Transgender Woman Released After Nearly Four Years Without Trial by Gretchen Rachel Hammond Already Served
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Eisha Love. Photo by Gretchen Rachel Hammond VOL 31, NO. 13 DEC. 23, 2015 www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com FREEDOM Transgender woman released after nearly four years without trial BY GRetcHEN RACHEL HAMMOND already served. A second charge of aggravated battery relating to a incident After spending three years and nine months without trial in that occurred at Cook County Jail shortly after Love’s incar- the maximum security male Division IX of the Cook County ceration has been set for a status hearing on Jan. 20, 2016. Jail on a charge of attempted murder in the first degree, Eisha Love claims she was attacked by the correctional officer who Love—a 26-year-old transgender woman of color—accepted in turn made the aggravated charge. The officer in question a plea deal of guilty to a single felony count of aggravated has a history of documented abuse cases. CHRISTMAS ‘CAROL’-ING battery on a public way before Cook County Circuit Court As- Love was released Dec. 18. WCT reviews the movie Carol. sociate Judge the Hon. Alfredo Maldonado Dec. 17. On the morning of March 28, 2012, Love and her friend, Taking into account the maximum penalty of five years im- 19-year-old Tiffany Gooden, were involved in an altercation Photo of Cate Blanchett from The Weinstein Company prisonment reduced to 50 percent under the Truth in Sen- with a man at the Citgo station on the corner of West Madison 20 tencing Act ( TIS ), Love will be released this week with time Turn to page 12 LOOKING BACK HOLIDAY SHOWS SPORTS IN 2015 Local LGBT stories in 2015. Theater offers plenty for the season. Passages, anniversaries and Photo of RJ Eldridge from the Out In the Open Sleep Out Photo from Christmas Dearest by Rick Aguilar Studios more. by Kat Fitzgerald, www.MysticImagesPhotography.com 10 18 Photo of Chicago Rowing Union 24 2 Dec. 23, 2015 WINDY CITY TIMES Actual Size One pill contains elvitegravir, cobicistat, emtricitabine, New Genvoya® and tenofovir alafenamide (TAF). is now available Ask your healthcare provider if GENVOYA is right for you. To learn more visit GENVOYA.com Please see Brief Summary of Patient Information with important warnings on the following pages. GENC0003_WindyCity_10.x13.5_Sprd.indd 1-2 12/3/15 3:23 PM WINDY CITY TIMES Dec. 23, 2015 3 Actual Size One pill contains elvitegravir, cobicistat, emtricitabine, New Genvoya® and tenofovir alafenamide (TAF). is now available Ask your healthcare provider if GENVOYA is right for you. To learn more visit GENVOYA.com Please see Brief Summary of Patient Information with important warnings on the following pages. 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Tell GENVOYA can cause serious side effects, including: When used to treat HIV-1 infection, GENVOYA may: part in this registry. your healthcare provider right away if you start having any new • Build-up of lactic acid in your blood (lactic acidosis). • Reduce the amount of HIV-1 in your blood. • are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. Do not breastfeed if you symptoms after starting your HIV-1 medicine. Lactic acidosis may happen in some people who take GENVOYA. This is called “viral load”. take GENVOYA. Lactic acidosis is a serious medical emergency that can lead • New or worse kidney problems, including kidney failure. Your • Increase the number of CD4+ (T) cells in your blood that help – You should not breastfeed if you have HIV-1 because of the risk to death. 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Your healthcare provider can tell you if it is safe to take General information about the safe and effective GENVOYA with other medicines.