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By Lisa Keen between the two versions of the defense-fund- dinary leadership in bringing this about.” Keen News Service ing bill. Murphy, D-Penn., was the chief sponsor of the Katie But for now, LGBT activists are celebrating a measure to repeal DADT and pressed vigorously The U.S. House voted 234-194 May 27 to ap- pair of dramatic and hard-won victories against for a vote even when the Pentagon pushed vig- Romano page 26 prove a compromise amendment that many be- a policy which has led to the discharge of more orously for a delay. And Pelosi promised support lieve will—with some conditions—eventually than 13,000 servicemembers so far. for the measure and to let the measure to the lead to the end of the military’s policy of dis- “The votes in the Senate Committee and on floor, even as some reports claimed that conser- the House floor to repeal ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ vative Democrats were beginning to bail out for ILGRA presents charging gay servicemembers. Pumps and 

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May 26, 2010 Pearls at Mary’s Attic. nightspots page 45 The vote was the second major victory of the constitute one of the most important advances fear of repercussions during the mid-term elec- day for proponents of repeal. The Senate Armed in our fight against prejudice based on sexual tions. Services Committee approved a similar amend- orientation,” said Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., The repeal measure that passed the House ment just hours earlier by a vote of 16 to 12. a key Democratic leader involved in that fight. floor vote and the Senate committee was a com- The fight is hardly over: At least two Repub- “A very few years from now, it will be clear that promise worked out during a meeting with White lican senators have said they would support a the fears expressed by our opponents’ arguments House officials May 24. The compromise calls for pick it up Tug It filibuster over the underlying defense authoriza- were totally without foundation. I particularly repeal of the DADT federal law to take place Play safe this IML/Bear Pride/Memorial Day weekend. take it home tion bill in order to stop repeal of the 17-year- want to express my admiration and great appre- only after two things occur: 1) the secretary of The inimitable Setting the Ms. Belinda stage for Stage Carlisle. Door Johnnies. page 22-23 page 18-19 old “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) policy. And, ciation to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Armed defense receives the implementation report he both chambers will have to vote again after a Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin and Turn to page 4 conference committee works out the differences Representative Patrick Murphy, for their extraor-

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Those three things are: 1) that the GetEQUAL co-founder Kip Williams was arrested three men have “considered the recommenda- for shouting at President Barack Obama in San tions contained in the report and the report’s Francisco on May 25. proposed plan of action,” 2) the Department Obama was speaking at a fundraiser for U.S. —Charlie Crist (left) now supports of Defense (DoD) has “prepared the necessary Sen. Barbara Boxer at the Fairmont Hotel. policies and regulations to exercise” repeal and DADT repeal Williams said he yelled at Obama because the 3) that the implementation of those policies latest plans for Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell repeal are and regulations is “consistent with the stan- —Poet Peter inadequate. dards of military readiness, military effective- Orlovsky dies “The solution now being discussed to repeal ness, unit cohesion, and recruiting and reten- U.S. Rep. Barney Frank. Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is an empty half measure tion of the Armed Forces.” —Magazines reject and, even if passed, it will allow discharges of While most supporters of repeal in the LGBT these same opponents would be criticizing him racy 2(x)ist ads lesbian and gay service members to continue in- community praised the compromise and ap- for seeking “special rights” for gays. definitely,” Williams said in an interview. plauded its securing a vote in Congress this And longtime civil-rights activist Rep. John “(The current plan) has shifted responsibility “After a year and a half of mostly inaction, the year, there were critics, too. They said the Lewis, D-Ga., made an impassioned compari- off of Congress’ back and onto the president, White House has offered our community a com- measure does not guarantee that the military son between DADT and the early segregation of the secretary of defense and the chairman of promise that is movement forward on repeal, will stop discharging gays. In fact, many sup- troops by race. the Joint Chiefs of Staff,” he said. “This bill but unfortunately not nearly enough for those porters of repeal acknowledged as much during “The military helped end segregation based is Congress saying: ‘Whenever you all decide service members—some who stood handcuffed debate Thursday. on race,” said Lewis, “and can help end Don’t you’re ready to end Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, we’re with us and faced arrest beside us at the White “It doesn’t repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” said Ask Don’t Tell.” The federal law excluding gays cool with it. You don’t have to check in with us House—living under the shadow of this outdat- Speaker Pelosi during a May 27 press confer- from the military, he said, “is an affront to hu- again.’” ed, immoral law,” she said. “Together, our col- ence “It defers to when that [DoD] report man dignity.” “It is a repeal of the law,” Williams said, “but lective voice has moved the White House from comes forth and then repeals Don’t Ask, Don’t “Discrimination is wrong and we must end the policy and practice (of DADT) doesn’t have a place of absence to involvement. However, we Tell.” it,” said Lewis. to be phased out until (Defense Secretary) Rob- didn’t invest ourselves to this cause, nor spend And Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral In praising the work to pass the repeal ert Gates decides he’s ready to do it. There’s nights under arrest in a jail cell for a compro- Mike Mullen, who earlier this year told the Sen- amendment, Aubrey Sarvis, executive director nothing binding, there’s no timeline, and it will mise. President Obama, we won’t stop until you ate Armed Services Committee that repeal of of the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, not end the discharge of lesbian and gay service stop the immoral firing of our brothers and sis- DADT is “the right thing to do,” told a town- also emphasized that “it doesn’t end the dis- members now.” ters in the military so that their integrity is re- hall meeting of servicemembers at a Colorado charges.” Williams said he believes the plan unfolded stored, their jobs are secured and their families air base May 26 that the compromise’s provi- “The repeal amendment allowed for Congress the way it has because Gates is “the real holdup are recognized.” sion for certification means, “to certify wheth- to act while respecting the ongoing work by ... the only real opposition.” Leading Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell activist Lt. Dan er we should move ahead with that change, the Pentagon on how to implement open ser- Williams was cited for disturbing the peace Choi, who has been arrested twice recently for even if the law were to repeal it.” vice for lesbian and gay service members,” said and then released. handcuffing himself to the White House fence, But for now, Congressional repeal of DADT is Sarvis. “Nothing would happen until the Pen- “It was the first time I’ve done something like also is dissatisfied with the latest plans. underway. The repeal measure reached the floor tagon Working Group completes its report and that by myself,” he said. “I was close enough “My question still remains, and I’ve yet to find of the House at about 8:30 p.m. May 27, after the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the to see Obama’s face. I worked so hard on his anyone who signed off on yesterday’s compro- nearly 10 hours of off and on debate. The time Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the President certifies campaign and I still believe in him and I sup- mise able to give me a direct answer to, ‘When allotted to debate of the Murphy Amendment repeal.” port him and I wish I didn’t have to have that exactly will the discharges stop?’” Choi said May was only 10 minutes, so Republicans used their But Servicemembers United Executive Direc- exchange with him and I saw the anger on his 25. “Until the President signs the papers that time allotment during consideration of other tor Alexander Nicholson said the two victories face when I started speaking, but I’m angry too, fully and immediately end the firing of patriotic, amendments to express their vehement opposi- demonstrated “real momentum in the battle to and I can’t be silent.” gay and lesbian service members, then there tion to the amendment. finally rid the United States Code of the out- Obama responded to the disruption. is no cause for celebration and no reason to The common themes among opponents who dated” DADT law. “It’s good to see you again,” the president trumpet mission accomplished for a job not yet spoke—all but two of whom were Republi- “All of us who have served under ‘Don’t Ask, said to Williams. “I have to say, you know, I saw done.” cans—were that Democrats were trying to rush Don’t Tell’ and who have been impacted by this this guy down in L.A. at a Barbara Boxer event “We’ve heard a lot of talk about how this com- the issue, renege on an agreement to let the law, will remember this day as the beginning of about a month and a half ago and I would—two promise can work politically, but on the day this Pentagon study how best to implement repeal, the end for ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’” said Nich- points I want to make: Number one, he should— passes Congress, no one has been able to ex- and ignore the views of servicemembers. Some, olson, who was himself discharged under the I hate to say this—but he really should, like, plain how this will have any impact at all on like Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., said the amend- law. buy a ticket to—if he wants to demonstrate— those of us serving in uniform,” Choi said. “Un- ment was “advancing a liberal political agen- Oddly, more than an hour after the DADT re- buy a ticket to a guy who doesn’t support his fortunately, we have been handed an imperfect, da.” Many said that Congress shouldn’t vote peal amendment had passed the House and the point of view, and then you can yell as much 11th hour compromise.” until the Pentagon had worked out procedures chamber appeared to be almost empty, Rep. as you want there. The other point is, maybe In a May 25 analysis piece, Advocate reporter around such matters as sleeping quarters and Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, continued to debate he didn’t read the newspapers because we are Kerry Eleveld, who is covering the developments the extension of benefits to same-sex spouses. the issue. Gohmert, who is prone to bombastic working with Congress as we speak to roll back closely, seemed to affirm the activists’ concerns. Rep. Frank went to the floor early in the day rants, said “we’ve accepted the loss of morali- Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. I actually think he does She said the “compromise” plan facing congres- to say that, if he had introduced an amend- ty” by allowing gays in the military and, speak- read the newspapers because he wasn’t as—his sional votes this week would not end DADT until ment to exempt gays from a military draft, ing in almost a whisper, he said the House has heart didn’t seem in it. He said, ‘Do it (repeal “some indefinite point in the future.” “betrayed” servicemembers and “it breaks my DADT) faster.’ It’s like, c’mon, man, I’m dealing, DADT would continue until a Department of heart.” I’m dealing with Congress here. It takes a little Defense study is completed in December and un- “I’m so sorry that this body broke its word bit of time.” til Gates, Obama and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair- for political gain,” he said. In a press statement earlier in the day, man Michael Mullen “certify that repeal can pro- The White House issued a statement from GetEQUAL co-founder Robin McGehee set the ceed,” Eleveld said. President Barack Obama about an hour after stage for Williams’ heckling. passage, too. “I have long advocated that we repeal ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’,” said Obama, who brought it up in his State of the Union speech in January but did not mention it in his message to Congress this week about the DoD authorization bill. “This legislation,” he said, “will help make our Armed Forces even stronger and more in- clusive by allowing gay and lesbian soldiers to serve honestly and with integrity.” The full Senate will take up the DoD autho- rization bill sometime after the Memorial Day Kip recess. There, Republicans are threatening a Williams. filibuster. Photo by ©2010 Keen News Service Rex Wockner U.S. Rep. John Lewis. June 2, 2010 5 the laws of the United States, do hereby pro- and children, said Monjeza and Chimbalanga’s nese said, “It is reprehensible to imprison any- The White House’s claim June 2010 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and release did not condone the continuation of one for who they are or who they love. We salute Transgender Pride Month. I call upon all Ameri- their relationship. “It doesn’t mean that now the leaders who have spoken up for Steven and proclamation for cans to observe this month by fighting prejudice they are free people, they can keep doing what- Tiwonge, particularly members of Congress and and discrimination in their own lives and every- ever you keep doing,” she told BBC News, adding State Department officials. This is welcomed LGBT Pride Month where it exists. that they could be arrested again. news that we hope will reverberate around the The White House has issued a proclamation IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my The White House issued a statement saying it world in places—including our own country— regarding Pride Month. It reads as follows: hand this twenty-eighth day of May, in the year is “pleased to learn of President Bingu wa Muth- where LGBT people are targeted for harassment As Americans, it is our birthright that all people of our Lord two thousand ten, and of the Inde- arika’s pardon of Tiwonge Chimbalanga and Ste- and discrimination.” are created equal and deserve the same rights, pendence of the United States of America the ven Monjeza. ... We must all recommit ourselves Pop icon Madonna took to her blog to thank privileges, and opportunities. Since our earliest two hundred and thirty-fourth. to ending the persecution and criminalization of the thousands of people who had joined her on- days of independence, our Nation has striven to BARACK OBAMA sexual orientation and gender identity. We hope line campaign to release the two men, according fulfill that promise. An important chapter in our that President Mutharika’s pardon marks the to MonstersAndCritics.com. She wrote: “In the great, unfinished story is the movement for fair- beginning of a new dialogue which reflects the last week, over 30,000 of you added your name ness and equality on behalf of the lesbian, gay, Malawi gay country’s history of tolerance and a new day for to mine calling for the release of Steven Monjeza bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights in and Tiwonge Chimbalangal... This month, as we recognize the immeasurable couple pardoned Malawi and around the globe.” “With incredible joy, I am writing to share contributions of LGBT Americans, we renew our Bingu wa Mutharika, the president of Mala- In a press release Cary Alan Johnson, ex- with you that Malawi President Bingu wa Muth- commitment to the struggle for equal rights for wi, has pardoned Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge ecutive director of the International Gay and arika has ordered their release.’” LGBT Americans and to ending prejudice and in- Chimbalanga, the gay couple who had been sen- Lesbian Human Rights Commission, said, “We justice wherever it exists. tenced to 14 years in prison after being con- commend President Mutharika for arriving at a LGBT Americans have enriched and strength- victed of unnatural acts and gross indecency, Corrections decision that prevents two innocent people from ened the fabric of our national life. From busi- Reuters reported. In the May 26 Windy City Times article regard- spending years in prison without just cause. This ness leaders and professors to athletes and first wa Mutharika—who recently called homosexu- ing the protesters at U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin’s of- pardon should be seen as a significant challenge responders, LGBT individuals have achieved suc- ality “evil and bad before the eyes of God”— fice, it should have been stated that 13 people to laws and proceedings that are inherently un- cess and prominence in every discipline. They are said, “I have done this on humanitarian grounds actually participated in the sit-in. In addition, fair. However, it should not require a presidential our mothers and fathers, our sons and daughters, but this does not mean that I support [homo- members of the Harvey Milk Week of Action Co- intervention for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans- and our friends and neighbors. Across my Admin- sexuality].” The couple had been arrested after alition were arrested, and Anthony Martinez was gender Malawians to obtain justice.” istration, openly LGBT employees are serving at holding an engagement ceremony. not one of the arrestees. Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmo- every level. Thanks to those who came before us Patricia Kaliati, Malawi’s minister of gender Windy City Times regrets the errors. the brave men and women who marched, stood up to injustice, and brought change through acts of compassion or defiance—we have made enormous progress and continue to strive for a more perfect union. My Administration has advanced our journey by signing into law the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which strengthens Federal protections against crimes based on gender identity or sexual ori- entation. We renewed the Ryan White CARE Act, which provides life-saving medical services and support to Americans living with HIV/AIDS, and finally eliminated the HIV entry ban. I also signed a Presidential Memorandum directing OUT hospitals receiving Medicare and Medicaid funds of the office to give LGBT patients the compassion and secu- rity they deserve in their time of need, including the ability to choose someone other than an im- mediate family member to visit them and make medical decisions. In other areas, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced a series of proposals to ensure core housing programs are open to everyone, regardless of sexual orienta- tion or gender identity. HUD also announced the first-ever national study of discrimination against members of the LGBT community in the 2010 rental and sale of housing. Additionally, the Department of Health and Human Services has created a National Resource Center for LGBT El- ders. 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Guests and I am working with the Congress and our military leadership to accomplish that goal. will enjoy complimentary appetizers (courtesy of Crew) and two (2) drink tickets good for As we honor the LGBT Americans who have giv- wine or draft beer (courtesy of Wild Pug). en so much to our Nation, let us remember that if one of us is unable to realize full equality, we all fall short of our founding principles. Our Na- tion draws its strength from our diversity, with ENJOY AN EVENING OF MEETING, MIXING & MINGLING each of us contributing to the greater whole. By affirming these rights and values, each American WITH OTHER CHICAGO-AREA PROFESSIONALS benefits from the further advancement of liberty and justice for all. NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the 8JME





