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Tania Unzueta is co-founder of IYJL and an organizer at the National Day Laborer Organizing Network. Follow her on twitter at @_LaTania. WINDY CITY TIMES Aug. 28, 2013 5 about 100 members according to Christensen, “About 50 percent of our members are under who estimated that about 10 percent of the the age of 40,” he added. “To them, marriage Logan Square church members were LGBT. equality is a huge issue, for example. They’ve The Evangelical Lutheran Churches of America told me that when they’re kids grow up, or when in 2009 voted to let individual church com- they have kids, they want to make sure that they praises marriage equality munities decide how they would address issues have a place to go if they are gay.” pertaining to the LGBT community. Christensen, Among other issues that the church highlight- By Matt Simonette discuss the banner. Many people who stopped by who is gay, said that St. Luke’s has always been ed at The Boulevard were youth empowerment were surprised to learn that many churches do in welcoming. and food insecurity. A Logan Square Lutheran Church highlighted fact support same-sex marriage equality, accord- their commitment to same-sex marriage equality ing to Rev. Erik Christensen, pastor at St. Luke’s. this past weekend by collecting signatures on a “They speak with us, and you can see them banner members plan on taking to the March on trying to figure out what our angle is in all this,” Thousands commemorate Springfield Oct. 22. he said. Members of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church of Lo- But he added that most visitors were excited gan Square, 2649 N. Francisco Ave., used The to sign the banner and take pictures of it. Chris- March on Washington Boulevard, a summer street festival of which tensen pointed to an Arabic inscription a young Tens of thousands of people gathered at the the church is a principle sponsor, as an oppor- man had left towards the center of the banner. National Mall Aug. 24 to commemorate the tunity to raise awareness for marriage equality, Below it, the man wrote, “Gay and proud of it.” 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King amongst other social justice and equality issues. St. Luke’s was founded in 2006 with about Attorney Jr.’s 1963 March on Washington, according to St. Luke’s staffed a booth to both display and 12 members. That membership has expanded to General CBS News. Eric Holder. The event—which ponsored by the Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network, Martin Luther King III and the NAACP sponsored— featured speakers such as King, Sharpton, Attorney General Eric Holder, Newark (N.J.) Mayor Cory Booker and Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga. They spoke from the steps of the Lin- coln Memorial, where 50 years ago this month King delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. King III paid tribute to his father. “Five de- cades ago my father stood upon this hallowed spot” and “crystallized like never before the others across this country who still yearn for painful pilgrimage and aching aspirations of equality, opportunity, and fair treatment.” African-Americans yearning to breathe free,” A second rally at the Lincoln Memorial on the son said. Wed., Aug. 28, in connection with the 50th Holder (according to prepared remarks The Anniversary March on Washington events, White House released) said, “As we gather is slated to include speeches by Presidents today, 50 years later, their march—now our Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, march—goes on. And our focus has broad- the Washington Blade reported. Also sched- ened to include the cause of women, of Lati- uled to speak is lesbian activist Eliza Byard, nos, of Asian-Americans, of lesbians, of gays, executive director of the Gay, Lesbian & of people with disabilities, and of countless Straight Education Network (GLSEN). Rev. Erik Christensen. Photo by Matt Simonette 6 Aug. 28, 2013 WINDY CITY TIMES

SOCIAL from cover who paid into social security are offered the same rights as married couples. But Rick Garcia, policy advisor for The Civ- equal marriage is the law of the land. il Rights Agenda and an LGBT activist who These questions illustrate why civil unions pushed for civil unions, said he is torn on the fall short, he said. issue. But Niedwiecki argues that a case could be “Civil unions are not marriages,” Garcia made for extending SSA benefits in states said. “It goes to the heart of the whole dis- that offer same-sex partner recognition in- cussion.” tended to replicate marriage. Civil unions were a stop-gap measure on While some states offer domestic partner the way to equal marriage, Garcia argues. But registries with limited rights for LGBT cou- by their nature, they were intended to fall ples, others have passed legislation mandat- short of granting same-sex couples marriage ing that all the rights inferred by marriage rights. Expecting SSA to extend such benefits be made available to same-sex couples. That betrays the argument that civil unions brand is the case in Illinois, where the state’s civil same-sex couples as separate and less than, union law offers marriage benefits regardless Garcia said. of gender without using the word “marriage.” Still, Social Security benefits can have real “I think that [SSA is] going to be rethinking and significant impacts on many couples’ that issue,” Niedwiecki said. lives, he acknowledges. It is hard to argue SSA may not have a choice. California Rep. against extending them to Illinois civil union Linda Sanchez introduced a bill earlier this couples. Protesters at the Aug. 21 rally for Chelsea Manning (formerly known as Bradley Manning). Photo month that would require SSA to provide ben- Niedweicki advises couples who want the by Carrie Maxwell efits to same-sex civil union spouses and do- benefits and are up for a fight to should pur- mestic partners. sue them because there is no penalty for be- The ACLU contends that couples in civil ing denied. unions and domestic partnerships should be “Quite frankly, if it were me, I would file,” Activists respond to recognized by SSA and that couples who want he said. those benefits, should pursue them. The ACLU advises that couples who file for “People should apply if they think they benefits do so in person, politely insist they might be eligible for spousal benefits,” said are able to file for benefits and request a writ- sentencing of Manning, John Knight, LGBT project director at the ten denial if they are turned down. Those tips ACLU of Illinois. and other information on eligibility are avail- Knight wants SSA to interpret the law as able at: aclu.org/files/assets/post-doma_fss_ now known as Chelsea broadly as possible so that same-sex couples social-security_v4.pdf. By Carrie Maxwell portion of the trial, Bradley Manning didn’t harm let alone kill, through [her] revelations, a single About 75 free-speech advocates gathered at person, ... Without Bradley Manning and Edward “The Bean” in Millennium Park to speak out on Snowden’s revelations we would be in a much the sentencing of queer WikiLeaks whistleblower deeper civil-liberties situation than we already Pfc. Chelsea Manning (formerly known as Brad- are. ley Manning) Aug. 21. “The fact that the government threw every- The rally was organized by Andy Thayer of the thing including the kitchen sink at Manning and Gay Liberation Network. the fact that they are even attacking the gay Military Judge Col. Denise Lind convicted partner of a courageous journalist such as Glenn Manning last month on 20 charges including Greenwald shows the utter contempt that this espionage and theft; on Aug. 21 she sentenced administration and its allies has for civil liber- Manning to 35 years in a military prison. Man- ties and freedom fighters around the world.” ning will also be dishonorably discharged from A number of other Manning supporters spoke the military, lose her pay, and have her rank re- about the United States government’s attack on duced to private. Manning will be eligible for civil liberties following Thayer’s remarks. parole after serving at least eight years of her Millennium Park officials wouldn’t allow the sentence. (Manning has started serving the sen- distribution of pamphlets by protestors nor tence at the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks in Fort would they allow them to use a microphone dur- Leavenworth, Kan.) ing the rally. Manning has indicated that she will be send- Chicago is among a number of cities around ing President Obama a plea for a presidential the world that participated in protest actions pardon next week. A petition has also been in support of Manning following the sentencing. submitted to the White House website asking Obama to restore Manning’s human rights record Manning announces changes and grant her clemency. In an Aug. 22 announcement, Manning plans “Today the military judge ruled that Bradley to live as a woman named Chelsea and wants to Manning would be sentenced to 35 years in a begin hormone therapy as soon as possible, ac- military prison. What is at issue here is that cording to CBS News. [Chelsea] Manning embarrassed the Bush and Manning announced the decision in a written Obama administrations and showed that their statement provided to NBC’s Today show, ask- foreign policies have little to do with the pres- ing supporters use feminine pronouns and a ervation and promotion of human rights,” said new name. The statement was signed “Chelsea Civilly united couple Pat Ewert (left) and Vernita Gray. Photo by Kate Sosin Thayer. E. Manning.” Manning “is someone we should be honor- “As I transition into this next phase of my ing rather than persecuting,” he added. “The life, I want everyone to know the real me,” the people and hurt the United States” by leaking Obama administration has prosecuted more statement reads. “I am Chelsea Manning. I am thousands of pages of classified documents, 2014 NLGJA confab whistleblowers than every single previous ad- a female. Given the way that I feel, and have according to CNN. Her statement followed tes- ministration combined, escalated Bush’s war on felt since childhood, I want to begin hormone will be in Chicago timony from a military psychologist who said In Boston, the National Lesbian & Gay Jour- civil liberties and violated the law thousands of therapy as soon as possible.” Manning appeared to be under intense pressure nalists Association (NGLJA) announced its next times. ... As we learned during the sentencing Manning acknowledged Aug. 14 that she “hurt being a soldier dealing with gender-identity is- convention will take place in Chicago in 2014, sues. according to a press release. Human Rights Campaign Vice President and Journalists and communication professionals Chief Foundation Officer Jeff Krehely said in a from across the United States in mainstream and statement, “Regardless of how she came to our LGBT media will meet in Chicago Aug. 21-24, attention, Pvt. Chelsea Manning’s transition de- 2014, for the NLGJA National Convention and Roses are red ... serves to be treated with dignity and respect. 10th LGBT Media Summit. ... As Pvt. Manning serves her sentence, she The four-day assembly will begin with the deserves the same thing that any incarcerated LGBT Media Summit on August 21, followed by person does—appropriate and competent medi- two full days of programming with more than cal care and protection from discrimination and 35 workshops designed to address the needs of violence. The care she receives should be some- journalists and those in the communication in- thing that she and her doctors—including pro- dustry. The convention will also include recep- fessionals who understand transgender care— tions, the NLGJA Student Journalism Project, the agree is best for her. Women’s Networking Dinner and numerous other —Assistance: Andrew Davis networking opportunities for members. WINDY CITY TIMES Aug. 28, 2013 7 cess, she explained it was good to be able to make it easier for employees to volunteer sup- talk to people about that and explain to them port. how they can be with the person they love on a Klatt added that employees who support equal day-to-day basis. marriage were asked to wear red to work one “It’s crazy we have to have this conversa- day, and a majority of employees, including se- tion about ‘where are you married?’ and ‘what nior management, participated. does that mean?’ but they’re questions we un- Employees will also have the option of go- fortunately have to answer,” Gutierrez said. “So ing to the state capitol Oct. 22 for a “March on knowing where they stand in Illinois is what we Springfield,” scheduled to show support for mar- really wanted to convey to them because we riage equality. Klatt said that Groupon will be have civil unions. We don’t have marriage so it’s providing at least one bus to the march. really even more tricky as to how the rules apply Efforts to pass Illinois marriage equality fell in Illinois. I just hope they learned what their short in the spring. Now, advocates are hoping civil union means or what their rights may be if that the fall veto session could provide a short they get married in another state, so that way window to pass the bill. they can go ahead and follow the steps oppo- The Groupon video can be viewed at http:// site-sex couples follow without even thinking www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIvz40H_ about it.” Cq0&feature=youtu.be. Windy City Times, Center on Halsted and Royal Disclosure: Windy City Times Publisher Tracy Bank of Canada Wealth Management (RBC) co- Baim is an organizer of the March on Springfield. hosted the event. GOP candidate Groupon endorses Dillard wants to roll Illinois marriage push BY KATE SOSIN back civil unions BY KATE SOSIN Chicago-based daily deal website Groupon has jumped into the fray in the fight for Illinois mar- A Republican contender for Illinois governor James E. Elvord speaks at the forum. Photo by Melissa Wasserman riage equality. wants to repeal Illinois civil unions, a well- The company has released a video ad, pushing known Illinois political blog is reporting. for the passage of equal marriage and has an- State Sen. Kirk Dillard (24th) stated in a 2012 nounced that it will bus employees to a march candidate questionnaire to CapitolFax.com that Forum looks at recent in support of same-sex marriage in Springfield he supported rolling back Illinois civil unions, Oct. 22. which took effect June 2011, the blog reported. The video, which features employees talking In the questionnaire, published in full by Capi- Supreme Court rulings about their support for marriage equality, argues tol Fax, Dillard writes that the civil-unions law that “It’s time,” for Illinois to pass the bill. “is a litigious nightmare!!” By Melissa Wasserman “We need to be prepared for the people who “We are a stronger company and community LGBT policy organization Equality Illinois live in this state and let them know what their when every one of our friends and colleagues slammed that stance in a statement released Focusing on the “turning tides” in the LGBTQ options are because the worst thing you can do has the opportunity to have an equally-valued Aug. 23. community, the event “What the Supreme Court is make a decision that you’ll come back and find relationship with the person whom they love “Dillard’s comment that the civil union bill is Rulings on DOMA and Prop 8 Mean for You” took it was the wrong decision and it’ll be a costly and support.” ‘a litigious nightmare’ is patently false,” said place at Lakeview’s Center on Halsted Aug. 22. decision,” said Elvord.” The ad directs viewers to the website for Il- Equality Illinois CEO Bernard Cherkasov in the RBC’s First Vice President/Financial Advisor On the financial side, Ringham explained with linois Unites for Marriage, a coalition of groups statement. “Despite its inadequacy in granting James E. Elvord constructed the program, while legal ramifications of same-sex marriage, can pushing the bill. full marriage rights to all Illinois couples, the Vice President/Senior Wealth Strategist of RBC come significant financial ramifications whether Groupon has been public about its support for civil union law was a step in the right direction Wealth Management Bill Ringham was the first they are estate-, retirement- or even income SB 10, a bill that would legalize same-sex mar- for LGBT Illinoisans. During this election cam- presenter in which he focused on “Supreme tax-driven. riage in Illinois, since February when it signed paign, we will not let LGBT Illinoisans or the Court Rulings Change Planning Landscape for “This presentation was truly put together to on to an Illinois Unites for Marriage letter call- gains we have fought so hard to achieve serve Some Same-Sex Couples.” help those individuals start to figure out really ing for the bill’s passage. as fodder for regressive candidates. He cannot Clark Hill PLC Attorneys Ray J. Koenig III and kind of what does this rule mean to me and then Kyle Klatt, co-chair of the company’s Pride be elected governor by attacking LGBT rights.” Leslie A. Gutierrez led the second half of the what can I do with what I know now going for- at Groupon resource group, said that the group Dillard’s stance against same-sex marriage has event with “What Does Windsor Mean To Me?: ward,” said Ringham. “To me, understanding the wanted to take that support a step further. been well-documented. Last year, he headed a Federal Agency Applications of the Windsor Case historical aspect of those cases helps individu- “Our goal is to get more companies to sign on group of lawmakers who filed an amicus brief in a post-DOMA World.” In their addendum, they als understand what needs to be done moving to the coalition and to engage their employees,” against the Lambda Legal and American Civil put the spotlight on various legal examples ap- forward. Individuals that are in civil unions or Klatt said. Liberties Union lawsuits that seek to overturn plying to same-sex couples. same-sex marriages from other states in Illinois Groupon is also stepping up company efforts the state’s same-sex marriage ban. “It’s strictly informational and one of the are still trying to figure out how this stuff really to pass the bill, Klatt said. The company is set- Dillard’s campaign did not return calls seeking things we’re very proud of at RBC is our ability works and impacts over 1100 rules at the federal ting up a marriage phone bank internally, to comment. to be inclusionary and diversity is one of the level. How do you start to get your hands around hallmarks of the firm,” said Elvord. “So it’s only that? 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Describing it as a tricky pro- not to apply insurance coverage, or non-covered services for which third-party payers are not responsible. 8 Aug. 28, 2013 WINDY CITY TIMES Meanwhile, Israelsen remains employed at an through another year. annual salary of $180,000, on a month-to-month Asked about BYC, Alden said that the difficulty basis, giving her a monthly salary of $15,000. with the facility was finding a space that could While not as high as that Edwards’ annual sal- accommodate all its clients’ needs, and be both ary of $265,000, Israelsen is herself a contro- central and safe for them to come to. BYC was versial choice because she brings no healthcare finding a space that could be both central and experience to the position and because her in- safe, given the clients’ needs. vestiture echoes that of Edwards. The former CEO In another update, Howard Brown had taken had no healthcare experience and was perceived the vast majority of its Brown Elephant employ- as having worked his way into the position by ees off healthcare by reducing them to part-time strategically bouncing to it from his original ca- hours. Responding to an email follow-up ques- pacity as counsel to the board. tion, communications manager David Dodd said Alden said that the Aris space is expected to that “Howard Brown Health Center has 19 full- have a soft launch in early September. time employees at the Brown Elephant, includ- At issue also for many is the ongoing shifting ing exempt managers, out of a total of about 60 location of the Broadway Youth Center (BYC). associates. All full-time employees are eligible It has now moved twice, most recently to Wel- to participate in the HBHC health plan. In addi- lington Avenue United Church of Christ, 615 W. tion, all employees, full-time and part-time, can Wellington Ave. receive four free primary-care visits a year at any However, even that relocation only takes it HBHC facility.”

Megan Carney, director of UIC’s Gender and Colonel Pritzker Sexuality Center, said the ranking is not un- comes out as trans expected, but said credit goes to UIC’s sur- BY KATE SOSIN rounding community, both in Chicago and at the school itself. Her foundation has supported major trans- “From the top down, we do feel that we gender causes in recent years, and now Colo- have support,” Carney said. nel J.N. Pritzker has publicly indicated that Carney said their goal was not to top the she identifies as transgender. list, but work toward inclusivity and help Howard Brown Health Center. Photo by Andrew Davis Pritzker, the founder of the Pritzker Military other schools to do the same. Library in Chicago and a member of one of the “I hope that the ranking supports other nation’s most wealthy families, has legally schools to do what they need to do where changed her name to Jennifer Natalya Pritz- they are,” Carney said. Questions surround ker and identifies as a woman, a spokesperson Shane Windmeyer, executive director at for Pritzker confirmed. Campus Pride, said that transgender issues Crain’s Chicago first broke the news that tended to distinguish schools that excelled Howard Brown’s transition Pritzker had sent a memo to employees at the from those that have more work to do. by Yasmin Nair Triad moved to a smaller space in the same library and to Pritzker’s Tawani Enterprises in- “There’s still a lot of campuses that consider building at Illinois Masonic in May, at which forming them of the change. themselves LGBT-friendly that have yet to do After a particularly rocky period with the contro- point HBHC also had to pay double the rent “This change will reflect the beliefs of her a lot in terms of programming and resources versial Jamal Edwards at its head, Howard Brown of its previous location. Rent is currently at true identity that she has held privately and for transgender students,” Windmeyer said. Health Center (HBHC) seemed poised, if some- $17,000. This would presumably be on top of will now share publicly,” read the memo, ac- The index, intended primarily as a self-as- what uneasily, to transition into a new period the money paid to maintain the new space dur- cording to Crain’s. “Pritzker now identifies sessment tool for schools, aims to shed light towards the end of 2012. After nearly a year, ing reconstruction; details on that were not herself as a woman for all business and per- on those shortcomings for schools. Colleges questions remain as projects have stalled and a available at press time. sonal undertakings.” and universities can participate in the survey new, permanent CEO has yet to be announced. At the same time, she said, HBHC was engag- Pritzker lives in Chicago, and she has been without publishing the results. Karma Israelsen, then-board chair, replaced ing in the CEO search and was also undergoing active in Chicago’s transgender community in Windmeyer said that of schools that par- Edwards in September but in an interim posi- an intensive period of strategic planning to be recent years, attending LGBT events and do- ticipated in the index last year, 80 percent tion. She promised a change in leadership and laid in place before the next CEO took over. nating to transgender causes. improved