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by REX WOCKNER “There’s no question that the community is, EQCA Executive Director Geoff Kors said that Clinton Rues you know, not unified behind one position and “if (other) people want to move forward with DOMA, DADT page 4 Equality California said Aug. 12 that it does not we really feel that we ... owe the LGBT commu- 2010, they’re welcome to it.” support returning to the ballot to try to repeal nity and our allies our best analysis,” Solomon “It’s a democracy and a free country,” Kors Proposition 8 until 2012. said. “We’d be leading people down a path that I said. “If something qualifies, we will support it Other groups are preparing for a 2010 ballot don’t feel comfortable leading them down (if we (but) we think we have one shot over these next fight. They include the Courage Campaign, Love supported 2010). It’s our job to say, ‘We think elections. ... We’ve come to a different conclu- Honor Cherish, Los Angeles’ Stonewall Demo- this 38-month path is the right path.’” sion than other organizations. ... We’re going to cratic Club and at least 40 other organizations. Solomon said the next ballot fight will cost do this right and smart and strategically.” “Donors want to make sure their investments “$40 million to $60 million.” Meanwhile, the Courage Campaign announced to win back marriage are wisely invested,” EQCA “Californians have been static on the issue of Aug. 12, an hour before EQCA’s announcement, Marriage Director Marc Solomon said in an Aug. marriage equality over the last four years,” he that it is moving forward with plans for a 2010 12 conference call with reporters. “Monolithi- added. “We’ve been stuck and we need to figure ballot battle. cally, they are not supportive of returning to the out how to get unstuck. ... There are a small Turn to page 4 ballot (in 2010).” number of undecided voters on this issue.” LGBTI Health Summit page 7 Kiss, Kiss Project Runway page 19

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Morse Building, Kass Management, Clark-Devon Hardware, Rogers Park Community Council, Leona’s, www.QueerTV Photo by Andrew Davis Sweet Home Properties, Rogers Park Florist, Morse L Drugs, rogerspark.com Network.com 4 Aug. 19, 2009 line with its policy position—that the so-called DoJ switches Defense of Marriage Act is deeply discriminatory PROP 8 from cover and needs to go.” In recent months, the Courage Campaign ar- Bill “I hope we’ll also see the White House work guably has become as important a player in on DOMA with leaders in Congress to repeal DOMA as soon Clinton. By Lisa Keen statewide GLBT politics as EQCA, though EQCA as possible,” said Wolfson. “But this brief is def- Photo by Keen News Service is a traditional lobby group while Courage Cam- initely a vast improvement over the last one.” Kat paign is more of a netroots and grassroots op- Fitzgerald Aug. 17—In a dramatic turnaround, a brief filed “They’re still defending the law,” added Wolf- eration. by President Barack Obama’s Justice Department son, “but they’ve repositioned themselves in In an Aug. 12 mailing to its 700,000 sup- states emphatically that the administration much better way.” porters, the Courage Campaign sent a “special “does not support DOMA [the Defense of Mar- ©2009 Keen News Service message” from Steve Hildebrand, who was Ba- riage Act] as a matter of policy, believes that it rack Obama’s deputy campaign manager. is discriminatory, and supports its repeal.” Reactions to brief In the message, Hildebrand, who is openly gay, said: “I feel strongly that 2010 is the right The brief was filed in Smelt v. U.S., a contro- A variety of individuals and organizations have time to courageously win back marriage rights versial federal lawsuit seeking to strike down issued statements in response to the brief filed this will be a basis for dismissal.’ It all turned in California—as strongly as I felt when I de- the Defense of Marriage Act. In an earlier brief, by the Department of Justice against the Defens out to be a fraud because of the enormous re- cided to devote two years of my life to help Ba- filed in June, the Department of Justice (DoJ) of Marriage Act (DOMA). action against it among the middle-level of- rack Obama run for President despite warnings asserted that DOMA addresses a legitimate need U.S. Congressman Mike Quigley said, “It is en- ficers and down after it was promulgated and from the pundits and pollsters that he would for the federal government to adopt “a cautious couraging to see the Administration state in a Colin was gone. So nobody regrets how this never occupy the Oval Office.” policy of federal neutrality towards a new form court document what we all know to be true— was implemented any more than I do.” In an Aug. 10 interview with Los Angeles of marriage.” It asked the courts to uphold DOMA that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is dis- “Look, I think it’s ridiculous,” Clinton con- journalist Karen Ocamb, Hildebrand elaborated: in order to protect the federal government’s criminatory and demands repeal. Even though tinued. “Can you believe they spent—whatever “I believe it’s winnable in 2010 and that the “scarce resources” and its ability “to respond to DOMA continues to be upheld, we are seeing they spent—$150,000 to get rid of a valued community should not be afraid to take this new social phenomena one step at a time, and cracks in the foundation upon which opponents Arabic speaker recently? And, you know, the to the ballot in 2010. ... In a perfect world, to adjust national policy incrementally.” And it have built their case for decades. thing that changed me forever on Don’t Ask, you want everybody on the same page but stressed, “DOMA does not discriminate against “We will continue to fight to tear down the Don’t Tell was when I learned that 130 gay we don’t live in a perfect world and different homosexuals in the provision of federal ben- wall of inequality until everyone is treated not service people were allowed to serve and risk people have different ideas. I do believe that if efits.” only with fairness and respect, but with equity their lives in the first Gulf War, and all their groups move forward and start a petition drive, In the Aug. 17 brief, the DoJ still suggests under the law. I look forward to working with commanders knew they were gay; they let them that most all groups will feel compelled to join there may be “reasonable arguments” to uphold my colleagues and President Obama to repeal go out there and risk their lives because they because they don’t want to see a loss. But they its constitutionality; however, the brief concen- this law and end discrimination once and for all needed them, and then as soon as the first might come kicking and screaming.” trates instead on defending the law by attacking Americans.” Gulf War was over, they kicked them out. That’s Hildebrand said the California “gay commu- the plaintiffs’ lawsuit on procedural grounds. Equality California Executive Director Geoff all I needed to know, that’s all anybody needs nity ... needs to have confidence that it can The White House also issued this statement Kors released a statement along similar lines, to know, to know that this policy should be win this” and should not “let political prognos- Aug. 17 from Obama: “I have long held that saying, “Although we are pleased that the changed.” ticators who suggest they can’t win it in 2010 DOMA prevents LGBT couples from being granted Obama Administration has stated that DOMA is As for DOMA, Clinton said he doesn’t like it scare them away.” equal rights and benefits. While we work with discriminatory and that same-sex couples are as but that it was the lesser of two evils. Some California gay groups expressed dismay Congress to repeal DOMA, my Administration will good parents as heterosexual couples, we are “The reason I signed DOMA was—and I said with EQCA’s announcement and vowed to carry continue to examine and implement measures troubled by the Obama Justice Department say- when I signed it—that I thought the question on without the organization. that will help extend rights and benefits to LGBT ing that discrimination based on sexual orienta- of whether gays should marry should be left up “We are extremely disappointed, but not couples under existing law. tion does not raise serious constitutional issues to states and to religious organizations, and surprised, by Equality California’s decision Evan Wolfson, head of the national Freedom and that such discrimination is rational.” if any church or other religious body wanted today to wait until 2012 ... especially since to Marry group, said he has not yet read the en- to recognize gay marriage, they ought to,” he every poll we conducted shows majority sup- tire brief but said he was heartened “to see the —Andrew Davis said. “We were attempting at the time, in a very port within the LGBT community (including 70 administration getting its legal position more in reactionary Congress, to head off an attempt to percent of EQCA’s own membership) to put a send a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage-equality initiative on the ballot next marriage to the states. And if you look at the year,” said Yes! on Equality. 11 referenda much later—in 2004, in the elec- Newly prominent California blogger Phil- tion—which the Republicans put on the ballot lip Minton (unitethefight.org) said the Aug. to try to get the base vote for President Bush 12 developments kicked off a battle between There’s Power up, I think it’s obvious that something had to Equality California and Courage Campaign over be done to try to keep the Republican Congress “who’s going to win the right to win rights.” from presenting that. The president doesn’t “The California LGBT population is experienc- even get to veto that. The Congress can re- ing whiplash and fears that these announce- fer constitutional amendments to the states. I in Our Pride. ments will drive the wedge of division that didn’t like signing DOMA and I certainly didn’t already exists deeper into the heart of the Please participate in the largest like the constraints that were put on benefits, community,” Minton said. and I’ve done everything I could—and I am LGBT Community Survey in history, Proposition 8, passed last Nov. 4 by 52 per- proud to say that the State Department was cent of California voters, amended the state and help demonstrate the growing the first federal department to restore benefits constitution to re-ban same-sex marriage, to gay partners in the Obama administration, Power in Our Pride. which had been legal since June 16, 2008, fol- and I think we are going forward in the right lowing a state Supreme Court ruling that ban- Everyone who completes the survey by August 31, 2009 direction now for federal employees.” ning gay couples from marrying was unconsti- will be entered into a drawing to win one of 25 Amazon Clinton addressed the two issues after being tutional. In May of this year, the state Supreme or iTunes credits for $20, or the Grand Prize of a $500 interrupted by a heckler yelling from the audi- Court ruled that Prop 8 was a valid exercise of Visa gift card. ence. the voters’ power to amend the constitution. Blogger Lane Hudson shouted: “Mr. Presi- Please take the survey today, and tell your friends! dent, will you call for a repeal of DOMA and Bill Clinton regrets Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell right now? Please.” DOMA prevents the federal government from www.LGBTsurvey.com DOMA and DADT recognizing married gay couples as married by REX WOCKNER and allows states to refuse to recognize other Tremendous strides toward full equality have been achieved by our communities over the past decade. There’s states’ same-sex marriages. Power in Our Pride. Power to make a difference: Former President Bill Clinton said Aug. 13 that President Barack Obama repeatedly has • Gay and lesbian survey studies have opened doors (and minds) in leading corporations and organizations, which in turn have he regrets the way his Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell vowed to see that DOMA is repealed, but has recognized the value of their LGBT employees through the establishment of equal hiring policies and domestic partner military gay ban was implemented, and that taken no steps to launch the process. benefits. This has been a catalyst, leading to sweeping changes in political and social inclusivity. • Demographic reports also influence marketing investment. Virtually absent until recently, we now see a growing variety of he doesn’t “like” the Defense of Marriage Act Six states—Massachusetts, Connecticut, products and services represented in gay media, celebrating our diversity. Ads keep LGBT publications and websites he signed into law. 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A section of the Food & Drug Administration’s blood-donor questionnaire that asks about same- sex sexual partners. Kissing to protest An active member of Gettysburg’s Gay-Straight Transfusions Alliance, Casterline has many gay and lesbian friends on campus. Eager to help out an accept- ing friend, some within this community decided and gay men: to register at www.marrow.org in order to see if they were a possible match. One case To the surprise of both Casterline and her do- BY CHASSE REHWINKEL nor friends, some who came to her sister’s aid were not even allowed to register. This was due Tory Casterline is the walking definition of an to a long-standing regulation held by the Food active college student. and Drug Administration that prohibits sexually A senior at Pennsylvania’s Gettysburg College, active gay males from donating their marrow. Casterline spends her time finishing a degree in In the United States, good Samaritans wishing psychology and working for Gettysburg as both a to give marrow or blood must complete a ques- tour guide and special-event tech crew member, tionnaire before they are allowed to donate. participating in the many service fraternities The questionnaire is designed to eliminate that she has been a part of since early in her potential donors who fall into high-risk groups colligate career. for spreading infectious diseases that are easily Unfortunately, last summer Casterline was told transmitted through blood and marrow, diseases that it was she, and her family, who would now such as hepatitis and HIV/AIDS. need the unselfish help of others. One of the more controversial eliminator ques- In summer 2008, Casterline’s older sister, Jen- tions asked before one can donate blood or mar- nifer, was diagnosed with myelofibrosis, a blood row prohibits men who have had sex with men disorder that attacks the body’s bone marrow. after 1977 from becoming donors. Jennifer’s prognosis was far from good and her It is this regulation that both surprised and doctors immediately started her on chemothera- confused Casterline and her friends and also has py in order to improve her condition. frustrated leading donor organizations such as After chemo proved unsuccessful, Jennifer’s the American Association of Blood Banks and doctors felt the only option left was a bone- the American Red Cross. marrow transplant. Currently, the Food & Drug Administration A notoriously frustrating procedure, bone-mar- (FDA) states that its policy is “based on the row transplants require an exact match donor in documented increased risk of certain transfu- order to be of any help to the recipient. Know- sion transmissible infections, such as HIV,” and Thousands of people took to the streets in dozens of cities Saturday, Aug. 15, as part ing the long odds of finding a match, Casterline “is not based on any judgment concerning the of “The Great Nationwide Kiss-In” to protest recent harassment and arrests of same-sex turned to her close group of friends for help. donor’s sexual orientation.” couples for kissing in public. “I only asked a few friends to join the registry. Since 1997 the American Red Cross, American Two events were planned for the Chicago area, one in Oak Park and one downtown at Mil- It is a big commitment so I didn’t feel comfort- Association of Blood Banks and America’s Blood lennium Park’s “Bean” sculpture. As hundreds of tourists streamed by the popular visitor’s able asking many people, only those that are Centers have advocated for a revision to the destination, including several straight wedding parties, kissers of all sexual orientations really close to me and familiar with my sister’s FDA’s deferral policy regarding sexually active smooched for the cameras and public. There were no negative response, and many non-gays situation,” said Casterline. “Every friend I asked gay males. approached the literature table to find out more information. was very receptive to the idea and most tried Locally, a spokeswoman for the Mid-American The downtown Chicago event was organized by the Chicago chapter of Join the Impact, to join the registry. These friends have even re- offices of the Red Cross, the organization that a national group formed out of the loss of marriage ballot initiatives last fall. Protest or- cruited other friends and family members, mak- handles the Chicagoland area, stated that even ganizers included Richard Gilbert, Megan Tucker, Edgar Vargas and Corrine Mina (from left ing it an even larger effort than I had imag- if a sexually active gay male were to undergo a in bottom photo). The group also encouraged Chicagoans to attend the Oct. 11 March on ined.” full range of tests for any transmittable diseases Washington as another way to push for LGBTQ civil rights. In spite of long odds, the hope was that the and discovered then that he was negative for The national event was sparked by three recent incidents of PDAs (public displays of af- more friends and family that registered the more all possible risks it would still be against FDA fection) causing a backlash in Salt Lake City and two Texas towns, San Antonio and El Paso. likely a suitable match for Jennifer would be regulations for him to donate blood or marrow. “Gay and lesbian couples were harassed or detained by law enforcement or other people for found. Read more of the article—including Caster- the simple act of kissing in a public place,” kiss-in organizers stated. “We need to make a One of the groups that came to Casterline’s line’s thoughts of the FDA’s policy—online at strong statement to everyone everywhere: kissing is not a bad thing, nor has it ever been. aid during this time of need was Gettysburg Col- www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com. It’s not vulgar or inappropriate. It’s a sign of affection that is as old as time itself. And it’s lege’s gay community. a beautiful thing that we share with our loved ones every single day.” Photos and text by Tracy Baim; more online at www.windycitymediagroup.com

