Weekly news from the GLBT world http://www.windycitytimes.com/windycitytimes.html 2010-09-08T10:04:01-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com http://www.windycitytimes.com/images/publications/wct/2010-09-01/current.jpg text/html 2010-09-01T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Rex Wockner http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28306 text/html 2010-09-01T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28199 Martin Gapshis, an openly gay Chicago business owner and philanthropist, has died. He was 63. text/html 2010-09-01T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Andrew Davis http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28225 Out has launched the new online campaign Get to Work, Get to Giving, presented by the Levi's® brand, according to a press release. This new program offers visitors the opportunity to effect change in the world by connecting them with local and national charities. By clicking the map's geographic markers, readers can gather more information about a spotlighted charity and inquire about how to become involved. See http://out.com/gettowork/. text/html 2010-09-01T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Rex Wockner http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28242 Australian election seen as good for gay marriage text/html 2010-09-01T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Andrew Davis http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28244 In most ways, Trevor Hall is like any other 17-year-old. The Zion, Ill., teen likes having fun with friends; and is looking forward to higher education and starting his own business. text/html 2010-09-01T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Rex Wockner http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28246 Calif. Senate repeals anti-gay statute text/html 2010-09-01T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28248 Chris Barron of gay conservative group GOProud told CNN, "I applaud Ken for having the courage to take this important step. I think everyone should remember that each of us has our own personal journey as it relates to coming to terms with our own sexuality and coming out," according to the organization's website. text/html 2010-09-01T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Marie J. Kuda http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28252 Text and captions by Russell Lewis. $39.95; Turner; 216 pages text/html 2010-09-01T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Marie J. Kuda http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28253 A gay aside is that the most prominent female sculptor in the world at the time of the 1893 Fair, lesbian Harriet Hosmer, was commissioned to execute a statute of Queen Isabella in the act of handing her jewels to Columbus to finance his voyage.  The Isabella faction objected to a separate Women's Building, urging that women's accomplishments stand equally with those of men. The internecine battles on that front were detailed in Jeanne Madeline Weimann's excellent book, The Fair Women Academy, 1981 . She reports that after the Fair the statue appears to have traveled to Golden Gate Park in San Francisco from which it disappeared. text/html 2010-09-01T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28302 Williams Institute survey shows that 1 in 7 same-sex couples will not be identified in Census 2010; 30% of same-sex couples are in legal relationships text/html 2010-09-01T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28303 In a Sept. 7 press conference, Mayor Richard Daley stunned the political world by announcing that he will not seek a seventh term in the February 2011 elections. text/html 2010-09-01T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28247 Lambda Legal, the Gay & Lesbian Medical Association and the National Health Law Program have filed 26 pages of comments on proposed guidelines to eliminate discrimination in visitation against the families of LGBT patients published in June by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services HHS , according to a Lambda Legal press release. text/html 2010-09-01T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Andrew Davis http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28250 Public officials, civic leaders and local residents were among those attending the dedication of a beach house in memory of the late alderman Kathy Osterman. The event took place Aug. 27 at 5701 N. Lake Shore, on Osterman Beach formerly Hollywood Beach . text/html 2010-09-01T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Rex Wockner http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28245 Ken Mehlman, George W. Bush's 2004 campaign chief and the former chairman of the Republican National Committee, came out of the closet Aug. 25 in an interview with The Atlantic. text/html 2010-09-01T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28272 In terms of participation and winners, the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, which took place Aug. 29 on NBC, were one of the most gay-friendly in history. text/html 2010-09-01T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Tony Peregrin http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28273 Margaret Cho is working some serious mojo these days with Cho Dependent, her new album and tour which take an unflinching and hilarious look at sex, drugs, and rock and roll, as only she can. text/html 2010-09-01T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Steve Warren http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28197 A great story and some amazing dancing are sacrificed on the altar of cheesy melodrama in Mao's Last Dancer. It's hard to believe the great Bruce Beresford Tender Mercies, Driving Miss Daisy could have watched it, let alone directed it. And no one who even typed the scripts for