a news release - WASHINGTON — Today on NBC's "Meet the Press," Vice President Joe Biden made remarks regarding marriage for gay and lesbian ... |
| | Obama evolves on gay marriage - Links below to 1996 survey in which he indicated support - President Obama said in a White House-arranged interview May 9 that "same-sex couples should be able to get married." The ... | | | Writer Maurice Sendak dies - Author Maurice Sendak, best known for writing and illustrating the kids' book Where the Wild Things Are, died May 8 ... | | | HRC responds to North Carolina loss - Updated with further news releases - WASHINGTON — Tonight North Carolina's discriminatory and overreaching Amendment One passed, banning marriage and other forms of relationship recognition for ... | | | North Carolina voters approve marriage ban - For those in the LGBT community who have watched state after state pass constitutional amendments to ban same-sex marriage, the ...
Author: Lisa Keen, Keen News Service | | | Two men shot at Lakeview gas station - A shooting outside a Lakeview gas station in the early morning hours on Wednesday has left one man dead and ...
Author: Kate Sosin, Windy City Times | | | Lakeview, North Center hit by suspected arson - Fire officials and police are investigating four separate fires set in the Lakeview and North Center neighborhoods overnight. According to ...
Author: Kate Sosin, Windy City Times | | | Groups respond to Obama coming out in support of gay marriage - From news releases - STATEMENT: National Gay and Lesbian Task Force WASHINGTON, May 9 — The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force responds to ... | | | New Boystown blog stirs controversy - It has been nearly a year since a debate about racial profiling and youth rocked Lakeview last summer, but after ...
Author: Kate Sosin, Windy City Times | | | Iowa justices on why they didn't campaign to retain seats - BOSTON—Three Iowa state supreme court justices ousted by voters in 2010 for ruling that same-sex couples were due the same ...
Author: Lisa Keen, Keen News Service | | | SLDN reponds to Defense Authorization "conscience protections" amendment - Based on an SLDN news release - (WASHINGTON, DC) Army veteran and Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) Executive Director Aubrey Sarvis fired back at opponents of LGBT ... | | | Gay Games-Outgames merger falls through - The much talked-about merger of the Gay Games and the Outgames for 2018 has ended without a deal, although negotiations ...
Author: Ross Forman, Windy City Times | | | Paige Clay's murder spurs forum, action - Community members and chosen family members gathered April 30 at Taskforce Community and Prevention Services to remember murdered transgender woman ...
Author: Jamie Anne Royce | | | Biden's marriage remarks put pressure on Obama - Responding earnestly to a question, Vice President Joe Biden has hoisted personal and legal support for same-sex marriages back into ...
Author: Lisa Keen, Keen News Service | | | Church decides to keep anti-gay policy - SIDEBAR: Local Methodists not heeding vote, by Kate Sosin - Delegates to the General Conference of the United Methodist Church refused to remove from the denomination's law-book language, which states ...
Author: Chuck Colbert, Keen News Service | | | Polk Foundation leaders to retire; Evette Cardona to be VP Programs - From a news release - CHICAGO — Polk Bros. Foundation CEO Sandra P. Guthman and Executive Director Nikki Will Stein will both retire at the ... | | | "AIDS @ 30" series honored with Lisagor Award - Based on a news release - CHICAGO — The Chicago Headline Club, the largest Society of Professional Journalists chapter in the country, on May 4 announced ... | | | HRC responds to Vice President Biden's comments - From a news release - WASHINGTON — Today on NBC's "Meet the Press," Vice President Joe Biden made remarks regarding marriage for gay and lesbian ... | | | Lakeview coalition discusses homeless, trans rights at meeting - Community members gathered at Lakeview Action Coalition (LAC) meeting May 6 at St. Paul's UCC Church, focusing on homelessness, affordable ...
