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ROBYN FANS HONORING UNITE! IN ROBYN’S HOOD If you were in Chicago last JOAN RIVERS Sunday, you were probably at the Robyn show. See if you made the cut on page 16 Show #590 Find Nightspots on www.WindyCityQueercast.com 4 Sept. 10, 2014 WINDY CITY TIMES put a bull’s-eye on my back and that’s going sa is very aware and connected to those activ- to get people in city hall very angry: Chicago ist roots and seeks to build off that platform. belongs to the people!” The gathering had a community and familial Carlos Ramirez- At 25, Ramirez-Rosa said he is running for atmosphere. Ramirez-Rosa’s sister introduced Rosa. Photo by alderman to “invest in our public schools and him, followed by the aldermanic candidate Lauren Childers city services, raise the minimum wage and encouraging the crowd to come closer before keeping housing affordable, and strengthen delivering his campaign speech. Ramirez-Rosa democracy and fight corruption.” The latter is then invited his grandmother to conclude the a call to put residents in charge of local zoning event with a closing prayer given in Spanish. and budgetary decisions, to fight to institution Ramirez-Rosa said he has worked to stop of corporate handouts for schools, fight depor- school closings, expand access to education, tations of immigrants, and issues of plowing and create equal opportunity for women, im- and pothole repairs. migrants, the LGBT community and working After paying homage to his activist forefa- people. He proclaimed his dedication to help- thers, Ramirez-Rosa acknowledged, “I have ing the “everyman” of the 35th Ward and ac- been a beneficiary of movements. I’m standing tively encouraged a dialogue between himself here today as a Latino that can run for alder- and community members. ELECTIONS 2015 man because people have fought.” Ramirez-Ro- Openly gay candidate Appeals court strikes challenges Colon down Ind., Wis. bans In a swift three-to-zero decision that was is- also reinforces the importance of marriage sued Sept. 4 in Chicago, the Seventh Circuit for the children of same-sex couples, who in 35th Ward Court of Appeals said marriage-equality bans shouldn’t have to grow up thinking their in Wisconsin and Indiana were unconstitu- families are inferior to other families,” said By Matt Simonette AND ward infrastructure funds, and the ability to tional. The decision came just nine days af- Paul Castillo of Lambda Legal in a statement. LAUREN CHILDERS decide what zoning and development decisions are going to be made. That means they have ter judges heard oral arguments in the cases. “Today we join same sex couples, their The 40-page ruling confirmed many of families and our allies across the country in Carlos Ramirez-Rosa has said that, if he’s elect- to step up, be present and make their voices the concerns that the three-judge panel celebrating this victory,” said Larry Dupuis, ed to represent the city’s 35th Ward, he would heard.” expressed about how children with LGBT legal director of the ACLU of Wisconsin“Every be an “organizing alderman.” He hopes that those discussions will eventu- parents might be impacted by discrimina- loving and committed couple in the U.S. Ramirez-Rosa, who would be the city’s first ally grow into a model of community engage- tory laws: “Formally these cases are about should have the freedom to marry, protect openly gay Latino candidate to run for alder- ment that can be used across the city. “We’re discrimination against the small homosexu- their loved ones, and have their commitment man, said, “I am tired of the direction our city engaging leaders in every single precinct that al minority in the United States. But at a honored by our legal system. We celebrate is going in. I see our public dollars handed out are then talking to their neighbors and are deeper level, as we shall see, they are about and tomorrow we continue the fight to make to private pockets while our potholes aren’t then determining policy in the neighborhood,” the welfare of American children,” wrote the marriage equality the law of the land, not being fixed and our schools are neglected. I he said. “I’m going to present a vision and ask, decisions author, Judge Richard Posner, who just in certain states.” also see the need for elected officials who are is this the vision you agree with? If the leaders went on to dismiss the argument, primarily Ken Falk, ACLU of Indiana legal director, accountable to the community, and that are I’m working with say the residents that they’re made by the State of Indiana, that marriage added, “We are ecstatic that the court recog- working closely and building relationships with engaged with say that that’s not what they laws incentivized “intended” births that nized what we have always maintained: That community and advocacy groups.” want to see, then I have to take a step back.” could be raised in stable households with a there is absolutely no justification for treat- He is challenging incumbent Rey Colon to In June, barriers were erected beneath a mother and a father. ing same-sex couples any differently than represent the ward, which is comprised of areas highway overpass in the ward, in order to make “Overlooked by this argument is that many loving couples of opposite genders.” in Logan Square, Avondale, Irving Park, Albany the space uninhabitable for homeless resi- of those abandoned children are adopted Park and Hermosa. dents. Colon, for his part, said that the opera- by homosexual couples, and those children Ramirez-Rosa, who officially announced his tion did not start at his behest. would be better off both emotionally and Suspect arrested candidacy Sept. 6, is a community organizer is “We spent tens of thousands of dollars on economically if their adoptive parents were currently a deportation defense organizer with creating an inhospitable area, for folks with- married,” Posner wrote, adding that the ar- in murder of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refu- out a home, and creating a public safety risk, gument was “so full of holes that it cannot gee Rights. He also worked as a congressional because now you have that tunnel effect that’s trans woman be taken seriously.” aide in the office of U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez. there,” Ramirez-Rosa said. “That money would Transgender woman Alejandra Leos was Ronald Reagan appointed Posner. Joining Colon has not taken a proactive stance in have been better spent uplifting the people out murdered just steps away from her home in him on the panel were Judge Ann Claire Wil- making sure constituent services have been of poverty—not a handout but a hand-up, and north Memphis, Tennessee, on Sept. 5—and liams, appointed by Bill Clinton, and Barack widely available, nor in responsibly developing that’s something as alderman I would strive to a suspect has been arrested according to Obama appointee Judge David F. Hamilton. resources throughout the ward, he said. do: creating an equality of opportunity. WREG.com. The State of Wisconsin, among its argu- “Folks feel [Colon’s] office is not responsive As such, he supports a $15-an-hour mini- Marshall Pegues, 21, was arrested and ments, said that its marriage ban stemmed to the needs of the community, and he has mum wage. “Currently we have working poor. charged with first-degree murder of Leos, 41. from socio-cultural tradition, another argu- completely sold out to developers,” Ramirez- If you’re working a full day, you should be able A police report showed that Leos had an ar- ment the court, in its decision, did not buy: Rosa noted. “When he was elected as a ‘pro- to provide for your family and pay the rent,” he gument with Pegues at their home prior to “If no social benefit is conferred by a tradi- gressive’ candidate, he pledged to turn over said, emphasizing that he’d also work to bring the incident. tion and it is written into law and it dis- zoning and development decisions over to the in small businesses that paid living wages to A Facebook page entitled “Black Trans criminates against a number of people and community. Shortly thereafter, he reneged on community members. Women’s Lives Matter” stated that a funeral does them harm beyond just offending them, that promise. The community has seen families “I grew up at the intersection of ‘Latino’ was planed for Leos at Hickory Hill Funeral it is not just a harmless anachronism; it is a evicted from their homes, and it’s seen devel- and ‘gay,’ and that’s informed my view of the Home on Sept. 10. violation of the equal protection clause, as opments it didn’t want come up.” world,” Ramirez-Rosa added. “In many ways in Loving [v. Virginia].” In July, Colon was pulled over on the Eisen- that’s why I am a progressive. I can’t deny that Wisconsin also argued at various points Heartland president hower Expressway and arrested for driving un- there are things that are fundamentally wrong that the state had to apply marriage laws der the influence. with our society and our laws, and the way that cautiously since the long-term effects and to step down “As elected officials, we’re held to a higher our economy is structured. … LGBTQ issues are Rev. Dr. Sid Mohn, president of the anti- consequences of same-sex marriage were standard, and that’s something that should more than marriage equality. There are poor poverty organization Heartland Alliance, has not yet known; that marriage matters are concern residents,” Ramirez-Rosa said. “But LGBTQ people and there are undocumented LG- announced his plan to retire after 35 years best left to the state legislature and vot- I would be running even if that hadn’t hap- BTQ people. As a member of that community, I of service to the organization. ing referenda; and that, same-sex marriage pened. I’m more concerned about how deci- want to make sure that everyone is included in “I am eternally grateful for the opportunity was analogous to no-fault divorce in that it sions are being made in our community—deci- that struggle and that no one is left out. That I have had to pursue my vision of creating a weakened the stability of the marriage insti- sions that are not in the best interest of the includes queer folks and trans folks—everyone world in which each of us realizes our human tution. The decision pointed out the irony people in my ward—and the way services have who falls under our umbrella.” right to live free from poverty. Through the of the final contention: “Of course Wisconsin been mismanaged. I will not sit back and just energy and the vision of a new president, has no-fault divorce, and it’s surprising that let things happen in the community. I’m going Declares candidacy Heartland Alliance will realize a new and the state’s assistant attorney general, who to get out and speak with my neighbors.” Community residents gathered in Fireman’s exciting set of opportunities to do so as it argued the state’s appeal, would trash his He emphasized the importance of having Park Sept. 6 for Carlos Ramirez-Rosa’s an- moves into the next 125 years,” Mohn said in own state’s law.” these conversations be about development, so nouncement of his candidacy. a statement. Marriage-equality advocates immediately residents will have a larger say in what does Calling upon his slogan, “Putting the neigh- Mohn will remain as president until a suc- heralded the court’s ruling. and does not get built. borhood first,” Ramirez-Rosa asserted stances cessor has been identified. Russell Reynolds “The court has affirmed the love and com- “I’m not going to be spending all my time in his campaign declaration on issues that he Associates, a national executive search firm mitment our plaintiffs and thousands of at City Hall cutting deals,” Ramirez-Rosa add- said directly affect individuals within the 35th with expertise in nonprofits nationally and same-sex couples in Indiana and Wisconsin ed. “I’m going to spend time canvassing and Ward. globally, will lead the search for his succes- have for each other. The unanimous decision knocking on doors, and tell residents that they “I’m going to tell you something revolution- sor. have the ability to decide how to spend the ary today,” he said. “Something that’s going to WINDY CITY TIMES Sept. 10, 2014 5 Illinois Humanities Council event focuses on drag By Gretchen Rachel Blickensderfer the ether,” he said. “She was very concerned with herself and the story that emerged was The Illinois Humanities Council’s 2014 “Now that she was receiving a lifetime achievement What?” series has played host to spirited dis- award from Don Cornelius.” Jomama declined cussions in venues across the city with head- the award refusing to allow Cornelius to put liners and experts weighing in on array of top- her in a “career graveyard.” ics that are shaping U.S. business, culture and Jones did not perform as Jomama for the politics from the rise and proliferation of social next two years. media to equality and the role of democracy in After a miserable break-up and with his ca- public education. reer as a playwright and performance artist at On Sept. 3, the fourth and penultimate con- a standstill, depression had set in when Jones versation filled The Empty Bottle bar in Ukrai- said he heard Jomama’s voice in his head. “She nian Village to capacity. Focused upon drag was like ‘it’s my turn, give me the reins’,” Jones performance and its impact upon perceptions recalled. “She saved my life.” of gender alongside the artistic disciplines of Jomama is described as a former teen R&B theatre and music, Illinois Humanities Council music star who fell from grace when the record (IHC) Executive Director Angel Ysaguirre posed company asked her to straighten her hair. That and fielded questions from an enthusiastic incident plus disagreement with the policies of From left: Daniel Alexander Jones, Justin Honard and Angel Ysaguirre. Photo by Gretchen audience to two drag artists—Justin Honard Ronald Reagan caused her self-imposed exile Rachel Blickensderfer and Daniel Alexander Jones. Both appeared as to Switzerland where she spent her days shoe themselves rather than as their characters. shopping with Tina Turner and raising goats. der-movement. After mulling that over for a formers,” he said. “Gender is performance. We Honard—who began his performance days in She eventually returned to the United Stated to moment, Horton replied that Thunderfuck iden- have a lot more in common than we think and theater—recalled always gravitating to girls’ record the album “Radiate.” In 2011—along- tifies herself as an alien woman with a penis. if anybody wants to talk about that with me clothes “because they are fun and prettier” side backup singers The Sweet Peaches—her “She doesn’t fit into a gender normal classifica- I’m here to listen and I’m here to talk because and so felt the call to become a drag queen live concert opened at the Soho Repertory The- tion,” he said. “Does that make her a trans* I don’t want us to be fighting. I think that we during a 22nd-birthday visit to the San Fran- atre in New York. The New York Times hailed person? She’s, like, gender-variant.” should all work together to make the world a cisco event “Trannyshack”—which is currently it as “hard not to surrender to this sequin-en- “I feel like my trans* friends have totally better place.” in the process of being renamed. He described crusted earth mother’s soulful embrace.” blown my mind open,” Jones said, “and chal- When Ysaguirre raised the opinion of some his character of Alaska Thunderfuck 5000 (a Ysaguirre attempted to determine the rela- lenged me to go to a level of digging up the that drag reinforces female stereotypes an au- name based on a potent, lemon-scented strain tionship between the drag character and per- roots of my own assumptions of gender.” dience member commented that women aren’t of marijuana) as an alien from the planet Glam- former. “Justin is pretty measured, zen and Honard said he believes RuPaul’s Drag Race given the “in your face” platform a lot of drag tron who crash-landed on earth. calm,” Honard replied. “I think the Alaska has widened public perceptions of drag. “A lot queens enjoy. These days, she “whores” around the planet thing is a release valve. We all have that inside more people know what drag is,” he stated. Jones replied that he was raised by lesbian social climbing in the gay community, making of us—unbridled chaos and madness. You can “It’s a performance thing you’re doing on the feminist artists who would not accept the ba- music videos and not quite winning season five really turn on the levels and let it go.” stage. I think it makes people feel more able nal theatrical roles usually being written for of RuPaul’s Drag Race while swallowing up the In doing so, Honard wants his character to to express themselves however they want to.” female actors. “These women who raised me up required amount of Twitter followers to repair inspire both laughter and happiness from her During the recent contentious debate regard- in theatre said ‘I want to tell my story’,” Jones her ship. An unfortunate incident with a single audience. “I want people to feel like it’s OK to ing offensive terminology used in RuPaul’s recalled. “Nobody gave me this platform. I ice-cube led to Thunderfuck recently donating be weird, to not be afraid of that and to cel- program, Thunderfuck expressed herself with made this platform. I made it with blood sweat 120 one-dollar bills to the ALS association. “I ebrate it and to feel less alone in the world,” a video that appeared to show noted trans* and tears. So make your platform. Nobody don’t know where that came from” Honard ad- he said. commentator Parker Molloy being assassinated. needs to give you damned permission. Take the mitted in describing how he got the idea for Jomama refers to Daniel simply as “her poor Horton eventually apologized and removed it. stage, because it’s yours.” the character. “It was channeled. I was reading cousin.” On the other hand, Daniel has said Off stage, he acknowledged to Windy City Times The discussion was followed by drag and about Daniel’s work as Jomama and how [she] that Jomama comes from a distinguished lin- that the video was a reactionary decision. “It drag inspired performances curated by the un- takes the passenger seat and takes over.” eage of artists from the ‘70s and ‘80s such as was stupid, harmful and it was wrong on my derground art group Salonathon with music by That takeover began for Jones at the age of Diana Ross and Minnie Riperton that today is part,” he said. Baathhouse and Big Dipper. 25, when he was living in Minneapolis-Saint a vanishing breed. “They represented a certain Horton added that there is a common ground For more information about the Illinois Hu- Paul. He discovered Patrick’s Cabaret—an ex- kind of blackness that I don’t see much now,” between drag artists and the trans* community manities Council, visit http://www.prairie. perimental performance space in the city that he said. “It was eroded and you don’t see the that could spur ongoing conversation. “A lot of org/. specifically encourages work from artists of diversity of representation of Black women the trans* people I’m friends with are also per- color, as well as those who are LGBTQ or have that you ironically did then. Black music at disabilities. According to Jones, the cabaret’s that time didn’t just function as entertain- founder Patrick Scully “opened his doors to ment, it was nourishment for a community to High Holidays begin Sept. 24…and we’re giving anybody who wanted to try something.” Thus, reflect upon itself. How can we reclaim the fact them a sweet twist! Jones created a performance piece that was in- that beauty comes in a lot of shapes, sizes and spired by his impassioned love of the legendary textures?” television series “Soul Train.” A member of the audience asked how both His character of Jomama Jones “came out of characters related to the trans* and post gen- Our High Holiday services will this year be free of charge. We invite everyone who wishes to join us in a deeply meaningful spiritual journey from Rosh Hashanah Jewishto YomReconstructionist Kippur. Congregation Services will be held at , 303 Dodge Ave., Evanston. Complimentary transportation will be provided from our Edgewater location. For information, visit orchadash.orgCongregation or call Or (773) Chadash 271-2148. 5959 N. Sheridan Rd., Chicago, IL, 60660 www.OrChadash.org

