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‘80S ICON MOLLY asylum-seekers RINGWALD CHATS By Melissa Wasserman ing safety in the United States because of persecution BEFORE VISITING based on sexual orientation or gender identity in their CHICAGO The recently launched Chicago LGBT Asylum Support home countries. CLASP reflects that mission as it aims page 24 Program (CLASP) stands as a source of support and to provide direct living support and welcoming environ- safety for LGBT people escaping a life of persecution in ments to asylum-seekers. their home countries and arriving in the United States “We’re certainly not reinventing the wheel for things for a new life. we don’t have the capacity to do,” said Parr. “We’re con- Established toward the end of January, CLASP comes gregations; we’re not lawyers, but what we can do is to from a partnership between the national coalition LGBT kind of support what is tangible and physical for asy- Faith & Asylum Network (LGBT-FAN) and Broadway lum-seekers who arrive here with nothing. We’re trying United Methodist Church located in Chicago. Currently, to use our network of welcoming churches to do that.” Broadway United Methodist Church is acting as a hub The group’s founding members include Parr; LGBT- and fiscal agent through which people can make dona- FAN Coordinator Max Niedzwiecki; National LGBTQ and tions. Faith Communities Consultant Ann Craig; Daniel Weyl of “I think we understand the thru line of God’s word is Heartland Alliance; John Ademola, a Nigerian refugee; the word of love,” said Rev. Lois McCullen Parr, pastor and Dennis Ojiyoma, a Nigerian asylum-seeker. at the Broadway United Methodist Church and CLASP “I just feel a huge responsibility as a global citizen Co-Founder. “I think we have a responsibility to speak and for me personally, as a Christian pastor,” Parr said. loudly and clearly that what we believe about God and “I feel a huge responsibility to be part of what’s life- WRITER JACKIE God’s people is true and that love is greater than fear— giving and to be part of a community of faith that’s that God’s intention is for people to love and live to- faithfully listening to God’s leading in saying ‘This is COLLINS’ gether and not to do harm.” John Ademola Adewoye at a CLASP press LGBT-FAN’s overall mission is to help people seek- ‘CONFESSIONS’ Turn to page 10 conference. Photo by Tracy Baim pagE 23 Pansexual woman’s journey empowers her to help others By Gretchen Rachel Blickensderfer

In 2013, when 24-year-old pansexual woman Keyshia Lay Morris first met Chicago House TransLife Center director Bonn Wade, she hadn’t closed her eyes in more than three days. Wade made her a spinach smoothie and, as they were talking, Morris fell into an exhausted sleep. Born in Atlanta, Ga., Morris said her father moved her family to Chicago and left when she was 2. By the age of 4, her mother had moved Morris, her brother and sister into a home they shared with a woman named ‘Mother Thomas.’ Morris claimed the woman physically abused Morris and her brother while her mother was at work. “She used to beat on us,” Morris re- membered. “They found scars on my brother when he was going to school.” The Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) removed her from the JOE KAISER EXCELS household. Morris’ mother fought unsuccessfully to get them back and no one in her ex- tended family would take her. ON, OFF TRACK Morris said she went through 37 placements as a part of “the system,” as she calls it. “I pagE 30 am very skeptical of white people because of what happened to me in those foster homes Keyshia Lay Morris (left) and Bonn Wade. Photo by Gretchen Rachel Blickensderfer Turn to page 6

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CIVIL UNIONS & WEDDINGS ultural Q’s AT THE KEITH HOUSE C by FRANCESCA ROYSTER Is CeCe McDonald Free? In January 2014, CeCe McDonald, hate- lost son and friend Trayvon Martin. crime survivor and transgender activist, CeCe McDonald still isn’t free when walked out of prison. transgender people face brutality and McDonald served 19 months for second- discrimination by the healthcare system, degree manslaughter for stabbing the ranging from lack of access, to violence man who physically assaulted her and by hospital staff, to ignorance by many made transphobic, homophobic and racist doctors and medical schools of specific slurs against her and her . health concerns for transgender people. Since she was released, she’s described The 2001 film Southern Comfort docu- her life on the outside as one of the cel- ments the last year of the life of Robert ebration of everyday things: hugging her Eads, a female-to-male transsexual who family without a prison guard watching, died of ovarian cancer. More than a dozen the everyday details of transitioning, get- doctors turned down Eads’s case because ting her career back on track, and espe- they were afraid that treating him would Historic Event Space cially using her public platform to teach hurt their reputation. By the time that The Keith House is among Chicago’s oldest grand other people about transgender rights, Eads found a doctor who would treat his houses, in the heart of the renowned Prairie Avenue the prison industrial complex, and, as she cancer, it was too late. Historic District, 10 minutes from downtown Chicago. puts it, “to help people understand what CeCe McDonald still isn’t free when the It resides next to the beautiful Chicago Women’s Park and judicial system oper- Gardens, which is perfect for pictures. ates so unjustly. In her own case, the court ig- We can accommodate up to 90 people for cocktail style “Can we rely on this public nored as admissible evi- reception and 60 for a sit-down in a single room. Also available conversation about transgender dence her gender, race for corporate events, retreats and meetings. and class, even as she, people’s lives and rights to continue a 23-year-old African American transgender without some serious cultural and woman, was assaulted political change?” by a 47-year-old white man bearing a swas- tika tattoo. The court www.keithhousechicago.com admitted as evidence 1900 S. Prairie Avenue Phone: 312.907.7909 it’s like for me and for other trans women the fact that McDonald had written one Chicago IL 60616-1321 [email protected] who are in prison, and people in general bad check, even as it dismissed the fact who have to deal with the policies and that her assailant had faced past criminal the martial law of prison.” charges for assaulting his girlfriend. This She has used an experience of great also suggests a strong link between trans- trauma and injustice to bridge multiple phobia and the larger culture of violence identities and causes, to sculpt from her against women—even when transphobic pain new knowledge, and to free others. culture attempts to create a gulf between This is most definitely the work of a free the experiences of cis-gendered women woman. and transgender women. But is CeCe McDonald truly free? What McDonald’s case has brought renewed is the quality of one’s freedom, when awareness of the violence faced by trans- transgender people are still at a high gender women of color. We are in the risk for hate crimes, harassment by the midst of an energized public conversa- police, bullying violence and domestic tion about transgender rights, due in part violence? According to the National Coali- to McDonald’s own activism, and that of tion of Anti-Violence Programs, in 2011, supporters Laverne Cox, Janet Mock, Les- the year that McDonald was attacked, the lie Feinberg, GLAAD, The Sylvia Rivera murder rate of LGBTQ people was at an Law Project, and others. But there are all-time high. There were 30 hate-related still so many stories that need to be told murders of LGBTQ people; 87% of those in order for all of us to be free—includ- anti-LGBTQ murder victims were people of ing McDonald’s forthcoming documentary, color and 40% were transgender women Free CeCe, produced by Laverne Cox and of color. Jacqueline Gares. As Laverne Cox, actor , producer, activ- Can we rely on this public conversa- ist and CeCe supporter, put it in an inter- tion about transgender people’s lives and view on Democracy Now!, for transgender rights to continue without some serious people, “The act of merely walking down cultural and political change? As Mock the street is often a contested act, not points out, “[S]adly, the reality is that a only from the citizenry, but also from the black trans woman is not society’s ideal police.” subject. … We are not invited to contrib- Top 40? Disco? Swing? Rock? Showtunes? What do you McDonald’s case underscores the every- ute to the national conversation, we are day brutality and violence faced by trans- told to stay in the dark, live our lives at want your wedding to sound like? With star vocal talent, gender people. Moreover, her case is part night, never to be heard from unless we’re of a larger pattern of surveillance of and found lying dead on a street corner.” a state of the art sound system and a DJ/Turntablist, violence on bodies of color, made hyper- As a queer, cis-gendered African Ameri- The Becca Kaufman Orchestra offers an energetic, visible by their perceived wrongness: the can woman, I claim CeCe McDonald’s and wrong gender, the wrong color, the wrong other transgender women of color’s strug- versatile live music experience like no other. Whether it’s age, caught in the wrong neighborhood, gle to be free as linked to my own. We are a solo pianist or a 20-piece orchestra, too loud, too queer. I think here of mur- on the edges of one another’s battles. Her dered transgender women of color Lorena fight reveals the importance of coalition BKO will make sure your wedding sounds like you! Escalera and Paige Clay. I think here of building for social change.

Francesca Royster is a Professor of English at DePaul University, where she teaches courses on Shakespeare, Popular Culture, gender, race, sexuality and Visit www.beccakaufmanorchestra.com and www.BeatMixMusic.com performance. Her books include Sounding Like a No-No: Queer Sounds and Ec- or call 847.892.4150 to hear the sounds of your next event. centric Acts in the Post-Soul Era ( Press, 2013) and Be- coming Cleopatra: The Shifting Image of an Icon (Palgrave, 2003). WINDY CITY TIMES March 12, 2014 5 Black lesbian couple Genetically modified Report: LGBTs are cells may be effective disproportionately in treating HIV food-insecure killed in Texas According to a new Williams Institute By Matt Simonette BY TRACY BAIM out who killed Cosby and Jackson. study that demographer Gary J. Gates has They reportedly had gone to Galveston, Tex- authored, 2.4 million (29 percent) LGBT According to a March 5 White House state- adults experienced a time in the last year In Port Bolivar, Texas, authorities believe a as, for Mardi Gras. ment, researchers at the National Institute Black lesbian couple was murdered, according Police have released a sketch of the suspect, when they did not have enough money to of Allergy and Infectious Diseases have re- feed themselves or their family—a condition to KTRK.com. posted at http://elixher.com/suspect-sketch- ported successful results from a study where- Crystal Jackson, 24, was a mother to a released-in-murder-of-texas-lesbian-couple/. known as “food insecurity.” in cells from HIV-infected individuals were According to the U.S. Department of Agri- 5-year-old girl. Her girlfriend Brittany Cosby The women both had active Facebook pages. genetically modified to slow the progress to was also 24, and they were a couple for two Cosby’s is listed as Itain’tez Bnbreeze Cosby culture, approximately 49 million residents AIDS. Scientists hope that strategy might (nearly 16 percent) were food-insecure in years. Jackson was a security guard, and Cosby and Jackson’s is Rainbow Barbie. They shared eventually lead to a drug-free treatment for photos of family and friends, and on Jackson’s 2012. HIV infection. The survey says that LGBT people experi- page, people posted the wanted poster for the Researchers removed key cells from HIV- suspect, as well as heartfelt wishes for the ence disproportionate levels of food insecu- infected individuals, modified the cells to re- rity and higher participation rates in SNAP families of those killed. sist infections and returned them to the sub- One poster wrote: “Talked to the family of (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Pro- jects’ bodies. Sangamo BioSciences funded gram), especially those raising children. This Rainbow Barbie they are ruling it robbery and the trial, which Carl H. June, M.D., led with targeted for sexuality. ... On behalf of the Chi- is reportedly a risk that persists despite pos- co-investigators Bruce L. Levine, Ph.D., and sible differences in demographic characteris- cago LGBT we extend our hearts and prayers to Pablo Tebas, M.D., all of the Perelman School them and [their] families.” tics between LGBT and non-LGBT individuals of Medicine at the University of Pennsylva- like gender, age, race/ethnicity and educa- Rev. Ivan Jackson, father of Crystal, told Fox nia, according to the statement. News in Houston: “I barely found out yesterday tional attainment. Individuals with a natural genetic modifi- Among the key findings are that: morning but I forgive whoever did it but let cation in a cell-surface molecule, or recep- God take his course.” —More than one in five LGB adults aged tor, called CCR5 are often resistant to many 18-44 (21 percent)—or approximately 1.1 Cosby’s Facebook page said she was in the infections that appear in persons with HIV. class of 2010 at the Texas School of Business, million individuals—participated in SNAP Researchers extracted CD4+ T cells from 12 through receipt of food stamps in the past and class of 2008 for University Park Acade- HIV-positive subjects and altered the DNA my. Jackson’s page said she worked at Vinson year; that codes for the CCR5, in order to intro- —LGBT adults are 1.7 times more likely Guard Service and the MCA, the Motor Club of duce the resistant modification. America. She was in the 2009 class at Everest than non-LGBT adults to not have had The cells were then multiplied and returned enough money to feed themselves or their Institute. to the patient. Four weeks later, half of the In a Feb. 24 post, Jackson wrote this to her family in the past year; and subjects stopped taking their anti-retroviral —Same-sex couples raising biological, ad- girlfriend: “I will like to take the time out and medications for eight to 12 weeks. Research- Crystal Jackson (left) and Brittany Cosby. to say Happy Anniversary to me nd bae. Today opted, or step children under age 18 are 2.1 Facebook photo ers found that those subjects appeared to be times more likely than comparable different- makes 2 yeaes since me and my bear been to- protected from infection, even without their gether. We been threw alot, but yet we stayed sex couples to receive food stamps. medications. The full report is at http://williamsin- worked at Starbucks. Their bodies were found strong. I love you bae and only you, no mat- According to the statement, researchers next to a convenience-store dumpster. ter who gots anything to say about it, im al- stitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/ will continue the study on more volunteers Food-Insecurity-in-LGBT-Communities.pdf. Investigators are looking for Cosby’s vehicle, ways going to be here. Now go run nd tell that and increase the persistence of the modified a silver 2006 Kia Sorrento with paper tags. It’s lol. — feeling lovely with Itain’tez Bnbreeze cells to achieve a therapeutic effect. missing and could be a crucial part in finding Cosby.”