Author: Jamie Anne Royce | | | WCT partners with CAN TV - Cable subscribers across Chicago can now get the latest updates from the Windy City Times by picking up their remote ... | | | CA court recognizes unmarried partners' inheritance claims - From a news release - (Santa Ana, CA, May 4, 2012)—Yesterday, the California Court of Appeal established an important new legal protection for unmarried partners ... | | | FBI requires LGBT employee representation in prison system - From a news release - Equality Florida Instrumental in First-Ever LGBT Staff Event in a Federal Prison In a groundbreaking move, the Federal Bureau of ... | | | Schakowsky rallies female voters at 'power lunch' - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., hosted her 11th Annual Ultimate Women's Power Lunch May 4 at the Hilton Chicago. Impending ...
Author: Erica Demarest, Windy City Times | | | Hillary Clinton's upcoming honor; Canadian lesbian couple must share sperm - World news: Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will receive the World LGBT Award at the World Pride in London July ...
Author: Andrew Davis, Windy CIty Times... | | | Drag/gaming venue in Vegas; trans woman pleads manslaughter - NATIONAL ROUNDUP: Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Promoted as "the nation's first drag queen-staffed bar and gaming venue," Drink & Drag held its grand opening in Las ...
Author: Andrew Davis, Windy City Times. | | | Romney's gay spokesman quits, citing 'personal issues' - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's openly gay advisor on foreign policy has resigned. The news came on May 1, just ...
Author: Lisa Keen, Keen News Service | | | SLDN: Boehner has no authority to intervene in DOMA case - From a news release - (WASHINGTON, DC) Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, with co-counsel Chadbourne & Parke, is opposing a motion filed by Speaker of the ... | | | Lambda adds Chicagoan to board of directors - Lambda Legal has announced a recently elected member to its board of directors: Chicagoan Stephen R. Winters. Winters was born ... | | |
Dignity/Chicago marking 40th - Dignity/Chicago will celebrate its 40 years of ministry in the LGBT Catholic community with an anniversary dinner Saturday, May 19, ... | | | VIEWS There is help for the homophobic - The Seattle Lesbian would like to take the time to write a personal response to Mr. Fuckyoudikes who took offense ...
Author: Charlene Strong.. | | | VIEWS Richard Grenell: Mitt Romney's gay fall guy - The presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Mitt Romney, likes to play it safe. Romney avoids controversy by any means necessary—even if ...
Author: Rev. Irene Monroe | | | PASSAGES Rodney L. Baker
- Rodney L. Baker died at Season's Hospice Nov. 20, 2011. He was 59. Baker was born May 15, 1952, to ... | | | Occupy Festival May 12-13 - The first ever Occupy Festival will take place May 12-13 at Union Park, at Ashland Avenue and Lake Street, according ... |
| | Billy Masters - "I was delighted to read about your interest in sharing the big screen with me. I am a little occupied ... | | | Jack Black (maybe) goes gay - Actor talks playing a real-life man who might be gay—and the pedicure he gave Shirley MacLaine Is this Jack Black's ...
Author: Chris Azzopardi | | | The Perfect Family; Dark Shadows; The Dictator; film notes - MOVIE REVIEWS - In The Perfect Family, gay icon Kathleen Turner is hilarious as Eileen Clearly, an obsequious Irish mother vying for the ...
Author: Sawyer J. Lahr | | | Dancin' up a 'joy storm' - By Vicki Crain - Critically acclaimed contemporary dance company Hubbard Street Dance Chicago closes its 34th season later this month with three works from ... | | | Andy Cohen: Talks celebrities, plays 'Plead the Fifth' - NUNN ON ONE: TV - Emmy Award winner Andy Cohen has taken the Real Housewives all the way to the bank on Bravo TV. He ...
Author: Jerry Nunn, Windy City Times | | | Chef Rick Bayless: On theater, TV and eating insects
- NUNN ON ONE - Rick Bayless has turned a niche market into an empire with his Mexican cuisine. Being chef of Frontera Grill and ...
Author: Jerry Nunn, Windy City Times | | | Sudberry Awards held at Scarlet
- Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - IVI-IPO's (Independent Voters of Illinois-Independent Precinct Organization) Independent Gay & Lesbian Caucus held its Glynn Sudberry Awards April 30 at ... | | | Travolta's masseur problem; Queen Latifah's first pride fest - Entertainment news: Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Two unidentified male massage therapists have accused actor John Travolta of sexual battery, according to E! Online. The masseurs allege ...