their scores this time around. management style at an organization that has At the time, the new CEO was supposed to Pritzker’s Tawani Foundation partially fund- Twenty-two Illinois schools participated seen both growth and controversy since its have taken over by “late summer,” according to ed Chicago House’s TransLife Project as well in the index, averaging 3.7 stars out of five. founding in 1974. Israelsen. To date, no one has been announced. as the Gender Center at Lurie Children’s. The The University of Chicago and Northwestern In two separate interviews with Windy City WCT contacted Howard Brown for an interview Legacy Walk also benefitted from the foun- University boasted five start ratings. Earning Times (WCT), one in October 2012 and another with Karma Israelsen and Duke Alden, board dation, which sponsored a plaque honoring 4.5 stars were Southern Illinois University, in May of this year, Israelsen effectively prom- chair. Only Alden agreed to an interview as of transgender veteran Christine Jorgensen. The Adler School of Professional Psychology, De- ised a new era at the organization. She said that the press deadline. foundation also gave the Palm Center $1.3 Paul University, Northern Illinois University, a new president and CEO would be chosen after Alden said that the delay was due to HBHC million study to determine how the U.S. mili- Western Illinois University and University of a nationwide search. having entered into talks with another health- tary could successfully integrate transgender Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. To that end, the recruitment firm of Kittleman care center, which he would not name, citing service members. But Windmeyer said that schools with lower & Associates, specializing in the non-profit in- legal reasons. He said, “We did take a bit of a index scores should also be commended. The dustry, was chosen to find the next CEO. pause in our leadership search because Howard index is optional, he noted, and schools that But in the meantime, other projects were Brown was exploring opportunities” and “we UIC among top 25 publish their scores are already working to- stalling. HBHC decided that its Triad location thought it best to not hire a CEO immediately.” wards making the campus safer for LGBT stu- would be renamed Aris Health and move to a According to Alden, the process put the search LGBT-friendly dents. larger and more ambitious space, to accommo- in a “holding pattern for a series of months, “The fact that they’re on the index shows schools in nation that they’re committed to being LGBT-friend- date more pediatric care and other needs of a from March to late July,” and that both HBHC BY KATE SOSIN changing clientelle. A March 25, 2013 opening and the other center have decided to not pur- ly,” Windmeyer said. “It’s the colleges that are not on the index that you should be ask- date was announced with much fanfare, but a sue a “really deep collaboration” at this time. Earlier this year the school made headlines ing about in the state of Illinois.” press released a week prior announced a post- At this point, a partnership would be “program- by including transgender surgeries in its in- A full listing of colleges and universities ponement. matic,” but not a “long-term alliance.” He said surance coverage, and now The University of in the Campus Pride index is available at Speaking to WCT in May, Israelsen said that that details would be forthcoming in the next Illinois at Chicago (UIC) has topped the list www.campusprideindex.org/search/default. the postponement was both “unfortunate” and few weeks. of most LGBT-friendly campuses in the nation. aspx?Status=Edit. “embarrassing,” and that it was due to HBHC not As a result, the new CEO is expected to be in The school is among the 25 best in the having sufficiently calculated how long major place at the end of a three-to-four month pro- country when it comes to supporting LGBT upgrades, permits and renovations would take. cess, sometime “before the end of 2013.” students according to an index put out by Youth Pride national LGBT student organization Campus Pride. UIC also made the cut last year as well. Services confab in The index ranks schools in the areas of aca- demic life, student life, policies and practices, Chicago in October campus safety, housing and residence life, The National Youth Pride Services Midwest Violets are blue ... counseling and health services and recruit- Regional Conference will take place in Chi- ment and retention. cago Oct. 18-20. Twenty-two Illinois schools are among the National Youth Pride Services is a mem- more than 380 featured on the index. Only bership-based LGBT youth leadership and schools that completed the campus pride development organization that is specifically questionnaire are included. designed to meet and exceeds the needs of policies supporting transgender students Black gay youth in the United States. and campus facilities like housing and bath- See http://youthprideservices.org/region- rooms, among other things. al-conferences/. WINDY CITY TIMES Aug. 28, 2013 9 ‘Lovefest’ about fun, health The Chicago Black Gay Men’s Caucus presented the ninth Annual Lovefest in Jackson Park this past Sunday, and the gathering marked a fitting end to gay summer 2013. There were a talent contest, plenty of food, mingling, dancing and a raffle but this festival was about far more then celebrating. In partnership with the University of Chicago, the Center on Halsted, Howard Brown Memorial Clinic, Total Wellness, Access Health, the Chicago Health Department and a host of others the festival was aimed at self-love as well as physical well-being. Testing and informa- tion regarding HIV, diabetes, high blood pressure, and a healthy lifestyle were the foci. Ms. Ruff n Stuff—n her usual larger-than-life style (and some particularly fetching frocks)—was mistress of the festivities. Text and photos by Vern Hester

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By ANDREW DAVIS drive to some of the schools in the inner city LP: That’s the funny thing about these judi- and we read to the children—I love it. As a cial subcircuit races. When people talk about After narrowly losing her judicial race in 2010, mother of four children, that’s something I love. subcircuits, [voters] never know where they are. Linda Pauel posted on Facebook, “I’ll be back.” I have two kids and my partner has two, so we’re There’s a fabulous map on my website but, gen- Three years later she definitely is, running for a blended family—and they’re awesome kids. erally, it’s on the Northwest Side and it covers judge in the 10th Subcircuit. (Primary elections I’m also an environmentalist. These are seem- [wards] 39, 40, 41, 45 and 47; then you have are next March.) ingly little things but they’re so important. Maine Township, Niles, Norwood Park Township In a recent interview with Windy City Times, What makes me who I am is that I’m from a and a little bit of Northfield. Pauel discussed everything from judicial ratings multiracial, multiethnic family. My dad is Cauca- WCT: You’ve mentioned various things about to her possibly controversial press liaison to sian; he’s Dutch. My mom is Chinese-Jamaican. yourself during this interview. What’s some- what people don’t know about her. My sister is half-Venezuelan, and my partner is thing about you that would surprise people? Windy City Times: What is it about being a Jewish—and our family is also gay. I’m comfort- LP: [Ponders] I don’t know. I feel that who judge that appeals to you? able with all types of people. I am is so out there. [Laughs] I love to laugh. Linda Pauel: There’s been a lot of focus on WCT: What is the biggest misconception I love Bob Marley, but that wouldn’t surprise our government and how ineffective it is right about judges? anyone; I also like Brandi Carlile. I’m not a big now. The focus has been on the legislature—we LP: Hmmm ... that’s a really good question. crowd person. I also love hanging out in my gar- weren’t able to get pensions, we weren’t able I’ve never been asked that. den; we have a beautiful perennial garden we to get marriage—and I think all of that is very To some extent, one of the biggest misconcep- started from scratch—there’s something about important. tions is that all judges are qualified to get onto seeing beauty spring out from your hard work. As someone who has been practicing for 23 the ballot. Often, people tell me, “I voted for For more about Linda Pauel, visit www. years, my day-to-day interaction is with judges the Irish woman or the Jewish man.” I’m like, “If PauelForJudge.com. and lawyers, and that’s been the focus for me. you don’t know if someone is qualified, you’re In order to have a healthy government, we also better off not voting.” Anyone can collect sig- need an impartial judiciary. That’s where my pas- natures and get on the ballot. We really need to sion lies. make sure we elect qualified judges. Crossroads Fund Most of the judges out there are fantastic, but WCT: Ed Mullen is your press liaison. How hosting Angela that’s not always true. I became more interested did you two meet? in judicial elections, the types of candidates LP: We met at a dinner [years ago]. How I Davis Sept. 7 and how the process works when my good friend really got to know him was when we were cam- Angela Davis will be the keynote speaker Mary Roberts ran out in Oak Park. It was fasci- paigning together. He was running for state rep at the 2013 Bending the Arc: The Robert nating to learn that it’s not always about quali- against Ann Williams. There was a story Windy Howard Annual Symposium, which Cross- fications and integrity, and that it’s sometimes City Times back about gay candidates, because roads Fund is presenting. about politics and backroom deals. there were 15 of us. We crossed paths often. A panel on gun violence, social-justice I want to change that. It becomes very dif- When I was thinking about running for judge activism and other topics will feature Cook ficult when it comes to who’s at the bottom of Linda Pauel at an Equality Illinois gala. Photo this time, Ed and I had lunch and he was ex- County Board President Toni Preckwinkle the ballots. There’s very little opportunity to get by Kat Fitzgerald tremely supportive. When he encouraged me so as the special guest. Panelists will include the word out. much, that was it. Ryan Hollon (YMCA Youth Safety and Vio- Also, once a [bad] judge is elected, it’s very WCT: So you two discussed what happened lence Prevention Initiative), Mariame Kaba self from the others? difficult to get that person out. Only 60 percent in Ohio? [Note: Last year, Mullen resigned (Project Nia), Ameena Matthews (Violence LP: I think that’s one of the most difficult of the vote is required for retention. And few from his executive-director post at Equality Interrupter) and Henry Cervantes (Mar- challenges judicial candidates face. My campaign voters are willing to go to the bottom of the Ohio after being charged with disorderly con- quette University Peace Works Program). message is the same as last time: We need quali- ballot; there’s a 50-percent dropoff between the duct and menacing.] The free event will take place Saturday, fied judges and fair-minded judges. Before you top and the bottom. Once these people are in, LP: Honestly, I haven’t talked with him a lot Sept. 7, at St. James Cathedral, 65 E. Hu- get to the second part, you have to get through they’re in. about Ohio. I don’t really have any concern in ron St., at 7 p.m. RSVPs are required; visit the first: Are these judges qualified? You have The focus the past few months has been on Ohio; I think it’s completely unrelated to my http://bendingthearc.brownpapertickets. Lesbian and Gay Bar Association, the Decalogue the U.S. Supreme Court. What are they going to campaign. He’s here to fund-raise; he, as a law- com. Society, the Alliance [of Illinois Judges, an LGBT do with voters’ rights? Not much. Immigration yer, also recognizes