1VH ® authority vested in me by the Constitution and 6 June 2, 2010 the Phoenix rally as the largest, drawing tens of LGBT groups thousands of people. “I think it was a good day,” said organizer Orlando Sepulveda. “It was great to see people join Arizona from so many groups come and show their sup- port.” protest march Join the Impact Chicago and the Gay Libera- BY CHASSE REHWINKEL tion Network can be reached by visiting their websites at www.jointheimpactchicago.com and Marching for the second time in as many weeks, www.gayliberation.net, respectively. members of the LGBT activist groups Join the Impact Chicago and the Gay Liberation Network joined representatives from other disadvantaged Local activist groups May 29 to protest Arizona’s controversial joins Russian Senate Bill 1070. The protest started at around 12 p.m. in pride march Pilsen, at the intersection of 18th and Blue Is- LGBT-rights activist Andy Thayer, who leads land. There, speakers from various civil rights the local organization the Gay Liberation Net- groups railed the crowd to their cause against work (GLN), went to Moscow, Russia, and wit- SB 1070. nessed a short gay-pride march in defiance of “It is a racist law,” stated Jose Herrera, an the city’s mayor this past Saturday, according to organizer with Immigrant Youth. “I’m glad so a GLN press release. many groups, like the LGBTQ rights organiza- The release stated that “30 Russian lesbian, tions, came out to support our cause. It will be Scene from Saturday’s protest of Arizona’s immigration-reform law. Photo by Chasse Rehwinkel gay and bisexual activists foiled the police and through solidarity that we can all fight inequal- FSB security services by holding a 10 minute ity.” flashmob Gay Pride march on one of Moscow’s SB 1070, or the Support Our Law Enforcement cago. “There are also a lot of undocumented and until they reached the shopping complex located major thoroughfares, Leningradsky Street, this and Safe Neighborhoods Act, was signed into immigrant LGBT Americans that we are fighting at the destination address. afternoon, Saturday 29 May.” Protesters dis- Arizonan law in April and will go into effect July for by marching today. We want to show solidar- Marchers were mostly well-received by the persed before authorities appeared. 28. ity between our groups.” general public passed along their way, and there Nikolai Alekseev, principal organizer of Mos- Called an “extreme” and “un-American” law by Solidarity was a key word spoken at the rally were no reports of any violent actions commit- cow Pride, said, “LGBT activists from Moscow, the ACLU, SB 1070 has drawn the ire of the civil- on Saturday, with multiple speakers stressing ted against the protesters. St Petersburg and Minsk staged today the first- rights community for its harsh stance on ille- some form of unity within the minority commu- The reason for stopping at 1101 S. Canal ever successful Gay Pride in Moscow, despite the gal immigration. Particularly troubling to these nity in order to combat inequality in general. was to deliver a letter to the managers of the [government] ban. Though the March was short, groups is a provision within SB 1070 that allows In addition to Mexican, immigration and LGBT- PetSmart branch located there. PetSmart, a pet- it happened. All the Russian media reported that the Arizona police to demand citizenship or visa rights groups, representatives from socially ac- supplies company, is an Arizona-based business for the first time in five years, the gay parade papers from anyone they suspect of being in the tive Christian organizations as well as Native that has yet to give a statement on SB 1070. The took place in Moscow without being arrested by United States illegally. American- and worker’s-rights groups were on letter delivered by protesters called on PetSmart the police and assaulted by protesters.” Mexican and Mexican-American communities hand for the event. In total, more than 200 pro- to take a stance against the controversial law, Thayer said, “Russian gay organizers defied living in Arizona have recently voiced their con- testers turned out to march. stating “You advocate for the humane treatment homophobic Mayor Yury Luzhkov’s macho blus- cern, through protests and legal action, that At around 1:15 p.m., event organizers an- of animals, now please advocate for the humane ter, demonstrating great courage and determina- their communities will be disproportionally tar- nounced that they would now be marching to treatment of people.” tion. They showed that people can successfully geted by the new law. 1101 S. Canal. The mass of 200 protesters moved The Chicago rally against SB 1070 was just organize for freedom even in very difficult cir- “We are fighting a common enemy: inequality,” down Blue Island and then Roosevelt, blocking a one of dozens of protests held nationally May cumstances.” stated Lindsey Dietzler, of Join the Impact Chi- considerable amount of traffic along their path, 29 against the bill. Reports from Arizona list June 2, 2010 7 an organization whose mission is to educate the Pride Parade nation’s public about harm caused to gay Ameri- cans when certain church teachings are misused grand marshal to justify and promote hostile attitudes and ac- tions toward LGBT Americans. is named In late May, Wright made her first appearance Popular country singer/songwriter Chely Wright at an LGBT event, the GLSEN Respect Awards will be the grand marshal of this year’s Chicago gala, in New York City at Gotham Hall. GLSEN 41st Annual Pride Parade, which will take place (the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Net- Sunday, June 27, at 12 p.m. work) is a national organization that works to Wright recently became the first prominent ensure safe schools for all students regardless country music star to state publicly that she is of sexual orientation or gender identity expres- gay. This past month, she appeared on the To- sion. She has included information about GLSEN day Show, Oprah, Ellen and in a People magazine in the linear notes of her new CD. Wright said MY PASSION story describing the painful process of growing that she was drawn to GLSEN because she wants IS THE to do all that she can to help young people grow up in a small town knowing that she is gay. Her PERFECT jouney led her to the point of contemplating up free from fear and free to be themselves. suicide because of societal prejudice and pres- During her career she started her own orga- EVENT. sure. nization titled Reading, Writing & Rhythm; en- tertained the troops in Iraq; and made herself available for LGBT-related causes and events. Wright will be riding in a classic car near the front of this year’s Chicago Annual pride pa- rade. Dyke March moving to South Shore Chicago Dyke March will take place in the neighborhood of South Shore this summer, with an ending rally in Jackson Park, according to an organizational press release. Following a 2009 decision for the march to remain in the same neighborhood for two consecutive years, the march will take place in South Shore in 2010 and 2011. Veteran organizer Edith Bucio said, “This is why Dyke March participants look forward to let Chicago know that LGBTQ community is present in all corners of our city. Marchers look forward Chely Wright. to marching alongside South Shore community members as allies and LGBTQ family, and learn- Wright, who was born in 1970 in small Kansas ing more of the fierce work of they are doing.” town, loved music. After years of hard work in Chicago Dyke March 2010 will take place Satur- the music industry, she was named the Academy day, June 26. Folks will be meeting at the Shore of Country Music “Top New Female Vocalist” in Bank parking lot located at 7054 S. Jeffery at 1999. She now has seven albums under her belt 2:30 p.m. (Step-off is at 3 p.m.) The march will and scored a number-one hit, “Single White Fe- be followed by a rally that will take place at 4 male.” (Other hits include “Shut Up and Drive” p.m. at Jackson Park near 63rd and Hayes. Ev- and “Jezebel.”) She just released her new album, eryone is invited. Lifted Off the Ground, and her memoir, Like Me, For more information or to volunteer, e- that describes her painful coming-out process mail CDMC at dykemarchchicago@gmail. dealing with religious issues, among others. com or visit www.facebook.com/group. She just joined the board of Faith in America, php?gid=14233764762.

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The Chicago Community Trust formally announced the establishment of The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Community Fund May 26 at the Joffrey Ballet. The new fund has been 900 N. North Branch created with grants of $500,000 from the Trust and a $200,000 challenge and operating Chicago, IL 60642 grant from The Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust. See www.cct.org for more information. Photos by Steve Starr; see more online at www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com BUSINESS. CULINARY ARTS. EDUCATION. HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT. 8 June 2, 2010 rently, depending on the city and state, an RSO that there could be no stereotypes of the “typi- Police discuss may be barred from living in federal housing and cal” sex offender. He added, “we need to be out may find it impossible to get a job. Many RSOs and loud.” neighborhood slide into lives of poverty and despair as basics Craig A. told Windy City Times that he liked like housing are put out of their reach. the conference, saying that “it was freeing to be crime at forum One major problem with the punishment of able to get up in a group of strangers and admit by John Fenoglio RSOs is that the laws are made so that “one what I’ve done, and not be condemned for it. size fits all,” instead of being calibrated to re- This was the first time [I found] acceptance and It’s summertime in Chicago and that means vio- flect the severity of the crime. For that reason, support [among strangers].” Stuart Michaels, lent crime is on the rise throughout the city. someone who looks at child pornography may undergraduate program chair at the University The Lakeview neighborhood, home to the 23rd be punished exactly like someone who rapes a of Chicago’s Center for Gender Studies and an District police division, is a relatively low-crime child. According to Wright, these laws are not organizer, spoke added, “This tells me that we area. Nonetheless, it is no exception to the spike only burdensome on RSOs but also extremely ex- have to look at some intersectional and difficult in violence, especially when it comes to hate pensive because state and local agencies have questions. It’s quite historic to have in the same crimes. to funnel valuable time and energy into constant room sex offenders, academics, activists and art- That was the subject of a town-hall meeting at monitoring of sex offenders. In addition, he said, ists talking about these issues.” The conference the Center on Halsted May 26—an event satu- “there is no definite empirical evidence that ex- ended with a session about the 2007 film Zoo, rated with police brass. clusionary zones reduce sex offender recidivism” about zoophiles, which included a conversation Chicago’s top cop, Superintendent Jody Weis, Chicago Police Dept. Chief of Staff Michael and, in fact, by banishing RSOs to a few areas, with the director Robinson Devor. was slated to speak; however, he missed it to Masters at the May 26 town-hall meeting. the laws aid “the development of high-risk sex attend a memorial service for a slain officer. Photo by John Fenoglio offender enclaves.” But what does any of this have to do with LGBT veterans Michael Masters, CPD’s Chief of Staff, attended seen a spate of violent crimes during the sum- queers? Don Kulick, professor of anthropology at instead. Also in attendance were Deputy Super- mer months, especially late at night. Last sum- the University of Chicago and a conference or- remembered intendent Steven Peterson, of CPD’s Bureau of mer, after an employee of a popular Boys’ Town ganizer, said that until recently, “homosexuality Investigative Services (BIS); Commander Gary nightclub was brutally assaulted while walking in Lakeview was a sex offense, homosexuals were sex offend- Yamashiroya, who heads Area 3’s detective di- home from work, there was a heated Town Hall By Kate Sosin ers.” Joe Fischel, a Ph.D. candidate in political vision; Chief Tina Skahill of the Chicago Alter- meeting at the restaurant, Nookies’ Tree. At that science at the University of Chicago and event native Policing Strategy (CAPS); Area 3 Deputy meeting on August 5, 2009, WCT asked 44th On Memorial Day, Chicago veterans assembled a organizer, pointed out a historical concurrence: Chief Bruce Rottner; and 23rd District Command- Ward Alderman Tom Tunney to respond to ru- line of country and service flags in Lakeview, and the relatively high level of acceptance and even er Kathleen Boehmer, just to name a few. Bill mors about graveyard shifts being short-staffed paid tribute to those LGBT individuals who have protection of LGBTs in the past 15 years has co- Greaves, Director of the Chicago Commission on in the 23rd Police District. Tunney replied, “I’m fought on behalf of this country. incided with a rise in the punishment and moni- Human Relations’ Advisory Council on Lesbian, comfortable with the resources we have here.” Members of the American Veterans for Equal toring of RSOs. As he put it, “the sex offender Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues, moderated [Note: At the time, sources within the police Rights (AVER) joined approximately 30 com- takes up the space now vacated by the homo- the event. department, who spoke on the condition of ano- munity members in Space Park to honor the sexual.” Addressing concerns about targeted crimes of nymity, told WCT that they were short-staffed contributions of LGBT servicepeople May 31. Speakers also pointed out that children’s sexu- violence committed against members of Chica- during late-night shifts.] The ceremony included a rendition of the na- ality has been erased from culture. Yet, the fig- go’s LGBT communities, it was announced that a Whether or not Tunney’s position has changed tional anthem by the Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus; ure of the queer child and his/her relationship new training program for police officers to bet- since then, there are some changes on the way speeches from State Rep. Greg Harris and Rick to older cultural and/or sexual mentors has long ter respond to and mitigate hate crimes would to how police patrol the area. Garcia of Equality Illinois; poetry; and a wreath- been a mainstay of queer culture and literature. begin June 23. “Our bike patrol begins this Thursday. We’ve laying. Kathleen Stockton, professor of English at the While specific details about the training were added more foot patrol officers. In addition The event will be the first of many in Lakev- University of Utah and author of The Queer Child, sparse, Chief Tina Skahill explained that much to our regular units, we’ll have our midnight iew’s new Space Park, 815 W. Roscoe). The park looked at key moments in fiction like Radclyffe of the training would focus on the intricacies of tactical teams—that’s one sergeant, plus ten is slotted to serve as a memorial to LGBT veter- Hall’s The Well of Loneliness, where children pos- investigating hate crimes. officers—on patrol, and we’ll continue to have ans, with plans to unveil a monument as soon as sessed a degree of agency and response to their “They [hate crimes] are unique. With this neighborhood walks,” said Bruce Rottner, Area 3 the fall. Lakeview resident Stephen Crawford is sexuality. training, our officers will be more aware of their deputy chief. organizing the memorial, and he scheduled the Laurie Jo Reynolds—artist, activist and ad- responsibilities when it comes to investigating Perhaps the underscored message of the day Memorial Day service in cooperation with The junct professor at the Film and Video Depart- them. Report writing and follow-up is key to was this: Report everything you see. Lake View Citizens Council, The Triangle Neigh- ment at Columbia College—holds a 2010 Soros these investigations. And, of course, we want “Our officers are only as effective as possible bors Association, and AVER. Justice Project Fellowship; her current work officers to be reminded of how victims feel in when you report crimes and suspicious behav- Crawford said that the uncertain promise of considers the impact of sex-offender statutes in these situations,” Skahill said. ior. Reporting every incident helps us serve the a “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) repeal inspired Illinois. She presented a series of staged pho- Regarding a the murders of Brad Winters, Kev- community better. It helps us target hotspots. him to honor veterans who have sacrificed not tographs that provided a visual counterpoint to in Clewer and Richard Markley—Lakeview vic- It helps with our planning. It also helps with only their safety, but their identities. “They’ve the traditional banishment of RSOs. In one, an tims whose murders may have been motivated increased awareness and prevention,” said Ska- given so much more than what people think,” he RSO is shown returning from prison to the wel- by hate—police reiterated a dim