Author: Andrew Davis, Windy CIty Times.. | | | Northlight Theatre announces The Odd Couple - From a news release - Production featuring Chicago's own Tim Kazurinksy and George Wendt to headline the 2012-13 season Northlight Theatre, under the direction of ... | | | Cat Cora, Curtis Stone takes culinary viewers around world - TELEVISION - Food experts Curtis Stone and Cat Cora have a new recipe cooking for a weekly series on Bravo television entitled ...
Author: Jerry Nunn, Windy City Times | | | Gay-rights activist Zach Wahls talks about 'My Two Moms' - and BOOK REVIEW of Wahls' compelling memoir - Zach Wahls went from Iowan teenager to YouTube sensation in early 2011 after giving a simple but powerful speech to ...
Author: Thomas Bateman | | | Mo'Nique gets personal - If anyone would seem entitled to be a high-maintenance diva, it would be Mo'Nique. After all, she's had sold-out comedy ...
Author: Andrew Davis, Windy City Times. | | | Pop Making Sense - As part of the entertainment for the Human First 2012 Gala, kd lang & The Siss Boom Bang will take ...
Author: David Byrne with Tony Peregrin | | | 'Keith Haring: 1978-1982' at Brooklyn Museum - ART REVIEW by Kelsy Chauvin - Seeing the origins of an artist is a fascinating privilege for those of us who have endured enough years to ... | | | United Latino/a Pride holds pre-launch event - United Latino/a Pride (ULP) held its first pre-launch celebration at the Rumble Arts Center in Humboldt Park May 3. Founded ...
Author: Carrie Maxwell, Windy City Times | | | Artemis Singers show June 2 - To celebrate Pride Month, Artemis Singers will present a concert and dance spotlighting the music of 20th-century girl groups Saturday, ... | | | RuPaul's Drag Race selects a winner - Season four of RuPaul's Drag Race favored the darker side of things, as Sharon Needles was crowned the winner. The ...
Author: David Byrne | | | Timon of Athens - THEATER REVIEW - Playwright: William Shakespeare At: Chicago Shakespeare Theatre at Navy Pier, 800 E. Grand Ave. Tickets: 312-595-5600; www.chicagoshakes.com; $44-$75. Runs through: ...
Author: Mary Shen Barnidge | | | Pride and Prejudice - THEATER REVIEW - Playwright: adapted by Christina Calvit from the novel by Jane Austen. At: Lifeline Theatre, 6912 N. Glenwood Ave. Tickets: 773-761-4477; ...
Author: Mary Shen Barnidge | | | When the Rain Stops Falling - THEATER REVIEW - Playwright: Andrew Bovell. At: Circle Theatre, 1010 W. Madison St., Oak Park. Tickets: 708-660-9540; www.circle-theatre.org; $24-$28. Runs through: June 17 ...
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 ... | | | 'Marvin Gaye Story' starts May 11 - Black Ensemble Theater has announced the world premiere of The Marvin Gaye Story (Don't Talk About My Father Because God ... | | | The Iceman Cometh - THEATER REVIEW - Playwright: Eugene O'Neill . At: Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn St. Tickets: 312-443-3800; www.goodmantheatre.org; $61-$133. Runs through: June 17 Tony ...
Author: Scott C. Morgan, Windy City Times | | | SPOTLIGHT - Fans of the late composer/lyricist Jonathan Larson are sure to get their fix now in Chicago. The About Face Theatre ... | | | Windy City Gay Idol at Touche, Wed. May 2 - Another tense round of competition at Touche began with 12 singers and ended with with two new finalists: Tex and ... | | | Steppenwolf's fun gala - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Friends of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company were treated to the company's annual gala over the weekend. First stopping off at ... | | | Lifetime airing 'Conversation' with female celebrities - Lifetime is airing a new series, The Conversation with Amanda de Cadenet, Thursdays at 10 p.m. CT. Each show features ... | | | Chicago House marks 25th brunch/show
- Chicago House held its 25th annual spring brunch and fashion show May 6. Raising more than $110,000 with a sold-out ... | | | SAVOR Greektown's Athena: The classics reprieved - DISH Weekly Dining Guide in Windy City Times - I am convinced that the Greeks invented their exceedingly complex language for one reason only—to make English speakers sound silly ...
