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MARTHA PLIMPTON TALKS WINDY CITY WITH WCT THE VOICE OF CHICAGO’S GAY, LESBIAN, BI AND TRANS COMMUNITY SINCE 1985 MARCH 23, 2011 VOL 26, NO. 25 PAGE 26 TIMES www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com Anti-DOMA bill introduced BY LISA KEEN Congress March 16 Frank, Pelosi and Hoyer were couples and provides for states to ignore those KEEN NEWS SERVICE among its 108 co-sponsors. marriages as well. In addition, the Nadler bill this year is joined And there is still little likelihood of passage— When U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., intro- by a first-ever companion bill in the Senate, in- at least in the Republican-controlled House. 42 YEARS AT duced the Respect for Marriage Act in 2009, he troduced March 16 by Democratic Sens. Kirsten However, the legislation arrives to a political conceded there was little chance for passage in Gillibrand of New York, Dianne Feinstein of Cali- climate concerning same-sex marriage that is THE BATON the 111th Congress. Absent from the 102 co- fornia, Patrick Leahy of Vermont, Christopher clearly changing. PAGE 32 sponsors that year was Rep. Barney Frank, D- Coons of Delaware and Richard Blumenthal of The latest independent poll, completed March Mass., the most veteran and influential of the Connecticut. 1 and involving 1,504 adults nationally, shows— three openly gay members of Congress. He said What has not changed is the content of the once again— a new high in support for allowing the bill had “zero” chance of passage. Also miss- legislation. The new Respect for Marriage Act is gays to marry. While 46 percent told the Pew ing was then-House Speaker Nancy Peolsi, D- “precisely the same” as the last one, noted Na- Research Center they oppose allowing gays to Calif., and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., dler spokesman Ilan Kayatsky. marry, 45 percent said they favor doing so—a as co-sponsors, and there was no companion bill The measures seek to repeal the Defense of two-point jump in the space of six months. in the Senate. Marriage Act (DOMA). DOMA, enacted in 1996, (Nine percent admitted uncertainty. The margin Clearly, something has changed. prohibits the federal government from recogniz- When Nadler reintroduced his bill to the 112th ing the legally secured marriages of same-sex Turn to page 4 ELECTIONS ‘11: 46TH WARD James Cappleman GALE aims to make history CHRISTINE VACHON BY JOSEPH ERBENTRAUT ON ‘MILDRED PIERCE’ With its field of 11 candidates, the Feb. 22 vote FORCE for alderman of the 46th Ward, home to one of PAGE 28 the city’s largest contingents of LGBT residents, was long anticipated to be a nail-biter. Even so, when the race’s frontrunners heading to the April 5 runoff vote—James Cappleman (seeking to become the city council’s second openly gay member) and Molly Phelan—emerged from the preliminary race separated by only five Read an interview with Cappleman’s opponent, Molly Phelan, on page 12. BILLINGS, OTHERS IN votes, it was clear the battle to succeed outgo- CABARET ACT ing Alderman Helen Shiller would provide plenty PAGE 19 of excitement for political junkies right up until its very end. Weeks before the runoff election, the Windy City Times met with Cappleman, 58, at his cam- nightspots paign office. The office was, expectedly, abuzz tMarch 16, 2011 with staffers, friends, constituents and even Cappleman’s former rival—Emily Stewart—on this particular Friday afternoon. page 38 Stewart, one of two other openly gay con- pick it up tenders in the original race, received the third- take it home highest number of votes last month and is one The Chicago Force women’s football team is getting ready for another season, which kicks off of the six former candidates who have endorsed St. Beauty’s Day The boys of Restoration Salon Saturday, April 9, at Winnemac Stadium, 5105 N. Leavitt. Read page 38 about the changes the prep Miss Aurora Sexton for all her St. Patty’s Day parties. TPAN frenches Britney of team has undergone. Photo of Jeanette Gray in action courtesy of the Force Turn to page 13 Chicago. S***ney? page 16 page 10 2 March 23, 2011 WINDY CITY TIMES Democrat Molly Phelan: Building a Better Neighborhood for Everyone EQUAL PROTECTION � Continue