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DAWN OF A NEW DAY MAP report shows shocking Dawn Valenti—a Chicago survivor’s story. Photo by Gretchen Rachel Hammond disparities in the bisexual community 18 By Gretchen Rachel Hammond seeking asylum or navigating the immigration process, lifelong mental health and physical issues including relationship On Sept. 27, the national, independent LGBTQ think tank The problems and isolation, an inordinately high level of risk be- Movement Advancement Project (MAP), in partnership with havior such as drug and tobacco use, suicide attempts, weight 10 U.S. advocacy organizations, released a major new report management problems, higher rates of breast cancer, HIV and BREAST CANCER on the disparities faced by one group within the LGBTQ um- other sexually transmitted diseases, cardiovascular disease, brella. problems receiving adequate healthcare as well as a horrify- AWARENESS MONTH The report detailed inequalities the group (representing 52 ing level of violence whether through intimate partner and percent of the LGB population) faces including a lack of sup- domestic abuse, rape or sexual assault. SPECIAL COVERAGE port from family members and friends, harassment and some- MAP cited a student in a 2014 Human Rights Campaign PAGE 34 times violent bullying in school, disproportionately high rates of workplace discrimination, chronic homelessness, difficulty Turn to page 8

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DAWN OF A NEW DAY MAP report shows shocking Dawn Valenti—a Chicago survivor’s story. Photo by Gretchen Rachel Hammond disparities in the bisexual community 18 By GretChen raChel hammonD seeking asylum or navigating the immigration process, lifelong mental health and physical issues including relationship On Sept. 27, the national, independent LGBTQ think tank The problems and isolation, an inordinately high level of risk be- Movement Advancement Project (MAP), in partnership with havior such as drug and tobacco use, suicide attempts, weight OUTLINES 10 U.S. advocacy organizations, released a major new report management problems, higher rates of breast cancer, HIV and BREAST CANCER on the disparities faced by one group within the LGBTQ um- other sexually transmitted diseases, cardiovascular disease, brella. problems receiving adequate healthcare as well as a horrify- AWARENESS MONTH The report detailed inequalities the group (representing 52 ing level of violence whether through intimate partner and Calendar Q 38 percent of the LGB population) faces including a lack of sup- domestic abuse, rape or sexual assault. SPECIAL COVERAGE port from family members and friends, harassment and some- MAP cited a student in a 2014 Human Rights Campaign PAGE 34 times violent bullying in school, disproportionately high rates Classifieds 39 of workplace discrimination, chronic homelessness, difficulty Turn to page 8

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Part of their charge was to ensure diversity within the chapters, including geographic and cultural diversity, so that the theme study National Coming Out Day did not reflect just one narrative of LGBTQ history.” By Sarah Toce queens of the Stonewall Uprising, from private “For far too long, the struggles and contribu- residences, hotels, bars, and government agen- tions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and “We exist” and “the importance of being seen” cies to hospitals, parks, and community cen- queer-identified Americans have been ignored are vetted concepts taking root in the nation’s ters. Intertwined in the retelling of America’s in the traditional narratives of our nation’s his- first national study on LGBTQ history. LGBTQ history are stories of the nation’s first tory,” said Jewell. “This theme study is the first The study, sponsored by the National Park female astronaut in space, Sally Ride, and of its kind by any national government to iden- Foundation, the National Park Service and sup- a mass “die-in” on the lawn on the National tify this part of our shared history, and it will ported by the Gill Foundation, sheds light on Institutes of Health during ACT UP’s May 21, result in an important step forward in reversing places and events associated with the history 1990, “Storm the NIH” demonstration. the current underrepresentation of stories and of LGBTQ-identified Americans. The release of Currently there are 10 places recognized by places associated to the LGBTQ community in the theme study coincides with National Com- National Park Service programs; some are in- the complex and diverse story of America.” ing Out Day Oct. 11, a commemoration first cluded in multiple programs because of their “A common saying is that a rising tide lifts celebrated in 1988 on the anniversary of the historic significance. all boats; yet although same-sex marriage is first March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Those recognized are: Stonewall, New York legal across the country and gay and transgen- Rights. City: NR, NHL, NM; the Henry Gerber House, Megan Springate. der people can serve openly in our military, and The new National Park Service Theme report Chicago: NHL; Kameny House, Washington, DC: Photo from Department of the Interior that generally there is more acceptance, not all “LGBTQ America: A Theme Study of Lesbian, NR; Cherry Grove Community House and The- boats are lifted at the same time,” Springate Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer History” atre, Cherry Grove, NY: NR; James Merrill House, history and culture.” shared. “Transgender people face often vio- pulled together experts in LGBTQ studies who Stonington, CT: NR; Carrington House, Cherry Secretary Jewell announced plans for the lent discrimination, and transgender women of theme study in 2014 at an event outside the color are particularly vulnerable to violence, up Stonewall Inn in New York City alongside Na- to and including murder. Bullying of those per- tional Park Service leadership and Tim Gill, ceived to be LGBTQ is part of why LGBTQ youth founder of the Gill Foundation. have such high rates of suicide. Bisexuals are “LGBT history is American history and, as we still erased from much of LGBTQ history.” celebrate the Centennial anniversary of the Na- Other areas of study currently underway in tional Park Service, I can think of no better National Park Service programs include wom- time to advocate for a more accurate and in- en’s history, Latino/a heritage and Asian-Amer- clusive view of the American experience,” said ican/ Pacific Islander heritage. Theme studies Gill. for Native-American and African-American his- “Thanks to the generous support of Tim Gill tory were previously completed. and the Gill Foundation, this important study The LGBTQ Heritage Initiative marks the first was possible,” said Will Shafroth, president time that a national government anywhere in of the National Park Foundation, the official the world has done a nationwide study of LG- charity of America’s national parks. “This work BTQ history. Since the LGBTQ Heritage Initia- helps expand the scope of the history preserved tive kicked off in 2014, other nations, includ- within our National Park System and honor an ing England, have begun similar projects. America that represents us all.” “The theme study makes clear that not only “The LGBTQ Heritage Initiative is one of to LGBTQ people exist, but that LGBTQ history four heritage initiatives currently underway by also exists, and is deeply intertwined with the National Park Service that are working to American history more broadly,” Springate em- include histories of those traditionally under- phasized. “The places associated with LGBTQ represented in Park Service programs, includ- history likewise exist across the country, and ing interpretation, and the National Register are deserving of consideration, interpretation, of Historic Places and the National Historic and preservation as important historic places.” Landmarks program,” said Megan Springate, More about the “LGBTQ America: A Theme prime consultant to the LGBTQ Theme Study. Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Springate now works in the National Park Ser- and Queer History” is at https://www.nps. vice Cultural Resource Office of Interpretation gov/subjects/tellingallamericansstories/lg- and Education. btqthemestudy.htm. “Each of the 32 chapters were peer-reviewed

long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad, play- LGBT History Month wright Terrence McNally and poet/activist Essex Hemphill. honors ex-president, Each year 31 LGBT Icons—living or dead, athletes, actors and national and international—are selected Former U.S. President James Buchanan for achievements in their fields of endeavor; joins cultural icon David Bowie and Luxem- for their status as a national hero; or for bourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel as a few of their significant contributions to LGBT civil the 31 Icons to be rights. Equality Forum U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell. celebrated during solicits nominations Photo courtesy of Department of the Interior October’s Lesbian, from the public. Nation- wrote and peer-edited more than 1,200 pages Grove, NY: NR; Bayard Rustin Residence, New Gay, Bisexual and ally prominent profes- in the 32 chapters of the theme study. Au- York City: NR; Julius Bar, New York City: NR; Transgender (LGBT) sors Lillian Faderman thors and peer reviewers included professors, Edificio Comunidad de Orgullo Gay de Puer- History Month and Paul Farber, 2016 filmmakers, historians, geographers, archivists to Rico, San Juan: NR; and Furies Collective 2016. LGBT History Month Co- and museum curators, researchers, experts in House, Washington, D.C.: NR. (NR = National Some of the other chairs, review all nomi- historic preservation, historical archaeologists, Register of Historic Places; NHL = National His- honorees include nations and recommend journalists and members of the clergy. toric Landmark; NM = National Monument) actress Ellen Page, the annual icons. Among them were historian and author Dr. “In 2016, the National Park Service is mark- entrepreneur Mal- Equality Forum is cur- Susan Stryker; Aaron Belkin, Palm Center; Faith ing our centennial anniversary and the upcom- colm Forbes, famed rently accepting nomi- Cheltenham, BiNet USA; historian and author ing 50th anniversary of the National Historic marriage-equality nations for LGBT His- John D’Emilio; Kwame Holmes, University of Preservation Act on October 15 with a renewed plaintiff James tory Month 2017. The Colorado, Boulder; historian Will Roscoe; his- commitment to share a more complete his- Obergefell, trans deadline to nominate torian Nathaniel Frank; history professor Marcia tory of our nation with the next generation of advocate/personal- an icon for next year’s M. Gallo; columnist Rev. Irene Monroe; author Americans,” said National Park Service Director ity Chaz Bono, Is- LGBT History Month is Timothy Stewart-Winter; Tracy Baim, publisher Jonathan B. Jarvis. “Through heritage initia- raeli gay pioneer/ Friday, Dec. 9, 2016. of Windy City Times; and others. tives like the LGBTQ theme study, the National scientist Uzi Even, See EqualityForum. com. The 32 chapters chart LGBTQ histories across Park Service is commemorating the inspiring journalist/commen- Terrence McNally. tator Charles Blow, the United States—from the native mahu of stories of minorities and women who have Photo by Jeffrey Hornstein Hawai’i and lhamana of the Zuni, to the drag made significant contributions to our nation’s WINDY CITY TIMES Oct. 12, 2016 5 6 Oct. 12, 2016 WINDY CITY TIMES Vigil honors slain trans women, celebrates Black trans power By Gretchen Rachel Hammond it— but instead to make our demands audible to all our Black, trans and queer family mem- In an unprecedented display of defiance and bers.” frustration, more than 150 people from across Those demands included community-wide the racial and gender spectrum gathered out- education on “Black, trans misogyny, and side Wellington Avenue United Church of Christ the unique barriers that keep Black, trans in Lake View Oct. 6 to hold a vigil and march people from living full lives, living wage jobs for T.T. Saffore, a transgender woman of color for Black, trans and [gender-nonconforming] Gloria Allen at the vigil. who was murdered Sept. 11 in Garfield Park. people in all fields of employment, especially Photos by Gretchen Rachel Hammond. More photos and video with the online version of this Saffore was one of 43 known transgender in- in leadership roles within organizations that article. dividuals to be slain in the United States over claim to fight for trans issues, shelters and affordable housing designated specifically for the past two years and the third transgender targeted, we wanted to honor somebody that “Ain’t no power like the power of the people, trans youth and elders, in the neighborhoods woman of color killed on Chicago’s West Side we lost from our community,” Wade said. “We and the power of the people don’t stop,” the in which they choose to live, free access to since 2012. To date, each of those murders re- spend so much time in our lives and in our demonstrators chanted in rhythmic solidarity hormones, needles, gender-affirming surgeries, mains unsolved. community mourning. We are also here to cel- before poems were read by Claybren and Black STI testing, and all other basic health needs Despite being misgendered in initial main- ebrate, to show our power, flex our strength as writer and musician Vita. [and] free access to mental health services– stream media reports and the lackadaisical Black trans and gender nonconforming people, “We have been thrown under the bus,” Black provided by other trans and [gender noncon- interest they have shown in her life and the demonstrate what we can do when we get to- trans activist Mama Gloria Allen said. “We have forming] people—who view us as in need of circumstances of her death, a large contingent gether and actively imagine what the world been tarred and feathered, we have had our healing, not fixing.” of press was on hand for the vigil—an irony looks like where we don’t have to worry about throats slit and it doesn’t make sense. Every- Organizers also pressed for the decriminaliza- that did not go unnoticed by the impassioned losing our people. We’re here because we want body’s beautiful. The Black churches especially tion of sex work, an end to the solitary confine- lineup of speakers. to remember the power we have when we are teach against homosexuals and transgender ment within the United States prison system The demonstration was organized by a co- not afraid of joining together.” women. We need to stand up in the church and (which worldwide human-rights organizations alition of Chicago’s Black, trans and gender Demonstrators called upon the spirits of speak out. When God made us, he didn’t make have agreed is an insidious form of mental and nonconforming community members and allies community ancestors in that unification, a mistake.” physical torture) and the abolition of prisons, who, according to a statement, have unified names lost but not forgotten—some nation- “Power to the trans community!” activist the police and the military. “not only to mourn the loss of a sister, but ally renowned figures of change, others deeply Miss Africa declared. “We need to come to- “Without being harassed, without being to collectively imagine a future for Black trans personal. gether as one. Things are happening now that people free from violence in all its insidious should draw the community together closer forms.” than ever. As long as we continue to stay sepa- “We know that the state does not mourn the rated, how in the world are we going to fight loss of Black lives,” the statement read. “We for what we believe in?” know the names of Black women lost to vio- Those words were heeded as the vigil and its lence are held up even less than those of Black message of empowerment took to the streets men. We know queer, trans and [gender non- of Lake View—a neighborhood that, while cel- conforming] deaths are often hushed by Black ebrated by the city as LGBT, is often decried communities in addition to being ignored by by members of the Black and Latina/o trans the state. We accept none of these realities. and gender nonconforming community as un- The epidemic of violence against trans and cis welcoming to them. Black women and girls must be treated as an In an extraordinary scene at the intersection emergency, and a charge for the entire Black of Halsted and Belmont, the demonstrators community to take up.” took hands and linked arms creating a wide Collective members LaSaia Wade and K. Tajhi circle blocking traffic on all sides for at least 10 Claybren read that statement aloud at the on- minutes. Efforts by Chicago Police Department set of the vigil. officers to move them turned physical in some They made it clear that “we are not here to cases, although no arrests were made. showcase our pain—though we will express Demonstrators shut down the intersection of Belmont and Halsted.

Vigil speakers (from left) Gloria Allen, K. Tajhi Claybren, LaSaia Wade, Jazz and Miss Africa. Photo by Gretchen Rachel Hammond WINDY CITY TIMES Oct. 12, 2016 7 PASSAGES in 1986 and holding that office until Septem- life in prison without the possibility of parole. ber 2002. As the organization’s official history Rentboy CEO says he Strickland, 29, received an automatic life Peter P. Thomas states: “Peter Thomas was responsible for the sentence since prosecutors did not seek the Peter P. Thomas died at home in Chicago on preservation of the MACC as a viable organiza- promoted prostitution death penalty. Jeffrey Hurant, the chief executive officer of Sept. 12. He was 80. tion and its survival.” He was given the title the once-popular website Rentboy, pled guilty Born on Nov. 18, 1935, in Harvey, Illinois, Honorary President for Life. Today, Pete’s over- Oct. 7 to promoting prostitution in a federal to Peter and Marion Thomas, he was orphaned lay with club colors is on display in the uniform HRC scorecard of case that prompted accusations of anti-gay at age 4 and raised by his Uncle Ray and Aunt exhibit at the Leather Archives and Museum “as bias. “Cookie” in LaGrange, Illinois, and Lebanon, it should be” according to Rob Ridinger, MACC 114th Congress out Sentencing was set for Feb. 2, 2017. Under Ahead of the Nov. 8 elections that are taking Missouri. historian and co-founder of Trident Windy City. a plea deal, Hurant, 51, agreed not to appeal place nationwide, the Human Rights Campaign Peter graduated from Stoutland High School, Above all, Peter was a gentle man and a gen- a sentence of two years or less in prison; also, (HRC) released its Congressional Scorecard tleman. Always offering his assistance to other his company cannot appeal a penalty of $10 measuring support for LGBTQ equality in the L/L clubs, he had a way with people and took million or less. Sentencing guidelines call for a 114th Congress. the MACC motto—“Brotherhood is not just maximum sentence of 21 months. HRC stated that, overall, The scorecard shows a word. It’s a way of life”—to heart. He will However, the development—from the ar- continued strong support for LGBTQ equality be deeply missed, as will the ubiquitous Cubs rest and business shutdown to the court pro- from Democrats and growing bipartisan sup- baseball cap and that touch of playfulness that cess—stirred controversy. Activists questioned port for LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections. endeared him to so many. (He thus had the why the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Members of Congress were scored based on nickname “Papa Smurf.”) would single out the male-escort site Rentboy their votes and co-sponsorships of pieces of A memorial will be held at Touche, 6412 N. when similar websites, gay or straight, con- legislation that are key indicators of support Clark St., on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2-4 p.m. tinue to do business. for LGBTQ equality. In Illinois, both senators—Democrat Dick Activist returns after Durbin and Republican Mark Kirk—scored a Man guilty of rape, perfect 100. (Kirk scored 78 with the 113th Israelis intercept boat Congress.) As for U.S. representatives from Illi- Lesbian South African activist Leigh Ann Nai- murder of teen nois, the scores are as follows: Bobby Rush (D), doo is set to land on home soil after Israeli lesbian couple 100; Robin Kelly (D), 100; Daniel Lipinski (D), authorities detained her and other female ac- In Texas, a San Patricio County jury found 57; Luis Gutierrez (D), 100; Mike Quigley (D), tivists who traveled on the Women’s Boat to David Stickland guilty of capital murder and 100; Peter Roskam (R), 0; Danny Davis (D), 96; Gaza, which sought to peacefully end the Is- aggravated sexual assault in connection with Tammy Duckworth (D), 100; Jan Schakowsky raeli blockade of Gaza. a 2012 attack on Mollie Olgin, 19, and Kristene (D), 100; Robert Dold (R), 92; Bill Foster (D), Musa Marawu, of the South African embassy Chapa, then 18. 100; Mike Bost (R), 16; Rodney Davis (R), 32; in Tel Aviv, told the Mail & Guardian Oct. 6 that Following an eight-day trial, Stickland was Randy Hultgren (R), 0; John Shimkus (R), 16; the embassy secured Naidoo’s return to South convicted Sept. 28 of sexually assaulting Olgin Adam Kinzinger (R), 36; Cheri Bustos (D), 100; Africa after liaising with contacts in the Israeli and Chapa before shooting them in their heads and Darin LaHood (R), 0. ministry of foreign affairs. at a park at Saint Violet Andrews Park in Port- Duckworth and Kirk are currently locked in a Israel’s navy intercepted a boat full of female land, Texas. tight battle for the latter’s Senate seat. LaHood activists who were seeking to break the coun- Olgin died from her injuries; however, Chapa won the election to replace embattled Republi- Peter Thomas. try’s decade-long blockade of the Gaza Strip. survived and began college last year. Chapa, can Aaron Schock. Facebook photo In an Oct. 5 statement, the navy said it “re- now 22, testified against Strickland, who faces Scorecards for Congress are at HRC.org/re- directed” the sailboat in order to prevent a sources/congressional-scorecard. near Lebanon, and later attended Drury Univer- “breach of the lawful maritime blockade” of the sity, where he studied piano; he also played the Palestinian enclave. The action was completed interpretation of what Depew said and was violin. Serving in the U.S. Army as a SPE-4, he “in accordance with government directives and Corrections not her experience, as she came out at 28 served in Korea, where he was a member of the after exhausting all diplomatic channels.” In last week’s article “Change Chat Takes on as bi/queer. Furthermore, Depew felt this Bayonet Chorale, continuing his lifelong love Thirteen women—including 1976 Nobel Bisexuality,” there are a few corrections to be misinterpretation implied that her sexuality of music. In November 2015, he celebrated Peace Prize winner Mairead Maguire and Nai- made. was a choice. She identifies as bi/queer, but both his 80th birthday and his retirement from doo, a South African Olympian and a Ph.D. Adrienne McCue is the founder of the AJW Labelmaster, in Chicago. He also worked at Em- embraced the term bisexual when she began candidate at the University of the Witwa- foundation: Bi Social Network is a project of bosograph and Pacific Flush Tank. dating her now-husband. tersrand—were travelling aboard the Zaytou- the AJW Foundation. Additionally, comments Peter, a private person, was still outgoing Both Depew and McCue feel that the bi+ na-Oliva sailboat in the Mediterranean toward she made about GLAAD not understanding bi- and dedicated to his friends. He was an early label is an asset to the bisexual community. Gaza, which Hamas runs. The boat is part of a sexuality were in reference to when she met member of the leather/Levi’s social club Rodeo They think that if someone feels words like coalition of pro-Palestinian boats that sail to with the organization in 2011. Her opinion Riders of Chicago, becoming its doorman in De- queer or pansexual fit their identity best, Gaza in an attempt to break the blockade. has since changed. cember 1976. Except for three years, he was they should use that label (both labels fall All 13 women were slated to be released. Nai- The original article stated Marla Depew foreman for the club’s 35-year existence. He under the bi+ umbrella.) doo was expected to depart from Tel Aviv and was “queer for ten years, and then came was deeply involved with MACC (Mid-America Windy City Times regrets the errors. arrive in Johannesburg on Oct. 7. out as bisexual at age 28.” This was a mis- Conference of Clubs), becoming its president

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The White House Office of Public Engagement hosted more than 100 advocates for a community briefing on advancing equality for members of the bisexual community.

