THE VOICE OF CHICAGO’S , , BI AND TRANS COMMUNITY SINCE 1985 March 5, 2008 • vol 23 no 25 Rwandan Women: Being Positive Marie-Jo Proulx is a former writer for Windy City His sister’s predicament is representative of Times. Last summer, she was a member of the Africa’s struggle with AIDS. Rwanda Initiative, a capacity building project of I spent the morning at the Rwanda chapter Alva, Carleton University’s school of journalism. While of the Society for Women and AIDS in Africa in Kigali, she wrote for the Rwanda News Agency (SWAA), where they hold daily workshops for Duckworth and a weekly newspaper. and families infected with the virus. Af- The following was written after an inspiring day ter a few minutes of relaxation exercises, partici- Talk page 5 spent with HIV-infected women. As International pants are divided into four groups: adults, young Women’s Day (Sat., March 8) approaches, Proulx ones, widows and new cases. Trained counselors dedicates this to them. then lead interactive sessions tailored to their group’s specific situation and needs. BY MARIE-JO PROULX Célestin, SWAA’s director of behaviour change Kigali, July 11, 2007 A workshop for the Rwanda chapter of the So- and communication, reminds his group of the ciety for Women and AIDS in Africa. Photo by importance of following drug regimens in order I wasn’t going to do stories on AIDS in Africa. I Marie-Jo Proulx to stave off opportunistic infections. When a figured the topic had been amply covered in the woman points out that the medication is dif- mainstream media. People will be tired of white Premature death is no longer the threat it was ficult to take without food, Célestin asks one of reporters harping about it, I thought. before the development of effective drug cock- the few men, a veteran of the disease, to explain That was foolish. You can’t walk anywhere in tails. For many women, the real peril is rejec- how, on minimal resources, he manages to keep Jason Kigali without coming across a local or inter- tion. feeding himself enough to be able to take the national NGO (non-governmental organization) A reporter I work with is supporting his sister life-saving drugs. More questions and answers Bartlett that supports people living with HIV/AIDS. Ev- and her two children because her husband threw follow. The sense of community makes the sad- ery diagnosis is news to somebody—and espe- her out when he found out she was positive. She ness almost bearable. Makes cially bad news for women. was infected by her first husband before he died. In the afternoon, I tag along with Célestin For wives and mothers, a positive test result My colleague is now responsible for a household and Shamsi, SWAA’s executive secretary, as they History can carry devastating consequences—not be- page 11 of three adults and five kids. He works two jobs, Turn to page 4 cause of a lack of medication; the government rarely eats lunch and has the office’s most en- subsidizes treatment for all who can’t afford it. dearing smile. Find out the election results in Texas and Ohio at www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com. Howard Brown At the Launches Elder Initiative Crossroads By AMY WOOTEN

A Tribute Howard Brown recently announced a partnership to Reilly designed to create a model of care for local LGBT page 20 elders. The Chicago Elder Services Community Ini- tiative, a collaborative project aimed to reach about 1,500 LGBT seniors during its pilot year, is a partnership between Howard Brown, Coun- March 5, 2008 #934 cil for Jewish Elderly-Senior Life, Heartland Al- liance, Midwest Palliative & Hospice CareCenter nightspots and Rush University Medical Center. Its goal is to n build and sustain comprehensive programs that will address the needs of local LGBT seniors. Caged Heat Lesbian University of Chicago professor Get locked up with Chad at the Chicago Eagle pick it up The project will provide a broad range of much- inSIDE page 16 Cool desserts at Hot Havin’ a dyn-o-mite time at Chocolate the Good Times party Cathy J. Cohen (right) was one of the page 12 page 8 needed services such as medical care, mental take it home honorees at Crossroads Fund’s “Seeds of healthcare, drop-in services, an in-home visita- Change” annual benefit, held Fri., Feb. tion program, peer-to-peer support and more. 29, at the Chicago Cultural Center. Cohen The project strives to be a model of providing was one of the recipients of the Ron “one-stop-shop” services to LGBT seniors. Sable Award for Activism. Photo by Kat Howard Brown received initial funding of Fitzgerald; see more photos on page 5, Turn to page 6 at www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com and at page 5 www.WindyCityQueercast.com www.MysticImagesPhotography.com. www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com 2 March 5, 2008

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CAGED HEAT Get locked up with Chad at the Chicago Eagle. photo by Kirk Williamson nightspotsn 4 March 5, 2008 The study concluded “Although a new medium Gay Youth for communication is involved, the nonforcible More Likely to be sex crimes that predominate as offenses against youths only are not particularly new or uncom- Exploited on mon.” Youth with a history of sexual abuse, sexual Internet orientation concerns, and patterns of risk-taking By Bob Roehr are particularly likely to find sexual encounters online with older partners. About a third of Youth who are gay or are questioning their sexual those solicitations came in chatrooms. identity are significantly more likely than others Males were the victim in a quarter of all crimi- to be victims of Internet-initiated sex crimes. nal cases. The fact that most met their sexual However, the vast majority of those encounters partner at online sites such as a gay chatroom are illegal because of the age of the participant, strongly suggests that being gay or questioning not because of coercion or violence. one’s is a risk factor. That finding was part of a very large com- Study co-author David Finkelhor, director of prehensive study, “Online ‘Predators’ and Their the Crimes against Children Research Center, Victims,” published February 18 in the American said the survey did not ask the youth to self- Psychologist. It was based upon three surveys; identify their sexual orientation. He added, male two were telephone interviews of 3,000 Internet victims off-line “tend to be younger, particularly users between the ages of 10 and 17 taken in 8 to 12 years old.” 2000 and 2005; the third were 612 interviews He made the point, “You don’t have to worry with law enforcement officials. about gay sex offenders online; kids are made Overall, it concluded that hysterical media vulnerable by the fact that they are not able to coverage of isolated events and television pro- get good information and support around sexual grams such “To Catch a Predator” have left a orientation issues from their family and schools, distorted picture of both the scope and nature so they are out there online.” of this activity. It noted that from 1990 to 2005, Social stigma, concerns about confidentiality, reported cases of child sex abuse declined by inability to talk with and often alienation from half and the rates of runaways and pregnancy parents often lead some gay youth to the Inter- among teens also declined. net, and the potential for exploitation by some “The reality about Internet-related sex adults. crimes—those in which sex offenders meet juve- First amendment rights advocate Bill Dobbs nile victims online—is different, more complex, said, “There is a great deal of hysteria around and serious but less archetypically frightening youth sexuality, and the Internet just inflames than the publicity about these crimes sug- the issue.” He stressed the need to differentiate gests.” between prepubescent kids and teens “who may Of the prosecuted cases, 99 percent involved not be adults but are not children.” youth 13 to 17, a time of growing independence “It is an age-old story, teens on a journey and exploration, including sexual exploration. of life and getting around their parents.” He The median age for first intercourse is 17. stressed the need for society in general to be- Romance and sex generally are key in those come more educated and accepting of a spec- encounters, with sex discussed ahead of time trum of sexual orientations. online and anticipated by both parties. “Many The 19-page study is available online at www. victims profess love or close feelings for offend- apa.org/journals/releases/amp632111.pdf. Down to the Wire ers” and 73 percent of the youth had more than As expected, Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack one physical encounter with the same person. Obama were campaigning heavily before the March 4 primaries in Texas and Ohio. Clinton held a rally at Cleveland State University Sun., March 2, with support from married actors Koontz was born in Plymouth, Ind., and at- Ted Danson (in lower left photo) and Mary Steenburgen, days after debating Obama at the tended Indiana University. He then moved to same school. (Chelsea Clinton and Jesse Jackson, upper right, were among those attending Chicago, the Cayman Islands, Los Angeles and the debate.) Obama’s campaign team has taken the step of addressing the LGBT community New York, where he worked at the Center for Living with spiritual activist/author Marianne by placing ads in gay newspapers in the two states, including The Dallas Voice. An open Williamson. Koontz then moved to , letter to the LGBT community is on page 10 of this issue. Clinton and debate photos by where he started a newspaper, the Puerto Rico Bob Olayas Breeze. A change in the political climate moti- Tom Koontz. Photo courtesy of Jamie Barron vated Koontz to move back to Chicago. RWANDAN from cover their husbands. In Rwanda, as in other African When asked what he will miss the most about countries, men make most decisions when it PASSAGES Koontz, Barron answered “his sense of humor comes to sex. and his laugh. He enjoyed insult humor and we’d check in on the delivery of HIV/AIDS services Unexpectedly, Shamsi and Jean-Claude urge do that to each other quite a bit; we had that in Nyamirambo, Kigali’s oldest neighbourhood. me to ask the women about any health issue I Tom Koontz As she drives the association’s pick-up over By Andrew Davis kind of relationship since we met each other. may be interested in. I seize the opportunity Especially in the last year, I was happy if I could the mangled dirt roads, Shamsi, a spunky and and inquire about children. I want to know independent Muslim Rwandan, generously an- Tom Koontz—a Midwesterner whose life took get him to laugh. He had a wicked sense of hu- how many they each have. They use fingers to swers my many questions about her work, prior him to New York, Puerto Rico and Chicago, where mor—evil, in a way. I think that was part of the show me and enthusiastically pose for photos. reason we liked each other so much.” training and early years in the DRC. I estimate he was, among other things, a recent sales as- she is about 30. She says her family and friends sociate for Windy City Times—died Feb. 29. He Joe Klene, who was Koontz’ partner for over a A finger for every child decade (before the relationship ended in 1992), are always on her case because she is not mar- I am curious to hear what they think of fam- was 56. ried yet. I want to ask why not, but I decide Jamie Barron, a friend of Koontz since 1981, agreed that Koontz had a quirky sense of humor. ily planning. When I ask if they remember the not to probe any further. first time they were ever told about contracep- told Windy City Times that Koontz was awaiting “He was very much a person who enjoyed hav- ing fun,” he said. “He liked to entertain and he When we get to the large, one-room com- tion, I hear “two years ago” from a of a liver transplant and had only about another munity center, about 50 people (again, mostly really liked [having] friends. The sense of com- seven, and “back in school” from a gregarious month to wait. women) are waiting for us. They applaud as we munity was really important to him.” woman who has recently delivered her ninth enter, which makes me rather uncomfortable. SERVING THE NEEDS OF HIV+ INDIVIDUALS Windy City Media Group (WCMG) As- child. Shamsi asks me to introduce myself and ex- • LOWEST PRICES sistant Publisher Terri Klinsky said, The government is currently considering a bill plain why I have come to visit. I tell them of • FINANCIAL “Tom was a great guy with a huge that would limit children to three per couple. ASSISTANCE my interest in global health issues and I men- heart. Although he became ill shortly Too late for these proud women. • COUNSELING tion that I used to cover the work of several I tell them I admire their resilience and • CONFIDENTIALITY after he started to work at WCMG, he AIDS organizations in my previous job at a pa- still wanted to do his best and work can’t imagine myself caring for so many kids. per in Chicago. I thank them for welcoming me They laugh heartily and make a few comments as hard as he could.” and allowing me to learn from them. Koontz is survived by his parents, in Kinyarwanda. They look at me with warm THORNDALE PHARMACY An animated counseling session then begins. smiles, but I wonder if they think I am a privi- Donald and Betty; sisters Trudy and 1104 W THORNDALE, CHICAGO Jean-Claude, Nyamirambo’s director of social leged wimp. Terry; and niece Mindy. affairs, reviews how to avoid mother-to-child Although testing positive for HIV/AIDS has Barron indicated that a memorial (PH) 773-561-6660 transmission and stresses the advantages of changed their destiny forever, the women I service would take place for Koontz (FX) 773-561-6685 giving birth in a hospital. The use of condoms have met remain surprisingly, well, positive. in the spring. Details will be pub- is discussed openly. The women understand Before I leave, they ask me to talk and write lished as they become available. FULL SERVICE the need to protect themselves against more about them when I go home. I don’t tell them virulent strains of HIV, but they complain that about my obtuse initial plan not to tell their WE SHIP ANYWHERE men are not very cooperative. When they are story. drunk, they say, there is no reasoning with DR. JAY L. HAMMERMAN, R.PH. March 5, 2008 5 Civil-union bill introduced in Ill. Senate A Peoria senator recently agreed to sponsor the Senate version of Rep. Greg Harris’ civil unions bill, the Illinois Religious Freedom Pro- tection and Act. State Sen. David Koehler, D-Peoria, intro- duced Senate Bill 2436, which was assigned to the Senate Judiciary Civil Law Committee. The House version, introduced by Harris last A Kat Fitzgerald photo. year, has advanced out of committee, but has yet to come to the House floor for full debate. Center to The legislation would give same-sex couples all the same rights as marriage, and would host lesbian recognize same-sex civil unions and marriages photography show performed in other states. As part of Center on Halsted’s celebration of Women’s History Month, four Chicago AIDS Run/Walk’s whose ages span four generations will present corporate breakfast Cycles: A Generational Snapshot from Four Chi- The AIDS Foundation of Chicago is hosting a cago Lesbians. corporate breakfast Thurs., March 6, 8:30-9:30 The exhibit, which will be installed at Center a.m. at 411 S. Wells in the second-floor confer- on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted, March 6–March ence room. 30, will feature photographs from Corri Chris- Items on the agenda include learning about tensen, Kat Fitzgerald, Chelcie Porter and Betty the Corporate Challenge, getting employees Lark Ross. An opening reception will be held involved and sharing fundraising ideas. RSVP Fri., March 7, 6:30-9:30 p.m., in the Center’s Chris Matthews at 312-334-0917 or cmat- second-floor living room space. A $5 donation [email protected]. is requested for the opening reception. See www.centeronhalsted.org.

