RITA MORENO TALKS WINDY CITY WITH THE VOICE OF CHICAGO’S GAY, LESBIAN, WCT BI AND TRANS COMMUNITY SINCE 1985 JULY 27, 2011 VOL 26, NO. 42 PAGE 30 TIMES www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com Same-sex weddings OBAMA CERTIFIES start in New York DADT REPEAL BY CHUCK COLBERT PAGE 6 The marriage-equality movement enjoyed a burst of new energy July 24, as jubilant same-sex couples across New York state be- gan marrying under a new law that took ef- fect at midnight. “Today we celebrate our families, our equal- ity, and how far we have come as a commu- nity,” said Kevin Cathcart, executive director of Lambda Legal, a national advocacy orga- nization, in a statement. New York City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, who is openly gay, told NBC Nightly News, “Today those families were told they matter and that the state of New York cares about them as much as anyone else.” POINT From Niagara Falls to Albany to New York FOUNDATION City hundreds of gay and lesbians applied for GALA marriage licenses. The first couple to marry under the new law PAGE 34 was Kitty Lambert, 54, and Cheryle Rudd, 53, of Buffalo, who exchange vows in a religious ceremony at Niagara Falls—shortly after mid- night. In New York City alone, 823 couples were granted marriage licenses with many of those couples expected to marry right away. City clerks’ offices opened in all five boroughs as judges were on hand to officiate and to waiver the state’s mandatory 24-hour waiting period between licensure and wedding cer- emony. By day’s end, city officials said 659 couples had picked up their licenses. The first couple to marry legally in the city was Phyllis Siegel, 76, and Connie Kopelov, IFTI NASIM 84. The Chelsea couple has been together for DIES 23 years. Even the mayor got into the act Sunday PAGE 13 Mayor Bloomberg officiates at the marriage ceremony of two of his aides, John Feinblatt and Jonathan Mintz, July 24. Photo by Edward Reed Turn to page 5 Lakeview crime: The numbers BY ERICA DEMAREST “The crime rate has been fairly steady and kind of on through the end of June. While the change is minute a downward trend for the past several years,” said Com- (only 0.1 percent), it does mark a decrease in reported In the wake of several recent violent crimes in Boys- mander Kathleen Boehmer of the 23rd Police District, crimes. town, many residents are adamant that crime is on the which includes Boystown and most of Lakeview. “Sometimes it’s more of a perception issue than it rise in the neighborhood. Hundreds have gathered at With the exception of a spike in 2008 (which cor- is an actual crime issue,” said Max Bever of Alderman community meetings demanding solutions, and some related to a citywide crime increase), crime rates in the Tunney’s office. “With the advent of the Internet and even claim this summer’s incidents are the worst 23rd District have dropped every year since 2006. That media attention, sometimes there can be more atten- they’ve ever seen. year, there were 3,629 reported crimes in the district. tion paid… and then there’s a perception that there’s To get a better picture of Lakeview crime trends, the By 2010, the number had declined more than 8 percent been a huge spike in crime.” DAVE KOZ Windy City Times examined citywide and district-by- to 3,326. On July 3, a Boystown resident filmed a rowdy late- INTERVIEW district Chicago Police Department crime data going So far, 2011 crime rates look like they’ll follow a simi- night altercation that led to a stabbing, and posted PAGE 29 back to 2006. While some media outlets have claimed lar trend. Between January and June 2010, there were the video on YouTube. The third violent attack in three there’s been an increase in crime in the neighborhood, 1,508 crimes reported in the 23rd District. This year’s our findings suggest otherwise. numbers are remarkably similar, with 1,506 crimes Turn to page 10 2 July 27, 2011 WINDY CITY TIMES CHICAGO SKY – MAKING IT BETTER MAKING IT BETTER – A NIGHT TO END THE BULLYING JOIN THE SKY JULY 30, 2011 @ 7:00 PM SKY VS LOS ANGELES SPARKS The Chicago Sky invites you to a night of world-class basketball and to raise awareness of bullying and the impact it has on our SYLVIA youth. Join us pre-game (5 – 6:30pm) for programming and FOWLES guest speakers to learn how you can help in the mission to end Sky Center bullying. For every ticket purchased through this offer, $5 will be $15 donated to the participating organization of your choice.. TICKETS INCLUDES $5 DONATION To redeem this offer call Shelli Anderson at 312.994.5980 or [email protected]. 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Rick Perry able champion” of the New York bill, had worked (left) supports gay BY DANA RUDOLPH closely with marriage equality advocates and marriage in N.Y. KEEN NEWS SERVICE sent the initial version of the marriage bill to the legislature. He then met with legislative —Gay San Diego man Hundreds of same-sex couples married in New leaders to work out a final version of the bill stoned to death York July 24, the first day they could legally do that addressed some lawmakers’ concerns about so. additional protections for religious groups and —Pop-up gay museum Just as the 1969 Stonewall Riots in New York the charities and educational institutions they in New York City City provided a lift to the nascent movement for operate.