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Windy City Times' Spring Music/Movies Special WCT PROFILES SPORTS PIONEER GABRIELLE WINDY CITY LUDWIG THE VOICE OF CHICAGO’S GAY, LESBIAN, BI AND TRANS COMMUNITY SINCE 1985 MARCH 27, 2013 PAGE 26 VOL 28, NO.25 www.WindyCityMediaGroup.comTIMES High court hearings BY LISA KEEN KEEN NEWS SERVICE The U.S. Supreme Court took the marriage equality issue on a roller coaster ride Tuesday as it heard almost 90 minutes of argument in the case testing the constitu- tionality of California’s ban on same-sex marriage. For supporters, the highs included Justice Sonia So- tomayor asking whether there was any other context other than marriage where there would be a rational basis reason for using sexual orientation as a factor LOOKING AHEAD in denying rights to gay people rights, to which Yes TO THE TRANS on 8 attorney Charles Cooper conceded “I do not have 100 FORUM anything to offer.” And they included Justice Anthony page 10 Kennedy commenting on the importance of considering the “immediate legal injury” that 40,000 children in California suffer because their same-sex parents are not allowed to marry. Turn to page 4 Right: Well over a thousand gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court. Photo courtesy of GLAAD SPRING FLING Windy City Times’ Spring Music/Movies Special FORMER HBHC HEAD HARLEY MCMILLEN DIES page 8 pages 19-23 PROFILING ‘UNDER A RAINBOW FLAG’ pagE 13 Our spring movie/music special spotlights several works and entertainers for the LGBT demographic, including the movie Pain & Gain (with Dwayne Johnson and Mark Wahlberg) and the singer De’Borah. Pain & Gain website image and De’Borah PR pic 2 March 27, 2013 WINDY CITY TIMES ARRIVING SPRING 2013 THE NEXT WAVE OF ITALIANS 2013 FIAT 500 Abarth Convertible and 2014 FIAT 500L 5-Door MPG MPG 31 CITY 40 HWY DID YOU KNOW? • RATED “TOP SAFETY PICK” FROM THE INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY • NAMED CONSUMERS DIGEST “BEST BUY” FOR 2012 • AWARDED “MOST INNOVATIVE ENGINE TECHNOLOGY OF THE YEAR” • NAMED “2011 TOP 10 GREEN CAR” BY KELLEY BLUE BOOK • FIAT 500 IS ONE OF THE MOST AWARDED CARS IN ITS CLASS, HAVING EARNED MORE THAN 15 US AND 80 INTERNATIONAL AWARDS FOR EXCEPTIONAL DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE Fields FIAT of Highland Park 250 Skokie Valley Road Highland Park, IL 60035 (847) 579-6900 fieldsfiatofhighlandpark.com WINDY CITY TIMES this week in March 27, 2013 NEWS WINDY CITY TIMES Supreme Court Local rally for marriage equality Religious-liberty campaign ENTERTAINMENT/EVENTS Marriage vote in April; McMillen dies 4 Scottish Play Scott Center on Halsted; the Community Media Workshop; Ellen Stone Belic Institute for Women & Gender in Arts Mad Hatter’s Brunch 5 SPRING MUSIC/MOVIES SPECIAL & Media, Columbia College Chicago; and Windy City Times newspaper are honored to present 3 Trans 100 event; UIC health forum 6 Knight at the Movies: Mental Bi in the Life: Chuck Kramer 8 Spring LGBT movie preview 13 Views: Roman; letter 9 Lucas Silveira; Beckie & Tom 16 10 Talking with singer Mika 18 A Discussion of“Irresistible the Contemporary Revolution: LGBT Movement” 11 De’Borah interview; Beatles book 19 with LGBT rights advocate and Photos on cover (left, from top): Screen shot12 Billy Masters 20 award-winning author of Gabrielle Ludwig on HBO’s Real Sports 21 show; PR image of Janet Mock; photo of 23 OUTLINES 25 Urvashi Vaid Harley McMillen by Patrick Duvall; image from Real estate; classifieds; Dish Under a Rainbow Flag from David Zak for the only public program in Calendar Q Chicago to discuss her new book, Sports: Gabrielle Ludwig 22 “Irresistible 24 WCT PROFILES SPORTS PIONEER GABRIELLE WINDY CITY Revolution: LUDWIG THE VOICE OF CHICAGO’S GAY, LESBIAN, BI AND TRANS COMMUNITY SINCE 1985 MARCH 27, 2013 PAGE 26 VOL 28, NO.25 wTIMESww.WindyCityMediaGroup.com 26 High court hearings Confronting Race, BY LISA KEEN KEEN NEWS SERVICE The U.S. Supreme Court took the marriage equality issue on a roller coaster ride Tuesday as it heard almost 90 minutes of argument in the case testing the constitu- tionality of California’s ban on same-sex marriage. For supporters, the highs included Justice Sonia So- tomayor asking whether there was any other context other than marriage where there would be a rational basis reason for using sexual orientation as a factor LOOKING AHEAD in denying rights to gay people rights, to which Yes TO THE TRANS on 8 attorney Charles Cooper conceded “I do not have Class, and the 100 FORUM anything to offer.” And they included Justice Anthony PAGE 10 Kennedy commenting on the importance of considering DOWNLOAD THIS! the “immediate legal injury” that 40,000 children in California suffer because their same-sex parents are not allowed to marry. Turn to page 4 Right: Well over a thousand gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court. Photo courtesy of GLAAD