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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. Obviously, these individuals in tion, housing discrimination, and lack of legal from birth. A harmful 1977 Florida law power do not believe in “choice.” Homo- protections at the federal and state levels and prohibited adoptions by LGBT couples. phobic and anti-choice individuals do not where protections do exist, LGBT people are Although this case received national at- respect women or LGBT families. This is generally unaware of those rights,” according tention, it is not unusual or unheard of for abundantly clear. to its website. same-sex families to face situations like As the former executive director of the Michael Adams, executive director with SAGE this all the time. Whether they are battling Chicago Abortion Fund, I spent the last and moderator, outlined five “keys” to SAGE’s a law, loved ones in their own families or 10 years fighting against reproductive in- housing initiative: building houses, training society around their “family choice,” it is justices and advocating for “choice” and housing providers, policy advocacy, educating clear that the reproductive justice move- “access” for low-income and poor women consumers, and expanding services to reiterate ment and the LGBT community are closely and girls. When the organization formally points made by the panelists in a succinct list. intertwined. adopted the Reproductive Justice frame- Edie Windsor, activist and Supreme Court Reproductive Justice was coined and de- work in 2010 as a part of our mission and plaintiff in Windsor v. U.S., started the event as veloped 20 years ago by women of color. vision, it was because we recognized and a featured speaker who recognized how much It merges the Human Rights Declaration, understood the intersectionality and con- of her advocacy with marriage equality is one social justice principles and reproductive nections of all community injustices, not of many issues. She emphasized the ways in Edie Windsor (left) and Kathleen Sullivan. rights into a framework that recognizes just abortion. which marriage equality has highlighted many Photo courtesy of SAGE these basic tenets: Not being able to have the type of fam- issues that still exist, especially among LGBT — The ability to terminate a pregnancy ily you want or parent the family you elders facing homelessness. — The ability to carry a pregnancy to already have is clearly discriminatory, Following along with the panel Melissa Roth- elders to reside in all communities and to term; and clearly a violation of privacy and an at- stein with the Equal Rights Center (ERC) sub- whichever the call home. [Editor’s note: Glad- — The ability to parent the children you tack on parents. Yet, this is just one case. stantiated Windsor’s words with statistics from stone is program director of senior housing at have without governmental interference There are many examples of this blatant an ERC study. Last year, the ERC conducted a Enterprise Community Partners.] The phrase means “the complete physi- disrespect of human beings. This is why study of the cultural competency of housing “Education is going to be a critical compo- cal, mental, spiritual, political, economic, we must all work for equality for all of us, establishments that found that 48 percent of nent to making these projects a success,” add- and social well-being of women and girls, not just some of us. participants experienced at least one form of ed David Cleghorn, senior vice president of Real and will be achieved when women and Reproductive justice is not just about adverse or differential treatment, and that Estate Development, HELP USA. girls have the economic, social, and politi- abortion and the LGBT community should 12.5 percent experience two or more forms Cleghorn touched on the attention to ser- cal power and resources to make healthy play close attention. of adverse treatment. Adverse or differen- vices provided by housing communities which decisions about our bodies, sexuality, and In the case of Steven Lofton and his tial treatment manifested in additional fees would enhance clients’ sense of community reproduction for ourselves, our families, husband Roger Croteau, their ability to or costs, or lack of information about selling with on-site services. and our communities in all areas of our parent the children they were raising in points or amenities while their straight coun- To bring the issue full circle, Jennifer Ho lives.” their household without governmental terparts were informed. (senior advisor for housing and services at the interference is one we must During a video presented of two SAGE success U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Devel- always remember. There is stories, Marti Smith of Chicago expressed the opment) addressed the importance of policy “Not being able to have the type no proven evidence that importance of Town Hall, Chicago’s new LGBT advocacy on the federal and state levels. The LGBT individuals are unfit elder housing establishment in Lake View. For SAGE housing initiative aims to strengthen fed- of family you want or parent the parents. The argument that Smith, it was most important to live in a place eral anti-discrimination protections for housing family you already have is clearly all children need a “mother” in which she could “be out and living with dig- to include sexual orientation and gender iden- and “father” rather than nity.” tity as well as changes to policy enforcement. discriminatory, clearly a violation of a “parent” is an argument Several panelists highlighted this is a prima- Initiatives on the state level remain premature privacy and an attack on parents.” that does not hold up. Chil- ry concern for many LGBT elders seeking hous- in development, but SAGE does intend to work dren need love, support, ing: the fear that they may be discriminated with each state’s progression toward meeting guidance and an emotion- against by workers or other tenants compound- its collective goal: to drastically improve LGBT ally healthy environment, ed by issues elders experience more generally. elder housing situation and options. Although it was developed initially period. To deny individuals the right to Kathleen Sullivan of Los Angeles LGBT Center for women and girls, it is clear that this parent their children and families is repro- expressed the importance of community expe- framework encompasses all individuals as ductive injustice and must not be toler- rience at Triangle Square. Both Town Hall and Dold signs onto they demand their right to full autonomy. ated. Triangle Square are “socially supportive” and In Article 12 of the Human Rights Dec- If two white male nurses with educa- ultimately adds to a statistically significant life pro-LGBT measure laration it states that “No one shall be tions, the financial means and resources expectancy, Sullivan said. Two GOP lawmakers, including one from subjected to arbitrary interference with can find themselves discriminated against, Sherrill Wayland keyed in to expressed suc- Illinois, have signed on as co-sponsors of his privacy, family, home or correspon- then everyday LGBT families around the cess stories of the SAGE Metro St. Louis’ com- the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill that dence, nor to attacks upon his honour and country will find themselves in uphill petency training. [Editor’s note: Wayland is ex- would fully repeal the so-called Defense of reputation. Everyone has the right to the battles and at the mercy of crazy politi- ecutive director of SAGE Metro St. Louis.] Marriage Act, LGBTQ Nation noted. protection of the law against such inter- cians and draconian laws. Our movements “It cannot be overstated the importance of U.S. Reps. Robert Dold (R-Ill.) and Carlos ference or attacks.” are connected and we must work together. competency training,” said Wayland. Curbelo (R-Fla.) joined co-sponsors Reps. Marginalized communities have always If you fail to stand with your brothers and Competency training is at the core of SAGE’s Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) and Richard suffered reproductive injustices. Wheth- sisters on their basic right to autonomy, housing initiative which will allow willing Hanna (R-N.Y.), raising the total to four er it was being forced to bear children then the enemy will surely come for you housing providers to better understand the GOP supporters. against their will, being forcibly sterilized as well. needs of LGBT elders. U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) re-in- “As [aforementioned] we just can’t build troduced the bill in the U.S. House Jan. 6. It is aimed at ensuring all legally married, enough LGBT-specific housing,” iterated Way- Gaylon B. Alcaraz is the former Executive Director of the Chicago Abortion Fund, same-sex couples are treated equally un- land. a community organizer and staunch reproductive justice advocate. You can fol- So to acknowledge that housing is an issue der federal law; U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein low her on twitter @gaylonalcaraz and contact her at [email protected]. for many population groups and that “it can (D-Calif.) introduced the companion bill in never be eradicated,” said Cheryl Gladstone, the Senate. competency training is crucial to allow LGBT WINDY CITY TIMES Feb. 18, 2015 5 Gerber House approved Nation now has 1st Army approves bisexual governor hormone treatment for nat’l landmark status Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber submitted his resignation over a conflict-of-interest scan- for Manning dal Feb. 13, just one month into his record The U.S. Army has approved hormone By Matt Simonette therapy for Chelsea Manning, who was con- fourth term in office—and that move has made Secretary of State Kate Brown the first victed of leaking national-security secrets to The Henry Gerber House, 1710 N. Crilly Ct., Wikileaks, according to NBC News. got a step closer to becoming a National His- bisexual governor in the United States, The Atlantic noted. Manning revealed her gender identity as toric Landmark Feb. 12, according to reports. a transgender female after being convicted It would be the second LGBT-related National The resignation will take effect Wed., Feb. 18. and sentenced to 35 years in military prison Historic Landmark, after the Stonewall Inn in at Fort Leavenworth in July 2013. New York City. Kitzhaber’s fate was all but sealed Feb. 12, after Brown issued a statement describing Chase Strangio—attorney with the ACLU The National Park System Advisory Board Na- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & HIV tional Historic Landmarks Committee approved his behavior as “bizarre,” and top Democrats called on him to step down. Project and counsel for Manning in her the recognition in a unanimous vote in Wash- lawsuit against Department of Defense and ington D.C. Brown, married to a man, studied envi- ronmental law at Lewis and Clark College in Army officials—said in a statement, “We are Rainbow Heritage Network (RHN), which ad- thrilled for Chelsea that the government has vocates for the recognition and preservation of Portland, and was born in Spain. She will serve until 2016, when an election will be finally agreed to initiate hormone therapy as historic LGBT sites, petitioned for the house to part of her treatment plan. receive the national designation, and has ar- held to serve out the remainder of Kitzha- ber’s term, which ends in 2019. “This is an important first step in Chel- gued that the LGBT community is significantly sea’s treatment regimen and one that is in underrepresented in the National Park Service’s In a statement, Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin said, “Few are better line with the recommendations of all of her inventory of historic places. doctors and the basic requirements of the According to a Feb. 13 RHN press release, prepared to lead the great state of Oregon than Kate Brown. She’s a known commodity Eighth Amendment. But the delay in treat- the nomination goes next to the National Park Henry Gerber. ment came with a significant cost to Chelsea Service Advisory Board in May, and then to to Oregonians with a distinguished record of service of over two decades. And while she’ll and her mental health and we are hopeful Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell for final ter Gerber and other members were taken into make history as the nation’s first sitting that the government continues to meet Chel- approval. custody without charge. Gerber continued to LGBT governor, the more important truth is sea’s medical needs as is its obligation under Gerber organized the first homosexual civil advocate for homosexual rights, and his influ- that she’s supremely capable of leading the the Constitution so that those harms may be rights organization at the house, which is lo- ence is felt in the founding of the Mattachine state to better days ahead.” mitigated.” cated in the Old Town Triangle Chicago Land- Society and other groups in the 1950s. The Making her first official public appearance In other Manning-related news, she is join- mark District. It was designated a Chicago ongoing campaign for equal treatment under since Kitzhaber announced his resignation, ing The Guardian U.S. as a contributing opin- landmark in 2001. the law of all lgbtq citizens traces its origin Brown was swarmed by media and well- ion writer, Politico noted. Manning wrote an In a statement, RHN Executive Co-Chairs and much inspiration to this pioneer and his wishers Feb. 14 as she entered the Oregon essay for The Guardian in December about Mark Meinke and Megan Springate said, “Rec- organization. Recognition of the Gerber house Historical Society at an event marking the being a transgender woman. ognition of the Gerber house as an NHL will will acknowledge the extraordinary significance state’s 156th birthday, ABC News noted. The NBC News article is at http://www.nbc- pay tribute to the pioneering civil rights work of 1710 North Crilly Court not only to LGBTQ The original article is at http://www.the- news.com/news/us-news/army-approves- of Gerber and the Society for Human Rights citizens, but to America’s own account of its atlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/02/ hormone-therapy-treatment-wikileaker-chel- (SHR) which he founded in 1924 and which civil rights struggles.” kate-brown-americas-first-openly-bisexual- sea-manning-n305446. was the first chartered organization publicly The Gerber House nomination can be read governor-oregon-John-Kitzhaber/385496/. advocating on behalf of an oppressed homo- at http://www.nps.gov/nhl/news/committee. sexual minority. The SHR disbanded in 1925 af- htm.

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Research, focus groups, interviews and community meetings with LG- “I feel absolutely blessed that I could do so By Melissa Wasserman BTQ seniors have shaped the design of this much of this work as a graduate student,” said space thus far. LGBTQ senior groups such as Motherwell. “Essentially, I had the opportunity Triumph Hall, a new affordable housing and Aging as We Are at Howard Brown Health Cen- to spend hundreds of hours with people from community center for LGTQA seniors, is being ter and the Services and Advocacy for Gay, Les- the community to specifically get their feed- planned for the Edgewater area. bian, Bisexual and Transgender Elders (SAGE)- back about what needs to be included.” Currently in the development stages, Triumph supported program Senior Voice at Center on As an activist within LGBTQ and low-income Hall will be the first of its kind to offer inde- Halsted (“the Center”) have provided initial communities, working with organizations such pendent, assisted and supportive living, and feedback for the project. as Howard Brown Health Center, Broadway nursing care for community members to age in “The idea is to really ideally create a space Youth Center and Poor People’s Economic Hu- place. that speaks to people for years to come, not man Rights Campaign, Motherwell explained his “Our personal mission in it is really about just this very moment,” said Motherwell about path to interior design is much more grounded building a national movement, not only in obtaining feedback from LGBTQ seniors along in the ways that space affects community. LGBTQ senior affordable housing, but also with an additional intergenerational perspec- In his 30s, he is constantly asked why he is building on the beautiful and radical world of tive. interested in LGBTQ senior living. He jokes it’s interior design that’s part of a larger design Among the tasks at hand, the team is look- for purely selfish purposes, saying for him and movement that’s about community develop- Victori Motherwell. Photo from Motherwell ing at sites to build, meeting with interested his queer chosen family it’s a “dream of some ment and sustainability and really approaching developers, gaining more input from LGBTQ se- day having a space that is just for all the beau- design from a very different perspective than niors on the needs for such a facility, acquiring tiful queers; that we could all live there safely the consumer-based, profit-based perspective LGBTQ senior activist and Triumph Hall Co- more funding, and building a volunteer board and happily and retire there together.” that so much of the well-known design industry Founder Tim Schannep became concerned on to help with things such as community orga- “I will say to people ‘I can’t wait until I’m 80 is focused on, but really working to be a part the subject of LGBTQ senior housing when nizing, fundraising, grant writing, and social to start working on this, so I better start right of a larger movement that is saying that space his husband, the late Tony Garcia, was in the media support. now,’” Motherwell elaborated. matters,” said Triumph Hall co-founder and Ac- hospital battling cancer. The treatment he re- The groundbreaking is projected to be in Motherwell’s Activation Studios is the com- tivation Studios Principal and founder Victori ceived—and they received as a couple—was three to five years, but both Motherwell and munity-led interior design firm supporting Tri- Motherwell, who previously went by Vea Cleary. bigoted and homophobic, Schannep said. As Schannep said it may take longer. “This is about umph Hall’s establishment. Using “design as Motherwell is a transgender and queer de- a result, he researched LGBTQ senior housing longevity and building things to last,” Mother- activism,” the entity’s mission is “to increase signer and community activist. More specifical- and care options. Upon reading an article in well said. the relationship individuals and communities ly, he identifies as a changer along the trans/ The Huffington Post about Motherwell and his The non-profit Triumph Hall will be a cam- feel to the spaces they inhabit … by provid- gender non-conforming spectrum. Having work, the two connected for the Triumph Hall pus-style community. The goal is to house 200 ing affordable design services that engage graduated in 2013 from the Master’s program project. independent living units, including studios, them as whole people.” In so doing, Activa- at Harrington College of Design, his Master’s “My concern is queer seniors have a right to one and two bedrooms, 40 assisted/ support- tion Studios seeks to shift the design industry thesis was based on about two and half years safe, respectful, dignified care,” said Schan- ive living units, 20 nursing care units and 10 through reaching out to over-looked and un- of research on the precedent of building LG- nep, who lives independently. “People so des- transitional units. No age range has been set der-represented individuals and communities BTQ and ally affordable housing for elders in perately need more queer senior housing where yet for the potential residents. and appointing them as decision makers in the the U.S. Triumph Hall is an extension of his they feel comfortable.” For more information, visit http://activa- shaping of space. studies. In recent months, Motherwell and Schan- tionstudios.squarespace.com.