that we need qualified and group], bar associations... Everyone has to fill rights? Marriage equality? Now people realize fair-minded judges. In terms of his past, it’s re- out very detailed questionnaires. that the position comes with a lot of power and ally not the basis of my campaign and I don’t If you’re qualified, great. The second part— responsibility. think it’s relevant as to what he’s doing for me and I think that’s what you’re getting at—is The judges over there make decisions that fun- now. “If you’re all qualified, then what?” How do you Tuesday, Sept. 3 damentally affect you and me—decisions about WCT: I didn’t know if it was a concern of determine if someone’s fair? I think you look at employment, housing, civil liberties. That’s what yours that a competitor might say or use 7:30 p.m. their background and ask if this is someone who they decide on every day. Judges really have this something. I have interviewed candidates Classics of Women’s is committed to public service. Does this person amazing responsibillity, and we don’t know who who have put down their opponents. volunteer? What does this person do with their Lit Book Group half these people are. We also need people who LP: Let me tell you this: My view on the ju- personal time? I served on the boards of Equal- are compassionate and who know what’s going dicial races and candidates is that we’re not ity Illinois and The Civil Rights Agenda, which on in society, and I don’t know if all our judges allowed to bad-mouth our opponents. Even if Sunday, Sept. 8 aim to secure the rights of LGBT people. I was are like that. we didn’t have canons that address that, I just a mentor at Walter Payton [College Prep’s] gay- 6:30 p.m. WCT: Running for judge is not like running don’t see any benefit to that. Other people can straight alliance. I was a co-founder of a group for governor, where you can have a platform do what they want to do; I appreciate the sup- Family of Women of gay attorneys. for differentiating yourself from the other port I’ve gotten and I think Ed is a person of Besides that, I enjoy working with children; Book Group candidates. Everyone is running on a plat- integrity with a heart of gold. for 12 years, we have gotten on a bus and we form of fairness. How you do separate your- WCT: Is it good getting your name/face out at this point before the primaries [next March] or do you think you might be overex- 5233 N. Clark posed? (773) 769-9299 Will you marry me? LP: I don’t think any such thing as overex- posure in a judicial election. 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Emmanuel Garcia Rogers Park of my favorite people and best friends through the CMSA leagues, conducted the interviews and my circle of friends continues to grow with every season I play.” In the 1990s, Valdez was Chicago’s first La- Favorite pro sports teams Gonnam also annually plays in the annual Coady Roundball tino transgender woman paid to do HIV/AIDS Chicago Blackhawks, Bulls, Bears, and Cubs Classic, a prestigious, predominantly gay basketball tournament outreach in the city, for Minority Outreach In- Job held in Chicago. tervention project. She also has a long career Account Manager at CDW, doorman/ “For many years, my younger brother has played in the performing in pageants, and will be celebrat- security at Sidetrack tournament as well, since he has played basketball most of his ing her 64th birthday this September. Originally life and it is a great opportunity for us to spend time together,” Hobbies from Puerto Rico, she discussed her long road to Gonnam said. “During several of those years, my brother’s team Sports, music, biking, travel, new acceptance and fulfillment. Valdez also proudly played against the San Francisco Rockdogs, the reigning champions technology, and camping noted that she has also legally changed her of the tournament for several years in a row at the time. They were name to Lisa Cruz. Favorite movie all very aware of my brother’s basketball talents. Rodriguez, co-founder of Association of Latino Love Actually and Empire Records “One year my team went to a basketball tournament in Washington Men for Action (ALMA), spoke emotionally of D.C. and the Rockdogs also were attending the tournament in a Favorite TV show life with his family, living on his own at age different division, and my partner went as our coach. One of the The Newsroom 15, and creating a life for himself through great Rockdogs coaches saw me shooting around, probably missing half struggle. He also said ALMA will be changing Four people (living or dead) who of my shots and not looking quite as graceful as my brother. He to be inclusive of women, transgender, and all you’d like to have dinner with went over to Mark and asked, ‘What happened to him?’ thinking LGBTQs of Latino/a heritage, and that their new “My [late] older brother, Jeff; Andy that he was watching my brother warm up, and some tragic, focus is on immigration justice issues. Warhol; Teddy Roosevelt; and Barack catastrophic event LGBTQ youth were the hosts of the event, so Obama” must have happened for him to be playing with such little they helped create the program. Project VIDA Little-known fact skill. provided HIV testing on site. “My final theatrical role in high “Mark laughed and explained that he must have been There will be one more program this summer at school was that of Jarvis, the cross- thinking I was my brother. My team thought it was funny the same location, Sept. 3, starting at 6 p.m., dressing butler in ‘The Pink Panther too, and to this day, every once in a while one of my with food beverages and entertainment. Strikes Again,’ complete with a drag teammates from that time will look at me and say ‘What performance of ‘It’s Raining Men’ while happened to him?!?!’” wearing a sequined evening gown and When asked his dream job, Gonnam smiled and said the a feather boa.” answer sits his grade-school notebook drawings. “I would have loved to have been an athletic-shoe designer,” he said.

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upon Menendez’s own experiences SCOTTISH PLAY SCOTT of working as a Spanish interpreter at a major San Francisco hospital— recounting many harrowing pa- tient experiences while humorously Queer Fringe fun chronicling his attempts to woo and BY SCOTT C. MORGAN “I don’t plan to modify the show for that, I date a very attractive neurosurgeon. don’t plan to self-censor, but it will be scary in “Chicago felt like a great place to The Chicago Fringe Festival is back, and the a different way,” Kling said. showcase my show,” said Menendez. many artists behind about 50 different lottery- Kling is a veteran of the past three editions “Every single person I’ve talked to invited stage shows are doing their utmost to of the Chicago Fringe Festival, which were all when I’ve said that I’m going to Chi- get as many “bums on seats” as possible during staged in Chicago’s largely Latino Pilsen neigh- cago has said, ‘Oh my God! I love its run from Thursday, Aug. 29, through Sunday, borhood. This year, the Fringe has moved to a Chicago.’” Sept. 8. new Jefferson Park location centralized at Law- Rebecca Kling’s Get Ready for the For instance, a “strip Q&A session” will con- rence and Milwaukee Avenues (near the Coperni- Vagina Fairy plays the temporary clude transgender performance artist and writer cus Center and its sizable Polish population). PB&J Stage, 5338 W. Lawrence Ave., Rebecca Kling’s latest show of personal experi- Far from seeing the neighborhood switch as a at 10 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29, 1 p.m. ences and humorous anecdotes called Get Ready disadvantage, the Latino creators of two shows Saturday, Aug. 31, 4 p.m. Sunday, for the Vagina Fairy. making festival debuts see the Fringe’s new lo- Sept. 1, 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 2, “For every question asked, I take off an article cation as a way to reach out to different audi- 8:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6, 7 p.m. of clothing,” says Kling. “We go until there is ences. Saturday, Sept. 7 and 5:30 p.m. either no time left, or no questions left. I just Chicago-based Teatro Luna prominently fea- Sunday, Sept. 8. got back from the Minnesota Fringe, and I did tures a lesbian relationship with its newest en- Teatro Luna’s Generation Sex: Get end every show there naked.” semble show, Generation Sex—Get Connected. Connected plays the Gift Theatre, Kling says her shows always incorporate a “If we were in Pilsen, it would have been a lot 4802 N. Milwaukee Ave., at 10 p.m. question session for people who might not have our community who already know about Teatro Thursday, Aug. 29, 8:30 p.m. Sun- had much exposure to issues of trans-identity, Luna,” said Teatro Luna artistic associate Alyssa day and Monday, Sept. 1 and 2, 7 and to provide a safe space for the dialogue to Vera Ramos. “It will be great to extend our reach p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7 and 2:30 occur. Yet with Get Ready for the Vagina Fairy, and see what more people think.” p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8. Kling has decided to take things a bit further. Ramos is the lead developer and director be- Silvio Menendez’s Entiende? (Do “Part of my attitude and realization this sum- hind the all-Latina ensemble-created Generation You Understand?) plays the tempo- mer was that I had never seen a naked trans Sex—Get Connected, which is all about explor- rary PB&J Stage, 5338 W. Lawrence body outside of pornography or sex, and part ing how new media technologies and devices Ave., at 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5, of the way we normalize our understanding of have forever changed the landscape of dating 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7 and 7 p.m. other’s bodies is by seeing them,” Kling said. “As and relationships. Sunday, Sept. 8. someone who is a woman, identifies as female, “It’s really funny, but we also have some All shows are $10, plus a one-time has breasts, presents as feminine, is ‘ma’am-ed’ heart-wrenching stuff,” Ramos said, adding that $5 purchase of a Fringe Festival ad- on the phone and in coffee shops—also has a though the stories come from a Latina perspec- Rebecca Kling. Picture by Photography with Heart mission button that is required to penis—that’s a body type that is usually only tive, they truths they have to share are very uni- gain admittance to all shows. Tick- shown in media as a sexual object or an object versal. ets can be purchased at the Fringe of disgust.” As someone who attended the Chicago Fringe mark the very first time that he will be visit- Central location of Fischman’s Li- Based upon her Minnesota Fringe experience, Festival last year, Ramos is looking forward to ing the Windy City. This first chance to person- quors & Tavern, 4780 N. Milwaukee Ave., and at Kling has received a lot of positive feedback the vibrant community and sharing of ideas that ally explore Chicago excites Menendez, though all Fringe venues. Discounted multi-show packs about her “strip Q&A.” But Kling is slightly ner- inevitably occurs when you bring together so he will also have to spend much of that time and an all-access package for $180 are also vous about performing to a hometown crowd many creative theater artists. promoting and performing his autobiographical available. Buy online and see a full schedule and with more friends and family who will probably Yet for out San Francisco-based Argentinean show Entiende? (Do You Understand?). venue list at www.chicagofringe.org. be coming to the show. Silvio Menendez, the Chicago Fringe Festival will Entiende? (Do You Understand?) is based 14 Aug. 28, 2013 WINDY CITY TIMES to the genre is our heroine, freelance detective THEATER REVIEW Bo Thomas, who relishes missions of danger and Bo Thomas and daring, while posing—for business reasons—as the humble secretary of her male assistant, the the Case of fussy and fretful Sam