BISEXUAL from cover very recently, no one has wanted to talk about Bi Queer Alliance Chicago representative Noel ceptance of LGB people where they live.” It went on to detail how, in educational set- (HRC) survey who said that “I’ve had people them. Spain told Windy City Times that the group tings, “29 percent of bisexual youth reported tell me that my life is worthless and that I’m Heron Greenesmith, Esq., is MAP’s LGBT “provided feedback to MAP on earlier drafts of being frequently or often verbally harassed. 24 nothing.” movement and senior policy analyst. They (pre- the report.” (See separate story for information [percent] of bisexual youth and 32 [percent]of A participant in a Columbia University study, ferred pronoun) are also the lead author of the on the work of Bi Queer Alliance Chicago.) pansexual youth reported frequently or often also quoted in the report, said “I’ll never tell report Invisible Majority: The Disparities Fac- Robert Ozn is the chair of LABTF. Identifying being excluded by peers for being different.” anyone. I’ll go to my grave with this.” ing Bisexual People And How to Remedy Them. as a bisexual, cisgender male, Ozn is currently MAP cited a 2015 study which noted that, The subject of the report was a group whose “Last year, a group of bisexual advocates involved in a polyamorous relationship. His “Bisexual women were 64 [percent] less likely history has been dated back to ancient civiliza- came together in Washington, D.C. for the first- partner is male and Ozn also has a girlfriend— to have graduated high school and 48 [percent] tions including Greece, Rome, Persia and India. ever briefing on the disparities facing bisexual an experience he describes as “incredibly ful- less likely to have ever enrolled in college than They have included some of history’s most re- people,” Greenesmith told Windy City Times. “It filling.” ‘completely heterosexual’ respondents; and nowned artists, poets, authors, singers, actors, was off-the-record but the documents drafted A professional musician, Ozn’s single “Je Suis bisexual men were 45 [percent] less likely to scientists, kings, queens and emperors. for that briefing created the foundation for this Paris-I Am Orlando” has been a hit in Europe’s enroll in college than ‘completely heterosexual’ They have been a part of the LGBTQ acro- report. We started 18 months ago with those dance clubs and currently sits at No. 15 on the men.” nym since the 1990s, yet they are rarely found documents, pulled together existing research British Music Week charts. “Harassment, exclusion and lack of support at marching openly within the ranks of a Pride and fleshed out our recommendations.” He told Windy City Times that his organiza- school may be compounded for some bisexual Parade. There were five bisexual nonprofits and advo- tion has not only publicly supported the MAP youth leading to higher prevalence of risk be- In fact, most feel they are invisible and, cacy organizations who contributed to or will report but that they intend to distribute it to haviors, including substance abuse,” the report worse still, are victims of widespread discrimi- help disseminate the report: BiNet USA, The Bi- advocacy groups such as the Lesbian and Gay stated while stressing that “a growing body nation and uninformed assumptions on the sexual Organizing Project (BOP), The Bisexual Advisory Board of West Hollywood, the Los An- of research shows that bisexual youth experi- part of gays, lesbians and even transgender Resource Center (BRC), The Bi Queer Alliance geles mayor’s office and LGBT reporters in Cali- ence unique challenges and barriers that may community members. Chicago and The Los Angeles Bi Task Force fornia. put them at an increased risk of experiencing They are bisexual people and, it seems until (LABTF). “Bisexual issues have been, for the most part, ignored by the Southern California LGBT press,” homelessness.” Ozn said. “So we want to reach out to them and Life for bisexual people is not much better make something happen.” in the workplace, despite a growing number of The reason for that is demonstrated in the companies boasting LGBT Employee Resource final and released version of MAP”s narrative. Groups (ERGs). It is shocking. “A 2011 study by the Williams Institute found “Bisexual people are frequently swept into that only six [percent] of bisexual people re- the greater lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) ported being open about their sexual orien- community, their specific disparities made tation to all their coworkers, compared to 40 invisible within data about the LGB commu- [percent] of lesbian and gay people,” the re- nity as a whole,” it begins. “Bisexual people’s port noted. sexuality is often invisible in broader society: It added that employment discrimination has bisexual people are often assumed to be gay, taken a toll on both the health and well-being lesbian, or heterosexual based on the gender of bisexual people and their earning power of their partner. Yet, when bisexual people are with a Pew Research Center Study finding that open about their sexuality, they face increased “48 [percent] of bisexual respondents reported levels of violence from intimate partners; re- an annual family income of less than $30,000.” jection by community, family, and peers; and The mental health of bisexual people is mark- skepticism from the people and organizations edly poor due to rejection and isolation. whom they turn to for help, resources, and ser- “Data analyzed from the National Epidemio- vices.” logical Survey on Alcohol and Related Condi- Yet, according to the report, “People who tions found that bisexual behavior (defined in identify as bisexual comprise about half of les- the survey as having had sex with ‘both males bian, gay and bisexual people in the United and females’) conferred the greatest odds of States. Of respondents to the [2011] National having any mood or anxiety disorder,” MAP Transgender Discrimination Survey, 23 [per- asserted. “In the general population, mental cent] reported identifying as bisexual and an- health conditions have been found to con- other 20 [percent] as queer.” tribute significantly to suicide, although many “Two-thirds of LGB parents are bisexual,” it other individual, interpersonal, community, adds, “Approximately 59 [percent] of bisexual and societal factors clearly increase suicide women and 32 [percent] of bisexual men have risk. In a 2010 study in Canada, bisexual men had children. The majority of bisexual peo- were six times more likely than heterosexual ple in relationships are in relationships with men to report seriously considering suicide at people of the opposite sex. 84 percent of bi- some point in their lives.” sexual people in a committed relationship are An equally disturbing aspect of MAP’s report involved with someone of the opposite sex. concerned the levels of violence experienced Another four [percent] of bisexual people have by bisexual people. It cited 2013 Centers for a spouse or partner who is transgender.” Disease Control (CDC) figures which found that Using the sometimes scant research data cur- 61[percent] of bisexual women and 37 [per- rently available, MAP’s report reveals “the ex- cent] of bisexual men reported experiencing tent to which bisexual people face bias from rape, physical violence, and/or stalking by an their families, communities (including the intimate partner at some point in their life- LGBT community) and society as a whole.” time.” It noted that “only 33 [percent] of bisexual “The same study found that 46 [percent] of people had ever attended a Pride event and bisexual women had been raped,” it contin- only 20 percent said there is a lot of social ac- ued. “Forty-seven [percent] of bisexual men WINDY CITY TIMES Oct. 12, 2016 9 and 75 [percent] of bisexual women reported half way out of the closet.’ These are actual switched to public school. During my first mar- experiencing any sexual violence other than things that have been said to me and others riage, sex became torturous. There was some rape from any perpetrator across their lifetime. that I know.” depression and I stopped being able to work Bisexual women survivors reported feeling iso- Schulte is currently in a serious relationship well. I had a plan to kill myself. You find that lated from LGBTQ people and from the broader with a queer-identified cisgender male. you can’t escape yourself. The hurt is inside community and often did not disclose their “When we are outside together on a date, we and there is no running away from how you bisexual identity when accessing services for present as straight to people who want to per- feel.” intimate partner violence.” ceive us as such,” Schulte said. “When we got Instead, Alan found a therapist and began to “Bisexual people face bias on many fronts,” to queer community events, there’s some who research their sexual identity. MAP asserted, “from friends and family; from are ‘looking’ at us. Even though our identities, “My body felt fluid to me and my sexuality service providers and employers; from hetero- desires, orientations and loved experiences are would change based on how my body felt,” sexual people; but also, often from gay and queer, people don’t like how ‘straight’ we look.” they explained. “So if my body felt more femi- lesbian people. This bias, when combined with Christina Kahrl. Miriam and Alan Insley Churchill are a cis- nine, I was attracted to men. When it felt more the interpersonal and legal discrimination that Photo by Gretchen Rachel Hammond gender, queer, polyamorous couple living in masculine, I was attracted to women.” constitute minority stress, creates unique and Chicago. They have been together for over four Alan added that they didn’t see a place where specific negative outcomes for bisexual peo- years and were married on the day of the 2016 they could come out. ple.” Pride Parade. Alan is a senior software engineer “There was no one I could ever come to and It raises the question of why bisexual individ- and Miriam is a student and aspiring novelist. say ‘look that this that I’ve discovered about uals are either targeted or ignored completely, Each prefer they, them and theirs pronouns. myself’ because nobody cares,” they said. “I in particular, by members of the broader LGT Introduced by a family friend of Alan’s, the talked to my dad about it and he was fine. My umbrella. couple were friends at first during which time kids were already upset about the divorce. My “Politically and socially, we are 30 years Miriam was dating a transgender woman named being bi gave them another reason to be an- behind the lesbian and gay community,” Ozn Sarah and Alan was going through a divorce. gry. My friends who are straight are a little less said. “The disappointing fact of life is that they “I am bi but I find I am much more attract- friendly. You can tell they are uncomfortable are not sharing their influence with us. As re- ed to people who are attracted to me,” Alan with it.” cently as three weeks ago, the West Hollywood noted. “My sexuality is tied to my emotional Miriam remembered a crush on their music Lesbian and Gay Advisory Board turned down, feelings. I fantasized about men and women teacher when they were 13. by a vote, an opportunity to recommend to the all my life. I find women’s bodies very attrac- “I told two of my friends in junior high,” they city council that bisexuals have representation Alan (left) and Miriam Insley Churchill. tive. I also find large shoulders attractive. I in the advisory board structure.” Photo by Gretchen Rachel Hammond went to Catholic School and kept failing until I Turn to page 15 Ozn added that the advisory board also refused representation of any kind. “For that kind of discrimination to be going on in 2016 is shocking to me,” he stated. “We have data pointing to disparities but we don’t have a lot of research into the origins of the bias and discrimination against bisexual people,” Greenesmith said. “There is some speculation by some researchers that myths and stereotypes lead to that bias—myths about cheating, stereotypes about confusion.” Red Schulte is a Chicago community organiz- er and queer-identified woman who is openly bisexual. “When I was very young, I thought it was a normal way of being,” they said. “In elementa- DEAR ry school, I remember playground or sleepover interactions with friends and feeling the same way about them and being intrigued by per- sonalities. In fifth or sixth grade, I would comment about liking a girl as a boyfriend and that CHICAGO, was not OK with teachers and peers. I made the fatal mistake of saying something very innocent and honest and I was shut down quickly.” “At middle school age, I had a lot of inter- ests,” Schulte added. “People were constantly finding my notebook which had lists of people It’s pretty safe to say that there’s something very cool who I liked in it. Those lists were populated by the names of boys and girls. It was just a giv- about the Windy City and the winds of change. en for me. Of course the notebook got passed around the classroom and I got made fun of.” Schulte, who grew up in a small Texas town, recalled that ‘Dyke’ was hurled against them as I ocially came out a few years ago, because the world an epithet quite frequently. “It wasn’t until later in college that I felt needed to know who I really am. Aside from being a kindred love for that term because I found a feminist community and a group of people incredibly open, I’m also home to some of the best food, who were taking it back,” they said. “I’ve since drinks, art, history, adventure, and humble-bragging you’ll gone through multiple expressions of gender performativity—more femme or more butch ever experience. presentations.” Schulte said they didn’t know about the term bisexual until around the sixth grade. “It was the early ’90s, the era of Jerry Spring- And remember, I’m less than a 2 hour ﬂight away. So er and Maury Povich, who were parading people on these shows to be ridiculed,” they recalled. come see me soon! “I have a sense that’s where people were getting conceptions of difference. But I remember rooting for the people on these shows and get- Love, ting very upset at the questions being asked from the audience. The word bisexual was ban- died about in school in a curious sense. It was RVA a new word for me but I remember it making sense and being like ‘that’s me. I like both people!’” Schulte recalled dating as a struggle. “People don’t accept or believe that your sexual orientation and desires are valid, legitimate or even real,” they said. “There have been WWW.RICHMONDISOUT.COM plenty of people both in the queer community and outside of it who have been like ‘Just make up your mind. Just decide. Pick one. You’re only 10 Oct. 12, 2016 WINDY CITY TIMES Scott Lennon runs for Early voting info Grace-period Early voting for the Nov. 8 general election has started. voting, registration Berwyn aldermanic post Through Oct. 23, early voting is taking Grace-period (in-person) voter registration place in Chicago only on the lower level of 69 is taking place Oct. 12-Nov. 8. By Matt Simonette W. Washington St. On Oct. 24-Nov. 5, 51 sites This is for those who miss the Oct. 11 will be open Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. deadline to register by mail or the Oct. 23 Scott Lennon, who’s running to be the alder- Voters don’t need a reason or excuse to deadline to register online. Voters must man for Berwyn’s 1st Ward, says that when he use early voting; however, voters do need to come in person and need at least two forms moved there 15 years ago, he and his partner present government-issued photo identifica- of identification, at least one of which shows “didn’t know a soul.” tion. the address of their new/updated registra- “We started going out to restaurants, bars Ballots cast in early voting are final. After tion. It is open to those who need to change and events, and we really just started meet- casting ballots in early voting, voters may address or name. ing a lot of people,” Lennon recalled. “Once not return to amend, change or undo a ballot Those who need to register or update their I started doing that, I kind of started getting for any reason. It is a felony to vote more registration on Election Day must register involved. I got involved with the development than once—or to attempt to vote more than at their home precinct for ballots to count. corporation and the chamber of commerce. once—in the same election. (See ChicagoElections.com/en/your-voter- Then we started doing the marketing for the To view a list of sites, visit ChicagoElec- information.html to determine the precinct.) city at Northalsted Market Days.” tions.com/en/early-voting.html. For the last several years, the city has ag- gressively promoted itself at the August festival; Lennon was one of the founders of that structure. I want to see that continue.” This acceptance is something he hopes can effort. He is an ally of Berwyn’s current mayor, Berwyn had a 10-percent increase in resi- continue under his watch should he be elected Robert J. Lovero, and has been the vice-pres- dents in 2015, according to Lennon. As a gay alderman. ident of board of directors of the Berwyn De- man, he added, “I have never felt so comfort- “This is not something I planned on doing 10 velopment Corporation for nine years. He’s also able living with the residents of a community years ago,” Lennon recalled. “But I’ve also pre- one of five openly gay residents in the running and I do with the residents of this community. pared myself with all that I’ve been through, for the February city primaries. There’s no fear. When you walk down the street, with committees on the city. People that run “I think that’s great,” Lennon said of the we know who’s who. People know when there for office have to understand that you’re giving other candidates, who are running on a rival is a gay couple living here or there. Part of up your life and you have to be everywhere, ticket. “It’s great in all aspects; I don’t fear it. it may be the time we’re in today, but with and you really have to be at every meeting and We’re all part of the family, but we have differ- us embracing that, I truly think it’s really cre- smile. … It’s a lot of work and it takes a lot ent views.” Scott Lennon. ated a safe environment not only for the LGBT of time to prepare, so I want to make sure that He said that Berwyn has built a great deal Photo courtesy of Lennon community but all of us in general. To have an whoever gets elected learns and that we learn of momentum in attracting new residents and administration, mayor and aldermen support- together, and that we can have a positive im- Lennon said that much of the 1st Ward’s in- businesses and thinks that his election would ing this is key.” pact at the end of the day for our town.” frastructure needs improvement. contribute to its continuation. “We’ve got 100-year-old sewers and 50-year- “We need to keep this thing going,” Lennon old streets, and sidewalks that need repair,” explained. “I was afraid that if I didn’t run, he said. “For the last several years, we’ve been somebody else might get in there who doesn’t working on receiving grants and securing mon- really have the same passion that’s increased ey so we can improve and redevelop that infra- our neighborhood.”

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@windycitytimes1 /windycitymediagroup @windycitytimes www.windycitymediagroup.com WINDY CITY TIMES Oct. 12, 2016 11 Pride Action Tank, the Illinois Gun Violence Prevention Coalition and Windy City Times invite you to: Thursday, October 20 6:30-8:30 p.m. Doors open 6 p.m. Free. Ebenezer Lutheran Church, DISARM 1650 W. Foster, Chicago Speakers include advocates! who have GUN VIOLENCE been impacted by gun violence, leaders from the anti-gun movement, An LGBTQ Town Hall For Action and LGBTQ community advocates. Education / Coalition Building / Action

In response to the epidemic of Speakers: Cleopatra Pendleton shootings in Chicago, and the Joy McCormack Dawn Valenti massacre of mostly LGBTQ, mostly Kim L. Hunt John Ziegler Latino individuals at the Pulse nightclub Mona Noriega Maria Pike in Orlando, Chicago-area LGBTQ, Emmanuel Garcia Lisa Gilmore Latino, community and gun violence Channyn Lynne Parker Mark Walsh prevention organizations are coming Nabeela Rasheed John Gruber together for this forum. Kathleen Sances

Illinois Gun Violence Community partners for this event: Prevention Coalition Affinity Community Services Illinois Coalition for Immigrant partners for this event: AIDS Foundation of Chicago and Refugee Rights Chicago Survivors ALMA: Association of Latino/as Illinois Safe Schools Alliance The Brady Campaign Motivating Action La Casa Norte G-PAC Broadway Youth Center of Lambda Legal Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence HBH Lighthouse Church of Chicago Organizing for Action BUILD (Broader Urban National Center for Lesbian People for Safer Society Involvement & Leadership Rights More coalition partners, partial list below: Development) National LGBTQ Task Force Center on Halsted Northbrook United Methodist ABJ Community Services Jewish Council on Urban All! Saints Episcopal— Affairs Chicago Black Gay Men’s Church !Chicago Joint Action Committee for Caucus Northalsted Business Alliance Ann & Robert H. Lurie Political Affairs Chicago Coalition of Or Chadash Children’s Hospital Northwest Suburbs Welcoming Churches Pillars Fund Community of Organizing for America Congregations Open Communities Chicago House Pride Action Tank Community Renewal Organizing Catholics for Commission on Human Puerto Rican Arts Alliance Society Justice Relations Temple Sholom's Social Justice Faith Community of St. Parents for Peace and Dignity Chicago Thresholds Sabina Justice Greater Institutional AME Peace & Justice Committee Equality Illinois TransTech Church Episcopal Diocese of Erie Neighborhood House United Latino Pride Gun Responsibility Chicago Gays Against Guns Chicago Windy City Times Advocates Peaceful Communities Increase the Peace Purpose Over Pain Heartland Alliance Englewood Saving Chicago’s Youth Howard Brown Health

Additional information: [email protected] or see http://prideactiontank.org/ ! 12 Oct. 12, 2016 WINDY CITY TIMES US congress RACES WCT IVI PPAC EI RC CNOWGPAC PP WCT – Windy City Times questions, number listed is of the total 2nd SENATE DISTRICT Election 2016 questions correct for that race Omar Aquino (D) Y Y Y Y IVI – Independent Voters of Illinois/Independent Precinct Organization HRC – Human Rights Campaign 114th Congress, ratings are a percent- US PRESIDENT 4th SENATE DISTRICT IVI – Independent Voters of Illinois/Independent Precinct Organization age of total 100% based on HRC tracking of how candidates voted in Kimberly A. Lightford (D) Y Y HRC – Human Rights Campaign the 114th Congress PP – Planned Parenthood Illinois Action PP – Planned Parenthood Illinois Action 5th SENATE DISTRICT PF – Pridefund to End Gun Violence Patricia Van Pelt (D) Y Y Y CNOW – Chicago NOW PAC WCT IVI HRC PP 7th SENATE DISTRICT To see Hillary Clinton’s responses to a survey given by Gay Men’s 1st congressional district Heather A. Steans (D) Y Y Y Y Health Crisis, see http://gmhc.org/files/editor/file/GMHC-PresReport- Bobby L. Rush (D) 100 Y 2016-A.pdf August (O’Neill) Deuser (R) 8th SENATE DISTRICT Ira I. Silverstein (D) Y Y IVI HRC PP PF CNOW 2nd congressional district Robin Kelly (D) 100 Y 10th SENATE DISTRICT Hillary Clinton (D) Y Y Y Y Y John F. Morrow (R) John G. Mulroe (D) Y Y Donald J. Trump (R) Gary Johnson (L) 3rd congressional district 11th SENATE DISTRICT Jill Stein (G) Daniel William Lipinski (D) 57 Martin A. Sandoval (D) Y Y

4th congressional district 13th SENATE DISTRICT IL STATE COMPTROLLER Luis V. Gutierrez (D) 30/30 100 Y Kwame Raoul (D) Y Y WCT – Windy City Times questions, number listed is of the total 5th congressional district 14th SENATE DISTRICT questions correct for that race Mike Quigley (D) 30/30 100 Y Emil Jones III (D) Y Y Y PPAC – Personal PAC Vince Kolber (R) EI – Equality Illinois PAC Rob Sherman (G) 16th SENATE DISTRICT GPAC – Gun Violence Prevention PAC Jacqueline “Jacqui” Collins (D) Y PP – Planned Parenthood Illinois Action 6th congressional district Amanda Howland (D) Y 17th SENATE DISTRICT WCT PPAC EI GPAC PP Peter J. Roskam (R) 0 Donne E. Trotter (D) Y Y Susana Mendoza (D) Y Y Y Y 7th congressional district 19th SENATE DISTRICT Leslie Geissler Munger (R) Danny K. Davis (D) 30/30 Y 96 Y Michael E. Hastings (D) Y Y Claire Ball (L) Jeffrey A. Leef (R) Tim Curtin (G) 2oth SENATE DISTRICT 8th congressional district Iris Y. Martinez (D) Y Y Raja Krishnamoorthi (D) 29/30 Y Y COOK COUNTY RACES Peter “Pete” Dicianni (R) 22nd SENATE DISTRICT WCT – Windy City Times questions, number listed is of the total ques- Cristina Castro (D) 20/23 Y Y Y Y tions correct for that race. So for example if there were 20 questions 9th congressional district Tracy Smodilla (R) in a race, and we state 18/20, that means they got 18 of 20 answers Janice D. Schakowsky (D) 30/30 Y 100 Y correct. Joan McCarthy Lasonde (R) 23rd SENATE DISTRICT IVI – Independent Voters of Illinois/Independent Precinct Organization Thomas E. Cullerton (D) Y Y Y Seth Lewis (R) PPAC – Personal PAC 10th congressional district CNOW – Chicago NOW PAC Brad Schneider (D) 28/30 25th SENATE DISTRICT EI – Equality Illinois PAC Robert Dold (R) 92 Corinne M. Pierog (D) 21/23 Y Y Y Y RC – Reclaim Chicago Jim Oberweis (R) GPAC – Gun Violence Prevention PAC 11th congressional district PP – Planned Parenthood Illinois Action Bill Foster (D) 29/30 100 Y 26th SENATE DISTRICT Tonia Khouri (R) Kelly Mazeski (D) Y Y WCT IVI PPAC CNOW EI RC GPAC PP Dan McConchie (R) 12th congressional district COOK COUNTY clerk Charles “C.J.” Baricevic (D) 28th SENATE DISTRICT Dorothy A. Brown (D) 17/18 Y Y Michael Bost (R) 16 Laura Murphy (D) Y Y Y Y Diane S. Shapiro (R) 14/18 Paula Bradshaw (G) Mel Thillens (R)

RECORDER OF DEEDS 13th congressional district 29th SENATE DISTRICT Karen Yarbrough (D) Y Mark D. Wicklund (D) Julie A. Morrison (D) Y Y Y Y Rodney Davis (R) 32 Benjamin Salzberg (R) state’s attorney David M. Gill (I) Kim Foxx (D) 22/24 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 31ST SENATE DISTRICT Christopher E. K. Pfannkuche (R) 14th congressional district Melinda Bush (D) Y Y Y Y Jim Walz (D) Michael Amrozowicz (R) COOK CO. BOARD OF REVIEW-2nd DIST. COMMISSIONER Randall M. “Randy” Hultgren (R) 0 Michael Cabonargi (D) Y 34th SENATE DISTRICT 15th congressional district Steve Stadelman (D) Y Y METROPOLITAN water reclamation district John M. Shimkus (R) 16 VOTE FOR THREE SIX-YEAR AND ONE TWO-YEAR TERMS 38th SENATE DISTRICT Josina Morita (D) 16/18 Y Y Y Y 16th congressional district Christine Benson (D) Y Y Barbara McGowan (D) 15/18 Y Y Y Y Adam Kinzinger (R) 36 Sue Rezin (R) Mariyana T. Spyropoulos (D) 16/18 Y Y Y Y Karen Roothaan (G) 17th congressional district 40th SENATE DISTRICT George Milkowski (G) Cheri Bustos (D) 100 Y Toi W. Hutchinson (D) Y Y Y Michael Smith (G) Patrick Harlan (R) Herb Schumann (2-yr.) (R) 41st SENATE DISTRICT Martin J. Durkan (2-yr.) (D) Y 18th congressional district Christine Radogno (R) Christopher Anthony (2-yr.) (G) Junius Rodriguez (D) Darin LaHood (R) 0 43rd SENATE DISTRICT Pat McGuire (D) Y Y US SENATE 44th SENATE DISTRICT WCT – Windy City Times questions, number listed is of the total ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY RACES Bill Brady (R) questions correct for that race WCT – Windy City Times questions, number listed is of the total ques- HRC – Human Rights Campaign 114th Congress, ratings are a percent- tions correct for that race 46th SENATE DISTRICT age of total 100% based on HRC tracking of how candidates voted in IVI – Independent Voters of Illinois/Independent Precinct Organization David Koehler (D) Y Y the 114th Congress PPAC – Personal PAC PP – The Planned Parenthood Action Fund compiles a scorecard to edu- EI – Equality Illinois PAC 47th SENATE DISTRICT cate and inform citizens about members of Congress’ record of support RC – Reclaim Chicago Jil Tracy (R) for women’s health. CNOW – Chicago NOW PAC CNOW – Chicago NOW PAC GPAC – Gun Violence Prevention PAC 49th SENATE DISTRICT PP – Planned Parenthood Illinois Action Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant (D) Y WCT HRC PP CNOW Michelle Smith (R) Tammy Duckworth (D) 28/30 100 100 Y WCT IVI PPAC EI RC CNOWGPAC PP Mark Steven Kirk (R) 100 80 52nd SENATE DISTRICT 1ST SENATE DISTRICT Kenton McMillen (L) Scott M. Bennett (D) Y Y Y Antonio “Tony” Munoz (D) Y Y Scott Summers (G) Michael P. Madigan (R) WINDY CITY TIMES Oct. 12, 2016 13 WCT IVI PPAC EI RC CNOWGPAC PP WCT IVI PPAC EI RC CNOWGPAC PP WCT IVI PPAC EI RC CNOWGPAC PP

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Cook Circuit Court-7th Sub WINDY CITY TIMES Oct. 12, 2016 15 16 years, and the Dallas Voice has never en- moving forward in the footsteps of President National Gay Media Association member dorsed for any race in 32 years. Barack Obama, the most pro-LGBTQ president “This race for president is showing this coun- in U.S. history. That choice is Hillary Clinton.” papers endorse Clinton for president try a clear choice of moving backward or mov- In an op-ed for NGMA member paper the ing forward on LGBTQ and other human rights,” Philadelphia Gay News, Hillary Clinton talked In an unprecedented move, all 12 of the ing Clinton in their own pages are: Bay Area said NGMA spokesperson Tracy Baim, publisher about how, as president, she would advance country’s longest-serving and most award-win- Reporter (San Francisco), Washington Blade, of Windy City Times. “We know that the LGBTQ the historic pro-LGBTQ equality agenda she and ning LGBT newspapers are each separately en- Philadelphia Gay News, Dallas Voice, Windy community is made up of diverse political voic- her runningmate Tim Kaine have embraced. She dorsing Democratic Hillary Clinton for president City Times (Chicago), Between the Lines (De- es. But the homophobia, transphobia, racism, is the first major-party candidate for president of the United States. troit), Bay Windows (Boston), Georgia Voice, anti-immigrant and sexist nature of Republican to write an op-ed for an LGBTQ publication. “If The 12 are members of the National Gay Me- SFGN (Ft. Lauderdale), Watermark (Orlando and candidate Donald Trump means that we can’t I’m fortunate enough to be elected president, dia Association, a trade association of the na- Tampa Bay), Gay City News (New York), and The sit on the sidelines this election season.” I’ll protect the progress we’ve fought so hard tion’s major-market legacy LGBT newspapers. Pride LA. “Hillary Clinton has spent her career fighting to achieve—and I’ll keep fighting until every NGMA members have a combined circulation in This is an unprecedented joint announce- for social justice,” Baim said. “While she came American can live free from discrimination and print and online of more than one million read- ment from the newspapers, because several do late to some LGBTQ issues, so did most main- prejudice,” she wrote. ers per week. not engage in political endorsements: 31-year- stream politicians. In this presidential race, See www.nationalgaymediaassociation.com/. The members of NGMA who are each endors- old Windy City Times has endorsed just once in there is a clear choice to keep this country

