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JAZZ MUSICIAN JEANNIE TANNER PAGE 20 WINDY CITY THE VOICE OF CHICAGO’S GAY, LESBIAN, BI AND TRANS COMMUNITY SINCE 1985 FEB. 12, 2014 VOL 29, NO. 20 TIMESwww.WindyCityMediaGroup.com David Munar to lead Howard Brown BY YASMIN NAIR Longtime AIDS and LGBT health advocate David Munar will take over the trou- JOURNALIST bled Howard Brown Health Center (HBHC) as its new president and CEO starting April 1. DORFMAN DIES The selection follows a long and sometimes stalled 18-month national search page 10 process. In an exclusive interview with Windy City Times, Munar, who was accompanied by board chair Duke Alden, spoke at length about his goals in his new post. He will replace interim president and CEO Karma Israelsen. Munar—an openly gay, HIV-positive Latino—is also a longtime Chicago resi- dent and activist. He will step down from his post as president and CEO of AIDS Foundation of Chicago on March 1 to take over the helm at HBHC. He will start at an annual base salary of $205,000. Munar will be the first leader of HBHC, in recent memory, with experience in healthcare. He has a storied reputation in Chicago and Illinois, and has been a national leader in policy efforts around HIV/AIDS. Munar joined AFC in 1991, and over the years since has moved up the ladder to his current position. John Peller will serve as the interim president and CEO of AFC until the board finds a replace- ment, and he spoke of his colleague in glowing terms to WCT, even as he also described himself as “sad” at seeing his colleague leave. David Munar. Photo by Erica Demarest Turn to page 8 TALKING WITH TRANSFORMATIVE LESBIAN FILMMAKER CHERYL DUNYE pagE 210 page 24 page 6 GAY CHICAGOANS ENJOYING SOCHI AND WINTER OLYMPICS pagE 27 Two transgender celebrities are featured in this week’s issue. Janet Mock (left) talks about her new book and her interviews with CNN’s Piers Morgan, while director Lana Wachowski was spotlighted at last weekend’s Equality Illinois gala. 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DORFMAN DIES The selection follows a long and sometimes stalled 18-month national search PAGE 10 process. In an exclusive interview with Windy City Times, Munar, who was accompanied by board chair Duke Alden, spoke at length about his goals in his new post. He PRIMARY ELECTION will replace interim president and CEO Karma Israelsen. Munar—an openly gay, HIV-positive Latino—is also a longtime Chicago resi- dent and activist. He will step down from his post as president and CEO of AIDS Foundation of Chicago on March 1 to take over the helm at HBHC.DOWNLOAD He will start THIS! at an annual base salary of $205,000. Munar will be the first leader of HBHC, in recent memory, with experience in 26 healthcare. He has a storied reputation in Chicago and Illinois, and has been a national leader in policy efforts around HIV/AIDS. Munar joined AFC in 1991, and over the years since has moved up the ladder to his current position. John Peller will serve as the interim president and CEO of AFC until the board finds a replace- ment, and he spoke of his colleague in glowing terms to WCT, even as he also described himself as “sad” at seeing his colleague leave. David Munar. Photo by Erica Demarest Turn to page 8 MARCH 18, 2014 TALKING WITH TRANSFORMATIVE IMPARTIAL 28 LESBIAN Go to www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com FILMMAKER CHERYL DUNYE PAGE 210 page 24 to download complete issues of Windy City Times and• Nightspots. page 6 GAY CHICAGOANS ENJOYING SOCHI AND WINTER OLYMPICS PAGE 27 JAMES PATRICK CRAWLEY • DEMOCRAT FOR JUDGE • VEAL VACANCY Two transgender celebrities are featured in this week’s issue. Janet Mock (left) talks about her new book and her interviews with CNN’s Piers Morgan, while director Lana Wachowski was spotlighted at last weekend’s Equality Illinois gala. Mock picture by Aaron Tredwell; Wachowski photo by Hal Baim Then click on any ad and be taken directly to the advertiser’s Web site! • The only LGBT candidate running countywide. • Found “Recommended” by the Lesbian and Gay Bar online exclusives at Association of Chicago INDEPENDENT • (LAGBAC) www. • Received the highest judicial rating. possible from several WindyCityMediaGroup bar groups including the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois. • James Crawley is, “hardworking ... has extensive practice experience... and is well regarded for his dedication to the law and his integrity. ‘SWEAT’ AND WILD QUALIFIED .com [Source: Chicago Bar Association] Singer/choreographer Bobby Newberry talks about a lot, including his new single, • Endorsed by Congressman Mike Quigley, State Representative Greg Harris, “Sweat.” State Representative Sara Feigenholtz, labor unions and ” Photo by Karlo Gomez Democratic ward organizations. • Has a demonstrated 30-year record supporting LGBT causes and people with HIV/AIDS. www.CrawleyForJudge.org Two events for LGBT attorneys CHARMIN’ KARMIN took place, Musical duo Karmin entranced the including one that audience at Chicago’s House of Blues. WCT reviews Anne honored Allstate Somerset’s book counsel Elliot Queen Anne: The Stultz (above). Politics of Passion. Photo by Gretchen Photo by Jerry Nunn TERRY GOOD Blickensderfer Terry Opalek and life/business partner Michael Frontier co-own the very successful local company Terry’s Toffee. HUMMIN’ ALONG THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT Find out the latest about Kris Jenner, Cyndi Lauper and Cheyenne Jackson. plus The Chicago Auto Show is at DAILY BREAKING NEWS McCormick Place through Feb. 17. Photo by Matthew C. Clark night nightspots spots #1111 • February 5, 2014 MONICA BEVERL Y HILLZ! Show #560 THE HILLZ IS ALIVE! Mz. Monica Beverly Hillz did it up birthday style with ladyfriends and family at Spin. See more of Monica and the aforementioned Find Nightspots on ladyfriends on page 17. 2014 Sochi Olympic Coverage Part One www.WindyCityQueercast.com 4 Feb. 12, 2014 WINDY CITY TIMES Holder pushes for more recognition of gay couples Cultural Q’s BY LISA KEEN BY FRANCESCA ROYSTER KEEN NEWS SERVICE U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder told a Human In Memory of Jose E. Munoz: Rights Campaign (HRC) audience in New York on Feb. 8 that, beginning Feb. 10, he “will— Making Queer Future for the first time in history—formally instruct all Justice Department employees to give law- “Queerness is a longing that propels Rebecca lived down the street from us, ful same-sex marriages full and equal recogni- us onward, beyond romances of nega- in a sprawling avocado green house made tion, to the greatest extent possible under the tive and toiling in the world.