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MS053699 4 Aug. 5, 2020 WINDY CITY TIMES Lurie announces overhaul of pediatric intersex surgery practices Attendee at intersex protest BY MATT SIMONETTE tal’s announcement that it is suspending medi- at Lurie Children's Hospital in cally unnecessary surgeries on intersex children,” 2017. Ann & Robert Lurie Children’s Hospital announced said Ed Yohnka, the roganization’ s director of Photo by Vern Hester July 28 that it will no longer perform irreversible communications and public policy. “Lurie’s recog- genital surgical procedures on intersex patients nition of the real harm done to intersex people by until patients can participate in making the deci- these surgeries is significant. This change comes sion. after years of advocacy by people who are inter- The surgeries have long been controversial, and sex and family members and allies, including by have raised the ire of activists and others. Lurie Pidgeon Pagonis, Sean Saifa Wall and interACT. has been the focus of that anger and was the site “We congratulate these advocates for their of several protests. hard-fought victory and are proud to have played “Lurie Children’s shares a commitment to sup- a supporting role in this effort. The policy recog- manner in which they engaged in conversations have worked tirelessly with Lurie to make the port and advocate for the intersex community nizes and honors those who have been directly leading to a change of policy related to care of change that caused this decision. The courage within our walls and the larger community,” said harmed by these surgeries. We are pleased that intersex children,” they said in a statement. “The of advocates telling their own stories and shar- hospital officials. “We recognize the painful his- Lurie is taking steps to recognize that Intersex policy reflects an evolving medical standard, as ing their real life experience was powerful and tory and complex emotions associated with inter- bodies are not broken and has finally changed well as an evolving understanding about gender moving. And it brought real change. This is an sex surgery and how, for many years, the medical this harmful policy.” in our society. It is forward-thinking and reflects inspiration for all of us, and will benefit genera- field has failed these children. Historically care Openly LGBTQ members of the Illinois House of the very best of one of Chicago’s premier medical tions of children to come.” for individuals with intersex traits included an Representatives also issued praise. institutions. Signatories on the July 29 statement included emphasis on early genital surgery to make geni- “We thank the professionals at Lurie Children’s “We also applaud the advocates, including state Reps. Lamont Robinson, Yoni Pizer, Greg talia appear more typically male or female. As Hospital of Chicago for the thoughtful, careful intersex people and their family members, who Harris, Kelly Cassidy and Sam Yingling. the medical field has advanced, and understanding has grown, we now know this approach was harmful and wrong. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Chil- Emmy nominated and was a member of the Pen dren’s Hospital of Chicago and our Sex Develop- Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame announces America Center. ment Clinic recognizes this truth. We empathize Steve Kulieke: Honored for breaking barriers with intersex individuals who were harmed by the 2020 inductees, virtual ceremony while covering and advancing the struggle for treatment that they received according to the civil rights equal justice for Chicago's LGBT com- The Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame was founded in historic standard of care and we apologize and Ronald J. Ehemann: For 40 years of activ- munity. In the 1980s Kulieke gained recognition 1991 to honor people and entities, nominated are truly sorry.” ism in Chicago's LGBT community. In 1978 Ron throughout the journalism world as the nation's by the community, who have made significant Lurie’s statement said the hospital’s physicians Ehemann became one of Chicago's first openly first ever municipal press corps reporter repre- contributions to the quality of life or well-being would not be performing irreversible genital sur- gay attorneys, representing many of the city's senting an LGBT paper. of the LGBT community in Chicago. The Chicago gery on infants who are intersex, unless deemed bars and organizations. He co-founded Organi- Matt Stuczynski: For his work in founding LGBT Hall of Fame inductees for 2020 were se- medically necessary, nor would they do so in the zation to Promote Equality Now (OPEN), Illinois' the Chicago chapter of GLSEN ( Gay Lesbian lected from a slate of candidates submitted by immediate future for patients with congenital first gay/lesbian political action party as well as Straight Education Network ). He has been in- Chicago's LGBT community. This year's individu- adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). Officials added that a the Greater Chicago Gay & Lesbian Democrats. strumental in LGBT visibility in schools though als, organization, businesses and "Friends of the clitoroplasty had not been performed at Lurie in Denise Foy: For her long history of service to out the Chicago area. Community" (allies) inductees are as follows: the past five years. Chicago's LGBT community. Beginning in 1993 Michelle Zacarias: For more than a decade of Individual Nominees According to the Lurie statement, “Over the when she served on the board of Horizons Com- work as a queer, disabled, Latina organizer, she John Ademola Adewoye: In recognition of next six months, we will carefully and critically munity Services, fundraising to help establish has facilitated social justice, anti-oppression, his work in helping offer asylum and counseling evaluate whether the same policy requiring as- The Center on Halsted. She now serves on the and LGBT movement work as one of four found- to LGBT people from less welcoming environ- sent/consent from intersex and CAH patients national board of SAGE providing advocacy and ing members of the Trans Liberation Collective ments such as Africa, the Middle East and East- should apply. To answer this complex question, services for LGBT elders. (TLC) a coalition that formed after the anti- ern Europe and for providing housing, connec- Lurie Children’s will hire an individual with CAH Dalila Fridi: For 30 years of tireless work to transgender bathroom bills swept the nation in tions and services to help them navigate their and/or an intersex person to help us convene a advance the rights of LGBT people in Chicago. 2017. new world. diverse group of stakeholders, including LGBTQ+ She has served as a grassroots organizer sup- In addition to recognizing the extraordinary Caprice Carthans: In recognition for her work individuals, CAH and intersex patients and com- porting marriage equality and political candi- achievements of individuals, the Chicago LGBT with many community agencies including AIDS munity members, families, medical ethicists and dates who fight for equal rights for the LGBT Hall of Fame also honored one LGBT organiza- Foundation of Chicago, Chicago House, and clinicians to investigate the ethics of CAH surger- community. Dalila has also been an advocate for tions and two businesses as well as three allies, Heartland Alliance as a transgender advocate. ies in infancy. This group will outline its findings LGBT rights among Chicago's Muslim community dubbed "Friends of the Community." Dr. Raymond Crossman, PhD: As the lon- in a white paper and/or report which will guide advocating for the understanding of intersec- The organization and businesses inducted are: gest-serving LGBT university president in North our future practices related to surgeries on CAH tionality between Islam and LGBT rights. The Legacy Project: An award-winning cul- America, Crossman helped pave the way for patients.” Terry Gaskins: For documenting life and ac- tural and educational non-profit dedicated to LGBT leaders in higher education. Signatories on the statement included Lurie tivism in Chicago's LGBT community through her researching and promoting the contributions Jay Paul Deratany: Recognized for his work President and CEO Dr. Thomas Shanley; Chief services as a photographer and a humanitarian LGBT people have made to world history and as both a human rights lawyer providing vol- Medical Officer Dr. Derek Wheeler; Urology Divi- for more than 20 years. She is probably best culture. unteer legal services during the AIDS crisis and sion Head and Reconstructive Pediatric Urol- known as the staff photographer for Gay Chi- Windy City Times: Since its inception in working with homeless youth and as a board ogy Co-Head Dr. Earl Cheng; and Adolescent and cago Magazine. 1985, under then publisher Jeff McCourt, member of Human Rights Watch, which provides Young Adult Medicine Division Head Dr. Robert Joel Drake Johnson (posthumous): Was through the current incarnation with publishers support for international LGBT individuals fight- Garofalo. an award-winning, internationally produced Tracy Baim and Terri Klinsky, Windy City Times ing for their lives in countries that have the ACLU of Illinois released a statement praising Chicago playwright and teacher. He was nomi- death penalty for the LGBT individuals. Turn to page 5 the change: “We welcome Lurie Children’s Hospi- nated for a Joseph Jefferson award five times, WINDY CITY TIMES Aug. 5, 2020 5 Ken Ilio, one of the first Indiana report: Study: Millions of Racial, anti-LGBTQ LGBTQs could gain gay men to marry in discrimination in more protections ridesharing persist after Bostock ruling Illinois, dies at 63 Despite efforts by ridesharing companies to A new report by the Williams Institute at eliminate or reduce discrimination, research UCLA School of Law finds that millions of LGBT Keneth Yerro Ilio—who became one of the first from the Indiana University Kelley School of people could gain additional non-discrimina- gay men to wed in Illinois when he married Ron Business finds that racial and LGBT bias per- tion protections if courts interpret state laws Dorfman in December 2013—has died in Chicago. sists. consistent with the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling He was 63. Platforms such as Uber, Lyft and Via respond- in Bostock v. Clayton County. Windy City Times reported that on Dec. 16, ed to drivers’ biased behavior by removing in- In Bostock, the Court held that employment 2013, Judge Sharon Coleman (from the U.S. Dis- formation that could indicate a rider’s gender discrimination based on sexual orientation and trict Court of the Northern District of Illinois) and race from initial ride requests. However, gender identity is a form of sex discrimination signed an order Dec. 16 that said same-sex cou- researchers still found that biases against un- prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act ples wherein a partner faces a serious medical derrepresented groups and those who indicate of 1964. Courts have often looked to Title VII complication could marry ahead of the scheduled support for the LGBT community continued to case law when interpreting similar provisions June 1, 2014, start date when marriage equality exist after drivers accepted a ride request— in other federal and state laws that apply to took effect in Illinois. (The case was argued by when the rider’s picture would then be dis- housing, public accommodations, education lawyers from Lambda Legal and ACLU Illinois, as played. and other areas. well as the law firms of Kirkland & Ellis and Miller “Our results confirm that bias at the ride re- Key findings of the study include that: Shakman & Beem.) quest stage has been removed. However, after —Twenty-seven states have laws that pro- At that time, other couples had already wed ride acceptance, racial and LGBT biases are per- hibit employment discrimination based on sex, because of Coleman’s determination, which was Ken Ilio (right) and Ron Dorfman at their sistent, while we found no evidence of gender but do not expressly cover both sexual orien- delivered orally Dec. 9. Elvie Jordan and Challis wedding reception in 2014. biases,” said Jorge Mejia, assistant professor tation and gender identity. However, an addi- Gibbs were wed in their North Side home Dec. Photo by Hal Baim of operations and decision technologies, in a tional 3.6 million LGBT