How a Loving Lesbian Couple Made 'Logan Square Honey'
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DUSTIN LANCE BLACK HOLDS court AT ELMHURST college WINDY CITY THE VOICE OF CHICAGO’S GAY, LESBIAN, PAGE 10 BI AND TRANS COMMUNITY SINCE 1985 MAY 14, 2014 VOL 29, NO. 33 TIMESwww.WindyCityMediaGroup.com NFL makes history in drafting Sam BY ROSS FORMAN Michael Sam cleared a huge hurdle May 10 en route to playing football on Sundays. LURIE SERIES With the 249th overall pick, the St. Louis Rams used a seventh-round slot in the 2014 NFL Draft CONTINUES to grab Michael Sam from the University of Missouri, the 2013 SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Year and the first openly gay player ever drafted. WITH A looK AT History was made on ESPN—and sealed with a kiss. FAMILIES Sam broke down in tears upon receiving the phone call from St. Louis head coach Jeff Fisher. Sam PAGE 6 was consoled by his boyfriend, Vito Cammisano, and the two kissed repeatedly. (Cammisano swam competitively for the University of Missouri.) “I had no idea they were this interested in me,” Sam told reporters local reporters after the selec- tion. “I knew I was gonna get picked somewhere, and every team that passed me, I was thinking, ‘I’m gonna sack their QB.’” Fisher—who played for the Chicago Bears (1981-1985) and coached fellow gay player Wade Davis during preseason games with the Tennessee Titans—told the NFL Network, “We were very fortunate to have the supplemental choices. You use those for players you want to give an opportunity to, that you think that you want to draft. I haven’t said a whole lot to anybody over the last week or so, but after doing the studies, this is a good football player.” The Rams open the preseason schedule on Friday, Aug. 8, against the New Orleans Saints, and kickoff the regular season on Sunday, Sept. 7, against the Minnesota Vikings. The Rams do not play Chicago during the 2014 regular season. “Let me tell you something. If we were playing the Vikings right now, I’d probably have three sacks,” Sam told reporters. “The 2013 Co-Defensive Player of the Year is ready to (expletive) show the world that he is ready to work.” Among those responding to St. Louis’ selection—and the nationally televised kiss—was President CHICAGO SKY Obama. However, there were also some anti-gay tweets from within the NFL that were immediately coACH POKEY addressed. CHAtmAN “The President congratulates Michael Sam, the Rams and the NFL for taking an important step ON THE new forward in our Nation’s journey,” Obama said in a White House statement. “From the playing field to the corporate boardroom, LGBT Americans prove everyday that you should be judged by what you SEASON do and not who you are.” PAGE 30 On the other end of the spectrum, former Super Bowl champion Derrick Ward, who played in the Michael Sam and boyfriend Vito Cammisano share a kiss after NFL during 2004-2011, tweeted, “I’m sorry but that Michael Sam is no bueno for doing that [kiss] finding out that the St. Louis Rams drafted Sam on May 10. on national tv.” Photo from Cammisano’s Twitter account Turn to page 24 How a loving lesbian couple made ‘Logan Square Honey’ BY JONATHAN JONES Before Logan Square became trendy and hipsters clad in skinny jeans walked down the tree-lined boulevards, Mary Morse and Joanne Bristol fell in love and made a home there with a hive of hon- eybees on the balcony overlooking their backyard. Morse is now deceased. Bristol, only 59 years old, suffers from a rare, devastating neurological disease called progressive supranuclear palsy. The disease makes it difficult for Bristol to speak, let alone walk, and when describing her condition, she said with great effort that she feels locked inside herself. This brief account unlocks the story of the life Bristol and Morse made together. It honors the ‘GOD loVES love between them. UGANDA’ In the context of gay and lesbian history, it’s useful to mention why both women moved to Director TALKS Chicago independent of each other in the mid 1970s. In some sense, they came here to be free. In college Bristol read the seminal book Lesbian Women, which exhorts all women who love other ABOUT RISKS women to move to big cities. With this in mind, she secured an internship at Michael Reese Hospital IN MAKING THE MOVIE Turn to page 8 Joanne Bristol (right) and Mary Morse. Photo from Bristol PAGE 22 WEDDING DAY 2 May 14, 2014 WINDY CITY TIMES WINDY CITY TIMES this week in AFC_Ignite_WCT_5x13-5.pdf 1 4/18/2014 9:04:09 AM NEWS WINDY CITY TIMES May 14, 2014 Interview with judge Mary Yu Lurie, part three: Families Lesbian couple’s link with honey ENTERTAINMENT/EVENTS Obit: Paul