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That was the moment he came out to the world as a gay man Retired Chicago Police Department (CPD) officer in a Chicago Tribune article. Bogan holds the dis- Ronald Bogan saw it all during his three decades tinction of being the first out gay police man in on the force. Chicago. Mary Boyle was the first out police of- This includes a suspect who hid in the axel of ficer. a truck so he could not be found by the police Bogan said he knew he was gay when he was a but when the driver started the truck and tried little boy and so did his great grandmother but, to drive away the person’s body parts went flying like many families at the time, it was not talked all over the place. about, just understood. His great grandmother Another time, Bogan was chasing a suspect helped raise him and his sister Francine (who who ended up jumping from the second story of is lesbian) alongside their mother. He said his a building and impaling himself on the spears on first boyfriend Joshua was embraced by his fam- ily when he would come to their holiday dinners. top of a wrought iron gate. Ronald Bogan. Bogan said the most bizarre incident occurred “It was a requirement to come out publicly be- Photo by Carrie Maxwell when he had to guard a person’s head that had fore I joined the hate crimes unit,” said Bogan. been severed from his body when a truck hit him. “One of the reasons why I was recruited into the “When I first got into the unit, hate crimes people into shelters. These are just a few of the many stories Bogan Civil Rights Divisions was so I could help recruit against LGBT people were a misdemeanor but To reduce his blood pressure, Bogan left that told Windy City Times about his time as a beat other gay and lesbian people into the police later it became a class four felony,” said Bo- job and became a security officer at Roosevelt patrol officer and district evidence technician. force.” gan. “With that classification, detectives and University from 2010 to 2015. It was when Bogan moved on to the Civil Bogan said the largest number of hate crimes the state’s attorney were able to get involved in “While I was a police officer, I got my master’s Rights Division to work on hate crimes cases in were LGBT related, then anti-Semitic and finally these cases.” degree in community counseling from Roosevelt racially motivated. Bogan’s desire to be a police officer began and that helped me interact with the students while he was attending Dunbar High School but there when I was a security guard,” said Bogan. he had to put those thoughts aside since at the Bogan and husband Curtis Lawrence (a Colum- time then Mayor Richard J. Daley was fighting the bia College journalism professor) have been to- desegregation of the police department. gether for 26 years. They got married in spring “When I went to Eastern Illinois University I 2014, a few months after Illinois legalized same- decided to get a degree that would result in a job sex marriage. after I graduated until I could become a police In 2016, Bogan was inducted into Chicago’s officer,” said Bogan. “My sister and I were the LGBT Hall of Fame. only people from our South Side Ida B. Wells proj- “The ceremony was great because Curtis was ect building to go to college. I ended up on the there and so was my sister Francine [St. Clair] dean’s list, was the first sophomore ever picked and her partner, my foster son Antione [Green] to be an resident assistant and was the president flew in from Atlanta and my best friend and his of our fraternity—Phi Beta Sigma. I graduated wife and daughter were also there,” said Bogan. with a BA in speech communication and radio/TV Over the years, Bogan has volunteered for a va- production with a teacher certification.” riety of organizations including Open Hand Chica- For three years, Bogan taught fifth, sixth and go, TPAN, Center on Halsted (when it was known seventh grades as a cadre substitute at the gram- as Horizon’s Community Center) and Big Broth- mar school he attended as a child. When Bogan ers, Big Sisters of Chicago where he mentored two was 25 years old he moved on to Controlled Data young men. At Open Hand, Bogan helped deliver Corporation and all its subsidiaries as the Mid- meals to South Side residents. His buddy role at west Regional Personnel Administrator. TPAN involved assisting newly diagnosed HIV- “This was at a time when a Black man in corpo- positive people navigate their lives. rate management was rare,” said Bogan, “I held “At Horizon’s, I was the gay youth advisor that job for two and a half years.” and one of the kids whom I mentored eventu- During that time, Bogan applied to be a police ally became a police officer,” said Bogan. “One officer but it was not until Daley died and his suc- day I was at police headquarters and the elevator cessor Michael Bilandic said he would not fight door opened and he was standing there. He was a the desegregation of the police force that his Deputy Superintendent at the time and then left dream was realized. This was in December 1978 the police department and became Mayor Rich- and at the same time women were also finally ard Daley’s Chief of Staff which meant he was my able to join the police force. Bogan said he had a boss when I was working in the Department of couple of women partners over the years. Human Services.” After Bogan retired from the CPD in 2007, he Bogan told Windy City Times he is worried became the Emergency Services Deputy Commis- about the current state of politics today because sioner for the Chicago Department of Human Ser- it is so divisive. vices. Bogan and his team would provide food “I think there is going to have to be another boxes for needy people, respond to domestic massive, intersectional civil rights movement to Ronald Bogan. fires, help people during heat waves and cold combat the hate coming from Trump and his sup- Photo by Carrie Maxwell snaps find shelter locations and get homeless porters,” said Bogan. WINDY CITY TIMES Oct. 17, 2018 5 new adventure of self-exploration and bring her all the time,” she said. “Minorities’ perspectives Tamale Sepp. comedy and performances to the next level. are more likely to be heard and spark change at Photo by Greg Inda After about two months of traveling, Sepp said a comedy show with an array of audience mem- in a phone interview that moving is disorienting bers than via a venting post on social media to and hectic, but she wouldn’t have it any other their friends and family who will more likely be way; she is extremely hopeful and excited about supportive but act more like an echo chamber. what the future holds for her, both career-wise Therefore more marginalized opinions need to be and personally. included in comedy.” “I just want to continue being the best version As someone who is always listening to mar- of myself as possible, prioritize fitness, take care ginalized voices, Sepp also spoke on how proud of my body, and experiment with my skill sets in she is of how women who have fiercely carved comedy and performing,” she added. out their own space in the comedy world have Tamale Sepp is doing just that, working with a friend given themselves microphones to make their to get fit and participating in a eight-week-long voices louder rather than waiting for others to workout program in hopes of challenging herself help them. Having directed an entire show her- Sepp physically and mentally, as she thinks that her self previously, Sepp mentioned several women performances will be better if her body is stron- in comedy who have inspired her, such as Kelsie ger. Huff, a standup teacher who empowers women starts When asked to look back on her time in Chi- to take on more leadership roles, and Meredith cago, Sepp could not recall a single moment Kachel, who has rated comedy troupes in Chicago when she had the privilege to get up on stage by the frequency they cast women in their shows. a new and make people laugh that stood out more than “No one bats an eye when there are all men others. She described how comedy is at the very shows, but when there is an effort to diversify, least entertainment but can also serve as a tool people get confused because it isn’t as normal- chapter to shift societal norms. ized,” Sepp said. “Comedy can be a harbinger of harmony—it She explained that even though she has wit- gets people in their soft spots, where their guard nessed tremendous growth in women’s involve- is down. That is magic,” she said. ment in the industry, inequality persists. How- BY EMAGIN TANASCHUK For more than a decade and a half, Sepp en- She explained how comedy as an art form ever, she remained positive and inspired, saying tertained Chicagoans with her creative and origi- brings people together and can be an excellent that watching others do courageous and impact- Internationally renowned comedian and interdis- nal performances which included sketch comedy, opportunity for groups of people to see another ful work such as her fellow female colleagues is ciplinary performer Tamale Sepp has relocated to belly dancing, burlesque and fire dancing. How- group’s perspective. Therefore, it is pivotal that what drives her to do more too. the East Coast after serving up 16 years of com- ever, after moving on from her job and an ami- comedy include marginalized people’s voices. For Sepp, the future is bright with new ad- edy, performance art, burlesque and much more cable breakup, she fiercely decided to pick up and “Comedy should not be censored; it is a com- ventures, new fitness goals—and certainly more in Chicago. travel, starting in New York City to embark on a mentary on social constructs that are unfolding jokes and laughter. One City Block

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D’Emilio said that, beginning Nov. 10, the Ger- multi-agency event The first hospital in the U.S. to have a gender- ber/Hart Library and Archives will host an exhibit identity clinic was Johns Hopkins Hospital in on the history of drag performance in Chicago. BY CARRIE MAXWELL on they called “female impersonators” perform- ing in South Side clubs, as well as the story of Gerber/Hart Library and Archives, Howard Brown Jackie Ross, who got a job at a defense factory Sohn said another legal challenge has come Health, Lakeview Presbyterian Church and The in Chicago during World War II and, when the Attorneys talk legal from businesses denying services to LGBTQ Village Chicago hosted an event, “Putting the ‘T’ community found out he was transgender, he was people by claiming doing so is in conflict with First: Honoring the Role of the Transgender Com- arrested and tried. D’Emilio said Ross proclaimed challenges facing their religious beliefs. munity in the LGBT Rights Movement,” Oct. 9 at in court that he wished he was a boy. Still, local governments can enact statewide Howard Brown Health and Gerber/Hart Library Other examples centered around the Transves- transgender people BY JAKE WITTICH protections for LGBTQ people against discrimi- and Archives in Rogers Park. This was the first of tite Information Service, a national newsletter, nation, Sohn said, noting that California passed a two-part program highlighting this issue. and the Transvestite Legal Committee. Both of A panel of attorneys addressed the employment a bill in 2017 requiring employers to provide Community activist Don Bell, who organized these organizations began in the early ‘70s. and education legal issues impacting transgen- training and policies prohibiting harassment based on gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation. According to Ricks, local govern- ments can also help by making it easier for transgender people to change their gender markers on legal documents, as many states still require surgeries for transgen- der people to change their gender markers. “It’s a big problem because it does immediately ‘out’ you if you aren’t able to change your gender marker,” Ricks said. “I had a cli- ent who recently wasn’t allowed to purchase a pizza because she paid for it with her credit card over From left: John D’Emilio, Kate Palmer and Milo Vieland. From left: Elizabeth Ricks, Kathryn Vander Broek and the phone, but she hadn’t changed Photo by Carrie Maxwell Sunghee Sohn. her ID yet, so the delivery person Photo by Jake Wittich wouldn’t let her sign for it.” the event, said he saw a need for this program- Following D’Emilio’s presentation, Howard Ricks said there are many reasons ming for people both within and outside the LGBT Brown Health Sexual and Reproductive Health der people in a discussion Oct. 11 at Hinshaw why a transgender person might community, since transgender people and their Walk-in Services Manager Kate Palmer and Howard & Culberton law offices. not have surgery, including whether they want issues are so often overlooked by society. Brown Health Trans and Gender Non-Conforming The panel, “Trans 101: Laws and Policies Af- the surgery in general, whether it’s medically Gerber/Hart Library and Archives Board Presi- Health Navigator Milo Vieland spoke about lan- fecting the Transgender Community,” included appropriate due to other health conditions, or dent John D’Emilio spoke about the history of the guage and protocols that recognize and respect Kathryn Vander Broek, deputy general counsel if surgery is cost prohibitive. library. D’Emilio, a historian who is also a profes- transgender people and their identities, and the at Waukegan Public Schools; Elizabeth Ricks, Broek, who was appointed deputy general sor emeritus at University of Illinois at Chicago, history of transgender people and the medical legal director and staff attorney of the Trans- counsel of Waukegan Public Schools in August, said that when the library was formed in 1981 it community. Legal Program for Chicago House and Social said the biggest challenge in making schools was hard to get LGBT books in other venues. The Palmer said Howard Brown Health has taken Service Agency; and Sunghee W. Sohn, an as- safe for transgender students can be other par- dual purpose of Gerber/Hart eventually became on an initiative around gender appropriative sociate at Hinshaw, 151 N. Franklin. ents. serving as both a place for LGBT-focused books language because they recognized about three Sohn said a large issue is that there is no “It’s not usually the students who have is- and as an archive location for a variety of collec- years ago that there was a need to address issues federal statute protecting LGBTQ people from sues with other transgender students,” Broek tions from individuals and organizations. of misgendering patients at their facilities. She discrimination. said. “It’s the parents who have issues with the D’Emilio said that, beginning in the 1880s, asked the audience if they knew what misgender- “We had a bright light under President transgender students when they’re seeking ac- LGBT people in the U.S. were called “inverts,” ing was; not many people raised their hands. Obama, whose executive order 11246 prohib- cess to the locker rooms and restrooms they further explaining that, in the 1920s and 1930s, The main takeaway from the Howard Brown ited federal contractors from discrimination, identify with.” transgender people were described as “drag Health’s focus groups preceding the initiative, including gender identity, but this was effec- According to Broek, other common issues im- queens,” “butch” or “bull dykes.” In the late ‘60s, said Palmer, was that people did not realize when tively gutted under President Trump in 2017,” pacting transgender students in school include “LGBT” started to be used. D’Emilio questioned they misgendered a person that it was causing Sohn said. use of pronouns, access to restrooms and locker what the terminology will be in the future. harm. The organization subsequently created a However, Sohn said courts in some cases rooms, access to feminine hygiene products In terms of documenting transgender history, “Trans 101” roll-out within all of their clinics. The have interpreted existing protections to in- and overnight field trips. D’Emilio highlighted some books in the library— class covered basic terminology, the difference clude sexual orientation and gender identity, Broek stressed the importance of schools de- Gay American History: Lesbians and Gay Men in between sexual orientation and gender identity as seen in March of this year when the Sixth veloping plans and procedures for supporting the U.S.A.; Suits Me: The Double Life of Billy as well as case studies and roll-playing exercises. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that RG & GR Har- transgender students in advance, rather than Tipton; Arresting Dress: Cross-Dressing, Law and Vieland spoke about the history of transgender ris Funeral HOmes violated Title VII by firing figuring them out as issues arise. Fascination in Nineteenth-Century San Francisco people’s access to medical care. He used the late Aimee Stephens when she told her employer “When we wait until the issue is in front of and Transgender History. Christine Jorgensen’s story as the example of the she’s transgender and would be presenting as us, it makes it that much harder for the trans- D’Emilio spoke about several moments in Chica- first famous person to undergo gender affirma- a woman. gender individual, who is just trying to assert go transgender history, among them when, in the tion surgery and how her story was covered in their rights,” Broek said. ‘30s, the Chicago Defender reported about what the media. WINDY CITY TIMES Oct. 17, 2018 7

Activists at the Oct. 13 Women’s March to the Polls. Photos by Windy City Times staff

Left: Reyna Ortiz at the Project VIDA event. Right: Alexis Martinez, Megan Mia and Jerome Montgomery. Photos by Vern Hester For the curated segment, host Karari Olvera Project VIDA Orozco introduced activist Alexis Martinez, who spoke about coming out in the ‘70s while a mem- celebrates National ber of a street gang. When asked, “What would Coming Out Day you tell your younger self now?,” Martinez said, BY VERNON HESTER “Never let anyone tell you to wait. Be who you are now. ... There’s always going to be someone On Oct. 11, Project VIDA, in partnership with the who has a problem with you, whether your cis- Chicago Department of Public Health, presented gendered, straight, gay, Black or white.” Cruz Ro- an event marking National Coming Out Day at the driguez spoke about the difficulty he faced in not Logan Theater. The event featured several cu- only coming out to his mother, but in navigating rated speakers who shared their coming-out sto- his Muslim faith and gaining acceptance. Model ries, and there was an open-floor segment during Megan Mia spoke about overcoming her biggest which guests could share their experiences. hurdle: herself. Chicago Board of Public Health LGBTQ liaison Later, activist/author Reyna Ortiz told a hu- Antonio King started the evening by commenting morous story about her coming out to her moth- on the success of 2017’s Coming Out Day event Af- er. When asked what advice she would give her Activists energize women’s march finity Community Services co-sponsored at 2850 younger self, she said, “I had to face the biggest Tens of thousands attended the Women’s March to the Polls that took place Oct. 13 in Grant Park S. Wabash St. King said that he wanted to come problem for trans people: We are living in a social and downtown Chicago. to the Northwest Side of town and meet with an construct that is not made for us.” The event was a follow-up to the march held in January. According to a press release that Women’s entirely different part of the LGBTQ community Project VIDA’s Debby Rijos closed the eve- March Chicago issued before the event, “This rally and march is a critical next step in voter engage- because “we’re all over—we’re multicultural and ning by sharing her own coming-out, which was ment, as women deliver on the promise that they are changing outcomes at the ballot box to protect multidimensional, and our cultures [on the North spurred by her Uncle Johnny, who came home to a fragile democracy. This rally will reflect the power of the women’s movement as we march and head and South sides of Chicago] are different.” Proj- Chicago to be with family during the last months to the polls in greater numbers than ever before.” ect VIDA CEO Jerome Montgomery thanked every- of his life in the ‘80s. She decided to come out The rally and subsequent march honored first-time voters, while energizing more people as they one in attendance and reminded guests that the at the time of his death (from AIDS)—as well as head to the polls. group has been serving the African-American and support the LGBTQ community and become ac- Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 6. Latinx communities for 26 years. tive in it. Windy City Times staff photos