employees would gain 12, while Dorfman and Ilio were married Dec. 13 statement. “We show that signaling support protections from employment discrimination in the chapel at Northwestern Memorial Hospi- the principal of Ken Ilio Associates. He was also for a social cause—in our case, the [LGBTQ] under state laws if they are interpreted consis- tal, where Dorfman was being prepared for major a high-school biology teacher. community—can also impact service provision. tent with Bostock. heart surgery. Dorfman died Feb. 10, 2014, at age ACLU of Illinois LGBTQ & HIV Project Director Riders who show support for the LGBT commu- —Twenty-six states have laws that prohibit 73. John Knight said in a statement sent to Windy nity, regardless of race or gender, also experi- housing discrimination based on sex, but do The orders were given less than two weeks after City Times, “Making the promise of the freedom ence significantly higher cancellation rates.” not expressly cover both sexual orientation activist Vernita Gray and Patricia Ewert were the to marry a reality for Ken and Ron before Illinois’ The article, “When Transparency Fails: Bias and gender identity. An additional 5.2 million first same-sex couple in Illinois to marry. They marriage law had gone into affect given Ron’s and Financial Incentives in Ridesharing Plat- LGBT adults would gain protections from hous- were issued an emergency marriage license after imminent passing was an important part of the forms,” is published in Management Science. ing discrimination under state laws if they are a lawsuit was filed by Lambda Legal and the ACLU movement in Illinois. It would have been cruel Mejia and co-author Chris Parker—assistant interpreted consistent with Bostock. of Illinois. if this couple was denied the personal and emo- professor in the information technology and The full report is at https://williamsinstitute. Dorfman and Ilio had registered as domestic tional benefits of being married simply because analytics department at American University, law.ucla.edu/publications/state-nd-laws-after- partners in Cook County shortly after County Clerk of the effective date of the new law. Ken and Ron in Washington—are the authors. bostock/. Orr instituted that program in 2003, but never fought to end an injust barrier before it was too bothered to file for Illinois civil-union status. late for them and others like them.” Ilio, a photographer who was raised in the Survivors include two brothers, Dennis and Philippines and who studied various subjects (in- Dominador Jr., as well a cousin, Jena, the Sun- cluding veterinary medicine, in which he received Times noted. a Ph.D.), was a contributor at Getty Images and —Andrew Davis Hours:Hours: M-T 11-7M-T 11-7 HALL OF FAME from page 4 her commitment to addressing homophobia W-F W-F11-9 11-9 and lack of access to resources in the com- Sat 10-7Sat 10-7 munity. She is notable for her inclusion of the has functioned as Chicago's premiere news Sun 11-6Sun 11-6 LGBT community, standing up to homophobia source for the LGBTQ community. in the black church. 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Is it as simple as: we building on the anti-racism are only as safe as our most marginalized? ARS: Any analysis of abolition that doesn’t specifically center Black feminism, but also queer- movement’s legacy ness, is incomplete. Queer people of color experience police violence in intense ways, and trans well, whole and cared for. That’s prioritizing this BY ANGELIQUE SMITH people in particular experience extreme forms violent institution of policing over the lives and of this particular violence. Centering the people communities of Black, Brown and poor people in With anti-racism protests happening around the who get impacted is a part of painting it as a this city. United States, in what some media outlets are queer issue. Prisons and police exist to uphold WCT: There seem to be a lot of mixed mes- saying is the largest movement in this country’s this white, capitalist, heteronormative view of sages out there, particularly around defunding history, demands to abolish the police have in- who is a deserving American citizen: straight, cis, versus abolition. I’ve heard people say that creasingly been a part of the rallying call. middle- or upper-class white people with 2.5 kids no one literally means abolishment when it Queer movement organizer Asha Ransby- and a white picket fence. comes to police, without understanding that Sporn—co-founder and previous national or- WCT: Right. defunding is one method to eventually get to ganizing co-chair for the Black Youth Project’s ARS: And to paint everybody who is further and abolishment. activist organization, BYP 100—is no stranger to further away from that as deviant, as criminal ARS: Transforming the way we see the world activism around abolition. She was instrumental and as deserving of punishment… I understand working is not an easy thing to do. Just to be in pressuring Columbia College to divest from pri- my queerness as a liberation away from that. As a clear, when we say abolish, we mean abolish. vate prisons and, in 2014, she addressed police Black woman and as a queer person, I’m not striv- When we say defund, we mean defund. Folks have brutality with the United Nations in Geneva as ing to be towards this normative thing I know I’ll been working around these frameworks and or- a part of the We Charge Genocide youth delega- never fully have access to. That’s playing into the ganizing towards these things for a long time. tion. Currently working with the Black Abolition- same logic of who is valuable and worthy. It requires looking at the roots of the system. ist Network (BAN), we spoke with Ransby-Sporn WCT: What can people do to help? There’s a direct line from runaway slave patrols to about developing the framework to understand ARS: Sign on to the Defund CPD list of demands the police departments we have today. You can’t abolition and BAN’s call to defund the Chicago at bit.ly/DemandDefundCPD. Contact your alder- look at that history and see any point where it Police Department. people and demand that they defund the Chicago transformed into anything other than a funda- Windy City Times: What do you think it was Police Department, that they support getting mentally anti-Black institution. about the killing of George Floyd and this par- cops out of schools and support passing the Civil- WCT: How does one make the shift in think- Asha Ransby-Sporn. ticular moment in time that brought about the ian Police Accountability Council (CPAC). Donate ing toward abolition? Photo by Texas Isaiah current protests we’re seeing? to movement orgs and bail funds. It’s super im- ARS: We like to point to the abolition move- Asha Ransby-Sporn: I think the conditions portant that our movements are funded from the people are living under impact how we respond ment of today as directly building on the legacy ARS: Yes, abolition is connected to, and re- grassroots end. And I encourage anyone who sees to events like this. We’re a couple months into of abolishing slavery. And slavery is something quires, the transformation of society. Away from themselves on the side of justice to create a reg- the pandemic, watching our government fail to abolitionists were told was too central of an in- one that protects profit, greed and whiteness ular practice of donating to particularly young, take care of people in ways that would be in the stitution to our economy, too central to how the through violence, towards a society that cen- Black-led abolitionist organizations. best interest of the collective good. That laid the social order works, and that it would be impos- ters care, humanity and the collective good. It People can follow Asha Ransby-Sporn on groundwork for people to then see that our eco- sible to abolish. That’s what people were told at requires us to not only radically rethink all the Twitter at @ashapoesis. Get more information nomic system is literally letting people die in a that time and we’re being told very similar things systems that we live under, but also how we re- on the campaign to Defund CPD at bit.ly/De- pandemic in ways that are unnecessary. And yet, now when looking at the violent, anti-Black in- late to one another. mandDefundCPD. in the midst of all of this, the state still consis- stitutions of our current time—which are police WCT: I look at where society is now and… The Black Abolitionist Network (BAN) can be tently kills Black people. and prisons. ARS: Yes, that is really scary and I have had found on Instagram (https://www.instagram. WCT: As part of a campaign to defund the WCT: That makes sense. moments of being overwhelmed by it. I think a com/blackabolitionistnetwrk/) and Facebook Chicago Police Department (CPD), you recently ARS: It is a powerful way to put things in his- part of the reason that people latch onto police (https://www.facebook.com/blackabolitonist- held mass resistance trainings? torical perspective. Yes, it’s hard to imagine up- as safety is because it absolves us of some re- network/). ARS: A group of us came together to form this rooting something that is central to the way the Black Abolitionist Network and to seed the De- world works, but if it’s an oppressive thing, it’s fund CPD campaign. The decision for training necessary that we do it and stretch ourselves to and to assemble.” It also seeks an injunction started because all these people are still protest- see what does make us feel safe, what does keep Lawsuit filed to against the federal policy of arresting civilians ing in the streets, and we wanted to figure out our communities well. preemptively and without probable cause. how we can sustain this and support folks who WCT: What does that look like? restrain surge of Black Lives Matter Chicago, Black Abolition- are being introduced to, or finally stepping into, ARS: The things that makes communities safe ist Network, Chicago Democratic Socialists of the idea of abolition. We trained about 500 peo- are having resourced education, community pro- federal agents A coalition of #BlackLivesMatter organiza- America, Good Kids/Mad City, #LetUsBreathe ple over the weekend and most of them commit- grams, healthcare, mental health services, all tions, legal workers and journalists aligned Collective, South Siders Organized for Unity ted to staying involved in the effort in some way. those things existing in a way that is affirming with a consortium of civil-rights lawyers to file and Liberation, National Lawyers Guild Chicago WCT: What are BAN’s demands? to the people in the communities that they serve. a federal civil-rights lawsuit seeking to restrain and First Defense Legal Aid filed the suit. ARS: The primary demand is that we want to WCT: In my own journey in learning about President Trump’s promised surge of federal Activists at a July 23 press conference said defund the Chicago Police Department. They get abolition, I often thought about how even law-enforcement agents in Chicago. that huge expenditures of local and federal re- 40 percent of our budget, [about] $1.8 billion neoliberal ideology tends to focus on individ- The suit seeks injunctive and declaratory resources on police agencies rather than hous- dollars, at the same time as Chicago mayors, from ualism. Some might struggle with how we can lief from the federal court to stop the Trump ing, healthcare and education are the driving Lightfoot to Emanuel, have been saying there’s accomplish this almost utopian society that administration from sending federal agents “to force behind violence in already over-policed no money for schools in Black neighborhoods, for would be needed for abolition to succeed. It intimidate and falsely arrest civilians who are cities like Chicago, and that more police will mental healthcare, for housing, no money for any would mean rethinking healthcare, guns, ac- exercising their constitutional right to speak only worsen the problem. of these things that actually keep communities cess to resources…