Sowing the ‘Seeds’ A Federal Case The social-justice organization known as Campaign held its Annual The Crossroads Fund held its annual benefit, Federal Club Dinner Sat., March 1, at the “Seeds of Change,” Fri., Feb. 29, at the Metropolitan Club’s Oak Room, 233 S. Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph. Wacker (Sears Tower). The featured speaker Among the award recipients were Dr. Cathy was Eric Alva (upper left), the first U.S. Cohen and the Metropolitan Area Group for resident wounded in the Iraq War, a Purple Igniting Civilization, Inc. (MAGIC), who both Heart recipient and the HRC spokesperson received the Ron Sable Award for Activism. against the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t In addition, the Coalition Against War & Tell” policy. Among the attendees was Injustice received the first Donald F. Erickson Iraq War veteran and former U.S. House Synapses Award. Photos by Kat Fitzgerald; Democratic candidate Tammy Duckworth see more at www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com (left). Photos by Kat Fitzgerald; see more and www.MysticImagesPhotography.com. at www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com and www. MysticImagesPhotography.com.

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Greg Harris, D-Chicago, dition, the collection of jackets is currently on has expressed his concern and outrage regard- display for preview in the Bloomingdale’s store ing the Feb. 12 murder of 15-year-old California windows at 900 N. Michigan. student Lawrence King. This event is exclusive and limited to the first King, an openly gay junior high school stu- 150 ticket purchasers. Tickets are $100 and may dent, was shot and killed by a classmate in Ox- be purchased online at www.tpantea.org. nard, Calif. In a recent press release, Harris said, “I am Morten to be honored outraged by this act of classroom violence and Mary F. Morten, interim executive director wish to make clear that intending harm against of the Chicago Foundation for Women, will be people based on their sexual orientation is, among those recognized at the Anti-Defamation Earl K. Smith. John D. Malzone. without exception, completely and totally un- League’s 15th Annual Women of Achievement acceptable, as are attacks based on religion, Awards Dinner. race, ethnicity, gender or any personal charac- PASSAGES PASSAGES The dinner will take place Thurs., March 20, teristic. Members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, at the Fairmont Chicago, 200 N. Columbus. For Earl K. Smith John D. Malzone and questioning community deserve more information or to RSVP, contact Rebecca John D. Malzone, a.k.a. “Mame” and “Mama”, to live their lives proudly without fear of being Gruenspan at the Anti-Defamation League at Earl K. Smith, age 41, passed away Fri., Feb 29, passed away Feb. 26. He was 79. victimized by these despicable acts of targeted 312-782-5080, ext. 243. near his home in Kenosha Wis. He was 41. Malzone was born in Chicago, and attended violence. I urge my colleagues across the nation Smith was a former chef concierge at Chi- DePaul University. He served in the United to join me in condemning this act of disturbing cago’s Palmer House Hotel as well as a regular States Navy, and was a window dresser at Mar- brutality.” LGBT student of the now-defunct bar/restaurant Buddies. He shall Field’s. He also worked in advertising in is survived his by his mother, Louadell “Mama New York and in public relations in Paris, later Darrow remembrance filmmakers Lou-Lou” Smith; his stepfather, Jack VanWie; returning home to teach developmentally chal- to compete his sisters, Robin Martin and Lori Hoeksema; lenged children for Chicago Public Schools. March 13 his special companion, Harley/Spot; and Malzone was also regarded as a mover and There will be a ceremony to commemorate the Columbia College Chicago will hold the second countless friends and family members. shaker in the early local gay-rights movement. 70th anniversary of famed attorney Clarence annual Q* Film Fest, which features a gender His infectious laughter, generosity of spirit, Throughout his life, Malzone used his adroit Darrow Thurs., March 13, 10 a.m., at the Clar- identity theme, Wed., March 19. and warm, loving nature will be missed by all wit and humor to defend and defame where ence Darrow Bridge in Jackson Park, south of the At the festival, five student short films will be who knew him. required, was a constant friend, and was a Museum of Science and Industry. screened. The winner will attend the San Fran- A memorial service will held 11 a.m., Sat., fascinating storyteller. Very active in the gay Northwestern University School of Law Asso- cisco International LGBT Film Festival. March 8, at Marsh Funeral Home, 308 N. Cem- liberation scene in the early 1970s throught ciate Professor Catherine Crawford will be the The screening and reception, which begins at etary, Gurnee, Ill. the ‘80s, he was known both for being hos- principal speaker. Crawford will speak on “ The 7 p.m., will be held at Film Row Cinema, 1104 S. Any donations to the family to assist with fu- pitable and for challenging authority. Malzone Jena 6: Challenging Racially Motivated Prosecu- Wabash, 8th floor, is free. Call 312-344-6700 for neral expenses would be greatly appreciated. exercised his faith through his participation in tions.” more information. the local LGBT Catholic organization Dignity More than 100 Darrow regulars are expected Chicago, becoming an early president of the to attend the annual outdoor wreath-throwing Black women’s HIV group. ceremonies at the bridge before moving into the Send obituaries Malzone is survived by his partner of 35 Rosenwald Auditorium of the museum for the event March 11 to years, Robert Van Vooren. discussion. “Women of African descent and HIV/AIDS: Visitation was at Drake & Son Funeral Home, Darrow died March 13, 1938. His ashes—and, How do we protect, uplift and save our sisters?” Andrew@ 5303 N. Western, Thurs., Feb. 28. The funeral later, the ashes of his wife Ruby, and his son will take place Tues., March 11, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Mass took place Fri., Feb. 29, at St. Matthias Paul—were scattered from the bridge that was at the DuSable Museum of African-American His- WindyCity Church, 2310 W. Anslie. Donations may be made dedicated to his memory by the Chicago Park tory, 740 E. 56th Place. MediaGroup.com. to the American Heart Association in Malzone’s District in 1957. There will be refreshments, displays, HIV/AIDS name. For more information, contact Herb Kraus at prevention presentations, free HIV Testing, the 312-578-9114. FACES of AIDS and entertainment at the event, which is presented by The Office on Women’s Health (in the U.S. Department of Health and ELDER from cover nerable population regardless of sexual orienta- TPAN tea March 9 Human  Services)  and the National HIV Testing    tion or —is important consider- Test Positive Aware Network (TPAN) will host Mobilization Campaign. For more information, $120,000 from Baxter International Founda- ing the barriers they continue to face, including “Jacket Required,” a traditional English tea and call 630-709-8536. tion and the Chicago Community Trust. Long- access to healthcare and the higher likelihood of champagne event, at the Palm Court of the time supporter U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., growing older alone. Drake Hotel, 140 E. Walton, Sun., March 9, at sponsored a $383,000 federal grant to further According to Howard Brown, there are an esti- 3:30 p.m. support the project. mated 40,000 LGBT seniors in Chicago. Of these The event will feature jackets designed by Schakowsky, who was present for the press LGBT elders, one in five has an annual income    conference, said she was “thrilled”  and  “hon -  below $20,000. The organization has found that      ored” to contribute to a program  that addresses   LGBT seniors are more likely to face depression,     such a tremendous  need.  substance  abuse and more. “I wake up every day thankful to be in a posi- National Gay and Lesbian Task Force senior            tion that  I  can  do  things  like  this,”  the  con -  strategist  Amber Hollibaugh was present for the      gresswoman said.    announcement.  Hollibaugh called the project a The Chicago Elder Services Community Initia- “replicable model” that NGLTF is very excited              tive is taking a proactive approach to serving about. According to Hollibaugh, there is an ab- the needs of a growing   LGBT senior  population sence   of programs  for LGBT elders across the na-                  across the . One national agency tion, and NGLTF estimates the number of LGBT   ! 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San Jose State Uni- vote, why he was opposed to same-sex marriage press that issue and truly ask you that.” Hucka- NATIONAL versity recently took a stand against the ban by and more. “I’m asking you so many questions bee remained firm on his positions. banning campus blood donations until the FDA about this because I love the gays and the gays ROUNDUP changes its policy. The county board said such a love me,” Banks said. “And I know I cannot walk BY AMY WOOTEN ban would hurt the region’s blood supply. A Florida eatery is offering a $5,000 reward An openly gay Florida teenager was shot to for information leading to the arrest of the per- WCT Seeks 30 Under 30 death while dressed as a woman, Sun-sentinel. son who attacked a gay man, according to South com reported. Simmie Williams, Jr., 17, was shot Florida’s Sun-Sentinel. A gay Fort Lauderdale Nominees for Awards by two young men in Fort Lauderdale. Transgen- man was verbally and physically attacked der prostitutes often hang out in the area where while dining at the restaurant with his partner. Windy City Times is seeking to recognize 30 Individuals themselves, organizations, co- Williams was killed. Police are currently investi- The restaurant’s owner is putting up the reward more outstanding LGBT individuals (and allies) workers, etc. can nominate a person by send- gating, and are looking into the possibility that with his own money. Police are currently inves- who are under 30 years of age. ing an e-mail or fax to WCMG. The nomination it was a . The victim’s mother said he tigating the attack, and are looking into it as a In 2000, Windy City Times established an should be 100 words or less and should state was occasionally picked on because of his sexual possible hate crime. award to acknowledge the young movers and what achievements or contributions the nomi- orientation. Viewers of the daytime serial As the World shakers of the LGBT community: the 30 Under nee has made. Nominators should include their recently issued a letter to the Turns have started a protest campaign, won- 30 Awards. Thirty young activists, journalists, own names and contact information as well as City of Los Angeles requesting that it cut ties dering why fictional same-sex couple Luke Sny- students, HIV/AIDS volunteers and perform- the contact information of the nominee. Those with a Boy Scouts of America affiliate that der and Noah Mayer have not kissed since Sep- ers who were each under the age of 30 were nominations can be sent to Andrew@Windy- administers youth programs for the city’s Police tember, CNN.com reported. Fans have started a honored for their achievements in moving the CityMediaGroup.com or faxed to Andrew Davis’ and Fire Departments. Lambda Legal said Los letter-writing campaign and have even start- LGBT community forward. Each year since, an- attention to 773-871-7609. Angeles should honor its own non-discrimina- ed a Web site that counts the last time they other 30 get their day in the sun. (NOTE: Following the policy instituted in tion policy by cutting ties with the affiliate pro- smooched. Nominees should be under 30 years of age 2005 that individuals can only win once, those gram, called Learning for Life, which does not On a recent episode of The Tyra Banks Show, and should have made some substantial contri- have won the award since that year are ineli- discriminate based on sexual orientation but has the talk-show host interviewed Republican pres- butions to the LGBT community, whether in the gible for this year’s awards.) ties to Boy Scouts of America, which does. Boy idential candidate Gov. . During fields of entertainment, politics, health and/or Honorees will be notified in May and recog- Scouts of American bars gays and lesbians. the interview, Tyra Banks questioned Hucka- other areas. (The deadline to nominate indi- nized at a ceremony in June. A recent study shows that aging is a major bee about his thoughts on . She viduals is Fri., April 25.) concern among many gays and lesbians. Ac- cording to a press release by Community Market- ing, Inc., which conducted the study, over 70 percent of gays and lesbians over 40 are