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Rule number tion to opponents in the aldermanic contest, one of dealing with voters is respecting them.” adding, “To say that this is a political dirty Early voting info 43rd Ward candidate Anthony Martinez of TCRA said, “When you trick would be an understatement.” Early voting for the Feb. 24 municipal elec- say or do things in your private life that re- Kramer, who is a special events director at tion will take place through Feb. 21. Voters criticized for racist, flect on your character, it bleeds over into your Navy Pier, is facing off against incumbent Ald. registered in the City of Chicago may use any anti-trans tweets public life. There are no rules about offensive Michele Smith. Also in the running for the post early voting site in the city, regardless of where By MATT SIMONETTE behavior on the application for alderman but are Caroline Vickrey, formerly an assistant Il- the voters live. maybe there should be. These tweets are not linois attorney general, and business owner Voters don’t need a reason or excuse to use Jen Kramer, a candidate for alderman from the illegal. However, they are inappropriate, they Jerry Quandt. early voting; however, voters do need to pres- Lincoln Park area of Chicago, is being criticized show poor judgment, and a lack of respect for ent government-issued photo identification. for transphobic and racist tweets on her per- other people that is offensive and just plain Ald. Thompson Ballots cast in early voting are final. After sonal Twitter account. wrong.” casting ballots in early voting, voters may not Kramer, who is running in the 43rd Ward, One tweet, under @Kramerica, was posted Sept. 11, 2014: “Gone are the days when a dies at 58 return to amend, change or undo a ballot for apologized for the comments and told Windy Ald. JoAnn Thompson, who led the 16th high pitched voice and moustache determine any reason. It is a felony to vote more than City Times on Feb. 13 that she took responsi- Ward, died Feb. 9 of heart failure about two someone’s sex. The worst part, I think it hit on once—or to attempt to vote more than once— bility for them, calling the remarks “insensitive weeks after an operation, The Chicago Tribune me. Just my luck.” in the same election. and ill-advised attempts at humor. That is not reported. Another reads: “Getting gas in the center of All 51 early voting sites will be open Monday the person who I am.” Thompson was involved in a re-election fight Cabrini Green. What can I say, I’m a girl who through Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. To get a list of The Civil Rights Agenda released a press against fellow Ald. Toni Foulkes and three other likes to live on the edge.” She also tweets sites, visit http://www.chicagoelections.com/ release on the controversy Feb. 11: “Judging candidates. Thompson was seeking a third term about the “adventure” of taking a wrong turn page.php?id=9. from the social media behavior of a candidate in the Feb. 24 election to continue represent- in the “deep” South Side. in the 43rd Ward Aldermanic Race, some might ing the ward, which includes parts of Engle- Kramer, on Feb. 13, pointed to work that she think that Jen Kramer is mean spirited and wood, West Englewood and Back of the Yards. had done on events and organizations such as Guide to the gays lacking good judgment.” The original article is at http://www.chi- In the 33rd Ward, lesbian Ald. Deb Mell will the Gay Games and Special Olympics, and noted TCRA pointed out that “numerous tweets cagotribune.com/news/ct-joann-thompson- face off against Tim Meegan, a social studies that she had no intention of being hurtful, ho- from her personal Twitter account show com- dead-met-20150210-story.html. instructor at Roosevelt High School; Annisa mophobic or transphobic. “Anyone who knows Wanat, a nonprofit consultant; and Tyler Solo- ria, a student and activist for veterans’ causes. Openly gay Ald. Tom Tunney faces chal- lenges to his 44th Ward seat from businessman Mark Thomas and management consultant and activist Scott Davis. State Restaurant General Manager Robin Cook withdrew from the race and is backing Thomas. Openly gay 46th Ward Ald. James Capple- man will run against lesbian candidate Amy Crawford, an attorney, as well as Denice Davis, an activist who is the former chief of staff to former Ald. Helen Shiller. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa is challenging incum- 2015 bent Rey Colon to represent the 35th Ward. In September, Ramirez-Rosa told Windy City Times, “I am tired of the direction our city is going in. I see our public dollars handed out to private pockets while our potholes aren’t PRESENTED BY being fixed and our schools are neglected. I also see the need for elected officials who are … building relationships with community and WOMEN’S advocacy groups.” Openly gay Joe Laiacona, who in 2010 ran TOURNAMENT against Mell in the House primary race, is this year challenging longtime Ald. Margaret Lau- CHICAGO rino for her seat representing the 39th Ward. Laiacona told NBC-5 that he is running because the district is changing and he thinks that Lau- rino has become disconnected from her con- stituents. Robert Murphy and Mary Hunter are also running. Jocelyn Hare, who identifies as queer, has been a board member of the Illinois Safe Schools Alliance for six years, is a supporter MARCH 7-10 of increasing the minimum wage, and believes in a woman’s right to choose. She is one of several candidates challenging incumbent Ald. Leslie Hairston in the 5th Ward. Lastly, on a related note, 15th Ward Demo- cratic Committeeman Raymond Lopez has the backing of the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund (as do Mell, Tunney and Cappleman). Lopez and his family have called Brighton Park home for the last several years. He is one of several can- didates battling to replace Ald. Toni Foulkes, who is now running in the 16th Ward. —Matt Simonette TICKETS ON SALE starting at $15 for adults and $10 for students. @windycitytimes1 For more information visit BIGEAST.com or call (773) 325-SLAM (7526). 8 Feb. 18, 2015 WINDY CITY TIMES MURDERS from cover mation about the women was only available Lake Taylor High School in Norfolk she was its website that it mourned Payne’s death. “The if they showed up in a search through social part of the marching band. Her Facebook page epidemic of violence against the transgender Meanwhile, at 1:30 a.m. Feb. 10, the body media. noted that she was a student at Norfolk State community—and particularly transgender of Penny Proud was discovered at the corner of University, pictures demonstrated a keen inter- women of color—is a crisis that advocates are Ursulines and North Claiborne avenues in the The women on the frontline est in Hindu Goddesses. “Lamia was a kind per- working to address,” the post said. Tremé neighborhood of New Orleans. The New son who would give the shirt off her back,” her Sue Kerr writing on her blog Pittsburgh Les- Orleans Times-Picayune reported that she had According to a Facebook page, 20-year-old obituary read. “She was loved by many because bian Correspondents (pghlesbian.com) shared been shot multiple times and that she was pos- Lamar Edwards was from East Chicago, Indiana of her humble and giving spirit.” Beard was a a video of the candlelight vigil and march that sibly the victim of a robbery. and an alumni of North Central High School in fan of Beyonce and seemed to hold a particular was held for Payne Feb. 1. In the video, po- The publication and its associated website Indianapolis. Edwards worked at a Starbucks fondness for the song ‘XO’. litical candidates running for local office de- NOLA.com had scrambled to update all their in the city’s upscale Fashion Mall at Keystone She was discovered shot to death Jan. 17. scribed the Latina woman as “special in our stories on Proud after they had consistently at the Crossing and looked forward to trips to The newspaper The Virginian Pilot used Beard’s community.” Trans speakers and their allies misgendered her in their initial reports and Chicago. Interested in the ballroom scene, Ed- birth name and male pronouns in the original demanded that the murders stop and that trans watchdogs such as Media Matters for America wards enjoyed watching both VH1 and ironi- report while being sure to point out her prior voices should be heard. “We are humans and we and the Poynter Institute called them out. cally TMZ. arrest record. As with Proud, the publication deserve to be treated like humans,” they cried. In an editorial defending his employers, What drew Edwards to a Louisville, Kentucky thought better of it only after they were chal- “We’re more than marriage!” NOLA.com/Times Picayune writer Jarvis DeBer- On the same day Payne’s vigil was being held, ry said “we should all agree that no group of 36-year-old Taja Gabrielle De Jesus was discov- people deserves to be killed on account of who On the same day Payne’s vigil was being held, 36-year- ered stabbed to death in the stairwell of her they are. If that is what’s happening—not just old Taja Gabrielle De Jesus was discovered stabbed to apartment building in the Bayview neighbor- here but around the country—we need our law hood of San Francisco. This time, local media enforcement officers to say so. But to report a death in the stairwell of her apartment building in the had more to say about the deceased than the rash of attacks on transgender people would Bayview neighborhood of San Francisco. This time, local suspect, who apparently committed suicide first require them to acknowledge the existence less than a week later. of transgender people.” media had more to say about the deceased than the According to the Edge Media Network, De Je- CNN, TMZ and People offered no stories about sus was determined to help others in the LGBT Proud that day or the fact that she was the suspect, who apparently committed suicide less than a community of which she was a part, excited sixth transgender woman of color reported week later. at the prospect of volunteering for local food to have been killed in the U.S. since Jan. 1, pantries and shelters. 2015—an average of one per week. An IndieGogo page set up to raise money to In fact, outside of a few articles in local motel Jan. 9, 2015 is unknown. Using Ed- lenged, this time by GLAAD, and issued the fol- assist her family described De Jesus as “a beau- press concerning the circumstances of their ward’s birth name, local media reported that lowing clarification: “Norfolk police provided tiful soul who was unapologetically unafraid to deaths, Facebook calls for attendees at candle- at 11 a.m. police discovered Edwards’ body in the name of the person killed near the Five always be herself. She had an infectious en- light vigils or short obituaries on funeral home the motel’s parking lot with a gunshot wound Points Community Farm Market as a 30-year- ergy that, combined with her sweet nature, websites, there was very little information to to the chest. One article contained an inter- old man named ____ Beard. According to made her a delight to everyone whose path be found as to who these women were, the view with the father of the chief suspect in GLAAD, Beard was a transgender woman who she crossed. And when she did cross your path, kind of lives they led alongside their friends the shooting who expressed concerned for the used the name Lamia.” she always had a story to share. It might have or families, shows they liked to watch or music whereabouts of his “award-winning son” while When 24-year-old Ty Nunee Underwood was made you laugh or it might have made you cry, they enjoyed. They were just faces permitted a reports identifying Edwards utilized an India- found shot to death Jan. 26 in the North East but it was always truly, authentically her. She moment in a media spotlight shining over the napolis Police Department (IPD) mug shot. Texas town of Tyler, this time there was a little was well loved by everyone for her kind heart, transgender community and—with sublime in- According to both her obituary and an article more media attention. Even People wrote an inspirational spirit and impeccable style—she difference to the easy-to-find resource kits on written on the website Alternet, 30-year-old article about it. However, the focal point of the loved to rock those flashy outfits. Like so many transgender reporting offered by organizations Lamia Beard from Norfolk, Virginia was a born stories was on her alleged killer—a 21-year- other trans women of color, Taja does not come like GLAAD—in most cases they were faces musician. She was an accomplished and angelic old college football player. The People article from money. It’s truly unfortunate that we with male names and pronouns. singer who was paid to perform at weddings went to great lengths to point out assertions need to mobilize to honor her properly, but she With a few rare exceptions, further infor- and funerals and played the flute, oboe, pic- that the killer was supposed to receive a sexual deserves no less.” colo, cymbals and piano. When she attended favor from Underwood and “realized the victim Then Feb. 10, while the national media was was a male” while adding that police were not still indulging its infatuation with Bruce Jen- characterizing the murder as a hate crime. The ner, Proud became the sixth trans victim in as article also used Underwood’s birth name and many weeks—and the ninth queer or trans in- placed her chosen name in quotation marks— dividual of color to be murdered in the United once again contrary to GLAAD’s 2012 guide- States this year. The Clarence Darrow lines for reporting such stories. The same hap- According to her corner of social media, Commemorative Committee pened in the Tyler Morning Telegraph which, Proud was an alum of OP Walker College and Ca- alongside KLTV television, referred to her with reer Preparatory High School. In December she invites you to participate in its annual wreath-tossing male pronouns. Neither they nor People seemed celebrated her 21st birthday adding pictures and symposium commemorating! Darrow! to be able to agree on whether Underwood had of herself showing eyes that sparkled over a chosen the name Ty or Tyra. radiant smile. One friend wished her prosperity Friday, March 13, 2015 A candlelight vigil for Underwood was or- and a long life. When mourning the loss of her 10 a.m.-noon ganized by multiple groups Feb, 4. The Trans big brother the following month Proud posted A tribute on the anniversary of Darrow’s death! Pride Initiative noted that she has was born “This shit Still Don’t Feel Real.” in the East-Texas town of Lufkin and had “just The New Orleans-based LGBT advocacy or- Darrow, Undocumented Laborers and been accepted into nursing school.” ganization BreakOUT managed at least to get KLTV covered the vigil. In their report they Black Entertainment Television’s attention af- Immigration in the New Millennium quoted a colleague of Underwood’s who said: ter it released a statement about Proud and her Speakers: Tania Unzueta Carrasco “She kept the whole place alive with her per- fellow slain trans women. ! sonality. She was bold, took risks, and lived “These deaths had little to no mainstream Tania is an immigrant queer community organizer and writer. A nationally her life.” media attention,” BreakOUT wrote. “The si- recognized leader in the undocumented and immigrant rights movement, Also in attendance was the Rev. Jeff Hood. lence and lack of action from media on behalf Tania was one of the first undocumented youth to step into the public light “I am incredibly moved to be here tonight,” he of the Black transgender community sends a to challenge immigration laws. Most recently she has been a key organizer for the “Not One More Deportation" campaign. ! wrote on his blog. “Because looking at Ty’s life strong message that Black Trans Lives, in fact, from a distance … I can tell she lived her life do not matter. When these deaths were cov- authentically. Let us live lovingly as Ty lived. ered, they were often not given the respect ! Stop persecuting people. Stop the oppression. they so deserve.” Sister Patricia Murphy, RSM & Sister JoAnn Persch, RSM Stop the violence.” Ja’Leah Shavers is the outreach and develop- For! the past 45 years Sisters Pat and JoAnn have worked together to minister But it didn’t stop. ment coordinator with BreakOUT, an organiza- to immigrants, refugees seeking political asylum as survivors of torture, and Five days after Underwood’s death, emer- tion dedicated to the empowerment of LGBTQ other under-represented populations – and to advocate for their basic rights. gency services responded to a fire in Van Nuys, youth 13-25, and to ending their criminaliza- Every Friday they hold a well-attended interfaith vigil at a detention center and provide pastoral care twice a week to prisoners being deported from the U.S.! California. In the burnt-out bedroom of an tion. ! apartment unit they found 33-year-old Yazmin “We wanted to call the media out on mis- Special Guest Vash Payne. She had been stabbed to death. gendering folks and the way they are reporting Meet Marissa Howe, high school junior and winner of the Clarence Darrow History Award ! at the 2014 Chicago Metro History Fair. ! By now, entities such as Buzzfeed and the New crimes,” Shaver told Windy City Times. “It af- York Daily News had begun to sit up and take fects the way these crimes are resolved.” Please join us at 10 a.m. just EAST of the Clarence Darrow Bridge in Jackson Park (the bridge is under construction) for the notice but again reports largely focused on the Shaver added that one of the many things traditional tossing of flowers and brief speeches to commemorate Darrow; the Symposium begins at 10:45 a.m. in the Museum of Science and Industry: The Rosenwald Room (formerly the New Columbian Room). Beverages and rolls will be served. (The man charged with the crime who had turned that BreakOUT is pushing for in New Orleans Darrow Bridge is behind the Museum of Science and Industry: Driving south on Lake Shore Drive, pass the light at 57th Drive himself in to police while, according to the is increased housing, education and employ- and turn right at the next light [Science Drive]. You will come almost immediately to Columbia Drive. If you turn left and follow Columbia Drive there is parking near the bridge. You may park near the OmniMax Theater and walk south to the bridge. Daily News, in the company of a local pastor to ment for trans individuals. “Being visible is a Parking is by the bridge.)! whom he had made his confession. big part of our identity,” she said. “Solidarity See www.darrowbridge.org or call 773-387-2394 Meanwhile, the Human Rights Campaign, is a big part of us being successful in our fight. which has been criticized for its lack of en- We have to work together right? There’s power ! gagement on the problems facing transgender in numbers.” women of color in particular, said in a post on WINDY CITY TIMES Feb. 18, 2015 9 ‘Extreme Poverty’ fuels the problem couth people who go through society as over- pressing issue facing the transgender popula- said. “They’re getting paid pennies while these exaggerated caricatures. Any trans person who tion is rampant homelessness that begins when CEOs are getting $400,000 just to sign a few The 221-page Injustice at Every Turn is a dares to be downright boring makes no news. transgender children are put out by their own papers and to issue money only to certain proj- 2011 report of the National Transgender Dis- A trans person’s success is an active offense to family members. ects. That doesn’t make sense to me. They make crimination Survey, the National Center for heteronormative society.” “I believe there are people who are thinking it sound like their job is so hard but their job is Transgender Equality and the National Gay and “The media is giving us a lot more recog- ‘take off that dress, cut your hair, stop playing nowhere near as hard as our job is. While they Lesbian Task Force (now the National LGBTQ nition,” Ebonii acknowledged. “Nevertheless dress up’,” she noted. “The refusal to acknowl- are reading papers and on conference calls, Task Force) authored by Jaime M. Grant Ph.D., it [can be] poison. I feel like the spotlight edge that we did not just wake up and decide we are called at 3 in the morning because one Lisa A. Mottet J.D., Justin Tanis D.Min., Jack has brought more attention to trans folks and to do this for shits and giggles is denying us of our clients has been found in a hotel room Harrison, Jody L. Herman Ph.D. and Mara Keis- some may love it but they put so much out our personhood. Until society begins to ac- dead because they killed themselves or some- ling. there about us it makes life harder for trans knowledge our personhood, this will continue.” one has killed them and we have to identify the Among its key findings were the extreme pov- folks who live stealth. Now people are looking “The real story is the girls who are out there bodies because they have no family.” [Human erty endured by transgender individuals—61% of the 6,450 trans and gender non-conforming participants in the study suffered physical as- sault, while 64% were sexually attacked. “Discrimination was pervasive throughout the entire sample,” the report said. “Yet the combination of anti-transgender bias and per- sistent, structural racism was especially dev- astating. People of color in general fare worse than white participants across the board, with African American transgender respondents far- ing worse than all others in many areas exam- ined.” The Illinois Accountability Initiative is a member organization of the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP). Longtime anti-violence advocate Lisa Gilmore is the prin- cipal and founder. of the Initiative MORE FACES OF THE EPIDEMIC: (Clockwise from top left) Taja Gabrielle De Jesus; Yazmin Vash Payne; Lamar Edwards; Ty “These numbers are so high,” she told Windy Underwood; Lamia Beard. City Times. “Trans women of color represent a high percentage of the people in our commu- nity who have died by violence in comparison to the reported incidents of violence. Trans people have been 8 to 11% of the total reports of hate violence against the LGBTQ community, yet we’re seeing them show up in between 65 to 85 percent of the people who died by homicide. These are only the people we know about—where the identity has been confirmed as someone who lived and identified as trans- gender. If you’re trying to follow this from me- dia sources, you have to put into your [search terms] ‘man in a dress found dead’. They’re not identifying these homicides as involving trans- gender women of color. It takes a bit of col- laboration to discover who it actually is we’re talking about.”