Shine and The Notebook could have been responsible for this screenplay, let alone the person who wrote or adapted them Jan Sardi . text/html 2010-09-01T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Andrew Davis http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28240 David Lago may be known to millions across the country from portraying the character Raul on the daytime serial The Young and the Restless but he's certainly made his impression on Chicago in another, iconic role—that of Elvis Presley in the smash-hit production Million Dollar Quartet. Lago recently talked with Windy City Times about being The King; seeing openly gay performer Levi Kreis winning the Tony for portraying Jerry Lee Lewis in the Broadway version of the show; and impersonating Christopher Walken. text/html 2010-09-01T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Jerry Nunn http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28241 Nelly Furtado first sang like a bird into our hearts back in 2000 with Whoa, Nelly! and teamed up with Timbaland to bring hit after hit single with her album, Loose. Now Nelly is bringing her Plan to Ravinia. text/html 2010-09-01T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28249 Test Positive Aware Network TPAN has announced details of the organization's annual fall fundraising event, the Aware Affair, to be held Saturday, Sept. 11, at the Ravenswood Billboard Factory, 4011 N. Ravenswood. The event will feature 1980s icons and industrial vibe in the modern loft space. text/html 2010-09-01T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Rex Wockner http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28256 Various legal documents will be filed and then the federal Proposition 8 case will be argued in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals the week of Dec. 6. text/html 2010-09-01T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28259 Armed with a bag of animal crackers and clad in a cardigan and neon-striped socks, Dustin Yager begins his day. text/html 2010-09-01T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Ross Forman http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28260 The Acorn Theater is a turn-of-the-century former corset stay factory, and the conversion to its current performance space was the subject of multiple shows on HGTV. text/html 2010-09-01T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Jerry Nunn http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28262 Rostam Batmanglij is producer and instrumentalist for the rock band Vampire Weekend. He chatted Nunn on One about the tour and trip back to Chicago. text/html 2010-09-01T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28264 Where the elite meet the sweet: Community celebrities, local politicians and activists lent their faces to the annual pie toss event at Sidetrack on Aug. 28. Audience members bid for the opportunity to cream the contestants, with all funds raised going to benefit Equality Illinois. text/html 2010-09-01T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28265 Parlour On Clark, Edgewater's brand new bar at 6341 N. Clark, kicked off its grand opening weekend with a special preview party on Aug. 26. Photos by Kirk Williamson text/html 2010-09-01T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Billy Masters http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28266 "I knew exactly what I was doing. You can't accidentally take a whole bottle of pills."—Fantasia Barrino admits she attempted suicide over the public revelation of her affair with a married man. I'm no expert, but if you're really serious, aspirin is probably not the way to go. Maybe she couldn't read the bottle. text/html 2010-09-01T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Richard Knight, Jr. http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28271 Between Matthew Barney's epic, five-part art film The Cremaster Cycle and the epic cover-up that followed the death of football star-turned-soldier Pat Tillman revealed in the riveting documentary The Tillman Story, the display of testosterone in theaters this weekend will be more than a little palpable. text/html 2010-09-01T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28195 Chicago Public Library has announced that Toni Morrison's most recent novel, A Mercy, will be the 19th selection for Chicago's city-wide book club One Book, One Chicago. text/html 2010-09-01T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28211 The 3rd Annual Chickago Social live music/dance party geared toward the lesbian community took place Aug. 28 at the Back Lot Bash, parking lot behind Andersonville�'s Cheetah Gym. B-96�'s DJ Nikki hosted the event, which included performers such as Bridget Lyons, Sean Wiggins, Katie Todd Band & The Renya Larson Band. Photos by Mel Ferrand text/html 2010-09-01T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Danielle Aquiline http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28223 Right now, I have a view of the Eiffel Tower out the window of a Parisian apartment we're renting for a week. Soon, the light show will begin, and it will continue every hour until the early morning. I must be a tourist; I've yet to tire of the show that most French consider an unnecessary spectacle. text/html 2010-09-01T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28236 Two restaurants Urban Burger Bar, 1578 N. Clybourn, and Sono Wood Fired,1582 N. Clybourn held a joint media opening Aug. 24. text/html 2010-09-01T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28237 About Face Theatre announced its 15th season with the annual Flip Flop show at Sidetrack Aug. 23. Performers such as Stephen Rader, Rob Lindley and Windy City Media Group's own Amy Matheny showed their versatility by performing '80s songs by artists of the opposite gender. The upcoming season includes such shows as Float, Pony and