talking with hollis resnik WINDY CITY THE VOICE OF ’S GAY, LESBIAN, BI AND TRANS COMMUNITY SINCE 1985 Nov. 14, 2012 PAGE 14 vol 28, no. 6 www.WindyCityMediaGroup.comTIMES

matt mctighe A Special Windy City Times and the fight for marriage- LGBTQ Youth Investigation equality wins page 4

TALKING WITH GLAAD HEAD HERNDON page 17 GRADDICK page 6 In this week’s Windy City Times, we begin an 8-week series on LGBT youth in the city, especially those most at risk, more in need of support, and gravitating to Halsted, the location of many PROFILing of the community’s OUT LESBIAN bars, businesses COLLEGE COACH and the Center on sherri murrell pagE 21 Halsted.

Two young people share a private moment outside the Crib, the Night Ministry’s LGBT-friendly shelter. Photo by Bill Healy. 2 Nov. 14, 2012 WINDY CITY TIMES

“This Christmas Carol will gayly ring in “This touching and clever Carol is sure to be the Holidays and so it should!” a queer Christmas classic!” Janet Davies, ABC-7 News Mike Wood, Instinct magazine “A sweet and distinctive spin on a holiday standard.” Alonso Duralde, author, “Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas”

A HOLIDAY MOVIE FOR ALL OF US

the Music Box Theatre http://www.musicboxtheatre.com/events/scroogeandmarley Thursday, Nov. 29 | 6:30pm – red carpet, 7 p.m. screening followed by Q&A Friday, Nov, 30 | 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1 | Noon Scrooge & Marley is a modern day variation on Charles Sunday, Dec. 2 | Noon (ASL interpreted) Monday, Dec. 3 | 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4 | 2:30 p.m. Dickens’ classic story of the holidays, “A Christmas Carol.” Wed., Dec. 5 | 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6 | 2:30 p.m. On Christmas Eve, Ben Scrooge, the man who hates the holidays, is given the chance to begin again when he is visited by three spirits. Recounted from a gay sensibility with heart, comedy and music, the magic of Dickens’ timeless tale comes alive from a fresh Gene Siskel Theatre perspective that will appeal to audiences of all persuasions. Friday, Dec, 21 | 8:15 p.m. Directed by Richard Knight Jr. and Peter Neville. Starring David Saturday, Dec. 22 | 7:45 p.m. Pevsner, Tim Kazurinsky, Bruce Vilanch, Rusty Schwimmer, Thursday, Dec. 27 | 7:45 p.m. Megan Cavanagh, Ronnie Kroell, David Moretti and narrated by Judith Light.

ScroogeandMarleyMovie.com WINDY CITY TIMES Nov. 14, 2012 3 this week in WINDY CITY TIMES NEWS ENTERTAINMENT/EVENTS Marriage-equality wins 4 Scottish Play Scott 11 LGBT candidates win across U.S. 5 Theater reviews 12 GLAAD’s Herndon Graddick 6 Hollis Resnik interview 14 Boystown nightclub folding 7 Talking with DJ Afrojack 15 Photographer Steve Starr dies 7 Knight: Sean Penn movie 16 Churches’ argument; AVER’s dinner 8 SPECIAL on LGBT youth 17 Gay in the Life 9 Lesbian coach 21 Hall of Fame photos 9 Dish: Jaiyen; DIFFA event 22 Views: Knittel; letter 10 Billy Masters 25 OUTLINES Photos on cover (left, from top): PR photo Real estate; classifieds 23 of Hollis Resnik; photo of Mainers United for Calendar Q 24 Marriage’s Matt McTighe by Chuck Colbert; Sports teams at Sidetrack 26 Herndon Graddick photo courtesy of GLAAD; Sherri Murrell photo courtesy of Murrell

AGO’S GAY, LESBIAN, SINCE 1985 THE VOICE OF CHICMMUNITY G S CO talkin BI AND TRAN With Nov. 14, 201, no.2 6 vol 28 hollis WINDY CITY resnik

diaGroup.com PAGE 14 TIMESindyCityMe www.W

times DOWNLOAD THIS! a special Windynvestigation City tiGhe Matt MC t youth i fiGht lGB and the Ge- r Marria fo Wins equality PAGE 4 Go to www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com

7 page 1

s In this week’ Windy City Times, G With talkin we begin an on head series to download complete issues of Windy City Times and Nightspots. Glaad 8-week herndon th in the Ck LGBT you Graddi city, especially PAGE 6 st at those mo risk, more in

need of suppitatinort,g and grav y to Halsted, of thmane location nity’s of the commusiness bars. bu nter on and the Ce Halsted. Then click on any ad and be taken directly to the advertiser’s Web site!

G ll Healy. rofilin Bi P Bian elter. Photo by les h out CoaC istry’s LGBT-friendly sh eGe Night Min Coll rell rib, the Mur ide the C ri nt outs sher te mome AGE 21 hare a priva P Youth s online exclusives at www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com HIGH NOTES Read reviews of concerts by (left) and High Flying Birds/Snow Patrol.

Photo by Russell James

ARE YOU HIV POSITIVE AND NOT TAKING ARTs?

Read a review of vital components Read about Teatro the book Do You If you or a loved one See photos from Vital Bridges Center on Luna’s production Dream In Color? has recently been Chronic Care’s fall soiree. of Putas in a diagnosed with HIV you theater spotlight. may be interested in Photo by Katie Sikora this clinical research study being carried out eating out birthday boy at one of Chicago’s Find out the latest happenings major clinical research at area restaurants. centers. This study is being conducted worldwide with patients who have THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT Read entertainment news about been diagnosed with HIV and are not taking any ARTs. Sherman Hemsley, Taylor Swift and Madonna. YOU OR SOMEONE YOU QUALIFYING PARTICIPANTS WILL KNOW MAY QUALIFY IF: RECEIVE—AT NO COST TO YOU See photos from Ald. James • At least 18 years of age OR YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY Cappleman’s recent birthday gathering. plus • Diagnosed with HIV (YOU DO NOT NEED INSURANCE TO DAILY BREAKING NEWS Photo by Kate Sosin • Has not previously taken QUALIFY): anti-retroviral therapies • Study drug • Study-related medical care, including doctor Show physical exams, lab tests, and ECGs. nightspots #495 #1080 • November 7, 2012 nightspots You will receive up to $850 in cash compensation for your participation in this study. HAPPY Election 2012 Recap HALLOWEEN: FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS IMPORTANT HIV PART 2 RESEARCH STUDY AND TO SEE IF YOU MAY QUALIFY FOR THIS PROGRAM PLEASE CALL ICCT RESEARCH Find Nightspots on www.WindyCityQueercast.com INTERNATIONAL AT 312-988-4500. 4 Nov. 14, 2012 WINDY CITY TIMES ELECTIONS ‘12 ONLINE AT WINDYCITYMEDIAGROUP.COM Historic four-state sweep for NATIONAL NEWS marriage equality takes place by Chuck Colbert

PORTLAND—Maine made history on election —Journalist calls night as voters approved a ballot measure grant- Matt Maddow (left) an ing gay and lesbian couples the right to marry. McTighe. ‘angry young man’ The final vote tally showed Question 1 passing Photo by 53 percent to 47 percent. Chuck —Family of hazed son The measure asked voters, “Do you wish to al- Colbert rejects $300K offer low the state to issue marriage licenses to same- sex couples?” —D.C. Eagle needs Adding to the historic night, voters in Mary- new home land approved a same-sex marriage law that the legislature had passed earlier this year 52 per- cent to 48 percent, while in Minnesota, a consti- tutional ban went down to defeat, 51.3 percent “What this election shows is that marriage to 47.6 percent. equality is going mainstream,” said Lee Swis- A referendum in Washington state that would low, GLAD’s executive director. “It has support uphold that state’s marriage equality law also on both sides of the aisle, across all kinds of won by a margin of 52 percent to 48 percent, Mainers United also raised more than $3.4 Apparently, those efforts paid off. Election demographics, and across regions. For courts to meaning same-sex marriages will take place million for a sustained campaign. results show that in the localities of Augusta, see that widespread support can only be good.” there, too. Unlike 2009, marriage equality advocates Biddeford, and Lewiston, same-sex marriage Legislatively, the four ballot measure out- In Maine, supporters were overjoyed at the placed Question 1 on the ballot. And this time, gained ground from three years ago. In fact, comes may bode well for the advent of same-sex victory. they also included a faith and religion compo- marriage equality won by more than 1,000 votes civil marriage in . “Supporters from Portland to Presque Isle nent in the campaign strategy and collaborated in Biddeford, both heavily Catholic and Franco- “The clear popular support for marriage equal- thought that truth and love are more powerful with independent faith coalitions. American. ity in all four ballot initiates—on both coasts than fear and deception,” Matt McTighe, cam- “The 2009 campaign was basically a secular Catholic University junior Ryan Fecteau, a Bid- and in the Midwest—confirmed what we’ve paign manager of Mainers United for Marriage, campaign,” said the Revered Marvin Ellison, deford native who logged more than 200 days now known for a while. That there is clear, un- told hundreds of jubilant supporters who gath- president of the Religious Coalition Against Dis- with the campaign, explained, in speaking with equivocal, bipartisan public support for marriage ered in Portland at the Holiday Inn by the Bay. crimination, one viewing “support for marriage voters, “I stressed the importance of being Cath- equality,” said Bernard Cherkasov, CEO of Equal- McTighe, who is openly gay, thanked Maine as a basic civil right for all. olic and supporting marriage equality were not ity Illinois, the state’s oldest and largest organi- voters who “put family over politics by voting “When RCAD showed up [in 2009], the cam- mutually exclusive.” zation advocating LGBT equal rights. ‘Yes’ on 1 tonight.” paign was grateful but did not know what to In the cases of Franco-American voters, “I “That doesn’t mean the battle is over, but it Maine has “proved that voters can change do with us,” Ellison said. “This time around the handed the phone to a volunteer who spoke gives us more evidence and stronger momentum their hearts and minds if we tell them our sto- campaign understood from the beginning that French,” Fecteau said. “She’d be persuading in fighting for marriage equality here in Illinois ries” and “give our fellow citizens a personal religion would be a decisive factor.” people who would probably not have been per- and in other states,” he added. connection to people whose lives and families The campaign early on decided to tackle the suaded if there had not been a French-speaking Another statewide advocacy group, The Civil are touched by this issue,” said McTighe. religious issue. person in the room.” Rights Agenda (TCRA), said the four-state sweep For Portland residents Rodney Mondor and Ray “While religion would fuel the opposition, it Overall, “No matter how you do the math, signals the right timing for Illinois to pass equal Dumont, a couple, and their son Ethan, passage would also provide the energy and perspective more than half of Maine’s Catholics had to have marriage legislation in the General Assembly. of Question 1 held special significance. Rodney to support marriage equality,” Ellison explained. voted ‘Yes,’” said Anne Underwood, co-founder of Illinois enacted legislation establishing civil proposed to Ray amidst the celebration at the “Instead of avoiding religion the campaign Catholics for Marriage Equality. unions, the next best thing to marriage. Holiday Inn on election night. wisely had learned to draw upon it and rely on The Chicago-based Rainbow Sash Movement, “Although civil unions give many of the same “He had to ask,” said Dumont. “I am old-fash- the partnership and support coming from the a pro-LGBT Catholic advocacy organization, benefits as marriage, it is clear that it is a dif- ioned.” faith community.” closely followed the four-state, ballot-measure ferent and discriminatory institution,” said Rick Mondor did just that, phoning Dumont’s Organization also helped. sweep. Garcia Rick Garcia, director of the Equal Marriage mother to secure her permission before popping “We were much more organized, better staffed, “I was particularly impressed by the outcome Illinois Project, a program of TCRA. the question. Ethan is already preparing for his more visible and vocal,” too, said Ellison, “en- in Maine because the Catholic population [15 “Most people don’t even know what a civil best-man duties. couraging people to do the grassroots conversa- percent] was so large,” said executive director union is. People know what marriage is, and tions and holding educational forums.” Joe Murray. “Instead of responding to the local same-gender couples deserve the same rights End of long losing streak A Mainers United coalition partner, RCAD is a bishop they moved the conversation to place of and responsibilities as opposite-gender cou- For LGBT-rights activists and same-sex mar- statewide, multi-denominational organization of understanding and compassion.” ples,” Garcia added. “Separate is not equal.” riage advocates, the four-state sweep ends a clergy and faith leaders. “I believe Maine is good model for us fol- ©Copyright. Chuck Colbert. All rights re- ballot-measure losing streak in 32 states. low because of our sizable Catholic population served. Victory in Maine was a reversal of fortunes. The opposition in Illinois [nearly 40 percent],” he added. “We Three years ago, Mainers overturned a same-sex It was not surprising that opposition came need to focus on developing a similar coalition marriage law that had been passed by the Leg- from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland. of faith communities that will move beyond the islature and signed into law by then-Governor Bishop Richard J. Malone released a pastoral let- political correctness arguments to a person-to Activist Campos John Baldacci. ter late in October, urging the faithful “to vote person dialogue.” Just as having lead time for conversations your faith,” adding “Any Catholic who supports a Matters of faith played out in Maryland, Min- dies at 35 with voters and the financial resources for a redefinition of marriage—or so-called ‘same-sex nesota and Washington state. Poet/activist/author William Brandon sustained campaign make all the difference, so marriage’—is unfaithful to Catholic doctrine.” “The win for marriage equality in all four states Lacy Campos passed away in taking matters of faith seriously provided an es- But Catholics for Marriage Equality had a mes- is a clear faith victory,” said Sharon Groves, di- at the age of 35, according to Rod 2.0. sential ingredient of a winning strategy. sage of its own, taking out quarter-page and rector of religion and faith program for the Hu- Campos, who had been HIV-positive for “We had 250,000 conversations with Mainers half-page ads in all five of Maine’s major news- man Rights Campaign. the past 10 years, was the co-executive di- and expect a turnout of 750,000. Do the math,” papers on the two consecutive Sundays before “The growing edge,” added Groves, who worked rector of Queers for Economic Justice and said McTighe in an interview. “We were every- the election. with all four campaigns, “is how to work with di- a prominent figure within the country’s where in the state because we had more time to “Two people of the same sex can and do fall verse faith communities in culturally competent social-activist and “artivist” communi- go out and have those conversations.” in love, feel deeply the natural human impulse ways.” ties. He wrote the anthology It Ain’t Truth Mainers United also started running ads in toward lifelong commitment, nurture children HRC was a coalition partner with Mainers Unit- If It Doesn’t Hurt, and wrote openly on early July and kept them on the air, both televi- steadfastly, and yearn for the societal recogni- ed. blogs and in magazines about being HIV- sion and radio, all the way to Election Day. The tion of their commitment,” nearly 200 signato- The outcomes of the four marriage equality positive, having a mixed-race heritage and ads, said McTighe, were the most “amazing and ries stated in their advertisements, adding, “This ballot battles will likely influence the U.S. Su- battling an addiction to crystal meth, Ad- powerful ads our movement has put together, truth does not dishonor marriage, it reveres it.” preme Court, which is set to decide November 20 vocate.com noted. telling powerful, honest stories from real life Catholics for Marriage Equality held conver- if it will hear several cases dealing with anti-gay Campos’ great-great uncle was the Black Mainers about why marriage matters.” sations among the faithful, too. Members held marriage laws. Altogether, social media networking, phone historian Dr. Carter G. Woodson, the sec- discussions about “love, commitment, family Two of them are cases brought by Boston-based banking, face-to-face conversations, canvass- ond Black man to be awarded a doctorate values,” said Cynthia Murray-Beliveau, a board Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders—Gill v. ing neighborhoods, and door-knocking enabled from Harvard University and the founder of member. “We didn’t argue with what the bishop Mainers to connect their personal experiences Office of Personnel Management and Pedersen v. Black History Month. said,” she explained. “We came to much more of marriage and family with those of same-sex Office of Personnel Management, in which federal A partner, Nicolas Gerard, was mentioned couples who seek to make the same kind of life- of an understanding with many people of what judges have ruled the Defense of Marriage Act to in one of Campos’ October blog posts. time commitment. family values truly are.” be unconstitutional. WINDY CITY TIMES Nov. 14, 2012 5 New Mexico legislature. —Angie Buhl, 27, won re-election to her LGBTs make waves State Senate seat in South Dakota, representing Sioux Falls. Before her first election in 2010, she worked as a consultant to Equality South Da- kota. She beat her competitor by winning 2,973 in Nov. 6 elections votes, or 55 percent of the senate voting dis- trict. The Argus Leader newspaper characterized By Lisa Keen in the country. Kotek, a three-term representa- Buhl’s race as one of the “most hotly contested Keen News Service tive of North Portland, helped pass legislation in legislative match ups this year.” Her opponent 2007 to prohibit sexual orientation discrimina- was another Democrat who had held the seat There are the first-ever openly gay person tion. Her areas of focus have been education, until 2010 and ran as an independent to oppose elected U.S. senator, the largest-ever number health, and fighting hunger. Buhl in the general election. The newspaper en- of openly LGBT people elected to Congress, two State Rep. Mark Ferrandino, 35, a Democrat dorsed Buhl. new speakers at state houses, the first-ever representing Denver, was the unanimous choice —Democrat Kay Floyd took 69 percent of the openly transgender person elected to a state of the Democratic majority in Colorado’s 65- vote to win her Oklahoma City district seat in legislature, and the first openly LGBT candidates member House of Representatives. Ferrandino the Oklahoma House seat held by openly gay elected in numerous states. will receive the gavel in January from outgoing politician Al McAffrey, who is now in the state That’s just a snapshot of what made Gay and Republican Speaker Frank McNulty, who killed a senate. Lesbian Victory Fund President Chuck Wolfe call civil union bill poised for passage by sending it —Marcus Brandon, who in 2010 won his first- Nov. 6 a “breathtaking leap forward.” back to committee last May. Openly gay Colo- time run for state representative in North Caro- Election Day 2012 contests for LGBT candi- rado State Senator Pat Steadman was a potential lina, becoming the state’s first openly gay mem- dates spanned 37 states, including such con- candidate for president of the State Senate but ber of the House, won re-election unopposed servative bastions and North Dakota and West was beat out by a strong LGBT civil rights sup- Nov. 6, and Virginia. They included victories in seven out of porter, John Morse, from conservative Colorado —Lesbian Kate Brown won re-election as Or- eight federal office races, 71 out of 94 state of- Springs. egon’s secretary of state, despite a well-funded fices, and 40 out of 50 local offices. And two incumbent speakers will hold onto Joshua Boschee. Photo courtesy of Boschee Republican challenge. Of 152 LGBT candidates on the ballot Nov. 6, their positions: Rhode Island Speaker Gordon At deadline, biotech manager Steve Hansen 77 percent (118) won, while 22 percent (33) Fox and California Speaker John Perez. was awaiting results of a tally of 4,000 remain- lost. One local election race is still pending. By Fox, re-nominated House Speaker November 9, The Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund, which helps ing votes in his race for the Sacramento City comparison, in 2010, 65 percent (106) of 164 was at the center of controversy recently for set- direct funding to openly LGBT candidates, did Council. As of Nov. 9, he was only 46 votes be- openly LGBT candidates won, according to the ting aside a marriage equality bill and pushing not include Laughton on its list of endorsed can- hind opponent Joe Yee. Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund. instead for a civil unions bill. The bill passed didates but issued a statement celebrating her Throughout 2012, the Gay & Lesbian Victory There were many historic firsts this year, in- and represented a step forward for the state, but historic victory. Laughton lives with her cam- Fund tracked a total of 177 LGBT candidates in cluding the high-profile victory of U.S. Rep. many LGBT activists were sorely disappointed paign manager and former wife Lisa Laughton. all in 2012, though 25 of those lost their pri- Tammy Baldwin, overcoming a multi-million- at Fox’s tactical decision --to push for what Almost as remarkable as the first transgender mary races earlier in the year. dollar superPAC campaign against her by right- he knew would pass-- rather than insist on full election were the elections of openly gay candi- ©2012 by Keen News Service. All rights re- wing operative Karl Rove to become the first equality. Fox, 50, represents Providence and is dates in North Dakota and West Virginia. Demo- served. openly gay person elected to the U.S. Senate. an attorney. He was first elected to the House in crat Joshua Boschee won a seat to the North “It goes right up there in history with Ed 1992, was elected majority leader in 2002, and Dakota House, being the top vote-getter (3,411 Sinema first out Brooke of Massachusetts,” said long-time gay was first elected speaker in 2010. votes) out of four candidates for two seats Democratic activist David Mixner. Brooke, a California Assembly Democrats unanimously representing North Fargo. Boschee, a native of bisexual in U.S. House Republican, became the first African-American chose John Perez to serve as speaker again. North Dakota, has been involved in both city, In Arizona, former Democratic state Sen. elected to the U.S. Senate, in 1966. Perez, a 43-year-old union organizer from Los community and LGBT institutions. And Demo- Kyrsten Sinema has been elected to represent a “Words almost can’t describe the barriers this Angeles, was first elected speaker in 2010, be- crat Stephen Skinner, an attorney and founder new Phoenix-area Congressional district, accord- has broken down and it is a moment in the in- coming the state’s first openly gay speaker. of Fairness West Virginia, a statewide LGBT civil ing to the Washington Post. stitution of the U.S. Senate that will be forever The first openly gay speaker of any state leg- rights group, beat his Republican opponent by She is now the first openly bisexual member of remembered,” said Mixner. He said Baldwin’s vic- islative chamber in the country was Allan Spear. 699 votes—less than 1 percent of the 7,475 Congress. tory was in large part due to her being “a really Spear, a staunch leader for LGBT rights, led the cast in the House of Delegates race to become On election night (Nov. 6), Sinema had a nar- great candidate who worked her ass off.” Minnesota Senate from 1992 until 2000. He was the state’s first openly gay legislator. row lead—but the race was too close to call. But he also said Baldwin’s victory and that of one of the first openly gay elected officials in And the list goes on. Other standout LGBT However, she slowly improved that advantage, so many others Nov. 6 was a “shift in attitudes” the nation, having come out two years after his candidates on Nov. 6: ultimately achieving an edge that was too much of American voters about LGBT officials and is- first election to the state senate in 1972. He —Following her primary campaign for the for Republican Vernon Parker to overcome. sues. died in 2008 from complications of heart sur- Texas legislature this summer, Democrat Mary “We are thrilled that Kyrsten Sinema will be In California, teacher Mark Takano became the gery. Gonzalez identified herself as pansexual and bringing her passion for the needs of the people first openly gay person of color elected to Con- In other historic election news Nov. 6, Demo- ran unopposed in the general election, securing of her district, as well as those of LGBT people gress, winning a seat representing conservative crat Stacie Laughton became the first openly a seat representing El Paso. On her campaign nationwide, to Washington,” said Human Rights Riverside. transgender person to be elected to a state website, she noted that she is board co-chair of Campaign President Chad Griffin in a statement. The LGBT community also celebrated the el- legislature, winning a seat representing her allgo, a “statewide queer people of color organi- “In January, Kyrsten will make history as she evation of four of its own to positions as state hometown of Nashua in the New Hampshire zation” and has been involved with the National joins the largest-ever class of LGB Members of legislative speaker of the House—two new to state House. Laughton, who owns and operates Gay and Lesbian Task Force. Congress, including the first openly-gay U.S. the position and two re-installed. a small business selling environmentally friendly —Democrat Jacob Candelaria, 25, won a New Senator, Tammy Baldwin. I know that this in- Oregon state Rep. Tina Kotek, 46, who has products, had already been elected to public of- Mexico state senate seat representing Albuquer- credible group of LGBT leaders will make tremen- been serving as the House Democratic leader, fice once, serving on the Nashua Board of Se- que in his first run for public office. After win- dous strides toward our goal of full equality and is now in a position to become the state’s first lectmen. Her issues of focus have been helping ning 69 percent of the vote in the Democratic HRC looks forward to working with them every openly gay speaker and, thus, the first lesbian the homeless and supporting a proposed com- primary, he was unopposed for seat from the step of the way.” to head of a state legislative chamber anywhere muter rail. heavily Democratic district Nov. 6 and became the first openly gay man to be elected to the