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Michigan, Overall, the panellists and audience members Aug. 14-18, and the five-day international event agreed that increasing cultural competency kicked off with an entire day devoted to the is- on the part of health care providers is crucial. sues and needs of bisexuals. According to the Equally important is the funding of projects spe- organizers, this is only the second event with a cifically targeted towards the needs of bisexu- focus on bisexuality and health, the first being als. From left: Gary Hollander, Michelle VanNatta, Ann Russo and Molly Herrmann. Photo by Andrew the Bi Health Summit at the 2003 North Ameri- Davis can Conference on Bisexuality in San Diego. by a boyfriend or girlfriend within the past 12 the cause and conducting focus groups. On Aug. 14, a keynote session included a wel- HEALTH SUMMIT months. Ann Russo, an associate professor at DePaul come and introduction to bisexual health issues For the community-readiness survey, the sur- University, and Michelle VanNatta, director of by Julie Ebin, a member of the Bi Health Summit Presenters look at veyors considered six factors: community ef- the criminology project at Dominican University, Coordinating Committee. Ebin said that issues forts, community knowledge of efforts, leader- presented the report “Communities Engaged in around bisexual health revolved the questions of stopping violence ship, community climate, community knowledge Resisting Violence,” a look at a growing move- “whether bi individuals take care of their own in- by ANDREW DAVIS of the issue and resources related to the issue. ment in Chicago of community-based initiatives dividual health, whether and how an individual’s Respondents were rated on a scale of one to aimed an eliminating violence against women. sexuality impacts their own individual health, The annual LGBTI Health Summit continued Aug. nine, ranging from “no awareness” to “high level Russo and VanNatta also talked about commu- and whether and how an individual’s sexuality 15 with workshops covering a wide variety of of community ownership,” a level Herrmann said nity engagement and accountability; limits on affects their access to resources.” topics, including “LGBTI Cancer 101” and “The was “almost unattainable.” mainstream approaches to anti-violence work; Ebin was followed by two speakers, Cheryl Future is Fluid—New Tools to Negotiate Plea- The results showed that the overall ratings for and strategies for community engagement. Dobinson and Stewart Landers. Dobinson wrote sure and Risk.” the four areas was a 3, although there was some As for limitations, they included what Russo Ten Things Bisexual People Should Discuss with Another workshop that took place was “Mov- variation. (For example, gay men in the Fox Val- and VanNatta said is an over-reliance on the Their Health Care Providers with Dr. Leah Steele ing Queer Communities to Take Action to Stop ley scored a 2 and lesbians in Madison rated a criminal legal system (with VanNatta saying, for the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association Violence.” During this forum, advocates in Chi- 4.) “Only 1 percent of violators end up in the sys- in 2008. Landers presented information about cago and Wisconsin discussed approaches to Herrmann discussed strategies for different tem, anyway”) as well as a reliance on state health disparities experienced by bisexuals in assessing communities’ readiness regarding in- levels, with the end goal being gradual evolu- funding. Regarding the latter item, the present- Massachusetts. His report used data from the terpersonal and relationship violence in LGBT tion toward community ownership of the issue ers said that not only do government dollars of- 2001-2007 Massachusetts Behavioral Risk Factor relationships. of IPV. For example, with level 2 (defined as ten come with strings attached, but that “the Surveillance System surveys. Gary Hollander, executive director of the LGBT “denial/resistance”), tactics include one-on-one well is drying up.” As Ebin explained, bisexuals face very par- group Diverse and Resilient, and Molly Her- visits, the discussion of descriptive local inci- Read more about both of these presenta- ticular issues even in terms of how their sexual rmann, contract manager for the Wisconsin De- dents related to the issue and the presentation tions—including specifics about research orientation is marginalized in society, and that partment of Health Services, presented a survey of information to local community groups. For and imaginative solutions—online at www. kind of stigmatization has an impact on their conducted in different areas of Wisconsin (Chip- level 3 (“vague awareness”), strategies involve WindyCityMediaGroup.com. health. She said that culture, at large, sees bi- pewa Valley, Fox Valley, Madison and Milwaukee) the posting of flyers and billboards as well as Also, be sure to check upcoming issues of sexuals in terms of enduring stereotypes: ex- regarding intimate partner violence (IPV). The reaching out to unrelated community groups. Windy City Times for more about the work- ploitative (willing to switch between lesbian/ study resulted from surveys taken at various Lastly, for level 4 (“pre-planning”), plans in- shops at the 2009 National LGBTI Health gay and straight identities as convenient; du- Pride events, among other venues. Results in- volved reaching out to the community even Summit. plicitous; and unwilling to commit to any one cluded that 22 percent of respondents were hit more directly, such as investing local leaders in

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Kathleen them do something more effective than they’re still on duty “There’s a substantial showing—at least a Boehmer. doing now! I’m tired of calling 911 only to have preliminary showing—that there’s something Windy the cops show up twenty minutes later, or even awry here and [members of the Chicago Police City Times drive by after I’ve called and do nothing.” in Boystown Department] have an obligation to take him off file photo “We can only be as good at responding to by STEVEN CHAITMAN the street at least pending any investigation,” crime as you are when you report a crime. You Erickson said. have to report these things every time you see The lawsuits against allegedly anti-gay Chicago Andy Thayer of LGBT-rights group Gay Lib- them. We work very hard to get there as quickly police officer Richard Fiorito are piling up. Windy eration Network said the organization plans to but couldn’t; like he was almost mute. I started as possible and we always respond to 911 calls,” City Times has learned that a district court judge share its concerns at upcoming meetings in the to move out into the street but they’d already Boehmer said. recently granted almost 20 plaintiffs leave to 23rd District next week. caught up with the guy. I was about parallel to When asked to respond to rumors about grave- file a joint complaint against the officer, who “This man who’s got a fairly well demonstrated them when they jumped on the guy, beating him yard shifts being short-staffed in the 23rd Police has been accused of falsifying DUI arrests while history of anti-LGBT prejudice should not have with a potato sack filled with rocks. I was like, District, Alderman Tunney said, “I’m comfortable working the midnight shift in Boystown. policing powers in the interim,” Thayer said. ‘What the hell are you doing to him!’ but before with the resources we have here.” The amended complaint—sent by Jon Erick- A meeting of the 23rd District’s LGBT subcom- I could do anything, one of them rushed me with Still, those rumors persist. In fact, sources son, who represents the plaintiffs—alleges that mittee will take place Wed., Aug. 26, at 7 p.m. brass knuckles and hit me right in the mouth. I within the police department, who spoke only Fiorito has engaged in a “continuing course of at Town Hall, 3608 N. Halsted, and the District was knocked down, trying to get back up, but on the condition of anonymity, have told WCT conduct” of civil-rights violations over six years Advisory Committee will meet the next evening one of the other guys came at me with a brick. that they are, in fact, short-staffed during late- that was motivated partly by hostility towards at 6 p.m at the same location. I was on the ground and I could see the other night shifts. gay people. It also contains a civil RICO (Rack- guy was being hit with a brick, too. I remember “We need more police out here. If we can’t eteer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) A Lakeview thinking that they were going to kill the guy. get more police, then we need to do something count claiming Fiorito engaged in a racketeering Then everything went black. I’m not sure how else. People banded together during the ‘80s and conspiracy to defraud the tax payers of money crime and meeting: long I was unconscious,” recalled Savic. ‘90s. The Pink Angels were effective where the by committing perjury; false imprisonment/ Savic, who did eventually make it to the emer- police fell short. We need to get organized. Let’s kidnapping; obstruction of justice; and fraud to A closer look gency room, spoke of the incident with an indig- get a pad of paper going around so we can put illegally obtain overtime pay for court appear- by John Fenoglio nant tone; determined yet quietly seething. together an e-mail list,” said Zaharakis. ances for false DUI arrests. (Other counts in- “You have no idea how pissed I am. I want to Boehmer and her officers have been proac- clude malicious prosecution; violation of equal- The actor Peter Finch once ranted, “I’m mad as find these guys. This is my neighborhood,” he tive about community walks during weekend protection rights; and illegal search and seizure, hell, and I’m not going to take it anymore!” in said. hours. The walks involve community members among others.) Fiorito’s lawyers have motioned the 1976 award-winning film Network. His char- Emotions also ran high at the meeting. At one and police walking the streets to create a visible to sever the case, but the judge was expected to acter, an evening-news anchor named Howard point someone shouted, “It’s all those kids from presence in the area. Moreover, she encouraged deny this request. Beale, was fed up with the disparities inherent the Center on Halsted! They’re the problem!” people to keep being proactive by showing up at As a result of the pending litigation and public in American society. That same phrase was, os- Kevin McManus, a volunteer from the Center the CAPS meetings. pressure, Fiorito was ordered last March to use tensibly, the archetypal message that resounded on Halsted and a member of the Youth Lead- After the meeting, attendees poured out of an in-car surveillance system, said Erickson. Er- amongst the roughly 200 neighborhood resi- ership Council, disagreed, firing back, “Hold it Nookies’ to a handful of local media hungry for ickson said his firm subpoenaed four videos of dents and business owners who attended the right there! That is simply not true! There is a details. (Note: Reporters were discouraged from Fiorito arrests since then, and all the footage so CAPS 2331 (Chicago Alternative Policing Strate- war of misunderstanding within this community. being inside Nookies’ during the meeting, de- far has been found incomplete. Missing are the gy) meeting at Nookies’ Tree, 3334 N. Broadway, The kids from the Center are victims, too. They’re spite many citizens’ request that they be let in key parts of the arrests such as the arrestee’s Aug. 5. Their collective frustration is the result not the problem.” with their cameras.) poor driving and DUI-performance tests. of a string of violent attacks that have plagued The Center has long been celebrated as a safe “Look, there’s never going to be enough po- “He has manipulated the system somehow to Boys’ Town in recent months. place for LGBTQ youth, who are, in many cases, lice. Crime happens everywhere, and we’re not avoid the detection of critical elements of DUI “It’s bad and it’s getting worse. It’s time to disenfranchised from their own communities immune to it,” said William Healy, a former tests,” Erickson said. take our neighborhood back,” said Geno Zahara- elsewhere. McManus explained that the kids are criminal prosecutor, who attended the meeting. The video system activates when an officer’s kis, owner of the bar Cocktail. getting a bad rap from criminal elements who try “It will get worse if we don’t stay involved… So, emergency roof or takedown lights are turned The meeting at Nookies’ occurred just feet to exploit them at a time when they’re seeking yes, I certainly hope people stay involved like on, and it records continuously until the offi- away from the location of an attack on Buck- safety and acceptance. this.” cer turns it off manually, according to a Chicago ingham Aug. 3. The victim, Branco Savic, was Throughout the two-hour meeting, 44th Ward Community walks took place Aug. 14-15 at Police Department directive on the in-car cam- walking home after a long night of work. WCT Alderman Tom Tunney and 23rd District Police midnight. Participants met at the 7-11 parking eras. reached him for comment after the meeting. Commander Kathleen Boehmer tried to moderate lot at 3407 N. Halsted (Halsted & Roscoe). Also, Meanwhile, according to 23rd District Com- “I’d just said good night to some friends down the restless crowd. At times they seemed to be check out the new, unofficial “Lakeview 911” mander Kathleen Boehmer, Fiorito is still on the street from the restaurant. I was on the side- on the defensive, almost taken aback by some of page on Facebook. duty despite the pending lawsuits. Boehmer said walk when I heard people running behind me. At the angry questions hurled at them. that she’s sure the Chicago Police Department is first I thought it was my friends that I’d just left, “What about a Facebook page for this stuff?!” investigating the situation, as is the Indepen- but then I realized that it was four men, all of someone shouted. The comment was met with dent Police Review Authority. them dressed in black, chasing some other guy. applause by the crowd. The police looked per- As to the question of why Fiorito has not been It seemed like the guy they were chasing was plexed. Kristine suspended from duty in the meantime, Boehmer deaf because he was trying to yell something, W. declined to comment. As the case builds against