reality. Cit- hill. said. ing previous meetings, Yamashiroya said, “The coming arms of family and friends. Reynolds said Garcia urged community members to honor Winters, Clewer, and Markley murders have been that the point was to ask what would it mean veterans by insisting on the repeal of DADT. “If thoroughly investigated and passed on to the Confab looks for an RSO to be meaningfully reintegrated back we really want to honor and remember these cold case files.” Yamashiroya pointed out that, into their community. She noted that activists brave service people, we must commit ourselves despite the murders receiving a cold case status, at queers and had to work with the “dead silence” around laws to making sure that LGBT [people] who serve to- he hoped that a “fresh set of eyes” by cold case from both RSOs and their families and what we day can do so openly and proudly, that they do detectives would offer new leads. might presume to be their “natural allies” on the not have to hide or deny themselves to serve Bob Zuley, a resident who attended the meet- sex offenders left. by Yasmin Nair their country,” said Garcia. ing, is a former police officer and member of A session with Fischel and Rose Corrigan, as- Chicago Chapter AVER President Jim Darby Chicago’s Advisory Council on LGBT Issues. He sistant professor of law and politics at Drexel “What’s queer about sex offenders? Are sex of- agreed. As a gay veteran, he has been fighting said he wants to see more active involvement by University, indicated some tension as the two fenders the new queers?” That was the provoca- DADT for 17 years. “If we don’t speak out and police investigating gay-related crimes. Speak- differed on the ways in which sex-offender laws tive title of an all-day conference on sex-offend- indentify ourselves and show people who we are, ing to the police on stage, he asked, “Is the have been unsuccessful. While Fischel felt that er laws, hosted by the University of Chicago and there are no gay veterans,” he said. department open to creating a gay homicide di- punishment and registries were overly punitive, the Center on Halsted and held at the Center vision?” Corrigan, who has worked with survivors of sexu- May 27. Speakers included literary theorists, ac- A gay homicide division is not in the works, al and domestic violence, stated that not enough tivists, artists, legal scholars and political sci- but police officials said they would consider the was done to provide support for victims of rape entists. idea. and abuse. She also posed a question: “Why do Richard Wright, assistant professor of criminal Another issue of concern at the meeting was prosecutors who hate rape cases [in that they justice at Bridgewater State College and the edi- the case of Chicago police officer Richard Fiori- don’t prosecute them enough] love sex offender tor of the recent book Sex Offender Laws: Failed to, who is alleged to have targeted gay and les- cases?” Her answer was that “getting people on Policies, New Direction, provided a broad over- bian people for citation and arrest, specifically the sex-offender registries was an easy way to view of the shifts in sex-offender laws and their for false DUI charges. He is also accused of us- show they are ‘tough on crime’ without doing a effects on the rights of registered sex offend- ing anti-gay slurs. Fiorito, a veteran cop, is at lot of work.” ers (RSOs), and argued that the laws had gone the center of 37 civil lawsuits as a result of the During question-and-answer sessions, RSOs too far and needed reform. Over the last many aforementioned allegations. and their families spoke up and addressed their decades, laws punishing and registering sex of- Police officials offered little comment on the frustrations at the laws. Craig A., who did not fenders have so increased in severity that sev- matter, saying only that the investigations are give his last name for reasons of privacy, stated eral legal critics now consider them draconian. ongoing, that Fiorito is still on the police pay- that he had been found guilty of possession of In early May, federal judge Jack B. Weinstein roll, and that he remains on administrative de- child pornography in Downers Grove in 2006. of the United States District Court in Brooklyn tail within the 23rd District. He was a journalist and a competing newspa- ruled that the electronic monitoring of Peter Other news of the day focused on measures per publicized his arrest. According to him, “all Polouizzi, a man awaiting retrial on child por- to curb violence in and around the Halsted and the aldermen were suddenly confronted with the A photo from the May 31 memorial at Space nography, was unconstitutional, saying that it Clark Street nightlife corridor. fact that a newspaper reporter, who looks ‘just Park. Photo by Lizeth Cazares violated his procedural due process rights. Cur- As reported by Windy City Times, the area has like me’ is also a sex offender.” Craig’s point was June 2, 2010 9 their experiences; it’s important for the rest of tion, the gay organization met in secret. In my Adler president the group. So when women or people of color graduate school, some faculty members were un- came together, it led to interesting consequenc- comfortable with the fact that I was an out gay talks about es for the rest of the country. So we’ll talk about man. our experiences, and what we can and should be All of those issues have not gone away in some historic meeting doing. [institutions], but in those that celebrate diver- By ANDREW DAVIS WCT: Also, I understand that three of the sity—like Adler and Roosevelt—the situation invitees are from the Chicago area. has greatly improved. I think gay people, obvi- A historic conference will take place Aug. 6-7 RC: Yes. Three are from the Chicago area: ously, negotiate all sorts of prejudice and obsta- in Chicago when a group of lesbian and gay there’s me, there’s Chuck and there’s John Bal- cles in their daily lives, but it’s much different presidents of higher-education institutions will ester Jenkins, who is president of the The Illinois educationally, especially where the president is convene at the Adler School of Professional Psy- Institute of Art. [Chicago] is the only location gay. There were very few out gay students when chology (which will move to a new site in July) where there is more than one [out higher-ed I came to Adler, and now the gay and lesbian and Roosevelt University. Last week, Windy City president], and it fits that this first meeting is affinity group is our largest group (Adler PRIDE) Times spoke with Adler President Dr. Raymond in Chicago. on campus. They have a contingent of 60 that Crossman about the upcoming meeting. WCT: Did you all invite Raynard Kington [an will march in the parade this year. Windy City Times: How did the idea start? out African American who will be heading It’s been a very successful seven years for us. Raymond Crossman: A couple of different ways. Iowa’s Grinnell College]? We’ve gone from being a couple hundred stu- There are only a few of us out of the thousands RC: We did, and he has not taken office yet. dents seven years ago to about 1,000 graduate of college and university presidents in the coun- I think he’s taking office after this meeting, in students in the fall. Also, we’ve added a second try who are out and who are gay. [Roosevelt Uni- late summer. We’ve been in touch with him. He campus in Vancouver, British Columbia. We mov- versity President] Chuck Middleton was among would love to come, but his travel doesn’t allow ing, as you know. We’ve added institutes, like the first—along with this wonderful woman in it. social justice. And, maybe most exciting, we Maine, [University of Maine-Farmington Presi- WCT: What do you feel is the biggest ob- completely rebooted the whole curricula to cre- dent] Theo Kalikow. stacle LGBTQ students face? ate social-justice practitioners. Chuck came into office six months before RC: It’sHIVDia–SponB so different than when I was in 210 410 05.20.10 me, in 2003. As soon as I moved here, I saw school—and I would venture to say when Chuck a story about him in The Advocate and I said, was in school as well. For me, it was not easy Dr. Raymond Crossman. “Oh! Thank God! There’s another one of us.” So to be out at all. In my undergraduate institu- I called him and that’s really where [it started]. It’s come from informal conversations between presidents, realizing our extreme minority status and wanting to talk with someone else like you who faces the unique circumstances of being out and gay in this type of role. WCT: How did you go about finding the oth- er presidents? RC: In 2004, Chuck called a panel at the American Council on Education for out people to talk, and four of us talked. And we continued to talk at meetings like the American Council on Education, which is a presidents’ meeting on the higher end. Then, there was an article that ran in the Chronicle of Higher Education by Paul Fain, and he wrote about how there are so few out gay presidents—that led to some more be- ing identified, with people calling in and saying, “Hey, you’re missing me.” Now we’re up to about 21 who we’ve identified as out gay and lesbian presidents. So at these meetings, we decided that we should get together more formally and talk about our common circumstances, leadership [issues] and what advocacy agenda we could define for LGBT issues within higher ed. Of the 21, we have nine confirmed to attend. The first day will be at [Adler’s] new campus and the second day will be on Roosevelt’s campus. WCT: So will there be workshops, etc.? RC: Those nine presidents will get together but, also, our partners will meet separately (but concurrently) to talk about the issues that are unique for a partner of a gay or lesbian presi- dent. It presents a whole new set of issues. We joked that my partner is the first lady. Traditionally, the way to start off a presidential ! Sidelined by diarrhea? ! At least 18 years of age? inauguration is you say, “Dr. and Mrs. Whoever.” So at the beginning of my inauguration, they said, “Dr. Crossman and Mr. [Christopher] Dille- ! HIV-positive? hay, we introduce you to the community.” And the most moving part of my inauguration, I have to tell you, was when some gay and lesbian stu- If so, you may be eligible to participate in our clinical study. dents started crying during that introduction. So the partners will talk about their issues, and we’ll talk about ours. We’ll talk about devel- We are testing an investigational medicine that may help oping other lesbian and gay leaders, defining a broader LGBT advocacy agenda—basically, what control HIV-associated diarrhea and get you back in the game. trouble we want to make. [Smiles] WCT: What do you hope the attendees take away from this? For more information, call: RC: It’s remarkable to me how fast things are changing. Just a couple years ago, there weren’t any of us. When I came into office, there were a Radiant Research Chicago few of us. Now, there’s a group of us. So for us to talk about how far we’ve come and how much 1.800.287.5708 further we need to—and will—go is what I hope we get out of this. www.radiantresearch.com I think it’s the same as when any disenfran- chised minority got together and talked about 10 June 2, 2010 not have.” Calahan retired from the force in 2007 under Susan Sasso and Karen Calahan: CPD’s mandatory age requirement, spending the first year taking care of her mother Adele in the two-flat the couple owns on the southwest side. Partners in life, activism and work Adele, who lived with Calahan and Sasso for 20 years and attended the second pride parade in By Micki Leventhal Like so many women of her generation, Cala- the same time as Sasso. By the time the first which LGPA members marched, passed away in han, now 66, did not acknowledge her sexual planning meeting for LGPA took place at Ann 2008. “It took mom a little while to figure all When LGBT police officers gather in Chicago this orientation until into her adulthood. In her Sather’s in May 1991, all the women were off this out, but she never had a problem with it. June for the 14th annual LGBT Conference for mid-30s, the mother of five young children, she their probationary years and safe to agitate for She loved Susie,” said Calahan. Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Profes- tried to separate from her husband but returned change. Knudsen “knew of” Boyle, an out officer The couple is very involved with both sides sionals, Chicago police officers Susan Sasso and to the marriage because she was not willing to in her district, and brought her on to the found- of their extended family clan and Calahan helps Karen Calahan (who is retired) will be on hand loose custody of her children in an acrimonious ing team. care for the two youngest of six grandchildren. to help document the proceedings. If it were not divorce. In addition to working for equal benefits, non- The oldest grandchild is in college. “It was the for their work 20 years ago—along with fellow Ten years later, engaged in a career as a mar- discrimination language in the CPD contract and first poopie diaper I changed,” laughed Sasso. officers Mary Boyle and Dorothy Knudsen—this keting executive with a large McDonald’s fran- visibility for LGBT officers, Calahan and Sasso “I never wanted kids.” “But she’s got them historic event would likely not be taking place. chisee and her children grown, Calahan changed did the sensitivity training at the police acade- now,” countered Calahan. The “children,” who Sasso, Calahan (then Conway), Boyle and her life. Separated from her husband and in a my “during the early 2000s.” They took over the now range in age from 47-41, are or have been Knudsen were the team that founded the origi- long-term lesbian relationship, she entered the training program from Joanne Trapani, arguing stockbrokers, teachers, firefighters and police nal Lesbian and Gay Police Association (LGPA) police academy in 1986. It was a time of new, that they could be more effective in communi- officers. in 1991. It was one of the first associations of expanding opportunities for women, Calahan ex- cating with police recruits. Calahan loves to garden and engages the its kind in the country and the first in Illinois. plained. Law enforcement, she felt, was a real They also served on the board of the Chicago grandchildren in art projects. “We make step- After the LGPA was chartered as an Illinois not- career with job security, decent pay and a good Policewomen’s Association from 2000-2005; ping stones with fossils we’ve found around the for-profit in 1992, they were recognized as an pension. She had long been an activist for labor Calahan was voted member of the year in 2002 country. I really want to work on mosaics and organization by the Chicago Police Department and women’s issues, working with Women Em- and Sasso in 2004. In 2005, LGPA leadership stained glass.” (CPD). Progress came incrementally: marching in ployed and other organizations that promoted stepped down as the organization merged with Sasso now works for internal affairs. It is a uniform in the pride parade, earning the right to career training and transition for women. Gay Officers Action League to form LGPA-GOAL desk job, “but they still send us out. I was at the post LGBT-related notices in the police bulletin; Susan Sasso, 19 years Calahan’s junior, began Chicago and continue the work. Cinco de Mayo parade and I’ll be doing the gun leading the fight against inter-departmental dis- working at McDonald’s during high school, a “We were lucky enough to have a boss who turn in. And we go out on the street once every crimination against LGBT officers; speaking out time of “kind of dating boys” and major crushes was extremely supportive—Dana Starks, who three months for a week. So I still get out there. for domestic partner benefits and bereavement on other girls. After graduation, she stayed on is now the commissioner of city’s commission I miss it sometimes, the excitement, but I also leave. with McDonald’s, getting promoted to assistant on human relations,” said Calahan. “He was our enjoy what I’m doing.” It was very slow going in the early days. “It manager, then general manager and “trying to commander. Karen got sick at work and he made Towards the end of their tenure with LGPA, was very difficult to get people to come to meet- figure out who I was.” She was in a relationship me go with her,” said Sasso. “He recognized our Sasso served as secretary and Calahan as trea- ings. Now they have meetings in the district of- with a woman, but wouldn’t deny her feelings relationship as life partners. Many bosses would surer under then-President Kathy Dore. “When fices. We couldn’t do that because people would for the glamorous marketing coordinator who we turned the organization over, it was a hard not be seen attending,” explained Calahan. came around from the corporate office. By the thing to do, even though we were feeling burned People were afraid to be connected, that if they end of 1986 Calahan and Sasso were a couple. out,” explained Sasso. came out on the force “they wouldn’t get back Sasso joined the police force in 1990. “I grew “The LGPA was our baby. We kept it a viable up out on the street, that people would make up near 22nd and Damen—the 10th District,” organization for many years—even when no one fun of them and that things would be done to she said. “Having grown up there, I never saw else wanted to help out. We kept it going so the them.” any female police officers. It was always intrigu- CPD knew we were there and it helped keep the “They feared bad assignments,” added Sasso. ing to me—I always felt that I could do any- LGBT struggle for equality alive. We were tickled “The fear was real.” thing a man could do, but I never really thought when the CPD asked if they could put a recruit- “It was a huge hurdle to overcome, It took about joining the force until Karen got on in ’86 ing poster for the department on the LGPA pride years,” said Calahan. “We’d have meeting in and then I decided to take the test. parade float. It means we had been accepted homes. We’d have parties and people would “Also, restaurant work is really hard and and that the struggle has all been worthwhile. come. But in a public place, in an activist meet- I didn’t want to be doing that the rest of my During the first few pride parades the LGPA rep- ing, there wasn’t the trust.” Most people were life,” admitted Sasso, who has never regretted resentatives were met with stony silence from willing to use it as a social organization, but her career move. In fall 1991 Sasso and Calahan fellow officers and scattered “boos” from the were too closeted to stand and fight for equal succeeded in getting assigned to the same po- community. “Now we get cheers,” said Sasso. rights on the force. lice district—the 11th at Harrison and Kedzie. The 14th Annual LGBT Conference for Law Times are better now and the team of Sasso After another few months they became patrol Enforcement and Criminal Justice Profession- and Calahan, Chicago South Siders born and partners. “We had a lot of fun,” said Karen als will take place June 22-27 in Chicago. bred, look back on their history together with Calahan had already “been making noise about (Among the highlights will be Sharon Gless pride and satisfaction. Their story reflects many an LGBT organization for several years” and receiving an award at the June 26 gala.) For Susan Sasso and Karen Calahan. Photo by of the societal changes that have taken place Dorothy Knudsen, the first openly gay officer to more information, see www.goalchicago.info. over the past 30 years. go through the academy, came on the force at Micki Leventhal