twO lOCatiOnS! Midas on Fullerton Ehrlich Dental 2654 W. Fullerton Ave. Chicago, IL “A great dentalGeneral & experience... Cosmetic Dentistry“ 773-342-8485 “ I have never felt more at ease in a doctor’s offi ce...” [email protected] “I have never felt more at ease in a dentist’s office.” Over 150 patients have reviewed our work and awarded us a 99.4% positive patient rating! Read reviews for yourself at www.demandforce.com/dentist/ehrlichdental Midas on Western • Licensed Sedation Dentistry 7501 N. Western Ave. Chicago, IL • Check Out Our Reviews Online 773-761-5200 Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago [email protected] 3118Call N. 773-935-0300 Sheffield Ave. www.ehrlichdental.com MENTION Chicago, IL Full-ServiCe Car repair FaCility winDy City tiMeS (773)Joshua 935-0300 H. Ehrlich, DMD PC, General & Cosmetic Dentistry AND GET www.EhrlichDental.com3118 N. Sheffi eld Ave. Suite 1N, Lakeview, Chicago, Illinois 60657 DrOp-OFF anD piCk-up ServiCe available EDUCATION BA: University of Chicago, DMD: Tufts University, GPR: Rush University Make appOintMentS via eMail 10% OFF Joshua H. Ehrlich, DMD Open Monday - Friday 7:30 am to 6 pm • Saturday 8 am to 4 pm • Closed Sunday Serving Lakeview & Beyond! 6 Nov. 14, 2012 WINDY CITY TIMES HG: In the end, what we have to do is be WCT: Is there anything at GLAAD that Chi- aware of what our voice is and the amplitude of cago folks should be apprised of? Herndon Graddick voice and make decisions about what to do from HG: Well, one thing I’ll just tease for you is a public standpoint with that in mind. So to that that, GLAAD’s name from when I started there, point, a sort of GLAAD-versus- public I really viewed in many ways. It’s got a lot of talks of a new GLAAD feud would likely bring more attention to what strength in that it’s probably the most highly I think are dangerous points of view put forth recognized brands … but there are weaknesses about trans women. I think there is a value in in that it’s exclusionary. It’s GL [gay and lesbi- BY KATE SOSIN not engaging publicly in a tit-for-tat. an]. And then the other thing is that its focus is WCT: So I am taking that to mean that you really exclusively negative. The language of that Not long after Herndon Graddick took the helm are engaging with Roseanne privately? carried with it baggage from the ‘70s that might of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defama- HG: You know, our goal in a lot of these things be able to be improved upon. So I think that tion (GLAAD), at a time of deep uncertainty for is to give people the emotional space and frank- over the next weeks and perhaps months, we’re the organization, the former TV producer did ly ego space to come around on something with- going to make some changes that will keep the something that many LGBTs had been waiting out it appearing that their coming around to it brand’s strength and recognition but incorporate years for. Graddick chastised news outlets for al- was the result of a public chastisement from the things that are missing and de-emphasize lowing vehemently anti-gay activists onto the GLAAD. So the Roseanne thing is something that the weaknesses that I’ve talked about. air without contextualizing who they were or we’re monitoring and figuring out the best way See www..org. why their comments were relevant to an issue. to have a conversation. For many, Graddick has come to represent a new era for GLAAD, which found itself embroiled in controversy in June 2011 after news broke that the organization endorsed an AT&T/ T-Mo- bile merger after accepting money from AT&T. But staff turnover, including that of the presi- dent, has signaled change at GLAAD. Graddick recently passed through Chicago and took a few moments to talk with Windy City Times about what LGBTs can expect from the or- ganization in the coming months. Windy City Times: How are the folks at GLAAD holding up in the wake of the hurri- cane? Herndon Graddick: The office is closed. People are working from home. I think New York with- Herndon Graddick. Official head shot from out power is pretty shocking, but it seems as if GLAAD everyone is holding up. WCT: So, what brings you to Chicago? We’re not putting any sort of lens on it so they HG: It’s part of a bigger plan of really recon- can use it without fear of bias and hold people’s necting the supporters of GLAAD who over the feet to the fire. years have really funded our work and social and WCT: You’ve also really come out swinging cultural change. I think that as the new presi- on some these commentators. Are we seeing dent of GLAAD, part of my job is really effec- a strategy change or a culture shift with how tively creating the work we do to the people who From left: U.S. Rep. Bob Brady, union boss John Dougherty, Philadelphia Gay News Publisher GLAAD is going to handle these issues? support us because in many ways, the work that Mark Segal, Mayor Michael Nutter and City Councilman Mark Squilla at the groundbreaking HG: Yeah, there is. I think that we should not we do is behind the scenes. in Philadelphia. Photo by Patrick Hagerty for Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corp. pussyfoot around certain issues. I think there Part of what I’m doing is introducing myself, are certain issues where we have to really have introducing a new vision of what GLAAD is. backbone about. There should be no watered- and have been followed since birth as part of GLAAD has been around for about 25 years, and down version of who these people are. If these Kickoff for 1st low- the U.S. National Longitudinal Lesbian Family when it came into existence it was very needed people were making the same analogies towards Study (NLLFS), an ongoing study of lesbian around the outright defamation of what was income, LGBT-friendly any other group of people, they would be pari- families, according to NLLFS.org. The families largely gay men dying of AIDS. Over the course ahs. But they’re not. Well, I mean, they weren’t. urban senior housing were enrolled in the study between 1986 and of time, of course, our mission has evolved. In Philadelphia, the dmhFund and Pennrose I would say the past year they have become pa- 1992, when the prospective lesbian mothers WCT: What are some of the media trends Properties broke ground Nov. 9 on the John C. riahs. were inseminating or pregnant. you’re watching this election season? Anderson Apartments, the nation’s first urban WCT: Do you think this is the last election The teens were asked their grade-point HG: Well, we launched this Commentator Ac- LGBT-friendly, low-income senior housing, ac- where it will socially acceptable to be really averages. In order to assess how supportive countability Project in February. You know, I cording to Business Wire. anti-gay? their schools were, they were asked questions come from a news position. People say that jour- Anderson was a Philadelphia City Council HG: I have heard it said before that this is such as, “Are there out lesbian/gay teachers nalists are lazy, and you know, that is the fur- member from 1979 until his death in 1983, going to be the last election where LGBT people or administrators at your high school?” They thest thing from the truth. It’s about deadlines and was instrumental in the passage of the are used as a wedge issue, and we see it again were also asked about friendships, family in- and dramatically reduced budgets and resources city’s civil-rights bill for sexual minorities. and again. I believe it will be a longtime project teractions, health problems and well-being. really being dwindled down. So particularly in Mayor Michael A. Nutter, who credits Ander- to maintain the social and cultural viewpoints Results showed that the adolescents suc- organizations like Cable News, the opportunity son as his mentor, unveiled the building’s of- that are necessary for LGBT equality to really ceeded in school, and had active social to do real in-depth research on every guest, ficial name at the ceremony. hold and remain. networks as well as close family bonds. The particularly some of these anti-gay activists, it’s Financing for the $19.5-million project was WCT: Roseanne [Barr] sent a lot of anti- adolescents rated their overall well-being an not practical. provided through a Philadelphia HOME grant, trans tweets [last] week. Is GLAAD respond- average of 8.14 out of 10. What our aim was to do was provide a re- Redevelopment Assistance Cap- ing to that? As part of the summary, the authors state source. Here’s all the things that they’ve said. ital Program funds and low-income housing “to determine whether the successful out- tax credits. Pennrose Properties is overseeing comes in the NLLFS adolescents are a reflec- the project. Gay-rights activist and Philadel- tion of lesbian parenting per se, or simply phia Gay News Executive Editor Mark Segal is good or highly motivated parenting, compar- Chicago’s Dedicated and spearheading the project. ing the NLLFS cohort with a matched group of Comprehensive LGBT Program Located at 249 S. 13th St.—in the heart adolescents conceived by donor insemination ALEO of Philadelphia’s gayborhood—the six-story Valeo at Chicago Lakeshore Hospital in heterosexual-parent families would be il- VAT CHICAGO LAKESHORE HOSPITAL residence will have 56 one-bedroom units, provides comprehensive psychiatric luminating (Golombok & Badger, 2010).” and addiction-related treatment for each with oversized windows. gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender Researchers in the study included Nanette and questioning (LGBTQ) individuals. Gartrell, M.D.; Henny M. W. Bos, Ph.D.; Heidi The program offers a safe, affirming Peyser, M.A.; Amalia Deck, M.S.N.; and Carla therapeutic environment for members Study: Teens with of the LGBTQ community. The Valeo lesbian mothers Rodas, M.P.H. staff is comprised of well-trained, experienced gay and gay-sensitive are happier behavioral health professionals from Corrections a wide variety of disciplines. A study in the Journal of Homosexuality The civil-union announcement that ran last showed that teenagers living with lesbian week should have stated Bennie Shenelle mother are more academically successful and Thierry and Kate Marie (Jadin) Thierry had a are generally happier in life. ceremony, and that Bennie Thierry is a pro- 4840 N. MARINE DRIVE The study gathered data from 78 17-year- curement administrator/lean officer. CHICAGO, IL 60640 olds (39 boys and 39 girls). The participants Windy City Times regrets the errors. 1-800-888-0560 were conceived through donor insemination www.chicagolakeshorehospital.com WINDY CITY TIMES Nov. 14, 2012 7

Club owner announces Photographer Steve Steve Starr dies Starr. permanent closure; BY ANDREW DAVIS Photo by Patrick Renowned photographer Steve Starr, a fixture Hipskind fallout continues on Chicago’s social scene and a man who cel- ebrated old Hollywood, passed away Nov. 12 said, one of his investors closed in and seized BY KATE SOSIN after collapsing outside the Drake Hotel, ac- the websites. That investor was Jeffrey Bin- cording to the Chicago Sun-Times. He was 65. ninger, president of Investure Corp. Binninger Circuit nightclub owner Mike Macharello has an- Starr was planning a party next month to took control of Macharello’s websites, he con- nounced that the business will not reopen after mark 45 years in the business. it’s just a snapshot, I make everybody look as firmed. an apparent split between the co-owners over Starr also did a lot of work for Windy City good as I possibly can. I don’t want anyone Macharello alleges that he believed the BOI management and financial troubles. Times, covering events such as the annual complaining. And it’s really helped me in that Magazine website had wrongly been seized, as Macharello announced the closure via BOI Chicago House Birdhouse Art Auction and field, too. [My subjects] always say, ‘That’s the magazine and the club are two different Magazine, which he publishes, but the reasons Cocktail Party, among others. Starr’s most re- the best picture of me!’ It’s easier for me be- companies. behind the split remain unclear. cent item for the publication was in the Oct. cause I am good at proportioning how to get That is not so, said Binninger. “The business has been difficult on the both 23 issue, when he covered Rush University the best. Also, they have fun with me. I don’t “BOI magazine is just as much included as of us, and we got through the worst of times Medical Center’s women’s board hosting the just walk by and snap them. Circuit,” Binninger said. “He signed a security together,” said Macharello in the statement. “I 86th Annual Fashion Show Envision. Tributes poured in on Facebook as news agreement that pledged all of the assets that he always wish Patrick the best.” He also penned the STARRLIGHT column spread of Starr’s death. Ryan Chiaverini of had.” The statement notes that co-owner Patrick that profiled stars of old Hollywood such as the show Windy City LIVE stated, “Steve was Binninger declined to say how much money Harms is open to the possibility of launching a Maria Montez, Lana Turner, Tyrone Power, Eth- one of the kindest guys I knew...so energetic, Macharello owes but said that the number is in new club at Circuit’s former home. el Merman, Debbie Reynolds and many oth- funny, friendly, and full of life. Great photog- the six figures. Macharello’s announcement comes after the ers. He also featured many current stars such rapher too!” Binninger said that Harms had been trying to club ceased operation unexpectedly earlier this as Mario Lopez, Fergie, Fantasia and Lynda Singer/theater actress Heather Moran pay down the club’s debts until Macharello, un- month and creditors took over its website. BOI Carter. emailed Windy City Times: “Hearing about happy with the club’s direction, went into the Magazine’s website was also seized. WCT profiled Starr in December 2010 about Steve’s passing makes me want to reach out club Oct. 31 and took his licenses. Macharello had stated that the closure was his book Starrlight: Glamorous Latin Movie to all the amazing and talented people that Both Macharello and Binninger said that temporary and that Circuit would reopen after Stars of Early Hollywood. (He was also behind have crossed my path in my musical career, to Macharello had been unhappy with the direction he renegotiated the nightspot’s increasingly ex- Picture Perfect-Art Deco Photo Frames 1926- thank them for sharing some loving space. of Circuit, which had been increasingly branding pensive lease. But co-owner Patrick Harms re- 1946.) Talking about his fascination for that “He was always quick with a smile and a itself as a Latin club. futed that version of events, stating that the time period and glamour influenced his pho- compliment. It’s not always easy to get the Macharello loved hosting Latin events, but he rent had not been raised and that Macharello tos, he said, “[T]hey took such time with the best angle of a big girl like me, but he couldn’t envisioned a club that would embrace the full pulled his business licenses from the premise. angles of the photos and only published the wait to run over after the shot was taken, to diversity of Chicago’s LGBT community in addi- Macharello and Harms had been managing good ones. They only took the best. They took show me how pretty I looked. I laugh and feel tion. He wanted to host other themed nights operations at Circuit together. Harms held the care with different types of photography, and sad all at the same time just thinking of it. He targeted at different segments of the commu- lease to the property, located at 3641 N. Hal- they didn’t produce hundreds of pictures of was an ardent supporter of cabaret in this city nity. sted St., while Macharello owned the business one sitting.” and while he will be sorely missed; his photos The disagreement over the club’s direction ap- licenses. Describing his technique, he said, “Propor- will remain forever.” pears to have spurred some of the tension be- Macharello alleges that he saw money prob- tions are the whole thing. Someone might be Windy City Times will update as details tween Harms and Macharello, although Macha- lems, which Harms had been charged with han- good-looking but you turn their head just a come in. rello said he still considers Harms a good friend. dling, and became increasingly concerned about little bit and they look even better. Even if the business. (Harms could not be reached for After Macharello took the licenses, however, follow-up comment.) To protect the business, the split became clear. Macharello said, he removed the business licens- “Patrick has the venue but doesn’t have the es every night. licenses,” said Binninger. On Halloween, he removed the licenses. Consequently, Investure moved in on Macha- The next day, he said, “We got locked out.” rello. Macharello claims that Sterling Properties, Both BOI magazine and Circuit’s websites were which manages the building, locked them out hosted on Contax Communications Corporation over back rent that Harms had failed to pay. servers, another company Binninger owns. Bin- Frank Friedman of Sterling Properties called ninger shut down the websites, and visitors have Macharello’s statements “erroneous.” been greeted with blank screens and a message Macharello had initially posted on Circuit’s noting the seizures since. Facebook page that Sterling had been raising Macharello skirted the seizures by launching the rent by thousands, a statement that both new websites for both Circuit and BOI Magazine, Harms and Friedman said was false. Macharello and he has vowed to continue publishing. later told Windy City Times that he had simply Macharello also held Circuit parties in other wanted a rental reduction and had been unable locations. “Noche Latina” was held at 1675 N. to negotiate it. He conceded that the rental cost Elston Ave., Sunday night, and Macharello host- was his responsibility as owner but that he had ed ExtravaGanza at Evergreen Club Saturday. hoped for help in a tough economy. But Binninger said that legal proceedings Friedman said that Circuit had closed not against Macharello are in the works and that because of Sterling Properties, but because of those impact BOI in addition to Macharello’s Macharello. other assets. “Mike removed the business licenses,” he said. “He’s under the illusion that everything is go- “Circuit could not operate without a business li- ing to be fine,” said Binninger. “He’s so far over cense.” his head that the only way he is going to get out Cut off from his source of income, Macharello is to win the lotto.”