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Ofer Erez, 25, made history when he became Israel’s first openly trans Israel Defense Forces (IDF) officer in 2013. Erez has since retired Lori Lightfoot. from the military and is the CEO of Jerusalem Photo by Carrie Maxwell Open House (JOH), the city’s LGBTQ community organization. A Wider Bridge (AWB) awarded JOH an im- pact grant this summer to help fund, alongside ELECTIONS 2018 other funders, the annual Jerusalem March for Pride and Tolerance, which was attended by 30,000 people. Erez will be bringing his story Mayoral candidate Lori to Chicago Oct. 22 at Temple Sholom, 3480 N. Lake Shore Dr.; the event, co-sponsored by AWB and Temple Sholom, begins at 6:30 p.m. Lightfoot unveils LGBTQ Erez served in the IDF for six and a half years, the first three years in the behavior analysis unit and the rest serving as a General Head- policy framework quarters project officer. He explained that he could not be an out trans serviceperson when Ofer Erez. BY CARRIE MAXWELL spaces for LGBTQ youth across the city. Photo by Elad Lifshitz Lightfoot highlighted the main points of her he entered the military because it was not yet even an option. On Oct. 11, which was National Coming Out Day, LGBTQ policy plan, including “guaranteeing vis- “Nobody in the IDF knew what it meant to As for what the AWB Impact Grant has done Chicago mayoral candidate Lori Lightfoot un- ibility and participation in city government by be trans,” said Erez. “I was also terrified I for JOH, Erez said it allowed them to organize veiled her LGBTQ policy framework at a roundta- actively recruiting LGBTQ+ staff and appointees, would face transphobia and be discriminated the largest-ever Jerusalem March for Pride and ble discussion at Center on Halsted (the Center). bolstering safety and justice for the trans com- against.” Tolerance, where people from all over Israel and Lightfoot, who identifies as a lesbian, is the munity, protecting and supporting LGBTQ+ youth, Although Erez did not disclose his status as elsewhere gathered to celebrate. Erez explained first LGBTQ candidate for mayor of Chicago. promoting wellness and health, addressing the a trans person when he was drafted, he said he that among the attendees were secular and re- Speaking about how she decided to approach needs of LGBTQ+ seniors and ensuring LGBTQ+ did tell his immediate commanders right away ligious people, people of all ages, Jews, Chris- her campaign, Lightfoot said one of the discus- veterans get a fair deal.” because he wanted to be honest with them tians and Muslims. sions she had with her wife, who is white, was Lightfoot said she will appoint three LGBTQ about who he is. They immediately accepted Erez’s journey to this moment in his young if they would involve their daughter in any pub- liaisons—one each from the North, South and him. life began in the northern part of Israel on a licity. They ultimately decided she would indeed West Sides—to be “the eyes and ears for me and After Erez came out to the entire company, small kibbutz called Ein Dor. He later moved be a part of it. Lightfoot explained that it was our larger team for what is happening on the he explained that it became apparent to him with his family to another kibbutz called Kfar important for all three of them to be visible in ground, to make sure we are as responsive as we that this was something the IDF should address Menahem. this historic moment, especially to show young can be of their needs.” on a systemic level. A kibbutz is a small community usually lo- LGBTQ people they could live an authentic life She also spoke about the about the two trans- “I approached IDF’s Gender Affairs Office and cated far away from the cities,” said Erez. “It is themselves. A number of young people and par- gender Chicago women who have been murdered explained the necessity of this policy,” said like a small town, where everyone knows each ents have approached Lightfoot on the campaign since 2018 began, adding that protecting trans- Erez. “We analyzed my personal experience, other. If you are a kid, you grow up with a trail and thanked her for helping them visualize gender people from violence is a key priority for including the obstacles and challenges that I tight-knit group of friends. You feel like you are a positive future for themselves or their LGBTQ her. Regarding health and wellness, Lightfoot had to face, and thought about how to change surrounded by a big family. family members. said that she wants the city to get to zero new the system to make the IDF more trans friendly. “Because I had supportive parents, I grew “I wanted to send a message that there was a HIV transmissions, and that LGBTQ elders should From those conversations, we came up with a up feeling true to myself without having to light at the end of what seems like, at times, a be able to grow older with dignity wherever they trans inclusive policy that the IDF now uses for explain it to others,” said Erez. “My parents very dark [coming out] tunnel,” said Lightfoot. live. every trans soldier.” let me cut my hair and they did not make me “We have made a lot of progress [to protect LG- Among the audience members’ concerns were Erez decided to leave the military because wear girls’ clothes. Coming out, to me, was not BTQ people’s rights] in this city and state, but we barriers coming from the anti-LGBTQ Republican- he wanted to serve the community in a dif- about coming out to myself, but about explain- cannot forget that there is still a lot of work to controlled federal government. ferent way. He described JOH as an amazing ing to others how I felt. It was hard because be done. [For example], a huge percentage of the Lightfoot said Chicago has to be a “bulwark organization. there were no role models for trans people homeless youth in our city are LGBTQ.” against the daily hostility we see coming from “I saw in JOH’s work so many aspects that around me. There was no trans visibility. Not in Lightfoot spoke about a recent visit to a drop-in Washington, D.C., because we stand for a differ- I can relate to and be a part of,” said Erez. the media. Not in my community.” center, and being struck by the number of Black ent set of values.” “The JOH is not only working to build a com- Erez said he had no way of expressing himself youth who travel outside their own communities Other questions centered around making po- munity or to create social change, it does both openly until he was 16 years old and met an- to the North Side so they can feel safe as a mem- lice more responsive to and accountable to the of these things together. It is a space where other trans person named Eli who was dating a ber of the LGBTQ community. She explained that community, why the bars were closed early dur- people from many diverse communities can be friend of his. After that, he was able to tell his it is vital to talk about and address the bigotry ing Pride but not after sporting events, and how together under one roof. I love that the JOH is friends privately and they were all supportive. that exists in some Chicago communities toward Lightfoot would address sex workers and mental aiming for a more inclusive, open and tolerant “The first time I actually came out publicly LGBTQ people, so they do not feel like they have health issues. Jerusalem. It makes the city better not just for in front of a group was during my military ser- to leave those areas to find a sense of belonging. See https://lightfootforchicago.com/ for LGBTQ people, but for all people.” vice,” said Erez. Lightfoot said that no matter if she wins the elec- more information. tion or not, she will be working on creating safe WINDY CITY TIMES Oct. 17, 2018 9 er is to recognize when he or she has fulfilled Equality Illinois calls Jury awards Wis. Shepard to be their role. I believe I have done that.” Thorn be- came the organization’s leader in February 2016 for more diversity trans women $780K interred in D.C. after serving as interim executive director since In Madison, Wisconsin, a jury awarded Matthew Shepard—who was murdered at 21 February 2015. from Rauner $780,000 to two transgender state employees years old in 1998 in an anti-gay hate crime— On National Coming Out Day (Oct. 11), LGBTQ Thorn added, in part, “I am proud of my tenure who were denied insurance coverage of transi- will be interred at Washington National Cathedral at OutServe-SLDN: from solidifying partnerships organization Equality Illinois called out Gov. tion surgeries, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel following a service of thanksgiving and remem- Bruce Rauner for “the unbelievable lack of LG- with over 40 organizations, creating a robust net- reported. brance on Friday, Oct. 26, at the request of the work of pro-bono partners resulting in the access BTQ representation among the more than 400 In September, a judge ordered that care is cov- Shepard family. appointments made ... to state boards and com- and assistance to legal services for over 2,000 ered. The most recent trial was only to determine Oct. 12 was the 20th anniversary of Shepa- individuals and over $4 million worth of legal ser- missions during Fiscal Year 2018,” a press release the damages due to the plaintiffs, identified as rd’s death. The service will celebrate and recall noted. vices in the last four years.” University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate stu- Shepard’s life and will be followed by a private Also, he said that “OutServe-SLDN also assisted The data is contained in a report quietly the dent Alina Boyden, and University of Wisconsin interment in the Cathedral crypt. The service will governor’s office published. in the initial implementation of open transgen- School of Medicine research Shannon Andrews. be presided over by the Right Rev. Mariann Edgar der service and vigorously advocated for the con- Equality Illinois stated that, of the 431 ap- The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Budde, Episcopal bishop of Washington, and the pointments the governor made between July 1, firmation of Eric Fanning to be Secretary of the Wisconsin and volunteer attorneys from the law Right Rev. V. Gene Robinson, the first openly gay Army.” 2017 and June 30, 2018, only one appointee firm Hawks Quindel filed the lawsuit. priest to be consecrated a bishop in the Episcopal publicly identifies as an LGB person. Furthermore, Andy Blevins will succeed Thorn; Thorn recom- Larry Dupuis, legal director for the ACLU of Church. mended him for the position. despite the new LGBTQ Public Service Law that Wisconsin, said in a statement, “No one should Shepard will be one of approximately 200 peo- took effect Jan. 1, 2018, transgender Illinoisans be denied health care because of who they are. ple to have been interred in the Cathedral over who apply or who are appointed aren’t even be- Depriving transgender people of access to tran- the last century. Others interred at the Cathedral HIV Care Connect ing counted. sition-related care is discrimination and we are include President Woodrow Wilson; Bishop Thom- Brian C. Johnson, CEO of Equality Illinois, pleased the jury awarded Shannon and Alina the as Claggett, the first Episcopal bishop ordained releases health quiz said, “On behalf of the estimated 400,000 LGBTQ money they need to cover their care and for the on U.S. soil; Helen Keller and her teacher, Anne In an effort to assist Illinois residents living adults who live in Illinois, we call on the Gover- harm they suffered. Discrimination comes with a Sullivan; and U.S. Navy Admiral George Dewey. with HIV who are affected by social determinants nor’s Office to be more aggressive in recruiting cost, and for the State of Wisconsin the bill has of health, Illinois HIV Care Connect has intro- top talent and do better to ensure that Illinois- come.” duced the “Good Health Is More Than Health ans of all backgrounds are inspired to lend their The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel arti- Thorn stepping down Care” Quiz. strengths and talents to public service. We must cle is at https://www.jsonline.com/story/ People living with HIV are encouraged to take live up to our shared value of inclusion in the news/2018/10/11/jury-awards-780-000-trans- from OutServe-SLDN the quiz, which is at https://www.surveygizmo. Matt Thorn has announced that he is stepping Land of Lincoln.” gender-state-employee/1600250002/. com/s3/4562185/Good-Health-Is-More-Than- The report is at https://www2.illinois.gov/ down as president/CEO of the LGBT military orga- Health-Care-Quiz. For more about Illinois HIV sites/bac/Documents/2018-Board-And-Commis- nization OutServe-SLDN. Care Connect, visit HIVCareConnect.com. sion-Act-Report-10.01.2018.pdf. In a press release, Thorn said, “A test of a lead-

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BY MATT SIMONETTE of that public access counselor being more ef- ficiently run. That would be by way of directing State Sen. Kwame Raoul—who, in 2004, took more resources to that public access counselor over the role that then-state Sen. Barack Obama for processing claims. vacated when he left for the U.S. Senate—has Secondly, I think criminal justice reform is an been locked in a challenging showdown with at- area I have been very active in, in the legislature, torney Erika Harold to become Illinois’ next at- and I think is one the attorney general’s voice torney general. has been absent in. I would leverage the attorney Raoul spoke with Windy City Times about his general’s bully pulpit to be able to have the voice views about the post, as well as the attorney of advocacy, both from a policy-making stand- general’s responsibilities to the LGBT community. point as well as with the public at large, to make Windy City Times: Were you to win, do you sure that we exercise additional reforms. see your time in office as being any different WCT: Where does the attorney general fit in, from the time Attorney General Lisa Madigan with respect to municipal issues, such as po- has been in office? lice corruption, or national issues? Kwame Raoul: I certainly don’t look to fix KR: That’s my third prong. I was recently at a what’s not broken within the attorney general’s democratic attorney general’s association policy office. [Madigan] has been a tremendous con- conference. Lisa Madigan introduced me. What sumer advocate and advocate for victims, and she said is that I’ve “wanted her job for a while,” certainly I intend on continuing what Lisa Ma- which is true. … I had expected her to run for digan has done, in a very strong manner, in the governor about five years ago, and prepared then office. Are there things I intend to build upon to run for attorney general. That role that I pre- or expand? Yes, most certainly. I worked with pared for then is vastly different than what it is Lisa Madigan to create a public-access counselor today, because of the role attorneys general have within the attorney general’s office. Neither she played both individually and collectively, given nor I could have anticipated that the public ac- the challenges presented by the federal govern- cess counselor would be as overburdened as they ment, and the Trump administration in particular. are right now. So one of the things I would do I would look to play more of a leadership role in … is try to create better transparency, by way the efforts to fight back against what we antici- pate and what we have experienced already from the administration. WCT: What do you see as the most pertinent Attorney general candidate Kwame Raoul. issues for the LGBT community? What respon- Photo courtesy of campaign team sibilities does the attorney general have to- wards the LGBT community? curate. When my opponent says what her views ter. For her to say that they don’t matter shows KR: One of the most important parts they have might be on sexual orientation, or a woman’s a lack of appreciation for the full scope of the to play is with respect to discrimination, particu- right to decide what’s right for her body … [I duties. larly within the workplace, where potentially [af- think] our views may be different, but they mat- See KwameRaoul.com. ter Justice Brett Kavenaugh’s Supreme Court ap- pointment] the perspective on what is allowable casting ballots in early voting, voters may not could shift. … Given the potential shift in the ELECTIONS 2018 return to amend, change or undo a ballot for court, what we may need to see in Illinois is pro- any reason. It is a felony to vote more than tections implanted into our state constitutions to Early voting info; once—or to attempt to vote more than once— Equality is my policy. give us protection against how the courts might election judges in the same election. I’ll treat you and your partner with interpret the U.S. Constitution. respect and without judgment. I can help To view a list of sites, visit ChicagoElections. WCT: Why do you think voters should choose you save on car, homeowners, renters, needed com/en/early-voting.html and https://www. you over Erika Harold? life insurance, even retirement products. Early voting for the Nov. 6 general election cookcountyclerk.com/service/early-voting- KR: I think the choices are clearly distinguish- Call me today to get all the discounts has started. locations (for Chicago and suburban residents, you deserve. able. I applaud Erika Harold for lending herself to Currently, early voting is taking place at at respectively). the journey of running for office. You put yourself CHAR SCHOENBACH 69 W. Washington St. on the fifth floor and on Also, election judges are needed. Qualifica- under a magnifying glass. 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I know, Voters do not need a reason or excuse to use The pay is $200 each for those who complete from policy-making, that the attorney general early voting; however, voters may need to pres- training and then serve on Election Day; visit weighs in both on behalf of and against policy ent government-issued photo identification. Discounts subject to terms, conditions and availability. Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Co. Northbrook, https://chicagoelections.com/en/serving-as- IL. © 2009 Allstate Insurance Co. changes on a week-to- week basis. The notion 255110 Ballots cast in early voting are final. After a-judge-of-election.html. that those personal views don’t matter is inac- WINDY CITY TIMES Oct. 17, 2018 11 be directed at good politicians into state govern- Victory Fund brunch ment: “Bad legislation starts in statehouses.” State Rep. Kelly Cassidy presented U.S. Rep. New Boystown Legacy features local, Jan Schakowsky with Victory Fund’s award named national politicians for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District BY MATT SIMONETTE (MWRD) Commissioner Debra Shore, long an ac- Walk plaques unveiled tive local member for the organization. BY MATT SIMONETTE The responsibilities of elected LGBT officials to In her remarks, Schakowsky praised Shore, not- their constituents was a central talking point in ing that, prior to Shore’s arrival, MWRD posts Dozens of community members gathered along Halsted Street the afternoon of Oct. 13 for the an Oct. 14 speech in downtown Chicago by trans- were often regarded in the political community as unveiling of two new Legacy Walk plaques celebrating the lives of activist Marsha P. Johnson and gender Virginia state legislator Danica Roem. positions for “hacks.” She added, however, that composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Roem emphasized the effectiveness of con- Shore “has totally transformed that into a great The afternoon was a somewhat bittersweet one for Legacy Walk Executive Director Victor Salvo, stituent services in her platform before her 2017 environmental organization.” as the new installations now occupy the final two spots along the Legacy Walk, essentially complet- election. In her Chicago speech, delivered at the Schakowsky further spoke about her grandson, ing the initial goal of an open-air museum along Halsted Street celebrating the LGBT community. Victory Fund’s 2018 Chicago Champagne Brunch, who is transgender: “It’s so wonderful how not The first plaques were unveiled in 2012. she added that the most important “constituent only our family, but the entire community, has “This is the fulfillment of a dream that began 31 years ago,” said Salvo. He said that he was struck service” was ultimately ensuring the fair-and- embraced him. I am a thrilled grandmother.” by the contrasting lives of Johnson and Tchaikovsky, noting that Johnson, a prominent figure in the equal treatment of all of one’s constituents. Among those local politicians also attending 1969 Stonewall riots, “did much to be buoyant and joyful,” while Tchaikovsky’s days were marked “We are resilient,” Roem said. “LGBT politicians the event were Chicago mayoral candidate Lori by solemnity. are resilient because they are members of the Lightfoot; Alds. Tom Tunney and James Capple- Brave Space Alliance Executive Director LaSaia Wade helped Salvo to unveil Johnson’s plaque; LGBT community.” man; and state Rep. Sam Yingling. community organizer Xavier MaatRa also delivered remarks on Johnson. Roem praised and encouraged openly gay Cook Tchaikovsky’s plaque was unveiled by Alexander Mars, a Russian gay man who sought asylum in County Board candidate Kevin Morrison, who had the United States. In his remarks, he described the dire circumstances facing LGBT Russians: “The spoken earlier. Morrison earlier in the week with- homophobic Russian government is trying to control information about LGBT people, and keep us stood a blistering allegedly anti-LGBT attack ad in the dark.” from his opponent for the seat. Ravinia Festival Welz Kauffman, state Sen. Heather Steans and her twin sister, Ravinia Festival Roem said such attacks come about when poli- Board Chair Jennifer Steans, also spoke at the Tchaikovsky unveiling. Kauffman recalled that hearing ticians “know that they have lost the issues.” about Tchaikovsky being gay inspired him to come out to his mother. In Morrison’s remarks, he spoke at length about State Sen. Steans mentioned that the Legacy Walk spoke to the need for making LGBT history his commitment to mental health services in part of the history curriculum in the state. She introduced a bill which passed in the Illinois Senate Cook County, adding, “I want to make sure that that would do just that in 2018; the legislation has yet to come up for a vote in the Illinois House. the Cook County Jail is no longer the largest pro- vider of mental health services in America.” Victory Fund, which is committed to training and otherwise giving support to openly LGBT candidates with strong chances of winning office in their races, endorsed 272 out of about 600 candidates across the country in the last year, ac- cording to organization President Annise Parker, the former mayor of Houston. She admitted that such a wide turnout of candidates was “daunting” for the organization, adding, “That is probably 100 more candidates than what we are used to endorsing in any single year.” Danica Roem. Parker also emphasized that resources need to Photo by Matt Simonette