Serving Chicagoland’s Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Jews, their families and loved ones for nearly 40 years. Membership is open to everyone. 6 Sept. 10, 2014 WINDY CITY TIMES thoughts about life, and dying, with Windy City Berman and Cuzzillo were married in 2010 in Times in a July 31 interview. Iowa after that state legalized same-sex mar- Catapulted into AIDS activism by the death riages. Cuzzillo said they were going to hold of a close friend in 1985, Berman never ques- out for federal recognition and Illinois mar- tioned her involvement in fighting the disease riages, but then Berman was diagnosed with on both the medical and political fronts. cancer in 2009. “We said, we’re not going to After moving to Chicago from her native New wait … we’re going to elope to Iowa.” York City, Berman received a masters in social They had a double ceremony with a gay male service administration from the University of couple who they knew in Iowa. The person who Chicago in 1980. This made her uniquely posi- performed the ceremony was Polk County Dis- tioned to take part in the AIDS movement here, trict Court Judge Robert Hanson, who wrote from both a lesbian perspective and as a public the opinion in favor of marriage equality in health advocate. Iowa. His ruling was stayed pending an appeal “Having lived through the AIDS crisis, how to the state Supreme Court, where it was even- it affects us now, as we’re aging and we’re dy- tually upheld. ing—at least through my filter—I have less Reflecting back on her activism, Berman said fear about dying myself because we’ve lost it was “exciting” and “defining” to be on Mayor friends, in a way we accompanied them, and Washington’s gay and lesbian committee, and their buddies, and sat with people who were she met Washington several times. Berman said dying … looked after them, and it’s not so she saw people as individuals, which is why she foreign,” Berman said. “I think our attitudes was able to work with gay men at a time when toward death … would be easier for us because there were more gender divisions in the com- we’ve already … been forced through the epi- munity. demic to come up with some sense of why and For the complete video interview see: www. Caryn Berman (left) and Laura Cuzzillo in 2007. Photo by Hal Baim where does it all lead do. youtube.com/watch . For the Aug. 6 article “You just have to develop, in the face of the see: www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/ epidemic, or as an aging adult, you need to Caryn-Berman-reflects-on-her-life-of-activ- have a perspective about death and life … . I ism/48541.html . feel comfortable with it, that I’m dying. I don’t In 2007, the couple sat down for an inter- Healthcare advocate feel afraid of it. … I will see a lot of people I view with my ChicagoGayHistory.org project; know, and there will be a collective pooling of visit chicagogayhistory.org/biography.html. Caryn Berman dies our energy and resources, for recycling.” by Tracy Baim In the 1980s, Berman helped organize the AIDS Foundation of Chicago with William Trans woman, others Longtime healthcare advocate Caryn Berman, Young and Drs. Ron Sable and Renslow Sherer. 62, died Sept. 1 of cancer. She also was instrumental in founding the His- allege bias at Lake View diner Berman told the story of her fight against panic AIDS Network, and she was on the city’s cancer for an Aug. 6 Windy City Times article. first Mayor’s Committee on Gay and Lesbian Is- By Matt Simonette until that guard was hired,” said Spastik. “In She spoke of her wife of 36 years, Laura Cuzz- sues, under Mayor Harold Washington. my five years of giving Clarke’s business, I illo, and of saying goodbye to friends and fam- She started the PASSAGES HIV project at Ho- A transgender woman posted a video to was never treated like this until that guard ily. rizons Community Services, where she was also Facebook over Labor Day weekend, saying started working there.” The memorial will be Sunday, Sept. 21, 2 a volunteer therapist, and she was an organizer that she and her friends were unfairly denied Another time, Spastik and a friend were p.m., at Jewish Reconstructionist Congrega- of the agency’s annual Identity conferences. entrance to Clarke’s Diner, 930 W. Belmont asked to leave, supposedly because they tion, 303 Dodge Ave., Evanston. She worked at Travelers and Immigrants Aid, Ave., because they were trans and gay. Other were being too loud, after spotting some Close friend Bruce Koff said in an email: “As and worked with the Chicago Board of Health individuals responded to the posting, saying friends in the window and going in to speak I watched Laura tend to Caryn in Caryn’s final to develop protocols and health policies for that they too had not been let in to the late- with them. hours with indescribably aching tenderness, all HIV and AIDS. She also worked for several years night diner for any legitimate reason. Lopez said that Clarke’s guards are there I could think was, ‘This is love. This is love.’ with the Midwest AIDS Training and Education Sara Andrews, a transgender woman who to protect its patrons and employees from And I thought of how much time and energy we Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago. lives in Florida but visits Chicago regularly, disturbances, and said there is no anti-LGBT have sadly had to expend over my lifetime just Berman, a psychotherapist and social worker, was leaving Berlin Nightclub, 954 W. Belmont sentiment intended. “Most of our business to explain, justify and defend this simple truth. was inducted into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Ave. with some friends in the early morning comes from gay or trans people, probably This is love. The relationship they shared over Hall of Fame in 1995. The Hall of Fame website of Aug. 30. She said that her group was de- 80%,” he said. “We have the guards because these 36 years was a pure partnership in which states: “Berman’s impact on the mental health nied entrance by Clarke’s security guard, who we’ve been having a lot of people being bad Caryn’s passion for packing in as much living as of lesbians and gay men goes far beyond her blocked the door without saying why. out on the street, then coming in and insult- possible and leaving the world a better place own clinical work. She has taught courses on “I thought that he was kidding,” said An- ing our employees and our customers. We’ve was matched by Laura’s gracious heart, quiet psychotherapy with gay and lesbian clients to drews. “I was smiling, at first. I kept asking, had people come in with tasers. It’s danger- dignity and deep respect for life’s simple plea- both gay and non-gay students and practitio- ‘You’re joking right? You’re kidding, right?’” ous out there.” sures: a great book, a passionate discussion, ners in psychology and social work at the Illi- On the video, Andrews and her friends are But Spastik said that the security can’t a generous garden, a perfect meal, a moving nois School of Professional Psychology and the standing in front of the restaurant. The din- discern the difference between real danger work of art. Together, they created a welcom- University of Chicago School of Social Service er’s guards “Clarke’s…Clarke’s in Boystown… and regular patrons of the neighborhood ing oasis for so many of love, joy and intellect. Administration.” is refusing us service because we’re gay,” An- businesses: “You have to expect people of This resides forever in Laura’s soul and Mitchell Because she was so engaged in the LGBT drews says. all walks of life to [set] foot in your res- and I are so grateful to have dwelled in this and AIDS movements, Berman wanted to say “Except they won’t say that, because we’re taurant, especially when you’re in an LGBT place with them for almost 30 years.” goodbye to the community, so she shared her on video now,” adds a friend of Andrews. community.” The camera then zooms into a sign posted Spastik and some other regulars said the on the restaurant’s door that says it reserves Clarke’s guards deny entrance based on arbi- the right to refuse service for any reason. trary standards. RaShaan Houston said that, Andrews and her friends are then told not to about two months ago, he was with a friend, obstruct the door. a drag queen, who was turned away for wear- Alex Lopez, a manager at Clarke’s, said he ing shorts that were too short. He said no was told that Andrews and her friends were one in his party was being loud. not let in because they were being “rowdy” “At the time, I thought it was a fluke, a on the street, which Andrews denies. one-time thing,” said Houston. “We were not being loud at all—that’s Clarke’s does not have a dress code per se, what kills me,” Andrews said. “We weren’t according to Lopez. But he said that a pa- being belligerent or acting crazy.” tron might be turned away, “If they showed Andrews admitted that when she and her too much skin.” He added that the restau- group were leaving Berlin, someone from rant does not have a written set of criteria across the street yelled, “Transvestite!” she delineating when to admit or deny entrance yelled back, “No shit, Sherlock!” But she said to a patron, but does leave the matter to the it was unlikely the guard had even seen or guard’s discretion. heard the exchange. “You can’t pick and choose who is allowed After Andrews posted her video, a number in based on physical appearance,” said Spas- of commenters said that they’d had similar tik. “I could understand if we had been loud experiences at Clarke’s. Drag queen Sissy and crazy, but we weren’t. We only wanted Spastik and a friend were denied entrance to eat.” after one of their performances because the “I’ve been going to that restaurant regu- friend was wearing a mask from the show. larly for the last 12 years, and I’ll never go Caryn Berman with politician Art Agnos (left) and the late Chicago gay activist Bob Adams at “I’ve never had a bad experience at Clarke’s again,” added Houston. an IMPACT event in 1991. Image from Berman’s archives WINDY CITY TIMES Sept. 10, 2014 7 FUNDS from cover Howard at the time, but did not assist her with vestigation proceeded. So nothing was spent work pertaining to the act. Nevertheless, he in the account between FY 2009 and FY 2013. was very aware of its potential impact: “This In that time, the money was rerouted after going to be about policies and procedures per- legislation was monumental in 2005. The fact Gov. Pat Quinn authorized “inter-fund borrow- taining to the awards. that HIV infection rates among African Ameri- ing,” but it was eventually replenished, and “Most of us were really excited going into the cans was even dealt with this way back then the funds became available again in FY 2013. call,” said Calvin Spinks, CEO of the Chicago was incredible. I thought the African-American Funds that were appropriated in FY 2014 were chapter of Black Men’s Xchange, which had HIV/AIDS Response Act was a public policy so- actually monies left over from 2008. been awarded a $100,000 grant. “Then they lution.” “We want to continue to fully fund HIV out- just hit us with the news that the money would But for its first two years, just under half of reach opportunities, but until the state can not be allocated.” the act’s appropriation was allocated to the resolve many of its budget issues, this can get Spinks said that Mildred Williamson, chief of now-defunct Let’s Talk, Let’s Test Foundation worse,” said Harris. IDPH’s HIV Division, told callers that the mat- (LTLTF), headed by Lloyd Kelly, who had previ- Eighteen of the 20 affected organizations are ter was “out of IDPH’s hands,” and that the ously been an aide to Howard. Kelly was ac- forming a coalition they hope will compel the agency was unaware when issuing the request cused of using the foundation’s funds for his General Assembly to authorize the release of for proposals that there would be a problem personal use, as well as some of Howard’s cam- the funds, Green said. He added that the coali- with the appropriation. No explanation was of- paign expenses, and was indicted by federal tion has enlisted help from several legislators, fered. prosecutors in mid-2013 for mail fraud. He is including many from the Illinois Legislative Without the grant money coming through, currently scheduled to stand trial in November. Black Caucus, but could not yet disclose who Spinks is faced with the prospect of having to Howard pled guilty to mail fraud in 2013, and they were. The coalition will issue a formal an- shut down. “That money was my entire bud- Lloyd Kelly (above) has been indicted for is likely to be sentenced late this year. nouncement sometime the week of Sept. 7. get,” he said. “I am exploring other grant misusing funds allocated to the now-defunct The act’s funds were frozen once Kelly’s han- “It looks like we’re going to be doing some options, and using my personal money, and I Let’s Talk, Let’s Test Foundation—which dling of the money was called into question, lobbying this fall,” said Hunt. She noted that, let my contractors go. But if nothing comes had received much of the African-American according to Hasbrouck’s letter to Harris. IDPH should they prove successful during the fall through in the next few months, I’m going to HIV/AIDS Response Act’s appropriation the had to reclaim the first year’s allocation, but veto session, the agencies would be still not have to close my doors.” measure’s first two years. Photo by Andrew the second year’s monies were never allocated, be getting any money until January. Kim Hunt of Affinity Community Services said Davis and resided in the Fund’s account while the in- her organization was scheduled for a $100,000 grant as well. “That would have doubled our budget,” she added. “It was intended to pro- vide resources for Black trans women on the South Side—that’s enough [money] for two staff members. But for us, the impact was not as severe because those were new services.” “This is a very strange situation,” said ac- tivist Keith Green. “This has the potential to devastate many of these organizations.” Shortly after the conference call, Harris in- quired about the situation. In a letter dated ! July 21, IDPH Director LaMar Hasbrouck told Harris, “Since grants were awarded in FY 2014 (from FY 2008 leftover money), the IDPH HIV ! section were hopeful that such funding would continue. As a result of this, IDPH included a request for appropriation authority for this ! fund in our initial FY 2015 budget submis- sion. Without [Illinois Office of Management & Budget] and/or the legislature identifying ! additional funding to be deposited, the only monies that could be spent in FY 2015 from this fund would be any unspent monies from the FY 2014 grants.” ! Harris said, “We have about 2,200 funds like this. Often, they are funded from a specific rev- enue source—if a cigarette tax funded smok- ! ing prevention, for example. But there was no ! request made for the money to come from a specific fund.” Windy City Times asked IDPH whether Har- Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014 ris’ assessment was fair and accurate. In an emailed response, spokesperson Melaney Ar- Noon-4 p.m. nold said, “In creating the African-American HIV/AIDS Response Act, the legislature did not Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted, Chicago identify where the money would come from to populate the fund. This means that unless the ! General Assembly allocates cash directly to the This free job fair is a followup event to the ! fund, the fund receives no new monies. Money Windy City Times LGBTQ Homeless Youth Summit held in May 2014. ! from other IDPH funds cannot be used to popu- ! late the African-American HIV/AIDS Response All members of the community can attend, with a special focus on Fund.” Hasbrouck said in the letter that about LGBTQ youth. Entry-level to advanced positions available.! $650,000 remained unspent as of late July, and ! that a determination would be made in August Snacks and beverages provided to attendees, ! as to how much would be available for FY 2015. plus lots of fun give-away prizes and gift cards.! Arnold said in her email, that, as of Sept. 4, ! “A little more than $220,000 remains in the Booths just $75 for businesses, $50 for non-profits and schools.! fund, and the Department is exploring options For details on exhibiting, contact: [email protected]! to supplement money into this fund prior to ! issuing grants.” Both Chicago House TransWorks and TransTech are providing The African-American HIV/AIDS Response Act was signed by Gov. Rod Blagojevich in advance trainings ahead of the job fair. Contact them for details.! 2005. The original legislation, co-sponsored ! by former state Rep. Constance Howard, D- Sponsored by: ! Chicago, and state Sen. Kimberly Lightford, D- Maywood, was intended to alleviate disparities ! facing persons of color with HIV/AIDS. Among ! its objectives were funding that targeted or- ! ganizations of specific sizes, ensuring that smaller agencies would be able to enjoy equal opportunities for funding that larger ones did. It also expanded HIV testing in prisons. Activist Michael O’Connor was an aide to 8 Sept. 10, 2014 WINDY CITY TIMES Houston mayor, local pols gather for Victory Fund