Lowell. Such a provocative collection of goodies and the Sky Pirates baddies could have engendered an enjoyably Playwright: Eric Simon noiresque yarn replete with frozen-lipped rep- At: Babes With Blades Theatre artee swapped in gloomy alleys and shadowed Company at Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark St. hallways—if only Simon had resisted the temp- Tickets: 773-904-0391; tation to make his villains’ chosen mode of www.babeswithblades.org; $20 transport, not seagoing frigates, but zeppelins! Runs through: Sept. 21 Granted, gas-filled dirigibles explain the prefer- ence of the “pirates” for daggers over incendiary BY MARY SHEN BARNIDGE weapons—e.g. guns—for their human-traffick- ing operations, but they also mandate scenes Alhough their seasons may vary in tone and involving airship-to-airship transfers, ascents theme, certain Chicago theaters have come to on rope ladders (in high-heeled pumps, yet!), be associated with specific types of plays. The- parachute jumps and other thrilling stunts that, atergoers know to expect shivery horror tales in the classroom-sized quarters of Raven’s West from WildClaw Productions, futuristic fantasy- stage, can only be suggested by likewise re- epics from House Theatre, and slapstick spoofs stricted glimpses through a single window. from the Factory folks. Ooooh, but for Amazon Well, aren’t comic-book stories also narrated Brigade action-adventure, you can’t do better within the confines of frames? Under Leigh Bar- than the Babes With Blades, who, for nearly two rett’s direction, the five-member cast embraces decades, have forged a reputation for female-fo- its venerable archetypes with unwavering con- cused martial spectacle drawn from such diverse centration and gusto, while guest fight design- The Lockout: A Musical. Photo courtesy of Six Hours Short sources as Victorian whodunits and interactive ers Kim Fukawa and Jay Burckhardt of JK Cho- video-games. reography contribute a more vigorously intense The prototypes for this latest romp lie in the suits its law-office setting. It’s just that things brand of violence than BWB’s usual PG-rated DOUBLE REVIEW pulp fiction novels of the 1930s—an era of hard- end so neatly and pat that the entire show be- athletics. The technical team invokes their pe- boiled gumshoes, patrician vamps, exotic assas- comes hard to swallow. riod in meticulous detail, needing only a little The Lockout: sins and crooked power-brokers. True to form, The play focuses on bisexual attorney Darlene audience imagination—an element unaffected Eric Simon’s homage comes equipped with an icy A Musical O’Brien (Madelaine Schmitt) as she welcomes a by budgetary limitations—to endow this retro Book, Music and Lyrics: Ben Fort millionaress puffing at a self-igniting cigarette, former classmate, Alan O’Brian (Bryan Hart), to shilling-shocker with as much excitement and and Jason Gallagher a she-thug in full Natasha Fatale drag, and a share her new office space. But trouble arises intrigue as any CGI-choked Hollywood block- At: Six Hours Short at American ruthless mob boss disguised as the proverbial when the prosecutor against Darlene’s new cli- buster Theater Company, 1909 W. Byron St. pillar of the community. Lending a gender-flip ent turns out to be her ex-lover (played by Julie Tickets: 312-226-9633 or Soroko). www.lockoutmusical.com; $20-$25 O’Brien and O’Brian doesn’t exactly provide THEATER REVIEW Runs through: Sept. 15 sparkling dialogue for its so-so cast to con- vincingly pull off. And the easy happy ending The Last Cyclist O’Brien and O’Brian doesn’t feel entirely earned, since all the charac- Playwright: Karel Svenk ters appear to get romantically paired off at the (reconstruction/revisions by Jana Playwright: John J. Enright Sedova, Darek Vostrel & Naomi Patz) At: Barely Concealed Productions at last minute. The play also feels like it’s only skimming its At: Genesis Productions, National Dream Theatre, 556 W. 18th St. Pastime Theater, 941 W. Tickets: 773-552-8616 or dramatic potential, given the sexual dynamics and the relationship dilemmas Darlene faces. Lawrence Ave. (4th floor) www.barelyconcealed.com; $17-$20 Tickets: 1-773-800-1703; Runs through: Sept. 8 Like The Lockout, O’Brien and O’Brian showed plenty of potential up front, but ultimately it www.genesistheatricals.com; $30 Runs through: Sept. 1 BY SCOTT C. MORGAN didn’t live up to its promise. BY JONATHAN ABARBANEL Finding just the right title to explain what a show is about can be a difficult or easy task. Several plays about the rise of Nazism have Just look at two flawed world premieres, The CRITICS’ PICKS been written by authors who witnessed it Lockout: A Musical and the comedy O’Brien and first-hand, most notable among them Ber- O’Brian, which both recently opened in Chicago. tolt Brecht’s The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, The Lockout, as a title, doesn’t quite fit for which turns Hitler into a Chicago thug among what co-authors Ben Fort and Jason Gallagher Bedroom Farce, Eclipse Theatre at Ath- the meat packers of the old Union Stockyards. are attempting in their ambitious basketball mu- enaeum Theatre, through Sept. 1. A train The Last Cyclist, by Czech Jew Karel Svenk, is The Last Cyclist. Photo by Allison Tenn sical inspired by the buildup to the shortened wreck of a young married couple blithely another. 2011-12 NBA season. discombobulates friends and wiser parents Unlike Brecht writing in safe exile from he doesn’t ride a bike. However, he buys one For one thing, the actual lockout between alike in Alan Ayckbourn’s comedy, per- Nazism, Svenk wrote as a Jew living in the for his fiancé, Manicka. “He had a grandfather players and owners doesn’t happen until nearly formed with pitch-perfect panache by the concentration community of Terezin (near who rode a bicycle” is the taint which con- an hour and a half into the show. Before that Eclipse company under director Nick Sand- Prague) while awaiting transport to a death demns him, a direct reference to the blood time, the show is more concerned with lampoon- ys. JA camp. His 1944 work, apparently more a loose relationship laws Nazis used to define a Jew. ing the whole media frenzy about LeBron James’ The Dumb Waiter, Proud Kate Theatre cabaret than a polished drama, was rehearsed Mid-play, Abeles prays, “My Lord, do You ex- big-reveal move to Miami and how it affects the Project at Profiles Alley Stage, through but never officially opened: Terezin’s Jewish ist? Because if You don’t, I am lost,” echoing fictional Wichita team of The Water. Sept. 1. Stripped down to its intimate es- capos feared Nazi reaction to its all-too-obvi- the founding tenant of Judeo-Christianity. The Lockout also stumbles with the very ear- sentials, this is the 50-minute-long, no-ac- ous allegory. Then Svenk and his actors were Director Elizabeth Margolius offers an en- nest opening number “Game 6” (set at a Water- torly-gimmicks version of Pinter’s venerable sent to their deaths. He was 28. ergetic promenade staging in which the au- L.A. Lakers playoff game) that in no way pre- classroom classic. MSB In 1961 the sole survivor of the original dience is free to move around a free-form pares the audience for the sarcastic tone of the Next to Normal, Drury Lane Theatre, production reconstructed the play from mem- circular playing area, defined by a few chairs rest of the show. Oakbrook Terrace, through Oct. 6. This first ory, fleshing out what she had forgotten with and old trunks doubling as audience seats The show’s setup also makes you think that the homegrown Chicago-area production of Bri- new material. This present 2009 version rep- and platforms for the performers. The nine main conflict will be between Water owner Phil an Yorkey and Tom Kitt’s Pulitzer Prize-win- resents a further reconstruction and theatri- engaging actors play several characters, Goodman (Ben Harpe) and his veteran player, ning musical is a devastatingly emotional cal amendment of the 1961 piece. The play’s chief among them Abeles/Svenk (Steve Gre- Josh Sampson (Kyle G. Stephens). But no, the journey that tackles mental illness and history is nearly as fascinating as the play ist), Manicka (Amy Gray) and Rat (Mike Hall show switches to a humorous and unlikely “bro- mourning with top-notch performances. itself. in dark-haired contrast to the blond Greist). mance” that develops between Goodman and SCM As Svenk wrote it, The Last Cyclist is an All nine convey just the right degree of exag- the not-so-bright Utah Jazz player Macon Jones Slowgirl, Steppenwolf Theatre, through absurdist comedy which grows less comedic geration for the partially-grotesque charac- (Patrick Poulin). Sept. 1. A return to nature is American Lit- and absurd over its 80 minute running time. ters and absurd situations, which nonetheless The Lockout should offer plenty of laughs for erature’s panacea, but author Greg Pierce Undesirables (Jews and others) are portrayed reflect the twisted logic of all repressive re- diehard NBA fans, particularly when the authors sends his old and young penitents deep as bicycle riders who are persecuted and gimes. take potshots at targets ranging from the vil- into the Costa Rican jungle for their re- transported to “Horror Island” by Mr. Rat and As reconstructed, the work adds “bookends” lainous NBA commissioner David Stern to prod- demption, rendered with poignant sensitiv- his actually-insane followers. An underling at which usefully supply the play’s history but uct placements made by vacuous cable TV sports ity by William Petersen and Rae Gray. MSB a hospital, Rat murders the presiding doctor also explain its sociopolitical context. The commentators. But general theatergoers might and wins over the inmates with booze and explanation is heavy-handed and unneces- be left out in the dark as to what Fort and Gal- bicycles ... until they decide to suppress cy- sary: Audiences know about Nazism and the lagher are so relentlessly spoofing. —By Abarbanel, Barnidge clists. The hero is a grocer, Abeles, who be- play stands on its own merits. The title of John J. Enright’s comedy O’Brien and Morgan comes the most-wanted cyclist even though and O’Brian certainly rolls off the tongue and WINDY CITY TIMES Aug. 28, 2013 15 SPOTLIGHT