Chicagoans Respond

In separate interviews, Windy City Times at everything about us. Trans women who are struggling on a daily basis,” Holloway said. Rights Campaign listed income of more than spoke with three Chicago trans women of col- stealth and just want to live their lives have no “Nobody is shining a light on that. People $38 million on its 2014 tax return and a salary or—social worker Channyn Lynne Parker; Medi- privacy. If [the media] want to start publiciz- don’t want to see the dark and the ugly. They for President Griffin in excess of $408,000.] cal Case Manager at the Howard Brown Health ing stuff, it should be the murder rate and why want to see the clean version not the rated- “When I see these CEOs who are making a lot Center Trisha Lee Holloway, and advocate Ebo- people have transphobia—even recognizing R version. You have numbers of trans women of money I would ask if their organization is nii (last name withheld). that it is a problem instead of just sweeping it of color who are out on the street right now providing a space that acknowledges the com- They have worked, in some cases for as long under the rug.” and don’t know where their next meal is com- munity.” Holloway said. “Do you have more as 13 years, to level the playing field for disen- “I think that the reason there’s not much ing from. These women do not have jobs and than one or two people from the community franchised or transgender individuals while not press on a lot of the situations with trans might not get a job because they’re not pretty working for you and are you paying them well? actively seeking the media spotlight focused women is because people fear our existence,” enough to be passable in society.” And are you treating them as they should be on the community via individual members who Holloway said. “They also look at us in ways “I’m going to get a lot of hate for this, but treated? To hand someone a $10 gift card and have or are achieving a measure of celebrity. of ‘this lifestyle is a joke. That’s one less trans I’m not worried about it because this is my a bus card to come in and better your organi- The goal of each conversation was to at- person on the face of this planet.’ If [the me- truth,” Ebonii said. “I feel like a lot of the zation is horrible. I’ve seen it done and isn’t tempt to determine through their opinions a dia] actually cared about trans folks and their time our own community has played a big part right.” root cause for the violence and deaths of trans lives, because they do matter, they would re- in the problem. We as a community haven’t Whether the violence will stop remains to be individuals of color and what, if anything, can spect the lives we live. They wouldn’t put us stepped up as much as a lot of people should seen. Meanwhile, the present echoes with the be done to stop it. out there [with male pronouns] or names that have done. We have given ourselves some bad lyrics of the Beyonce song ‘XO’ that Beard espe- “Trans people have been actively denied per- we no longer use. Our lives don’t matter to stereotypes because we have a lot of trans girls cially seemed to enjoy. “Your love is bright as sonhood throughout our community,” Parker them because they don’t acknowledge the lives who don’t want to go to school or don’t want to ever even in the shadows. Baby, kiss me before said. “They have been the dolls, the perform- that we lived after we pass away. They don’t get a job. I’m not knocking sex work at all but they turn the lights out.” ers, the she-males—they are all of these objec- really care.” a lot of folks don’t respect themselves. If you tified names, but they are not people.” “The people who do the most amazing work don’t have respect for yourself, other folks will Reporter’s note: There has been some de- “I think society likes us to be in a situation are the ones behind the camera,” she contin- disrespect you.” bate as to whether Edwards was the first where we are disposable,” Holloway stated. ued. “I feel like if I was to go on the media transgender woman of color to be murdered, “That we shouldn’t be here.” wanting to be seen, I would be doing my com- ‘Advocacy’ Groups owing to Edwards’ self-identity. No matter “A lot of the time people who don’t under- munity a disservice. I’m not throwing stones what the arguments back and forth within stand something that is foreign to them will at the women who are in the public eye but Parker said that if she could address Griffin the LGBT communities, there is still an un- react to it with violence or discrimination,” Eb- I say ‘take a step back and look at the overall and the HRC, she would tell him to invest mon- settled issue of the motive behind the at- onii noted. “With these murders, people know picture. Are you making it better or are you ey into stabilizing the futures of young, under- tack, and whether that was connected to the they can get away with it because we don’t making or worse?’” served trans women. “Start off with a housing perception of who Edwards was. matter to a lot of folks like police officers or “The media is vested in our being sensation- initiative,” she said. “It’s what we build our For more information on covering trans- the media who just try to make us look bad.” alized,” Parker added. “The media subtly por- stability on. Please invest it in our youth. I gender issues, see the following links: trays this image of ‘well it was their fault. What would ask him to take the time to visit LG- http://www.glaad.org/reference/transgen- The media spotlight did they think was going to happen?’ They BTQ social services like Taskforce [a prevention der. make us into perpetrator and victim all in one.” group on Chicago’s West Side], sit down and http://www.glaad.org/transgender. “The media actively deny us personhood,” find these kids who are doing everything they http://www.glaad.org/transgender/medi- Parker said. “[According to the media] we’re Poverty possibly can and invest in them.” aresources. tricksters who actively reshape our bodies to “Folks who put in the work and facilitate pro- deceive men for our own personal agendas, un- Parker said that she believes that the most grams are not getting any recognition,” Ebonii 10 Feb. 18, 2015 WINDY CITY TIMES ELECTIONS 2015 William ‘Dock’ Walls makes another run for mayor by matt simonette have two jobs programs, for example, and those jobs programs are legitimate and real, William “Dock” Walls is no stranger to the cam- with specificity and great detail. It indicates paign trail. that we need to eliminate our food deserts and This is his third try at running for mayor of tells exactly how, and where the money is go- Chicago, having run unsuccessfully against ing to come from, step by step. both Mayor Richard M. Daley in 2007 and May- Then we have another program that utilizes or Rahm Emanuel in 2011. He also attempted capital improvement funds to seed businesses to unseat U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush. His political in our community—1,000 businesses that are involvement goes back decades, having been industry- and geographically diverse. It fea- active in the administration of Mayor Harold tures a million dollar grant specifically for job Washington. creation and for the development of products It’s a tough road for Walls—according to and expansion of the market, so they put goods the Chicago Tribune, his war chest is about and services into the stream of the national $45,000, most of it funded himself—but he’s and global economies. So we have very specific determined to win on a platform he says fo- programs that are designed to empower the av- cuses on Chicago’s “99 percent,” not the rich erage Chicagoan. or their special interests. WCT: How would you address the imminent Windy City Times: How has the campaign difficulties the city will likely face with pen- been going? sions next year? William “Dock” Walls: It’s going exceptionally WDW: That’s where I differ from the others. well. I’ve been involved in quite a few cam- The others quickly say they wouldn’t raise taxes paigns and this has been the best one yet. under any circumstance, which is not neces- William “Dock” Walls. Photo by Gretchen Rachel Hammond WCT: What makes you the best choice to sarily true. But I want to increase taxes, par- be Chicago’s mayor? ticularly property taxes, on those persons who WDW: I’m passionate about our community, have homes or structures that are worth more nity, only three percent unemployment in the migration, particularly with issues affecting and no one is fighting for us. For example, in than a half million dollars. I don’t want to in- white community. You have one shooting per undocumented Chicagoans? this election, the other candidates represent crease taxes on the average person, because 100,000 people in the white community, and WDW: I support state ID for those persons the one-percent. They stand for everybody ex- the average person has already given more 54 per 100,000 people in the Black commu- who are undocumented. I support their right cept the 99 percent. They balance their budgets than their fair share. But I am willing to in- nity. …You have on the North Side, nearly zero to come into the city and live, without ICE pry- on the backs of the poor. They have programs crease taxes on those persons who are the one vacant lots. On the South and West Sides you ing into their business. I don’t support police that are good for people who are investment percent, who are able to give a little bit more, have 13,500 vacant lots. So, you have racial officers asking people their immigration status bankers and huge corporate types, but not for because otherwise, we’re going to contend segregation as the result of a lot of problems. when they respond to a call. I think that that’s the average person. with this pension issue over and over again. When Rahm [Emanuel] closed the 50 schools, something the president has addressed very WCT: What do you think the needed para- I want to put that behind us—it’s a waste of 90 percent of the people negative affected were effectively and we’ll certainly support the law digm shift is? How would you represent the time and energy. Black. The reason he gave for closing them was when it comes to that. We’ll make certain our 99 percent? WCT: What steps can the mayor take to under-enrollment—that because of those va- police officers are sensitive to that in every re- WDW: The very first thing that we need to do stem economic disparities in the city? cant lots. The lots that used to be houses and gard. We will not have people afraid to call the is recognize that the homeless need represen- WDW The first thing we have to do, with- have children in them no longer exist. Officially police or seek out medical services, or any city tation, and that disaffected and disadvantaged out equivocation, is end racial segregation in he said they were underperforming. Well, he’s services, because of their immigration status. youth need representation. Our seniors—Rahm the city of Chicago. Most of our ills stem from been the mayor for four years, so he was re- WCT: Transgender individuals often face a Emanuel, Willie Wilson and Chuy [Garcia] are racial segregation. Ninety percent of Blacks sponsible for the performance of those schools. disproportionate of economic hardships— running commercials, but none of them men- live in just 22 of Chicago’s 77 communities. As mayor, I would never sink to engineer the about 90 percent of them live in poverty— tion our senior citizens. You also have to … We’re as racially segregated as you can be. migration or assimilation of Blacks into the as well as safety issues, both in relation to picture that those persons who live check to Consequently, you have five times the number white community. That would only destabilize police and other members of the public. check are included in those equations, as well of potholes on the South and West sides. You those communities. Then you’d have white What might you do to help them? who are “just in the 99 percent.” So we have have 44 percent of the people in the Black com- flight. We will stabilize and economically em- WDW: We’re going to have sensitivity train- programs to rebuild our communities and our munity living below the poverty line. You have power the current residents in the Black com- ing for our police officers. We’re going to make neighborhoods. If you go to our website, we 30 percent unemployment in the Black commu- munities, particularly the ones who are under- certain that everybody’s rights have to be re- served—the ones who have food deserts and spected equally—and that this mayor will not vacant lots, ones where they’ve closed schools. tolerate abuse of authority, or abuse of any We’ll restore those communities for their chil- individual. They will not be allowed to ignore dren with a commitment to diversity, inclusion complaints or minimize those complaints, or and mixed-income communities. We’d make make people uncomfortable when they come in certain also that we have a diverse and stable to complain. Every complaint will be taken se- housing stock that’s affordable throughout riously and acted upon …We’ll also make cer- DIANNE DALEIDEN the entire city of Chicago, at all levels. … We tain that we decentralize city government, so also have to make sure that we have economic that people in various communities can go in development in those communities that are and talk to somebody within walking distance, underserved. We have an initiative to create who may be a member of their community, and grocery stores that are owned and operated who will understand their issues and protect FOR WARD 40! in those communities. That would result in their rights. 50,000 jobs. The money is there for spending, Visit http://wallsformayor.com/. at the discretion of the mayor. Read the entire interview with Walls at WCT: Where do you stand on issues of im- www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com.

VOTE FOR A LEADER WHO ENDORSED BY LISTENS! ROBIN COOK FORMER ALDERMANIC CANDIDATE OF THE 44TH WARD Dianne4Ward40.com WINDY CITY TIMES Feb. 18, 2015 11 WCT IVI CAI GIA SEIU CTU PP EIP Election 2015 ALDERMAN - 8th WARD Michelle A. Harris (incumbent) Y Faheem Shabazz WCT - In this election cycle, Windy City Times mailed questionnaires to every registered citywide and alder- Tara F. Baldridge B+ Y Y manic candidate, to their address on file with the board of elections. The questions were about a wide range of issues, LGBT, HIV/AIDS, minimum wage, crime, youth experienc- ALDERMAN - 9th WARD ing homelessness, and more. Some questions did not have a yes/or no or “correct” answer, but involved more Anthony A. Beale (incumbent) A Y Y nuance and detailed narrative answers. Therefore, this cycle we are rating candidates on an A-F scale, not Michael E. Lafargue by numbers. Readers will note not very many were below a “C” because those candidates likely did not even Harold “Noonie” Ward bother to respond to a survey from an LGBT newspaper. One surprising “C” was 3rd Ward Ald. Pat Dowell, who Theodore “Ted” Williams noted her opposition to marriage equality, despite being progressive on most other questions. Also this year, we are doing something different, since some candidates really took the time to explain ALDERMAN - 10th WARD their positions in detail. We will be posting all surveys, as turned in by candidates, on our website. Look for John A. Pope (incumbent) Y a link under the Politics button at the top of our website, or search for the headline “2015 Election Survey Susan Sadlowski-Garza Y Y Y Responses.” Richard L. Martinez, Jr. Windy City Times does not endorse in any elections, but we hope our survey educates readers who are mak- Frank J. Corona ing tough choices for citywide and aldermanic races Tuesday, Feb. 24. Unfortunately, no local LGBT political Samantha M. Webb organizations are significantly engaged in this election cycle, despite the important decisions ahead for LGBT Olga Bautista A+ Juan B. Huizar Chicagoans and our allies. However, there are endorsements from organizations this publication deems to be relevant. ALDERMAN - 11th WARD In addition, readers are urged to check out the mayoral and aldermanic candidates’ responses to ques- John K. Kozlar tionnaires from the Active Transportation Alliance (http://www.activetransportation.org/blog/kwhitehead/ Patrick Daley Thompson Y where-do-chicago-candidates-stand-active-transportation-check-out-our-2015-voter-gui) and Organization Maureen F. Sullivan A+ Y Y Neighborhoods for Equality: Northside, or ONE: Northside (http://onenorthside.org/aldermanic-candidate- questionnaire-responses/). ALDERMAN - 12th WARD Also, responses to Access Living’s questionnaire are at https://www.accessliving.org/1410ga87. Access George Cardenas (incumbent) Y Living is committed to fostering an inclusive society that enables Chicagoans with disabilities to live fully engaged and self–directed lives. ALDERMAN - 13th WARD IVI - Independent Voters of Illinois Independent Precinct Organization Marty Quinn (incumbent) CAI - Citizen Action Illinois GIA - Grassroots Illinois Action ALDERMAN - 14th WARD SEIU - Service Employees International Union Edward M. Burke (incumbent) CTU - Chicago Teachers’ Union ALDERMAN - 15th WARD PP - Planned Parenthood Illinois Action Adolfo Mondragon EIP - Equality IL PAC Raymond A. Lopez Y

In addition, the Victory Fund has endorsed the following candidates for Chicago City Council: Raymond Rafael Yañez A Y Y Y Y Y Lopez (15th); Deb Mell (33rd); Tom Tunney (44th); and James Cappleman (46th). Eddie L. Daniels Otis Davis, Jr. WCT IVI CAI GIA SEIU CTU PP EIP Raul O. Reyes CHICAGO MAYOR ALDERMAN - 16th WARD JoAnn Thompson (incumbent, deceased) Rahm Emanuel (incumbent) A- Y Y Cynthia Lomax Willie Wilson Toni L. Foulkes (incumbent) Y Y Y Y Robert W. “Bob” Fioretti A- Jose A. Garcia Jesus “Chuy” Garcia A+ Y Y Y Y Stephanie Coleman William “Dock” Walls, III ALDERMAN - 17th WARD Glenda Franklin CHICAGO CITY CLERK David H. Moore A- Y Y Y Y Y Susana A. Mendoza (incumbent) Y James E. Dukes Y CHICAGO CITY TREASURER ALDERMAN - 18th WARD Kurt A. Summers (incumbent) Lona Lane (incumbent) Derrick G. Curtis Michael A. Davis Y CHICAGO CITY COUNCIL Chuks Onyezia Y ALDERMAN - 1st WARD Consandra Harris Proco “Joe” Moreno (incumbent) A- Y Y Brandon Loggins Anne Shaw B Y Andrew Hamilton B- ALDERMAN - 19th WARD Ronda Locke B Matthew J. O’Shea (incumbent) Y Anne Schaible ALDERMAN - 2nd WARD Stephen Niketopoulos ALDERMAN - 20th WARD Bita Buenrostro A Willie Ray, Jr. Brian Hopkins A Andre Smith Alyx S. Pattison A- Y Y Y Willie B. Cochran (incumbent) Y Y Y Y Cornell Wilson A Kevin Bailey C Stacey Pfingsten A Y Ernest Radcliffe, Jr.

ALDERMAN - 3rd WARD ALDERMAN - 21st WARD Pat Dowell (incumbent) C Y Y Y Marvin McNeil B Patricia Horton Jeffrey Baker Y Howard B. Brookins, Jr. (incumbent) Y Y ALDERMAN - 4th WARD Joseph C. Ziegler, Jr. Tracey Y. Bey Doris Lewis Brooks William D. “Will” Burns (incumbent) A- Y Y Y Patricia A. Foster Norman H. Bolden Ken Lewis

ALDERMAN - 5th WARD ALDERMAN - 22nd WARD Leslie A. Hairston (incumbent) A Y Y Y Y Y Y Ricardo Muñoz (incumbent) Y Y Y Y Y Tiffany N. Brooks Neftalie Gonzalez Jocelyn Hare A+ Raul Montes, Jr. Robin Boyd Clark Robert Martinez Jedidiah L. Brown Anne Marie Miles ALDERMAN - 23rd WARD Michael R. Zalewski (incumbent) Y Y ALDERMAN - 6th WARD Martin Arteaga Roderick T. Sawyer (incumbent) Y Y Y Y Y Y Anna Goral Richard A. Wooten Brian T. Garner B+ ALDERMAN - 24th WARD Frank M. Bass Y Y ALDERMAN - 7th WARD Regina D. Lewis C Joseph J. Moseley, II B- Wallace E. “Mickey” Johnson Gregory L. Mitchell Sherita Ann Harris Lashonda “Shonnie” Curry Y Roger L. Washington Keiana Barrett B Vetress Boyce Flora “Flo” Digby Y LaDarius R. Curtis Y Natashia L. Holmes (incumbent) B Y Darren Tillis Bernie Riley Larry G. Nelson Margie Reid Michael Scott, Jr. Y CHART CONTINUES ON NEXT PAGE 12 Feb. 18, 2015 WINDY CITY TIMES WCT IVI CAI GIA SEIU CTU PP EIP WCT IVI CAI GIA SEIU CTU PP EIP ALDERMAN - 25th WARD ALDERMAN - 38th WARD Ed Hershey Y Jerry Paszek Daniel “Danny” Solis (incumbent) A- Y Y Tom Caravette Jorge Mujica Heather Sattler Roberto “Beto” Montano Nicholas Sposato (incumbent) Y Y Y Y Y Byron Sigcho Y Michael C. Duda Carmen Hernandez ALDERMAN - 26th WARD Belinda Cadiz Roberto Maldonado (incumbent) A- Y Adam Corona ALDERMAN - 39th WARD Juanita Irizarry A- Y Y Y Y Margaret Laurino (incumbent) A- Robert Murphy A- ALDERMAN - 27th WARD Joseph “Joe” Laiacona A Y Gabe Beukinga Walter Burnett, Jr. (incumbent) Y Y Y ALDERMAN - 40th WARD Patrick J. O’Connor (incumbent) A Y ALDERMAN - 28th WARD Dianne Daleiden A Y Y Jason C. Ervin (incumbent) Y Y ALDERMAN - 41st WARD ALDERMAN - 29th WARD Mary O’Connor (incumbent) Deborah L. Graham (incumbent) Y Joe Lomanto Y Lawrence Andolino Anthony V. Napolitano Bob Galhotra Chris Taliaferro Y ALDERMAN - 42nd WARD LaCoulton J. Walls Brendan Reilly (incumbent) Y Zerlina A. Smith A Y Y Y Oddis “O.J.” Johnson ALDERMAN - 43rd WARD Stephen Robinson Caroline Vickrey Jennifer “Jen” Kramer C ALDERMAN - 30th WARD Michelle Smith (incumbent) B Y Ariel E. Reboyras (incumbent) C Jerry Quandt

ALDERMAN - 31st WARD ALDERMAN - 44th WARD Sean C. Starr B Y Mark Thomas B+ Y Irma Cornier Y Y Tom Tunney (incumbent) A Y Y Milagros “Milly” Santiago Scott Davis Regner “Ray” Suarez (incumbent) ALDERMAN - 45th WARD ALDERMAN - 32nd WARD John Garrido Scott Waguespack (incumbent) A Y Y Y Y Y John S. Arena (incumbent) A+ Y Y Y Y Y Elise Doody-Jones B Michelle R. Baert Michael S. Diaz B ALDERMAN - 33rd WARD Tim Meegan Y Y ALDERMAN - 46th WARD Deborah L. Mell (incumbent) A+ Y Y James Cappleman (incumbent) A Y Y Y Annisa Wanat B Y Amy Crawford A+ Y Y Denice L. Davis B Y Y Y ALDERMAN - 34th WARD Carrie M. Austin (incumbent) Y ALDERMAN - 47th WARD Henry Moses Ameya Pawar (incumbent) Shirley J. White Rory A. Fiedler Charles R. Thomas, Sr. ALDERMAN - 48th WARD ALDERMAN - 35th WARD Harry Osterman (incumbent) Y Rey Colón (incumbent) Y Carlos Ramirez-Rosa A Y Y Y Y Y ALDERMAN - 49th WARD Joe Moore (incumbent) A Y Y ALDERMAN - 36th WARD Don Gordon B Christopher M. Vittorio Omar Aquino A- Y ALDERMAN - 50th WARD Gilbert Villegas Debra L. Silverstein (incumbent) Y Y Alonso Zaragoza A Y Y Shajan M. Kuriakose Zehra Quadri ALDERMAN - 37th WARD Leroy Duncan Emma M. Mitts (incumbent) Y Maretta Brown-Miller Tara Stamps Y Y Y Windy City Times rates the mayoral candidates Below are the results of the surveys mailed to the five candidates for mayor of Chicago, as of press time, Tue., Feb. 10. To view the full surveys, follow this link: http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/2015-Election-Survey-Responses/50447.html

A- No reply A- A+ No reply Rahm Emanuel (incumbent) Willie Wilson Robert W. “Bob” Fioretti Jesus “Chuy” Garcia William “Dock” Walls, III See interview with Walls this issue.