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From left: Victor Salvo, LaSaia Wade and Gloria Allen in front of plaque for Marsha P. Johnson. Photo by Matt Simonette 12 Oct. 17, 2018 WINDY CITY TIMES Gay juror recounts Van Dyke trial experience BY MATT SIMONETTE I came back, there were only none of us, and we were sent into the jury room. We went in, and Early in September, Chicagoan Will Harpest was there sat the entire prosecution team and de- reading a New York Times article about Mayor fense team, and Judge [Vincent] Gaughan. They Rahm Emanuels’ decision not to run for re-elec- each had a copy of the paper I’d filled out.” tion. That article mentioned that trial selection After some questions, Harpest was again sent in the murder trial of Chicago Police Officer Jason away. “Then, about an hour later, about three of Van Dyke, who was charged with the murder of us were called back and we were sworn in as ju- Laquan McDonald, was imminent. rors.” It didn’t take long for Harpest—who was sched- Among the questions on that initial question- uled for jury duty—to put two and two together, naire was, “What bumper stickers do you have especially when he arrived at the Cook County on your car?” Harpest answered that he had “an Courthouse and saw the entrance teeming with equality sticker” there, even adding a drawing of protesters. He was indeed to be a possible juror it. for the high-profile Van Dyke trial, which would Gaughan asked him during the interview, eventually find the officer guilty of second-de- “What’s an ‘equality sticker?’” gree murder and 16 counts of aggravated battery. Harpest replied, “I’m a gay man, and that’s “When I arrived at jury duty, there were 250 for an organization that supports equality for all other people there that first day,” he recalled. LGBT people.” “We each filled out a 20-page paper, and were From that day on, Harpest and his fellow ju- Will Harpest. rors were asked to avoid news about the trial, given a time to come back the next week. When Photo courtesy of Harpest but word broke that a gay man was serving on the jury. and were only sequestered one night as they de- understanding the language, and what it meant, PASSAGES He said that his relationship with his fellow liberated. Harpest and his partner adhered to his that was the biggest challenge.” jurors was cordial, and that he came out to them instructions not to discuss the case. Indeed, Harpest said that the deliberations, Robert Klein Engler during the course of a conversation about what “He followed the rules and said nothing to me though difficult, were also somewhat refreshing Robert Klein Engler, of Chicago and Omaha, their questionnaires looked like: “I said, ‘I’m the about what was going on,” Harpest said. “I could to him, in that they “reminded him of a time passed away Oct. 3 in Omaha. He was 75. gay one.’ After that, it was fine; I got along with tell that he was tense. When I got home that when political discussion and differences were Robert was a with them fine.” Friday, when it was all done, we both cried. It understood and respected. … It was a great bub- well-known and Harpest said jurors were “somewhat aware” of was like he was in the closet—he couldn’t tell ble to be in. Once we understood the words, the brilliant writer, the possible repercussions of the decision in the anybody else what I was experiencing. He had to puzzle-pieces came together fairly quickly.” leaving thousands trial, since larger questions of CPD accountabil- hold it inside. … We were in such a bubble that Harpest also had high praise for Gaughan, of poems, innu- ity and its relationship with the city’s Black and we were not aware of the intensity of the feeling whom he said repeatedly expressed his respect merable plays and Brown communities were among the stakes. in the rest of the city.” and appreciation for jurors. books of short sto- “But remember that we were not reading news- Harpest said that the deliberations were “He sat down with us after it was over, and ries, and countless papers, or watching TV or listening to the radio,” thoughtful and cordial; jurors focused their dis- asked us if we had any questions,” Harpest re- essays. He won two he said. “So [the community] got a daily dose of, cussion on whether the prosecution had met their called. “He then made the comment that, ‘Who- awards from the Il- ‘This is what the jury is doing now,’ but we didn’t burden of proof. ever put together this jury system that works this linois Arts Council get any of that hype. Most of Chicago was feeling “A lot of the discussion was about understand- way should be in heaven. Because it works—you for his poetry. He that anxiety and we did not feel that.” ing what the law said,” he recalled. “Each [crimi- have 12 diverse people from all around Cook was also an artist Gaughan offered the jury the option of being nal charge] had attributes we had to agree on. County coming to a decision like this. If society who painted doz- Robert Klein Engler. sequestered in a hotel or going home for the du- The big job was making sure that all 12 of us un- [outside the court] worked like that, you’d have ens of canvases Photo courtesy of ration of the trial. They chose the latter option, derstood those words in the same way. … It was a much healthier society.’” which were widely Alan Gresham displayed. that protects abortion rights; raises the mini- byterian Church, 916 E. Central Rd., Arlington Robert held degrees from The University Forward Illinois mum wage to $15;, strengthens firearm restric- Heights. of Illinois-Urbana, and the University of Chi- tions; protects the environment; expands access The event will feature nationally renowned cago Divinity School. He was a professor at coalition launches to quality, affordable healthcare; protects LG- speaker and The Gender Cool Project founder Daley College and Roosevelt University. BTQ rights in schools; and protects immigrant Gearah Goldstein, who will provide the key- He belonged to various writing groups, election agenda On Oct. 9, a coalition of progressive organi- families. note: “LGBTQIA+ Positivity: Moving Beyond the including Tall Grass, and served for years as Between now and election day (Nov. 6), the ‘Surviving To Thriving’ Narrative.” In addition, president of Newtown Writers. He founded zations—including Sierra Club Illinois, SEIU, Planned Parenthood Illinois Action, Equality coalition will embark on this agenda through a Goldstein is providing a workshop on “Impactful several performance venues where actors campaign that includes phone banking, door- Public Speaking.” performed the works of the group’s authors. Illinois, Illinois Coalition Against Handgun Vio- lence, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refu- knocking, and a digital engagement strategy via Also, Equality Illinois Director of Policy Mike He help found the group’s press and served text, email and social media. Ziri will speak on “Advocacy & Policy: How to at times as the editor of the group’s literary gee Rights (ICIRR), UFCW 881, Chicago Votes and Citizen Action Illinois—came together See ForwardIllinois.org. Create Change;” a panel discussion will explore anthology. “Creating Inclusive Middle Schools;” and Jamie He loved New Orleans and many of his ahead of the next gubernatorial debate to joint- ly outline an agenda and to announce a major Curtis, director of chapter engagement from works took place there. He thought at one PFLAG conference PFLAG National will headline the forum “Create point he might move there but in fact spent mobilization program in the closing weeks of the election season. Thriving Chapters.” his last years in Omaha, a city he ver much Nov. 10 in suburb Visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ The newly formed Forward Illinois coalition The PFLAG Council of Northern Illinois is host- enjoyed. the-power-of-positivity-time-to-thrive-tick- detailed how new polling data shows nearly 70 ing a day-long PFLAG Conference on Saturday, He will be sorely missed by his friends ets-50202326510. around the world. percent support (across party lines) an agenda Nov. 10, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., at Southminster Pres- WINDY CITY TIMES Oct. 17, 2018 13 Jackhammer Complex purchased, saving LGBTQ bar from closure BY JAKE WITTICH save the Jackhammer Complex. According to Sul- livan, Tom Fencl, owner of the Davis Theater, Two prominent LGBT bar owners have purchased played a key role in that effort. the Jackhammer Complex, saving the North Side Fencl belongs to a group that acquired the bar from closure. rights to the building, and was tasked with evict- Mark Robertson and Mike Sullivan, owners of ing Jackhammer, Leather64TEN and the building’s The SoFo Tap and Meeting House Tavern in Ander- residents when an out-of-town investment firm sonville, announced their purchase of the Jack- offered to buy it, according to the press release hammer business and its building, 6406 N. Clark announcing Robertson and Sullivan’s purchase. St., on Oct. 9. Jackhammer will now be part of “I was heartbroken to hear that such a long- 2Bears Tavern Group, which runs Robertson and standing institution was about to end,” Fencl Sullivan’s bars. said in the press release. “I was able to convince “Jackhammer is a safe, engaging environment the majority shareholders that given more time, I for the LGBTQ community and fetish groups that could save the Jackhammer.” are a part of it,” Robertson said. “It’s the epitome This left Fencl with limited time to find a new of what we want to be and the same model we owner for the building. have for The SoFo Tap and Meeting House Tavern. Sullivan said Fencl recruited power broker Lau- Our goal is to provide a second home for our com- ra Rahilly, of Rahilly & Associates with Coldwell munities.” Banker, to find a buyer committed to keeping Jackhammer in business. “Tom is fantastic for recognizing this is more than just a business opportunity to sell the building,” Rahilly said. “Instead he took the more challenging road to secure the right buyers who would keep the integrity of what Jackhammer is New Jackhammer purchasers Mark Robertson and Mike Sullivan. to Chicago and the community.” Photo by Kyle Henderson, Nightspots archives Rahilly said she was overwhelmed by the amount of inquiries she received about how to exploring this opportunity,” Sullivan said. “The The sale also means that Leather64TEN will be support the Jackhammer and prevent its closure. Jackhammer is a source of strength for people able to remain in its home next to Jackhammer, Exterior of Jackhammer. “From a real estate business perspective, I have that emboldens people to be themselves not just Sullivan said. never been more bombarded with phone calls and “Leather64TEN could have relocated some- Photo by Kirk Williamson within the walls of the bar, but in their lives. emails inquiring about a property,” Rahilly said. We don’t want our community to lose that space, where else, but there’s no better place for them Jimmy Keup—who opened Jackhammer with “This was a very complicated transaction, and so everything people love about Jackhammer is than right next door, where the two businesses his late partner, Joe Maggio, in 2001—will re- we’re fortunate Mark and Mike were able to save what they’ll continue to see.” have such a great synergistic relationship,” Sul- main general manager of Jackhammer, promis- the Jackhammer given their success as bar own- Marc Moder, who DJs at both Jackhammer and livan said. ing to maintain the bar’s identity as a safe place ers in Andersonville and commitment to keeping the SoFo Tap as DJ Moose, said in the press re- Keup said he’s relieved and excited to work where all types of people are welcome. Robertson Jimmy, who is the heart of Jackhammer.” lease that he’s excited to see Robertson and Sul- with Robertson and Sullivan and keep the Jack- and Sullivan will co-manage the bar with Keup Robertson and Sullivan purchased The SoFo livan’s management skills partner with the “heart hammer Complex open. beginning Oct. 14 and then assume ownership Tap, 4923 N. Clark St., in July 2011 and rebranded and soul” of Jackhammer. “It was wonderful seeing the outpouring of of Jackhammer after the business transaction’s it in October of that year, Sullivan said. The duo “I’ve stayed active at both venues for years be- love and support from the community and hear- closing, expected in November. The real-estate opened Meeting House Tavern, 5025 N. Clark St., cause both at their core have a feeling of family ing how the bar has changed peoples’ lives,” transaction will likely wrap up in December, Sul- on June 28 of this year, shortly after Keup an- and love above all else, which, for me, is the key Keup said. “I’m proud that Jackhammer is known livan said. nounced the Jackhammer Complex’s foreclosure. to not only working with an establishment but as a place that welcomes and encourages every- “We get to continue our legacy of providing “Although the timing happened in a busy point patronizing it. I see big things ahead,” Moder one to be themselves, and excited to keep that a safe space for everyone, regardless of gender, in our lives, we didn’t want it to prevent us from said. space open.” to come and enjoy themselves and explore their fetish endeavors,” Keup said. “We can now make that space bigger and better for our community Hernandez, P.C. attorney Daniel Hernandez. starting at 6 p.m. and the people who come from all over the world WCT founder at The event is free; visit “Out@COMCAST and Founded fewer than two years ago by Execu- to visit.” Out@NBCUNIVERSAL Present: The LGBTQ Move- tive Director Chuck Adams, Indivisible Aurora Oct. 18 forum ment: Then and Now” on Eventbrite.com to reg- has swiftly become a progressive advocate for Keup announced in June that Jackhammer Out@COMCAST and Out@NBCUNIVERSAL, in could face imminent closure because its build- ister. historically marginalized communities in the conjunction with Out & Equal Chicagoland, will city of Aurora. ing, which also houses the Leather64TEN store present “The LGBTQ Movement: Then and Now” and several residential units, was foreclosed in The night will begin with a VIP reception fol- Thursday, Oct. 18, at NBC Studios, 455 N. City- HRC Chicago to lowed by the silent auction and main dinner 2016. According to a press release, Leather64TEN, front Plaza Dr., 6:45-8 p.m. which has spent 13 years at that location, could event. The event has an array of speakers each NBC5’s Chris Hush will moderate the panel, honor Aurora group year, with past appearances from former Illinois be easily relocated, but Jackhammer’s eviction Indivisible Aurora will receive the Human which is slated to include Chicago Reader Pub- Gov. Pat Quinn, marriage-equality plaintiff Jim would mean the bar is gone forever because its Rights Campaign (HRC) Chicago Community lisher and Windy City Times founder Tracy Baim; Obergefell and ex-NFL player Michael Sam. 4 a.m. liquor license is tied to the address and Leadership Award at the 2018 HRC Chicago Equality Institute CEO and Out & Equal Chica- Tickets are on sale now at HRCChicago.org/ non-transferable. Gala and Auction on Saturday, Oct. 27, at the goland Co-Chair Bernadette Smith; and Walczak gala. This prompted concerned community members Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile, to launch a widespread marketing campaign to 14 Oct. 17, 2018 WINDY CITY TIMES viewpoints