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But “We’re clearly not high on the pres- this shouldn’t be about which group has bet- ident’s agenda, but I don’t know that we ter branding. There is a tremor right now in necessarily should be, considering the huge every gay and transgender youth that these (lead- ing gay rights) groups are not grasping. I would say to them—you do not I know that God represent us if all you are looking for is a ladder into is on my side Wockner Photo by Rex elite society.” — Don’t and on the side Ask, Don’t Tell activist Lt. of all people, Dan Choi to Newsweek, no matter who March 22. they are. “Every gay person —Steve Hildebrand who knows the truth about closeted anti- gay politicians has a responsibility to speak economic problems, financial problems he’s up, as (blogger) Mike Rogers does so fearlessly. had to confront. But we deserve to be on the This is no longer an issue that is debatable. No agenda somewhere and he did make promises one’s privacy deserves respect when that per- to the community, and I think we have been son is working against our rights, and none of more than patient.” — Lesbian Houston Mayor us should be complicit in keeping the secrets Annise Parker to the newspaper DC Agenda, of these detestable individuals.” — SiriusXM April 19. host Michelangelo Signorile—who, in the late ‘80s was credited with “inventing” “outing”— “What’s great about the Web and the writing in the June issue of The Advocate. power of activism is that people in ev- ery location—in the states, in small towns, “When are you going to step down and everywhere—can take matters into their own disappear so someone can take over with hands. In the past the media was a barrier, but guts and a sense of what’s really important and now you can influence them.” — Gay activist (who) knows how to strategize, and well, oh and blogger Michael Rogers in the June issue of so many many things that you just don’t seem The Advocate. to know how to do.” — ACT UP founder Larry Kramer in a letter to Human Rights Campaign “The problem is the head of GLAAD. President Joe Solmonese on March 18 after Sol- He’s an asshole. There are certain people who monese refused to join a group of “Don’t Ask, you can’t change a word of what they’re going Don’t Tell” protesters who marched to the White to say. They’ve made up their mind.” — Ticked- House from an anti-DADT rally staged by HRC Off Trannies with Knives filmmaker Israel Luna, and comedian Kathy Griffin. Two marchers were who is gay, to the Village Voice, May 4. GLAAD arrested after handcuffing themselves to the had issues with Luna’s film. White House fence. “GLAAD found it demeaning that the “Elena Kagan’s friends: She’s not gay” characters (in Ticked-Off Trannies — Headline on a May 11 Politico.com story with Knives) seem more like drag queens about the Supreme Court nominee following who could easily be considered ‘ridiculous days of widespread speculation. caricatures’ of femininity—I guess to them, the only good transsexuals are the ones trying “I grew up the youngest of nine in to blend quietly into society—but I found the a very Catholic family, attending Catho- women funny, tart-tongued, and caring. (So lic schools and never missing Sunday mass. I shoot me if they were also breasty and well- had a great upbringing in a church that didn’t accessorized.) I adored them!” — Village Voice preach hatred against gay people. But the columnist Michael Musto, May 4. Catholic Church has changed dramatically and is one of the worst abusers in their bigotry and discrimination towards gay people. I don’t —Assistance: Bill Kelley belong to the church anymore—not because of who I am, but because of who they are. I don’t

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VIEWPOINT VOL. 25, No. 35, June 2, 2010 The combined forces of Windy City Times, founded Sept. 1985, and Outlines newspaper, these figures could hope to be mayor in 1990. when it all really fell apart. Even in our little founded May 1987. So laughing about it seemed a good option and democracy-loving, consensus-building group, GABRIEL we were good at it because we had heard all women and men, and boys and girls were not PUBLISHER & EXECUTIVE EDITOR the jokes. We understood what was so funny equal—or, more precisely, boys were going to Tracy Baim GOMEZ about being a girly boy, or a mannish woman. exclude girls and girls (though many boys sided ASSISTANT PUBLISHER Terri Klinsky People had been telling us that our whole lives, with them) were going to spoil the fun. Joan’s MANAGING EDITOR Andrew Davis so when Joan decided to “run” for president, we attempt for president was many things—a joke, BUSINESS MANAGER Meghan Streit just thought this will be even funnier. But then a parody, a drag show—but a drag queen run- DIRECTOR OF NEW MEDIA Jean Albright the joke took a serious turn, because suddenly ning for president wasn’t a representation of us. ART DIRECTOR Kirk Williamson ACCOUNT MANAGERS: Terri Klinsky, Amy Matheny, Joan Jett the campaign was at odds with basic ideas on It was supposed to show that we were outside, Kirk Williamson how many of us saw ourselves. That’s when the excluded. It was supposed to show that our po- PROMOTIONAL SUPPORT Cynthia Holmes parody wasn’t so funny anymore. litical system was a mess without us, but instead NIGHTSPOTS MANAGING EDITOR Kirk Williamson Blakk: Some men very close to Joan decided on a run- of just making fun of that mess, we became just NATIONAL SALES Rivendell Media, 212-242-6863 SENIOR WRITERS Bob Roehr, Rex Wockner, Marie ning mate, Miriam Ben Shalom, a lesbian who like that mess, saying you don’t represent me, or J. Kuda, David Byrne, Tony Peregrin, Lisa Keen, Fighting words lost her position in the military through blatant you are excluding me, or you want to control me, Yasmin Nair, Emmanuel Garcia discrimination. Miriam’s fight against this wrong all things that were probably true in QN even be- THEATER EDITOR Scott C. Morgan In 1990, Joan Jett Blakk, the drag alias of Ter- had made her a political figure. After all, who fore we stopped laughing about the joke, it was CINEMA WRITER Richard Knight, Jr. ence Smith, with support from the local chapter BOOKS WRITER Yasmin Nair can’t agree that it’s a basic right to have a job just that while we were having fun, we hadn’t ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT WRITERS of Queer Nation (QN), became the first Black drag or career, even in the military, and not lose it for really noticed all that before. Mary Shen Barnidge, Jim Edminster, Steve Warren, queen to run for the office of mayor of Chicago. being LGBT? It’s a basic issue of justice, unless Worse, the campaign and QN split, and even Lawrence Ferber, Mel Ferrand, Catey Sullivan, Soon after her triumphant media debut, Joan you’re a Republican or a Supreme Court justice, worse than that, it suddenly seemed that ev- Zachary Whittenburg, Jonathan Abarbanel announced a run for U.S. president. Together COLUMNISTS/WRITERS: Yvonne Zipter, Susie but in Queer Nation many of us came at it from eryone in QN or the campaign was saying, this Day, Jorjet Harper, Lee Lynch, Steve Starr, Lisa with Elspeth Kydd—a dear friend, colleague and the other side, as in, who wants to be in the is who I am and you are threatening it. And Keen, Charlsie Dewey, Michael Knipp, Mark Corece, former fellow Queer National—I, that is, we vid- military? We had just protested the first Gulf that’s all very reasonable, but QN had helped me Sabine Neidhardt, Sam Worley, Billy Masters, John eotaped these events for the sheer joy of it to War, a stance I’m even more proud of today after articulate a position that was subtly different in Fenoglio, Chuck Colbert, Micki Leventhal, Sarah make Drag’in for Votes and Lick Bush in ‘92. Now Toce, Rachel Pepper the second Gulf War, a war started in lies, and an important way, one that made me feel power- PHOTOGRAPHERS Kat Fitzgerald, Mel Ferrand, Hal after all these years, we have deposited most of prosecuted to no clear benefit. Wait—no ben- ful and even free, that is, you may hate me for Baim, Steve Starr, Emmanuel Garcia our outstanding campaign footage, documents efit? It destroyed Iraq, outraged the world and being girly or think I’m too girly to be a real CIRCULATION and detritus in the Schomberg Library, a branch killed or maimed people in our military and in member of this society, but hey that’s ridiculous CIRCULATION DIRECTOR Jean Albright of the New York Public Library, to form the Joan the country we invaded. Now, more than ever, and it’s your problem, not mine, or as we used DISTRIBUTION: Ashina, Allan, Dan, John, Renee, Sue and Victor Jett Blakk/Lick Bush in ‘92 Archive, while here in our powerful military seems a dangerous toy to say, we’re here, we’re queer, get used to it. Chicago, along with Nathan Mason, we donated that all too easily falls into the hands of foolish, The thing is, when we used to say that, I know, documents to the Chicago Gay History Project. rash simpletons, like the kind of straight white even looking back from the very far side of 30, So many thoughts accompanied these acts of fi- Copyright 2010 Lambda Publications Inc./Windy City Media men who usually run this country. that we weren’t afraid of what people thought or Group; All rights reserved. Reprint by permission only. Back nality, but one matter stands out. We had such Sorry to go off like that but, as you can see, how they might make us feel. We weren’t worried issues (if available) for $5 per issue (postage included). fun working with Joan on the campaigns but Return postage must accompany all manuscripts, drawings, I’m not too old to remember, and, if memory about any threat, especially among ourselves, or and photographs submitted if they are to be returned, and how did a mock presidential campaign, a sort serves, it was a real problem for me and many anything that might keep us from our primary no responsibility may be assumed for unsolicited materials. of poofter spoof, come to inspire rounds of acri- others in QN to have someone so proud about goal, to rally around a claim to belong. We made All rights to letters, art and photographs sent to Windy City Times will be treated as unconditionally assigned monious accusations born of anger and distrust? having been in the military as a part of our po- ourselves heard and it worked as long as we for publication purposes and as such, subject to editing And why wasn’t our fight an isolated event? litical representation, even if that representa- didn’t fight amongst ourselves, or complain, or and comment. The opinions expressed by the columnists, cartoonists, letter writers, and commentators are their own Fights like these sapped the energy of activists tion wasn’t really a representation at all but a whine, or lose our sense humor. and do not necessarily reflect the position ofWindy City across the country. Maybe our experiences and joke. And that was just the beginning of the At times I’ve wondered who would want to re- Times. Publication of the name, photograph, or likeness of a person or organization in articles or advertising in Windy their attendant failures can help a new genera- problem. Those opposed to Miriam began to fear member a joke that went awry, but the question City Times is not to be construed as any indication of the tion of activists avoid similar absurdities. everyone wasn’t equal in QN, that men made de- “if a bad actor can be president, why not a good sexual orientation of such person or organization. While It had started out so easy. A bunch of queers, we encourage readers to support the advertisers who make cisions while women and their friends weren’t drag queen?” that slogan and the campaign that this newspaper possible, Windy City Times cannot accept people like me who were always not right when even consulted. 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When that didn’t happen, people started or whatever—to get together to make people video: QueerTVNetwork.com us in this attempt for the office of mayor be- saying Miriam was picked by a boy’s club while laugh at the very real problem of exclusion and cause we were left out without even trying. No those “in the club” felt a bunch of humorless denial that governed our queer lives. This wasn’t WINDY CITY MEDIA GROUP, man in a dress much less any type of transgen- ideologues, I think that’s code for lesbian, were something about our lives, but it did make our 5315 N. Clark St. #192, Chicago, IL 60640 USA (MAILING ADDRESS ONLY) der person, no conservative straight-looking just spoiling the fun. And besides who are they lives about something. or straight-acting lesbian or gay man, none of to tell us how to put on a drag show? That’s Windy City Times Deadline every Wednesday. Nightspots Deadline Wednesday prior to street date. Identity (BLACKlines and En La Vida): Now online only LETTER Deadline The 10th of month prior. OUT! Resource Guide ONLINE www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com Political animals in Nancy Pelosi’s words, “controversial language” do something about them to make things right covering people whose gender-identity is chal- as I am trying to do as a political activist in my www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com I am a retired suburban school teacher who lenged or in doubt. Sen. Durbin sponsored this retirement? No, he has showed himself unwill- www.WindyCityQueercast.com www.QueerTVNetwork.com taught younger grades for 33 years. All during bill. Why, then, you may wonder, would we at- ing to do these things before an election. He is my career, I was also a closeted transgendered tack Durbin by going to his office and refusing playing it safe as I once did, and that is why I to leave? The answer is the same as what you was in his office today. (I wish somebody like me “Windy City Media Group generated person who was out only to my wife. After retire- enormous interest among their readers ment, I vowed to fight oppression against trans- could once have said about me as a teacher. It had been in my office 30 years ago!) is not enough to be for something in your heart; Nor is Durbin alone. All the Democrats are play- in this year’s LGBT Consumer Index gendered people by becoming a political activist Survey. Out of approximately 100 it is not enough to stand passively by and hope ing it safe on “controversial issues” like LGBT in their defence. I had seen scenes of discrimi- print and online media partners who things will turn out okay when discrimination rights. They refuse to honor election promises nation and cruelty directed against vulnerable participated in the survey, Windy and oppression are going on all around you; it is made in 2008. They have disappointed Ameri- children whom both teachers and students stig- City was the best performing regional not enough to timidly speak up against oppres- cans sick of war, immigrants hoping for humane matized as being “different” and “queer.” I had media in the U.S. Only survey partners sion and hope against hope that speaking up immigration reform, workers hoping to join a seldom raised my voice in their defense, either with a nationwide footprint were in the faculty lounge or in the classroom be- will be enough, that you will not be called on union or just hang on to their jobs, people long- able to generate a greater number of cause I feared I would be found out and the hate to do more because then things might get costly ing for a rational and just healthcare system, responses.” ­­—David Marshall, Research and intolerance directed against the children and embarrassing! and homeowners hoping to save their homes. Director, Community Marketing, Inc. would then be directed against me. It was not Actions speak louder than words. We are judged With friends like the Democrats, who needs Re- until near the end of my career that the public by what we do. publican enemies? attention given the LGBT movement—a move- What has Durbin done? He voted for the dis- We, LGBT people and all working and nonwork- ment composed of many brave souls willing to criminatory “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) in the ing Americans alike who dream of a better and put themselves on the line in defense of human military in 1993. He voted for the Defense of more just country, need to divorce ourselves rights for themselves and others—inspired me Marriage Act (DOMA) in 1996. Both pieces of from the Democratic Party. We need to build a to begin doing the same. legislation harm the LGBT community and high- movement whose integrity and strength neither Today the transgendered issue that is in the light the fact we’re second-class citizens, and party can deny and that the Democrats can ig- news is whether the Employee Non-Discrimina- both pieces of legislation were passed during a nore only at their peril.” tion Act (ENDA) before Congress that contains, Democratic administration. Does Durbin regret Roger Fraser his votes in the 1990s? If so, does he intend to Gay Liberation Network June 2, 2010 13 GOINGS-ON WINDY CITY TIMES’ ENTERTAINMENT SECTION

‘TEAM’ EFFORT The A-Team (featuring Bradley Cooper, above) is included in WCT’s summer movies/music special, which starts below. THEATER CALENDAR SPORTS In the ‘Hunt.’ Wonderful Wonka. Hello, Katie. Page 14. Page 24. Page 26.

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NUNN ON ONE: MUSIC experience? ing. I am making a salad right now with arugula. PL: Oh, very, very, very exciting. For the Apol- onion, tomato, cilantro and a little vinaigrette Talking with lo to acknowledge me—because I started there dressing. Earlier this morning my family had many years ago—I am happy to still be someone grits. I can’t eat grits because I am diabetic. that they think is worthy. They had grits, bacon, turkey sausage and eggs a legend: WCT: Well, of course you are. You are a for breakfast. legend. You just did a song on the Cop Out WCT: You are making me hungry! Patti LaBelle PL: I am going to make turnip and mustard BY JERRY NUNN Soundtrack with your “Stir It Up” producer Harold Faltermeyer. How was the reunion? greens with some sautéed chicken later on.