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See interview with Walls this issue. 14 Feb. 18, 2015 WINDY CITY TIMES ELECTIONS 2015 As committeeman, all my residents have my tims of domestic violence. With regards to the cell phone number and I’m not changing my homeless, we’ve been trying to find ways to number when I become alderman. deal with homeless LGBT youth. My partners, Out gay candidate WCT: What do you want to do to stimulate Chicago [and Michiana] Five for the Homeless, economic development and job creation in come up from Indiana. So we team up, and pro- the ward? vide outreach for the homeless on the street. RL: As of right now, there are about 206 We’d try to find a way to address that issue, makes play for business leaders in the ward. When I became because we’d always run into LGBT youth on committeeman, there were 260. In two years the street. So, I’ve been trying to figure out time, one-fifth of our businesses have dis- how to branch into that. 15th Ward seat appeared. One of the main issues facing our With domestic violence, I’m very well-con- businesses is their taxes. They are overtaxed nected with Clara’s House, the oldest domestic By Matt Simonette because they have multiple layers added on to violence shelter in Englewood. This year, Mrs. their taxes. Special Service Areas, TIF things— Kirk, their founder, decided to team up with Raymond Lopez is one of several candidates all these things are piled onto business owners members of the PRCC [Puerto Rican Cultural eying the 15th Ward aldermanic seat. A 2012 and they’re just not able to survive. People say Center]—Project VIDA. I met with a number redistricting resulted in a massive shift in the that SSA’s provide a benefit to the community, of their people, they were here in the ward, ward’s demographics—its residents were pre- but at this stage of the game, SSA’s and other and they were mentioning about transgender dominantly African American but Latino resi- taxing bodies are doing more harm than good. domestic violence, those issues. Those are dents are now the main constituency. What they should be focusing on is helping our things in the works—they’re evolving—and The current alderman, Toni Foulkes, is cur- business community thrive. Other areas have I’m thankful to say they’re evolving with the rently campaigning for a post representing the beautification projects that make things look ward behind us. It’s not me telling the ward to 16th Ward, leaving the field open for Lopez, wonderful, but, in this area, not so much. If do this, it’s the ward saying that we need to do who’s been the Democratic committeeman we’re not seeing the return that we’re seeing in this. It’s in the works. I’m sure there’s going since 2012, as well as five other candidates, other neighborhoods, then we seriously need to be a future here where we’re in the lead. We including Adolfo Mondragon, Rafael Yanez, Ed- to re-evaluate what we’re paying in, and if we have the history to do it, but it’s coming. die Daniels, Otis Davis Jr. and Raul O. Reyes. need to take a break from it, and let small busi- WCT: Are there other LGBT issues you see Lopez—who is openly gay and grew up in ness owners catch their breath, then so be it. as being pertinent in the ward? the Sleepy Hollow neighborhood that is close WCT: What kind of political activism expe- RL: You know, there are some good venues to Midway Airport—has been maintaining two rience have you had within the LGBT com- that are very supportive of LGBT people. I know offices as committeeman, and says that he has munity? Kelly High School is very supportive of their been helping keep ward services running since RL: I don’t think I’ve had a specific LGBT mis- LGBT students. I think that we have some work the redistricting. His partner, Hugo Orejel, is sion. For me, I haven’t had a particular cause to do when it comes to our grade school—at his political director; Orejel’s mother works in I’ve rallied against or for. Obviously, as an the very least, allowing students to express the offices as well. elected official, I’ve invited my constituents to themselves how they choose, just allowing In January, Lopez received the endorsement join me at the Pride Parade and other events them to naturally develop how they wish. … of the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund, along with to get them out of their element. My activ- It’s a shame because you can do some damage incumbent Alds. Deb Mell, Tom Tunney and ism has been to be —at the risk of sounding to a forming mind if it’s not allowed to grow. James Cappleman. Windy City Times spoke full of myself—someone who LGBT youth and The sooner we’re able to deal with that, the with him about his work and aspirations for young leaders can see as a role model. We have better we’ll be. the ward. Raymond Lopez. a lot of people in our communities who do not WCT: What about overall safety for LGBT Windy City Times: Why did you decide to have role models on this side of town. They persons in the ward? Is it safe for an LGBT run? WCT: What are the predominant education think that life wrapped up in a Pride flag exists person in general? Raymond Lopez: I decided to run because our issues in the ward? only on the other side of town. Being here, RL: I would say yes. I would say that because ward needs leadership. I ran in 2011. It went RL: In the 15th Ward, we have two different nine times out of ten being here with [part- I know I’ve run into gay couples at the store. I into a runoff, but in a differently drawn ward. dynamics when it comes to education. In the ner] Hugo right next to me, being visible, even know I run into lesbian couples in the stores. I Even then, it was obvious that we needed predominantly Latino areas, we are seeing near- inviting people into our home, on this side of know that I run into transgender people walk- someone with a vision. Following that, I was ing- or already-overcrowding in our schools. … town, is probably the best kind of activism I ing down the street. That is not in a particular elected committeeman in 2012 and this cam- Overcrowding and bullying are the major issues can do. neighborhood, that is in any neighborhood [in paign, in 2015, is just a natural progression in the Latino areas. There are schools where WCT: Have you done any kind of work with the ward]—and I know that that would not be for everything we’ve done up until this point. I get phone calls—Gonzales in Brighton Park, the trans community? possible if they did not feel safe and welcome I basically have been the only elected official I’ve been to that school five times because of RL: No, not specifically. My [activist] work to do so. servicing this ward, and that’s going to help me bullying—and some of it LGBT-related, some of has been with the homeless as well as vic- Visit http://www.electlopez.com/. take it up to the next level. it not. They’ve had attempted suicide by chil- WCT: Are you working in a day job in ad- dren there. Their parents are pulling them out dition to your function as a committeeman? and sending them to charter schools because ‘Safe home’ EI PAC releases RL: I worked for Southwest Airlines for 12 they’re getting no answers. years. I’ve left Southwest because I’m that for LGBQTI endorsements Gage Park and West Englewood, exact op- By Matt Simonette confident about taking this to the finish line. posite scenario: All the schools in those areas asylum-seekers WCT: What was some of your political ex- were slated for closure under the consolidation Namasté United Church of Christ (UCC), in perience prior to becoming committeman? Equality Illinois released its endorsements introduced by Mayor Emanuel. In West Engle- Chicago’s Portage Park neighborhood, has in the 2015 municipal elections the week of RL: I started in politics when I was 18 wood, we were able to fight to keep Henderson donated a four-person apartment to aid LG- years old. I started on the Southwest Side as Feb. 16 and are included in election charts School open, but we weren’t able to keep Earl BQTI individuals who are seeking asylum in a precinct captain, in a different ward, but I beginning on page 11. open. It ended up being consolidated, forcing the United States because their lives are at learned a lot about what made politics good in According to Bernard Cherkasov, CEO of our residents to cross Damen Avenue, gang risk in their homelands. a community. That interaction with people in Equality Illinois, the organization only re- lines. Everything we don’t like talking about, In exchange for a rent-free apartment, the community on a daily basis, helping them leases a limited number of endorsements in we’ve forced our kids to do it, as well as forc- the four residents—named Valentine, Kachi, get connected with what they needed—we’re municipal elections. ing Henderson to serve 4,000 families … Going John and Abraham—will be sharing Namasté talking in the age of pre-311; that’s how far “Across the state, there’s a number of mu- back to the safety issues for our schools, there UCC janitorial and light maintenance duties back we’re going—there was a value to that. nicipal races happening,” Cherkasov said. over 350 abandoned buildings surrounding the to care for the congregation’s property. Being able to now, as “the man in charge of “There’s the Chicago one happening this schools, vacant and unsecured. … In 2013, we Namasté UCC joins Broadway United Meth- the ward,” being able to reinstitute that while month, and the Springfield one happening a had a young man who was pulled into one on odist Church in supporting CLASP (Chicago’s simultaneously adding new things like Face- few weeks later. We’re able to talk to many his way to school, and beaten for two days in LGBT Asylum Support Program) and its other book and Twitter to what we do, has been very aldermanic candidates, but to vet all the one of these buildings. partner, the Center for Integration and Cou- inspiring and fulfilling. candidates running for aldermanic offices is WCT: What are your thoughts on neighbor- rageous Living (CiCLiv), founded by another WCT: What are the most pertinent issues something we’re not able to do. Also, as a hood services? CLASP co-founder, John Ademola Adewoye. in the ward right now? state policy organization, a lot of the issues RL: I’m the only candidate who has said People can support CLASP by donat- RL: Without question, [it’s] restoring a sense we focus on have to do with statewide leg- that I would maintain two offices. I have this ing online (designating gifts to “CLASP”) of safety and security in the community. Every islation and statewide policy, issues which office in Brighton Park and another one in through Broadway United Methodist Church day you look in the newspaper: “Man shot in municipal officials do not work on.” West Englewood, and I intend to keep them at http://www.broadwaychurchchicago.com/ Englewood.” Gang issues, drug issues … every In Chicago’s mayoral race, the PAC en- both, because with our map, there’s no way give. Those who are able to provide volun- day there’s a constant reminder that things are dorsed incumbent Rahm Emanuel. that I can get a little old lady from 67th and teer opportunities for asylum-seekers, or are getting out of control. Restoring order is pri- The Equality Illinois PAC also endorsed four Marshfield down here on CTA. Even though it interested in donating gently used clothing ority number one. After that everything else openly LGBT aldermanic incumbents: Chicago might be an expense, it will be better for pro- or goods can contact Rev. Lois McCullen Parr will fall into place, because then you can start aldermen Deb Mell (33rd Ward), Tom Tunney ducing services, as well as hiring staff that is at [email protected] or Dennis Ojiyoma recruiting for jobs, bringing businesses into (44th Ward) and James Cappleman (46th customer-oriented. Obviously, I’m a product of at [email protected]. the community, fostering safer environments Ward) and Springfield Alderman Cory Jobe Southwest Airlines—12 years there, so I’m all (6th Ward). Ald. Mell, Tunney, and Capple- for education in zones around schools. In three about customer service. … We can do fun apps of our schools, we’ve had shootings within a man are running for re-election in the Feb. and plow trackers and what not, but most of 24 municipal election while Alderman Jobe block of them in the past three months alone. my residents who call me don’t have a smart You cannot expect kids to learn in that kind of is seeking a second term in Springfield’s mu- phone. They’re looking for their alderman to nicipal election on April 7. environment. tell them everything is working the right way. WINDY CITY TIMES Feb. 18, 2015 15 ELECTIONS 2015 issue. In the LGBT community you have seniors who came out in the ‘80s and now they’re retir- ing and in retiring communities where it’s not Kurt Summers on the socially acceptable for them to be who they are. In many cases they’ve felt compelled to go back in the closet because there isn’t enough senior housing available that are open to all. treasurer’s challenges There’s this social pressure that pushes back on By MATT SIMONETTE KS: Activism is really about leveraging what- who they are. That’s a travesty. Whatever I can ever assets you have for greater agenda, a do to invest in senior housing that’s targeted Kurt Summers, who was last year appointed by greater good. Too often the piece that’s miss- to the LGBT community or that has the premise Mayor Rahm Emanuel to take over the post of ing is the financial capital behind them. I don’t of an open and accepting community, I want city treasurer when Stephanie Neely resigned think it’s a reconciliation at all—I think it’s to support that. Finally, there are a number of to take a private-sector job, will surely have an adding a piece to the puzzle that traditionally services as it relates to financial education and easier time than most candidates in this win- isn’t there. planning for retirement that can be crafted to ter’s election—he is running unopposed. I view this office as having three functions the LGBT community. Windy City Times spoke with Summers, a Chi- for the people of Chicago. I’m their banker. I’m As a minority, an African-American, I have cago native, about his new position, which he their investor. I’m an advocate for businesses as deep an appreciation, for human rights, civil said he’ll use to draw from a history of financial in Chicago, especially small businesses and rights and social justice issues as anyone. I stewardship and political activism. entrepreneurs in Chicago, and for our broader know all too well about the need for advocacy Windy City Times: What led to your de- local agenda. When I think about how you can on this issues from our leaders, and now that cision to take on the treasurer’s position? be an effective activist and advocate, having I’m in this position I have a greater ability to In your testimony before the City Council In capital behind you is significant. do so. … Yes, I’m the treasurer, but I’m also November, you said that you were “uniquely WCT: How can city hall do more specifi- one of only three people elected citywide to qualified” for the position. How so? cally to stimulate investment in the city’s represent the people of Chicago. As a represen- Kurt Summers: This is truly my dream job. My neighborhoods? tative of all the people of Chicago, you have entire life, I have been focused on two things: KS: In this office, we manage seven billion to represent them on all the issues, challenges giving back to my community, and building dollars. I sit on the boards of five global pen- Incumbent Chicago Treasurer Kurt Sum- and concerns that they have that affect their my interest and passion for finance. This is a sion plans—municipal, labor, police, fire and mers held a meet-and-greet with several LG- lives. combination of those two things. I have been teachers—that collectively manage over 25 BTs Feb. 13 as part of his outreach efforts WCT: Anything you’d like to add? fortunate enough to have learned at two of the billion dollars. All told, all the local plans, and prior to the Feb. 24 election. Summers, a KS: My being a strong financial steward on greatest institutions in the world; I studied all the sister agencies, in sort of pooling that Democrat, is running unopposed, but is still behalf of the people of Chicago will lead to finance at Washington University in St. Louis capital, manage over $50 billion. Not a dime of campaigning throughout the city on his plat- better financial outcomes for the city, which and Harvard Business School. I learned about that money has an explicit mandate to pursue a form of community engagement. The event, allows us to invest in more services, education, the business at places like Mckinsey and Gros- specific investment the city of Chicago. held in the South Loop, was organized by public safety and medical services that we pro- venor, so I couldn’t have had a better train- WCT: have you had any experience engag- Chris Percy and included Jamie Frazier, pas- vide. In making that connection for people, the ing ground. Also, I’m from Chicago, born and ing the LGBT community? tor of the Lighthouse Church of Chicago. better job I do, the more resources we have raised on the South Side. I’ve always been, one KS: I have absolutely done that before I Photo by Hal Baim to support them is critical. I’m in full support way or another, working on efforts in connect- was in the office. I have been a supporter of of the LGBT community and the issues of civil ing to give back to the community. Equality Illinois—I was when I worked for Toni and human rights that we all face. I don’t view WCT: In an interview you gave with Prog- Preckwinkle and enjoyed a great relationship scattered housing policies addressing home- then as specific to a community—I view them ress Illinois, you described yourself as a there and I still do. I’ve been to the Center on lessness and displaced populations, especially as truly human rights. All of us have to share “Harvard-trained, Goldman Sachs-trained Halsted and begun a dialogue with them and amongst young people in the community. We in this planet together and fight together for activist who wants to give back to the com- others throughout the the LGBT community need to do more there to provide real hous- what’s right. munity.” How do you reconcile finance and around issues of particular significance. ing solutions to this group of people. Secondly, Read the entire interview with Summers community activism? A couple that have been raised include the I’ve come to learn about the senior housing online at www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com. Immigration problems or questions? We are here to help! Boutique law firm focusing solely on Immigration and Nationality Law welcomes all LGBTQ individuals.

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COMPLERA can also replace current HIV-1 medicines It is not known if COMPLERA is safe and effective in children under • Bone problems, including bone pain or bones getting soft or thin, for some adults who have an undetectable viral load 18 years old. which may lead to fractures. Your healthcare provider may do tests (less than 50 copies/mL) and whose healthcare provider to check your bones. • determines that they meet certain other requirements. Changes in body fat can happen in people taking HIV-1 medicines. IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION • Changes in your immune system. Your immune system may get COMPLERA combines 3 medicines into 1 pill to be What is the most important information I should know stronger and begin to fight infections. Tell your healthcare provider if taken once a day with food. COMPLERA should not about COMPLERA? you have any new symptoms after you start taking COMPLERA. be used with other HIV-1 medicines. COMPLERA can cause serious side effects: The most common side effects of COMPLERA include trouble sleeping • Build-up of an acid in your blood (lactic acidosis), which is a serious (insomnia), abnormal dreams, headache, dizziness, diarrhea, nausea, medical emergency. Symptoms of lactic acidosis include feeling very weak rash, tiredness, and depression. Other common side effects include or tired, unusual (not normal) muscle pain, trouble breathing, stomach vomiting, stomach pain or discomfort, skin discoloration (small spots pain with nausea or vomiting, feeling cold especially in your arms and or freckles), and pain. Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side one legs, feeling dizzy or lightheaded, and/or a fast or irregular heartbeat. effects that bother you or do not go away. • Serious liver problems. The liver may become large (hepatomegaly) and fatty (steatosis). Symptoms of liver problems include your skin or the What should I tell my healthcare provider before Just the for me white part of your eyes turns yellow (jaundice), dark “tea-colored” urine, taking COMPLERA? light-colored bowel movements (stools), loss of appetite for several days or • All your health problems. Be sure to tell your healthcare provider if longer, nausea, and/or stomach pain. you have or had any kidney, mental health, bone, or liver problems, • You may be more likely to get lactic acidosis or serious liver problems including hepatitis virus infection. if you are female, very overweight (obese), or have been taking COMPLERA • All the medicines you take, including prescription and for a long time. In some cases, these serious conditions have led to death. nonprescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Call your healthcare provider right away if you have any symptoms of COMPLERA may affect the way other medicines work, and other these conditions. medicines may affect how COMPLERA works. Keep a list of all your • Worsening of hepatitis B (HBV) infection. If you also have HBV and stop medicines and show it to your healthcare provider and pharmacist. taking COMPLERA, your hepatitis may suddenly get worse. Do not stop Do not start any new medicines while taking COMPLERA without first taking COMPLERA without first talking to your healthcare provider, as talking with your healthcare provider. they will need to monitor your health. COMPLERA is not approved for the • If you take rifabutin (Mycobutin). Talk to your healthcare provider treatment of HBV. about the right amount of rilpivirine (Edurant) you should take. • If you take antacids. Take antacids at least 2 hours before or at least Who should not take COMPLERA? 4 hours after you take COMPLERA. Do not take COMPLERA if you: • If you take stomach acid blockers. Take acid blockers at least • Take a medicine that contains: adefovir (Hepsera), lamivudine 12 hours before or at least 4 hours after you take COMPLERA. Ask your (Epivir-HBV), carbamazepine (Carbatrol, Equetro, Tegretol, Tegretol- healthcare provider if your acid blocker is okay to take, as some acid XR, Teril, Epitol), oxcarbazepine (Trileptal), phenobarbital (Luminal), blockers should never be taken with COMPLERA. phenytoin (Dilantin, Dilantin-125, Phenytek), rifampin (Rifater, • If you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if COMPLERA is a complete Rifamate, Rimactane, Rifadin), rifapentine (Priftin), dexlansoprazole COMPLERA can harm your unborn baby. Tell your healthcare provider (Dexilant), esomeprazole (Nexium, Vimovo), lansoprazole (Prevacid), if you become pregnant while taking COMPLERA. omeprazole (Prilosec, Zegerid), pantoprazole sodium (Protonix), HIV-1 treatment in only • If you are breastfeeding (nursing) or plan to breastfeed. Do not rabeprazole (Aciphex), more than 1 dose of the steroid medicine breastfeed. HIV-1 can be passed to the baby in breast milk. Also, some 1 pill a day. dexamethasone or dexamethasone sodium phosphate, or the herbal medicines in COMPLERA can pass into breast milk, and it is not known supplement St. John’s wort. if this can harm the baby. • Take any other medicines to treat HIV-1 infection, unless recommended by your healthcare provider. You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch, or call 1-800-FDA-1088. Ask your healthcare What are the other possible side effects of COMPLERA? provider if COMPLERA Serious side effects of COMPLERA may also include: Please see Brief Summary of full Prescribing Information with • New or worse kidney problems, including kidney failure. Your important warnings on the following pages. may be the one for you. healthcare provider should do blood tests to check your kidneys before starting treatment with COMPLERA. If you have had kidney problems, or take other medicines that may cause kidney problems, your healthcare provider may also check your kidneys during treatment with COMPLERA. • Depression or mood changes. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have any of the following symptoms: feeling sad or hopeless, feeling anxious or restless, have thoughts of hurting yourself (suicide) or have tried to hurt yourself.

