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VOL 31, NO. 8 NOV. 18, 2015 www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com Geena Rocero. Photo from Logo TV BOLD/‘BEAUTIFUL’ Trans supermodel Geena Rocero on ‘Beautiful As I Want to Be’ BY JERRY NUNN involved with the new show. Windy City spoke with Rocero to learn a bit more about the This fall, Logo TV and Gender Proud Production teamed for groundbreaking series. a new digital exclusive video series. Beautiful As I Want To Be is introduced by transgender supermodel/executive pro- Windy City Times: Where in the world are you calling ducer Geena Rocero; then, individuals’ personal stories are from? depicted, each with a selected mentor to assist the journey. Geena Rocero: I’m in New York, where I live. The first episode features reality TV star Caitlyn Jenner WCT: Talk about your background so our readers can guiding a young trans man named Zeam. There are more epi- know better. sodes, with people such as Jen Richards and Chicagoan An- GR: Sure. I am a fashion model. I am the founder of Gen- gelica Ross, who are two friends producing one of the first der Proud. This is an organization advocating for transgender scripted dramas starring transgender actors, called HerStory. rights. We also produce media to tell an empowered dignified Rocero appears in each of the episodes, bringing a strong story about what it means to be trans. TRANS LIVES MATTER background in the public eye to each segment. She is regu- I was originally born in the Philippines but moved to New Trans Lifeline aims to help individuals, save lives. larly featured on E!’s I Am Cait and was the first trans woman York City to start my modeling career. I did that but for the to be a part of the CoverGirl campaign. Her TED talk has been longest time I was not out as a trans model. My modeling Photo of Greta Gustava Martela by Gretchen Rachel Hammond 8 viewed more than 2.7 million times. Rocero is the founder of agent did not even know that I was trans. After living for Gender Proud, an organization advocating for trans equality Turn to page 17 TERRENCE McNALLY HALL OF FAME ILENE CHAIKEN Eclipse Theater Company mounts Latest class of inductees honored. Part of an ‘Empire.’ productions. Photo by Hal Baim PR photo Photo by Michael Nagel 13 9 16 2 Nov. 18, 2015 WINDY CITY TIMES FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20 CRICKET HILL AT MONTROSE AND THE LAKE The stage program begins at 6 pm with DJ music. MCs: Robin Robinson, Sean Lewis, Fawzia Mirza, and Honey West PERFORMANCES FROM: Lakeside Pride Brass Asher Brown and Wind Quartets Honey West Vanessa Davis Jesse Stanford Sir Jonathan Sami Grisafe Lucy Smith RJ Eldridge Jess Godwin SPEAKERS INCLUDE: Kasey White Sharonee Altagracia Montilla Mack Heard Quinniya Hearns Ald. James Cappleman Breezy Connor Ald. Deb Mell Kenyada Johnson City Treasurer Kurt Diane O’Connell Summers Channyn Lynne Parker Rep. Greg Harris At 9 p.m., there will be a Transgender Day of Remembrance program with Crispin Torres, Alexis Martinez and other speakers. On Saturday, 7 a.m., the program ends with performances from Artemis Singers and Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus WINDY CITY TIMES Nov. 18, 2015 3 WINDY CITY TIMES INDEX NEWS Cappleman confronted; Boyd column 4 DOWNLOAD Sleep Out Chicago Nov. 20 6 THIS ISSUE Tiny Homes competition launches 7 A look at Trans Lifeline 8 AND BROWSE THE ARCHIVES at LGBTQ Hall of Fame 9 WWW.WINDYCITYTIMES.COM Caitlyn Jenner pics 10 Project Fierce event; veterans honored 11 Viewpoints: Larry Kramer; letter 12 ENTERTAINMENT/EVENTS Scottish Play Scott: McNally 13 Theater reviews 14 VOL 31, NO. 8 NOV. 18, 2015 Ilene Chaiken; singer Darrian Ford 16 www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com Geena Rocero interview 17 Marathon couple get engaged 18 Geena Rocero. Photo from Logo TV NIGHTSPOTS 19 BOLD/‘BEAUTIFUL’ Trans supermodel Geena Rocero on ‘Beautiful As I Want to Be’ BY JERRY NUNN involved with the new show. Windy City called Rocero to learn a bit more about the OUTLINES This fall, Logo TV and Gender Proud Production teamed for groundbreaking series. a new digital exclusive video series. Beautiful As I Want To Be is introduced by transgender supermodel/executive pro- Windy City Times: Where in the world are you calling ducer Geena Rocero; then, individuals’ personal stories are from? Calendar Q 21 depicted, each with a selected mentor to assist the journey. Geena Rocero: I’m in New York, where I live. The first episode features reality TV star Caitlyn Jenner WCT: Talk about your background so our readers can guiding a young trans man named Zeam. There are more epi- know better. sodes, with people such as Jen Richards and Chicagoan An- GR: Sure. I am a fashion model. I am the founder of Gen- gelica Ross, who are two friends producing one of the first der Proud. This is an organization advocating for transgender Classifieds 22 scripted dramas starring transgender actors, called HerStory. rights. We also produce media to tell an empowered dignified Rocero appears in each of the episodes, bringing a strong story about what it means to be trans. TRANS LIVES MATTER background in the public eye to each segment. She is regu- I was originally born in the Philippines but moved to New Trans Lifeline aims to help individuals, save lives. larly featured on E!’s I Am Cait and was the first trans woman York City to start my modeling career. I did that but for the to be a part of the CoverGirl campaign. Her TED talk has been longest time I was not out as a trans model. My modeling Photo of Greta Gustava Martela by Gretchen Rachel Hammond 8 viewed more than 2.7 million times. Rocero is the founder of agent did not even know that I was trans. After living for Gender Proud, an organization advocating for trans equality Turn to page 17 TERRENCE McNALLY HALL OF FAME ILENE CHAIKEN Eclipse Theater Company mounts Latest class of inductees honored. Part of an ‘Empire.’ productions. Photo by Hal Baim PR photo Photo by Michael Nagel 13 9 16 online exclusives at www.WindyCityTimes.com GASH attacK Bent Nights looks at concerts by S&M punk band GASH (left) and musician Richard Album. Photo of GASH’s Tibbie X by Vern Hester BY DESIGN HOLI-DEALS with WINDY CITY TIMES Nov. 26, 2014 23 WINDY CITY TIMES’ 2014 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE week one of two COMPILED BY ANDREW DAVIS I’ll just have one glass Tell the world (or just visitors at home) just what working was like with the “How Was Your Day?” wine glass (BigMouthToys. com). Just an opinion: If you find yourself drinking from the “Don’t Ask!” level several days in a row, you may need to change your life in some way. 32 Dec. 4, 2013 WINDY CITY TIMES The greatest love of all WINDY CIT YWhitney T HoustonIM Love:ES Her’ Greatest2013 Perfor- mances: The six-time Grammy-award winning singer’s first-ever live album features the most Disco fever memorable live performances from her storied ca- You certainly can judge a book by reer. Among the features are Houston’s 1991 rendi- its cover. In this case, Disco: An tion of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the Super Encyclopedic Guide to the Cover Bowl, her 1983 debut on The Merv Griffin Show and Art of Disco ($49.95; Amazon.com) her duet with Mariah Carey at the 1999 Academy shows just that. There are covers HOLIDAYAwards. GIFT GUIDE of records by artists such as Don- na Summer, Village People, Teddy Pendergrass and O’Jays as well as week two of two lesser-known musicians. 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