Circuit has hosted events such as this year’s Puerto Rican Pride. Photo by Jerry Nunn 8 Nov. 14, 2012 WINDY CITY TIMES Churches argue for intervention in marriage lawsuits BY KATE SOSIN Rights Project will seek to advance the rights of the transgender and gender-variant communi- Two Illinois churches made their case for inter- ties through policy and legislative advocacy and vention in lawsuits that seek to overturn the community education.” To achieve that, TCRA is state’s ban on same-sex marriage Nov. 7. assembling an advisory committee made up of Representing both Grace-Gospel Fellowship of transgender, gender-variant and queer-identified Bensenville and Church of Christian Liberty in individuals. Arlington Heights, attorney Jason Craddock said “We at The Civil Rights Agenda believe that we that both churches have a greater interest in are at a tipping point in terms of transgender the lawsuits than the general public and should rights,” said TCRA Executive Director Anthony therefore be allowed to defend the ban. Martinez in the statement. “It is our belief that Tazewell County Clerk Christie Webb and Eff- we should push the rights of transgender in- ingham County Clerk Kerry Hirtzel are already dividuals to the forefront of the LGBTQ policy challenging the lawsuits, filed by the American agenda in Illinois.” Civil Liberties Union and Lambda Legal. The two TCRA is asking individuals interested in join- intervened after Cook County Clerk David Orr, ing the committee to email [email protected]. named in the original lawsuits, refused to de- fend the ban. Aurora retains asst. Lambda Legal and ACLU attorneys have argued against allowing other interveners in the case. superintendent from The Illinois Family Institute has also requested trans controversy intervention. BY KATE SOSIN Craddock argued that overturning the ban on same-sex marriage would force churches that An Aurora school board voted unanimously not perform marriages to non-members to perform to fire or demote its assistant superintendent, them for gay couples because the Illinois Hu- who some blamed for the fallout over transgen- man Rights Act mandates equal access to public der protections adopted by the board and then accommodations. rescinded amid controversy. He also said that if the intervening clerks were School officials had alleged that Assistant voted out during the case the ban would again Superintendent Dr. Christie Aird presented the be left undefended. policy without properly informing the board on But confusing his argument was a repeated its ramifications. But at a special meeting held reference to the Illinois ban as the Defense of to discuss Aird’s employment Nov. 5, teachers, Marriage Act (DOMA), the federal ban on same- parents and students voiced their support for sex marriage. Aird. Of the six who spoke, all said they support “Striking down DOMA would leave these Aird. churches in a precarious situation,” said Crad- “Have you ever taken a step forward, when dock, adding later, “The case is over whether everyone asked you to take a step back?” one DOMA should be declared unconstitutional or mother asked board members. AVER chapter hosts Veterans’ Day dinner The Chicago Chapter of the American Veterans for Equal Rights (AVER) hosts the annual Veter- not…we are saying that it should not.” Eight-year-old Teja Davis called Aird “a leader” ans Day dinner with gay veterans and at Ann Sather on Belmont Nov. 11. Speakers were Attorney Jeffrey Sarles, speaking on behalf of for her school. “When I make a mistake, my par- two active-duty sailors and members of Gay, Lesbian and Supporting Sailors (GLASS), the Great the ACLU and Lambda Legal clients, attempted ents don’t dismiss me and tell me I have to move Lakes Naval Base organization of openly gay members of the military. The GLASS model began at to highlight the distinction between the two, out,” she said. Great Lakes has been duplicated on other military bases. noting that “DOMA” typically refers to the fed- Board members headed into a closed-door ex- Hospital Corpsman Third Class Brian Ruiz (right) and Hospital Corpsman Third Class Richard eral law, while the lawsuits challenge Illinois ecutive session following the public comments. Dumbrique spoke about life in the military post-”Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” While some of their fel- state law. After more than an hour, the board voted unani- low sailors remain unwelcoming, said Dumbrique, most have no problem serving with openly gay Sarles argued that the two churches did not mously not to take action against Aird. sailors. And if someone has a problem, he said, it is not a threat to the gay sailors and they can have grounds for intervention because they did A handful of others spoke at a general board live with it: “One guy asked if I was gay. I just said yes and asked if he wanted to cuddle. He not have a greater interest in the cases than the meeting following in favor of the transgender said no, so I went to sleep.” general public. He said that many in the state policy. felt opposed to same-sex marriage because of In the photo at top, Ruiz spoke of the sacrifices that all military members make and the added religious beliefs. burdens of serving in the military while being closeted, thanking the gay veterans for their work “That really doesn’t differentiate [the church- in overturning the law that supported the military’s anti-gay policy. es] from a large swath of the population of Il- AVER honored both speakers with the presentation of the Happy Warrior award. Also honored linois,” Sarles said. for their long term service and participation were AVER members Ed Zasadil, US Army WWII Vet- He also contended that multiple interveners eran (pictured above), Larry Simpson and Al Treb. Photos by Tracy Baim would slow the cases and burden the court. “Now you are really are scaring me,” Judge So- phia Hall joked in response. Hall declined to immediately rule on whether the churches and/or the Illinois Family Institute Post-election LGBT ‘Art & Soul’ at could intervene. wrap-up Nov. 19 Funky Buddha Asked after the arguments about the differ- Victory Fund and Equality Illinois will host ence between DOMA and the case before the a moderated panel Monday, Nov. 19, on how Lounge Nov. 18 No Wire Hangers Productions will present court, Craddock replied that DOMA referred to LGBT candidates and policies did in the 2012 federal law while the lawsuits dealt with state “Art & Soul: The Brown Sugar Festival” Sun- elections. law. day, Nov. 18, at Funky Buddha Lounge, 728 W. The event will take place 7 p.m. at Mary’s Camilla Taylor, attorney for Lambda Legal, said Grand Ave. Attic, 5400 N. Clark St. her organization remains optimistic. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the show Panelists will include Equality Illinois Direc- “We’re encouraged by how the arguments starts at 7 p.m. Among those performing at tor of Public Policy Randy Hannig; Metropoli- went,” she said. the open-mic event are C.C. Carter, The Brian- tan Water Reclamation District Commissioner Alwyn and Storie Devereaux. Debra Shore; Lauren Peters, field campaign Tickets are $11 (advance) to $21 (VIP); manager for Tammy Baldwin’s U.S. Senate The Civil Rights Agenda visit www.nowirehangersproductions.com/ campaign; and Affinity Community Services launches trans project tickets.html. The Civil Rights Agenda (TCRA) is launching Executive Director Kim Hunt. Tressa feher, its newest project focused on the transgender chief of staff for the office of the 46th Ward, community throughout Illinois. will moderate. The cost is $10 (includes one drink). A press release stated that the “Transgender Dr. Christie Aird. Photo by Kate Sosin WINDY CITY TIMES Nov. 14, 2012 9 Tim’m T. West brings a roller-coaster background to the Center on Halsted, where he works with youth who range Sat., Nov. 17 GAYin the in age from 13 to 24, primarily gay men 7:30 p.m. of color—and many definitely can relate with his past. Sappho’s Salon LIFE He’s lived on food stamps to survive at Dance Party and Mixer Tim’m T. West one point in life, has two brothers who $7–$10 sliding cover charge Text and photos by Ross Forman were in gangs and, while growing up, his dad was very homophobic. West person- ally hit rock bottom in 1999 when he Sun., Nov. 18 was diagnosed with AIDS, not just being 5:00 p.m. HIV-positive—and was told he only had Gail Barazani about a year to live, if he didn’t take ac- tion immediately. Poems 2 He also, on the personal front, started one of the first Black queer hip-hop groups, Deep Dickollec- tive, who rapped together from 1999 until 2007. Plus, West has had a solo hip-hop career, with his most recent album, “Fly Brotha,” released in the summer of 2011. “To be in this position and be a model/influence for young people, it’s very rewarding,” West said. 5233 N. Clark “People sometimes approach youth work from a very clinical perspective. However, I definitely am able (773) 769-9299 to relate my experiences to them as someone who was also a young, Black gay male who experienced a lot of struggle. “When I open up [to the youth], and they realize that I’ve had some of the same struggles many of Age them have now, I think it makes a difference.” 40 One example is the life of Ryan Hart, 25, a fellow South Side native who also is an HIV-positive activist. Hart is now a board member on ACCESS Community Health’s Advisory Council and the board Neighborhood council for the AIDS Foundation Chicago’s Housing Program. Hart was named to Windy City Times’ 30 South Shore [email protected] Under 30 this year. Hometown “I know I’ve impacted his life. I’m very proud of what I’ve done to help him, and absolutely proud womenandchildrenfirst.com Born in Cincinnati, raised in Arkansas of where he’s at now,” West said. Parking Available Relationship status “My job can be very challenging, but also be a very rewarding job. I know there were pivotal people Wheelchair Accessible Partnered with Aubrey Moultry who helped along my path—so I’m now trying to be that change-maker for as many youth as possible. I look forward to coming to work every day.” Job title Associate director of youth programs, Center on Halsted Hobbies Basketball, science fiction, poetry, hip-hop music Favorite musician Omar Favorite Chicago gay bar Club Escape Favorite Chicago restaurant Big Bowl Little-known facts Is an Eagle Scout; was once the president of Future Farmers of America; and is an ex-Mormon. Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame inducts 12 Twelve individuals and three organi- zations were inducted into the Chi- cago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame Nov. 12. Mayor Rahm Emanuel helped hand out the awards, which were present- ed at the Chicago History Museum. Emanuel also called for full marriage rights in Illinois. Commission on Hu- man Relations Commissioner Mona Noriega and state Rep. Deb Mell also helped recognize honorees. Those honored in 2012 are: Minis- ter Lois L. Bates (posthumous), St. Sukie de la Croix, Sanford E. Gaylord, William W. Greaves, Keith R. Green, Mark Ishaug, Bill Pry, Chuck Rodocker, Heather C. Sawyer and Honey West. Lois Bates’ mother Delores Bates ac- cepted on behalf of her daughter. Organizations included Chicago Black Gay Men’s Caucus, Chi-Town Squares and Proud to Run, Chicago. Cook County Clerk David Orr and columnist Laura S. Washington were inducted as friends of the community. Greg Cameron, Suzanne Kraus and Gary Chichester also helped induct the class of 2012. See more details on honorees at http://www.windycitymedia- group.com/lgbt/Chicago-Gay-and- Lesbian-Hall-of-Fame-to-induct- twelve/40224.html. Photos by Hal Baim. See more next week and at www.windycitymediagroup.com. 10 Nov. 14, 2012 WINDY CITY TIMES WINDY CITY VIEWPOINTS TIMES VOL. 28, No. 6, Nov. 14, 2012 “How in the world are we going to get this thing Heather Carter, Gaysha Starr, Mike Andrew, Al- The combined forces of Windy City Times, SHAUN approved when we can’t even get excited about exander Mentele, Robbie Turner, Stephanie Bru- founded Sept. 1985, and Outlines newspaper, it ourselves?” sig, Chase Silva, Ceasar and Kelsey Hart who, founded May 1987. KNITTEL In July I took a walk around Capitol Hill, Se- on Thursday, Sept. 6, stood shoulder to shoulder PUBLISHER & EXECUTIVE EDITOR attle’s LGBTQ cultural center. I looked for signs with me to make our intention to operate in Tracy Baim of life and found none. There was not one sign the community public knowledge. (SOSea would in the window of a business asking voters to Ap- later add Christopher Beisenherz.) ASSISTANT PUBLISHER Terri Klinsky prove Referendum 74, the central campaign had We hit the ground running. On Oct. 1, we held MANAGING EDITOR Andrew Davis BUSINESS MANAGER Ripley Caine yet to move to the Hill, and whenever I brought our official launch party at the Grill on Broad- DIRECTOR OF NEW MEDIA Jean Albright We did it! R-74 up the referendum to already established com- way, threw a Rock the Vote 18+ voter awareness ART DIRECTOR Kirk Williamson munity members it was met with a shrug and party to Approve Referendum 74 at Neighbours SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGERS: Terri Klinsky, Amy usually followed by a comment as complacent Seattle on Oct. 3, and a March for Marriage Matheny, Kirk Williamson, Chris Cheuvront approved, SOSea PROMOTIONAL SUPPORT Cynthia Holmes as, “Someone will do something soon.” march and rally for the freedom to marry on Oct. NATIONAL SALES Rivendell Media, 212-242-6863 moves forward I am someone. It was at that moment that 6. Although SOSea is not a one-issue nonprofit, SENIOR WRITERS Kate Sosin, Bob Roehr, Rex Social Outreach Seattle (SOSea) was conceptu- we knew that all of our energy needed to be put Wockner, Marie J. Kuda, David Byrne, Tony Per- It wasn’t an easy win, either. There’s no doubt alized. I’ve never been the type of leader who towards the Approve R-74 campaign. egrin, Lisa Keen, Yasmin Nair, Erica Demarest about it. Approving Referendum 74 was some- THEATER EDITOR Scott C. Morgan says, “There’s a fire over there. Someone should There were bumps along the way. We were thing that needed all hands on deck and a ton of CINEMA WRITER Richard Knight, Jr. put that out.” I am more the “There’s a fire over viewed as a radical group of rogue queers by BOOKS WRITER Yasmin Nair money. By campaign’s end, R-74 cost supporters there. Let’s put it out” type. some, and not suit-and-tie enough by others. SPORTS WRITER Ross Forman nearly $13.6 million. Washington state has some brilliant LGBTQ This, however, was all trivial to us. SOSea sol- ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT WRITERS Mary Shen Barnidge, Steve Warren, Lawrence Fer- leaders who have been elected to public of- diered on, and in doing so began to build a A call to action ber, Mel Ferrand, Jerry Nunn, Jonathan Abarbanel fice. Some of the best in the country if you ask coalition of equality-minded businesses, media, COLUMNISTS/WRITERS: Yvonne Zipter, Jorjet In February, Gov. Christine Gregoire signed me. But what we lack are social leaders. Before organizations and individuals. The organization Harper, Meghan Streit, Charlsie Dewey, Carrie Washington state’s same-sex marriage bill (SB Harvey Milk was Supervisor Milk, he was a local produced 25 “Approve R-74” ads and much more Maxwell, Billy Masters, Tyler Gillespie, Sarah Toce, 6239—HB 2516 was its counterpart in the state Dana Rudolph, Sally Parsons, Melissa Wasserman, activist in the Castro. And we do have leaders. in the first 30 days of existence. And we did it House) into law knowing that the opposition Jamie Anne Royce, Matthew C. Clark, Joe Franco The problem is they lead organizations that, all for free. SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHERS Mel Ferrand, Hal Baim, would launch a campaign to place the issue on LGBTQ or not, have a very specific focus. Take, There was also praise along the way. People Steve Starr, Emmanuel Garcia, Tim Carroll, Ed the ballot for the public to vote on. Washing- for instance, Louise Chernin at the Greater Se- reached out to us from around the state with Negron, Susan Mattes ton United for Marriage had already been es- attle Business Association, Kris Hermanns at messages of encouragement and volunteers be- CIRCULATION tablished a few months earlier, in anticipation CIRCULATION DIRECTOR Jean Albright Pride Foundation and Ann McGettigan at Seattle gan to spring up from around every corner. SO- of this. But when Protect Marriage Washington DISTRIBUTION: Ashina, Allan, Dan, John, Renee, Counseling Service. All three dynamic and re- Sea is an organization that anyone who believes Sue and Victor declared they would get the signatures needed spected leaders. All three, however, in charge in love and equality can get behind. We are a WEB HOSTING: LoveYourWebsite.com (lead pro- to qualify Referendum 74 (R-74) for the ballot, of LGBTQ-specific nonprofits that deal with busi- “come as you are” coalition, meaning you do not grammer: Martie Marro) little was being said or done about it from our ness, philanthropy and counseling, respectively. have to look like anyone else or be something or side of the issue. They lead these organizations well. But, they someone else other than who you truly are, to Copyright 2012 Lambda Publications Inc./Windy City Media On June 12, the secretary of state’s office an- Group; All rights reserved. Reprint by permission only. Back also stay in their lane. be involved. We are inclusive. And the general nounced that R-74 had qualified for the Novem- issues (if available) for $5 per issue (postage included). I set out to create an organization of dynamic public knows this. Representative Jamie Peder- Return postage must accompany all manuscripts, drawings, ber ballot. Protect Marriage Washington turned community members made up of artists, journal- sen and Sen. Ed Murray (who worked with us on and photographs submitted if they are to be returned, and in 247,331 signatures, far more than the mini- no responsibility may be assumed for unsolicited materials. ists, entertainers and activists living and work- the “Straight Allies” video ad) knows this. Trans All rights to letters, art and photographs sent to Windy mum of 120,577 valid voter signatures required. ing Capitol Hill who aren’t worried about staying leader Marsha Botzer and Allyship member Lin- City Times will be treated as unconditionally assigned A 3-percent random sample was done and of the for publication purposes and as such, subject to editing in our lane and want to inspire change, defeat coln Rose (who also worked with us on projects) 7,561 signatures that were sampled during the and comment. The opinions expressed by the columnists, social inequality, and build a bridge between knows this. And best of all—we are not going cartoonists, letter writers, and commentators are their own check, 6,877 were accepted and the rest were and do not necessarily reflect the position ofWindy City the LBTQ and Allied (LGBTQ) communities. So anywhere. SOSea is here to stay. rejected. Times. Publication of the name, photograph, or likeness of I called on friends and associates I had met Shaun Knittel is the executive director of a person or organization in articles or advertising in Windy Washington United for Marriage got to work City Times is not to be construed as any indication of the through my nearly four years of work as an out SOSea. and I began to write about the issue, almost sexual orientation of such person or organization. While gay journalist in Seattle. It only took one meet- This piece originally ran in the Seattle Les- we encourage readers to support the advertisers who make daily, for various local and national newspapers/ this newspaper possible, Windy City Times cannot accept ing for us to know that yes, there was a need for bian. To read the entire article, go to www. news websites. I didn’t like what I saw. I felt responsibility for advertising claims. action, and yes, there too, was a need for SOSea. WindyCityMediaGroup.com. that there was not enough energy around the (773) 871-7610 FAX (773) 871-7609 I will forever be indebted to Ryan Crawford, issue—especially in King County (where a bulk e-mail: [email protected] or Sarah Toce, Yee-Shin Huang, Ben Haong, Dru [email protected] of the state’s registered voters live). I thought, Dinero, Daniel Hanks, Aleksa Manila, Jack Mozie, www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com radio: WindyCityQueercast.com video: QueerTVNetwork.com

WINDY CITY MEDIA GROUP, LETTERS 5315 N. Clark St. #192, Chicago, Illinois 60640 U.S.A (MAILING ADDRESS ONLY) Beenie Man’s history of frequent calls for vio- For more information on Beenie Man, his Banning Beenie Windy City Times Deadline every Wednesday. lence against gays and lesbians. Such calls are lyrics, and the twists and turns of his often Nightspots Deadline Wednesday prior to street date. Dear Editor, anything but “entertainment” when directed hateful relationship with the global gay com- OUT! Resource Guide ONLINE against a vulnerable and oppressed minority. munity, go to http://my.firedoglake.com/hea- www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com Two of Beenie Man’s songs (which he has not then07/2012/07/06/who-is-beenie-man-and- www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com The following message was sent to The Shrine, an www.WindyCityQueercast.com entertainment venue at which notorious “kill the repudiated and which he has, in fact, continued what-is-he-doing-now; and www.QueerTVNetwork.com gays” Dancehall singer Beenie Man is scheduled to sing) call for “hanging lesbians with a long http://www.petertatchell.net/pop_music/Pic/ to perform. Gay Liberation Network (GLN) has piece of rope,” and “I’m dreaming of a new Ja- Dancehall-Dossier-FINAL.pdf. “Windy City Media Group generated asked The Shrine to cancel the performance and maica, come to execute all the gays.” Because of his advocacy of violence toward enormous interest among their readers has offered to meet with The Shrine to discuss It’s true that in recent years, Beenie has at our people and his checkered and inconsistent in this year’s LGBT Consumer Index the matter. times sounded conciliatory; he even signed relationship to the global LGBT community, we Survey. Out of approximately 100 The Shrine did not respond to a request for the the Reggae Compassionate Act (RCA) in 2007. respectfully request that management of The print and online media partners who name of an owner or manager to whom our mes- However, he later denied signing the RCA. As Shrine show its respect for our community and participated in the survey, Windy City was the best performing regional sage might be addressed. GLN is asking WCT read- for any apology to gays, in a video statement rescind its offer to have Beenie Man perform at media in the U.S. Only survey partners ers to contact The Shrine to ask that Beenie Man Beenie Man says, “I Never Apologize To Gays” its venue Nov. 22. We would be happy to sit with a nationwide footprint were not perform at the venue: 312-753-5700 (phone) (5/23/12). As recently as 2009, Beenie per- down with you to discuss this matter further. formed a “kill the gays” song in Kampala, Ugan- Thank you. able to generate a greater number of | 312-753-5704 (fax) General Email: info@the- responses.” ­­—David Marshall, Research da—a country that is a murderous hot bed of shrinechicago.com Director, Community Marketing, Inc. ______anti-gay oppression. Truly yours, To Whom It May Concern: He granted an interview to The Advocate Gay Liberation Network (8/1/12), a gay magazine, that was billed as an The dancehall artist Beenie Man is scheduled “apology.” However, in it he said that in Jamai- to appear at your venue on Thanksgiving night, ca the only homosexual activity involved older, Nov. 22. wealthy men preying on heterosexual youth—a I wish it were possible to say that this art- narrative directly contradicted by LGBT people ist performs music that is simply engaging en- on the scene. Beenie’s subtext would seem to be tertainment with a great beat and sometimes that anything is justified to protect youth from gritty lyrics. Sadly, this is not the case due to sexual predators. WINDY CITY TIMES Nov. 14, 2012 11 GOINGS-ON WINDY CITY TIMES’ ENTERTAINMENT SECTION

Photo by Greg Rothman

BAKE ‘SUPERIOR’ Read a review of the Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company’s production of Superior Donuts on page 12. DISH THEATER MOVIES Something’s fishy. ‘Long’ and short of it. Penn pal. Page 22. Page 12. Page 16.

