LISA LISA TALKS WINDY CITY WITH THE VOICE OF CHICAGO’S GAY, LESBIAN, WCT BI AND TRANS COMMUNITY SINCE 1985 JULY 13, 2011 VOL 26, NO. 40 PAGE 35 TIMES www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com Boystown responds to violence BY KATE SOSIN force youth of color out of the neighborhood, setting of the week. off a debate that nearly exploded at the Lakeview CAPS “Respect for the friendliness in the neighborhood is While Lakeview residents and concerned youth have meeting on July 6. lacking and really what all involved want. Any ordinary been vocal on the perceived increase in crime in Boys- We asked LGBT leaders and their organizations to citizen is easily intimidated by the growing population FREEDOM town, LGBT community leaders, organizations and bar comment on recent violent incidents in Lakeview, the of wandering and aimless underage folks who are drawn FROM FEAR owners have been slower to speak on recent contro- July 6 CAPS meeting, and the birth of the “Take Back to North Halsted Street‘s welcoming and diverse na- versies. Boystown” Facebook page: ture. Most of these individuals do not feel welcome to HONOREES Problems started at this year’s Pride Parade, where —Jim Ludwig, owner of Roscoe’s Tavern: “The en- “be themselves” in their own neighborhoods. Friendly, thusiastic participation and staggering number of citi- respectful social behavior is what is attractive to our PAGE 7 a lack of crowd control resulted in brawls all over Lakeview. In the wake of parade, Lakeview residents zens at the CAPS meeting was clearly indicative of the neighborhood, but anti-social, confrontational, and in- created a Facebook page to discuss crime called “Take community’s concern for safety on our streets and the timidating behavior has no place in our shared commu- Back Boystown.” Residents reported violent incidents frustrations we all encounter. This emphasized our need nity. Very, very few of these people cause any trouble, on that page, including a July 3 stabbing that was for a dedicated entertainment district police tactical but their presence on the street is clear indication of caught on video. presence similar to that assigned in the ‘Rush Street their thirst for involvement and acceptance. However, the “Take Back Boystown” page has also Area’ is clearly needed to handle the huge numbers of been plagued by a perception that its members want to visitors to our area seeking entertainment every night Turn to page 10 Surrogacy company includes many same-sex couples JEANNE White- Come Part of a series GRINDER ON BY CHARLSIE DEWEY HER SON, RYAN The 2008 comedy Baby Mama, starring Tina Fey WHITE and Amy Poehler, may have seemed like a cau- PAGE 16 to her tionary tale for couples desiring to start a family with the help of a surrogate, but for thousands of women and men who have turned to in vitro fertilization (IVF) technology through aParent window IVF and Fertility Centers of Illinois, the process has been a wonderfully fulfilling experience. Lesbian icon Melissa For more than 20 years, Dr. Brian R. Kaplan, Etheridge weighs in on M.D. at FCI, and Colleen Coughlin, aParent IVF everything from her owner and laboratory director, have worked to- fans to Dolly Parton. gether to assist couples and single individuals Photo by Lester Cohen in starting the family they have always dreamed of having. The pair have a unique partnership. page 34 Coughlin’s lab serves all of Kaplan’s patients as well as patients from other physicians within the practice group. Coughlin also has direct contact with the patients throughout the process. RIDE FOR AIDS The second largest practice in the country; FCI TAKES PLACE has 11 physicians and multiple offices through- PAGE 42 out the city and suburbs of Chicago. Kaplan said that the practice treats approximately 3,000 IVF cases per year. He said the average center in the U.S. treats 250 cases annually. Kaplan and Coughlin have built their reputa- tions as being inclusive and hands on in helping their clients become parents. They have worked with single men, single women, heterosexual couples and LGBT couples both nationally and internationally, believing that it is everyone’s right to have a baby. “Most of our patients are heterosexual cou- ples, but we do see a significant number of gay couples, both male and female, compared to most other centers,” said Kaplan. “The number of patients I’ve treated of this population, prob- ably the numbers of babies born is in the thou- POP MAKING sands.” SENSE WITH LGBT couples have unique needs when it BEYONCE comes to starting a family and Coughlin said PAGE 29 Turn to page 13 2 July 13, 2011 WINDY CITY TIMES Have a sizzling summer! Work out at World Gym! TM Inspired Fitness 909 W. MONTROSE AVE. 773-348-1212 Buy One Membership, Get A Buddy Membership FREE! 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Read about Britney Spears’ (above) recent concert at the United Center— plus complete with review. DAILY BREAKING NEWS Photo by Jerry Nunn Pride weekend nightspots The many coverage tJuly 6, 2011 surprises of and Barefoot Deb Pearce Ballad. Barefoot Ballad Show #425 The queer concert featuring Diva Kai (left) and produced by Adam Guerino nightspots (right) hits The Hideout July 12. page 18 Rising pop star Pride weekend Eva performs at coverage Parlour. pages 8, 10-12, page 14 15-17, 20, 30 Find Nightspots on www.WindyCityQueercast.com 4 July 13, 2011 WINDY CITY TIMES ONLINE AT WINDYCITYMEDIAGROUP.COM Church supports rights NATIONAL NEWS of LGBT parents —Clinic of Michele and their children Bachmann’s (left) spouse in ex-gay snit BY DANA RUDOLPH United Church of Christ in Chicago from 1988 KEEN NEWS SERVICE until 2008, when inflammatory political com- —Kentucky city doesn’t ments by the minister, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, change anti-gay policy The United Church of Christ (UCC), the denomi- Jr., caused him to choose to leave the congre- nation to which President Obama belonged for gation. —Univ. of South Fla. two decades, resoundingly approved two resolu- In related news, a measure took effect in the offers transgender tions on July 5 in support of civil rights for LGBT Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) on July 10, allow- housing options people—including the first-ever resolution by a ing non-celibate, openly gay men and lesbians major Christian denomination affirming the right to be ordained as clergy, one of the few denom- of LGBT parents to adopt and raise children. inations—including the UCC and the Episcopal Some say the UCC’s actions could have a sig- Church—to do so. nificant impact in widening support for LGBT ©2011 by Keen News Service. All rights re- equality in other denominations and among leg- served. islators. The parenting measure passed in a rare unani- In its order lifting its stay, a panel of 9th mous vote by representative delegates to the ‘Don’t Ask, Circuit judges said: “[A]ppellants ... do not UCC’s biannual General Synod, said Rev. Mi- contend that [DADT] is constitutional. In ad- chael Schuenemeyer, UCC executive for health dition, in the context of the Defense of Mar- and wholeness advocacy, making it “about as Don’t Tell ‘ riage Act ... the United States has recently strong a statement as you can get from a church taken the position that classifications based body.” dies again: on sexual orientation should be subjected The resolution says care of children is “a moral to heightened scrutiny. ... (‘gay and lesbian responsibility for families, the church and the Court lifts stay BY REX WOCKNER individuals have suffered a long and signifi- community.” It calls on the church “to defend cant history of purposeful discrimination’) ..