to advocate for full marriage equality, in name and in fact; � Support eorts by state ocials to end discrimination in foster care and adoptions; � Oppose state cuts that single out the AIDS Drug Assistance Program; PUBLIC SAFETY � Go after problem landlords who harbor gangs, guns and drugs in our neighborhood; � Work with Mayor-elect Emanuel to put at least 1,000 new police ocers on our streets; � Use her oce’s $1.3 million in annual funding to improve public safety in our neighborhood. JOBS � Use her 14 years of experience in economic development and working with small businesses to turn our neighborhoods shuttered storefronts into revitalized business corridors, starting with a Pop-up Art Program that partners with local artists to ll vacant businesses; � Promote and invest in Uptown as an entertainment center for Chicago and the Midwest to attract new businesses to the ward; � Molly has been endorsed by the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce PAC, Chicago Area Realtors PAC, and is also supported by the Illinois Hotel and Lodging Association PAC, Illinois Retail Merchants Association PAC and numerous local business leaders. CITY BUDGET & TAXES � Require a detailed line-by-line audit of the entire city budget to identify and eliminate waste while protecting vital programs like law enforcement, job creation and public education; � Push for common sense cuts that prevent tax hikes, like reducing middle management in city government to make it operate more like a business. � Rollback elected ocials’ salaries and require voter approval before future pay raises for the City Council; push for a state law that requires mandatory jail time for elected ocials who violate our ethics laws. YOUTH � The daughter of a former Uptown social worker, she will work to expand after school programs that keep kids out of gangs and engaged in learning; � Work with schools to ensure 100% enforcement of anti-bullying policies and equal treatment of all students by teachers and sta, so that every child feels safe To volunteer, request a window/ and welcome in our schools; yard sign, or for more information, � Assist homeless youth, many of whom are LGBT, by opposing eorts by some to shutdown shelters and other service programs and instead help them get the resources they need to serve the community. visit MollyForWard46.com Paid for by Friends of Molly Phelan. A copy of our report is or will be available from the Cook County Clerk’s Oce at 69 W. Washington, Chicago, IL 60602. or call 773-564-9989. State law requires that political committees report individuals whose contributions exceed $150 in a reporting period and the occupation and employer of individuals whose contributions exceed $500 in a reporting period. WINDY CITY TIMES March 23, 2011 3 this week in Bob Rohrman’s You owe it to yourself to visit... WINDY CITY TIMES ARLINGTON KIA IN PALATINE NEWS ENTERTAINMENT/EVENTS Getting to ENDA; Anti-DOMA repeal 4 Ralph Lampkin interview 19 Advocates linked in common goal 5 Theater reviews 24 State Senate kills anti-gay bill 6 Talking with Martha Plimpton 26 Gay binational couples talk 8 Knight: Mildred Pierce 27 OFFICIAL PROUD OFFICIAL Gay Chicagoans in Wis.; McRaith 9 Christine Vachon on Mildred Pierce 28 VEHICLE PARTNER VEHICLE Tyler Clementi scholarship; Affinity 10 Autos: Range Rover, fantasy Fiats 30 Runoff election guide 12 Baton’s 42nd anniversary 32 Civil-unions primer; school program 14 Celebrations 33 D’Emilio on upcoming book 15 Fernanda Rocha; Josh Flagg 35 Gay professor’s fight; passages 16 Billy Masters 37 Gay in the Life: Jayson Bernard 17 Views: Lenox Magee, Kevin Jennings 18 March OUTLINES Photos on cover (left, from top): Martha Real estate; classifieds 34 Plimpton PR photo; Chilli Pepper at Baton’s Calendar Q 36 42nd anniv. photo by Tracy Baim; Mildred Sports: Force, Wrigley Pride 38 Pierce image by Andrew Schwartz/HBO; Alex- Women’s History: Babe Didrikson 39 andra Billings PR image WINDY CITY p.com TIMESindyCityMediaGrou www.W Anti-DOMA bill introduced DOWNLOAD THIS! leman Go to www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com James Cappake history aims to m GALE FORCE to download complete issues of Windy City Times and Nightspots. 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