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Phases II and III, slated to begin next year, Allison Frank is a 16-year-old lesbian activist new approach for will continue the regional reinvestments and from Lincolnshire’s Stevenson High School who start the process of transferring DJJ’s larger found her passion for activism and began the Be juvenile justice facilities to the DOC. You Tiful Initiative. It all started when Frank was On July 31, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Lt. More information about the plan can be seen feeling overwhelmed in a makeup store. Gov. Juliana Stratton announced the 21st Cen- at https://www2.illinois.gov/idjj/Pages/Trans- “I felt so awkward myself asking for help and I tury Illinois Transformation Model—a new plan formation.aspx. was thinking, ‘What if you’re trans or nonbinary that aims to transform the state’s juvenile-jus- and you don’t look like a stereotypical female tice system over the next four years. person and you try to ask for help?’ The people The model focuses on reducing the harm of Lightfoot announces who work there are not prepared for that,” Frank incarceration by transitioning youth to small, told Windy City Times. regional residential centers; investing sig- $6.2M for Together Frank’s mission is to help transgender and non- nificantly in community wraparound support binary individuals who feel lost in the world of and intervention services for justice-involved Now applicants beauty. Be You Tiful provides a range of services youth; and increasing financial support for vic- Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot announced that the from personal shopping, skincare, hair, makeup tim services in communities that are dispropor- city is awarding $6.2 million in grant alloca- lessons and discreet binder shipping. Frank orga- tionately impacted by violence. tions to the Together Now fund applicants. nized a team of seven volunteers who specialize The Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice The Together Now fund was launched last in different areas of beauty. (DJJ), in partnership with the Justice, Equity, month—in partnership with Chicago Communi- “I made sure the people I chose specialized and Opportunity Initiative, utilized decades of ty Trust and One Chicago Fund—to provide as- in a bunch of different things,” said Frank. “I evidence from across the country, and within sistance to small businesses and not-for-profits specialize in the match-making process, so I talk Allison Frank. its own system, to create the plan. in Chicago that have experienced economic to the client personally and then I pair them up Photo by Sari P. Photography Larger DJJ facilities will be repurposed for distress and significant operational losses due with the member I think will be able to help them use by the Illinois Department of Corrections to COVID-19), or have experienced damage the best. I also specialize in helping shop for had on both her daughter and herself. (DOC) to provide additional space and prevent from events of nationwide protests and unrest. make-up, helping to shop for clothes and doing “Allison is a true leader and visionary; we are overcrowding in their facilities. Current DJJ The city received more than 4,000 applica- make-up lessons.” so lucky to have Be You Tiful as a resource in staff will continue to work in the department tions before the online application closed June The dream team includes both a licensed aes- our community,” the mother wrote. “My 14-year- or in similar roles at the DOC. 29. The city carefully reviewed each applica- thetician and a licensed cosmetologist to assist old [trans] female daughter came out last fall. I Phase I of the model marks the beginning tion to ensure it met city criteria, and grants with skincare, wigs and makeup. There’s a place noticed there were so many holes in our social of increased community investment in wrap- for qualifying applicants were then selected for everyone; clients might come to them know- feminine etiquette and education. There were around support, intervention services and through a lottery system. ing exactly what they want or not knowing where so many things I taught my [cisgender] older reentry programs for justice-involved youth. For more information about the Together to start. The team will then find the right steps daughter along the way that I never taught my Additional investments are planned for victim Now grants, visit Chicago.gov/togethernow or to take from there. trans daughter. Allison and her dream team have CCT.org/togethernow. Be You Tiful also provides specialized help for been there to help us bridge the gap in a non- those who haven’t come out as LGBTQ+. This al- threatening and fun way.” lows clients to feel confident in themselves, yet Frank said she looks up to Rebekah Brusehoff, safe from being outed. a transgender child activist who is best known for Remembering Frank read the heart-warming recommendation her viral image of her holding a sign that reads she received from her first client at Be You Tiful. “I’m the scary transgender person the media The client was a transgender teenage girl; Frank warns you about.” Jason T. helped her shop for makeup and clothes and gave “She’s younger than I am, and I think seeing her makeup lessons. The client described how young people being able to make so much more helpful and kind Allison was, as well as how she of a difference is just amazing,” said Frank. McVicker didn’t feel alone when she picked out clothes and Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, beauty (August 13, 1962 - October 13, 2016) makeup. lessons have been moved to Zoom and FaceTime Beyond the clients, family members feel they conferences with team members. Personal shop- Social worker and can finally see their loved one live as their truest, ping is still possible with safety precautions. opera enthusiast most confident self. The mother of Frank’s first “Over Zoom, I think it’s been pretty easy be- client also wrote about the impact Be You Tiful cause a lot of our services don’t require hands-on His spirit will live in help,” said Frank. “It would be a lot more helpful the hearts of all those to be physically with someone when I’m doing a makeup lesson. But I’m counting my blessings he inspired. and the fact that I’m even able to do it over Zoom and I don’t have to wait to do it is amazing.” Frank has a detailed plan for her future; among those ideas, she wants to focus on helping others —Michael Worley, @windycitytimes and continue to fight for LGBTQ+ rights. surviving spouse “I hope to go to Purdue. I want to double- Lexington, KY major in ASL deaf culture and psychology. I also want to minor in LGBTQ+ gender studies,” she 8 Aug. 5, 2020 WINDY CITY TIMES

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BVYC0218_BIKTARVY_B_10X10_WindyCityTimes_DEva_r1v1jl.indd All Pages 7/27/20 5:53 PM 10 Aug. 5, 2020 WINDY CITY TIMES Local lesbian couple celebrate 50 years together BY CARRIE MAXWELL they got privileges outside of class for being good in class and they mostly complied,” said Cozad. When Alice Cozad and Linda Young met each Young was hired right after Title IX was en- other as freshmen at the University of Iowa they acted because the paper was looking for a woman knew almost instantly that they would be togeth- to cover what they called “girls’ sports.” er as a couple for the rest of their lives. “They realized, though, that I knew the differ- “The electricity went out in the basement of ence between a baseball and a football, so I was the dorm, where we lived during the 1970 fall covering everything,” said Young. “I was there session,” said Cozad. “It was pitch-black and I for almost five years.” grabbed onto Linda for dear life and would not Those early years in the Quad Cities was when let go. This was the beginning of our love story.” Cozad resumed her activism as a member of the Since they did not know any other lesbians local National Organization for Women (NOW) on campus, they read Dr. David Reuben’s book, chapter. Everything You Always Wanted to Know About “NOW gave me my political start,” said Cozad. Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask), to learn about “We held consciousness raising sessions to en- themselves and their sexuality; in 1972, they lighten women. Linda always made fun of me that also read Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon’s book Les- when I made out the agenda, I wrote the word lunch in all capital letters. When I would try to tell her how to be politically aware, she would say lunch to get me off my high horse.” The couple made their way to Chicago in 1979, Alice Cozad and Linda Young at Young's family farm in Iowa. when Young got a job with the Chicago Tribune’s Photo courtesy of the couple suburban insert section covering high school sports. Cozad arrived right after the school year ruled in 2009 that the ban on same-sex marriages wore tie-dye T-shirts to celebrate the fact that ended. in Iowa was unconstitutional they decided to get we should have been able to get married in the Cozad was hired as a special education teach- hitched. The ceremony took place July 10, 2010. 1970s. Ten years later, we are still wearing our er/vocational coordinator at East Leyden High “It was my idea to hold our ceremony in wedding outfits.” School, in Franklin Park. She said it was rough Daniels Park in Cedar Rapids across the street Among the guests were their youngest great- teaching there because she got no support from from Alice’s childhood home,” said Young. “We niece Cara Perez who was their flower girl. Their anyone in the building and would be chastised by thought it would be a small ceremony but as 11 year old great-nephew Nicholas Perez, who the principal anytime she was not wearing a skirt we told people about our plans they said they was a gymnast, walked them down the aisle on or dress. She quit at the end of the second year wanted to attend. There were about 60 friends his hands while his four year old brother Sam and was never an out lesbian to anyone in the and family in attendance, including most of our Perez banged on cymbals in front of them. building, except for a social worker she described nieces and nephews.” “Alice and Linda’s wedding was an occasion as “very accepting.” “Linda asked me to marry her and told me her filled with joy,” said Cozad’s sister-in-law Marilyn The couple bought a house in Brookfield in Daniels Park idea and I loved it,” said Cozad. “We Cozad. “One of the best memories was when Linda 1981 and have lived there ever since. Cozad con- declared it was the happiest day in her life. It tinued to volunteer with NOW running conscious- was wonderful to see their nieces and nephews Alice Cozad and Linda Young at the University ness raising groups for a number of years. take part in the ceremony and the joy that all the of Iowa. Young expanded her sports coverage and later family and friends there shared for their union” Photo courtesy of the couple did general news stories for the Chicago Tribune “My aunts have been in love since they were until she retired in 2008. She also supported Co- eighteen,” said Perez who is now a 19-year-old bian Woman, which made them feel better about zad’s activism from the sidelines. activist. “I did not realize they were not legal- themselves. Cozad’s next job was at Richards High School, ly married until they started talking about the The couple discovered that, despite having in Oak Lawn. According to Cozad, the pay cut ceremony. Their wedding was a beautiful, goofy very distinct personalities and growing up in she took was worth every penny because she was representation of themselves. At the time, I was different parts of Iowa—Cozad in Cedar Rapids happier with the more relaxed vibe and dress too young to understand what their wedding re- and Young on farms that her great-grandparents code at the school. She later went to work at the ally meant, other than it being two people who bought in the 1800s—they shared a passion for Community High School District 218 office as the love each other having the right to be married. I social justice and the same political ideals. vocational coordinator until she retired in 2013. realize now that their wedding was a victory and Both were vice presidents of their counties’ When Cozad discovered that GLSEN was coming a celebration of gay pride. My aunts, being of Young Democrats of America nonprofits while in to Chicago she signed up and helped grow the an older generation of gay women, have helped high school. Additionally, Cozad led her first pro- organization. She counts awarding scholarships to pave the way for future generations and open test during her senior year in high school, right to students, helping them set up GSA’s, organiz- doors for other members of the LGTBQ+ commu- after the Kent State Massacre. ing the