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Paid for and Authorized by Committee to Elect Judge Alfred Swanson. 6 March 12, 2014 WINDY CITY TIMES PANSEXUAL from cover time to get myself back together,” she said. Her eyes lit up and Morris nodded: “My pas- When she was not in jail, Morris spent nights sion is doing motivational speaking and talking in low cost apartments provided by child wel- to other people who don’t know that you can and what they got away with.” fare nonprofits. She was kicked out of one at still live and be out and be HIV-positive.” Morris asserted that she suffered physical 79th and Avalon because Morris said her room- She is in training as an outreach worker at abuse at the hands of some foster families. “I mate was a member of the military who had the Howard Area Community Center. “I was not was being passed around,” she recalled. “A lot gone AWOL, something she said she did not handed everything,” Morris said. “There’s no of foster parents would try to tell me ‘we’re know. She was subsequently arrested for hiding one teaching me what kind of woman I should your moms now. Your mom doesn’t want you. him. be. I’m one of those girls who came from being That’s why you’re here.’ I used to get into fights According to Morris, this occurred when she quiet, came from being pushed over, came from because I’d disagree with calling them that be- was 18. the streets. But I believe in being assertive- cause I knew my real mom was still out there. She left the DCFS system after her nineteenth aggressive. Being passive gets you nowhere. I People was trying to change me to what they birthday and went into a life of prostitution want to tell people that you can still be the wanted me be. Then they started beating me.” and drugs. “I bounced around from hotel to best you can be. You can stand up and you Morris’ experiences with the DCFS are appar- hotel,” she remembered. “That was my way of have choices. I don’t do it for fame or money ently not unique. James McIntyre is a motiva- living. I couldn’t get a job, or my G.E.D.” She but my heart is what’s in it.” tional speaker and youth advocate who spent would sometimes spend nights going back and Wade and Morris are a part of a committee 17 years in DCFS placements. “I was adopted at forth on the CTA Red Line. This was her life that is organizing a three-day summit in early five years old,” he told Windy City Times. “Ev- until she was 22. Even in areas like Lakeview, May, hosted by Tracy Baim of Windy City Times. erything was fine for a couple of years then the Morris said she was stopped, accused of prosti- Kim Hunt of Affinity Community Services is adopted homes started to physically abuse me. tution and threatened with either ticketing or summit director. The first day will be all for LG- So her story is not rare. They are more common arrest. BTQ youth, hosted at Lurie Children’s Hospital than we would think if you talk to wards of the In 2013, she was arrested for criminal tres- May 2. The other two days of the summit will state.” passing—something Morris is at a loss to un- be at other locations, including the final day McIntyre said that a lot of these cases are derstand. She claimed she was sitting in the for reporting results, held at the Museum of unreported because the children in the DCFS backseat of a friend’s car that was parked at Broadcast Communications. system do not know where to turn. “The sys- Cicero and Madison. “I got out to smoke a “It focuses on homelessness,” Morris ex- tem placed them there, so they thought they Keyshia Lay Morris. Photo by Gretchen cigarette, then the police rolled up. First they plained “It’s about having more housing for could trust the system,” he said. “So when they Rachel Blickensderfer asked me what I was doing. They said ‘did you LGBT youth to go to.” get hurt like that it affects them on a mental arrested for shoplifting: “They sat me in this know there’s a high prostitution rate out here?’ “Our vision is that no LGBT young folks in and emotional level to not trust anybody. When big receiving room and there was a whole lot of They asked me for ID and then searched the Chicago should be on the streets,” Wade added. they turn into young adults, they start acting people around me. That’s the most hell I went car,” she said. The police officers—one male “We need to ask how we are addressing the is- out in behavioral and aggressive ways.” through.” and one female—ran the plate of the car and it sue of homeless LGBTQ youth with both short- During one of her visits to her mother, Morris After Morris was released, the arrests con- came back as stolen. Morris was arrested. and long-term strategies, some that don’t cost announced that she thought she was different. tinued. “I kept on hanging with this girl, we During the entire process, Morris alleged any money. This community is brilliant beyond “My mother used to always tell me to go out called her Jamaica, and every time I got locked that the male officer continually accused her measure. We have the resources and the capac- and play with my brother and I was not the up I was with this chick,” she said. Morris de- of prostitution. “He’s saying that ‘all you gay ity. We need to stand in solidarity with each type of girl who wanted to play with him. My scribed one such incident at a local Dominick’s: people and drag queens do is come out here other.” mother used to ask if I was gay and I said ‘no “I got nabbed because I was with her. She stole all the time and want to prostitute. Why don’t “This time we are giving young people a voice mom, I’m not gay.’ I had feelings for guys but I something and ran out the back door. They you stay your asses at home?’ He’s calling me a to speak,” Morris smiled. didn’t know how to admit to it.” She was 8. caught me because I was walking slow because faggot and I’m thinking what does that mean? Windy City Times reached out to Karen Ten years later, while a student at Nicholas I didn’t steal anything!” Does that make me different because I’m gay?” Hawkins—a spokeswoman for the Illinois De- Senn High School, Morris came out as a wom- The most serious charge—according to Mor- Morris was diagnosed as HIV-positive. She partment of Children and Family Services re- an. She did not graduate with her class because ris, the theft of a large amount clothes and had been receiving therapy at the Howard garding Morris’s story about her treatment un- of problems she said she was having with her purses from Macy’s—landed her in jail for six Brown Health Center and was finally referred der foster care. teachers. “When they came at me and didn’t months. While at the Cook County lockup, she to Wade and the TransLife center via the City “While privacy laws prevent me from speak- respect me as a she, I was like how dare you, as was placed in an area with other transwomen of Chicago’s Central Referral System—designed ing specifically about any one child or fam- an adult, sit up there and tell me my sexuality inmates. Morris said that rape in that facility to provide supportive housing for chronically ily’s case, I can generally say that we, at DCFS, is wrong,” she said. was a regular occurrence. “There was straight homeless youth. She met Wade in June of find stories like this heartbreaking,” Hawkins She had already been dressing for four years. people coming over just to fuck us,” she said. 2013. wrote in a statement. “Our caseworkers and in- “At night, for money,” she explained. “I was Morris was transferred to the Illinois Depart- “A lot of case workers know about the CRS vestigators have dedicated their lives to child in a group home and I used to run away with ment of Corrections minimum security facility list,” Wade explained. “So they help get people welfare— to ensuring safe, loving, permanent the girls. Then the drugs started coming.” Mor- in Vienna, Ill. Despite her gender identity, Mor- on it. Keyshia had been running and trying to homes for every child. One story like this is one ris said she found her clothes by stealing from ris was placed in a male prison. There, Morris make sense of what was going on in the world.” too many, and we continue to do all we can to stores like Macy’s: “It was easy for me to rip said she was sexually harassed. “I had boys Wade said that they immediately noticed that do right by the diverse communities of children them off. I used to hang out with a lot of white hitting on me. This guy grabbed my ass,” she Morris had power, passion and energy. “When and families we serve.” people. I was getting away with it because added. “They got away with more shit. I went she came to the TransLife center, she threw Hawkins is helping to coordinate DCFS par- they was getting away with it.” crazy.” herself into trying to build on her strength and ticipation in the May youth summit. Windy City Morris said the scariest moment of her life Morris was placed on medications for post- resiliency. She knew where she wanted to go Times will be announcing more details on the came when she was 14. She and a friend were traumatic stress disorder. “It took me a long from day one.” summit soon.

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MCTKW-9144 Windy City Times • March 12, 2014 8 March 12, 2014 WINDY CITY TIMES Why the March judicial primaries should tick you off VIEWPOINT BY SUSANA DARWIN, CHUCK County except for Ellis, who is running for the LITTLE AND FEDERICO RODRIGUEZ Illinois Appellate Court. It is the six candidates who are seeking elec- It’s hard to be a fan of elections without op- tion this month who consciously chose not to position. They seem essentially undemocratic, appear before the Alliance we are calling out. and where’s the fun when there’s no suspense? They earn the wrath of the voter. Seven Chicago-area judicial races in the March When candidates decline to be evaluated, 2014 primary feature single candidates, so each is saying to the voter, “Go ahead. Do your when the candidate’s mother casts her vote, as research. You can decide for yourself whether it were, the election’s done. to vote for me or not.” Susana Darwin and Federico Rodriguez. Photos courtesy of Darwin and Rodriguez Fortunately, all seven candidates running un- Except who has the time or the resources to opposed in March did voters, their fellow mem- undertake this, when as many as 33 judicial bers of the bar, and the judiciary the courtesy candidates could appear on a voter’s ballot? ners and a variety of perspectives that reflect Every member of the Alliance volunteers time of presenting themselves before the Alliance of Even lawyers who regularly practice in the the values and priorities of the people of Cook because we feel so strongly about the need Bar Associations for Judicial Screening to have Circuit Court may be unfamiliar with some of County to consider the qualifications of judicial to educate Cook County voters on casting an their credentials evaluated. Kudos for appear- these candidates, so how can the general elec- candidates. The Alliance has many voices, and informed vote when it comes to our judiciary. ing anyway to David W. Ellis, Maritza Martinez, torate be expected to have experiences or the although its members may not sing in unison Candidates and judges who choose not to par- Daniel J. Kubasiak, Patricia O’Brien Sheahan, time to develop informed choices? or even harmonize at times, because of the Al- ticipate in the Alliance screening strip from the Caroline Kate Moreland, and Thomas J. Carroll. The Alliance’s mission is to bring together at- liance’s work voters can listen to the voices electorate an opportunity to address the ballot All are running for the Circuit Court of Cook torneys with overlapping interests as practitio- they care about. in an informed way. Voting is a privilege we dare not treat lightly. People around the world continue to fight and die for the vote. Even within our own country there are concerted efforts to roll back hard- won voting rights victories. We hear the hand-wringing about how low voter turnout is likely to be in an off-year elec- tion, with no one compelling or dynamic at the top of the ticket to drive interest in the elec- tion. But how about this: there are six candi- dates whose campaign choices suggest not just poor judgment but also contempt for the voter and the very judicial system they are attempt- ing to join. All of these candidates have been found “not recommended” or “not qualified” by all eleven members of the Alliance of Bar Associations for Judicial Screening for failing to participate in the Alliance’s screening process. They include: —Kelly Maloney Kachmarik (Countywide—to fill vacancy of the Hon. Pamela E. Hill-Veal) —Nyshana K. Sumner (Second Subcircuit— to fill vacancy of the Hon. William D. O’Neal) —Lauren Brougham Glennon (Third Subcir- cuit—to fill vacancy of the Hon. Christopher J. Donnelly) —Owens J. Shelby (Seventh Subcircuit—to fill vacancy of the Hon. W. Taylor) —Sondra Denmark AND Robbin Perkins (Fif- teenth Subcircuit—to fill vacancy of the Hon. David Sterba) The good news is that voters have options in each of these races. Please visit www.votefor- judges.org and cast an informed vote in March. Susana Darwin, Judicial Evaluation Com- mittee Co-Chair, Lesbian and Gay Bar Asso- ciation of Chicago Chuck Little, Judicial Evaluation Commit- tee Co-Chair, Lesbian and Gay Bar Associa- tion of Chicago Federico Rodriguez, Judicial Evaluation Committee Chair, Hispanic Lawyers Associa- tion of Illinois Executive Committee Co-Chairs, Alliance of Bar Associations for Judicial Screening This is a companion piece to Windy City Times’ election 2014 section that begins on page 12 of this issue.

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So I feel humbled and honored to be for LGBT asylum seekers; what to expect when they get here because up trying to assist people in actually getting invited into the launching of this network and —One or more furnished bedrooms in a they are not familiar with the system here.” here or not. For now we’re just trying to pro- I feel like it’s urgent.” home, apartment, or church property for at According to the issued flier, it is illegal vide the support most people get here. I would CLASP also builds on models previously im- least six months; and to be gay in nearly 80 countries around the say that through international communication, plemented in Worcester, Mass., and Toronto, —Donations to support housing, food, local world and the death penalty is implemented people who are already here, who have already while currently seeking to connect with local transportation and other basic necessities. in seven of them. While hundreds of asylum- achieved asylum, are in communication with human service providers, develop fund-raising “It’s not adequate, but at least they’re safe seekers reach Chicago, they come to realize it people from where they came from.” and service supply strategies and to share re- and they’re inside,” said Parr. “Most urgently is illegal for them to be employed for at least For more information, to make a donation, sources. we’re asking for housing because, right now, six months, after they file for their asylum ap- or to contact Parr, visit: http://www.broadway- “We’ve just been moving quickly to try to For example, there are five guys from Nigeria plications and they are prohibited from most churchchicago.com or http://www.lgbt-fan. make connections with those in the Chicago- who are crammed into one apartment with one government-supported programs. org/community-support. land area who are already doing a lot of work bedroom and one bathroom. So, we’re hope- with asylum and immigration, particularly tar- ful people of faith will say ‘I’ve got a room, geted to supporting LGBTQ persons,” said Parr. I’ve got a basement’ and then we can get some “We’re trying to use congregational support to housing for folks immediately.” get housing and some resources for folks who Ojiyoma is one of these five Nigerians. In From left: don’t have anything.” coordinating the organization, Ojiyoma largely Dennis Ojiyoma Partnership extends further as CLASP net- draws on his own experience as an asylum- Akpona, John works with organizations such as Chicago LG- seeker. Arriving in the United States in Sep- Ademola Adewoye BTQ Immigration Rights Coalition, Heartland tember 2013, one of his main concerns, he and Victor Aweke. Alliance and its National Immigrant Justice recalls, was where he was going to stay. Photo by Center, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and “It’s been a really challenging experience,” Tracy Baim Refugee Rights and the Interfaith Committee said Ojiyoma. “One major challenge I had was for Detained Immigrants, as well as individual integration—integrating into the community out-reach between people who have already here. The lifestyle here is entirely different achieved asylum and people looking to achieve from the lifestyle back home in Nigeria. I knew asylum. the language and food were a very challenging The group has existed through conference thing for me.” calls in the past few weeks and a press con- Most of the asylum-seekers, Ojiyoma ex- ference set for March 6 at 10 a.m. at Broad- plained, become very vulnerable when they en- way United Methodist Church will be held to ter because they do not have access to services it that he said the land of the free and the announce its launch in Chicago. As Parr de- like housing as most of them may not know CLASP holds home of the brave because from my perspec- scribed, “The wheels are on the road, but there anybody in the United States and therefore tive, the courage, the bravery of these peo- is not a lot of velocity.” press conference may not have anywhere to stay, making them ple is really humbling and moving to me.” With people coming from Uganda and Nige- Chicago LGBT Asylum Support Program homeless. “It’s not just a matter of keeping people ria and arriving in Chicago’s polar vortex, the (CLASP) had its inaugural press confer- “For me it’s a great joy to be co-founder of in my house,” said Adewoye. “Giving them group collected winter coats. Then, using some ence March 6 at Broadway United Methodist this group because this group provides safety some comfort and relief from the experiences networking through congregational support, Church. and provides comfort for every asylum-seeker they had that lead them to leave home, is they obtained additional clothes, inflatable Rev. Lois McCullen Parr of Broadway United that comes here,” said Ojiyoma. “The way we very important. I have supported people mattresses, sheets and towels and pillows and Methodist Church hosted the event. Speakers welcome people, we let them know that we un- with my salary. When the number becomes some basic supplies. sharing their own stories and views also in- derstand what you’re going through. We also bigger I believe we need more hands on deck According to CLASP’s preliminary flier, the cluded Gay Liberation Network’s Andy Thay- er; Dennis Ojiyoma Akpona, an asylum seeker and clasp is coming in at a good time to do from Nigeria and co-founder of the Center for that. It’s just to make sure when they come Courageous Living and CLASP; John Ademola here they have access to whatever they Adewoye, a permanent resident through asy- want, whatever services are available, they lum/ Asylee Service provider and co-founder have home over their head and we can get of the Center for Courageous Living and more support and do a better job through CLASP; Victor Aweke, an international HIV CLASP. For these people I think no sacrifice and human rights advocate who recently is too big to offer. At the same time I want moved from Nigeria and is seeking asylum in them to be comfortable.” the U.S.; and Rachelle Brown from the Met- Clergy members from various denomina- ropolitan Community Church movement tions showed their support of LGBT refugees “I think the most significant thing is to and asylum seekers. Among those standing hear the stories of John, Dennis and Victor on stage in support of the new group were and also to know that every story is unique,” Rev. Liala Beukema of Lakeview Lutheran said Parr. She said it was good to hear “the Church; Rev. Wesley Door of United Church through-line of three gay guys from Nigeria of Rogers Park UMC; Rev. Randall Doubet- whose way of getting here was different, King of Wellington Avenue United Church of whose experience is their own and the ex- Christ; and Rev. Carol Hill of Epworth United perience of those they know and love in Ni- Methodist Church. geria. I like the way John said ‘finding the For video coverage of the press conference, freedom to be who they are here in the land visit: http://www.windycitymediagroup. that’s known as the land of the free.’ I like com/lgbt/CLASP-group-forms-for-LGBT-asy- lum-seekers/46523.html.