worried about getting older and not being able to take care of themselves. The study also indicated that many older gays and lesbians are not prepared for issues that go hand-in-hand with old age, such as caring for a partner, outliving their sav- ings and more. Openly lesbian U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D- Wis.) is calling on Secretary of State Condo- leezza Rice to change the U.S. Department of State’s LGBT policies. According to a press re- leased issued by Baldwin’s office, she and other legislators demand that Rice institute changes in the State Department’s policies in order to provide same-sex partner benefits for its em- ployees. “As in the case of Former Ambassador to Michael Guest, the inequitable treat- ment of gay and lesbian Foreign Service Officers (FSOs) and their partners should not be allowed to lead highly qualified employees to leave the State Department at a time when their service is needed more than ever,” the letter read. EdgeBoston.com reported that identical twin gay porn actors have been arrested for bur- glary. Keyontyli and Taleon Goffney (stage names Teyon and Keyon) were charged in con- nection with the robbery of a South Philadelphia business, where they allegedly cut through the roof to gain access. According to Philly.com, the twins are part of a multi-state investigation, and are suspected of roughly 35 other burglaries. A judge recently ruled that a lesbian couple should be able to divorce in New York, even though they can’t legally wed in the state. A New York judge ruled that the couple, who were wed in in 2004, should be allowed to legally end their relationship by divorcing, reported the New York Daily News. This means one of the women can now proceed with her divorce and custody battle. New York Law prohibits gay marriage, but its laws don’t specifically prohibit recognizing same-sex mar- riages performed elsewhere. An attorney for one of the women plans to appeal the case. The Matthew Shepard Foundation announced that at its upcoming 7th Annual Bear to Make a Difference Gala, it will launch an aggressive anti-hate campaign that will engage about one million people. Judy Shepard, mother of Mat- thew Shepard, the gay college student who was killed in Wyoming, will unveil the campaign in observance of the 10 years since his death. According to the San Jose Mercury News, a Tickets available at The Chicago Theatre Box Office California county board said that it formally All Ticketmaster Outlets • 312-559-1212 • ticketmaster.com opposes the Food and Drug Administration’s lifetime ban on blood donations by . www.thechicagotheatre.com The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to oppose the FDA’s ban, but 8 March 5, 2008

mand for parents and singles to adopt in the WORLD U.S. Families can choose either adoption, domestic independent adoption, or domestic agency adoption. ... Another great ROUNDUP family building option is surrogacy. by Rex Wockner WCT: When considering surrogacy, what should potential parents keep in mind? HN: In many states, such as Maryland and Five gays run for California, two dads’ or two moms’ names can legislature in Nepal go directly on the birth certificate. In other Five gay men are running for seats in Nepal’s states, only one parent would be able to go national legislature in the April 10 election. Sunil Pant, founder of Nepal’s leading gay on the birth certificate and the other parent The new 601-seat Constituent Assembly will group, the . File photo would have to go through a second-parent replace an interim legislature that has been in Hilary Neiman. adoption after the child is born. However, in place since Parliament was dissolved in early some states, second-parent are not 2007. 90 cops visit legal. Therefore, it is important to work with a The gay men are candidates for the large Com- City Changes in LGBT surrogate in a surrogate-friendly state. munist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), Some 90 police officers descended on the It is also important that parents and their which is part of the ruling alliance. gay bar Neón in the gay Zona Rosa Adoption Laws surrogate enter into a carefully and properly Sunil Pant, founder of Nepal’s leading gay district Feb. 16. by Charlsie Dewey drafted contract. It is necessary that all parties group, the Blue Diamond Society, is among A city official called the incident a “verifica- understand their rights and responsibilities. A those seeking office. tion visit” to check for irregularities and the The United States recently became signatories surrogacy contract should detail each party’s In December, Nepal’s Supreme Court ordered presence of minors. to the Hague Adoption Convention, which pro- duties and all the critical issues involved in the government to pass new laws and rewrite old Seven patrons were detained for alleged drug- tects children and families against unregulated the surrogacy process, such as confidentiality, ones to extend equal rights and anti-discrimina- dealing. adoption risks and issues involving intercoun- abortion/selective reduction issues, medical/ tion protections to gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans- Other patrons said some of the officers be- try adoption. The move closes off adoption psychological screening, parental rights, con- sexual and people. The ruling came in a haved violently during the visit. from some countries where families previously tact, compensation, and expectations. Both public-interest case filed by gay organizations. About 200 gay people protested outside in could adopt children, and will make interna- the parents and the surrogate need to feel “Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and in- Plaza del Ángel during the raid, according to a tional adoption even harder for LGBT families. comfortable with the contract before moving tersex are natural persons irrespective of their NotieSe report. Windy City Times spoke with Hilary Neiman, ahead. Whether pursuing adoption or surroga- masculine and feminine gender and they have In recent months, eight gay bars have been attorney for The National Adoption and Sur- cy, it is important to consult with an adoption the right to exercise their rights and live an in- shut down in the Zona Rosa by city officials from rogacy Center, LLC, in Rockville, Md., about the and/or surrogacy attorney to make sure that dependent life in society,” the court said. the Cuauhtémoc borough—Boy Bar, Colors, Cra- adoption climate for LGBT parents. you are well protected before you start down The court also ordered the government to form zy, Lipstick, Liverpool 100, Oasis, The Pussi and Windy City Times: Could you explain some your road to parenthood. a committee to study same-sex marriage in oth- VIP, NotieSe said. of the implications of the U.S.’s decision to WCT: Overall, have things improved or de- er nations with a view to changing Nepalese law Activists have blamed the closures on the lo- sign the Hague Adoption Convention? clined for LGBT couples over the past few in that area, as well. cal government district’s “.” Hilary Neiman: Countries where the U.S. was years? At present, “unnatural” sex is illegal in Nepal formally able to adopt from that were LGBT HN: In domestic adoption and surrogacy, the under penalty of up to two years in prison. friendly, such as , are no longer situation has improved. For example, many Palestinian gay group adoption options for the U.S. because these states are now allowing two dads and two Argentine president sets out on its own countries are not signatories of the Hague Con- moms’ names to go directly on the birth cer- Al-Qaws, the Palestinian LGBT project of Jeru- vention. To further complicate matters, many tificate in a surrogacy situation. And, in some said to support salem’s Open House gay center, has spun off as countries around the world are also in a period states, LGBT couples can adopt together (as gay marriage an independent organization. of transition and are changing their own adop- opposed to adopting as a single person and “With this decision, our community begins a tion regulations. For example, , which then having the other partner do a second- New Argentine President Cristina Fernández de new journey with a committed leadership group used to allow adoption by unmarried persons, parent adoption). It’s a tough time for inter- Kirchner supports legalization of same-sex mar- and widespread local activists, friends and sup- is now prohibiting adoptions by parents who national adoptions right now though. Very few riage, according to the president of the National porters,” the group said in a press release. are unmarried. China’s reasoning is that they countries will allow single women to adopt and Institute Against , Xenophobia Al-Qaws achieved official status as a nonprofit wanted to increase their own domestic adop- no countries will allow single men. and Racism (INADI). organization in November, and renamed itself tion program. Consequently very few countries WCT: What should Illinois LGBT families In a Feb. 24 interview with the Buenos Ai- “Al-Qaws - for Sexual & Gender Diversity in the are currently open to the LGBT community. understand about the adoption climate? res newspaper Clarín, María José Lubertino was Palestinian Society.” WCT: What is the current situation for HN: They have many options and Illinois is a asked, “With [former President Raúl] Alfonsín “This new phase presents new opportunities LGBT adoptive parents in the U.S.? GLBT friendly adoption/surrogacy state. How- the divorce law was established. Will Cristina’s with promises of growth through self-definition HN: Although the adoption climate is not ever, intended parent’s birth parents (with an accomplishment be gay marriage?” for Palestinian LGBTQs,” said Director Haneen favorable for international adoptions, the do- adoption situation) or surrogate do not have Lubertino responded, “I have no doubt. ... 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VOL. 23, No. 25, March 5, 2008 The combined forces of Windy City Times, VIEWPOINT founded Sept. 1985, and Outlines newspaper, founded May 1987. Imus may have called Black women “nappy- Paul is African-American, he’s as disconnected headed ho’s,” but it’s Knipp who routinely tries from Black America as Ward Connerly. So when PUBLISHER & Executive EDITOR JASMYNE to bring that image to life onstage as Shirley he defends Knipp’s act, it should be taken with Tracy Baim Q. Liquor when she tries to recollect the names a grain of salt. CANNICK of her “chirrun” with his skit “Who Is My Baby I should have introduced you to Angela Davis, Assistant Publisher Terri Klinsky MANAGING Editor Andrew Davis Daddy? Cheeto, Orangello, Chlamydia, and Kmar- bell hooks, June Jordan, Audre Lorde, Sojourner Business manager Cynthia Holmes tina...” Truth, Alice Walker, Ida Wells-Barnett and the Director of New Media Jean Albright I blame gay America, from the political lead- plight of the Black woman. Then maybe you’d ART DIRECTOR Kirk Williamson ers to the club owners, for turning a blind eye understand why Charles Knipp’s act is so offen- account managerS: Amy Matheny, Suzanne Kraus, Kirk Williamson, Jerry Nunn, Terry Wiegel, My Apology to to Knipp’s blatantly racist routines that in his sive to me as a Black woman. Then maybe you’d Kat Fitzgerald, Diane Mareci words are performed mostly for “gay men, their care. Promotions director Kathleen Ulm Charles Knipp for moms and rednecks.” We are the reason that his Please forgive my shortsightedness. It won’t OFFICE Robb Olson racist act continues to go nearly undetected on happen again. NIGHTSPOTS MANAGING Editor Kirk Williamson SENIOR NEWS REPORTER Amy Wooten Gay America the race radar. Blacks are so often referred to as being the National Sales Rivendell Media, 212-242-6863 And no matter how I feel about gay America— conscience of America. I want you to know that TheatER Editor Jonathan Abarbanel At this year’s State of the Black Union, Dick in particular, white gay America—as a lesbian, from this day forward, gay America can count on Cinema WRITER Richard Knight, Jr. Gregory apologized to President Bill Clinton on a Black lesbian, by virtue of my sexual orienta- this Black lesbian to be its conscience when it BOOKS WRITER Yasmin Nair SENIOR WRITERS Bob Roehr, Rex Wockner, David behalf of Blacks for our role in allowing Clinton tion, I am reluctantly tied to you as much as you comes to your involuntary and voluntary racist to believe that he was Black. Byrne, Cathy Seabaugh, Tony Peregrin are tied to me. ways. ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT WRITERS In that same spirit, I feel compelled to apolo- So I am just as much to blame for failing As for Charles Knipp, some would say that you Mary Shen Barnidge, Jim Edminster, Steve Warren, gize to Charles Knipp on behalf of gays for al- to help you understand that just because you need therapy. But I say forget therapy, I’m going Lawrence Ferber, Mel Ferrand, Tim Nasson, Romeo San Vincente, Scott Morgan, Catey Sullivan, Eric lowing him to think that he’s one of the Black usurp the Black civil rights movement’s strate- to tell you this for free. women that he unsuccessfully tries to emulate. Eatherly, J. S. Hall gies and language and proudly display photos of I’m sorry that you weren’t born one of the Columnists/Writers: Yvonne Zipter, Mubarak Knipp’s latest cry for help involved superimpos- your leaders with late civil rights icons on your Black women that you so love to impersonate. Dahir, Michelangelo Signorile, Susie Day, Jorjet ing my head on some other Black woman’s naked Web sites, that doesn’t mean that there aren’t I know how beautiful we are and how unfair it Harper, Lee Lynch, Steve Starr, Joe Rice, Dan Woog, Marie-Jo Proulx, Lisa Keen, Chris Crain, body (jasmynecannick.typepad.com/shirleyqli- still very serious race issues still at play in gay is that we are blessed with what your race often quor_defamation.jpg) and then tactlessly post- Charlsie Dewey, Aqua Terra Travel, Michael Knipp, America. has to go out and pay for. But I say to you: Karen Dixon ing it on his Web site for continuing to expose I should have told you that Black women con- Love the skin you’re in. Most people in your PHOTOGRAPHERS Mel Ferrand, Kat Fitzgerald, his constant mockery of the Black woman. tinue to remain under attack in this country. situation settle for surrounding themselves with Steve Becker, Chuck Kramer ARTISTS/CARTOONISTS Alison Bechdel, Mikeoart Knipp is a self-described 45-year-old, fat, gay And that it doesn’t matter what our standing in Black friends, marrying someone Black, moving CIRCULATION white man who believes he’s on a mission from corporate America, the White House, the media, into a Black neighborhood, listening to hip-hop, God—a mission that involves mimicking Black Circulation director Jean Albright who we’re married to, what our sexual orienta- watching BET, eating Soul Food and voting for Distribution: Ashina, Allan, Carol, Crystal, Dan, women as his alter ego, Shirley Q. Liquor. Knipp tion is, how straight and long our hair is or how Barack Obama. Why don’t you give it try and Ed, Jack, John, Maria and Sue describes Liquor as being “a welfare mother light our skin, we are still Black and we are still leave the act of being Black to those of us who with nineteen kids who guzzles malt liquor, and under attack. Hear me. are? We have enough confused Black folks out drives a Caddy.” (See www.rollingstone.com/ I should have sat your leaders down and ex- there without having to take on a confused 45- news/story/14474389/shirley_q_liquor_after_ plained that it is not okay for any white man, year-old, fat, gay white man who thinks he’s imus_a_black_face_comic_who_sings_12_days_ straight or gay, to perform in blackface and Black. WCMG Board of directors of_kwanzaa.) The character is a favorite among mock African-American names and holidays. I At 30, Jasmyne Cannick is a critic and com- President: Tracy Baim Vice President: Nan Schaffer his core audience, whom Knipp describes as be- should have made you understand that many of mentator based in Los Angeles who writes ing “gay men, their moms, and rednecks.” Secretary: Pete Thelen the same gay nightclubs that book Knipp are about the worlds of pop culture, race, class, At-large: Jonathan Abarbanel, Michael Bauer, And while Isaiah Washington was unable to es- owned by the same people that donate money sexuality, and politics as it relates to the Marv Pollack cape the wrath of gay America, Knipp’s blackface to many of your gay civil rights groups. I should African-American community. She can be minstrel show continues to be rewarded by gay have connected the dots for you. My bad. reached at www.jasmynecannick.com or www. Americans to the tune of $90K annually. It was I who forgot to explain that while Ru- myspace.com/jasmynecannick.

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The opinions expressed by the columnists, Ohio, he also submitted this letter: cartoonists, letter writers, and commentators are their own the complete repeal of the Defense of Marriage broad support will require stepping outside our and do not necessarily reflect the position ofWindy City Act (DOMA)—a position I have held since before comfort zone. If we want to repeal DOMA, repeal Times. Publication of the name, photograph, or likeness of I’m running for president to build an America a person or organization in articles or advertising in Windy that lives up to our founding promise of equal- arriving in the U.S. Senate. While some say we Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, and implement fully inclu- City Times is not to be construed as any indication of the ity for all—a promise that extends to our gay should repeal only part of the law, I believe we sive laws outlawing hate crimes and discrimina- sexual orientation of such person or organization. While we encourage readers to support the advertisers who make brothers and sisters. It’s wrong to have millions should get rid of that statute altogether. Federal tion in the workplace, we need to bring the mes- this newspaper possible, Windy City Times cannot accept of Americans living as second-class citizens in law should not discriminate in any way against sage of LGBT equality to skeptical audiences as responsibility for advertising claims. this nation. And I ask for your support in this gay and lesbian couples, which is precisely what well as friendly ones—and that’s what I’ve done (773) 871-7610 FAX (773) 871-7609 election so that together we can bring about DOMA does. I have also called for us to repeal throughout my career. I brought this message e-mail: [email protected] Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, and I have worked to im- of inclusiveness to all of America in my keynote real change for all LGBT Americans. www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com Equality is a moral imperative. That’s why prove the Uniting American Families Act so we address at the 2004 Democratic convention. I radio: WindyCityQueercast.com throughout my career, I have fought to elimi- can afford same-sex couples the same rights and talked about the need to fight homophobia when nate discrimination against LGBT Americans. In obligations as married couples in our immigra- I announced my candidacy for President, and I WINDY CITY MEDIA GROUP, Illinois, I co-sponsored a fully inclusive bill that tion system. have been talking about LGBT equality to a num- 5315 N. Clark St. #192, Chicago, IL 60640 USA The next president must also address the HIV/ ber of groups during this campaign—from local prohibited discrimination on the basis of both Windy City Times Deadline every Wednesday. sexual orientation and gender identity, extending AIDS epidemic. When it comes to prevention, LGBT activists to rural farmers to parishioners at Nightspots Deadline every Wednesday. protection to the workplace, housing, and places we do not have to choose between values and Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, where Dr. Identity (BLACKlines and En La Vida): Now of public accommodation. In the U.S. Senate, science. While abstinence education should be Martin Luther King once preached. online only part of any strategy, we also need to use com- Just as important, I have been listening to Deadline The 10th of month prior. I have co-sponsored bills that would equalize OUT! Resource Guide ONLINE tax treatment for same-sex couples and provide mon sense. We should have age-appropriate sex what all Americans have to say. I will never com- www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com benefits to domestic partners of federal employ- education that includes information about con- promise on my commitment to equal rights for ees. And as president, I will place the weight of traception. We should pass the JUSTICE Act to all LGBT Americans. But neither will I close my SUBSCRIPTION RATES combat infection within our prison population. ears to the voices of those who still need to be my administration behind the enactment of the ___ $89 for 1 year Windy City Times only Matthew Shepard Act to outlaw hate crimes and And we should lift the federal ban on needle convinced. That is the work we must do to move ___ $55 for 1 year Nightspots only a fully inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination exchange, which could dramatically reduce rates forward together. It is difficult. It is challeng- ___ $109 for 1 year WCT & Nightspots Act to outlaw workplace discrimination on the of infection among drug users. In addition, local ing. And it is necessary. ___ $5 for 1 copy of all products governments can protect public health by dis- Americans are yearning for leadership that can basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. SEND PAYMENT TO: WINDY CITY MEDIA GROUP, As your president, I will use the bully pulpit tributing contraceptives. empower us to reach for what we know is pos- 5315 N. Clark St. #192, to urge states to treat same-sex couples with We also need a president who’s willing to con- sible. I believe that we can achieve the goal of Chicago, IL 60640 USA full equality in their family and adoption laws. I front the stigma—too often tied to homopho- full equality for the millions of LGBT people in bia—that continues to surround HIV/AIDS. I this country. To do that, we need leadership that www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com personally believe that civil unions represent the www.WindyCityQueercast.com best way to secure that equal treatment. But I confronted this stigma directly in a speech to can appeal to the best parts of the human spirit. also believe that the federal government should evangelicals at Rick Warren’s Saddleback Church, Join with me, and I will provide that leadership. not stand in the way of states that want to and will continue to speak out as president. That Together, we will achieve real equality for all decide on their own how best to pursue equal- is where I stand on the major issues of the day. Americans, gay and straight alike. March 5, 2008 11 Jason Bartlett: Making History By Andrew Davis QUOTELINES When Connecticut State Rep. Jason Bartlett re- cently came out to the public, he did more than BY REX WOCKNER make a declaration about his life—he made his- Q tory. According to The Victory Fund—an orga- nization that supports LGBT elected officials— Bartlett is now the first openly gay, Black state “, who announced Janu- I’ve always known her to be! In discussing The legislator in the country’s history. ary 23 that he would be resigning as ex- Vagina Monologues with a suitably mortified Bartlett, 41, recently talked with Windy City ecutive director of the National Gay and Les- Meredith Vieira, Jane slipped out the vilest, Times about his reasons for as well State Rep. Jason Bartlett at the Feb. 23 Hu- bian Task Force, was many things during his most barbaric emission since she announced as the feedback he has gotten from the public. man Rights Campaign dinner in New York City. five years at the top of one of the country’s that she was Hanoi Jane. She said a word that Windy City Times: Why did you decide to Photo courtesy of Bartlett preeminent gay rights organizations. He was is so coarsely repellent I can’t even bring my- come out at this point? an outspoken opponent of the war in Iraq. He self to repeat it for fear it will corrupt my own Jason Bartlett: I ran three times, and I al- WCT: When you decided to come out, did fought against privatizing Social Security. He millions of impressionable fans and turn them ways knew that I could be outed during my cam- stood foursquare against the erosion of abor- into unpaid sex workers! You see, the J-word paigns. I talked with one of my best friends— you have any idea you’d be making history? JB: No. [Laughs.] The Victory Fund had men- tion rights. But what any of these issues have said the c-word and this little f-word was ab- who’s gay and political—and I decided that if to do with lobbying for gay rights—presum- solutely...thrilled, actually! Bless you, Jane! I I ever won, I’d come out because I didn’t want tioned to me the day before that they were con- tinuing to research that I was the openly gay Af- ably Foreman’s job description—is beyond me. love the fact that you said cunt on national that distance between myself and the voters. His job description, though, was the problem. TV. Let’s hope this becomes cunt-agious and And I didn’t want someone else try to define me rican-American state lawmaker, and that would capture people’s attention. They thought that Foreman, after all, is just a symptom of the all the other Oscar winners start spouting it by twisting the fact that I am gay for their own larger problem with NGLTF: It’s a garden-vari- too. Come on, Helen Mirren, say it! Say ‘cunt’! political motivation. I’d give a local interview, I’d tell the state paper and that I’d never talk about it again—and that ety liberal interest group posing as a gay rights Say ‘cunt’!!!!!!” — Voice columnist So I knew that I was going to come out after organization.” — James Kirchick, an assistant Michael Musto on his blog, Feb. 14. I won. Somebody on my campaign [team] said, was my plan. [But] by the time I drove from my district to the capital, I had already begun to editor of The New Republic, writing at Advocate. “Come out now,” ... but the whole conversation com, Feb. 5. is a struggle. I didn’t want people to think I was receive e-mails. I happen to love [the Web site] Towleroad and when I checked it, there I was. I hiding something from them. “Don’t you find it to People felt after I came out that I shouldn’t was like, “Oh, my God.” I had also reached out to the National Black be horrendous that