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COMPLERA does not cure HIV-1 infection or AIDS. • Changes in liver enzymes: People who have had hepatitis B or C, or To control HIV-1 infection and decrease HIV-related illnesses you must keep who have had changes in their liver function tests in the past may COMPLERA is a prescription medicine for adults who taking COMPLERA. Ask your healthcare provider if you have questions about have an increased risk for liver problems while taking COMPLERA. have never taken HIV-1 medicines before and who have how to reduce the risk of passing HIV-1 to others. Always practice safer sex Some people without prior liver disease may also be at risk. Your and use condoms to lower the chance of sexual contact with body fluids. healthcare provider may do tests to check your liver enzymes before no more than 100,000 copies/mL of virus in their blood. Never reuse or share needles or other items that have body fluids on them. and during treatment with COMPLERA. COMPLERA can also replace current HIV-1 medicines It is not known if COMPLERA is safe and effective in children under • Bone problems, including bone pain or bones getting soft or thin, for some adults who have an undetectable viral load 18 years old. which may lead to fractures. Your healthcare provider may do tests (less than 50 copies/mL) and whose healthcare provider to check your bones. • determines that they meet certain other requirements. Changes in body fat can happen in people taking HIV-1 medicines. IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION • Changes in your immune system. Your immune system may get COMPLERA combines 3 medicines into 1 pill to be What is the most important information I should know stronger and begin to fight infections. Tell your healthcare provider if taken once a day with food. COMPLERA should not about COMPLERA? you have any new symptoms after you start taking COMPLERA. be used with other HIV-1 medicines. COMPLERA can cause serious side effects: The most common side effects of COMPLERA include trouble sleeping • Build-up of an acid in your blood (lactic acidosis), which is a serious (insomnia), abnormal dreams, headache, dizziness, diarrhea, nausea, medical emergency. Symptoms of lactic acidosis include feeling very weak rash, tiredness, and depression. Other common side effects include or tired, unusual (not normal) muscle pain, trouble breathing, stomach vomiting, stomach pain or discomfort, skin discoloration (small spots pain with nausea or vomiting, feeling cold especially in your arms and or freckles), and pain. Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side one legs, feeling dizzy or lightheaded, and/or a fast or irregular heartbeat. effects that bother you or do not go away. • Serious liver problems. The liver may become large (hepatomegaly) and fatty (steatosis). Symptoms of liver problems include your skin or the What should I tell my healthcare provider before Just the for me white part of your eyes turns yellow (jaundice), dark “tea-colored” urine, taking COMPLERA? light-colored bowel movements (stools), loss of appetite for several days or • All your health problems. Be sure to tell your healthcare provider if longer, nausea, and/or stomach pain. you have or had any kidney, mental health, bone, or liver problems, • You may be more likely to get lactic acidosis or serious liver problems including hepatitis virus infection. if you are female, very overweight (obese), or have been taking COMPLERA • All the medicines you take, including prescription and for a long time. In some cases, these serious conditions have led to death. nonprescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Call your healthcare provider right away if you have any symptoms of COMPLERA may affect the way other medicines work, and other these conditions. medicines may affect how COMPLERA works. Keep a list of all your • Worsening of hepatitis B (HBV) infection. If you also have HBV and stop medicines and show it to your healthcare provider and pharmacist. taking COMPLERA, your hepatitis may suddenly get worse. Do not stop Do not start any new medicines while taking COMPLERA without first taking COMPLERA without first talking to your healthcare provider, as talking with your healthcare provider. they will need to monitor your health. COMPLERA is not approved for the • If you take rifabutin (Mycobutin). Talk to your healthcare provider treatment of HBV. about the right amount of rilpivirine (Edurant) you should take. • If you take antacids. Take antacids at least 2 hours before or at least Who should not take COMPLERA? 4 hours after you take COMPLERA. Do not take COMPLERA if you: • If you take stomach acid blockers. Take acid blockers at least • Take a medicine that contains: adefovir (Hepsera), lamivudine 12 hours before or at least 4 hours after you take COMPLERA. Ask your (Epivir-HBV), carbamazepine (Carbatrol, Equetro, Tegretol, Tegretol- healthcare provider if your acid blocker is okay to take, as some acid XR, Teril, Epitol), oxcarbazepine (Trileptal), phenobarbital (Luminal), blockers should never be taken with COMPLERA. phenytoin (Dilantin, Dilantin-125, Phenytek), rifampin (Rifater, • If you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if COMPLERA is a complete Rifamate, Rimactane, Rifadin), rifapentine (Priftin), dexlansoprazole COMPLERA can harm your unborn baby. Tell your healthcare provider (Dexilant), esomeprazole (Nexium, Vimovo), lansoprazole (Prevacid), if you become pregnant while taking COMPLERA. omeprazole (Prilosec, Zegerid), pantoprazole sodium (Protonix), HIV-1 treatment in only • If you are breastfeeding (nursing) or plan to breastfeed. Do not rabeprazole (Aciphex), more than 1 dose of the steroid medicine breastfeed. HIV-1 can be passed to the baby in breast milk. Also, some 1 pill a day. dexamethasone or dexamethasone sodium phosphate, or the herbal medicines in COMPLERA can pass into breast milk, and it is not known supplement St. John’s wort. if this can harm the baby. • Take any other medicines to treat HIV-1 infection, unless recommended by your healthcare provider. You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch, or call 1-800-FDA-1088. Ask your healthcare What are the other possible side effects of COMPLERA? provider if COMPLERA Serious side effects of COMPLERA may also include: Please see Brief Summary of full Prescribing Information with • New or worse kidney problems, including kidney failure. Your important warnings on the following pages. may be the one for you. healthcare provider should do blood tests to check your kidneys before starting treatment with COMPLERA. If you have had kidney problems, or take other medicines that may cause kidney problems, your healthcare provider may also check your kidneys during treatment with COMPLERA. • Depression or mood changes. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have any of the following symptoms: feeling sad or hopeless, feeling anxious or restless, have thoughts of hurting yourself (suicide) or have tried to hurt yourself.

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Brief Summary of full Prescribing Information • You may be more likely to get lactic acidosis or severe liver problems increased risk of developing new or worsening liver problems during • Be sure to tell your healthcare provider if you take any of the COMPLERA® (kom-PLEH-rah) if you are female, very overweight (obese), or have been taking treatment with COMPLERA. Liver problems can also happen during following medicines: COMPLERA for a long time. treatment with COMPLERA in people without a history of liver disease. (emtricitabine 200 mg, rilpivirine 25 mg, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate – Rifabutin (Mycobutin), a medicine to treat some bacterial infections. Your healthcare provider may need to do tests to check your liver 300 mg) tablets • Worsening of Hepatitis B infection. If you have hepatitis B virus (HBV) Talk to your healthcare provider about the right amount of rilpivirine infection and take COMPLERA, your HBV may get worse (flare-up) if enzymes before and during treatment with COMPLERA. (Edurant) you should take. Brief summary of full Prescribing Information. For more information, you stop taking COMPLERA. A “flare-up” is when your HBV infection • Bone problems can happen in some people who take COMPLERA. Bone please see the full Prescribing Information, including Patient Information. – Antacid medicines that contain aluminum, magnesium hydroxide, or suddenly returns in a worse way than before. COMPLERA is not approved problems include bone pain, softening or thinning (which may lead to calcium carbonate. Take antacids at least 2 hours before or at least for the treatment of HBV, so you must discuss your HBV with your fractures). Your healthcare provider may need to do tests to check your bones. 4 hours after you take COMPLERA. What is COMPLERA? healthcare provider. • Changes in body fat can happen in people taking HIV-1 medicine. – Certain medicines to block the acid in your stomach, including • COMPLERA is a prescription medicine used as a complete HIV-1 treatment – Do not run out of COMPLERA. Refill your prescription or talk to your These changes may include increased amount of fat in the upper back cimetidine (Tagamet), famotidine (Pepcid), nizatidine (Axid), or in one pill a day. COMPLERA is for adults who have never taken HIV-1 healthcare provider before your COMPLERA is all gone. and neck (“buffalo hump”), breast, and around the main part of your ranitidine hydrochloride (Zantac). Take the acid blocker at least medicines before and who have no more than 100,000 copies/mL of virus – Do not stop taking COMPLERA without first talking to your body (trunk). Loss of fat from the legs, arms and face may also happen. 12 hours before or at least 4 hours after you take COMPLERA. Some in their blood (this is called ‘viral load’). Complera can also replace current healthcare provider. The cause and long term health effect of these conditions are not known. acid blocking medicines should never be taken with COMPLERA (see HIV-1 medicines for some adults who have an undetectable viral load – If you stop taking COMPLERA, your healthcare provider will need to “Who should not take COMPLERA?” for a list of these medicines). (less than 50 copies/mL) and whose healthcare provider determines that • Changes in your immune system (Immune Reconstitution Syndrome) check your health often and do blood tests regularly to check your – Medicines that can affect how your kidneys work, including acyclovir they meet certain other requirements. can happen when you start taking HIV-1 medicines. Your immune HBV infection. Tell your healthcare provider about any new or unusual system may get stronger and begin to fight infections that have been (Zovirax), cidofovir (Vistide), ganciclovir (Cytovene IV, Vitrasert), COMPLERA is a complete regimen and should not be used with other • symptoms you may have after you stop taking COMPLERA. hidden in your body for a long time. Tell your healthcare provider if you valacyclovir (Valtrex), and valganciclovir (Valcyte). HIV-1 medicines. HIV-1 is the virus that causes AIDS. When used start having any new symptoms after starting your HIV-1 medicine. – clarithromycin (Biaxin) properly, COMPLERA may reduce the amount of HIV-1 virus in your Who should not take COMPLERA? – erythromycin (E-Mycin, Eryc, Ery-Tab, PCE, Pediazole, Ilosone) blood and increase the amount of CD4 T-cells, which may help improve The most common side effects of COMPLERA include: Do not take COMPLERA if you also take any of the following medicines: your immune system. This may reduce your risk of death or getting • Trouble sleeping (insomnia), abnormal dreams, headache, dizziness, – fluconazole (Diflucan) infections that can happen when your immune system is weak. • Medicines used for seizures: carbamazepine (Carbatrol, Equetro, diarrhea, nausea, rash, tiredness, depression – itraconazole (Sporanox) Tegretol, Tegretol-XR, Teril, Epitol); oxcarbazepine (Trileptal); Additional common side effects include: – ketoconazole (Nizoral) • COMPLERA does not cure HIV-1 or AIDS. You must stay on continuous phenobarbital (Luminal); phenytoin (Dilantin, Dilantin-125, Phenytek) HIV-1 therapy to control HIV-1 infection and decrease HIV-related illnesses. • Vomiting, stomach pain or discomfort, skin discoloration (small spots – methadone (Dolophine) • Medicines used for tuberculosis: rifampin (Rifater, Rifamate, Rimactane, or freckles), pain – posaconazole (Noxafil) • Ask your healthcare provider about how to prevent passing HIV-1 Rifadin); rifapentine (Priftin) to others. Do not share or reuse needles, injection equipment, or Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side effect that bothers – telithromycin (Ketek) • Certain medicines used to block stomach acid called proton pump personal items that can have blood or body fluids on them. Do not have you or that does not go away. – voriconazole (Vfend) inhibitors (PPIs): dexlansoprazole (Dexilant); esomeprazole (Nexium, sex without protection. Always practice safer sex by using a latex or Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of all your medicines and Vimovo); lansoprazole (Prevacid); omeprazole (Prilosec, Zegerid); • These are not all the possible side effects of COMPLERA. For more polyurethane condom to lower the chance of sexual contact with semen, show it to your healthcare provider and pharmacist when you get a new pantoprazole sodium (Protonix); rabeprazole (Aciphex) information, ask your healthcare provider. vaginal secretions, or blood. medicine. Do not start any new medicines while you are taking COMPLERA • Call your healthcare provider for medical advice about side effects. • Certain steroid medicines: More than 1 dose of dexamethasone or without first talking with your healthcare provider. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088. What is the most important information I should know about COMPLERA? dexamethasone sodium phosphate How should I take COMPLERA? COMPLERA can cause serious side effects, including: • Certain herbal supplements: St. John’s wort What should I tell my healthcare provider before taking COMPLERA? • Certain hepatitis medicines: adefovir (Hepsera), lamivudine (Epivir-HBV) • Stay under the care of your healthcare provider during treatment with • Build-up of an acid in your blood (lactic acidosis). Lactic acidosis Tell your healthcare provider about all your medical conditions, including: Do not take COMPLERA if you also take any other HIV-1 medicines, including: COMPLERA. can happen in some people who take COMPLERA or similar (nucleoside • If you have or had any kidney, mental health, bone, or liver problems, • Take COMPLERA exactly as your healthcare provider tells you to take it. analogs) medicines. Lactic acidosis is a serious medical emergency • Other medicines that contain tenofovir (ATRIPLA, STRIBILD, TRUVADA, VIREAD) including hepatitis B or C infection. that can lead to death. Lactic acidosis can be hard to identify early, • Always take COMPLERA with food. Taking COMPLERA with food is important • Other medicines that contain emtricitabine or lamivudine (ATRIPLA, • If you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if because the symptoms could seem like symptoms of other health to help get the right amount of medicine in your body. A protein drink is not Combivir, EMTRIVA, Epivir, Epzicom, STRIBILD, Trizivir, TRUVADA) COMPLERA can harm your unborn child. problems. Call your healthcare provider right away if you get any of • rilpivirine (Edurant), unless you are taking rifabutin (Mycobutin) a substitute for food. If your healthcare provider decides to stop COMPLERA the following symptoms which could be signs of lactic acidosis: – There is a pregnancy registry for women who take antiviral and you are switched to new medicines to treat HIV-1 that includes COMPLERA is not for use in people who are less than 18 years old. medicines during pregnancy. The purpose of this registry is to collect – feel very weak or tired rilpivirine tablets, the rilpivirine tablets should be taken only with a meal. information about the health of you and your baby. Talk to your Keep COMPLERA and all medicines out of reach of children. – have unusual (not normal) muscle pain What are the possible side effects of COMPLERA? healthcare provider about how you can take part in this registry. – have trouble breathing This Brief Summary summarizes the most important information about COMPLERA may cause the following serious side effects: If you are breastfeeding (nursing) or plan to breastfeed. Do not breastfeed • COMPLERA. If you would like more information, talk with your healthcare – having stomach pain with nausea or vomiting if you take COMPLERA. • See “What is the most important information I should know provider. You can also ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist for – feel cold, especially in your arms and legs about COMPLERA?” – You should not breastfeed if you have HIV-1 because of the risk of information about COMPLERA that is written for health professionals, or – feel dizzy or lightheaded • New or worse kidney problems, including kidney failure. Your healthcare passing HIV-1 to your baby. call 1-800-445-3235 or go to www.COMPLERA.com. – have a fast or irregular heartbeat provider should do blood and urine tests to check your kidneys before – Two of the medicines in COMPLERA can pass to your baby in your • Severe liver problems. Severe liver problems can happen in people who you start and while you are taking COMPLERA. If you have had kidney breast milk. It is not known if this could harm your baby. Issued: September 2014 take COMPLERA. In some cases, these liver problems can lead to death. problems in the past or need to take another medicine that can cause – Talk to your healthcare provider about the best way to feed your baby. Your liver may become large (hepatomegaly) and you may develop fat in kidney problems, your healthcare provider may need to do blood tests Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, your liver (steatosis). Call your healthcare provider right away if you to check your kidneys during your treatment with COMPLERA. including prescription and nonprescription medicines, vitamins, and get any of the following symptoms of liver problems: • Depression or mood changes. Tell your healthcare provider right away herbal supplements: – your skin or the white part of your eyes turns yellow (jaundice) if you have any of the following symptoms: • COMPLERA may affect the way other medicines work, and other COMPLERA, the COMPLERA Logo, EMTRIVA, GILEAD, the GILEAD Logo, GSI, – dark “tea-colored” urine – feeling sad or hopeless medicines may affect how COMPLERA works. HEPSERA, STRIBILD, TRUVADA, VIREAD, and VISTIDE are trademarks of – light-colored bowel movements (stools) – feeling anxious or restless • If you take certain medicines with COMPLERA, the amount of Gilead Sciences, Inc., or its related companies. ATRIPLA is a trademark of – loss of appetite for several days or longer – have thoughts of hurting yourself (suicide) or have tried to hurt yourself COMPLERA in your body may be too low and it may not work to help Bristol-Myers Squibb & Gilead Sciences, LLC. All other marks referenced – nausea • Change in liver enzymes. 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Brief Summary of full Prescribing Information • You may be more likely to get lactic acidosis or severe liver problems increased risk of developing new or worsening liver problems during • Be sure to tell your healthcare provider if you take any of the COMPLERA® (kom-PLEH-rah) if you are female, very overweight (obese), or have been taking treatment with COMPLERA. Liver problems can also happen during following medicines: COMPLERA for a long time. treatment with COMPLERA in people without a history of liver disease. (emtricitabine 200 mg, rilpivirine 25 mg, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate – Rifabutin (Mycobutin), a medicine to treat some bacterial infections. Your healthcare provider may need to do tests to check your liver 300 mg) tablets • Worsening of Hepatitis B infection. If you have hepatitis B virus (HBV) Talk to your healthcare provider about the right amount of rilpivirine infection and take COMPLERA, your HBV may get worse (flare-up) if enzymes before and during treatment with COMPLERA. (Edurant) you should take. Brief summary of full Prescribing Information. For more information, you stop taking COMPLERA. A “flare-up” is when your HBV infection • Bone problems can happen in some people who take COMPLERA. Bone please see the full Prescribing Information, including Patient Information. – Antacid medicines that contain aluminum, magnesium hydroxide, or suddenly returns in a worse way than before. COMPLERA is not approved problems include bone pain, softening or thinning (which may lead to calcium carbonate. Take antacids at least 2 hours before or at least for the treatment of HBV, so you must discuss your HBV with your fractures). Your healthcare provider may need to do tests to check your bones. 4 hours after you take COMPLERA. What is COMPLERA? healthcare provider. • Changes in body fat can happen in people taking HIV-1 medicine. – Certain medicines to block the acid in your stomach, including • COMPLERA is a prescription medicine used as a complete HIV-1 treatment – Do not run out of COMPLERA. Refill your prescription or talk to your These changes may include increased amount of fat in the upper back cimetidine (Tagamet), famotidine (Pepcid), nizatidine (Axid), or in one pill a day. COMPLERA is for adults who have never taken HIV-1 healthcare provider before your COMPLERA is all gone. and neck (“buffalo hump”), breast, and around the main part of your ranitidine hydrochloride (Zantac). Take the acid blocker at least medicines before and who have no more than 100,000 copies/mL of virus – Do not stop taking COMPLERA without first talking to your body (trunk). Loss of fat from the legs, arms and face may also happen. 12 hours before or at least 4 hours after you take COMPLERA. Some in their blood (this is called ‘viral load’). Complera can also replace current healthcare provider. The cause and long term health effect of these conditions are not known. acid blocking medicines should never be taken with COMPLERA (see HIV-1 medicines for some adults who have an undetectable viral load – If you stop taking COMPLERA, your healthcare provider will need to “Who should not take COMPLERA?” for a list of these medicines). (less than 50 copies/mL) and whose healthcare provider determines that • Changes in your immune system (Immune Reconstitution Syndrome) check your health often and do blood tests regularly to check your – Medicines that can affect how your kidneys work, including acyclovir they meet certain other requirements. can happen when you start taking HIV-1 medicines. Your immune HBV infection. Tell your healthcare provider about any new or unusual system may get stronger and begin to fight infections that have been (Zovirax), cidofovir (Vistide), ganciclovir (Cytovene IV, Vitrasert), COMPLERA is a complete regimen and should not be used with other • symptoms you may have after you stop taking COMPLERA. hidden in your body for a long time. Tell your healthcare provider if you valacyclovir (Valtrex), and valganciclovir (Valcyte). HIV-1 medicines. HIV-1 is the virus that causes AIDS. When used start having any new symptoms after starting your HIV-1 medicine. – clarithromycin (Biaxin) properly, COMPLERA may reduce the amount of HIV-1 virus in your Who should not take COMPLERA? – erythromycin (E-Mycin, Eryc, Ery-Tab, PCE, Pediazole, Ilosone) blood and increase the amount of CD4 T-cells, which may help improve The most common side effects of COMPLERA include: Do not take COMPLERA if you also take any of the following medicines: your immune system. This may reduce your risk of death or getting • Trouble sleeping (insomnia), abnormal dreams, headache, dizziness, – fluconazole (Diflucan) infections that can happen when your immune system is weak. • Medicines used for seizures: carbamazepine (Carbatrol, Equetro, diarrhea, nausea, rash, tiredness, depression – itraconazole (Sporanox) Tegretol, Tegretol-XR, Teril, Epitol); oxcarbazepine (Trileptal); Additional common side effects include: – ketoconazole (Nizoral) • COMPLERA does not cure HIV-1 or AIDS. 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The language, tion, and nearly 20 percent have been denied Richards says, is having a negative impact on PUBLISHER & EXECUTIVE EDITOR Tracy Baim housing. And an estimated 41 percent of trans- the transgender community. “We internalize gender people have attempted suicide. Then, public hatred and it kills us,” Richards says, ASSISTANT PUBLISHER Terri Klinsky there’s the unfortunate case of Leelah Alcorn, a adding: “It allows the public to side with our MANAGING EDITOR Andrew Davis 17-year-old transgender girl in Ohio who com- harassers and attackers. Ultimately, it dehu- BUSINESS MANAGER Ripley Caine The case of DIRECTOR OF NEW MEDIA Jean Albright mitted suicide last year. manizes us.” ART DIRECTOR Kirk Williamson Bruce Jenner and In media and general daily life, explaining Richards notes that Jenner’s story could SENIOR REPORTER Matt Simonette transgender issues can be challenging, for even turn a brighter spotlight on the crises impact- Senior Account Executives Terri Klinsky, our transphobia the most sensitive people. GLAAD—the organi- ing the transgender community. “Black and Kirk Williamson, Amy Matheny, Chris Cheuvront, Gretchen Rachel Hammond zation formerly known as the Gay and Lesbian Latina trans women are being killed with im- What happens when the voracious 24/7 news PROMOTIONAL SUPPORT Scott Duff Alliance Against Defamation—defines trans- punity (there have been four murders in 2015 Rivendell Media, 212-242-6863 cycle clashes with the personal journey of a NATIONAL SALES gender as an umbrella term for people whose already), and we’re all dealing with ourselves SENIOR WRITERS Bob Roehr, Tony Peregrin, Lisa bold-faced name who appears to be coming gender identity differs from what is typically or our peers being subjected to a wide array of Keen, Yasmin Nair into their own as transgender? You get a wave THEATER EDITOR Scott C. Morgan associated with the sex they were assigned at tacitly sanctioned social and institutional bar- of what many people are interpreting as trans- CINEMA WRITER Richard Knight Jr. birth. Gender identity is a person’s internal riers to employment, safety, health, housing Yasmin Nair phobic coverage. It began on the retouched BOOKS WRITER sense of being a man or a woman (or someone and education,” says Richards, creator of We SPORTS WRITER Ross Forman cover of InTouch, stretched across social me- outside the gender binary). For transgender Happy Trans, a website that collects positive ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT WRITERS dia, and landed on the front-page of Saturday’s Mary Shen Barnidge, Steve Warren, Lawrence people, the sex they were assigned at birth and transgender perspectives. “Combine this with New York Times under the buzzy headline “The Ferber, Mel Ferrand, Jerry Nunn, Jonathan their internal gender identity do not match. our reflective aversion to the public gawking of Abarbanel Transition of Bruce Jenner: A Shock to Some, The Times’ nearly 1,200-word piece, pub- a trans person, one who still hasn’t spoken in COLUMNISTS/WRITERS: Yvonne Zipter, Jorjet Visible to All.” lished before an official announcement from their own voice, and the frenzy feels absurdly Harper, Charlsie Dewey, Carrie Maxwell, Billy Jenner hasn’t publicly addressed gender iden- Masters, Sarah Toce, Dana Rudolph, Sally Parsons, Jenner, as of Monday afternoon had drawn removed from our immediate concerns.” tity. 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A need for change of basketball courts that they once played themselves. Does this really deserve an A rat- www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com on—all thanks to James Cappleman. Not only ing Windy City Times? podcast: WindyCityQueercast.com It isn’t just enough to get LGBT representation has the man shattered any sense of solidar- Housing has become a prime issue to both WINDY CITY MEDIA GROUP, in city government; instead, we must start ask- ity with other oppressed communities, but he LGBT youth as well as seniors. Yet in Uptown, 5315 N. Clark St. #192, Chicago, Illinois 60640 has failed the majority of LGBT people who are we have an alderman who opposed the Wilson U.S.A ing “What kind of representation do we want?” (MAILING ADDRESS ONLY) When a gay alderman, James Cappleman, ha- low-to moderate-income and who aren’t white Yard senior housing and an alderman who ha- rasses the homeless sleeping in freezing bus rasses the shelters in which many of our youth Windy City Times Deadline every Wednesday. terminals or opposes a Christmas toy drive for sleep. Cappleman has made our cities less af- Nightspots Deadline Wednesday prior to street date. OUT! Resource Guide ONLINE homeless children—is this how we want soci- fordable for LGBT youth to escape/flock to as well as closed most of the SROs [single-room www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com ety to see us as the LGBT community? www.WindyCityQueercast.com Send columns occupancies] that housed LGBT seniors. The The days of Harvey Milk are long gone. We man fails to connect the LGBT struggle to other once had far-left progressive voices demand- “Windy City Media Group generated movements and to carry out our own economic ing justice in city governments. Labor rights, or letters to enormous interest among their readers affordable housing and racial justice: These interests. in this year’s LGBT Consumer Index used to be the crusades of early LGBT political Andrew@ This election, I dare to say that the straight Survey. Out of approximately 100 trailblazers. If you’re looking for a Harvey Milk woman represents us better in the 46th Ward. print and online media partners who in today’s Chicago’s City Council, you sadly will WindyCity I will be supporting and canvassing for one of participated in the survey, Windy find none. Instead, in Uptown and Lake View, his opponents: Denice Davis. Many other LGBT City was the best performing regional we are stuck with a reactionary embarrassment: activists, including Andy Thayer and myself, media in the U.S. Only survey partners enemies to labor, affordable housing and racial MediaGroup.com. have rallied behind her calls for economic jus- with a nationwide footprint were justice. tice and racial fairness. She has a proven his- able to generate a greater number of I was disheartened to see the Windy City Letters may be tory of providing AIDS funding to city budgets, responses.” ­­—David Marshall, Research Times give Cappleman an A rating because, supporting LGBT health services and adding Director, Community Marketing, Inc. frankly, I see him deserving an F. His time in edited more housing options to the vulnerable seg- Uptown has been one of onslaught against ments of the LGBT community. She is an A+ anything remotely progressive and humane. for brevity or and is a way for the LGBT community to move Food trucks have been told not to feed people forward alongside others in pursuit of a more in his ward. Low-income seniors have been equitable just democratic society. forcibly removed from their homes. Black and clarity. brown children have been profiled and stripped Ryne Poelker WINDY CITY TIMES Feb. 18, 2015 21 GOINGS-ON WINDY CITY TIMES’ ENTERTAINMENT SECTION