Lovers of all things Dolly Parton won’t want to miss 9 to 5: The Musical, her 2009 Broadway stage adaptation of the celebrated feminist film that she starred in back in 1980. See what happens when three fed-up secretaries enact revenge on their sexist and chauvinistic boss. 9 to 5: The Musical continues through Sunday, Oct. 13, at the Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. Performances are at 1 and 8 p.m. Wednesdays, 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; 4:30 and 8 p.m. Saturdays and 1 and 5 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $40-$48, excluding tax and handling fees. Discounts available to seniors and students at select performances. Dinner and theater Nora Dunn in Mythical Proportions: The Fictional Life of Truth. Photo by Chuck Osgood packages are available; call 847-634-0200 or visit www.marriotttheatre.com. Photo by Peter Coombs THEATER REVIEW ress of an ill-conceived charity benefit featuring top-name comedy acts that derails after a micro- Mythical Proportions: phone malfunction and sinks further and further The Fictional into meltdown. after the closing of T’s, the sanctity of Cracker Having sated playgoers hungry for cheap Lakeview East arts Barrel after being desecrated by homosexuals, Life of Truth shtick and sniggers, Dunn then proceeds to the inanity of social-media sex profiles, the tell us stories—quirky, eccentric anecdotes of festival Sept. 14-15 Playwright: Nora Dunn The 2013 Lakeview East Festival of the Arts corporatization of gay rights groups, and the her own youth on Chicago’s West Side, where At: 1113 Productions at will take place Sept. 14-15 on Broadway from twerk-tinged wisdom of disregarded LGBTQ discarded objects in a basement or closet pro- Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave. Belmont Avenue to Roscoe Street. youth.” vide the foundation for self-styled shrines, for Tickets: 773-975-8150; The event will showcase more than 175-ju- It previews Saturday, Aug. 31, and opens example, or a cautionary tale of a mousy Scots www.theaterwit.org; $24-$32 ried artists featuring world-class original Saturday, Sept. 7, at 7:30 p.m. It runs Satur- spinster whose Los Angeles vacation sees her Runs through: Sept. 22 paintings, sculpture, photography, furniture, days through Oct. 19. participating in that city’s native customs of jewelry and more. In addition to the artists’ Tickets are $16 ($13 for students and $10 ingesting drugs, assisting in burglaries and as- BY MARY SHEN BARNIDGE booths, the festival features two live music for Second City Training Center students); call saulting innocent citizens. The detachment of a tents featuring some of Chicago’s favorite 312-337-3992. commoner thrust outside of her natural element Three kinds of audiences will likely be attracted performers, a beer and wine garden, a land- also underlies Dunn’s account of a dinner with to Nora Dunn’s solo show. A percentage will be scape garden oasis, interactive children’s area A-list celebrities that ends in her retreat to the middle-aged would-be hipsters nostalgic for and more. Milwaukee Art company of the limo chauffeurs. the snarky satire that marked her contribution The hours are Saturday, Sept. 14 at 10 a.m.- Even her 7-year-old moppet expresses sympa- Museum showing to Saturday Night Live during her stint thereat 6 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 15 at 10 a.m.-5 p.m. thy for Mister Rogers, the lonely “latchkey man” nearly thirty years ago. Another contingent will Admission is free. Visit www.lakevieweastfes- who must ask his neighbors to be his friends. ‘30 Americans’ consist of stardust-snorters in search of dirty- tivalofthearts.com or call 773-348-8608. Running through Sept. 8, the Milwaukee Art lowdowns on her famous chums. Lastly will be The centerpiece of the evening’s program, how- Museum will present “30 Americans,” show- people who didn’t watch television in the 1980s ever, is a character-memoir—inspired, says its casing the work of 31 contemporary African- and thus, now know almost nothing about the author, by a drive through Missouri, where she GayCo to present American artists who tackle issues around woman with the wholesome Irish-schoolgirl lived for a time—in which an African-American race, religion, gender, sexuality and cultural matron shares the saga of her stubbornly eth- smile and her enigmatically titled 80-minute in- ‘#GodHates identity, according to a press release. nocentric spouse’s journey from bigotry to ac- vitation to chat. The exhibition will show nearly 80 works None of them will walk away disappointed. For ceptance of his daughter’s white husband and Hashtags’ GayCo Productions is presenting the all-new of art from individuals such as Nina Chanel the first group, Dunn assumes the persona of mixed-race grandchild. revue #GodHatesHashtags at Donny’s Skybox, Abney, Nick Cave, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Shi- an octogenarian Hollywood agent to reminisce A few stops on Dunn’s tour of her contradic- 1616 N. Wells St. nique Smith and Carrie Mae Weems, among about Big Names that she mentored and bedded tory world may tarry longer than necessary, but A press release says the project “explores others. (all of them, coincidentally, handsome young you couldn’t ask for a more candid or compas- gay identity after hate, lesbian bar culture Visit www.mam.org. men), and later invokes the always-reliable per- sionate guide than this raconteuse who ulti- sonality of a wise-beyond-her-years child. For mately chose to return to her midwestern home the second demographic, she recounts the prog- over the industrial centers of Manhattan and Malibu. Envy us, you coastal factory towns. GLAAD releases Continental CULTURE CLUB first index for pageants on Labor movie studios Day weekend The national LGBT organization GLAAD has The Annual Mr. and Miss Continental pag- released its first Studio Responsibility Index eants 2013-14 will be held this Labor Day (SRI). weekend in Chicago. The SRI analyzes the quantity, quality and The Annual Mr. Continental Pageant will be diversity of LGBT people in films that six ma- held on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 30-31, at jor motion picture studios—20th Century Fox, the Baton Show Lounge, 436 N. Clark St., and Paramount Pictures, Sony Columbia, Universal the Park West, 322 W. Pictures, The Walt Disney Studios and Warner Armitage Ave. The An- Brothers—released during the 2012 calendar nual Miss Continental year. Pageant will be held The report found that out of the 101 film at The Vic Theater, releases by the major studios in the 2012 cal- 3145 N. Sheffield endar year, only 14 films contained characters Ave., on Sunday and identified as lesbian, gay or bisexual. There Monday, Sept. 1-2. were no films containing transgender charac- See www.thebaton- ters. Photo of Miss showlounge.com/ The full report is at www.glaad.org/files/ Continental 2012 ContinentalPageantry. GLAAD_2013_SRI.pdf. Sasha Colby by Kat html or call 312-527- Fitzgerald. 9338. 16 Aug. 28, 2013 WINDY CITY TIMES NUNN ON ONE: MUSIC Monifah on religion, Kristy McNichol tribute album together and balanced their per- cassette of “Touch It.” sonal lives. She came out of the closet publicly Monifah: Oh, I love it! Everybody loves it. I on the show and is now recently engaged to her was performing that song for, like, three years girlfriend, Terez. after it came out. It was a blessing and my big- Windy City Times caught up with her at the gest song. It gave me a whole new audience studio where she is making her new album be- than what I was geared towards as an R&B art- fore her trip to Chicago. She will be here this ist. It was awesome and spent 16 weeks at num- coming weekend as part of the African Festival ber one. of the Arts. WCT: I heard you had a crush on Kristy Mc- Windy City Times: Hi, Monifah. I heard you Nichol growing up. are in the studio recording and super-busy Monifah: It was so funny because it didn’t feel today. strange or anything. It just felt normal. I didn’t Monifah: Well, thank goodness, yeah. even pay that much attention. I just liked her WCT: So you are grateful for that. and thought she was cool. I liked Jo from [the By Jerry Nunn Monifah: Absolutely. This is the first studio TV show] Facts of Life, too. I liked her charac- album I have done in 13 years. It is very sig- ter. I have always been attracted to edgy chicks. The artist known as Monifah released several al- nificant for me and exciting. I had left out the I noticed they were all kind of tomboyish. I bums in the ‘90s, most notably with Mo’hogany music industry as Monifah the artist. This is my thought they were adorable. Who doesn’t like and the song “Touch It,” using a sample of Laid first go-round again. Kristy McNichol? Back’s “White Horse.” WCT: Are you using samples of other people WCT: She is coming in town the week after Last year she joined several other R&B singers on this album? you are here. such as Angie Stone, Faith Evans and Syleena Monifah: No, not really. This is original, fresh Monifah: Wow. and new. WCT: When people like her come out of the Johnson for a reality show entitled R&B Divas Monifah. Publicity photo for TV One, where they made a Whitney Houston WCT: I have to tell you that I wore out my closet it makes it easier for other people.

Monifah: That is the point. We are regular & present members of society living life like everyone else. I think people need to understand that. Who you love and are attracted to are individual things. They don’t define who you are but they are a part of who you are. A BENEFIT SHOW FOR WCT: Congratulations on your engagement. Monifah: Thank you! It is so cool. All of my friends are getting married now. It is just a dif- The March on Springfield for ferent level. We have been together a few years. Each step is different like moving in together and now we are engaged. It all feels different. It Marriage Equality is weird but in a good way. We are more in love if that is possible. It is about commitment and Monday, Sept. 9, 7 p.m. doing the right thing for now. I don’t believe in forever but I believe in if it works, it works. If it HOSTED BY is going to keep going then it will. WCT: You seem like a very spiritual person. SCOTT DUFF Do you go to church regularly? Monifah: I am not a churchgoer. I am more spiritual than I am religious. Religion is more FEATURING men-driven. It is not about the spirit but about actions. It’s about keeping up appearances to me. It is more about indoctrination than about MARIA PAHL connection to a higher power. It is a personal WINDY CITY GAY IDOL 2013 thing and understanding there is something PLUS OTHER STARS OF THIS YEAR’S WINDY CITY GAY IDOL COMPETITION greater than you. You are not the only thing that matters. It is not all about you. I think re- ligion just keeps people in line. The powers that be just tell people how to feel. It is a control thing to me. WCT: Amen. On Facebook you have pictures with so many celebrities. Is there one that JULIO MATTHEW JASON NICK JD RYAN JAMES JENNIFER JONATHAN you have met that means a lot to you? PEREZ PAYNE APOLLO KRUSE STAMPER TANG GAVIN BAXLEY SMALLWOOD Monifah: I would say Chaka Khan. I loved her as a kid. When I was 5 years old I thought I was PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS Chaka Khan! I had my hair all out wild. Doing the tribute to her at The Trumpet Awards this year was a big deal to me. WCT: How did you get involved with the Af- SAMI GRISAFE rican Festival? Award Winning Singer/Songwriter and Monifah: They called my manager. Syleena is All-star World MVP Quarterback an Illinois native so I think it came through that way. I think it is great to be on a bill with two DE’BORAH artists that I respect such as Brandy and Sylee- A Top 20 finalist on NBC-TV’s na. Syleena is my sister in soul. I have known The Voice Brandy since the ‘90s. I am looking forward to gracing the same stage and watching them do their thing. I am really excited! TJ CHERNICK Look for Monifah and Syleena Johnson Windy City Gay Idol 2011 Saturday, Aug. 31, at 6:30 p.m. on the main stage for 2013 African Festival of the Arts. (In addition, Brandy will perform Monday, Sept. 2.) More information can be found at africanfestivalchicago.com. 1200 W. Randolph Read the entire interview at www.WindyCi- Available on 312.red.wine tyMediaGroup.com. TICKETS City Winery’s website $10, $15 and $25 citywinery.com WINDY CITY TIMES Aug. 28, 2013 17

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Lavender University is a 9-month lecture series featuring top academic and activist LGBTQs working on a wide range of research and interests. It is sponsored by Sat., Sept. 7, 2013, 11am-1pm Windy City Times and Center on Halsted. JOhn d’EmiliO No Race-Baiting, Red-Baiting, or Queer-Baiting: The Marine Cooks and Stewards Union from Depression to Cold War John D’Emilio teaches at the University of Illinois Chicago. A pioneer in the field of the history of sexuality, he has written or edited more than half a dozen books, including a history of pre- Stonewall activism and a biography of Bayard Rustin. A former Board chair of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, he was the founding director of its Policy Institute. In the 1930s, the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union became a multi-racial, left-wing, and queer-friendly labor union. How was this possible? What happened to the union? And why has this history not come down to us? Based on the research of Allan Berube, who was working on a history of the MCSU when he passed away unexpectedly in 2007, this talk with visuals will attempt to recreate this little known and inspiring episode in radical queer history.