have [done it], saying “You shouldn’t have to.” photo Outgames Justice Coalition because I wanted to do what we have a president of the Other people hugged me and cried because they United States of America were so happy, and [coming out] was affirming I’m doing now—I wanted to allow myself to be more open with the coalition because I’m Afri- that’s sat up on his, I don’t Part of me to them. So people had different reactions. know what you want to My struggle was that, well, I’m 41 and I hadn’t can-American. I wanted to be able to talk about those issues a little more intimately, and I knew call it, his throne that he is come out and, quite frankly, I was doing what I thinks it is, and said that wanted to do. Like I told a local paper, I raised it wasn’t applicable with my district because it’s titillated white. gay couples shouldn’t be two kids, I went to PTA meetings, I coached bas- allowed to marry? That’s ketball, I went to all the games and got to know I did the dinner in by the fact New York. I was asked that Thursday to attend insane.” — Lorna Luft, the other parents, I had my own business and Judy Garland’s daughter, to that I’m ran for office. So when you get into a comfort and give a speech. I also got to meet [actress/ singer] Vanessa Williams. London’s Pink Paper, Jan. zone, why upset the apple cart? I was achieving 24. gay. my goals and living my life. WCT: How long have you been out to your —Singer k.d. lang family? Looking back, if I had come out [sooner], “I think the gay com- would some of my personal relationships have JB: Right after college—in my early 20s. I was in my first relationship and we broke up; it’s munity has grown up been better? Yes. Would I have been closer to and evolved. There’s some friends? I don’t know. However, I would hard to have a relationship if you don’t tell your family. So I did address that right away because a new driver and vehicle say my biggest regret of not coming out is not to explore and a wider sharing your partner with the larger family—the I really wasn’t a happy person. WCT: How have your sons dealt with all of spectrum of existence not voters. I was in a relationship for over 10 years focused only on coming and [not coming out sooner] was a regret. this newfound attention? JB: I just spoke with my older son. I didn’t out—it’s a more expansive culture that is ac- “It’s really sad if people see me like As a politician, you want people to not look cepting of transgendered people, bisexuals and that. Just because somebody has kinky tastes at you personally—not to look at your lifestyle, know what was going to happen and I guess they [didn’t know] that it would be bigger for others. Remember when we used to hate bisex- doesn’t mean that they’re seedy. People who your [race] or if you’ve put on some weight. You uals? I think society is more open about sexual know me and love me would never call me want people to say, “Wow. You went up to the them. I warned them that this would be in the paper but they said that it wouldn’t be an issue orientation in general. Look at Larry Craig or that.” — Boy George to London’s Daily Mail, capital and you took a strong stand on taxes.” the whole Catholic Church scandal. It’s not all Jan. 18. George recently was charged with false- You want to develop a record and be able to for them; [however,] it sounds like the oldest son has gotten more phone calls than I did. black and white anymore; even in the gay and ly imprisoning a male escort by chaining him to stand on that record [without] your personal life lesbian community there is a spectrum. And the wall of his flat. distracting voters. [Coming out] was a balance Read the entire interview at www. WindyCityMediaGroup.com. that’s very heartening.” — Singer k.d. lang to I had to strike and I hope that I did it well the lesbian glossy Curve, March issue. “It’s so important for gay people to and right. Hopefully, the voters will see that I’m come out. It’s the young people I’ve always proud of my record and will not [refuse] to vote “Part of me is titillated by the fact that been so concerned about. When a young per- for me because I’m gay or Black. I’m gay. I remember when being gay was all son has to hide, then you start having a very very cryptic. You’d sneak into the back door strange life. Then you start sneaking around, and down the stairs and back around and then going to weird places and then you’re not safe you’re suddenly in some magical world called and you’re embarrassed and not feeling good gay culture. It was very exciting and very un- about yourself and you can’t have a healthy, derworld. I actually kind of miss those days.” safe relationship. It becomes sort of under- BerwynHousingCenter.org — Singer k.d. lang to the Toronto gay newspa- ground and perverse, and it’s just no good! It’s is affordable and convenient! per Xtra!, Feb. 1. so important to me to have people be them- selves, and it’s so important to have more talk OUR SERVICE IS FREE about it and have it out in the open.” — Ac- “Well, it wasn’t that I wasn’t a big fan. tress Bernadette Peters to the Palm Springs gay Studios from $585 I hadn’t seen the play. I live in Georgia, OK? I magazine the BottomLine, Feb. 1. was asked to do a monologue called ‘Cunt.’ And One Bedrooms from $685 I said, ‘I don’t think so, I got enough prob- lems.’” — Jane Fonda discussing her starring Two Bedrooms from $900 role in the play “The Vagina Monologues,” on Visit our office: from I-290 West, exit Harlem Avenue NBC’s Today show, Feb. 14. —Assistance: Bill Kelley and head south. Make a left on 34th St., then a left on Wide choice of rental “Not since Janet Jackson’s fake tit Grove. 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aret star Melissa Young (who recently made her ative open mic events each month, among them Stage Door Big Apple debut), who’s made an evening out Proyecto Latina, now back for the third year but of hair color. In her cabaret act, Red Headed in a new venue, Radio Arte/Yollocalli, 1401 W. Jonny Broadway, Young offers career highlights, an- 18th. Proyecto Latina is the third Monday of ev- By Jonathan Abarbanel ecdotes, and Broadway hits of her famous fel- ery month (March 17, this month; yes, St. Pat’s low red-heads, accompanied by Claire Bigley at Day) and welcomes poetry, spoken word, music, March! You know what Jonny always says about the piano. Catch Red Headed Broadway at Dav- monologues and short performance works of all March: “In like a lion, out like a lamb. Just like enport’s, March 22 and 29; $15 plus two-drink types in Spanish or English (or, Jonny supposes, a man makes love.” There’s utterly no doubt that minimum. any language). The host is Coya Paz, co-founder the March action is in the cabarets. Jonny is A man, a piano and a spotlight is a good for- of Teatro Luna, which sponsors Proyecto Latina swimming in cabaret news, Jonny is swamped mula for cabaret, but sometimes it can work in a along with Tianguis Books and Mariposa Atom- in cabaret news—Jonny is drowning in cabaret cavernous 3,400-seat theater, too, if the sound ica, Inc. Open Mic sing-up is at 7 p.m. and the news. system is topnotch and the man is one-time Chi- show begins at 7:30 p.m. Spider Saloff. As ever, Davenport’s, 1383 N. Milwaukee, hosts cagoan Mandy Patinkin. He’ll be at the Chicago much of the action, beginning with Counting Theatre 8 p.m., on Sat., March 29 (one night Down the Decades: 50 Years of Song, pre- Cat Thursdays, offering a variety of musical art- only), accompanied by pianist Paul Ford. Expect CRITICS’ PICS sented at 7 p.m. every Sunday in March by Chi- ists each Thursday at 8 p.m.. This week (March great American standards, the best of Broadway cago Cabaret Professionals in their 20th Century 6) offers Matt Griffo in scenes from his new and even a song or two sung in Yiddish. Patinkin Can-Can, Center Theatre, through April 6. ’s Series. Sunday after Sunday, they one-man musical comedy show, plus comedian is a powerful singer who always delivers 110 per- This troupe has a knack for mining gold from will march through the century decade-by-de- Will Miles and singers Clarissa Grigg and Sarah cent. If anyone can fill the Chicago Theatre, he neglected musicals. This time up it’s a 1953 cade, highlighting music of the 1970s (March 9), Allison. The March 13 line-up features Timothy can; 312-902-1500; $38-$78. Broadway French pastry with a book by Abe 1960s (March 16), 1950s (March 23) and 1940s Hairston showcasing music written or performed Jonny knows folks who think the only differ- Burrows and a Cole Porter score featuring (March 30). The talent line-up varies from week by Jimmy Webb or Bobby Short. March 20 is a ence between a cabaret artiste and an open mic C’est Magnifique and I Love Paris. JA to week with most of our town’s top cabaret art- showcase for cabaret performers and singer- performer is the tip jar on the piano. Folks who Columbinus, Raven Theatre, through March ists participating one week or another; 773-278- . Three Cat Thursday borrows heavily believe this would go home with nothing if they 15. Director Greg Kolack spent a week in- 1830; $15. from local theaters and goes well beyond the ever performed for tips themselves. Fortunately, terviewing Columbine High School massacre Maxim’s, 1300 N. Astor, also hosts March ac- familiar circuit of Chicago cabaret talent (as most of them save it for the karaoke bars where survivors, and people who knew the killers. tion and if you’ve never been there, it’s a gor- wonderful as they all are); 773-598-4559; $10; anyone can be a star. It’s also fortunate that His take on this docu-drama about the 1999 geous room. Originally a private restaurant mod- wine/beer only for purchase. Chicago can boast several substantial and cre- tragedy is intense and authentic. CS eled after its Art Nouveau namesake in Paris, Yet another favorite cabaret venue is Kat- Journey’s End, Griffin Theatre at Theatre Maxim’s now is owned by the City of Chicago, erina’s, 1920 W. Irving Park, which offers not Building Chicago, through March 9. We love which uses it for special receptions and parties. only a full bar but also complete restaurant ser- our boys in uniform, especially fresh-faced You’ll feel swank just walking in, so dress up. vice. Yes—get ready for the pun—Katerina’s is Brits bravely defending their country; but war Jonny suggests Maxim’s Wed., March 12, 7 p.m., a venue with a menu. There are musical offer- is war, and there’s only one end to a soldier’s when MaryMonica Thomas stars in Everything is ings several times weekly, but none will be bet- journey in R.C. Sherriff’s 1928 classic. MSB Chita, A Musical Tribute to Chita Rivera. In ter than great cabaret diva Spider Saloff, with Drood (The Mystery of Edwin Drood), No- addition to Ms. Thomas, performers will include guitarist Steve Ramsdell, Sat., March 22, playing ble Fool Theatricals, through April 12. Direc- 3Girls3, Suzy Petri, Kat’ Taylor, Noelle Michaels- early dinner sets 6:30 p.m.-9 p.m.. The $5 cover tor Kevin Bellie whips up plenty of Victorian Frost, Brad Thacker and the fabulous George charge might be the best deal in town, and it’s silliness in his rolling remount of Rupert Hol- Howe. Maxim’s is intimate, too; reservations are for Spider Saloff, who recently sold out a concert mes interactive musical comedy adaptation of suggested: 312-744-1423; $25 (includes hors in Berlin! 773-348-7592. Charles Dickens’ unfinished novel. SCM d’oeuvres). Hey, what do Gwen Verdon, Bernadette Peters, Another venue of growing reputation is the Carol Burnett and Faith Prince all have in com- —By Abarbanel, Barnidge, Morgan Gorilla Tango Theatre complex, 1919 N. Milwau- mon, besides being stars of Broadway, films and and Sullivan kee, just up the street from Davenport’s. Gorilla TV? That’s right! They all are redheads (or were Mandy Patinkin. Tango plays host to a weekly scene called Three in their prime). Another redhead is Chicago cab- March 5, 2008 13 OH,OH, WON’TWON’T YOUYOU STAY!STAY!