BISEXUAL from page 9 “I think that the message that a trans person body else has been difficult enough. I think munity. If a woman is bisexual, lesbians look is worthy of love, can be loved and can love is, it is doubled because bisexuality adds another at her like she is less legitimate. If a man says said. “One of them told the whole school. I I hate to say, a relatively recent development layer.” that he is bisexual, cis heteronormativity and was out to the local high school before I even as a publically consumed message,” Kahrl not- “There’s almost like a double-closeting ef- gay men say that, ‘You’re really just gay and went there because people in junior high told ed. “For so long, trans people were fetishized fect,” she added. “It’s difficult to be out as bi- you’re just trying to waffle.’ You can’t win for them I was gay. So I was labelled that way or seen as sexual objects. The idea that we sexual when you have so much judgment about losing on both counts because everybody looks even though I started to discover an attraction are real people with real emotional lives and bisexual people, not just from the heterosexual for men.” a rich need for the same experiences as every- community, but from the gay and lesbian com- Turn to page 17 Miriam added that their first kiss with a man was as electric as it was confusing. other people who identify as bi, or queer or bi “I felt like it compromised my identity and Bisexual Queer plus, somewhere in the spectrum, some non- my politics,” they said. “I spent a whole bunch Alliance Chicago at binary sexuality,” said Spain. “Being able to of years wondering ‘am I gay or am I bi?’ I the Dyke March. go to the Center and go to a discussion group wasn’t trying to find a label, I was trying to Photo by Friends of and meet other people that identify as your- find out how I was going to be happy with a BQAC self can be a really powerful experience and future partner. When I got to college, I heard something we want to make sure is offered up the term ‘queer’ and I liked that a lot better. in Chicago.” My sexuality is fluid, I’m not always 50 percent Spain said another piece of BQAC’s mission attracted to men or women. I go with queer is to grow more leaders to continue furthering because it’s not heteronormative.” the overall mission. His personal mission to Miriam has suffered from severe depression symbolically empower people, he added, can for as long as they can remember. be seen in Chicago’s Pride Parade when he “I think my identity maybe magnified it be- is in character as Captain Bisexual. Donning cause I grew up in a small town,” they said. the costume, which has a bi-flag as the cape, “But it was mostly chemical. I didn’t tell any- he marches with a flag that reads “bisexual body about my identity. It’s hard to come out justice.” The term, he explained, means fair- because there is a bisexual invisibility. When ness and the role is meant to be a beacon for I’m with Alan, people assume that I’m straight. SIDEBAR people to come out, feel safe, feel validated When I go to the Pride Parade, people assume and build community. all kinds of things.” “People don’t feel safe coming out as bi, Like Schulte, Miriam found that misconcep- Bisexual Queer Alliance Chicago especially, maybe in these very large commu- tions about bisexual people made dating a nities it could be even more difficult since challenge. brings awareness, community there’s such a large and well-established gay “When I was dating Sarah, she was afraid I community and lesbian community and even was going to cheat on her with a man,” they By Melissa Wasserman when it’s often not taken seriously as an iden- trans community that people feel, essentially, said. “On the flip side of that, you have men tity,” said Spain. “That’s one of the things crowded out or de-legitimized and sometimes who want to date you because they think they Bisexual Queer Alliance Chicago (BQAC) is that we are trying to combat and overcome that’s reinforced by what you hear,” Spain are going to get a ménage à trois and that you backing the “B” in LGBT as they provide a and legitimize bisexuality as an equal sexual said. “Even just the language, the script that will do anything because you are bisexual. That community for people who identify as bisex- identity right next to gay and straight and people use. All the time people are talking labels you in a lot of bad ways. It’s very isolat- ual and queer. lesbian and get a seat at the table.” about pop-culture and people in Hollywood ing because lesbians don’t want to date you In October 2010, Brother Michael Oboza and they go ‘is he gay or is he gay?’ It’s never and a lot of the bi-chicks who do already have and Ed Negron founded BQAC. The group’s said, ‘maybe they’re bi.’ It’s just not part of men as their primary partners. When I was sin- mission, according to its website is to “edu- the script and that’s the script that we’re try- gle, that mattered a lot because there weren’t cate, empower, and provide resources for bi- ing to change.” many women to date. Now that I am with Alan, sexual and queer persons.” Spain emphasizes that people have difficul- it’s complicated to explain on dates that I am “We aim to do this by directly educating ty saying the word “bisexual.” He explained, married but free to have a relationship even the bisexual and queer communities along the “B” in LGBT is skipped over and there is though I’m not going to leave my husband.” with the general public, creating awareness a sense that it is not accepted. The bisexual When, during the course of the couple’s re- of bisexual and queer issues, amassing and community, he added, underperforms every lationship, Alan went on a date with a man disseminating resources and information, and other sexual orientation, specifically in the named Frank, Miriam admitted to a little jeal- through charitable acts to the bisexual and matter of various health outcomes, and not ousy. queer community,” the website reads. finding community plays a part. “I always say that loving other people BQAC President Noel Spain remembered “It’s really important to be able to create doesn’t diminish the love I have for Miriam,” coming as bisexual and wanting to explore community for people and educate people,” Alan said. “It’s not like it’s a bucket of water Chicago’s LGBTQ community, years ago. How- said Spain. “Survey after survey finds that the that’s measurable. Though I don’t like to see ever, when he looked around, he felt like his bisexual cohort is actually the largest cohort Miriam hurt.” bisexual identity was not fully represented. within the LGBT umbrella, as far as the num- “But jealousy is a petty emotion that I need As a result, he started looking for resources, ber of people who identify as bi, but it seems to get over and I recognize that,” Miriam groups to join and other bisexual people. This paradoxical because you can’t find one.” said. “That’s how a poly relationship works. It led to him going on Meetup.com and creating “There’s a lot more growth to be had and evolves.” a Chicago bisexual queer community in 2008. Br. Michael Oboza and Noel Spain. ideas around sexuality that we need to push Spain said Oboza and Negron joined that Photo by Friends of BQAC forward and bisexuality is key among them, Trans and bisexual group and went on to take the group’s pur- and creating space for bisexual identity as The MAP report noted “some evidence that pose further, forming BQAC. The Meetup In 2014, BQAC became a 501(c)3 nonprof- an equal identity right along-side gay [and] more transgender people identify as bisexual group currently serves as an arm of BQAC; a it organization. People can use the Meetup straight.” than non-transgender people.” tool that allows for people to get involved group as a platform to find out about local For more information on BQAC, visit: http:// Christina Kahrl, major league baseball writer and form a community. activities. BQAC also regularly holds events, bqachicago.org/ and https://www.facebook. for ESPN, is a renowned figure in trans activ- “It’s really important that we can be found such as bi discussion groups and bi movie com/BQAChicago . ism both in Chicago and nationwide. Her sexual and you can find community because there’s nights, at Center on Halsted. On its website, To visit the Meetup group, visit: https:// orientation is bisexual. She has been happily so many people out there that simply can’t BQAC also offers various bi resources. www.meetup.com/chicago-bisexual-queer- married to a lesbian woman for two-and-a-half find bi community and then they end up sort “We’re really building community and pro- meetup/ . years. of questioning their own identity, especially viding resources, even if those resources are 16 Oct. 12, 2016 WINDY CITY TIMES MIDWEST LGBTQ “Ultimately, I decided I didn’t want to con- said she frequently cites a study from Massa- HEALTH SYMPOSIUM tinue my military service,” Ortega said. “Trans chusetts estimating the number at about 0.5 people suffer a lot and the only reason that percent. we are such shining representations is that we “That’s not an insignificant number of peo- are fundamentally built on the foundation of ple,” she said. “The answer is that we need to Trans military officer suffering.” do more meeting the needs of these people.” Suffering was also addressed by Pride Ac- Keatley also discussed #TransEmpowered, an tion Tank (PAT) Executive Director Kim Hunt, online campaign she worked on aimed at giv- recounts life in particular how it is felt by LGBTQ victims of ing trans women a voice to share their own violence. narratives about HIV. By Gretchen Rachel Hammond Her workshop, “Chicago + Orlando: Thought- Other sessions at the symposium, which was fully Responding to Intersections, Violence & hosted by Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Day two of the Midwest LGBTQ Health Sympo- LGBTQ Communities” took an interactive look Center and Howard Brown Health, addressed sium, held at Advocate Illinois Medical Center at the different kinds of violence faced by the myriad issues in LGBT health. in Lake View Oct. 7, began in dramatic fashion LGBTQ community and the journey PAT and Michael McFadden, a social worker at Callen- when keynote speaker and trans advocate U.S. other Chicago LGBTQ organizations have taken Lorde Community Health Center in New York Army Ret. SSG Shane Ortegatook the stage of since the June 12 massacre at the Pulse night- City, discussed addressing pre-exposure pro- the Olsen Auditorium and brought a packed club in Orlando. phylaxis (PrEP) with adolescent and adolescent and initially restless audience to stunned si- “There’s been violence against the LGBTQ clients. lence as he recounted his life and Transgender community forever, but [Orlando] has been an “It’s an exciting time to work with folks, but, Health: Through the Military Lens. inflection point in the LGBTQ movement,” Hunt at least for me, it can be terrifying,” McFad- Ortega completed three tours of duty—the said. den said. first two in the gender of his birth, the third as That inflection was captured in a letter Individuals in their teens and twenties fre- his authentic self. He served in more than 400 penned July 8 by Illinois Safe Schools Alliance quently have specific needs that are often not combat missions and, today, continues to fight Executive Director Owen Daniel-McCarter which acknowledged by the medical community. Most for the more than 700,000 transgender veter- Hunt shared with workshop attendees. are trying to find a fine line to navigate be- ans who, owing to then Department of Defense “How can we actively work to address sys- tween dependence on their family and a bur- policy on transgender service, were forced to temic violence in and around our school com- geoning independent identity. They are often choose between living as themselves or serving munities?” Daniel McCarter wrote. “With a highly peer-dependent and egocentric as well. their country. trauma-informed lens, how can we respond to Among the barriers in discussing the PrEP Ortega recounted his childhood days—ones violence without co-opting movements, with- intervention with clients in that age cohort of neglect and starvation received at the hands out increasing police presence and without re- are their own level of knowledge about PrEP; his mother’s intimate partners. sponding with more punitive measures?” perceived costs; complexity of navigating the “I was locked in a closet for days on end by Other workshops included a statistical look healthcare system, and competing circum- one of my mother’s lovers,” he said. “This per- at the near future of HIV Prevention and Treat- stances from the patient’s other life factors. son was also a drug dealer and an addict and ment hosted by Northwestern University pro- “This is tricky stuff to talk about,” McFadden would often have me transport drugs.” fessors Richard D’Aquila, MD who focused upon said. “We’re not necessarily trained to speak During one of the transactions, a buyer beat the results achieved from Pre-Exposure Prophy- about sex with people of that age.” Orgeta into unconsciousness. “I woke up in a laxis (PrEp) and future applications of the pre- Lisa Kuhns, research assistant professor closet,” he said. “I have no idea how long I was Shane Ortega. ventative treatment. and associate director of the Center for Gen- actually there.” Photo by Gretchen Rachel Hammond Director of the Institute for LGBTQ Health der, Sexuality and HIV Prevention at Ann and “At age 13, I tried hanging myself,” he re- Equality Julia Applegate, MA, took an in-depth Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital addressed called. “The sheet that I used ripped. My life When he volunteered for a deployment in Af- with “Providing Culturally Competent Care to initiatives that would encourage HIV-positive pretty much didn’t change. As a teenager, I ghanistan, Ortega had been on hormones for the Lesbian Community.” youth to adhere to their medication regimen. rotated in and out of the juvenile detention two years which he received, like a lot of ser- “Forty percent of HIV-positive youth world- center over a six-month period.” vice members, from the internet. MIDWEST LGBTQ wide have suboptimal adherence, with North “The story of my upbringing might seem “It was highly apparent that I was taking HEALTH SYMPOSIUM America being the worst,” Kuhns said. enormous but it is in no way unusual and, to be testosterone,” he said. “There were physical Among the factors impeding adherence are quite honest, I am very grateful that it is not changes.” Symposium tracks substance use, depression and anxiety and the amount of suffering I have [seen] in other In 2013, Ortega participated in the 21-day HIV-related stigma. Kuhns addressed efforts to friends who are transgender, especially trans selection course for Green Berets. “I was pulled progress in overcome those with impacted clients through people of color.” Ortega added. “Survivability aside and asked directly by a psychologist if LGBT healthcare motivational interviews, adherence counseling or recovery is extremely limited for people in I was transgender or a homosexual,” he said. By Matt Simonette and regular reminders with text messages. my community.” “The course has a 65-percent wash-out rate. Michael Newcomb, assistant professor of A legally emancipated teenager, Ortega was Only 35 were selected. I was not one of them. Speaking at the second annual MLHS Midwest medical social sciences at Northwestern Uni- taking care of himself. He finished high school Even though I was operating at an elite level, LGBTQ Health Symposium Oct. 6, transgender versity further addressed the impact of inter- and enlisted in the U.S, Army at the age of 17. there were still biases that prevented transgen- activist Joanne Keatley opened by recounting personal relationships on young LGBT’s lives, He volunteered for two tours in Iraq. The first der service members from ascending in their her memories of living as a trans person in the describing how family support is the best pre- was in Fallujah in 2005. careers.” 1970s. dictor of good health. “My squad consisted of 13 people,” he said. The same year, Ortega created the military It was a difficult time, she remembered, and “Other types of support do not compensate “Only six of us came back.” LGBT support group SPARTA. required difficult choices. for that,” Newcomb said. But he added that His second tour, again with a small squad, He noted that, at first, army physicians were While I’m not proud of a lot of the things that support is often difficult to come by since was in Basra to support marines trying to take supportive of his transition. But one day in Au- that I did over those 10 years, I’m very proud parents usually do not share the LGBT minority the city back. gust 2015, which he remembers as “the most of the fact that I survived those 10 years,” Ke- status. Newcomb also addressed the impact of “In both these tours, I served as a female terrible that I have ever experienced in my mil- atley said. romantic relationships on young LGBT’s lives. embedded with infantry units,” he said. “In itary career,” he returned from a flight physical She now lives in California, but spent many Dr. Maya Green, site medical director of How- country, we didn’t have separation of facili- and was told that he was probably not only out years in Chicago. She acknowledged the city ard Brown Health’s 63rd Street clinic, addressed ties, so everything I did was in the company of a job but facing jail time. did provide some dark memories as well as disparities in lesbian health. She pointed out of men. Because of these experiences, I later “I was informed that I had been flagged be- good ones; years ago, she was attacked with a that lesbians have a higher frequency of obe- got to create space for women in the United cause of the testosterone in my system,” he crowbar. “The smile that I was born with was sity, stroke and loss of function than their States military.” said. taken from me on the streets of Chicago,” she straight counterparts. As such its important Ortega was eventually recruited as a ma- A panel of three army officers in Alabama, recalled. for providers to not be afraid to ask about a chine-gun instructor at the U.S. Marines School with whom he never had communications, were But those difficult years compelled Keatley woman about her sexual orientation and her of Infantry, where he trained more than 1,200 to decide Ortega’s fate. He was facing multiple towards a life of activism. She went on to sexual practices. Marines in primary marksmanship and machine administrative actions including dishonorable found the Center of Excellence for Transgender “It’s important to approach our screenings gun tactics. discharge. Health in 2007 at the University of California at based on the person in front of us,” said Green. He became an explosive ordinances disposal He approached the ACLU and began to read San Francisco. It’s dedicated to helping trans- She said, in a survey, about a third of les- technician for the U.S. Army and then a flight up on military justice. “We wrote a petition in gender and non-binary individuals access cul- bians feared that such disclosure will nega- engineer for Special Ops working on Chinook two weeks,” Ortega said. “I began personally turally competent health services. The Center tively impact their medical experience, while helicopters—a role he achieved on the merits lobbying 22 different congressmen and sena- established protocols in 2011 for trans primary 30 percent of lesbians had experienced such of his physical fitness and exceptional aptitude. tors. I wrote to President Obama” health care; those were revived just this year. negativity. By 2008, Ortega was already working with He and ACLU attorney Joshua Block began Numerous factors can complicate a visit to “We need to be upset about this and we need the advocacy group OutServe—SLDN providing writing to each of the service branches. One- the doctor by a transgender individual. Doc- to make empower women to make changes in online support to LGBT military members then by-one they responded with a statement that tors sometimes conflate trans persons with their lives,” added Michelle Evers, a nurse prac- still working under the shadow of “Don’t Ask, they were going to address the issue of open gay men. Trans patients are sometimes denied titioner at Howard Brown Health. Don’t Tell” (DADT). transgender service. service or faced with embarrassing questions. The morning keynote was introduced by How- “I realized very quickly that there were non- Meanwhile, the veteran of three tours of duty Electronic medical records often don’t have the ard Brown Health Aging Services Education Di- represented transgender service members,” he and Special Ops who was performing on a tier means by which to indicate a person’s gender rector Cecilia Hardacker, Howard Brown Health said. “So I created a chatroom called OutServe that would have made him eligible to serve in identity. President and CEO David Munar and Advocate Trans. By the end of 2009, I was getting sub- the elite Delta Force unit was relegated to a Furthermore, few researchers have been able Illinois Masonic Medical Center President Susan stantial membership requests. By 2010, I had desk job and ordered to wear female uniforms to get a solid answer about how many trans Nordstrom Lopez. Keatley was presented with almost 500 people in that chatroom.” in public spaces. people there are in the United States. Keatley the first annual Excellence in Health Award. WINDY CITY TIMES Oct. 12, 2016 17 BISEXUAL from page 15 transgender, gay and lesbian communities who trum exploration,” Schulte said. “As alienated for members of the bisexual community.” are finding ways to invalidate those kind of re- humans we struggle with love, trust and ac- In a statement on the White House blog, Out- at you and says ‘you’re not with us, you must lationships because they don’t fit within their ceptance because we’re not taught our own reach & Recruitment Director for the Presiden- not be one of us,’ or ‘you really should be one norms and their easy, pre-printed box of what self-worth so why should we be interested in tial Personnel Office Raffi Freedman-Gurspan of us and you’re just lying to yourself’ both relationships are supposed to look like.” others? Why can’t we just love and accept a noted that, “The community briefing [featured] of which are condescending, ignorant and frus- Kahrl recalled pushback from within the person as they present themselves or in the discussions on the steps that community lead- trating to have to deal with.” transgender community. plural too, for folks in polyamorous situations, ers and Administration officials have taken to- Kahrl asserted that such misinformed ideol- “Some folks try to label any trans woman in why can’t we just trust?” gether to support bisexual Americans. It [also ogy also has an effect on the partners of bi- a relationship with a cisgender woman as be- “We’re not trying to hurt each other,” Alan underlined] the challenges ahead in the com- sexual people. ing cisgender and heteronormative—men hav- said. “But feelings are feelings and it’s hard munity, specifically related to disproportionate “There are some lesbians who look at my wife ing sex with women,” she said. “It’s despicable to know what generates them. Exploring them risks of mental and physical health struggles, as something other than a lesbian because and stupid but there are those people who feel is super healthy. That’s what it has meant to poverty, addiction, and violence—and the she is married to a bisexual trans woman,” that, if you are a transgender woman and you me from the beginning and it still does. It’s need for fully inclusive federal non-discrimina- she said. “No. She’s still a lesbian. Being bi- are not with men, then somehow you are less just accepting how you feel, regardless of its tion protections.” sexual doesn’t mean that we don’t believe in trans. Some trans people want to legitimize source.” The MAP report offered a series of recom- committed relationships and can’t live happily themselves and delegitimize other trans people “I feel like people don’t choose to discrimi- mendations including anti-bullying legislation, ever after the same as everybody else. It just because they are different in some way.” nate. They’re not setting out and saying ‘we comprehensive sexual and reproductive health means there are people within the cisgender, “Obviously now I have a broader conception hate bi people’ but they’re being cautious with education curricula and support of school Gay and acceptance of difference and gender spec- their emotions, they feel more emotionally Straight Alliances (GSAs), passage of the Equal- threatened by bisexuals,” Miriam added. “Also, ity Act “explicitly prohibiting employment dis- AFC BLACK LIVES Olson noted that the motivations for reduc- in some circles, there’s a very gay or lesbian crimination on the bases of sexual orientation MATTER CONFERENCE ing prison population include the costs associ- culture and they want you to fit into it.” and gender identity,” federal expansion of re- ated with those facilities, especially staff and search and data collection, cultural competen- Incarceration issues correctional officer salaries. He said that there Not ‘this’ or ‘that’ cy guidance for state and local departments of is broad political support for reducing the pris- “I think a key element here is that bisexual mental health and federal Substance Abuse and addressed at daylong on population since views of drug laws shifting people simply are,” Kahrl said. “There’s a com- Mental Health Services Administration (SAMH- toward less punitive measures among certain ponent within communities of identity that’s SA) grantees “including organizational grant- AFC conference about creating an identity and fulfilling it. Bi ees and individual mental health professionals, By Carrie Maxwell groups as well as the disparate impact of incar- people are just reacting or responding to their working with LGBT, and specifically bisexual, ceration on minorities and the relatively high own sexuality not some broadly generated un- youth and adults” and “federal Department of In a rousing address, Benneth Lee (Northeast- recidivism rates due to a lack of rehabilitation derstanding of what it means to be gay, les- Justice and Department of Health and Human ern University justice studies professor and programs. Olson explained that despite what bian or trans. We are not ‘this’ or ‘that.’ We are Services guidance on cultural competence to founder/CEO of the National Alliance for the one hears on the news, the crime rate is the an ‘and.’ We don’t need to fill any good-to-go grantees and service providers who serve bi- Empowerment of the Formerly Incarcerated) lowest it’s been in 40 years. boxes. We just want to live our own lives and sexual survivors of violence.” spoke on “Felony Disenfranchisement, Human In terms of prison population numbers, Ol- wind up in relationships with the people that “This report should serve as a clarion call to Rights and Social Justice” from a personal son said the “war on drugs”, record violent we love same as everybody else.” policymakers and service providers across the viewpoint at the latest AIDS Foundation of crime rates in Illinois from 1988 to 1992 and the 1998 truth-in-sentencing laws concerning Following the 18th annual Bisexual Aware- country,” MAP concluded. “In order to fully Chicago (AFC) Black Lives Matter series: Race, ness Day Sept. 23, the White House Office of serve the LGBT community, we must also fully Politics and Restorative Justice conference specific violent crimes caused the prison population to rise. Public Engagement hosted “over 100 advocates serve the bisexual community.” Oct. 6 at the University Center in Chicago. for a community briefing on advancing equality Lee recounted his time behind bars and the Olson explained that while the adult prison barriers he’s faced on a variety of fronts in the population has risen since the mid-’80s the ju- 32 years since he was released from prison. He venile prison population has gone down due said that although he was able to get a masters to people wanting to help kids in trouble. He degree he still has limited citizenship. noted that aside from more white people being LGBTQs, gun-violence prevention “There are about 80 licenses I can’t apply for convicted of DUI’s for all other crimes the ma- because of my prior convictions,” said Lee. jority of convictions are among the Black and coalition to provide education, action Lee explained that he served time for a va- Hispanic populations. riety of offenses including stints as a juvenile ‘“The question is what can be done to reduce CHICAGO—In response to the epidemic of cago Survivors; John Gruber from The Brady offender from the 1960s to 1984 when he was the prison population,” said Olson. shootings in Chicago, and the massacre of Campaign; Kathleen Sances from G-PAC; and released from prison for the last time. He said ‘There are six themes that Olson touched on mostly LGBTQ, mostly Latino individuals at Commissioner Mona Noriega of the Chicago he had to get a new mindset when he was re- that would reduce the prison population includ- the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Chicago-area Commission on Human Relations. leased because the values he was living by as ing focusing prison resources on violent/high LGBTQ, Latinx, community and gun violence The event is 6-8:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. a street hustler weren’t working for him. Lee risk individuals, undoing the “war on drugs,” prevention organizations are coming togeth- 20, at Ebenezer Lutheran Church, 1650 W. noted that he didn’t have a fear of going to closing the prison door for certain offenders, er for “Disarm Gun Violence: An LGBTQ Town Foster Ave., Chicago. The program will start prison in the past but that’s changed because increasing community capacity through justice Hall For Action” Thursday, Oct. 20. The event at 6:30 p.m. of his age and the knowledge he’s gained since reinvestment/incentive models, improve parole will focus on education, coalition building Main Illinois Gun Violence Prevention Co- his release. He said when he was paroled at policy and practice, improving prison based and action. alition partners for the event are Chicago other times in his life he returned to his par- programming across the board and shortening The free program will feature various Survivors, The Brady Campaign, G-PAC, Il- ents’ house, but that always led him back to the length of stay for most prisoners. speakers who are doing the work on anti-gun linois Council Against Handgun Violence, prison so when he was released in 1984 he de- Olson explained that two-thirds of those in violence, including through activism, advo- Organizing for Action and People for Safer cided to live in transitional housing and get Illinois prisons for murder convictions were cacy and electoral politics. LGBTQ activists Society. help from the people there including putting 25 years old or younger when they commit- will address the need to amplify the existing LGBTQ and allied community partners in- his resume together so he could find work. This ted their crimes and almost 60 percent will be organizational work, and bring new resources clude: Affinity Community Services, AIDS decision led him to where he is today, said Lee. in prison beyond their 60th birthday—adding to the table for more effective coalitions. Foundation of Chicago, ALMA: Association Mass incarceration has been a part of the that caring for those elderly inmates is double Joy McCormack, founder of Chicago Sur- of Latino/as Motivating Action, Broadway fabric of the U.S., said Lee, because although the cost of the average inmate. He noted that vivors, an organization that provides crime Youth Center of HBH, BUILD (Broader Urban the 13th Amendment abolished slavery it also recidivism rates of inmates who are older than victims services to families who experience Involvement & Leadership Development), included the line, “except as a punishment for 50 are very low. violent loss, is working with Pride Action Center on Halsted, Chicago Black Gay Men’s crime whereof the party shall have been duly Closing prisons is a bone of contention for Tank, Windy City Times, and the Illinois Gun Caucus, Chicago Coalition of Welcoming convicted.” most elected officials because, in a number of Violence Prevention Coalition to develop the Churches, Chicago House, Commission on Lee explained that the majority of people in cases, prisons employ a lot of people, said Ol- event. Human Relations, Dignity Chicago, Equal- prison are both poor and uneducated and this son. McCormack will discuss the story of her ity Illinois, Erie Neighborhood House, Gays applies regardless of one’s racial background. Howard Gelb (Chicago House employment own family’s loss as a result of gun violence Against Guns Chicago, Heartland Alliance, He also pointed out that although the U.S. program career services manager) and Ashley in Chicago, and she will be joined by others Howard Brown Health, Illinois Coalition for makes up five percent of the world’s popula- Brazil’s (Chicago House employment program who have felt personal loss, including John Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Illinois Safe tion, it accounts for more than 25 percent of career specialist) session was entitled “Em- Ziegler, whose friend Mbiganyi Lashani was Schools Alliance, La Casa Norte, Lambda Le- incarcerated people worldwide. Lee said that ployment Services and Returning Citizens.” gunned down this summer. gal, Lighthouse Church of Chicago, National inner city youth experience post-traumatic Emcee Sanford Gaylord (regional resource Other speakers include: Cleopatra Pendle- Center for Lesbian Rights, National LGBTQ stress disorder due to the chaotic environment consultant, HIV/AIDS Regional Resource Net- ton, whose daughter Hadiya’s murder in 2013 Task Force, Northbrook United Methodist they’ve grown up in, and this can and does lead work Program, U.S. Department of Health and garnered national media attention; Channyn Church, Northalsted Business Alliance, Or to them spending time in prison. People have Human Services, Region V) said, “If you’re Lynn Parker, a trans advocate from Chicago Chadash, Pillars Fund, Pride Action Tank, coined the term “hood disease” to describe not at the table, you’re on the menu” when it House, discussing the dramatic rise in mur- Puerto Rican Arts Alliance, Temple Sholom’s this phenomenon, said Lee. comes to the issues discussed at this confer- ders of trans women of color; Maria Pike, Gun Social Justice, Thresholds, TransTech, United During the afternoon plenary on “Reducing ence. Sense & Peace activist whose son Ricky Pike Latino Pride and Windy City Times. the Use of Prison in Illinois: Challenges and Cynthia Tucker (AFC director of prevention was gunned down in 2012; Mark Walsh of the Additional information: JThaney@aidschi- Opportunities,” David Olson (Loyola University and community partnerships) and Jennifer Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence; cago.org or http://prideactiontank.org/proj- professor of criminal justice and criminology Epstein (Public Health Institute of Metropoli- Kim L. Hunt, executive director of Pride Ac- ects/gun-violence-town-hall/. and Co-director of Loyola’s interdisciplinary tan Chicago programs deputy director) closed tion Tank; LGBTQ and Latinx advocate Em- Center for Criminal Justice Research, Policy and out the conference with a call for attendees manuel Garcia; Muslim LGBTQ advocate and Practice) spoke about the rise in Illinois’ prison to spread the word about what they learned attorney Nabeela Rasheed; anti-violence ad- population and what can be done to try and throughout the day. vocate Lisa Gilmore; Dawn Valenti from Chi- reverse this trend. 18 Oct. 12, 2016 WINDY CITY TIMES Dawn Valenti: A Chicago survivor’s story Dawn Valenti (center) at the rally she organized in Boystown the night of the Orlando shootings. At left is Commissioner Mona Noriega, Chicago Commission on Human Relations, and at right is Chicago Police Dept. Supt. Eddie Johnson. Photo by Gretchen Rachel Hammond