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SCOTTISH PLAY SCOTT A second marriage for ‘First Wives Club’ BY SCOTT C. MORGAN But for whatever reasons, First Wives Club failed to properly gel in San Diego, scuttling The pre-Broadway engagement of the musical plans to move the show immediately to New First Wives Club at the Oriental Theatre is billed York. In his dismissive Los Angeles Times re- as a “world premiere.” However, this musical is view, critic Charles McNulty said “creative cou- more of a second marriage after the first one ple’s therapy” was needed to save the show. failed. Now in Chicago, First Wives Club is attempt- First Wives Club initially played a pre-Broad- ing to make a second go of things with some way tryout at San Diego’s Old Globe Theatre new partners attached. The score is still by back in 2009. On paper, the musical’s collabo- Holland-Dozier-Holland, who were recently rators and stars all looked very promising. awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The score was by the legendary Motown song- Yet the script is now being adapted by Linda writing team of Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier Bloodworth Thomason, who was Emmy Award- and Eddie Holland, who were best known for nominated for her work on the sitcom Design- penning hits like “I Can’t Help Myself” and ing Women. Additional material is also being “Stop! In the Name of Love.” The director contributed by the new director Simon Phillips, was openly lesbian opera and theater direc- a very charming Australian who previously was From left: Faith Prince, Christine Sherrill and Carmen Cusack star in First Wives Club. Photo tor Francesca Zambello (The Little Mermaid), an artistic director of the Melbourne Theatre by Jenny Anderson while Tony Award-winner Rupert Holmes (The Company and director of the global hit stage Mystery of Edwin Drood) had adapted the late musical adaptation of The Adventures of Pris- Olivia Goldsmith’s best-selling 1992 novel for cilla, Queen of the Desert. amount Theatre in Aurora will be pleased to “I’m so happy to be back here,” Cusack said the stage. “Every movie ever made is seen to be fodder know that Jeff Award-winning Chicago-area during the press conference. “It’s like a full cir- But, of course, The First Wives Club was most for a musical these days. And it doesn’t seem actress Christine Sherrill could be making her cle for me coming back to this amazing theater famous for its smash hit 1996 film version, to me no matter how wildly inappropriate it is, Broadway debut in the role of movie star Elise. and this amazing city.” which was adapted by Robert Harling of Steel someone gives it a go,” said Phillips at an Ori- “I think this is a perfect musical to bring And then rounding out the trio as Brenda is Magnolias fame. Audiences loved seeing stars ental Theatre news conference on Feb. 4. “In here,” Sherrill said at the news conference. Broadway veteran Faith Prince, a 1992 Tony Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler and Diane Keaton the case of First Wives Club, it is one of those “I’ve always taken pride in the fact that I think Award-winner for the revival of Guys and Dolls. respectively playing Elise (the film star), Bren- titles where if someone says First Wives Club Chicago is not only smart, but the thing that “This is the first time I’ve done a comedy— da (the Jewish mother) and the ever-apologet- and musical, in the same spirit, I think it just makes us stand apart is that we really have in Chicago,” Prince said with a great deadpan ic Annie as they all teamed up as the first wives makes it click.” heart and we look for heart in a piece and delivery. who took out revenge on their ex-husbands Also new to Chicago for First Wives Club are couldn’t ask for more [in First Wives Club].” Hopefully for all those involved, the second who discarded them all for younger women. the trio of leading ladies, and two of them have Former West End star Carmen Cusack plays collaborative marriage of First Wives Club will In the 2009 First Wives Club musical, Tony very high-profile Windy City credits and con- Annie, and she’ll be remembered by Chicago- be the successful one. Award-nominees Sheryl Lee Ralph (Dreamgirls) nections. area audiences for starring as Dot in Sunday First Wives Club continues now through played Elise, Barbara Walsh (Falsettos) played Audiences who regularly attend musicals out in the Park with George at the Chicago Shake- Sunday, March 29, at the Oriental Theatre, Brenda and Tony Award-winner Karen Ziemba at Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace, the speare Theater, Nellie Forbush in the national 24 W. Randolph St. Tickets are $30 to $97; (Contact) played Annie. Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire and the Par- tour of South Pacific at the Rosemont Theatre call 800-775-2000 or visit www.broadway- and Elphaba in Wicked at the Oriental Theatre. inchicago.com for more information. 22 Feb. 18, 2015 WINDY CITY TIMES

THEATER REVIEW his fiancé, generates tensions exacerbated by sister Arundhathi’s disappointment in her A Nice own arranged nuptials six years earlier and her envy of Naveen’s freedom. Indian Boy The blessings of Lord Ganesh, the Hindu Playwright: Madhuri Shekar god associated with overcoming obstacles, At: Rasaka Theatre Company at may assist in mitigating the filial conflicts, the Biograph, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave. but the chief myth guiding the destinies of Tickets: 73-871-3000; these sweethearts springs from a film titled www.victorygardens.com; $30 Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jaayenge (DDLJ)—pos- Runs through: March 8 sibly the most popular movie ever produced by the Mumbai-based motion picture indus- BY MARY SHEN BARNIDGE try we know as “Bollywood.” (Released in 1995, DDLJ, as it is sometimes abbreviated, In pre-literate ages, the purpose of marriage has screened in theaters continuously to the was transference of property, progeny serv- present day.) Naveen and Keshav quote its ing as the vessels of the transfer, and while dialogue to one another, sing its songs and compatibility as a factor making for smooth re-enact its scenes, infusing their courtship transitions was generally acknowledged, ap- with the romance only found in fiction. Grad- proval of heirs to the family fortunes choos- ually, that same magic works its spell on the ing their own spouses has come slowly and prosaic relationships of their discontented gradually, one community at a time. This is adversaries, reminding the latter of their why the literature of our immigrant nation own efforts at tempering the old ways with encompasses so many stories—from Abie’s the new. Irish Rose to Fiddler on the Roof—of ances- If history mandates a happy resolution for tral doctrine superseded by youthful exuber- the members of the Gavaskar clan, the intel- ance. ligence reflected in Shekar’s progress on the The star-crossed lovers in Madhuri Shekar’s never-smooth road to enlightenment is to be play are not your typical Romeo and Juliet, commended. The Rasaka Theatre cast mem- though. For starters, they’re both gay and bers sustain the tone under the direction of male. Furthermore, Keshav Kurundkar, the Anna C. Bahow, and deliver performances object of Naveen Gavaskar’s affections, is Eu- mirroring honest responses to honest ques- ro-Caucasian—albeit raised by South Asian A Kid Like Jake. Photo by Michael Brosilow tions with never a hint of sitcom caricature. foster parents—and earns a peripatetic liv- Audiences of all ethnicities will see reflec- ing as a photographer. Despite Mom and Dad tions of their own kin in this warm-hearted Gavaskar’s assimilation into the San Fran- portrait, and a few may even recognize the cisco environs, the prospect of their son’s THEATER REVIEW Jake meant to be a dream sequence, or a tip- sly references to DDLJ embedded in Matt wedding, however thoroughly acculturated off that Jake, himself, is a fantasy projection Reich’s infectious incidental music. A Kid Like Jake conflating all the infants that Alex was unable Playwright: Dan Pearle to bring full-term? At: About Face Theatre at Director Keira Fromm and a sturdy ensemble the Greenhouse, 2557 N. Lincoln Ave. of off-loop regulars keep a firm grip on Pearle’s THEATER REVIEW Tickets: 773-404-7336; increasingly slippery material, imposing a ve- www.aboutfacetheatre.org; $35 neer of plausibility on dynamics that strain Finding Grafenberg Runs through: March 15 credulity, but 105 intermissionless minutes Playwright: Graham Brown are still necessary to cover a slate of talking At: trip (sic), at Hairpin Arts Center, BY MARY SHEN BARNIDGE points geared more toward promoting lively 2810 N. Milwaukee Ave. post-show discussions than drawing conclu- Tickets: www.grafenberg.bpt.me; $20 We never meet Jake. We meet Jake’s mom, Alex, sions or forging resolutions. In the end, the Runs through: March 14 the privileged and fiercely competitive daugh- only lesson we take away is the importance of ter of a likewise privileged, fiercely competi- thinking very, very carefully before embarking BY JONATHAN ABARBANEL tive mother. Alex has suffered two miscarriages on the path to parenthood. since having Jake, rendering her extremely Finding Grafenberg concerns sex, office politics protective of her surviving son. For the first and the sexual subtext often lurking just un- four years of Jake’s life, she has indulged his derneath office politics. The dozen characters affinity for Disney princesses. However, now are white-collar employees of an anonymous that the time has come for Jake to start kin- company, ranging from the mail room clerk to dergarten, she fears that his “gender-variant” CRITICS’ PICKS a corporate vice-president. It may be coinci- behavior may reduce his chances of enrollment dence only, but all the actors are white, which in a prestigious toddler-school. Oh—and Alex The Life and Short Death of Eric Ar- probably does not reflect corporate reality to- is pregnant again. gyle, Steep Theatre, through March 14. day. This premise could spool out along the lines Romantic playgoers can’t get enough of Most of the characters are twenty- or thirty- of Yasmina Reza’s God of Carnage, mocking pro- Ross Dungan’s tale of a recluse reaching somethings who are on the make professionally creative social climbers who treat their progeny out from beyond the grave to comfort the and personally, with sexual identity among the personal issues on the table. The 60-minute as extensions of their own egos, but playgoers woman he loved in silence. MSB Finding Grafenberg. Photo by Jason M. play mostly is made up of several dozen brief who recall last fall’s Downpour (performed, co- Red, Redtwist Theatre, through March 8. Hammond incidentally, in the same theater as this About Art may be what endures, but it also can two-character scenes, few lasting more than 90 seconds, as employees interact and occasion- Face production) might find themselves expe- make martyrs of artists too eager to wor- Not all the 12 characters receive equal focus. ally couple and uncouple. At the annual Xmas riencing déjà vu at the spectacle of another ship their own creations. MSB The bosses (one male and one female) receive party, with much liquor consumed, gay and les- affluent WASP mommy going batcrackers un- The Rose Tattoo, The Artistic Home, attention (especially the female), as do char- bian identities come out and a pregnancy is der the stress of her maternal responsibilities. through Feb. 28. About as close to a com- acters expressing sexual confusion or having revealed. The play ends with nothing resolved Jake’s psychotherapist dad, while acknowledg- edy as Tennessee Williams ever wrote, but serious relationship issues. Whether you care and a sense that the patterns of behavior will ing the possibility of hormonal imbalances ly- it’s about sex in 1950 so the characters about any of them is another matter. Brown continue. ing at the source of his wife’s erratic percep- just HAVE to torture themselves before the doesn’t even bother to give them names—each As written and directed by Graham Brown tions, is patient and supportive. So is Jake’s final hopeful, happy ending. Eileen Nicolai is a type—although the actors enlarge them (who also plays one of the characters), Find- day-care counselor, who goes the extra mile was born to play earthy Serafina. JA with well-drawn individual personalities. The ing Grafenberg is presented entirely on its feet to ensure Jake’s successful future, even as she White Guy on the Bus, Northlight style of the work and its delivery are sharp, in a triangular loft, with actors and audiences warns Alex that it may not be the one mapped Theatre, Skokie, through March 1. Bruce then, but the substance is less than profound. moving freely about the space. A Christmas out for him. Graham’s gripping world premiere drama It’s not that the substance is unimportant, tree is the only scenery. The hyper-naturalistic Any child encumbered by this many filial du- abruptly shifts to become a tense revenge only superficial and oh-so-familiar. Every gen- dialogue sounds spontaneous and is totally be- ties at so early an age is doomed to stagger thriller that takes a very pessimistic look eration creates literature which reinvents the lievable in the mouths of the actors, as if you under their weight, so it comes as no surprise at race relations in America today. SCM wheel of “who-am-I” and “what-am-I” and were viewing a home video of random moments when Jake grows moody and hostile as he “what-is-my-place,” and Finding Grafenberg is from which patterns emerge. Staging it on a struggles to determine his place in the world —By Abarbanel, Barnidge a millennial example of the form. I think its realistic office set might not be more effective, outside the nest. As Alex’s emotional equilibri- and Morgan promenade staging and voice will appeal more but I don’t see particular advantages to the um continues to deteriorate, however, leading to Millennials than to me, and running just an complex yet minimalist staging utilized. The her to cast blame for Jake’s alleged identity cri- hour it can be part of a fine evening in Logan loft space has columns which block views and sis on everybody within her purview, we begin Square or nearby Bucktown. also dreadful acoustics, which can be overcome to suspect playwright Dan Pearle of pursuing FYI: Grafenberg was the doctor after whom not by greater volume but through absolutely- an agenda different than what we initially as- “G-spot” was coined in a misinterpretation of crisp diction. Precise diction, however, is not sumed. Is a scene where Alex imagines that her his work. The play uses his name, but not that the style of casual speech. obstetrician’s assistant is a happily grown-up context. WINDY CITY TIMES Feb. 18, 2015 23

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BY DAVID ADJMI DOUBLE REVIEW are so integral to Sondheim on Sondheim (and DIRECTED BY ROBERT O’HARA also James Lapine’s 2013 HBO documentary Six Sondheim by Sondheim) appear on the back wall of the upper floor by projection designer Mike Tutaj, on Sondheim while an immensely talented ensemble of sing- Playwright: Bruce Graham er-actors stride in as they sometimes reenact At: Northlight Theatre, full sequences from musicals like Passion or 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie for Merry We Roll Along, or sing round the piano as Tickets: 847-673-6300 or - - TICKETS if guests at a fabulous cocktail party. 2 1 www.northlight.org; $25-$78 to performances February 22, 25, 27 And what’s served up is a feast of sophisti- Runs through Feb. 28 cated and insightful musical theater all dedi- March 1 and 3 use code: 19697 cated to the creative highs, lows and detours First Date of Sondheim’s New York career that spans from Book: Austin Winsberg; West Side Story in 1957 to Road Show in 2008. Score: Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner Sondheim on Sondheim is definitely a must see At: Royal George Theatre, for anyone who loves musicals, and particularly 1641 N. Halsted St. those who bow at the shrine of Sondheim’s ge- Tickets: 312-988-9000; nius. www.theroyalgeorgetheatre.com; $15-$59 First Date can also be lots of fun, though In an open run it’s more a disposable entertainment on par with the off-Broadway hit I Love You, You’re BY SCOTT C. MORGAN Perfect, Now Change (which previously enjoyed a long run in the same space). First Date cer- It may take years for some Broadway musicals tainly has potential, since playwright Austin to finally materialize in local Chicago produc- Winsberg and songwriters Alan Zachary and Mi- tions, but sometimes that wait is a bonus. Take chael Weiner all comically tap into the univer- for instance the Windy City premieres of the sal anxieties of anyone attempting to navigate 2010 revue Sondheim on Sondheim by Porch- the dating scene. light Music Theatre and the 2013 musical com- The main focus is a blind date between Aaron edy First Date at the Royal George Cabaret. (Charlie Lubeck) and Casey (Dana Parker), who Both musicals benefit by the intimacy of are interrupted by the fey waiter (John Keat- their smaller Chicago spaces—especially in the ing) and the imagined friends, family and ex- case of First Date, which probably felt puny on partners who constantly butt in to offer their a Broadway stage. In the case of Sondheim on advice (all nicely played by the likes of Cassie Sondheim, director Nick Bowling teamed with Slater, Shea Coffman, Anne Litchfield and Adam set designer Jeffrey D. Kmiec to suggest the Fane). study where Stephen Sondheim composed most Although far from perfect in its construc- of his songs. This all feels more cozy and invit- tion, First Date gets its job done, particularly ing rather Broadway’s high-tech shifting video in director J.R. Rose’s production that suits the screens. Royal George Cabaret to a tee. Just like Porch- Center stage is a grand piano where music light’s Sondheim on Sondheim, Chicago audi- director Austin Cook (sporting a beard to sug- ences get the better deal with First Date due to gest Sondheim himself) amazingly pounds out the intimacy of the shows and their many fine all the glorious melodies. The video clips that performances.