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Truth Wins Out (TWO) founder Wayne Besen held his organization’s first Chicago meeting March 6 at Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted St., to introduce community members to his organization’s mission of debunking the myths and lies spread by anti-gay organizations. Be- sen moved TWO to Chicago from Vermont this past November. Among TWO’s initial goals are keeping an eye on “ex-gay” organizations and therapists. Though some states have outlawed such thera- pies for young people—Illinois legislators and William Delgado recently in- troduced such a bill—they still are a prevalent enough to cause harm to community members, Besen said. “They’re definitely in a weakened state, but I don’t think we can ever answer the question of how many of those organizations are out there,” Besen said. He also noted that TWO vigilantly watches anti-gay organizations that are spreading their hate in other countries. Many organizations, finding that their messages are often falling on deaf ears in the U.S., are finding receptive au- Get Covered Illinois brings diences in nations such as Russia, Nigeria and Uganda. In order reach out to other nations, tour to Humboldt Park Wayne Besen. Photo by Michael Murphy The Get Covered Illinois Road 2 Coverage statewide mobile tour made a stop at the Erie those organizations often have shady and con- Family Health Center in Humboldt Park on March 6. Nearly 50 people showed up for help with voluted financial structures that TWO wants to enrollment, and nearly half successfully completed enrollment at the event. study and expose. TWO has two full-time employees, one of Featuring a branded Get Covered Illinois recreational vehicle (RV), the tour provides ways to “Every time we put down one of these guys, whom is Besen. He is tentatively planning an reach uninsured residents and encourage health insurance enrollment during the final month another materializes,” Besen said, adding that April 24 presentation, “Meet the Global Right- of open enrollment. two was looking for volunteers to help them Wing Conspiracy,” at Center on Halsted, 3656 The Road 2 Coverage RV is visiting communities throughout the state with high numbers of carry out this research. “We’re going after some N. Halsted St. For more information, visit www. uninsured residents. During the beginning of March, the RV will be visible in Marion, East St. pretty big fish, so we’re going to need a pretty truthwinsout.org. Louis, Rockford, and other locations. big pan.” Photo courtesy of Lara Philipps

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• Has a demonstrated 30-year record supporting LGBT JAMES PATRICK CRAWLEY causes and people with HIV/AIDS. DEMOCRAT FOR JUDGE VEAL VACANCY (Countywide) COOK COUNTY EARLY VOTING BEGAN 3/3/2014 www.CrawleyForJudge.org 12 March 12, 2014 WINDY CITY TIMES Subcircuit, W. Taylor vacancy) Website: www.judyriceforjudge.com The skinny: Rice is senior vice president and ELECTIONS 2014 head of community affairs & economic devel- opment for Harris Bank. After receiving her law ber from outside metropolitan Chicago. The degree in 1988, Rice began her legal career as night after SB10 passed, Yingling proposed to an assistant Cook County state’s attorney. She Guide to his longtime partner, Lowell Jaffe, at a party in then began her 17-year-long career with the the executive mansion. Republican Rod Drobin- City of Chicago, initially as assistant corpora- ski of Wauconda is also running unopposed in tion counsel. the gays the race. —Jorge Zavala —Greg Harris Race: U.S. Representative (4th District ) The next primary elections, to be held March Race: Illinois state Representative (13th Dis- Website: ZavalaForAmerica.com 18, feature a number of openly gay and les- trict) The skinny: At 26, Zavala is the youngest bian candidates. The following individuals have Website: GregHarris.org candidate in Illinois to run for Congress—and publically stated that they were a member of The skinny: Harris, who was chief co-sponsor he is in a very competitive primary against in- the LGBT community and were on the ballot as of SB10, the legislation that will bring about cumbent U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez. Zavala was of March 3. marriage equality in Illinois beginning in June, raised in the Logan Square neighborhood and 2014, has a district that includes Uptown, Ra- attended Resurrection Catholic Academy. James Crawley. Photo from Crawley —Kelly Cassidy venswood, Lincoln Square, North Center and Race: Illinois state Representative (14th Dis- Bowmanville. He was first elected in 2006 and trict) is currently running unopposed in the Demo- Website: CitizensForKellyCassidy.com cratic primary. Republican Jon Joseph Hart- Early voting info The skinny: Cassidy, who defeated another mann is running unopposed as well. Early voting for the March 18 primary elec- lesbian candidate, Paula Basta, in March 2014, —James Crawley tion will be offered through Saturday, March is this time running unopposed in the Demo- Race: Cook County Circuit Court Judge (Pa- 15. cratic primary. Republican candidate Denis Det- mela E. Hill Veal vacancy) Voters registered in the City of Chicago zel, a consultant, is also running unopposed in Website: crawleyforjudge.org may use any early voting site in the city, re- that district. Before taking office, Cassidy was The skinny: Crawley, a native of Joliet, at- gardless of where the voters live. an activist and a staffer for state Sen. John tended Loyola University Chicago and received Voters don’t need a reason or excuse to Cullerton. his law degree from St. Louis University, where use early voting; however, voters do need to — he started doing legal work on HIV/AIDS is- present government-issued photo identifica- Race: Illinois state Representative (62nd sues. He has had his own practice for more tion. District) than 12 years, and has developed a specialty Ballots cast in early voting are final. After Website: SamYingling.com in food poisoning personal injury cases. Also casting ballots in early voting, voters may The skinny: Yingling, running unopposed in running for the vacancy are Andrea Michele Bu- not return to amend, change or undo a ballot the primary for his second term, is a native of ford and Kelly Maloney Kachmarik. for any reason. It is a felony to vote more central Lake County and lives in Round Lake —Judy Rice than once—or to attempt to vote more than Beach. He is the first openly gay House mem- Race: Cook County Circuit Court Judge (7th once—in the same election. All 51 locations will be open Monday Mel Ferrand. through Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. To get a list The choices have now been pre-determined of sites, visit http://www.chicagoelections. for the voters by those who seek power over com/page.php?id=9. progress, and democracy will not be served.” According to the documents challenging Ferrand’s candidacy, she submitted a receipt Ferrand suspends for filing her Statement of Economic Inter- House campaign ests from the Cook County Clerk’s Office, but By Matt Simonette not one from the Illinois Secretary of State’s Office. The filings also alleged that she did Out lesbian candidate for state representa- not file the Statement of Economic Interests tive Mel Ferrand, who this winter was re- with the Secretary of State at all. Ferrand, moved from the ballot after a filing error, who lost a final appeal in the matter in mid- said March 9 that she is officially suspending February, said individuals working on behalf her campaign. of opposing candidate Nancy Schiavone filed Ferrand was one of several candidates run- the challenge. ning to unseat incumbent Jaime Andrade Jr. Other candidates in the 40th District race as representative to the 40th district. That include Aaron Goldstein, Wendy Jo Harmston post was previously occupied by lesbian Deb and Mark Pasieka. Many LGBT-rights advo- Mell, who replaced her father, Dick Mell, on cates have endorsed Andrade, largely be- the city council. Andrade had been assistant cause he voted in favor of the Religious Free- to Dick Mell and served as the City Council’s dom and Marriage Fairness Act in November. assistant sergeant-at-arms. “With the replacement of Deb Mell in the In a statement, Ferrand said, “I am both State House in August, Illinois is left with saddened at the loss of the opportunity to only three openly LGBT members,” Ferrand see this campaign through to its end, and said. “With the removal of me from the bal- also invigorated by the excitement, kindness lot, our community has lost the possibility and conviction of the people of our district. for bringing our number back to four. With State Rep. Kelly Cassidy and Congressional candidate Jorge Zavala Jr. Photos from the subjects The strength and confidence of principles such low representation, the rights we have I felt over and over from each person was gained, and those yet to be achieved, are infectious. … [As] the independent progres- in constant jeopardy. As an out lesbian, and sive candidate, I represented the greatest active member of the community, I wanted threat to the status quo, and therefore the to continue to be an advocate for us. This greatest challenge at the ballot. For that campaign to succeed Deb Mell was a start at reason, I was removed from consideration to making sure we continue and cultivate the ALEO PRIDE represent the people of the 40th [District]. progress we have already won.” VAT CHICAGO LAKESHORE HOSPITAL > Addictions Treatment Chicago’s Dedicated and Comprehensive LGBTQ Program > Detox A Safe, Affirming, > Behavioral Health Therapeutic Environment Free Assessments > Dual Diagnosis 24 Hours per Day/365 Days per Year

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Also, as I said in election in 2010 by 31,000 votes. If I hadn’t the State of the State Address, we should have won, that day in November wouldn’t have hap- earned sick leave. Many workers don’t even nobody left out’ pened because the person I ran against was have a single day of sick leave, especially an opponent of marriage equality. In fact, in those making the minimum wage. With respect By Matt Simonette terms of the Republicans running right now, to the tax system, we’ve been able to improve when we passed the bill, Bruce Rauner, in the value of the Earned Income Tax Credit. I Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn came into office under Quincy, Illinois, demanded that I veto the bill. want to continue to do that; we need to double the most difficult of circumstances in 2009. WCT: Many legislators are taking heat, es- the value of that. The bottom line is that we His predecessor, like many Illinois governors pecially from some unions, because of their have to grow our economy so people can get before him, had been indicted. The nation’s votes on pension reform. Do you think that good jobs and keep those jobs. To me the key poor economic health wreaked havoc with may add up to more Republican-held House parts of that are training and education. There the state’s finances, which were strained by and Senate seats come next term? are people on the other side who want to have dwindling revenues and mounting pension ob- Quinn: No, I don’t think so. I think we’ll be radical, extreme cuts in our education budget ligations. Quinn narrowly won a re-election in able to prevail based on issues that matter to and I’m against that. I think we should invest, 2010, and still faced more challenges, among everyday people. Clearly there are reactionary not cut back. them the state’s still-high unemployment num- forces that are trying to roll the clock back and WCT: Regarding job creation, Illinois is bers and resistance to efforts to finally address my job is to move our state forward and not still struggling with a high unemployment the state’s long-term financial obligations. backwards. rate, which is still hovering between 8.5 and Quinn has been a strong supporter of LGBT WCT: The past year has been a significant 9 percent. What do you view as the biggest rights. He first supported civil unions, then in one for LGBT Illinoisans. What do you intend stumbling block to getting people back to 2012, publically came out in gay marriage. He to do in the next year, and in a prospective work in the state, and what do you see as has said that signing the Religious Freedom next term, in order to further support for the governor’s role in addressing that? and Marriage Fairness Act, along with the De- the LGBT community? Quinn: There’s no question that the Great cember passage of the pension reform package, Quinn: There’s a whole movement to address Recession harmed our state’s economy. That’s are the proudest accomplishments of his term. Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn. Photo by Hal Baim the issue of bullying. We have to take that on; why after I became governor, we passed Illinois Four candidates are vying to be his Republi- it’s something we need to make a statewide Jobs Now, which is a program of public works can opponent: venture capitalist Bruce Rauner, we had to deal with that, and restore Illinois’ mission. Also, we want to make sure that we to put people back to work, working on our who is currently the front-runner; state Sen. economy, and, finally, the state budget was properly run our AIDS Drug Assistance Program roads, our bridges, our water systems, our rail Kirk Dillard of Hinsdale, who, according to a greatly harmed by the recession. and prevent budget cuts that would harm peo- systems, repairing and building new schools, March 9 poll, is Rauner’s stron- We had to make reforms that were long over- ple that would need access to those prescrip- and laying fiber-optic cable for high-speed in- gest opponent; state Sen. Bill Brady of Bloom- due in order to make sure that we could invest tions, and I also believe that we have to take ternet. There are many components of it. When ington, who ran unsuccessfully against Quinn in education and healthcare. That involved a care of those who need housing. you count everything together, it’s about $44- in 2010; and Illinois Treasurer Dan Rutherford, great number of complicated decisions, includ- The other day, after the attorney general is- 45 billion dollars of investment. who earlier this year became embroiled in al- ing enacting comprehensive pension reform, sued her guidance to the county clerks in Il- WCT: What has been most challenging part legations of ethics violations and sexual ha- something that was long overdue in Illinois. linois about the effective date of the marriage of the Illinois governor’s job? rassment. We had a $100 billion liability and we took equality law, our department of public health Quinn: There are always challenges. To give Windy City Times recently spoke with Quinn steps necessary to straighten that out. indicated that we would honor every license an example, we got word from the federal gov- about LGBT rights, the upcoming election and WCT: What would you rate as your biggest issued by county clerks in Illinois, even before ernment that the federal government was not the state economy. Some remarks have been success of the previous term? June 1. We’re happy that the federal court act- going to provide resources to some of the com- edited for clarity and space. Quinn: The fact that we made hard decisions ed in Cook County but we also wanted to make munities that were hit by tornadoes in Novem- Windy City Times: Gov. Quinn, what are to restore Illinois’ financial position, that was sure that is applicable in other counties in Il- ber, and so the next day I was on the road to your thoughts looking to the election year significant and a necessary reform. But as a linois. I was in St. Clair County the other night put together a $45 million package to help the ahead? governor, I believe in a welcoming society, and the county clerk told me he was going to families and governments, everyone who was Gov. Pat Quinn: We’ve had to do some tough and last November we signed marriage equality issue licenses—that’s in southern Illinois. It’s affected by those tornadoes. That’s what you things in the last five years. When I was sworn into law. Prior to that I signed into law the important that we move forward in this historic have to do when you’re governor. I understand in as governor, the state was facing three cri- bill allowing for civil unions. We signed a law mission. We’ve made history in a very short pe- that’s a key part of the job—always be there ses at the same time. One was the ethics cri- disallowing the death penalty. My philosophy riod of time and I think it’s important that we when people need you the most. Another thing sis—we had one governor in jail and another is, “Everybody in and nobody left out.” We’ve continue in that progressive path. I’ve tried to do from Day One is make sure that going to jail. We had to pass strong ethics made progress in those areas in the last five WCT: For the last several months, President Illinois is seen as a welcoming place, that we standards and enforce them. With respect to years in Illinois. Obama has been foregrounding the idea of believe in tolerance and that nobody is left our economy, the country was in a tailspin and WCT: Every House member and most of the economic equality. What is the role of the out. wwhyhy sulksulk inin thethe snowsnow whenwhen youyou cancan celebratecelebrate spring?spring? ticketstickets onaleonale nownow atat CHICAGOFLOWER.COMCHICAGOFLOWER.COM