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WORLD On Aug. 8, some 70,000 people and President Shimon Peres gathered in Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square in response to the shootings. QUOTELINES ROUNDUP “This heinous murder of youth and teenagers BY REX WOCKNER by Rex Wockner is an act that a civilized nation cannot toler- ate,” Peres said in a statement released by the Moscow gay Israeli Consulate General in New York. “Murder Q if someone told you that you couldn’t be with and hate are two of the most appalling crimes “These cuts could not come at a worse the person you loved?” — Actor Brad Pitt, to bar raided against society. I call the police to do its utmost time and are so severe that they even Parade magazine, Aug. 9. The Moscow gay bar Body & Soul was raided to catch this vile murderer. I call all the citizens eliminate funding for viral-load testing! Ex- Aug. 7 by police, prosecutors, anti-drug officers of Israel to denounce this crime.” pecting us to provide appropriate medical care “Since ACT UP we have done nothing on and the prefect of Moscow’s Northern Adminis- Openly gay Knesset Member Nitzan Horowitz to people with HIV and AIDS without the abil- a mass scale to exploit the potential of pas- trative District, Oleg Mitvol. blamed the attack on public figures who have ity to do viral-load testing is like expecting sive resistance and nonviolent civil disobedi- They were accompanied by journalists, pho- denounced gay people, according to the consul- a surgeon to remove a tumor without being ence, the most effective, proven techniques of tographers and a TV news team, said GayRussia. ate. allowed to do an X-ray or MRI to determine its social action refined in the last century. Aside ru. “We will not step back into the dark closet, we location. It’s outrageous!” — Lorri Jean, CEO from a few rogue players who’ve applied for Mitvol reportedly has said that such clubs shall not be terrorized,” Horowitz said. “Years of the Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center, July marriage licenses and small bands of activists “lead to moral degradation” and “should be of incitement from politicians, rabbis and public 29 after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger decimated like Soulforce (who’ve been arrested for tres- closed.” officials have materialized into this tragedy. We the budget of the state Office of AIDS, termi- passing on Christian college campuses where GayRussia said two people were arrested dur- shall not forgive nor forget them.” nating, among much else, all state funding for ing the raid for unknown reasons. viral-load tests, which tell doctors if HIV drugs they try to instigate conversations about ho- Gay activists will picket Mitvol’s office on Aug. are working or not. mosexuality), we have not even tried. When 24. Croatia condemned gay soldiers get kicked out of the military, for anti-gay “(Barack Obama) has told me, and he why don’t they refuse to leave? Why don’t the has told ... staff in the White House that rest of us go to support them? Why haven’t Fewer UK gays, textbooks pressure’s a good thing, so people should we tried?” — Michael Joseph Gross writing in lesbians wed in ‘08 The European Committee of Social Rights, continue to put pressure on him.” — Openly the September issue of The Advocate.“It’s gay. Same-sex couples formed 7,169 civil partner- which monitors compliance with the Council of gay Steve Hildebrand, who was Obama’s deputy If one more person asks me if I have a ships—3,824 male and 3,345 female—in the Europe’s European Social Charter, ruled Aug. 11 national campaign director and recently spoke Twitter, I’m going to tell them, ‘Twitter this United Kingdom in 2008, a decline of 18 percent that Croatia’s sex-education curriculum discrimi- with the president one-on- compared with 2007, the Office for National Sta- nates on the basis of sexual orientation. one at the White House tistics reports. The committee said parts of the curriculum about gay issues, to this There were 180 civil-partnership dissolutions “stigmatize homosexuals and are based upon column, July 5. in 2008—64 between males and 116 between negative, distorted, reprehensible and degrad- It’s ridiculous females. ing stereotypes.” “I have love in my that Prop 8 The number of civil partnerships fell by 18 per- The case against Croatia was filed in 2007 life, a soul mate— cent in England, 4 percent in Wales, 24 percent by the London-based International Centre for absolutely. When some- took away in Scotland and 23 percent in Northern Ireland. the Legal Protection of Human Rights, the New one asked me why Angie gay people’s The London borough of Westminster and the York-based Center for Reproductive Rights, and and I don’t get married, right to marry! Zagreb’s Center for Education, Counseling and Brighton and Hove unitary authority saw the I replied, ‘Maybe we’ll get —Brad Pitt largest numbers of civil-partnership registra- Research. married when it’s legal for tions in 2008. The complaint said the state-sponsored sex- everyone else.’ I stand by More couples tied the knot between April and education program TeenStar teaches that con- that, although I took a lot September than in other months, the agency doms do not prevent HIV and STDs, that gay re- of flak for saying it—hate said. lationships are “deviant” and that stay-at-home mail from religious groups. I believe everyone dick, motherfucker.’ I don’t have anything to A total of 33,956 partnerships were formed mothers make for better families. should have the same rights. They say gay mar- say, and what I have to say is not that rel- between December 2005, when the Civil Partner- “This is an extremely important decision be- riage ruins families and hurts kids. Well, I’ve evant. Anything that is relevant, I’m going to ship Act came into force, and the end of 2008. cause it is the first time that an international had the privilege of seeing my gay friends be- bottle it up and then squeeze it onto a record Civil partnerships grant the same rights and human rights body has addressed a complaint ing parents and watching their kids grow up in somewhere.” — Rapper Kid Rock to Rolling obligations as a marriage. on the issue of sex education in schools and a loving environment.” — Actor Brad Pitt, to Stone, July 29. articulated detailed standards on countries’ ob- Parade magazine, Aug. 9. ligation to provide accurate and science-based “Thanks to the fact that everyone’s a Many Israelis think sex education,” said Christina Zampas, regional “It’s ridiculous that Prop 8 took away blogger these days, I don’t even have to homosexuality manager and senior legal adviser for Europe at gay people’s right to marry! I have no write my own anymore. I can go out for a night the Center for Reproductive Rights. understanding of that kind of hatred. Maybe on the town, google myself the next day, and is perverse it’s fear of difference or of the unknown. If you then just run someone else’s account of what A Haaretz-Dialog poll has found that 46 per- feel belittled, maybe you need someone else happened to me.” — Gay Village Voice colum- cent of Israelis “see homosexuality as a perver- Gays march for to belittle to feel powerful. It’s the only way nist Michael Musto on his blog, July 31. sion.” marriage in Dublin I know how to explain it. You’ve got religion Forty-two percent don’t see it that way and 12 Some 5,000 people marched from Dublin City telling you what to think about homosexuality, percent don’t know what they think, the Haaretz Hall to the Justice Department on Aug. 9 de- about marriage. They say homosexuality is a —Assistance: Bill Kelley newspaper reported Aug. 6. manding that the Irish government abandon a choice, a lifestyle, something you can be cured Ultra-Orthodox respondents were most likely proposed civil-partnership bill and instead le- of, and that isn’t true. But if you’re tucked to label homosexuality a perversion (71 percent) galize same-sex marriage. away and have no friends who are gay, you’ll and secular people were least likely to do so (24 Activists say the partner bill, which is expect- believe what the preachers say. Just think of it percent). ed to be in effect by the end of the year, formal- in terms of being in love—how would you feel On Aug. 1, a gunman opened fire at a youth izes second-class status for gay couples. meeting in the Tel Aviv clubhouse of the Israeli Civil partnerships would differ from marriages Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Associa- in areas that include inheritance, taxation and tion. children’s rights, gay activists have said. Two people were killed—Liz Troubishi, 16, and Nir Katz, 26—and 15 were injured. The shooter, —Assistance: Bill Kelley

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VIEWPOINT VOL. 24, No. 46, Aug. 19, 2009 The combined forces of Windy City Times, founded Sept. 1985, and Outlines newspaper, drop-in center, pray for the wounded and help perspective; She said, “In Israel youth are killed founded May 1987. those in Tel Aviv heal physically and emotion- all the time. Of course, war, but also traffic ac- MEL ally. Those voices included men and women, cidents, etc. But, this one really shocked us. PUBLISHER & Executive EDITOR Conservative and Reform Jews, Rev. Kevin L. This murder put a big mirror in front of us and Tracy Baim FERRAND Downer from Metropolitan Community Church said you’re not quite there yet.” She further ex- Assistant Publisher Terri Klinsky and Bishop James Wilkowski from the Evangeli- plained, “You see in Israel, we think we have all MANAGING Editor Andrew Davis cal Catholic Diocese NW. been educated and no one thinks like this, but Business manager Cynthia Holmes Finally, The Honorable Orly Gil, consul general this one made us pause and realize we’re not Director of New Media Jean Albright of Israel to the Midwest, offered the following quite there yet.” ART DIRECTOR Kirk Williamson account managerS: Amy Matheny, Kirk ‘We’re not quite Williamson, Cynthia Holmes, Carlos Paret Promotions director Cynthia Holmes NIGHTSPOTS MANAGING Editor Kirk Williamson there yet’ National Sales Rivendell Media, 212-242-6863 SENIOR WRITERS Bob Roehr, Rex Wockner, Marie Stop. Before you read this article, please know J. Kuda, David Byrne, Tony Peregrin, Lisa Keen, the writer is crying as she types. Like many Yasmin Nair, Emmanuel Garcia TheatER Editor Scott C. Morgan people around the world, I have been shaken Cinema WRITER Richard Knight, Jr. by the recent attack and murder of queer youth BOOKS WRITER Yasmin Nair in Israel. However, the notion that a small vigil ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT WRITERS held on the other side of the world Aug. 10 in Mary Shen Barnidge, Jim Edminster, Steve Warren, Lawrence Ferber, Mel Ferrand, Catey Sullivan, Chicago, Ill., composed of approximately 80 Zachary Whittenburg, Jonathan Abarbanel Jews and gentiles alike gathered to pray, should Columnists/Writers: Yvonne Zipter, Susie require police protection is staggering. Day, Jorjet Harper, Lee Lynch, Steve Starr, Joe Upon arriving at the doors of the Emanuel Rice, Dan Woog, Marie-Jo Proulx, Lisa Keen, Chris Crain, Charlsie Dewey, Michael Knipp, Mark Corece, Congregation, 5959 N. Sheridan, I found myself Sabine Neidhardt, Sam Worley, Billy Masters, John greeted by the intimidating presence of a small Fenoglio wall of police who were assigned simply to be PHOTOGRAPHERS Kat Fitzgerald, Mel Ferrand, there. Once I realized I would gain entry without Steve Becker, Steve Starr, Emmanuel Garcia incident, I wondered, do they think there will be ARTISTS/CARTOONISTS Alison Bechdel, Mikeoart trouble because it’s Jews, Queers or both? Then CIRCULATION Circulation director Jean Albright I realized I was physically shaking from hav- Distribution: Ashina, Allan, Dan, John, Renee, ing had to pass through that gauntlet. This led Sue and Victor to further pondering. How many Jews, Queers, both, live with the expectation of violence every day? Thankfully, inside was a completely different story. After sharing a smile with many friendly and familiar faces I was immediately surrounded by the warmth and love in the room. For one hour Rabbi Laurence Edwards of the Congrega- Copyright 2009 Lambda Publications Inc./Windy City Media Group; All rights reserved. Reprint by permission only. tion Or Chadash (Congregation of New Light) Back issues available for $3 per issue (postage included). invited various participants to speak, pray, sing Return postage must accompany all manuscripts, drawings, and photographs submitted if they are to be returned, and and help bond those in attendance in the dec- no responsibility may be assumed for unsolicited materials. laration that they will remember the victims of All rights to letters, art and photographs sent to Windy City Times will be treated as unconditionally assigned the attack in Tel Aviv’s LGBT youth “Bar No’ar” Attendees at the Aug. 10 vigil. Photo by Mel Ferrand for publication purposes and as such, subject to editing and comment. 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Named Desire. Scottish Hopefully lightning will strike twice, especially since Cromer brought in national acclaim when Play Scott he helmed Writers’ Theatre’s 2008 production of BY SCOTT C. MORGAN William Inge’s Picnic.