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THEATER REVIEW rails warped. Public works employees had to water bridges to keep them from collapsing as Heat Wave the tropical temperatures caused them to bake SPOTLIGHT Playwright: Eric Simoncic and bend. Such was the impact, Klinenberg de- State Ballet of Georgia At: Pegasus Players and Live Bait theaters scribes, of the sun on massive structures of steel at the O’Rourke Center at and concrete. Its impact on the fragile construc- Truman College, 1125 W. Wilson tion of fluid and muscle and bone that makes up The State Ballet of Georgia sweeps into Phone: 773-878-9761 the human body left corpses overflowing in the Chicago tonight through Sun., March 9, with Don Quixote, featuring the virtuoso dancing Runs through: April 6 hallways and bathrooms of the city morgues. In adapting Klinenberg’s book for a co-pro- of international ballet superstars Nina Anan- iashvili and Vasil Akhmeteli. Originally cho- BY CATEY SULLIVAN duction between Pegasus Players and Live Bait theaters, Steven Simoncic does an effective job reographed by Marius Petipa and Alexander Within the air-conditioned sanctuaries of the giving human voice to some of the statistics of Gorsky, Don Quixote is considered one of the Gold Coast or Lincoln Park, the summer of 1995 1995, a group that came almost exclusively from most joyous and technically demanding clas- was a scorcher of complaint-worthy intensity. Chicago’s less affluent zip codes. He also cap- sical ballets. Prima ballerina Ananiashvili— Away from the AC, people didn’t just complain tures the book’s scathing, factually rich indict- who’s also the troupe’s artistic director—and about the heat—they died from it. As Eric ment of a mayor who vacationed in Michigan Akhmeteli will dance Don Quixote March 5 Klinenberg details in Heat Wave: A Social Autop- and denied the heat was anything more than an and 9, and a mixed repertory program on sy of Disaster in Chicago, 739 Chicagoans died inconvenience, even as the bodies were stacking March 7. State Ballet of Georgia dancers Anna during the heat wave of 1995—more than twice up like cordwood. Muradeli and Lasha Khozashvili will dance as many people as perished in the Great Chicago Given that inherently dramatic material, it’s the March 8 performance of Don Quixote. All Fire of 1871. unfortunate that director Ilesa Duncan’s clunky performances of Don Quixote will feature live When temperatures reached 106 and the heat staging fails to recreate either the chaos of the orchestral accompaniment. At the Audito- index (what the heat actually feels like once morgue or the sweltering SROs and public hous- rium Theatre, 50 E. Congress; 312-902-1500; humidity is taken into consideration) reached ing projects where so many of the city’s most $30-$89. 120, the expressways began to buckle. Train vulnerable citizens were left to die alone. THIS WEEKEND ONLY

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GIO-08_Windy_1_4page_bw3.indd 1 2/26/08 1:42:17 PM March 5, 2008 15 “Perfect Strangers.” Kenneth Z. Kendall impresses as the vocally- dexterous two-faced villain John Jasper, as do Jeff Diebold and Darci Nalepa as the stereotypi- cal hot-blooded twins from Ceylon. Tom Weber wins loads of laughs as the gross-out grave dig- ONE HELLUVA ger Durdles, as does Richard Marlatt doubling “ as the busybody Chairman and the incontinent elderly mayor. Drood is loads of fun, especially if you’re a die- hard Anglophile. Noble Fool’s fine Drood should SHOW! certainly win a few more fans for this quirky in- teractive show. Thrilling and ferociously THEATER REVIEW inventive.” The Great God Pan – Ben Brantley, The New York Times Playwright: adapted by Charley Sherman from the novella by Arthur Machen Drood (The Mystery of Edwin Drood). At: WildClaw Theatre Company at “THE MOST ADDICTIVELY the Athenaeum, 2936 N. Southport Phone: 773-935-6860; $20 DELICIOUS DISH ON THEATER REVIEW Runs through: March 30 Drood (The BROADWAY IN Mystery of BY MARY SHEN BARNIDGE YEARS!” Arthur Machen’s 1890 novella deserves its place – Time Out New York Edwin Drood) among the prototypes for the next century of Playwright: Rupert Holmes horror fiction, ranking alongside the classic At: Noble Fool Theatricals at Pheasant shockers of H. G. Wells, Robert Louis Stevenson Run Resort, 4051 E. Main, St. Charles and Arthur Conan Doyle. But Machen’s liberal Phone: 630-584-6342; $27-$38 invocation of themes associated with the so- Runs through: April 12 called “decadent” art of the late 19th centu- ry—a movement identified with Oscar Wilde and BY SCOTT C. MORGAN his compatriots—soon contributed to its eclipse by his more conservative peers. There’s a jolly Jekyll-and-Hyde duality to The Playwright Charley Sherman is still remem- Mystery of Edwin Drood, or Drood for short. This bered in Chicago for his award-winning page- clever, Tony Award-winning 1985 Broadway mu- to-stage adaptations of contemporary creep-lit sical comedy revels in constantly twisting per- authors, and his rendition of this period thriller spectives for its own solve-it mystery structure. is laudable for its roster of elements associated With so much going on, thank heaven that with the genre: esoteric cult-worship, gloomy Noble Fool Theatricals has employed Circle The- abandoned houses, gruesome unnatural deaths, atre artistic director Kevin masquerade balls at- Bellie to direct and choreo- tended by licentious graph this rollicking show. ONLINE THEATER guests, strolls through Bellie previously directed THIS WEEK: the fleshpots offin-de- a much admired Drood for —Girls Will Be Girls siècle London, inno- Circle Theatre in 2005, and cent virgins strapped now it’s clear he has worked —Richard III to surgical tables, his magic again on this silly callow youths driven show for Noble Fool. to ruin by ex- Drood is based upon the Charles Dickens novel tremely-fatales (reflecting the gilded age’s fear of the same name, which was left unfinished and fascination with the notion of uninhibited at the time of the author’s death. If you only sexuality—especially in women) and, of course, know Rupert Holmes for his hit single Escape gallons of lovingly-replicated gore. (The Piña Colada Song), prepare to be impressed Forging a concise dramatic through-line from by his triple-threat work as Drood’s composer, the retrospective, largely epistolary, narrative lyricist and playwright. structure then in vogue is no easy task. (Consid- Instead of a conventional narrative, Holmes er, for example, the extensive reconfigurations sets the whole show within a bawdy English of Bram Stoker’s Dracula or Gaston Leroux’ The music hall (complete with the traditional fe- Phantom of the Opera into the familiar legends male male impersonator, bad puns and loads of we know today.) But even in its final preview not-so-subtle innuendo). In a twist, the actors performance, all evidence pointed toward Sher- switch in and out of character in the Dickens man’s text being well on its way to providing mystery to assume their music hall personas. us a single hero and villain confronting one an- This unconventional structure allows for songs other in a linear progression, thus allowing us to both grow out of the mystery plot and when to see the serial killer at work, rather than ex- the rowdy actors demand to sing favorites from periencing our lurid shivers by means of diluted the music hall’s repertory like the rousing Act I after-the-fact accounts. closer Off to the Races. The actors assembled for this WildClaw The- Since no one knows how the mystery is sup- atre Company production were likewise near to posed to end, Holmes has ingeniously created a achieving fulfillment of their nowadays often- series of different outcomes that get voted upon trivialized roles: Assisted by Elise Kauzlaric’s su- by the audience at every performance. Just who perlative dialect instruction, Tom Hickey makes gets to be the secret detective, the murderer and a suitably buttoned-up skeptic to Lily Mojekwu’s the set of lovers changes each and every night sensual mystic. Steve Herson projects conviction (the unlikely lovers on opening night left the in the role of the technologist unable to cope audience in convulsive stitches). with moral ambiguity, as does J. David Moeller’s Bellie skillfully navigates all the shifts and elderly witness whose testimony frames our sudden changes with panache, drawing finely story, along with an ensemble of actors and de- tuned performances from his energetic and vo- signers—in particular, Adam Kozlowski’s sound, cally strong cast. If there’s one drawback to Bel- Allison Greaves’ costumes and Ryan Oliver’s “bi- lie’s work, it’s his tendency to busy up the musi- ological effects.” Together, they transform what APRIL 23–MAY4• cal numbers with extra bits of needless domestic could have been merely a quaint study of prud- duties for walk-on chorus members. ish Victorian intolerance into a timely lesson for • In the ensemble, the operatic soprano of Julie audiences today. (312)902-1400 BroadwayInChicago.com Bayer as the virginal love interest Rose Bud is a Tickets also available at all Broadway In Chicago Box Offices and Ticketmaster outlets particular stand out. Bayer teams nicely with Cat Groups (20+): (312)977-1710 • www.sweeneytoddtour.com Davis’ Drood, particularly in their break-up song 16 March 5, 2008 REM logo blk_final THEATER REVIEW standard interpretation. I understand what’s be- ing done. Brown takes his brief from the play’s CULTURE CLUB As You Like It wintry Acts I and II (remember, Shakespeare’s Playwright: William Shakespeare plays as published are divided into five acts). At: Writers’ Theatre, 325 Tudor, Glencoe Act I shows life under a paranoid, despotic duke Phone: 847-242-6000; $45-$58 who has overthrown his kinder older brother. Act Runs through: April 13 II finds the former duke in rural wintertime ex- ile, his famous first words being “Sweet are the #30/5È BY JONATHAN ABARBANEL uses of adversity.” Director David H. Bell took #Z1PMMZ5FBMF a similar wintry cue in a lavish Chicago Shake- Sometimes a critic doesn’t like a production speare Theater production three years ago. %JSFDUFECZ+BNFT#PIOFO that’s executed with intelligence, skill and at- But there’s a middle ground I feel is missing tention to detail. The critic may take exception in this carefully-spoken, carefully-measured, .FFUUISFF to the script itself or disagree with the director’s well-manicured production. Its modern dress MJUFSBSZHJBOUT  interpretation. So it is with As You Like It. Will look (Rachel Anne Healy costumes) and scenic Shakespeare’s script is dandy, so my quibble is nod to Romanticism (by Keith Pitts) are effec- BMMVOEFS with director William Brown, a very fine actor tive, and the show has grace and charm. But it who’s become a very fine director. never quite catches fire and certainly never boils .BS°.BZ What’s wrong with me? Well, I miss the come- over, content to bubble and simmer from time BU7JDUPSZ(BSEFOT(SFFOIPVTF dic and romantic highs in this romantic comedy, to time. Even Andrew Hansen’s original music GPSQSFWJFXUJY.BS° given a very subdued interpretation by Brown. is lovely but understated in Shakespeare’s most VTFDPEF8$5"% He’s not only reined in the histrionics to suit musical play. PSXXXSFNZCVNQQPPSH the intimate 104-seat playhouse, but he’s re- Brown’s cast features such very good familiar stricted the show’s physical and emotional col- actors as Ross Lehman (a suave Touchstone), “This is Jerry Herman’s best ors, too. Except for Rosalind’s first dress, there’s Larry Yando (Jaques as an elegant, aging beat- musical yet – happier, more scarcely a hint of any bright color in the cos- nik), Kevin Asselin (an edgy Oliver), Tracy Mi- tumes, most of which fall in the neutral brown/ chelle Arnold (a trim drag Rosalind), Carol Kuyk- assertive, more buoyant beige range. Emotionally, the production follows than Hello Dolly! endall (Audrey, clown and fine singer) suit. There are few laughs and no big laughs and Nancy Moricette (rustic Phebe with rich, Ja- or Mame.” despite an abundance of comic material which in maican accent). New to me are Marcus Truschin- JAMES HARMS N.Y. Post Tony Award Winning often has been staged to raucous effect. On the ski (boyish yet manly Orlando) and Eric Parks other end, the scenes between lovers Orlando (fine clowning as Silvius). I greatly respect their and Rosalind—disguised as a boy—lack soaring work and both the intelligence and elegance of romanticism and/or the ambiguous genderfuck Brown’s interpretation; however, alas, it’s not as JANUARY 31 – edge (except for one or two moments) for which I like it. MARCH 9, 2008 the play’s famous. I’m not suggesting a director must hew to a

