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DISHING WITH ANA ORTIZ OF ‘DEVIOUS MAIDS’ PAGE 33 WINDY CITY THE VOICE OF CHICAGO’S GAY, LESBIAN, BI AND TRANS COMMUNITY SINCE 1985 JUNE 19, 2013 VOL 28, NO. 37 www.WindyCityMediaGroup.comTIMES IN THE DETAILS The marriage bill’s past—and future BY KATE SOSIN izing blow to families seated in Speaker Mike Madigan’s Setting the stage gallery when they closed spring session without voting For most of the marriage push, Harris was reserved For state Rep. Kelly Cassidy, the first sign of trouble on equal marriage. The 60 votes were not yet there, with his predictions. He would call the Religious Free- came Thursday afternoon, May 30. chief sponsor Rep. Greg Harris told the packed chamber. dom and Marriage Fairness Act when the votes were “Someone that I had confirmed wasn’t there all of Reps had promised to return during November’s veto there, he told media and supporters, but gave little in- WCT PROFILES the sudden, and I thought this was not a good sign,” session and support the bill, he said. dication about when that would be. Cassidy said, sitting in a coffee shop in her North Side The shortfall sparked outrage as both sponsors and Just ten days before session’s end on May 21, Harris CAREER COACH district. LGBT organizations had repeatedly forecast the bill’s told Windy City Times that he would “absolutely” call JODY MICHAEL Cassidy had checked and double-checked with the success before session’s end. Illinois Unites for Mar- the bill before session ended. page 36 lawmaker in question, who she declined to name. He riage, the coalition of organizations pushing for the “When I put it up on the board, it’s going to go up to planned on voting yes, he had said. But that changed bill, slammed Harris for not calling for a vote. win,” he added. on Thursday. But how Harris went from seemingly certain on the It was the first commitment on a timeline to come “Folks that I thought were really solid really weren’t,” bill’s success to sure of its failure in a matter of days from Harris, and coalition leaders, growing antsy to see said Cassidy. “And that’s what happens. Something went unexplained. a vote, began to promote that statement to supporters. starts to bleed and then it just keeps going.” On May 31, the Illinois House delivered a demoral- Turn to page 12 PRIDE ON THE RAINBOW SASH PROTESTS HORIZON CARDINAL GEORGE page 15 WCT TALKS WITH THE MCC’S REV. NANCY WILSON pagE 8 Find out about events happening this Pride season, including the Back Lot Bash, the Dyke March, Pride Fest, Pride North and the Pride Parade. See page 30. Photo from last year’s Pride Parade by Tracy Baim 2 June 19, 2013 WINDY CITY TIMES WINDY CITY TIMES June 19, 2013 3 this week in When A Great Deal Matters, Shop Rob Paddor’s... WINDY CITY TIMES Evanston Subaru in Skokie NEWS ENTERTAINMENT/EVENTS Column 4 Scottish Play Scott 21 AMA votes in LGBT group 5 Q List: Janie Stamm 28 Look for us in the Pride Parade NOW confab; HIV stigma piece 6 Comedian Adam Guerino 29 MCC’s Rev. Nancy Wilson 8 Pride event preview roundup 30 T All-Wheel-Drive AIDS team training 9 Aubrey O’Day; Ke$ha-Pitbull show 31 What happened in Springfield 12 Knight: Disco; screening 32 T Madigan protest; coalition 14 TV’s Ana Ortiz 33 AGLO protest 15 Profile of coach Jody Michael 36 Marriage editorial 18 Billy Masters 41 † Gay in the Life 19 VIEWS: Forman; letters 20 OUTLINES Dish; classifieds 38 Calendar Q 40 Photos on cover (left, from top): Photo of Sports: Force members on U.S. team Devious Maids cast from Lifetime; photo of 42 Jody Michael; photo of Joe Murray by Tim Carroll; image of the Rev. Nancy Wilson Chicagoland’s GAY, LESBIAN, OF CHICAGO’S INCE 1985 THE VOICE MUNITY S ORTIZ BI AND TRANS COM 9, 2013 ANA JUNE 1 . 37 G WITH PAGE 33 L 28, NO DISHIN MAIDS’ WINDY CITYVO OF ‘DEVIOUS TIMES www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com eserved was r - tage ush, Harris Free g the s ge p Religious Settin the marria call the es were igan’s st of e would the vot ike Mad For mo ons. 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