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All Rights Reserved. 6492 5/09 6492-CH-WindyCityTimes.indd 1 5/18/09 12:58:24 PM May 27, 2009 3 index NEWS Prop 8 result and reactions 4 Obama nominates Latina 5 Civil unions in Illinois? 6 Roscoe’s trial in June 6 Alderman’s pick upsets LGBTs 6 Activist’s Moscow trip 7 Gay vets in parade 7 CDPH’s HIV data 8 Sexuality conference 8 World news; Quotelines 9 View on Lambert; letters 9 Jessica Biel (above) stars in the film Easy Virtue. Read what movie critic SUMMER THEATER Richard Knight, Jr., thinks on page 20. Jerry Mitchell interview 11 Urban excursions 12 Staycations; summer dance 14 Theater destinations 15 Reviews of current plays 16 ENTERTAINMENT Autos: Box cars, Corolla 18 Knight at the Movies 20 Books: Kage Alan 21 Prairie Avenue’s ‘Pride’ show 21 IML pics in Chicago 21 Billy Masters 24 OUTLINES Calendar; Pets 22 The North American Gay Volleyball Association (NAGVA) held at tournament Real estate; classifieds 23 at Navy Pier this past weekend. Read Sports: NAGVA; Riding 26 more about it on page 26. Cover photos and credits (from top): IML2009 attendees by Steve Starr; 2009 Toyota Corolla courtesy of Toyota; Photo by Ross Forman and Adam Lambert from AdamLambert.org (Copyright © 2009 Adam Lambert from American Idol) :Xc`]%E`o\j >XpDXii`X^\fjkXe[ @DC)''0 (/#'''\o`jk`e^dXii`X^\jXccfn\[k XJlZZ\jj ;FNECF8;K?@J K_fl^_kj fe8[Xd CXdY\ik >fkfnnn%N`e[p:`kpD\[`X>iflg%Zfdkf[fnecfX[Zfdgc\k\`jjl\jf] JLDD<I C>9Kjlgj\k K?<8K<I >Xp:Xi GI<M@<N J_fgg\ij fm\igfjj`Yc\ N`e[p:`kpK`d\jXe[E`^_kjgfkj% e\nXc[\idXe n K_\eZc`ZbfeXepX[Xe[Y\kXb\e[`i\Zkcpkfk_\X[m\ik`j\iËjN\Yj`k\ ROSCOE’S www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com nightspotsn ONLINE INDEX CAN YOU PHIL NINA persson Of A camp DABEATZ? The singer who was with The Cardigans Photo by Kirk (“Lovefool”) talks with Jerry Nunn Williamson about her May 27, 2009 #989 Can you Phil DaBeatz? band A We certainly felt DaBeatz on the Mad Boy Party Cruise with DJ Phil DaBeatz inSIDE Meet your new Bears, beards and beers at Camp. International Mr. Bucks. Leather! page 16 page 8 BENT NIGHTS AMY & stephen Vern Hester reviews downtown two recent concerts in Chicago by OK Go and Will Hoge (left) www.WindyCity Photo by Vern Hester Queercast.com ALCC HONORS ADVOCATES TVN AIDS Legal Council of Chicago recently QueerTVNetwork.com honored its Advocates of the Year. See exclusive photos online. Check OUT OUR video CHANNEL fOR new videos WEEkly www.QueerTV Network.com 4 May 27, 2009 “It’s a deeply disappointing to see the court their relationships marriages treats them as celebrations were poised in almost 100 cities fail to strike down Proposition 8 which was im- ‘second-class citizens,’” wrote Moreno. across California and the nation, including Bos- Court properly adopted,” said Evan Wolfson, head of Equality California, one of the key groups ton, Chicago, Dallas and Washington, D.C. LGBT the national Freedom to Marry group, and one fighting for equal rights in marriage in Califor- activists were also expected to picket outside of the first attorneys to litigate a gay marriage nia, issued a statement on its Web site saying, the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles May 27 during upholds case. “We shouldn’t be making the rights of any of the decision, “Our worst fears have come to a speech by President Barack Obama. minority vulnerable to a casual majority vote.” pass.” The key legal dispute before the court was But the majority opinion, written by Chief “The California Supreme Court just ruled that whether Proposition 8 simply amended the state Prop 8 Justice Ronald George, said opponents of Propo- a slim majority of voters could eliminate the constitution or whether it significantly revised sition 8 “drastically” overstate the effect of the right of same-sex couples to marry,” said the it. If the initiative only amended the constitu- BY Lisa KEEN initiative. statement. “This unjust decision flies in the face tion—as the majority agreed—then the initia- KEEN NEWS SERVICE “Proposition 8 does not eliminate the sub- of our constitution’s promise of equal protec- tive would survive. If it revised the constitution, stantial substantive protections afforded to tion. Although we are relieved that the Court then it would have run afoul of other consti- In one of the most anticipated court decision same-sex couples by the state constitutional did not forcibly divorce the estimated 18,000 tutional provisions, requiring that the issue in the past five years, the California Supreme rights of privacy and due process as interpreted couples who married before Prop 8 passed, our receive two-thirds approval by the legislature Court ruled May 26 that the state’s anti-same- in the majority opinion in the Marriage Cases,” community and our allies will not allow this on- before going to voters.