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See the build-up and the aftermath of two lovers attempt to murder a cuckolded husband in Thérèse Raquin, composer Tobias Picker and librettist Gene Scheer’s 2001 operatic adaptation Major Production Support Corporate Production Sponsor of Émile Zola’s influential 1867 novel. Chicago Opera Theater presents the Windy City debut of Thérèse Raquin in a production shared with Long Beach Opera for four performances only at Millennium Park’s Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph Drive. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 20, 25 and 28 with a 3 p.m. matinee Sunday, Feb. 22. Tickets are $35-$125; call 312-334-7777 or 312-704-8414 or visit www.chicagooperatheater.org. Soprano Mary Ann Stewart in Thérèse Raquin courtesy of Long Beach Opera 24 Feb. 18, 2015 WINDY CITY TIMES NUNN ON ONE: MUSIC it!” That is what my friends are like. Rae Morris was the first person who ever took WCT: They keep you down to earth. me out on tour. I supported her and on the last GE: Yes, but I told him if I worked in a res- European tour I invited her back out to sup- From Bristol to ‘Budapest’ taurant I would have to make more than five port me. It is nice to do. I live with the people margaritas a day. “Budapest” is my song and while on tour so it is nice to have some input. I might have to sing it more than five times a WCT: Hozier is the next artist that you with singer George Ezra day somedays but life could be worse. open for. There is all of this soulful music by Jerry Nunn WCT: We should ask Cyndi Lauper if she is coming from Europe. sick of singing her “Girls” song. You tweet- GE: I know, and I feel about four years ago Young upstart George Ezra is ready to conquer ed about being “chuffed.” What does that pop music got a bit boring. It was formulated. this side of the pond and with recent tour mean? Now it feels like there is some real creative mates he’s well on his way. The new album GE: “Chuffed” is British for being happy for stuff going on. The fact we come over here is Wanted on Voyage has spawned an iTunes Sin- something, and it is a positive thing. “I am huge. I love it. gle of the Week, with “Budapest” hitting nearly chuffed to meet you.” Ezra and Hozier head back to Chicago 86 million streams. His sound has crossed bor- WCT: Who would you want to open for you? Wed., Feb. 25, at the Riviera Theatre, 4746 ders, taking on both Alternative and Adult Top GE: I always try to pick my own mostly. There N. Racine Ave., at 7:30 p.m. 40 charts. In his native United Kingdom, the is a guy called Raleigh Ritchie, who will be sup- “Listen to the Man” at www.georgeezra. album has spent more than six months in the porting me on the UK tour, which is great. I com. Top Ten. love him. Windy City Times caught up to Ezra on the road while touring as an opening act for croon- er Sam Smith. Ezra has a voice and maturity of someone twice his age, comparable to a British CULTURE CLUB Johnny Cash regarding live performance, com- bined with Woody Guthrie’s songwriting. Windy City Times: Hi, George. Start off with your background. You are from Bristol? George Ezra: No; I moved to Bristol when I was 18. I grew up in a little town called Hert- ford outside of London. I moved to Bristol to study and I was meant to do a three-year course. I just did a year and dropped out. WCT: Did you study music? George Ezra. Photo by Jerry Nunn GE: Yes. WCT: So you always wanted to be a musi- cian? three years ago in the back of a pub in London GE: I think I was just wasting time. I think for free. It was also with James Bay who is I was waiting for someone to tell me to get a another lad who is coming up in England. We real job. I didn’t think I could plan a future for all played together. James just won the Critics’ working in music because there are so many Choice Award at the Brit Awards. things you have to rely on, one of which be- We would see each other at festivals and it ing luck. was put forward to me to support Sam and I WCT: When did you know you could sing? said, “Fuck yeah!” GE: I knew from the age of 15, but lots of He is lovely. Bear in mind how quickly this people can sing. I guess the strangest thing has happened. I have always said that he’s got is nobody in my family has ever done anything a brilliant voice. I think he’s a talent and amaz- like this. There was no advice when it all start- ing but for it to have happened this quick is a ed. There was no list of things to do to make shock to me. It’s huge! it happen. He still comes in and is so nice. I am not WCT: Your parents were teachers so were saying people should change but it is nice to you pushed to do well in school? see that he hasn’t. GE: I wasn’t academic and they were really WCT: Being out of the closet has not af- good with that. They just wanted me to put my fected his career at all. all into what I love doing in life whatever that GE: I know, which is a beautiful thing. I is. I owe them the world for that. think it is something that people should get ON WCT: If you had a different occupation, used to that fact. I hope as I grow older that it what would it be? will become less and less a thing. I don’t think GE: I always saw myself as a teacher. I could it should be a thing at all. have done that and liked the idea of doing it. WCT: It is different with your generation. THE OF I generally had no idea and I don’t think kids GE: Yes, of course, but I hope it is not some- CHICAGO PREMIERE THE HIT BROADWAY REVUE! should. I have friends that are 20 years old thing we have to even talk about. That would and have no idea what to do with their life. I be the ideal thing. FEBRUARY 6 - MARCH 15 WCT: How about Ian McKellen in your vid- at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont Ave. just think they should go out and meet some Box Office: Stage 773.com, 773.327.5252 people to figure what to do. eo for “Listen to the Man?” WCT: What led up to you opening for Sam GE: Being gay certainly hasn’t affected his Smith? career either, has it? [Laughs] He was great. PorchlightMusicTheatre.org GE: When I moved to Bristol is when I knew Rob Brandon has now directed four or five of that I needed to get writing and gigging if I my videos. When I do a video I just give the wanted something to happen. I had just start- label one little sentence and that is my pitch. ed playing gigs a month when I met my manag- My pitch for “Listen to the Man” was I don’t er. We waited a year before we contacted labels want to be singing this song in the video. Rob about anything. The great thing was that the called me from New York and asked how I felt only label I had fallen in love with was the one about having Ian McKellen in the video. I told that offered me a deal. I didn’t have to wait him to go for it. He was lovely. He is the nicest. around for any other offers, I knew I wanted There is something in his eye... to be with them. WCT: I saw you covered “Girls Just Wanna One thing they did that was great is give me Have Fun.” Are you a big Cyndi Lauper fan? a year of space. They basically said, “Fuck off GE: I wouldn’t say so much a fan, but that and improve.” Instead of the nature of how tune is great. It was good fun to do. The things move these days they allowed me to do good thing about the Live Lounge is that they open mics, support people and write whatever opened it up. Normally you have to perform came into my head. That way I could learn. I something that has been play listed that was very fortunate. month, where this time it was any hit in forty WCT: You wrote all of the songs on the al- years. My management wasn’t sure about it but bum? we did it and did it well. GE: I wrote it with a friend of mine named WCT: How has the song “Budapest” Joel Pott. I learned guitar just so I could sing changed your life? songs. I could never be someone’s guitarist but GE: I guess if I ever get on a stage at any I love it. point in my life now I am going to have to play WCT: How were you paired with Sam Smith that song. One of my best friends from home in the first place? asked if I was sick of playing “Budapest” yet. GE: Me and Sam did a gig together about I told him no and he said, “I’m sick of hearing WINDY CITY TIMES Feb. 18, 2015 25 NUNN ON ONE: MOVIES two years as my work as a chairman. During that process I came across the Gene Siskel Film Center and how they have always Siskel board member on focused on LGBT issues. In addition to that there were other film festivals like the Europe- an Film Festival for example. I just love movies Oscars party, fave gay movie and I am very passionate about it. WCT: You have worked with Reeling? BY JERRY NUNN WCT: What Oscar-nominated movies have DEM: Yes, I worked with Reeling and got you seen? sponsorship. That is where I met you. I am al- Gene Siskel Center board member David E. Mar- DEM: I have seen a majority of them except ways at those launch parties. I know they did a tin is throwing an Oscar party and everyone for American Sniper and Wild. I will try to go hiatus for a year but it is even better than be- is invited! Known for being one of the more this week. My goal is to try and see all of the fore. I see it taking off and building each year. glamorous events in the city, during the event ones nominated for Best Picture. WCT: Do you have an all time favorite gay once again promises to throw a great party. WCT: What is your favorite movie so far? movie? “Hollywood on State: A Red Carpet Cel- DEM: I’m surprised it has not been nominat- DEM: The Birdcage. I was in the closet at the ebration” happens to be the longest-running ed more, but Selma for the message and the time and it was a wakeup call for me that it award-show viewing party in Chicago. In ad- way it was done. I think it is a very powerful was okay to be who I am. It was a mainstream dition, local filmmakers will be honored this movie. Also I like The Imitation Game, which is movie that everyone could enjoy but it had a night, including Bob Hercules, Frank Ross, huge for us in the LGBT community. Everyone profound impact on me. Daniel Nearing, Jennifer Reeder and Seth Mc- should go see it. I also liked A Beautiful Thing from back in Clellan. WCT: I loved Whiplash. 1996. Windy City Times: Hi, David. How long DEM: I love J.K. Simmons in it. I think he will WCT: That has the best soundtrack with have you been involved with this Oscar- win the Oscar. The Mamas & The Papas songs. viewing party at the Siskel Film Center? WCT: I heard you work with BMO Harris for DEM: Yes, that one is definitely on my list. David E. Martin: Three years. their LGBT group. Work that red carpet when the Gene Sis- WCT: The event has been so swanky in DEM: Yes, after about a year of working there kel Film Center, 164 N. State St., comes to years past. I remember food, drinks and lots I became chair of the LGBT group. We created life on Sunday, Feb. 22, at 6 p.m. Visit www. David E. Martin (left) and partner Marlon of popcorn. a place for our employees to be open and not siskelfilmcenter.org for tickets and details. Scott. Photo by Robert Carl 20150216_CGMC_Cabaret_AD-HalfPage.pdf 1 2/16/15 1:15 PM DEM: Yes, that is the reason I got involved in have to hide who they are. That was my first the first place. They do a good job and it is the party to be at. WCT: I heard there will be local filmmakers honored that night. DEM: That was something I suggested at one of our meetings. The Gene Siskel Film Center does such a great job at recognizing Chicago directors and writers. I wanted to tie that in. During the commercials there is not that much going on so we decided to honor our Chicago filmmakers at that time. This year we have four honorees—three will be in person [and] one is the producer of Dear White People. WCT: We have a gay host this year, with Neil Patrick Harris. DEM: I’m so excited about that. We had Ellen DeGeneres last year so now we have Neil who I think will do an amazing job. I think this will be a good year. WCT: There is a contest at the event, usu- ally. DEM: Yes; we are doing it again. You can choose the Oscar winner. We are doing an on- line bidding as well for some fabulous pack- ages.

‘On the Red Carpet’ at Park West Center on Halsted will hold its annual “On the Red Carpet” Academy Awards party Sunday, Feb. 22, at the Park West, 322 W. Armitage Ave. The red carpet is at 6 p.m. The telecast will start at 7:30 p.m., with the silent auction end- ing and event drawing at 9 p.m. There will also be a predict-the-winner contest; ballots will be $10 at registration, and the person with the most correct picks will split the winnings with the Center.

In 2014, 425 people attended “On the Red Carpet,” raising more than $70,000 to support the programs and services at Center on Halsted. Tickets are $40-$125; see http://www.cen- teronhalsted.org/otrc/. No Wire Hangers’ Oscars party Feb. 22 No Wire Hangers Productions will host an Academy Award watch party Sunday, Feb. 22, at Brando’s Speakeasy, 343 S. Dearborn St. Cocktail attire is requested. Otis Mack and Ruff N Stuff will host the red carpet at 6 p.m.; the live Academy Awards watch will start at 7:30 p.m. Advance tickets are $20; admission at the door is $25. (A party will follow the telecast.) See “No Wire Hangers 2015 Launch and OSCAR Red Carpet Party” on Facebook. 26 Feb. 18, 2015 WINDY CITY TIMES Mulligan and Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka. He discussed how, under Byrne’s watch, po- Equality lice raids on gay bars ceased and official city recognition of the Pride Parade began. He also spoke of how Mulligan, who was seriously ill, drove to Springfield to cast a deciding vote on Illinois holds civil unions in Illinois. Lastly, he shared a story about Topinka’s shock when an embarrassed friend didn’t want to be seen at a gay event, Valentine’s a moment that fortified Topinka’s public advo- cacy for LGBT issues. “Please remember these remarkable women, Mayor Rahm Emanuel with wife Amy Rule. Day gala who stood with us, and for us, when it was much, much harder to do so,” Johnston said. Equality Illinois CEO Bernard Cherkasov noted Lea DeLaria accepts the 2015 Freedom that “the idea that all love is equal is neither Award. All photos by Kat Fitzgerald (www. revolutionary nor new, but it sure took us a mysticimagesphotography.com). Many long time to get to this point. In Illinois, we more photos available online at www. began this century with no protections for windycitymediagroup.com LGBT individuals, not even from hate crimes, so nine years ago it was perfectly legal to fire someone from a job, just because of a percep- tion that a person was lesbian, gay, bisexual By matt simonette Commissioner Brian Bannon; 46th Ward alder- or transgender. We began this decade with no manic candidate Amy Crawford; 5th Ward al- anti-bullying laws and no relationship recogni- About 1,200 supporters of Equality Illinois— dermanic candidate Jocelyn Hare; 15th Ward tion of any kind, not even the right to visit a among them more than 40 elected officials and aldermanic candidate Raymond Lopez; former sick partner in the hospital. political candidates—crowded into the Inter- state Rep. Tom Cross; Cook County State’s At- “Now, look what we have accomplished. Roderick Hawkins. national Ballroom of the Chicago Hilton and torney Anita Alvarez; Cook County Circuit Court Today, Illinois is one of the growing number Towers for the organization’s 2015 gala Feb. Clerk Dorothy Brown; Consul General to Germa- of states that have hate-crimes protections, 14. ny Herbert Quelle; Cook County Commissioner trans-inclusive non-discrimination laws, anti- Three of the five candidates vying for the Bridget Gainer; state Sen. Don Harmon; state bullying protection, and, as of last June— post of Chicago mayor—incumbent Rahm Rep. Kelly Cassidy; state Rep. Ann Williams; thank you, Gov. Quinn—full marriage equality.” Emanuel, Cook County Commissioner Jesus state Rep. Scott Drury; state Rep. Greg Harris; Cherkasov further discussed Equality Illinois’ “Chuy” Garcia and 2nd Ward Ald. Robert “Bob” Ald. Leslie Hairston; Ald. Deb Mell; Ald. Michele work on youth safety in the months since the Fioretti—were among those officials working Smith; Ald. Tom Tunney; Ald. James Capple- community’s marriage victories. the room to meet constituents in the moments man; Ald. Joe Moore; Springfield Alderman and “Equal-marriage laws are great, but they prior to dinner. Emanuel’s voice had given out, Illinois Tourism Director Cory Jobe; East Aurora don’t help young people who are struggling and he nursed hot tea as he approached guests School Board candidate Alex Arroyo; U.S. Rep. with coming out from being bullied and hav- throughout the gathering. Mike Quigley; U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly; City Clerk ing no one to turn to,” he said. “Our coalition Among those other officials and candidates Susana Mendoza; and Cook County Board Presi- worked and passed a stronger anti-bullying in attendance were Illinois Comptroller Leslie dent Toni Preckwinkle. law, because no one should be scared to go to Munger; U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky; City Clerk Former Gov. Pat Quinn was also in attendance school. We built a network of over a thousand and, along with Emanuel, was greeted with a candidate Marc Loveless (Loveless is currently clergy members in every part of Illinois, and Art Johnston. not on the ballot, but said he is mounting a standing ovation from the audience. helping them create safe spaces for struggling write-in campaign); Chicago Commission on Equality Illinois co-founder Arthur Johnston young people. This year, we’re going to pass Human Relations Commissioner Mona Noriega; pointed out that, with the Illinois gay mar- Rep. Kelly Cassidy’s bill that bans and protects former state Rep. Ellis Levin; Maya Karmely, riage law having taken effect in June 2014, minors from conversion therapies. Young peo- consul for public affairs, Consulate General of this was “the first Valentine’s Day that our love ple need to know that they are born perfect Israel to the Midwest; 19th District Police Com- is treated as equal under the law.” He further and we will love them unconditionally for who mander Elias Voulgaris; 43rd Ward aldermanic paid tribute to three political allies of the LGBT they are.” candidate Jen Kramer; Chicago Public Library community who have passed in recent months: Cherkasov also discussed Equality Illinois former Mayor Jane Byrne, state Rep. Rosemary volunteers running phone banks to defend its political allies in the 2014 elections. “We might not win every battle—and we didn’t—but in the end, every single state representative, and all but one state senator, who had voted for marriage equality, Republican and Democrat, Cathy Sikora. won re-election.” Gov. Quinn, however, lost. Emanuel, still hoarse, briefly said some re- marks to introduce Michael J. Sacks, CEO of the investment firm, GCM Grosvenor, then turned his prepared remarks over to his wife, Amy Rule. Sacks was recipient of the 2015 Business Leadership Award. “I feel like Maria Von Trapp, stepping in to save the captain,” joked Rule, before Sacks took to the stage and described his advocacy history, much of which, he said, came about at Emanuel’s behest. Sacks in 2013 organized an effort to convey support from Illinois business leaders for marriage equality to the General As- sembly. Sacks recalled meeting a gay couple hosting a fundraising event for President Bill Clinton in the 1990s, and being impressed that one of Bernard Cherkasov. their fathers was in attendance and showing so much support for their son. “I thought to myself that night, that was the kind of father I wanted to be,” Sacks said. “I wanted to hang out with people who were will- ing to be in that room and were proud to be in that room.” TransLife Center of Chicago House was pre- sented with a 2015 Freedom award. Roderick Hawkins of Chicago Urban League, last year’s recipients, presented the award to Rev. Stan Sloan, CEO of Chicago House. TransLife Center, Hawkins noted, came about “in response to the great need for culturally