By Gretchen Rachel Hammond emoniously been thrown and had to navigate. cago Survivors crisis response team is there the relationship with the woman who gave Where to start? Why was no one listening to for the family like an unexpected but essential birth to me. I call her that because I don’t have When trans woman of color T.T. Saffore was them? friend offering not only the time needed to a mother. She always treated me differently. found murdered on Chicago’s West Side Sept. Into their lives came Dawn Valenti, a crisis grieve, but they also listen patiently and sym- When I was 21, I told my mom what happened 11, her grieving family and friends seemingly responder with Chicago Survivors. pathetically as the emotions contained within to me, she just dropped me off and wanted to had nowhere to turn. Like anyone who has lost The nonprofit, which operates on the upper that grief finds its myriad of voices. be alone. She was always there for me when I a loved one to violence, they were in a state floor offices of a South Side church, was found- With almost 600 homicides reported in Chi- was in trouble but, when I was an adult and of shock. ed in 2010 by Joy McCormack in the aftermath cago since January, this year Chicago Survi- changed my life, she was not there for me. The Clouding their ability to express their devas- of her son Frankie’s murder. vors staff has been stretched to the extreme. last time I talked with her was Mother’s Day tating grief were questions about what to do According to its website, Chicago Survivors Their office and cell phones are always ring- three years ago and that conversation didn’t next. According to a friend of Saffore, Chicago “staff meet families at the worst moment of ing and not even a brief interview with Windy go very well. She told me I wasn’t her daugh- Police Department investigators did not reach their lives and—day by day—accompany them City Times can pass without an urgent call. But ter anymore and she never wanted to see me out to the family for at least a week. Why not? through the unfamiliar systems, unwanted ex- they take it in their stride no matter what the again.” Why did this happen? Who was responsible? periences, and unwelcome feelings so that no hour of the day or night. They each know how “I didn’t have a father,” she added. “And I Where did they have to go to identify and re- one has to face them alone.” invaluable their work is. didn’t have somebody who was supposed to be trieve the body of their loved one in order to From the crime scene, to the hospital, to Valenti has been a part of Chicago Survivors in my corner. I learned last year from my aunt give her a decent burial? helping communicate with CPD and the medi- since its very beginning as a program of Chi- that my mom used to blame me. She used to There was a completely unknown system cal examiner’s office to coordinating with the cago Citizens for Change. She also was the or- say, ‘How do I know she didn’t want it?’ Here I into which the family had suddenly and uncer- funeral home and “wherever needed,” the Chi- ganizer of Chicago’s first vigil in response to am today 51 years old and I don’t have either the murders of 49 people at an LGBT club, The parent. So I’m out here on my own and it’s very Pulse, in Orlando. That vigil brought together hurtful but I can’t let that destroy me. I feel the LGBTQ community and families in Chicago like God has a plan for me.” who had lost their children to gun violence. It was the only time in the interview that On first appearances, Valenti is an imposing Valenti’s plain-speaking demeanor began to figure. waver into tears, but then she instinctually “I like tattoos, I ride a motorcycle,” she said. took control. Foster “But I tell people all the time ‘don’t judge the Valenti had no childhood role models. No one book by its cover. If you want to get to know believed in her. me, open me up and read me.’” “I didn’t have nobody to tap me on the shoul- Inside those pages is an extraordinary life der and say ‘hey little girl, what’s going on? OUR born into horrific violence and abuse, in what Why are you doing these things?’” She recalled. is now the Roscoe Village neighborhood of Chi- “So now, I am very passionate when people tell cago, but shaped in determination, spiritual me things are happening with their daughters, and self-belief and her unwavering love for sons, nieces or nephews. I understand that. I Teens! people. heard somebody say on a panel one time that Valenti has accumulated certifications which ‘crazy wasn’t born crazy. Something happened Join us for a FREE informational event on fostering and include life coaching, psychological first aid to crazy when crazy was a baby to make crazy, fostering-to-adopt older youth in care. and as a domestic violence and sexual assault crazy.’ Something happens in the home that Featuring a panel of AMAZING teen speakers sharing advocate. She also has the kind of experience drives people to the streets. When you under- for the job no one would want on their resume stand that, you have a choice to change your their foster care journeys! but which would eventually chart the course life.” RSVP today at illinoiscap.org/event/foster-our-teens! of her life both professionally and as the most Valenti credits being a lesbian as key to Where: Kennedy King College openhanded of defenders. changing hers. 6301 S Halsted St. “I come from a home where my mother was “I was a gang member,” she said. “I was 17 battered and I was sexually abused probably as and hanging out on a corner at Lawrence and Cost: FREE early as five years old,” she said. “My mom’s Clark and there was a building across the street When: Oct. 22 from 10am - 1pm boyfriend and the father of my three younger with two people I am still friends with today. siblings was an alcoholic and all-around bad I knew they were gay. One of them came up guy. He abused me. My older sister has been on to me and was like ‘hey, you like girls don’t drugs all her life. She used to sleep with a knife you?’ I was like ‘no!’ But we became friends under her pillow and, to this day, she still does. and I started meeting different people. Once He destroyed our family. Whenever he was I realized it was OK to be a lesbian and that there, it was uncomfortable and I would leave there were women [like] me, I liked that bet- the house. There were times when I didn’t want ter than gangbanging so, little-by-little, I left to be there at all so, at about 11 years old, I that life.” started running away. No matter where I ran, Valenti’s first partner was a woman 10 years my mom always found me, but I didn’t want to her senior who had four kids. be at home. It didn’t feel safe.” “I got a job at Osco Drug and worked my Valenti grew up in the ’70s, when domestic way up from a clerk to store supervisor and violence was as much of a reality as it is to- then liquor manager,” she said. “I was there Call to Action day—but completely unaddressed. for 13 years. But I didn’t feel like it was where Coalition Event “My mom’s boyfriend would beat the crap out I wanted be.” Partners Include: of her,” she said. “She’d call the police and he She got into truck driving and delivery for Giveaways, Raffle and Refreshments catered by a youth culinary would come back a few weeks later. For me it the Chicago-based Jays Foods and went on arts program included! was normal. What happened to me dampened to become an independent contractor for the WINDY CITY TIMES Oct. 12, 2016 19 pretzel maker Snyders-Lance. The one person she did find said ‘what do you ed. “It is something I experienced on my own. ever look down on my daughter.’” “I had my own truck, I had a route, I was need?’ She didn’t know what she needed.” I have a connection to the streets. So when I “She was 18,” Valenti added. “She had just making the most money I ever made in my life When the trial of her son’s killers concluded, am visiting with family who has lost a child finished [training] as a pharmacy tech. She and I didn’t have to answer to anybody,” she McCormack decided to create an organization to violence, I feel like they would rather talk was standing on the corner with some friends. recalled. “Then they came along and said, ‘Now dedicated to ensuring that nobody would have to me than talk to somebody in a suit with a Somebody firing at the guys on the corner shot you’ve gotta buy your own route.’ Mine was to walk the same journey alone. Each of the briefcase.” and killed her. But that casket was upright. $66,000.” founders had jobs for at a least year before Chi- The day before she met with Windy City When I left, I got two blocks away and just Valenti left the company. She and other em- cago Survivors had enough funding for some Times, Valenti was with the mother of Deme- broke down because I’m mad at a society that ployees filed a class-action lawsuit against it. paid positions. McCormack is not on staff, but trius Griffin, Jr. His body was found in a pile would do something like this to [a woman’s] “I lived off the lawsuit,” she said. “But I had she is chair of the board. It became a calling of trash in a burning garage in the West Side daughter and then she has to bury her but not this 16-foot box truck that I was trying to sell. because the need was so great. neighborhood of Austin Sept. 17. He was just want anybody to look down on her.” The alternator went out. So I had it parked next “How do you deal with the hospital when se- 15. The murder rate in Chicago is such that, look- to the Jewel on Ashland and Clark. One day, I curity is telling you to leave and they won’t “His mother was waiting on the medical ex- ing at a weekend shooting report in its local get there and the truck is gone. Somebody who let you see your loved one?” Valenti said. “Or aminer’s office to call her because they had to media has become akin to reading the posted had the same kind of truck was moving equip- you get to the medical examiner’s office and wait on the dental records. She kept telling me names of casualties of war—just a name and ment and he wiped my whole truck out. But it it’s open between this time and this time and ‘I know it’s my son. But we can talk about it maybe a short sentence about their age and worked out for me because the insurance paid only two of you can go in for identification. because I feel you in my heart’.” Valenti re- where they lived. way more than what I was asking for it so I It’s stuff that nobody knows because you don’t called. “I think that’s because I’m real and I’m “Years ago, when you heard about the shoot- was able to do the kind of work I’m doing today expect to bury your child. There’s a lot of pro- passionate about what I do.” ings, the media used to list them as ‘The first full-time. I believe it was God’s way of kicking tocols and procedures in this city that people Yet no matter how horrific the story or how or the second Chicago public student’ but I me in the backside and pushing me out there.” was like ‘these kids have names,”” Valenti said. She began domestic violence training at Chi- “You hear things like ‘gang-related’ but we’ve cago Battered Metropolitan Women’s Network. been working with the CPD to make them un- There, Valenti met representatives from Rape “I have a connection to the streets. So when I derstand that, when they label things as ‘gang- Victims Advocates (RVA) and started working related,’ it affects life insurance and crime vic- on their courses. am visiting with family who has lost a child to tims’ compensation. Even today I was meeting “When I took the domestic violence training, violence, I feel like they would rather talk to me with a family who were upset because a media I didn’t feel like I needed it,” she said. “But one outlet had said that their son was a convicted thing that never crossed my mind was women than talk to somebody in a suit with a briefcase.” felon and a gang member. They said he wasn’t.” with disabilities in abusive relationships. My As for the mainstream media and the society teacher was a woman in a wheelchair who had — Dawn Valenti it serves, Valenti wants to know where the out- polio. She had been in an abusive relationship rage is over the senseless and endless killing. for two years and she said ‘my husband used to “Does society have to hear about a family hit me wherever he felt like, mostly in my face. who was waiting two days for dental records He would pick me up out of my chair, put me don’t know. If their loved one is pronounced harrowing the grief, she does not cry in front because their 15-year-old-son was burnt to in the bathroom on the floor and lock me in dead on the street, [the body] is taken to the of family members. death?” she said. “When do we stop pointing there for hours at a time.’ So some of this stuff medical examiner’s office but you have to wait “I don’t, I don’t, I don’t,” she repeated fingers? I’ve heard that [victims] were calling I thought I knew, I didn’t know at all.” for the autopsy to be done.” emphatically. “Because I have to be their for help and nobody came. Why? If I hear you In 2009, Valenti met McCormack and her At first, Chicago Survivors found their fami- strength. I can’t break down. But there’s times calling for help, I’m going to stop. I’m going partner, Siu Moy, at a fundraiser for their son. lies through word-of-mouth. when I leave the family and I’m in my car down to help you.” At the time, Valenti had her own nonprofit “We would get calls from people who knew the street and I break down or I go home and That is Valenti’s life now and it is one that United For A Cause which worked with women people or even the media sometimes,” Valenti I just shut it down. To hear a woman say ‘I she finally calls home. and children suffering from domestic violence. said. “Joy worked very hard on this. She want- thought giving birth was the worst thing I had For more information about Chicago Survi- “They said they were alone and I was like, ed to see it happen. There were no groups like to do’ after she walks out of the medical ex- vors, visit http://www.chicagosurvivors.org . ‘No you’re not,’” Valenti said. “So we became ours that are structured and doing the things aminer’s office identifying her son is hard for Valenti will be among the presenters at the friends. When Joy lost her son, she looked for we do.” me. I walked into a funeral home one time and Oct. 20 anti-gun violence event put together help and couldn’t find anybody. She looked in The organization currently has 12 staff mem- saw a casket standing upright. Never seen that by anti-gun organizations, Latinx groups and the yellow pages. There was nobody to help bers including four crisis responders. before. Didn’t understand why until the parents the LGBTQ community. Details elsewhere this her with her grief and what she was feeling. “I don’t have a degree in pain,” Valenti add- came in and I heard the mom say ‘nobody will issue.

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date for president of the United States, ever. political landscape, and social justice move- WINDY Those who have paid attention and who are ments at home and abroad. not blinded by xenophobia, racism, sexism, ho- Just because Clinton is qualified to do this mophobia, transphobia and the like know that job does not mean she has not made mistakes. CITY Trump is a narcissist with no empathy and no There is no one that makes it to that level of Tracy real plan to improve this country. He is the true public service and achievement, living in the BAIM emperor with no clothes, just hate seeping out spotlight for five decades, without some bag- of his every pore. gage. Elizabeth Warren shines so brightly be- TIMES He is unfit to be dog catcher, much less presi- cause she has only recently entered the elector- VOL. 32, No. 3, Oct. 12, 2016 For president: dent—and that is not to demean dog catchers. al arena. If she served longer, she would likely The combined forces of Windy City Times, This endorsement is also not ignoring the have made some compromises. Even Bernie founded Sept. 1985, and Outlines newspaper, founded May 1987. Hillary Clinton main third-party candidates, Gary Johnson and Sanders made compromises on guns because of Jill Stein. We understand there is great pas- his electoral base, and his own political career The editorial board of Windy City Times is en- sion for these two, even if most of that passion had many years of non-participation. Clinton PUBLISHER & EXECUTIVE EDITOR dorsing Hillary Rodham Clinton for president of is built from the hatred of the Dem and GOP never stopped. She has had far more time in Tracy Baim the United States. nominees. But Johnson and Stein can’t run this the spotlight—and as a woman that has meant For the past 16 years of the 31 years we have ASSISTANT PUBLISHER Terri Klinsky country, even if they had a running start. They an even tougher road. Perhaps not everyone been publishing, Windy City Times has only en- MANAGING EDITOR Andrew Davis have no real qualifications, experience or judg- would make the same mistakes as Clinton, and dorsed once for any political office, and that ASSOCIATE EDITOR Matt Simonette ment to lead our domestic and international her lapse in judgment about emails, speeches BUSINESS MANAGER Ripley Caine was Barack Obama for president in 2012. agenda. They, too, are unqualified. and the appearances of conflict at the Clinton DIRECTOR OF NEW MEDIA Jean Albright Just as in 2012, this country is divided and ART DIRECTOR/NIGHTSPOTS EDITOR Kirk Williamson No, this endorsement is about the Demo- Foundation are troubling, but these things do at a pivot point in history. There are some who SENIOR REPORTER Gretchen Rachel Hammond cratic candidate herself. 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‘Velvet’ gold mine 22 36 36 WCT reviews the production Red Velvet. Photo by Dean La Prairie The Dearborn. The Skivvies at Uptown Underground.

DANCIN’ FEATS fairgrounds of the 1893 Columbian Exposition the creativity and heart of Marie’s family and in Chicago. Selznick collects World’s Fair mem- the Polish immigrant community in which she orabilia, and his husband, Dr. David Serlin, is lives. Think Nutcracker, meets Christmas Carol, a scholar on the topic. Selznick took a self- meets Devil in the White City, sans the serial Wheeldon preparing imposed weekend crash course on Nutcracker murderer. before meeting with Wheeldon and knew imme- The richer context lends audiences to a diately that the things that are beloved about deeper dialogue than can usually be had about to unveil new the Nutcracker and the World’s Fair would per- Nutcracker, if they want it. If not, the spec- fectly complement each other, giving a little tacle and magic alone are enough will likely sense to an otherwise illogical ballet. “The sec- be enough to outdo most—if not all —rival ond act is dances from all around the world,” productions. Perhaps most importantly, Wheel- ‘Nutcracker’ said Selznick, “and the World’s Fair is filled don’s Nutcracker is a Nutcracker set in Chicago, with pavilions from all around the world. And for Chicago. “I don’t think I would have been By Lauren Warnecke been made 30 years ago.” suddenly, we have a reason to go all around interested in doing it anywhere else,” he said. Caldecott Medal Award-winning author Brian the world!” In a few months, Christopher Wheeldon will be Selznick is in charge of the libretto. When the Christopher Wheeldon’s Nutcracker opens “It’s the setting and the fairly radical treat- sunning on the beach with husband Ross Ray- author/illustrator of children’s books and pre- Saturday, Dec. 10, running for 27 perfor- ment of Marie … that’s the biggest innovation burn for Christmas in Acapulco. teen novels was first approached as a collabo- mances through Friday, Dec. 30. Prior to the in this version,” said Wheeldon. “In a nutshell, Meanwhile, in what’s likely to be a typically rator, he admitted he was an outsider. “I had premiere, Joffrey fans can catch a reprise of what we would like for this Nutcracker to cel- frigid Chicago winter, audiences will pack into heard of Christopher Wheeldon,” said Selznick Krzysztof Pastor’s Romeo & Juliet Oct. 13- ebrate, more than most, is the idea of Christ- the Auditorium Theatre for the highly antici- in a press conference in Chicago last April. “I 23 at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt mas going beyond just being about presents pated premiere of his latest ballet: an original had seen some ballets. I know the Nutcracker University, 50 E. Congress Pkwy. and candy, and to focus more on family and Nutcracker for the Joffrey Ballet. From now to because I’m alive and human, but other than Tickets for both productions are on sale at community.” To that end, the central character then, there is much to be done. that I can’t say I have any knowledge of this Joffrey.org, by telephone at 312-386-8905, Marie is from a working class family, whose ma- During a two-week stint in Chicago, squeezed world.” or in person at the Auditorium Theatre box triarch is a sculptor working and living on the between a five-minute lunch break and an af- This Nutcracker’s connection to Selznick is office or Joffrey’s official box off in the lob- fair grounds. The opulent living room of most ternoon rehearsal, Wheeldon sat down with the ballet’s new inspiration: a change of set- by of Joffrey Tower, 10 E. Randolph St. Nutcrackers’ party scenes is replaced by a shan- Windy City Times at Joffrey Tower to discuss ting from a stuffy Victorian living room to the ty that becomes warm and magical through the new production, though he’s saving some of the magic for the premiere. Much remains a mystery about the costumes, sets, technical elements, and some of the plot, although it’s likely to be as magical from the nosebleeds at the Auditorium Theatre as it is from the first row. But why Nutcracker? Nutcracker is the cash cow of ballet. It doesn’t necessarily have to be new or innovative or different to be successful. People love it because ... it’s Nut- cracker. Wheeldon has promised to deliver all the things Nutcracker purists care about: the tree will grow, there will be mice and soldiers and snow, and plenty of indulgent variations in the second act. In part, Wheeldon owes his preservation of these elements to Tchaikovsky’s score, which dictates many of the ballet’s original elements. “It’s a great score, it’s a wonderful story. I think it’s a story that has room to breathe… but it’s all there,” said Wheeldon, whose Tony-winning American in Paris placed him on a short list of prestigious concert dance choreographers who have successfully crossed over to Broadway. “I’m really interested in making theatrical events. Of all the classical ballets, it’s the one that you can really push the spectacle,” he said. And he means to, recruiting an all-star cast of Broadway collaborators including Tony-nom- inated set and costume designer Julian Crouch; Obie and Drama Desk Award-winning puppeteer Basil Twist; five-time Tony-winning lighting designer Natasha Katz and Tony-winning pro- jection designer Ben Pearcy. “This Nutcracker is a way of looking at the technologically in- ventive side of theater now,” said Wheeldon. Christopher Wheeldon in a rehearsal for The Nutcracker. “We’re making a production that couldn’t have Photo by Todd Rosenberg 22 Oct. 12, 2016 WINDY CITY TIMES THEATER REVIEW Skooby Don’t Playwright: David Cerda At: Hell in a Handbag Productions From left: at Mary’s Attic, 5400 N. Clark St. Caitlin Jackson, Tickets: 800-838-3006 or Elizabeth Lesinski, HandbagProductions.org; Josh Kemper, $28-$30; $42 VIP Will Kazda and Runs through: Nov. 4 Christopher Wilson. Photo by BY SCOTT C. MORGAN Rick Aguilar Studios Zoinks! Could it be that Hell in a Handbag Pro- ductions has kowtowed to the pressures of political correctness with Skooby Don’t? It can often feel that way in David Cerda’s world-premiere and adults-only spoof of the famed Hanna-Barbera cartoon. (I won’t say which one since Handbag Productions, the Chicago connoisseur of campy drag theater, doesn’t need any trademark lawsuits). What’s probably steered Cerda’s script to be Fredd (Will Kazda) is gay, that the ever-hungry a man in a dog suit with a decades-old fetish As for pluses with Skooby Don’t, director Der- a tad more sensitive and sometimes overly Scaggy (Josh Kemper) and Skooby (Christopher for “puppy play.” Cerda also has fun playing ek Van Barham’s production looks great with preachy is his decision to incorporate trans- Wilson) are pot heads, and that the brainy up how the Jenners are unashamed publicity wonderfully funny costumes by Kate Setzer gender celebrities Chaz Bono (Caitlin Boho) Velva (Caitlin Jackson) is a lesbian. (In Skooby junkies while also dredging up Cher’s infomer- Kamphausen. There’s also great character work and Caitlyn Jenner (Chazie Bly) as characters Don’t, she insists that she is gender-fluid.) cial days by featuring Rachel Hadlock as beauty all around, especially by Jones and his hilari- in the show. Along with Kris Jenner (Cerda) and The main conflict within the gang is between spokeswoman Lori Davis. ous Cher vocal inflections. Wilson as Skooby Cher (Ed Jones), this quartet of “special guest Velva and Daffy (Elizabeth Lesinski), who is But with so much else going on along with and Kemper as Scaggy also sound amazingly stars” meet with that famed gang of mystery- upset that her character has aged and is no the basic mystery to solve, the Skooby Don’t like their cartoon counterparts. solving teenagers and their talking dog to un- longer waif-thin. This leads to lots of bicker- script becomes overstuffed and often repeti- Perhaps Cerda is treading more carefully in cover the identity of a monster (Jamie Smith). ing and speeches about body-image issues that tive as arguments and identity statements finding a way to be outrageous while also be- Now Cerda’s spoofing of the cartoon charac- then parlay into identity and acceptance state- re-emerge repeatedly. These get in the way of ing earnest to a heightened awareness of gen- ters isn’t entirely fresh. Many comedians and ments with Chaz and Caitlyn. punchier jokes and more visual gags that would der identities within Skooby Don’t. It’s a noble even the live-action movies made in the 2000s Where Cerda does wade into riskier humor is have made the show more free-wheeling and effort, but the mix and balance aren’t quite have already suggested that ascot-sporting with the notion that Skooby might actually be irreverent. right.

