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The Importance of Jon-Henri Damski by Owen Keehnen Fullerton to Irving Park with East/West Borders As the Lake and Halsted THE VOICE OF CHICAGO’S GAY, LESBIAN, BI AND TRANS COMMUNITY SINCE 1985 Oct. 21, 2009 • vOl 25 nO 3 www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com The Importance of Jon-Henri Damski BY OWEN KEEHNEN Fullerton to Irving Park with east/west borders as the lake and Halsted. Yoko Jon-Henri Damski was a cornerstone of Chicago’s A vast curiosity prompted his eagerness to ex- LGBTQ community who helped reveal our lives plore. He was a philosopher and a journeyman in Ono page 15 and world in over 1,000 newspaper columns constant search of the deeper truth. His playful, from 1977 to 1997. His words helped define us. provocative and insightful columns tended to He chronicled the changing attitudes about be- explore issues rather than preach about them. ing gay, the media’s coverage of LGBTQ issues, He had his point of view, but never let it blind police harassment, porn theaters, the local take him. Damski believed that a cornerstone of LG- on national and international politics, transient BTQ journalism was a need to remain an advo- hotels, queer theory, rock and roll, outing, crime cate for freedom and a willingness to remain and violence, mentoring, tricking, marriage and open. His “business” card said it all. It was a HIV. In short, he covered it all. His beat was the caricature of Damski with the words “Gay Writer/ world but his stomping grounds were Chicago’s Jon-Henri Damski. Queer Thinker.” Shepard gay ghetto known as “New Town” which ran from Turn to page 16 Rally page 7 Teacher page 8 chastised for slur by STEVEN CHAITMAN A Geneva High School teacher accused of mak- ing a derogatory gay and racial remark in class received a warning notice by the district’s board of education last Tuesday, Oct. 13. After investi- gating a student complaint alleging that teacher Dave Burk used the term “some Black fag” in a class lecture Oct. 5, Geneva School District 304 officials issued Burk a “notice to remedy”—a warning that a repeat offense could result in dismissal. The board determined the consequence after Chita a two-hour closed session following a regularly Rivera scheduled board meeting. The school district page 15 then released a statement that deemed Burk’s behavior unacceptable, but offered no further comment on the reasoning behind the chosen consequence. Getting Craig Collins, District 304’s assistant superin- tendent for personnel services, said, “I can as- October 14, 2009 #1003 sure you that the board and the administration Personal are very concerned about what has happened and we will be engaging in some ongoing con- versations once we put a little bit of distance nightspots between the incident and the board meeting. We n have every intention to look at this situation for pick it up From the Ashes The pro-choice organization Personal PAC held its annual luncheon Oct. 19 at the Chicago Hilton ...rises Scarlet! See photos from opening night. page 21 what it is and ensure that that it does not hap- take it home inSIDE A special garbage-picking Actor Alec Mapa in and Towers, 720 S. Michigan, with none other than Sandra Bernhard as the guest speaker. Bern- Devil In the Details. Nightspots MAFIA. page 28 page 29 pen again.” hard poses above with Personal PAC President Terry Cosgrove. 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Laiacona takes on Mell 7 Personal PAC luncheon 7 Findyourfutureattheschoolthatgetsyou–andwhereyou Shepard rally; ISSA brunch 8 Geneva teacher reprimanded 8 wanttogo.Learnalongsidestudentswhoshareyourpassion Quotelines; world news 9 Baim, Rehwinkel; letter 10 andinstructorswithreal-worldexperience. ENTERTAINMENT Dr. Christopher Koch (above) was one FashionDesign | MerchandisingManagement | InteriorDesign of the honorees at Illinois Safe Schools Scottish Play Scott 11 Alliance’s brunch. See page 8. Theater reviews 12 Knight at the Movies 14 Photo by Blair Mishleau Sketch by: Demetrius M. Denton Designer Horacio Nieto 14 2009 IADT Chicago Fashion Forward winner Chita Rivera; Yoko Ono 15 Jon-Henri Damski 16 Knight at the Movies 16 Kuda review; Sarfaty 17 Billy Masters 20 Decibelle; Angell loves Nicks 21 CallToday! 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Nightspots MAFIA. page 28 page 29 Conflict.” LATIN CLUB SWING Photo courtesy of Koff SALSA CHA CHA MERENGUE UNCOMMONLY GOOD WALTZ Michigan Avenue Grand Ballroom Windy City Times Director FOXTROT 312-263-6505 Ky DICkENS profiles singer Liz RUMBA .-ICHIAGN!VEsND&LOOR SHOW# 335 Snavely (left), who SAMBA performs this month at & MORE www.WindyCity Uncommon Ground. Queercast.com Photo courtesy of Snavely 30-MINUTE PRIVATE INSTRUCTION SESSION FOR $30 (PER COUPLE OR SINGLE ADULT) ART-FELT OR Los Angeleno James INTRODUCTORY PACKAGE: 7 SESSIONS ONLY $297 TVN (PER COUPLE OR SINGLE ADULT) QueerTVNetwork.com Quintanilla (right) knows 3 45-minute private lessons all about persistence, 2 30-minute group lessons forming a group called, 2 90-minute practice parties Check OUT OUR well, Art Persists—and video CHANNEL for Regularly $360. becoming a designer. First-time students only. Not valid with other promotions. new videos WEEkly Must mention ad when calling. Expires 11-30-09. www.QueerTv Network.com Photo by Ross Forman FREDASTAIREDOWNTOWNCHICAGO.COM 4 Oct. 21, 2009 regulate or support the behavior of people and being able to marry. And it’s our responsibility Supreme Court entities who offer religious or other First Amend- to speak out against it, whenever it happens. ment justifications for their actions. “Every child who is a minority faces discrimi- sits out In Choose Life v. Illinois, an anti-abortion nation, exclusion and oppression at some point group petitioned the state for the right to have in their lives. It is actions like those of this LGBT cases its motto “Choose Life” stamped onto a series state official—refusing to marry a loving couple BY Lisa KEEN of automobile license plates. By state law, the because of personal prejudice—that perpetuate KEEN NEWS SERVICE group needed two things to make that happen: the discrimination and racism that continue to several thousand signatures from residents will- pervade our culture. There was no dramatic sit-in on the steps of ing to buy license plates with the specialized “There is also the fact that this state official the U.S. Supreme Court this month at the 2009 slogan, and approval from the general assembly. is just plain wrong. There are countless children March on Washington. It was there, during the Choose Life got 25,000 signatures—a number of interracial parents who grew up to embody 1987 march, that one of the movement’s larg- that “far exceeded” the minimum required, ac- the strength of our families: President Barack est and most intense moments of direct action cording to court documents. But the plan was Obama, Tiger Woods, Soledad O’Brien. And par- was staged. Thousands of gay-rights supporters shot down in a legislative subcommittee. The ents themselves—like Seal and Heidi Klum, for- Janet Napolitano. stood together at the bottom of the court’s en- anti-abortion group filed a lawsuit, arguing that mer Defense Secretary William Cohen and jour- trance and systematically defied police orders it violated their First Amendment right to free- nalist Janet Langhart. And the lists go on and initiative Proposition 8, according to the San to stay off the court’s open gathering plaza.
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