SPRING FLING Assumptions of Windy City Times’ Spring Music/Movies Special Go to www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com FORMER HBHC HEAD HARLEY MCMILLEN DIES PAGE 8 to download complete issues of Windy City Times and Nightspots. LGBT Politics” Magnus Books pages 19-23 PROFILING ‘UNDER A RAINBOW FLAG’ PAGE 13 Our spring movie/music special spotlights several works and entertainers for the LGBT demographic, including the movie Pain & Gain (with Dwayne Johnson and Mark Wahlberg) and the singer De’Borah. Pain & Gain website image and De’Borah PR pic Then click on any ad and be taken directly to the advertiser’s Web site! Publishing. Followed by a Q&A and book signing. Wednesday, April 3, 2013 online exclusives at 7 p.m. – FREE – Center on Halsted Photo by Jurek Wajdowicz www. 3656 N. Halsted St. Comic and activist WindyCityMediaGroup Chicago, IL 60613 (and Vaid’s longtime partner) RSVP: To make a reservation, contact Tom Elliott at [email protected] or 773-472-6469.Kate Clinton BOOKS: To purchase and/or reserve your copies call Women & Children First Bookstore atwill 773-769-9299 also be orat visitthe www.event, womenandchildrenfirst.com. Guests are encouraged to reserve copies or prepay to ensure an adequate number of books. Reservedleading copiesa Q&A and witha limited the number author. FUND HOUSE .com of additional copies will be available at the event. Sidetrack hosted an event to provide aid to Cuba—and raised thousands of dollars. From one of the nation’s best-known social justice leaders and community activists comes a strategic and informed argument about the pitfalls of limited political vision, and the benefits of an agenda that encompasses, yet moves beyond, equality Photo of Pepe Pena and Art Johnston by Ross Forman For more information, please contact Ellen Stone Belic Institute for Women & Gender in Arts & Media, Columbia College Chicago at 312-369-8829. ‘porn’ AGAIN Gay singer Eric Alan talks about his B single, “Pornstar,” and LGBT fans. Read about the y C NEW COLUMNISTS IN offerings at the hicago, Hash House A Go Go restaurant— Windy City Times For IMMIGRA including its was at Rihanna’s Chicago This month’s AskTION Lambda NA Legal explains chicken and show—and has the why immigration reform is TanION LGBT waffles (above). lowdown on all the issue. Photo by Andrew Davis action. FIRST ISSUE OF EVERY MONTH Photo by Jerry Nunn WED-LETTER D AY ENTER Open To Thinking Find out theTAIN latestME aboutNT N MatthewEWS Morrison, Amy Winehouse and American BY NICK PATRICCA Idol finalist Paul Jolley. SECOND ISSUE OF EVERY MONTH plus DAILY BREAKING NEWS See photos from RainbowWedding BY F Cultural Q’s Network’s gay wedding expo. RANCESCA RO YSTER Photo by Mike Sosin THIRD ISSUE OF EVERY MONTH night spots #1089 • March 20, 2013 THE MARRIAGE EQU A Queer Agenda EASTER B BUNNY BUSINESS ALITY V ASKET OTE Nightspots fills your basket BY ANDRE PEREZ TIME! this Easter season. Oh, Lord! FOURTH ISSUE OF EVERY MONTH Find Nightspots on Show #513 www.WindyCityQueercast.com BY TANIA UNZUEOut!TA COMING IN APRIL! 4 March 27, 2013 WINDY CITY TIMES SUPREME from cover GLAAD affirms bi The lows included the considerable time jus- and trans support, tices spent wrangling over whether the Yes on 8 supporters of Proposition 8, California’s ban changes name on same-sex marriage, have proper legal stand- GLAAD spokesperson Wilson Cruz ap- ing to appeal the case. It included Chief Justice peared on MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry John Roberts saying the debate was “just about to affirm the organization has formally the label” marriage. And it included Justice An- dropped the “Gay & Lesbian Alliance tonin Scalia repeatedly interrupting marriage Against Defamation” from its name and equality attorney Ted Olson demanding that he will now be known simply as GLAAD, the identify “when did it become unconstitutional LGBT media advocacy organization, ac- to exclude homosexuals” from marriage. But cording to Advocate.com. none of the three attorneys had an easy day. The organization also issued a commit- Chief Justice Roberts tackled Solicitor General ment to incorporate trans and bi people in Donald Verrilli over his brief to the court, saying its efforts to support the entire LGBT com- it was “inconsistent.” Roberts noted that Verrilli munity. “It is a natural progression that was arguing that the children of same-sex cou- reflects the work GLAAD’s staff is already ples do as well as the children of male-female leading,” Cruz told Harris-Perry. “We re- couples, while also arguing that Proposition 8 spect and honor the full name that the or- harms the children of same-sex couples. Well over a thousand people gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court. Photo courtesy of GLAAD ganization was founded with, but GLAAD’s “Which is it?” asked Roberts.
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