THEATER REVIEW researched biodrama is Ira Aldridge, an Afri- ing style favored by Aldridge. Even as audienc- Even the most efficiently articulated history can-American actor whose career, from 1825 es flocked to see this curiosity, critics censured lesson risks miring down in academic minutiae. Red Velvet to 1867, spanned all of Europe in a repertoire his performance in terms unspeakable today. However, under the direction of Michael Me- Playwright: Lolita Chakrabarti dominated—but not restricted to—Shake- If Chakrabarti structures her play along ge- nendian, the cast of this Raven Theatre pro- At: Raven Theatre, spearean classics. Our narrative begins with Al- neric lines—did I mention the scene where duction—in particular, Brandon Greenhouse’s 6157 N. Clark St. dridge at the end of his career, on what would Aldridge makes his initial entrance and every- Aldridge, who moves from operatic grandilo- Tickets: $46 be his final tour, where an upstart journalist body but a lone abolitionist stares in dumb- quence to heartbreaking intimacy with a char- Runs through: Nov. 27 seeking an interview spurs the headliner’s rec- struck astonishment?—it is only to facilitate ismatic grace and elegance—wrap themselves ollections of his sensational debut in the role our comprehension of a text locating its cen- seamlessly into their personae with unswerving BY MARY SHEN BARNIDGE of Othello the Moor at London’s Covent Garden tral events firmly within the context of its age, commitment to generate an urgency. This pro- in 1833. The innovative practice of gender- name-checking such benchmarks as the legal pels the action at a vigorous pace command- The conventions of the biographical play have accurate casting would have been enough to status of slavery, changing fashions in popular ing our attention from the first moments of the remained largely unchanged since their incep- shock English audiences protective of their na- entertainment, superstars of the era like Wil- two-hour running time right up to the poignant tion: a single individual with an exceptional tional scribe, without the outrage generated by liam Macready and Joseph Grimaldi—in order denouement when the aged idol dons white- idea stands by his/her convictions against ad- hearing their Bard’s lofty language uttered by to ensure our awareness of the risk associated face in preparation for playing Lear, who will, versity, authority and assorted naysayers. In a former slave in the accents of a former Brit- with the characters’ decisions in the social later that night, speak to us from the stage of the movies, our hero typically emerges trium- ish colony, in addition to the emotion-driven environment occasioning the turmoil arising bitterness and betrayal. phant, but in plays, not always so. physicality of the controversial “domestic” act- therefrom. The hero of Lolita Chakrabarti’s meticulously

THEATER REVIEW “blind negro,” leading audiences to wonder if c Rose and/or Bert were “passing” for white, a The Room subtext later giving way to Riley as a harbin- Playwright: Harold Pinter ger of ethnic diversity in a hitherto racially CRITICS’ Anish At: A Red Orchid Theatre, segregated neighborhood. These possibili- 1531 N. Wells St. Jethmalani ties might have been sufficiently unnerving PICKS in The Tickets: $30-$35 for their time, but what scares us nowadays? Hand to God, Victory Gardens Theater, ex- Room. Runs through: Nov. 13 Disease, maybe—incurable, uncontainable, tended through Oct. 30. Get ready to laugh and Photo by physically disfiguring, mentally debilitating be shocked by Alex Weisman’s outstanding per- Michael BY MARY SHEN BARNIDGE contagions transforming their victims into Brosilow formance of a Texas youth who falls under the social pariahs. Viewed thusly, Pinter’s cryptic thrall of a demonic, foul-mouthed hand puppet. One of the reasons that actors love Harold scenario becomes a modern version of Poe’s Robert Askins’ acclaimed Broadway comedy is a Pinter is the almost limitless opportunities Mask of the Red Death, the intrusive spouses mix of The Muppets meets The Exorcist. SCM for individual interpretation offered by his who calmly scatter feathers and steal food Life Sucks, Lookingglass Theatre, through enigmatic texts. The atmosphere of impend- representing scavenger ravens, and Riley’s Nov. 6. Is too much love a good thing? The ing disaster arising from intense emotional arrival signal the end of the Hudds’ self- spirit is warm, autumnal and hilariously sad agitation devoid of expository signposts oc- imposed quarantine, presenting them with a in this Americanized, modernized take on curring within everyday environments is what glimpse of their future. Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya. It’s Chekhov lite, but made Pinter’s reputation in 1957, when this That’s one interpretation, anyway. (Did I lovingly written and brilliantly played in rich brief—running barely over an hour—one-act mention that the exit music in Heath Hays’ comic style. JA exercise in shivery menace premiered in an sound design is the saccharine mid-20th- Man in the Ring, Court Theatre, through Oct. England still recovering from wartime devas- century ballad, “Que Sera, Sera?”) You might 16. In 1962, superstar boxer Emile Griffith was tation. have another. The always formidable Kirsten cheered by fans for beating—even killing— Rose and Bert Hudd live in a one-room apart- Fitzgerald exhibits unswerving serenity un- men as spectator sport, but couldn’t admit that ment—not unusual during the housing short- Mr. and Mrs. Sands) house-hunting under the der pressure, surrounded by Anish Jethma- he also loved men, but now his story can finally age that would linger for decades. On this impression that the Hudds’ unit is vacant, and lini’s rabbity janitor, Dano Duran and Mierka be told. MSB wintry morning, homebody Rose speculates a stranger named Riley, who entreats Rose to Girten’s audacious ghouls, HB Ward’s trucu- Naperville, Theater Wit, through Oct. 16. It’s on the identity of neighboring tenants and “come home.” When Bert returns to discover lent Bert and JoJo Brown’s visually shocking not a suburb, this little town to our southwest, frets over being left alone by her husband’s Riley in his home, he proceeds to savagely Riley, but Red Orchid director Dado has in- but a full-service community with caffeine de- going out for a drive. Her solitary day is inter- beat the visitor, who is—just coincidental- structed her cast to give nothing away. Look pots dispensing fortification and fellowship to rupted by building manager Mr. Kidd check- ly—blind, scarred, mixed-race, cross-dressed for this play to generate an abundance of courageous people facing uncertain futures ing the utilities in the run-down property, a and probably homeless. coffee-fueled post-show debates extending just like those of their pioneer forebearers. MSB cheerful couple (introducing themselves as In 1957, Pinter’s script described Riley as a over weeks—just like Pinter planned it. —By Abarbanel, Barnidge and Morgan WINDY CITY TIMES Oct. 12, 2016 23 THEATER REVIEW Henry (Steve Pickering) and The Last Wife Catherine (Anji White) in Playwright: Kate Hennig The Last Wife. At. TimeLine (sic) Theatre, Photo by Lara Goetsch 615 W. Wellington Ave. Tickets: 773-281-8463; TimelineTheatre.com; $22-$51 Runs through: Dec. 18

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“Divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived” has helped generations of students recall the six wives of Henry VIII, the last of whom, Catherine Parr, lived on when Henry died in early 1547. This 2015 play vividly portrays Queen Catherine and Henry, an abso- lute monarch of unparalleled power in English history, who grew increasingly dangerous, fick- le and paranoid as he was beset by illness and age. As Henry himself observes in this smart play, “I am capricious. That makes me a fascist, not a liberal.” Such modern political terminology defines the gimmick of this play: Sixteenth-century situations and people (Henry reigned 1509-1547) are presented in modern dress, speaking modern English. Henry (Steve Pickering of bulldog build projecting power and nuanced pugnacity) is an arbitrary, all-powerful, dictatorial executive—Vladimir Putin comes to mind—as ca- gey as he is ruthless, who is capable of vulgar charm but also of violent whim. His opposite number, Catherine (statuesque Anji White, pro- sexuality, alliance, spirituality, whatever. Hen- would have been queens of England without hubby after Henry)—even if nicely played jecting steely elegance, arrogance and allure), ry’s last years were especially precarious and Catherine. In effect, she was a mother to them by, respectively, Paola Sanchez Abreu (Mary), is fully his equal in intellect and ability, but dangerous, and this play successfully portrays and to Henry’s only legitimate son, the future Peyton Shaffer (Elizabeth), Matthew Abraham without official office through which to exhibit the tightrope even Henry’s queen had to walk Edward VI. (Edward) and Nate Santana (Thomas Seymour). her qualities, let alone display leadership. to survive, let alone thrive. Within this historic complexity, playwright The Last Wife belongs to Catherine and Henry Indeed, the disenfranchisement of women The play minimizes the complex religious Kate Hennig makes Henry and Catherine fully alone, and White and Pickering deliver vigor- through most of history is one of the play’s politics in that era when England had recently fleshed-out, complicated human beings. For ous performances under skilled, sure-handed chief points (with a handful of exceptions split from the Church of Rome, politics which example, in a modern understanding, Cath- veteran director Nick Bowling. from Hatshepsut to Catherine the Great, Mar- brought Catherine within hours of execution. erine is sexually hesitant with Henry because Regina Garcia’s stylish alley-style scenic de- garet Thatcher to, maybe, Hillary Clinton). The However, it does successfully portray Cathe- she was scarred by an earlier rape. Support- sign and Victor Deiorio’s effective sound/music Last Wife is not the first play, by any means, rine’s intervention on behalf of Henry’s daugh- ing characters are two-dimensional—Henry’s meet TimeLine’s usual high production stan- to demonstrate how women exercise power ters, Mary and Elizabeth, who probably never children and Catherine’s erstwhile lover (and dards. behind-the-scenes through brains, influence,

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Opening Night Presenting Sponsor Closing Night Sponsor Season Sponsor Official Airline of the Harris Theater 24 Oct. 12, 2016 WINDY CITY TIMES my life. He is pushing the envelope. He has created a space that is very inclusive of LGBT people. An award winning architect designed the new building with gender neutral bathrooms. The cast of Julius Caesar is wildly diverse. I was one of the first ones cast and they brought me in to audition people for my wife. I saw every ethnicity, trans actors, and gay men who play women. He brought them all in. I felt lucky and I was in heaven. It is a 90-minute adaptation of what is a three-hour-plus play. It is scaled down with no intermission. It is an intense exploration about an individual’s desire for power. It is about how that trickles down and affects the senate. They eventually conspire to kill Caesar. What lingers in the air is the desire for power. It is explored through the relationship of Brutus and Cassius. It is riddled with homoerotic undertones. It is a Julius Caesar like I have never seen. WCT: There’s a trans actor in the cast? NUNN ON ONE: THEATER MSA: Yes—Sydney Germaine. Syd is really fantastic. Hats off to Michael Halberstam for being inclusive. He’s openly gay and co-adapt- er/director Scott Parkinson is also openly gay. Madrid St. Angelo They hired the very best actors while still being inclusive. WCT: What about audience members who makes mark in are turned off about Shakespeare? MSA: We spoke about that to great lengths. The verse is kept with iambic pentameter. There are many versions of Shakespeare where ‘Julius Caesar’ they change the words to make it more palat- able to the general public’s ear. The period style in this show is made con- by Jerry Nunn LGBT youth under 30. It was training to be a sion. I would like to do that. temporary with modern costuming. Sometimes political activist that took me out of New York WCT: How does your ethnicity affect the I feel like I am walking down the Paris runway! Actor Madrid St. Angelo is bringing Shake- to San Francisco. way you are cast? This adaptation in many ways is a direct mir- speare back and this time as the title character Through [AIDS-rights organization] ACT UP, MSA: It is interesting because I am half-Ital- ror to what is going on in our current political Julius Caesar. He has a background of work- I was eventually involved in protests that ian and half-Spanish. My family married in with climate with the advancement of Trump. His ing with a variety of Chicago theaters such as brought me to Chicago. It was part of a per- Native Americans in the past. desire for power has done the same thing that Goodman, Steppenwolf and Victory Gardens. sonal journey that I was willing to take in order I have been cast as a Latino, but also as Julius Caesar’s did. It has infected the mind Television credits include appearances on ER, to fuel my experiences to bring to my work as Middle Eastern, Arabic, Indian, Persian [and] of many Americans who believe he is capable. Boss and Chicago Fire. He is a member of Ac- an actor and writer. Pakistani; here I am playing Julius Caesar, who No matter what Trump or Caesar says they it tors’ Equity Association, Screen Actors Guild, WCT: Where have you worked in Chicago is Italian. with a certain amount of flare and people buy Guild of Italian American Actors and Hispanic theater? My sexual orientation has rarely figured into into that. Organization of Latin Actors. MSA: I worked at Steppenwolf as an under- the casting decisions about me. It makes me People will relate to that when they see this His current project, Julius Caesar, is a po- study and a director. I directed a Jose Rivera feel even more obligated to come out in that show. We have done everything we can to make litical drama where Rome’s government officials play a couple of years ago at the Steppenwolf front. it audience friendly. set out to stop the man from becoming king. Garage called Old Century. I worked at the WCT: Talk about your current show, Julius Julius Caesar runs now through Oct. 16 at Writers Theatre is spotlighting diversity in this Goodman as an understudy and part of their Caesar. Writers Theatre, 325 Tudor Ct., Glencoe, Illi- production by casting a variety of ethnicities Latino Theater Festival each summer. I have MSA: First off, what Michael Halberstam is nois. Call 847-242-6000 or visit WritersThe- and a transgender actor is playing Caesar’s also worked with Victory Gardens, UrbanThe- doing at Writers Theatre I have never seen in atre.org for tickets. adoptive son. ater Company, and Silk Road Rising. Windy City Times talked to the openly gay ac- Bailiwick produced a play I wrote in the early tor and AIDS activist while in tech rehearsals. ‘90s about a politically incorrect drag queen Coming Up Rosie, The Audacity of Nope and Windy City Times: Did you study theater at the height of the AIDS epidemic who has its debut Whitney Houston, We Have a Prob- in school? lost quite a few friends. She puts an ad in the lem. Madrid St. Angelo: I graduated from The Village Voice and puts together a club of the The event will feature GayCo alumni, in- Neighborhood Playhouse in the late ‘80s. I was hottest HIV-positive men around. In a series cluding Andy Eninger, Butch Jerinic, Homer one of the last classes that got to study with of meetings she forces them to confront their Marrs, John Loos, Mandy Price, Robin Treviño Sanford Meisner. I was lucky. disease, and forces them to chart a path for Clay Goodpasture, Kathy Betts, Martin Garcia WCT: How did you wind up in Chicago? self empowerment. It was called The Club and (Black-ish, The Mindy Project), Jim Bennett MSA: I was born in north New Jersey. I grew David Zak produced and directed it. It was re- (Lambda Legal, Chicago Gay Hall of Fame up there and New York. It was my playground. I mounted after that. David called me recently member) and Celeste Pechous (Hot in Cleve- eventually got a scholarship for a program with and told me to do something with it for televi- land, Workaholics, Stranger Than Fiction). Queer comedy docent Clay Goodpasture will host. See GayCo.com. SPOTLIGHT Sideshow names e new members, playwrights One classic 19th-century opera that is As it embarks on its 10th anniversary sea- perfect for the Halloween season is Doni- GayCo marking 20 son, Sideshow Theatre Company announced zetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor. Inspired by the playwrights for “The Freshness Initia- Sir Walter Scott’s gothic novel of a trou- years on Oct. 15 On Saturday, Oct. 15, at 7:30 p.m., GayCo tive,” the company’s commissioning and new bled young Scottish noblewoman, Lucia di play development program, now in its third Lammermoor features arguably the most Productions returns home to The Second City at the UP Comedy Club for its 20th Anniver- year. famous “mad scene” in all of opera, ar- The 2016/17 season will feature public riving after the title heroine has stabbed sary extravaganza GayCo XX: Gay for Play. GayCo XX: Gay for Play is a one-night-only readings of new plays by J. Nicole Brooks, her husband to death on their wedding Selina Fillinger and Isaac Gomez. The read- night. Lucia di Lammermoor plays seven event that will feature GayCo luminaries from past and present performing the best scenes, ings will take place at Victory Gardens The- performances between Saturday, Oct. 15, ater during May, June and July 2017. through Sunday, Nov. 6, at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, 20 N. Wacker Dr. It’s sung in Italian with songs, tributes and memories from GayCo’s two decades of game-changing LGBTQ sketch Also, Sideshow is welcoming six new artis- projected English translations. Tickets are $17-$299; call 312-827-5600 or visit LyricOpera. tic associates: William Boles, Philip Dawkins, org. comedy. GayCo has produced dozens of revues in its Elly Green, David Lawrence Hamilton, Noel Russian soprano Albina Shagimuratova stars in the title role of Lucia di Lammermoor for the first 20 years, including the smash hit shows Huntzinger and Calamity West, as well as new Lyric Opera of Chicago. Photo by Pavel Vaan and Leonid Semenyuk Weddings of Mass Destruction, Everything’s ensemble member Ann James. See SideshowTheatre.org. WINDY CITY TIMES Oct. 12, 2016 25 a recurring role on a broadcast series, a major have to sit through Katherine Heigl playing milestone in bringing trans experiences to the a criminal attorney falling for her (allegedly) Rainbows in the mainstream. The fact that Cox—so often type- girlfriend-killing client in an abject display cast throughout her career—is taking on the of WTF heterosexuality. At least it’s a comfort role is a major step forward in representation that, with all the changes this fall TV season is magic box: LGBTQ talent for trans women of color and the trans com- bringing, straight love stories still have some munity at large. consistency. featured in fall TV But don’t get too excited. To see Cox, you’ll by Lucy Diavolo Live announced that Chris Kelly is the first out head writer in the sketch show’s four-decade We’re hot off an Emmys that saw several calls run. Kelly has been with SNL for five seasons, for better inclusion and representation in the and has proved his comedy chops as a writer for world of television. Now, at the start of anoth- Comedy Central’s Broad City and in his feature- er season of fall programming, will Hollywood length writing/directing debut, Other People. put its money where its mouth is and feature Kelly and his co-head writer, Sarah Schneider, more LGBTQ talent? While it’s certainly not re- are stepping up to the helm now after being the sounding, it looks like the answer could be a writing talent behind SNL favorites Aidy Bryant (somewhat tentative) yes. and Kate McKinnon. The promotions mean that Both on camera and behind the scenes, sev- McKinnon, an out and proud lesbian, is primed eral networks are seeing LGBTQ stories and to have a massive season following an Emmy experiences come into the spotlight. Whether win for her work on the show.

Northalsted Halloween Parade in 2014. Photo by Jerry Nunn

lots of treats. Halloween Parade There will also be a “Zombie Bar Crawl” on Saturday, Oct. 29, 4-8 p.m. The participation Oct. 31 in Boystown fee is $20. The 20th-annual Northalsted Halloween The parade—which, this year, has a Parade, which the Northalsted Business Al- “Scream Queen” theme—happens Halloween liance is presenting, will take place Monday, night at 7:30 p.m., kicking off from the cor- Oct. 31. ner of Halsted Street and Belmont Avenue, First, however, there will be a Saturday, and traveling north to Cornelia Avenue. The Oct. 29, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., celebration for kids competitive costume contest will award win- at Space Park, 815 W. Roscoe Ave. In partner- ners in four categories: Drag, Group, Scariest ship with Triangle Neighbors and Children’s and Theme. Registration is 5-7 p.m.; partici- Learning Place, the event will feature tons of pation is free. Laverne Cox in The Rocky Horror family fun including crafts, some tricks and Picture Show. See Northalsted.com. Photo from official Facebook page

it’s a bisexual bad girl, a gay head writer or a The push for diversity in the writing room is trans-positive twist on an old classic, there are being helped as well by the addition of Julio plenty of rainbows to catch in your magic box Torres, a.k.a. Space Prince, a gay Latino stand- this fall. And, maybe more surprising than any- up from the alt comedy underworld. Here’s thing else, much of the diverse programming is hoping Kelly and Torres can help SNL make coming from primetime network TV. LGBTQ experiences into the heart—instead of The CW, for example, is working to make sure the butt—of some of this season’s jokes. The the tights aren’t the gayest thing about their sketch show’s new season premiered Oct. 1. superhero shows this fall. The network’s prod- Speaking of shifting targets, Laverne Cox ucts from the DC Comics universe feature sev- takes on no easy task as she plays Dr. Frank- eral gay and lesbian characters in supporting N-Furter in Fox’s reprise of The Rocky Horror roles, thanks in no small part to the efforts of Picture Show, which is set to debut Thursday, Greg Berlanti, the gay executive producer be- Oct. 20. Early looks at Laverne’s musical role hind all four of CW’s DC projects. promise elaborate costumes, incredible makeup The Flash, which returned Oct. 4, features and some stunning performances. gay men on both sides of the law in police Cox’s star is already bright, but the role could captain David Singh (played by Patrick Sab- boost her to a new level of shine with the ongui) and hearing-impaired villain The Pied chance to show off her pipes as a leading lady Piper (played by the openly bi Andi Mientus). in a primetime network display. But the real Black Canary, a bi villainess with a penchant challenge might be finding a way to play Frank- for leather, was killed off of Arrow at the end N-Furter that captures the spirit of the original of last season. However, a report from Variety without alienating members of the trans com- confirmed that actress Katie Cassidy, the face munity who are critical of the original Rocky behind Black Canary’s mask, will return to the Horror and its creator’s transphobic attitudes. role if not to Arrow, which started again Oct. 5. Richard O’Brien gave the world Dr. Frank-N- And don’t be worried that DC isn’t balancing Furter, an iconic character when it comes to LGBTQ goodies with baddies. When Supergirl gender variance. Despite expressing his own returned Oct. 10, Floriana Lima will join the identification with trans experiences, O’Brien cast as a lesbian cop who specializes in alien made headlines in early 2016 when he claimed investigations. Could we finally get the openly that trans women can’t be women. gay Dana Scully type we’ve all been waiting Only time will tell if Cox is able to give a for? twist to Dr. Frank-N-Furter that could revitalize An LGBTQ lead character could be in the the icon for a new generation of LGBTQ youth. works, too: Berlanti has teased that a superhe- Surely, there’s no one better for the job. But ro on one of CW’s DC shows will be coming out it’ll take a truly inspired performance to turn this fall. Place your bets now, but my money’s one man’s trash into trans women’s treasure. on someone from Legends of Tomorrow, the If one musical isn’t enough Cox for you, keep show that serves as a stable of DC vigilantes an eye out for Doubt. The new show is expected OCTOBER 25 waiting for their own break. to debut mid-season (probably after something 8:00PM • 18 & OVER 322 W. Armitage • parkwestchicago.com LGBTQ characters might be stepping out else on CBS tanks). The series features Cox as a of the shadows on another show as well, as working Ivy-League-educated attorney. Get tickets at JAMUSA.com change is coming to a television institution When the show gets to air, it’ll make Cox the in a major way this year. NBC’s Saturday Night first trans actress to play a trans character in ® 26 Oct. 12, 2016 WINDY CITY TIMES Slaughter about women’s equality; and Define Chicago Ideas America Founder/CEO Jose Antonio Vargas on what it means to be an American; Week Oct. 17-23 —Entrepreneurship—Turning Points: In- The lineup for Chicago Ideas Week (CIW), dustry trailblazers discuss the events that which takes place 17-23, has officially been transformed them. Speakers include Bethenny released and includes some of the world’s most Frankel,founder and CEO of Skinnygirl; and accomplished individuals—from entertainment global entrepreneur and investor Sam Zell; and executive Ariel Emanuel to FIFA World Cup —Humanity and Technology—What’s at Champion Abby Wambach and Skinnygirl cock- Stake?: Megan Smith, chief technology officer tail creator Bethenny Frankel. of the United States on government’s role in Some of the curated programs include: harnessing innovation on behalf of the Ameri- —Life’s Big Questions: Abby Wambach, two- can people. time Olympic gold winner and FIFA Women’s Tickets and the full list of speakers are avail- World Cup champion in conversation with New able at ChicagoIdeas.com. America Foundation President/CEO Anne-Marie