Sat., Oct 12, 2013, 11am-1pm Sat., Feb. 1, 2014, 11am-1pm E. Patrick JOhnSOn bEth richiE Gathering Honey: Arrested Justice: Black Women, Violence Oral Histories of Black Southern Women and America’s Prison Nation Who Love Women Beth E. Richie, PhD is an anti-violence activist and author working in several social E. Patrick Johnson is the Carlos Montezuma Professor in the Department of justice movements. She is a Professor and Director or the Institute For Research on Performance Studies and African American Studies, Northwestern University. As a follow-up to Sweet Race and Public Policy at UIC. This lecture will focus on the ways that the prison industrial complex Tea: Black Gay Men of the South—An Oral History, E. Patrick Johnson has begun working on a new has served to exacerbate violence against Black women. The emphasis will be on intimate partner oral history on black lesbians of the South, tentatively entitled, Honeypot: Black Southern Women Who abuse as well as systematic violence and the role that race, class, gender, sexuality and other markers Love Women—An Oral History. In his presentation, Johnson will discuss the challenges to conducting of social disadvantage put people in the path of the punishment industry. It will include the redemptive oral histories of black same-gender-loving women based not only on gender differences between his possibility of prison abolition as philosophical and practical solution. subjects and himself, but also the content of their stories. In addition, Johnson will share some of the women’s stories through performance. Sat., march 1, 2014, 11am-1pm lOurdES tOrrES Sun., nov. 3, 2013, 1pm-3pm Making Familia from Scratch: GOldiE GOldblOOm Towards a History of Latina Lesbian Working For Queer Acceptance: Organizing in Chicago Finding Love Amongst the Religious Right Lourdes Torres is Professor of Latin American and Latino Studies at DePaul University. Since the Goldie Goldbloom is a writer, a professor, a mother of 8, a trans mentor and a queer scholarship that exists on lesbian organizing in the Midwest neglects to engage with the history of activist. Goldbloom’s award winning fiction has been published internationally. Her Latina lesbian organizing, this project constitutes an effort to name Latina lesbians as agents of novel, The Paperbark Shoe, won the AWP Novel Award and was the Independent Publishers Literary change and active subjects of a multiracial history of grassroots organizing. Torres writes: “I explore Novel of the Year. She is a professor of creative writing at Northwestern University, and the mother of the history of two organizations in Chicago—Amigas Latinas and LLENA. I discuss the efforts of the eight children. Goldie was a contributor to the groundbreaking anthology Keep Your Wives Away From organizations to create Latina lesbian visibility in both the ‘Latino’ and ‘lesbian’ social and political Them: Orthodox Women, Unorthodox Desires, and continues to work as an activist in the Orthodox cultures of Chicago, and their successful and unsuccessful efforts to negotiate divergent national and Jewish community for queer inclusion. She is a mentor for transgender youth. ethnic histories, class and linguistic differences, and the diverse political stances of their membership.”

Sat., dec. 7, 2013, 11am-1pm Sat., april 5, 2014, 11am-1pm OwEn daniEl-mccartEr annE balay Constitutional Law as it Applies to Transgender Prisoners Steel Closets: Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Steelworkers Owen Daniel-McCarter is a transgender activist and attorney. He is co-founder and Anne Balay is a scholar who has published work on fantasy fiction, children’s time collective member of the Transformative Justice Law Project of Illinois which provides travel, and queer pedagogy. She lives in Gary, Indiana. Balay will summarize and free, holistic, and gender-affirming legal advocacy to criminalized transgender and discuss her new book, Steel Closets, which explores how sexuality and gender overlap gender non-conforming people in Chicago and throughout Illinois prisons. in the sprawling steel mills of Northwest Indiana. Drawing from extensive, detailed oral histories taken of a previously silent and invisible population, it investigates how gay, lesbian, and transgender steelworkers interact with their co-workers, communities and families in the context of their physically Sat., Jan. 4, 2014, 11am-1pm demanding, risky work. It explains how and why basic steel mills are inhospitable, even dangerous hyacinth PiEl to queers, and demonstrate that we can’t understand what it means to be GLBT without including working-class, blue-collar voices and stories. Ethical Problems in Gender Identity Construction Hyacinth Piel is a graduate student in philosophy at UIC. Ze lives in Edgewater with hir corgi, Poggibonsi. This lecture begins with the idea that as people who seek Sat., may 3, 2014, 11am-1pm to lead good and authentic lives, we are repeatedly confronted with profound and timOthy StEwart-wintEr difficult questions about how best to develop, identify, and express our genders. Although our genders are uniquely our own existential projects, they are never only From Civil Rights to Gay Rights in Chicago that: the way we live our genders is bound to affect others too, and since our existing gender templates Timothy Stewart-Winter is an Assistant Professor of History at Rutgers University in are deeply influenced by the oppressive gender hierarchy from which they are drawn, it looks like the Newark, New Jersey. This talk is based on Stewart-Winter’s forthcoming book on the building blocks we must use to develop genders in which we can be free may also tend to threaten the rise of gay politics in Chicago since the 1950s. The talk will examine trace how black freedom and well-being of those around us. insurgency paved the way for Midwestern gay activists to challenge police brutality and job discrimination, and how the gay movement’s priorities shifted during a long struggle for a political voice in one of the nation’s most segregated big cities.

$25 PEr lEcturE Tickets available in advance and at the door on space-available basis. Discounts available for multiple series purchases. Limited number of scholarship slots available. All lectures at Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted St., Chicago. For tickets, see https://community.centeronhalsted.org/lavenderuniversity For more information, please email: [email protected] or [email protected] 18 Aug. 28, 2013 WINDY CITY TIMES theDISH WEEKLY DINING GUIDE IN Table Fifty-Two: Art Smith’s labor of love BY ANDREW DAVIS of a twig, OK? As they say, we’re big-boned. When I started [concentrating on being It would almost seem a foregone conclusion healthy], I had to get a handle on my Type 2 di- that Table Fifty-Two (52 W. Elm St.; http:// abetes. [Salgueiro walks over to where we are.] www.tablefifty-two.com/) would be successful. Oh, here’s Jesus! He lost a little [weight] and After all, co-owner Art Smith (Julie Latsko is the gave it to me. [Laughs] other owner) was known at the time as Oprah I had been fearful of getting to a point where Winfrey’s chef—which would seem to guarantee people forgot about me—not from a name overflowing crowds. standpoint. The media I created around the However, it’s one thing to bring large crowds; comfort stuff helped create restaurants— but it’s another to keep them. (Smith said that Jesus came up with the idea that we want to “people would come in because they felt they teach [people] how to cook, and we’re going to would be a bit closer to Oprah.”) And patrons— change the way they think. Out of that, Com- Table Fifty-Two owner Art Smith (right) with husband Jesus Salgueiro. Photos by Ed Negron from the everyday to even the Obamas—have mon Threads was born. [Note: Common Threads returned to the restaurant, which specializes in teaches “children living in underserved commu- contemporary Southern cuisine. Smith and Chef nities how to cook wholesome, healthy meals,” the dish] Look at that! That mac ‘n’ cheese paid du Cuisine Rey Villalobos have put together ap- according to its website.] I want to keep myself Art Smith: Jesus and I went to a party and met for that $20,000 oven. Food & Wine named it petizers, entrees and desserts that don’t disap- out there so people will support this; it’s not this couple who had bought Oprah’s farm. I told one of the best mac ‘n’ cheeses in America. point. about ego. them that I had cooked for her, and I talked WCT: Yeah—I looked at some reviews before There will be more on the actual food later. Part of the weight thing was that I had to to them about their real-estate holdings which coming here, and several people mentioned However, Savor got a chance to talk with Smith, keep something going. God didn’t mean for me included the coach house. They—Fred and Julie it. who was more than happy to discuss how Table to be a fitness model; he meant for me to be Latsko—asked what I’d like to do with it and I Art Smith: You know, because of the associa- Fifty-Two got started and the role his husband, healthy so I could do great things. said, “It needs to be a charming little restau- tion with all the celebrities, it made it a tough Jesus Salgueiro, played in it through sacrifice— WCT: You and Jesus make a great team. rant.” And Table Fifty-Two was born. walk to walk. Rey Villalobos has been with me truly making the restaurant a labor of love. In Art Smith: In all honesty, I said to Jesus to- WCT: I’ve heard different things about the before there was a restaurant; God bless Donna the process, Smith reveals that he’s more than day, “We have to take pictures for the memoirs. origin of the restaurant’s name—the address, Paris for giving me Rey. Rey and I started doing Winfrey’s former chef. Before I met you, it was just the Art Smith how many people it seats, etc. parties in the backyard in Kenwood. One day I Windy City Times: You’re at an interesting memoirs. Now, they’re our memoirs because my Art Smith: “Table” came from my book Back to asked, “Is it OK if we moved the zip code?” time right now, being in the public eye. The life has been propelled so much in the 14 years the Table, which is a New York Times best-seller, WCT: We’ve been talking about health. weight loss looks great. we’ve been together.” He has an art show com- thanks to Oprah. “Fifty-two” is the address. How’s this restaurant when it comes to Art Smith: Thank you. I’m 53 years old. I’ll ing up Sept. 20; he put his career on hold for Whoever thought that cooking mac ‘n’ cheese healthful options? always be known as Oprah’s chef and for my fried me. Now, it’s time for Jesus for have his show. would lead to... [Sees chef pulling out pots of chicken. 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I had heard rumors As Chef Art started getting on the health wag- about the fried chicken (which is only served on, we started adding fish; we have salmon and Sundays and Mondays, in part because it is things like that. I’m not going to totally change brined one day and marinated in buttermilk and everything because I decided to do this [become Popular spices another day) but the dish more than lives healthy]. We have to give people options. selections at up to the hype. It’s probably the best chicken WCT: I remember when this place used to be Table Fifty- I’ve ever had. (Sorry, Mom...) Albert’s Cafe & Patisserie. Two include Then, there’s the hummingbird cake, a sub- Art Smith: [Nods] I do. Here’s a little back- (clockwise from lime confection consisting of banana toffee and story: Every time I cooked for Oprah, she’d say, top left) the pineapple topped with a cream-cheese frosting “Lord have mercy, Art. You should own a res- fried chicken, with crumble. It costs $12, but could feed a taurant, you cook food for the whole building.” the goat cheese family of four for three days, I think. The twelve- She pushed me into the restaurant business, and biscuits, and layer chocolate cake (with chocolate Cremeux, she’s been so supportive. She had her designer, the arugula cocoa nib and Valrhona Pearl crisps) will have Andre Walker, design the place. She gave me blueberry salad. you dreaming about it the next day while you’re that light fixture [in the center of the restau- Photos by Ed on the treadmill. rant]. Andre did a great job and brought in this Negron Thanks much to Smith, Villalobos and General lady who did that great painting. Manager Mark Gallagher for their hospitality and The best part is that we have an angel [the generosity in arranging the visit. painting at the restaurant’s entrance] that Jesus did. It’s been looking over Table since it opened. That’s the Table Fifty-Two angel.