Seasonal differences Way out West August is typically known for being a slow When it comes to theater in Chicago’s west- theater month. Many companies are using this ern suburbs, the Equity companies Drury Lane down time to gear up for the fall season start- in Oakbrook Terrace and the Oak Park Festival ing in September, while others with still-running Theatre typically garner most of the media at- shows are winding down toward a closing date. tention. The non-Equity Circle Theatre in Forest Other companies use this time to make news Park also regularly gets adulated for its adven- announcements. Recently, the Marriott Theatre turous work. Lincolnshire and Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace Yet one company poised to attract more notice released the line-ups of their 2010 seasons. is the Village Players Theatre in Oak Park. The On the bill for Marriott’s 35th anniversary sea- company has been around since 1961, and it son are Fiddler on the Roof (Feb. 17-April 25), operates in the two-theater Village Players Per- The Drowsy Chaperone (April 25-June 27), Once forming Arts Center complex. on This Island (June 30-Aug. 29), A Chorus Just this month, Village Players took on Dan Line (Sept. 1-Oct. 31) and The Music Man (Nov. Taube as its new artistic director. Taube has 3-Jan. 9, 2011). been an artistic director before with Thunder Over at Drury Lane, Ragtime is slated to run Road Ensemble and Chicago Styles Workshop. March 18-May 23, Sugar (the musical version of David Cromer. Photo courtesy of The Hypocrites He’s done much freelance directing work. the film Some Like it Hot) plays June 3-Aug. Taube replaces Carl Occhipinti, who helped the its seasons in the spring, while big regional Cromer is leaving the production to make his 1, David H. Bell’s version of The Hot Mikado company during financial troubles in 2001 and companies like Steppenwolf Theater and Chica- Broadway directing debut with a double bill of plays Aug. 12-Oct. 2 and Seven Brides for Seven oversaw the theater complex’s renovations in go Shakespeare Theater still officially start their Neil Simon’s Brighton Beach Memoirs and Broad- Brothers runs Oct. 14-Dec. 19, while Spamalot 2006. seasons in the fall. way Bound, which are set to run in repertory barely squeaks in the calendar year by starting For the 2009-10 season, Taube explores “Amer- Yet these companies essentially run year- starting in October. The revivals have another Dec. 31 (it continues until March 13, 2011). ican Classics” for the theater’s main stage. On round. You’ll notice that Steppenwolf’s Up plays Chicago connection with Emmy Award-winning Unlike many theater companies that still ad- the bill are You Can’t Take it With You (Oct. 16- until Aug. 23, 2009, while Aladdin at Chicago Steppenwolf Ensemble member Laurie Metcalf here to the old practice of starting their seasons Nov. 22), Brighton Beach Memoirs (Jan. 15-Feb. Shakespeare goes until Aug. 30. starring in both productions as the matriarch in the fall, the Marriott and Drury Lane in the 28), A Chorus Line (March 12-April 25) and The Kate Jerome. suburbs opt to break up their seasons by calen- Marriage of Bette and Boo (May 7-June 27). A very busy Cromer Cromer added yet another high-profile direct- dar year. The season in Village Player’s studio space were David Cromer may have built his directing ca- ing assignment to his list. Last week, Lincoln It could be that Drury Lane and the Marriott chosen under a “Women on the Edge” theme. It reer around Chicago, but he’s becoming one of Center Theater named him as director for the buck the trend since a calendar-year theater features The Miracle Worker (Sept. 10-Oct. 4), New York’s most wanted. American premiere of the drama When the Rain subscription makes an easier Christmas gift in- Savage in Limbo (Jan. 21-Feb. 21), Mud (March Cromer recently finished his run as the stage Stops Falling by Andrew Bovell (Strictly Ball- stead of one that starts with the school year. 26-April 25) and Polaroid Stories (June 10-July manager in his Obie Award-winning production room, Lantana). Cromer helms the acclaimed I’m still accustomed to the typical seasonal 18). of Our Town off-Broadway. Cromer originally di- Australian play starting Feb. 11, 2010, where it delineation, even though many theaters no lon- Some of those selections are quite daring and rected and starred in the acclaimed revival when will play off-Broadway at the Mitzi E. Newhouse ger need to close in the summer months when difficult, so it will be interesting to see how Vil- it began life in Chicago with The Hypocrites in Theater. the heat became unbearable (praise be to air lage Players pulls them off. 2008 before transferring to New York. The Thorn- Cromer will be back in the Chicago area even- conditioning). Please send theater news and other tidbits to ton Wilder classic has just been extended to Jan. tually. He’s returning to Writers’ Theater in May Yet old traditions die hard. Broadway still ends [email protected] and Andrew@ 31, 2010. 2010 to direct Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar WindyCityMediaGroup.com. 12 Aug. 19, 2009 son), agrees to marry Marina (whom he thinks is hot). We also get visits from Oscar, who swishes CRITICS’ PICS it up since he’s transitioning to become Carrie. (Chip Payos gets great laughs as he toys with his Lies & Liars, Theatre Seven at Chicago newly implanted boobs.) Dramatists, through Aug. 30. This office Just when you think things are neatly wrapped comedy dazzles with its stylistic staging up between lovers and siblings, Montreal tacks and creative premise about a corporation on a visit-from-the-Mother scene that is far too controlling the release of lies, even if the rushed and dramatically superfluous. It may give ultimate revelation may be a bit of a let co-director Giau Truong a chance to don a white down. SCM wig and frumpy dress, but the scene is anticli- The Light in the Piazza, Marriott Theatre, mactic. through Sept. 20. Adam Guettel’s varied and Co-directors Truong and Helen Young do an passionate score embraces opera but never okay job with Sister Outlaw’s disjointed script, strays far from Broadway in this version of but they really should have paid closer attention the 1950s tale of young love in Italy and to little details. the parents who must mediate. Wonderful At Sister Outlaw’s second performance, Ike Ch- cast! JA eung’s set featured August 2009 copies of Gay Six Degrees of Separation, Eclipse The- Sister Outlaw. Photo courtesy of CIRCA-Pintig Chicago Magazine and Chicago Free Press as atre Company at Greenhouse, through Aug. props (no Windy City Times?). Yet in one funny series Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in 30. John Guare’s sophisticated 1990s based- THEATER REVIEWS scene, WNBA fanatic Joey bemoans the fact that All the World (plus anything featuring out comic upon-a-true-story comedy about wealthy Chicago has no professional women’s basketball Sister Outlaw Alec Mapa). But I don’t know of many shows New Yorkers who are duped by an African- team (apparently she’s unaware of the 2006 ar- Playwright: Lani T. Montreal with Filipina-American lesbians. American con man receives a polished and rival of the Chicago Sky). At: CIRCA-Pintig at So it’s with sadness that I’m carping about Sis- thought-provoking production. SCM Call me snide for being such a nitpicker with Dream Theatre, 556 W. 18th ter Outlaw’s structural flaws and flubbed details Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: A Trib- Sister Outlaw’s distracting problems with plot- Info: 773-931-6122; $10-$18 instead of praising its PC quotient. The show’s ute to Black Crooners, Black Ensemble ting and chronology. But artistic acumen and Runs through: Sept. 6 missteps make Sister Outlaw feel amateurish. Theatre, through Aug. 30. An astonishingly accuracy are needed if we really want these im- From the outset, we assume that the butch varied roster of R&B classics, ranging from portant LGBTQ issues to be taken seriously. BY SCOTT C. MORGAN Joey (Joey Flores) and femme Marina (Je Ne- Nat Cole to K’Jon, is rendered by BET’s char- pomuceno) are a lesbian couple—they wake up ismatic warblers, with just enough plot to The revised revival of Lani T. Montreal’s comic- together in bed after Marina has a nightmare. THEATER REVIEW keep our brains occupied while we groove drama Sister Outlaw is timely with all the LGBTQ Marina’s work visa is about to expire and she to the music. MSB issues it brings up, even through CIRCA-Pintig doesn’t want to be deported to the Philippines. The Ballad of —By Abarbanel, Barnidge premiered it back in 2001. Coming out, immigra- So Joey starts thinking up ways of keeping Ma- the Sad Café and Morgan tion dilemmas for same-sex couples and violence rina home in Chicago. Playwright: Adapted by Edward Albee toward the transgender community are just a Oh, by the way, Joey and Marina are actually from the novella by Carson McCullers few topics. platonic lesbian friends who are secretly pin- At: Signal Theatre at the Chopin necessarily intact. There are two pivotal actions And as a play featuring Filipino-Americans as ing for each other (we find out this important Theatre, 1543 W. Division that define the action in McCullers’ story, both its major characters, Sister Outlaw gets diver- plot point a few scenes later). And Joey’s family Phone: 773-347-1350; $15-$20 involving Amelia, the proprietor of the Sad Café. sity points for focusing on an underrepresented doesn’t know that she’s a lesbian, despite her Runs through: Aug. 26 Albee’s presents them minus emotional back- ethnic minority in America’s media landscape. super-butch appearance. ground. So it is that Amelia’s marriage and her Oh sure, there’s a gay Filipino character in the Joey’s metrosexual brother, Jason (Louie Si- BY CATEY SULLIVAN decision to take in a “brokeback” stranger who claims to be a cousin make about as much sense Heat and silence: They define the dusty, som- as if the brokeback decided to fly to the moon in CULTURE CLUB nambulant Deep South of Carson McCullers’ the final scene. compelling novella The Ballad of the Sad Café In the novella, McCullers provides a rich, emo- as it unfolds in a world where humidity-wilted tional backdrop to Amelia and the men who fig- handkerchiefs are as prevalent as drawls, and ure so prominently in her story. But when Amelia moonshine so strong and smooth it makes your marries in Albee’s adaptation, it seems to be the EDWARD ALBEE’S gizzard glow. act of somebody who is bored and just looking In adapting McCullers’ work for the stage, Ed- for something to do on a Saturday afternoon. the B a l l a d of the ward Albee keeps key events intact but edits When she chases her husband off with a shotgun their context with a rusty carving knife—which rather than sleep with him, it’s just, well, weird. is to say, there are crucial pieces missing in Sig- Granted, rural single girls could be a naïve lot Sad Cafe nal Theatre’s production. Given the production back in the 1930s, but to get married without from the novella by Carson McCullers Illustration: 'The Three of Them' by www.astridchesney.co.uk values and directorial smarts Signal invests in understanding that you’re expected to share a the piece, the adaptation’s flaws stand out in bed with your spouse? That’s just inexplicably stark relief. bizarre—even more so because Amelia is no- You get a certain, instant sense of mood and body’s fool. place, thanks to Melania Lancy’s weathered wood In the novella, McCullers paints a whole tap- set and a three-piece string band of Elizabeth estry of motives to explain why Amelia—gruff, Bagby (guitar), Jason Adams (washtub bass) unfriendly and deeply private—takes in Cousin and Nathan Drackett (mandolin). Through songs Lymon and begins coddling him like a long-lost including “Barbara Ann”, “Erie Canal,” “You Are beloved child. Here that tapestry is absent, August 9 - September 12 My Sunshine” and “I’ll Fly Away,” the trio cap- making Amelia’s sudden, slavish devotion to a SIGNAL ENSEMBLE THEATRE at CHOPIN THEATRE 1543 W DIVISION | SIGNALENSEMBLE.COM | 773.347.1350 tures the ache of the Great Depression and the stranger utterly inexplicable. beautiful, rough relief such simple instruments The supporting cast here is mostly solid—al- and simple tunes could provide in a time of such though, as Merlie, Bries Vannon’s reliance on a profound sadness. (Do check out Adams’ wash- one-note depiction of somebody at the shallow HELD OVER & Jeff Recommended tub bass if you have a post-show moment. It is end of the gene pool gets old quickly. The first “Camp comedy at it’s best.” an extraordinary instrument.) time he chortles that Miss Amelia killed some- But there’s more to McCullers’ piece than at- one, it’s mildly amusing. The second time it’s 
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“Hannah Free is achingly beautiful, both in the rich, textured material and fine performances.” — Notes From Hollywood “Sharon Gless brings grit, authenticity and dimension to the title character. She commands the screen.” — San Francisco Chronicle “Hannah Free reminded me of Fried Green Tomatoes - only the women My Fair Lady. Photo by Rich Foreman were allowed to be lovers in this! Sharon Gless dominates the film and is funny and touching and real.” — Greg in Hollywood THEATER REVIEW the shoulders of only two people, of course, and muscular support is forthcoming from William My Fair Lady Chamberlain’s foozly sidekick, Jo Ann Minds’ Hannah Free in Chicago Sept. 25-Oct. 1 Playwright: music by Frederick Loewe, imperturbable dowager, Barbara Clear’s capable lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, adapted from housekeeper, Cary Lovett’s reprobate father Gene Siskel Film Center of the Pygmalion, by George Bernard Shaw (though too young and too yankeefied to be At: Light Opera Works at believable as a cockney dustman) and their 21 School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 164 N. State Cahn Auditorium, 600 Emerson, Evanston hard-working fellow players, in addition to Sta- Phone: 847-869-6300; $46-$88 cey Flaster’s eye-catching dances (ranging from Sharon Gless (Queer as Folk, Burn Notice, Cagney & Lacey) Friday Sept. 25 Runs through: Aug. 30 formal court waltzes to street vendors’ knees- stars in the drama Hannah Free, a film about a lifelong love up frolics) and a full-pit orchestra allowing us affair between an independent spirit and the woman she BY MARY SHEN BARNIDGE to savor harmonies frequently obscured in more calls home. The film is the story of six decades in the life of a spartan productions. But the chemistry between lesbian partnership. There are many reasons why this record-breaking Sandys and Ford is reason alone to make your musical is so rarely revived. For one, the verbal way to this woefully short-running show. density engendered by a text based on George Tix thru the Film Center Box office or Ticketmaster, Bernard Shaw’s brainy comedy, compounded by a 800-982-2787, www.ticketmaster.com, and all Ticketmaster plot revolving around issues of class distinctions Theatre Building outlets. The Film Center and its Box Office 312-846-2800 rooted in speech patterns, mandates that Ameri- (24-hour movie hotline) or 312-846-260, or visit www. can actors not only speak with English accents, Chicago gets $25K siskelfilmcenter.org. but scrupulously specific regional dialects. Then Theatre Building Chicago (TBC), 1225 W. Belmont, has received a $25,000 grant from there is the sustained energy required of princi- RIPE FRUIT FILMS PRESENTS SHARON GLESS IN “HANNAH FREE” Sunday Sept. 27 the National Endowment for the Arts as part pals swapping this high-protein dialogue—not TAYLOR MILLER MAUREEN GALLAGHER ANN HAGEMANN KELLI STRICKLAND of $50 million allocated to the arts in the to mention a score to test any leading lady’s vo- JACQUI JACKSON Executive Producers SHARON ZUREK CLAUDIA ALLEN TRACY BAIM American Economic Recovery and Reinvest- Monday Sept. 28 cal stamina—as they pace like dressage horses Music by MARTIE MARRO Makeup Designer JILLIAN ERICKSON ment Act. amid elaborate scene changes and sumptuous Costume Designer IRIS BAINUM-HOULE Editor SHARON ZUREK Production Designer RICK PAUL Funds will be dedicated to executing STAGES Tuesday Sept. 29 ensemble spectacle on the Cahn Auditorium’s Director of Photography GRETCHEN WARTHEN Written CLAUDIA ALLEN 2009, TBC’s 16th Annual Festival of New Musi- ballroom-sized stage for nearly three hours. Produced by WENDY JO CARLTON MARTIE MARRO SHARON ZUREK TRACY BAIM cals in Progress. TBC is one of 631 recipients Wednesday Sept. 30 The biggest problem, however, in Alan Jay Directed by WENDY JO CARLTON Lerner and Frederick Loewe’s musical adaptation nationally, 24 grant recipients in the state of of Shaw’s play (called by its author, a “romance”, Illinois and one of only nine recipients under Thursday Oct. 1 even as he flouted the conventions of the “love the musical-theater category. www.HannahFree.com story” at every opportunity), is the practice STAGES 2009 will take place Friday-Sunday, since its premiere in 1956, of casting the role of Aug. 21-23. See www.theatrebuildingchicago. Henry Higgins with an actor at least twice the org. 60% Sold! Special Event featuring age of the waif who comes to him for instruc- tion, when Shaw’s notes describe the gruff pro- 6+$521*/(66 fessor as “forty or thereabouts.” But Light Opera ‘Rhythm of the Works director Rudy Hogenmiller knows his audi- Night’ Aug. 21 and the cast and crew of Hannah Free ence, and has instead selected the thirtysome The Central Lake View Merchants Associa- $100 Ticket to benefit the film. Limited number of seats! Nick Sandys to play Higgins, not as a misogy- tion will present the variety show “Rhythm nistic old curmudgeon, but the sort of scholarly of the Night” Saturday, Aug. 22, at Brixen Ivy 6CVWTFC[6GRV geek—often found in Shakespeare—who hides Theatre, 1242 W. Addison. The open-bar re- his insecurities behind his intellect. Having pre- ception is 6:30 p.m. and the show will begin — 7 p.m. Show at Gene Siskel Film Center sented us with a Benedick, Hogenmiller’s con- at 7:30 p.m. — Q&A following the film cept frees Natalie Ford’s Eliza Doolittle to evolve Among the companies that will be featured — Chance to win autographed items into his Beatrice, as the similarities in their are Chicago Dance Crash, Bailiwick Repertory — Gala event at the Renaissance Chicago Hotel, One West Wacker, one block stubbornly independent temperaments become Theater and Chemically Imbalanced Comedy. manifest, thus maintaining Shaw’s unsentimen- The legendary singing group The Chi-Lites north of the Film Center. Includes: Hors d’oeuvres, wine, beer and soft drinks. tal dynamic while still offering us a satisfying (“Oh Girl”) will perform. Tickets only available by emailing [email protected] with marriage of like MINDS. Tickets are $25 each; see www.centrallakev- your contact info or call 773-387-2394. Space limited. A mid-20th century musical can’t be hefted on iew.biz or call 773-665-2100. 14 Aug. 19, 2009 vagrant, Scullery (Jeremy Clark). Road overflows with raucous poetry, and often seems like an ur- ban, post-industrial and violent twist on Dylan Thomas’s Under Milkwood. As one young woman, Louise (Kathryn Bartholomew), observes, “I wanna say things but it’s hard. I got big wishes. ... Everything has been made ordinary in our lives.” Says her would-be swain, “Fuckin’ hell, who’s spoiling love? Me, us, them or God?” As a skinhead describes a dust-up, “I struck deep and dark, the twist of the fist in the night. It was fierce.” But language aside, Road’s characters don’t have growth opportunities. There’s scarcely a Road. Photo by Angela Mick kind syllable spoken in Act I’s nihilistic scenes THEATER REVIEW of emotional and physical violence, while Act II allows the need for human comfort to trump Road despair—at least temporarily—in the wee hours Playwright: Jim Cartwright of the morning. “Try a little tenderness,” Otis At: Ka-Tet Theatre at Stage Left, Redding intones on his magnificent recording, 3408 N. Sheffield as Joey and Eddie (Nick Mikula and Dan Meis- Tickets: 1-800-838-3006; ner) impress their girls with a passionate lip- www.katettheatre.com; $15 sync routine that’s the show’s unexpected and Runs through: Aug. 29 captivating climax. Point is, Road very much is an actor’s play (vs. BY JONATHAN ABARBANEL message or story), and an ensemble play even more. For its debut, Ka-Tet sports a fine ensem- Moonshiner. Photo by Lev Kalmens Twice since March, an off-Loop troupe has re- ble of 12 mostly young actors playing 27 major invented a difficult large-cast play I thought I and minor roles, throwing themselves with deep knew well, wiping away memories of (or com- commitment and great comic ability into direc- THEATER REVIEW No, the author of this rural American tragedy is parisons to) fabled past Chicago productions. tor Richard Stockton Rand’s rapid and highly a 21-year-old student at Columbia College, and Strawdog did it with Red Noses and now—more physical staging. In the tiny and dark storefront Moonshiner his fellow company members (with one or two impressively as the troupe is brand-new—Ka-Tet space, Rand creates most effective tableaux uti- Playwright: Andrew Burden Swanson exceptions) are, likewise, barely out of the class- does it with Road, Neil Cartwright’s 1986 play lizing the theater’s depth all the way into the At: Jackalope Theatre at the room. about working-class despair in a Northern Eng- back alley. Musical selections from Harry James EP Theater, 1820 S. Halsted Such an auspicious world-premiere produc- land industrial town. and Puccini to Jerry Lee Lewis and the Bee Gees Phone: 773-942-6150; $15 tion of so astonishingly sophisticated a work Road is part of a line of post-WWII proletar- add much texture to the production even if not Runs through: Aug.29 of dramatic literature deserves a better setting ian plays by John Osborn, Arnold Wesker, Ed- period-perfect. than it gets in the EP Theater, an Escheresque ward Bond, Mark Ravenhill, Caryl Churchill, Sara Ka-Tet probably is unaware of the legendary BY MARY SHEN BARNIDGE venue as shabby as the milieu represented on Kane and others, mostly featuring self-loathing 1987 Chicago premiere of Road, directed by Rob- its stage (accessed, not from the street, but and self-defeating characters. Road is more co- ert Falls for Remains Theatre (staged one block Before five minutes of Andrew Burden Swanson’s the alley off the adjacent bank’s parking lot). medic than similar plays, but is episodic to a from Ka-Tet). Most Ka-Tet kids would have been play have elapsed, we have been given an abun- Courtney Wheaton’s slides, meant to convey the fault and more rant than social analysis in its two years old, but it’s just as well. They make dance of information leading us to suspect that visions of the sightless hero, are unrecognizable tour of drinking, clubbing and sex along the lo- Road their own, and put themselves on the Chi- it will not have a happy ending: First, we are in when projected on the uneven surface of John cal high street, guided by a sometimes-charming cago theatrical road map. the remote Appalachian mountains of Tennes- Holt’s scenic furnishings. And both AJ Ware and see. Second, it is the early 1930s, with Prohibi- Taree Chadwick are to be commended for their tion still in effect throughout the United States. quick thinking, upon being confronted during Third, the trio of men playing cards, using a last Thursday’s performance by a malfunction- stack of crates for a table, are in the business ing spotlight, in shutting down the offending of manufacturing and distributing the illegal fixture rather than further disrupting the action whiskey known locally as “moonshine,” and they in progress. drink a lot of their own product. Fourth, the Indeed, the personnel comprising the itiner- town sheriff’s young daughter has gone missing, ant Jackalope Theatre ensemble display uniform perhaps fleeing her father’s abuse. artistic savvy, retaining their focus under con- With unhurried efficiency, the playwright then siderable duress to fulfill the promise afforded introduces us to one smuggler’s cousin—a blind by this glimpse of fresh talent whose quality is boy with clairvoyant powers who draws pictures certain to soon propel all involved far from the from his imagination. We also meet the amen- humble storefront where starwatchers are ad- snorting neighbor who covets his farm, as well vised to see them now, while the evenings are as her pretty niece, who wants only to escape still sunny enough to facilitate navigation of the her aunt’s scheme to marry her off to the dis- labyrinthine Pilsen arts district. abled bachelor. Is this a forgotten relic of early 20th-century realism by Eugene O’Neill, or Max- well Anderson, or perhaps Robert E. Sherwood? SPOTLIGHT