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From left: Jessica Winegar, Joshua Chambers-Letson and Leonard Suryajaya at the celebration for artist Tseng Kwong Chi. Photo by Vern Hester Celebrating queer artist Tseng Kwong Chi by Vernon Hester Winegar (associate professor of anthropology at Northwestern and author of Creative Reck- On Oct. 1, The Mary and Leigh Block Museum onings: The Politics of Art and Culture in Con- CULTURECULTURE CLUBCLUB at Northwestern University presented “Five temporary Egypt) made the point that Tseng’s Takes on Tseng Kwong Chi” in celebration of work commented on the Reagan era and how the opening for the gallery exhibition “Tseng it disrupted the American identity by adding Kwong Chi; Performing for the Camera.” The Tseng’s visage into the frame. event looked at the late artist’s work from the Northwestern University Assistant Professor viewpoint of five young noted scholars with and author (A Race So Different: Law and Per- an academic approach, as historical comment, formance in Asian America) Joshua Chambers- knowing satire and political observation as Letson drew a direct line of targets for Tseng’s well as for its aesthetic value. critical voice through J. Edgar Hoover, the Tseng hit upon the idea for his work as a re- civil-rights movement of the 1960s, the white sult of an innocent prank. He was supposed to supremacy movement, the Moral Majority and meet his parents for dinner in a restaurant at President Reagan’s lack of action during the the top of The World Trade Center when he dis- AIDS crisis in the 1980s. Chambers-Letson covered that formal dress was required. Since also spoke on Tseng’s Moral Majority Project in he didn’t have any, he substituted a Mao-style which, instead of wearing the Mao uniform he WORLD PREMIERE suit that he had bought in a thrift store. wore a seersucker suit for portraits with Daniel Written and performed by Philip Dawkins He was surprised when, rather then being Fore, Jerry Falwell and William F. Buckley, who Co-produced with Sideshow Theatre Company were unaware of his true identity . treated like a communist, he was welcomed The “immensely talented” (CHICAGO SUN-TIMES) Philip Dawkins retraces the story like a Chinese dignitary. A year later, in 1980, The remaining two presenters spoke on how of the women in his family and their journey to a magical kingdom Tseng made his breakthrough when he wore the Tseng’s work affected them on a personal level. uniform and photographed himself outside The Leonard Suryajaya spoke about how Tseng’s de- Now-October 23 Metropolitan Museum of Art during the open- piction of himself as an outsider affected his 773-404-7336 greenhousetheater.org ing gala for an exhibit of ornate robes worn work as a gay Indonesian in his homeland and by Chinese Royalty. He charmed everyone in in the United States. As a recent graduate of attendance (including Nancy Kissinger, Andy the School of the Art Institute with an MFA in Warhol and William F. Buckley), although they photography, he has gone on to create work assumed he was a dignitary and not a strug- that is as expressive, though visually the op- “brought the house down” gling gay artist. posite, of Tseng’s work. – Chicago Sun-Times From there, Tseng created a series of pho- The presentation came to a close with Ra- tographs with him wearing the suit while shayla Marie Brown’s discussion on the impor- placing himself in front of U.S. and Europeon tance of archiving and maintaining her work landmarks (such as Mount Rushmore, The World after she has passed away. With her mother, Trade Center, Niagara Falls, the Eiffel Tower and Ann Marie Hammond, on stage with her, she TICKETS START AT $15 The Berlin Wall), gently mocking or comment- made the point that it was especially impor- 205 East Randolph Drive ing through his imagery the notion of democ- tant to preserve the history of queer women HarrisTheaterChicago.org racy and white supremacy. of color. 312.334.7777 The curator of Five Takes on Tseng Kwong On Wed., Oct. 26, at the Mary and Leigh Chi, Associate Director of Engagement Susy Block Museum, Muna Tseng—dancer/chore- October 28 & 29 | 7:30PM Bielak commented that Tseng’s work allowed ographer and sister of the artist—will lead Harris Theater for Music and Dance him to document his era and simultaneously a guided tour of her brother’s life and art at comment on it. The first speaker of the pre- 6-8 p.m. “Performing for the Camera” runs un- GIORDANO DANCE CHICAGO sentation, Janet Dees (curator at The Block til Sunday, Dec. 11. The Mary and Leigh Block Museum and former curator of SITE Sante Fe), Museum is located on the Evanston campus of viewed Tseng as an “inquisitive traveler,” cre- Northwestern University at 40 Arts Circle Dr. ating a project between East and West. Jessica FALL SERIES WINDY CITY TIMES Oct. 12, 2016 27 BOOKS The Transgender Teen: CULTURECULTURE CLUBCLUB Opening the family U.S. PreMiere dialogue on gender the last By Joe Franco people view gender: as society’s public gender CHICAGO PREMIERE only. It is the proverbial male predator in a wife by Kate hennig dress and a bad wig lurking in a Target bath- “We think about gender all day and every day, directed by nicK Bowling though we might not be aware of it,” said Lisa room, just waiting for his next victim. But Ken- by stePhen sachs Kenney, co-author of The Transgender Teen, ney indicated that this kind of argument only directed by to Windy City Times when discussing the new seeks to “other someone else. This has always now PlaYing Kevin christoPher fox Presented at timeline theatre book and the emerging national discussion on been the case. Transgender people have been 615 W WellinGton aVe using the restroom of their choosing for de- gender. must close saturDaY! According to her book, gender is an excep- cades but, until now, no one really cared or no- Presented at staGe 773 “a very smart tionally broad classification. It encompasses ticed.” She went on to point out that “finding 1225 W belmont aVe piece of writing” desires; preferences in clothing, music and art; a transgender predator of the sort described by – Chicago Tribune hobbies; genes; and our mind. “Gender is much conservatives would be very rare.” more interesting and complex than we have “We have been conditioned to think a cer- timelinetheatre.com 773.281.time (8463) ever thought before,” added Kenney. tain way. 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The Transgender Teen co-authors Lisa Kenney (left) and Stephanie Brill. Photos from the co-authors co-author Stephanie Brill brought up was how is not. There is something within us that tells gender, rather than sexuality, is a primary us who we are and what we like,” said Kenney. cause for concern. They write, “Although bully- The complexity of gender is more than being a

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By Richard Knight, Jr.