Lutter 4 Scottish Play Scott 6 Theater reviews LGBT issues untouched at event Dustin Lance Black at Elmhurst 8 KATM: Uganda; Big Joy 3 LGBT homeless youth summit 8 ‘Uganda’ director Williams 15 20 Gay in the Life: Taylor 9 Joan Rivers; Michael Sam 22 VIEWS: Rubinstein; letter 10 Dish: Cocello 11 Billy Masters 22 13 Chicago Sky preview 24 14 26 29 Images on cover (left, from top): Photo of Dustin LanceOUTLINES Black by Carrie Maxwell; photo of the 30 Caballero family by Gretchen Rachel Blickensderfer; Classifiedsphoto of Pokey Chatman by Ross Forman; photo of Roger Ross Williams by Marc Yankus Calendar 26 28 DUSTIN LANCE BLACK HOLDS COURT AT ELMHURST COLLEGE WINDY CITY THE VOICE OF CHICAGO’S GAY, LESBIAN, PAGE 10 BI AND TRANS COMMUNITY SINCE 1985 MAY 14, 2014 VOL 29, NO. 33 TIMESwww.WindyCityMediaGroup.com NFL makes history in drafting Sam BY ROSS FORMAN Michael Sam cleared a huge hurdle May 10 en route to playing football on Sundays. LURIE SERIES With the 249th overall pick, the St. Louis Rams used a seventh-round slot in the 2014 NFL Draft CONTINUES to grab Michael Sam from the University of Missouri, the 2013 SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Year and the first openly gay player ever drafted. WITH A LOOK AT History was made on ESPN—and sealed with a kiss. DOWNLOAD THIS! FAMILIES Sam broke down in tears upon receiving the phone call from St. Louis head coach Jeff Fisher. Sam PAGE 6 was consoled by his boyfriend, Vito Cammisano, and the two kissed repeatedly. (Cammisano swam competitively for the University of Missouri.) “I had no idea they were this interested in me,” Sam told reporters local reporters after the selec- tion. “I knew I was gonna get picked somewhere, and every team that passed me, I was thinking, ‘I’m gonna sack their QB.’” Fisher—who played for the Chicago Bears (1981-1985) and coached fellow gay player Wade Davis during preseason games with the Tennessee Titans—told the NFL Network, “We were very fortunate to have the supplemental choices. You use those for players you want to give an opportunity to, that you think that you want to draft. I haven’t said a whole lot to anybody over the last week or so, but after doing the studies, this is a good football player.” The Rams open the preseason schedule on Friday, Aug. 8, against the New Orleans Saints, and kickoff the regular season on Sunday, Sept. 7, against the Minnesota Vikings. The Rams do not play Chicago during the 2014 regular season. “Let me tell you something. If we were playing the Vikings right now, I’d probably have three sacks,” Sam told reporters. “The 2013 Co-Defensive Player of the Year is ready to (expletive) show the world that he is ready to work.” CHICAGO SKY Among those responding to St. Louis’ selection—and the nationally televised kiss—was President Go to www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com Obama. However, there were also some anti-gay tweets from within the NFL that were immediately COACH POKEY addressed. CHATMAN “The President congratulates Michael Sam, the Rams and the NFL for taking an important step forward in our Nation’s journey,” Obama said in a White House statement. “From the playing field ON THE NEW to the corporate boardroom, LGBT Americans prove everyday that you should be judged by what you SEASON do and not who you are.” PAGE 30 On the other end of the spectrum, former Super Bowl champion Derrick Ward, who played in the Michael Sam and boyfriend Vito Cammisano share a kiss after NFL during 2004-2011, tweeted, “I’m sorry but that Michael Sam is no bueno for doing that [kiss] finding out that the St. Louis Rams drafted Sam on May 10. on national tv.” Photo from Cammisano’s Twitter account Turn to page 24 How a loving lesbian couple to download complete issues of Windy City Times and Nightspots. made ‘Logan Square Honey’ BY JONATHAN JONES Before Logan Square became trendy and hipsters clad in skinny jeans walked down the tree-lined boulevards, Mary Morse and Joanne Bristol fell in love and made a home there with a hive of hon- eybees on the balcony overlooking their backyard. Morse is now deceased. Bristol, only 59 years old, suffers from a rare, devastating neurological disease called progressive supranuclear palsy. The disease makes it difficult for Bristol to speak, let alone walk, and when describing her condition, she said with great effort that she feels locked inside herself. This brief account unlocks the story of the life Bristol and Morse made together. It honors the ‘GOD LOVES love between them. UGANDA’ In the context of gay and lesbian history, it’s useful to mention why both women moved to Chicago independent of each other in the mid 1970s.