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He also calls Nick “the worst lover I’ve ever Derek Jacobi playing a battling gay couple who had.” Let me put on my surprised face... have been together 49 years. After it premiered This past week, Wentworth Miller came out of on ITV in April, it was dubbed the highest-rated the closet. This was big news to those of you comedy launch on any UK channel in 2013 ... who have been living under a rock since Prison although I hasten to add I have no idea how Break debuted six years ago. Up until now, he’s many comedies actually launched during that Friday, August 30 • Open 3pm-2am always denied being gay—most blatantly in time period. Be that as it may, the show has this quote: “I’m not gay, but that rumor can’t been picked up for a second season. When this After-work Show Tunes 5-9pm be killed. I’d like to have a girlfriend and fam- will take place is anyone’s guess. At the Brit- ily. But I haven’t met the right one yet.” And ish Television Awards in May, Jacobi said, “We’ve Weekend Beats 9pm-2am I’d like to sleep with Brad Pitt, but he hasn’t done a Christmas special to remind people that Saturday, August 31 • Open 1pm-3am knocked on my door yet! I believe Went made we’re still around, because Ian, of course, is a this quote around the time he was squiring Luke movie star. He goes off and does the movies, High Energy Sidetrack 9pm-3am and he’s not free now—God damn him—till this ® time next year. So we can’t do another one until Sunday, September 1 • Open 1pm-2am he’s free.” Repeat viewings of the six episodes in season one have given me enormous pleasure. Your pit stop Show Tunes 4-9pm For that reason, I’ll share my favorite episode on at Summer’s Retro 60s & 70s 9pm-2am BillyMasters.com. Ever since ex-porn star Nick Gruber returned finish line Monday, September 2 • Open 1pm-2am to New York, he’s been plagued with drama. Not that having Calvin Klein as your ex (or current) Summer Sunshine (Roof Deck Open!) 1pm beau would lend itself to a drama-free life, but Don Julio Sampling! 7pm. Show Tunes 8pm-2am this is really getting ridiculous. The latest in- cident happened at the très chic “Ascension” party on Fire Island. Apparently Nick was with some friends and “somehow” stumbled into the /SidetrackBar private tent of entre-porn-eur Michael Lucas, who is also no shrinking violet in the drama de- partment (but he’s so smart and sexy, I accept ...the video bar it). According to witnesses, Nick was pushing 3349 N. Halsted • Valet Parking Available • SidetrackChicago.com people away from him saying, “Keep your hands away from me. I’m straight!” Lucas went over to him and asked why he was being so rude. Nick replied, “I am straight and I don’t want any gay CALENDAR from page 20 people to touch me.” Lucas took that as a cue to have him ejected. Nick pulled the old, “Don’t you know who I am” routine. Lucas, rolling his Sunday, Sept. 1 Tuesday, Sept. 3 eyes (and, surely, pursing his lips), said, “I don’t Northalsted Sunday Funday! North Halsted comes Cubs honor Chicago Force Football Team The Chi- alive with Sunday-Funday festivities and activity. cago Cubs will honor the Chicago Force Women’s know, and I don’t even want to know who you Tackle Football Team for their 2013 perfect season think you are.” See what all of Chicago Land is enjoying. Come straight to Halsted! 11am-11pm, Halsted/Belmont and National Championship title. Chicago Force Within moments, security arrived and literally to Halsted/Waveland, http://www.northalsted.com Quarterback and World Championship MVP, Sami dragged Gruber out of the party at such speed more information Grisafe, will perform the National Anthem. 7pm, that his feet never touched the ground. Emails Angelina Ristorante “Gay Church” Brunch Known Wrigley Field, 1060 W Addison St., http://chicago. cubs.mlb.com/ subsequently exchanged between the two have in Boystown as “Gay Church” this Sunday tradition Subject to Change Guest artists from a variety of made their way online, and I’m sure you can find brings cute people & tasty food together! Join Zany Philip, Straight Graham, Cute Bryan, Misbehaving disciplines and guest DJs join resident DJs Pana- them easily ... if you’re that interested. While Mikey, Bottle-Popping Justin, Pretty Teresa, Charm- kin Skywalker, Josie Bush, Butch Sassidy the Come Billy says that Nick Gruber (above) has even you’re online, you should also check out Nick’s ing Daniel, Super Model Jayson, and Benny the Dance Kid in monthly 18+ queer dance party at more drama happening. Facebook photo body of work and the recent riveting interview Harry Potter look-a-like for this loud and delicious Township. Benefits groups serving queer Chica- he gave our bon ami Michael Musto. They’re all celebration. CASH ONLY; 11am-2:30pm, Angelina goans. 9pm, Township, 2200 N. California Ave., Ristorante, 3561 N Broadway, http://www.angeli- https://www.facebook.com/groups/subjecttochan- on BillyMasters.com. gechi/ MacFarlane all over Hollywood ... but that’s an- Our “Ask Billy” question is from Henry in Dal- naristorante.com/ Beers, Boys, Burgers, and Beats Who Needs A’s When other story. las: “I heard that Simon Rex is making a come- You Can Get B’s! Beers, Boys, Burgers, and Beats at Wed., Sept. 4 The point is, he’s out now. And he did it to back. Doing what?” Roscoe’s. 11am-11:45pm, Roscoe’s Tavern, 3356 N Days of Awe Services See site for dates, times, lo- make a statement. He was invited to attend the Simon—and his sizeable appendage—is be- Halsted St, Chicago, http://www.roscoes.com cations. 1:45pm, Jewish Reconstructionist Congre- St. Petersburg International Film Festival in Rus- ing used to hawk mascara!! The commercial for Asians and Friends Chicago Dim Sum Regular Dim gation (JRC), 303 Dodge Ave., Evanston., http:// Sum; 12:30pm, Furama, 4936 N. Broadway, Chica- www.orchadash.org sia, and here is how he responded: “As someone Benefit Cosmetics has women ogling men with Gay Liberation Network meeting Chicago’s multi- who has enjoyed visiting Russia in the past and large bulges, and when they unzip (or, in Si- go, http://www.afchicago.org Annual Miss Continental Pageant 2013-14 Tickets issue, LGBT direct action group calling attention to can also claim a degree of Russian ancestry, it mon’s case, lower his Speedo), out pops a tube by phone. Doors 6pm. 8pm, 312-527-9338, The Vic equality and liberation for LGBTs, against America’s would make me happy to say yes. However, as a of mascara. Although he’s clearly trading on Theatre, 3145 N Sheffield Ave., http://www.theba- wars, supporting labor and immigrant rights, and gay man, I must decline. I am deeply troubled his gay-porn past (while channeling his “Dirt tonshowlounge.com/continentalpageantry.html more. 7pm-9pm, 312-543-7552, Berger Park Cul- by the current attitude toward and treatment Nasty” rapper persona), it’s nice to know he’s tural Center, 6205 N. Sheridan Rd., http://www. gayliberation.net of gay men and women by the Russian govern- working—and looking so good, as you’ll see on Monday, Sept. 2 ment.” Well, I certainly didn’t know that he’s got BillyMasters.com. Live Band Karaoke with Amy Armstrong Every Mon- day night at 10pm in the Front Bar, hosted by the Saturday, Sept. 7 some Russian in him—among other ethnicities, When mascara really does plump and length- one and only Diva, Amy Armstrong (www.AmyFred- Lavender University LGBTQ programs John D’Emilio: I’m sure. Another article referred to him as a en, it’s time for me to go shopping and end yet dy.com); 9pm, Roscoe’s, 3356 N Halsted St, http:// No Race-Baiting, Red-Baiting, or Queer-Baiting: “British actor.” Turns out he was born to U.S. another column. Since we apparently ran so long www.roscoes.com The Marine Cooks and Stewards Union from Depres- citizens and didn’t move to the States until he this week, I barely have time to remind you to Asian Pacific Islander Coming Out Group Open to sion to Cold War. Lavender U is nine-month series of LGBTQ educational programs with prominent schol- was a year old. Lord knows what other revela- check out www.BillyMasters.com, the site that’s lesbian, gay, biseuxla, transgender, questining and queer APIs. Adoptees, hapas and multiracial folks ars known nationally for their innovative research tions are coming. needs no volumizer. If you have something on welcome. Free. Light snacks. chicagoi2i@yahoo. and work. $25. Discounts available for multiple In some happy news, Lily Tomlin has an- your mind that you’re just bursting to share with com. 6pm-7:30pm, Asian Human Services in Up- lectures, a limited number of scholarships will also nounced that in light of Proposition 8 and the me, send it along to [email protected] and town, 4753 N. Broadway, be available. 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