LGBTQ highlights of the Chicago International Film Festival

The 52nd edition of the Chicago International Film Festival kicks off Thursday, Oct. 13, with the Chicago premiere of director Damien Cha- zelle’s (Whiplash) musical valentine La La Land, which has wowed festival audiences and stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone as two LA dreamers—a jazz pianist and a budding actress with a thing for classic movie stars. The fest, which continues through Oct. 27, offers many more first look premieres at some of fall’s most anticipated movies—with Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds. Moonlight, sure to be director Barry Jenkins’s breakthrough film (see capsule review below); Jackie, starring Natalie Portman as Jackie Ken- tionalized Postcards from the Edge and her man rings true. Screening 10/18 and 10/19; part time for (Danny Glover); testy wife Dot nedy in the days following JFK’s assassination; more recent one-woman show Wishful Drink- ChicagoFilmFestival.com/film/miles/ (Khandi Alexander), who wants to leave Bob; and Arrival, the sci-fi thriller with Amy Adams ing, one would have thought we’d discovered Moonlight—Writer-Director Barry Jen- his chronically single roommate (Robin Wei- and Jeremy Renner, topping my list. just about everything there was to know about kins’ movie—an adaptation of Tarell Alvin gert); and Mike (Tom Riley), a new guy he’s Another must-see film isA Quiet Passion, show business’ second most famous mother- McCraney’s play Black Boys Look Blue in the interested in—help enliven the amiable pac- from British out writer-director Terence Davies; daughter. (I would count Mommie Dearest’s Moonlight—is sensational. It focuses on the ing of Brown’s movie. It’s hard to imagine a it’s a lesbian-tinged version of the life of poet Joan and Christina Crawford as number one.) incredibly fraught life of Chiron, a young gay gentle comedy being made about HIV and the Emily Dickinson. Dickinson is portrayed by out However, that notion is belied but quick in Black man captured at three key stages in his Kafkaesque insurance industry, but here it is. actor Cynthia Nixon, who is scheduled to at- this charming and surprisingly heartfelt docu- life. This triptych is essayed by three differ- Screening 10/18, 10/22, 10/23; ChicagoFilm- tend the screening. mentary portrait from co-directors Fisher Ste- ent actors (Alex Hibbert, Ashton Sanders and Festival.com/film/pushing-dead/ The festival also includes in-person career vens and Alexis Bloom. Fisher—movie royalty Trevante Rhodes) who turn in riveting perfor- Strike a Pose—Twenty-five years after Ma- retrospective tributes to screen legends Geral- thanks to her portrayal of Princess Leia in the mances. Naomie Harris, as Chiron’s drug-addled donna’s Truth or Dare documentary and her dine Chaplin (Doctor Zhivago, Nashville) and Star Wars epics—and Reynolds (the same) are mother; Mahershala Ali, as a drug kingpin; and Blond Ambition tour, filmmakers Ester Gold and Peter Bogdanovich (The Last Picture Show, Pa- the human embodiment of the “the show must Andre Holland, as Chiron’s friend Kevin are no Reijer Zwaan brought together her male backup per Moon, What’s Up Doc?) as well as 12 Years go on” maxim. This screening is well in ad- less compelling. Jenkins, Harris, Holland and dancers for a reunion. A look back at what was a Slave director Steve McQueen. Empire star vance of its early winter HBO premiere. Screen- McCraney are scheduled to attend the Oct. a career and life highlight for the mostly gay Taraji P. Henson will also be on hand for what ing 10/19 and 10/20; ChicagoFilmFestival. 24 screening. ChicagoFilmFestival.com/film/ men and their ensuing struggles are detailed promises to be a lively conversation, along com/film/bright-lights-starring-carrie-fisher- moonlight/ in this lively and, at times, sobering film that with sneak peeks from her upcoming film Hid- and-debbie-reynolds/ Paris 05:59—Yes, it’s just as explicit as would be much, much more enticing if Madonna den Figures. I Promise You Anarchy—Miguel, an aim- you’ve heard. The first 20 minutes or so of this had shown up for the reunion. Her unexplained A 25th-anniversary screening (with a re- less skateboarder from a middle-class family French erotic drama takes place in a gay sex absence is, oddly never discussed—leaving stored print) of director Julie Dash’s African- in Mexico City, copes with his bored existence club in Paris with practically nothing left to a hole at the center of the movie. Screening American classic Daughters of the Dust and by getting high and engaging in sex with his the imagination. After we’ve watched Theo and 10/22 and 10/23; ChicagoFilmFestival.com/ a 30th-anniversary screening of the terrifying bisexual best friend on the down low, paying Hugo go at it in the midst of an orgy and they film/strike-a-pose/ John McNaughton chiller Henry: Portrait of a for the easy life by running an illegal blood are heading their separate ways in the wee Utopians: Director’s Cut—From Hong Kong Serial Killer are also in the lineup. An advance bank for the drug cartels. When things take a hours, they decide on the spur of the moment queer auteur Scud comes another sexy treatise screening of the forthcoming HBO documen- sinister turn, Miguel—an antihero if there ever to grab a bite to eat and get to know each on love and lust, with a bevy of nude men front tary Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and was one—makes increasingly terrible choices other. and center (pun intended). When a sexually ad- Debbie Reynolds (see capsule review below) and the film veers from a Gus Van Sant-like When the two met anonymously at the club, venturous college professor announces to his and I Am Not Your Negro—which focuses study of disaffected youth to a quasi-thriller, the time was 4:27 a.m.; by the time the film class that he’s gay, one of his conservative on gay writer James Baldwin’s unfinished last the latter of which never quick pays off as the concludes—in real time 93 minutes later, at male students—who has been having erotic work, Remember This House, an examination of truly horrific situation tantalizes. In Spanish. 5:59 (hence the title)—Theo and Hugo will gay dreams and avoiding relations with his the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Med- Screening Oct. 19, 21, 22. ChicagoFilmFestival. have found much more than sexual desire in girlfriend—timidly begins to accept his same- gar Evers and Malcolm X—are two more on my com/film/i-promise-you-anarchy/ common. Comparisons to Andrew Haigh’s sex desires. must-see list. Miles—Former Chicagoan/out writer-direc- Weekend and his recently concluded HBO series The professor, espousing the old Rocky Hor- The aforementioned Moonlight, A Quiet tor Nathan Adloff follows his delightfully ec- Looking were perhaps inevitable, as co-writer/ ror maxim “don’t dream it, be it” and remov- Passion and South Korean writer-director centric debut feature, Nate & Margaret, with directors Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martin- ing his clothes at every possible opportunity, Park Chan-Wook’s latest, The Handmaiden (a this black comedy based on his own life. Tim eau’s must have known when they were creat- endeavors to help the young man realize his standout at Cannes) have LGBT characters and Boardman stands in for Adloff as Miles, a ing the film. sexual dreams. The young man’s journey to themes while 11 other films in the festival have young teen who just came out and who’s stuck However, this is much more than a pale imi- “utopia” is equal parts sexy and silly, and not been grouped in CIFF’s “Outlook” section, de- in small-town Illinois; he yearns to go to Chi- tation of Haigh’s work and there is a sweetness nearly as diverting or visually gorgeous as pre- voted to showcasing queer cinema. Synopses cago—and film school—as a way to escape his to these characters and a refreshing matter-of- vious Scud outings. (courtesy of fest materials) and capsule re- dreary existence. factness to their situation from the supporting Women Who Kill—Brooklyn-based Jean and views of some of these titles and a few others Molly Shannon plays Miles’ recently widowed characters that lend much more than a portrait Morgan, former life partners, host a cult pod- I’ve already seen are detailed below. Complete mother who discovers that her late husband of Theo and Hugo as they grope toward a rela- cast about female serial killers and, between festival listings, advance tickets and more at spent Miles’ college tuition on his mistress. tionship. We also get a lovely snapshot of the broadcasts, volunteer at a local food bank. But ChicagoFilmFestival.com. Miles joins the girls’ volleyball team—his only attitudes—mostly positive—of gay people in when Morgan falls for a woman she meets at Being 17—This romantic coming-out drama option for winning a scholarship to pay for film urban Paris. Vive La France! In French. Screens the co-op, Jean’s suspicions are aroused and gives us two adorable high-school twinks for school. Naturally, this causes plenty of havoc 10/15 and 10/16; ChicagoFilmFestival.com/ she begins to investigate. The deadest of dead- the price of one. It is the latest from French in the conservative little town, pitting all and film/paris-0559/ pan comedies, this intermittently amusing film queer auteur Andre Techine, who co-wrote the sundry against Miles, mom and his upbeat Pushing Dead—From writer-director Tom E. will surely please the NPR crowd; however, its screenplay with another out writer-director, coach (a winning Missi Pyle). It’s filled to the Brown comes this droll black comedy that fol- limpid pacing and dry-as-toast performances Celine Sciamma (Tomboy; Water Lilies)—which gills with expert comic actors supporting Shan- lows Dan (James Roday), a low-key, blocked left me cold. Screening 10/18, 10/19; Chicago- makes the urgency to see this all the more non and Boardman (Yeardley Smith, Paul Rei- writer who has been HIV-positive for decades, FilmFestival.com/film/women-who-kill/ pressing for LGBTQ cinema fans. In French. ser, Ethan Phillips, Annie Golden, Romy Rose- trying to renew needed prescription medica- Complete festival schedule and advance Screening 10/23 and 10/24; ChicagoFilmFesti- mont and Stephen Root), but the film doesn’t tion when the gift of a $100 birthday check tickets are at ChicagoFilmFestival.com. val.com/film/being-17/ quite live up to its delightful premise and kinda from his mother puts his income into a cat- Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and fritters away, although the relationship be- egory that changes his insurance status. Quirky Debbie Reynolds—After Fisher’s lightly fic- tween Shannon (whose wondrous) and Board- characters—Bob, the bar owner Dan works WINDY CITY TIMES Oct. 12, 2016 29 MOVIES Anthony Rapp: ‘Bwoy’ meets world By Gretchen Rachel Hammond interaction happen through the screen. A film camera is like a lie-detector. It just picks up Although he lives in New York and his work has everything. If the two of us as human beings taken him all over the world, film, stage actor and as actors are discovering each other in real and singer Anthony Rapp often returns to his time, that can only help. Anthony roots in Illinois, whether to watch his beloved WCT: The cinematography reminded me of Rapp. Chicago Cubs continue an extraordinary season the German film Der Untergang (Downfall)— PR photo or to visit family outside of Joliet. very voyeuristic in the way that it places the However, on Sept. 26, the star of the original viewer. Broadway production of Rent and a wide range AR: The camera used was like a handheld, of both mainstream and independent films was still camera. That’s technology they have now. back in town for the world premiere of his new So it was very small and unobtrusive. It all felt film Bwoy—chosen as the red-carpet center- very contained. It’s appropriate that the audi- piece for the 34th annual Reeling Chicago LG- ence is peering in on these intimate, private BTQ+ International Film Festival. moments. With award-winning filmmaker John G. Young WCT: Bwoy’s also not very genre-specific. serving as writer/director, the intimately filmed First we are looking a romance and, the next Bwoy centers around a sexually charged online thing you know, we are in thriller territory. relationship built between an upstate New York AR: That made emotional sense to me. With credit card phone bank employee Brad (Rapp) and a young Jamaican lad named Yenny (Jim- Turn to page 37 my Brooks). Windy City Times: First of all, congratula- tions on a brilliantly done and very surprising film. Anthony Rapp: Thank you. I haven’t seen it yet. I feel pretty confident about it because it was so self-contained. Some films, when you are filming them, there’s so much going on that you don’t know how they’re going to turn out. But the way [Bwoy] was shot was so simple, I felt very good about the work we were doing. Our cinematographer [Ryan Balas] would show me stills so I could see the look and feel of it. I feel good going in. WCT: What attracted you to the script? AR: I like the dark, interesting nooks and crannies of human behavior. Stories that explore grief in unique ways are very interesting to me because grief has been a big part of my life. I lost my mom when I was in my mid- twenties and Jonathan Larson who wrote Rent. Both of those things happened very quickly. Another friend of mine died right before then, too. In the middle of all that, I didn’t do anything like what happens in Bwoy but the darker undertow of grief, especially when it is unex- pressed, I found to be really honest. I knew John a little bit and when he shared the script and asked me to do it. I like doing films that are small because everybody involved is that much more involved. I’ve done big-budget films and you become like a small cog in a big machine. In a film like this, it was literally just the actors; John, the cinematographer; and maybe two other people at any given time. WCT: Brad comes across as so deeply isolated. Did having such a small crew help? AR: I think so. It was so intimate and safe. The way that we shot the online conversations was that I was in front of the monitor and Jim- my was in another room on another monitor and we played the scene in real time. The fact that that there were only two or three other people in the room at the same time absolutely made a difference to make it feel that much more isolated and private. That’s the other thing about the film that really attracted me—finding ways to explore hidden, private experiences in a way that doesn’t feel pornographic or sensationalistic. John is very clear about how he wants to shoot something. He had a really good sense of what he wanted to accomplish on any given day so it was never rushed. There was no pressure. You could breathe through all of it. WCT: Off-camera, did you to try keep a deliberate separation between yourself and Jimmy? AR: We did, and it was very helpful. We had a table reading together and then we didn’t talk too much outside of that. We wanted to let our 30 Oct. 12, 2016 WINDY CITY TIMES MOVIES show us ourselves.” “Y’all better quiet down,” Rivera stated as she took the microphone. “I’ve been trying to get up here all day. Your gay brothers and sis- Legacy Project to ters in jail write me every motherfucking week and ask for your help and you don’t do a god- damn thing for them. They’ve been beaten up dedicate Sylvia Rivera and raped. They do not write women. They do not write men. They write STAR because we’re trying to do something for them. I have been beaten, I have had my nose broken, I have bronze memorial been thrown in jail, I have lost my job, I have By Gretchen Rachel Hammond Bowen became acquainted with Rivera’s lost my apartment for Gay Liberation, and y’all friend and fellow activist Marsha P. Johnson, treat me this way? What’s wrong with you?” The quote that headlines New York Latina who was murdered in 1992. “At the age of 13, I had long hair and I transgender activist Sylvia Rivera’s bronze me- “Marsha was a great personality who was al- walked a certain way,” Bowen said. “I was com- morial plaque—to be officially unveiled on The ways with Sylvia,” Bowen recalled. “Marsha and ing back from the store when a guy picked me Legacy Project’s half-mile long Legacy Walk in I would stop and talk and sometimes go for up. I guess he thought he was picking up a Lake View during a ceremony Oct. 15—reads coffee. She always made me laugh. Sylvia was girl. When he got me out into the country, he “Hell hath no fury like a drag queen scorned.” rejected by [GAA] because she was too mili- discovered my situation. I was raped. Then the When she spoke those words, Rivera was tant. But she stood up to the police when the man got out of the car and started digging the commenting on a decision made by the Gay Ac- rest of us were afraid to. She led the way and hole to bury me. I sneaked out of the car, got tivist Alliance (GAA) to exclude the transgender let us all know we didn’t have to take it any- away and I ran. People found me later, I was community from language in early drafts of the more because the police would raid the clubs found in the woods.” New York gay-rights bill, introduced in 1986. and beat everybody up. They didn’t care.” Although she credits Raia along with a Brit- This was despite the role trans women took Bowen was working when the Stonewall riots Sylvia Rivera plaque. ish lawyer and others for helping her build what during the 1969 Stonewall Riots and Rivera’s took place. Photo courtesy of The Legacy Project was to become a successful life as a business Ever the champion of Black, Puerto Rican and art gallery owner, landlord and newspaper relentless battle for the community’s inclusion en that there was no need to run from each and trans activism, in 1970, Rivera alongside publisher in New York, Bowen never forgot the both with GAA and the Gay Liberation Front other,” Raia said. “She really did not give up. Johnson formed the Street Transvestite Action shadow of violence under which she lived. (GLF). As she became comfortable with the mission Revolutionaries (STAR) through which they “Our society attacks anyone who is differ- However, to those who look back upon and [GAA] was trying to achieve, she brought a provided the city’s homeless trans population ent,” she said. “That’s why I have always dealt study Rivera’s 50 years of life, from her birth in number of homeless [transgender] people from with a shared roof over their heads in an aban- with everything with caution because I real- the Bronx in 1951 to her untimely death from 42nd Street to the meetings. For me, this was doned building at 640 E. 12th St. ized that people like me were in danger and liver cancer in 2002, there is no equal, in de- a wonderful thing because I believe that we “STAR was not Street Transvestite Action Rev- you could not trust anybody.” termination, fight or love for community, like a make change through unity and not separa- olutionaries in its first incarnation,” Raia said. Despite the loss of STAR’s building, the death drag queen scorned. tion. One of the reasons I left GAA was because “It was really straight transvestites for gays. of Johnson (which New York police insist to In 1967, equality-for-all activist Judy Bow- they were very fixated on white male, middle- Sylvia saw that we were not different groups this day was a suicide despite physical evi- en, having majored in journalism, became in- class thinking. But even when they were saying but a community. She was more interested in dence to the contrary) and her own suicide at- volved in the New York civil-rights movement. ‘no’ Sylvia would find a way of fitting in.” bringing people together than breaking them tempts, Rivera always trusted that there would “I was in a contest at a club in Long Island,” Rivera would remember GAA’s rejection of her into factions.” come a better day for the trans community. she told Windy City Times. “The police raided during an interview with Village Voice: “When “She had a great heart,” Bowen noted, “be- In 2001, one year before her death, Rivera the place and arrested me just as I was being things started getting more mainstream it was cause she grew up on the streets.” was invited to give a speech at a monthly crowned Queen of Hearts. They took about 17 like, ‘we don’t need you no more.’” That year, STAR held a sit-in at New York Uni- meeting of Latino Gay Men of New York (LGM- people to jail and threw the gays, lesbians and In a grainy, black-and-white video of a Lib- versity (NYU)’s Weinstein Hall. NY). After relating the history of her life, [transgender] people in the same cell. They eration Day rally held in New York’s Washington “This is the question that is running through Stonewall and STAR, she got onto the topic were very abusive during that time.” Square Park, Rivera can be seen squaring off our minds,” a STAR statement read. “Do you of transgender woman Amanda Milan who had Bowen was released the following day. Short- against lesbian and Democratic Party activist really want Gay Power or are you looking for a been murdered in New York in 2000. ly afterwards, she met Brooklyn-born business- Jean O’Leary (1948-2005) who blamed Rivera few laughs or maybe a little excitement? If you “You screw with the transgender community man and activist Philip Raia. Bowen said that for organizers not being permitted to read a want Gay Liberation then you are going to have and STAR will be on your doorstep,” she said. Raia helped her with an apartment on Chris- political statement. to fight for it. We don’t mean tomorrow, or the “Just like we trashed the HRC [Human Rights topher Street, less than a half block from the “When men impersonate women for reasons next day, we are talking about today.” Campaign] for not endorsing the Amanda Milan Stonewall Inn. of entertainment or profit, they insult women,” “My understanding was she was beginning to When his family moved to Long Island, Raia O’Leary said. “Men have never been able to went to his first gay bar. He was 18. communicate to gay males and lesbian wom- Turn to page 33 “My father was a sailor for 20 years. My mom was very religious,” Raia added. “When I came out, they told me ‘if you want to stay in this house, you can’t be that way. If you leave this house, you have to leave with the same things [with] which you came into this world’ which was basically nothing.” Raia found a job with an architect and interi- or design firm on Madison Avenue and became involved with meetings and events held by the GLF, eventually leaving for the GAA. “We were collecting signatures in the West Village for a [gay-rights] petition to send to councilwoman Carol Greitzer who represented the Upper West Side,” he said. “Sylvia signed one of the petitions and got other people to sign the documents. She was arrested for that. She never took ‘no’ for an answer. She wasn’t a person who was full of fluff. She was going to change things and make things happen. She had vision. I was always impressed with the way she got through this thing we call life.” Ostracized by her family and homeless from the age of 11, Rivera was living and working on the streets. “Everybody had to survive,” Bowen said. “I was just trying to keep my life together. I was offered a job working at the 10 Cents a Dance clubs. There were three of them in Midtown Manhattan. That’s where you would find girls who were passable. During those days, a man could come into the club, and select the girl that he wanted. That’s where the money was. Most of the clubs were mafia owned. Myself and another girl were selected to be escorts for people coming from Chicago to New York. Working the clubs was very dangerous. We were Sylvia Rivera. never supposed to talk about our reality.” Photo courtesy of The Legacy Project WINDY CITY TIMES Oct. 12, 2016 31 32 Oct. 12, 2016 WINDY CITY TIMES of Truth or Dare—1991. It was a real reunion, Top row: Salim Gauwloos, Oliver Crumes III, Carlton Wilborn, Kevin Stea. Bottom row: Luis Camacho, Jose Gutierrez. it wasn’t a put-on reunion. I hadn’t seen Jose Photo by Linda Posnick since that day in 1991. Period. Hadn’t spoken a word. Nothing. WCT: Reijer, despite an earlier decision not to focus on Madonna, you eventually reached out to her via letter with a re- quest—what was it? RZ: Esther and I knew that you can’t have Madonna in a film just a little bit. When she is there, of course, she takes over and I don’t mean it in a negative way; it’s just what happens with someone that famous. We weren’t looking for an interview with Madonna. At the time we finished filming, she was about to go out on tour so we reached out to her with a proposal—we thought wouldn’t it be great to have the original group of voguers, the guys who actually taught Madonna how to vogue, back on stage with her 25 years after the fact to perform Vogue one more time? We set the bar quite high. [Laughs] To keep a long story short, we didn’t get a re- ply. We have been in contact with her management and her lawyers because we had to clear the footage of Truth or Dare so, in a way, we know that Madonna has probably seen the film, too, but we don’t know what she thinks about MOVIES it. For some reason, I always think she would like it because it’s about a group of people that she was very close to and their stories are touching and relevant and very human. Blond Ambition dancers WCT: Kevin, what do you want people to know about the lawsuit you filed against Ma- donna and her management team? strike a new pose KS: The press is always looking for a tagline; they’re always looking for a way to sensation- alize something and the lawsuit was just, literally, a contractual issue for me and Oliver. by Tony Peregrin group toward the end of the process? My contact said that for a movie I get paid X RZ: We wanted them to share their life sto- amount of dollars. There is nothing gray about Strike a Pose—a new documentary featuring ries with us first, individually, because things that—it is a very clear clause. And now, only Madonna’s Blond Ambition dancers—dares change when you see each other again. The this year, am I realizing that she might not to tell the truth about the 1991 behind-the- fact that they hadn’t seen each other in 25 have even known why I was suing. scenes documentary, Truth or Dare, but this years is, of course, on many levels interesting. Besides my agency reaching out to her law- time the dancers take center stage. As a filmmaker, that means there is something yers, I wrote her a letter. And I read the letter Strike a Pose profiles the seven dancers (Luis new to be done by bringing them back togeth- back and it was a very emotional letter, but Camacho, Oliver Crumes III, Salim “Slam” er. I find it fascinating that this group that it had nothing to do with the nuts and bolts Gauwloos, Jose Gutierez, Kevin Stea, Gabriel became a family and talk about Madonna as [of the lawsuit]. I was 20 years old, I didn’t Trupin, and Carlton Wilborn) and—with the ex- a mother figure fell apart after filming Truth know how to speak to a businesswoman—I was ception of Trupin, who died of an AIDS-related or Dare. speaking from my heart: “Why aren’t your law- illness in 1995—introduces audiences to who KS: The idea of not knowing what the others yers responding to my agency?”—that’s all I these men are today, revealing how their ex- were saying was actually really fascinating be- asked. And, I was like, I love you and miss you perience with Madonna and her celebration of cause we hadn’t spoken in so long. I wouldn’t and I want to see you again. self-expression, perhaps best epitomized by have known where to begin to anticipate what WCT: You and Oliver were suing for mon- the iconic Gaultier velvet cone bra, altered the they would say. It could have gone any number etary compensation, but Gabriel’s suit was course of their lives forever. of ways. ... We didn’t know if there was going related to something else entirely. Noticeably absent from the film is Madonna to be anger or animosity when we came togeth- KS: Gabriel was told that anything he didn’t herself. However, the film’s directors—Ester er. We hadn’t been together since the premiere Turn to page 37 Gould, a Scottish-born documentary filmmaker based in Amsterdam, and Reijer Zwaan, a journalist and filmmaker for Dutch public televi- nal and not previously published. If submis- sion—purposely turned their cameras away A’ville Arts Weekend sions are accepted for an anthology, writers from the pop star in order to focus on the un- will be sent contracts and will receive free Oct. 14-16 copies of the collection. told stories of the dancers. Kevin Stea. More than 30 businesses in Chicago’s An- Items from writers of color are especially In anticipation of the Chicago premiere of Photo by Djeneba Aduayom dersonville neighborhood will unite to show- welcome. Strike a Pose on Oct. 19, 22 and 23, at the case the work of more than 90 visual and Submissions must be presented in Micro- 2016 Chicago International Film Festival, performance-based artists for the 14th annu- which was in itself, a theatrical kind of story. soft Word, in Times New Roman, 12-point Windy City Times spoke with Zwaan and Stea al Andersonville Arts Weekend on Oct. 14-16. Truth or Dare tells the story of a family—a self- font. Send it as an attachment in an email to about how the Blond Ambition dancers “live to Just a few of the businesses slated to par- chosen family—which is something everyone both Bess at [email protected] and Lynch at tell” their stories of truth and survival. ticipate are Foursided, Las Manos Gallery, can relate to. We’re living in different times, [email protected]. In the subject line, Windy City Times: Why do you think Truth Notice, Andersonville Galleria, Norcross and but it is still a bold film that is very honest write “Bar Stories, Fiction,” “Bar Stories, or Dare continues to resonate with audi- Scott, Early to Bed, Milk Handmade and Chi- in a way that celebrity culture doesn’t know Non-fiction” or “Bar Stories, Poetry.” ences today? cago Mindful Psychotherapy. any more. The deadline is Jan. 1, 2017, and the word- Kevin Stea: As put-on as people thought it For a complete list of Arts Weekend artists, WCT: Madonna was one of the first to bring count limit is 5,000. was back in the day, it’s actually full of hones- performances and a full schedule of events, LGBT issues and culture to the mainstream. ty. I think honestly is timeless. And courage is visit Andersonville.org/artsweekend or call Kevin, looking back, were you surprised that timeless. And being fearless and being able to the Andersonville Chamber of Commerce at she turned out to be such a trailblazer? Troye Sivan in show one’s self in situations that aren’t neces- 773-728-2995. sarily flattering, I think, those are things that KS: I was absolutely floored. I had no idea that she had anything to say other than be- Chicago Nov. 1 everyone can relate to. The “Suburbia Tour”—the second North ing sort of sexually scandalous. I didn’t know Truth or Dare also showed gay people as hu- Gay-bar literary American leg of openly gay YouTube star/ enough about her to know that she was in- man and relatable and doing normal things like singer Troye Sivan’s world tour in support of credibly smart and very clever and knew exactly shopping and chatting and being catty and submissions wanted his debut album, Blue Neighbourhood—will what she was doing and the messages that she Story curators/collectors S. Renee Bess being funny and laughing and loving and eat- kick off Sunday, Oct. 16. was portraying. I had no idea. ... I thought and Lee Lynch are asking writings to create ing—things people needed to see back then. It Sivan’s first-ever North American tour she was just doing things for shock value. Her pieces of work that explores the role the gay actually changed the landscape of gay-straight kicked off in February. He will perform at Chi- longevity has shown that she has a lot to say. bar’s culture has played in their lives or in relationships back in the day. And I think that cago’s Aragon Ballroom on Tuesday, Nov. 1. It’s not a fluke, it’s not guesswork—she’s doing the lives of LGBTQI people in general. has become even more apparent now. “Youth,” from Blue Neighbourhood (Capi- things on purpose. Works may be either fiction or non-fiction/ Reijer Zwaan: [Director] Alek Keshishian has tol Records), topped Billboard’s Dance Club WCT: Why was the decision made to film essay/memoir (but not erotica). It can be done a great job of intermixing the backstage Songs chart and entered the top 25 of Bill- the dancers individually at the beginning prose or poetry, and the work must be origi- footage with the amazing Blond Ambition tour, board’s Hot 100. of the Strike a Pose project, and then as a WINDY CITY TIMES Oct. 12, 2016 33 RIVERA from page 30 general,” Kelly said. “The students who take my gay activist Cleve Jones, Chicago transgender Sylvia Rivera Bronze Memorial Dedication, classes know about Sylvia and Marsha (another spokesperson Myles Brady-Davis, Emmy-win- 3656 N. Halsted St.: Personal reflections of actions, and then, when they threw us a piece individual who has yet to get her full recog- ning writer-producer-actor Bruce Vilanch and Judy Bowenwiener and Phillip Raia, Sylvia Ri- of trash, we refused to accept it. How dare you nition). Many of them are challenging gender trans pioneer Judy Bowenwiener, a close per- vera’s friends question the validity of a transgender group issues in ways that Sylvia probably could never sonal friend of Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson, Vito Russo Bronze Memorial Dedication, asking for your support, when this transgender have imagined. A lot of them reject all labels. from the post-Stonewall era. Bowenwiener will 3411 N. Halsted St., with personal reflections woman was murdered? No. The trans commu- I see hope for the future. The murders of trans be talking about their involvement as three of Bruce Vilanch, Emmy Award-winning writer- nity has allowed, we have allowed the gay and women are being talked about on the news— trans women in New York’s Gay Activist Alli- producer-actor lesbian community to speak for us. Times are not enough, not always well—but it makes a ance (GAA). She will be joined by Phillip Raia, —4-6 p.m.: Celebration Party, Sidetrack, changing. Our armies are rising and we are get- huge difference between growing up in the who worked with both Russo and Rivera in GAA 3349 N. Halsted St., “Building a New Legacy ting stronger. And when we come a knocking iron curtain of silence in the ‘50s and ‘60s and in the 1970s. Never have all these people been for the Future of Our Past.” they’re going to know that you don’t fuck with today growing up with television shows like brought together for a celebration quite like Tickets for this multi-part event are available the transgender community.” Modern Family.” this. for $30, $50 and $100, and include light appe- Raia hopes that the generations who see Ri- The event will be in three parts: tizers and variable bar service. There will also vera’s plaque on The Legacy Walk are inspired Rivera’s legacy —1-3 p.m.: Opening Reception and Program, be raffle prizes and door prizes. LGBT people Dr. Beth Kelly, Ph.D. is a professor of wom- by a woman “who was being who she is. We at Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted St. from throughout the metropolitan area are en’s and gender studies at DePaul University’s can’t judge other people for who they are. By Transgender activist Myles Brady-Davis of expected to turn out to celebrate this unique College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. allowing them to be, we’ll all be better off. Howard Brown Health, gay activist Cleve Jones Chicago cultural institution—built by our com- Hungry for any education about LGBT issues We’ll all learn. Sylvia was continually open to and NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt will be munity, for our community—in this salute to other people. Whether she agreed or disagreed, featured in “Reflecting on the Evolution of Ac- the contributions of LGBT people. she would hear them out. We all depend on tivism across the Decades.” Tickets are available at https://www.event- each other for survival but we will never do —3-4 p.m.: Legacy Walk Induction Ceremo- brite.com/e/legacy-walk-dedication-v-tick- that if we put up walls and obstacles.” nies at the Northalsted streetscape, featuring ets-27530936773. “Sylvia and Marsha gave us all hope,” Bowen the LGBTQ youth from Lyons Township High said. “From the very beginning I saw some- School. thing in Sylvia that was very special. Even though she grew up living on the streets she still thought about other people, especially Joffrey starts ‘Big Orange Ball’ young people. If our society does not help them, they will not survive.” Eatherly memorial returns Oct. 22 “She learned her sense of social justice from Howard Brown Health invites costume-clad the perspective of someone who had to endure scholarship Chicagoans back to its second annual spook- so much injustice in her lifetime,” Salvo said. The partner of the late dance publicist Eric tacular Halloween soiree, the “Big Orange “It made her sensitive and empathetic. It made Eatherly, Jay Leibovitz, has joined Eatherly’s Ball,” which will take place at West Loop her tough. It made her smart. She learned how mother Nancy Follis to launch a new scholar- restaurant and event space Carnivale, 702 W. to fight. But she also learned how to collabo- ship for pre-professional male dancers at the Fulton Market, on Saturday, Oct. 22, 8 p.m.- rate. She learned how to talk. And she learned Joffrey Academy of Dance, Official School of 1 a.m. how to listen. She endured for over 50 years The Joffrey Ballet. Celebrity guest Bob The Drag Queen (win- as an activist because she was able to be both Eatherly—who was a publicist (vice presi- ner of RuPaul’s Drag Race’s eighth season) uncompromising when that was needed, and dent with The Silverman Group), writer (in- will be joining the business, civic and com- to work in coalition. It is because of her that cluding with Windy City Times) and dancer— munity leaders at this year’s ball. we began to remember the “T”. I think that died in a car accident in his native Tennessee Funds raised support Howard Brown is amazing. We all owe Sylvia Rivera a debt. on Dec. 29, 2014, at age 35. Health’s vital medical care and community Because it is only by remembering the most Donations to the Eric B. Eatherly Memorial initiatives for adults and youth. vulnerable among us that we can build a new Scholarship Fund will support the tuition for Admission is $125 (early bird), $150 (gen- a male student on a professional track at the Judy Bowen. social reality that is safer and more just for eral admission), $175 (at the door) and Academy of Dance, to be selected by Joffrey Photo courtesy of The Legacy Project everybody.” $300 (“RIP” admission) per person. Call Sponsorship of The Legacy Project’s 5th Ballet Artistic Director Ashley Wheater, with 773-572-5117, email events@howardbrown. a new recipient to be named annually. org or visit http://howardbrown.org/event/ since she came out as a teenager during the Dedication Ceremony Oct. 15, featuring Salvo, Contributions are fully tax-deductible, as bob2016/. pre-Stonewall years, Kelly has been teaching Raia, Bowen and celebrated Chicago trans- courses in LGBT politics and legal issues for gender activist Myles Brady-Davis has been nearly two decades. provided by BMO Harris Bank, the Center on Remastered ‘Divine “Sylvia was a woman who was both of and Halsted, Levi Strauss, the Northalsted Business ahead of her time,” Kelly said. “She was angry Alliance, Sidetrack, and Stoli Group USA. The Miss M’ out Oct. 21 in 1969 and she was still angry and still an ac- media sponsor is Windy City Times. Rivera’s Rhino will revisit the early days of Bette tivist almost up to the moment that she died. plaque sponsor is Stoli Group USA (the second Midler’s career with a deluxe version of her Many people were challenged by Sylvia in ways of a three-plaque commitment that began with iconic 1972 debut album, The Divine Miss M. that they did not want to be challenged but Ugandan activist David Kato in 2014). The Divine Miss M: Deluxe Edition will be she didn’t back down. She was in poverty, she For more information and tickets for the available Friday, Oct. 21, as a two-CD set for was a trans woman of color and her criticism events, which start at 1 p.m., visit: https:// $19.98. This includes the remastered album, of GAA back in the ‘70s was very contemporary www.eventbrite.com/e/legacy-walk-dedica- plus a bonus disc of singles, outtakes and today. She exemplified intersectionality long tion-v-tickets-27530936773. demos, as well as new liner notes written by before feminists were talking about it.” Midler. “Clearly one cannot be queer with any seri- Legacy Walk The album will also be released digitally on ous grasp of our history without knowing at the same day and is currently available for least something about Sylvia Rivera,” Legacy dedication to honor pre-order via Amazon at http://smarturl.it/ Project founder and Executive Director Victor BMDivineMissM. Salvo noted. “That Rivera was chosen by the Sylvia Rivera, Fans are also invited to preview the rare [Legacy Project] Selection Committee is not a track “Do You Want To Dance—Single Mix” surprise, given the number of historians and Vito Russo by visiting https://youtu.be/oLwqP3z31Fk. Dedicated in 2012, Chicago’s Legacy Walk is academics involved. Though there is a lot of Midler will also make appear this fall as a the world’s only outdoor LGBT history museum. mythology about her within the community, mentor for Team Blake on Season 11 of NBC’s This half-mile installation features bronze bio- academics and researchers have identified the series The Voice. graphical memorials celebrating the lives of hallmarks of her true legacy. Personally I was people like Leonard Bernstein, Audre Lorde, Eric Eatherly. struck most by how she refused to be patron- Sally Ride, James Baldwin, Jane Addams, Ru- PR photo ized, refused to be silenced, and was not afraid ‘Jai Ho(rror)’ Oct. 28 dolf Nureyev, Frida Kahlo and Alan Turing. to take mainstream activists to task when they The Legacy Walk’s markers serve as an “out- The Joffrey Ballet is a 501(c)(3) organiza- failed to consider the trans community in their at Big Chicks door classroom” for bullied LGBTQ youth who tion. For more information or to contribute Trikone Chicago is hosting its annual Bol- political calculus.” come for guided tours in order to learn about to the Eric B. Eatherly Memorial Scholar- lywood-themed Halloween dance party, “Jai “Rivera would have none of this,” he added. historically significant positive LGBT role mod- ship Fund at the Joffrey Academy of Dance, Ho(rror),” on Friday, Oct. 28, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., “She struck out—without regard as to who got els whose contributions have made an incalcu- visit Joffrey.org/support and include “Eric B. at Big Chicks, 5024 N. Sheridan Rd. pissed off—and did what she felt she needed lable difference in the world we share. Eatherly Memorial Scholarship Fund” in the This event, which features South Asian to do. It was not always eloquent. It was often On Saturday, Oct. 15, they welcome two LGBT ‘Notes’ field. dance music and performances, is open to all; uncomfortable. It was always confrontational. iconic activists to the Legacy Walk—transgen- Other options include calling 312-386- attendees are encouraged to invite friends But she got heard. And she made an impres- der icon Sylvia Rivera, from the Stonewall era; 8974; or mailing a check to The Joffrey Bal- and family. The venue will have all-gender sion.” and gay film activist/historian Vito Russo, who let, 10 E. Randolph St., Chicago, IL 60601, restrooms and nametags for pronouns. It is an impression that resounds today in co-founded both ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Un- Attn: Development Department. Check should A suggested $5 donation will go toward the groundbreaking work of the New York- leash Power) and GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Al- be made out to The Joffrey Ballet and note helping Trikone Chicago raise funds to sup- based Sylvia Rivera Law Project and among liance Against Defamation). Their considerable Eric B. Eatherly Memorial Scholarship Fund port programs for the South Asian LGBTQI Kelly’s students. legacies will soon be added to the 35 stories of on the memo line. community in Chicago. “A lot of our students are absolutely fascinat- achievement that already line the streetscape. See TrikoneChicago.org. ed with discrimination against trans people in This all-day tribute will feature legendary 34 Oct. 12, 2016 WINDY CITY TIMES BREAST CANCER MONTH They first met with Dutch researchers to de- organization,” said Seabaugh. “I don’t agree termine whether there was an actual need for with how a lot of charities are run.” the fundraising. “They get about 25 percent She wants to work on holding more events of the funding they need from governmental in rural areas, she added. “The more people Cathy Seabaugh: sources, and are looking elsewhere for the rest you can get involved, the more money can be of their funding,” she said. “From that point in raised. … Other people have started having 2006, we got busy putting together the first events in small towns benefitting A Sister’s Offering hope in the 60K walk, the two-day walk, in the Nether- Hope and that accomplishes the same goal.” lands.” Since her sister’s death, Seabaugh plans “on The projects have been in service of filling a doing thing the way I want them done,” she fight against “definite void” in the Netherlands, especially said. “I’m going to be a little more outspoken contributing to research that was in its early about other charities pissing away money and stages. “The funding here usually goes to re- less worried about being politically correct.” search that has reached a certain stage of de- She is also in the early planning stages for a breast cancer velopment,” Seabaugh noted. “As the research- new Chicago event. ers explained to me, ‘How are we supposed to “I want to get people physically and mentally fund our research to get it to that level?’ A active in the battle against breast cancer, and By Matt Simonette about your disease. …A lot of women might Sister’s Hope really filled that void.” in doing so, they personally become healthier not be able to get information beneficial to The U.S. arm of A Sister’s Hope has no paid and stronger,” Seabaugh said. “A Sister’s Hope In June 2016, Cathy Seabaugh’s sister, Shelia them. I don’t say that to put down any doc- staff or office, so 100 percent of its contribu- events can be a trampoline or a diving board, Hager, passed away after spending many years tors—it’s just every doctor doesn’t know ev- tions go to research. Overhead there is un- some form of launch for people to push them- battling breast cancer. erything about every breast cancer. It’s impos- derwritten by a lesbian-owned company, A&N selves in new directions, all while raising vital Hager was first diagnosed in 1999. She in- sible. There needs to be a way for women to Mortgage Services. In the Netherlands, A Sis- funding for breast cancer research. A cure will spired her sister to form her own organiza- find out about their breast cancer and how it’s ter’s Hope averages over 75 percent of pro- arrive too late for my sister, but I am continu- tion, A Sister’s Hope, to raise money for breast being treated, whether it’s around the world or ceeds going to research; it has two paid staff- ing in the hopes I can help save others.” cancer research and awareness through events their state.” ers there. For information, visit ASistersHope.org. such as walks, runs and golf tournaments. A Sister’s Hope has a larger footprint in the “That’s another reason I started my own “Friends who worked for other charities asked Netherlands than it does in America. “We’ve why I just didn’t raise money for other chari- given researchers more than $6 million over ties,” Seabaugh recalled. “I felt I was putting the last nine years,” Seabaugh explained, not- my name and reputation on the line by asking ing that about $200,000 was raised in the U.S. people to donate. My reputation is attached while the rest was in Netherlands. “But Dutch