first Gay Prom held at Harold Washington nity simply by being in love with each other.” “I made hundreds of black felt armbands and Library and sitting next to the now deceased Rep. These days the couple is weathering the cur- got the students to walk out of class and up on John Lewis during one of the GLSEN lunches as rent COVID-19 pandemic and taking the necessary ‘the hill,’” said Cozad. highlights of her tenure there. precautions due to their age. Cozad said they, and Right after their college graduation, Young “That was one of the best hours of my life,” their neighbors, gather outside at 7 p.m. every went to work as a sports reporter for the Quad said Cozad. “Rep. Lewis fought for LGBT people’s night to pay tribute to the essential workers and City Times working nights and weekends while equality as much as he did for Black civil rights then have dinner together while watching politi- Cozad taught at the prison school, Kinsman because he truly believed that we all had to have cal shows. School. equal rights for us to be a perfect country.” Their message for everyone is “to vote so the United States can become a functioning democ- “It was so easy, despite the circumstances, be- Getting married was never something they Linda Young and Alice Cozad at Pikes Peak. talked about but when the Iowa Supreme Court racy again.” cause I was able to use a rewards system where Photo courtesy of the couple WINDY CITY TIMES Aug. 5, 2020 11 Chicago Foundation for Women virtually holds 2020 Impact Awards BY EMILY REILLY “I would also like to acknowledge that reproductive justice is not optional, but a requirement The Chicago Foundation for Women (CFW) virtu- of any work in the reproductive healthcare space,” ally held the 2020 Impact Awards on July 23. CFW said Frasik. “Without this framework founded by President/CEO Felicia Davis hosted the event and Black and low-income individuals, your sole focus awarded the honorees. would lie with the erosion of access to abortion Davis began by explaining the importance of and contraception in the [United States].” the Impact Awards: They uplift the good work of Neha Gill spoke about winning the Impact the awardees and acknowledge the changes hap- Award for her work toward gender equality at pening because of their influence. Apna Ghar, a human rights outreach organiza- Wendy Pollack, who started the Women’s Law tion. “I urge us all today to take very intentional and Policy Initiative at the Shriver Center, won steps toward gender injustice by examining the The Chicago Foundation for Women's Impact Awards. the founders award. She gave a summary of her inequalities all around us in every sphere,” said Screenshot by Emily Reilly background and work that she’s done for the Chi- Gill. resources for LGBTQ+ individuals. Rupert-Gordon, Assata’s Daughter; that organization’s work that cago women’s carpenters, which became Chicago Collette Payne spoke next upon winning the who now heads the National Center for Lesbian has helped Black women and girls in Chicago re- Women in Trades. She also spoke about her career Impact Award for her work at the Visible Voices Rights, spoke about how the criminal-justice sys- garding environmental and political advocacy. in law, specifically litigation, and how she con- program for Chicago Legal Advocacy for Incarcer- tem disproportionately affects Black and queer The event ended with discussions about how tinuously works to improve federal and state laws ated Mothers (CLAIM) and her work at Cabrini- people, and how it needs to be examined. the award winners’ works have changed because and policies. Green Legal Aid. She spoke about how her own “We need to be critical of the people that ben- of COVID-19, how their efforts have shifted be- The Pioneer Award went to Christina Frasik, experience with incarceration inspired her to be- efit from these systems, not from the people who cause of the current social movement and how who spoke about her reason for co-founding Stu- come an advocate for change. are marginalized by them,” said Rupert-Gordon. domestic violence has increased because of quar- dents for Reproductive Justice (SRJ), which ad- Imani Rupert-Gordon received the Impact Christian Snow received the Reverend Willie Ta- antining. dresses limited interpretations of healthcare at Award for her past role as the executive direc- plin Barrow Emerging Leaders Award on behalf of Loyola University. tor Affinity Community Services, which facilitates 12 Aug. 5, 2020 WINDY CITY TIMES viewpoints

Illinoisans will see their taxes go down or stay the people have been greatly exacerbated by the CO- same. VID-19 pandemic. At the same time, state revenues Fundamentally, the fair tax is about equity. Twen- are also being stretched by the crisis. Without the Brian C. ty-five percent of LGBTQ Illinoisans live in poverty, fair tax, the state budget is facing even deeper cuts JOHNSON compared to just 14 percent of straight Illinoisans. to critical programs or greater debts. The fair tax More of our poorest LGBTQ peoples’ incomes go to will enable us to take care of our most vulnerable survival than the wealthiest Illinoisans. They should without passing on bigger debts to our children. In support of not have to pay the same tax rate as Chicago billion- Often, I will think of the transgender youth in Car- VOL. 35, No. 23, Aug. 5, 2020 aires, but that’s exactly what our current tax system bondale who told me during a listening tour visit The combined forces of Windy City Times, the fair tax allows. that they would travel 300 miles one way just to founded Sept. 1985, and Outlines newspaper, founded May 1987. The fair tax is also about protecting our most vul- access affirming healthcare at Howard Brown Health Passage of the fair tax will improve the lives of the nerable. The legacies of discrimination and stigma in Chicago. Youth are able to access the full range of state’s LGBTQ community. As CEO of Equality Illinois, PUBLISHER Terri Klinsky have left our community more reliant on a strong trans-affirming health care services through Illinois the state’s civil rights organization for lesbian, gay, social safety net to thrive. Nationally, 22 percent Medicaid. But what if, because of the next fiscal cri- bisexual, trans, and queer Illinoisans, I can attest EXECUTIVE EDITOR Andrew Davis of LGBTQ people rely on the Supplemental Nutrition sis and service cuts, Medicaid is no longer financially that a more equitable income tax that funds a more Assistance Program (SNAP) compared to 9 percent solvent? How can we look our young people in the MANAGING EDITOR Matt Simonette financially sound state government will make our of non-LGBTQ people. Fourteen percent of trans U.S. eye and tell them we are doing our best when we DIGITAL DIRECTOR Jean Albright state stronger. ART DIRECTOR AND ASSOCIATE EDITOR residents rely on housing assistance, compared to 4 refuse to take care of them? The fair tax will change the state constitution from Kirk Williamson percent of cisgender U.S. residents. And 22 percent It all comes back to this question: How will the our current unfair, outdated system that requires ev- SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTOR Scott Duff of LGBTQ Midwesterners rely on Medicaid compared lives of Illinoisans, including LGBTQ Illinoisans, be BUSINESS MANAGER Ripley Caine eryone to pay the same tax rate regardless of in- to 13 percent of non-LGBTQ Midwesterners. Passing better because of this work? Let’s choose to advance SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES Terri Klinsky, come, to one that allows lower tax rates for people Kirk Williamson the fair tax can help shore up the services our most justice and equity and live up to the values of Il- with low and moderate incomes and higher tax rates NATIONAL SALES Rivendell Media, vulnerable stakeholders rely on. linois. That’s why Equality Illinois is supporting the 212-242-6863 for those with higher incomes. Under the fair tax, Finally, the fair tax is about fiscal responsibility. fair tax. Let’s make it a reality in November. THEATER AND DANCE EDITOR Catey Sullivan only those individuals making over $250,000 an- SENIOR WRITERS Jonathan Abarbanel, Mary The poverty and disparities experienced by LGBTQ Brian C. Johnson is CEO of Equality Illinois. nually will pay more, while at least 97 percent of Shen Barnidge, Charlsie Dewey, Ross Forman, Carrie Maxwell, Rev. Irene Monroe, Jerry Nunn, Tony Peregrin, Angelique Smith, Sari Staver, Sarah Toce, Melissa Wasserman Jorge never formally “came out.”to his parents. need that final push to step on the platform, to go WRITERS Sarah Katherine Bowden, Ada Cheng, His mom, Elvira, and his dad, Nacor, both grew up on the actual roller coaster.” Sheri Flanders, Joe Franco, Veronica Harrison, Kelsey Hoff, Aaron Hunt, Eric Karas, Brian Kirst, in Mexico, and moved to the United States, where Jorge told his parents: “I like boys and girls.” Paige Listerud, Billy Masters, Scott C. Morgan, Bill they met as adults. They’ve been married for 32 His mom said he seemed a little nervous when he Amelia Orozco, Ariel Parrella-Aureli, Kerry years and have five children together. Jorge, who told them. “Everyone can choose who they want to Reid, Dana Rudolph, Ana Serna, Karen Topham, HEALY Regina Victor, Sean Margaret Wagner, Lauren is now 15 years old, is their fourth oldest child, and be with,.”she said. “I’m always going to be here for Warnecke, Steve Warren, Lauren Emily Whalen about to enter his sophomore year in high school. whatever he needs. The only thing that I’m a little SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHERS Kat Fitzgerald, Hal Cicero student “Jorge’s a good son,.”Elvira said. “Respectful. Very confused about is whether it’s something you’re Baim, Tim Carroll, Ed Negron, Vernon Hester studious. A unique child.” born with or something you grow up with.” CIRCULATION DIRECTOR Jean Albright finds his voice DISTRIBUTION Allan, Dan, John, Sue and Victor Among friends, Jorge identifies as “queer,.”but he “My mom straight up was like, ‘Oh, I’m proud of WEB HOSTING LoveYourWebsite.com (lead said the Spanish language doesn’t have words that you. You’re my son,’.”Jorge recalled. “But I sensed programmer: Martie Marro) When Jorge Martínez-Arevalo was in eighth grade, allow him to talk about his gender identity properly some disdain from my dad. And he kind of just took PRESIDENT Tracy Baim he was elected president of an LGBTQ+ after-school (773) 871-7610 FAX (773) 871-7609 “It’s very masculine or feminine. There is no gray, some minutes to himself and came back and said, club at Unity Junior High School, in Cicero. Editorial: [email protected] you know, it’s her or him.” ‘Thank you for telling me.’” Sales: [email protected] During his eighth-grade year, the club, which is Jorge’s family moved to Cicero a little more than “I felt discouraged, mad, angry,.”Jorge’s father Calendar: [email protected] known as NJAW (short for “Never Judge, Always Circulation: [email protected] a decade ago, where LGBT issues are a mixed bag. said, “but at the end, I gotta go along with it. What Art/ad copy: [email protected] Welcomed.”, pushed the school district to be more In 1998, a student who is transgender was crowned am I going to do? Kick him out of the house? I don’t Theater: [email protected] inclusive of its gay and transgender students. Among Prom Queen at Morton East High School. But more think so. ... I left my house when I was 15. It was Copyright 2020 Lambda Publications Inc./Windy City Media other things, they screened a movie about gay teen- recently, the Cicero Police Department settled a law- real hard for me, being on the streets. I try to give Group; All rights reserved. Reprint by permission only. Back agers who fall in love, held workshops about gender issues (if available) for $5 per issue (postage included). suit with a woman who is transgender and claimed him what I didn’t have.” Return postage must accompany all manuscripts, drawings, pronouns and petitioned the administration to re- and photographs submitted if they are to be returned, and to have been illegally stopped and harassed by po- “I think that Jorge right now is still at a young no responsibility may be assumed for unsolicited materials. spond to incidents of bullying with restorative jus- lice. age,.”his dad continued. “He’s got to go through a All rights to letters, art and photographs sent to Windy tice. City Times will be treated as unconditionally