Patti LaBelle is an R&B legend and multiple mu- PL: The song is called “Soul Brothers.” He also WCT: I am from the South so I know about sic award winner. Windy City Times rang her bell produced “New Attitude” greens. PL: You know about to see what’s cooking in her kitchen. for Beverly Hills Cop. It mustards and turnips Windy City Times: So you are coming to Mil- was nice working with him then. Yeah, that’s what waukee Pridefest and the Venue, so you will again, very nice. We had a Windy City I am having tonight. have the gamblers and the gays screaming for quick session, which I al- But I am going to fry you, honey! ways love. Times’ chicken for other peo- Patti LaBelle: Let the gays go wild! WCT: You are work- ple. WCT: [Both laugh] They love you. ing on a new album for 2010 PL: I have been waiting for my little gay Island Def Jam Records WCT: You are amaz- friends. this year, I heard. ing. I want to come to your house. WCT: Last year you were inducted into the PL: Yes, I have been try- Summer PL: [Laughs] You Apollo Legends Hall of Fame. How was that ing to do it since about a year ago. We are finally Movies/Music should and you could! starting. Things just hap- WCT: Pattilabelle.com pen and you just have to is your website? slow up on the recording. Special PL: Yes, and then I Then you start it, get pro- have pattilabellefoods. ducers and all that jazz. com also. You have to list all the great songs then list it WCT: So that is where people can get your with this producer or whatever. recipes and books. WCT: So, it is still in the works. PL: Yes, and I have Macys bedding now at ma- PL: Yeah, “LA” is not forcing, rushing me or cys.com. You can find out all about my bedding pushing me. on their website. You know, I am Macys person WCT: That’s good, so no fights with Antonio now. “LA” Reid this time out? WCT: You are a busy Lady Marmalade! We PL: No. [Laughs] Remember before? are looking forward to seeing you at your ap- WCT: Oh, I heard about it. pearances. PL: Guess what? He redeemed himself. He PL: Yes, and tell my gays to simmer down. I asked me to come back so… will be there soon. Turn to page 16 to find more WCT: Good. WCT: I will! interviews in this week’s music/ PL: That’s a great thing. I’m back. Patti will be performing and at the Venue in movies roundup, including Macy WCT: I look forward to hearing it. Indiana June 11 and at the Miller Lite Stage Gray, Sex and the City 2’s Willie Patti LaBelle. PL: I can’t wait. in Milwaukee June 12. For ticket information, Garson and more! WCT: What’s cooking in your kitchen? visit www.thevenue-chicago.com or www. PL: I am in the kitchen now as we are talk- pridefest.com. 14 June 2, 2010 number and stamps in a book to shape his life THEATER REVIEW more than his intelligence, abilities or manhood. CRITICS’ PICKS The plays of Athol Fugard (this one co-authored Hunting by the original actors in the work) always point out Apartheid’s human wreckage as well as its and Gathering The Drowsy Chaperone, Marriott The- political absurdities. Playwright: Brooke Berman ater, through June 27. The brainlessness of 1920s musicals gets an affectionate ribbing Chike But Sizwe’s story takes only half this 90-minute At: Theatre Seven of Chicago at in this hilarious 2006 Broadway musical, Johnson in play. The first 45 minutes are a long monolog, the Greenhouse, 2257 N. Lincoln spiffily performed in the round under direc- Sizwe Banzi spoken directly to the audience, by Styles. Un- Phone: 773-404-7336; $15-$24 tor/choreographer Marc Robin’s tap-happy Is Dead. like Sizwe Banzi, Styles has broken free of white Runs through: June 27 tutelage. SCM Photo by bosses and a factory job to open his own photo Killer Joe, Profiles Theatre at Royal Michael studio in a Black township near Port Elizabeth. BY MARY SHEN BARNIDGE George Theatre, extended through July 18. Brosilow He recounts the steps to his success, observ- ing “To stand straight in a place of your own ... Not every homeless person lives on the street The Royal George cabaret room is bigger to be your own supervisor. I was six feet six!” or in their car. Brooke Berman’s play, making its than Profiles’ Uptown storefront, but the Paying forward his achievement, Styles labors to world premiere under the auspices of Theatre humor in this Jeff-recommended revival of capture in his photos the dignity and pride his Seven of Chicago, presents us with four young Pulitzer-winner Tracy Letts’ inaugural play subjects cannot express in daily life. people trapped in that residential limbo be- is still as cruel as the violence is savage. Styles and Banzi are of opposite sides of the tween one room w/shared bath in their parents’ MSB. house and a bed they can call their own. Spin, Theater Wit, through June 6. On the THEATER REVIEW same coin, but their stories overlap only when Banzi, under his new identity, comes to have his That last defining factor can be literal, as il- surface, the play inaugurating Lakeview’s photo taken. Then, the actor playing Styles dou- lustrated by the slackerly Astor, newly-advanced spanking-new playhouse looks like an old- Sizwe Banzi Is Dead fashioned rom-com. But beneath the screw- Playwright: Athol Fugard, bles as Sizwe’s friend, Buntu, when Sizwe relates from couch-surfing to ownership of a futon AND ball antics lie smart lessons in finding goals John Kani, Winston Ntshona his tale in a flashback. Still, the play’s struc- an air-mattress (for guests) in his own SRO. His and following bliss. MSB At: Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis ture is fragile at best and the work depends on brother, Jesse, an earnest low-level professor at The Yeoman of the Guard, Light Opera Tickets: 773-753-4472; two bravura actors with interpersonal chemistry. Columbia University, is recently divorced with Works, June 4-13. This rarely seen late www.CourtTheatre.org; $32-$56 This production, directed by Ron OJ Parson, has no clue how to set up his own household—but Gilbert & Sullivan operetta is reason to re- Runs through: June 13 showmanship but lacks chemistry. Bess, a spoiled student chafing under the com- Without question, Allen Gilmore is skillful and promises associated with roommates, is per- joice, with Sullivan’s most majestic music and Gilbert’s most serious story, a tale of BY JONATHAN ABARBANEL impassioned as Sizwe Banzi, by turns ineffably fectly willing to supervise his resettlement ac- unrequited love at the Tower of London in sad and puckishly playful, and Chike Johnson cording to her own (always impeccable, doncha the 1500’s. JA Imagine living in a police state in which life brings warm confidence and understated de- know?) taste. And then there’s Ruth, wandering is controlled by a national identity card. You termination to Styles/Buntu. But some link be- like a stray puppy through a series of house-sits —By Abarbanel, Barnidge, need the proper stamp to live one place, an- tween the two—beyond respectful harmony—is and sublets as she fantasizes about an apart- Morgan and Sullivan other stamp to work somewhere else and a third missing. Parson down-plays the work’s come- ment with a bona fide-grownup lease. stamp to live where you work. If you move for a dy—there usually is a lot—and that could be Most “New York” plays reflect middle values— job, your wife and children may not be allowed what’s missing between actors and audience and age, class and Manhattan district—but Berman’s to move with you. between the actors themselves, although each urban nomads are a breed proliferating in prose Such is the vicious surrealism of life for Sizwe man inhabits his character deeply. Also, it can literature, but rarely found in modern drama. The of passage immediately recognizable to audi- Banzi, living in South Africa under apartheid. be difficult to pick up story details and exposi- less-affluent parts of town (not disguised as a ences of all ages and regions—for what free- When he stumbles upon a dead man whose card tory information, so very thick are the actors’ futuristic dystopia, as in most youth-oriented roaming American citizen has not fallen prey to bears the stamps he needs, Sizwe trades identi- South African accents. Viewed today, the play scenarios, but realistic down to the cross-streets anomie at some time in their lives? ties with the corpse. It’s a desperate decision. is part historical document and part cautionary pictured on the Rand-McNally screen projec- Berman never condescends to her personnel By giving up his name, his history and personal tale against abusive state power, and both as- tions) are shown to harbor pilgrims haunted by with easy sentiment, however, but takes each of truth Sizwe denies his humanity. He allows the pects require our attention. the swirl of hope and despair comprising a rite her four waifs as seriously as THEY do. Neither does Theatre Seven, whose reputation is found- Online This Week: ed on their sensitive and unhurried approach to material that, in lesser hands, could verge on “A FEAST FOR THE cloying. 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* Windy City Media Group includes Windy City Times, Nightspots and WindyCityQueercast.com 16 June 2, 2010 Salander, the bisexual goth girl with the dragon tattoo, back in league with investigative jour- nalist Mikael Blomkvist. Every English- speaking KNIGHT actress in the free world is vying for the role of Lisbeth for the Hollywood remakes but Swedish AT actress Noomi Rapace has set the bar mighty THE high. July 2 at the Music Box Love Ranch—A Chicago theater date hasn’t MOVIES been set for this based on a true story of the infamous Nevada brothel but look for it in early July. Queer audience fave Helen Mirren stars as Angelina the madam along with Joe Pesci as her husband. Jolie in Salt. Mirren’s husband, Taylor Hackford, directed the film. The Kids Are All Right—Lesbian writer-direc- tor Lisa Cholodenko (Laurel Canyon, High Art) returns with this family drama about Annette director James Whale’s Frankenstein films, is a cious and very gay-friendly Bradley Cooper and Bening and Julianne Moore as lesbian parents Summer movie terrific sci-fi horror thriller that subtly (and not District Nine sensation Sharlto Copley, or opt for of two teenagers who track down their biologi- so subtly) includes a lot of gender issues at its more of the gay subtext between Vin Diesel and cal father (Mark Ruffalo), with ensuing dramatic roundup core. June 4 Paul Walker in their return to the The Fast & the havoc. The film was the big hit at Sundance and is getting lots of early award buzz. July 9 By Richard Knight, Jr. Murder By Death—The Music Box gives us a Furious franchise. In theaters June 11 rare midnight movie screening of Neil Simon’s 8: The Mormon Proposition—This documen- Salt—Another lesbian fave, Angelina Jolie (thanks in part to that breakthrough role in Gia) Here at the official beginning of summer, the 1976 murder mystery parody that features the tary exploring the behind-the-scenes campaign returns to the action genre. July 23 season for movies has already been with us for infamous cameo by Truman Capote this Friday to trounce gay marriage in California gets its a month—film studios having decided to push and Saturday, June 4-5. Chicago debut at the Gene Siskel Film Center August back the date earlier each year. Already we’ve The Word Is Out/The Cinema Pride Collec- with filmmaker Reed Cowan and Queer Film So- I Love You Phillip Morris—Jim Carrey and seen the bloated Iron Man 2, Russell Crowe in tion—The long-anticipated DVD of The Word Is ciety Vice President Hank Sartin in person. June Ewan McGregor star as gay lovers in this based the gut-busting Robin Hood, the return of the Out, the groundbreaking 1978 documentary that 18 on a true story black comedy. This 2009 film Fashion Four in Sex and the City 2 (with an in- beautifully explores the stories of everyday gays Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work—The queer au- languished without U.S. distribution for over terview with Willie Garson in this issue), and and lesbians, finally arrives June 8. The film has dience favorite, legendary comedian and plastic- a year after a great reception at Sundance and a buffed-up Jake Gyllenhaal in the sorta enter- been restored and the disc includes a lot of won- surgery poster girl is profiled in this surprisingly has since seen its release date pushed back four taining Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. This derful extras. That same day the Cinema Pride moving documentary portrait of a year in the life times. Now the movie is slated for a late July summer the usual line-up of blockbusters and Collection from Fox/MGM—containing 10 LGBT- of the “Can we talk?” gal. June 18 opening in New York and Los Angeles so look megasequels are on tap along with some one- themed movies, an overview of 40 years of queer I Am Love—Tilda Swinton, long a fave of Our for it here in early August—but don’t hold your night-only screenings, both which will give Chi- cinema—also arrives. The set spans 1961’s The People, returns in my favorite movie of the year breath. cago area LGBT filmgoers plenty to look forward Children Hour to 2005’s Imagine Me & You and to date—a sumptuously filmed melodrama cen- Stonewall Uprising—This documentary look to—sometimes in theatres, sometimes via DVD. also includes La Cage Aux Folles, My Beautiful tering on a wealthy Italian family on the brink Laundrette, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, The of enormous emotional change precipitated by at the events surrounding the start of gay lib- eration in 1969 in New York City promises to be June Birdcage, Bent, The Object of My Affection, Boys Swinton’s college-age daughter’s coming-out a worthy addition to other gay historical films. Splice—Twelve years in the making, here Don’t Cry and Kissing Jessica Stein. and her own subsequent affair with a friend of Opens Au. 6 at the Music Box comes Dren, the human/animal hybrid creation The A-Team/Fast Five—Man up this week at her grown son. Beautifully acted and shame- Eat, Pray, Love—Julia Roberts, Javier Bar- of mad scientists Elsa and Clive (Sarah Polley the theatres with the big screen version of the lessly sensual, this is grand old-school cinema dem, James Franco and Viola Davis are in the and Adrien Brody). The film, inspired by gay ‘80s TV staple starring Liam Neeson, the hunkali- in the tradition of Visconti and Douglas Sirk writ large. June 25 cast of this tale of a woman finding meaning in Grease Sing Along—Details have not been her life as she travels the world. It’s based on finalized but what could be better than an inter- the best-selling book, and is adapted and di- active, special sing-along edition of the popular rected by Ryan Murphy, the openly queer talent 1978 John Travolta-Olivia Newton-John friendly behind TV series such as the red-hot Glee and musical (from out director Randal Kleiser and Nip/Tuck and director of the maligned Running late gay producer extraordinare Allan Carr)? A with Scissors (although I contend it’s worth an- June 30 screening will involve the Chicago Gay other look). Aug. 13 Men’s Chorus and the movie plays a week long All About Evil—San Francisco midnight movie engagement at River East beginning July 8. maven/drag queen Peaches Christ (Joshua Gran- The Twilight Saga: Eclipse—Hordes of nell) wrote and directed her own entry into the squealing teenage girls (and gay boys) are sure camp arena—the story, naturally, of a midnight to thrill to the return of Robert Pattinson, Kris- movie maven (Natasha Lyonne) whose films fea- tin Stewart and Taylor Lautner (and his six-pack ture her own gruesome killings. Mink Stole and abs), along with all the other teenage vamps Cassandra Peterson (aka Elvira, Mistress of the in the next-to-last edition of the wildly popular Dark) are also in the cast. Christ will appear in film series. June 30 person for the Aug. 14 midnight screening (com- plete with pre-show) at the Music Box. July Check out my archived reviews at www. The Girl Who Played with Fire—The second windycitytimes.com or www.knightatthemov- film adaptation from the late Swedish mystery ies.com. Readers can leave feedback at the writer Daniel Alfredson once again finds Lisbeth latter Web site.