Anyone who has fallen under the spell of Georges Seurat’s monumental painting “A Sunday on the Island of La Grande Jatte” at the Art Institute of Chicago must see Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s 1984 musical Sunday in the Park with George. This fictionalized Pulitzer Prize-winning work eloquently probes the difficult artistic processes and personal crises faced by two sets of daring artists. Sunday in the Park with George continues at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays through Sept. 20 at Village Players Performing Arts Center, 1010 W. Madison, Oak Park. Tickets are $22-$28. Call 866-764-1010 or visit www.village-players.org. Photo courtesy of Michael Rothman Aug. 19, 2009 15 hope for a couple of big-screen sequels before hosts the series kick off this Monday, Aug. 24, tion—returns for a week’s run, Aug. 21-27, at that inevitable creative reduction happens. with The Ritz, the very funny 1976 comedy based the Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State. See on out playwright Terence McNally’s hit set in www.siskelfilmcenter.org. KNIGHT When I became the film critic for Windy City a gay bathhouse and featuring Rita Moreno as —Weather Girl is an indie romantic comedy Times in May 2004 it was with the intention of the hilariously inept performer Googie Gomez, from writer/director Blayne Weaver starring AT writing about film from a queer perspective be- hunky, towel clad Treat Williams, Kaye Ballard, former longtime Chicago resident Tricia O’Kelley THE cause that’s just something that’s inherent in Jerry Stiller, and Jack Weston. Other movies (TV’s The New Adventures of Old Christine), my DNA and it’s been a creative boon to not in the series—which continues Monday nights Mark Harmon, Jon Cryer and another former MOVIES have to filter out my queer observations for a through Sept. 28 (skipping Labor Day, Monday, Chicago fave, out actor Jane Lynch. The movie mainstream audience. As I became acquainted Sept. 7)—each chosen and also hosted by a gay opens Friday, Aug. 21, and plays an exclusive with other critics around town I realized that film critic—include Suddenly, Last Summer, Bar- engagement at Piper’s Alley, 1608 N. Wells. See although not many of them wrote from this same barella, Desperate Living, and Pia Zadora’s The www.weathergirlmovie.com. perspective, many of them were also openly gay. Lonely Lady. All the screenings will take place in —In conjunction with the September release I wondered if there was an organization for gay the Hoover-Leppen Theatre at the Center on Hal- of the remake of the 1980 musical Fame, MGM is film critics that embraced both our sexuality and sted, 3656 N. Halsted. Admission is a suggested partnering with Six Flags theme parks to conduct our critical diversity—something along the lines donation of $5 at the door and enthusiastic au- a nationwide talent search. The Chicago edition of Women in Film or the Latino Film Society but dience participation is encouraged! HannahFree. will take place at Six Flags Great America on Sat- I wasn’t able to find one. After discussing the com is helping to sponsor the series. See www. urday, Aug. 22, 9 a.m.-12 p.m., with open-call District 9; idea for such a group with my fellow film review- queerfilmsociety.org. auditions for singers, dancers and other perform- ers, which was met enthusiastically by them, ers. The top 10 performers will be asked to com- Queer Film Society; I decided to start one. The Queer Film Society Film notes: pete in a semifinal show Sunday, Aug. 23, and film notes (QFS) actually came together last May when we —Out documentary filmmaker Matt Tyrnau- one finalist from the show will be flown to Los by Richard Knight, Jr. presented our first film series, Queer Cinema er’s wonderful debut film Valentino: The Last Angeles to compete for the grand prize (which 101, at the Center on Halsted. Emperor, is one of the year’s most delightful, includes meetings with a talent agent and studio District 9, the debut film from writer-director We’re happy to announce our next series, entertaining and touching documentaries. The executive). Visit www.generationfame.com. Neil Blomkamp (with a script co-written with Queer Cinema 102, a five-film event that will movie—an insider’s portrait of the retired cou- Check out my archived reviews at www. Terri Tatchell) is a funny, violently gross and focus on offbeat camp “classics”—the horrible, ture designer Valentino Garavani, his life partner windycitytimes.com or www.knightatthemov- wildly enthralling addition to the science-fiction the perverse, the hilarious and the fabulously Giancarlo Giammetti and their impossibly lavish ies.com. Readers can leave feedback at the canon. It’s no surprise that Peter Jackson—with bad. 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International Psychology Like Alien Nation, the inventive, entertaining Latino Mental Health, and more thechicagoschool.edu District 9 would make the basis for a great tele- 800.721.8072 vision series—though, on second thought, let’s 16 Aug. 19, 2009 NUNN ON ONE: MUSIC WCT: What I have always liked about the B-52s is that gay and straight people can come together and make a fun party record. Showing B-52s’ In college, my theatre friends wanted to be like you guys and make a gay/straight band! Fred Schneider FS: We were just a bunch of people hanging out because in Athens there was nothing to do. the ‘Love’ WCT: You have put out two solo albums and by JERRY NUNN did a side project called “The Superions.” Tell me about that. The B-52s have been together 25 years and have FS: Well, I like to do my own thing, too. It’s sold more than 20 million albums. Returning to things the band wouldn’t do. “The Superions” Chicago after years to the House of Blues, Kate got started with friends of mine who had a track Pierson, Keith Strickland and Cindy Wilson will for me with tiki music—lounge music—and just be here soon. But Windy City Times spoke with went full throttle with it. They had the music. Fred Schneider on the road about the “greatest I had a couple of glasses of wine and recorded party band in the world.” it in the bathroom because their lovebird, “Mr. Windy City Times: When was the last time Bird” made such a racket when I was in the you were in Chicago? room. I did it in two takes. I just made it up off Fred Schneider: I never know where I am. I the top of my head. think I was there last year twice. I love Chi- WCT: I meant to ask you: Why did you drop cago. The B-52s (with Fred Schneider on the left). the apostrophe from the name of the band WCT: How is the tour going? last year? FS: So far really well. We are basically never off always do, with Keith writing the music. Cindy, WCT: I grew up in the South so I know about FS: Because it’s not punctually incorrect. We tour. We just take breaks. [Laughs] Kate and I come up with ideas and lyrics. Then the allergy season. are all about punctuation. WCT: You are performing all the old hits this we all arrange it and put it together. We paid FS: Yeah, I lived there for 10 years and never WCT: No matter what your name is, we are time out? for the record ourselves and, luckily, Astralwerks experienced anything like that. looking forward to seeing in Chicago. FS: We sing six or seven new songs and the really wanted us. We got a deal with them and WCT: Did you ever think after playing at FS: The best thing about being on tour is see- rest are the old ones. they have been stellar to us. We made all of the a friend’s house on Valentine’s Day in 1977 ing old friends. WCT: I saw you play in Nashville on the money back and broke even. With downloads and that you would still be doing this 25 years WCT: And you actually get to have your “Cosmic Thing” tour. You played in Nashville piracy, it’s going to be hard to do more albums. later? friends on tour in the band as well. again this year at the Country Music Awards. WCT: I was just talking to Donna Summer FS: No, because we did it as a hobby; it was FS: Oh, yeah; they’re a hoot. We have been FS: Yes, with Sugarland. For the past couple of about how hard it is to have a hit these days. like the snowball effect but we were inside the doing this since 1977 or, actually, 1976. We are weeks it has been the number one video on the FS: No one has a memory so the latest hot snowball itself. We were not watching; we were very patriotic. We did our first shows in 1977 country-music video channel. Thank you, Sugar- thing is going to be cold mashed potatoes in a in it. It just happened and we did something that and first album in 1978. We were all like four land! They are really great people. year or two. no one else was doing. It was original. People years old! WCT: When I was reading up on your hits, I WCT: You recorded some of it in Athens, Ga., didn’t know what to think of us. So they thought WCT: Talk about a “Love Shack.” You must didn’t know that the song “Debbie” [refers] where the band was created, correct? we were a novelty act but we never thought of really love what you do! to Debbie Harry. FS: Yes, half in Athens and half in upstate New anything we did as a novelty. We have a sense FS: We do. FS: Yes, it’s a tribute. Without her there York. It was really great to do it there. Of course, of humor and we are pretty surreal. I like to use Make this the “Summer of Love” and see wouldn’t be Madonna and people like that. it was the height of the allergy season. Our pro- the Dada method of writing, which is not totally the B-52s at the House of Blues, 329 N. Dear- WCT: Tell me about the Funplex album. ducer had to go to the emergency room because commercial, but who gives a shit? It works. We born, Friday, Aug. 21. For more information, FS: It has been out a year already. Doesn’t he had such a bad reaction to pollen! write about love but usually it’s in outer space visit www.theb52s.com and www.livenation. seem like it. We wrote it the same way that we or something. com. Aug. 19, 2009 17 one of the first songs she The Flaming Lips remain avant garde with its and Paul Blievernicht, members of the Chicago danced to was “Black.” I abstract reworking of “Kundalini Express.” New Gay Men’s Chorus. Tickets can be purchased at agree with her: “Black” is Tale to Tell is available now on iTunes and will www.centeronhalsted.org. a great track, although it’s have a physical release Tuesday, Aug. 25. This The label Warrior Girl Music has put together not ideal for a strip club. is the best tribute compilation since Madonna’s the tremendous series Females on Fire, support- Eddie Vedder and friends praises were sung on the 2-CD set The Virgin ing independent women in the music industry. are scheduled to perform Voices 10 years ago. Founder Gilli Moon is no longer keeping the boys at the United Center, 1901 Holly Williams’ 2004 debut, The Ones We on the side. In the same vein, The Art of Men W. Madison, on Sunday- Never Knew, is now followed by Here with Me. focuses on male singer-songwriters. On “Nev- POP Monday, Aug. 23-24. The On her sophomore outing, the granddaughter of ertheless,” James Keen comes across as Tracy Seattle songsmiths will Hank Williams captures the soul of timeless coun- Chapman’s counterpart. JoJo Styles delivers MAKING release their ninth studio try music on the aching numbers “He’s Making “Cry of Freedom” in a mesmerizing androgynous album, Backspacer, inde- a Fool of You” and “Alone.” “Keep the Change” voice. Gene Strandquist gives the set a caffein- SENSE pendently on Sunday, Sept. serves as an announcement of the young Wil- ated jolt with “Rangeland Rider.” The double- 20, featuring the hit lead liams’ arrival, while the nearly a cappella “Three disc Art of Men will be available via iTunes Aug. single “The Fixer.” Days in Bed” evokes Dusty Springfield. Her near 26 and other outlets Aug. 31. This 35-song set After a lively songwriting fatal car accident is revisited on “Without Jesus benefits the nonprofit organization Songsalive. process, U2 returns with Here with Me.” It is just her singing alongside a “Gay days” are here again. Centaur’s Party No Line on the Horizon. piano on her cover of Neil Young’s “Birds.” Here Groove: GayDays Volume 6 is mixed by Randy by David Byrne with Tony Peregrin Bono continues to act as if with Me is out now on Mercury Records. Bettis. Disco favorites are given a modern club he sings through divine intervention (“Get on On Sunday, Aug. 30, the Chicago LGBT Youth twist, as “Got to be Real” is updated by Groove- In case you missed Sir Elton John and Billy Joel Your Boots”). Even the standout “Magnificent” Show Choir will host a benefit concert and si- splitters with Shena and “Knock on Wood” by at Wrigley Field last month, fear not—the Brit- falls short of U2’s prime. The Irish quartet will lent auction at Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Hal- Boyz with Toyz featuring Angie Brown. Mike ish superstar issued the live DVD The Red Piano be at Soldier Field, 1400 S. Museum Campus, on sted. Accompanying the choir for this event are Candys and Jack Holiday steal the show with a straight from Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. This Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 12-13. But with concert the energetic Chicago Spirit Brigade Cheerlead- remake of Robin S.’s worldwide smash “Show Me concert shows why the flamboyant piano man tickets reaching as high as $250, is the mate- ers, Ian Wilson, Evan Trad and the hysterical, yet Love.” Robbyne Kaamil may not be the only diva has endured for decades. All of the songs are rial intended for the affluent fanatics or the madly talented Ethel Bourbon. The Chicago LGBT here, but she makes her vocal presence known career-spanning favorites, including “Rocket struggling souls who could use the “elevation?” Youth Show Choir was founded by Perry Simmons on “Free to Be.” GayDays Volume 6 is out now. Man,” “Believe,” “Tiny Dancer” and “I’m Still Luckily, Soldier Field does not have a dome, so Standing.” John is making a cameo on the title Bono’s ego should be able to squeeze inside, track of the new Alice in Chains album Black even if only for a two- or three-hour show. Gives Way to the Blue, due out Tuesday, Sept. Love & Rockets have influenced many, includ- 29. This album will be dedicated to Alice in ing Orgy, Gliss and the partially queer band The U2. Chains’ late lead singer, Layne Staley. Balloons. Last year, the trio headlined at Lol- Pearl Jam’s genre-defining debut Ten has been lapalooza. Now the next generation of alterna- reissued with the original material remastered, tive artists comes forth with the homage New as well as a disc containing alternate produc- Tell to Tale. Better than Ezra has the honor of tion by Brendan O’Brien (Bruce Springsteen, AC/ redoing the crossover hit “So Alive.” Lossy Coils DC) and a DVD of the grunge gods’ 1992 MTV with Ian Moore provides the soundtrack should Unplugged performance. But are remixes to clas- a UFO descend upon a campfire in upstate New sics like “Even Flow” and “Alive” really neces- York with the otherworldly “Sweet F.A.” “Holi- sary? Bonus tracks “Brother” and “Just a Girl” day on the Moon” is transformed into a stripped justify it. In her best-seller How to Make Love electronic masterpiece by Puscifier. On “Life in Like a Porn Star, Jenna Jameson reveals that Laralay,” Sweethead recalls a fiery P.J. Harvey.