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For more shows and listings, check out www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com March 5, 2008 17 hiatus since the pair’s artist of the day and will take to the stage on sophomore album. Don’t Sat., March 8, at Schuba’s, 3159 N. Southport). fret: The Rykodisc release While fans find themselves “waiting, watching, 11i will not send listeners wishing” for a new album from Antigone Rising, into an eternal slumber. the all-female rock band is scheduled to take to Solid with grooves and the stage at Double Door, 1572 N. Milwaukee, melody, 11i includes up- Sat., March 15. Devotees will be treated as new beat tracks like Mirror and music will be tested at this concert. Antigone Oneness to spice up the Rising even jokes, calling the tour InstAntigone. POP pace. Angelhead finds the Still want more? Live and acoustic songs are group at its best, as Geri available via the group’s official Web site. The MAKING Soriano-Lightwood purrs quintet was one of the first artists to team with over a seductive sound- Starbucks in the wildly successful Hear Music se- Antigone Rising. SENSE scape. Despite tempting ries to reach a broader fan base. her audience throughout Sally Shapiro’s cool voice, complimented by day I found myself singing along to a pop-tech- the album, the chanteuse electronic beats, may be responsible for add- no song, not recognizing it at first. It turns out has listeners really want- ing frost to many a playlist. Justifiably, Shapiro Dancing DJs unearthed Sophie B. Hawkins’ Right ing to believe her as she finds herself coupled with fellow cutting edge Beside You from her 1994 opus, Whaler. Danc- pleads, “I’ll be good to- Scandinavian singer-songwriters like Annie and ing DJs give the tune a Eurobeat makeover in the same fashion as DJ Sammy’s popular butch- by David Byrne and Tony Peregrin morrow” on Good. The Su- Kate Havnevik. This Swedish songbird is now preme Beings of Leisure’s superb phonic journey embarking on her first tour of the United States ering of Bryan Adams’ Heaven and Annie Len- nox’s Why. Right Beside You may seem like an Living up to the adage, March will start off with closes with the epic Lay Me Down. alongside Johan Agebjorn with a DJ gig at Sono- odd choice from Hawkins’ catalog, but it is her a lion’s roar as The Flesh Hungry Dog Show The Acorn flourishes on Glory Hope Mountain, theque, 1444 W. Chicago, Sun., March 9. Her hip highest-charting hit in the . Al- takes place at Jackhammer, 6406 N. Clark, on which is out now on Paper Bag Records. This debut, Disco Romance, will have a companion in though this remake lacks any soul, passion and Fri., March 7. This time, the monthly concert will Ottawa band offers more than a folksy concept Remix Romance, which features mixes by Junior intensity in the same spirit as DJ Sammy’s ef- be a special release party for Scott Free’s third album. Glory Hope Mountain recounts lead sing- Boys, Juan McLean and Lindstrom. forts, hopefully it will broaden interest in Hawk- , The Pink Album (A Pop Opera). Heralded er Rolf Klausener’s mother’s challenging journey When I go to the gym, I do not listen to my ins and allow her to produce more worthwhile as the godfather of Chicago’s LGBT music scene, in the ‘70s as she emigrated from to headphones or iPod; rather, I subject myself to material. Free collects different tales of the struggles sur- Canada. Last month Acorn was honored as Spin’s what is coming out of the speakers. The other rounding the coming-out process and the ac- companying self-acceptance. It may seem long ago that homosexuality was an unspeakable act, but Free’s poignant history lesson measures how far the LGBT community has come and how uni- versal these individual struggles are. Sharing the bill with Scott Free and His Closest Friends are Condenada, New City and Plaid on Plaid. Out musician Bob Mould celebrates his rock roots with the deeply personal District Line. The icon, who fronted Husker Du and Sugar, gets his latest off to an intense start with Stupid Now and Who Needs to Dream. He does not look past his experimental days, as electronic elements surface on Shelter Me. Again and Again is a tri- umphant break up song that could be covered quite well by Veruca Salt. The ever-influential Mould can be heard in the music by The Foo Fighters and Angels & Airwaves. In support of his new album and recent live DVD, Circle of Friends, Mould will be performing a career-spanning set at the Metro, 3730 N. Clark, on Fri., March 7, with Halou as the opening band.

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The B-52s return from Planet Claire to wel- come all to the quartet’s . The outfit from Athens, Ga., has been missed since its 1992 album , although retrospectives, a collaboration with Junior Senior, a remix EP and sporadic live shows partially sated loyalists. A kitschy good time remains the group’s motive, as screams out “Faster, pussycat! Thrill! Thrill!” on the rocking title track. Remixes for the lead single will be done by Peaches, CSS and Scissor Sisters. Produced by Steve Osborne (New Order, KT Tunstall, Doves), Funplex hits shelves Tues., March 25, on Astralwerks. The Supreme Beings of Leisure are reclaim- ing the downtempo scene after a five-year 18 March 5, 2008 WHAT TO DO? Fri., March 7

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Scott Free will be among those performing free screening of this documentary on Exhibit shows through March 30. $5, Achurch4me/MCC Worship service. 11 Armitage, 773-235-3161 ext. 0 at the Flesh Hungry Dog Show at Jackham- American dance legend, shot by long- 6-8 p.m., 3656 N. Halsted St., www. a.m., Center on Halsted’s Hoover-Lep- Center on Halsted CenterPages: A Read- mer, 6406 N. Clark. time artistic collaborator Helen Balfour centeronhalsted.org pen Theatre, 3656 N. Halsted St. ing with Nicole Hollander, award-win- Morrison. 6-7:30 p.m., Spertus Insti- Flesh Hungry Dog Show Show featuring Archdiocesan Gay and Lesbian Out- ning cartoonist. 6-8 p.m., $10, 3656 tute of Jewish Studies, 610 S. Michigan Scott Free and His Closest Friends for reach Chicago Sunday Mass. 7 p.m., N. Halsted, www.centeronhalsted.org Ave., free, www.morrisonshearer.org release of “The Pink Album (A Pop Op- 700 W. 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BOOK REVIEW Non-Profits: Reimagining Resistance,” features that it cannot fix its problems through self-re- essays by people who work within the NPIC. flection. As Dylan Rodgriguez points out in “The The Revolution Will The authors of “Fundraising Is Not a Dirty Word” Political logic of the Non-Profit Industrial Com- Not Be Funded: present “community events,” where participants plex,” the NPIC has become for many “…liter- Beyond the Non-Profit donate or “pay a few bucks for raffle tickets,” ally, a way of knowing social change.” Nonprofits as affordable alternatives to corporate dinners. were meant to provide alternative spaces for po- Industrial Complex But most people in and around the non-profit litical organizing. But for generations who have Edited by Incite! Women world are ill-paid, and constant pleas for “dona- known only the NPIC as a site of organizing, it’s of Color Against Violence, 257 tions” rub against the reality of rent and grocer- not a place to put their politics to practice: it is pages, $18 ies. This kind of rationalization of the system is their politics. Those wondering about how to or- REVIEW BY YASMIN NAIR accompanied by facile assumptions about what ganize in what Gilmore calls “the shadow of the constitutes a well-rounded organizer, as when shadow state” can only ask themselves: “Should In 1961, Dwight D. Eisenhower warned against Paula Rojas writes that her daughter and partner I stay or should I go?” “… the acquisition of unwarranted influence … “have taught me more than I could have learned E-mail Yasmin Nair at welshzen@yahoo. by the military-industrial complex.” Progressives in ten years of radical organizing as a single “or- com; she also blogs at bilerico.com. have since used the term “industrial complex” to ganizer” with no dependents.” Surely, whatever describe systems, like that of prisons, ostensibly else ails radical organizing: it’s not a dearth of designed for the public good but which, in real- coupledom or maternal feeling. ity, benefit the few who make profits from them, While this anthology provides a much-needed while increasing the very conditions they’re sup- critical perspective on the NPIC, it also suggests posed to eradicate. There are 1.5 million non- profits in the United States, creating what the ENTERTAINMENT NEWS BOOKS editors of The Revolution Will Not Be Funded claim is a nonprofit industrial complex (NPIC). Ellen Tearfully ‘What If Someone...’ In Asia, Africa and Europe, nonprofits are known Talks of King Reissued as NGOs (non-governmental organizations), a Talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres spoke for a Eric Marcus’ classic 2001 instructional book, scarcity—rather than inequality—is at the root term that, semantically at least, grants them few minutes on her Fri., Feb. 29, show about What If Someone I Know Is Gay? (Simon & of these persisting social and economic prob- outsider status while the American term “non- Lawrence King, the openly gay Oxnard, Calif., Schuster/Simon Pulse, $8.99), has been reis- lems.” profit” imbues them with an air of piety. junior high school student who was gunned sued. The second section, “Non-profits and Global Nonprofits tackle a range of issues, from down Feb. 12 by a classmate, according to In the revised edition, Marcus offers teens Organizing,” is ambitiously titled but only one homelessness to immigration. But should they EOnline.com. answers to a variety of questions covering essay, about NGOs and the Palestinian Libera- continue in perpetuity? Should non-profits in- “I would like you to start paying attention many topics, including how gay people have tion Movement, takes us out of the U.S. But stead pressure the State to eliminate the condi- to how often being gay is the punchline of sex, why gay people attend pride and NGOs don’t replicate themselves on U.S.-based tions that create disenfranchisement —and thus a monologue or how often gay jokes are in a the meaning of “queer”. There is also now a templates, and they vary from nation to nation. eventually put themselves out of business? Is movie,” DeGeneres said with tears in her eyes. chapter specifically for parents as well as other Despite this narrow definition of “global,” there the NPIC inherently leftist/progressive or not? “And that kind of message, laughing at some- updates, revisions and additions. are critical insights and perspectives. Ana Du- The response to these and other question is one because they’re gay, is just the beginning. Among Marcus’ other books are Making Gay razo considers how domestic violence programs tackled in three sections. The first, “The Rise of It starts with laughing at someone, and then History, Why Suicide? and the best-selling Greg individualize violence within narratives about the Non-Profit Industrial Complex,” includes an it’s verbal abuse, then it’s physical abuse, and Louganis autobiography Breaking the Surface. perpetrators and victims, when “…in fact, the essay by Ruth Wilson Gilmore who calls the NPIC it’s this kid Brandon killing a kid like Larry.” For more information, see www.ericmarcus. state narrative on violence against women ex- a shadow state, an apparatus whose existence “Larry was not a second-class citizen,” she com. cludes just about every form of violence, includ- allows government to abdicate its responsibil- continued. “I am not a second-class citizen. ing military violence.” Members of the organi- ity for basic social services. Christine Ahn writes It’s okay if you’re gay.” zation Sisters in Action for Power, which works that “Americans are seduced by the idea that Fourteen-year-old Brandon McInerney has with women and girls of color, write about hav- piecemeal voluntary efforts can somehow re- been charged with killing King. place a systemic public approach to eliminating ing to divert energy from activism to manage- poverty … based on the inherent falsehood that ment issues like fundraising. A third section, wishfully titled “Rethinking 20 March 5, 2008