and Rachel grow up in the same Midwest town, Hannah Free where traditional gender expectations eventu- ally challenge their deep love for one another. out on DVD Hannah becomes an adventurous, unapologetic Hannah Free—an award-winning feature film lesbian and Rachel a strong but reserved home- starring Sharon Gless, and that was produced maker. Weaving between past and present, in Chicago—is now out on DVD. The story of Hannah Free reveals how these two passion- an independent spirit and the woman she calls ate women maintain their love affair despite home, Hannah Free has played in more than a marriage, a world war, infidelity, and family 60 cities around the world and was released by denial. Wolfe Video in North America. The DVD will come loaded with features in- A DVD party will be Saturday, June 26, cluding interviews with Sharon Gless, writer noon-2 p.m. at the Palmer House Hilton, 17 E. Claudia Allen, director Wendy Jo Carlton and Monroe. Tickets are $50 and include a copy of the cast and crew; bloopers; Behind the Scenes the DVD; a copy of the new Hannah Free novel featurette, WTTW-Television Chicago Tonight from Bella Books, with photos from the film; segment, and more. Hannah Free was produced a chance to meet the cast and crew; and hors by Ripe Fruit Films and also stars Taylor Mill- d’oeuvres. er (All My Children), Maureen Gallagher, Ann Hannah Free tells the moving story of the Hagemann, Kelli Strickland and Jacqui Jack- lifelong love affair between an independent son. spirit and the woman she calls home. Hannah June 2, 2010 17 MOVIES tations by adding human qualities. VN: Oh, absolutely. In some ways, Dren was Cutting-edge always going to be in some ways more human “ than the humans. ‘Splice’ director WCT: “More human than human—that’s our motto here at the Tyrell Corporation.” A MUST-SEE! Vincenzo Natali VN: [Laughs hard] To quote Blade Runner, By Richard Knight, Jr. which makes me think that a lot of these things Unlike anything Chicago has seen in years, just come by osmosis. I don’t think about it; I’m Splice is the little sci-fi movie that’s making just so inundated with this stuff it just seeps out it’s a blast of creativity and energy.” good. After a 12-year gestation period, Ca- of my pores. But, yes, Dren was always intended Dean Richards, WGN TV/Radio nadian director Vincenzo Natali’s low-budget to display as much, if not more, humanity than movie, which he co-wrote with Doug Taylor and the scientists in the film. I felt this was a movie “Let your inner animal out for an Antoinette Terry Bryant, is finally hitting the- where we would discover the monster within our atres. The film—which follows gene-splicing humans. There’s a bit of a role reversal going ” scientists (and lovers) Elsa and Clive (Sarah Pol- on. ley and Adrien Brody) as they splice human and WCT: You really see that in the bond be- HOUR-LONG ROMP. animal DNA together and grow a creature named tween Elsa and Dren which emulates rotten Chicago Tribune Dren that transforms from female to male—was mother-daughter characters as in Mommie a word-of-mouth sensation at Sundance; it was Dearest and Carrie. At first, “mother” is so then picked up by a big-time producer (Joel loving and solicitous but when “daughter” Silver) and is now getting a hotly anticipated begins to misbehave… I’m assuming this was released by a major Hollywood studio (Warner intentional. Bros.). The soft-spoken Natali happily discussed VN: Oh, unquestionably. This is a mother- his provocative horror movie (with a review at daughter story and is echoed in Elsa’s relation- www.knightatthemovies.com), and was especial- ship with her own mother who we don’t meet or ly eager to delve into the gender issues at work know too much about but we know there is a in the film with Windy City Times. disturbing, abusive past there which manifests (Note: This interview contains spoilers from itself in Elsa when she moves Dren to the barn. the movie.) That’s the most disturbing part of the film to Windy City Times: I loved the nod to James me. Whale’s Bride of Frankenstein with the nam- WCT: There’s a running undertow in the ing of your lead characters as Clive and Elsa movie that deals with the blurring of gender (for actors Colin Clive and Elsa Lanchester). identity, which is such a huge topic in the Can you talk about why that film and perhaps queer community. I’m thinking of Chaz Bono Whale’s style was so inspirational? morphing from female to male, for example. Vincenzo Natali: It’s part of my DNA now. I Did you and your co-writers ever discuss grew up with it. I remember my mom used to this? take me every Tuesday night to a little rep the- VN: That’s part of the reason I was really look- atre in Toronto that would play Universal horror ing forward to this interview with you. I sort films and that’s where I first saw Bride of Fran- of intuitively sense that our future is polymor- kenstein. I have great affection for those movies phous—that we’re headed toward some kind and I think they’re extremely well made. Once I of androgynous state which denotes to me a started entering into a story about engineering slightly higher step in the evolutionary process. a human there was no way of avoiding the Fran- I feel that Dren is more evolved than us and kenstein paradigm so I decided to embrace it. the fact that she can change sex is obviously WCT: And like Bride of Frankenstein in par- an ability that humans don’t have—at least not ticular, Splice combines horror and horrific without the assistance of medical science. So, humor—something very tough to do. Can you yeah, she’s one crazy, queer creature! [Laughs] talk about that rather tricky approach? WCT: That’s interesting you talk about that VN: I have to say that it comes rather organi- because this idea of fluid gender identifi- cally from the material which is, let’s face it, cation is relatively new in social culture. It the movie is a kind of family drama. There’s just seems that my young compatriots in the queer something inherently absurd about the whole community are saying, “I can be anything I situation and therefore, quite humorous. It was want to be. I can morph back and forth.” a very natural thing to do and I think that horror VN: Right. Absolutely. That’s in the film. and comedy are good bedfellows. The key was WCT: Tell me why queer fans should skip Sex never to become campy. I never wanted this to and the City 2 and see Splice instead. become Re-Animator. I wanted to take it very VN: [Laughs] I’m sure that’s a hard choice. I’ll seriously and it helps that I really like all the admit that we don’t have the wardrobe that Sex “A THEATRICAL RAVE! characters in the film—I really like Clive and and the City 2 has but we’ve got some pretty Elsa and Dren. gnarly sex and—I’m willing to bet—consider- Chicago theatre-goers: do yourself a WCT: The early scenes of Dren obviously re- ably more interesting sex than you’ll ever see in tremendous favor and see FUERZA BRUTA mind one of Alien and Species, both creatures Sex and the City. created by H.R. Giger, but you subvert expec- this summer... right now if possible!” BroadwayWorld.com “Might just be the IDEAL SHOW FOR OUR AGE.” Chicago Sun-Times “A MULTIMEDIA SPECTACLE!” Red Eye “Landmark Auditorium Theatre transformed into what is likely CHICAGO’S TRENDIEST NIGHTCLUB!” Daily Herald From the creators of De La Guarda NOW PLAYING!

Delphine Chaneac (left) and Sarah Polley in Splice.   s Tickets available at the Auditorium Theatre Box Office or any "ROADWAY)N#HICAGO"OX/FFICEs'ROUPS   sWWWFUERZABRUTANET 18 June 2, 2010 MOVIES WCT: Are you sure it’s not the wardrobe? WG: I don’t know about it but what Michael [Laughs] was doing surreptitiously in this film is that this The ‘Sex’-cellent WG: And for some people it’s definitely the doesn’t matter—whoever you love, you love. If wardrobe that is attractive. I think that is what one of the characters on Sex & the City was in Willie Garson I’ve learned from the character—about listening love with a sheep it wouldn’t matter. You just By Richard Knight, Jr. and being open and real and honest. Stanford love who you love and it doesn’t matter. We is the most honest person ever. There’s nothing make a joke about Anthony can only cheat in Actor Willie Garson has appeared in dozens of hidden about him, and I think Carrie really ap- the states where we’re not legally married be- movies and television shows (and he’s currently preciates that and I think the audience really cause it’s just … silly at this point—not just appearing in the hit cable series White Collar). appreciates that. It’s something we all should as a society but as humanity’s development. It But it is as the foppish dandy Stanford Blatch— strive more—to be more honest without hurting doesn’t make any sense at this point. best friend of Sarah Jessica Parker’s Carrie Parker anyone. People love who they love in the way that in the Sex & the City television series and films— WCT: Did you film a kiss between you two? they love them and that’s all that matters. End that has made Garson instantly recognizable to Because I hated that they cut away—espe- of story. That story sickens me. [Note: Two days millions of fans. Now the “openly straight” Gar- cially because everyone’s talking about how after this interview was conducted May 27, the son, who hails from New Jersey, is back in more the gay couple on [the TV series] Modern gay couple was pardoned by Malawi’s President outlandish Stanford get-ups in Sex and the City Family doesn’t pucker up, etc. and released—although homosexuality remains 2, in which the character marries his one-time WG: I think we did have a “you can kiss the illegal in Malawi.] enemy Anthony Marantino (played by the hilari- bride” moment but I don’t know if that made it WCT: You must also have an opinion about ous out comic actor Mario Cantone). into the cut and then we’re kissing while Liza’s the whole Sean Hayes dust-up—the whole The over-the-top wedding sequence (complete performing and, then, what’s not in the movie is “he’s openly gay so he can’t play straight” with swans) that kicks off the movie finds Stan- our first dance. thing. Here you are, a straight man playing a ford and Anthony being united in marital bliss Willie Garson. WCT: So what was the first dance? gay character all these years. Can you weigh by none other than gay icon Liza Minnelli (who WG: We shot it and it was “Bewitched, Both- in on this, please? then entertains the guests with a rendition of ered & Bewildered” sung by the Harlettes. They WG: First of all, Sean Hayes absolutely can “Single Ladies”). In town to appear at a screen- take a look around you and be appreciative and flew in from Vegas. They missed a performance play straight. He’s doing it very now on Broad- ing of the film, Garson is affable and chatty grab onto what you have. with Bette [Midler] and came in and sang for way. It’s absolutely ridiculous. I think these are about both subjects light and dark—although WCT: Which we saw from Mario [Cantone] us. old mores and it’s going to take a while. It used not nearly as sensationally dressed as his alter when he gets choked up saying his vows. WCT: Put that in the deleted scenes on the to be that there were so many gays in Hollywood ego. WG: And in my scene with Sarah Jessica [Park- DVD Michael, please. that were closeted that it was like they were Windy City Times: How did Stanford and An- er] in the tent before the wedding when we talk WG: [Laughs] Yeah, yeah. always acting and now it’s like it doesn’t matter thony, who hated each other, end up with a about that it is what it is; you love who you WCT: Okay, let’s get to L-I-Z-A presiding if anyone’s gay or straight. wedding so gay it makes RuPaul look butch? love and we’re in love … done. It’s a very simple over the gay wedding which would be like Si- WCT: Well… You went shopping? emotion. natra singing at a Jersey wedding back in the WG: Well, in society it doesn’t matter as much. Willie Garson: We went shopping. [Laughs] No, WCT: Now I’ve read that in real life you and day. How many takes of “Single Ladies”[took Now it’s that the flamboyant queen is no gayer it was really important to [writer/director] Mi- Sarah Jessica are as close as Carrie and Stan- place]? than Neil Patrick Harris, who plays a womanizer. chael Patrick King that this was mature; that ev- ford. WG: It’s a film, so it takes forever and also It doesn’t really matter anymore. Basically, the eryone has grown up in this movie. We’re having WG: Yes, sometimes closer. there’s the dancing, the 500 extras, there’s film business just has to catch up. mature relationships and having mature prob- WCT: What has the straight Willie learned swans. There was a lot going on so it took a WCT: “Catch up, honey; catch up, Louise.” lems and mature fun. The issue with Stanford from the gay Stanford about how to be friends couple of weeks. But she’s such a professional. I WG: [Laughs] There you go—quoting from was that it was right in front of him. We’re not with a woman? could rehearse for 30 years and not do what she Gypsy the musical. Good for you. kids anymore flitting around New York. It was a WG: I think what’s attractive about Stanford does for five seconds. [Laughs] It’s amazing but WCT: Okay, last thing. Before the last movie real subtextual thing that Michael was putting to people is his purity. He’s a listener, he is sup- she is that person in every fiber of her being. opened the big real-life reveal was Cynthia into this movie. Like, when it’s time to grow up, portive; he’s bitchy but not evil. WCT: So when Liza comes on the set… Nixon coming out. This time the reveal is you WG: They did say, not, like, “Don’t talk to Liza” coming out as an adopted father. but “Be respectful.” It’s like having the pope in WG: That’s right. the room or something. [Laughs] It’s funny—I WCT: How are things going with you and read a review that said something like, “Oh, the [adopted son] Nathen? gay wedding is so cliché” and what you said is WG: Nathen is awesome. I was in a relation- so absolutely true … it’s like Sinatra at the Ital- ship and she didn’t want to have kids and I ian wedding in New Jersey. Who else would you was like, “What am I waiting for? I’m relatively have? Unless you’re going to get Grace Jones. young. I’m only in my 70s now. [Laughs] I have WCT: [Singing] “Slave to the rhythm…” financial means. This is crazy, why don’t I just do WG: Don’t start! Wow. Wow. You went right to it?” And I just literally put one foot in front of that. the other one day at a time and all of a sudden wcT: You play the gay character so I have I was a father and it’s fantastic. to get a little serious. Right now in the com- WCT: Congratulations ,but I’m going to munity we’re talking about this gay couple leave you with two words of warning: Mom- in Malawi that are being sent to prison for mie Dearest. 14 years for simply announcing their engage- WG: Exactly. I do strap him in at night! ment. [Laughs] CULTURE CLUB