Photo of sushi at Jaiyen Photo from Long Day’s Journey Photo of Sean Penn in by Shira Kollins into Night by Scott Cooper This Must Be the Place

SCOTTISH PLAY SCOTT Five-for-one gay history by SCOTT C. MORGAN “We thought that would be fun to watch rather than just having a lateral ‘history lesson,’ if you Pride Films and Plays can already claim that its will.” world-premiere production of At the Flash is an Jumping back and forth in time, At the Flash award-winner. features five distinct characters ranging from a At the Flash—which married couple Sean budding lesbian activist to a Black drag queen Chandler and David Leeper of Woodland Hills, and what they get up to while in the same bar David Leeper in At the Flash. Banner courtesy of David Zak Calif., co-wrote—was the winner of location through the different decades. For the Pride Films and Plays’ 2012 Great Gay Play And world premiere of At the Flash, Leeper assumes Musical Contest this past April. Now local the- all the roles. atergoers can see a fully realized production of “If I could only play one role, I think I’d be At the Flash at the Center on Halsted’s Hoover- drawn to Richard, the in-the-closet married man future. “I don’t think the authors could ever say tion of new LGBT works. Leppen Theatre from Friday, Nov. 16, to Sunday, with children,” said Leeper in an interview with we did it for that reason. They were interested in “Plays trickling down from off-Broadway by the Dec. 16. Zak. “I think most gay men and women have it as an artistic piece as a really exciting theatri- likes of Paul Rudnick or Terrence McNally—that “This is the first one—the first time that we’re struggled with their own acceptance at one time cal piece.” whole model is gone,” said Zak about regional actually taking a script that was developed and and that is what I tap into and find so heart- For Chandler, seeing the play finally up on its theaters that wait for successes from New York won the contest into a full production,” said breaking with him.” feet is something of a dream come true. to produce. “We’re hoping that artistic directors Pride Films and Plays founder and artistic direc- Assisting in Leeper’s many character transfor- “It takes so much to have a gay play or film be from around the country will every year be able tor David Zak. “It’s a great step.” mations is a lot of technical sound and lighting recognized and be seen,” he said. “I want it to to come to us in April at the Center on Halsted Chandler and Leeper came up with the idea for cues to help sort out who is who. be produced all over the world—that would be to find the best new five gay plays and produce At the Flash about seven years ago when they “It’s meant to be performed on a bare stage, beyond my wildest dreams.” them right away.” were talking about writing a show that would but with music and lights, you can really use Following At the Flash, Pride Films and Plays Pride Films and Plays’ world premiere of At the explore the past 50 years of the gay and lesbian your imagination, and people bring their own is set to produce a 20th-anniversary production Flash plays from Friday, Nov. 16, through Sun- movement. stories to it,” Zak said. “You hear Madonna mu- of Jonathan Harvey’s play Beautiful Thing and day, Dec. 16, at the Center on Halsted’s Hoover- Other playwrights have also explored gay his- sic, you hear stuff from the ’60s and it really a new musical about the outing of a politician Leppen Theatre, 3656 N. Halsted St. Performanc- tory through drama, notably Robert Patrick with takes you back.” called Under a Rainbow Flag. The latter piece es are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays (and on his 1988 multi-play cycle Untold Decades and Now when asked if At the Flash was particu- is co-written by Chandler and composer Leo Wednesdays and Thursdays starting Nov. 28), Terrence McNally in his 2007 off-Broadway dra- larly attractive to produce for Pride Films and Schwartz, and it came about after the two met with 3:30 p.m. matinees on Sundays. Tickets are ma Some Men. But Chandler and Leeper opted to Plays since it only calls for a single actor, Zak while their separate works were performed as $15 for the preview on Nov. 16, and $21-$25 make At the Flash into a one-man show. bristled at the suggestion. readings as part of the Great Gay Play And Musi- for the regular run. Call 800-838-3006 or go on- “We went ahead and set up the show to be one “That’s not really the point,” Zak said, though cal Contest. line at www.brownpapertickets.com to purchase character representing each decade and each he notes that other theater companies could see Aside from helping to foster new artistic col- tickets or visit www.pridefilmsandplays.com for character comes to embody the overall tone and that as a major advantage if they chose to do laborations, Zak wants the Great Gay Play And more information. feel of that particular decade,” Chandler said. subsequent productions of At the Flash in the Musical Contest to be a beacon for the produc- 12 Nov. 14, 2012 WINDY CITY TIMES THEATER REVIEW catalytic young man named Franco Wicks, ea- ger to share his big dreams. Restoration can- Superior Donuts not commence, however, without first disposing Playwright: Tracy Letts of the detritus accumulated over a past riddled At: Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company at with inexorable regrets. the Royal George, 1641 N. Halsted St. Letts doesn’t waste words, so don’t be lulled Tickets: 312-988-9000; by the assortment of archetypal urban eccen- www.maryarrchie.com; $50 trics frequenting this milieu into thinking that Runs through: Nov. 23 this will be a feel-good comedy (with a touch of Norman Lear). The seemingly frivolous banter BY MARY SHEN BARNIDGE dominating the early scenes conceals revela- tions figuring prominently in the grim decisions Tracy Letts’ Pulitzer prize for the fourth play its purveyors will face later. An immigrant entre- of his writing career saddled the author with a preneur’s lovesick nephew or a loan shark’s sour status mandating that his fifth premiere in pa- stomach may not appear important initially, but latial auditoriums boasting big budgets, despite when good and evil finally go nose-to-nose and an aesthetic that has always gravitated toward fist-to-fist, assistance may spring from the un- small spaces: trailers, motel rooms, artists’ stu- likeliest of sources. dios—even the mansion in August: Osage Coun- Richard Cotovsky and Preston Tate Jr. repeat ty was, dramatically speaking, merely a cluster their roles as the phlegmatic Arthur and mercu- of closets and cells. Angel Island’s loft stage of- rial Franco, as do Karl Potthoff, playing the ruth- fered intimacy enough, but only with this Mary- less gangster Luther Flynn, Paige Smith as the Arrchie Theatre Company production’s transfer pragmatic Max Tarasov, and an ensemble gen- to the Royal George’s cozy ground-floor cabaret erating the kind of empathy sparking real-time has it found the perfect fit for both performers vocal responses from opening-week playgoers. and audience. The room at North Avenue and Halsted Street Our setting is a shabby bakery, located be- may be larger, dictating slower pacing and lon- neath the Wilson Avenue El station in Chicago’s ger scene changes, but the warmth and intimacy Charin Alvarez and Miguel Nunez in i put the fear of mexico in ‘em. Photo by Art Carrillo Uptown district, now as sorely neglected as its of Letts’ most optimistic play to date remains squalid urban environment and Arthur Przy- undiminished. Now that the election’s over, why byszewski, its scruffy third-generation owner. shouldn’t we celebrate the humble doughnut as THEATER REVIEW and fears by choice, and a natural deep resent- Oh, but resurrection is on the horizon—for the a symbol of the American Dream’s resiliency? ment of being forced into shallow, common ste- neighborhood, in the form of new businesses i put the fear reotypes. opening, and for Arthur, with the arrival of a The play ends as arbitrarily as it began, with- of mexico in ‘em out completing character arcs or story arcs, such Playwright: Matthew Paul Olmos as they are. Olmos doesn’t offer solutions in a THEATER REVIEW At: Teatro Vista at Chicago play that’s purposeful but not hopeful. Merely Dramatists, 1105 W. Chicago Ave. airing the issues may be helpful, but Olmos has Long Day’s Tickets: At the door or too many things on his plate with too many www.teatrovista.org; $25 Journey into Night focal shifts in 95 minutes, while the not-fully- Runs through: Dec. 9 Playwright: Eugene O’Neill developed magic realism techniques obscure the At: Eclipse Theatre Company at the message. Some aspects of Olmos’s play recall the BY JONATHAN ABARBANEL Athenaeum, 2936 N. Southport Ave. pseudo-Latino setting of Tennessee Williams’s Tickets: 773-935-6875; Camino Real, but Williams wrote a fever dream Viewed at the final preview, the world premiere www.eclipsetheatre.com; $28 Romance while Olmos offers a cultural night- of “i put the fear of mexico in ‘em” (sic) was Runs through: Dec. 9 mare from which neither Mexicans nor Anglos not ready for prime time. There were a few small can awake. Regina Garcia’s suitable alley set is performance glitches, but the play itself was the BY MARY SHEN BARNIDGE clever, colorful and claustrophobic. problem, not the capable production by Teatro Vista’s co-artistic director, Riccardo Gutierrez. An aphorism frequently heard among thera- Middleclass gringos Jonah (Bryn Packard) and pists in response to dysfunctional families Adray (Cheryl Graeff), from “north of Los Ange- suggests that irrational behavior in one per- les,” visit the Mexico/California border town of CRITICS’ PICKS son often breeds irrational behavior in those Tijuana seemingly on impulse, without appar- forced to interact with them—in other words, ent plan or purpose. As the play opens, they are crazy people make sane people act crazy. forced at rifle point into a refuse-strewn back What makes the Tyrone family crazy is guilt: alley by Efren (Miguel Nunez) and Juana (Charin 500 Clown Frankenstein, 500 Clown at James Tyrone’s guilt over the obsessive thrift Alvarez), a threatening Mexican couple. Jonah Viaduct, through Nov. 18. Three superb contributing to his wife and son’s ill health. and Adray fear robbery, rape, ransom, torture clowns “make monster” in a brilliantly fun- There’s Mary Tyrone’s guilt over her misguided and/or murder—as one would if the situation ny, ultimately dark impression of Mary Shel- mothering skills. In addition, there’s elder were real—but Efren and Juana don’t do any of ley’s tale. Hey, Clowns & Creature: outsiders son Jamie’s guilt over his jealousy of younger those things. Although they aggressively mind- all. Roles rotate among five performers in brother, Edmund, whose guilt stems from his Susan Monts-Bologna and Stephen Dale in fuck the Yanks, they are equally as lacking in physical theater at its best. JA inability to fulfill the promise of salvation as- Long Day’s Journey into Night. Photo by purpose. Absence of motivation is a problem Down and Derby, The New Colony at Red signed him by his troubled kin. Scott Cooper with Matthew Paul Olmos’s still-new script. Tape Theatre, through Dec. 8. Aaron Weiss- The single late summer day described in Eu- Eventually one realizes Olmos is concerned man’s script may be a bit basic at times, but gene O’Neill’s autobiographical posthumously with issues rather than with characters. Through the atmosphere is great for this world-pre- produced play (in which he casts himself as consorts—masks their simmering anger and magic realism, Efren and Juana know things miere drama about an inclusive roller-derby the sibling who died in childhood) differs despair, resulting in vigorous and surprisingly about the Norte Americanos that they could not team that faces struggles in the face of its from the others in the news that Edmund has fast-paced performances. This atmosphere of possibly know. They even know their adolescent community-rallying success. SCM contracted tuberculosis and Mary has resumed exigency is facilitated by Kevin Hagan’s wing- son and Jonah and Adray’s teen daughter have Good People, Steppenwolf Theatre, ingesting addictive medications. Before and-border parlor, its two-dimensionality on fallen in love that very morning back in Los An- through Nov. 17. K. Todd Freeman directs nightfall, we will watch the Tyrones struggle the small studio stage offering no refuge for geles, although the Mexican family doesn’t live an engrossing production of David Lindsay- to deny their culpability, real or imagined, for Stanislavksian posturing, but instead high- there. We see offspring Angela and Javier (Cruz Abaire’s masterful examination of the grow- bringing these misfortunes upon the house- lighting text long-obscured even in repeat Gonzalez-Cadel and Marvin Quijada) as Anglos ing class divide. SCM hold—chiefly through projecting blame onto viewings. attack Javier and Angela falls out of love with The Opponent, A Red Orchid Theatre, each other, thus circulating the responsibility Patrick Blashill, an actor not usually associ- him. Back in Tijuana, Jonah and Adray also en- through Dec. 2. You can smell the sweat for everybody’s unhappiness among them like ated with such weighty roles, acquits himself counter a mariachi, a drug dealer and a police- and testosterone in the gym where a boxer a contagious infection. admirably in the role of the stoical James, man. with nothing but his future and a trainer The tendency of most theater companies while Joe McCauley conveys the vulnerability The shifting foci and improbabilities are im- with nothing but his past go head-to-head, essaying this much-analyzed drama is to de- of the Jamie we will meet in O’Neill’s Moon posed upon a gritty and naturalistic setting so toe-to-toe and glove-to-glove over broken pict its characters as weary and enervated, For The Misbegotten, and Stephen Dale lends Olmos can raise all the issues touching Latino- dreams. MSB chafing under the burdens of their own hope- Edmund a slow-burning intensity. It is Susan Yankee relations: immigration, racism (blatant lessness and helplessness. However, Eclipse Monts-Bologna’s Mary Tyrone who commands and latent), criminality (real or perceived), sex- —By Abarbanel, Barnidge Theater doesn’t go that route. Rejecting the stage from her first entrance, however, uality, employment, empowerment and exploita- and Morgan academic classical-tragedy and “American riveting our attention and sympathy as she tion. He puts Jonah and Adray on the defensive Chekhov” paradigms, director Nathaniel Swift teeters between assertion and submission, fi- most of the time, but doesn’t let his Mexican and his cast present us with a clan whose ery rebellion and wistful nostalgia. Only when characters completely off the hook: They are copious consumption of sedatives—mor- she is absent do the men have anything to torn between playing into Yankee expectations phine for mother Mary, and whiskey for her say. WINDY CITY TIMES Nov. 14, 2012 13 left-leaning political types can draw analogies Oscar and Felix’s poker-playing buddies are The Odd Couple to white males who need to adapt to societal also great. In addition to Jarchow, Phil Ridarelli, Playwright: changes.) But The Odd Couple is a show that William Dick and Peter DeFaria (convincingly At: Northlight Theatre, delivers precision clockwork laughs if done well, taking over Grapey’s cop role) all are worth their 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie and the Northlight production definitely suc- salt in terms of comic timing and crafting their Tickets: 847-673-6300 or ceeds even with its last-minute casting changes. eccentric and often aggravated characters. www.northlight.org; $25-$72 Grapey and Kazurinsky work together like So while celebrity-seeking audiences may miss Runs through: Dec. 9 old-hand vaudevillians under Jones’ skilled di- the star power that Wendt would have lent to rection, even if there is a slight age difference Northlight’s The Odd Couple, regular theatergo- BY SCOTT C. MORGAN between the two. Grapey’s youth also makes the ers will recognize the show for what it is: a great attraction of the neighboring British Pigeon sis- comic vehicle that can still stand with a great “The show must go on” as the old theatrical say- ters (a delightful duo of Katherine Keberlein and cast who perform it all exceedingly well. ing goes, and it definitely applies to Northlight Molly Glynn in very mod outfits by costumer Ra- Theatre’s much-anticipated production of Neil chel Laritz) much more palpable. Simon’s 1965 chestnut The Odd Couple. Northlight artistic director BJ Jones had cast the production as a reunion of sorts for famed veterans of The Second City. The marquee stars included George Wendt of the classic TV show Cheers playing slovenly sportswriter Oscar Madi- son, and Tim Kazurinsky (About Last Night, the SPOTLIGHT forthcoming Scrooge and Marley) playing neat- freak news writer Felix Unger. Bruce Jarchow, an- other Second City alum, was also along for the ride in the role of the accountant Roy. But not long before the show officially opened, Wendt had to drop out of the production for coronary bypass surgery. (Various news outlets have reported that he’s expected to recover.) So Wendt’s understudy, actor Marc Grapey (who was originally cast as the slightly dim-witted cop Murray), assumed the role of Oscar instead. Some audience members will be disappointed by Wendt’s absence, especially since his photo and a co-interview with him prominently appear From Edinburgh to London to off-Broadway in New York, The Unauthorized Harry Experi- in the program. But Northlight still delivers a ence—A Parody by Dan and Jeff has been a smash comedy hit with critics and die-hard fans of solid and laugh-inducing production of The Odd J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books. See how comedians Daniel Clarkson and Jeff Turner condense Couple that would make any professional theater seven books into a slick and silly 70 minutes when the show comes to Chicago. “Unauthorized” proud. continues through Dec. 23 at the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place, 175 E. Chestnut Simon’s often-adapted tale of two bachelors St. Performance times are 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 2 p.m. (one divorced, one newly separated) who drive Sundays, Wednesdays and on Friday, Nov. 23 (no matinees Nov. 14 or 21 and no show Thursday, each other nuts while sharing an eight-room Nov. 22). An extra 5 p.m. show is Sunday, Nov. 18. Tickets run $39.75-$69.75. For tickets, call New York apartment together might not be 800-775-2000 or visit www.broadwayinchicago.com. Photo courtesy of Broadway in Chicago cutting-edge comedy after all these years. (Yet Marc Grapey (left) and Tim Kazurinsky in The in light of the recent U.S. presidential election, Odd Couple. Photo by Michael Brosilow

RIVERFRONT THEATER PRESENTS Tuesday, December 4, 7:30 GENTLEMAN’S RULE Wednesday, December 5, 7:30

NOTE FOURTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH From the creator of Straight No Chaser LOCATION 126 EAST CHESTNUT STREET and the producer of Under the Streetlamp Don’t miss this Grammy® Award-winning a cappella ensemble perform traditional carols, revered sacred works and delightful holiday favorites.