Proud member of the LGBT community 14 March 12, 2014 WINDY CITY TIMES WCT1 WCT2 HRC IVI PP CAI WCT1 WCT2 IVI PPAC PP CAI Election 2014 14th congressional district COMMISSIONER, COOK CO. BOARD - 16th DIST. Randy M. Hultgren (R) 0 Jeffrey R. Tobolski (D) Y Y Dennis Anderson (D) Y Y Us SENATE John J. Hosta (D) COMMISSIONER, COOK CO. BOARD of review, 3rd WCT = LGBT scores are the first ones listed in each case (WCT1). Non- Larry Rogers, Jr. (D) Y Y LGBT inquiries (WCT2) ask candidates about issues ranging from raising 15th congressional district the minimum wage to the environmental topic of fracking. John M. Shimkus (R) 0 METROPOLITAN water reclamation district HRC = Human Rights Campaign 112th Congress, ratings are a percent- Eric Thorsland (D) 20/21 3/6 Cynthia M. Santos (D) age of total 100% based on HRC tracking of how candidates voted in Frank Avila (D) Y the 112th Congress 16th congressional district Timothy “Tim” Bradford (D) Y Y PP = Planned Parenthood David J. Hale, Jr. (R) Josina Morita (D) 3/3 4/4 Y Y Y CAI = Citizen Action/Illinois Policy Council Adam Kinzinger (R) 0 Tom Courtney (D) WCT1 WCT2 HRC PP CAI Randall Wayne Olsen (D) Adam Miguest (D) John S. Xydakis (D) UNITED STATES SENATOR 17th congressional district Frank Edward Gardner (D) James D. “Jim” Oberweis (R) Bobby Schilling (R) 0 Kathleen Mary O’Reilly (D) Douglas Lee Truax (R) Cheri Bustos (D) Y Brendan Francis Houlihan (D) Richard J. Durbin (D) 21/21 5/6 100 Y Y

COOK COUNTY RACES IL STATE RACES US congress RACES WCT = LGBT scores are the first ones listed in each case (WCT1). Non- WCT = Windy City Times questions, number listed is of the total ques- WCT = LGBT scores are the first ones listed in each case (WCT1). Non- LGBT inquiries (WCT2) ask candidates about issues ranging from raising tions correct for that race. WCT1 refers to a greater number of general LGBT inquiries (WCT2) ask candidates about issues ranging from raising the minimum wage to the environmental topic of fracking. questions; WCT2 refers to LGBTQ-specific questions the minimum wage to the environmental topic of fracking. IVI = Independent Voters of Illinois/Independent Precinct Organization IVI = Independent Voters of Illinois/Independent Precinct Organization HRC = Human Rights Campaign 112th Congress, ratings are a percent- PPAC = Personal PAC PPAC = Personal PAC age of total 100% based on HRC tracking of how candidates voted in PP = Planned Parenthood EQIL = PAC the 112th Congress CAI = Citizen Action/Illinois Policy Council PP = Planned Parenthood IVI = Independent Voters of Illinois/Independent Precinct Organization WCT1 WCT2 IVI PPAC PP CAI CAI = Citizen Action/Illinois Policy Council PP = Planned Parenthood WCT1 WCT2 IVI PPAC EQIL PP CAI CAI = Citizen Action/Illinois Policy Council BOARD PRESIDENT GOVERNOR/ WCT1 WCT2 HRC IVI PP CAI Toni Preckwinkle (D) Y Y LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 1st congressional district ASSESSOR Bill Brady (R) Jimmy Lee Tillman (R) (D) Y Maria Rodriguez (R) Bobby L. Rush (D) 94 Y Dan Rutherford (R) COOK COUNTY clerk Steve Kim (R) 2nd congressional district David D. Orr (D) 9/9 5/6 Y Y Kirk W. Dillard (R) Eric M. Wallace (R) Jil Tracy (R) Robin Kelly (D) Y Y SHERIFF Bruce Rauner (R) Thomas J. Dart (D) 9/9 6/6 Y Y Evelyn Sanguinetti (R) 3rd congressional district Tadeusz “Tad” Palka (D) Tio Hardiman (D) Sharon M. Brannigan (R) Sylvester E. Baker, Jr. (D) Brunell Donald (D) Diane M. Harris (R) William “Bill” Evans (D) Pat Quinn (D) Y Y Y Y Y Daniel William Lipinski (D) 30 Paul Vallas (D) Y TREASURER 4th congressional district Maria Pappas (D) Y ATTORNEY GENERAL Hector Concepcion (R) Paul M. Schimpf (R) Luis V. Gutierrez (D) 100 Y COMMISSIONER, COOK CO. BOARD - 1ST DIST. Lisa Madigan (D) Y Y Jorge Gerardo Zavala (D) Brenda Smith (D) Alexandra Eidenberg (D) Blake Sercye (D) 9/9 5/6 Y secretary of state Isaac “Ike” Carothers (D) Michael Webster (R) 5th congressional district Richard R. Boykin (D) Y (D) Y Y Y Y Nancy Wade (R) 19/21 5/6 Ronald Lawless (D) 9/9 5/6 Mike Quigley (D) 100 Y comptroller COMMISSIONER, COOK CO. BOARD - 2nd DIST. (R) Y 6th congressional district Robert B. Steele (D) Y Sheila Simon (D) 17/17 5/6 Y Y Y Peter J. Roskam (R) 0 Michael Mason (D) 11/21 5/6 Y COMMISSIONER, COOK CO. BOARD - 3rd DIST. TREASURER Jerry “Iceman” Butler (D) Y Y Y Tom Cross (R) Y Y Y 7th congressional district Rosemary Reeves (D) Bob Grogan (R) Robert L. Bumpers (R) Michael W. Frerichs (D) Y Y Y Y Danny K. Davis (D) 88 Y Y Y COMMISSIONER, COOK CO. BOARD - 4th DIST. Stanley S. Moore (D) Y Y Y 8th congressional district Nicholas “Nick” Smith (D) Manju Goel (R) Robert R. McKay (D) Larry Kaifesh (R) STATE SENATE RACES IVI = Independent Voters of Illinois/Independent Precinct Organization Tammy Duckworth (D) Y COMMISSIONER, COOK CO. BOARD - 5th DIST. PPAC = Personal PAC Deborah Sims (D) Y Y 9th congressional district EQIL = Equality Illinois PAC Timothy “Tim” Parker (D) PP = Planned Parenthood David Earl Williams III (R) IVI PPAC EQIL PP CAI Susanne Atanus (R) 6/21 2/6 COMMISSIONER, COOK CO. BOARD - 6th DIST. Janice D. Schakowsky (D) 100 Y Y Joan Patricia Murphy (D) Y 3RD LEGISLATIVE district

Mattie Hunter (D) Y Y Y Y 10th congressional district COMMISSIONER, COOK CO. BOARD - 7th DIST. Robert Dold (R) 35 Jesus G. Garcia (D) Y 6th LEGISLATIVE district Brad Schneider (D) Y Stephanie Linares (R) COMMISSIONER, COOK CO. BOARD - 8th DIST. 11th congressional district John J. Cullerton (D) Y Y Y Luis Arroyo, Jr. (D) Chris Balkema (R) Edwin “Eddie” Reyes (D) Y Y Y 9th LEGISLATIVE district Bert Miller (R) Daniel Biss (D) Y Y Y Darlene Senger (R) COMMISSIONER, COOK CO. BOARD - 9th DIST. Ian Bayne (R) Frank L. McPartlin (D) 12th LEGISLATIVE district Bill Foster (D) 21/21 4/6 Y Peter N. Silvestri (R) Y Y Steven Landek (D) Y 12th congressional district COMMISSIONER, COOK CO. BOARD - 10th DIST. 15th LEGISLATIVE district Mike Bost (R) Bridget Gainer (D) Y Napoleon Harris (D) Y William L. “Bill” Enyart (D) Y Paula Bradshaw (G) COMMISSIONER, COOK CO. BOARD - 11th DIST. 18th LEGISLATIVE district John P. Daley (D) Y Y 13th congressional district Bill Cunningham (D) Y Rodney Davis (R) COMMISSIONER, COOK CO. BOARD - 12th DIST. 24th LEGISLATIVE district Michael Firsching (R) John Fritchey (D) Y Chris Nybo (R) Erica Harold (R) Dennis M. Reboletti (R) Ann E. Callis (D) Y COMMISSIONER, COOK CO. BOARD - 13th DIST. Suzanne Glowiak (D) Y Y George Gollin (D) 21/21 5/6 Y Larry Suffredin (D) Y Y David L. Green (D) WINDY CITY TIMES March 12, 2014 15 IVI PPAC EQIL PP CAI WCT1 WCT2 IVI PPAC EQIL PP CAI WCT1 WCT2 IVI PPAC EQIL PP CAI

30th LEGISLATIVE district 15th representative DISTRICT 44th representative DISTRICT Don Wilson (R) John C. D’Amico (D) Y Y Ramiro Juarez (R) Terry Link (D) Y Y Y (D) Y Y Y 16th representative DISTRICT 33rd LEGISLATIVE district (D) Y Y Y 45th representative DISTRICT Karen McConnaughay (R) Daniel Brinkman (R) 17th representative DISTRICT (R) 36th LEGISLATIVE district Kathleen Myalls (R) Christine Jennifer Winger (R) Neil Anderson (R) Laura Fine (D) Y Y Y TJ Lewis (R) Mike Jacobs (D) Y Y Y Jenny M. Burke (D) Y 18th representative DISTRICT (D) Y Y Y 46th representative DISTRICT 39th LEGISLATIVE district Heidi Holan (R) Bob Galhotra (D) 19th representative DISTRICT (D) Y Y Y Don Harmon (D) Y Y Y Y Y Robert Martwick (D) Y Y Y 50th representative DISTRICT 42nd LEGISLATIVE district 20th representative DISTRICT Julie Cosimo (R) Linda Holmes (D) Y Y Y Michael P. McAuliffe (R) Beth C. Goncher (R) Michael T. Yorty (R) Keith R. Wheeler (R) 45th LEGISLATIVE district Mo Khan (D) 17/17 5/6 Y Y Y Y William F. Keck (R) Tim Bivins (R) Jerry J. Acciari (D) Valerie L. Burd (D) Y Y

