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Murders of Trans Women of Color Largely Ignored 2015 CHIcagO AUTO SHOW WINDY CITY THE VOICE OF CHICAGO’S GAY, LESBIAN, BI AND TRANS COMMUNITY SINCE 1985 FEB. 18, 2015 VOL 30, NO. 21 PAGE 30 TIMESwww.WindyCityMediaGroup.com Murders of trans women of color largely ignored BY GREtchEN RachEL HAMMOND Shortly after Laverne Cox appeared on the cover of Time magazine last FORMER GOV. year, the media worldwide erupted with stories and opinions concerning PAT QUINN the Transgender Tipping Point. AMONG THOSE Attempting to discern what it really meant, a June 24, 2014 editorial in the New Statesman declared that “something enormous is happening AT EQUALITY in our culture. In the past three years, and especially in the past twelve ILLINOIS gala months, a great many transsexual celebrities, actors and activists have PAGE 26 exploded into the public sphere.” And this month, mainstream news outlets and websites across the United States have been focused on transgender news. Almost every moment of the life of sports celebrity Bruce Jenner had been detailed, scrutinized and commented on since rumors began to surface that Jen- ner was reportedly considering matching outward appearance to inner self. Then, on Feb. 7, Jenner was involved in a car accident in Malibu, California, and the attention became frenzied. TMZ noted that, despite the incident, Jenner’s reality TV series was still going ahead as planned. TMZ had been reporting on the incident to the point of a pathological obsession—posting photos and videos of the wrecked cars involved while People magazine carried a blow-by-blow account of the accident declaring that Jenner was given a breathalyzer test. CNN updated results of the investigation while victoriously trum- peting the revelation that Jenner might have been smoking a cigarette at the time. “Still a very sad story,” a CNN reporter said. “Because a maYOral woman lost her life.” canDIDATE Penny Proud, who was murdered in New Orleans on Feb. 10. Facebook photo Turn to page 8 WILLIAM ‘DOCK’ wallS PAGE 10 2015 CHICAGO ELECTION CHART page 11 GUIDE TO THE LGBTQs running Feb. 24 SINGER GEOrgE See inside for details on the Feb. 24 elections, including EZra TALKS SAM these LGBTQ candidates running for alderman: (clockwise from left) Jocelyn Hare (photo by Joshua Gaines); Ald. SMITH AND SIR IAN Tom Tunney (photo by Matt Simonette); Ald. Deb Mell; Ald. MCKELLEN James Cappleman; Joe Laiacona (photo by Gretchen Rachel PAGE 24 Hammond); Raymond Lopez; Amy Crawford; and Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (photo by Matt Simonette). PRE-BROADWAY WORLD PREMIERE • 800-775-2000 • NOW PLAYING THROUGH MARCH 29 TICKETS AVAILABLE AT ALL BROADWAY IN CHICAGO BOX OFFICES AND TICKETMASTER RETAIL LOCATIONS. GROUPS 10+: 312-977-1710 Illustration by Mark Stutzman 2 Feb. 18, 2015 WINDY CITY TIMES WWW.TILESHOP.COM UP TO75% OFF SELECT TILES FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13th - SUNDAY MARCH 1st Now Open In LINCOLN PARK Visit any one of our 10 area showrooms WINDY CITY TIMES this week in NEWS WINDY CITY TIMES Feb. 18, 2015 SAGE initiative announced; column Gerber House is landmark LGBT senior living in Edgewater ENTERTAINMENT/EVENTS ELECTIONS 2015 4 Scottish Play Scott 5 Singer George Ezra A look at trans murders William ‘Dock’ Walls 6 Siskel Center’s Martin on Oscars 3 21 Political charts 7 Equality Illinois pics 24 Ray Lopez interview 8 Dish: The Kitchen 25 City treasurer Kurt Summers 10 2015 Chicago Auto Show 26 Viewpoints: Carbone; letters 11 14 27 OUTLINES 30 15 Classifieds Images on cover (left, from top): Photo of Viper20 atCalendar the 2015 Chicago Auto Show by Andrew Davis; photo of Pat Quinn by Kat Fitzgerald; photo Billyof William Masters “Dock” Walls; photo of George Ezra from Columbia Records 27 28 29 2015 CHICAGO AUTO SHOW WINDY CITY THE VOICE OF CHICAGO’S GAY, LESBIAN, BI AND TRANS COMMUNITY SINCE 1985 FEB. 18, 2015 VOL 30, NO. 21 PAGE 30 TIMESwww.WindyCityMediaGroup.com Murders of transwomen of color largely ignored BY GRETCHEN RACHEL HAMMOND Shortly after Laverne Cox appeared on the cover of Time magazine last FORMER