involvement in the deadly underworld of Laramie’s The anointing of Matthew Shepard as an iconic im- crystal methamphetamine drug trafficking. Jimenez age for LGBTQ rights not only concealed from the writes that Shepard was not only a user but he was a American public the real person, but also hid the Rev. Irene courier who had plans just before his death to drive other varied faces of hate crimes in 1998. MONROE a shipment of meth. For example, there was James Byrd Jr. The hate “I learned that Matthew had been a user of meth. crime is depicted as lynching by dragging. Walking And from everything I was able to trace, Matthew home from a party along a highway in East Texas, VOL. 34, No. 04, Oct. 17, 2018 Matthew Shepard’s got into meth in a serious way, when he was living in Byrd was offered a ride. The ride resulted being The combined forces of Windy City Times, Denver before he moved to Laramie,” Jimenez stated dragged by his ankles to his death— simply because founded Sept. 1985, and Outlines newspaper, founded May 1987. murder revisited in an interview with Rachel Martin of Weekend Edi- he was Black. tion on NPR. In reading Jimenez’s book, we shockingly learn With October being LGBTQ History Month it allows PUBLISHER Terri Klinsky According to Jimenez, Shepard’s murderers were that Matthew Shepard is a fictive narrative. Some, the LGBTQ community to look back at historical not strangers—one is a bisexual crystal-meth addict however, would empathically argue it’s a good one events. And Matthew Shepard’s murder is one of EXECUTIVE EDITOR Andrew Davis who not only knew Matthew, but partied, bought to politically canonize in order to push for needed them. drugs from and had sex with Matthew. With this legislative changes in the protection and under- MANAGING EDITOR Matt Simonette Oct. 12 marked 20 years since the death of Mat- “new” information, a more textured but troubling standing of LGBTQ Americans. DIGITAL DIRECTOR Jean Albright thew Shepard. In October 1998, Shepard, then 21, ART DIRECTOR AND ASSOCIATE EDITOR narrative emerges. The fruit of the Shepard narrative includes The was a first-year college student at University of Wyo- Kirk Williamson The response, however, to Jimenez’s book was a Matthew Shepard Foundation, The Laramie Project, ming. Under the guise of friendship, two men (Aar- SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTOR Scott Duff thunderous rebuke that resulting in him becoming the TV movie The Matthew Shepard Story, and The BUSINESS MANAGER Ripley Caine on McKinney and Russell Henderson) lured Shepard an instant media sensation—and a pariah, Judas Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Hate Crimes Pre- SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES Terri Klinsky, from a tavern, tortured and bludgeoned him with Kirk Williamson, Scott Duff, Kathy Breit, Theresa and a colossal sellout. The response to Jimenez’s vention Act (mostly known as the Matthew Shepard their rifles, and then tethered him to a rough-hewn Santos Volpe, Kevin Siarkowski, Amy Matheny book was such that Aaron Hicklin’s article “Have We Act), to name a few. NATIONAL SALES Rivendell Media, wooden fence to die—simply because he was gay. Got Matthew Shepard All Wrong?” (in The Advocate) Not bad, some would say, for a story built on more 212-242-6863 That’s the story the world over has come to know. THEATER AND DANCE EDITOR Catey Sullivan asked, “Did our need to make a symbol of Shepard fiction than truth. And, for the most part, the LGBTQ community is te- SENIOR WRITERS Jonathan Abarbanel, Mary blind us to a messy, complex story that is darker and The cultural currency of the Shepard narrative’s Shen Barnidge, Liz Baudler, Charlsie Dewey, naciously sticking with it, resulting in numerous ha- more troubling than the established narrative?” shelf life, however, might now after nearly two de- Ross Forman, Carrie Maxwell, Rev. Irene Monroe, giographies on Shepard as the quintessential LGBTQ In a 2004 episode of the television newsmagazine cades be flickering out. Or, in 2018, it’s now of no Jerry Nunn, Tony Peregrin, Angelique Smith, icon. Sari Staver, Sarah Toce, Melissa Wasserman show 20/20, investigative journalist Elizabeth Var- immediate political expediency to its framers and However, with all iconic narratives, apocryphal WRITERS Sarah Katherine Bowden, Ada Cheng, gas also reported that money and drugs motivated the community it was intended to serve. Eric Formato, Joe Franco, Veronica Harrison, tales abound, too, resulting in queries concerning Shepard killers’ actions, not homophobia. However, “There are valuable reasons for telling certain Kelsey Hoff, Aaron Hunt, Eric Karas, Brian Kirst, the truth. Billy Masters, Scott C. Morgan, Amelia Orozco, many immediately discredit the episode once finding stories in a certain way at pivotal times, but that In 2013 investigative journalist Stephen Jimenez, Ariel Parrella-Aureli, Kerry Reid, Dana Rudolph, out that Jimenez was its producer, resulting in his doesn’t mean we have to hold on to them once Ana Serna, Karen Topham, Joseph Varisco, who is himself gay, wrote The Book of Matt: Hid- controversial book. they’ve outlived their usefulness,” Hicklin, wrote. Regina Victor, Sean Margaret Wagner, Lauren den Truths About the Murder of Matthew Shepard, This story, nonetheless, shatters a revered icon for I read Jimenez’s The Book of Matt as a caution- Warnecke, Steve Warren, Lauren Emily Whalen upending a canonized narrative we all have grown SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHERS Kat Fitzgerald, Hal LGBTQ rights—one who was deliberately chosen be- ary tale of how the needs of a community might familiarly comfortable with, irrespective of its sen- Baim, Tim Carroll, Ed Negron cause of his race, gender, and economic background. have trumped the truth. In retrospect, crystal meth CIRCULATION DIRECTOR Jean Albright sationalized macabre details. “Matthew Shepard’s status as a gay everyman was was popular in urban gay clubs and in small-town DISTRIBUTION Ashina, Allan, Dan, John, Sue I had the pleasure of meeting Jimenez at his book and Victor determined first by the media, then by gay-rights America like Laramie. Homophobia, unquestionably, reading at the Harvard Coop that October 2013. I WEB HOSTING LoveYourWebsite.com (lead groups—with little knowledge of who he was. He played a role in Shepard’s death, but drugs might programmer: Martie Marro) told Stephen, referring to his book, that perhaps it’s looked like an attractive, angelic, white college stu- have, too. PRESIDENT Tracy Baim easier to kill the messenger (him) than hear his mes- (773) 871-7610 FAX (773) 871-7609 dent from the heart of conservative America,” Ga- This year will be the 20th anniversary of Shepard’s sage. Editorial: [email protected] briel Arana wrote in her 2009 piece “The Deification death. Perhaps, we should revisit the story anew. 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PAGE 18 16 Oct. 17, 2018 WINDY CITY TIMES THEATER REVIEW pick up an AK-47 and make your own rules. quently to rub her newfound power in the faces dancing to the radio and poring over their only What if you’re 15, abducted from your parents’ of the deeply insecure Wife #1 (Maya V. Prentiss) book, a biography of Bill Clinton. (They refer to Eclipsed home, tossed into a rebel camp and raped night- and the very pregnant Wife #3 (Aja Singletary). Monica Lewinsky as Clinton’s “Wife #2.”) The cast Playwright: Danai Gurira ly? How exactly do you survive? Pegasus Theatre When a teenage girl (Sola Thompson) finds her- is incredibly skilled, navigating their characters’ At: Chicago Dramatists, 1105 W. Chicago Ave. Chicago’s Eclipsed sets out to answer that ques- self in the unfortunate role of Wife #4, she’s torn complexities and relationships with the kind of Tickets: $18-30; PegasusTheatreChicago.org tion and the results, while not for the faint of between the two women who strive to protect ease that only comes from very diligent prepara- Runs through: Nov. 4 heart, are simply stunning. her, and the one who seems to have it all despite tion. In 2016, Eclipsed became the first play to the war-torn environment. A thorough, illustrated lobby display informs BY LAUREN EMILY WHALEN open on Broadway with an all-Black, all-female Director Ilesa Duncan infuses Gurira’s frank the audience that the Liberian fight for freedom creative team and cast. Playwright Danai Gurira dialogue with a series of arresting images. The was very female-driven, with women negotiating “How you gonna survive?” (yes, the same Danai Gurira who starred in Black Girl learns to use an assault rifle, her fingers fes- for peace as well as shooting civilians. Eclipsed If you think about it broadly, every female Panther and The Walking Dead) was inspired by a tooned with bright pink nail polish. Peace activ- brings to glaring life a very recent piece of his- must answer this question. But if you’re a Libe- New York Times photo of African women, dressed ist Rita (Morayo Orija) teaches the illiterate Wife tory with Black women at its center. “You have to rian woman in 2003 when your country is in the fashionably and packing assault rifles. Indeed, #1 to write her name in the dirt, and the latter’s work within the system,” Wife #2 informs Rita, throes of civil war, the answers are limited. You one character (Adhana Reid)—formerly known expression changes from disbelief to joy. When “and right now, the system is war.” Perhaps one can have a commanding officer’s baby and revel as “Wife #2”—embodies that photograph. Once Wife #2 goes into labor, she cries out—not in day, this line will feel irrelevant. in the stolen outfits and boom boxes he brings confined to a compound with a rebel officer’s pain, but for her beloved wig. you. You can become a peace activist, but only two other women, she now struts around in tight Gurira and Duncan never stop reminding us that if you have the money and education. Or you can jeans and her very own gun, stopping in fre- these women are victims, but they’re also human,

south to Brooklyn. reveals more depths as the play goes on. goes through just about every emotion possible THEATER REVIEW The play’s narrator is 17-year-old Ernestine. Director Tyrone Phillips gets some outstand- during this play and Bell is a master of subtle She’s a high school senior who, unlike her social ing performances from his entire cast. Sims plays expressions. Crumbs From the butterfly 15-year-old sister, pretty much keeps to Godfrey’s desperation discover why he was left Among those flamboyant performances is Buck- Table of Joy herself. He greatest escape is to go to movies, alone as the driving force of his life. It informs ley’s Lily. Buckley is a force of nature in this play: Playwright: Lynn Nottage where she is awed by the great dramatic tales his newfound religion, his confusion over his entering like a whirlwind in red, she immedi- At: Raven Theatre, 6157 N Clark St. featuring actresses like Joan Crawford that man- feelings for Lily (with whom he shares a past), ately claims the stage, and whether boisterously Tickets: 773-338-2177 or age to resolve themselves in two hours. Her own and even his honest and abiding love for his drunk, audaciously sexy, or honestly tender, her RavenTheatre.com; $15-46 life offers no such neat resolutions. She lives in daughters. Lee is outstanding as the fiery, indom- Lily shines not only as the object of her nieces’ Runs through: Nov. 18 her imagination, even joyfully playing out alter- itable Ermina; she’s a constant breath of fresh air affection but as one of the best performances of native scenes from her life as she wishes they had in any scene she’s a part of. Tate’s throughout the year. BY KAREN TOPHAM occurred. the play is fun to watch as she takes this white Crumbs From the Table of Joy asks us to find the The Crump family’s regimented life is uprooted German woman (only a half-decade after WWII no delightful crumbs whenever and wherever we can Like Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie, twice: first by the arrival of Godfrey’s sister-on- less) and works to integrate her into the Crumps’ because we don’t always have full access to the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage’s law, Lily Anne Greene (Brianna Buckley). Lily, ar- lives only to meet massive resistance from both table, but it suggests that the crumbs just may 1995 family drama Crumbs From the Table of Joy riving on the scene in ostentatiously bright and daughters. be enough. It’s a quiet, simple play by Nottage, is a memory play reflected through the mind of sharp clothing that the Crump girls cannot even Bell carries the weight of the play on her shoul- as understated as its main character, but it offers the oldest child of a very flawed, controlling dream of, is a hard-drinking, hard-socializing ders and is wonderful in the role of the wallflower us a different glimpse into the playwright than single parent. In this case, the flawed parent is member of the Communist Party (because it is in daughter whose imagination is the greatest thing her Pulitzer Prize-winning Sweat and Ruined; it’s Godfrey Crump (Terence Sims), a man who has (as favor of eliminating Jim Crow laws). The second about her life. Her internalized and understated a sweet, lovely, loving play that never devolves the play begins) recently lost the love of his life disruption comes in the form of Godfrey’s sud- performance allows us to see all of the more flam- into sappiness, and a small treasure in its own and uprooted his daughters Ernestine (Chanell den marriage to a white German immigrant (Em- boyant performances through her eyes, though it right. ily Tate), who at first seems a bit of a naif but is by no means emotionless. Indeed, Ernestine

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life, job, and adulthood in general. His passion specific enough to be living in your building or CRITICS’PICKS THEATER REVIEW is online gaming, but his family and persistent working in the next cube. friend DC (Londen Shannon) clutter his text his- It only takes one scene to unravel the whole Curve of Departure, Northlight Theatre, Fun Harmless tory and distract him from it. When a co-worker work: a pointed confrontation meant to amplify through Oct. 21. Wonderful four-person cast (Emily Marso) turns him down for a coffee date, women targeted by online harassment. In it, headed by living treasure Mike Nussbaum as the Warmachine addled-but-wise patriarch of a family dealing By: Fin Coe Tom rages so hard at his fellow gamers that he the characters speak with unearned emotional attracts the attention of a gaming society, the intelligence, forcibly furthering the plot, and with death, adoption and more in a well-crafted, At: Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave. warm-hearted play. JA Tickets: 773-697-3830 or Order of the Sword. Soon, Tom is enlisted by making leaps they hardly seemed capable of, Niko (Victor Musoni) and Hunter (Robert Koon) the scene before. I swear, if one more second- Downstate, Steppenwolf Theater, through Nov. TheNewColony.org; $10-20 11. The always-irreverent Bruce Norris makes a Runs through: Nov. 4 to join the Order, whose members game, but ary female character has to help a white male also battle outspoken detractors and dox any- protagonist self-actualize, she’ll earn a free sub. case for penal colonies protecting those incarcer- ated therein from the wrath of outsiders seeking BY SEAN MARGARET WAGNER one who has wronged them on social media. The cast of Warmachine is an unrelenting It’s innocuous enough to Tom, who is so won force for good, however, and because they are payback beyond the boundaries of justice. MSB The Walls of Harrow House, Rough House The- The New Colony is dedicated to the works of over by the camaraderie and respect he is hand- double-cast, they breezily shift from internet ed, that his real life starts to improve. It doesn’t trolls to jolly midwesterners. Victor Musoni is atre at the Chopin, through Nov. 3. If the pictures new authors, inviting you to take a risk on a are any clue, the puppets who guide us through show you’ve never seen. occur to him to examine how complicit he is the perfect example, shining as both sinister in the violence that the Order wreaks, until he Order operative Niko and Tom’s beaming brother Milton Harrow’s secluded studio will prove scarier Author Fin Coe and director James Fleming’s than clowns. MSB Fun Harmless Warmachine attempts to make has someone important he could lose, Ekaterina Jack. Emily Marso suffers bravely through un- (Ayanna Bria Bakari). wanted male attention as Melissa, and as DC, The Little Foxes, Citadel Theatre, through good on that potential before hitting a wall. Oct. 28. Lillian Hellman’s exploration of greed What results is a narrow miss, so close to being When Fun Harmless Warmachine gets a mo- Londen Shannon is the buoyant best friend ment right, it gets it incredibly right. It sus- none of us deserve. As Tom and Ekaterina, Dan- and family in post-Civil War Alabama has a plot a profound statement on toxic masculinity and that hits like (spoiler alert, sort of) a heart at- loneliness, that I can’t wait to see version 2.0 pends us in a white forest of glowing screens, iel Chenard and Ayanna Bria Bakari are equal and overwhelms us with bullet fire and shrill parts magnetic and breakable. This production tack while flaying bare (yes, I do mean flaying) of this script. the racism and misogyny of the Deep South both Tom (Daniel Chenard) is disillusioned with his feedback. The dialogue plants us exactly where hopes to make us face our dangerous proclivi- adolescence meets adulthood, with characters ties, and the screen-cap is nearly complete. then and now. CES —by Abarbanel, Barnidge and Sullivan WINDY CITY TIMES Oct. 17, 2018 17 Black Feminism in Contemporary Drama, among other works. Flyin’ West is true to form, although it has an historic setting: the all-Black town of Nicodemus, Kansas, which developed in post-Civil War America, when the Homestead Acts fueled Western expansion. By 1898 (the play’s setting), adoptive sisters Sophie Washington (Tiffany Oglesby) and Fannie Dove (Sydney Charles) suc- cessfully farm several hundred acres. “This is the land that makes us free women,” Sophie declares. Grandmotherly Miss Leah (Joslyn Jones), born a slave, owns the adjoining farm, but is staying with Sophie and Fannie when youngest sister Minnie Dove Charles (Tiffany Renee Johnson) vis- its with her husband, the educated New Orleans Creole poet Frank Charles (Wardell Julius Clark). “ Thrilling... They’ve been living in England where Frank praises the absence of “colored” society. In Ni- codemus, money-strapped Frank is interested to Astonishing... find white land speculators offering $500 an acre, Henri Watkins courts Sydney Charles in Flyin’ because Minnie has a deed to one-third of the West. family farm. It’s also quickly apparent that Frank Magical” physically abuses Minnie. What to do? “There are Photo by Michael Brosilow — The New York Times no laws to protect a woman from her husband,” THEATER REVIEW Sophie again declares. “It isn’t a crime until he kills her.” Flyin’ West Flyin’ West isn’t subtle; sometimes one wants to Playwright: Pearl Cleage hiss the villain and cheer the hero. Fortunately, At: American Blues Theater, the women are appealing and sympathetic, allow- Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont Ave. ing one to endorse the frontier justice of their Tickets: 773-654-3103; final triumph. Lest anyone thing Cleage’s views AmericanBluesTheater.com; $19-$39 of men are entirely one-sided, she offers a coun- Runs through: Nov. 3 terpoint to Frank Charles in Wil Parish (Henri Watkins), a rough-hewn but soft-spoken man BY JONATHAN ABARBANEL who patiently courts Fannie with flowers and re- spect. One wishes Cleage had brought this sweet Pearl Cleage’s 1992 Flyin’ West is her first full- romance to some conclusion. length play, which is apparent from its simple Grant Sabin’s scenic design provides a neat, dramatic development and structure. clapboard house interior typical of the play’s set- Indeed, the major event of Act II is so strong- ting, not fancy but furnished with taste and spot- CHRISTOPHER WHEELDON’S ly telegraphed in advance that it plays out as lessly clean. Lily Grace Walls supplies charming comic, whether or not that was Cleage’s intent. period-accurate costumes, some plain and some The play’s popular appeal comes from its feisty, fancy. Sound designer Rick Sims’ prairie winds fre- folksy, often funny and sometimes ferocious fe- quently howl, yet no one closes close the door! male characters, all very well portrayed in this Although Nicodemus had a checkered history production under veteran director Chuck Smith. and only brief glory, the Homestead Acts did en- Most of Cleage’s plays concern “the intersection courage women and Black Americans to access of sexism and racism” as it relates the Black com- free Federal lands, allowing some to realize a free munity, according to the Lisa M. Anderson book and better future, such as idealized in Flyin’ West. SWAN eSPOTLIGHT