48th LEGISLATIVE district 21st representative DISTRICT 51st representative DISTRICT Linda Little (R) Silvana Tabares (D) Y Y Y Ed Sullivan, Jr. (R) Y Andy Manar (D) Y Bob Bednar (R) 22nd representative DISTRICT 51st LEGISLATIVE district Michael J. Madigan (D) Y 52nd representative DISTRICT Chapin Rose (R) David McSweeney (R) 23rd representative DISTRICT Bill Downs (D) Y 54th LEGISLATIVE district Michael J. Zalewski (D) Y Y Y Kyle McCarter (R) 55th representative DISTRICT 24th representative DISTRICT Mel Thillens (R) 57th LEGISLATIVE district Elizabeth “Lisa” Hernandez (D) Y Y Y Martin J. Moylan (D) Y Y Y James F. Clayborne, Jr. (D) Y Y 25th representative DISTRICT 56th representative DISTRICT Barbara Flynn Currie (D) Y Y Y Jim Moynihan (R) (D) Y Y Y 26th representative DISTRICT ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY RACES Jacob “Koby” Hakalir (R) 57th representative DISTRICT WCT = Windy City Times questions, number listed is of the total ques- Christian L. Mitchell (D) 17/17 6/6 Y Y Y Bill Grossi (R) tions correct for that race. WCT1 refers to a greater number of general Jhatayn “Jay” Travis (D) Y Elaine Nekritz (D) Y Y Y questions; WCT2 refers to LGBTQ-specific questions IVI = Independent Voters of Illinois/Independent Precinct Organization 27th representative DISTRICT 58th representative DISTRICT PPAC = Personal PAC Monique D. Davis (D) Y Y Mark Neerhof (R) EQIL = Equality Illinois PAC (D) Y Y Y 28th representative DISTRICT PP = Planned Parenthood Robert “Bob” Rita (D) Y Y Y 59th representative DISTRICT CAI = Citizen Action/Illinois Policy Council Leslie Munger (R) WCT1 WCT2 IVI PPAC EQIL PP CAI 29th representative DISTRICT (D) Y Y Y 1st representative DISTRICT Thaddeus Jones (D) Y Y Y Kenneth “Kenny” Williams (D) 62nd representative DISTRICT Daniel J. Burke (D) Y Y Y Rod Drobinski (R) 30th representative DISTRICT 2nd representative DISTRICT Sam Yingling (D) Y Y Y William “Will” Davis (D) Y Y Y Y Edward J. Acevedo (D) Y Y Y Deyon L. Dean (D) 63rd representative DISTRICT

3rd representative DISTRICT Steven Reick (R) 32nd representative DISTRICT Jack D. Franks (D) Y Y Luis Arroyo (D) Y Y Y André Thapedi (D) Y 65th representative DISTRICT 4th representative DISTRICT 33rd representative DISTRICT Steven A. Anderson (R) (D) Y Y Y Lynn Renee Franco (R) Debbie Miller (R) Y 5th representative DISTRICT Marcus C. Evans, Jr. (D) Y Y Y Daniel J. Ugaste (R) Collin Johnson (R) 34th representative DISTRICT 67th representative DISTRICT Kenneth “Ken” Dunkin (D) Y Y Y Mark Ekhoff (R) Charles E. “Chuck” Jefferson (D) Y Y 6th representative DISTRICT Fatimah “Timah” Macklin (R) Elgie R. Sims, Jr. (D) Y Y Y 71st representative DISTRICT Esther Golar (D) Y Y Jeff McKinley (R) 35th representative DISTRICT 7th representative DISTRICT Jim Wozniak (R) Victor C. Horne (R) (D) Y Y Y Y Emanuel “Chris” Welch (D) Y Y Y (D) Y Y Y Antoinette “Toni” Gray (D) 72nd representative DISTRICT 36th representative DISTRICT 8th representative DISTRICT Patrick Verschoore (D) Y Y Kelly M. Burke (D) Y Y La Shawn K. Ford (D) Y 77th representative DISTRICT 37th representative DISTRICT 9th representative DISTRICT (D) Y Y Y Margo McDermed (R) Antonio “Tony” Favela (D) Carlos Alvarez (R) Gayla Smith (R) Myles Lloyd Tobin (R) Arthur Lukowski (R) 78th representative DISTRICT Arthur Turner (D) Y Y Y August (O’Neill) Deuser (D) (D) Y Y Y Tonya N. Hunter (D) Nichole Serbin (D) Y Y Y Y 79th representative DISTRICT 10th representative DISTRICT 38th representative DISTRICT Glenn Nixon (R) 15/17 4/6 Mark Calonder (R) Al Riley (D) Y Y Y Y Y Katherine “Kate” Cloonen (D) Pamela Reaves-Harris (D) 17/17 5/6 McStephen O. A. “Max” Solomon (D) John W. Howard (D) Y Y Derrick Smith (D) Eddie Winters (D) 39th representative DISTRICT 80th representative DISTRICT Antwan D. Hampton (D) Maria Antonia “Toni” Berrios (D) Y Y Y Anthony DeLuca (D) Y Y Y 11th representative DISTRICT (D) 17/17 5/6 Y 81st representative DISTRICT Ann M. Williams (D) Y Y Y 40th representative DISTRICT Keith R. Matune (R)

12th representative DISTRICT Nancy Schiavone (D) 17/17 5/6 Y Ron Sandack (R) Y Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. (D) Y Y Y Sara Feigenholtz (D) Y Y Y Aaron Goldstein (D) 17/17 6/6 83RD representative DISTRICT

13th representative DISTRICT Bart Goldberg (D) Linda Chapa LaVia (D) Y Wendy Jo Harmston (D) Gregory Harris (D) 17/17 6/6 Y Y Y Mark Pasieka (D) 84th representative DISTRICT 14th representative DISTRICT Krishna Bansal (R) 43rd representative DISTRICT Stephanie A. Kifowit (D) Y Y Y Denis Detzel (R) Ariana Flores (R) Kelly M. Cassidy (D) 17/17 6/6 Y Y Y Y Keith Farnham (D) Y Y Y 85th representative DISTRICT Emily McAsey (D) Y Y Y CONTINUED ON PAGE 16 16 March 12, 2014 WINDY CITY TIMES Election 2014 (from page 15) WCT1 WCT2 IVI PPAC EQIL PP CAI WCT1 WCT2 IVI PPAC EQIL PP CAI WCT1 WCT2 IVI PPAC EQIL PP CAI

86th representative DISTRICT 98th representative DISTRICT 113th representative DISTRICT Lawrence “Larry” Walsh, Jr. (D) Y Y Yvonne Bolton (R) Melinda Hult (R) Natalie A. Manley (D) Y Y Y (D) Y Y 92nd representative DISTRICT Jehan Gordon (D) Y Y Y 103rd representative DISTRICT 114th representative DISTRICT Kristin Williamson (R) Eddie Lee Jackson (D) Y Y 97th representative DISTRICT (D) Y Y Y (R) Samuel A. Rosenberg (D) Y Y Y 115th representative DISTRICT Richard E. Chapman (R) (R) Amanda Mancke (R) Y Y Robert “Bob” White (R) Y Dennis Grosskopf (D)

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WCT PPAC IVI cAI ccl ccBA DSL ISBA LAGBAC WBAI JUDICIAL EVALUATIONS Cook Circuit Court-2nd Sub (O’Neal vacancy) Windy City Times does not endorse candidates. Key to Ratings: Nyshana K. Sumner (D) NR NR NR NQ NR NR Rather, we list their answers to our questionnaire Q – Qualified Steven G. Watkins (D) Q R R Q NE NR as well as the ratings of legal organizations so that NQ – Not Qualified Cook Circuit Court-3rd Sub readers can make informed choices when they vote. WQ – Well Qualified (Donnelly vacancy) HQ - Highly Qualified Lauren Brougham Glennon (D) NR NR NR NQ NR NR Key to Organizations: HR - Highly Recommended Terrence J. McGuire (D) NQ R R Q R WCT = Windy City Times questions, number listed is R - Recommended Cook Circuit Court-4th Sub of the total questions correct for that race NR - Not Recommended (Billik vacancy) PPAC – Personal PAC NE - Not Evaluated Brian Joseph Stephenson (D) 6/9 Q R R Q R R IVI - Independent Voters of Illinois/Independent (D) = Democrat John J. Mahoney (D) Y WQ HR HQ R R Precinct Organization (R) = Republican James J. Ryan (D) NR NR NR NQ NR NR CAI = Citizen Action/Illinois Policy Council Daniel Lawrence Peters (D) Q R HR Q R R CCL – Chicago Council of Lawyers Maureen Masterson Pulia (D) NQ R NQ R CCBA – Cook County Bar Association Cook Circuit Court-4th Sub DSL – Decalogue Society of Lawyers (Mulhern vacancy) ISBA – Illinois State Bar Association Martin D. Reggi (D) Q R R Q R R LAGBAC – Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago John Michael Allegretti (D) Q R R Q R R Cook Circuit Court-7th Sub WBAI – Women’s Bar Association of Illinois (Hardy-Campbell vacancy) Robert D. Kuzas (D) Q R R Q HR Mable Taylor (D) WCT PPAC IVI cAI ccl ccBA DSL ISBA LAGBAC WBAI Cook Circuit Court-7th Sub App. Ct-1st Dist. (Taylor vacancy) (Gordon vacancy) Judy Rice (D) 8/9 Y Y Q R R Q R R Shelly A. Harris (D) 8/9 Q R R Q R R Owens J. Shelby (D) NR NR NR NQ NR NR Susan Kennedy Sullivan (D) Q NR NQ NR R Marianne Jackson (D) Q HR HR HQ HR R Freddrenna M. Lyle (D) Y Y Y NQ HR R NQ R Cook Circuit Court-9th Sub Nichole C. Patton (D) (Goldberg vacancy) App. Ct-1st Dist. Jerry A. Esrig (D) Y WQ R R Q R R (Murphy vacancy) Megan Elizabeth Goldish (D) 9/9 Q R R Q HR R David Ellis (D) Q R R Q R R Nathan Benjamin Myers (D) NQ NR NQ NR App. Ct-1st Dist. Cook Circuit Court-9th Sub (Steele vacancy) (Meyer vacancy) Sharon Oden Johnson (D) NQ R R NQ NR Anjana Hansen (D) 7/9 Y Q R R Q R R John B. Simon (D) 8/9 Y Y Y WQ R HR HQ HR Thomas Peter Kougias (D) NQ R NR NQ NR NR App. Ct-2nd Dist. Monica A. Forte (D) 8/9 Q R NR Q NE R (Bowman vacancy) Cook Circuit Court-9th Sub Michael J. Burke (R) (Preston vacancy) Cook Circuit Court Michael Francis Otto (D) Q Q R Q R R (Arnold vacancy) Abbey Fishman Romanek (D) 8/9 Y Q R R Q R R Bridget Anne Mitchell (D) 8/9 Y Y Q R R Q R R Michael Alan Strom (D) 9/9 Y Y WQ R HR Q HR R Alfred M. Swanson, Jr. (D) 8/9 Y Y Q R R Q HR R Brian Alexander (D) Q R R Q R R Cook Circuit Court Thomas M. Cushing (D) WQ R HR Q R R (Burke vacancy) Cook Circuit Court-10th Sub Maritza Martinez (D) Q R R Q R R (‘A’ vacancy) Cook Circuit Court Anthony C. “Tony” Kyriakopoulos (D) Q R R Q R R (Connors vacancy) Katherine A. O’Dell (D) NQ NR Q NR NR Brendan O’Brien (D) Cook Circuit Court-11th Sub Kristal Rivers (D) Y Y Y NQ R NR Q R R (‘A’ vacancy) Peter J. Vilkelis (D) Q R R Q R R Gina A. Crumble (D) Q R NR Q R R Cook Circuit Court Joanne F. Rosado (D) Y Q R R Q R R (Egan vacancy) Scott Michael Kozicki (D) 9/9 Q R R Q NE R Daniel J. Kubasiak Q R HR HQ R Pamela McLean Meyerson (D) 7/9 Q R HR Q HR R Cook Circuit Court Cook Circuit Court-12th Sub (Phelps Felton vacancy) (Jordan vacancy) Patricia O’Brien Sheahan (D) Q R R NQ R R James Paul Pieczonka (R) NQ NR NR NQ NR NR Cook Circuit Court James I. Marcus (R) (Howse vacancy) Samuel Bae (D) NQ R Q R R Caroline Kate Moreland (D) Q R HR Q R R Ralph Eugene Meczyk (D) 9/9 NQ R R Q NE R Cook Circuit Court James Edward Hanlon, Jr. (D) Y Q R R Q R R (Lowrance vacancy) James L. Kaplan (D) Y Q R R Q R R Thomas J. Carroll (D) Q R R Q R R Allan W. Masters (D) Cook Circuit Court Cook Circuit Court-13th Sub (McDonald vacancy) (Iosco vacancy) Cynthia Y. Cobbs (D) Y Y Q HR R Q R R John Curry (R) Q HR Q R R Linda L. Mastandrea (D) 9/9 Y NQ NR NQ NR Gary W. Seyring (R) Q R R Q NR R Cook Circuit Court Caroline M. Kennedy-Elkins (D) (Neville vacancy) Cook Circuit Court-15th Sub Carolyn Joan Gallagher (D) 8/9 Q R Q R (Doody vacancy) William B. Raines (D) 9/9 Y Q R R Q R R Patrick Kevin Coughlin (D) 8/9 Y Q R R Q R R Patricia S. Spratt (D) 8/9 WQ R R Q R R John S. Fotopoulos (D) NQ NR NQ NR Mary Alice Melchor (D) Y NQ R R NQ R R Diana Embil (D) Y Y Q R R Q R R Cook Circuit Court Cook Circuit Court-15th Sub (Reyes vacancy) (Sterba vacancy) Stephen J. Feldman (D) NQ R NR Q NR Michael B. Barrett (D) Q R R Q R R Diana Rosario (D) Y Y NQ NR NQ R Sondra Denmark (D) NR NR NR NQ NR NR Gregory R. LaPapa (D) Chris Lawler (D) Q R HR Q R R Cook Circuit Court Mary Beth Duffy (D) Q NE R Q HR R (Hill Veal vacancy) Robbin Perkins (D) NR NR NR NQ NR NR Andrea Michelle Buford (D) 8/9 Y Y Q HR HR Q R R Wabash Co.-2nd Judicial Court James Patrick Crawley (D) 9/9 Y Q R R Q R R (Sawyer vacancy) Kelly Maloney Kachmarik (D) NR NR NR NQ NR NR William C. Hudson (R) Cassandra A. Goldman (D) Y WINDY CITY TIMES March 12, 2014 17 Cynthia L. (Cindy) Pagurski joined the Lombard office of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage this past December after a successful career in office management. She also has long had a passion for some furry, four-legged friends. GAY in the She is a lifelong resident of the Chicago area, and her work emphasis now is on the client experience, she said. LIFE Her passion truly is dogs. In fact, Pagurski is an AKC-licensed judge and a breeder since 1996 of Boston terriers. Naturally Pagurski is the right realtor for those relocating with pets. Cynthia L. “It’s all about the client and building a relationship of trust,” she said. “That trust begins with listening. ‘Cindy’ Pagurski Listening is the key to understanding and vital to satisfying the unique requirements of each respective Text By ROSS FORMAN client.” Pagurski tagged Lombard as “a nice suburb with all the suburban appeal … and still close to Chicago.” Pagurski said the real estate market “is on the upswing.” She added that, with mortgage prices still affordable, “the American dream of home ownership is a reality for many people.” “Cindy is an enthusiastic and positive agent with great attention to detail,” said Peggy Kozak, managing broker at the suburban location. “She is a great addition to our Lombard team of realtors.” Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage operates 52 offices with more than 3,300 sales associates. “My career path led me to administrative positions until 2012,” she said. “The self-reliance and flexibility of real estate seemed like a perfect fit.”