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Fictional MADDOX signing for “The Alphabet of p.m. Gene Siskel Film Center. www. p.m. Tix www.horseshoehammond.com Welsh seaside town, first in the dreams Manliness Revised” 7 p.m. Borders siskelfilmcenter.org Suburban Home Tour with Austin Lucas, of its inhabitants, then as a day in the Books and Music, 2817 N Clark St. Live at Maxim’s with Rick Kogan, fea- Two Cow Garage and Jon Snodgrass. life. Throgh Sept. 27. $20/$18/$16 773-935-3909 turing Gilmary Doyle-Andrews, actress/ $8. Show 21+ only. Schubas Tavern, 312-409-4778 or rsvp@caffeinethe- singer 6 p.m. reception, 6:30 pm show. 3159 N. Southport Ave atre.com Storefront Theater, 66 E Monday, Sept. 7 $25.. Reservations 312-742-8497 or Spike’d, Drag Queen Beach Volleyball Randolph Frontrunner/Frontwalkers Chicago will www.maximschicago.org Charity Spectacle, noon to 4 p.m. on host Frontrunner clubs from throughout a private beach, 1200 W Sherwin Ave. Friday, Aug. 28 the Midwest. www.frfwchicago.org Thursday, Aug. 20 Rogers Park. Come spikers and gapers Chicago Filmmakers and the Reeling Networking on the Rocks: Charitable alike to benefit Chicago House. $45 Film Festival Present: A Film Screen- Wednesday, Sept. 9 Chicago, ongoing business networking adv/$65 door. Paul 773-968-3422 or ing “ Short Bus”. Social 7, screening 8 Nami Mun author of Miles from No- series for young professionals 6:30 - Andrew 773-818-0999 or www.chica- p.m., 5243 N. Clark; www.chicagofilm- where about a thirteen-year-old 8:30 p.m. $20 www.LaunchEvents.com gohouse.org/spiked09.html makers.org Korean-American girl who flees her or 312-327-5311.Standard Club, 320 S. dysfunctional family for life on the Plymouth Ct. Monday, Aug. 24 Saturday, Aug. 29 streets. 7:30 p.m. Women & Children Plays from the archives of Too Much CENTERscreen LGBT film program, “Queer Dance for Life 5 p.m.: Gala recep- First Bookstore, 5233 N. Clark St., POWER STEERING Light Makes The Baby Go Blind origi- Cinema 102 – Offbeat Camp,” five-week tion Millennium Park Rooftop Terrace, 773-769-9299 www.womenandchil- nally created by Greg Allen, Thursday film series on little seen camp “clas- 7:30 p.m. performance at Harris The- drenfirst.com The 2009 Windy City Rodeo will bring the nights at 9:30 p.m. through Sept.10. sics,” horrible, perverse, hilarious, ater for Music and Dance. $75-$500. cowboys and cowgirls to Crete. $15. The Neo-Futurarium, 5153 N. Ash- fabulously bad! “Desperate Living”, 312-922-5812 or www.danceforlifechi- Friday, Sept. 11 land. Tix $15 or $20 773-275-5255 or “The Lonely Lady”, “The Ritz”, “Adam cago.com Luis Fernando Uribe: New Works, open- Photo of 2008 rodeo by Chip Reid www.neofuturists.org & Steve” and “Barbarella”. Weekly Equality Illinois Charity Pie Toss, Make ing reception 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. through through Monday, Sept. 28. 7 p.m. $5. a bid, and toss a pie at a local com- Oct. 10. Aldo Castillo Gallery 675 N Hoover-Leppen Theatre, Center on Hal- munity leader!. Sidetrack, 3347 N. Franklin St 312-337-2536 www.artaldo. Friday, Aug. 21 sted, 3656 N. Halsted Ave. Halsted St. com Center on Halsted’s danceOUT series, Flip Flop Pop: The 70’s is back. Pro- . Wed., Sept. 2 in collaboration with Chicago Dancing duced by About Face Artistic Associate Sunday, Aug. 30 Sunday, Sept. 13 Festival, will present Les Ballets Gran- Amy Matheny and directed by About Chicago LGBT Youth Show Choir ben- Peoria Pride Festival on the Peoria Riv- diva, ll-male comedy ballet company Face Artistic Associate Scott Ferguson. efit concert and silent auction to raise erfront., noon - 6 p.m. inaugural event currently in its 11th season, 7-8:00 Sidetrack, 3349 N. Halsted. Check for funds for its inaugural choral season 7 will include a full day of entertainers, p.m. Joffrey Tower, 10 E. Randolph St. times: www.sidetrackchicago.com p.m. VIP, $35, reserved seating, post speakers, vendors, exhibitors, great Glamorama 2009, Jadyn Maria, Ne-Yo performance reception with cast. . food. Hosted by Central Illinois Alli- and The New Standards. Benefits Ron- Tuesday, Aug. 25 General admission $25 at www.cen- ance for Diversity & Equality. CEFCU ald McDonald House Charities. $50- Joshua Viertel, the First President of teronhalsted.org. Center on Halsted, Center Stage Peoria Riverfront Peoria, $1,000. 800-982-2787 or-ticketmaster. Slow Food USA, 12-1:30 p.m. at Jane Hoover-Leppen Theatre , 3656 N. Hal- IL com or Chicago Theatre box office.8 Addams Hull-House Museum, 800 S. sted Educational AIDS Exhibit World Vision p.m. The Chicago Theatre 175 North Halsted CBGMC presents Lovefest: Love Thy Experience: AIDS – Step Into Africa State St. Post-party to follow at Macy’s OUTmusic Queer Open Mic, Mostly Brotha 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Free. Jack- through Sept. 20. Christ Church of Oak on State St. Acoustic original queer music, all wel- son Park Brook, 501 Oak Brook Rd. www.world- 2009 Windy City Rodeo, hosted by the come. Host: Lars von Keitz. 7:30 p.m. Tribute to the Black Crooners extended visionexperience.org Illinois Gay Rodeo Association and Urban Café, 1467 W. Irving Park 773- thru Aug. 30. Black Ensemble Theater, through Aug. 23 in Crete. Buses avail- 327-9427 www.urbancafechicago.com 4520 N. Beacon 773-769-4451 Tuesday, Sept. 15 able 10 a.m. from Charlies, Touche, Harris Theater Eat to the Beat, lunch- Cattle Call, $25 includes an admission Wednesday, Aug. 26 Tuesday, Sept. 1 time dance performance featuring ticket to the Rodeo, and leave the Center on Halsted’s danceOUT, an inti- Saints & Sinners by Vicki Quade. Mother Sons of the Never Wrong, My Witness, grounds around 7 p.m. www.ilgra.com mate evening of dance rehearsal and Superior’s ruler is quick, her aim is DanceWorks Chicago, noon, $5. Lunch conversation with River North Chicago spot-on, and she wants to know who available for purchase. www.harristhe- Saturday, Aug. 22 Dance Co. 7 p.m. Hoover-Leppen The- in the audience is a saint and who are aterchicago.org or 312-334-7777 Kat Fitzgerald hosts 10 p.m. Uncommon atre at Center on Halsted, located at the sinners! $30. Royal George Theatre, Ground, 3800 N. Clark. 773-929-3680 3656 N. Halsted Ave. 1641 N. Halsted 312-988-9000 www. Wednesday, Sept. 16 or www.uncommonground.com nuns4fun.com 23rd annual Entrepreneurial Woman’s Sappho’s Salon, featuring legendary Chi- Thursday, Aug. 27 Conference starting with the Women’s MADAM, I’M ADAM cago slam poet cin salach, emerging Amy Minato author of Siesta Lane, re- Wed., Sept. 2 Forum Breakfast. 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Pen- jected her Chicago life of consumption American Idols Live! Tour 2009, final- lesbian poet DeDe, and special guest ny S. Pritzker will keynote at noon. Adam Lambert and the rest of the American DJ SpinNikki. 7:30 p.m. $7-$10 sliding and joined a commune in Oregon in ists from the latest season, including Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Ave. Register scale includes food and wine. Women an experiment in “living off the grid.” Adam Lambert, Allison Iraheta, Danny www.wbdc.org, or 312 853-3477, x 24 Idol finalists will stop by Allstate Arena, 6920 & Children First Bookstore, 5233 N. 7:30 p.m. Women & Children First Book- Gokey, Lil Rounds and Idol Kris Allen. N. Mannheim, Rosemont. Clark St., 773-769-9299 www.wom- store, 5233 N. Clark St., 773-769-9299 7 p.m. Tix $43.50-$69.50 Allstate enandchildrenfirst.com www.womenandchildrenfirst.com Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim, Rosemont. 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a fashion program. I sort of got involved there that at all. No warnings. Lindsay comes out and TV and here I am. she’s got a weave down to her ankles; it was a WCT: And you, Shirin and Christopher? starstruck moment. On the SA: I went to the University of North Texas, R-LC: It really was surreal. When you are in which is in Denton, Texas. It’s not like Parsons the situation and they are there, you have to ‘Runway’ or anything but one of the best schools the city. embrace it. I really enjoyed it. SA: Yeah, once it’s gone and she walks off the by JERRY NUNN CS: And I don’t have a fashion education. I stage, it’s like, “Did that just happen?” Rewind! The wait is finally over with the sixth season of do it for fun and for myself, selfishly. It got me WCT: How do we keep up with your journeys Project Runway moving from the Bravo channel where I am now. as designers? to the Lifetime network. Windy City Times inter- WCT: Do you guys do a lot of sewing? CS: Christopherstraub.com, visit it often! viewed three of the designers at a recent event R-LC: Oh yeah, huge! SA: Shirinaskiri.com—there’s a blog on my at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg to find out if SA: I have been sewing since I was five but Web site. they can “make it work.” I made my first dress when I was seven. It was R-LC: Ramonlawrence.com. I will be showing always just a hobby. I didn’t plan on being a at New York Fashion Week! Windy City Times: Are you guys excited to fashion designer. I just did it on the side. I loved finally see the show air after filming it almost Project Runway debuts on Lifetime Thurs- to do it but wanted to be a nutritionist for a a year ago? day, Aug. 20, with a behind-the-scenes fea- while, then a lawyer because I watched Law & ture, “Models of the Runway,” following it. Ra’mon-Lawrence Coleman: It is seriously From left: Project Runway’s Ra’mon-Lawrence amazing. Order and I like to argue with people. Check out www.mylifetime.com for details. Coleman, Shirin Askari and Christopher CS: I always wanted to be a fashion designer. “Carry on!” Shirin Askari: Very surreal. I had almost forgot Straub. Photo by Jerry Nunn about everything. When I watch scenes in com- R-LC: Since you have been in diapers? To read what these designers think of the CS: Yes, different ways to wear it, off to the show now being on Lifetime as well as how mercials, I am like, “Oh My God, flashback!” cago. Where did you go to school? side. [Everyone laughs.] each became involved with the show, read the Christopher Straub: Yeah, like, “I don’t remem- R-LC: I actually went to study medicine and WCT: Christina Aguilera and Lindsay Lohan entire article at www.WindyCityMediaGroup. ber that part happening.” after doing a year of med school, I decided that are making appearances this season. Are you com. R-LC: The premiere is actually a year to the I didn’t want to be a doctor. I was then accepted fans of them? date that we started filming. to the school at the Art Institute. I wanted to CS: When Lindsay came on all of us, who knew WCT: Ra’mon-Lawrence, you are from Chi- be a performance artist and found out they had who she was, freaked out! We were not ready for 20 Aug. 19, 2009 BILLY MASTERS