assigned Earlier this summer, Jorge decided he wanted to lot of things still..” for publication purposes and as such, subject to editing Jorge gave his cell number to the group, and told and comment. The opinions expressed by the columnists, formally “come out.”to his parents. Jorge said “coming out.”to his parents was about cartoonists, letter writers, and commentators are their own his classmates they could text him with about any “I would like to make it official,.”he said, “be- being his authentic self. “You’re putting a lot on and do not necessarily reflect the position of Windy City problems at school or at home. He said that people Times. Publication of the name, photograph, or likeness of cause, if not, then you’re left in this weird sea of the line, even if you know you’ll be fine, even if you a person or organization in articles or advertising in Windy reached out to him at least once a day, mostly by City Times is not to be construed as any indication of the ambiguity.” have a safety net. It’s still a scary experience.” sexual orientation of such person or organization. While text, saying things like, “Hi. I don’t know what my “In the past, I would help others just to avoid “I think the neighbors already knew ‘cause he we encourage readers to support the advertisers who make sexuality is..”He did his best to talk his classmates this newspaper possible, Windy City Times cannot accept helping me, but I feel like I can’t do that anymore. wears some kind of a weird shirt,.”Jorge’s dad said. responsibility for advertising claims. through whatever they were experiencing. You know? How can you love others if you can’t love “I wear a very colorful track suit,.”Jorge shot back. “There were moments when I would be talking to WINDY CITY MEDIA GROUP, yourself first?” “¿Tienes novio? (Do you have a boyfriend?).”Nacor 5315 N. Clark St. #192, Chicago, IL, 60640 U.S.A someone and what they experienced was so heavy In June, Jorge found his opening. asked Jorge. “Not yet,.”Jorge responded, smiling. (MAILING ADDRESS ONLY) that it took everything in my power for me not to He was sitting with his parents, watching televi- “¿Tienes novia? (Do you have a girlfriend?).”Nacor Windy City Times Biweekly; Deadline every burst out crying,.”Jorge said. “I would always tell sion one evening, when a commercial came on about asked. Jorge smiled again. “Also not yet.” Wednesday prior to street date them: I am your ally. I am here to help you.” OUT! Chicago’s LGBTQ Visitor’s Guide Online annual LGBTQ Pride month. Jorge’s dad jokingly turned to Bill Healy is an independent journalist who pro- “As heavy as it was, I took confidentiality seri- Windy City Times Wedding and Events Guide Annual him and said, “Is there anything you want to say to duces StoryCorps for WBEZ and teaches documen- www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com ously, and I was willing to be their punching bag.” me?” tary radio at Northwestern University. At home, Jorge decorated his bedroom with rain- “The best thing I can compare it to is like going bow flags and queer posters. He listened to songs into a roller coaster line,.”Jorge said, “You hear all about coming out and about self-acceptance. But the screaming of other people. And then you just WINDY CITY TIMES Aug. 5, 2020 13

Jay Manuel. Photo by Troy Word BOOKS In fashion: Jay Manuel dishes on 'The Wig, The Bitch & The Meltdown' BY EMILY REILLY

Jay Manuel has been many things, including an make-up artist and a creative director—and he is probably best known as taking on the latter role for several years on the reality- competition show America's Next Top Model. (He also hosted Canada's Next Top Model for a few years.) Now, he's back with the book The Wig, The Bitch and The Meltdown—a satirical take on reality TV that was released Aug. 3. The book features a Tyra Banks-esque character named Keisha Kash and a Manuel-type protagonist named Pablo Michaels. Windy City Times: You said you began writing this book back in 2014. What prompt- ed you to start writing it? Jay Manuel: When I look at the core themes of the book, I really felt this need to write a story that’s inspired by my life and talk about important themes, like what is the cost of fame, why is there such acceptance around abuse of power in the entertainment industry, and how the entertainment industry deals with intersectionality, like Black women's identity. It’s very interesting that these are things being discussed now in 2020, but they’re things that have always existed in the industry. I wanted to write something that is truly vulnerable in some ways but using satire to make it funny and take us on a wild journey of self and how we ultimately have to find that validation. WCT: When it comes to your character-writing process, how much of it was inspired by your personal experience? JM: You write what you know, so you're using your own experiences. I was using various experiences I had in the entertainment industry, not just my time on [America's Next Top Model]. I sat down with a couple of psychologists and talked about the psychology around the characters and doing that work in 2014 was really fun. I really wanted to see how this story could come together from a psychological stand-point. It was important to tell the story very authentically and thoughtfully while having fun with it in this farcical world I created. WCT: I was surprised to see that this book had a lot of suspenseful and serious moments but, overall, why did you choose to write this story as a satire? JM: I just really think telling a story like this through satire and comedy forces us to look at ourselves and it is very unconventional in terms of the literary world, in terms of blurring the lines, and breaking the fourth wall in that meta-fictional break toward the end of the book. I wanted to jolt the reader out of the book and into their own world and have it become meta on meta. It’s about how we look at these stories in our own lives. It was incumbent of me to truly help people find these characters in their lives and hopefully have them resonate with their own struggles and journey. WCT: Do you think this book might change the way that fans see America’s Next Top Model? JM: I think it might prompt people to go back and watch it again. One thing we didn't expect to come out of this pandemic situation was for ANTM to become a big binge-watch show. It certainly put the show under a magnifying glass. Again, you’re watching a show that’s edited down to 41 minutes and 28 seconds and there is [editing] there and we are now in this time where we're questioning what is real. I’ve always thought of reality television as the birth mother of social media. On social media, it’s like we take a picture of what's not real and put it out in the world. Ultimately, what does that do to the human spirit? Turn to page 17 14 Aug. 5, 2020 WINDY CITY TIMES

Pose's Indya Moore. Photo courtesy of World Pride NYC Schitt's Creek's Dan Levy. Photo by Drew Altizer

LGBTQ performers, stories among 2020 Emmy nominations

BY MATT SIMONETTE Comedy Series (Eugene Levy); Outstanding Lead Tituss Burgess earned another nomination for more nominations this year, including Outstand- Actress in a Comedy Series (Catherine O’Hara); his portrayal of Titus Andromedon in this year’s ing Competition Program and Outstanding Host Streaming services and cable networks were well- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Se- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. The Rev- for a Reality or Competition Program. represented among the Television Academy’s ries (openly gay series co-creator Dan Levy); and erend. The reality series Queer Eye scored seven Jodie Comer was nominated for another turn 2020 Emmy nominations, which were announced Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Se- nominations, including a nod for hosts Karamo in BBC America’s Killing Eve, which is driven July 28. Netflix led the pack with 160 nomina- ries (Annie Murphy). Schitt’s Creek received four Brown, Anton Porowski, Tan France, Bobby Berk by the subtext-fueled relationship between Vil- tions, followed by HBO, which had 107. nominations last year, but ultimately took home and Jonathan Van Ness. lanelle (Comer) and Eve (Sandra Oh). Among the LGBTQ programming and creative personnel no Emmys. Tiger King—which picked up much online buzz 10 nominations for Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale were most prominent amongst streaming and Among LGBTQ-related nominees for Netflix se- in the early days of the U.S. COVID-19 lock- were Samira Wiley and Alexis Bledel, who both cable offerings; major networks got a minute ries were lesbian actress Holland Taylor for her down—received six nominations, including Out- portrayed lesbians struggling to survive in a ty- number of nods associated with LGBTQ material portrayal of Ellen Kincaid in openly gay executive standing Documentary. rannical reactionary regime. Openly lesbian actor in major categories, thanks largely to the final producer Ryan Murphy’s series Hollywood, which Murphy’s FX series Pose received five nomina- Cherry Jones—who won last year for a guest turn season of Will & Grace, which received five nomi- received 11 other nominations. Openly gay actor tions, including another for previous winner Billy on The Handmaid’s Tale—received a 2020 nominations. Jim Parsons was also nominated for his portrayal Porter's portrayal of Pray Tell. However, co-stars nation for a guest-starring role on HBO’s Succes- The final season of the popular comedy Schitt’s of Henry Willson in Hollywood. Bette Midler also Indya Moore and Angelica Ross, on social media, sion. Creek received 15 nominations, including Out- scored a nomination for her work as a political bemoaned the fact that no trans actresses re- The Emmys will be presented Sunday, Sept. 20, standing Comedy Series; Outstanding Writing for staffer on another Ryan Murphy series, The Politi- ceived nods. on ABC. a Comedy Series; Outstanding Lead Actor in a cian, which received four other nods. Meanwhile, VH1’s RuPaul’s Drag Race scored 10

Naysha Lopez greets her mother after winning the Miss Continental crown. Documentary about Photo by Hal Baim Miss Continental pageant released Independent nonprofit filmmak- Lounge, one of the premiere fe- ers The Reporters Inc. have released male impersonator showcases in the The Queens—a feature-length docu- world, which he opened in 1969. mentary celebrating the transgender The Queens follows contestants women of the internationally re- Tiffany, Gabby, Sunny and Naysha as vered Miss Continental female im- they pursue their dreams of becom- personator pageant. ing the next Miss Continental—con- Nearly a decade in the making, sidered to be the most prestigious “The Queens” has screened at more international pageant of its kind. than a dozen film festivals in five Mark Saxenmeyer—who, for 17 countries, garnering three Best years, was the special project re- Documentary nominations. The Re- porter at Chicago’s Fox affiliate, porters Inc. partnered with Vimeo WFLD-TV—produced, directed, on Demand to launch the film in 24 wrote and edited the film. countries; it is available for stream- Read Windy City Times' feature ing rental and purchase through on The Queens at WindyCityMe- their website at TheReporters.org. diaGroup.com/lgbt/Documentary- The Miss Continental pageant was about-Miss-Continental-pageant- created in Chicago in 1980 by Jim set-to-debut-in-Chicago/61656. Flint, owner of The Baton Show html. WINDY CITY TIMES Aug. 5, 2020 15 STREAMING Left: Alas cast. THEATER REVIEW Photo courtesy of Trap Door Theatre