The son of Charlemagne the Great tries to find his corner of the sky in Mercury Theatre’s re- vival of Stephen Schwartz’s enduring musical LAKEPURCHASE TODAY! Pippin. Mercury’s staging comes from the tried- and-true triumvirate of director Walter Stearns, OCTOBER 17–28 | TICKETS START AT $34 music director Eugene Dizon and choreographer JOFFREY.ORG | 312.386.8905 Brenda Didier. Kory Tarhan plays Prince Pippin, backed by a rock-solid supporting cast featur- ing Sawyer Smith as Pippin’s extra-over-the- top step mother Fastrada and Donterrio John- 2018–2019 SEASON SPONSORS PERFORMS AT: son as the leading player who urges one and all to leave their fields to flower. The Mercury Theatre production runs through Dec. 14 at the Mercury Theatre, 3745 N. Southport Ave. $60- 50 East Congress Parkway, Chicago $65; https://www.mercurytheaterchicago.com Photo by Brett Beiner Victoria Jaiani and Dylan Gutierrez | Photography by Cheryl Mann 18 Oct. 17, 2018 WINDY CITY TIMES A Handbag trick and treat in this holiday romp. Hand Mouth. It runs Oct. 13-Nov. 3 at Stage 773, 1225 W. Photo by Chrystyne Kozol THEATER Belmont Ave. HandbagProductions.org; 773-327- Look at your surroundings: 5252 —Near Death Experience: Mentalist Neil Tobin —Poe. Christina Lepri’s “creepy/campy” com- displays his occult powers right in the Reaper’s edy for Theatre Above The Law proposes a cabaret very own parlor at an actual working cemetery— where a 12-year-old Lost Lenore hosts re-enact- can you get any more site-specific than that? It ments of cousin Edgar’s greatest hits. It runs Oct. Too ghoul for school: runs through Nov. 4 in the Rosehill Cemetery cha- 20-Nov. 11 at the McKaw Theater, 1439 W. Jarvis pel, 5800 N. Ravenswood Ave. NearDeathx.com. Ave. Theatreatl.org; 773-655-7197 —The Rocky Balboa Picture Show. Corn Pro- Theater for the Travel the city from north to south: ductions parodies, not one, but two cinema clas- —Frankenstein: Lifeline playwright Robert sics in this musical mash-up. It runs through Kauzlaric re-imagines Mary Shelley’s classic as a Nov. 3 at the Cornservatory, 4210 N. Lincoln Ave. Halloween weekend psychological journey fueled by filial devotion. Cornservatory.org Runs through Nov. 11 at Lifeline Theatre, 6912 N. If restless spirits can roam the land of the liv- Glenwood Ave. Lifelinetheatre.org 773-761-4477 ing on Halloween, why not those of us still alive, —Frankenstein: The man-made creature re- too? Leave the candy by the door, throw on your counts his story in all its brutal candor when cape and your calavera mask and go see a play! British author Nick Dear’s adaptation inaugurates Boo!

Barrel of Monkeys in That’s Weird, Grandma. Photo by Evan Hanover

Remy Bumppo’s new home on Belmont Avenue. BY MARY SHEN BARNIDGE tage of its wide open space to present a festive Runs Oct. 14-Nov. 17 at Theater Wit, 1227 W. Bel- gathering with 14 storylines in real time, based mont Ave. RemyBumppo.org 773-975-8150 The weeks surrounding Christmas, Hanukah, on Poe’s shivery tales, and let us choose which —Frankenstein: The light-and-shadow artists Kwanzaa, solstice and New Year’s are often col- one(s) we want to follow. It runs through Oct. 31 of Manual Cinema take up temporary residence in lectively dubbed the “holiday season” in our mul- at Strawdog (formerly Signal) Theater, 1802 W. Hyde Park to explore Shelley’s foresight as it ap- ticultural society, but you’re not likely to hear the Berenice Ave. Strawdog.org plies to our technology today. Runs Nov. 1-Dec. 2 three days set aside to recognize the transition —The Walls of Harrow House: Forget clowns! at Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Ave. CourtTheatre. from October to November—individually, Hallow- The humanoid puppet tour guides escorting us org 773-753-4472 een (or “Hallow’s Eve”), Day of the Dead and All through this gloomy old house designed by a re- Souls’ Day—grouped under the name “Death Day clusive architect are far scarier. It runs through Bring the kids: season” in the near future. Nov. 3 at the Chopin, 1543 W. Division St. Rough- —Ghost, Ghouls and Talking Potatoes: That’s Above: Les Innocents. Theater’s pagan Greek origins predispose it to HouseTheater.com Weird Grandma. The creative staff at Barrel of celebrations reminding us that the darkness is Photo courtesy of (re)discover theatre Monkeys believes (quite correctly) that children Below: Man In Shadows. only temporary. Refuting the gloom in 2018 are Pack your hankies: themselves, not adults, know best what’s fun for Photo by Mike Oleon an abundance of spooky and spectral entertain- —The Madness of Edgar Allen Poe: A Love children. It runs through Nov. 4 at the Neo-Futur- ments listed below: Story: The Tudor mansion on the wooded Peabody ist Theater, 5133 N. Ashland Ave. BarrelofMon- Estate makes the perfect setting for our haunted keys.org; 773-506-7140 Wear your walking shoes: hero’s search through his tortured memories. It —Bunnicula: This heartwarming tale of a mis- —Les Innocents/The Innocents. A concert in rusn through Nov. 4 at First Folio Theatre, 1717 understood orphan vegan-vampire rabbit is a the Paris catacombs staged in 1897—no, not by W. 31th St. in Oak Brook. FirstFolio.org perennial favorite in the Lifeline repertoire. It the phantom of the opera—provides the source —Little Shop of Horrors: A carnivorous plant runs Oct. 20-Nov. 25 at Lifeline Theatre, 6912 N. of this promenade-staged spectacle by (re)dis- in this 1982 musical rom-com adaptation of the Glenwood Ave. Lifelinetheatre.org; 773-761-4477 cover theatre. It runs through Nov. 4 at Mason venerable B-grade screamflick adds a new dimen- Hall at the Preston Bradley Center, 941 W. Law- sion to the concept of “botanical weapons.” Runs Chortle and guzzle: rence Ave. rediscovertheatre.com to Oct. 23 at Drury Lane Theatre, 100 Drury Lane —The Golden Girls: Bea Afraid!-The Hallow- —Masque Macabre: Strawdog takes advan- in Oak Brook. DrurylaneOakbrook.com een Edition. The irreverent dragsters of Hell in WINDY CITY TIMES Oct. 17, 2018 19

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Center on Halsted hosts Colleen Ardaman. Orlando Traveling Memorial Photos by Vernon Hester (above and below) BY VERNON HESTER Spearheaded by founder/visionary Colleen Ardaman, the mural is set to travel the country to “remember the 49 left On Oct. 12, the Center on Halsted held an opening recep- behind.” Ardaman, who spoke at the opening, elaborated tion for The Orlando Traveling Memorial, a mural inspired on the art work for the mural, which included painted por- by not only the Pulse nightclub attack which left 49 dead, traits of the victims of the Pulse attack by surviving family but also the deaths of 2-year-old Lane Graves and singer members, and the “I Am A Handprint Campaign” that col- Christina Grimmie in the same week. lected thousands of handprints of police, first responders, Graves was fatally attacked by an alligator at Disney medical personnel, officials, local citizens, volunteers and World and Grimmie was shot on the street after perform- groups who aided in the Pulse aftermath. Ardaman said, ing at a concert. The Pulse attack involved a lone shooter “The mural starts with our volunteers—”the living part of who attacked 300 patrons at a popular LGBTQ club with an the Memorial”—demonstrating support, compassion, kind- automatic firearm; it is the deadliest incidence of violence ness, humility and love to bring healing and restoration.” against LGBTQ people in U.S. history. All three incidents The memorial will be on display on the second floor of happened in the Orlando area within the second week of Center on Halsted until Nov. 23, and will then move to June 2016. Amundsen High School, 5110 N. Damen Ave.

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Jill Soloway. Photo by BOOKS Proud to Run taking Jesse Chamberlin Marble WCT: Like so many successful people in the beneficiary industry, you got your start through the Chi- applications cago comedy scene. Is there an improv instruc- Proud to Run 2019 is now accepting appli- tor who has had a meaningful impact on your cations from Chicago-area LGBTQ organiza- career? tions seeking to be a beneficiary of the Proud JS: The Annoyance Theater was such an essen- to Run 10k run and 5k run/walk next June. tial part of my coming into being as an artist. Ev- The deadline for submitting an application eryone there—my teachers and collaborators— is Nov. 1. shaped me from the very beginning. Mick Napier Organizations submitting an application and Susan Messing deserve special credit. should be a non-profit that serves LGBT indi- WCT: Can you talk about 5050by2020 and its viduals in or around Chicago. PTR’s donations importance? support a specific project or program that JS: 5050by2020 is a strategic initiative I found- provide direct programming to the Chicago ed within Time’s Up, with a mission to activate LGBTQ community donations do not support and empower artists. We realized there really was capital campaigns or annual funds, confer- no infrastructure for bringing working artists and ences and special events (i.e. fund raising entry- or mid-level artists into the Time’s Up fold. receptions), lobbying efforts and/or politi- The Hollywood elite are well-represented, but we cal campaigns, or staff salaries. Beneficiaries all knew the movement had to be more than that. will be selected by the Proud to Run board of So we provide that infrastructure, and do so with directors in December of this year. an emphasis on intersectionality. We’re conven- Last year’s beneficiaries included TPAN, ing cohorts among disabled artists, sex workers, Illinois Safe Schools ALLIANCE, PACPI and Latinx writers, MENA [Middle East and North Af- Care2Prevent. Find additional information, rica] and Muslim artists, tech and more, to shake applications and instructions for submitting things up and change the face of Hollywood. This applications at ProudtoRun.org. summer we also launched our TRANSform Hol- lywood guide, including an open letter signed by 50-plus industry partners promising concrete ways they would improve the representation of Chelsea Clinton trans people in their content. at W&CF Oct. 21 WCT: Speaking for myself, I can say that the Former First Daughter Chelsea Clinton will Jill Soloway looks education and awareness from the success be at Women and Children First, 5233 N. of Transparent helped in my coming out as Clark St., on Sunday, Oct. 21, at 1 p.m. to transgender in late-2015. How often do you sign copies of a book for kids entitled START ahead to celebrating hear from fans about how much this show has NOW! You Can Make a Difference. helped with coming out? In the book, aimed at children 7 and older, JS: I can’t tell you what it means to me to hear Clinton breaks down the concepts of health, new book in Chicago that. It is a very kind thing I will hear now and hunger, climate change, endangered species again from viewers. When I started with Transpar- and bullying so that readers can understand ent, my goal was just to make the world a safer the world around them, as well as how they place for my parent. I like to say that protago- can make a difference in their own lives, nism is propaganda for privilege. Film and televi- their communities, and the world at large. sion are empathy machines, and if we put au- Clinton is also the author of the best-sell- thentic stories of authentic people in front of the ing picture book She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World. BY DANIELLE SOLZMAN and how necessary it is. Then I went through a camera, I believe it can slowly but surely change series of really transformative personal revela- the world. If Transparent has helped viewers un- Visit https://chelseaclintonchicago. brownpapertickets.com/. Jill Soloway spoke with the Windy City Times tions and experiences, starting with learning my derstand themselves or others better in terms of ahead of the release of their new book, She parent was trans. That’s when the memoir ele- gender and sexuality, that’s the dream. Wants It: Desire, Power, and Toppling the Patriar- ment really started to take shape. I wanted to WCT: As far as the state of transgender rep- chy. Soloway celebrates the book’s launch during explore—do a little spelunking of my own soul— resentation in TV/Film is concerned, do you YEPP’s ‘Rise Up’ a sold-out event Oct. 18 at the Chicago Waldorf these changes I was experiencing. feel that things are better or worse than when taking place Nov. 14 School in a conversation with Hannah Gadsby. WCT: The event will feature a conversation Transparent started? In recognition of the Transgender Day of Also joining Soloway for the event are Elaine between you and Hannah Gadsby, in addition JS: Better. Certainly better. Just recently we Remembrance/Resilience and Youth Home- Soloway, their mother; Faith Soloway, their sis- to Pidgeon Pagonis, Elaine Soloway, and Faith saw the conversation around cis actors playing lessness Awareness Month, Youth Empower- ter; and Pidgeon Pagonis. Soloway. What can fans expect? trans roles get attention in a big way. Like I said ment Performance Project (YEPP) will host WCT: Congrats on the release of She Wants JS: I’m so excited to share stages with all these earlier about the TRANSform Hollywood guide and “Rise Up” Wed., Nov. 14, at Chicago Theater It and on your return to Chicago on October heroes of mine. I wanted the tour to be a place open letter, the entertainment industry is start- Works, 1113 W. Belmont Ave., 6-9 p.m. 18th. When did you start to get the idea for to hold space and have community in the midst ing to get on board with what trans people need Through performance and communion, at- this book? of everything going on in the world. I had this vi- from representation. We can’t keep giving trans tendees will honor those whose lives were Jill Soloway: Thank you! I think this book has sion of a feminist tent revival, or a radical variety roles to cis people. We can’t keep telling trans taken, rejoice in the resilience of Trans been on my mind in some iteration for a long show. Audiences should expect laughter, debate, stories without trans voices. This isn’t to say that youth, build community and raise funds. time. I started with a lot of material about femi- provocative notions, music, etc. We’re in such an we’re there yet—we’re not. Both the quality and See “Rise Up- A Celebration of Resilience” nist storytelling—thinking about what a “female extraordinary moment, and I wanted the tour to quantity of trans representation have a long way on Facebook. gaze” or “intersectional gaze” might look like, engage with that. to go.