By Matt Simonette overturned the state’s marriage ban with great haste. Openly lesbian Houston Mayor Annise Parker Chicago Cubs co-owner Laura Ricketts and was among those who spoke at the Gay & Les- Ray Koenig of the Clark Hill law firm received bian Victory Fund’s annual Champagne Brunch awards for their work in advancing marriage Sept. 7 at the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel in Chi- equality. They were co-chairs of the finance cago. committee for Illinois Unites for Marriage, Among the politicians attending were U.S. which pushed for passage of the state’s mar- Rep Mike Quigley, Cook County Board President riage equality law in 2013. Ricketts noted that, Toni Preckwinkle, Illinois state Sen. Heather “Money and politics is seen as a bad [combina- Steans and Illinois state Rep. Kelly Cassidy as tion], but it is a reality.” well as alderpersons Tom Tunney, Deb Mell and Koenig added, “Now that we have marriage James Cappleman. “Out to Win” was the theme equality, we must help other states achieve the of the event, which celebrated the organiza- rights we now enjoy here.” tion’s work in training, vetting and providing Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund and Institute support for LGBT candidates across the country. President/CEO Chuck Wolfe noted that Maine is Cook County Metropolitan Water Reclama- proving to be a key battleground. Openly gay tion District Commissioner Debra Shore, who candidate Michael H. Michaud is running for is board chair of the Fund’s Victory Institute, governor. If Michaud were to win, becoming hosted the program and introduced Zach Wahls, the first openly gay governor in U.S history, who made the news in 2011 when he testified Wolfe said, “It [would be] a big deal when that Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, philanthropist and businesswoman Laura on behalf of his lesbian mothers before the person goes to the National Governor’s Asso- Ricketts, Mayor Annise Parker, Cook County Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Iowa House Judiciary Committee, when the ciation and has a conversation.” Commissioner Debra Shore and Chris Abele, Milwaukee County executive. Photo by Hal Baim Iowa legislature considered banning gay mar- He also discussed Maura Healey, a lesbian riage. Video of Wahl’s testimony “went viral,” who is running for the office of attorney gen- and he became a sensation among marriage eral in Massachusetts. Were Healey to win, she equality supporters. would become the first gay attorney general in Wahl, who was conceived through artificial the U.S. “I don’t think I need to tell you why CDPH’s Project CHAT insemination, said bluntly, “My existence is having out attorney general is an important political, like it or not. We aren’t the ones who thing,” Wolfe said. surveys gay, bi men picked this fight. … We didn’t start [it] but we Ken Stromdahl, a scheduling associate at will finish it.” the office of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, By Matt Simonette behaviors, for example—but added that the He noted that any states that have managed discussed his experiences as a Victory con- survey is tailored to address new issues. to advance pro-marriage equality legislation gressional intern. The Fund paid him a stipend According to Nikhil Prachand, director of the “In 2005, when there was all this concern have done so thanks to the efforts of openly and provided his housing expenses working in Surveillance Epidemiology and Research Sec- over crystal meth, we were able to say that LGBT politicians, a sentiment echoed by Jeremy Quigley’s Washington, D.C., office. tion at Chicago Department of Public Health we had data about crystal meth use, and Moss and Jon Hoadley, who are both running “The skills that I gained in that office set (CDPH), the agency’s Project CHAT initiative say that we could add questions to under- for seats in the Michigan House of Representa- me off on a better trajectory,” Stromdahl said. strives to get “everywhere” in the commu- stand it more,” he noted. “Sure enough, we tives. That state, though it has had some pro- “Victory unlocked my potential.” He added that nity. found that there was a perception that most gressive politics in its past, has more recently he made his transition back to Chicago confi- “We go out to bars, clubs, beaches, bath- gay men were running around using crystal been particularly harsh with LGBTs. dant that he would be able to effect positive houses, parks, hobby groups, volleyball meth, but we were [able to respond], ‘No, “Jon and I are here because Michigan has change in the city. leagues—you name it, we’re there,” said Pra- less than one out of ten gay men have ever some of the most restrictive anti-LGBT laws in Parker, who was introduced by Samantha chand. “We work to find everything from hid- used crystal meth in their life.’” the country,” Moss said, noting that the state Abeysekera of Northern Trust, discussed the den spots to places on Halsted—we strive to This year, many of the new questions per- dawdled in advancing emergency relief after myriad functions Victory Fund provides, among get to every venue where gay and bisexual tain to public perceptions of pre-exposure floods ravaged the metropolitan Detroit area, them vetting of candidates’ likelihood of win- men congregate.” prophylaxis (PrEP). but appealed U.S. District Court rulings that ning. The initiative sends out CDPH staff to vari- “We’ve been asking PrEP questions for ous venues throughout the city in order to the last six years,” according to Prachand. engage gay and bisexual men in conversa- “We’ve seen the perception and knowledge of tions about their perceptions and behav- PrEP increase incrementally over that time. iors. This year marks Project CHAT’s fourth But this is the first survey since the FDA ap- cycle. According to CDPH, about 2,200 men proval, and [widespread] third-party reim- have been interviewed in about 300 venues bursement, so this year we’re looking to do throughout the city. Its data is used to help a thorough examination of PrEP utilization formulate the agency’s strategies to reduce and access difficulties. We are asking how HIV transmission in the city. much it’s costing and whether it is chang- “By actually being there and getting infor- ing behaviors. Because the surveys occur at mation directly from people—we’re not col- regular intervals, we’re able to keep up with lecting it through a clinic, for example—it’s current events in the community.” a dialogue between the community and us,” Officials try to visit 50 to 60 venues over added Prachand. “We let the community tell the course of each cycle. About five-to-seven the whole story.” CDPH staffers take part, and will randomly Noting an upsurge in interest in men’s approach members of the public to partici- health issues, Prachand said that it’s been pate. Participants are paid $75 and are of- necessary to distinguish Project CHAT’s re- fered an HIV test once they finish the survey. search from other studies in Chicago: “We’re “We do a lot of interface with a lot of venue trying to separate ourselves a little bit and owners—venue owners know us,” said Edgar point out that we’re the original survey, Gutierrez, Project CHAT’s project coordinator. and show that our survey’s been used most “It’s a whole random process, but, once we widely.” get there, we’re a very friendly face. We like CDPH staff usually takes about six months walking away from an event with a partici- to design questions for a survey. They poll pant feeling they’ve had a ‘deep’ relationship venue owners and community members to with the Department of Public Health.” first gauge what concerns might be especial- “It’s a very customer-oriented approach,” ly pertinent for gay and bisexual men. The added Prachand. “The approach is very scien- surveys are then carried out over the course tific, but we rely on the community’s input. of the following six months. We rely on building a relationship with the Prachand said that researchers follow a community. We can’t just rely on the science. standard set of questions—polling respon- If we showed up with white lab coats and Laura Ricketts and Ray Koenig received awards for their work on marriage equality, dents about demographic matters and risk clipboards, we’d never get anywhere.” presented by Victory Fund CEO Chuck Wolfe. Photo by Hal Baim WINDY CITY TIMES Sept. 10, 2014 9 to make schools for young gay, straight and transgender kids so that they don’t have to be Trans* activist Miss Major bullied?” To Griffin-Gracy, caring about somebody else helps mark Addams’ birthday is a matter of being human. “It’s really a dif- ficult thing to not appreciate yourself because By Gretchen Rachel Blickesnderfer lence, racism, poverty and societal pressures.” of the skin you have, or because of the shape She is also the subject of an upcoming docu- of your body or because of how you think,” Students, advocacy group representatives and mentary, Major!, that looks back upon her life she asserted. “Let that crap go. Open up your activists covering a broad spectrum of age, and achievements and, according to filmmak- minds and your brains and your bodies and race, gender and gender identity crammed into ers Annalise Ophelian and Storm Miguel Florez, your hearts and your spirit to change.” the residents’ dining hall of the 125-year-old demonstrates “how caring for one another can National consultant, activist, educator and Jane Addams Hull-House Museum at the Uni- be a revolutionary act.” former director of the Young Women’s Empow- versity of Illinois at Chicago’s (UIC’s) campus Describing the trans* experience as “walking erment Project Shira Hassan, who spent almost Sept. 4 for a conversation with Miss Major around with big ‘X’s on our bodies,” Griffin-Gra- two decades shedding light on the experiences Griffin-Gracy. cy told the audience that there are stories that of people involved in sex work, moderated the Co-sponsored by UIC’s Department of Gen- must be told if walls both physical and mental questions. She encouraged the audience to der and Women’s Studies, Gender and Sexual- are to be torn down. However she also noted form groups and discuss how to incorporate the ity Center, Institute for Research of Race and that “As quick as you tear one down, trust me life lessons and accomplishments of Griffin- Public Policy and Social Justice Initiative, the those motherfuckers will throw another up like Gracy, coming up with—not only a question event celebrated the Sept. 6 birthday of Jane that. They waste no time in trying to keep what for her—but one concrete thing that can be Addams—this country’s first woman to win the they feel is a danger to them out of their ex- Miss Major Griffin-Gracy. Photo by Gretchen done to make Chicago and the world in general Nobel Peace Prize and one of the most prolific istence,” she said. “The problem with that is Rachel Blickensderfer a safer place for trans* women of color. social activists of the 20th century. we’re not a danger to them. We suffer and go One group wondered how the celebrity of Affectionately called “Mama Major” by the through a lot of stuff just to survive. You feel they’re going to hide?” she asked. “We deserve women like Laverne Cox and Janet Mock has many trans* women whose lives were saved as if ‘well I’m all alone and I’m on this island to be loved and cared for and appreciated for helped the transgender community. “That has from violence, destitution and homelessness by and I’m not going to make it through this and who we are and how we represent.” been a really wonderful thing,” Griffin-Gracy her mentorship, advocacy and support, Griffin- I’m going to die before my next birthday’.” Griffin-Gracy acknowledged she was talking responded. “We’ve become the flavor of the Gracy spent the latter years of that century as Griffin-Gracy said that neither she nor any to an audience who cares and wants to make a month in a sense. Everybody now wants to do an activist on the forefront of trans* rights. trans* person should require anyone’s ap- difference in society. However, she added it is some kind of transgender work.” However, she She was at the birth of the modern LGBT- proval. “With all the stuff that we have to go not an easy task. “It takes a lot of thought,” challenged such new advocates to include all rights movement, at New York’s Stonewall in through, it becomes a matter of being secure she said. “By hearing somebody else’s story you transgender people, not simply those who can 1969. Two years later—while imprisoned in within yourself,” she said. “Realizing the pow- embrace your life and you embrace theirs. This pass. New York’s Attica Correctional Facility—she er you have for who you are and that you owe world doesn’t have time for that. They’d rather Off-stage, Griffin-Gracy talked with Windy participated in the uprising that drew world at- nobody an apology for wanting to pursue that, blow it up, kill it, shoot it, bury it and act as City Times about the divisions in the transgen- tention to the horrific maltreatment of prison- for utilizing it, for standing up and appreciat- if it never existed. We’re a room full of people der community. “We need to find something ers there. She has since rallied internationally ing it and then taking it forward.” that are going to make sure they know we exist to pull us all together so that we create one on behalf of trans* women of color who have With almost everybody sharing some form and we’re not going anywhere. Despite all the solid voice,” she said. “I think the way to ac- been systematically brutalized, murdered and of transition during their lives—whether as shit that you throw at us, we’re a tough bunch complish that is by getting involved with or- are still suffering devastating human-rights a teenager deciding upon self-expression or of bitches and we’re going to go on; forward.” ganizations who are fighting for human rights. abuses in America’s prison system. changes in a future direction—Griffin-Gracy In doing so, she urged the importance of We’re human and our rights are being violated Today, she is the executive director of the wondered why the trans* community still sits absolute inclusion in the fight for civil rights. regularly.” Transgender Gender Variant Intersex (TGI) Jus- at the bottom of society’s totem pole, subject “We cannot afford to throw anybody under the For more information about the work of tice Project—an organization of trans* indi- to arrest even when simply fighting for their bus,” she said. “With this gay marriage thing, the TGI Project, visit http://www.tgijp.org/. viduals based in Oakland, Calif., and dedicated rights. “Why is it that this community is one they spent $300 million fighting that. 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www.keithhousechicago.com 1900 S. Prairie Avenue Phone: 312.907.7909 Chicago IL 60616-1321 [email protected] 10 Sept. 10, 2014 WINDY CITY TIMES LETTERS WINDY CITY Leaving a legacy comfortably elsewhere profiting from the prof- Dealing with stigma TIMES its of their illegal drug trade were disturbed. As VOL. 29, No. 50, Sept. 10, 2014 one of the owners of the few businesses who The combined forces of Windy City Times, For all things, there is a season. All business I wanted to be sure I submitted my contribution founded Sept. 1985, and Outlines newspaper, relationships come to an end, and the only remained when the hotel closed said, “It sure to the conversations leading up to A Day with founded May 1987. thing that is permanent is change. ruined the drug trade!” HIV. [Editor’s note: “A Day with HIV” took place As a regular, longtime reader of Windy City Since it has been closed a total renovation Sept. 9.] Below is my letter about stigma: PUBLISHER & EXECUTIVE EDITOR Tracy Baim Times, how could I miss the poignant, bitter- has been taking place—tuck-pointing, install- ing new windows, total rebuilding of the side- sweet news about the selling of Andersonville’s When I was first diagnosed with HIV, I was more ASSISTANT PUBLISHER Terri Klinsky iconic independent bookstore highlighting the walk and, now, preparing a new entrance. Hav- concerned about my health and the effects HIV MANAGING EDITOR Andrew Davis population for which it is named, “Women and ing lived in the neighborhood for more than 40 might have on my physical appearance than I BUSINESS MANAGER Ripley Caine DIRECTOR OF NEW MEDIA Jean Albright Children,” on North Clark Street (“Women and years, I learned to warn visitors to avoid the was about stigma or discrimination. area in front of the Chateau for fear they would ART DIRECTOR Kirk Williamson Children bookstore sold,” July 16)? Ironically, the hardest parts about being HIV SENIOR REPORTER Matt Simonette While it is a change I have been aware of be attacked or injured during the frequent positive are stigma and discrimination. The Senior Account Executives Terri Klinsky, for some time, it nevertheless shocked me a brawls that occurred there or from bottles fall- world around us teaches us to fear HIV and Kirk Williamson, Amy Matheny, Chris Cheuvront, Gretchen Blickensderfer bit and saddened me when I actually saw that ing from the window sills. One can hope that it those who are infected or at risk of being in- will reopen to provide safe living conditions for PROMOTIONAL SUPPORT Scott Duff news in print. We can only hope that the new fected. HIV-positive people face the prospect NATIONAL SALES Rivendell Media, 212-242-6863 owners will continue and perhaps even ad- residents in the future. of being marginalized by family and friends, SENIOR WRITERS Bob Roehr, David Byrne, Tony vance the courageous visions and implementa- O’Connor also cites the controversy about the terminated from jobs, evicted and physically Peregrin, Lisa Keen, Yasmin Nair THEATER EDITOR Scott C. Morgan tion of former owners Linda Bubon and Ann Salvation Army (an avowed anti-LGBT organi- harmed when their statuses are revealed. These zation) distributing food—and, one assumes, CINEMA WRITER Richard Knight Jr. Christophersen, dedicated to the core for many are external sources of stigma and discrimina- BOOKS WRITER Yasmin Nair decades. They bequeathed a literary and com- religious tracts—to the homeless who gath- tion. SPORTS WRITER Ross Forman munity legacy to countless supporters and ad- ered near the Wilson Avenue underpass while Equally harmful is internal stigma or “self- ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT WRITERS Mary Shen Barnidge, Steve Warren, Lawrence mirers that all civilized, culturally connected ignoring their other needs. Cappleman rightly stigma,” which refers to how people living argued that aid to these individuals needs to Ferber, Mel Ferrand, Jerry Nunn, Jonathan people will long treasure. with HIV regard themselves. Before my diag- Abarbanel I will miss them, and I thank them for the include access to more comprehensive services. nosis I, too, feared people with HIV. And, even COLUMNISTS/WRITERS: Yvonne Zipter, Jorjet memories. It is not possible to erase experi- Perhaps O’Connor and other professional though I later learned my fear of HIV was not Harper, Meghan Streit, Charlsie Dewey, Carrie protesters who recruit well-meaning but unin- Maxwell, Billy Masters, Sarah Toce, Dana Rudolph, ence. at all based in science, that internalized fear Sally Parsons, Melissa Wasserman, Joe Franco, Nick formed persons to join them should learn more remained with long after I was diagnosed. The Patricca, Liz Baudler, Rex Wockner, Marie J. Kuda, With gratitude, about