Alas: A Monologue span several countries and at least half a dozen languages—mostly English, but with forays into from Matei Visniec’s Italian, Spanish, Catalan and Afrikaans—in the course of the presentation. Cabaret of Words Don’t adjust your computer’s volume during Playwright: Matei Visniec, translation by the first few seconds of the compact (22 minutes Daniela Silindean max) video, though—the silent prologue may At: Trap Door Theatre streaming online feature a noiresque black-and-white palette, but Tickets: TrapDoorTheatre.com; this is no exercise in mid-20th-century minimal- $10 suggested donation ism. Trap Door’s aesthetic mandates performers Runs through: Sept. 4 dressed in carnival motley garb, and our merry band of multi-ethnic polyglot revelers deliver a BY MARY SHEN BARNIDGE portrait gallery of festive regalia encompassing hair arranged in Medusa braids and faces bedi- Romania’s location amid the quasi-feudal Balkan zened with spots and stripes of slate gray, pa- states has endowed it with a history of subju- tina green and jellybean violet paint attached to gation rendering it particularly vulnerable to op- athletically agile physiques gamboling in kinetic pressive governments. Playwright Matei Visniec, frenzies, surrounded by hints of forests, beaches even after fleeing to France in 1987, has not and cheerful kitchens. forgotten the censorship imposed on dissident The result is a kaleidoscopic collage (assembled writers under the Communist regime, nor is he by director Mejia in his additional capacity as content to allow us to take for granted a freedom video editor, along with his responsibilities as as fragile as it is precious. the show’s composer and sound designer) so daz- His exhortation to his fellow citizens—cur- zling that by the time we are confronted by a rently streaming online under the sponsorship series of brutally familiar images reflecting our of Trap Door Theatre and its expatriate branch own country’s experience, our first impulse is to in Barcelona, Trap Door International—is barely repeat our brief, but densely-packed, dark-ride 200 words long, however. How, then, does Vis- tour in search of warnings we might have missed niec convey the ambivalence of a populace ac- the first time, or perhaps just another glimpse knowledging the necessity of social restrictions of the single shimmering-gold tear welling forth (“triage”) while always cognizant of the threat from a clown’s sad blue eye. posed by a complacency promoting capitulation to authority? Why, it’s done precisely as the the Absurdists off, we all fence off. Happily. Necessary it is.” we did nearly a century earlier, during a similarly are told, even as the muted cry of “Alas” perme- shellshocked age (Ionesco, especially)—by excis- ates the tangle of seemingly unrelated observa- ing superfluous verbiage to forge an abbreviated tions. stream-of-consciousness syntax reflecting the Lest we attribute these attitudes to a single confusion of contradictory allegiances. “Fence. culture, director Michael Mejia has further divid- Big fence…I fence off, you fence off, he fences ed this soliloquy among 16 actors whose careers Two days of fun, prizes, and virtual Each year, the fellowship will be focused get-togethers to Fellowship for local on a particular area of concentration in theater arts—directing, artistic leadership or keep the beer Black theater education, for example. The focus of the 2020 flowing for our artists announced Samuel G. Roberson Jr Resident Fellowship Award is playwriting. guests and the The League of Chicago Theatres announced The artist and host theater recipients will funding flowing for The Samuel G. Roberson Jr. Resident Fellowship, work together toward a public performance of a grant to fund a residency for early to mid- Tree House cats! a play, performance piece or other performance career Black theater artists based in Chicago endeavor. Each year, an artist will be awarded Virtual Connections, Real Fun! for a one-year partnership with a Chicago-area $20,000 for participation in the program. The theater. host theater will be awarded $7,500 for its FRIDAY 4PM TO 9PM + SATURDAY 2PM TO 8PM Roberson graduated from Howard University’s support of the artist. Theatre Arts Department in 2005, and became Application and eligibility requirements can artistic director of Congo Square Theatre in AUGUST 21+22, 2020 be found at LeagueOfChicagoTheatres.org/ 2013. 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Funds raised will help the over 4,000 adoptable and community cats that Tree House serves annually. To help Tree House via a business sponsorship, contact: [email protected] 16 Aug. 5, 2020 WINDY CITY TIMES BOOKS About Face Theatre Yvonne Zipter: names new associate artistic director About Face Theatre (AFT) welcomes Mikael Looking at Chicagoan's Burke to its staff in the role of associate artistic director to lead AFT’s education and new work development programs. life, poetry collection Burke has been working with AFT since BY MELISSA WASSERMAN occurred to me that I could be a writer, but I’ve 2016, when he directed for the AIDS On been reading since like 4 or 5-years-old. I’ve Stage reading series. In 2018, Burke directed Writer Yvonne Zipter nurtures nature and other been a book addict and I started in high school a production of Harrison David Rivers’ This ideas in her new book of poetry Kissing the Long writing really bad poetry, but I loved it and I Bitter Earth for the mainstage; in 2019, he Face of the Greyhound. loved reading it and I took one class in creative became an About Face artistic associate. Zipter grew up in Milwaukee and lived there un- writing at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and His staff position begins in August 2020. til she was 24. She earned a Bachelor’s degree at learned a lot from that teacher and then just ba- “I’m thrilled to welcome Mikael to the lead- the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and went sically taught myself to write poetry by reading a ership team at About Face,” said AFT Artistic on to get a Master of Fine Arts degree from Ver- lot of poetry.” Director Megan Carney in a statement. “As a mont College. She is the author of the nonfiction books Ran- theater company dedicated to advancing dia- After leaving Milwaukee, Zipter spent years in sacking the Closet and Diamonds Are a Dyke's logue about gender and sexuality, our work California and New York, before settling down in Best Friend. takes many forms. Chicago in 1981. Zipter is a longtime Chicago Cubs fan and “Our education programs are layered and Zipter and Kathy Forde met in the late ‘80s played softball as a young girl. She took a break experimental. They are constantly changing and got married in 2014. Through the years to- through high school and college, but came back to reflect community needs and use a variety gether they have enjoyed musical theater, mov- to play years later purely for fun. pearance in the Netflix original documentary A of tools from devising to leadership devel- ies and live music at Ravinia, spending time with Her book Diamonds are a Dyke’s Best Friend: Secret Love. opment. I’m looking forward to all the ways their niece and nephew and caring for pet grey- Reflections, Reminiscences, and Reports from the She has also written poetry collections titled we’ll be growing with this new staff structure hounds—a breed they love. Field on the Lesbian National Pastime centered on The Patience of Metal (a Lambda Literary final- and with Mikael’s vision. This is a joyful mo- When she first got to Chicago, she worked as a contemporary lesbians and softball. This included ist) and Like Some Bookie God. Zipter expressed ment and an investment in the future.” technical writer at Bell Labs. Moving on to some- the progress of women involved with America's poetry is the genre that makes her happiest. She AFT is a multigenerational theatre company thing she considered more enjoyable, she started national pastime, as well as the history of women took her poetry beyond book pages with the Po- that creates productions and programs that working for University of Chicago Press, first as in the sport, highlighting the All-American Girls etry Machine. Inspired by the Art-O-Mat vending advance national dialogue on sexual and an advertising copywriter for the journals divi- Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). machine at the Chicago Cultural Center that dis- gender identity. sion and then as a manuscript editor. Taking a “I was just fascinated that there had been pro- pensed a piece of art in exchange for two to- four year hiatus from the press, she studied mas- fessional baseball and no one even knew about kens, this machine pops out Zipter’s published sage and became a massage therapist. it,” Zipter said, adding she has a long intertwined poems in a capsule in exchange for 50 cents Zipter has written across many genres over the history with the AAGPBL. “They had sort of been (reminiscent of a gumball machine). The coins years. Along with the nationally syndicated col- lost to history and then people started writing accumulated support Arts Alive Chicago, a local umn, Inside Out, which ran from 1983 to 1993, about them and making documentaries. ‘A League nonprofit organization that creates murals and she wrote book reviews, feature articles and did of Their Own’ was based on them. I went to a other artistic projects around the city. celebrity interviews and for Windy City Times. “I couple of their reunions and watched them in Currently, the two existing machines live at come from a very working class family,” Zipter their 70s playing baseball and I just kept think- ERIS Brewery and Cider House located on Irving said. “I’m actually the first woman in my extend- ing these women are amazing.” Park Road and at Women & Children First. The ed family to graduate from college, so it never It was this topic that also led to Zipter’s ap- Poetry Machine has also traveled to schools and other local businesses. Zipter emphasized the feedback from the community has been positive and as a result the machines have generated a sizable donation. “I feel I express myself the best in that and it’s kind of my way of connecting with people,” Zipter explained. “It’s [the Poetry Machine] just kind of a fun way to get people involved in reading poetry and maybe even writing poetry.” Her newest book—Kissing the Long Face of the Greyhound, released Aug. 3—is a collection of poems about nature, greyhounds and other rela- Yvonne Zipter. tionships in her life.“ Photo courtesy Poetry, I think, is the thing that is closest to of Zipter my soul,” she said. With a narrative writing style, Zipter described that while her poetry has multiple layers and readers can get different things out of it, it is accessible. It is not just for poetry fanatics. “I hope that they get a greater appreciation for nature, I hope they see the ways we’re all interconnected and I hope it makes people less afraid of reading poetry,” Zipter said of her new- About Face Theatre Associate Artistic est poetry collection. Director Mikael Burke. To learn more about Yvonne Zipter and her writ- Photo courtesy of John Olson ing, visit yvonne-zipter.com. WINDY CITY TIMES Aug. 5, 2020 17 MANUEL from page 13 who’s part of me which I learned was that prever- bal energy bubbling up. WCT: Did you run into any challenges while WCT: That ending was really suspenseful and writing the book? it seemed to make way for a possible sequel. JM: I felt that I kind of went into isolation, and Do you hope to write any more books in the I knew it would be isolating—but I didn’t know future or do you think this is it? to what extent. In the beginning, it was uncom- JM: The answer is "absolutely." And I know fortable for a lot of friends and family around me. where the characters go, but is that immediately I'm very engaged with those I'm close with and I the next book? I don’t know. However, I think kind of disengaged when I wrote the book. And, this book is hopefully shifting the way people ultimately, knowing I wanted to tell an authen- view me within the lifestyle space. tic story, I had to go to some vulnerable places, There are so many stories I would like to tell and part of Pablo’s backstory is his adoption; that that don't have anything to do with these charac- story is my story. A lot of people did not know ters. I want to explore those stories, and I think that. this book naturally puts me out there as a writer It was very important for me to include it and by the nature of the story. I do want to write the to have his name “David” in the book, which was follow-up for it. We’ll see how the world perceives given to him initially. That’s one name that ac- it, if this is the next book or one of the other sto- tually is the name that was given to me. I felt ries I want to tell in the next-book, which takes place in somewhat of a dystopian near-future. Cast of Pose. it was important to honor him and that person Photo courtesy of GLAAD 31st Annual GLAAD BOOK REVIEW The Wig, The Bitch Awards airs virtually; and The Meltdown By Jay Manuel Lil Nas X, Dolly appear $17.95; Wordeee; 350 The 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards aired vir- pages REVIEW BY EMILY REILLY tually July 30.