@windycitytimes /windycitymediagroup @windycitytimes www.windycitymediagroup.com WINDY CITY TIMES Oct. 17, 2018 21 BOOK REVIEW The Trans BOOKS CULTURECULTURE CLUBCLUB Generation Would you know what to ask for by Ann Travers if the Devil came knocking on your door? $25; New York University Press; 261 pages REVIEW BY TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER

Boy or girl? That’s a common enough question, if you’re an expectant parent. You might’ve even wondered it yourself: will you need pink things or blue, and what name will you choose? For generations, it’s been an exciting decision for prospec- tive parents, but Ann Travers asks in The Trans Generation if it’s a prudent one. Maybe letting the child decide would be a better choice. Fifty-six years ago, when Travers was born, their mother’s

doctor unwittingly caused a lifetime of hurt: “It’s a girl,” TRUGLIA. HALLAHAN AND AUDREY FRANCIS. PHOTO BY SAVERIO PICTURED: RYAN he said, and Travers spent years trying to “untangle” what it meant. That, they said, is part of what drives this book. NOW PLAYING The other part is the desire to improve the lives of trans kids through understanding. 847-242-6000 | WRITERSTHEATRE.ORG Getting to that point is harrowing: Ninety-five percent of transgender kids on one study felt unsafe in their schools. Many report that physicians misunderstand kids who are gender-nonconforming. Trans kids attempt suicide and/or self-harm at very high rates and, says Travers, “many grow up hating their bodies…” Most employ several kinds of GIORDANO DANCE CHICAGO coping mechanisms to live their lives. In writing this book, Travers says, they interviewed a live in the wide variety of trans kids from the United States and Can- ada—19 in all, ages 4 to 20, plus 23 parents. The children mostly came from middle-class families, which allowed MOMENTUM them privileges such as better access to medical care and OCT 26 & 27 chances to change schools if they needed to do so. Other children Travers interviewed lived in poverty, their stories ‘Tinderbox’ author illustrating how being a trans kid can be socially and medi- at Unabridged cally isolating, and how lack of access to needed resources can affect their well-being. Featuring a Parents, of course, can affect that well-being, too, but it world premiere by takes a “phenomenal amount of care, advocacy, and activ- Ray Leeper ism … to push back against cisgendered environments,” schools, sports, binary-only bathrooms, social activities, medical facilities, and politics. It takes a willingness to learn, listen, and lean in. Tickets start at $15 Not just for parents, but for teachers, advocates, and TICKETS 205 E. Randolph Drive 312.334.7777 harristheaterchicago.org loved ones, The Trans Generation is one heavy-duty book. Writing with a bit of a scholar’s voice and occasional, relatively advanced, science and law studies, author Trav- ers also offers readers plenty of eye-opening chats with trans kids, which turn out to be the most helpful, useful, and even entertaining parts of this book. From the mouths of babes, as they say, those interviews give insights that adults will find to be wise and thoughtful, even monu- mental. They’re also heartbreaking but considering the kids readers are introduced to, and the singular interview with a 16-year-old who made her own hormone treatments in her high school’s laboratory, they’re a good indication of hope for the future. While you could be forgiven for skipping to those case studies, you’d be missing out. The thicker parts of “The Trans Generation” are worth reading and reflection and are deeply instructive on pronouns, on gender fluidity, and on being trans in a cisgender-based society. They are also se- Author/historian Robert Fieseler (left) discussed rious and weighty but that kind of rock-solid information his new book, Tinderbox: The Untold Story of The could make this book the right choice. Upstairs Lounge Fire and The Rise of Gay Libera- Want more? Then look for Trans Kids: Being Gendered in the Twenty-First Century, by Tey Meadow; or Parenting tion, with Owen Keehnen before a packed house at Beyond Pink or Blue: How to Raise Your Kids Free of Gender Unabridged Bookstore Wed., October 10. Stereotypes, by Christia Spears Brown. Photo by Katharine Solheim 22 Oct. 17, 2018 WINDY CITY TIMES

Rafael Vivanc. Photo courtesy of Gustavo 13th Annual Chicago Leone Latino Music Festival to feature free shows, plethora of genres BY AMELIA OROZCO

The International Latino Culture Center (ILCC) of MUSIC Chicago kicks off its 13th Chicago Latino Music cluded in different Latin American music festivals Festival this week. around the country. It’s important to have these From Wed., Oct. 17 through Saturday, Nov. events in order to provide information to the 18, ILCC will oversee eight concerts at venues public about it. throughout the city such as Instituto Cervantes, WCT: What type of music do you think people Columbia College, Old Town School of Folk Mu- think of when they hear the term “Latin Amer- sic and the Art Institute of Chicago. Founded by ican music?” Gustavo Leone and Elbio Barilari, the festival fea- GL: They think of folkloric music, and that’s tures numerous free performances of music rang- important of course and that is more common- ing from classical to rock. ly heard than classical music or concert music. Windy City Times: What inspired you to cre- Some may not realize that there is classical mu- ate this festival? sic, that there is a history in Latin America or, I Gustavo Leone: Seeing that there was a lack should say, the Americas. of this music in already-established events, we WCT: Is there any sociopolitical context started to work on creating a space so that Latin- throughout the program? American or Hispanic music could be presented or GL: In other programs we have done that be- appreciated by the public. fore, but in this case, we don’t have anything Lakeside Pride WCT: What makes this festival different from with a political or social connection. others? WCT: What should people expect when they celebrates love GL: The variety of music that is represented in come to one of the shows? and marriage the different styles and from different time pe- GL: They will be surprised because each concert BY JOHN STADELMAN riods in history that are not normally presented is a different style. In the first concert, they will such as music from the 19th century. There are hear jazz with Latin influences. In the second Lakeside Pride Music Ensembles kicked off their also music compositions of today and one project concert, they will find modern classical music by season with the first of six themed performanc- that is made up of children from Mexico with a Latin American composers. es honoring the legacy of the Stonewall Riots composer. The next program will be guitar music, then a last Saturday, Oct. 13. WCT: This is your 13th year putting on the string quartet, an electronic music program, fol- The “Love and Marriage” show by the Jazz fest. How has it changed from the first year? lowed by Puerto Rican music and also guitar mu- Orchestra covered classic songs like “Fly Me to GL: At first, we were establishing ourselves in sic in both Latin American and Spanish styles. The Moon,” “Besame Mucho” and Stevie Won- the eyes of the audience because this is music Finally, the program will end with a concert of der’s “Isn’t She Lovely” (although the last song that exists and has existed more than 300 years, improvised music, with trumpets and special rock was one Wonder wrote to celebrate the birth of and to see it presented should be something nor- ‘n roll sounds, free jazz and some elements of his daughter). mal to see, and is has to interest us. Bassanova and electronic music. Every song had a special meaning to the WCT: Why should it interest the public? WCT: How much Spanish does one need to couples involved with the ensemble. Between GL: It’s not only that it doesn’t appear in books, know to enjoy these shows? each song, orchestra members brought their it doesn’t factor into Latin American music. There GL: You don’t need to know any Spanish. You partners to the stage and told their wedding is no chapter on baroque Latin American music, simply need to feel the need to listen to music Above: Ethan Carter. Below: Samantha Elliot stories. Trombonist Eric West and wife Nata- colonial music. It is something totally ignored. and then choose the program you’d like to at- and Mark Stickler. lia talked about learning their dance (with an This year we are not presenting historical music, tend. Photos by John Stadelman impromptu performance in the aisles), while but we have done it every year. Last year, it was WCT: Are these events set up for the audi- Development Officer Chuck Malm and orches- the music from the 18th century and the year ence to dance to the music? tra band leader Scott Malinowski reread their before that, it was an opera from the Jesuit mis- GL: These are all concerts where the audience wedding vows. Audience members were invited sions, also from the 18th century. And this is all does not interact but watches the music per- onto the stage to share their own stories. music that doesn’t get in the books but all this is formed on a stage. A playful encore of Justin Timberlake’s “Suit going to change. WCT: Why do you think these events are im- and Tie” rounded out the performance. WCT: Will this change because of its expo- portant? Lakeside Pride Music Ensembles will be per- sure through this festival? GL: We feel that this music-Latin American clas- forming five more themed shows from now until GL: Because of everything, because today the sical music is not as represented, and that is why June 1, 2019, on the eve of the 50th anniver- resurgence of this music and the study of this we dedicate our time to this. sary of the Stonewall Riots. music are what students are music are studying. For more information about the festival, go Find tickets and more information at https:// And now this music is being heard more, includ- to https://latinoculturalcenter.org/chicago- lakesidepride.org/season/. ing in the programs that we create and also in- latinomusicfest/.

@windycitytimes /windycitymediagroup @windycitytimes www.windycitymediagroup.com WINDY CITY TIMES Oct. 17, 2018 23 is here. Several of them also gave me insight on what life would be like having a career in the NFL while trying to make time for your family. I am Former Chicago Force grateful for their inclusivity and affirmation of the LGBTQ community.” Leslie added, “I’m so grateful that Sam Rappa- star gets taste of NFL port and the New York Jets saw something in me that allowed me to earn this opportunity. Being BY ROSS FORMAN a minority in nearly every space I have played

SPORTS sports in, worked in, and trained in, I understand Darcy Leslie spent eight years playing for the the importance of including as many people from now-defunct Chicago Force, establishing herself Football Forum, [which] helps the NFL identify different walks of life as possible. What people as one of the best women to ever put on the qualified women to join its next generation of see on camera and on sports teams is what they pads. She was a national champion, and was leaders,” Leslie said. “I was accepted and went see as possible. Without such representation, fu- decorated with many individual awards every to Orlando [this past] January for two days of ture generations won’t know what is possible. My season, including perennial team Defensive MVP panel discussions, presentations and breakout son will be here in November and when he grows and league All American. She also was Women’s sessions. It was a very educational experience up, I want him to be able to turn the television Football Alliance (WFA) Conference Player of the and it helped me gain knowledge about various and see someone who he can relate to and I hope Year in 2013. fields within the NFL that I was interested in, I could offer that now to some little girl or boy.” “My Force [career] entails some of my great- such as strength and conditioning, scouting and Despite a taste of NFL life, Leslie has certainly est athletic accomplishments,” said Leslie, who coaching. not forgotten her Force roots. lives in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood and “That weekend help solidify my desire to pursue “The Force is the reason why I’m experienc- is a general manager for Canine Crew and CrossFit a career in the NFL. Since then, I was able to ing this amazing opportunity,” she said. “I was Coach at Hardware Crossfit. make some invaluable connections, with individ- coached by the best coach in women’s football, Football is still in her blood, though now re- uals such as Sam Rappaport, NFL senior director [John Konecki]. I learned so much from Coach K tired from playing. Leslie was a Summer Scouting of football development, and Scott Pioli, assis- and I believe having him as my coach and utiliz- Specialist for the New York Jets. tant general manager of the Atlanta Falcons. Sam Darcy Leslie. ing all that I’ve learned from him will help me on Yes, the Jets of NFL fame. and I have been in contact since the Forum and Photo by Ross Forman my path to a career in the NFL. I would also say, “Last year, I applied for the Women’s Careers in she was a huge advocate of mine. Because of her advocacy I was able to go to the Chicago Bears’ so much in that hour about his role and how he the Force helped me grow into the woman I am training facility to watch practice and meet some manages to balance his job and family. He then today. I started on that team at a very young age. of the players and coaches. After that experience, invited me to sit in on the players’ workout. It I had the opportunity play and be mentored by the opportunity to intern with the New York Jets was definitely one of my highlights while being some amazing women who were older and wiser was introduced to me and it is an offer I could here. Justus and his two assistant coaches, Aaron than me. Linda Bache, Rosalyn Bennett, Pam not be more grateful for.” [McLaurin] and Joe [Giacobbe], were very knowl- Schaffrath, Jessica Mcpeake, and Keesha Brooks Leslie assisted the Jets’ Scouting Department edgeable. They are always busy, but were so open played pivotal roles in my development as a play- throughout training camp. “I was responsible to answer any questions that I had and I was er and a young adult. If it wasn’t for them and for learning the ins and outs of football scout- never made to feel like I was wasting their time. the Force, I’m not sure what my life would look ing, operations and analytics,” she said. “The I was grateful for that.” like today.” Jets taught me how to identify and differentiate Leslie is convinced that women are capable of Former Force owner Linda Bache was the first between players. I learned how to evaluate the holding more “nontraditional” roles in the NFL. person Leslie called to tell her about the Jets’ talent of football players and the critical factors “We might have to work harder to get there, but gig. for each position. With that, I was then in charge it is not unrealistic,” she said. “I learned that “Linda has been a big part of my life since I of writing weekly scouting reports for the posi- the most important thing is winning. If what you joined the Force [and] the one who suggested I tion group I was assigned. In these reports, I had bring to the table will help the success of the apply for the Forum in January, and she is the one to differentiate and articulate different athlete team, then you are an asset, regardless of your who wrote my letter of recommendation,” Les- body types, list their strengths and weakness and sex. lie said. “She’s always had my back and has only evaluate where this player stood on making our “Some people are skeptical when it comes to wanted the best for me. I’m not sure what will roster. It warranted a high attention to detail and having women in football and as a woman, when come from this internship, but I do know I am helped me look at football from a different lens.” you get your foot in the door, there tends to be grateful for Linda and for all that she has done Leslie spent six weeks with the Jets, through- an even larger focus on the fact that you are a for women’s football and all that she continues to out training camp. woman. My focus is putting in the work and mak- do for me.” “I also learned that football at this level is made ing sure I work hard and have there be no ques- Leslie said she developed good friendships with possible by the countless efforts of hundreds of tion whether or not I belong there. I wish I could some of the Jets, such as Leonard Williams and people,” she said. “Everyone is here putting in say me being a female shouldn’t matter, but it Trumaine Johnson. the long hours to help do what they can to make does. It matters to me, it matters to the other “I was able to interact with the players and the team successful. It was pretty unreal to get a women trying to pursue a career in this field and coaches daily,” she said. “Coach [Todd] Bowles is glimpse of what all goes on. I love football and sports in general and it matters to that little girl a great man, very knowledgeable about the sport have been a fan of the sport my whole life. As a that turns on the television. It’s crucial that our and his players. I would chat with him several fan, we just see what happens on game day. I had young girls can see representations of women in times a week. Since I was there as a scouting the pleasure of interacting with so many different the media, that they can see a female referee intern, I would be assigned a different position departments while I was here, whether you are in or coach during an NFL game and ultimately see group each week and had to write scouting re- the business department, equipment, operations, what is possible.” ports about each player in that position. This video etc, [and] everyone is working extremely Leslie also is a proud representative of the LGBT meant that each week I was interacting with a hard day in, day out. It was truly one team, one community, as she’s an out, married lesbian. new set of players. Daily I had the chance to goal around here.” “I was open about my sexuality my entire time spend time with Coach [Karl] Dorrell, Coach [Jim- Leslie, with a strong passion for fitness and nu- with the New York Jets and was never once made mie] Johnson, several of the other coaches and trition, asked the Jets’ strength and conditioning to feel uncomfortable or less than,” she said. “I in time, all the players. I got to know many of coach out to lunch to talk about his role and shared with some of the coaches, players and the coaches and players on an individual level, what his workload entailed. “I was expecting a staff that my wife was pregnant with our son and as we ate all three meals together in addition to spending countless hours together on and off the Photo courtesy of Leslie ‘No,’ but instead, Coach [Justus] Galac welcomed I got several congratulations and tips on the best the opportunity to share his knowledge. I learned products my wife and I will need once our son field.” 24 Oct. 17, 2018 WINDY CITY TIMES

AWRITTEN BYCradle MARK ZUBRO; ILLUSTRATED BY W.S.Song: REED Part One A Cradle Song, written by Mark Zubro and illustrated by W.S. December 19 and will also be available for gift giving as an e-book Reed, debuts in the Windy City Times as the new holiday classic. and as a paperback. For the true joy and meaning of the season, Filled with travail and woe, warmth and great joy, it is a story for this is the book you want to read. the ages. It will appear in ten installments from October 17 to Today A Cradle Song: Part One.