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Entrance, is going to be in The Battle of the to Nelly’s 2002 “Dilemma.” The worldwide smash —Jody Watley (Friday, June 25, at Harold samples her tune “Love, Need and Want You.” Washington Cultural Center, 4701 S. King) Bands on Friday, June 4, at Metal Shaker, 3394 delic Furs’ work, including Foo Fighters remak- Got a Labelle playlist and feel the need to —Lilith Fair featuring Sarah McLachlan, Mary N. Milwaukee. Fronted by Tim Cain, Boys’ En- ing “Sister Europe,” Annie Lennox delivering a “stir it up?” The godmother to Cyndi Lauper’s J. Blige, Kelly Clarkson, Heart, LaRoux and more trance re-released the single “Flash,” which is soulful take of “Heaven” and Rapture redoing son recorded a new version Moby’s “One of These (Saturday, July 17, at First Midwest Bank Amphi- inspired by Princess Diana. The group’s latest, “Dumb Waiters.” For a free download of an ab- Mornings” with a gospel-tinged heartache for theatre, 19100 S. 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The Philadelphia native Iconic ’80s alternative rockers Psychedelic Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State) Beat and Depeche Mode. The new track “Give released her sophomore bow, My One and Only Furs will be taking to the stage at The Metro, ’Em Hope” will debut this month of JD Doyle’s Thrill, last year. She won me over with the slow- 3730 N. Clark, Friday, June 11. The band behind Pride Month edition of his Queer Music Heritage burning title track from her 2008 debut, Wor- classics like “Heartbreak Beat” and “Love My Internet radio broadcast. DEMOcrat Vol. 1: Songs risome Heart. Gardot’s voice effortlessly oozes Way” re-recorded the number “Pretty in Pink” from Tunnelvision is out now. with sex appeal on “Lover Undercover” and “Our for the John Hughes film of the same name. Lead The one and only Jinx Titanic returns from Love Is Easy.” Except for a cover of “Over the singer Richard Butler has a certain renaissance Ireland with A Very Classy Evening with Jinx Rainbow,” Gardot writes all of her own material. quality that leaves many scratching their chins. Titanic & Super 8 Cum Shot on Wed., June 9, She really captures a timeless feel and plays the Just check out the poses he strikes during “Sis- at Jackhammer, 6406 N. Clark. The 23-track col- role of a cool cat in a jazz club so naturally. My ter Europe.” lection 100% Pure Class, the Very Best of Jinx One and Only Thrill is out now on Verve, and has Other musicians have covered the Psyche- Titanic and the Super 8 Cum Shot is available had great chart success overseas. Tracey Thorn can sing the tax code and I would sit there entranced by her delivery. The former frontwoman of Everything But the Girl re- turns with another solo outing, Love And Its Op- posite. Here, she tackles mid-life issues like life Chicago’s Premier LGBT Choral Arts Organization after separation and getting older on “Oh the Divorces,” “Hormones” and “Singles Bar.” The 3ULGH&RQFHUW sound here is more organic than 2007’s Out of the Woods, but elements of electroncia are pres- ent on “Late in the Afternoon.” I have Thorn’s cover of Lee Hazlewood’s “Come on Home to Me” Belinda Carlisle. stuck on repeat. This brooding duet with Jens Lekman dwells in the shadows, where one would NUNN ON ONE: MUSIC expect to find a collaboration between Nick Cave and PJ Harvey. Love And Its Opposite is out now Mad about on Merge Records. Leave it to the New York duo The Golden Fil- Belinda Carlisle BY JERRY NUNN ter to capture the electronic indie sound coming from Scandinavian acts like Kate Havnevik, Sally Belinda Carlisle broke away from The Go-Go’s Shapiro and Frost. On the debut, Voluspa, lead years ago and foraged ahead with a success- singer Penelope Trappes has a light wisp of a ful solo career. Now she has returned to say voice. This fits perfectly on the ethereal “The goodbye one final time. Underdogs” and the opener “Dance around the Windy City Times: Hi, Belinda. When did Fire.” The standout “Hide Me” resembles a DIY you meet The Go-Go’s in the first place? outtake by Goldfrapp. “Solid Gold” is the ulti- Belinda Carlisle: We put ourselves together mate emo, shoe-gazer dance ditty. back in 1978. The Golden Filter has remixed tracks for oth- WCT: Currently, you have seven solo al- ers such as “New in Town” by Little Boots, “We bums and The Go-Go’s have had four. Are the People” by Empire of the Sun and “Far BC: Yeah, something like that. I kind of lost Away” by Cut Copy. Voluspa is out now and The count there have been so many. Golden Filter will be at The Empty Bottle, 1035 WCT: The Go-Go’s farewell tour hits the N. Western, on Wed., June 9, with The Hundred road this summer. I am so disappointed Stephen C. Edwards, Artistic Director Hands and Brilliant Pebbles. L that you are not coming to Chicago. Summer ovin BC: We only have three weeks to do stuff ’ Upcoming releases: because everyone has so many things going Saturday, June 19 @ 5 pm & 8 pm —Christina Aguilera: Bionic, June 8 on. I will be working this summer in Europe. —Andy Bell: Non-Stop, June 8 Hoover-Leppen Theatre at Center on Halsted 3656 N. Halsted St. I am bummed out, too. I thought we would —Robyn: Body Talk Part 2, June 15 have been coming up to Chicago but we are —Sarah McLachlan: Laws of Illusion, June 15 Tickets available online at www.windycitysings.org General Admission: $20 not. —Sia: We Are Born, June 22 Find out more about Belinda Carlisle— —Cyndi Lauper: Memphis Blues, June 22 For group and student rates call 773.404.9242 including being active in the gay communi- —Macy Gray: The Sellout, June 22 ty—online at www.WindyCityMediaGroup. —Scissor Sisters: Night Work, June 29 Performances are interpreted for the deaf and hard of hearing com. —Indigo Girls: Staring down the Brilliant June 2, 2010 21 Andy Bell goes ‘Non-Stop’ By Tony Peregrin WCT: Pascal Gabriel has worked with some amazing artists—what was it like collaborat- Andy Bell says he’s been a bit preoccupied with ing with him, Andy? Were there any discern- Madonna lately, so much so, that he decided able similarities between working with Pascal Non-Stop, his second solo album, would feature and working with Vince Clarke? a more disco-glam, clubby vibe. “I feel like, if AB: It was a really, really good experience she can do it, why can’t I?” working with Pascal. He is really enthusiastic, Non-Stop was co-produced and co-written which I like. And he’s Cancerian, same as Vince, with Pascal Gabriel (Kylie Minogue, Little Boots, and they are quite similar, personality-wise. Pas- S’Express, Debbie Harry) and features a duet cal is actually quite camp for a straight man! I with Perry Farrell (Jane’s Addiction), a self- was in France for several weeks recording with proclaimed huge fan of Bell’s voice. Bell had him and it was wonderful. His wife is a vegetar- ian, so we had good food, and of course, we originally started the project with synthpop Andy Bell. producer Stephen Hague, but he pushed aside were in wine country, which was quite nice. those recordings after someone at his label said WCT: What are some of your favorite tracks they sounded like Erasure. “It threw me off for on the new album, Andy? are crawling all over you. I remember seeing WCT: How are you promoting the new al- awhile,” admits the 46-year-old singer, “but I AB: I really like the uptempo Touch—I think you at International Mr. Leather here in Chica- bum? Will you be touring, doing appearances, actually had kind of a feeling in my heart that it it is the most punky song I’ve ever done. It feels go, I think you were DJ’ing one of the events, DJ’ing? wasn’t working out properly.” like they are always asking me to be on these and there were guys orbiting all around you. AB: Hopefully, I will be making some appear- In fact, Andy Bell (one half of Britpop’s leg- reality shows, like Big Brother, and that is what AB: So far, there really haven’t been! I was do- ances in the U.S. to coincide with gay pride. endary duo, Erasure) purposely altered his vocal the song is about. It’s not something I really ing a short set in France in March, for European WCT: You sell out shows here in America, register for much of the new album, effective- want to do—I don’t want to make a spectacle of Gay Ski Week, and I had my first taste of ageism. even though you don’t often get played on ly leaving behind his soulfully electronic solo myself on television. I also really like Say What I saw this guy, turns out he was 24, and I went the radio. What is the number-one question voice and his gleaming, glitterball Erasure vo- you Want, I like the metering of the verse on up to him and said ‘you are stunningly good- you get asked by your fans, here in the States, cals. The result is a lavish 10-track collection of that one. I also really like Non-Stop, it’s very ro- looking.’ And he says, ‘I thought you used to be or anywhere? dance floor confessionals and gold-plated disco botic and perfect for the dance floor! It’s about good-looking when you were in Erasure.’ And I AB: Hmm. The number-one question I get grooves. being fucked up on the dance floor. thought, I still AM in Erasure. Then he went on asked by fans—well, it’s really weird, but I can’t Windy City Times: One of my favorite tracks WCT: Many of the songs on Non-Stop are love to say that he really only likes to have sex with think of any at the moment. I will say, though, on the album is DHDQ (aka Debbie Harry Drag songs. Were some of these tracks inspired by people his own age. I have never been an ageist that it is unbelievable the amount of support Queen). You performed with Debbie Harry your relationship with your boyfriend? person. My tastes are open to all men, I like all we get from everyone and I can’t thank them during the True Colors tour—you must have AB: I can’t help myself—I’m always writing ages, all races, all kinds. I remember thinking is enough. The very fact that we don’t get played just fallen head over heels for her. about relationships. Actually, we’re really a bit it me, and the fact that I am 45, or is the issue on the radio in the U.S., and yet all these people Andy Bell: She’s so gorgeous! It’s a complete off again, but that’s down to me. We were going with this kid? come to see us because we have a reputation for homage to her. Debbie Harry isn’t a drag queen, out for four or five years, and I’ve never been WCT: Speaking of age, you just had a birth- putting on a good show, is incredible to me. It’s she is the best of the best of them! For me, no- single, so I thought I would try that out for day, right? How did you celebrate? quite a feat on the part of the fans and on our body’s every really copied her because it’s im- awhile. I feel like I jumped out of the frying pan AB: Yes! It was last Sunday [April 25]. We ac- part, I think. possible. She’s the queen of them all. And after and into the fire! Those songs are always about tually made a video for Call On Me the night Non-Stop will be released June 8. all, Bananarama did a send-up to Robert De Niro the dilemmas of relationships, right? And they before, and we didn’t finish until 6 o’clock the For more about Andy Bell—including his with their song “Robert De Niro’s Waiting…” question whether you really know who you are, next morning, so I slept in for part of my actual impressions of Perry Ferrell, his iPod playlist and I thought, you know, Debbie Harry deserves deep down. birthday. But we did have a lovely chocolate and his inspirations for writing—visit www. one too. WCT: Now that you’re single, I bet the boys mousse cake. 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rade will be along 25th Ave (westbound) & Adams St. in Gary, Ind. The gay Pride Picnic will immediately follow at Buffing- ton Park at 6th & Connecticut. 2pm, 219- 810-3775, 25th Ave & Adams St. in Gary, Indiana, www.nwirainbowdays.com Boystown Tour Chicago Elevated kicks of Brought to you by the combined efforts of the spring and summer tour season with a first of it’s kind - a Boystown Tour. The Boystown Tour will start on May 29th and STEPPING OUT run on Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Sunday, June 6 The tour starts at 5:00pm at Roscoe’s and will run until 6:30pm ending at Scarlet. Liza Minnelli (above) will $20 includes wine tasting but does not entertain the masses at include any other additional drinks. 5pm, Wed., June 2 773.593.4873, Roscoe’s Tavern, 3356 N the Chicago Theatre, 175 LVNMUZIQ in Concert for Four Women FUNNY GIRL Halsted St, http://chicagoelevated.com N. State. Music Series Urban folker, LVNMUZIQ, will Friday, June 11 Black Bra Party The return of the very popu- be performing. Liz has been compared to lar Black Bra Party! The original produc- Photo by Eric Antoniou folks like Tracy Chapman and David Gray. Kathy Griffin (right) will ers, Kathleen Ulm and Julie Mosier, have This is part of the Four Women Music Se- teamed back up after 4 years for this one- ries. Four Women is an acoustic music open Milwaukee PrideFest. night-only event kicking off Pride Month. series. 7pm, Mary’s Attic, 5400 N Clark, Tickets $10 in advance, $15 at the door. http://www.lvnmuziq.com 8pm, Temptations Nightclub, 10235 W Graffiti Party at Minibar Come see the Photo by Jerry Nunn Grand Ave Thursday, June 10 uber-hot David G. and Jay P Wednesdays Girl Action 847 Girl Action, a hot new night League of Chicago Theatres Thursday at Minibar Ultra Lounge and Cafe; 9pm, at Temptations that takes place every Sat- Event Join the League of Chicago Theatres Minibar Ultra Lounge and Cafe, 3341 N urday Night. Each Saturday is something as they present The Chicago Cabaret Proj- Halsted, http://www.minibarchicago.com new, the largest party in the suburbs for ect is at its finest in the stunning musi- BITE ME Bingo Every other Wednesday come girls. Doors open at 8pm, $5 cover; 8pm, cal revue - The Rhythym of Life! 6:30pm, and try your hand at winning some sweet off pride month in Chicago. $10 sug- Friday, June 4 Temptations Nightclub, 10235 W Grand 773-248-0851, Hydrate, 3458 N. Halsted, prizes as the fabulous Ginger calls out http://www.chicagocabaretproject.com gested donation to benefit La Casa Norte, Equality Illinois First Friday Networking Ave your lucky numbers. 7pm, 847-455-0008, Half Price Champagne in the Champagne a non-profit agency committed to provid- Event Equality Illinois and ChicagoPride. Temptations Nightclub, 10235 W. Grand Lounge Join us and listen to LIVE JAZZ ing a safe and nurturing environment for com present this monthyly “Make A Dif- Sunday, June 6 and sip your favorite Champagne in our homeless and abandoned people. Guests; ference” event. For a $10 donation to the Take partner to Journey of the Center of Thursday, June 3 5:30pm, Wild Pug, 4810 N. Broadway Ave the Uterus Free tickets to partners to VIP Champagne Lounge. 5pm, 708-358- Boystown Tour Chicago Elevated kicks of Equality Illinois PAC, you receive two- About Face Theatre’s Wonka Ball 2010 the fertile multimedia comedy, Journey 8840, Velvet Rope, 728 West Lake Street, the spring and summer tour season with drink tickets and a ticket for a door prize Join About Face Theatre as our annual to the Center of the Uterus: Adventures http://velvetropeultralounge.com a first of it’s kind - a Boystown Tour. The drawing. 6pm, Sidetrack, 3349 N Halsted, WONKA BALL heads North & Goes Gay! Tra- Infertility, a roller coaster ride through Boystown Tour will start on May 29th and www.eqil.org ditionally, the debutante ball is instituted Elektro-Sexual Art Opening 7pm, The doctors, “supportive” friends, the “spe- Friday, June 11 run on Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Patti LaBelle at The Venue Whether she’s as a rite of passage for young ladies of Arts Club of Chicago, 201 E. Ontario, cial man’s room” and more. Play through The tour starts at 5:00pm at Roscoe’s and singing full out on a love ballad or telling the south - in turn, this year About Face www.chicagoartistsresource.org/dance/ Aug. 29, partner deal June 6 and June 27. will run until 6:30pm ending at Scarlet. it like it is on one of her soaring songs she supporters unite to experience a ritualis- node/26559 12:45pm, 773-454-6101, Greenhouse The- $20 includes wine tasting but does not has become known for, Patti LaBelle will tic coming out of their very own. 6pm, New Kids on The Block New Kids on the ater Center, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave, Chicago, include any other additional drinks. 5pm, continue to deliver as only she can – with 773.784.8565 x110, Chicago Illuminating Block are back and they are making a stop http://www,greenhousetheater.org 773.593.4873, Roscoe’s Tavern, 3356 N pure heart and soul. Purchase tickets on- Co, 19 E. 21st, www.aboutfacetheatre. at The Venue! 8pm, (219) 473-6060, The aChurch4Me? MCC Worship Celebration A Halsted, http://chicagoelevated.com line. 7:30pm, (219) 473-6060, The Venue com Venue at Horseshoe Casino, 777 Casino diverse community where all are welcome, Jerry Pritikin’s San Francisco in the 1970s at Horseshoe Casino, 777 Casino Center, American Veterans for Equal Rights (gay Center Dr, http://www.horseshoeham- grow spiritually and find meaning in hope Jerry Pritikin’s; 5pm, 312 341 6458, Gage www.horseshoehammond.com/ veterans) Monthly meeting AVER is a mond.com/eventsdetail.do?locationcode= and love! 11am, Center on Halsted, 3656 Gallery 18 S. Michigan; www.roosevelt. Kathy Griffin opens at Milwaukee Pride- non-profit association dedicated to full uha&detailname=new-kids-on-the-block-d N Halsted, www.achurch4me.org/ edu/gagegallery Fest Funny, frequently controversial, and and equal rights for all present and for- etail&eventtitle=new+kids+on+the+block Liza Minnelli in Chicago Four-time Tony Out of the Office, networking cocktail unashamedly self-promoting Kathy Griffin mer members of the U.S. Armed Forces. Four Women @ Circuit! Special Fund Award winner, two-time Golden Globe win- reception for LGBT professionals Baird in a one-night exclusive tour stop in the 7pm, Center on Halsted, 3656 N Halsted, Raiser for JDRF Listening party in honor ner and receiptent of an Academy Award, & Warner hosts. Meet, mix & mingle with midwest region. Pre-sale tickets March 9, http://www.averchicago.org of a “Four Women” alumni Crystal Bower- an Emmy Award and a Grammy Award, the other Chicago-area professionals to kick 10 am, with password PF2010. All tickets sox!! A small donation of $15 is requested incomparable Liza Minnelli will perform on sale March 12, 10 am. 8:15pm, The which means $10 goes straight to Juvenile “Liza Minnelli and Friends.” Presented by Summerfest grounds, http://www.pridef- Diabetes Research Foundation (www.jdrf. Star Productions, Minnelli will sing sensa- est.com org) 21+. Four amazing female lead bands tional American standards in a glamorous for this special night feature: Monica del and intimate concert. Tickets $52 to $122; Castillo, Jeannie Tanner Quartet. With 7:30pm, 800-745-3000, Chicago Theatre, Saturday, June 12 PrideFest Volleyball Tournament Milwau- special guests all the way from Nashville 175 N State St kee GAMMA, Inc. and MGVA will be co- and San Diego Donna Frost, Veronica May; sponsoring an open 12-team competitive 8pm, Circuit Night Club, 3641 N Halsted Monday, June 7 (but friendly) volleyball tournament at St, http://www.facebook.com $1 Drink Night with DJ Laura B at Hydrate Milwaukee PrideFest this year. The first 12 Flesh Hungry Dog Show featuring Pretty Monday at HYDRATE is $1 DRINK NIGHT! teams to sign up and pay in full will be Good Dance Moves & Stewed Tomatoes All well cocktails are only One Dollar all included. 