Cathy Seabaugh. Jamierra Faulkner of the Chicago Sky in the #GETPINK game. Photo courtesy of Seabaugh Photo by Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images to that, and if I can’t tell people and compa- researchers work closely with U.S. researchers, nies that donated exactly where and when that as well as German researchers, so when you’re money [was disbursed], I don’t feel comfort- talking about scientific research to find a cure Chicago Sky host able.” for cancer, if you are just going to be working She describes the organization as a “lean, with people in the U.S., you’re narrowing your mean machine” with a small staff. “We don’t chance of success.” #GETPINK game On Sept. 13, the Chicago Sky hosted its annual #GETPINK Game presented by Weiss Memorial waste money and we don’t waste time. People It was “just kind of fate” that led to A Sis- Hospital when the team welcomed the Minnesota Lynx to Allstate Arena. who have breast cancer don’t have time,” she ter’s Hope’s close connection with the Nether- As part of the Sky’s #GETPINK campaign, players hosted a bake sale at the #GETPINK Game added. lands, she added. Just as Seabaugh was getting with homemade goods as part of fundraising efforts that benefited Gilda’s Club Chicago. Seabaugh said that, when women are diag- the organization established as a nonprofit in The game between Chicago and Minnesota featured players in pink uniforms, shoes and acces- nosed with breast cancer, it remains difficult 2006, Seabaugh, a key staffer on Chicago’s Gay sories. During the game, fans cast bids on select player jerseys, dining and lodging experiences, for them to know what treatments or clinical Games VII organization that year, met a Gay Sky apparel and other Chicago sports teams memorabilia in a silent auction. In addition, player trials are available to them. “Everyone wants Games participant from the Netherlands, Martje jerseys were featured in a post-game live auction. to believe that their doctor is the best doc- Hoekmeijer, who organized special events. The Sky won the game 98-97 and made the playoffs. However, the Sky recently came up short tor,” she added. “When you are going to some- “She said, ‘We don’t have stuff like that in against the L.A. Sparks, who defeated Chicago 95-75 to win the series three games to one and one and you have a good feeling about them, the Netherlands.” I said, ‘Really?’” recalled advance to the WNBA finals. The Sparks are playing the Minnesota Lynx for the championship. you want to believe that they know everything Seabaugh. WINDY CITY TIMES Oct. 12, 2016 35 doors and pallets. These barriers help divide arts events like Second Friday, the pair want the space into smaller, material-specific areas. to have a weekly happy hour and monthly open A new kind of business As immigrants, Nazy from Jordan and house. And even though Z-axis is set to launch Rogowska from Poland, the couple value the this month with a grand opening party, they idea of small business. “I love being a small already see the space expanding in accordance business owner,” said Nazy. “The reason immi- with their members’ needs. in an old space: grants come to the U.S. is having that ability “We’re spending about 65 percent of our to determine your own future, and a lot of that equipment budget with the expectation that is being a small business owner. ” members will ask us for the other 35 percent, Z-axis opens in Pilsen Nazy and Rogowska look forward to giving and it will be tailored to what they actually back to the community. They plan on making want, rather than what we imagine they want,” By Liz Baudler space. both their space and equipment as ADA compli- explained Nazy. “I think we’ve got a good mix “Most artists that I’ve talked to, they’re not ant as possible, and they’d love to start train- of services and support and it’ll evolve. Some- Within the walls of an old macaroni factory business people, right?” Rogowska said. “We in Pilsen, Nuha Nazy and her partner, Emilia can market their things, we have a website Rogowska, are looking to combine manufac- where we can put their things on there. We’re turing and art in their soon-to-open busi- creating an ability for them to run their own ness, Z-axis Factory. Described by the partners business. They’re the creative one; we’ll make as “artistic cowering,” Z-axis looks to be a sure that they actually succeed at it.” full-service space with everything from a 3-D The pair look forward to seeing the space’s printer, CNC woodcutting machine, and weld- members learn from each other and perhaps ing room, to a conference suite and a shipping use each other’s skills in their respective busi- area. nesses, a philosophy that is unusual in both “From having a receptionist at all hours that coworking and maker spaces to date. They plan we’re open, to having a production staff, our to promote member services internally and to approach to every aspect is built around what the outside world, including an Etsy store for do you need to do to succeed as an artist, as a custom products. Smaller scale passion prod- maker?” said Nazy. ucts, such as Nazy’s plan to custom-design Prior to starting Z-axis, Nazy had a company shoes for her friend, crip artist Riva Lehrer, are that custom-designed 3-D products for people what keep the women invested in the space. with medical needs. She wanted to stay with “This is the stuff that actually drives our in- 3-D printing, but needed the expensive equip- terest in the business,” said Nazy, who found in ment to be useful beyond a purely manufactur- her previous venture that insurance companies ing standpoint. are behind the curve when it comes to financ- “My approach was to focus on the engineers ing 3-D printed medical materials. Left: Emilia Rogowska. Right: Nuha Nazy. and the tech world, and Emilia’s the one who With its unique blend of art and commerce, Photos from, respectively, Rogowska and Nazy said, “you know, all the equipment you’re talk- the Lacuna Lofts, at 2150 S. Canalport, is an ing about would be phenomenal for an artist,” ideal space for Z-axis. In fact, Nazy said devel- ing at-risk and homeless LGBTQ teenagers and one’s going to say, ‘oh we need something else,’ said Nazy. “She really brought the whole con- oper Joey Cacciatore was looking for just this adults to use their equipment. and we’ll adjust to that.” cept of focusing on the art community.” sort of business when they stumbled upon the “The idea is to come up with ways for growth “Every time you’re starting something, you It made perfect sense,” continued Rogowska, building, which is absolutely covered in art- in our own community,” said Nazy. “To work kind of have an idea of what it’s going to be,” who makes stained glass in her spare time. work, inside and out. with SHE100, Center on Halsted, others in the said Rogowska. “It’s like you’re watching a “We have all this really hi-tech equipment that “Their entire mission is the art community. community to develop programs that train at plant: you know what’s supposed to come out, doesn’t really get used as often. So how do you It’s 250,000 square feet and it’s all lofts. You risk, homeless—people that are struggling, but how fruitful and how large it’s going to justify the cost of a machine like this? When walk around and you’re like, “that’s a skate- give them some sort of an outlet to gain ex- become, you really don’t have a clue. There’s so you can use it for other things, then you can board light fixture,” said Nazy. perience to take on jobs that are more sub- many things I saw in my head, and now that actually get the best of it. I’ve always made “You’re actually in the space where art hap- stantial.” I’m seeing it actually come up I was like, ‘oh art, but I’ve never been an artist that is only pens,” added Rogowska. “Even people that have their day job but are my god, this is so much better.’” just painting. I’ve done a lot in a lot of differ- While they’d originally envisioned a fairly trying to work on something else, or make ex- The Z-axis grand opening party is Sat., Oct. ent things because I get bored with one thing. neutral space, Cacciatore convinced them to tra money, or start their own business,” added 22, 7-11 p.m. For more information, visit How do I justify buying a $20,000 machine?” let designer Davide Nanni of Salvage One fame Rogowska. ZAxisFactory.com. Other aspects of Z-axis’s service will help make their space “look cool,” like the rest of To connect with the Pilsen community, which cover the cost of equipment, as will the sell- Lacuna’s interior. So far, the Z-axis space is al- already has a strong tradition of community ing of memberships and day passes to use the most all reclaimed products such as old shower

award-winning author Lori Ostlund, who is Feminist nun Quinn releasing the paperback edition of her novel After the Parade. book event Oct. 23 Author Christine Sneed (The Virginity of Catholic nun, feminist, activist and author Famous Men) will also read and host their Donna Quinn will be featured in a lecture, conversation. live interview and book-signing on Sunday, Raeff and Ostlund are the only married Oct. 23, 2-4:30 p.m. at The Cenacle Retreat couple who have both won the Flannery and Conference Center, 513 W. Fullerton O’Connor Award (with Ostlund winning it Pkwy. earlier for her story collection, The Bigness Maureen Hellwig, a Chicago Area Women’s of the World). They’ve been together for al- History Center board member, will conduct most 25 years. the interview with Quinn. See WomenAndChildrenFirst.com. Quinn’s memoir, Chicago Catholic Women: It’s Role in Founding the Catholic Women’s Movement, was published earlier this year. Gay series ‘Feral’ The Chicago Women’s History Center video- taped an interview with Sister Donna shortly on Dekkoo.com after publication; excerpts will be shown at Like HBO’s Looking or Girls, but set in Mem- this program. phis, Tennessee—that’s how creator Morgan RSVP at 773-227-0093; more information Jon Fox characterizes Feral, a Dekkoo.com is at CAWHC.org and “Chicago Area Women’s original TV series that debuts Oct. 6 exclu- History Center” on Facebook. sively on the subscription streaming service dedicated to gay men, according to a press release. LGBT group motivates marathoners in style Married authors at In Feral, Fox (who is also the series writer The 39th Bank of America Chicago Marathon took place Oct. 9 with perfect running tempera- and director) weaves a tale of survival as a tures (in the 50s)—and more than 40,000 participants (from all 50 states and more than 100 W&CF on Nov. 3 group of gay twentysomethings learn about countries) who ran and/or walked 26.2 miles. On Thursday, Nov. 3, at 7:30 p.m. at Wom- love, loss and friendship while living in the More than 1 million spectators urged on the runners, with none probably more eye-catching en & Children First, 5233 N. Clark St., Flan- vibrant, artistic queer community of Mem- than the members of Frontrunners/Frontwalkers, who entertained in Lake View. nery O’Connor Award winner and LGBT author phis. Kenya’s men and women swept the podiums at the marathon, led by Abel Kirui and Florence Anne Raeff (The Jungle Around Us) will have See Dekkoo.com. Kiplagat. a reading/conversation with her wife, LGBT

@windycitytimes1 /windycitymediagroup @windycitytimes www.windycitymediagroup.com 36 Oct. 12, 2016 WINDY CITY TIMES the DISH nightspots Weekly Dining Guide in WINDY CITY TIMES the big SAVOR TO-DO The Dearborn OUR WEEKLY PICKS TO PLAN YOUR NIGHTLIFE CALENDAR BY ANDREW DAVIS From The Dearborn. Photos by Ed Negron I’m going to predict that The Dearborn (145 N. Dearborn St.; TheDearbornTavern.com) will be trict. The day WCT stopped by, it turned out that burrata, fig-and-avocado toast, and a BLT that Fabitat: Homecumming around for years. Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda had just left is augmented with different items every day. (I There are several reasons for this—including the The Dearborn about 45 minutes earlier (and who had duck confit.) The desserts were almost beyond cuisine, but I’ll talk more about that later. knows who may stop by in the future?). compare—especially the old-fashioned donut, The airy, 8,000-square-foot restaurant (at the The location also lends itself to seeing some which customers practically begged the owners to Loop’s Block 37), which opened in June, has sis- cool scenery (or people-watching). The front area put on the weekday menu. (Other goodies range ters Amy (an out lesbian) and Clodagh Lawless as is called The Picasso Room because it affords a from king salmon to a bison burger—and I can’t its owners—and the siblings certainly know their view of the untitled sculpture in Daley Plaza. (It wait to hit brunch, which offers items including stuff, having learned the business from brother also pays homage to the “L” if you look at it from French toast and foie gras as well as duck confit Wed., Oct. 12, 11 pm Billy Lawless, who’s behind everything from The a different direction.) However, there are also The and 62-degree eggs.) Double Door’s Door No. 3, Gage to Acanto to the buzzworthy Lake View spot Tavern, The Lawless Room and a special-events “It’s been so well-received at this location. It’s 1551 N. Damen Ave. Coda di Volpe. (Amy told WCT that it’s been the area called The Rialto Room that pays homage to just great,” Clodagh said. Break out those ball gowns and the sisters’ goal for quite some time to open their own the now-demolished Rialto Theatre. With everything it offers (food, location, ser- venture, calling it their “baby.”) three piece suits! Live music from Nata- And then there’s the cuisine. Among the high- vice, etc.), I think The Dearborn will be well-re- lie Alford. Performances by Curlene Rib- And The Dearborn is already popular, thanks in lights when WCT visited for lunch were the local ceived for quite some time. bon, The Vixen, Nico, and hosted by part to its location, which is in the theater dis- the reigning homecumming queen, Lucy Stoole.

Paula Sinclaire Sidetrack announces at 2015’s Just Dickin’ Around: Night of 100 Third Anniversary ‘Dragapalooza,’ Oct. 26 and 27 Drag Queens. Photo by Kirk Two nights, two stages, dozens of queens, sexy special VIP reception will allow you in early to Williamson dancers, and burlesque entertainers will be taking grab the best seats in the house and enjoy the over Sidetrack for a production like no other to sexy men of The Naughty Little Cabaret. benefit Equality Illinois. For over 20 years, Chi- Miller Lite is the presenting sponsor and addi- cago’s longest-running drag benefit, Night of 100 tional sponsors include Bacardi, Absolut Citron, Drag Queens, has celebrated the campy, the beau- Jägermeister and Hendricks Gin. All funds raised tiful, the avant-garde and the just plain “sicken- from tickets to the show go directly to Equality Thu., Oct. 13, 8:30-11 p.m. ing” Chicago drag community. This year the festi- Illinois. Hydrate, val, celebrating all things drag, introduces its new VIP tickets are $20 per person in advance or $25 3458 N. Halsted St. name: Night of 100: Dragapalooza. at the door. Doors open for the VIP reception at 7 Open mic sign-up at 8. Show begins at The show will take place for two nights only: p.m. General admission tickets are $15 per person 8:30. Hosted by Scott Duff. Showcase Wednesday, October 26 and Thursday, October 27. in advance and at the door. Doors open for general guests include Krista Atkinson, Mike Barton, Adam Bindert, Marla Depew and Directed by Jeffrey Lynch and hosted by Dixie admission at 8 p.m. Tickets are also available on- Elyse Nylin. Donations accepted and Lynn Cartwright and Trannika Rex, Dragapalooza line at www.sidetrackchicago.com. split amongst showcase guests. features a who’s who of Chicago drag, including Dragapalooza is a benefit for Equality Illinois to Chicago’s own RuPaul’s Drag Race favorites Dida support the work the statewide organization does Ritz and Jade Sotomayor. There will be solo acts, on behalf of LGBT Rights. Equality Illinois is the group numbers and highly choreographed produc- state’s oldest and largest organization advocating Drag Matinee: Alien Invasion! tion numbers. Queens come to Dragapalooza from for full equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and such renown shows as Squad Goals, Geek Haus, transgender (“LGBT”) people. www.equalityillinois. Trannika’s Most Wanted, Bio Hazards, Crash Land- us. ing and Dixie Wins a Talent Show, to name a few. A —From press release

Nick Cearley and Lauren Molina of The Skivvies. PR photo Fri., Oct. 14, 10:30 p.m. Berlin, 954 W. Belmont Ave. Chicago’s wildest weekly drag show. Hourly performances, lqqks and twirls by Kat Sass, Nico, Lucky Stiff, Aurora Gozmic and host Trannika Rex. No cover before 11 p.m. Out- of-this-world lqqks encouraged.

OTTER: Chopped/Cropped The Skivvies at Uptown Underground, Oct. 17

“Undie-rock” comedy-pop duo The Skivvies are showing their stuff at Uptown vies have managed to carve out a niche that we never knew needed to exist: Underground, 4707 N. Broadway. part Weird Al-parody and part sexy burlesque ... an unusual explosion of satire The Skivvies don’t just strip down their musical arrangements, they literally and sultry.” Sat., Oct. 15, 9 p.m. strip down to their underwear to perform their distinctive mashups and eccen- They will be joined by a cast ofspecial guest stars who will strip down and The Sofo Tap, tric originals for cello and ukulele, with touches of glockenspiel, melodica and rock out. Lauren Molina, currently starring in the Goodman’s Wonderful Town 4923 N. Clark St. a surprising array of under-used instruments. Award-winning Broadway singer/ will bring castmates Bri Sudia, Steven Strafford, and Jordan Brown. Other Fall is Otter Season. Get cropped and actors Lauren Molina (Marry Me a Little, Sweeney Todd, Rock of Ages) and Nick special guests include Hamilton’s Joseph Morales, Ari Asfar, as well as Marya chopped. Host Andrew Bowman and Moose the DJ will be looking sharp and Cearley (All Shook Up) became YouTube sensations as The Skivvies, with living- Grande, Meghan Murphy and Bethany Thomas. ripping cutting beats all night long. The room videos that displayed their powerful harmonies as well as their powerful The show takes off Monday, October 17, 8 p.m. Tickets are $25. See www. Public Barber is offering $5 off haircuts abs. Those clips led to live shows that The Wall Street Journal remarked were, uptownunderground.com for more. with David. “Smart, sophisticated ... ingenious,” and Out Magazine proclaimes, “The Skiv- —From press release WINDY CITY TIMES Oct. 12, 2016 37 Billy Masters

“We can say ‘I do’ when you can too!”—Ky- lie Minogue and fiance Joshua Sasse vow to not get married until gays in Australia also have the right. While I appreciate the sentiment, the last high-profile couple who said that was Brad and Angelina—and we all know how that turned out! As we go to press, the Trump/Clinton debate is beginning without an opening handshake. How could you blame Hillary? She’s probably worried Donald will reach for her pussy. Yes, that’s where Another Billy column means another the presidential race has gone. And it’s all because of Nancy O’Dell! Comments Trump made Finding Prince Charming update. to Billy Bush on a hot mike way back in 2005 somehow went public. Regarding my dear O’Dell, the guys will gather round to watch the videos he said, “I did try and fuck her. She was married. you’ve all seen on BillyMasters.com. Although I moved on her very heavily. ... I moved on her Robert doesn’t want the guys to have any se- like a bitch, but I couldn’t get there and she was crets, it becomes clear that he’s not gonna reveal married. And all of a sudden I see her and she’s a thing. got the big, phony tits. She’s totally changed her But, wait—we travel back in time to 1996. Yes, look.” All the while, Billy Bush is giggling like a because it would have to be at least 20 years ago schoolgirl—he’s since been suspended by NBC. that well-travelled gays in their 30s and living But a different Billy is laughing now because the in a thriving metropolis would consider it a BIG time Trump saw a transformed O’Dell was at the secret to reveal they are HIV-positive. Of course 2004 Emmy Awards. And who was with Nancy it’s still a big deal, but it isn’t the death sentence that night? Your humble scribe, that’s who. And it was two decades ago. So Eric (the hairdresser the photos are on BillyMasters.com. living in LA) makes this big revelation to Robert Getting back to that incriminating audio (made (the hooker). Of course, Robert picks Eric for the shortly after the Emmys), Trump sees actress Ari- one-on-one date because, if he doesn’t, he’ll look anne Zucker and says to Bush, “Whoa! Whoa! worse than he is ... if that’s possible. I’ve got to use some Tic Tacs, just in case I start On that date, Robert shocks us by making a kissing her.” If nothing else, this brought atten- big revelation of his own. He can identify with tion to Tic Tacs, a mint I think is as relevant as Eric’s struggle because—get ready for it—Robert Certs with Retsyn! Trump followed up his Tic Tac cared for an uncle who died of AIDS in the ‘90s. comment with this: “I’m automatically attracted My God, he’s the next Mother Teresa—give him to beautiful [women]. I just start kissing them, the Nobel Peace Prize right now! And, in case we didn’t know it was no longer 2016, Robert kisses it’s like a magnet. And when you’re a star, they 3349 N HALSTED SIDETRACKCHICAGO.COM @SIDETRACKBAR let you do it. You can do anything. Whatever you Eric’s hand not once but twice. Yeah, after Eric want. Grab them by the pussy. You can do any- just revealed he is HIV-positive, Robert’s kissing thing.” It sounds like Miss Universe got off easily. him on the hand didn’t feel awkward at all! BLOND from page 32 Strike a Pose. In fact, it sounds like Trump gets off easily, but John Stamos recently made his debut on RZ: Yes, definitely! The title of the film, that’s another story. Scream Queens. He grabbed our attention with Strike a Pose, gets a double meaning because a slo-mo shower scene in the first episode. The want in the movie wouldn’t be in the movie. But that’s not the most shocking story of the Strike a Pose means to show yourself and be following week, he was once again in the shower, And he was told that very clearly to his face week from a Republican. That honor must go to proud about it and dare to stand there, but at but this time totally nude with mega-hot Glen and I was standing right there when it hap- Mike Yenni, a lieutenant with the US Navy Re- the same time it is about posing. And, maybe Powell. “I felt used and I loved it,” says Stamos. pened. He asked for that kiss with Salim to be serves and Jefferson Parish President. Last week, in that pose, you hide something of yourself it was revealed that the conservative Louisianan You’ll love it too, when you see it on BillyMasters. taken out and she said no and that this will be com. the best lesson you’ll ever learn in your life. as well and that is very much what our film is had been sexting a 17-year-old boy. Two years about. It’s about the difference of the public ago, when Yenni was mayor of the city of Kenner, Pietro Boselli, who is known online as the Now, I understand her stance. I understand message of expressing yourself and how hard it he met the boy at a Catholic high school gradu- world’s hottest math teacher, recently took part how powerful her messages have been. I un- can be on a personal level to actually do that ation lunch. Yenni then tracked the boy down to in a photo shoot where he wasn’t wearing a stitch derstand that leaving that kiss in the movie is and to really not care. Don’t we all care what his place of employment—a mall food court! of clothing. The pictorial (called “Ladies & Gents amazing and that Gabriel would be proud of it The two spent some private time making out N °57”) also featured some chick named Ymre now, and that it’s changed people’s lives—it’s people think of us? It can be hard to show that in the mall bathroom, where Yenni presented the Stiekema. But you’ll definitely want to get to the saved lives … but at the cost of the well-being vulnerability. boy with some designer underwear. Yenni then bottom of Boselli on BillyMasters.com. and emotions of my best friend. Strike a Pose, part of the 2016 Chicago sent a text asking if the boy had worn the un- This leads perfectly into our “Ask Billy” ques- WCT: Reijer, Gabriel’s on-camera kiss with International Film Festival, screens Oct. 19, derwear—and asked to see a photo of him mod- tion. Terry in Rhode Island asks, “I heard the pa- Salim and other private moments made 22 and 23. Chicago native Carlton Wilborn is parazzi got shots of Tom Brady sunbathing in the eling them! Eventually, Yenni proposes a sexual famously public in Truth or Dare, a film scheduled to appear on opening night. For nude. True? Do you have the photos?” encounter. Then he suggests a three-way with an (and tour) powered by the freedom of self- more information, visit ChicagoFilmFestival. True and yes. I hasten to add that Tom at- older boy. The now-19-year-old boy claims that expression, is the paradox at the heart of com/film/strike-a-pose/. they never had sex. Even if they did, it would tempted to employ a well-positioned towel. But not have been illegal, since the age of consent it wasn’t that well-positioned, as we found a is 17 in Louisiana. The boy told Yenni when they photo that captures what we’re calling a dick- started texting that he was 17. Yenni’s response? slip! There’s definitely nothing deflated about his RAPP from page 29 behind Hollywood’s fear of real stories? “I know the laws.” Reports now claim that Yenni assets, which you can see on BillyMasters.com. AR: It’s this weird catch-22. If they invest sexted with at least eight males on parish-funded When our winning hand features three asses, more money in the film, they’re going to invest it’s definitely time to end yet another column. any kinds of shifts in tone, it is key if the be- phones. Under pressure from his constituents, he havior is recognizable in some way where peo- more money in marketing to make it a success. is encouraging a full investigation and is refusing Of course, you may need to use both hands when ple do extreme things but you can feel the con- If it’s a small film, the studio system is not a to step down ... for now. you’re checking out www.BillyMasters.com—the nection to the soul that’s driving them. There’s great place for it because it’s just going to get Time for yet another Finding Prince Charm- site that always delivers at least five studs ... lost because they don’t have enough at stake. and sometimes an ace in the hole! If you have a a consistency of emotional truth. ing update. In last week’s episode, our former So it’s a weird, back-asswards way of doing it. question for me, send it along to Billy@BillyMas- WCT: How does it compare to the experi- rentboy planned a masquerade ball and asked the Back in the heyday of filmmaking in the ‘70s, ters.com and I promise to get back to you before ence of theater? suitors to design masks that reveal a secret that studio films were being made intimately but Trump takes down another Bush. Until next time, AR: I prefer theater overall but, if more film they’ve kept hidden. Oh, goodie, goodie—finally the business wasn’t set up in the same way so, Robert’s escorting past will come out. And maybe remember: One man’s filth is another man’s bible. experiences could be something like this, it would be a little closer because theatre is so if it was a smaller, mid-size budget film, they much more collaborative and so much more would still devote the resources to it. Today, on the actor’s back to carry the moment on a it’s as much as anything about economics and nightly basis. The way that the scenes played the fear of these huge corporations needing to in this film was like that; like doing a play. Not have a profit. The place where the most inter- every film is like that. I like going to see a fun, esting screen acting, wiring and directing is entertaining blockbuster but I don’t know if I happening now is in television again. There’s want to do them because it is a lot of standing this huge renaissance so that, now, it’s the in front of a fake screen. A lot of times it is a kind of area where you can get into intimate just a big machine. story-telling with more vision, control and WCT: And character and storylines take a voice. backseat role to CGI. What do you think is 38 Oct. 12, 2016 WINDY CITY TIMES

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