Chapter One: Erik his shelf a month or so ago. The little car had been shoved way back, by a boy who The loneliest little harmonica sniffled. As was being mean to his younger brother. best he could, he ignored all the distrac- Reginald was the little car’s name. It tion and noise from the store. was his first Christmas Eve not being in His name was Erik. Especially on a someone’s home, without being cherished Christmas Eve like today, he tried to shut by a child. That woe-filled first day, he’d the world out. Then in his heart, he would told Erik his story between stifled sobs listen to a cradle song for harmonica and and snorted sniffles. orchestra, the most beautiful and sooth- Reginald was barely bigger than a Mo- ing music he’d ever heard. nopoly token and must originally have Deep inside of him, Erik had several se- been bright yellow. He’d been loved and cret wishes. The most important was that held and played with until he was worn to he wanted to be chosen by a good and a dull sheen. Now, Reginald was all ding- caring child, and for that child he wanted ed, rusted, and seedy-mustard yellow. He to play a cradle song. had lost his left front tire. In his home, Long, long ago back to a time he could he hadn’t cared because he’d known he barely remember, Erik had heard cradle was loved. songs for harmonica and orchestra, a beautiful lullaby music. Only a few of Erik thought one of the worst parts of those tunes existed. He wanted to make Reginald’s story was that, years before, more. New ones. If not that, he wanted to the poor little car had lost his mom and make music with one little boy or girl, for dad to a crazed parent who was deter- one little boy or girl, music that would Erik & Reggie. mined to throw away all her son’s so- soar to the heavens in purity and grace. called childish junk. Then disaster had Music that would change the world, or at struck on that recent fateful day just the least, heal a child’s tired and broken after Thanksgiving. That had been Regi- he was. He was a little rusty and dinged of Misfit Toys to pick and choose among heart. nald’s very worst moment. up. All the bright, shiny trumpets, French them, and then take away a free toy. On He wanted to play a song like that, The little car had talked between his horns, tubas, flugelhorns, coronets, and that day, the crowds were the biggest be part of a song like that. To play for tears about his home and the boy, Dan- so many more were out in front on the of the year. To be bypassed by so many, a child with or without an orchestra, to iel, who loved him. How he always stayed big shelves throughout the store; ready added an extra drop to his despair. play a lullaby as the child fell asleep on in a special place in the boy’s bottom to blare and blast at the slightest sign On Erik’s own shelf, a cluster of knocked- Christmas Eve, all this in Erik’s forever drawer. He had always been safe in that of interest. The kids who wandered this around but shiny trumpets lounged way home, nestled in the child’s hands. That one tiny snugglement. far back rarely even saw, much less put a out front, followed by the battered but was his deepest dream. Daniel cared for Reginald, treasured hand out toward him. preening flutes and then, way far in the But he’d been stuck back here for him, and was very kind, and always pro- Erik wasn’t as frightened as he had been corner, him. years, longer than Erik could remember. tected him. On that horrible day, Dan- in the beginning. He was used to feeling Erik was an oddity, a little baby harmon- He’d never been chosen, not even close; iel’s older brother, Harold, had waited in alone. He liked being so far back because ica. He hadn’t grown. He always thought picked up and put back only once. ambush to snatch the car out of Daniel’s he refused to ever show anyone that he this was because he’d been snatched Erik wore a coating of dust most of the hand. The little boy couldn’t get Reginald was close to sniffling, or worse, crying. from the factory too soon. The truth was, year. Maybe in the big cleaning before back. Every Christmas Eve was the worst. Most he’d been made that way, but he didn’t Christmas, he was noticed in his quiet Daniel got very angry and cried. His days, the store thronged with children know that, and really, it didn’t make any refuge and someone wiped away the big brother dashed away and laughed who all passed him by. He didn’t blame difference to him. He was happy being year’s dirt. Most times, they skipped him at him. Daniel ran after his brother. He them. They couldn’t even see him all the smallest possible harmonica. He just because they didn’t see him. even chased him down the street, but tucked away. Christmas Eve was the busi- wished with all his heart to make music. Erik was far, far back on his shelf. The the older boy danced and skipped away est day of the year, with the poor and Today, Erik tried to be brave for the tiny dim light rarely reached as far back as always an inch out of his brother’s reach. dispossessed kids admitted to the Isle little race car who had been thrust onto WINDY CITY TIMES Oct. 17, 2018 25 All that time, Harold waved the weeping Agnes, the meanest violin, had snipped nestled in the boy’s shirt pocket, or if it of junk, which made its way through ga- little car above his head. at him, “Well, even if that kind of music was at night, in the pocket on his pajama rage sales and rummage sales and finally The little boy told his parents. His does exist, and I doubt it, you’re not a tops, and Erik would feel the words wash giveaways in church basements. daddy was harsh, said he needed to get real harmonica, are you? You’re a little over both of them as if they were part of Erik survived the drops, dings, and dents tough and not be a baby. His mother kept baby harmonica, hardly worth the few a long flowing stream of stories stretch- as best he could. He was seldom played silent because she was afraid of her hus- notes you can play.” ing on endlessly into magic. with during all his jostlings and journeys. band and also fed up with hearing the Agnes had liked to make the other toys Then one day, the boy had taken him These days, the noise he made wasn’t as boys argue. Then later that day, in this feel bad. She tried to lord it over every- outside to a park. He had swung and true as it had once been. store on the Isle of Misfit Toys, when no one, but Erik knew her secret. First, he’d twirled on a round-a-bout tilt-a-whirl. In this store on the Isle of Misfit Toys, one was looking, Harold had thrust Regi- noticed how she took to heart slights The boy had gotten dizzy and sick and when he was brought in, they’d cleaned nald as far back on this shelf as he could. from the two closest other instruments, forgot the little harmonica on the edge him up as new as he’d felt in years. Daniel didn’t see him do it. No one did. an oboe and a bassoon. He also saw that of the sandbox. Even here with its kindly proprietor, the Their parents had been tired and shushed the bigger instruments and even other While climbing over the edge of the clarinets, flutes, and oboes farther along the squabbling boys, then rushed them kinds of toys picked on Agnes. It was sandbox, a three-year-old girl with the shelves could be mean and snotty, out of the store so their fighting and only when all of her tormentors weren’t angelic blond locks had accidentally most often in a snide way, whispering in wailing wouldn’t embarrass the adults. around that Agnes attacked and berated knocked Erik off the edge and down into their high or low-pitched whines. Erik felt sorry for the little car who had the ones smaller than herself. the sand. The next day, the little boy had The little harmonica knew he’d been no one and nothing in common with any- The little harmonica felt sorry for Agnes, come to search for him. Everyone looked here for years. No one had picked him. one on his shelf. After he’d been crying, but his every kind word to her always fell and hunted, and the little boy had cried. He’d barely ever been touched. He longed Reginald tended to hiccup in the night. flat. She was always meaner faster than But Erik had landed under a small drift for one set of hands and one set of lips to Erik comforted the little car as best he any other toy he’d ever met. of sand that only got bigger as hands bring him to life. could. Erik knew he didn’t make as many notes reached and searched for him. On his first Christmas Eve in this store, As for himself, Erik had been passed as other instruments. Once, he’d met a Erik stayed buried in the sandbox for he was at one of his lowest points. At around for years in many homes. In each huge grand piano. He’d lived in its bench the longest time. It had rained and got- that moment, Erik had made the mistake one, he’d tried to be cheerful and make for the longest time. The little boy of the ten very cold. Many nights, the harmoni- of telling one of the other musical in- friends, but so many of the other musi- house was made to take lessons on an ca shivered and shook. struments his dream of playing a gentle cal instruments were indifferent or cared instrument that seemed to be a bazil- Then one sunny spring day, another cradle song for a child. He’d forgotten only about themselves. Plus, he was so lion times bigger and have a million more little girl had found him. She’d cleaned the lesson he’d learned from Agnes. He’d tiny, it was easy to ignore or overlook notes than the harmonica. him up almost as good as new. Try as hoped her attitude wasn’t shared by any- him. After his interminable session every she might, she couldn’t get every bit of one else. Surely, no one could be as cruel In one home, he’d met some snotty vio- day, the little boy would sneak Erik out of the rust off, but she got most of it. Her as that violin? Alas, he was wrong. lins. One time when he’d thought they the great bench. The boy would hide in a fingers weren’t skilled enough to fix the Mildred was a brass trumpet who’d lost were feeling mellow, he’d explained to vast closet in one of the elegant rooms, dents. one of her shiny knobs and had a couple one of them about music for harmonica and he’d play and play. Erik did his best Erik lived for a while on a shelf with of big dents. At that time, Erik was closer and orchestra, cradle songs, the kind he to help the little boy feel better. her dolls. They were friendly in a stand- to the front of the shelf, before he got loved. Unfortunately, unbeknownst to His second favorite times at that house offish way. They didn’t like to talk to him shoved so far back out of the light and him, he’d picked the most wrong one to were when the mom or dad would read because he wasn’t one of them. had begun to lose hope. confide in. out loud with the boy. Erik would be all Later, Erik had been thrown into a box Part two coming next week.

“A Cradle Song is my very “A Cradle Song is a Mark Zubro is the favorite of Mark Zubro’s books. wonderful, heartwarming author of thirty-six books Tender, full of insight and love, story, and just right for and seven short stories. it made me cry—but they Christmas. Open this He has won the Lambda were happy tears.” present and enjoy!” Literary award for A Simple Suburban Murder —Jeanne M. Dams, —Barbara D’Amato, and been nominated author of the Dorothy Martin mysteries author of the Cat Marsala series eight other times. All and the recent Other Eyes are available as ebooks and most as paperbacks online or at Unabridged Bookstore in Chicago A Cradle Song will be available soon as an ebook and as a and Outwords Books in paperback online and from Unabridged Bookstore in Chicago and Milwaukee. Outwords Books in Milwaukee. 26 Oct. 17, 2018 WINDY CITY TIMES Entertainers come out for Michigan Avenue event BY JERRY NUNN On his appearance in the movie A Star Is Born: “The audition was for a Marilyn Monroe imper- National Coming Out Day, observed Oct. 11, had sonator. I knew, no matter how long I stayed out the crowds coming out to AT&T’s downtown flag- of the sun, that wasn’t going to happen! They ship store, 600 N. Michigan Ave., for an event contacted me and said Lady Gaga wanted me for celebrating people being their authentic selves. the part. I grabbed a white dress, put on a mole, LOVELOUD and The Trevor Project joined with and hopped on a plane! AT&T to bring in some diverse talent on that spe- “Bradley Cooper gave us a lot of freedom, so we cial evening. seasoned it with drag, making it more authentic. Several of the performers stopped to talk with I am thankful, halleloo!” Windy City Times about their coming-out experi- Although not a household name yet, openly ences. gay singer Wrabel has an impressive resume with RuPaul Drag Race’s Shangela, who is currently writing songs for Ellie Goulding, Adam Lambert in the middle of a 180-city tour, summoned her and Lea Michele. When asked about the coming Left: Shangela. Right: Jussie Smollett. out process, he described it as difficult: “I tried inner Beyonce for one number and also performed Photos by Jerry Nunn a parody of Bruno Mars’ “Uptown Funk.” to come out to myself for years, and came out D.J. Pierce, also known as Shangela Laquifa once I fell in love. I met a boy in a diner, and Fox’s Empire co-star Jussie Smollett closed the others. The most important person to be right Wadley, originally came out to his best friend that was it.” evening with several songs. He had worked with with is yourself; the rest of the world is just icing in Paris, Texas, right before going to college. He His memorable song “The Village” was written The Trevor Project to attend the recent LOVELOUD on the cake!” said, “I think we should celebrate self acceptance for two transgender people he discovered outside concert in Utah, which he described as “mind- Smollett went on to say that people are made and love. As people of the queer community, his stage door on his first tour. He performed it blowing.” to feel invisible in the world right now, so these there are times we don’t feel accepted, or feel for the audience that night along with several When asked about what coming out means to events are especially important. He couldn’t give alone. It is great on a national level that we can other songs, hitting some impressive high notes. him he said, “It is about being who you are, and away too much information about the current celebrate today. It’s important to find out who His full-length album is planned to be released living your own truthful journey. Everyone’s jour- season of Empire, but did say that it would be you are and embrace that.” soon. ney is different, and shouldn’t be compared to significant for his character Jamal Lyon.

how that persona is universal. When asked about the reaction of CIFF: LGBT movies, her coming out of the closet as bisexual, she said, “I have had tons of fans tear up, because I gave them some courage to come star-studded premieres out to their parents. I kiss and hug them, then explain I was just BY JERRY NUNN being me!” Cynthia Erivo portrays a single mother named Belle in Widows The Chicago International Film Festival (CIFF), the longest-running and said, “Belle pulls no punches.” international competitive film festival in North America, turned 54 Erivo is known for playing Celie in The Color Purple, for which this year. With screenings at AMC River East 21 in Chicago, the she won the 2016 Tony for Best Actress in a Musical. She said Celie festival runs now through Oct. 21. gave her a chance to celebrate the LGBT community, and felt that There are several noticeable movies with LGBTQ+ themes com- was the point of the show. “I was very specific in that show that I peting for the festival’s Q Hugo Award. wanted it to be about those two people being in love. It was not a Boy Erased will be screened Oct. 18, with director Joel Edgerton platonic thing. They loved each other. It was beautiful, and there in attendance. It’s the story of a young man named Jared who were girls in that audience that felt it was okay to be a lesbian goes under gay conversion therapy and Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kid- after watching it,” she expressed. man and Russell Crowe, all of whom give strong performances. Boy Co-screenwriter Gillian Flynn said there is a twist in the story in Erased’s general release in Chicago is planned for Nov. 9, so this is Widows for gay audiences. “So many heist films were very exclu- an opportunity to view it beforehand. Michelle Rodriguez, Steve McQueen and Iain Canning on the sionary when I watched them in the past, and were always such a Kenya’s Rafiki will screen Oct. 18, and has an interesting back- red carpet. guy’s club. Women are connecting with this film because it is told story. The tale of two lesbians navigating life where their love Photo by Jerry Nunn from a woman’s perspective. It feels more relatable, and some- is outlawed should move audiences to tears, and was banned by thing they would do, “ she explained. the Kenya Film Classification Board. The film’s director sued the Viola Davis, who stars as Veronica Rawlins in Widows, described Openly gay Widows producer and Academy Award winner Iain government and it was allowed to be screened for Oscar consid- Chicago as its own character in the movie: “The film is yours and Canning said he was on a plane with his husband during the recent eration, but ultimately was not selected. After seven days it was our gift to you.” She added, “It’s great we have more female- National Coming Out Day, adding that, after winning his Oscar banned again, so this is a rare chance to see the film on the big driven narratives. Working with Steve was a great combination of for The King’s Speech that people came up to him on the street screen. the feminine and the masculine. He’s comfortable with both.” and told him how important his acceptance speech was for the Look for Brazil’s Hard Paint (Tinta Bruta) on Oct. 19-20, Peru’s On playing pansexual Annalise Keating on How to Get Away With gay community. The Englishman promised “an undercurrent in one Retablo on Oct. 19 and 21 and France’s Sorry Angel (Plaire, almer Murder, she said, “I feel everybody has a right to be who they are. particular character” that will be of interest to our queer readers. et courir vite) Oct. 20 and 21, all with queer themes. It was my idea to make her open to love in whomever she wants to Widows opens Nov. 16 in Chicago and a wider release. On Oct. 13, Steve McQueen’s heist film Widows was screened love. I am proud to play a character that is open and free. To me, The festival is presented by its parent organization, Cinema/Chi- with a star-studded red carpet beforehand. Filmed in Chicago, that feels revelatory—even more than just being a Black woman cagok, which Michael Kutza founded in 1964. A full schedule and Widows is the story of four women bonding together to settle a on a TV show.” ticket information for CIFF can be found at ChicagoFilmFestival. debt for their dead husbands. Michelle Rodriguez spoke of taking on the character Linda and com. WINDY CITY TIMES Oct. 17, 2018 27 BILLY MastersMasters