GOV. year, the media worldwide erupted with stories and opinions concerning PAT QUINN the Transgender Tipping Point. AMONG THOSE Attempting to discern what it really meant, a June 24, 2014 editorial in the New Statesman declared that “something enormous is happening AT EQUALITY in our culture. In the past three years, and especially in the past twelve ILLINOIS GALA months, a great many transsexual celebrities, actors andDOWNLOAD activists have THIS! exploded into the public sphere.” And this month, mainstream news outlets and websites across the PAGE 26 United States have been focused on transgender news. Almost every moment of the life of sports celebrity Bruce Jenner had been detailed, scrutinized and commented on since rumors began to surface that Jen- ner was reportedly considering matching outward appearance to inner UNIQUE VOICES self. Then, on Feb. 7, Jenner was involved in a car accident in Malibu, California, and the attention became frenzied. TMZ noted that, despite the incident, Jenner’s reality TV series was still going ahead as planned. TMZ had been reporting on the incident to the point of a pathological obsession—posting photos and videos of the wrecked cars involved while People magazine carried a blow-by-blow account of the accident declaring that Jenner was given a breathalyzer test. CNN updated results of the investigation while victoriously trum- peting the revelation that Jenner might have been smoking a cigarette at the time. “Still a very sad story,” a CNN reporter said. “Because a MAYORAL woman lost her life.” CANDIDATE Penny Proud, who was murdered in New Orleans on Feb. 10. Facebook photo Turn to page 8 WILLIAM ‘DOCK’ WALLS Go to page 11 PAGE 10 2015 CHICAGO ELECTION CHART GUIDE TO www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com THE LGBTQs running Feb. 24 SINGER GEORGE See inside for details on the Feb. 24 elections, including to download complete issues of Windy City Times and Nightspots. EZRA TALKS SAM these LGBTQ candidates running for alderman: (clockwise SMITH AND SIR IAN from left) Jocelyn Hare (photo by Joshua Gaines); Ald. MCKELLEN Tom Tunney (photo by Matt Simonette); Ald. Deb Mell; Ald. James Cappleman; Joe Laiacona (photo by Gretchen Rachel PAGE 18 Hammond); Raymond Lopez; Amy Crawford; and Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (photo by Matt Simonette). PRE-BROADWAY WORLD PREMIERE • 800-775-2000 • NOW PLAYING THROUGH MARCH 29 TICKETS AVAILABLE AT ALL BROADWAY IN CHICAGO BOX OFFICES AND TICKETMASTER RETAIL LOCATIONS. GROUPS 10+: 312-977-1710 Illustration by Mark Stutzman Then click on any ad and be taken directly to the advertiser’s Web site! FEBRUARY 11–22 online exclusives at POWERFUL and BREATHTAKINGMANINYAS work about the gradual and www. 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CHILDERS Last month, Services & Advocacy for GLBT El- LGBT Parenting is a ders (SAGE) members convened at the New York SAGE Center to announce its nationwide hous- Reproductive Justice Issue ing initiative, addressing its national strategy to alleviate LGBT elder housing issues. Lead- In 2002 there was heavy media coverage without knowledge or consent, or govern- ers from many major SAGE partners, including on a case that sent ripples around the mental monitoring of families thru “assis- Equal Rights Center (ERC), Enterprise Commu- country. Many LGBT families felt the im- tance programs,” poor people have always nity and HELP USA were assembled on a panel pact and the possible implications it could had their rights violated. to articulate the importance of the each com- have had for many of their own families. So the LGBT community needs to rec- ponent to the housing initiative. Steven Lofton and Roger Croteau, fos- ognize that the lawmakers who work to SAGE has identified an LGBT housing crisis, ter parents and a same-sex couple, gained control the poor are the same ones that the problem being “economic insecurity be- national attention when they tried to for- are working to stop LGBT families from cause of a lifetime of economic discrimina- mally adopt a 10-year-old boy they raised existing.
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