what they are opposing before leading a toll it took on my self-worth was nearly irre- Kate Sosin, Angelique Smith charge. versible. SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHERS Mel Ferrand, Hal Baim, Leon J. Hoffman, Ph.D. Emmanuel Garcia, Tim Carroll, Ed Negron, Susan Chicago This week, I will regain control of my self- Mattes Roger A. May worth by participating in Positively Aware’s CIRCULATION Chicago annual #ADayWithHIV anti-stigma photo cam- CIRCULATION DIRECTOR Jean Albright paign. Whether you are infected or affected DISTRIBUTION: Ashina, Allan, Dan, John, Renee, Parading LGBTs with HIV, join the global conversation via so- Sue and Victor cial media using the hashtag #ADayWithHIV. WEB HOSTING: LoveYourWebsite.com (lead Dear Editor: Community investment programmer: Martie Marro) Talking openly and honestly about HIV is es- sential to reducing stigma and eradicating the The Rainbow Sash Movement (LGBT Roman Are we witnessing the passing of the gay ghet- disease. Copyright 2014 Lambda Publications Inc./Windy City Media Catholics) is impressed that Cardinal Dolan to? Group; All rights reserved. Reprint by permission only. Back issues (if available) for $5 per issue (postage included). puts Irish community unity above the sectarian What is happening with the gay ghetto in Ken Williams Return postage must accompany all manuscripts, drawings, needs of Catholic homophobia. By welcoming Chicago? Is it being dismantled in front of our and photographs submitted if they are to be returned, and eyes? no responsibility may be assumed for unsolicited materials. the LGBT NBC contingent to participate in New All rights to letters, art and photographs sent to Windy York City’s St. Patrick’s Day parade next year, he We have heard the negatives of a ghetto City Times will be treated as unconditionally assigned has turned a page in the relationship with the mentality, but have we really looked at the No shame needed for publication purposes and as such, subject to editing positives of the ghetto? My experiences are and comment. The opinions expressed by the columnists, New York LGBT community. We see this as an cartoonists, letter writers, and commentators are their own opportunity for meaningful dialogue. that it was a place of welcome and safety for so Dear Editor: and do not necessarily reflect the position ofWindy City many in our community, when all around bigots Times. Publication of the name, photograph, or likeness of We are saddened by the clownish response a person or organization in articles or advertising in Windy from the Catholic League and hope it can put a attempted to keep us in our place. It was out Coming out two decades ago was hard. The City Times is not to be construed as any indication of the of the ghetto that we realized our political, so- sexual orientation of such person or organization. While muzzle on its guttural mouth when it comes to American culture was not, for the most part, we encourage readers to support the advertisers who make the issue of diversity in the parade. cial, religious and cultural agendas. It was from ready to embrace me. Will and Grace were not this newspaper possible, Windy City Times cannot accept responsibility for advertising claims. Long gone are the days since this parade is here we were enabled to take our issues to the yet friends. Michael Sam hadn’t started school. (773) 871-7610 FAX (773) 871-7609 recognized as only a Roman Catholic event. streets. Edie Windsor and her wife were living without I am not sure what the answer is, but I do e-mail: [email protected] or Certainly, that is part of its history, but it legal protection. Sure it’s easier now, but there [email protected] should not been seen as a platform from which believe we must take seriously this passing is a different type of “coming out” with which to promote intellectual homophobia in the moment in our movement’s history in Chicago. individuals still struggle. www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com name of God, as the late Cardinal O’Connor did. This community has a lot of wonderfully tal- It’s one of the greatest issues that the gay podcast: WindyCityQueercast.com We believe the Irish community in New York ented people who have the ability to renew the community has ever faced—not to mention our LGBT culture in Boystown and further develop WINDY CITY MEDIA GROUP, is a diversified community which, like the Gay nation. It’s not a cultural revolution like sports 5315 N. Clark St. #192, Chicago, Illinois 60640 Pride Parade, celebrates its culture and not the our sister ghetto in Andersonville. or marriage. Rather, HIV/AIDS, which has been U.S.A promotion of sectarianism. Some of our political leadership tells us around far longer, continues to polarize people (MAILING ADDRESS ONLY) same-sex marriage is not the end, but rather with a nearly impenetrable wall of stigma and Congratulations, Cardinal Dolan, for taking to Windy City Times Deadline every Wednesday. the beginning. I believe they are right. Is it heart Pope Francis’ lead. Now is the time for shame. Nightspots Deadline Wednesday prior to street date. Cardinal O’Malley of Boston to lift that city’s possible I wonder to rediscover the gay/LGBT Having been positive for nearly a decade, I’ve OUT! Resource Guide ONLINE ban on LGBT participation in the Boston St. ghetto that gave birth to our rights movement? seen and felt the pain and rejection from the www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com We have so much more to do. uneducated population (gay and straight) who www.WindyCityQueercast.com Patrick’s Day parade. I would like to quote from Suzanna Walters’ are misguided about what the CDC now consid- new book, The Tolerance Trap: How God, Genes, ers a manageable chronic illness, just like dia- “Windy City Media Group generated Bill O’Connor enormous interest among their readers Rainbow Sash Movement and Good Intentions Are Sabotaging Gay Equal- betes. In other words, it is no longer a death ity. “No civil rights movement worthy of the threat. in this year’s LGBT Consumer Index name has banked its future on being tolerated While it doesn’t provide a good chuckle like Survey. Out of approximately 100 print and online media partners who or accepted,” she says. We tolerate bad wine television, or is a political issue to debate, it participated in the survey, Windy Wards matter and a boring film. does give us a reason to rally: to educate one City was the best performing regional So I would ask you my sisters and brothers to another so we can eliminate the misconcep- media in the U.S. Only survey partners Dear Editor: put your thinking caps on, roll up your sleeves tions of HIV/AIDS. With infection rates con- with a nationwide footprint were tinuing to grow and no cure, the energy we and begin anew to build our ghetto of hope, able to generate a greater number of One has to question whether Michael O’Connor where many of our dreams came into being. use to educate ourselves could not only make (“Wards hurt” letter in Windy City Times, Sept. responses.” ­­—David Marshall, Research It’s where all members are valued not based on the same headway as we have with our other Director, Community Marketing, Inc. 3 issue) has visited the 46th Ward since the their looks, economics, race, sex, age, ability causes, but perhaps we could celebrate that we election of James Cappleman as our alderman. or disability, or gender identity, but rather the are a community who truly cares about its own. He cites the closing of the Hotel Chateau, deeper quality of who we are as human beings. where the few residents living there existed I would be curious to hear others’ thoughts Rob Campbell in squalor and dangerous conditions. You on this matter. Chicago may recall that at least one resident had to be removed by ambulance and would likely Joe Murray have died there if not for the intervention. Of Chicago course, those who only used the Hotel Chateau for their “business enterprises” but lived quite WINDY CITY TIMES Sept. 10, 2014 11 GOINGS-ON WINDY CITY TIMES’ ENTERTAINMENT SECTION

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DANCIN’ FEATS RS: I used to think it was the pianistic ar- rangements, and the flow I feel when I play, but Dance Moms and some other dance schools Singer Rachael Sage around the country started using more aggres- sive, rocked-out tracks of mine, so now I’m not really sure! Maybe it’s the way that I try featured on ‘Dance Moms’ to create very wide dynamics as the lyric and emotion warrants… I think I must just have a told me she’d been using my music for years, by Lauren Warnecke dancer’s spirit—even though I can’t do all the well before they had a reality show, in her pirouettes anymore—and maybe that comes school and for various competitions, including Singer/songwriter Rachael Sage tours to Chica- though! They say, “Once a dancer, always a my song “Frost,” which she first choreographed go next month, and might be best recognized dancer,” and if I have a glass of wine, I’m still to a decade ago! as the lady behind MPress Records, a well- known to pull out some moves. WCT: Do you write music specifically with known independent record label under which WCT: Has anyone at Dance Moms been con- dance and/or the show in mind? acclaimed artists such as Seth Glier and Melissa cerned about you being an out LGBT musi- RS: So far, all of the music that has aired on Ferrick produce their albums. cian? the show has been music that I’d already re- More recently, Sage is increasingly noticed RS: It’s never remotely come up. I never leased, selected for various dances by Abby and for role in the hit Lifetime series Dance Moms, made a conscious choice to do anything but her team. But without revealing too much, let’s the network’s top reality show. Big, boister- be myself, as a person and as an artist. It’s all just say that composing something special for ous Miss Abby has been using Sage’s music for I know! I like to think that if [Dance Moms] the show is something I would definitely em- competition numbers throughout the years, at did a dance to Kinky Boots they’d be okay with brace! first unknowingly. In July, Sage launched a new that bit of info; but the bottom line is that I WCT: How has being featured on television single, Happiness: Maddie’s Song, featured in am a musician first. helped your career (assuming it has)? episode 25 as the music for “Moms” star Mad- I’ve never been particularly interested in dis- RS: I think the main way that these song die Ziegler. cussing my private life, although I am always placements on Dance Moms have helped me, In a recent interview with Windy City Times, very eager to stand up for anyone’s right to honestly, has been in terms of my creative self- Sage discussed Dance Moms, and her past and love whomever they choose! I’m a singer-song- confidence. present connections to the dance world. writer, and touring artist who’s put out 10 in- You’d think that this far along in my indie ca- Windy City Times: How did you first get in- die albums, run my own label for over a decade reer, I’d feel ok most of the time, as an artist ... volved with Dance Moms? and tried my best to live in a compassionate and while I generally do, of course, it’s been a Rachael Sage: Actually, Dance Moms first be- way. Along my journey I’ve supported causes challenging journey with many ups and downs. gan using my music, without my awareness. I in which I believe personally, but never pander There have been moments in which I came very was only made aware initially by videos that exclusively to one “scene” per se. close to giving up all together even in spite of “leaked” from the show onto YouTube, shortly I have definitely never identified as a “queer my passion for making and performing my own before the season-four premiere in January. artist” ahead of simply being “an artist.” I’m music. The support that Abby Lee Miller and Fans were uploading footage from their com- not quite sure how that would benefit me—let her show have expressed, simply by choosing petitions, showing my songs “Birthday” and alone the LGBT community—to do so. Since I my work to accompany their dances, has given “Confession” within the context of the show. first started playing piano and writing songs me a very tangible boost in my self-confidence. Then when they actually aired, I was kind of Rachael Sage. Photo by Shervin Lainez at 5 years old, my goal as a human being has I was a ballet dancer, well before I had a pro- amazed—and very excited! always been to bring people together through fessional career in music. I studied ballet since Ultimately, [Dance Moms] used eight of my big hole in my spirit, since giving up my “other entertainment—never to divide or exclude I was 3, and eventually became a student at songs this past season. I was eventually able love.” Somehow, the whole symbiosis between anyone, ever! The School of American Ballet, dancing with to meet Abby Lee Miller and all the ALDC danc- the show, my music and my prior life as a danc- Rachael Sage’s tour stops in Chicago Sun- The New York City Ballet in productions like The ers, which was kind of a thrill because I truly er has brought me full-circle. day, Oct. 5, at Uncommon Ground, 1401 W. Nutcracker, Coppelia and Mozartiana at Lincoln am in awe of these young girls’ talent and their WCT: What about your music lends itself to Devon Ave., at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10; visit Center in my teens. I’ve always had a pretty incredible work ethic. When I met Abby, she dance? rachaelsage.com or uncommonground.com. 12 Sept. 10, 2014 WINDY CITY TIMES

What is STRIBILD? • Worsening of hepatitis B (HBV) What should I tell my healthcare STRIBILD is a prescription medicine used as infection. If you also have HBV and stop provider before taking STRIBILD? a complete single-tablet regimen to treat HIV-1 in STRIBILD is a prescription medicine used taking STRIBILD, your hepatitis may to treat HIV-1 in adults who have never suddenly get worse. Do not stop taking • All your health problems. Be sure to tell adults who have never taken HIV-1 medicines taken HIV-1 medicines before. It combines STRIBILD without fi rst talking to your your healthcare provider if you have or before. STRIBILD does not cure HIV-1 or AIDS. 4 medicines into 1 pill to be taken once a healthcare provider, as they will need to had any kidney, bone, or liver problems, day with food. STRIBILD is a complete monitor your health. STRIBILD is not including hepatitis virus infection. single-tablet regimen and should not be approved for the treatment of HBV. • All the medicines you take, including used with other HIV-1 medicines. prescription and nonprescription STRIBILD does not cure HIV-1 Who should not take STRIBILD? medicines, vitamins, and herbal I started my infection or AIDS. To control HIV-1 supplements. STRIBILD may affect the Do not take STRIBILD if you: infection and decrease HIV-related way other medicines work, and other personal revolution illnesses you must keep taking STRIBILD. • Take a medicine that contains: medicines may affect how STRIBILD Ask your healthcare provider if you have alfuzosin, dihydroergotamine, ergotamine, works. Keep a list of all your medicines questions about how to reduce the risk of methylergonovine, cisapride, lovastatin, and show it to your healthcare provider passing HIV-1 to others. Always practice simvastatin, pimozide, sildenafi l when and pharmacist. Do not start any new Talk to your healthcare provider ® safer sex and use condoms to lower the used for lung problems (Revatio ), medicines while taking STRIBILD about starting treatment. chance of sexual contact with body fl uids. triazolam, oral midazolam, rifampin or without fi rst talking with your Never reuse or share needles or other the herb St. John’s wort. healthcare provider. items that have body fl uids on them. • For a list of brand names for these • If you take hormone-based birth STRIBILD is a complete HIV-1 medicines, please see the Brief control (pills, patches, rings, shots, etc). Summary on the following pages. treatment in 1 pill, once a day. IMPORTANT SAFETY • If you take antacids. Take antacids INFORMATION • Take any other medicines to treat at least 2 hours before or after What is the most important HIV-1 infection, or the medicine you take STRIBILD. adefovir (Hepsera®). information I should know about • If you are pregnant or plan Ask if it’s right for you. STRIBILD? What are the other possible side to become pregnant. It is not known if STRIBILD can harm STRIBILD can cause serious effects of STRIBILD? your unborn baby. Tell your side effects: Serious side effects of STRIBILD healthcare provider if you • Build-up of an acid in your blood may also include: become pregnant while (lactic acidosis), which is a serious • New or worse kidney problems, taking STRIBILD. medical emergency. Symptoms of including kidney failure. Your • If you are breastfeeding lactic acidosis include feeling very healthcare provider should do regular (nursing) or plan to breastfeed. weak or tired, unusual (not normal) blood and urine tests to check your Do not breastfeed. HIV-1 muscle pain, trouble breathing, kidneys before and during treatment can be passed to the baby stomach pain with nausea or vomiting, with STRIBILD. If you develop kidney in breast milk. Also, some feeling cold especially in your arms and problems, your healthcare provider medicines in STRIBILD legs, feeling dizzy or lightheaded, and/ may tell you to stop taking STRIBILD. can pass into breast milk, or a fast or irregular heartbeat. • Bone problems, including bone pain or and it is not known if this • Serious liver problems. The liver may bones getting soft or thin, which may lead can harm the baby. become large (hepatomegaly) and fatty to fractures. Your healthcare provider may (steatosis). Symptoms of liver problems You are encouraged do tests to check your bones. include your skin or the white part of to report negative side your eyes turns yellow (jaundice), dark • Changes in body fat can happen in effects of prescription “tea-colored” urine, light-colored bowel people taking HIV-1 medicines. drugs to the FDA. Visit movements (stools), loss of appetite for • Changes in your immune system. www.fda.gov/medwatch, several days or longer, nausea, and/or Your immune system may get stronger or call 1-800-FDA-1088. stomach pain. and begin to fi ght infections. Tell your • You may be more likely to get lactic healthcare provider if you have any Please see Brief Summary of acidosis or serious liver problems if new symptoms after you start taking full Prescribing Information with you are female, very overweight (obese), STRIBILD. important warnings on the or have been taking STRIBILD for a The most common side effects of following pages. long time. In some cases, these serious STRIBILD include nausea and diarrhea. conditions have led to death. Call your Tell your healthcare provider if you have healthcare provider right away if you any side effects that bother you or don’t have any symptoms of these conditions. go away.