Author: Joe Franco | | | Julie Andrews/Carol Burnett CDs out - Julie Andrews and Carol Burnett joined musical and comedic forces on the New York stage for a few nights during ... | | |
'Emerging Theater' nominees announced - The League of Chicago Theatres has announced the five finalists for the 2012 Broadway In Chicago Emerging Theater Award. The ... | | | ALT Q Music Festival May 19 at Old Town - Scott Free will present the 12th Annual ALT Q Music Festival Saturday, May 19, at Old Town School of Folk ... | | | Singer to pay tribute to Whitney, Chaka June 2 - Vanessa Holmes—who, among other things, was musical director of "Chicago's Tribute to the Motown Greats" concert—will perform her first one-woman ... | | | Lang Lang at Civic Opera House May 12 - Internationally acclaimed pianist Lang Lang will perform at the Civic Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Dr., home to Lyric Opera ... | | |
'Rigoletto' opera event May 13 - DFO Productions will present "Rigoletto and Friends, a Tribute to Zinka Milanov" Sunday, May 13, at 3 p.m. at the ... | | | Guthrie tribute show to feature Holly Near, Toshi Reagon - The non-profit arts organization portoluz is producing a concert honoring the legendary American folk hero Woody Guthrie. On Saturday, May ... | | | One Direction in Chicago June 2 - The British band One Direction will be hitting the road for its first-ever headlining North American tour in support of ... | | | Carol Burnett in Joliet May 9 - Legendary comedian/actress Carol Burnett will appear in "Laughter and Reflection with Carol Burnett: A Conversation with Carol Where the Audience ... | | |
Flower & Garden Show reveals '13 theme - Tony Abruscato, director and owner of Flower Show Productions, has revealed the the Chicago Flower & Garden Show's theme for ... | | |
Wilson Phillips has new CD, show - In celebration of its 20th year as recording artists, the trio Wilson Phillips has released the CD Dedicated on Sony ... |
| | Artist expresses himself regarding marriage equality - "Art is not made to decorate apartments. Art is an offensive and defensive weapon against the enemy."—Pablo Picasso The quote ...
Author: David-Elijah Nahmod | | | Chicago Sky announces broadcast schedule - From a news release - CHICAGO, May 8, 2012 — The Chicago Sky announced today the team's broadcast schedule for 2012, which includes one national ... | | | Gay man spends month at local science museum - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - To commemorate last Veteran's Day (Nov. 11), Kevin Byrne slept inside a U-505 German submarine. He was in a bunk ...
Author: Ross Forman, Windy City Times | | | Hidden taxes: What is your true cost? - 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 | | | Five extraordinary people, marriage pioneers - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - I always say that I travel to learn about myself and about other people. On a January trip, I met ... | | | Force roars past Slam - After the St. Louis Slam grabbed a one-point lead early in the second quarter, the roof caved in for the ...
Author: Ross Forman, Windy City Times | | | Michael Reyes: One AIDS/LifeCycle participant's story - When Michael Reyes saw a documentary years ago about the annual AIDS/LifeCycle, a seven-day ride down the California coast from ...
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 | | | Talking with out TV reporter Sean Lewis - Sean Lewis is familiar to anyone who's watched WGN and CLTV, as he's been part of the former's news team ...
Author: Andrew Davis, Windy City Times. | | | Happy Mother's Day! - Windy City Times, with Photographer Kat Fitzgerald, is putting the final touches on a special photo tribute book to mothers ... | | | A Gay in the Life: Kenny Moore - Pop Hair, a new salon in Andersonville, is a one-chair salon. Its owner, Kenny Moore, is the salon's only hairdresser. ...
Author: Natasha Hemly | | | T in the Life: Linda Lee - Pronouns: Female Identifies as: MtF Neighborhood: Matteson, IL Hobbies Strategy games, crossword and Jumble puzzles, reading, sports, nature, travel, science, ... |
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