Fortune Feimster and Gina Yashere co-hosted Jay Manuel, the well-known creative director on the event. Some celebrities who appeared were America’s Next Top Model, depicts a satirical, riv- Lil Nas X, Dolly Parton, Dan Levy, Kandi Burruss, eting, fictional whirlwind of reality TV and model Cara Delevingne, Kaitlyn Dever, Beanie Feldstein, culture in his new book, The Wig, The Bitch & Theo Germaine, Jennifer Garner, Demi Lovato, The Meltdown. Rachel Maddow, Charli XCX, Peppermint, the cast The story walks readers through the life of Pablo of Pose, Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union, Lena Michaels—a rags-to-riches producer dubbed “Mr. Waithe, Olivia Wilde, Geena Rocero, Darryl Ste- Fix-It” who is the consultant for everyone’s prob- phens, Ben Platt and Angelica Ross. lems, reflecting the qualities of Manuel himself. Some of the winners announced during the Michaels encounters the neurotic, powerhouse event included Pose (Outstanding Drama Series, supermodel Keisha Kash, who drags him into re- for the second consecutive year), Schitt's Creek ality TV’s spotlight—in all its pain and glory. (Outstanding Comedy Series), Lil Nas X (Out- Inspired by America's Next Top Model (with standing Music Artist), Parton (who accepted Manuel himself hosting Canada's Next Top Mod- the award for Outstanding Individual Episode el, which ran 2006-09), the book also borrows (in a series without a regular LGBTQ character) the similar wit and cutthroat charm of The Devil for the Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings episode “Two turns good people to stone. Above: Lil Nas X. Below: Co-host Fortune Wears Prada. Readers will experience the devious, Doors Down”), Maddow (Outstanding TV Journal- The story’s fictional reality TV show, Model Feimster. fast-paced, behind-the-scenes world of reality ism Segment, for her one-on-one interview with Muse, borrows inspiration from America’s Next TV. The story holds up a fun-house mirror to the Pete Buttigieg) and Raquel Willis (Outstanding Photos courtesy of GLAAD Top Model, whether it’s the ridiculous photo- experiences of the reality TV industry, parodiz- Magazine Article, for her Out Magazine article shoot challenges that induce phobias or the ing its ruthlessness. Beyond the pages, the plot “The Trans Obituaries Project"). Journalists Karen emotional meltdowns that increase viewership. moves forward in text messages, tweets, a maga- Ocamb and Mark Segal were also awarded Special Although recent criticism about America’s Next zine feature, and other expressive story-telling Recognition honors for their individual work, as Top Model’s racial insensitivity and commentary tools. Manuel’s many years of being the creative well as the critical role that LGBTQ media play in has resurfaced from over the years, Manuel has director on America’s Next Top Model contributed driving LGBTQ acceptance forward. been working on this book long before it grabbed heavily to how he wrote this story. Prior to the virtual ceremony, GLAAD an- the public’s attention. Manuel satirizes the hard-hearted world of fash- nounced the winners of the remaining GLAAD Me- For those who hope to enjoy a humorous, sus- ion, modeling and reality TV that he knows inside dia Awards categories on Twitter, which featured penseful tale, The Wig, The Bitch & The Meltdown, and out: the catchy names, the egregious amount acceptance speeches from each of the award re- won’t be disappointment. The book presents it- of plastic surgery, the modeling contestants who cipients. Said recipients included Stephen Colbert self especially entertaining to fans of the fashion skip meals, the emotional backstories, the prede- (Outstanding Variety or Talk Show Episode), El and modelling industry, reality TV or satire; it in- termined nature of the industry and the never- Corazon Nunca Se Equivoca’s Aristemo (Outstand- troduces clever commentary about pop culture. It ending politics of fashion brands. The story deals ing Spanish-Language Scripted Television Series), may be a strenuous read for those who are out-of- with themes of the temptation of fame, insecu- Tales of the City author Armistead Maupin (Out- touch with the environment of the original show rity, egos and betrayal, encompassing the power standing Limited Series), among others. and the culture surrounding it. Beyond its humor dynamics of off-screen turbulence. It warns that The ceremony aired on Logo on Aug. 3. and mischievousness, it begs the question: Can a the industry has a Medusa-like wrath that often For the full list of winners, visit GLAAD.org. good person come out of the industry unscathed? 18 Aug. 5, 2020 WINDY CITY TIMES SPORTS Lindsay Frounfelkner takes over Chicago LGBTQ+ sports league BY ROSS FORMAN volleyball teams over the years which did well enough to get trophies at the end of the season, Lindsay Frounfelkner joined the Chicago Met- and those are always nice. We worked hard for ropolitan Sports Association (CMSA) in 2008 to those. However, being recognized for sportsman- play in the Open Sunday Softball League with one ship has always been more important to me.” of her best friends, Brian Frazee, on the Just Us She certainly will carry that friendly, smiling, League team (now the Sausage Kings of Chicago) personal approach to the presidency. in the D2 division. “It’s still new and overwhelming, [but] I’m ex- “I don’t think we won a game that season. In cited. I hope I can make positive change. I hope fact, I’m pretty [sure that], if we did win a game, I can live up to the expectations,” said Froun- it was because another team had to forfeit,” felkner, who noted that it’s “important” that she Frounfelkner told Windy City Times, laughing. is the first CMSA president in 10 years. “We need “Despite never getting a win that summer, I had more diversity overall on the board of directors. the best time. I hadn’t played softball consis- Having a woman as president is certainly a step tently since high school, so it was nice to get towards that.” Lindsay Frounfelkner (left) with CMSA softball players. back out there and rekindle my love of the sport.” Frounfelkner’s term as president is one-year. That first season, an opposing team, the Lucky She ran for the CMSA board, for a two-year term, Photo courtesy of Frounfelkner Charmers, was sponsored by Bucks and they invit- in 2019 so that term will expire July 31, 2021. “I didn’t actually run for president,” she ex- improve transparency, so members know what is ed Frounfelkner’s team to meet at their sponsor If she runs again in 2021, it’s possible she could plained. “In CMSA, one runs for a position of an going on with each individual sport as well as bar after the game. “A few of us started joining continue in the role of president, but it would be elected board member and then the five elected with the board of directors,” she said. them every week, whether we had softball or not. determined by the CMSA members in re-electing board members decide who will hold each posi- “Like a lot of organizations, we need to address Some of the people I met on that patio in the her and the elected board when deciding indi- tion. Brandon Knop and I were both elected in diversity and inclusion to make sure CMSA is wel- summer of 2008 remain by best friends today,” vidual roles. 2019. In 2020, CMSA members elected Drew La- coming to all. CMSA was started as a safe space she said. “My most memorable moments in CMSA are dochi, Mike Richardson and Chris Rinere. It was for LGBTQIA+ people and we need to ensure we Frounfelkner, 39, who lives in Andersonville and rarely because I had some amazing play or hard- humbling to know Brandon, Drew, Mike and Chris are living up to the expectation of our founders. is the office/billing manager for Ganan & Shap- fought win,” she said. “It’s always about fun trusted me to hold the role of president. “Most importantly, we are just focused on iro, has been living in Chicago for the past 19 times with my friends. “I initially ran for a board position in 2019 be- navigating the constantly changing world of CO- years—and CMSA is her true passion, win or lose. “The story I tell the most is probably when cause I felt like it was the next step. I’d been an VID-19.” Over the past year, she’s played open Sunday one of my softball players ran home from sec- appointed member of the board for two years. I Frounfelkner said her long-term goals are to softball, beach volleyball, indoor volleyball, fall ond base—literally ran from second base to the think the first year as an appointed member is “focus on cultivating leadership,” she said. “We kickball and women’s fall softball. Her CMSA re- pitcher’s mound when he heard me screaming and tough. It takes some time to figure out your role struggle to find volunteers and commissioners in sume also has included Thursday fall softball, made a sharp turn to third base. Once he got to and find a place for yourself. My second year I some sports. I was reading through newsletters Thursday summer softball, women’s summer soft- third, he did a hair flip and said, ‘I just wasn’t felt more comfortable on the board and started to dating back to the late-1990s and this appears to ball, open dodgeball, women’s fall football, bad- feeling third base today.’” find my voice. I thought I still had more time and be an ongoing issue. It can be a big time com- minton and fall kickball. The late Carl Sharp was the umpire and he came energy to give and liked the idea of having an mitment depending on the role. We need to reach And now, Frounfelkner is the new CMSA presi- over to Frounfelkner between inning, saying that assigned role so I could take a little more owner- out to people at a player-level to get people dent after the sports organization’s July elec- he wasn’t sure the player knew how to run the ship over my position and have clear direction excited to be more involved with their sport(s). tions, replacing Matt Herek. She is the CMSA’s bases and that she should probably use a cour- with my duties. I’d been in CMSA leadership roles I want the organization to be a place in which fifth-ever female president and its first since tesy runner. in one capacity or another for 10 years at that people feel some ownership. Better mentoring for 2010. “We were all laughing so hard and just told point.” new commissioners is a priority. I worked closely CMSA Hall of Famer Marcia Hill was the organi- [Sharp] it’s a 9 a.m. game Market Days weekend Frounfelkner said that, when elected in 2019, with a few of our new commissioners last year zation’s president from 2007-2010. Before Hill, in D2 [division]. … This is what happens someone of her goals was to change the election and want to make sure that continues.” women presidents of CMSA included Lora Kirk, times,” Frounfelkner said. procedure, so in-person voting was no longer She said that she also wants to create an ar- Judith Leavitt and Mel Ferrand. “Another time I remember looking out at the required. “The limitations on in-person gather- chive of CMSA history. “One of the greatest things “Her longtime experience as a CMSA member field to see one of my players in right field, tak- ings with COVID provided an opportunity for the about CMSA is its history,” Frounfelkner said. “We will come in handy as president during this time ing a phone call and eating chips out of a bag in board to spend time researching different options started from a few teams playing 16-inch softball of transition; I wish her well,” Hill said. his glove. Play was live. Those first few years felt to determine what is most consistent with our in 1978 and have grown and changed so much Frounfelkner was born and raised in Arizona, like the Bad News Bears. We won a few games previous election procedure while also trying to over the years. We need to pay tribute to these living all around the Phoenix area. She attended here and there, but were never super competitive. include as many members as possible,” she said. people and stories. We are one of the oldest or- high school in Buckeye, Arizona a small town It didn’t matter because we had fun. Twelve years “I am not sure of the typical election turnout. ganizations of our kind and that’s important. I about 30 miles west of Phoenix. She moved to Il- later and I still have some of the same people on … I would guess it was under 100 people [vot- started looking at all the old articles in the Windy linois in 1999, about a year after high school and my team.” ing]. Changing to the electronic election in 2020 City Times over the past year and came across moved into the city of Chicago in August 2001. In addition to the open Sunday softball league, resulted in 500 members casting a ballot. some amazing stories I had never heard. I’d asked “Being elected to the main board is certainly open indoor volleyball and beach volleyball have “Anything we can do to encourage participation a few people whether we had any sort of archive one of the highlights of my involvement with been her other consistent sports since 2008. from as many voices as possible is a plus.” over the past few years and was always directed CMSA,” she said. “Being nominated for, and then Frounfelkner said CMSA plans to change its to Marcia Hill. I reached out to her last month to winning Open Sunday Softball’s Brodie Award in Serving CMSA communication platform to update and modern- see whether I could get copies of any articles or 2018 is probably one of the highlights of my life, Frounfelkner has had numerous leadership roles ize their emails. “Hopefully by creating more wel- pictures she has so I’m working on that now.” especially with Bobby Nicholson there cheering within the CMSA for both women’s sports and coming, consistent communication we can keep Visit WindyCityMediaGroup.com for the full ar- me on,” she said. “We had some softball and open divisions. people engaged with CMSA. This should also help ticle. WINDY CITY TIMES Aug. 5, 2020 19

justice movement. Reeling taking place Cerqua Rivera Dance The schedule is as follows: virtually Sept. 24-Oct. 4 unveils new schedule —Thursday, Aug. 13, at 7 p.m.: Inside/Out, with American After some restructuring, Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre has Catracho and Root, livestreamed from Intrigue Dance & Performing The 38th edition of Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International announced its plans to develop work in this time, about this time. Arts Center; and Film Festival will be held as an online virtual event from Sept. Cerqua Rivera’s 2020 new work creatively responds to and —Thursday, Sept. 3, at 7 p.m., at the Old Town School of Folk 24-Oct. 4. utilizes social distancing. Work will be created on two casts, each Music, 4544 N. Lincoln Ave.: Old Town audiences get a first look Chicago Filmmakers, the presenting organization of Reeling, including half the Dance Ensemble, and a chamber ensemble of at 2020 New Work, including the new piece Mood Swing, in this made the decision to go virtual amid the uncertainty surrounding the full Jazz Band. residency rescheduled from April. the reopening of cinemas and an increase in cases of COVID-19 in —American Catracho and Root (updated excerpts): The company The fall concert series will include: Chicago. is reimagining sections of these audience favorites informed by —Saturday, Oct. 24, at 7:30 p.m. at the Reva & David Logan Festival Director Brenda Webb said, "Many festivals are playing the current times. Cerqua Rivera Artistic Director Wilfredo Riverea Center for the Arts, 915 E. 60th St.: Benefit performance of it safe this fall by hosting their events online. We felt that it was created American Catracho in 2016-19; and Monique Haley and America/Americas to honor Sandra McNaughton; and the right thing to do to keep our community safe. Joe Cerqua created Root in 2018-19. —Nov. 5-6 at 7 p.m., and Nov. 7 at 2 and 7 p.m.: A concert to "The onset of the pandemic and subsequent shutdown has —Identity City: Co-founders Rivera and Joe Cerqua lead a new be streamed online. impacted our ability to hold screenings in person at the Chicago project examining evolving concepts and acceptance (or not) of For the safety of its community, Cerqua Rivera is suspending Filmmakers’ Firehouse, but it hasn’t impacted our ability to come gender identity (year one of a four-year process). This year’s work company classes for the remainder of 2020. together as a community around the love of cinema. We're excited focuses on feelings of isolation and metamorphosis. See CerquaRivera.org. that this new format presents the opportunity for more filmmakers —Mood Swing: Rivera will lead four choreographers (Shannon from around the world to participate in festival Q&As and panels." Alvis, Katlin Bourgeois, Monique Haley and Raheim White) and Festival attendees may purchase tickets and watch selected composer Cerqua in developing duets between musicians and films at ReelingFilmFestival.org. The full festival lineup will be dancers that respond to the current pandemic crisis and social announced in August.