NOW - NOV 25 ONLY ROYAL GEORGE THEATER 1641 N. HALSTED Call 312-988-9000 or visit RiverfrontTheater.com RiverfrontTheater.com | Ticketmaster.com SYMPHONY CENTER PRESENTS For Group Discounts Call Group Theater Tix - 312-423-6612 312-294-3000 • CSO.ORG Artists, prices and programs subject to change. 14 Nov. 14, 2012 WINDY CITY TIMES NUNN ON ONE: THEATER Hollis Resnick brings her ‘Sister Act’ home audition. WCT: Congrats on the role. Now you are go- ing to be touring all over the place. HR: It’s a national tour. After Chicago we go to Florida for two months; then we do Boston, Philly, Cleveland, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh [and] then the West Coast later on. WCT: You have done several of these touring shows in the past. HR: Yes, I have. This is not my first national tour so I have seen the country many times over. I really enjoy it. Traveling is not the easi- est thing but it is a great cast and the creative team has been wonderful. By Jerry Nunn WCT: I met Ta’Rea Campbell, who plays the Whoopi [Goldberg] role, after the Millennium The musical Sister Act is dancing down the aisles Park preview over the summer. this week at the Auditorium Theatre for a North HR: She’s an amazing singer. American tour. This high-energy show has al- WCT: We went to [Boystown nightspot Side- ready landed five Tony nominations and stars track after to drink. Hollis Resnik (left) and Ta’Rea Campbell in Sister Act. Photo by Joan Marcus Chicago’s own Hollis Resnick as Mother Superior. HR: Oh, really? How fun! Resnick is no stranger to national tours, in- WCT: Had you seen the Broadway version of cluding Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Thoroughly Sister Act? Modern Millie. Her home base is in Chicago, HR: I saw the closing night performance, actu- favorite moment from a past Chicago show? tive, play a lot of tennis, go to the gym and now most recently appearing in Angels in America at ally. HR: I just love the last couple of things I did I Argentine tango. It will take me years to get the Court Theatre and Candide at the Goodman WCT: So you got a little taste of it. there. I loved doing Candide, Angels in America good at it. Theatre. She has won 10 Jeff Awards along with HR: It is a show that is great for the family and Follies. All three were highpoints in my ca- WCT: It’s a workout, I am sure. a Helen Hayes Award. and very indicative of 1978. It is a wonderful reer—three incredible directors, casts and en- HR: It is not really a workout but it is about Nunn talked to the head nun in charge right score. It really takes you back to that time pe- tirely different roles. I have been able to expand surrendering and allowing oneself to be taken before the big premiere in Chicago. riod. I grew up then. It has lots of mirror balls, so much in my work there. I’m so lucky for the on a physical and emotional journey with the Windy City Times: Hello, Hollis. Where in disco and sequins! opportunity. music. It is very much akin to an actor’s prog- the world are you right now? WCT: Fun. Is it similar to the movie in a lot WCT: Sounds like you are riding on top now. ress. Hollis Resnick: I’m in Toronto. We opened here of ways? HR: I have been so blessed. WCT: Wouldn’t you love to incorporate it and have been here five weeks. I go home to HR: Very much so, except we have these won- WCT: And now playing a blessed role like into a show sometime? Chicago on Monday and then we open Nov. 13 derful singing nuns that do wonderful arm cho- Mother Superior. What is your take on her? HR: Yes, I would love to do that. That is in the there. reography. They are a sight to see. HR: I adore her. She is a wonderful, spiritual, back of my mind… WCT: Sounds like a whirlwind. Don’t you WCT: I’m thinking about wearing my nun’s caring woman. She has a bite to her certainly WCT: Is there a role that you are dying to love Toronto? I went there for the first time habit to the opening. but the great thing about the show is that she play but haven’t yet? last year to write a story. HR: Okay—you will fit right in! has these lovely little conversations with God, HR: In musical theater no, but I have always HR: Yes, it is a big international city. The WCT: You are such a fixture of Chicago but which I really enjoy. She cares very much about wanted to do The Visit, as far as a play. There are crowds here have been wonderful. It has just you didn’t grow up here. her parish and her sisters. It is interesting to see lots of plays that I still want to do. been packed and sold out. HR: I moved from Cleveland, Ohio. her deal with the struggles of this new personal- WCT: How long is the run of Sister Act? WCT: That was the first stop? WCT: What advice would you give Chicago ity that comes in. Nobody likes change. Every- HR: Three weeks. It is down at the Audito- HR: We teched in Chattanooga, Tenn., which actors on making a living? body knows the ending for this so you have to rium Theater, with great acoustics. I encourage was actually a lovely city. We did two public pre- HR: Chicago is such a great theater town. go for the ride and get to the end where it is so everyone to come down and see it. It’s really views there; then we packed up and came here There has been such an influx of talent because uplifting. enjoyable. to Toronto. We opened officially here and it has theater companies are popping up all the time. WCT: Tell me about this tango obsession of WCT: I am glad Chicago is a stop on the tour. been doing very well. The theater scene has expanded so much since I yours. I read about it on your website. HR: Me, too; I get to be home for a little WCT: How did you hear about the audition got to town. I say, “Stay there and keep it grow- HR: I’m into Argentinean tango, yes. I have while. Thanks so much for calling, kiss Chicago to in the show? ing, nurture that artistic community because it taken it up very seriously, I have to say. It is for me and I will be there soon! HR: My agent called me. I was actually in the is one of the finest in the country.” an amazing art form. I think every actor should This holy production runs through Dec. 2 at middle of doing Angels in America at the time. I WCT: You won 10 Jeff Awards, which is learn how to tango because it is all about lis- the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt Univer- was not about to fly to audition for this so I put huge. tening, responding, and being passionate in the sity, 50 E. Congress Pkwy. Order your tickets myself on tape and got the job off of that. It is HR: I have won, I think … 11. I won an en- moment. It has opened a whole new world to now at www.BroadwayInChicago.com and pray sort of unusual. semble award with La Mancha and I think people me with wonderful friends. I have done lessons it’s not too late! WCT: That is the way of the world now! don’t count that one. here in Toronto. I love it. I am a doer, though. HR: I just couldn’t get there to New York to WCT: We will count it, then. Have you had a I don’t sit at home and watch TV. I stay very ac- and the Amahl Night Visitors IN ITS 7TH YEAR! A treasured Chicago holiday tradition, perfect for all ages! Sat., Dec. 1 & Sun., Dec. 2 at 2:00pm Harold Washington Library Center 400 S. State St., Chicago Tix ($10-$25) available online at tix.com or call 312-951-7944 www.chamberoperachicago.org

Great Opera, More Affordable! WINDY CITY TIMES Nov. 14, 2012 15 NUNN ON ONE: MUSIC AJ: That was sick. One of the best parties I have ever been to. I was so amazed by how many people were there. They were all having Producer/DJ Afrojack fun together. I think it was one of the best shows of my last tour. WCT: It was such a diverse crowd with on Michael Jackson, straight and gay people all mixed together. AJ: People don’t care anymore if you are straight or gay, if you are Black, white or Asian. uniting music fans If you love dance music, then we are friends. WCT: What’s your favorite drink on this par- By Jerry Nunn and R3hab who I trying to build up. Basically, all of those guys on my label I have been working ty tour? AJ: I drink vodka—way too much, actually! Dutch producer/DJ Nick van de Wall—bet- together with them for such a long time and I WCT: You better drink some Red Bull with it ter known as Afrojack—has blown the roof off thought it would be fun if they came along with to stay up late. clubs internationally with hits like “Take Over me in America. There is some funny stuff on my AJ: Trust me: When the party is finished, it Control,” featuring singer Eva Simons, to “Give YouTube channel about it. We have a good time doesn’t mean the party is finished. Me Everything” with Pitbull and Ne-Yo. He has when we are out there. WCT: There is no afterparty this time? remixed everyone from Snoop Dogg to Michael WCT: It must be rewarding to have your own AJ: Maybe I will throw a private one. How is Jackson, and has launched his own label called label now. to be the best party ever. It’s not about selling your house? I will only bring about a thousand Wall Recordings with artists like R3hab and Sid- AJ: It is not just a place to release music tickets or the best show; it’s about the best par- people. ney Samson. but it is a company also. It takes care of me as ty. I want everyone to going to my show to get WCT: Can you imagine? Afrojack in my back- Windy City Times tracked down the party ani- well as the other artists. We work together as absolutely crazy and make it feel like a differ- yard! [Both laugh.] mal all the way to Europe to find out more about a group. It is not just about releasing albums. ent world, like playing a video game and losing Prepare to get “Jacked” at the Congress the man behind the turntable. We produce the music and send ideas back and yourself in a different reality. It hasn’t happened Theater, 2135 N. Milwaukee Ave., Nov. 17, Windy City Times: Hey, Nick. How are you? forth. We use all of our connections to make it in America, but if people fight at my show I will then look for Afrojack at B96’s Pepsi Jingle Afrojack: I’m okay. I have a little bit of a voice the best thing ever. get in between those motherfuckers myself! Bash Saturday, Dec. 15, at the Allstate Arena. problem because I have a throat infection. The most important thing is if we do a party, WCT: I saw you perform at the Spring Awak- WCT: Oh no. Where in the world are you like we are doing at the Congress Theater, it has ening festival the last time you were in Chi- right now? cago. AJ: I’m in Amsterdam for a music festival. WCT: Congrats on the award you won on MTV. AJ: Thank you very much. I just found out to- “ ” day. I have no idea what it is exactly, but it’s a best act award so that is good for me. a lanDmark TheaTer evenT. WCT: Yes, the MTV EMA for Best Dutch Act. -TIME Magazine AJ: That is really cool. It makes me proud for my country. WCT: Let’s talk about that. Where did you grow up? AJ: I grew up basically in Holland in a small city called Spijkenisse. It was pretty much the lower ladder of social class for the first 10 years of my life. I lived together with my mom and she brought me up. I wasn’t a very popular kid in school. I was more in the background. I started making music when I was 11. I was playing keyboard when I was 8 or 9 years old, and when I was 11 I was in a break-dancing group. One day I came with my own edits of cer- tain tracks. They wanted to know how I did it. Back then I used a program called FastTracker 2 and I downloaded FMStudio. I worked with that for the rest of my life. WCT: Were you always into computers? AJ: I used to love video games; I still do. I thought when you could make music with it that it was the coolest thing ever. I was also a graphic designer. I used to make music and cre- ate websites as the same time. WCT: Have you done any music for video games yet? AJ: No, not yet, I hope to really soon. WCT: You just did a remix of Michael Jack- son’s “Bad.” You must be a big fan. AJ: Yes, it worked eventually so I am pretty happy with what happened. Michael Jackson is the biggest pop legend ever. No one even comes close. It was so scary for me to remix him. WCT: Is there anyone you would want to work with but you haven’t? AJ: I would like to do a totally new weird song with Lady Gaga, a whole new idea. Shoot me if you want to but I think Katy Perry rocks, too. WCT: Where did the name Afrojack come from? AJ: When I grew out my hair it was half-Afro. It grows straight up and is really weird. Jack is a moniker in house music. A long time ago it was synonymous with house music—jacking music. WCT: Now I get it. You are on the Jacked Tour now. December 18 – January 5 AJ: We called it the Jacked Tour because it is Afrojack and all of my friends. It is really fun. 800-775-2000 • WCT: So you are bringing your whole posse Tickets available at all b roadway In chicago box Offices with you this time? and Ticketmaster retail locations • Groups 15+: 312- 977-1710 AJ: I do every time but this time out we are warhorseonstage.com bringing Shermanology, who I signed to my label 16 Nov. 14, 2012 WINDY CITY TIMES back to sanity. The little-seen 1957 tearjerker The Story of Esther Costello isn’t as fun but has its compensations—mainly Crawford’s over-the- top performance in which she gets to enact the KNIGHT grand lady as a rich divorcee who devotes her- AT self to a blind, deaf teenager. THE —Barbra Streisand is in the midst of celebrat- ing 50 years in show business with a very busy MOVIES year. Following on the heels of a mini-concert tour and the recent Release Me, a revelatory col- lection of unreleased Streisand favorites from the vault (the first of at least three promised volumes), comes A MusiCares Tribute to Barbra Streisand. Streisand, honored in February 2011 By Richard by the MusiCares organization, is feted in con- Knight, Jr. cert by a host of singers who serenade her with their versions of her songs. The line-up includes Kristen Chenoweth, Mat- thew Morrison, Diana Krall, Lea Michelle (sing- This Must ing “Don’t Rain On My Parade,” naturally), Seal (singing “Guilty” and doing it well!), Barry Ma- Be the Place; nilow, Herbie Hancock, Faith Hill, Tony Bennett and others. At the end of the tribute concert, recent DVDs the Great One herself hits the stage and delivers flawless versions of “The Windmills of Your Mind” and the little-known but gorgeous “I’ll Never Say In This Must Be the Place, Sean Penn’s new Sean Penn as Cheyenne in This Must Be the Place. movie, the actor plays a once-popular goth rock Goodbye.” This is a nicely paced tribute with star slowly withering after 20 years of self-en- some lovely highlights that even non-Streisand forced retirement. his black pick-up truck and the pageant of rather over-the-top wardrobe. devotees will enjoy. As Cheyenne, Penn sports the sky-high hairdo, unique individuals he encounters piles up, you Autumn Leaves, from 1956, casts the actress Check out my archived reviews at www. the kabuki whiteface paint and hot-red lips that begin to yearn for the plain and uncomplicated as an old-maid secretary who takes pity on windycitymediagroup.com or www.knightat- New Wave fans will recognize as a backhanded without an order of crazy on the side. Yet, Penn’s hunky but seriously disturbed loner Cliff Rob- themovies.com. Readers can leave feedback homage to Robert Smith, lead provocateur of Cheyenne is endearing and ultimately a little bit ertson, who she marries and then helps bring at the latter website. The Cure. Cheyenne speaks in the high-pitched heartbreaking, McDormand is always welcome whine of a petulant child, adopting the nearly (and one wishes that her part was larger) and incomprehensible speech patterns and babyish the addition of a lot of expert performers in the eccentricities of Ozzy Osbourne. Drinking or- crackpot roles (Judd Hirsch, Harry Dean Stanton ange juice through a straw, he shambles about and Joyce Van Patten among them) help make his mansion in the Dublin countryside with the This Must be the Place live up to its title. blank eyes of a zombie. One of the wondrous things about watching Recent DVDs of note: Penn, who has pulled off this kind of thing be- —Merida—the feisty, flame-haired teenage fore (especially in I Am Sam), is that all these heroine of Disney/Pixar’s Brave—was one of my years after his breakthrough role in 1995’s Dead favorite characters this year. The Scottish fairy Man Walking, he is still willing every once in tale she inhabits—part Beauty & the Beast, a while to go out on that ledge and try crazy part Little Mermaid—made for a familiar but stuff—to go balls to the wall. Cheyenne is the very winning adventure story. The film, which kind of surface character that’s the equivalent features the voice talents of Kelly Macdonald, of a parlor trick: It’s something that actors , Billy Connolly, et al, is now adore and audiences either entirely embrace available on Blu-ray and DVD (or both if you go (think Johnny Depp in the Pirates of the Carib- for the deluxe edition, which has five discs). A bean movies) or hold at arm’s length, not quite raft of special features focuses on the exceed- The NewTown Writers event launching the group’s anthology. Photo courtesy of Timothy Rey sure if they’re going to buy in (think Depp in ingly detailed effort to bring this charming story Willy Wonka and the recent Dark Shadows). With to life. Penn, as with Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep and —TCM has partnered again with Universal for NewTown launches Aguilera’s ‘Lotus’ out a few exalted others, there is a difference: He’s a release that classic-cinema fans will definitely Christina Aguilera has released her newest able to reward an audience’s patience and take want to add to their collections. This is a duo anthology CD, Lotus, on RCA Records. NewTown Writers recently held what turned viewers past the fun surface stuff and get at the from director Billy Wilder, new to DVD, a two- Aguilera had been in the studio for the out to be a standing-room-only event at Un- inner turmoil underneath. disc set that includes his 1943 WWII spy drama past year working on her fifth studio album. abridged Books recently for the launch of I wish that Penn’s hard work had been in ser- Five Graves to Cairo (his second directorial Working with writers and producers such as the organization’s annual anthology, Off The vice to a better movie—rather, a more nuanced, effort), a quite engaging little thriller with an Alex Da Kid and Sia, the album also features Rocks. less convoluted one. Italian writer-director expert performance from Eric Von Stroheim as collaboration with CeeLo Green, Aguilera’s co- NewTown Writers is a 32-year-old local LGBT Paolo Sorrentino makes his English-language Hitler’s field marshal, Erwin Rommel. star on The Voice. writers’ group offering free publication, per- feature debut with This Must Be the Place, Even better is Wilder’s 1948 post-WWII ro- Aguilera has sold more than 30 million al- formance and promotion of LGBT literature. which he wrote for Penn, and he gets him off mantic comedy , which some- bums worldwide, achieved four number-one A Foreign Affair The group elected Timothy Rey as president, to a great start. Cheyenne has been married singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (in- how finds Jean Arthur competing with Marlene Joe Conant as vice president and Marc Frasier to Jane (Frances McDormand) for 35 years and cluding the LGBT anthem “Beautiful”) and Dietrich for the affections of handsome John as its new workshop chair in September. In she’s like a friendly drill sergeant, ordering him won five Grammy awards. Lund. Arthur brings the movie her typical, self- addition, writer David Guarino is on the board sweetly about and greeting his solemn insights deprecating comedic expertise; Dietrich that as well. with perky scorn. Bored with his self-imposed sensational and stunning beauty; and Wilder his retirement (the reasons for which slowly become razor-sharp, acidic wit. Although neither film is evident), and noting that, “There are too many on par with Wilder’s more well-known triumphs, ‘Tramaine’ about things I don’t do anymore,” Cheyenne impulsive- these are both entertaining gems. ly heads home to New York to visit his estranged, —TCM has also joined with Sony for an even characters in dying father. Arriving too late, he learns that his more hotly desired release—a four-disc set ti- Cabrini-Green father, a Holocaust survivor, spent the balance tled Joan Crawford in the Fifties that includes “The Tramaine Experience: An Urban Dram- of his life trying to track down the SS officer a quartet of films that showcase the actress edy” will take place Friday, Nov. 23, at the who persecuted him at Auschwitz. Improbably, during the period when she played some of the Greenhouse Theatre, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave. Cheyenne heads across the United States to fin- bitchiest characters of her career. Tramaine Montell Ford—an openly gay per- ish the job. My favorite of the bunch is 1951’s Harriet former who has been a back-up dancer for A quintessential road picture ensues and Craig, in which Crawford, in a remake of the Ro- Lady Gaga and has performed for Oprah Win- though many of Sorrentino’s observances of salind Russell original, plays the insanely con- frey—stars in this one-man production. Ford American mores are extremely sharp and funny, trolling titular housewife who stops at nothing introduces the audience to six characters on they aren’t particularly fresh; also, he empha- to keep order in her immaculate home. The 1955 a journey through the Cabrini-Green housing sizes the eccentric, strange and the plain wacky film Queen Bee is also big fun, with Crawford as project in Chicago. in nearly every scene in the picture. This seems the nasty matriarch of a Southern family whom Tickets are $12 each; see www.tramaine. charming and adds to the comedy at first, but everyone within shouting distance seems to net/ or www.thetramaineexperience.com. as Cheyenne drives from location to location in hate with a passion as outrageous as Crawford’s WINDY CITY TIMES Nov. 14, 2012 17

LGBTQ Youth Series from

Koala, 18, walks along North Halsted Street on a chilly October night. Photo by Bill Healy. Our Future, Our Selves