10am, 414-530-1886, Milwau- Flesh Hungry Dog Show featuring Pretty night long! 8pm, Hydrate, 3458 N. Hal- kee Summerfest Grounds, www.milwauke- Good Dance Moves, the Stewed Tomatoes, sted, http://www.hydratechicago.com egamma.com/tournament Ellen Rosner and Bubbly Creek All Stars on SAIC 2010: AIADO and Fashion Gradu- Fri. June 4 at Jackhammer, 6406 N. Clark. Tuesday, June 8 ate Thesis Showcasing design from the fleshhungrydog.com; 9pm, Jackhammer, “Gyn/Ecology” by Mary Daly LESBIAN Departments of Architecture, Interior 6406 N Clark BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP - “Gyn/Ecology” by Mary Daly at Gerber/Hart Library, 1127 Architecture and Designed Objects (AIA- Saturday, June 5 W. Granville, 7:30; 7:30pm, 773-381-8030, DO); and Fashion, this exhibition brings together work by graduate students that Power Picnic (TPAN) The POWER Program at Gerber/Hart Library, www.gerberhart.org explores the latest in innovations in ma- TPAN is having a Picnic to invite new Gay, terial, technology, fashion and form. From Lesbian, Bi, and transgendered individuals Wed., June 9 June 12-July 24; reception Tuesday, June to our program, which is a harm reduction WhiteSox-Tigers Game Benefit Reeve 15 from 6-8pm; 12pm, Sullivan Galleries, model for HIV transmission re-infection or Foundation Join the Chicago Chapter of 33 S. State St. 7th floor, www.saic.edu/ substance abuse. Come grab a cold soda the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation highlights or water, rib or chicken wing and find out at U.S. Cellular Field as the White Sox take how to get POWER over high risk behav- on the Tigers, Wed, June 9th, 2010 at 7:10 iors. 12:30pm, 7739899400, Foster Beach, pm. Lower box seats are available for pur- Sunday, June 13 Hannah Free film Multi-award winning ac- http://www.tpan.com chase at a discounted price of $40 each, tress Sharon Gless (Burn Notice, Queer as The Windy City Gay Idol 2010 Semifinals half of which will go to the Reeve Founda- Folk, Cagney & Lacey) stars in the pas- Windy City Gay Idol Windy City Gay Idol, tion to benefit our mission! 7pm, U.S. Cel- sionate lesbian drama Hannah Free, which now in its 8th year searches for the best lular Field, http://tinyurl.com/y2sbxpc was filmed in the Chicago area, and mem- amateur GLBT singers in the Chicago area. Worship Service - Annual Pride Gathering bers of the cast and crew will attend the 1pm door opens, 3pm start. 1pm, 734- WORSHIP SERVICE - Annual Pride gather- screening for a post-show discussion. $10. 834-0491, Sidetrack, 3349 N Halsted, ing at Lakeview Presbyterian Church, 716 HAVING A BALL Three Oaks is about 75 miles from Chica- www.windycitymediagroup.com/windyci- W. Addison. 7pm, 773-281-2655, Lakeview go. 3pm, 269-756-3879, Acorn Theater, tygayidol2010.html Presbyterian Church, www.lakeviewpresby- Thursday, June 3 107 Generations Dr., Three Oaks, Mich., NW Indiana’s 3rd Gay Pride Parade NW terian.org www.acorntheater.com About Face Theatre will hold its annual Wonka Ball at Indiana Rainbow days, 3rd Gay Pride Pa- the Chicago Illuminating Co., 19 E. 21st. Get WindyCityMediaGroup.com Photo from 2009 by Kat Fitzgerald (MysticImagesPhotography.com) : online ChicagoPride.com June 2, 2010 25

BILLY MASTERS Join us for the Semi-Finals at Sidetrack! “I need a girlfriend. I’m looking for funny, some- one who can deal with a busy schedule, which Saturday, June 5th has been a problem in the past. Just a cool girl. I need someone to hang out with me.”—Evan Doors: 1pm • Begins: 3pm Lysacek tells RadarOnline what he’s looking for in a girlfriend. Yeah, that’s what straight guys Support your friends always say they’re looking for—a funny girl to and be entertained! hang out with. That’s not a girlfriend, that’s a fag hag (no offense). If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times—comedy ain’t for amateurs. I am not say- ing every time I take a swing, I hit it out of the park. But I can’t tell you the last time I held for a laugh and only heard crickets. But I know when I last saw it happen to someone else— during Paula Abdul’s tribute to Simon Cowell on Produced by the American Idol finale. That said, there were a Windy City few funny lines. But Paula is simply not a laugh Media Group riot. The entire presentation lacked timing, inflection or a sense of irony. An even bigger mistake was waiting an interminable amount of Prizes & surprises! time for a laugh that never came—repeatedly. Adam Lambert was MIA from the American But isn’t this what we wanted from Paula? Some Idol finale—and probably for good reason. $10 cover incoherent rambling that went nowhere? We should judge her the way she judged singers. So, vo. But, I know what you’re interested in—sexy “Paula—I loved the shoes. You looked AMAZING. photos and videos. Then check out BillyMasters. The hair, the outfit, everything worked. And you com. looked like you were having a ball. Good for Last week, Sharon and Kelly Osbourne hosted you!” an event at their home on Harvey Milk Day— My favorite part of the night was having most which apparently falls on May 22. (Who knew?) of the “AI” winners (and a significant chorus The event was a benefit for Equality California of losers) sing “Together We Are One.” So, I’m (EQCA), a group promoting ... well, equality. 3349 N. Halsted counting the winners and I’m one short. I try Tickets ranged in price from $150 to $5000 and again—same thing. Who is missing? I can’t quickly sold out. The organizers also invited SidetrackChicago.com think of anyone. It took me a good five minutes some luminaries to raise the star power. One of before I came up with the name David Cook—so, those people was Dustin Lance Black who, as did I really miss him? Did anyone? Turns out, he you know, won the Oscar for writing the screen- was previously committed to perform at a can- play to “Milk”. Makes sense. However, they also cer benefit out of state—and, given this is the invited Perez Hilton—one of the people who disease that claimed his brother’s life, one can’t wrote about Lance’s sex tape (full disclosure— fault him for that. I, too, wrote about this tape, but my reporting Some also-rans were strangely absent. I was was somewhat more balanced and didn’t exactly looking for Nikki McKibbin (season one, third go for the jugular). Initially, people said that place), but apparently her invitation got lost in EQCA disinvited Black to avoid any drama—and the mail. And yet the seventh-place contestant Lance told people that he was asked not to go. ABOUT FACE THEATRE from season two, Kimberly Caldwell, was front All for naught, since Perez didn’t even show up. and center. What about Adam Lambert? First we And why would he? He’s not known for support- Wonka Ball Co-Chairs heard he’s on “vocal rest”—but how much voice ing gay events. Days later, EQCA issued a state- Mike Sullivan & does someone need to sing in the choir with ment that nobody was disinvited. They simply Dennis Remer the other non-winners? I’m not even sure their informed Black that Perez would be there. When and Host Committee Chair mikes were on. Then he posted on Twitter that they found out for sure Hilton was a no-show, Rick Stoneham the “AI” invitation was, “You’ve not been asked they sent Black a text message. Are you kidding cordially invite you to to perform on the finale. Would you like to sit in me? Are they a bunch of girls in high school the audience?” Call me skeptical, but I find it in- saying, “The coast is clear. Come to the party conceivable that Lambert wasn’t invited to be in now”? My God! To his credit, Black simply said the chorus but someone invited Anoop! Really? he wouldn’t be able to get there before the I still say he simply didn’t want to be lumped in event ended, and declined. Someone mature and Wonka with the other past losers. taking the high road ... a rarity, indeed. There was also no Clay Aiken, which is intrigu- Let’s slip in a quick “Ask Billy” question. Gary ing because the paparazzi spotted him in Los in Indiana asks: “Are the rumors true that we will Angeles earlier in the day. But there is no love be seeing some gay action on ‘True Blood’ this lost between Clay and the “Idol” folks. A messy season?” Ball lawsuit will do that. That doesn’t mean he’s just Yes. Michael Steger from 90210 turns up for sitting around. He actually has a new CD out one episode as a gay hooker—my favorite kind called Tried and True that is, not surprisingly, of hooker! He’s picked up by actor Denis O’Hare 2010 hits that are both tried and true—in this case, (on the show, of course). Then there’s a curi- songs from the ‘50s and ‘60s. He filmed a con- ous photo of Steven Moyer and Sam Trammell Thursday, June 3 cert in his hometown of Raleigh, N.C., and it will poised for a kiss which has made its way out of air on PBS this summer. HBO. This surfaced with some sexy stills of the Chicago Illuminating As to his personal life, people continue to tell stunning Alexander Skarsgard. So, it sure seems Company me that Aiken is still happily dating Broadway likely. Check out all the eye candy on BillyMas- 19 East 21st Street, hoofer Reed Kelly. The two recently went bowl- ters.com. Chicago IL 60616 ing with Reed’s mom! Mr. Kelly is quite a busy When a blogger trumps an Oscar winner, it’s Tickets on sale NOW! boy himself. He’s taking part in the “Broadway definitely time to end another column. So much Bares” benefit on June 20th at the Roseland dish, so little time. So you better check out aboutfacetheatre.com Ballroom in NYC. He’s not only gorgeous with a www.BillyMasters.com—where I always give a 773.784.8565 x110 great body, but he’s quite an incredible dancer. little bit more. If that’s not enough, you can Some of the “Bares” boys participated in little drop a note to me at [email protected] preview performance at Splash Bar in NYC, and and I promise to get back to you before I ever Reed certainly got our attention. For his solo ef- again utter the word Anoop! Until next time, re- forts, he’s already raised $5K for the cause. Bra- member, one man’s filth is another man’s bible. 26 June 2, 2010 CHICAGO FORCE FOOTBALL Romano, a lesbian who said she is now dating, while growing up. said she always is nervous on game day. How- “I really idolized my sister when she played,” ever, it’s an excited nervousness. said Burke, now 28. “I have to thank her,” for Katie Romano: The team has created football signs for the his love of volleyball. plays to aide Romano. That’s indoor, outdoor and of course the beach Overcoming “It’s tough when the ball is up in the air be- version as well. hind my back and everyone is yelling, ‘Pass, He is now the competitive volleyballer; she is the odds pass, pass,’” she said. “I can’t hear, so I have to now a stay-at-home mom, though she does still By Ross Forman read the wide receiver’s eyes and body if the ball play at times. is coming or not, and I have to react fast when Burke, who ran cross country and played bas- Her size alone is an obstacle. I see the ball.” ketball at Sycamore High School, now lives in At 5’2” and 125 pounds, Katie Romano is the Clearly, Romano is a role-model for the deaf Lake View and is a healthcare consultant for smallest player on the Chicago Force, perhaps community—and beyond. What may seem im- Tennessee-based ProClaim. the whole Independent Women’s Football League possible, isn’t—as she can attest. “I’m a natural athlete. Plus, I’m 6’5,” and (IWFL). So it’s no wonder she dreams big on the foot- height certainly helps in volleyball, and I really But that’s hardly an issue to this 24-year-old ball field. love team sports,” said Burke who graduated who graduated from Bartlett High School in “I really want to be like Devon Hester [of the from high school in 2000 and the University of 2004 and still lives in the western suburb. She Chicago Bears]—to catch the kickoff and return Illinois in 2004. is, you see, in her first season with the Force, it for a touchdown,” she said. Burke—who ran the Chicago Marathon in 2006 although a few years ago she had a stint with and 2007, and is training for this October’s 26.2- the DC Divas in our nation’s capital, when the A little more Katie Romano… mile event—will be in Cologne, Germany, in July Divas won the league championship. —Favorite pro sport: Football for Gay Games VIII. He is part of the 10-member That was when and where she attended Gallau- —Favorite pro team: Chicago Bears Chicago Defiance indoor volleyball team that det University, the school she graduated from in —Favorite pro athlete: Devon Hester also features Scott Parachek, Tony Akers, William 2009. Gallaudet is one of the top schools in lib- —Favorite movie: Avatar Boulware and Brian Elizondo, among others. The eral education and career development for deaf —Favorite TV show: “I don’t watch TV any- team also features a player from Philadelphia and hard-of-hearing undergraduate students. more.” and one from Hawaii. Yes, Romano is deaf. Katie Romano. Photo by Ross Forman —It’s a fact: A member on USA Deaf National “I think this team can [win] a medal. We have “I love football; it’s my passion. I love chal- Women soccer team since 2004, and she at- a solid team, so hopefully things will come to- lenges and physical sports. Since I don’t have my team made me feel like part of family right tended the Deaflympic in Melbourne, Australia, gether for us,” said Burke, making his debut a job [right now], I’m considering football as away,” she said. (2005) and Taipei, Taiwan (2009). “We won gold in the quadrennial Games. “I’ve heard the Gay my job,” said Romano, who played four years Now, she has an interpreter who stands right medals both years and I’m planning to go for Games is an amazing experience, so I can’t wait of soccer in high school and four more years in alongside the Force coaches. third gold in Athens, Greece, in 2013.” to see the sights and sounds, and getting to college. “I joined [the] Divas football team in “Each [preseason] practice, one by one, play- —On the 2010 Chicago Force: “We have re- meet people from all over the world, with so 2006, but stopped because I was in college. So, ers came to me and introduced themselves until ally good team and everyone is young and fun.” many different backgrounds all coming together after I graduated and came back home, I just we had [a] scrimmage game and then a post- —Quote: “It doesn’t matter being deaf or not, around sports will be great.” missed football a lot. I love the feeling of wear- scrimmage party; that’s when I felt more part don’t let anyone or anything stop your dream or Nervous? ing [a] helmet and pads. I love hitting too. of the team because hanging out with the team passion of doing something.” “No; I’m just energized to go. It will be a “I’m proud to represent the Chicago Force; this off the field helps to get to know the players —Goals: “My goal for the team is to keep driv- great time to just have fun,” Burke said. “The team is very addicted.” on the team,” said Romano, who was born deaf. ing all the way to the championship together guys who I’m going with … that’s who will make Romano, who sees action on offense, defense “I get along with everyone on the team pretty as one. Personally, I want to serve in Peace the trip. It’s just a fun group who I love to be and special teams, admits she was nervous when easily. Cassie [Cattouse] and I are closer be- Corps, so right now I’m in [the] process with around.” she joined the Force this season—mostly be- cause we hang out often and we carpool all the the nomination for position as special educa- Burke also has never been to Germany, and cause she did not have an interpreter. time.” [Cattouse is hearing, but learning sign tion [teacher] in Africa. I have accomplished naturally is excited for the sight-seeing. “But I was fine after [a] few practices because language—and Romano is her teacher.] so many things, but I’m never satisfied because Burke, like the rest of his Defiance teammates, there are countless things out there I can do, so plays volleyball year-round. He is a middle hitter I’m living up my life as much I can everyday and who also can play outside hitter. seek for more challenges.” So yes, he will be spiking the competition in The Force’s final regular-season game is Cologne. June 5 at the Kansas City Tribe. Burke admits one of his on-court strengths is, There’s Power “my ability to put the ball down.” GAY GAMES: VOLLEYBALL More about Andy Burke: Talking with —Favorite sports (beside volleyball): Base- ball and college basketball in Our Pride. Andy Burke —Cubs or White Sox? Cubs. “I’ve lived by Wrigley Field for four years and I go to a lot of Please participate in the largest By Ross Forman games. 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