“I want the Jonas Brothers to perform at my I was struck by another of Chin’s statements: wedding…to one of them!”—Russell Brand, who “A reasonable jury could find that engaging in will get the chance to get down on one knee oral sex at a party is shameful or contemptible, (or both) when he hosts the MTV Video Music and the fact that this conduct may not be illegal Awards Sept. 13. does not alter this conclusion.” If I were Rita, You may remember Charles Perez from the TV I’d try for an all-gay jury. show “American Journal” or the cleverly-named Sexy Jack Mackenroth from “Project Runway” 8 18 talk show “The Charles Perez Show”. You may even made quite a few waves as a swimmer at the 10 recall him as Norm Korpi’s love interest on the World Outgames in Copenhagen. The sexy stud 2 first season of “The Real World”. More recently, took two gold medals, four silvers, and two 4 he’s been an anchor of the evening news at the bronze. “I was really not expecting to win med-

16 ABC affiliate in Miami. Then Perez was moved als in all eight of my events,” says the humble 11 9 1 to the weekend news—something that, admit- hunk. Equally impressive is how good he looks in

17 tedly, happens to people all the time. However, his Speedo. We also have pics of him out of it, 12 3 6 19 55 Chucky felt he was being targeted for “becoming and he’s got nothing to be modest about! See all 14 5 15 13 too gay”, and filed a complaint with the Miami- at BillyMasters.com. Dade County Equal Opportunity Board. Intrigu- Usually former Hollywood hunks are completely 7 ingly, the guy who changed Charles’ position at oblivious to their ever-expanding waistline. But the station brought up a good point: “As a gay not Ashton Kutcher. He did an action film called 58 46 man myself, I can safely say the station does “Personal Effects” which required him to look a 48 47 not discriminate against gay people.” Perez is bit heavier. Shortly thereafter, he was scheduled 60 44 45 going forward with a multimillion dollar lawsuit to shoot “Spread”, that flick with Anne Heche 54 59 against the station. Here’s where it gets good: on the prowl for a young-ish buck. He knew it back in March, he was in therapy with a now-ex- would require significant nudity (thus making it 50 52 at least not totally unwatchable), so what did he 25 49 37 do? “I had to lose like 10 pounds and stop eat- 22 51 24 26 32 ing and take care of myself. I really cut back to a meal a day. I was probably down to 175 pounds.” Bear in mind he’s 6’2”. Not bad. 33 31 30 56 It seems nary a week can go by without my 23 53 mentioning Channing Tatum. Once he was a hot 39 28 38 41 57 36 young model who had no trouble posing nude. 40 29 27 Then he got into movies. Then he got into food. 21 43 42 Then he got “GQ” to invest a small fortune into

20 34 airbrushing abs on his physique. Now a video has surfaced showing the 18-year-old “Chan Craw- ford” as a stripper in an all-male revue in Florida

35 called “Male Encounter” which, sadly, catered to the ladies. It ended up being a good career move. At one of the shows, a female casting di- ANDERSONVILLE 18 Touché 35 Manhandler 52 Jeffrey Pub rector took a shine to him and put him in Ricky 1 @mosphere 6412 N. Clark St. 1948 N. Halsted St. 7041 S. Jeffery Blvd. Martin…or, rather, Ricky’s video “She Bangs”. 5355 N. Clark St. ToucheChicago.com 36 minibar/winebar atmospherebar.com 19 Wild Pug 3341 N. Halsted St. THE BURBS And she certainly does in this video, which we’ll 2 The Anvil 4810 N. Broadway Ave. minibarchicago.com 53 Club Krave happily post on BillyMasters.com—along with a 1137 W. Granville Ave. WorldsGreatestBar.com 37 North End 13126 S. Western Ave. 3 Big Chicks 3733 N. Halsted St. Blue Island, IL full nude pic, just to keep you interested. 5024 N. Sheridan Rd. BOYSTOWN NorthEndChicago.com ClubKrave.com This week’s “Ask Billy” question comes from BigChicks.com 20 3160 38 Pie Hole 54 Hideaway Walter in the Windy City: “You never mention Big 4 Cattle Call 3160 N. Clark St. 737 W. Roscoe St. 7301 W. Roosevelt Rd. 1547 W. Bryn Mawr Ave. Chicago3160.com PieHolePizzaJoint.com Forest Park, IL Brother. Do you watch the show? Lots of hot guys CattleCallChicago.com 21 Berlin 39 Roscoe’s 55 Hunters there, and I’m sure someone dropped trou on the 5 Crew 954 W. Belmont Ave. 3356 N. Halsted St. 1932 E. Higgins Rd. 4804 N. Broadway Ave. BerlinChicago.com Roscoes.com Elk Grove Village, IL Showtime feed. Right?” WorldsGreatestBar.com 22 Bobby Love’s 40 Scarlet HuntersNightclubs.com You’re right on both counts—I don’t watch it 6 Eagle 3729 N. Halsted St. 3320 N. Halsted St. 56 John L’s Place Jack’s back—although he was wearing a lot and there has been nudity. For some reason, this 5001 N. Clark St. BobbyLoves.com ScarletBarChicago.com 335 154th Pl. less clothing at the Outgames. ChicagoEagle.com 23 Bucks Saloon 41 Sidetrack Calumet City, IL show routinely casts the most loathsome people 7 El Gato Negro 3439 N. Halsted St. 3349 N. Halsted St. 57 Maneuvers and, while I like to think I have a certain toler- 1461 Irving Park Rd. BucksSaloonChicago.com SidetrackChicago.com 118 E. Jefferson St. ElGatoNegroBar.com 24 Cell Block 42 Spin Joliet, IL ance for loathsome people, “Big Brother” simply 8 The Glenwood 3702 N. Halsted St. 800 W. Belmont Ave. JolietManeuvers.com boyfriend (both Perez and the ex have since filed catapults past what I consider tolerable. That 6962 N. Glenwood St. www.CellBlock-Chicago.com Spin-Nightclub.com 58 Moda VIP TheGlenwoodbar.com 25 Charlie’s 43 Steamworks 2409 N. Mannheim Rd. petitions against each other with the court for said, you may recall that Jessie (the guy from 9 Hamburger 3726 N. Broadway Ave. 3246 N. Halsted St. (bath) Franklin Park, IL orders of protection against domestic violence). last year who inexplicably is back this year) did Mary’s/Mary’s CharliesChicago.com SteamworksOnline.com myspace.com/modavip The ex sent out an e-mail to everyone in Charles’ some “erotic modeling” which showed all his as- Attic 26 Circuit 59 Rumors 5400 N. Clark St. 3641 N. Halsted St. DOWNTOWN 2433 Desplaines Ave. address book—including his co-workers—stat- sets. Because we’re in summer reruns (and since HamburgerMarysChicago.com CircuitClub.com 44 The Baton North Riverside, IL ing that Perez told the therapist that he needed you asked), I’m happy to revisit those pics. Then 10 Jackhammer 27 The Closet 436 N. Clark St. RumorsPubOnline.com 6406 N. Clark St. 3325 N Broadway Ave. TheBatonShowLounge.com 60 Velvet Rope to work through some “gender identity issues”! there’s Branden, who I thought looked familiar. Jackhammer-Chicago.com 28 Cocktail 45 Second Story Bar 728 W. Lake St. Oh my! Will someone at Logo give this guy a He was a minor player on “Dante’s Cove”—a 11 Joie De Vine 3359 N. Halsted St. 157 E. Ohio St. Oak Park, IL reality show … fast. show full of minor players! However, what isn’t 1744 W. Balmoral Ave. CocktailBarChicago.com VelvetRopeOakPark.com 12 Man’s Country 29 FireFly NEAR NORTH On the flip side, a judge just ruled that be- minor is Branden’s dick—yes, he’s shown it and 5017 N. Clark St. (bath) 3335 N. Halsted St. 46 Club 2506 INDIANA ing called gay ain’t such a bad thing. You may it’s quite lengthy. All of the above can be found MansCountryChicago.com FireflyOnHalsted.com 2506 N. Clybourn Ave. 61 Dick’s R U Crazee? 13 Scot’s 30 Halsted’s Bar & 47 Crobar 1221 E.150th St. recall that Anna Nicole Smith’s lawyer, Howard on the only site worth checking out on the 1829 W. Montrose Ave. Grill 1543 N. Kingsbury St. Hammond, IN K. Stern, is suing Rita Cosby over 19 libelous Web—BillyMasters.com. ChicagoScotsBar.com 3441 N. Halsted St. 48 The Prop House DicksRUCrazee.com statements in her bio, Blonde Ambition. Several When Ricky’s hiring male strippers … again, 14 SoFo HalstedsChicago.com 1675 N. Elston Ave. 62 Encompass 4923 N. Clark St. 31 Hydrate 2415 Rush St. of those statements surrounded Stern and Larry it’s definitely time to end yet another column. I SofoBar.com 3458 N. Halsted St. Lake Station, IN Birkhead allegedly engaging in oral sex at an L.A. finally made it down to Provincetown this sea- 15 Spyners HydrateChicago.com THE SOUTHSIDE EncompassNightclub.com 4623 N. Western Ave. 32 Kit Kat 49 Club Escape party (a party I apparently missed). US District son, and I’ll give you a full report next week. Spyners.com 3700 N. Halsted St. 1530 E. 75th St. Judge Denny Chin ruled that the defamation trial Although summer is fast drawing to a close, it’s 16 Star Gaze KitKatChicago.com ClubEscapeChicago.com could proceed on 11 of the counts. Of the other still pretty steamy on www.BillyMasters.com, the 5419 N. Clark St. 33 Little Jim’s 50 Escapades StarGazeChicago.com 3501 N. Halsted St. 6301 S. Harlem Ave. eight, Chin stated, “I respectfully disagree that site where people always seem to be showing 17 T’s LittleJimsChicago.com 51 InnExile the existence of this continued prejudice leads skin. For my personal attention, reach out and 5025 N. Clark St. 34 Lucky Horseshoe 5758 W. 65th St. TsBarChicago.com 3169 N. Halsted St. InnExileChicago.com to the conclusion that there is a widespread touch me at [email protected] and I prom- view of gays and lesbians as contemptible and ise to get back to you before Jessie’s big brother disgraceful.” In other words, being called gay enters Braden’s cove! Until next time, remember, is not defamation. I could have told him that! one man’s filth is another man’s bible. Aug. 19, 2009 21 MUSIC JOIN US MONDAY, AUG. 24th Queen Latifah’s Doors: 5pm Show: 6pm ‘Persona’ out Now in it’s 3rd year! Aug. 25 Grammy-winning and Oscar-nominated sing-