The Homosexuals. To donate or to purchase tickets for shows, visit www.aboutfacetheatre.com. text/html 2010-09-01T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28243 The Chicago Black Gay Men's Caucus CBGMC held its sixth annual Love Fest at Jackson Park Aug. 29 rallying the area's Black LGBT community around the issue of interdicting the spread of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases STDs . The five-hour event, which drew a crowd totaling several hundred in number, featured live entertainment and on-the-spot disease testing. text/html 2010-09-01T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28251 Jane Marie McGowan, formerly from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., passed away. She was 49. text/html 2010-09-01T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Sam Worley http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28254 Some community activists are calling for the closure of La Cueva, a Little Village bar that attracts a large gay and transgender clientele. La Cueva, which has been open since 1972, hosts drag shows Thursday through Sunday, and has been recognized for providing a welcoming space for Latino LGBT people. text/html 2010-09-01T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28255 Desiree Gales and Jeremy Nowell, two Center on Halsted youth program members, each received a $500 scholarship Aug. 26. Awarded in honor of Martin Ruiz, Jr., the scholarships help LGBT youth achieve their educational and career goals through non-traditional means, like apprenticeships, self-study, vocational training or other avenues. text/html 2010-09-01T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28258 The great hall of the Japanese American Service Committee was transformed Aug. 28 into a lively scene as 150 members, friends and allies of the queer Asian/Pacific Islander API community gathered to network, celebrate their achievements and honor their own. text/html 2010-09-01T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28261 Australian singer/actress Kylie Minogue is taking part in the Rare and Unseen series with her own DVD coming out Oct. 19. text/html 2010-09-01T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Meghan Streit http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28308 Jobless recovery? Douple dip? Stagflation? It's anyone's guess as to whether the recession is officially over or not. But, I think we could all stand to save a few bucks these days. In my opinion, the best way to enjoy Chicago dining without going broke is to choose a BYOB restaurant. So this week, I bring you some of my favorites. Enjoy! text/html 2010-09-01T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com David Byrne with Tony Peregrin http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28309 Like Erasure's Andy Bell, Sigur Ros's Jonsi and The Killers' Brandon Flowers, Kele Okereke from Bloc Party is stepping out on his own with Boxer during the band's hiatus. Here, the out frontman is releasing his solo debut using his first name only. text/html 2010-09-01T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Andrew Davis http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28228 Gay.com has teamed with film/TV producer Larry Kennar The L Word, Barbershop, 50 First Dates ; designer and reality-TV veteran Jack Mackenroth Project Runway: Season 4 ; and award-winning producer/director John Rutherford eXposed to air the original web series The Queens of Drag: NYC, according to a press release. The eight-episode series, which explores the New York drag scene, debuts exclusively on Gay.com Sept. 8. Among the cast members are Lady Bunny, Hedda Lettuce, Peppermint and Dallas DuBois. text/html 2010-09-01T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28194 —Keillers Park: This 2006 Swedish movie with English subtitles focuses on Peter Mårten Klingberg, sporting some impressive man-cleavage , a man engaged to a woman who falls for free spirit Nassim Pjotr Giro . The next thing Peter knows, he's arrested and being interrogated for Nassim's murder—but did he actually do it? This well-done movie exhibits moments of sheer happiness, violence and eroticism—plus, the scene with Giro in nothing but a hat on his head and a ribbon you-know-where does wonders. text/html 2010-09-01T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Kristin Kowalski http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28263 The gay real estate market in the Chicagoland area is very diverse culturally, ethnically and geographically, said David Shallow on his realtor profile at gayrealtynet.com. text/html 2010-09-01T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28257 BY ELENA text/html 2010-09-01T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Ross Forman http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28267 Ted Cappas seems like the perfect, logical fit for the president of the five-person executive board for the 2011 Gay Softball World Series, to be held in Chicago. text/html 2010-09-01T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com Ross Forman http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28268 Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton officially supported the recently-completed Gay Games, held in Cologne, Germany—and she even sent a video-taped message, endorsing the eighth sports and cultural extravaganza. text/html 2010-09-01T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28269 Better Existence with HIV BEHIV will host its second annual bowling fundraiser, Pins for a Cure, Saturday, Sept. 18, 1-3 p.m., at Waveland Bowl. text/html 2010-09-01T05:00:00-06:00 http://www.windycitytimes.com http://windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28270 The Chicago Metropolitan Sports Association CMSA has started a new women's outdoor soccer league, and the season will take place Sept. 11-Oct. 30.