Age Best part of your job 53 “The people.” Hometown Overcoming obstacles Lombard “I’ve had multiple back surgeries.” Job title Favorite movie Real estate broker at Coldwell Banker Some Like It Hot Residential Brokerage Favorite TV show Hobbies Downton Abbey Boston terrier breeder and judge First purchase if you won the Lottery Pets “House in warm climate.” Has five Boston terriers, ages 5 to 14 Favorite pizza topping Relationship status Mushrooms and olives Married to Mary; they have been together Little-known fact since 1986. “We met through mutual “My childhood nickname was ‘Boots.’” friends, and actually went to Iowa [this past] November and got married; it was a long time coming.” 18 March 12, 2014 WINDY CITY TIMES VIEWPOINT WINDY CITY lar portrayal is another trans TIMES CALPERNIA sex worker role. Another VOL. 29, No. 24, March 12, 2014 trans addict role. Another The combined forces of Windy City Times, ADDAMS trans “mystical advisor/com- founded Sept. 1985, and Outlines newspaper, ic relief” role. Another “trans founded May 1987. person punished in the end” PUBLISHER & EXECUTIVE EDITOR role. Those are, indeed, over- Tracy Baim represented portrayals, and I do want more balance— ASSISTANT PUBLISHER Terri Klinsky soon! MANAGING EDITOR Andrew Davis Trans roles in But I have known people BUSINESS MANAGER Ripley Caine DIRECTOR OF NEW MEDIA Jean Albright like Rayon. She is not a ART DIRECTOR Kirk Williamson Hollywood made-up grab bag of random SENIOR REPORTER Matt Simonette hateful attributes. She’s a Senior Account Executives Terri Klinsky, Jared Leto was kind enough to mention me portrayal of an uncomfort- Kirk Williamson, Amy Matheny, Chris Cheuvront, in his 2014 Independent Spirit Awards accep- Gretchen Blickensderfer Calpernia Addams helped Jared Leto (left) to embody the trans- able segment of the trans tance speech (as part of a typically “Jared” list PROMOTIONAL SUPPORT Scott Duff gender character Rayon in the movie Dallas Buyers Club. Photo by experience that a few LGBT NATIONAL SALES Rivendell Media, 212-242-6863 of people involved in the film alongside ran- Anne Marie Fox/Focus Features folks would rather be erased SENIOR WRITERS Bob Roehr, Rex Wockner, Marie dom notable people). Next, he really surprised and not discussed. I think J. Kuda, David Byrne, Tony Peregrin, Lisa Keen, me by thanking me in his Oscar acceptance a trans child when he played Ludovic in Ma Yasmin Nair, Erica Demarest, Kate Sosin many of the haters hate Rayon because she speech. Vie En Rose, but that incredible film continues THEATER EDITOR Scott C. Morgan isn’t beautiful, she isn’t passable, she isn’t CINEMA WRITER Richard Knight, Jr. As I’ve said before, my job was to sit down to resonate with trans people and families of gender-binary, she isn’t 2014-political. And BOOKS WRITER Yasmin Nair with him and answer lots of questions about trans children. Good and important portrayals when I see that elitist hypocrisy, I’m inclined SPORTS WRITER Ross Forman what it’s like to be trans, and to make a re- can come from non-trans actors. That may be ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT WRITERS to push back and write essays like this. cording of me reading his lines from the script. an inconvenient truth, but there you have it. Mary Shen Barnidge, Steve Warren, Lawrence It’s hard being trans—moreso in the era Ferber, Mel Ferrand, Jerry Nunn, Jonathan From there, Jared did his thing: A brilliant, ec- Sure, I’d love to get these roles as an actress and circumstances of Dallas Buyers Club. I’ve Abarbanel centric artist created his own performance of a with a history of transition, or see them go known plenty of trans sex workers, self-med- COLUMNISTS/WRITERS: Yvonne Zipter, Jorjet movie character—Rayon, one who happens to to other trans actors. Heck, I’d love to play Harper, Meghan Streit, Charlsie Dewey, Carrie icators, wise teachers, hilarious weirdos, and be some form of trans, in this case. non-trans roles! But I’m not so short-sighted Maxwell, Billy Masters, Sarah Toce, Dana Rudolph, people taken before their time due to violence Sally Parsons, Melissa Wasserman, Jamie Anne Some of his follow-up speeches left some- that I’ll destroy allies and advocates—even and lack of healthcare. I’ve known trans people Royce, Matthew C. Clark, Joe Franco, Francesca thing to be desired when it came to speaking less-than-perfect allies, if I think the overall very much like Rayon, and maybe if some peo- Royster, Nick Patricca well on the issues facing his movie character, contribution is beneficial. This is a view that SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHERS Mel Ferrand, Hal Baim, ple got up from their remote-activism-devices especially against the backdrops of current comes from long actual experience and famil- Emmanuel Garcia, Tim Carroll, Ed Negron, Susan (computer screens and smartphones) and left Mattes politics and social movements. I suppose it’s iarity with the business. Some small but vocal their ivory towers and privilege-bubbles, they’d doubly rare to be a gifted artist AND a great groups will disagree; that’s just the nature of CIRCULATION meet a few people like Rayon face-to-face, too. CIRCULATION DIRECTOR Jean Albright political speaker. But, personally, I thought contentious issues. You can do your thing and Then they could see that a human portrayal DISTRIBUTION: Ashina, Allan, Dan, John, Renee, Rayon seemed like a nice person and a real hu- I’ll do mine. There are many ways to contribute. Sue and Victor of this real segment of the trans community is man being. I’ve known people like Rayon. But beware: The same logic that leaves zero WEB HOSTING: LoveYourWebsite.com (lead a good thing, even if it’s by a non-trans per- programmer: Martie Marro) Anyone who’s followed my 11 years in Hol- room for a non-trans actor to try a trans role son. lywood knows that I’ve always advocated for will then be used to mandate that trans actors Please do hire trans actors for ANY role, espe- trans people to play trans roles. But I also re- should not be able to play non-trans roles. And Copyright 2014 Lambda Publications Inc./Windy City Media cially trans roles. But please don’t shoot trans Group; All rights reserved. Reprint by permission only. Back fuse to shoot down powerful people who take that would piss me off. people in the foot by attacking allies willing to issues (if available) for $5 per issue (postage included). steps to bring human trans portrayals to the Leto’s Rayon is not the rock upon which I’d Return postage must accompany all manuscripts, drawings, open the door for us as we approach equality. and photographs submitted if they are to be returned, and screen, even if they are played by a non-trans make my last stand concerning this issue. His Calpernia Addams is an out trans actress, no responsibility may be assumed for unsolicited materials. female ( in Transamerica, Hil- performance is just an inspiration for this dis- All rights to letters, art and photographs sent to Windy musician and consultant, and was Leto’s ary Swank in Boys Don’t Cry) or a non-trans cussion. 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HAIR APPARENT Tilda Swinton (yes, that’s her under all that makeup) is in the movie The Grand Budapest Hotel. See the review on page 22. THEATER DISH SPORTS Tomb raider. La dolce vita. Kaiser role. Page 20 Page 26 Page 30 Photo from The Roper Photo of triple chocolate mousse cake Photo of Joe Kaiser by Joe Mazza at Fiorentino’s Cucina Italiana courtesy of Kaiser by Andrew Davis