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What is STRIBILD? • Worsening of hepatitis B (HBV) What should I tell my healthcare STRIBILD is a prescription medicine used as infection. If you also have HBV and stop provider before taking STRIBILD? a complete single-tablet regimen to treat HIV-1 in STRIBILD is a prescription medicine used taking STRIBILD, your hepatitis may to treat HIV-1 in adults who have never suddenly get worse. Do not stop taking • All your health problems. Be sure to tell adults who have never taken HIV-1 medicines taken HIV-1 medicines before. It combines STRIBILD without fi rst talking to your your healthcare provider if you have or before. STRIBILD does not cure HIV-1 or AIDS. 4 medicines into 1 pill to be taken once a healthcare provider, as they will need to had any kidney, bone, or liver problems, day with food. STRIBILD is a complete monitor your health. STRIBILD is not including hepatitis virus infection. single-tablet regimen and should not be approved for the treatment of HBV. • All the medicines you take, including used with other HIV-1 medicines. prescription and nonprescription STRIBILD does not cure HIV-1 Who should not take STRIBILD? medicines, vitamins, and herbal I started my infection or AIDS. To control HIV-1 supplements. STRIBILD may affect the Do not take STRIBILD if you: infection and decrease HIV-related way other medicines work, and other personal revolution illnesses you must keep taking STRIBILD. • Take a medicine that contains: medicines may affect how STRIBILD Ask your healthcare provider if you have alfuzosin, dihydroergotamine, ergotamine, works. Keep a list of all your medicines questions about how to reduce the risk of methylergonovine, cisapride, lovastatin, and show it to your healthcare provider passing HIV-1 to others. Always practice simvastatin, pimozide, sildenafi l when and pharmacist. Do not start any new Talk to your healthcare provider ® safer sex and use condoms to lower the used for lung problems (Revatio ), medicines while taking STRIBILD about starting treatment. chance of sexual contact with body fl uids. triazolam, oral midazolam, rifampin or without fi rst talking with your Never reuse or share needles or other the herb St. John’s wort. healthcare provider. items that have body fl uids on them. • For a list of brand names for these • If you take hormone-based birth STRIBILD is a complete HIV-1 medicines, please see the Brief control (pills, patches, rings, shots, etc). Summary on the following pages. treatment in 1 pill, once a day. IMPORTANT SAFETY • If you take antacids. Take antacids INFORMATION • Take any other medicines to treat at least 2 hours before or after What is the most important HIV-1 infection, or the medicine you take STRIBILD. adefovir (Hepsera®). information I should know about • If you are pregnant or plan Ask if it’s right for you. STRIBILD? What are the other possible side to become pregnant. It is not known if STRIBILD can harm STRIBILD can cause serious effects of STRIBILD? your unborn baby. Tell your side effects: Serious side effects of STRIBILD healthcare provider if you • Build-up of an acid in your blood may also include: become pregnant while (lactic acidosis), which is a serious • New or worse kidney problems, taking STRIBILD. medical emergency. Symptoms of including kidney failure. Your • If you are breastfeeding lactic acidosis include feeling very healthcare provider should do regular (nursing) or plan to breastfeed. weak or tired, unusual (not normal) blood and urine tests to check your Do not breastfeed. HIV-1 muscle pain, trouble breathing, kidneys before and during treatment can be passed to the baby stomach pain with nausea or vomiting, with STRIBILD. If you develop kidney in breast milk. Also, some feeling cold especially in your arms and problems, your healthcare provider medicines in STRIBILD legs, feeling dizzy or lightheaded, and/ may tell you to stop taking STRIBILD. can pass into breast milk, or a fast or irregular heartbeat. • Bone problems, including bone pain or and it is not known if this • Serious liver problems. The liver may bones getting soft or thin, which may lead can harm the baby. become large (hepatomegaly) and fatty to fractures. Your healthcare provider may (steatosis). Symptoms of liver problems You are encouraged do tests to check your bones. include your skin or the white part of to report negative side your eyes turns yellow (jaundice), dark • Changes in body fat can happen in effects of prescription “tea-colored” urine, light-colored bowel people taking HIV-1 medicines. drugs to the FDA. Visit movements (stools), loss of appetite for • Changes in your immune system. www.fda.gov/medwatch, several days or longer, nausea, and/or Your immune system may get stronger or call 1-800-FDA-1088. stomach pain. and begin to fi ght infections. Tell your • You may be more likely to get lactic healthcare provider if you have any Please see Brief Summary of acidosis or serious liver problems if new symptoms after you start taking full Prescribing Information with you are female, very overweight (obese), STRIBILD. important warnings on the or have been taking STRIBILD for a The most common side effects of following pages. long time. In some cases, these serious STRIBILD include nausea and diarrhea. conditions have led to death. Call your Tell your healthcare provider if you have healthcare provider right away if you any side effects that bother you or don’t have any symptoms of these conditions. go away.

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Patient Information • Do not run out of STRIBILD. Re ll your prescription or talk to your The most common side effects of STRIBILD include: - estazolam STRIBILD® (STRY-bild) healthcare provider before your STRIBILD is all gone • Nausea - ethosuximide (Zarontin®) (elvitegravir 150 mg/cobicistat 150 mg/emtricitabine 200 mg/ • Do not stop taking STRIBILD without  rst talking to your healthcare • Diarrhea - ecainide (Tambocor®) tenofovir disoproxil fumarate 300 mg) tablets provider Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side effect that - fl urazepam Brief summary of full Prescribing Information. For more information, • If you stop taking STRIBILD, your healthcare provider will need to bothers you or that does not go away. - uticasone (Flovent®, Flonase®, Flovent® Diskus®, Flovent® HFA, please see the full Prescribing Information, including Patient check your health often and do blood tests regularly for several • These are not all the possible side effects of STRIBILD. 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Lactic • triazolam (Halcion®) - You should not breastfeed if you have HIV-1 because of the risk an erection that last longer than 4 hours, call your healthcare acidosis can happen in some people who take STRIBILD or similar provider or get medical help right away. • the herb St. John’s wort of passing HIV-1 to your baby. (nucleoside analogs) medicines. Lactic acidosis is a serious ® - Two of the medicines in STRIBILD can pass to your baby in your - tadala l (Adcirca ), for the treatment of pulmonary arterial medical emergency that can lead to death. Lactic acidosis can Do not take STRIBILD if you also take any other HIV-1 medicines, breast milk. It is not known if the other medicines in STRIBILD hypertension be hard to identify early, because the symptoms could seem including: ® can pass into your breast milk. - telithromycin (Ketek ) like symptoms of other health problems. Call your healthcare ® ® • Other medicines that contain tenofovir (Atripla , Complera , - thioridazine provider right away if you get any of the following symptoms ® ® - Talk with your healthcare provider about the best way to feed Viread , Truvada ) ® which could be signs of lactic acidosis: your baby. - voriconazole (Vfend ) • Other medicines that contain emtricitabine, lamivudine, or ritonavir ® ® • feel very weak or tired (Atripla®, Combivir®, Complera®, Emtriva®, Epivir® or Epivir-HBV®, Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you - warfarin (Coumadin , Jantoven ) ® ® ® ® • have unusual (not normal) muscle pain Epzicom®, Kaletra®, Norvir®, Trizivir®, Truvada®) take, including prescription and nonprescription medicines, - zolpidem (Ambien , Edlular , Intermezzo , Zolpimist ) vitamins, and herbal supplements: • have trouble breathing STRIBILD is not for use in people who are less than 18 years old. Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of all your medicines and • STRIBILD may affect the way other medicines work, and other • have stomach pain with nausea or vomiting show it to your healthcare provider and pharmacist when you get a What are the possible side effects of STRIBILD? medicines may affect how STRIBILD works. new medicine. Do not start any new medicines while you are taking • feel cold, especially in your arms and legs • Be sure to tell your healthcare provider if you take any of the STRIBILD without  rst talking with your healthcare provider. • feel dizzy or lightheaded STRIBILD may cause the following serious side effects: following medicines: Keep STRIBILD and all medicines out of reach of children. • have a fast or irregular heartbeat • See “What is the most important information I should know - Hormone-based birth control (pills, patches, rings, shots, etc) about STRIBILD?” This Brief Summary summarizes the most important information 2. Severe liver problems. Severe liver problems can happen in - Antacid medicines that contain aluminum, magnesium hydroxide, • New or worse kidney problems, including kidney failure. about STRIBILD. If you would like more information, talk with your people who take STRIBILD. In some cases, these liver problems or calcium carbonate. Take antacids at least 2 hours before or healthcare provider. You can also ask your healthcare provider or can lead to death. Your liver may become large (hepatomegaly) and Your healthcare provider should do blood and urine tests to check after you take STRIBILD your kidneys before you start and while you are taking STRIBILD. pharmacist for information about STRIBILD that is written for health you may develop fat in your liver (steatosis). Call your healthcare - Medicines to treat depression, organ transplant rejection, or high professionals, or call 1-800-445-3235 or go to www.STRIBILD.com. provider right away if you get any of the following symptoms Your healthcare provider may tell you to stop taking STRIBILD if blood pressure you develop new or worse kidney problems. Issued: October 2013 of liver problems: - amiodarone (Cordarone®, Pacerone®) can happen in some people who take STRIBILD. • your skin or the white part of your eyes turns yellow (jaundice) • Bone problems ® ® Bone problems include bone pain, softening or thinning (which - atorvastatin (Lipitor , Caduet ) • dark “tea-colored” urine ® ® may lead to fractures). Your healthcare provider may need to do - bepridil hydrochloride (Vascor , Bepadin ) • light-colored bowel movements (stools) tests to check your bones. - bosentan (Tracleer®) • loss of appetite for several days or longer • Changes in body fat can happen in people who take HIV-1 - buspirone • nausea medicine. These changes may include increased amount of fat - carbamazepine (Carbatrol®, Epitol®, Equetro®, Tegretol®) • stomach pain in the upper back and neck (“buffalo hump”), breast, and around - clarithromycin (Biaxin®, Prevpac®) the middle of your body (trunk). Loss of fat from the legs, arms You may be more likely to get lactic acidosis or severe liver ® and face may also happen. The exact cause and long-term health - clonazepam (Klonopin ) problems if you are female, very overweight (obese), or have ® ® effects of these conditions are not known. - clorazepate (Gen-xene , Tranxene ) been taking STRIBILD for a long time. • Changes in your immune system (Immune Reconstitution - colchicine (Colcrys®) 3. Worsening of Hepatitis B infection. If you have hepatitis B virus Syndrome) can happen when you start taking HIV-1 medicines. - medicines that contain dexamethasone COMPLERA, EMTRIVA, GILEAD, the GILEAD Logo, GSI, HEPSERA, STRIBILD, the STRIBILD Logo, (HBV) infection and take STRIBILD, your HBV may get worse ( are- TRUVADA, and VIREAD are trademarks of Gilead Sciences, Inc., or its related companies. ATRIPLA Your immune system may get stronger and begin to  ght - diazepam (Valium®) up) if you stop taking STRIBILD. A “fl are-up” is when your HBV is a trademark of Bristol-Myers Squibb & Gilead Sciences, LLC. 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Patient Information • Do not run out of STRIBILD. Re ll your prescription or talk to your The most common side effects of STRIBILD include: - estazolam STRIBILD® (STRY-bild) healthcare provider before your STRIBILD is all gone • Nausea - ethosuximide (Zarontin®) (elvitegravir 150 mg/cobicistat 150 mg/emtricitabine 200 mg/ • Do not stop taking STRIBILD without  rst talking to your healthcare • Diarrhea - ecainide (Tambocor®) tenofovir disoproxil fumarate 300 mg) tablets provider Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side effect that - fl urazepam Brief summary of full Prescribing Information. For more information, • If you stop taking STRIBILD, your healthcare provider will need to bothers you or that does not go away. - uticasone (Flovent®, Flonase®, Flovent® Diskus®, Flovent® HFA, please see the full Prescribing Information, including Patient check your health often and do blood tests regularly for several • These are not all the possible side effects of STRIBILD. For more Veramyst®) Information. months to check your HBV infection. Tell your healthcare provider information, ask your healthcare provider. ® about any new or unusual symptoms you may have after you stop - itraconazole (Sporanox ) • Call your healthcare provider for medical advice about side ® What is STRIBILD? taking STRIBILD - ketoconazole (Nizoral ) effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088. - lidocaine (Xylocaine®) • STRIBILD is a prescription medicine used to treat HIV-1 in Who should not take STRIBILD? What should I tell my healthcare provider before taking - mexiletine adults who have never taken HIV-1 medicines before. STRIBILD STRIBILD? ® is a complete regimen and should not be used with other HIV-1 Do not take STRIBILD if you also take a medicine that contains: - oxcarbazepine (Trileptal ) ® medicines. • adefovir (Hepsera ) Tell your healthcare provider about all your medical conditions, - perphenazine • STRIBILD does not cure HIV-1 or AIDS. You must stay on • alfuzosin hydrochloride (Uroxatral®) including: - phenobarbital (Luminal®) continuous HIV-1 therapy to control HIV-1 infection and decrease • cisapride (Propulsid®, Propulsid Quicksolv®) • If you have or had any kidney, bone, or liver problems, including - phenytoin (Dilantin®, Phenytek®) HIV-related illnesses. • ergot-containing medicines, including: dihydroergotamine mesylate hepatitis B infection - propafenone (Rythmol®) • Ask your healthcare provider about how to prevent passing (D.H.E. 45®, Migranal®), ergotamine tartrate (Cafergot®, Migergot®, • If you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known - quinidine (Neudexta®) HIV-1 to others. Do not share or reuse needles, injection ® ® ® ® Ergostat , Medihaler Ergotamine , Wigraine , Wigrettes ), and if STRIBILD can harm your unborn baby. Tell your healthcare - rifabutin (Mycobutin®) equipment, or personal items that can have blood or body uids methylergonovine maleate (Ergotrate®, Methergine®) provider if you become pregnant while taking STRIBILD. - rifapentine (Priftin®) on them. Do not have sex without protection. Always practice safer • lovastatin (Advicor®, Altoprev®, Mevacor®) - There is a pregnancy registry for women who take antiviral sex by using a latex or polyurethane condom to lower the chance - risperidone (Risperdal®, Risperdal Consta®) • oral midazolam medicines during pregnancy. The purpose of this registry is to of sexual contact with semen, vaginal secretions, or blood. - salmeterol (Serevent®) or salmeterol when taken in combination ® collect information about the health of you and your baby. Talk • pimozide (Orap ) ® ® with your healthcare provider about how you can take part in this with uticasone (Advair Diskus , Advair HFA ) What is the most important information I should know ® ® ® ® about STRIBILD? • rifampin (Rifadin , Rifamate , Rifater , Rimactane ) registry. - sildena l (Viagra®), tadala l (Cialis®) or vardena l (Levitra®, • sildenafi l (Revatio®), when used for treating lung problems • If you are breastfeeding (nursing) or plan to breastfeed. Do not Staxyn®), for the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED). If you get STRIBILD can cause serious side effects, including: • simvastatin (Simcor®, Vytorin®, Zocor®) breastfeed if you take STRIBILD. dizzy or faint (low blood pressure), have vision changes or have 1. Build-up of lactic acid in your blood (lactic acidosis). Lactic • triazolam (Halcion®) - You should not breastfeed if you have HIV-1 because of the risk an erection that last longer than 4 hours, call your healthcare acidosis can happen in some people who take STRIBILD or similar provider or get medical help right away. • the herb St. John’s wort of passing HIV-1 to your baby. (nucleoside analogs) medicines. Lactic acidosis is a serious ® - Two of the medicines in STRIBILD can pass to your baby in your - tadala l (Adcirca ), for the treatment of pulmonary arterial medical emergency that can lead to death. Lactic acidosis can Do not take STRIBILD if you also take any other HIV-1 medicines, breast milk. It is not known if the other medicines in STRIBILD hypertension be hard to identify early, because the symptoms could seem including: ® can pass into your breast milk. - telithromycin (Ketek ) like symptoms of other health problems. Call your healthcare ® ® • Other medicines that contain tenofovir (Atripla , Complera , - thioridazine provider right away if you get any of the following symptoms ® ® - Talk with your healthcare provider about the best way to feed Viread , Truvada ) ® which could be signs of lactic acidosis: your baby. - voriconazole (Vfend ) • Other medicines that contain emtricitabine, lamivudine, or ritonavir ® ® • feel very weak or tired (Atripla®, Combivir®, Complera®, Emtriva®, Epivir® or Epivir-HBV®, Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you - warfarin (Coumadin , Jantoven ) ® ® ® ® • have unusual (not normal) muscle pain Epzicom®, Kaletra®, Norvir®, Trizivir®, Truvada®) take, including prescription and nonprescription medicines, - zolpidem (Ambien , Edlular , Intermezzo , Zolpimist ) vitamins, and herbal supplements: • have trouble breathing STRIBILD is not for use in people who are less than 18 years old. Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of all your medicines and • STRIBILD may affect the way other medicines work, and other • have stomach pain with nausea or vomiting show it to your healthcare provider and pharmacist when you get a What are the possible side effects of STRIBILD? medicines may affect how STRIBILD works. new medicine. Do not start any new medicines while you are taking • feel cold, especially in your arms and legs • Be sure to tell your healthcare provider if you take any of the STRIBILD without  rst talking with your healthcare provider. • feel dizzy or lightheaded STRIBILD may cause the following serious side effects: following medicines: Keep STRIBILD and all medicines out of reach of children. • have a fast or irregular heartbeat • See “What is the most important information I should know - Hormone-based birth control (pills, patches, rings, shots, etc) about STRIBILD?” This Brief Summary summarizes the most important information 2. Severe liver problems. Severe liver problems can happen in - Antacid medicines that contain aluminum, magnesium hydroxide, • New or worse kidney problems, including kidney failure. about STRIBILD. If you would like more information, talk with your people who take STRIBILD. In some cases, these liver problems or calcium carbonate. Take antacids at least 2 hours before or healthcare provider. You can also ask your healthcare provider or can lead to death. Your liver may become large (hepatomegaly) and Your healthcare provider should do blood and urine tests to check after you take STRIBILD your kidneys before you start and while you are taking STRIBILD. pharmacist for information about STRIBILD that is written for health you may develop fat in your liver (steatosis). Call your healthcare - Medicines to treat depression, organ transplant rejection, or high professionals, or call 1-800-445-3235 or go to www.STRIBILD.com. provider right away if you get any of the following symptoms Your healthcare provider may tell you to stop taking STRIBILD if blood pressure you develop new or worse kidney problems. Issued: October 2013 of liver problems: - amiodarone (Cordarone®, Pacerone®) can happen in some people who take STRIBILD. • your skin or the white part of your eyes turns yellow (jaundice) • Bone problems ® ® Bone problems include bone pain, softening or thinning (which - atorvastatin (Lipitor , Caduet ) • dark “tea-colored” urine ® ® may lead to fractures). Your healthcare provider may need to do - bepridil hydrochloride (Vascor , Bepadin ) • light-colored bowel movements (stools) tests to check your bones. - bosentan (Tracleer®) • loss of appetite for several days or longer • Changes in body fat can happen in people who take HIV-1 - buspirone • nausea medicine. These changes may include increased amount of fat - carbamazepine (Carbatrol®, Epitol®, Equetro®, Tegretol®) • stomach pain in the upper back and neck (“buffalo hump”), breast, and around - clarithromycin (Biaxin®, Prevpac®) the middle of your body (trunk). Loss of fat from the legs, arms You may be more likely to get lactic acidosis or severe liver ® and face may also happen. The exact cause and long-term health - clonazepam (Klonopin ) problems if you are female, very overweight (obese), or have ® ® effects of these conditions are not known. - clorazepate (Gen-xene , Tranxene ) been taking STRIBILD for a long time. • Changes in your immune system (Immune Reconstitution - colchicine (Colcrys®) 3. Worsening of Hepatitis B infection. If you have hepatitis B virus Syndrome) can happen when you start taking HIV-1 medicines. - medicines that contain dexamethasone COMPLERA, EMTRIVA, GILEAD, the GILEAD Logo, GSI, HEPSERA, STRIBILD, the STRIBILD Logo, (HBV) infection and take STRIBILD, your HBV may get worse ( are- TRUVADA, and VIREAD are trademarks of Gilead Sciences, Inc., or its related companies. ATRIPLA Your immune system may get stronger and begin to  ght - diazepam (Valium®) up) if you stop taking STRIBILD. A “fl are-up” is when your HBV is a trademark of Bristol-Myers Squibb & Gilead Sciences, LLC. All other marks referenced herein infections that have been hidden in your body for a long time. - digoxin (Lanoxin®) are the property of their respective owners. infection suddenly returns in a worse way than before. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you start having any - disopyramide (Norpace®) new symptoms after starting your HIV-1 medicine. © 2014 Gilead Sciences, Inc. All rights reserved. STBC0079 03/14

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The directors, subjects in the film and representa- tives from the Chicago homeless services rep- resented in the movie will be on hand at many By of the screenings. http://www.siskelfilmcenter. Richard org/homestretch Knight Jr. Film notes: —The lesbian-themed short filmHatboxes , The Skeleton Twins; from Chicago writer-director Susana Darwin, played at last year’s Reeling and will screen as The Homestretch; part of the Movies in the Park series Friday, Sept. 12, as part of a short- film showcase at film notes Union Park, 1501 W. Randolph St., at 7:30 p.m. https://www.facebook.com/HatboxesTheMovie Sibling rivalry and revelry has long been a —The 1928 jazz baby flapper, silent classic great basis for movies of nearly every genre Our Dancing Daughters—which vaulted Joan (The Savages, Conviction, and In Her Shoes im- Crawford to stardom—is playing, complete mediately spring to mind). And with The Skel- with live organ accompaniment, at the Music eton Twins, from out director Craig Johnson, Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., on Sat- Kasey is among those featured in The Homestretch. Photo from Kartemquin Films we have another strong example. What makes urday, Sept. 13, at 12 p.m. as part of its Silent Johnson’s movie—a sometimes uneven but Saturday series. www.musicboxtheatre.com ultimately winning black comedy that he co- not able to resist joining in—the movie reach- cially, the funny, vibrant Kasey, whose lesbian- —Pride Films and Plays is hosting its sec- wrote with his college buddy Mark Heyman—of es comic nirvana. Even though the film later ism has contributed to troubles with her fami- ond annual Women’s Words Film Festival on particular resonance for Our People, of course, stretches the credibility of the characters, this ly, puts a human face to this shameful problem. Monday, Sept. 15, at the Public House Theatre, is its focus on a gay man and his rather fraught blissful sequence overrides its momentary mis- Also, their compelling stories are presented in 3419 N. Clark St., beginning at 7:30 p.m. The relationship with his sister. steps (and the Halloween segment with Hader an unforced way that allows us insight into evening will include the Chicago premiere of Estranged for a decade by circumstances in drag is a visual highlight, to boot). The Skel- their lives and affords these teens the dignity seven short films and two webisodes from that slowly reveal themselves as layers are un- eton Twins announces the arrival of a remark- and respect that they deserve. Chicago-based lesbian company tello Films. peeled, Milo (Bill Hader) and Maggie (Kristen able talent and I eagerly await Johnson’s next Determined to overcome the difficult hand Complete programming list at www.pridefilm- Wiig) are brought together at the outset of the film. that life has dealt them—in addition to try- sandplays.com film after Milo tries to kill himself and Mag- ing to stay in school and graduate they must —Bisexual actress Gillian Anderson and Ben gie shows up at his hospital bedside. Milo’s at- The statistic that starts off Anne de Mare and battle Chicago’s blistering winters—Roque, An- Foster are the latest duo of actors to take on tempt has come after yet another relationship Kirsten Kelly’s documentary The Homestretch thony and Kasey also share the common bond the iconic roles of Blanche DuBois and Stan- has gone sour and, without much prompting, is, indeed, sobering. On any given night there of a love for the arts. Roque’s passionate about ley Kowalski in Tennessee Williams’ classic A he leaves LA and heads east with Maggie to are thousands of homeless teens sleeping on Shakespeare and acting, Anthony is a poet and Streetcar Named Desire. Fathom Events, Na- upstate New York to meet her sweet but clue- the streets of Chicago—and it would seem rapper, and Kasey is a poet, painter and (based tional Theatre Live and BY Experience present a less husband (Luke Wilson) and try to get his that we are in for a real downer. And while the on the evidence here) a budding stand-up one-night-only broadcast from London’s Young life back together. filmmakers certainly don’t skimp on the often comic. As their stories play out, we encounter Vic Theatre stage performance of the play on What we know—and which Milo quickly dis- heartbreaking realities of life on the streets, several adults—Maria from the Night Ministry Tuesday, Sept. 16, at area Chicago cinemas (in- cerns—is that Maggie is also in the midst of an the heavy subject matter is leavened by the shelter program, for example—whose passion cluding AMC River East 21) at 7 p.m. http:// emotional meltdown. Trying to wedge herself three individuals who are the foci of the movie. for helping these kids and their ilk, which vis- www.fathomevents.com/event/a-streetcar- into “normalcy” via that nice but dimwitted The presence of Roque, Anthony and, espe- ibly include many LGBTQ teens, usually goes named-desire hubby, a job as a dental assistant, the standard accoutrements of “the good life,” etc., have had the reverse effect on Maggie and she’s In a 2012 interview with Windy City Times, contemplating an affair (with her scuba-diving Joan Rivers Rivers discussed collaborating with her ‘The Roosevelts’ instructor) to soothe her pain while trying to daughter: “We have always worked together. avoids Eleanor’s help Milo pick up the pieces. Slowly, these two dies at 81 Everyone forgets we started the red carpet. lost souls who early on survived the death of Joan Rivers, a witty, sometimes-controver- We go back 15 years together. It is funny sexuality their father and the selfish behavior of their sial comic, actor, TV host, author and produc- when I am not working with Melissa in a Ken Burns’ latest PBS opus, The Roosevelts: narcissistic, New Age-spouting mother (Joanna er, has died at age 81. As a stand-up comic sense. She is a great producer and I let her be An Intimate History, runs 14 hours and aims Gleason), grapple with their deep seated is- she fought for her rightful place in a sexist the producer.” to cover previously unexplored areas in the sues. For Milo, that means confronting a semi- industry, and her career went into higher gear Asked about her high-energy performances lives of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roo- nal figure from his past (which Ty Burrell of TV’s as co-host of E! TV’s Fashion Police. on stage, Rivers said: “I love being onstage sevelt. However, The Hollywood Reporter Modern Family beautifully underplays). Her first of many appearances TV’s The To- because I get to perform, and work out. I like noted that the miniseries won’t make any de- If this doesn’t sound like much fun, well, at night Show was in 1965, and that helped her multitasking.” finitive statements on the much-speculated- times, it’s not (and there are other dark ele- reach a national audience. Rivers’ funeral was conducted Sept. 7 at about sexuality of the longest-serving first ments that aren’t exactly side-splitting). What Rivers had a big following in the LGBT com- Temple Emanu-El, a Reform Jewish synagogue lady in U.S. history. drives the picture and lifts the veil of dark- munity, and she was among the first celebri- in New York City. Among the scores of celebri- At a recent project for TV critics, Burns and ness descending over these two is their non- ties to help raise money to fight the AIDS ties who attended were Howard Stern, Rosie longtime collaborator Geoffrey C. Ward were stop brother-sister bantering—the spot-on, crisis, in the mid-1980s—including in 1984 O’Donnell, Inside Edition host Deborah Nor- asked about Eleanor’s affectionate letters to acidic wit of Hader as Milo (“Yeah, look at for AIDS Project Los Angeles, Aid for AIDS ville, Sarah Jessica Parker, Whoopi Goldberg friend Lorena Hickok—which has led some to me—another tragic gay cliché” he tosses off and the Shanti Project. and Dr. Mehmet Oz. Hugh Jackman—who won question the former first lady’s sexuality. to sis upon waking up in the hospital) and On May 14, Windy City Times ran an inter- a Tony in 2004 for his role in Peter Allen’s “This is an intimate history, not a tabloid Wiig’s convincing, under-the-breath retorts. view with Rivers about her newest project, an autobiographical Broadway musical The Boy history,” said Burns, who also took the time The chemistry of this dynamic comic duo draws animated series titled Fashionista and Glam- From Oz‚ performed one of the show’s songs: to address similar speculation about the 16th on the reportedly tight bond they share in real our Girl. “Quiet Please, There’s a Lady on Stage.” The president. “There are intimate letters between life, dating back to their SNL days; this adds “We took a superhero, made her a woman New York City Gay Men’s Chorus and Audra Mc- Abraham Lincoln and one of his close friends, another dimension to their multifaceted per- and a sidekick who is woman, and that is who Donald sang as well, E! News reported. Joshua Speed. … The intimacy between them formances. Hader’s work is a revelation and is Fashionista turned into,” Rivers said in May. Rivers’ May 14 interview with Windy City would convince you that they had a homo- light years from Stefon, the cuckoo party boy “Nobody has ever done this before.” Melissa Times’ writer Charlsie Dewey: www.windy- sexual relationship.” he played on SNL; Wiig, given a partner in Rivers, her daughter, took on the role as su- citymediagroup.com/lgbt/Joan-Rivers-gets- The duo may not subscribe to the notion crime to match her understated, crack timing, pervillain Bangs. animated-in-new-show/47393.html. that Eleanor was a lesbian, but the film does rises to the occasion as well. Rivers said she enjoyed working on Fash- The Feb. 8, 2012 interview with Joan and include interviews with those who feel differ- At one point, letting her perky façade drop, ionista and Glamour Girl because it’s so dif- Melissa Rivers, by Windy City Times’ writer ently. Maggie admits to Milo, “The rest of us are just ferent from what she is already involved in. Jerry Nunn: www.windycitymediagroup.com/ The Roosevelts will air on PBS stations trying to walk around, not being disappoint- “This is much more collaborative,” she said. lgbt/Joan-and-Melissa-Rivers-Who-knows- Sept. 14-20, 7-9 p.m. CT each night. PBS is ed with the way our lives turned out.” When “There are many more people and there is best/36035.html. also rolling out the entire 14-hour series on- Milo attempts to cheer her up by lip-syncing a lot of acting involved in this, which is so line starting Sept. 15. to the Jefferson Starship ‘80s anthem, “Noth- much fun.” ing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” with Maggie finally WINDY CITY TIMES Sept. 10, 2014 17 the place for Chicago premieres of prominent this true-life crime saga about Olympic wres- Fall LGBT movie preview queer-themed films (last year, festivalgoers tling champs Mark and Dave Schultz and how were the first to see Blue Is the Warmest Color their lives were tragically impacted by their and Kill Your Darlings). The festival has already involvement with John du Pont, their wealthy By Richard Knight Jr. announced the critically lauded Brazilian film but mentally disturbed sponsor. Steve Carell, The Way He Looks as part of its line-up. Oct. Channing Tatum (Magic Mike) and Mark Ruffalo With the release of the indie romantic drama 9-23 (The Normal Heart) co-star. Nov. 14 Love is Strange, the dog days of summer have Hunted: The War Against Gays in Russia— The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part I—It’s given us one of the year’s best gay-themed This HBO documentary examines the fallout the beginning of the revolution in this third movies—and with The Skeleton Twins opening after the introduction of Russian government’s and penultimate installment of the mega-popu- this week (see my review in this issue) the fall virulent anti-gay propaganda law. Narrated by lar film franchise. Jennifer Lawrence returns as season is off to a promising start. A random out actor Matt Bomer. Oct. 10 the kickass heroine and face of the revolution sampling of what lies ahead cinematically in Pride—Imelda Staunton stars in this true Katniss Everdeen, along with Josh Hutcherson, the coming months, movies overtly queer or story of a UK contingent of gays and lesbians Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth just plainly anticipated by yours truly. Unless who came to the aid of conservative, striking Banks, et al. Julianne Moore is new to the cast otherwise noted, the opening date listed refers miners at the height of the Thatcher regime as the president of the evil Capitol. Nov. 21 to at least a one-week theatrical run or VOD. during the 1980s. It looks like a gay twist of The Imitation Game—Benedict Cumber- The Full Monty, Calendar Girls, etc. Oct. 10 batch stars as the math genius Alan Turing, September Dracula Untold—The once openly gay Luke whose cracking of the Nazi’s Enigma Code Reeling—The Chicago LGBT International Evans (according to an interview with the turned the tide for the Allied Forces in WWII. Film Festival returns for its 32nd year with a Advocate in 2002)—who has had supporting Turing, who is often referred to as the father great line-up of queer-themed features and parts in a slew of big-budget franchise flicks of modern computers, was forced out of gov- shorts—the majority of which are Chicago pre- (The Hobbit, Fast & Furious, etc.)