to go forward as a virtual event, I decided to de- constructed house of cards could come crashing vote a show to them. With founder Jerry Mitchell down around him. Allegedly, his most notable ex as the centerpiece, I assembled some of the hot- is gonna sing for her supper and let the chips fall BILLY test men to ever grace the stage—and each of where they may. Of course, none of this will come them has raised tens of thousands of dollars for as news to anyone close to him—certainly not to MastersMasters the charity. Christopher Sieber, Spencer Liff, Pat- that former teammate who knows how to keep a rick Boyd, Reed Kelly and Mark MacKillop joined secret in the family. “Jane was just so cute and sweet and bubbly and me for almost two hours of joyous walks down When our blind item’s swag is making tongues her little voice. We both had crushes on each oth- memory lane. I even showed a clip of Sieber and wag, it’s definitely time to end another column. er; I guess you could say, but we were girlfriends me talking about “Bares”on my 2004 talk-show And what dish we had—why, I needed to put on for a while. She was the boss in the relationship. pilot that has never aired. You should definitely a condom for that last item. All in a day’s work ... I was the new kid in town and it made me feel check it out—on BillyMasters.com/TV or on our or, rather, 25 years of work. While you’re stuck at comfortable. Jane broke up with me. It wasn’t like YouTube channel, Billy Masters TV. home, check out BillyMasters.com—the site that either one of us were heartbroken or anything. You By the way, the ripped Reed Kelly came to us doesn’t look its age. And if you’d like to join in think something like that’s going to fuck with the from Australia—and woke up at 3 a.m. to do a the fun, send your question to Billy@BillyMas- band? No way.” Gina Schock recounts the early Jerry Mitchell (above) reminisced about the tech with me. (The idea of Reed Kelly waking up ters.com, and I promise to get back to you before days of her relationship with Jane Wiedlin in the annual fundraiser Broadway Bares on Billy in the middle of the night to do anything with our centennial! Until next time, remember: One new documentary The Go-Go’s. Masters LIVE. me is a dream come true.) On Tuesday, we had man’s filth is another man’s bible. Branden and James—Branden is a Yank, while Get ready for a BIG announcement about Billy Photo by Christopher DeVargas Masters—the man and the column. Back in Au- James is from Down Under. The idea of Branden Yanking James Down Under should get you to gust 1995, I wrote my very first installment of Former staffers have been tattling tales of nasty watch that show. If you want to see them live, this column. Now, I’m no math whiz, but I believe behavior at The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Worse, the twosome is in residence at the Front Porch in that’s almost a quarter of a century ago. I know many of the reports specifically cite DeGeneres Ogunquit all summer. And on Aug. 11-15, they’ll what you’re thinking ... and it’s true: I really do as less than exemplary. It started bubbling over be in Provincetown at the Pilgrim House. Check look incredible! when the show shut down due to the coronavi- out TheFrontPorch.com or PilgrimHousePtown. In that very first column was a story about The rus. When Ellen resumed duties from home, long- com or their full schedule at BrandenJames.com. Go-Go’s doing one of their reunion tours: “What time crew members complained that they were We’ve got two pretty specials shows this week most people didn’t know, however, was that their left out of the loop ... to say nothing of salary on #BMLive. On Tuesday, Wilson Cruz joins me most loyal fan was none other than Roseanne’s and benefits. Producers addressed many of those for a long-overdue visit ... with some special little girl, Sara Gilbert, who traveled with them complaints, but it was too late. Anecdotes of rac- guests. And on Thursday, Edmund Bagnell, who city to city and did not miss one performance. ism and intimidation ran rampant—a major prob- you may know from the singing string quartet Her connection to the group? All we will say is lem for someone who ends each show extolling Well-Strung, will talk to us about his solo show, that she was spotted accompanying the mother people to “be kind to each other.” WarnerMedia, “He Plays the Violin.” Varla Jean Merman will of Gina Schock, The Go-Go’s fab drummer.” Here the umbrella production company, got involved also be there to discuss performing in Province- we are, 25 years later, and Gina’s finally doling and ordered an internal investigation into what town this summer. They’ll be joined by producer/ out details of her heretofore shrouded life—cour- is being described as “a toxic work environment.” manager Mark Cortale and Rick Murray, owner of tesy of the new documentary The Go-Go’s, which You know what show has no problems? Billy The Crown and Anchor, who will fill us in on how is currently playing on Showtime. That Gina and Masters LIVE. And do you know why? Because we these shows have been going (which, by the way, Jane once dated (see the opening quote) is a have no staff! If something goes wrong, it’s all have all been selling out). You can check out the detail glossed over. However, it is the first time my fault. But when something goes right, I get full schedule at OnlyAtTheCrown.com. And you Schock has ever talked about dating a woman. to take all of the credit—like with last week’s can watch our show on BillyMasters.com. The doc is a perfect overview to solidify the show saluting “Broadway Bares.” The annual Could it be that a certain baller has been band’s place in history. However, it’s not nearly burlesque sex-travaganza is a major fundraiser playing with someone else’s? So say people in as comprehensive as director Alison Ellwood’s for Broadway Cares, and was initially cancelled in the know, who claim that the youth’s carefully previous two-part documentary about the Eagles. light of the pandemic. When they figured out how 20 Aug. 5, 2020 WINDY CITY TIMES particular location, the candid Roy revealed a sad statement: “I felt like being here was needed in order for me to be more than just a Black girl with a Black restaurant. Coming over here allows the DISH me to be looked at like a business owner. This Dining Guide in location has given me so much more attention, even though I cook the same food here that I do WINDY CITY TIMES on the South Side." And as for the cuisine, it’s scrumptious, SAVOR indeed. The shrimp po’boy was chock full of the crustaceans, and the powdered sugar-topped Surf's Up expands fried biscuits are, as Roy said, lighter than to Old Town beignets—and just as heavenly. Of course, the danger is that you could eat 10 of those and not BY ANDREW DAVIS be aware of that. There are tacos, sandwiches, dinner specials A new restaurant has opened in Chicago’s Old and more—and they primarily revolve around Town neighborhood—and it’s being welcomed four items: shrimp, crab, lobster and chicken. with open arms. However, there are daily specials such as whiting Having opened on Juneteenth (June 19), the nuggets and salmon burgers; sides like cheese casual spot Surf’s Up Old Town (1143 N. Wells grits, dirty rice with ground turkey and the ever- St.; SurfsUpOldTown.com) serves Louisiana popular fried green tomatoes (which can even be seafood cuisine that’s enticing enough to already Shrimp po'boy at Surf's Up Old Town. done as po’boys); and even vegetarian options give the restaurant some regular customers— like garlic fries, spinach-and-cheese puffs and Photo by Andrew Davis and this writer witnessed a few newcomers potato-themed numbers. “I’m not vegan, so I who were really happy to see such a place in teacher) to po’boys—is an anomaly during this When asked how she’s able to open new spots don’t have those dishes,” Roy said. the neighborhood. As one would expect, the pandemic. 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Online and a world premiere choreographed by Impact of HIV criminalization on Black Monday, Aug. 10 femmes By AIDS Foundation of Chicago. Tickets: http://dankhaus.com/event- Hanna Brictson in response to COVID-19, Dance for Life 2020: United as One digi- There are laws on the books in Illinois 3925455?CalendarViewType=1&Selected with dancers from throughout the Chi- tal Works archived from Dance for Life specifically criminalizing people living Date=8/31/2020 cago area-will take place Saturday, performances during the past 29 years, with HIV? Illinois HIV Action Alliance The Chicago Gay Hockey Association Aug. 15, commemorating the originally Partner Dance Companies-Giordano (IHAA) for part one of a series explor- hockey tournament POSTPONED Look- planned date for the 29th anniversary of Dance Chicago, Hubbard Street Dance ing the effect of these laws on various ing forward to a bigger and better CGHA Dance for Life at the Auditorium Theatre. 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