“Shit, I’m attracted to everything.”—Jake Choi expresses his sexual orientation. If only I could place him. If only I could place him, although the nudes on BillyMasters.com sure look familiar. Melania Trump recently declared, “I’m the most bullied person in the world”—a statement that has some credence. To put it into context, the day she made this statement happened to be the 20th anniversary of the murder of Mat- thew Shepard—a young gay boy who was beaten and left to die in Laramie, Wyoming. In a twist that further connects these two stories, it was announced on this sad anniversary that his ashes will be interred at Washington’s National Cathe- dral. Yes, that Washington—within sight of the place Melania occasionally hangs her pith hel- met. Cheyenne Jackson (above) and Eric McCormack Actress Yvette Nicole Brown was filling in for had a little action at the Point Honors Los Joy Behar on The View last week. On Oct. 12, Angeles 2018 Gala, Billy says. reporter Tom Llamas was promoting his sit-down Photo by Karl Simone with Melania. One of the topics was the accu- sations of infidelity against Mr. Trump. Yvette nounced that Lady Gaga would headline a Broad- said, “Is it possible that she’s not concerned with way revival of Funny Girl and that she, Rosie his mistresses because she was one of them?” O’Donnell, would play her mother. Nobody else The response from the White House was swift. has said a word about this project, but I suppose A spokesperson for the First Lady said, “Check anything is possible. It should be noted that your facts before you accuse someone of being while not a prerequisite, Fanny Brice is some- a mistress. She’s your @FLOTUS—she deserves where in her late teens when the show begins. your respect & certainly not your lies. Disgust- Barbra was all of 21 years old when she made the ing.” Sarah Huckabee Sanders tweeted, “Sad @ part her own. Gaga is 32, and this production will TheView continues their disgusting attacks on @ surely take a few years to happen. By then, she FLOTUS. The left’s ‘war on women’ they disagree may be more likely to be cast as Mrs. Strakosh! with is a disgrace. @FLOTUS is strong, accom- Tilda Swinton’s got some tongues wagging plished, and has a lot more class than the women due to her appearance in the remake of Suspiria who bully her.” Yvette said, “I stand by every (directed by Luca Guadagnino, who previously word I said. My mom taught me that respect is helmed Call Me By Your Name). In it, she plays earned. And, thankfully, we live in a nation—at Madame Blanc, the head of a dance studio in Ber- least for now—where I don’t have to bow down lin. She also plays Dr. Jozef Klemperer, an elderly to dear leader or his third wife.” She added, “My Jewish psychiatrist. Being an actress’ actress, views are my own. And I own every one.” Tilda decided that while inhabiting the person of one is wont to do. Then, after the story went Last week was the Point Honors Los Angeles Dr. Klemperer, she would wear what she calls “a viral, he deleted the post saying, “While it was 2018 Gala. As you know, the Point Foundation is weighty set of genitalia.” She had the false phal- never my intention to offend, I understand that America’s largest scholarship-granting organiza- lus custom-made for her, “so that she could feel it was disrespectful to take such a picture against tion for LGBTQ students of merit. Oodles of gays it dangling between her legs.” a memorial to the life of someone I never knew. were on hand, including Greg Louganis, Adam I do hate when friends of mine are embroiled in I deleted it, because the point of the post was to Shankman and Thomas Dekker (who gets sexier a scandal. But I will put on my impartial journal- help a friend, and I would never want for my per- as he gets older). The evening featured a mini- ist cap and tell you about Chris Marchant, the sonal actions or words to harm the efforts of any- concert by Leona Lewis that was spectacular. hunky violinist in Well-Strung (who also strut- one else. I apologize for any offense I caused.” But the highlight was the award presentations. ted his stuff on The Amazing Race). The group is That wasn’t hard ... or was it? You can decide for First honoree was Steven Canals, creator of Pose, typically in summer residency at Provincetown’s yourself when you see the pic on BillyMasters. who acknowledged all those whose shoulders we Art House. Marchant, who is no stranger to show- com. stand on. The next honoree was Eric McCormack, ing skin in snaps, posted a photo taken in a When we’re featuring a couple of stiffs in a who was introduced by Cheyenne Jackson. When Provincetown cemetery that features his shirtless cemetery, it’s definitely time to end yet another Eric took to the stage, the two kissed on the torso leaning against an obelisk with the cap- column. It’s apropos with all this cemetery non- lips—not the first time (obviously). Video of the tion, “Can’t wait to get back to Ptown for Hal- sense that Halloween is just around the corner. speech and the kiss can be found on BillyMasters. loween and to help with the launch weekend of And although I’ll be headed to New Orleans (after com. @ptownbrewingco.” working on my tan at the Filth2Go Beach House Congratulations go out to actor BD Wong, who Well, people were outraged—not about the in Fort Lauderdale), I can quickly remind you to married Richert Schnorr in Brooklyn. Fun fact: post, but about the photo. One person said, check out BillyMasters.com—the site that can The two met in 2010 at a singles mixer that was “Someone wasn’t buried there for you to take an even raise the dead! Should you have a question, sponsored by an online dating app. abs pic”—although I suppose it depends on the send it along to [email protected] and I One of the people at BD’s wedding was Rosie person. Frankly, I wouldn’t mind Marchant’s sexy promise to get back to you before Melania goes O’Donnell. The night before, she returned to skin leaning against my erect obelisk—but that’s anywhere near Donald’s obelisk! Until next time, stand-up comedy and made a bit of news. She an- another story. Initially, Chris was defensive—as remember: One man’s filth is another man’s bible. 28 Oct. 17, 2018 WINDY CITY TIMES bone marrow topped with sloppy Joe; and the no entree costing more than $23)—making this Virginia spoon bread (which is worth the price one of the best deals in the city. I truly hope of admission alone), which comes in a mini- Twain is around for quite some time. cauldron and is supplemented by cider-glazed the DISH pork shoulder and pickled onions. Halloween coming to Andersonville Weekly Dining Guide in Soup and salad items include the standard Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood will wedge salad (with bacon steak), but there are celebrate Halloween the weekend of Saturday- WINDY CITY TIMES also shaved carrot salad and a delightful beer- Sunday, Oct. 27-28, throughout the business cheese soup that comes with a mini-Miller High district. SAVOR Life back. (Also, the various breads—such as More than 100 businesses participate each pretzel biscuits, with malt butter—are made in year in the Clark Street Trick-or-Treat on Oct. Twain; house.) 27 at 12-3 p.m. and another 20 businesses will Halloween in Surf and turf at Twain. Somehow, the entrees were even better than participate in the Andersonville Sweetish Stroll Galdones Photography the apps. My dining companion raved about the (formerly the Dessert Crawl) on Oct. 28 at 2-5 Andersonville steak and eggs, which came with eggs done over p.m. BY ANDREW DAVIS the way, the server commented that people are easy—and topped with tiny deviled eggs. My Last year, the Andersonville Chamber of encouraged to touch said mural—and if a part chicken and dumplings (sufficiently creamy) came Commerce (ACC) planned to retire the former The new Logan Square restaurant Twain (2445 gets soiled, the staffers just called the artist for inside a small pot like the one your grandmother Dessert Crawl; however, due to popular demand, N. Milwaukee Ave.; https://www.twainchicago. a replacement piece.) used—again evoking nostalgia. And if you this “adult trick-or-treat” experience will relaunch com/)—which, yes, is named after the famed As for the nostalgia, Twain relies on family have room for dessert, definitely indulge: Who the event as the Sweetish Stroll on Oct. 28. The author and reflects where chef Tim Graham recipes passed down through generations— wouldn’t want to try gooey butter cake with jam; event features two options—the August Gloop was raised—relies on a shrewd concept for its resulting in some sublime comfort food (although Mississippi mud pie; or hand-cranked ice cream route and the Veruca Salt path, with 10 sweets- success: nostalgia. some sport twists on classics). (that comes with the sheet cake of the day)? related stops on each. Tickets are available Graham and sommelier wife Rebekah are the Appetizers include Ants on a Log, a delicious Rebekah also knows what she’s doing, thanks online now for $20 per route; visit http://www. masterminds behind this spot that embodies the item that includes celery, duck liver peanut- to concoctions like The Sconnie (with Korbel and andersonville.org/events/dessert-crawl/. Midwest (but also a little of the South)—down to butter mousse and bourbon cherries; Brock’s Sprite)—although she did tell Windy City Times Note: Restaurant profiles/events are based the flood-plain designs on the restroom mirrors fried green-pepper rings—an unusual offering that she was threatened with harm if she actually on invitations arranged from restaurants and/ and the farm animals on the huge felt mural that consists of battered rings topped with changed the recipe. I think (?) she was kidding. or firms. on one side of the back of the restaurant. (By powdered sugar; Sloppy Marrow, which is roasted In addition, items are reasonably priced (with

cago community,” said Zschiesche. “One of my go together,” said LaFaye. “The whole idea be- main jobs for the Lips company is finding the hind the Lips decor was that it should look like DRAG/NIGHTLIFE best talent out there, and I think I have a pretty a drag queen’s jewelry box had exploded all over Lips Instead of just coming in and sitting down and good eye. In fact, at least six Lips queens have the room.” having dinner and drinks and then seeing a show appeared on RuPaul’s Drag Race, including Pep- Unique to the Chicago location are the bones for an hour, you’re interacting with the wait- permint from our New York location and Violet of the building, which in a previous life, housed unsealed: ers who are all in full drag on the floor.” The Chachki from Atlanta.” a Ford dealership with 25-foot tin ceilings. “Be- interactive experience typically includes on-stage cause the dealership kept automobiles on all of New drag venue celebrations where guests are brought up to the the upper floors of this building, it was reinforced stage, placed on a throne and presented with a with humongous steel beams across the ceiling. coming to crown or tiara. These beams allow us to have a big show room Some members of the Chicago LGBTQ commu- theater setting with no columns or anything else Chicago nity have expressed reservations about party- that will interfere with guests viewing the stage ing alongside bachelorette parties in Boystown, and the show,” said LaFaye. BY TONY PEREGRIN which can feel invasive and disrupt the overall Existing Chicago venues, including Kit Kat Club vibe of a night out at a gay enclave—and LaFaye and The Baton, feature a similar style of enter- The new dinner, drinks and drag concept that readily acknowledges that perception. “If you tainment. Is the Chicago market large enough to will be on everybody’s lips next spring is Lips—a go to Lips on a Saturday night, I would say the support another show-bar? dinner-theatre “show-palace” located in the his- crowd is 90 percent straight. Twenty years ago, “I think there is room for everyone,” said La- toric Motor Row district in Chicago’s Near North I think mainstream audiences didn’t know what Faye. “There are several clubs in New York and Side. The first Lips launched 22 years ago in New to expect when they went to a drag show. Now, everybody’s got more than enough business. 22 Image courtesy of Lips York, and today there are locations in Atlanta, people know what drag is. There are some people years later and there’s several other big outlets Fort Lauderdale and San Diego. who don’t want to be in that atmosphere and we there, but we’re still doing record business pretty “Many moons ago when I was working in my encourage them to visit during the middle of the “When we opened Lips Atlanta five years ago much in all of our locations.” glitter basement with a young friend who was week. There’s a little something for everybody at we had more than 100 auditions,” added Zschi- As for getting LGBTQ audiences to venture out a graphic designer we came up with the name Lips, which is all about love and diversity, and all esche. I think Chicago’s auditions will be even of Boystown or Andersonville and to the Near Lips,” said Lips co-owner and Chief Executive types of people coming together and enjoying a more because I have already been contacted by South Side, LaFaye doesn’t think it will be a Queen Mark Zschiesche, also known as Yvonne night out. at least 40 Queens and we have not even run one problem as none of the other Lips outposts are Lamé. “I wanted a name that had something to RuPaul’s Drag Race has played a pivotal role in ad about the auditions.” Zschiesche said he is not located in traditional gayborhoods. do with the face because a fabulous face is what the mainstreaming of drag and has been a fac- only looking to cast “current stars in Chicago,” “There are a lot of places that are starting to makes a drag queen. And “lips” also means love tor in Lips enduring appeal to audiences of all but the queens who will be “the fabulous stars of open in the Near South Side,” added LaFaye. “By and happiness—and that’s a big part of the con- backgrounds, according to LaFaye. “To be honest, tomorrow.” the time we open in March or April, there will be cept behind Lips.” I think RuPaul’s Drag Race has upped the game The show’s hosts are always the most challeng- several other restaurants, bars and hotels in the The Chicago location—which is set to lock lips for everybody, because now people are expecting ing to cast and hire, revealed Zschiesche, because area or opening shortly thereafter. Some people with the Windy City in March/April 2019—will to see Drag Race-type queens when they go out. they require comedic skills that can “carry the have said there is a great possibility that this cater to celebrations of all kinds, including birth- I think it’s helped [the industry] dramatically.” room.” area will become the next River North. The thing days, bachelorette parties, marriages, divorces, LaFaye and Zschiesche are looking for Chicago- Not only do all four existing Lips locations about Lips is that it’s really a destination. You’re retirement, graduation and more, according to based talent to entertain their guests, with at share a commitment to hiring top-quality enter- not really getting people walking down the street co-owner Ed LaFaye. least 10 shows per week. tainers, they all boast a similar look and vibe. saying, “Oh, this looks good. Let’s go in.” When “Lips is drag queen dinner theater,” explained “Lips will definitely use local queens because “We have jewel tones; we have pink, purple and you have a destination—a big party like this— LaFaye. “It’s a totally interactive experience. that’s what makes Lips become a part of the Chi- blue and colors that most people might not think people will travel to you.” WINDY CITY TIMES Oct. 17, 2018 29 CAMPAIGN JOBS HOME IMPROVEMENT & PAINTING FOR SALE – CLASSIFIEDS WE MAKE HOLES IN DRYWALL GO AWAY. We also do SINGLE FAMILY HOME Remodeling, Bathrooms, Carpentry, Tile Backsplashes, STUNNING 5 BEDROOM, 3.2 BATHROOM VICTORIAN ADVERTISE HERE CAMPAIGN JOBS Painting. “A+” with BBB. Licensed-Bonded-Insured, on private, double lot combining modern amenities ADVERTISE HERE: Want to advertise your product, ser- For Reproductive One year Warranty. Free Estimates! Andy OnCall 847- with original features & tons of character. Exceptional vice, etc. to thousands of readers? 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Petition to Be a Queer Disney Princess COMMUNITY 220 S Michigan Ave Chicago http://cso. org. 8:30am - 8:30pm 600 W Chicago Queer solo show with stand up and org Ave Tickets: http://www.universe.com/ comedy music with Lisa Ridarelli accom- events/transtech-summit-2018-chicago- panied by Robbie Ellis 7:00pm Dav- CALENDAR Friday, Oct. 19 tickets-R7DVPK enport’s Piano Bar and Cabaret 1383 N Orlando Traveling Memorial Art installa- Memorial gathering for Arthur Gursch Milwaukee Ave Chicago http://daven- tion created by Pulse Nightclub shoot- Gursch, who died June 22, was a member portspianobar.com/events/lisa-ridarelli/ Wed., Oct. 17 ing survivors, first responders and family of Gay Liberation Network, formerly Chi- Swan Lake Tchaikovsky’s classic score members, The Orlando Traveling Memo- cago Anti-Bashing Network, participated Monday, Oct. 22 and performed live by the Chicago Phil- rial (OTM), will make its first stop here. in the senior program at the Center on Lynn Sage Cancer Research Foundation harmonic in four acts. 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Thair, the lead singer Soloway 7:00pm Women & Children jazz, soul, pop, and spirituals. Dance hibit Exploring a watershed moment ing painting, photography, sculpture of Chicago alternative band Astro Samu- First Bookstore 5233 N Clark St Chicago party directly following the concert. in U.S. politics-the 50th anniversary of and other 3D media by biggest names in rai performing. RSVP at link. 8:00pm http://jillsolowaychicago.brownpaper- 8:00pm Old Town School of Folk Music the convention protests-with the new contemporary art. Benefits those living - 9:30pm Clark-Hill PLC, 130 East tickets.com/ 4544 N Lincoln Ave Chicago http://www. virtual-reality experience. From photo- with and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS. Tick- Randolph, Suite 3900 http://events. The WOMB Open Mic Nite Open mic poet- oldtownschool.org/concerts/2018/10- graphs and documents from the Chicago ets $100.00 6:00pm - 10:00pm Venue aidschicago.org/site/Survey?ACTION_ ry event. Affinity Community Services is 20-2018-uncovered-aretha-franklin/ History Museum’s archives to the site of West, , 221 N. Paulina St. 312-644-6412 REQUIRED=URI_ACTION_USER_ a social justice organization serving the the demonstrations. David Farber, Ph.D., http://www.diffachicago.org REQUESTS&SURVEY_ID=7234 needs of the Black LGBTQ community of Sunday, Oct. 21 narrates the 14-minute VR tour that can The LGBTQ Movement: Then and Now Chicago with a particular focus on Black Chelsea Clinton book signing Book sign- be viewed through YouTube; the Chrome Out@COMCAST and Out@NBCUNIVER- women. 7:00pm Affinity Community Saturday, Oct. 20 ing in celebration of her new kids’ book, browser; or with Google Cardboard VR SAL, with Out & Equal Chicagoland, pres- Services 2850 S. Wabash Ave. #108 Chi- 2nd annual TransTech Summit Second START NOW! You Can Make a Difference. glasses. Ongoing. 12:00pm Chicago ent panel LGBTQ movement history in cago http://affinity95.org annual TransTech Summit will include One signing line ticket with book pur- History Museum 1601 N Clark Chicago Chicago moderated by NBC5’s Chris Hush Marin Alsop Out conductor with concerts workshops in web/app technology, me- chase admits up to four family members. http://chicago00.org/experiences. and including Tracy Baim, publisher part of public programs, A Time for Re- dia technology, design technology, and 1:00pm Women & Children First Book- html#dnc. Chicago Reader newspaper and founder flection-A Message of Peace, organized business technology. Lunch provided. store 5233 N Clark St Chicago Tickets: Windy City Times, Bernadette Smith CEO to commemorate the 100th anniversary Keynote speaker Angelica Ross, founder http://chelseaclintonchicago.brownpap- of Equality Institute and co-chair of Out of the World War I Armistice on Nov. 11, of TransTech and actress on the FX hit TV ertickets.com/

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