BY Tracy Baim these young people, and find out more about the struggles they are facing. The 1970s and 1980s. Chicago. Along the In the next few weeks, Windy City Times streets of heavily gay areas, especially the will present a multimedia (print, online, Generation Halsted: Near North Side, homeless youth gather, audio and video) series of stories on LGBT some hustling for money and food, oth- youth in Chicago, particularly focused on ers just seeking a reprieve from unwelcom- those who are most at-risk and vulnerable, An Overview ing communities. Some are run-aways from many of them living on the edge, wondering violent homes, others have been kicked out just what “community” means when it comes BY Kate Sosin defined “youth” as young people ages 24 and after they came out as gay, lesbian, bisexual to their own LGBT lives. under, the same definition used by many local or transgender. Middle-aged LGBTs often lament about the They sleep on streets built by the gay generation service providers. Still, some street-based young The mainstream society and its social way our community used to really come to- before them. people interviewed were older than 24. The se- safety net fails them, and police often ha- gether more, especially when fighting com- Chicago’s queer homeless youth have come to ries did not exclude those 25 and older whose rass them. But gay organizations try to help mon enemies—for gay civil rights, against Boystown—designated by city officials as the challenges and support systems matched those them, launching youth groups, giving them AIDS, and more. There are still important is- world’s first official gay neighborhood in 1998— of their younger peers. food and support. sues we can rally around, but to do so may for everything from a hot meal to the promise of Most of those interviewed took an anonymous Flash forward three decades. Along Hal- take us out of our comfort zones. It may a life without homophobia. survey, the results of which follow this introduc- sted, especially near the shining new Center mean crossing barriers between class, gen- Many have been kicked out of their homes for tion. Others consented to on-record interviews, on Halsted, homeless youth gather, some der, race and more, to serve and help people being LGBTQ. Others fled abusive households. and their stories will be included in weeks to hustling, some just wanting a safe place to who are facing some of the same obstacles Some simply have complicated life situations come. gather. And while some adults want to help our community has faced for many decades. that led them to the streets (deceased or in- Reporters conducted the surveys on the them, others within the LGBT community These youth are not one-dimensional. They carcerated parents, family poverty, the lack of streets in Lakeview and in other areas where just want them to go away. The youth are are not all good or evil, saints or villains. support system, etc.). queer youth tend to congregate, including Au- stereotyped and harassed by authorities, in- They help one another survive. They have The result is a community of queer youth burn Gresham. Windy City Times and youth ser- cluding LGBTs. formed a community that others would ad- sleeping on streets that, for many, symbolize vice providers also distributed the survey online What has changed since the 1969 Stone- mire, if they took the time to look beneath the growing prosperity of Chicago’s LGBT com- and shared it through Facebook and Twitter. wall rebellion in New York, since the incred- the surface of their looks, what they are munity. Many young people served by Chicago agen- ible Chicago LGBT activism of those early wearing, or their challenges. In August, Windy City Times sent a team of re- cies have come to expect monetary incentives post-Stonewall years? Perhaps because LGBTs These are the bullied youth we don’t of- porters into these streets to document the lives for their participation in everything from HIV are now more powerful, there is a wider gap ten read about. They may not have the white and thoughts of these young people. Reporters tests to social service programs. Windy City between the gay “haves” and “have-nots” young male face of Matthew Shepard. They Bill Healy, Erica Demarest and I documented Times did not offer incentives to youth for this than ever before. The business owners along may look different than you. But they need the young people’s experiences through photo, project with the exception of those youth sur- Halsted are emotionally and financially far your help just the same. We talk about mak- video, audio, survey and text for three months. veyed in Auburn Gresham—an area known for removed from the desperate situation faced ing a more gay-friendly world for the next Contributing reporters also included Will Hart- sex work, where participation without incentives by some of the newer LGBTs living on the generation, yet they are sleeping in the man, Hayden Hinch, Bob Tekavec and Steve would have been unlikely, according to service streets, or couch surfing their way to stable streets in large numbers. They are similar to Liss, whose portfolio includes 43 covers for Time workers. In this instance, reporters offered $10 and productive lives. any teenager or young adult you might meet, Magazine. Walgreens gift cards. The undercurrent of both race and class but they have more struggles in part because Over the next eight weeks, readers will get Reporters took great care to keep surveys differences between the youth, who are pre- they are LGBT. to know many of Lakeview’s street-based queer anonymous and to inform young people about dominantly youth of color, and the powerful, What do they think? What are their needs? and allied youth. The series will explore how the ramifications of participating in on-record who are predominantly white, is threatening In the next few weeks, we will explore our the youth survive, what happens overnight in interviews. Those depicted in this series con- to tear apart the delicate fabric of our LGBT community from the perspective of these Boystown, where queer street-based youth con- sented to being portrayed. community. at-risk youth—those under age 25, many of gregate beyond Lakeview, the dynamics between In recent years, the youth on Halsted have them still teenagers—finding out what they youth and police, and how social service provid- Overarching themes been blamed for an increase in crime, despite think about the LGBT community. ers interact with young people. Overwhelmingly, Windy City Times found that statistics that show they are more likely to It is part of our role in creating a better This multimedia series will run both in print the youth who frequent Lakeview services are be victims of crime and police harassment. community to step out, step further to ex- and online, so those accustomed to reading homeless or without stable housing. Many who Yes, some of them engage in illegal behavior, pand our definitions of who fits inside our Windy City Times solely online or in print are are not homeless report difficulty at home that often as a survival mechanism. Some use il- community’s permeable walls. If our commu- encouraged to check out both. causes them to avoid returning for days at a legal substances to cope with the stress of nity can’t help the next generation—these time. Others have stable housing and/or fam- being kicked out by their families. kids who are our kids in the biggest sense of Youth by the numbers ily support but frequent the neighborhood to be Windy City Times wanted to look beyond that word—then we are a community who More than 100 young people participated in with friends. the sensational headlines, the battles be- has lost our way. this series. Turn to page 20 tween property and business owners and For the purpose of the series, Windy City Times 18 Nov. 14, 2012 WINDY CITY TIMES

LGBTQ Youth Series from

INFOGRAPHICS Graphics by Erica Demarest

The Youth Experience Survey participants (LGBT and allied youth aged 17-28) answered questions about their day-to-day lives.

A young person enjoys spaghetti at Chicagoland Community Church’s Sunday dinner program. For many LGBTQ homeless youth, the dinner is often the only meal they have over the weekend. Photo by Will Hartman.

A young person in Lakeview takes a drag off a cigarette. Photo by Bill Healy.

Survey Demographics Survey participants (LGBT and allied youth aged 17-28) self-identified in each open-ended category. The median age was 21. WINDY CITY TIMES Nov. 14, 2012 19

LGBTQ Youth Series from “What are your top three needs?” Windy City Times asked survey participants to identify their top three needs, and the top three needs of other LGBTQ youth. Responses are gathered below; each word’s size correlates to how often it was reported.

A group of young people pass a security guard outside Center on Halsted. Young people tend to gather and smoke outside the Center but are often asked to move away from the building or not block the sidewalk. Photo by Erica Demarest. 20 Nov. 14, 2012 WINDY CITY TIMES

LGBTQ Youth Series from

next week in

Meet the youth of Generation Halsted. We will feature several profiles and you will learn what day-to-day life is like for street-based youth.

Two friends joke outside the Broadway Youth Center. After the agency has closed its doors on a Friday night, a group of youth debate about how to spend their weekend. Photo by Erica Demarest.

for more Generation Youth look for WindyCityTimes on

www.youtube.com/windycitytimes www.vimeo.com/windycitytimes or click the A young person sits outside a Chipotle restaurant at Broadway “YOUTH” tab at and Belmont. The restaurant sits next to Howard Brown Health Priest, 20, greets residents and visitors as they pass him by Center’s Broadway Youth Center, which offers drop-in services on Halsted Street. Many are headed to neighborhood bars www. and other programs for youth. Photo by Erica Demarest. and restaurants. Photo by Bill Healy. WindyCityMediaGroup .com

OVERVIEW from page 17 “[My mother] is not supportive of me being transmitted infections. Most reported that they reported police harassment said they felt police Survey Limitations gay,” said one participant, an 18-year-old Black regularly get tested for HIV, and many partici- harassment in Lakeview exceeded that found in The surveys are not scientific, and Windy City male who lives at home. “It’s like hard. It’s like pants pulled condoms out of pockets and purses other neighborhoods they frequented. Times makes no claims of scientific accuracy. hell. It’s like you’re a chicken, and you live in a when asked about protection. “I’ll get harassed just for being in front of my Rather, the information presented aims to shed house full of dogs.” “I always wrap it up,” said one gender-variant friend’s house [in Lakeview] because his neigh- light on common themes among youth not typi- More than half of the youth who were home- youth. “And I go get tested regularly just to be bors have problems,” said one respondent, 21, cally captured in studies. less reported that they had been kicked out by sure because there’s nothing like knowing you’re who identified as Latino and male. “It’s just re- None of the questions on the survey were their families for being LGBTQ. Many more said healthy and everybody is well taken care of.” ally weird. And it really does happen to me a lot strictly multiple choice, leading youth to give a they left by choice due to physical, emotional Of social service providers in the city, youth more on this side of town than it does on the variety of responses to every question. and/or sexual abuse. Of those who had housing, most frequently reported using Broadway Youth South Side.” While respondents were overwhelmingly youth many said they had slept in a shelter at some Center and Night Ministry services. Some youth reported that they felt harassed of color, white reporters conducted the majority point. Nearly all had also been to Center on Halsted, by Lakeview residents or other people in the of surveys. A common perception that reporters While many youth praised the Crib, the Night but of that group, a stunningly high number re- neighborhood. could be police or simply would not relate inevi- Ministry’s LGBT-friendly facility, shelter anec- ported that they had been banned from the Cen- “Some of the people that live in this area… tably impacted some of the responses and dis- dotes were overwhelmingly negative. Respon- ter. Most who had been banned in the past said if they see me and my friends, like they would couraged some from taking the survey. Several dents reported homophobic attitudes, dirty they believed they were still banned. As a result, just look at us, and they would say something young people declined based on negative past facilities and altercations with other residents, many of the youth who had used the Center’s under their breath and just keep walking,” said experiences with members of the press; still oth- including rape and theft. services chose not to list the Center as resource one young person. “Then when we say, ‘Excuse ers refused for fear of perceived repercussions. Nearly all of the youth self-identified as “bi- for them. (The series will explore this issue fur- me, did you say something?’ They’ll just keep As a result, about 50 youth were willing to sexual.” A handful identified as “gay.” Almost ther, with comments from Center on Halsted). walking like nothing happened.” participate in the anonymous survey. This sam- none called themselves “transgender,” even About two-thirds of respondents said they Asked what their needs were, a majority of ple size is too small to extrapolate statistics or though many who were interviewed appeared travel 45 minutes or more by bus or train to youth prioritized a job/career as well as housing trends. to be gender-variant or use different names/ reach health and social service agencies. Some and transportation. Several also said they felt Finally, the surveys do not capture some of the pronouns than those assigned at birth. Several see the downtime as an opportunity to relax. they needed mental health services or “peace of more important aspects of queer youth street identified as “straight” but used LGBTQ services, “It’s the most peace I get all day,” said one mind.” life, which will be explored in-depth over the or closely associated with LGBTQ youth. Some 25-year-old female. Most of the youth interviewed had not com- next eight weeks. who identified as straight said they had dated or Most described the lengthy commutes as re- pleted high school, but several reported obtain- Most significantly, many queer street-based engaged in sexual activity with someone of the strictive, exhausting and irritating, citing inci- ing General Education Development (GED) certi- youth care for each other in ways largely unseen same assigned gender (for example, some young dents of theft and assault. fication through Broadway Youth Center. Many in LGBTQ communities since the AIDS crisis. It is men identified as straight and added that they Young people also reported high levels of po- also reported current enrollment in college, but not uncommon for youth to forgo meals to feed dated transgender women). lice harassment, with nearly all referencing an in some instances young people intimated that each other, prioritizing those most in need in incident during which they felt they were un- this reflected their intention or desire to begin the moment over their own comfort. Survey Breakdown fairly detained or targeted by police. A number classes, not necessarily their current circum- The youth surveyed expressed a strong un- also claimed that a police officer had ignored stances. derstanding of safe sex practices and sexually them when they asked for help. Nearly all who WINDY CITY TIMES Nov. 14, 2012 21 SPORTS Sherri Murrell: The only next week in out Division I college basketball coach

By Ross Forman “When I chose to coach at Portland State, I knew that I could be myself, could have my fam- Three years ago, Sherri Murrell was approached ily around, and not feel like I have one life [as by an administrator at Portland State University, the coach] and also lead another when I get out where she is the head women’s basketball coach, of the office. I can be myself [at Portland State]; to see if she’d like a photo of her family included I can have a picture of my family on my desk. in the team’s annual media guide, just as other “The people at Portland State have been very coaches do. supportive and just believe in me as a coach.” It was a casual offer that she immediately Murrell has compiled a combined 98-60 record agreed to, not even thinking twice about it. at Portland State, highlighted by three consecu- “That’s what started this whole firestorm,” tive postseason appearances. The team played said Murrell, who is the only openly gay Division in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in I women’s college basketball coach. school history in 2010. She has been at Portland State since 2007 and “I get emails almost daily, from coaches and been a head coach at three other schools dating players, who say that they want to be in this back to 1993. She was an assistant coach during profession [but] only if I feel comfortable—and 1990-1993 at three schools—Pepperdine, BYU that I give them hope to do that,” Murrell said. and George Fox—and at Portland State from “I think there’s a generation of people who want Sherri Murrell (center). Photo courtesy of Murrell 1996-98. to coach, but definitely want to make sure that “I have had nothing but good responses” they’re comfortable. since coming out, Murrell said. “I have not had “My partner and I made a conscious decision been a good experience for me.” “These kids don’t care [about your sexual that my next job [after leaving Washington She said she could have come out while at orientation]. They just want you to be a good State,] that I wanted to make sure I was able Washington State because the setting and tim- coach, to teach them and help them be success- to be out.” ing were right, but didn’t. “All things happen ful; that’s what they care about the most. In fact, during her job interview at Portland in good timing—and it happened just right for “One thing I often hear [from closeted coach- State, she told administrators that she is a les- me,” she said. es] is, ‘Others will think I will have a gay pro- bian and asked if that was going to be a problem Murrell said she has been widely accepted in gram [if I come out], that I’m only going to or an issue. They said, absolutely not. She was Portland and around campus, particularly for her recruit gay players, that it’s going to be known told that being out would not affect her job in boldness and honesty. as a gay program.’ Are you kidding me? When I any way. “Being a champion is really about us coming go out recruiting, I look for the best player, the Still, she said, “It’s sad that I had to ask that, together and accepting and including everyone best person, the best academic person. I could but that’s what the fear is and why a lot of on the team, and really pushing hard for a com- care less what they do in their personal lives, coaches are not out.” mon goal,” Murrell said. “We all come from dif- who they choose to love. Murrell’s on-court success at Portland State is ferent religious, socio-economic backgrounds, “I think that’s the same thing they want from definitely related to her openness about her off- upbringings, etc. Being a champion includes me—a coach who can lead them to a champion- the-court lifestyle, she said. acceptance. ship, a coach who is going to care for them.” “Portland is a great city and Portland State is a great university—and I know I’m going to be a better coach because [I am open, out,] she said. “Being out has made me a better coach because, this is who I am; I don’t try to compartmentalize my life. It meant the world to me that I found a university that just first believed in me as a coach and that is OK with my lifestyle. “It takes a lot of effort, especially as a coach, to hide who you are. In the past, when I coached and was not out, it took effort, and yet you want the complete focus to be on being an amazing coach, making change in kid’s lives. So all of my efforts now go into that. “It’s a freedom, to be the best that you can Sherri Murrell. Photo courtesy of Murrell be.” Murrell said people, no doubt, assumed or speculated about her sexual orientation at her one negative response, and I thought for sure other coaching stops, but it wasn’t talked about. I’d get some backlash from some who just didn’t “Now that I’m out, and talking about it, I think care for my lifestyle. But I’ve had nothing but that’s what separates me from a lot of people,” [a] great reception.” she said. Murrell, 44, played at St. Mary’s Academy in “There’s so much homophobia in sports, yet Portland, Ore., and was a starter on the school’s we’re all trying to work together to end that. I 1985 state championship team. She then played thought coming out who help other coaches also college basketball for two seasons at Louisiana- come out, but that hasn’t happened.” Lafayette before transferring to Pepperdine for Murrell said the most memorable responses two seasons, where she was named to the All- she’s received since coming out have been from Nine to Twelve league officers (from left) Rick McKay, Rob Homa, Howard Schultz, Jack West Coast Conference team as a point guard. students who want to get into coaching: “I re- Marunde and Michael Brady. Photo from John Paquet “It’s always kind of funny when I hear that I ally feel [those students] are going to be the am the only [out Division I women’s college bas- change in the world. They tell how they were Nine to Twelve No Tap league, which rolls on ketball head coach] … because it’s 2012 and it’s likely not going to get into coaching, but that Nine to Twelve Bowling the first Saturday of the month through May. all around us. I think there are a lot of people I now give them hope to do that. That’s the already rolling New seasons have begun and there are a who are in this business who [also are gay], but change we’re going to see. Nine to Twelve bowling has been rolling on few spots available in both leagues for new to be the only openly out Division I coach just “I want women to follow their dream, their at River Rand Bowl for more than 30 years bowlers and a couple of teams. Interested seems odd.” passion, and not have to get out of [the pro- and is the longest-running LGBT league in the persons should contact Rob at 9to12bowl- Murrell coached at Washington State during fession] because of homophobia; that would be suburbs. [email protected]. League information is also 2002-2007, yet resigned with three years re- really sad to me.” Bowling takes place on the third Saturday available on Facebook at “9 to 12 Bowling.” maining on her contract “because I just was not Knowing now the fallout, or lack thereof, to of the month through May. The success of the happy,” she said. her coming out, Murrell said she would have original league led to the development of the Nor was she out at the time. come out, “a heckuva lot earlier because it has 22 Nov. 14, 2012 WINDY CITY TIMES theDISH WEEKLY DINING GUIDE IN

Jaiyen By Meghan Streit

I love checking out new restaurants, and our city has plenty of those to offer. Rare is the week- end in Chicago when there is not at least one new restaurant opening. As exciting as it is to dine at the soon-to-be hot spots and scope out the latest offerings from up-and-coming chefs, you’ve got to have your old stand-bys as well— the kinds of places where you can order without glancing at the menu and always leave satisfied. I’ve found that people who like sushi tend to Photo by Meghan Streit be pretty passionate about it and require regular doses. Those sushi fixes can really add up, which enough, you may be able to find coupons for spider maki, a treat made with soft shell crab, is why you have to find a reliable place that Jaiyen on Restaurant.com that you can either cucumber, avocado, masago, unagi and spicy serves fresh fish at prices that won’t break the use to whittle down your tab a little bit more or mayo. You can’t go wrong with the colorful rain- bank. For me, that place is Jaiyen, a sushi bar indulge in some of the pricier rolls or appetizers bow roll, which packs crab, tuna, salmon and Photo by Matthew C. Clark. More images on the north end of Boystown. The Broadway that you wouldn’t normally order. whitefish into one delicious piece of sushi. available at www.windycitymediagroup.com Street space may not be the most dazzling you’ll I always go into Jaiyen with the intention of Make it a point to try at least one of Jaiyen’s ever lay eyes on. But, it’s clean, cozy and cute starting my feast with some low-cal edamame, less conventional rolls, like the jade dragon, in an offbeat way. What matters is that the sushi DIFFA returns but usually end up ordering one of the deli- which combines unagi, hamachi, radish sprouts is consistently fresh and tasty. cious deep-fried starters instead. I’m a bit of and avocado. It’s topped with tobiko and wasabi Priced from $4 to $7, the basic rolls like spicy ‘Hop & Taste’ to a crab rangoon fanatic, and I can confidently mayo, which gives it a memorable kick. The dy- tuna, ebi tempura and Philly maki are a steal. endorse Jaiyen’s as an above-average version. namite roll is a more souped-up version of the Merchandise Mart The more elaborate chef’s special rolls range They always come out piping hot and golden spider maki. In this version, the soft shell crab BY Matthew C. Clark from $7.95 to $12.95—still a super value for the brown, and not over-fried like so many places is fried and cream cheese is added. One of the quality and quantity of sushi you get. Best of serve crab rangoons. For something a little dif- most unique, and surprisingly good, rolls is the The Chicago chapter of DIFFA (Design Industries all, Jaiyen is BYOB, so you can grab some sake or ferent, but just as delightfully bad for you, try Mexican. Hamachi and whitefish are given some Foundation Fighting AIDS hosted its “Table Hop sushi-friendly wine and not have to worry about the deep-fried spicy tuna. Who needs plain spicy south-of-the-border heat with jalapeño and ci- & Taste” Nov. 3 on the eighth floor of Merchan- cocktails padding your bill. As if that weren’t tuna wrapped in seaweed and white rice when lantro. Meanwhile, cucumber and a squeeze of dise Mart. you can have it mixed with avocado and cream lemon make the roll taste fresh and light. The event was part of the “Dining By Design,” cheese and then battered and deep fried. You I never even pretend that I won’t be having tour, which ran Nov. 1-3 at the Mart. CHICAGO MAGAZINE AD Amongst various elaborate table designs that 10/26/06 won’t want to go back to the sushi version, I dessert at Jaiyen because they have mochi ice 2.25 X 2.375” were featured for viewing, some of Chicago’s Mediterranean Grill swear. cream. The green tea is my favorite, but the After a few fried nibbles, I like to ease into strawberry, mango and coffee flavors are also top restaurants—including FILINI, Il Giardino Our menu is: Del Dolce, Nick’s Fishmarket & Grill, Spiaggia, • 100% homemade • fresh • healthy my sushi extravaganza with a couple of pieces of fantastic. For added indulgence, the sticky sweet • Veggie dishes are available Saigon Sisters and Province—had offerings for • All food is made fresh at the time you order it nigiri. The super white tuna is my favorite, but balls of ice cream are presented with a gener- I’ve sampled many pieces of nigiri at Jaiyen and ous dollop of whipped cream. They’re the perfect guests. The event also featured a silent auction We also cater private events for you, including: with items ranging from furniture to jewelry. • Engagement parties, birthday parties they’ve all been good. I consider that a barom- ending to an always-satisfying sushi fix. • Office parties, Christmas parties • Any occasion A cocktail party took place Nov. 1; a gala din- eter for the quality of a sushi bar because it’s a Jaiyen is located at 3734 N. Broadway; call ner followed “Hop” Nov. 3. Bring in this ad for10% OFF your meal heck of a lot harder to mask less-than-fresh fish 773-404-0555 or visit www.jai-yen.com/in- DIFFA is a not-for-profit fundraising and 2908 N. Broadway St. (773) 770-3866 when it’s not wrapped up in rice and smothered dex.html. grant-making foundation that distributes funds TroyMediterraneanGrill in cream cheese or tempura. Do you need some more Sugar & Spice in to HIV/AIDS service agencies that provide direct I have to have a Philly roll whenever I eat your life? Follow me on Twitter @SugarAnd- services, preventative education and outreach to sushi, and with fresh smoked salmon and a SpiceMS for inside scoop and commentary on people who are HIV-positive, living with AIDS or generous smear of cream cheese, Jaiyen’s ver- Chicago’s dining scene. at risk for infection. Book Your Holiday Parties at sion never disappoints. I’m also a big fan of the