Turn to page 27 Jackie Kaplan-Perkins. WINDY CITY TIMES Feb. 18, 2015 27 WEEKLY DINING GUIDE IN had in a long time. However, others may want EQUALITY from PAGE 26 something like the lemon tart, which features the duck egg custard, pistachio and Meyer lemon. competent, expert social services specifically By the way, there are plenty of options for DISH for transgender individuals. The Center provides vegetarians, such as wheatberries, portobella comprehensive programming and support with sandwich and the quiche du jour (greens, lem- health issues, housing, legal aid and employ- Chef Johnny Anderes (a veteran of Avec) cer- on and olive oil). The Kitchen ment assistance for transgender individuals tainly has the chops (no pun intended) to run The decor features lots of various materials impacted by poverty, homelessness and health BY Andrew Davis the kitchen. Ingrid’s mussels (named after (wood, brick, etc.) that somehow makes the issues. The TransLife Center provides critical writer/seafood enthusiast Ingrid Bengis) were place feel simultaneously rustic and industri- life-changing services.” The “farm-to-table” concept has become al- plump and flavorful, thanks to the garlic, chili al—but it’s impressive, thanks in no small part Hawkins added, “It is only appropriate that most trendy with restaurants. The Kitchen and thyme that accompanied them. The can- to the view of the Chicago River. (The day we we honor TransLife Center at this gala titled (316 N. Clark St.; http://thekitchen.com/the- nellini bean bruschetta (with garlic and blood went was very bright, so we pulled down the ‘Love is Love.’ Love is defined in many ways, kitchen-chicago/) has almost become master- orange) was also visually and gustatorially ap- shade as we sat next to the window.) including service to the community, and em- ful at the idea. pealing. So give The Kitchen a try—and you can go bracing the disenfranchised.” However, this spot is also about commu- Then there was the braised pork sandwich there whenever you want, as it’s the rare res- Performer and Orange Is the New Black ac- nity. Mondays are “Community Nights,” when with apple mostarda, pickled fennel and mixed taurant that’s open seven days a week. tress Lea DeLaria was 2015’s other Freedom Award recipient. She kicked off her remarks in a raspy voice to poke fun at the mayor. “How fucking great is Rahm?” she then ex- claimed. “Amy, it’s a really bad idea to promise a room full of gay men The Sound of Music, then renege on it.” DeLaria later reflected on her upcoming mar- riage and the progress of the LGBT community The Kitchen’s canellini bean bruschetta later: “I surprised everyone including myself by (left) and sticky toffee pudding (right). asking Chelsea Fairless to marry me. She is the Photos by Ed Negron and Andrew Davis love of my life, and it’s an honor for me, and a privilege that we have fought very hard for, to finally be able to stand next to the woman a local farmer, brewer or culinary-associated greens, coupled with a cider jus. My dining I love, while someone sings ‘The Greatest Love professional is featured. Guests gather around companion and I had mixed feelings about of All.’ … In my wildest dreams, if someone had the community table for a four-course, family- this, as it worked more for me (although it told me, when I was 28 years old, that, before style meal that cannot be found on the menu. seemed to have gotten cold quickly). I died, I would be able to get legally married in Twenty percent of these dinners (priced at However, we both liked the Moser Brothers the United States, I would have told them to $35) is donated to the non-profit organization airline chicken breast—and were even more take another hit of acid.” that builds learning gardens in local Chicago in love with the cannellini bean/chicken- DeLaria told Windy City Times that the LGBT schools (under The Kitchen Foundation, which, sausage mix that accompanied it. In fact, we community needs to expend less energy in- according to General Manager Michael Elmore, both opined that we’d order a bowl of that mix fighting, so that it can better combat its foes has 105 such gardens in Chicago). Also, there’s alone. in the religious right and elsewhere. community hour (actually, two hours: 3-5 The desserts we tried, by pastry chef Claire “Our progress is often us taking five steps p.m.) Monday through Friday, with sips, plates Smith, were simple but impressive. My friend forward, then seven steps back,” she said. “The and various nibbles. got the chocolate nemesis, a sinful concoc- more we have coming to us, the harder they However, all the good intentions in the world tion that includes chocolate cake with creme push back. We need to work harder at finding do not help if the food doesn’t bring the cus- fraiche whipped cream and cocoa nibs. I opted our similarities, more than worrying about our tomers back. Fortunately, the fare at The Kitch- for the sticky toffee pudding with house va- differences.” en—especially the desserts—will do just that. nilla gelato; it was one of the best desserts I’d CLASSIFIEDS

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Queer Fest America throws El Rescate benefit by Vern Hester and mentoring, job preparation and links for health care. On Feb. 13, QFA (Queer Fest America) threw a This smaller, low-key benefit event—which benefit show at the rock-and-leather bar The LGBTQ activist and artist Lair Scott co-pro- Liar’s Club in support of El Rescate, an indepen- duced—was, in itself, as diverse, colorful and dent youth living program. unpredictable as the location suggested. The El Rescate, which translates as “the rescue,” first performer was poet/spoken-word artist has witnessed its programs and facilities triple Jason No Ah, who startled the largely unsus- in size as the need for housing and advocacy pecting bar crowd with his passionate original for queer youth has expanded. As the only work and a selection by queer icon/poet Allen transitional housing program dedicated solely Ginsberg. Scott then took the stage in his vis- to homeless LGBTQ youth, El Rescate is poised age as Ziggy 2000, his David Bowie tribute, for to start a new undertaking in three weeks. In performances of “The Man who Sold the World,” partnership with the AIDS Foundation of Chi- “Space Oddity” and a particularly hard-rocking cago, the congregate will be unveiling El Res- version of “Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)” cate 2.0, a transitional housing project spe- that turned the bar into a dance marathon. cifically for HIV-positive homeless individuals. Peter Starita, also known as Hunt Hunt Hunt The goal of both El Rescate and El Rescate 2.0 Camp, performed a six-song set of electroni- is to assist homeless LGBTQ youth transition cally distorted pop while straightforward band into permanent and individual living situations Suicide Bunnies closed the show with a rowdy through training and mentorship. and passionate set of pure rock ‘n’ roll. El Rescate program director Jackie Gonzalez The next QFA Benefit is set for April 18 at SFR said that El Rescate offers a wide range of ser- in Logan Square with legendary songstress Ava vices for LGBTQ homeless youth, including case Cherry slated as the headliner. management, living skills training, goal plan- More photos from the event are online at From left: Geanie Hernandez, El Rescate program director Jackie Gonzalez and Lair Scott. ning, career and education planning, tutoring www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com. Photo by Vern Hester WINDY CITY TIMES Feb. 18, 2015 29 BILLY MASTERS

“The audience, for the most part, is awake be- cause they’re bobbing up and down all the time. And we sit there, stone-faced, sober judges. But we’re not—at least I wasn’t—100% sober, be- cause before we went to the State of the Union, we had dinner together.”—Supreme Court Jus- tice Ruth Bader Ginsburg explains why she was dozing off during the State of the Union address. Apparently, Justice Kennedy brought wine to dinner, and Ruth just couldn’t resist. So far, this Brian Williams kerfuffle seems to me like much ado about nothing. Of course, it is entirely possible that he’s a pathological liar. But ponder this: Do you want to live in a world where Brian Williams is stifled while Billy Masters is in his 20th uninterrupted year of bringing you the news every week? Many of my readers have been waiting with baited breath for 50 Shades of Grey. There’s quite a bit of hoo-ha about the lack of male Billy says that Laverne Cox (above) is on a nudity in the film adaptation of the bestseller. roll. Photo by Patrick Gray of Kabik Photo Sure, there could be some shots of Jamie Dornan Group walking around with his naughty bits jingling and jangling about (a la Michael Fassbender in chief, and Manipulation will be released May Shame). But I must admit that nothing takes 5, meaning that it’s either been finished for me out of the moment more than watching a eons and sitting on a shelf, or it’s a piece of filmed sex scene and catching a glimpse of the crap. Either way, I’m sure it’ll be the perfect male lead’s flaccid penis. So what are the alter- Mother’s Day gift in lieu of a card or a “do-not- natives? I mean, there’s only so many movies resuscitate” order. that can star Chloë Sevigny! I suppose the pro- This week’s “Ask Billy” question requires me ducers could ask the actor to get aroused, but to use my flair for diplomacy, to say nothing I believe that’s against SAG rules. And since of my notable foreign tongue. Rob in Florida sagging is against my rules, I say it’s better to writes, “Have you heard about this hot Latin see nothing. Unless, of course, you want to see priest who has done gay porn? I read something Jamie Dornan’s flaccid penis, in which case you about him online but couldn’t find any details should check out BillyMasters.com. or photos. Help!” I confess, I haven’t watched The Slap. But I Father José Santiago is a priest at the Casa know enough about it to unequivocally be on de Oración (House of Prayer) Monte Santa in the side of the slapper. Puerto Rico. His parishioners discovered that Laverne Cox shows no sign of slowing down. he had a past in gay porn after some of his ex- Sure, the Orange Is the New Black actress made plicit scenes were posted on a popular website. history by being the first openly transgender He previously performed in Kristen Bjorn films actor to be nominated for an Emmy, but that’s under the name Gustavo Arrango (which falls just the beginning. In addition to her work On Feb. 23, Harris examines the 2013 hate trippingly off the tongue). Believe it or not, I International on the Netflix series and Logo documentaries, crime in which fashion designer Nick Porto have a connection to this story: Your humble she’s just been cast in a CBS pilot where she’ll and his then-boyfriend Kevin were called scribe nominated Pride: Part 2 for Best Group Women’s Day play a transgender attorney. The hour-long le- an anti-gay slur by a passerby following a Sex Scene at the 2010 GayVNs. So at least he’s gal drama Doubt comes from the producers of Dance on March 7 Knicks Game at Manhattan’s Madison Square been in award-winning gay porn—something Grey’s Anatomy. Chicago groups are bringing back the Garden. only a handful of other priests can claim. One of the biggest parties in the world is Syd- popular International Women’s Day Dance to Porto confronted the man but was shoved What I find interesting about this revelation ney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, and this year Chicago, Saturday, March 7, 7 p.m.-midnight, to the ground and suddenly surrounded by a is that it’s really nothing new—when he be- is no exception. The two major headliners are at the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts group of men, who pulled him into the street came a priest, he was open about his past as Nick Jonas and Jake Shears. “I will be making and Culture, 3015 W. Division St. and beat him. He walked away with his life; a male stripper with the group SuperXclusivo. my first appearance in Australia at Mardi Gras. The Chicago Foundation for Women (CFW) Parto later posted photos of his bloodied Funny—nobody had a problem with that! Now, I am so excited to perform, I know Mardi Gras LGBT Giving Council is sponsoring the event, face on Instagram. some people are demanding that the padre be is an amazing night and whole thing and I am which is open to people of all identities 21 defrocked (which is not a GayVN category), but just thrilled,” said an incomprehensible Nick— and older. he’s not backing down. “In those days I was which makes me wonder if he knows he is actu- See www.cfw.org/internationalwomens- Frankie Knuckles gay and participated in homosexual activities, ally going to GAY Mardi Gras. Of prime interest daydance for info, or call 312-577-2801. The but God touched me,” he said. (I recall quite a movie to be to many partygoers will be Jake Shears, who early-bird rate ends Feb. 21. few people touched him, but that’s beside the hasn’t been seen much since the Scissor Sisters The host committee consists of Rita Adair, point.) “God transformed me, God gave me a filmed in Chicago disbanded over two years ago. Evette Cardona, Pat Ewert, Jess Kane, Su- A new feature film, The Warehouse, will woman who loves me and she loves my past. By the way, Jonas has stayed true to his word zanne Kraus, Melba Poole, Laura Stempel, celebrate late house-music legend Frankie I haven’t seen any of those films in years. I about focusing on his gay fans. He spent Val- Linda Wagner and Toi Williams. Proceeds will Knuckles and Chicago’s Warehouse nightclub, don’t receive any money for them and it’s part entine’s Day with a gaggle of gays at the hot go to the Lavender Fund of the LGBTQ Giving where the internationally recognized musical of a life that is over. We have all done things London club, G-A-Y (at the venerable venue, Council of CFW. genre was born. we regret. That part of my life was before I Heaven). And he wasn’t the only one—the Bob Teitel (Men of Honor, Barber Shop), knew God.” As part of his duties, he also gives headliner was Kelly Clarkson. We gays really Billy Dec (Rockit Ranch/Elston Films), Randy sermons on the radio and TV. Whether you’re know how to party! Gay couple on Crumpton (The Truth) and Joe Shanahan interested in his post- or pre-spiritual life, you It was a banner week for Joan Rivers, as she (Metro/Smartbar/Double Door) will produce can check out his body of work on BillyMasters. ‘Hate in America’ won her first Grammy Award for the audio ver- the movie, which will be filmed in Chicago. com. The case of a gay couple assaulted outside sion of her best-selling book Diary of a Mad The producers will host a launch party and When doing gay porn is a stepping stone to New York’s Madison Square Garden in 2013 Diva. Proving once again that comedy skill Frankie Knuckles Foundation (FKF) benefit at becoming the next Oral (or Rectal) Roberts, will be featured on Investigation Discovery’s skips a generation, daughter Melissa said, “My The Underground, 56 W. Illinois St., at 6 p.m. it’s time to end yet another column. And with one-hour special Hate in America, premier- mother would be absolutely thrilled to be here. on Tuesday, March 31 (one year after Knuck- that, I’m off to Hollywood for the Oscars. No ing Monday, Feb. 23, at 7 p.m. CT. She loved getting anything. If she thought she les untimely passing). matter where I am, you can get the dishiest The series features Emmy-winning journal- could get something at a Waffle House in Se- Tickets start at $20 and include a two-hour dirt at www.BillyMasters.com—the site that’s ist and Al-Jazeera anchor Tony Harris as he caucus, she would be there. If my mother was cocktail-and-hors d’oeuvres reception at 6-8 non-denominational. If you want to put my in- travels to communities torn apart by vio- here tonight, she would not only be honored p.m. Limited VIP tables are available. To pur- vestigative skills to the test, send your query lence, coming face to face with the victims and thrilled to win; she would most likely have chase tickets, visit www.TheUndergroundChi- to [email protected] and I promise to get of modern-day hate to examine the roots of it copied and on the air on QVC by 11.” Far cago.com. All of ticket proceeds will benefit back to you before they discover glory holes in intolerance in the United States through the more impressive is the group Auntie Joan beat FKF. Puerto Rican confessionals! Until next time, re- lens of three recent hate crimes. out—James Franco, Gloria Gaynor, John Wa- member one man’s filth is another man’s bible. ters, Jimmy Carter and Elizabeth Warren. Missy also announced that she’s writing a book. The Book of Joan: Tales of Mirth, Mis- 30 Feb. 18, 2015 WINDY CITY TIMES hicles is again on display, ranging from emer- gency-related items to a $2.6-million Bugatti Veyron. Among the special days this week are the An- nual Chicago Auto Show Food Drive (Feb. 18- 20) and Hispanic Day (Feb. 20). Women’s Day was Feb. 17. The annual First Look for Charity took place Feb. 13. It was expected to raise more than $2 million annually to benefit 18 local charities. Admission is $12 for adults, $6 for seniors age 62 and older and children ages 7-12, and free for children up to 6. Visit http://www.chi- cagoautoshow.com/. More photos of the show are online at www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com.

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Schools in the conference include Butler, ‘Pride Day’ at Creighton, DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, NU Feb. 21 Providence, St. John’s, Seton Hall, Villanova Northwestern University’s men’s basketball and Xavier. team will host “Pride Day” on Saturday, Feb. Call 773-325-SLAM (7526) or visit http:// 21. www.bigeast.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec- At its home in Evanston’s Welsh-Ryan Are- rel/120314aaa.html to purchase tickets. The $2.6-million Bugatti Veyron. Photos by Andrew Davis na, Northwestern will face off against Penn State at 2 p.m. Tickets for the Feb. 21 basketball event are ‘Strike Out Signs of change abundant reduced to $20 with the promo code “NU- Hunger’raises PRIDE” at NUSports.com. (Individuals will also receive a limited-edition Northwestern more than $7K at Chicago Auto Show hat with a rainbow flag on it.) For more in- Organizers of Heartland Health Outreach’s formation on the event, email Keri Roth or (HHO) 18th Annual Strike Out Hunger an- by andrew davis call 888-467-8775, ext. 0967. nounced that the Jan. 31 event—in conjunc- The press release is at http://www.tgs. tion with the 9-12 Bowling League—netted “Change is happening.” northwestern.edu/about/news-events/sto- more than $7,000 in support of the Vital Those were the words from Hyundai product ries/2015/northwestern-basketball-pride- Bridges Center on Chronic Care program. specialist Nicole Stober to Windy City Times day-event--february-21.html. More than 150 people trekked out to River while discussing the technological advances Rand Bowl in Des Plaines despite the threat that have taken place not only with Hyun- of a blizzard. dai, but with a wide variety of vehicles at this Big East women’s Since its inception, Strike Out Hunger has year’s Chicago Auto Show. raised more than $90,000. Indeed, there were many impressive exam- tourney March 7-10 The Big East women’s basketball tourna- ples of changes/advances at the event, which ment will return to Allstate Arena in subur- runs through Sunday, Feb. 22, at McCormick SCOTCH bowling ban Chicago for a second consecutive year. Place, 2301 S. Lake Shore Dr. To wit: —For the third consecutive year, the Chicago The 2015 tournament will take place at the registration open Registration is now open for the 2015 Sec- Auto Show has provided an official app for fans 18,500-seat professional arena March 7-10 ond City Open Tournament Chicago (SCOTCH), and attendees. This year, the app will take ad- in Rosemont, Illinois, with all nine games which welcomes dozens of LGBTQ bowlers to vantage of new beacon technology to better slated to be played at Allstate. Chicago to compete for fun and prizes. The engage attendees. The conference held its women’s basketball second annual event will be held March 7-8 —Several of the show’s premier partners tournament at Allstate Arena for the first at the 40-lane Waveland Bowl, 3700 N. West- provide fan offers and exclusive exhibits. For time in March 2014, with quarterfinal, semi- example, Fifth Third Bank has a “Prizemobile” final and final games played in Rosemont ern Ave. that offers the chance to visit popular local following first-round contests at DePaul Uni- Last year’s inaugural tournament drew attractions and win one of the 10 iPads. Also, Hyundai’s Nicole Stober. versity’s McGrath-Phillips Arena. nearly 130 bowlers (including nearly two the State Farm Garage has an all-new “Ride The first round will feature two games on dozen women) from the Chicago area and 12 March 7, with times yet to be determined. other states. of your Life” experience where attendees can fers 50 miles of greater efficiency, stronger Quarterfinals will follow on March 8, start- The SCOTCH early-bird registration fee is instantly print photos from the show using acceleration and five-passenger seating with ing at noon and continuing at 2:30, 6 and $99 until Feb. 7, after which the fee in- #StateFarmGarage. available rear heated seats. 8:30 p.m. A bid to the title game will be on creases to $109. Feb. 21 is the final day to —New cars (concept and otherwise) were However, several things have not changed the line in the semifinals at 5:30 and 8 p.m. register. on display, including the Toyota i-Road (in use about the show, such as the sheer size of the on March 9. The championship game will be Visit http://www.scotchbowling.com. in Japan), an environmentally friendly three- show: nearly 1,000 different vehicles through- March 10 at 7 p.m. wheeled vehicle. The 2016 Chevy Volt has some out the more than 1 million square feet. impressive new technology as well; it now of- The previously mentioned wide variety of ve-

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