sion shows with theater talent. This man takes scene. But Delysia’s heart really belongs to the one look at him and says, “They don’t let poor but talented and extremely cute Michael on television.” “It was a short meeting” Reilly (Lee Pace), her accompanist—though she’s also KNIGHT quips but, years later, he reveals delightedly go- at the moment being kept by Nick (Mark Strong), ing through each issue of TV Guide and counting the rich owner of the nightclub where the two AT how many times he would be on television that work. It’s actually Nick’s art deco-stuffed apart- THE week—so many that he would think, “Who do ment where the first act takes place. Within I have to fuck to get off TV!” Even the horrid moments of arriving the wary Miss Pettigrew MOVIES mother is humanized as the piece nears its con- becomes indispensable to Delysia and before clusion. Throughout, Reilly’s rage and passion you can say “Moet Chandon,” Delysia has given are tempered by the unending well of his hilari- the dowdy Pettigrew a makeover, softened her ous insight—he’s just plain funny which saves heart, is relying on her to help her secure the him (doesn’t it save us all) time and again. lead in Phillip’s show and has introduced her to The Life of Reilly is a big rambling, fabulous, a romantic prospect of her own (played by Cia- movie—a wonderful eulogy to a man who was rán Hinds). Phil, it seems, is going to announce much more than jokes on an afternoon game his decision that very evening at a soiree to be show. It plays exclusively at Facets Cinema- hosted at Nick’s apartment. Naturally, there will theque, 1517 W. Fullerton, Fri.-Thurs., March be many reverses as this charming little farce The Life of Reilly, 7-13. Poltermann will be present for Q&As af- comes to its cream-puff conclusion. ter the Saturday evening and Sunday matinee Director Bharat Nalluri perfectly realizes the screenings. www.facets.org rarefied atmosphere of this artificial, long-gone Miss Pettigrew world in which all the characters all seem to have Amy Adams in Miss Pettegrew Lives for a Day. Uncork the champagne, you Noel Coward lov- the stage just under their feet. Sets, costumes Lives for a Day Photo by Kerry Brown ers and you passionate Cole Porter queens. Miss and music help make this delightful soufflé rise By Richard Knight, Jr. Pettigrew Lives for a Day is here, and it’s a and stay afloat—all this in service to comedy of movie that combines the effortless sophistica- manner performances from McDormand, Adams movie palace and thought to himself, “This is “Did you think it would all be game shows?” tion and lyrical cleverness of those two witty and those easy-on-the-eye male actors. (Coward the place for you” and as soon as he is able to asks audience members gay icons with the yearning and heart of Doro- and Porter would certainly be mad about these escape what amounts to a Dickensian childhood, early on in The Life of Reilly, the movie of his thy Parker and Paul Gallico’s Mrs. ‘Arris Goes to boys.) And Shirley Henderson makes a great vil- he heads for the bright lights of Broadway and, one-man autobiographical show. Reilly, who died Paris or even A Matter of Time, Liza Minnelli’s lain (with her teeny, almost spectral voice and eventually, Hollywood. last year, was a lot more than the bitchy, obvi- flop musical about a chambermaid who becomes razor-sharp comic timing reminiscent of Made- But the heart of the film is how growing up ously gay man holding court on TV’s The Match a world-renowned movie star. Set in London in line Kahn). Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day seems with the overbearing mother shaped the cantan- Game or terrorizing Butch Patrick as Hoodoo the the ‘30s just before the start of World War II, so perfect for the stage that, after the movie kerous, forthright and always hilarious Reilly. In magician on Lidsville. In the 84-minute running the endlessly charming movie is located in that runs its course, one can only hope the producers one vivid section, Reilly draws a portrait of the time of the film, that quip is the only mention of rarefied world in which a down-and-outer can will take this obvious cue and adapt it for the family, now living in Hartford, Conn., with his game shows Reilly makes but his life, shaped by rise within 24 hours to the top of society and boards. It’s a delightful little comedy as is or extended family—an aunt, uncle and grandpar- his dysfunctional upbringing (to say the least), transform everyone around her with her good easily expanded into a musical of The Drowsy ents—that is so vivid you can almost hear the is mesmerizing, nonetheless. It’s a very moving common sense in the process. Chaperone variety. If only Noel or Cole were bickering. A family so screwed up that not even and funny film—a wonderful portrait of a theat- Frances McDormand plays the know-it-all alive to write the score! Alas! tragic playwright Eugene O’Neill would touch rical artist who just happened to be gay. crank, Miss Pettigrew, who, at the outset, is des- Check out my archived reviews at www. them, he notes—adding humor, as always, to Reilly prowls the stage of a theater in Los An- perate for a job as a ladies’ maid after another windycitytimes.com or www.knightatthemov- the heartbreak. geles (that co-directors Barry Poltermann and failure. Enter the ditzy, daffy, delicious Delysia ies.com. Readers can leave feedback at the Poltermann and Anderson have their camera- Frank Anderson) filled with his own furniture Lafosse (Amy Adams), a stage starlet determined latter Web site, where there is also ordering men (using hand-held pieces) doing their best to (trucked in that day from his house) relating his to see her name in lights in London’s theatre information on my new book of collected film keep up with Reilly as he races about the stage, Believe It Or Not story. Born in the Bronx, Reilly district. If Delysia has her way (with that name reviews, Knight at the Movies 2004-2006. moving from one amazing memory to the next. was an only child cowed by a racist, harpy of how can she not?), young, rich Phil Goldman At one point, success brings the rising Broadway a mother and a timid, artistically talented fa- (Tom Payne) will start her in his next revue, character actor face to face with the president ther who turned to alcohol after a huge career Pile on the Pepper. She’s just slept with him to of NBC, a network looking to pump up its televi- setback. At four, Reilly was taken to the local seal the deal when Miss Pettigrew arrives on the Barry Poltermann: Prior to shooting we de- about his experience and told me in an inter- Barry Poltermann: cided which pieces we wanted to keep. Charles view at the time of the film’s release, he didn’t In the ‘Life’ would talk for instance, about how he loved shake his head. They became lovers in prison. By Richard Knight, Jr. Mae West and would tell great stories about The villain was not Oliver Stone, who won the her but they weren’t about his life so that nar- Oscar and Golden Globe for this, his first ma- In 2004, after nearly 400 performances of his rowed it down and then we started honing in jor produced screenplay; nor were the actors, acclaimed one-man stage show, “Save It for on his family and a few friends. The backstage producers or director reticent (Parker includes the Stage: The Life of Reilly,” Charles Nelson making-of stories started to seem like DVD ex- considerable gratuitous male nudity, mostly Reilly stopped touring, but nearly two years tras. butt shots). It was Columbia studio head Dan- later he was convinced by indie director Barry WCT: Everybody knows him from Match iel Melnick who originally wanted the whole Poltermann to remount it one last time so that Game but there’s literally only one tiny shower scene taken out but compromised when Poltermann (along with co-director Frank An- thing where he mentions game shows and he saw it. Ironically, he produced Making Love derson) could record it for a movie. That movie, that’s it. Wasn’t it hard to take that out? Midnight Express. four years later, so homophobia can be cured. The Life of Reilly, captures the irascible, bit- BP: Well, actually that was an easy choice A powerful, well-acted drama with a shower ingly funny, heartfelt Reilly at the peak of his because he didn’t do anything about “Match DVD REVIEW scene that will make you need a cold shower, powers. It also instantly reveals that there was Game”. [Laughs] Everything he said about tele- Midnight Express has stood the test of time. much more to the openly gay Reilly than just vision—everything—is in the film. It’s like 25 Midnight Express— Read the entire review at www. regular appearances on TV’s The seconds until the story about being on Johnny 30th Anniversary WindyCityMediaGroup.com. would presume. Touching, bittersweet, hilari- Carson. ous and eye-opening, the movie is an unfor- WCT: Did he see the finished movie? Edition gettable portrait of a great theatrical artist BP: He did and he loved it. I think he prob- BY STEVE WARREN ‘DL Chronicles’ and his straight-out-of-Tennessee-Williams ably wished it was a bit longer. [Laughs] He Out on DVD family members. The movie will play an exclu- saw an early rough cut. He came over to my If you wonder why Midnight Express isn’t gayer The DL Chronicles: The Complete First Sea- sive one-week engagement at Facets Multime- house and watched it which was one of the than it is, why it isn’t as gay as the true story son—a series that focuses on different Afri- dia, 1517 W. Fullerton, beginning Fri., March 7, most nerve wracking nights of my life. His epic it’s based on, that’s explained in the extra ma- can-American men and the “down low” phe- and continuing through the Thurs., March 13. narrative had been condensed down to 90 min- terial on the 30th-anniversary edition DVD and nomenon—is now out on DVD ($24.95). Poltermann will conduct a Q&A with audience utes. He said he loved it and the next day he in the accompanying 28-page booklet by direc- The DL Chronicles tell the stories of four men members following both the 7 and 9 p.m. per- called up with some notes and he had a lot of tor Alan Parker. of color who live sexually secret lives. Among formances Sat., March 8, and again following really good ideas which we used. In a homoerotic montage, exactly halfway them is Wes (Darren Schnase), who gets caught matinees Sun., March 9. WCT: What did he die from, Barry? through the movie, Billy Hayes (Brad Davis), up in an affair with his wife’s younger brother. Windy City Times spoke with Poltermann BP: He was sick for about a year and a half doing time in a Turkish prison for trying to Another is Robert (Terrell Tilford), a about the film and his close friendship with off an on before he died. He had pneumonia smuggle two kilos of hashish out of the coun- talent agent who must confront his true feel- Reilly. and then he had a brain infection—it was sev- try, bathes and works out balletically with Er- ings when a fling turns into something more. Windy City Times: How did you decide eral things. In a strange way, I think this was ich (Norbert Weisser), a fellow prisoner. They Extras include a featurette, a gag reel, com- what to keep and what to toss from the his last testament. kiss passionately in the shower, but when Erich mentary and a photo gallery. The DVD is not stage performance, which ran over three and Read the entire interview at www.Windy- wants to go further Billy shakes his head, gives rated, but there is graphic nudity and strong a half hours? CityMediaGroup.com. him a farewell peck and walks away. language. In real life, as Hayes recounted in the book See www.dlchronicles.com. March 5, 2008 21

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