theDISH DINING LISTINGS American Hamburger Mary’s Bakery Club Lucky german The Counter 5400 N. Clark St., Chi- Swedish Bakery 1824 W. Wabansia Ave., Chicago Brauhaus 666 W. Diversey Pkwy. cago 5348 N. Clark St., Chi- Bucktown 4732 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago 773-784-6969 cago 773-227-2300 Chicago 773-935-1995 hamburgermarys.com/ 773-561-8919 clubluckychicago.com 773-784-4444 Custom built burgers with chicago swedishbakery.com 1940s style, Italian supper chicagobrauhaus.com hormone-and-antibiotic-free Burgers, salads and sass European-style cookies, club and cocktail lounge. Serving up traditional Award-winning, must-see 100% Angus beef. Facebook: served up in a kitschy pastries, breads, and tortes. German specialties, beer, The Counter Lincoln Park. atmosphere with an on-site holiday decorations and We’ll create a cake for any wine, music and dancing 6 brew pub. celebration. private party room. Accepting days a week. Jane’s Restaurant online reservations. 1653-55 W. Cortland Ave. ASIAN ITALIAN Ceres’ Table MEDITERRANEAN 773-862-5263 Thirteen Tapas The Perfect Setting for your Taverna 750 4882 N. Clark St., Troy Mediterranean 4202 W. Irving Park Rd., janesrestaurant.com 750 W. Cornelia Ave., Chicago Grill Commitment Ceremony An everyday, upscale eatery 773-283-6626 Chicago 773-878-4882 2908 N. Broadway located in neighborhoody www.13pins.webs.com 773-348-5172 cerestable.com 773-770-3866 Bucktown. Stunning Special Serving unique Asian tapas- Bright and fresh Italian Sustainable, locally sourced Facebook: Events Room. Brunch, Lunch style cuisine, inspired by small plates with an exciting contemporary Italian food, & Dinner. dishes of the Philippines. Half cocktail menu. Surprisingly TroyMediterraneanGrill off tapas Tue. -Thu. from 3-6. great cocktails, and fabulous 100% homemade, fresh menu affordable. wine and beer lists. includes veggie dishes. All food is prepared fresh as the janesrestaurant.com time of ordering. 1653-55 W. Cortland • 773-862-5263 WINDY CITY TIMES Nov. 14, 2012 23 CLASSIFIEDS ADVERTISE HERE HEALTHCARE ANGELS AMONG US WITH SOPHY BURNHAM, Friday ADVERTISE HERE: Want to advertise your product, CNA SEEKING NEW CLIENTS. Experienced Male CNA Nov. 30, 6-8pm. $10 admission benefits Greater Chicago service, etc. to thousands of readers? Place an ad in the Seeking new clients. I can help you with your activities Food Depository; event hosted by Swedenborg Library. Windy City Times! We offer affordable rates, convenient of daily living. May include: cleaning, cooking, laundry, Chicago Temple Building, 77 W. Washington St. (at service, and as a bonus, your ad runs in our online section assisting with bath or shower, companionship, running Clark), Chicago. Author Sophy Burnham’s 1990 “A Book for free. To place an ad, contact Terri at 773-871- errands and medication reminders. I also am a Physical of Angels” was an instant best-seller. She did not grow 7610 ex 101, [email protected], or Therapist Aid. Have excellent references. For more in- up believing in angels, but at 28 an angel miraculously go to our website http://www.windycitymediagroup. formation call Ray at (847)224-6712. (11/21/12-1) PETS com/placeaclassified.php. HOME IMPROVEMENT ANTIQUES Get Your Home Ready for the Holidays. Painting, Bathroom Remodeling, Home Repairs. “A” rating with ZURKO ANTIQUE EVENTS Angie’s List, A+ with BBB. Licensed-Bonded-Insured, You Are Loved, You Are Welcome, ANTIQUE FLEA MARKET One year Warranty. Free Estimates! Andy OnCall 773- 244-9931. www.getany.com (8/1/13-52) You Are Celebrated! Sat., Nov 17th TOP TO BOTTOM PAINTING AND CLEANING. Need to get 8am - 3pm / $5 a fresh look and have the place cleaned as well? Get it County Farm & Manchester done now before all the entertaining starts. Call me for Chicago Coalition of Dupage County Fairgrounds a free estimate. 847-444-1482 (1/23/13-13) , New Welcoming Churches Wheaton, IL/Vendors Welcome DAN MCINTYRE CONSTRUCTION AND PAINTING Buffalo, Mi. Serving Harbor county & the Chicagoland 60+ ministries celebrating *****ANNUAL***** area for over 20 years. Licensed and insured. Additions, remodeling, home maintenance. Interior and exterior LGBTQ lives ANTIQUE MARKET & SALE painting. Small jobs welcome. Call 269-469-6391. www.chicagowelcomingchurches.org Nov 24th & 25th - $6 (12/19/12-8) saved her life. Are there really celestial beings watching Sat. 11am - 5pm; Sun. 9am - 3pm over our lives? Join us as Sophy discusses the many LEGAL SERVICES powerful, inexplicable forces and coincidences that DuPage Expo Center affect our lives. Reserve seats at SwedenborgLib.org (45 mins W. of Chicago on Rte. 64-North Ave.) or call 312-346-7003. (11/28/12–4) St. Charles, IL The Law Office of Alexander Weaver WINDOW TREATMENTS ZURKO • 715-526-9769 312-588-5005 WONDERING WHAT TO DO WITH THOSE WINDOWS?: Call www.zurkopromotions.com me! I take care of it all from design through installation, email: [email protected] customizing to your needs. JOSEPH RICE Interiors, Inc. Peggy is a sweet, loving, three-legged girl wait- ing for a loving home. She is very playful and CLEANING SERVICES A Full Service Full Decorating Services with a specialty in window treatments for over 25 years. 773-271-2361. www. surprisingly fast. She loves people. Peggy is CHESTNUT CLEANING SERVICES: We’re a house cleaning Law Firm JosephRiceInteriors.com (12/29/12-26) spayed and fully vetted. All she needs is some- service for homes, small businesses and small buildings. for the Community We also have fabulous organizational skills (a separate one to love! since 1988 function at a separate cost that utilizes your assis- tance) for what hasn’t been cleaned in many months 410 S. Michigan Ave., or years due to long-term illness, depression, physical/ Suite 628, Chicago mental challenges, for the elderly, if you have down- REAL ESTATE sized and more. Depressed about going home to chaos? We can organize your chaos, straighten out your chaos, NEED LEGAL ASSISTANCE? William H. Ransom & OUT OF TOWN - HOMES FOR SALE help you make sense of your chaos and finally clean Associates, Estate Planning & Trusts; Real Estate; LAKEFRONT BRICK HOME NE WISCONSIN Historic brick what is no longer chaos. Can we help you? Bonded and Commercial/Contract Litigation; Employment home with 115 feet on Lake Michigan in small Wiscon- insured. Chestnut Cleaning Service: 312-332-5575. Discrimination and Retaliatory Discharge; Personal sin community only minutes from beautiful Door Coun- www.ChestnutCleaning.com (11/21/12-52) Injury; Mortgage Foreclosure Defense. 312-953-9120; ty. Over 5,000 square feet, 5 Bedrooms, 4.5 Baths, 2 [email protected]. (1/16/13-13) Fireplaces, open staircase, walnut woodwork, 4-season COUNSELING sunroom with slate floor and views of Lake and lovely MASSAGE landscaped yard. Third floor suite. Mid-century decor, FIRST-CLASS ASIAN MALE MASSEUR. London-trained furnishings available. Well maintained and priced to sell and qualified. Over 25 years of worldwide experience at $399,000. Check MLS: http://poweredby.era.com/ and 100% attuned to your needs. Satisfaction assured. property/index.jsp?property=ERA3254802 See video Please call Dennis at 773-248-9407 (11/14/12–26) at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98TzvrwbsSI LOVE FROM THE CENTER or Google Youtube MLS 121102 (11/14/12-4) OF WHO YOU ARE PIANO & VOICE LESSONS PIANO & VOICE LESSONS – in my studio or your home OUT OF TOWN - REAL ESTATE FOR Life Coaching • Ceremonies offered by young, gay, professional with Master’s in RENT Office & Phone Appointments music. Andersonville, Boystown and Near Northside. WINTER IN PALM SPRINGS/CATHEDRAL CITY CA. Daddy Take lessons with a neighborhood teacher. All ages Don’s Leather Lodge in Cathedral City, Palm Springs, CA Rev. Jacki Belile, CEC welcome. Jonathan at 646-418-4043. (11/14/12–9) is available for winter rental.Nice cottage in triplex 2 Nurturing Pride & Faith for 20 Years bd room 1 bath, pool, mountain views. Furnished $990/ 773.655.4357 SPIRITUALITY / EVENT month fist last and deposit. V/mc dog friendly.Loret - Here is Christian, a handsome single male look- www.livingwellministries.net [email protected] (11/28/12-8) ing for love. He is active and would make a great jogging partner. He is neutered and fully vet- COUNSELING AND CLINICAL HYPNOTHERAPY: Providing Reviving TWO BEDROOMS FOR RENT ted. Christian prefers a home with adults and ANDERSONVILLE GREYSTONE-2 BEDROOM W/DEN help to individuals and couples in our community since older children. He loves to play, loves people, 1987. I specialize in relationship issues, spiritual issues, 1312 Winona. 2 Bedrooms plus Den, 1 Bath, 1st floor The Spirit... is happy, healthy, and is ready to go home. He childhood trauma, and recurrent patterns that inhibit apartment in a Gay owned 2 flat. All newly remodeled is a loyal boy and desperately wants someone potential. Starla R. Sholl, LCSW, PC, 773.878.5809, Renewing with granite/stainless kitchen, subway tile bath, for- www.starlasholl.com (2/20/13-26) mal dining room, parquet floors.Free laundry. Fenced to love! SOLUTION FOCUSED COUNSELING Solution focused The Life... yard/ pets welcome. $1450 + Util. Call or text John counseling in warm & affirming environment by licensed at: 773-494-5294 or email [email protected]. Found Chicago psychotherapist. Wounded self-esteem, body image Atonement Episcopal Church (11/14/12-4) [email protected] issues, career counseling and relationship challenges. RENOVATED 2.5 BDRM - 3 BATH EDGEWATER BEACH www.foundchicago.org BCBS PPO & Aetna. Sliding Scale. Lakeview, close to CTA 5749 N. Kenmore Beautiful 2 bdrm + den, 3 bath, NEW kitchen, Wood 773-539-3880 & Parking. Dr. John Moore. (773) 704-5300. www. www.ChurchOfTheAtonement.Org floors, TONS of amenities pool, workout, restaurant, VA- 4108 N. Rockwell Ave., Chicago johndmoore.net (11/14/12-8) Sundays at 11 A.M. LET pkg HEAT incl $2200/mth. Alice 773-293-3000 (12/5/12-4) FIREWOOD WISCONSIN’S FINEST: Seasoned dry oak, fruitwood, PARKVIEW PET white birch, etc. Guaranteed to burn. Fast delivery or pick-up. 1/4, 1/2 or full facecord. 2175 S. Canalport. SUPPLIES www.GoodwoodFirewood.com; 773-975-0251 EST. 1921 (1/30/13-13) 5358 N. Broadway Chicago, IL 60640 773-561-0001 Sensible Food Sensible Prices 24 Nov. 14, 2012 WINDY CITY TIMES

Halsted St., www.brownpapertickets.com/ event/278100 River North Dance Chicago’s Fall Engage- ment: MOMEN Artistic Director Frank Chaves looks to the future as he curates an evening of the Company’s most ath- letic and compelling contemporary works. Brought to you by the combined efforts of 8pm-10pm, 312-334-7777, Harris Theater, http://www.rivernorthchicago.com WINDY CITY HIV Conference at UChicago Looks at MOVIE KIND OF LOVE Problem in Minority Communities “So- TIMES cial and Structural Determinants of HIV Infections among Minority Populations” Friday, Nov. 16 examines the growing problem of HIV/ Wed., Nov. 14 AIDS among Blacks, Latinos and impris- Weekend (above) will oned populations. Sheryl Lee Ralph’s one- HIV Support Groups Living with HIV? Join THE PLAY’S THE THING woman play, “Sometimes I Cry,” will take be shown at Gay Men’s one of our 10-week groups to share expe- place Nov. 17; 8:45am, 773-834-3070, Movie Night at Center on riences, learn from one another and find Saturday, Nov. 17 University of Chicago School of Social Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted support in a safe, confidential setting. Sheryl Lee Ralph will stage Service Administration, 969 E. 60th St. Wednesdays and Thursdays; noon, Satur- St. “Sometimes I Cry,” a one- Chicago, Tickets: http://ssascholars.uchi- days. Free; 6pm, Center on Halsted, 3656 cago.edu/shine N Halsted St., www.CenterOnHalsted.org woman play about HIV/AIDS, Martika - Mirror Ball Tour Kick Off Concert Chicago Wilderness Hosts Children & at the University of Chicago’s Come see Martika in concert at The Call; Nature Network Leader Juan Martinez, International House, 1414 E. 10pm, The Call (Chicago), 1547 W. Bryn entertainment, neo-soul open mic in Chi- recently named an Emerging Explorer by 59th St. Mawr Ave. cago with DJ 8 Ball, Brian-Alwyn, A Real National Geographic. Chicago Wilderness Read, Storíe Devereaux, C.C. Carter. Keith alliance works to make the Chicago region Romell will host. Doors 6pm, show 7pm. cleaner, safer, and a better place to live. Photo from David Chadwick Saturday, Nov. 17 Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance VIP seating by phone. 6:30pm, 314-776- 8am-5:30pm, 312-939-2438., University (GLBT) A weekly peer support group for 4966, Funky Buddha Lounge, 728 W. Grand of Illinois at Chicago Forum, 725 W. Roos- members of the LGBTQ community with Ave. evelt Rd., www.chicagowilderness.org drate for the world famous HYDRAG RE- Gay Marriage Speakers Mary Ann Case, U depression, bipolar disorder, or other Marriage Equality: Why? Why Not? Why VUE hosted by Tajma Hall, featuring the of C School of Law, and Any Koppelman, all star cast of Dida Ritz, Sorraya Dash, NU School of Law, legal scholars on the psychiatric illnesses. Free of charge. Com- Monday, Nov. 19 Now? Pizza and an update by ACLU’s Post-Election LGBT Political Wrap-up and Naysha Lopez, Erica Andrews and special implications of the debate. 5pm, North- munity Room. 11am-12:30pm, 872-216- Karen Sheley and Lambda Legal’s Cynthia Review Victory Fund & Equality Illinois guests each week!!! 10pm, Hydrate, 3458 western University Kresge, 2-359, 1880 3272, Howard Brown Health Center, 4025 Torres. 5:30pm, Northwestern University present a moderated panel looking at how N. Halsted St., www.hydratechicago.com Campus Dr., Evanston N. Sheridan Rd., www.dbsa-glbt-chicago. Kresge 2-321, 1880 Campus Dr., Evanston LGBT candidates and policies did in the Open Gym Volleyball Mondays and Thurs- com Over The Rainbow - A Benefit of Hope A 2012 elections. Panelists include: Randy Thursday, Nov. 15 days. Co-ed, open court volleyball for Field Day Chicago Gay Hockey Assn., The benefit to raise money and awareness for Hannig, Director of Public Policy, Equal- Stigma Elimination Festival In partnership players of all levels. $7/night; $30/ Chicago Rowing Union (CRU) and Chicago those who struggle with cancer within the ity Illinois; Debra Shore, Commissioner of with Haymarket Center, Stigma Elimina- month; 6pm, Center on Halsted, 3656 N Dragons host this sporting good time with LGBT community. 7pm-10pm, Sidetrack, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation Dis- tion hosts a three day festival, utilizing Halsted St., www.centeronhalsted.org games, door prizes, one-hour sponsored 3349 N Halsted St, www.facebook.com/ trict, Delegate to the Democratic National art, music, and entertainment as a way to Women Like Me Support Group Women bar with Tito’s Handmade Vodka. $20 via overtherainbow773; Tickets: http://www. Convention, Board Member Victory Fund; bridge the gaps made by stigma. Through Like Me Support Group is for women who www.chicagogayhockey.org or $25 at the gildasclubchicago.org/overtherainbow. Lauren Peters, Field Campaign Manager, Nov. 17. 12pm, Haymarket Center 120 N. are in or are coming out of a marriage or door. 3:30pm-6:30pm, Sidetrack, 3349 N html Tammy Baldwin for Senate; Kim Hunt, Sangamon St. Email stigma.elimination@ long term heterosexual relationship and Halsted St., www.sidetrackchicago.com Chicago Provider Panel on Diversity and Executive Director Affinity Community gmail.com. are looking to discuss issues of sexual BMO Harris Bank Magnificent Mile Lights Inclusion To address the growing health Services. Moderator: Tressa Feher, Chief LGBT financial planning lunch Topic: Im- identity, relationships, aging and family Festival Magnificent Mile kicks off holiday and economic needs of underserved older of Staff, Office of the 46th Ward. $10 in- pact of the Presidential Election on LGBT dynamics in a safe and confidential space. season with holiday activities and live adults, including elders of color and LGBT cludes one drink; 7pm, Mary’s Attic, 5400 Rights and the Economy. C-sponsored by 6pm-7:30pm, 773-388-1600X3319, How- musical performances from top artists in elders. Will include leaders from Chicago’s N Clark St.; see http://www.facebook. the Chicago Bar Association (CBA) and the ard Brown, 4025 N. Sheridan Rd., www. Lights Festival Lane, followed by a tree LGBT and aging organizations. Part of Ser- com/events/521843967832348/?fref=ts Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chica- howardbrown.org/lccp lighting parade down North Michigan Av- vices & Advocacy for GLBT Elders Annual New group for serodiscordant/magnetic go (LAGBAC). RSVP to mcollins@rwbaird. T and GQ OUT Mic Night An open mic, for enue led by grand marshals Mickey Mouse Meeting. 9:30am, 312-919-4506, Center couples: TheTwoOfUs Introducing a six- com. Space is limited. 12pm-1:30pm, Pet- both musical and spoken-word perfor- and Minnie Mouse. 5:30pm, Michigan Ave. on Halsted, 3656 N Halsted St. week group for serodiscordant couples, terino’s, 150 N Dearborn St. mances, it is intended to be a safe and The You! Ball The YOU! Ball is EdgeAl- HyDrag Revue with Tajma Hall Join Hy- 6:30pm-8:30pm, TPAN 5537 N. Broadway Why Straight Women Should Care About encouraging environment for members of liance’s largest fundraising event of the St.. Chicago, http://www.tpan.org the trans community, along with their sig- year attracting over 400 community, cor- nificant others, family members, friends porate and civic leaders in celebration and allies. Occurs the third Thursday of of EdgeAlliance’s 20-year milestone and Tuesday, Nov. 20 Drag Race with Frida Lay Chicago’s only each month. 7pm, Center on Halsted, YOU!, their cherished friends and partners. amateur drag contest, hosted by Frida 3656 N Halsted St., www.centeronhalsted. 6pm-11:45pm, Fairmont Chicago, 200 N Lay! A hit at Roscoe’s since its premiere in org Columbus Dr., http://edgealliance.wix. 2000. 9pm, Roscoe’s, 3356 N Halsted St, Out Rock Chicago This month’s featured art- com/the-you-ball; Tickets: http://edgeal- www.roscoes.com ists are Mindy Bartlett and Homer Marrs. liance.ticketleap.com/theyouball/ Hosted by Manny Capozzi. Come join some Sheryl Lee Ralph’s one-woman play of Chicago’s best queer and queer-friendly “Sometimes I Cry” Original “Dreamgirl” Wed., Nov. 21 GenderQueer Chicago GenderQueer Chicago talent riffing on their favorite themes and Sheryl Lee Ralph offers a humorous and is a grassroots, peer-led group that works original music. Doors open at 9:30pm, $5. thought-provoking look into the true sto- to create safe spaces for all of us to talk 9:30pm, Mary’s Attic, 5400 N Clark St., ries of women affected by HIV/AIDS. Q & about, think about, explore, and express www.hamburgermarys.com/chicago A with Ralph and book-signing will follow. Suitable for adolescents and young adults. gender. Meetings are intended to be a Free but limited seating. Register early safe, encouraging and supportive environ- Friday, Nov. 16 ment. They are open to those who wish to Tie One On For Gerber/Hart Celebrate the online. 7:30pm-9:30pm, International talk and think about gender. 6:30am, Cen- upcoming holiday season with a cocktail House at the University of Chicago, 1414 ter on Halsted, 3656 N Halsted St., www. party at the loft/studio of Lee Allison, a E. 59th St., Tickets: http://ssascholars. centeronhalsted.org leading tie designer. Open bar with marti- uchicago.edu/shine/ Team Trivia Wednesdays DS Tequila Co. nis, cosmopolitans, wine, soft drinks and hosts Team Trivia! Sign up starts at 8pm, water; hors d’oeuvres also served. Lee Al- Sunday, Nov. 18 free to play. Hosted by Robin; 8pm-11pm, lison’s ties will be available - he is donat- Urban Village: Wicker Park Service LGBT- 773-697-9127, DS Tequila Company, 3352 ing 20 percent from each sale to Gerber/ welcoming worship services at Urban Vil- N. Halsted St., www.dstequila.com Hart. 6pm-9pm, 773-381-8030, 1820 W. lage Church are eclectic and experiential, practical and intelligent, relevant and, Webster Ave., www.gerberhart.org Thursday, Nov. 22 Gay Men’s Movie Night Screening of the hopefully, inspiring. 10:30am-11:45am, Thanksgiving Dinner Center patrons from film Weekend. $7. 6:30pm, Center on Hal- Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division St., the Senior and Youth programs gather to- sted, 3656 N Halsted St., www.centeron- www.urbanvillagechurch.org/wicker-park/ gether in gratitude and friendship. Free. halsted.org Holiday Bazaar: Gifts, Cookies, Santa RSVP Required: cbilbrey@centeronhal- Preview: At The Flash David Leeper plays Cookies, homemade delights, gift selec- sted.org; 12pm, Center on Halsted, 3656 five different patrons of a gay bar in five tion, and coffee or hot cider. Santa will N Halsted St., www.centeronhalsted.org different decades, ranging from Richard be available for photos with you and your (a closeted man) to Miss Sparkle (a black pet, $10. Winter Bazaar proceeds go to THE SHORE THING drag queen) to Mona (a budding lesbian benefit the homeless cats, rabbits, and activist). Each performance will be fol- dogs at Red Door Animal Shelter. 11am- Monday, Nov. 19 lowed by a talk back where you can share 4pm, 773-764-2242, Warren Park, 6601 N. your gay bar stories from the last 50 Western Ave., www.reddoorshelter.org Art & Soul: The Brown Sugar Festival Live Re-elected Metropolitan Water Reclamation years. 7:30pm, Center on Halsted, 3656 N Commissioner Debra Shore will be one of the panelists at an election wrap-up at Mary’s Attic, Get 5400 N. Clark St. WindyCityMediaGroup.com Campaign photo : online ChicagoPride.com WINDY CITY TIMES Nov. 14, 2012 25 BILLY MASTERS