—stars in ernment service when he admitted being gay, mieres. The fest is also back at the Landmark this bloody actioneer about the origins of the eventually killing himself. Mark Strong, Keira Century as the primary screening location. Fes- Prince of Darkness. Oct. 10 Knightley and Matthew Goode co-star. Nov. 2 tival highlights will be profiled in next week’s To Russia with Love—Johnny Weir, the ir- Sing-A-Long-Sound of Music—For close to WCT (and see this week’s story on Reeling’s repressible champion skater who is renowned a decade, Thanksgiving weekend has meant a many trans*-themed films). Sept. 18-25 Jane Fonda in This Is Where I Leave You. for his outrageous behavior and unapologetic trip to the Music Box Theatre for its annual This Is Where I Leave You—Shawn Levy di- Photo by Jessica Miglio openness about his gay sexuality, is the focus sing-a-long presentation of the 1965 Rodgers rects what looks to be a comedic variation of for this documentary that profiles Weir’s expe- & Hammerstein musical classic starring Julie August: Osage County in which four grown-up teur Gregg Araki adapts (from the best-selling rience as a commentator at the winter Olym- Andrews as the chirpy Maria, Christopher Plum- siblings (Tina Fey, Jason Batemen, Adam Driv- novel) and directs this tale of a college girl pics held in anti-gay Russia. Screening on the mer as the riding crop-wielding Captain Von er, Corey Stoll) are forced by their hypersexed who goes into emotional freefall after the dis- EPIX channel. Oct. 22 Trapp, all those Von Trapp kiddies and a bevy mother (Jane Fonda) to spend a week living appearance of her mother. Red-hot Shailene Advanced Style—The Gene Siskel Film Center of nuns. Get out your wimples, girls! Nov. 28 together following the death of their father— Woodley (Divergent; The Fault in Our Stars) presents the Chicago premiere of Lina Pliop- Exodus: Gods and Kings—Ridley Scott moves and, yes, there is a gay twist. Sept. 19 headlines a cast that includes Shiloh Fernan- lyte’s documentary about seven Manhattanite into Cecil B. DeMille territory a la The Ten Com- The Boomer List—PBS screens this entry dez, Eva Green, Chris Meloni, Thomas Jane and fashionistas (ages 60 to 90) whose dedication mandments with an epic retelling of the epic in it popular American Masters series, a docu- Gabourey Sidibe. Sept. 24 to their outrageous, uber-stylish wardrobes has Biblical story of Moses leading the Hebrews out mentary focusing on high-profile baby boomers brought them plenty of notoriety. Oct. 24 of Egypt. Hunky Christian Bale steps in for hun- (born between the years 1946 and 1964) and October ky Charleton Heston, hunky Joel Edgerton is in their groundbreaking accomplishments. Rosie Chicago International Film Festival November-December for hunky Yul Brynner, hunky Aaron Paul is in O’Donnell, Eve Ensler, Tommy Hilfiger, Samuel (CIFF)—Chicago’s most prominent film festi- Foxcatcher—Director Bennett Miller and for hunky John Derek, and Iranian-born actress L. Jackson, Dave LaChapelle and AIDS activ- val celebrates 50 years with a line-up and at- screenwriter/actor Dan Futterman—the duo Golshifteh Farahani slithers in for Anne Baxter. ist Peter Staley are among those included. Pre- tendant special events that will certainly offer behind 2005’s Capote, have won raves (and Sigourney Weaver and Ben Kingsley also star. mieres Sept. 23 plenty for LGBT audiences. The fest is often Miller the best directing prize at Cannes) for Dec. 12 White Bird in a Blizzard—Queer film au-

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George Pol- The writer-performers are all unashamedly lard (Brad Woodard) and whip-wielding Owen brainy and funny at the same time. SCM Chase (Joseph Wiens), Pollard’s headstrong My Name Is Asher Lev, TimeLine The- First Mate. Both survived to have careers as atre at Stage 773, through Oct. 18. Alex ship captains before retiring into haunted Weisman (of The History Boys) delivers old age on Nantucket. Their contrasting tem- another star-making performance in this peraments are clearly drawn by Woodward and adaptation of Chaim Potok’s poignant Wiens as guided by veteran director Lou Con- novel—it’s going to sell out fast, so get tey. your tickets NOW. MSB Author Joe Forbrich—absent from Chicago On the Town, Marriott Theatre, through and Shattered Globe for 10 successful years— The Whaleship Essex. Photo by Emily Schwartz Oct. 12. Three sailors on 24-hour leave tells the tale in an almost matter-of-fact fash- in NYC find romance/adventure to Leon- ion. He’s absorbed the two extant accounts of THEATER REVIEW point commensurate with far more cataclysmic ard Bernstein’s jazzy music and Comden & the voyage written by Chase and cabin boy resolutions. Green’s witty lyrics. The first-ever Chicago Thomas Nickerson, seen in the play at 14 (An- Ecstasy The Cole Theatre ensemble, making its debut production of this 1944 gem bursts with gie Shriner) and at 45 (Ben Werling) as the Playwright: Mike Leigh under the direction of Shade Murray, immerses exuberance, brilliant comedy and athletic play’s narrator. Forbrich excludes or alters many At: Cole Theatre at Red Orchid, us in the microcosmic environment of our char- dancing. A must! JA incidents, but such changes are necessary to 1531 N. Wells St. acters (which occasionally encompasses a ca- The Yellow Wallpaper, The Mill at Cho- construct a compact and dramatic piece. Tickets: 312-943-8722; sual racist remark or juvenile toilet joke), their pin Theatre, through Sept. 14. Jaclyn And dramatic it is, gathering interest after a www.coletheatre.org; $15-$25 scene-study expertise crafting from Leigh’s Biskup’s direction forges powerful visual slow start. Under Contey, the physically dexter- Runs through: Sept. 28 minimalist dialogue and heavy regional accents metaphors for Lorelei Sturm’s adaptation ous cast of 15 works against brilliant black- a history steeped in fierce loyalty that all but of Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s American and-white projections by Michael Stanfill. Ann BY MARY SHEN BARNIDGE shimmers with the defiance of hardscrabble in- horror classic. MSB nocents determined to be happy despite their Davis’ rope-rigged set, Shelley Strasser Hol- land’s lighting and Sarah Jo White’s salt-tinged In 1979 England, £19 (about $31 U.S.) a week restricted choices. At the conclusion of the —By Abarbanel, Barnidge costumes fill out the spectacle along with rents a petrol-station cashier an SRO with a visit, we might still be glad we aren’t them, and Morgan calico curtain hanging below the sink, a folding but we don’t regret a single moment spent in Vivian Knouse’s props and fight choreography tray doubling as a liquor table, a kitchen chair their company. by Christina Gorman. Still, the heavy, lengthy for seating guests and a bed pushed against opening exposition leaves The Whaleship Essex the bricked-up fireplace. This being the out- THEATER REVIEW becalmed for the first 20 minutes. skirts of London, the residents also enjoy such post-WWII amenities as coin-meter electricity, The Whaleship a bathroom down the hall with an audible drip- ping pipe and a pay telephone on the sidewalk Essex outside. Single woman Jean claims to like her Playwright: Joe Forbrich CULTURE CLUB apartment’s cozy low-maintenance squalor, but At: Shattered Globe Theatre the nearly bare refrigerator and the empty beer at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave. bottles scattered among the furnishings re- Tickets: 1-773-975-8150; flects likewise empty off-duty hours devoted to www.theaterwit.org; $30 peripatetic sex with unreliable partners. Runs through: Oct. 11 Mike Leigh’s play covers a long Friday, be- ginning when Jean, on the advice of her ever- BY JONATHAN ABARBANEL optimistic chum (appropriately named Dawn), attempts to discard her most recent booty call. The Whaleship Essex isn’t a great play, but it’s Their ambivalent tryst is interrupted, though— riveting theater that tells a harrowing tale. first, by the aforementioned Dawn, then by the Similar to other real-life adventures from would-be philanderer’s irate wife, setting off a the Age of Sail—Mutiny on the Bounty, Two brawl that ends in damage to Jean’s bed. That Years Before the Mast, Moby Dick (inspired by evening, the always-capable Dawn returns, the Essex disaster)—it’s Biblical in tone and accompanied by her amiably vulgar husband scope, especially with the somewhat formal Mick and his shy homey Len, who repair the 19th-century syntax and vocabulary of the breakage with cheerful alacrity, after which the text. The tiny ship upon the vast sea is an apt friends celebrate their success by embarking on metaphor for mankind amidst the cosmos, less an evening of hooch, tobacco and camaraderie. than a blink of God’s eye, while the sea captain “And that’s all???” audiences may protest, holding life-and-death authority over his crew confronted by a literary genre popular among stands in for an Old Testament prophet if not playwrights in the United Kingdom, but less so for God outright. in the United States. Our country’s social mo- The Essex sailed in 1819 from Nantucket bility might have rendered everyday portraits Island, a prosperous whaling port before gas- of the working classes unnecessary, but as light made whale oil obsolete. Small in size the four comrades listen to Elvis records, sing even then (at 87 feet about the size of Navy songs both solemn and bawdy, and recall their Pier’s tall ship, Windy), the Essex nonetheless high school days with the nostalgia of much- had a successful history that changed quickly. older adults, perceptive playgoers may sense Two days out, a squall laid it “abeam” (on its the bleakness underlying their rowdy revels. In side) causing heavy damage, but worse was yet a universe where the future offers small prom- to come. Having rounded Cape Horn to South ise of significant change, Jean’s decision to Pacific whaling grounds, a huge sperm whale accept the attentions of a good man over her rammed the Essex twice and sank it. The sur- long string of bad ones, represents a turning viving crew—in three whaling boats—went

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BOOK REVIEW personal life of “the little girl with the big is—and isn’t—said. voice.” At its best, it gives the reader a glimpse In spite of her well-documented financial Judy Garland on into signs of the times, when society’s mores woes, insecurities, career highs and lows, and were set in stone and girls were expected to constant quest for what’s over the rainbow, Judy Garland: behave as such. Judy is against “necking” on what most shines through in the interviews is Interviews and dates and recommends laughing at boys jokes Judy’s sheer determination to remain on top, even when they’re not funny: “The dumbest girl her undeniable love for her children, her devo- Encounters can seem smart if she keeps the conversation tion to her fans and, most of all, her ability to Edited by Randy L. Schmidt focused on the boy’s interests, or at least keeps command an audience and stage. $29.95; Chicago Review it steered on the one subject she knows most Press; 456 pages about.” by ANGELIQUE SMITH Almost every interview mentions her love affairs, rates her mental and physical health, If you’re told exactly who you are in the be- her looks (or lack thereof, depending on the ginning of your life, do you start to believe it article) and her weight. So, so much about her yourself? weight. She is “pudgy,” “plump” and “husky;” Judy Garland was truly born at the age of 12, except when she’s “rail-thin,” “gaunt” and when Frances Ethel Gumm ceased to exist and “slender once again.” Judy is infantilized and the newly named studio creation burst onto sexualized, she is lauded and hated, she is the Hollywood scene. But even her true age raked over the coals and put on a pedestal… at that time should be taken with a grain of sometimes in the same piece. salt, as evidenced by both the fantastical out- From her telling of it, Garland dearly wanted put of MGM Studio’s publicity machine and the to “set the record straight” and tell the truth reader’s ability to digest all of her interviews Randy L. Schmidt. Photo by Walter Briski Jr. about her life and the rumors surrounding her. and their contradictions. From the ‘50s on, Garland gets much more To be frank, Judy Garland on Judy Garland: comfortable and delights us with her self-dep- Interviews and Encounters is a must-read for Judy’s own words, with the first two decades’ recating wit and anecdotes about the likes of only the most die-hard Garland fan. It chron- worth of words most likely coming from ap- Clark Gable, Liz Taylor and Mickey Rooney. But icles her many published musings and inter- proved studio messaging. old habits die hard and a lot of the same PC views (print, television and radio) for over For those with little more than a passive in- origin stories can’t help but come out over and three decades, concluding with what would be terest in the iconic star, it can be a bit repeti- over. Her problems with addiction and suicide her last interview in Denmark before her un- tive. But maybe that’s the point. It illustrates attempts are glossed over but, luckily, the in- timely death. It is a time capsule. It is Judy in MGM’s commitment to shaping the career and terviews are interspersed with historical facts from editor Schmidt that set the scene for what WINDY CITY TIMES Sept. 10, 2014 21