er/actress Queen Latifah is releasing her new presents album, Persona, Aug. 25. Persona—produced by Cool and Dre—”brings together the two worlds of hip-hop and pop,” according to a press release. The first single is “Cue the Rain,” which fea- tures a club beat. Other songs include “What’s FFlliipp FFlloopp the Plan,” “Long Ass Week” and “People,” which features Mary J. Blige. Pop: The 70s See www.QueenLatifah.com. Pop: The 70s PRODUCED BY AMY MATHENY • DIRECTED BY SCOTT FERGUSON Chicago's grooviest cabaret & musical theatre stars Wendy Williams. MUSIC Jason and Demarco dazzle in a gender-bent night of music from the 70s. Wendy Williams, Tickets: $40 includes a free drink here Sept. 11 available now at aboutfacetheatre.com Terkel in hall of fame Pop-music duo Jason and deMarco are the Wendy Williams left her daily radio program, special musical guests for the Bodhi Spiritual • FE AT U R I N G • “The Wendy Williams Experience,” at the end of Center’s new LGBTA spiritual experience, CON- Amy Matheny, Elizabeth Laidlaw, Ora Jones July to concentrate on her very LGBT-friendly NECT. Debuting Sept. 11, CONNECT is a new Matthew Amador, Liz Pazik, Aunt Lola Cabana television talk show, The Wendy Williams Show, way “to celebrate and join with other spiritu- Christine Bunuan, Patrick Sarb, Paul Stovall the New York Times reported. The radio show ally minded LGBT individuals and allies in an Loretta Rezos, George Keating, Stephen Rader had been broadcast since 2002 on WBLS-FM in atmosphere of love, support and inclusion,” Patrick Andrews, Suzy Petri, Tom Michael New York and was syndicated nationally. according to a press release. ...and more! However, Williams recently received some The center is a transdenominational, non-re- ligious spiritual community founded by writer good news regarding her years in radio: Na- thanks to our friends at.. tional Radio Hall of Fame Chairman Bruce Du- Mark Anthony Lord. CONNECT services will take Mont called Williams to tell her that she is one place the second Friday of the month at 2524 of the 2009 inductees into the hall, causing N. Lincoln at 7 p.m. See www.bodhispiritual- her to shed tears. Williams responded, “I got center.org. here through being pretty popular on the radio ... I’m just Wendy from the radio, a girl from SidetrackChicago.com 3349 North Halsted Jersey who had a dream,” according to Stream- ing Magazine. Among the other inductees is the late Studs Terkel, who hosted his own program on WFMT/ Chicago from 1958 to 1998, according to the hall’s Web site. Premiere Radio Networks will produce and distribute the live induction broadcast from Chicago Saturday, Nov. 7, at 9 p.m. Tickets for the black-tie induction-gala benefit are $350 each and may be purchased online at www.RadioHOF.org. Jason and Demarco. Image by Scott Ashton Photography

The recent issue of Rolling Stone that fea- tured out American Idol finalist Adam Lam- bert is the magazine’s best-selling issue of the year so far, according to an Advocate.com item. George Lambert, 27, officially came out of the closet Michael. in the magazine’s June 25 issue. “I’m proud of my sexuality. I embrace it. It’s just another part of me,” said Lambert, whose debut CD will be released this fall. Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane has confirmed it: Baby Stewie is gay. MacFarlane, in the September issue of Playboy, said, “we de- cided it’s better to keep it vague, which makes more sense because he’s a 1-year-old. Ultimately, Stewie will be gay or a very unhappy repressed heterosexual,” according to the New York Daily News. The show—which now has a spinoff, The Entertainment Cleveland Show—will debut its eighth season Sept. 27. news Point Foundation—the nation’s largest schol- Singer George Michael is speaking out af- arship-granting organization for LGBT students ter an accident in London in which his Range of merit—will honor lesbian award-winning Rover crashed into the back of a truck, according actress Cherry Jones with its Point Courage to E! Online. Michael told the BBC, “Neither of Award at its annual Los Angeles benefit, Point us was charged because we were both stone cold Honors, Sept. 26, according to an organizational sober. We both think the other is to blame so press release. “I was honored and humbled when this is just an insurance fight.” Michael recently I learned that I would receive the Point Courage started driving again after a two-year ban. Award,” said Jones. “The Point Foundation is a Two cable TV series are ending their runs, wonderful organization, granting scholarships to according to the New York Times. The TNT show lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students Saving Grace, which stars Holly Hunter, is wrap- across America, and I am proud to be associated ping up next summer; the network is cancelling with such a worthy cause.” Motorola will also be the show due to financial reasons. Also, Comedy honored, receiving the Point Inspiration Award. Central has pulled the plug on Reno 911!; its sixth season ended in July and it was officially cancelled Aug. 13. 22 Aug. 19, 2009 Conrad had come out to his mom as a high Jake’s journey school sophomore, but neither told anyone else. Play ball: By Ross Forman And most on the Libertyville team did not know, even though he started dating a male high Teams headed Jake Conrad is ready for his next volleyball jour- school tennis player as a sophomore and the to World Series ney as he joins the Carthage College men’s vol- relationship lasted through their freshmen year By Ross Forman leyball team this fall at age 21, thus becoming in college. “I didn’t think it was something that the oldest player on the team. He’s been down I needed to [tell my high school teammates],” Four of the five Chicago-based teams heading the collegiate route before, mind you, having he said. to Milwaukee in August for the 33rd annual spent three years at Lewis University. But things changed immediately at Lewis, al- North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance So, he definitely has the experience(s), both most on the first day of classes as a freshman. (NAGAAA) Gay Softball World Series competed good and bad. “My first talk with my college coach, he asked in 2008. “Volleyball is a release. It’s a way for me to if I was gay,” Conrad said. “That was kind of a Only the Sidetrack Blues of the C Division are forget about everything else in life and just play whirlwind; it shook me up a lot. I didn’t know new participants, although they are veterans and have a good time. Volleyball is something what to say, so I said I was not, though I knew within the Chicago Metropolitan Sports Associa- I’d prefer to do over anything else. Playing vol- I was; I just didn’t think it was any of his busi- tion (CMSA) Sunday league. leyball, I forget the stresses of life,” said Con- ness, but he asked anyway. Chicago’s other World Series-bound teams are rad, who will celebrate his 22nd birthday on “As I think about it now, that’s where my rela- the Roadhouse 66 Dragons and Spin Cougars of Sept. 22. tionship started off wrong with my coach.” B Division, Spin Wildcats of C Division and the Days later, he came out to his teammates, and “For me, Carthage is a fresh start; it gives Jake Conrad. Photo by Ross Forman Broadway Cellar Crush of D Division. me the opportunity to do everything the right that sent him into depression. The series runs Aug. 31-Sept. 7. About 200 way because I made a lot of mistakes at Lewis. “It wasn’t that my teammates had a problem fall of 2006, but didn’t play his first match for teams and 4,000 players, fans, and friends are Carthage is a clean slate. I know, I really messed with me being gay, but that’s when I really real- the school until the spring of 2008 due to aca- expected in Milwaukee from across the Unites up at Lewis. Really bad. I made mistakes as a ized that, yes, I am gay, and it was hard to ac- demic problems. States and Canada for the largest annual gay freshman that cost me a lot; I didn’t know the cept,” he said. “I felt really bad about not telling “When I went to Lewis, my focus was not my sporting event. The series is open, meaning that importance of going to class.” He only attended my coach the truth, so I immediately resorted to academics; my focus was making it as a volleyball women may compete on the teams as well. for tests, thus affecting his attendance record telling my teammates, and I thought they would player. My freshman season, I was so consumed “All of the [Chicago-based] teams have a good and his grades as a whole. tell my coach. I didn’t want [my sexuality] to by the fact that I wanted to start and I wanted chance of winning the title,” said Shawn Albrit- And by his second semester as a Lewis fresh- be hidden; I didn’t want to be someone I was to be the star player for Lewis,” he said. ton, who plays and manages the Spin Wildcats, man, in January 2007, Conrad was academically not.” His academic woes were met with woes related and will be participating in his sixth Series. ineligible to play the sport he loved. So in the locker room one day, while his team- to sexuality. Conrad is gay. “Truly, anything can happen during the weeks; He was a volleyball star, but failed in time mates were talking about the Lewis female vol- “A lot of my college problems had to do with injuries, hot streaks, you name it. Most of the management. He didn’t have his mom to guide leyball players, he revealed he was gay. the fact that I hadn’t come out to my family, so [Chicago] players play on multiple days [dur- him any more, and he stumbled. “No one believed me at first because they I came out to them by writing them a letter,” ing the week], just to prepare for tournaments, “I feel like every mistake that I’ve made in the thought that the way I said it was so blunt, that during my freshman year in college, he said. “I particularly the World Series. Sure, we do it to past, I’ve learned from,” Conrad said. “My past it couldn’t be true,” Conrad said. “I wanted to told them that, just because I’m a homosexual, improve, but ultimately we do it because we all is my past for a reason. But I’ve learned and tell them when I did because I was at the point does not mean that I want to lead a completely truly love the sport.” I’ve grown up. I know I messed up and I know where I didn’t want to have to hide anymore or different life. I still want to be very domestic; I Jack Nielsen is the commissioner of the CMSA I won’t again. I’m working as hard as I can to pretend to be someone who I wasn’t; I wanted want to have a family; I want to raise children Sunday league and a past World Series champion prove to myself and to my family that I can do to be out.” most of all and I want to provide for a family. in the D-Division. it, that I can be a good student in college.” Still, his teammates thought he was bisexual. Those are my goals, and they don’t change be- Chicago does not have a participant in the Conrad graduated from Libertyville High School “I think I was blessed by my Lewis teammates; cause I am gay. top-tiered A-Division. in 2006, where he was a four-year varsity player they treated me amazingly well; they took me “I also want a monogamous and committed Here’s a look at the Chicago-based teams and three-year team captain. He was named in like a brother, regardless of my sexuality. relationship. To me, if [gay] marriage is not an heading to the annual NAGAAA Gay Softball All-State honorable mention as a junior and the They were awesome, completely accepting,” he option, I will still find a way to create that spe- World Series: Daily Herald Player of the Year as a senior. said. “Coming out is a fear for everyone, espe- cial bond with my partner.” —B Division: Roadhouse 66 Dragons; Key Conrad went to perennial power Lewis in the cially college athletes. If and when you tell your players: Glen Rexing, Brian Redar, Gil Minor, teammates, you really don’t know how they will Frank Kisner (manager) react.” Spin Cougars; Key players: Cameron Turner, So when will he tell his new Carthage team- Mark Febonio, Bob Chada, Chris Vernald (man- mates since only one teammate and his new ager) head coach now know? —C Division: Sidetrack Blues; Key Players: “When it comes up; that’s when I will confront Nick Gehl, Doug Malm, Peter Bonavia, David it,” he said. Barknick (manager) At least he has his past to rely on for that Spin Wildcats; Key players: Matt Levin, Jamie adventure. Not to mention a rock-solid volley- Martin, Martin Cherrier, Shawn Albritton (man- ball resume, which will help. Conrad was, for ager) instance, a member of the U.S. Junior National —D Division: Broadway Cellar Crush; Key Volleyball Team in 2004 and 2005. He also has players: Joe Wirtz, Don Renner, Lonny Glover, played on the EVP, a training ground for his ul- Rodrigo Carrillio (manager) timate pro beach goal: playing on the AVP (As- Women’s softball: Chicago will also be well sociation of Volleyball Professionals) tour. And, represented at the annual ASANA (Amateur he’s worked as a youth minister. Plus, he worked Sports Alliance of North America) Gay Softball as an art therapist at a facility for traumatized World Series, to be held in Madison, Wis., Sept. children. 1-6. “Volleyball has taught me numerous life les- Seven teams will be playing, the most ever sons,” Conrad said. from Chicago. “We really wanted to get more [in the tourna- More about Jake Conrad: ment], but we’re happy with seven,” said Jen —Family: Two older brothers, one older sister. Hostetler, commission of CMSA’s women’s soft- None play volleyball. Three nephews, one niece. ball league, which, this year, features 44 teams —Parents: Jerry and Jan and about 780 participants. The CMSA women’s —Boyfriend: Steve Kopp, 30, who works at league plays Sundays at Waveland Park. Caesar’s on Broadway Street and also plays vol- “We’ve got a got group of teams going [to leyball the World Series] and we’re expecting some very Find out more about Jake, including his good competition.” thoughts about boyfriend Steve, online at Here’s a look at Chicago’s representatives for www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com. the annual ASANA Gay Softball World Series: —B-Division (11 overall teams): Mood UPCOMING GAMES Swings; Nubians; and Mic’s Girls Sat., 8/22, 7pm, vs. Detroit SPIKE’D tourney —C-Division (18): Raw Energy; Chicago Dai- sies; and Chicago Breeze Fri., 8/28, 7:30pm, vs. New York Aug. 23 —D-Division (12): Chicago LSD Breast Health Awareness Night The SPIKE’D Drag Queen Beach Volleyball Char- See www.nagaaawomen.org. ity Spectacle will take place Sunday, Aug. 23, Exclusive Windy City Times August Offer: Save up to 34% For tickets, 12-4 p.m., on a private beach in Rogers Park. on your Chicago Sky tickets! 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