“I can’t imagine that Cher didn’t know. To me, word filtered out that there were problems with that is ridiculous. I’ve known Chastity since she the TelePrompter. So why didn’t it affect co-host 3349 N. Halsted was young, and this girl was a total tomboy. I Mario Lopez? He hosts Extra every day, so he can SidetrackChicago.com just assumed she was gay from when she was 5. I handle technical snafus. When Khloe froze, Ma- can’t imagine Cher could be in that kind of denial. rio simply jumped in, saying her lines and saved But I guess she should talk to my dad.”—Jason the day. Except that’s not how Miss Kardashian Gould from a 2001 interview with The Advocate saw it. She felt her “performance” (such as it when it was pointed out that Cher was as sur- was) was sabotaged and Mario’s professionalism Holiday prised about her daughter’s orientation as Elliott made her look bad. If his plan was to have the Holiday Gould was about his son’s. hosting gig all to himself, it may have worked. Well, the election is over. The celebrations Rumor has it that Khloe may be delegated to Weekends have finished. Now what? I’m always skeptical interviewing contestants off-stage. of campaign promises because I realize that Our “Ask Billy” question comes from Howard it takes more than one man to make a differ- are Sidetrack ence. Or does it? Although I have strong opin- ions about things, it was recently brought to my attention that perhaps sometimes I should Weekends have an open mind. My views about GLAAD are relatively well-known with my readers. There was Join your friends at Sidetrack a time when I felt that the powers-that-be at for one of the biggest nights of the year... GLAAD were abusing their funding and implied power. And, in the spirit of full disclosure, I tend THANKSGIVING EVE WEDNESDAY Open at 3pm to abhor any organization that claims to speak Adrenaline UP from 8pm with a for people as a whole. custom video blend of Sidetrack favorites. That said, I was recently at the home of former Logo head honcho Brian Graden for a swanky soirée honoring Wilson Cruz, who is the new strategic giving officer at GLAAD. There was ggoobbbbllee,, ggoobbbbllee,, cchhuucckkllee,, cchhuucckkllee no press at this gathering and I wasn’t really THANKSGIVING THURSDAY, NOV. 22 invited—I was someone’s plus-one. In this little Open at 8pm COMEDY VIDEO NIGHT ’til 2am microcosm we call a “community,” Wilson is one of very few people I hold in high esteem— FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23 • Open at 3pm someone I respect and admire and who always SHOW TUNES 5 ’til 9pm then seems to make decisions for the “right reasons.” the Best Of SIDETRACK ’til 2am He spoke eloquently about the “new GLAAD” and how they’ve gotten back to their roots and have tried to revamp the entire organization from the ground up so that it truly represents our diverse community. I must confess that he touched me. Wilson Cruz (above) has Billy stirred up ... I believe it was in the rotunda (always a about GLAAD. lovely place to be touched). Seriously, I thought that if Wilson was this passionate about GLAAD, maybe I should re-evaluate my views. After all, in Las Vegas: “I really enjoyed Political Animals any organization is only as good (or bad) as the this summer. What do you know about Sebastian people running it. GLAAD is awfully lucky to Stan, who plays the gay son? He looks so famil- have such a talented and dashing person work- iar.” ing so hard on their behalf. And if it is true that Sebastian was born in Romania and you may one person can make a difference, then maybe recognize him from the short-lived series Kings, Wilson is that person. He’s certainly made me where he also played gay. But for me, he’s consider giving GLAAD another chance. etched in my mind from the homoerotic thriller It will take more than good intentions to help The Covenant, which also featured Steven Strait, NYC’s Ali Forney Center, the organization that Taylor Kitsch and Toby Hemingway. He also got provides housing to LGBT youth. The drop-in to work with his “Covenant” co-star Chace Craw- center was pretty much decimated by Hurricane ford on several episodes of Gossip Girl. But you Sandy, especially since it’s about half a block probably recognize him as the Mad Hatter/Jef- from the Hudson River. Although not a hous- ferson on Once Upon a Time. In real life, he’s ing location, this center provides food, showers, been romantically linked to the series star, clothing, medical care, HIV testing and other Jennifer Morrison, just as he was reported to medical services to these at-risk youths, and have dated previous co-stars such as Leighton they need our help. If you’d like to contribute Meester and Dianna Agron. I loved Political Ani- to a worthwhile community organization in dire mals, which was created by our own Greg Ber- straits, please go to www.AliForneyCenter.org. lanti, and enjoyed watching Sebastian in a num- Not many people have had so many various ber of compromising positions with some rather aspects of their lives documented as Chaz Bono. hot guys—including Congressman Sean Reeves We’ve seen him as a precocious little girl, a tom- (shades of Aaron Schrock and his abs), played by boy teen, a lesbian, a transgender man. We’ve David Monahan. Alas, it was just announced that seen him dancing and singing, fat and thin. Af- that the USA Network has cancelled the series. ter several unsuccessful attempts to lose weight But I’ll bring you some sexy clips of Sebastian via Celebrity Fit Club (because he’s so fit) and on BillyMasters.com to help ease the pain. Dancing with the Stars, it was clear drastic mea- When I’m sad to see ANYTHING political come sures were necessary. Chaz sat down with Dr. to an end, it’s definitely time to wrap up another Travis Stork on The Doctors to discuss the prob- column. With Political Animals cancelled, I’m lem and is now embarking on a medically super- kinda worried about my beloved Hillary making vised weight-loss program to try to lose 50-80 a comeback in 2016 (assuming there is a 2016). lbs. from his 250-lb. frame. (Bono is 5’ 5”.) “I One thing you don’t have to worry about is get- hope the pressure of doing something publicly ting the latest gossip on www.BillyMasters.com, will give me more incentive to lose weight,” the site that will survive any disaster. If you’ve Bono said. Good luck. got a question for me, send it along to Billy@ Anyone watching the first week of live X Factor BillyMasters.com and I promise to get back to shows might have noticed that Khloe Kardashian you before The X Factor co-host is billed as was a bit ... well, awful. In an effort to thwart Khloe Kardashian-Charvet! Until next time, re- speculation that she is completely untalented, member, one man’s filth is another man’s bible. 26 Nov. 14, 2012 WINDY CITY TIMES Sports teams to join forces for fundraiser By Ross Forman teams realize that the ultimate challenge we face is keeping active and staying visible and Three prominent LGBT sports teams—each inde- relevant to the community as a whole,” said Da- pendent of a large, local governing body—are vid Stefanski, in his fourth season skating for joining forces for a fundraiser and to simply help the CGHA Red Liners. “This event is to ensure raise aware about themselves. our place in the community as a safe space for The inaugural Field Day is set for Saturday, any and all players of our respective sports to Nov. 17, 3:30-6:30 p.m., at Sidetrack in Lakev- participate and learn.” iew, and will showcase the Chicago Gay Hockey Stefanski, 27, lives in Chicago’s Old Town Association (CGHA), the Chicago Rowing Union neighborhood and graduated from Loyola Acad- (CRU) and the rugby-playing Chicago Dragons. emy in suburban Wilmette where he played for “While this [event] is a fundraiser, all three the Ramblers’ hockey team. He is a tax accoun- tant by day, defenseman for the CGHA during its night-time games. “After attending numerous events for each team, I decided that a joint event would make for better outreach and ultimately be a lot more fun for all of our fans and supporters,” Stefanski said. “The CGHA, CRU and the Dragons are in- dependent sports teams that require their own resources for player recruitment, fundraising, The Chicago Dragons in a recent match. Photo courtesy of the Dragons travel and community outreach. Pooling our re- sources at an event like this is really going to help each team accomplish those goals more ef- compete in their own officially LGBT-sanctioned Tito’s Vodka is one of the main sponsors for ficiently and effectively. leagues, such as or volleyball, which is the event, and there will be a wide variety of “We hope that this is as successful of an event great. But for sports with less of a presence as door prizes and auctions. as it can be. People are excited because an event a whole in Chicago, we may only have enough Each team will be hosting different games and like this has never been done before and it really players to fill one team, two teams at the most,” contests to test the athletic skills of attendees. has the potential to reach a much wider audi- Stefanski said. “This means that in order to com- “This is the first in what we hope will be an ence than previous events held by each team pete at the next level of LGBT play outside of our annual event,” Stefanski said. “We are incredibly individually.” local area, we need to travel to other areas of excited to be getting this off the ground after None of the three participating teams is the country, and sometimes, around the world to months of planning, and are definitely looking aligned with an LGBT sports association, such network and play with other LGBT players in our ahead to next year’s event as well.” as the Chicago Metropolitan Sports Associa- sport. That said, the three teams participating Tickets to Field Day are $20 in advance, tion (CMSA) or the Athletic Alliance of Chicago have done a phenomenal job of doing that, and and are available at http://chicagogayhockey. (AAC). we have combined our resources to ensure that org/sports-field-day; at the door, tickets are David Stefanski. Photo by Ross Forman “Teams within CMSA or AAC have the ability to we can keep that level of play up for many years $25. to come.” ADVERTISEMENT When experience counts... Force tryouts Dec. 1 Park (6100 W. Fullerton Ave.), Rowan Park In service to the community for over 30 years. Tryouts for the Chicago Force women’s foot- (11546 S. Ave. L), Warren Park (6601 N. West- ball team will take place Saturday, Dec. 1, at ern Ave.) and The Rink at Wrigley (Addison The Law Offices of the University of Illinois at Chicago’s (UIC’s) and Clark streets). Roger V. McCaffrey-Boss & Associates physical education building, 901 W. Roosevelt Admission at most rinks is free, with a $6 Rd. skate rental. (There is an admission fee at The The event is 2-4 p.m. Participants must ar- Rink at Wrigley and at McFetridge Sports Cen- rive by 1:45 p.m. to register. ter.) For more info, call 312-742-PLAY (7529) GUARDIAN FOR YOUR MINOR CHILD Tryouts will consist of various sprints, agil- or visit www.chicagoparkdistrict.com. ity and strength assessments and football Q. I previously adopted two boys several years ago while I was single. I am now in a new relationship basics; there is also a Q&A session. Women with a new boyfriend and planning on traveling out of the country on business for several weeks at Bull-riding at must be at least 17 years old. Participants a time. My new boyfriend has agreed to take care of the boys while I am gone, but I am worried that should bring workout clothes, shoes, water Allstate in Jan. while I am out of the country there will be no one authorized to handle legal matters to care for my 7 The Professional Bull Riders (PBR) an- and a towel. and 9-year-old boys. And what would happen if my boys had a health issue and needed medical care. nounced that the 2013 PBR Built Ford Tough There is a one-time $20 fee for new players. Series will be at Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Call 312-405-4130 for more information. A. First, you can use a Health Care Power of Attorney to authorize your boyfriend to make any and all Mannheim Rd., Rosemont, on Jan. 12-13. decisions concerning the personal care, medical treatment, hospitalization and health care of each child who Competition begins at 8 p.m. on Jan. 12 has not attained age 18. Second, in Illinois, you may also appoint a short-term guardian to act on behalf of your minor child for ‘Mo Yoga’ session and at 2 p.m. on Jan. 13. a period not longer than 365 days. This procedure gives parents a mechanism to convey to another adult the Nov. 15 at lululemon Tickets are $15-$125; visit the Allstate necessary authority to care for minors during short periods of parental absence or illness. As part of Movember (which involves men Arena box office or www.Ticketmaster.com, or A parent appoints a short-term guardian in a dated document that identifies the appointing parent, the growing mustaches during the month of No- call 800-745-3000. minor and the person appointed the short-term guardian. The writing must be signed by, or at the direction of, vember to raise awareness and funds for pros- the appointing parent in the presence of two credible witnesses who are at least 18 years old. Neither witness tate and testicular cancer), lululemon, 930 N. can be the short-term guardian. Dorothy Hamill joining Rush St., on Thursday, Nov. 15, 7-9 p.m. If there is another living parent, that parent must also sign the form. This non-appointing parental Ann Stahr of Core Power Yoga will lead the ‘Stars on Ice’ March 8 signature is not required if the whereabouts of the other parent are unknown, if the other parent is unwilling The figure-skating production Stars on Ice free session. or unable to make and carry out day-to-day child care decisions, or if the child’s parents were never married has announced that Olympic gold medalist, There is limited availability; RSVP at rush- and no court has issued an order establishing parentage. world champion and three-time U.S. national [email protected]. Finally, the person appointed as the short-term guardian must also sign the document, ensuring his champion Dorothy Hamill is joining its tour. acceptance of the duties. The appointment of the short-term guardian becomes effective immediately upon Hamill will help bid a fond farewell to long- the date the written document is executed unless the document provides for a later specified effective date Rinks open Nov. 23 time cast member Kurt Browning, who will or event. The appointment remains effective for up to 365 days unless the written instrument provides for Chicago Park District’s outdoor ice skat- termination upon an earlier specified date such as the parent’s return to the country. be giving his final U.S. tour performances. ing rinks open for the season Friday, Nov. The Stars on Ice “Now & Then” Tour will visit 23, weather permitting. Skating season runs Rosemont, Ill., on Friday, March 8, 2013, for through Sunday, Feb. 24, at most outdoor a 7:30 p.m. performance at Allstate Arena. • Bankruptcy • Wills, Trusts & Probate rinks, again weather permitting. Tickets start at $25 and go on sale Nov. There are eight rinks, at McFetridge Sports • Real Estate Closings • Civil Unions 16. Special on-ice seating is available upon Center (3843 N. California Ave.), McKinley request. Visit www.ticketmaster.com, all Tick- 19 S. LaSalle, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60603 Park (2210 W. Pershing Rd.), Midway Plai- etmaster outlets or the arena’s box office, or sance Park (1130 Midway Plaisance N.), Mt. call 800-745-3000. 312-263-8800 [email protected] Greenwood Park (3721 W. 111th St.), Riis We are a debt relief agency. We help people file for bankruptcy relief under the bankruptcy code. WINDY CITY TIMES Nov. 14, 2012 27 CONNEXIONS MAKE IT YOUR BUSINESS AGELESS REALTOR hungers for work

- References on request - Seasoned experience - Buyers - Sellers JOSEPH RICE INTERIORS, INC. Roland Kline - Broker CHICAGO 773-501-4278 (773) 271-2361 Since 1978, work is good www.josephriceinteriors.com Estate Realty, Inc. Specializing in Drapery Treatments

Visit the LGBT LAKE VIEW GALLERY community’s newest To All Who Believe Specializing in: dental clinic. Palm Readings • Tarot Card Readings Dr. Brandon Prusa Crystal Readings • Aura Readings caters to all of your dental needs. All problems can be solved today no matter what. Spiritual cleansing for the Mind, • General Dentistry Body and Spirit. Specializing in tarot card • Cosmetic Dentistry readings and more to answer and guide you • Teeth Whitening through love, happiness, wealth and health. See what life has in store for you! • Free parking Contact Lauren for your private and • Accepts most insurance Mention confidential reading. 4413 N. Clark St. Windy City Times 773-880-1003 Call 773.754.7766 to receive a [email protected] to set up an appointment. discount. We do events and parties. Call us today to book us www.compassdentalchicago.com for psychic readings for your holiday party! i

Ray J. Koenig III and Clark Hill PLC l Ray is a legal authority on all of his

practice areas, which include probate, o trusts, guardianship, estate planning, and elder law, including the litigation of those areas. He is a longtime i 25% OFF advocate for and member of the LGBT community, and is involved in l Custom Framing several charitable groups, community

associations, and professional o organizations. Ray is a member of Clark Hill PLC, a full-service law firm consisting of a diverse team of attorneys and professionals committed to our clients and our communities.

Tel: 312.985.5938 | Fax: 312.985.5985 [email protected] | clarkhill.com CUSTOM FRAMING Framing Chicago’s art since 1991. All work done on premise. ARIZONA ILLINOIS MICHIGAN WASHINGTON DC 1478 W. Berwyn - 773.784.3962

Deborah A. Dr. Edward J. Fajardo Accounting Murphy Mulryan Licensed Clinical Psychologist CPA Tax Services 4633 N. Western Ave., Suite 203 Financial & York Chicago, IL 60625 Consulting (312) 623-0502 773-404-8401 Attorneys At Law [email protected] Business Planning 2155 W. Roscoe 4001 N. Wolcott Chicago, IL 60613 Specializing in 1 South Gay-Affirmative Psychotherapy www.debmurphy.com (773) 248-8887 28 Nov. 14, 2012 WINDY CITY TIMES back by popular demand

the musical legend BegiNS ToNighT! NoveMBer 14–DeceMBer 2

Best Seats Available November 14, 15, 27 and 28 CMOLTM © 1986

800-775-2000• tickets available at all broadway in chicago box offices and Ticketmaster retail locations • groups 15+: 312-977-1710 Soon to be a spectacular movie LesMis.com