got engaged to actor and chef Burtka, 39, in Trans* activist September 2007. The couple has been dating since 2004. They are dads to twins Gideon BILLY MASTERS Jones headlines and Harper, who were born via a surrogate release party mother in 2010. “If everybody likes you—you’re pretty dull.”— By Carrie Maxwell Bette Davis’ quote might as well have been di- Martina proposes rected at Joan Rivers ... or me. Neither one of The Transformative Justice Law Project of us has ever been called dull. Illinois (TJLP) celebrated the publication to girlfriend, I first saw Joan Rivers on The Tonight Show of Hidden Expressions, vol. 2 with a release and immediately fell under her spell. I fol- party featuring trans* activist Monica Jones honors Serena Martina Navratilova recently made a lot of lowed her every move religiously, sent her fan at the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum news at tennis’ U.S. Open. letters, and even jokes. She always graciously Sept. 6. The tennis legend popped the question to responded and sometimes even called from the The Hidden Expressions zine is, according road. Later, we got much closer. She opened to the TJLP’s website, “a publication created girlfriend Julia Lemigova on the big screen doors for me, gave me endless opportunities, exclusively with the contributions, wisdom, at the tournament, according to 9News.com. and inspired me more than almost anybody in and creativity of transgender and gender au. The 57-year-old proposed in a TV suite my life. Over the years, I’ve known many celeb- non-conforming people who have been or off-court in between the men’s semifinals to rities, but only a small handful have a way of are currently incarcerated.” Volume two in- the cheers of fans who watched on live. making their fans feel special. Joan was that cludes mail correspondence and collabora- The pair have been together for six years kind of person. She used to say, “I always have tion between the members of the TJLP and and hope to get married in Florida, where time for my fans—they’re the ones who made more than 45 incarcerated trans* people in they live. While not yet legal, a judge recent- me a star.” the United States prison system. ly ruled that the state’s ban on gay marriage This was a great year for Auntie Joan. She TJLP collective member Owen Daniel-Mc- is unconstitutional. had another book on the New York Times Best- Carter shared the work that the organization Also, Navratilova and fellow tennis icon sellers List, returned to The Tonight Show af- does, and explained that the TJLP’s goal is Chris Evert honored Serena Williams, who tied ter 30 years and had two hit television shows, to abolish all prisons. Then TJLP collective them with 18 Grand Slam wins after winning with at least two others in development. To member Lark Mulligan spoke about evolu- the women’s side of the U.S. Open on Sept. top it off, during her last hours on this Earth, tion of the zine, how they decided what to 7. They gifted Williams with an 18-karat gold she was onstage making people laugh. To me, include in the zine and how popular it’s be- Tiffany & Co. bracelet to mark the milestone. Joan Rivers was like Mount Rushmore—some- come. Mulligan explained that the prisons thing iconic and majestic that would withstand “knew what we were up to and they didn’t the test of time...and whose face would never like it.” Lakeside Pride move. She was an original, she lived by her A student at Arizona State University’s names new director own rules, and she was vital to the end. We Billy remembers Joan Rivers fondly. Photo School of Social Work and a member of SWOP should all be so lucky. We may have sorrow for Lakeside Pride Music Ensembles has named by William Bush (Sex Workers Outreach Project) Phoenix, Scott Malinowski as director of shhh...OUT! her family and for ourselves. But Joan lives on Jones was arrested and convicted of mani- forever in our hearts and souls. There’s nothing Lakeside Pride Jazz Ensemble. festing prostitution in Phoenix. Jones spoke Malinowski—who studied trumpet at the to mourn here—only something to celebrate. ed.” The Special Victims Unit is investigating about her experience of being criminalized University of Illinois and Millikin University, This week, I celebrated a milestone. I have the case. while trans*. where he received a bachelor of music with been writing this column for 19 years. Yes, I Death doesn’t protect you from legal woes. Jones, with the help of the ACLU and SWOP an emphasis in commercial music—was pre- know I barely look a day over 90, but that’s In Los Angeles, a 36-year-old man is suing the Phoenix, is currently in the process of ap- viously assistant director of the ensemble. not the point. The point is, if someone told me estate of Michael Jackson for sexual abuse. The pealing the conviction, which she says is in- He released his 37th vocal album this past that I’d be writing this very column week in accuser appeared with Jackson in his famous valid because, at the time of her arrest, she April. and week out for close to two decades, I’d have Pepsi commercial. James Safechuck claims that wasn’t engaging in prostitution. not believed it. But then again, nothing in my he was abused by Jackson more than 100 times She shared her back story including get- life has gone as planned. In fact, one of my during a four-year period. Call me crazy, but ting involved in sex work so she could pay AIDS Run & Walk earliest aspirations has yet to be fulfilled. I’ve after the first dozen or so times, wouldn’t you her bills and way through college. “I’m not never told you this, but when I was 14 years just stay away? No, because the boy claims ashamed about my past as a sex worker,” on Sept. 14 old, I ran away from home. I boarded a plane Jackson brainwashed him into thinking these said Jones. However, she did speak about be- Thousands of Chicago-area runners will and flew to Orlando, Florida, to pursue a career were “acts of love.” Oh, and did I mention that ing ashamed of her voice; however, in recent hit the lakefront path on Sunday, Sept. 14 at Disney World as one of the Seven Dwarfs. Safechuck was only 10 years old when the al- years she said she’s come to love her voice for this year’s AIDS Run & Walk Chicago, the I wasn’t picky as to which dwarf—at 14, its leged abuse started? Reportedly, the sexual due to the positive feedback she’s gotten city’s largest annual fundraising run/walk for unlikely anyone would have given me a job. part of their relationship ended when Safe- from others. HIV/AIDS. Had I not gone home, I probably would have chuck reached puberty, proving that even Mi- See www.tjlp.org for more information. The event kicks off at Arvey Field in Grant ended up penniless, on the street, a prosti- chael Jackson had standards. Park with 5K and 10K courses winding along tute, a junkie or worse. And yet, none of those A contestant on VH1’s Dating Naked is suing the lakeshore. Runners and walkers will be unsavory possibilities could have prepared me the network for showing non-blurred footage of Women’s Words treated to post-race performances by local for my current vocation. Ah, the road less trav- her crotch. Frankly, if you’re on a show called dance companies as well as entertainment eled... Dating Naked, you shouldn’t have a problem Film Festival on along the route. With the new television season starting this with nudity. Since its founding in 2001, AIDS Run & week, we will finally get to see the new and Sept. 15 Hot on the heels of Buyer & Cellar, writer Jon- Pride Films and Plays has announced seven Walk Chicago has raised more than $4 million improved “View.” There are a new set, logo and athan Tolins is working on a film about the life short films and two episodes from tello films to battle the epidemic. cast for The View. Officially joining the table of comedienne Phyllis Diller. It might be time receiving their Chicago premieres during Items are as follows: are Rosie Perez and Nicolle Wallace. Two Rosies for me to revive my play Hollywood Uncovered, Pride Films and Plays Women’s Words Film 8 a.m. Event registration and packet pick- on one show? That’s the least of their worries. about my time with Joan Rivers. Festival at the Public House Theatre, 3914 N. up And, as it turns out, Miss Perez will be awfully Let’s slip in a quick “Ask Billy” question. Clark St., on Monday, Sept. 15. 9 a.m. Opening ceremonies busy. She’s just been cast in Larry David’s new Henry in Tulsa writes: “What is going on with The screening will start at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 a.m. 5K Walk begins play Fish in the Dark, which begins previews on the Magic Mike sequel? Is it really going to hap- will be followed by a brief talkback with a 9:45 a.m. 10K Run begins Broadway Feb. 2, 2015. pen?” few of the filmmakers. The Pub Theater bar 9:50 a.m. 5K Run begins Just as Bryan Singer’s legal woes ended on Not only is it happening, it’s actually started will be open beginning at 6:30 p.m. one front, they began on another. It’s been 10 a.m. Post-race entertainment shooting. Star of the original flick Joe Man- Tickets are $10 and VIP passes are avail- a rocky few months since Michael Egan filed To register, donate or learn more, visit ganiello shared a photo from the first day on able for $15; visit www.brownpapertickets. his sexual abuse suit against the filmmaker. www.aidsrunwalk.org or call 312-334-0946. the set of Magic Mike XXL that we’ll post on com or call 800-838-3006. Although Singer never wavered in assertions BillyMasters.com. Why he’s being shot by the of his innocence, Egan’s story grew more and second unit is a mystery to me. Sky’s WNBA finals more nebulous with implausibilities rising. He When Michael Jackson was practicing Safe- Neil Patrick was dropped by his lawyer around the time that chuck instead of safe sex, it’s definitely time game Sept. 12 Singer filed his own malicious prosecution law- to end yet another column. By the time you Harris weds Game three of the WNBA finals between the suit (Egan had to be served while hiding in the read this, I’ll be off on another adventure in an Neil Patrick Harris and partner David Burtka Chicago Sky and the Phoenix Mercury will bathroom stall of a small Las Vegas casino). undisclosed country—hopefully not one that shocked fans recently when they got married take place Friday, Sept. 12, at the UIC Pavil- Egan’s case was ultimately dismissed when he looks askance at journalists (as if I consider in a romantic Italian ceremony, US Weekly ion. couldn’t find another lawyer to represent him, myself one). No matter where I am, you can reported. Due to a conflict at Allstate Arena, the Sky and Singer was able to sigh in relief. get the best dish at www.BillyMasters.com— “Guess what?” the How I Met Your Mother will host games three and four (the latter, But that respite was short-lived. Singer is the site that’s very international. If you have alum, 41, tweeted with a photo of the tux- if necessary, taking place Sept. 14) at the allegedly being investigated by the NYPD. Ac- a question for me, send it along to Billy@Bil- clad couple during the service. “@DavidBurt- Pavilion. cording to a police spokesperson, a male in his lyMasters.com and I promise to get back to you ka and I got married over the weekend. In The Mercury routed the Sky 83-62 on Sept. 20s who was visiting NYC from Virginia alleg- before Bryan Singer turns up on a special epi- Italy. Yup, we put the ’n’ and ‘d’ in ‘husband’.” 7 in game one. edly met Bryan at XL nightclub, was plied with sode of Law & Order: SVU. Until next time, re- Harris publicly came out as gay in 2006 and alcohol, and taken back to the auter’s hotel member, one man’s filth is another man’s bible. room where he was “forcibly sexually assault- 22 Sept. 10, 2014 WINDY CITY TIMES way a conscious decision with this project? which wasn’t intended, it would be subcon- MUSIC SO: It was pure publicity. It was really done scious—there’s a safety message within it, if purely to draw attention to the album, because you listen very carefully through the sequenc- Sinéad O’ Connor I knew that nobody had ever seen me looking ing of the central character. There’s a central like a woman; and you know, looking like a girl character who appears more often than the and having hair and dressing sexy. And I knew others, and if you listen through to her jour- isn’t bossy—she’s the boss that if I did it, it would draw a lot of attention ney, you realize that she is a safety warning to the album that the album would’ve not oth- … for females, specifically for females. She’s a erwise have gotten. sexual safety warning. WCT: The first single for I’m Not Bossy, I’m WCT: What made you fall in love with the the Boss is “Take Me To Church.” What does Chicago blues? this song symbolize for you? SO: I love songs and I love songwriting, and SO: Really, it’s about relationships; it’s not there’s a standard of songwriting within Chi- about religion at all. There are four characters cago blues in particular—I don’t like the sad on the record—female characters—and then blues, necessarily. The Chicago blues is what I there’s me. The majority of songs are not per- like, which is the kind of blues you can dance sonal. There’s one central character who turns to—people like Magic Sam and Buddy Guy up quite a lot, and she’s having a series of and that. And there’s a standard of songwrit- conversations either with a particular man or ing that, when you start immersing yourself in with herself. And “Take Me To Church” is kind those types of songs, it raises your own bar of what I call her “eureka” moment, if you like. as a songwriter. There’s also simplicity in the She’s really singing about relationships. It’s songwriting. It’s much harder to be simple referencing the song from My Fair Lady, which than it is to be complicated. is called “Get Me to the Church on Time,” which WCT: How do you feel the music industry is a song about getting married. So she’s talk- has changed since your first album in 1987, ing really about getting married, and the “get- and how do you think it might continue to ting her to church” part is about getting mar- change? ried or having a relationship. SO: I don’t know, I suppose the biggest WCT: And then talking again about self- change to me is this kind of very oversexual- identity and self-worth—I think those are izing of everything. Not that anyone wants to Sinéad wigs out. Photo by Donal Moloney big things going on in the album, obvi- take the sex out of rock ‘n’ roll, you know; that ously—do you feel, as an artist, that you’re would be ludicrous. But it seems that every- more in your skin now than previous record- thing now, it’s like the sexuality is the only ings? Or is it a progression? voice—everything else is gone. And what SO: I suppose I just do [feel more comfort- freaks me slightly is that it’s the artists who able in my own skin] generally, as a performer, look like minors and whose audience are mi- and everything. Yeah, not necessarily just in nors, and they’re the ones that are the most By Sarah Toce Because the way the music industry works, it the studio, though; I suppose as a performer sexualized; that there’s a certain element with- really makes a musical artist—male and fe- and as a writer and everything as well. in the entertainment industry which is, wheth- One can’t help but notice the disclaimer strewn male—feel like we’re working for the people WCT: Do you have a true blue method for er unwittingly or not, sexualizing minors via across her public website: “SINEAD’S MUSINGS. who are actually working for us. your songwriting? this kind of oversexualizing of artists who look STRICTLY NOT FOR MINORS.” It’s very hard to be perceived as a boss, and SO: Not really; I mean, my favorite way of like minors and whose audience are minors. It’s true; the 5’5” Grammy Award-winning behaving like a boss or wanting to be treated working is if somebody gives me a piece of mu- There’s a weighing kind of overemphasis on Irish songstress takes distinct issue with the like one are not encouraged, you know? And sic, because I’m quite limited as a player, so sexuality, which disempowers music gener- over-sexualizing of minors in the music indus- that’s, I think, possibly—I could be wrong, but it’s my favorite thing if somebody gives me a ally, because it silences all the other voices; it try. “There’s a weighing kind of overemphasis I imagine that that’s exaggerated when you’re piece of music and then I can write lyrics and makes music a very powerless force for chang- on sexuality, which disempowers music gener- female. And I’ve had issues around that a lot melodies—that’s what I like to do. And then ing the world. It was the case in the ‘70s and ally, because it silences all the other voices; over the years, and the irony is that musical you can do that anywhere, because people just ‘80s that people believed music could change it makes music a very powerless force for artists have enormous public voices, but be- email you tracks. the world. But now people aren’t making music changing the world,” O’Connor tells Windy City hind the scenes we’re voiceless, actually. WCT: Speaking of working anywhere, what because they want to change the world; they’re Times. “It was the case in the ‘70s and ‘80s WCT: What was it about the Ban Bossy do you do for your downtime? Is there any- making music because they want to just make that people believed music could change the campaign that inspired you to promote the thing that you really enjoy outside of music? a ton of money. There’s been an awful lot of world. But now people aren’t making music be- messaging? SO: Well, just hanging out with my kids, real- power taken out of music, and then the sexual- cause they want to change the world; they’re SO: I’m someone who was inspired by the ly. And to be honest, it’s something I’m having ity is being sold to the artists as power when, making music because they want to just make campaign, but I’m not part of the campaign. to look at at the moment—the trouble when in fact, it’s not. It’s a way of hypnotizing their a ton of money.” Although the campaign was aimed at young you have a job like mine is it’s your social life audience. A new worldwide tour and fresh lease on life girls to encourage them to be assertive, I actu- as well, so I need to actually [find] something WCT: Any hopes for the future for you after have caused deep introspection for O’Connor. ally found just as a boss, because of the cam- to do in my downtime when my kids are at this album? What do you plan to do? With three marriages under her belt and a paign I was able to take my power. For the school. I suppose the danger when you have SO: What I hope is to really focus on being fourth in progress, the mom of four has a new first time I was able to actually realize that a job that involves writing is you can be a bit a songwriter. I’d love to write songs for other goal in life—putting herself first. I actually am, in fact, the boss, and that it is isolated or whatever, so… people—that’s something I’d really like to Windy City Times: The title of your new al- okay for me to want to be treated like one. I WCT: Is there anything that you want the start doing. I’m hoping to move in that direc- bum is I’m Not Bossy, I’m the Boss. It’s very actually didn’t know that, really, until the Ban fans to take away from this specific album? tion where even when I’m in between albums catchy. How did that title originate? Bossy campaign and then I went, “Hold on. I SO: Generally, I supposed what I want is for of my own I could still be writing songs for Sinéad O’Connor: Well, originally I had a dif- haven’t been imagining this.” them to just like the record for the songs. I other people in other situations. ferent title, which was one of the songs on the WCT: A lot of the reviews for I’m Not Bossy, think they’re funky songs; they’re lovely songs Catch Sinéad O’Connor on tour when she album [“The Vishnu Room”]. But then in Feb- I’m the Boss are talking about the wigs that that I love. I would like to think maybe people visits City Winery, 1200 W. 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