DANCIN’ FEATS defined. Maybe the experience, as we know it right now, won’t be the experience we have 100 Philip Elson premieres years from now. Hopefully, we won’t be bionic people!” Philip Elson Dance pres- show on own ‘Terms’ ents “Terms and Conditions” runs Friday-Sunday, March 14- by Lauren Warnecke a mentor… she told me that I had to leave 16, at Links Hall. All shows Texas. She said, ‘you have to experience a place start at 7pm, and live stream- Philip Elson, 27, is a Chicago-based dancer and that’s not here.’” ing of the show will be at choreographer hailing from Fort Worth, Texas— Upon finishing his degree, Elson hit the Chi- http://www.ustream.tv/chan- “also known as Cowtown … get ‘er done!” he cago dance scene quickly. After a brief hiatus nel/terms-and-conditions. said in a conversation with Windy City Times. to dance professionally in Portland, he returned Tickets are $10, available at Elson began dancing at 3 with the support and landed a coveted spot with The Seldoms. “I the door, or on ticketfly.com. of his sisters and his parents, who wanted to will be dancing for The Seldoms until the day expose their children to as many activities and that I’m done dancing,” he said, but Elson is Also this weekend in dance: experiences as possible. “I was a ‘jazzatrina’… also breaking out on his own to create his own —Cloud Gate Dance The- I primarily trained in ballet, jazz, tap. A lot work. He is clearly a product of The Seldoms, ater of Taiwan, Asia’s leading of my early training was geared toward go- including a collaborative creative process and contemporary dance company, ing on to do either musical theater or com- a commitment to similar themes taken on by returns to Chicago March 14 mercial dance,” he said. Elson’s background Artistic Director Carrie Hanson. Specifically, and 16 in an unprecedented co- brought him to NYU after high school, where The Seldoms explore the artist’s ability to in- presentation from three major he enrolled in the vocal performance program. teract with culture and environment, and this, Chicago institutions: The Dance Although he dated another dancer in high in part, is the basis of Elson’s latest work, Center of Columbia College Chi- school. “North Central Texas was not a place “Terms and Conditions,” showing this weekend cago, the Auditorium Theatre of where you could easily trust people with tell- at Links Hall. Philip Elson. Photo by Julie E. Ballard Roosevelt University and The ing them you’re gay,” he said. What started as an exploration of technology Joffrey Ballet. Cloud Gate will It was in New York that Elson first encoun- and big data has become a comment on the perform the celebrated Songs tered queer culture. He said, “I thought New human condition and the role that technol- thing that is threatening our way of living as of the Wanderers, in which the York was going to be the place where I found ogy plays in our interactions with one another. we know it, and this is a force that we have to stage is transformed by a set of three-and-a- myself as a gay man. I found lots of ‘gayness’ “This show is about people and the fear of los- deal with. ... The way we use the Internet now half tons of golden rice. Performances take in New York, but when I left there I began to ing humanity … of something that breeches is not the way the Internet was set up to be place at the Auditorium Theatre; visit auditori- realize that that was not the basis of my iden- and is threatening what we know about the used years ago.” umtheatre.org. tity. I’m an artist, I’m a brother, I’m an em- human experience,” he said. In a way, “Terms and Conditions” is a logi- —At the newly reopened Harris Theater for ployee, I’m a driver, I’m a gay man. I’m also One of the opening scenes in the 45-minute cal blending of Elson’s double life. In addition Music and Dance, Hubbard Street Dance Chi- a tax payer ... and shouldn’t that be the most work shows six dancers on the sides of the to being a professional dancer, sound designer, cago performs a highly anticipated program of important?!?” stage engrossed in their smartphones. While at dance teacher and choreographer, Elson is a four works by the Netherlands’ Jiri Kylian. With New York was also the place where Elson dis- first it seems as though his position is that longtime employee at an Apple store, where Kylian dubbed one of the “greatest choreogra- covered his passion was not with musical the- technology is destroying our ability to interact he has gained valuable insight into technol- phers of our age” by the San Francisco Chron- ater, but with dance, and his program at NYU with one another, Elson proposes that technol- ogy and business. Yet, he said he doesn’t know icle, Hubbard Street will present Petite Mort was not conducive to a career in concert dance. ogy is a positive thing—so long as we are will- enough to have a sense of where technology (1991) and 27’52” (2001) with two company Returning to Texas, Elson enrolled in a com- ing to engage with it. “We can’t avoid technol- could take us. “I have no clue where [technol- premieres: Falling Angels (1989), with onstage munity college, where a dance professor would ogy,” he said. “This show is about privacy in ogy] could go,” he said. “What it meant to be accompaniment by Third Coast Percussion, and introduce him to Columbia College in Chicago. the digital era. Those who are looking to make a human 100 years ago is very different that Sarabande (1990). Performances run Thursday “My ballet teacher was the artistic director of changes on any level … you have to know and what it means to be a human today. … I think through Sunday; for more information, visit a modern dance company… she was very much engage that thing from the inside. There is this the human experience is continually being re- harristheaterchicago.org. 20 March 12, 2014 WINDY CITY TIMES THEATER REVIEW caged snake on the bar, Hughes harbors super- stitious fears, Nelson chafes under anti-Irish The Roper prejudice that drives unemployed laborers to Playwright: Will Dunne dirty deeds, Tyrrell believes in the inherent no- At: The Den Theatre, 1333 N. Milwaukee Ave. bility of his profession and Swegles longs to Tickets: www.thedentheatre.com; $25 share in the popular acclaim granted the righ- Runs through: April 13 teous. Oh, but as swiftly as the details of the heist BY MARY SHEN BARNIDGE are drawn up—choosing the date, gaining en- trance to the crypt, unsealing the sarcophagus, “These are stupid men, and there’s nothing concealing and transporting its contents, de- more dangerous than stupid men with a big livering the ransom note and the all-important idea!” we are warned. The big idea in 1876 is division of the money—unforeseen obstruc- to steal Abraham Lincoln’s body from its tomb tions arise: Nelson recoils from grave-robbing, in Springfield and demand ransom for its re- Tyrrell’s guards must stand watch divested of turn. The stupid men are saloonkeeper Terrence their footgear, locks prove more stubborn and Mullen, shipping engineer Herbert Nelson and coffins heavier than expected. Most signifi- counterfeiter Jack Hughes. Their new partner cantly, Swegles’ moral compass begins to waver is ex-horse thief James Morrissey—in reality, a under pressure of his multiple identities. secret service agent named Lewis Swegles, as- Reverence for burial is a theme dating to signed to infiltrate the conspirators by Captain classical tragedy, but when no permanent harm Patrick Tyrrell, under an experimental law-en- befalls either the living or the dead, director forcement program employing ex-criminals as Ron Wells is free to showcase the (literally) informants called “ropers.” The sole non-stupid ghoulish humor inherent in this stranger-than- man in on the scheme is cab driver William fiction docudrama. The dialogue canters along Mary Williamson and Tom Hickey in Seminar. Photo by Dean LaPrairie Nealy, drafted by Swegles as a supernumerary, at vaudeville pace rendering its progress safely who has the wisdom to flee at first opportunity comedic, and in doing so, allows us to track the and thus live to tell the tale. evolution of our protagonist—that’s Swegles, devastated Third-World countries and denies THEATER REVIEW The number of things that can go wrong by the way—from hired snitch to protector of his short-term memory loss, is no less flawed. with a plan cooked up by stupid men makes the late president’s eternal rest. If his story’s Seminar Playwright Theresa Rebeck has forged her ca- playwright Will Dunne’s speculations thereon end is less lofty than anticipated, Nealy and Playwright: Theresa Rebeck reer upon the lifestyles of Manhattan’s Upper (allegedly based in historical fact) almost too Dunne ascertain that our hero’s service to his At: Haven Theatre Company at West Side, where Izzy still lives with her par- easy. Before he commences his procedural, country receives recognition as just and well- Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave. ents and Martin occupies one of the five empty however, he acquaints us with the characters’ deserved as those of his ancient predecessors. Tickets: 773-975-8150; bedrooms in the apartment furnished Kate by individual quirks—Mullen’s tavern sports a www.theaterwit.org; $32 her largely absent family. Privilege doesn’t pre- Runs through: April 13 vent fledgling artists behaving any differently from their counterparts in other regions and THEATER REVIEW BY MARY SHEN BARNIDGE eras: they squabble, they conspire, they gossip, they whine. They couple, and uncouple. They A Crime in the There are three reasons for attending writers’ eat cheap junk food and drink expensive beer. workshops: 1) to hustle a lucrative contract/ After exhausting these activities, they come to Neighborhood grant/professorship, 2) to pontificate endlessly realize—almost by accident—where their tal- Playwright: James Glossman about your (superior) artistic theories, 3) to ents lie and finish by contentedly embarking from Suzanne Berne’s novel get laid. There are three reasons for teaching on their respective roads to success. At: City Lit Theater, writers’ workshops: 1) to fund your own “re- On the roster of boring spectator sports, 1020 W. Bryn Mawr Ave. search” in exotic foreign locales, 2) to pon- listening to writers talk ranks right alongside Tickets: 1-773-293-3682; tificate endlessly about other people’s (infe- watching writers work, making even more com- www.citylit.org; $29 rior) artistic theories, 3) to get laid. The four mendable director Marti Lyons—no stranger to Runs through: April 13 scribblers who meet weekly for mentorly advice the subtleties of lit-chat (cf. Jackalope The- from a (once) famous novelist do all of these ater’s The Peacock)—and her actors’ micro- BY JONATHAN ABARBANEL things, little suspecting that its sole purpose is cosmic amplification of discoveries lurking be- to reduce the clutter obstructing their pursuit neath what appears on the surface to be mere A clean, white Washington, D.C., suburb is of tangible goals. persiflage. You don’t need to have inhabited thrown into turmoil and fear when a boy is Who are these Ivy League-educated, urban- the world of professional wordsmiths to empa- murdered in the summer of 1972, as Water- dwelling tyros? Well, Douglas flaunts his ex- thize, though insiders will recognize—perhaps gate makes headlines. Before that, earlier tensive publishing connections, but writes to regretfully—references to fashionable print in the spring, Marsha Eberhardt’s dad aban- formula. Kate copies the narrative voices of creds (e.g., The New Yorker) and literary clois- doned her and her mother to pursue an affair classical authors, but balks at plots. Izzy cud- ters (e.g., Yaddo). Oh, and however readily we with Mom’s kid sister. Marsha, 12 years old dles up to whomever can boost her fem-fantasy may dismiss Douglas’ pompous invocation of and an acquaintance of the murdered boy, erotica, and Martin refuses to show his peers a “interiority and exteriority,” whattaya wanna conflates her father’s departure with a dis- Avery Moss, Jennifer T. Grubb and Steve single precious word of manuscript. Leonard, bet that the next day, we look for an opportu- integrating world of death, fear, government Silver in A Crime in the Neighborhood. their instructor, who boasts of vacations in nity to use those words? scandal and a new neighbor to whom Mar- Photo by Tom McGrath sha takes an instant dislike with dire results. She’s observant but lacks sufficient life expe- rial, sometimes bordering on humorous in rience to place her observations in a correct a way which might seem out-of-keeping CULTURE CLUB context. Her mother, however, understands. with the story’s seriousness. There are de- “She felt guilty for ever having felt secure,” scriptions of an undulating mermaid tattoo, she narrates to us. of a boy dissecting a praying mantis with Suzanne Berne’s novel, which James Gloss- his pocketknife, of Marsha using a different man adapted, tells the story through Mar- color ink in her journal, etc. The narrative sha’s eyes as a child (crisply dynamic Avery details shape the story’s reality, of course, Moss) and an adult (pleasant but rueful Judy but also keep the first act from gaining much Lea Steel). The entire cast delivers narration, emotional mass. When intermission arrived, but chief duties fall to Adult Marsha, the only I couldn’t help wondering when I was going individual who’s not a character in the story. to care about the characters. Fortunately, Looking back 30 or more years later, she the pay-off came in Act II. now understands her observations, motives Director Terry McCabe, a past master of and mistakes at 12. Frequently, however, the both writing and staging adaptations, effec- audience’s focus is drawn to Marsha’s mom, tively mines the subtext of the work, in a Lois Eberhardt (lively and nuanced Jennifer crisply-paced staging which never drags and T. Grubb), who not only struggles with per- is never too flashy. Dustin Pettegrew’s work- sonal betrayal but also must try to protect man-like unit set provides a variety of levels, Marsha, if she possibly can, from damaging areas and steps for the smoothly-flowing emotional fall-out. It’s Lois who recognizes action but has no dazzle or beauty. Rachel that Marsha’s issues with the new, male M. Sypniewski’s 1970’s women’s costumes neighbor are related to Dad’s abandonment, pleasantly encompass chic, frumpy and and it’s Lois who understands that she her- hippy. Familiar 1970’s pop hits nostalgically self no longer marches in lock-step with her punctuate the performance. There’s a strong neighbors. personal feel to A Crime in the Neighbor- Glossman’s stage adaptation preserves hood, a well-told contemporary tale about much of Berne’s piquant descriptive mate- the consequences of our actions. WINDY CITY TIMES March 12, 2014 21

Cheryl Lynn Bruce and Jacqueline Wil- SPOTLIGHT liams in The Gospel of Lovingkindness. Photo by Michael Courier

The Paramount Theatre in Aurora closes out its third season of self-produced musicals with the 1996 Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway musical Rent. Jeff Award-winner Jim Corti di- rects the late Jonathan Larson’s rocking update of the 1896 opera La Boheme, which transplants Puccini’s struggling artists and lovers to New York during the AIDS crisis of the early 1990s. THEATER REVIEW ingkindness are all admirable, and its drive to Rent plays in previews through Friday, March 14, with an official press opening at 8 p.m. Satur- address a societal problem artistically is one day, March 15, at the Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora. Regular run show times are The Gospel of that treads a fine balance between entertain- 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays, 3 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, ing and educating. But despite the strong per- 1 and 5:30 p.m. Sundays through April 6. Tickets are $36.90-$49.90; call 630-896-6666 or visit Lovingkindness formances all-around, this smart and emotion- www.paramountaurora.com for more information. Photo courtesy of Paramount Theatre Playwright: Marcus Gardley ally reflective show might oddly appeal more At: Victory Gardens Theater, to audience members’ heads rather than their 2433 N. Lincoln Ave. hearts. Tickets: 773-871-3000 or www.victorygardens.org; $20-$60 Runs through: March 30

BY SCOTT C. MORGAN

Don’t accuse the Chicago theater community of turning a blind eye to the city’s endemic youth violence. Steppenwolf Theatre and Col- laboraction both produced thoughtful artistic responses based upon real events last year, and now Victory Gardens Theater enters the fray with the world premiere of Marcus Gardley’s The Gospel of Lovingkindness. The Gospel of Lovingkindness may be fiction- alized, but Gardley draws upon recent and past headline-grabbing Chicago incidents to make his drama feel true-to-life. Gardley serves up time-shifting vignettes that not only look at the surviving family mem- bers of a crime victim (killed for his expen- sive pair of Air Jordan shoes), but also of the desperation that drove the perpetrator to that senseless act of violence. At times, Gardley’s characters speak with so much passion and swagger that they feel like they just stepped off the street. Other times, their dialogue sounds just like editorial page posturing or like elevated poetry. This odd dichotomy ultimately works with the play’s non-linear structure, though there is still a slight remove from some of the emotion in director Chay Yew’s chilly production (some- , thing designer Kevin Depinet’s all-gray set of 525 600 MINUTES suspended furniture emphasizes). One gets SPEND 150 OF THEM WITH US... IT WILL BE LIFE CHANGING. the sense that The Gospel of Lovingkindness is meant to serve as a rallying cry for communi- ties to work together to diffuse the violence, but Gardley’s writing tone is more cool and cal- culated rather than hot-blooded and outraged. That doesn’t mean that the play lacks juicy characterizations or moments that could prod a few tears. And certainly helping to flesh out the heart-tugging emotion is the extremely tal- ented and engaging cast of four actors. There isn’t a wrong note in Cheryl Lynn Bruce’s performance of the mourning mother Mary Black, a postal worker initially immobi- lized by grief and memories of happier times when her talented son, Manny, was still alive. But after experiencing a vision of African- American activist Ida B. Wells, Mary realizes that she can use her position to bring about some change and Bruce’s steely performance shows that revelatory change in drive and mo- tivation. The remaining three actors take on all the other roles, with Tosin Morohunfola bringing a lot of youthful energy to both the perpetra- JUST 4 WEEKS! NOW PLAYING THRU APRIL 6 tor and victim, while Jacqueline Williams and Ernest Perry, Jr., bring all of their many charac- ters to distinct and vivid life. PARAMOUNT THEATRE 23 EAST GALENA BOULEVARD, AURORA tickets 630.896.6666 or PARAMOUNTAURORA.COM The intensions spurring The Gospel of Lov- 22 March 12, 2014 WINDY CITY TIMES dame D (Tilda Swinton in old-lady makeup so pronounced she’s unrecognizable), who spends one last night with Gustave and then dies un- der mysterious circumstances. KNIGHT Sensing something’s afoot, Gustave and Zero, AT his newly ensconced Lobby Boy (newcomer Tony Revolori) arrive at Madame D’s estate in THE time to hear the reading of the will. Much to MOVIES the fierce derision of Madame D’s rapacious rel- atives headed by the snapping Dmitri (Adrien Brody), a valuable painting has been left to Gustave. He and Zero happen upon the paint- ing as they are making their speedy getaway from the estate and decide to take it along with By them. Soon, both Dmitri’s villainous henchman Richard (Willem Dafoe) and a fascist military force led Knight Jr. by Edward Norton are in hot pursuit. The plots and pratfalls pile up as the movie zips from one fantastical set piece to anoth- The Grand er. We find ourselves aboard speeding trains and automobiles, locked up in a prison laby- Budapest Hotel; rinth, skittering up walls, skiing down moun- tain slopes and always just one step ahead film notes of whatever latest trial Gustave and Zero find themselves in. Gustave insists on treating ev- Being in the audience for a Wes Anderson film eryone—prince and thug alike—with the same has become akin to the delicious sensation one level of refined courtesy that he has drummed From left: Ralph Fiennes, Saoirse Ronan and Tony Revolori in The Grand Budapest Hotel. Photo felt as a child when movie fever first took hold. into Zero’s head is a hallmark of the life of a from Fox Searchlight There is a certain giddy excitement that has true gentleman. (The role, believe it or not, increasingly greeted each of Anderson’s mov- has similarities to Steed, the upper crust spy Theater, 78 E. Washington St. Church of Evanston (1330 Ridge Ave., Evan- ies—at least from hipper, more sophisticated Finnes played in The Avengers.) The Queer Film Society (of which I’m presi- ston) will present the 2009 lesbian romantic audiences. (His comedies are not for those who Throughout, actors are often positioned in dent), the Legacy Project, Reeling Film Festival drama Hannah Free, from director Wendy Jo cite Identity Thief and The Hangover Part III the center of the frame and speak very quickly and Affinity Community Services are presenting Carlton, on Friday, March 21 at 7 p.m. (doors as laugh riots.) Perhaps Anderson’s popularity (a true hallmark of screwball comedy—in this the series in partnership with the Chicago De- at 6:30 p.m.). Sharon Gless stars in the film, has to do with the fact that he makes movies way the movie honors His Girl Friday and Bring- partment of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. which is based on ’s award-win- that have no truck with the rampant cynicism ing Up Baby). The dream cast also includes Jeff Windy City Times, ChicagoPride and the Reader ning play, and it was shot locally with many of the present. (Even the modern-day ones ex- Goldblum, Bill Murray, F. Murray Abraham, Jude are media sponsors. The screenings are free. familiar Chicago actors. Windy City Times Pub- ist in their own alternate universe.) Or perhaps Law, Saoirse Ronan, Harvey Keitel and many www.queerfilmsociety.org lisher/Executive Editor Tracy Baim produced it’s because Anderson has also been so good at others. They look like a collection of Diane Ar- —CLAW: The Movie is not, as one would the film and will be part of a panel discussion creating movies that combine whimsy, eccen- bus photos brought to life. With its painted imagine upon first hearing that title, a sci- following the screening that will also feature tricity and melancholy without being heavy- backdrops and use of miniatures, the movie is fi horror flick. “CLAW,” in this case, stands editor/producer Sharon Zurek and actors Taylor handed (a rare feat) and are matched by their like a series of dioramas in an obscure museum. for Collective of Lady Arm Wrestlers and this Miller and Maureen Gallagher. http://ucevan- delightful visuals. The effect of this glittering toy is like look- cultural phenomenon—this “massacre in mas- ston.org/ Whatever the reasons, The Grand Budapest ing into tiny dollhouse rooms or the windows cara,” as it has been described—has been —Four more 2013 LGBT indie festival faves Hotel—Anderson’s latest and most audacious of Marshall Field’s at Christmas—the artifice is captured in what certainly looks like a free- are just out on Blu-ray and DVD (or both) and yet—once again pulls off this sleight-of-hand. so breathtaking and fun you gasp in endless wheeling documentary. The film will screen at worth adding to your queer movie collection: Wanna feel pixilated? Get in line for this screw- delight. You’re always aware of Anderson’s con- the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., Daniel Radcliffe as gay poet in the making Al- ball comedy that’s an homage to the genre it so trol and attention to the smallest detail—that on Friday, March 14, at 10:30 p.m. Co-director len Ginsberg who falls under the spell of his lovingly embraces. you’re enveloped in a carefully created world. Brian Wimer will be present for what promises blond, handsome and decidedly unhinged col- The plot is a story within a story within a Who would have thought audiences would to be a raucous screening event—the evening lege classmate Lucien Carr in out director Jon story—starting briefly in the present day and respond to this kind of silly made-up stuff— kicks off with a short wrestling exhibition and Krokidas’ 1940s period winner Kill Your Dar- then spinning quickly (nothing happens slowly this madcap Marx Brothers-Ernst Lubitsch era will be emceed by one Rokke L. Squelch (aka lings, the red hot gay German romantic drama in a Wes Anderson movie) back to 1968 and kind of thing? Maybe that’s the ultimate reason Karrie Miller) and feature the Sideshow Theatre Free Fall, the twisted and sexy gay crime thrill- then further back to 1932. We land in the lobby why The Grand Budapest Hotel feels fresh and Company. www.musicboxtheatre.com er Truth and the winning high-school coming- during the halcyon days of the pale pink-and- vibrant—it harkens so far back in movie his- —The Rainbow Alliance of the Unitarian out dramedy Geography Club. white confection known as the Grand Budapest, tory to find its inspiration that it proves the a luxury hotel in the fictional middle European old “everything old is new again” maxim is #Hashtag follows Skylar (Bergh), who’s country of Zubrowka. The Grand Budapest re- true—to which I would add, “Vyborne” (Czech struggling with the bad effects of her long- sembles a multi-tiered wedding cake and is run for “bravo”). term relationship on her comedy career, and by the impeccably mannered concierge Gustave her best friend Liv (Zak), whose Instagram H. (a droll and very funny Ralph Fiennes), who Film notes: obsession is interfering with her OkCupid runs the place with the precision of a Swiss —Cinema Q IV, the fourth annual LGBT- goals. watch. themed movie series, continues tonight with The series guest stars Cowgirl Up favorite In between training his staff to meet the Pawel Pawlikowski’s sensual lesbian romance, Marnie Alton, Kate Black Spence (from tello’s exacting standards his rich and titled clien- 2004’s My Summer of Love. The film stars Emily The Throwaways), Jim Bennett, Amy Thomp- tele has come to expect, Gustave finds time to Blunt (The Young Victoria, The Devil Wears Pra- son and other Chicago actors. romance an endless parade of wealthy, elderly da) in her feature debut. The series continues New episodes will be released every Sunday blonde dowagers who are grateful for his “ex- each Wednesday in March at 6:30 p.m. at the starting March 16. See www.tellofilms.com. ceptional service.” Chief among these is Ma- Chicago Cultural Center in the Claudia Cassidy

Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, Powell’s fashion The Legacy Project, Queer Film Society, Reeling and Affinity Community Services present: show March 14

Caitlin Bergh (left) and Laura Zak in at Block 37 Fashion designer Borris Powell will unveil #Hashtag. Photo from Bergh his new accessories collection at his “Free- A film series celebrating LGBT movies dom” show on Friday, March 14, at 8:30 p.m. at Block 37, 108 N. State St. March 5: Brother to Brother, March 12: My Summer of Love tellofilms’ #Hashtag In 2011, Powell won the Oscars Designer March 19: Summer Storm, March 26: De-Lovely explores lesbian Challenge with his “Black Swan” dress. He Chicago Cultural Center - Claudia Cassidy Theater has since expanded to ready-to-wear, men’s 78 E. Washington love online custom suits and handbags. Wednesdays @ 6:30pm FREE ADMISSION tellofilms, which calls itslef the “HBO of Powell’s fall/winter 2014 collection is lesbian content,” is presenting #Hashtag, a “American”-inspired, with dark, rich fabrics new Web series about the online lives and and simple cuts with a focus on details, ac- Sponsored by: loves of a pair of lesbian twentysomethings. cording to a press release. QUEER FILM #Hashtag stars/writers Caitlin Bergh and Tickets are $40-$100; see www.ticketpeak. SOCIETY Laura Zak, both formerly of Chicago and pres- com/freedomBjP. For more info on Powell, ently of the West Coast. WINDY CITY visit www.BorrisPowell.com. TIMES WINDY CITY TIMES March 12, 2014 23 BOOKS Emmy Rossum [the lead actress of Shameless] would make a great Lucky.” When asked about reality TV, things took an interesting turn. After inquiring if she gets any Jackie Collins: ideas for her books from the shows, she said, “Oh, no—they got their ideas from me. Rich kids from Hollywood? Give me a fucking break. True ‘Confessions’ Hollywood Wives, Hollywood Husbands...” However, she does watch a few of them, includ- BY ANDREW DAVIS of gay characters—including Lucky’s brother, Dario. “Do you like that Dario comes out to ing Shahs of Sunset (“I think it’s hilarious.”) One might think that, after selling 500 mil- Lucky?,” Collins asked. “He can’t come out to and the Orange County, New York and New Jer- lion books, Jackie Collins would change some Gino [their father]; he’d pop a button. Gino is sey series of the Real Housewives franchise. things in her life. However, sometimes (as the a macho man. A gay son? Forget about it. He An interesting point is that Collins has saying goes), “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” wants Dario to take over the business, even achieved incredible success despite leaving “After all these years, I still write in long- though Lucky is the one who wants to.” school. (She was expelled at 15—Lucky’s age hand,” Collins said during a recent conversa- As for Lucky, she “is a chip off the old block; in her latest book.) “You know how many suc- tion at Chicago’s Ritz-Carlton Hotel. “However, she’s got Gino’s balls. ... She murders her god- cessful people never went to college? Howev- I love the Internet. I do my research on the father [in another book] and makes it look like er, I think school today is much better than computer and I [tweet] my own photos, and self-defense because he was responsible for it used to be, and I’m a huge proponent of I’m all over Pinterest. I’m very hands-on.” [some family] murders.” education—especially in areas where kids are Collins’ latest work (her 30th!) is Confes- “Confessions” is partially based on Collin’s just running wild. However, I do get 14- or sions of a Wild Child, a prequel. “Confes- life, but she said, “I didn’t know it when I was 15-year-old boys saying, ‘I never read until I sions” is about Lucky Santangelo when she is writing it, but when I finished I said, ‘Wait a read Chances’ or girls saying they’ve learned 15—”ready to discover life, love and indepen- minute. I was in the south of France; I was everything about sex from me.” dence,” as the press release related. playing ping-pong with those guys; I was on By the way, the extremely busy Collins also “I wrote this as a young-adult book,” Col- that beach.” has a couple other side projects, including an lins said. “And I sent it to the publisher and Collins also based at least one other char- impending autobiography that promises to they said, ‘Oh, no, no; this is for everyone. It’s acter—Lucky’s friend Olympia—on someone be full of tantalizing details. There’s also the not as raunchy as my other books. ... I wanted she knew. “I had a best friend when I went Lucky Santangelo cookbook (coming out in to show how Lucky became the woman she is to school,” Collins said. “She was an Ameri- April) and another book, The Santangelos. today. She really is a fabulous character; I’ve can; she and I were, like, the two outcasts and As a parting gift of sorts, Collins revealed written seven books about her, and two mini- we bonded immediately. We started skipping something involving her sister, . series.” school and running wild. But her father wasn’t Joan’s Dynasty character, Alexis Carrington, Upon hearing about the miniseries, Windy a Greek shipping magnate [like Olympia’s].” was based on someone in one of Jackie’s City Times mentioned seeing the one starring When asked where she gets the ideas for her books. “That character was taken straight from actress Nicollette Sheridan. “She’s beautiful, books, Collins said, “When I wake up, I don’t The Stud [which Jackie wrote and had Joan and an old soul,” Collins said. “She brought know what I’m going to write. I usually don’t starring in the movie role],” Jackie said. “[Pro- Jackie Collins. Photo by Greg Gorman Lucky’s aura to the camera.” know until I sit down to write. People say they ducer] Aaron Spelling stole the character and Regarding a movie based on “Confessions,” can’t put my book down, and I usually say, put her in Dynasty, but she was originally Fon- we talked about casting the character of Marco, ‘That’s because when I start writing, I can’t taine from The Stud.” Lucky’s brooding, handsome bodyguard. “We put my pen down.” I also like [the gay HBO series] Looking; there Talking with Jackie Collins can be just as can’t have Channing Tatum; he’s a little too Then, there are Collins’ personal interests, are certain aspects I love. And then there’s dishy as one of her books—and that’s a very white-bread for the role. What about someone which include a healthy dose of television. “I’m Boardwalk Empire and Orange Is the New Black. good thing. who looks like Bobby Cannavale?” really into The Blacklist right now,” she said. I love Scandal and I love Veep—and then you Follow Collins on Twitter @JackieJCollins. Something else in the book is the presence “I also like The Following, Parenthood (it has have House of Lies and House of Cards. Confessions of a Wild Child is available ev- great family values). Of course, I love Dexter. “Shameless is my new favorite program. Now erywhere. “★★★★ THE BEST GYPSY IN CHICAGOLAND FOR YEARS ” Chicago Tribune “HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!”

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SAVE 40% ON PARKING Out at CHM is supported by gifts from Robert Kohl and Clark IN NAVY PIER GARAGES Pellett, from Dr. Raymond Crossman, and with additional support from Lakeshore Beverages. Louise Pitre as Rose, photo by Bill Burlingham by photo as Rose, Pitre Louise The gratefully acknowledges the PRODUCTION MAJOR 2013/14 support of the Chicago Park District on behalf of the people SPONSORS SEASON SUPPORTERS Clark Street at North Avenue | 312.642.4600 | chicagohistory.org of Chicago. 24 March 12, 2014 WINDY CITY TIMES NUNN ON ONE Don’t you forget about Molly Ringwald WCT: You lived in Europe for a while, didn’t you? MR: Yes, I lived in Paris for a few years. I live in California now. I lived in New York for a few years and had my first kid there, met my husband there, and now we are in California. WCT: You are very well-travelled! MR: [Laughs] Yeah. WCT: Growing up you must have listened to jazz music in the house. Do you still own a record player? MR: You know, I still have a record collection but I don’t have a record player right now. We just moved so I have been unpacking boxes that have been in deep storage for years and by Jerry Nunn years. I am intrigued by the stuff that I find. I was sort of hoping that I would find a record Many will remember Molly Ringwald from teen player. I guess I could always buy one too. I movies such as Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast have held onto my records but I don’t know Club and Pretty In Pink. The young actress was the condition that they will be in. I miss vinyl. nominated for a Golden Globe at the age of 13 WCT: It’s making a comeback. Concord Re- for Tempest. cords is a classic label that you recorded Ex- She tackled Broadway with Cabaret, How I cept Sometimes on. How was the journey to Learned to Drive and the Tony-nominated En- singing jazz with them? chanted April. MR: It is really the only kind of music that The Molly Ringwald Quintet heads to Ran- I sing. I can sing other stuff, like when I did Molly Ringwald. Publicity photo dolph Street to bring some spring this March Broadway. I have sung with a couple of friends with her first jazz album, titled Except Some- in rock bands before. In terms of music that I MR: Yes, we do “Sooner or Later” and also an happiness a priority is really good for youth times. Included is a cover of Simple Minds’ sing it is the music that I love. I love the songs upbeat jazz version of “I Feel Pretty,” which and longevity. Also accepting the fact that you “Don’t You Forget About Me” that harkens back and style. It is music comfort food for me. It is is really cool. That is also Sondheim. We are can’t stay young forever. Aging gracefully is a to her past along with a variety of jazz stan- just what I enjoy doing right now. working on a song from A Little Night Music. really good thing. dards. WCT: Do you sing a Billie Holiday song? He’s very interesting because he’s so musically WCT: What was it like being on the RuPaul Nunn rang Ringwald to discuss her tour MR: In concert I very often do a song that complex. It is not doing a straight ahead jazz show? called An Evening with Molly Ringwald. she wrote called “Don’t Explain.” I didn’t re- standard. It is always a bit different. MR: I was not on RuPaul’s Drag Race but on Windy City Times: Hi, Molly. You are com- cord that on this album but I am hoping to WCT: Your life must be coming around in Drag U ,where they were teaching women to be ing to City Winery in Chicago. Have you been record it on the next album. I have a really a full circle. glamorous. I don’t know if they still have that to Chicago many times in the past? beautiful arrangement. MR: It’s a parabola! show but it was an offshoot of the Drag Race. Molly Ringwald: I did two movies there, in WCT: Were there several tracks that didn’t WCT: Your novel When It Happens to You is It was fun. the suburbs anyway, in Chicago. Yeah, I have make this first album? coming out in paperback? I haven’t seen Drag Race in a while. I been back a few times. MR: We recorded 13 and we narrowed it down MR: It did—first in hardcover then in paper- watched the first three seasons and I think WCT: You started singing when you were to 10 on the album. We have way more mate- back after. he’s amazing. very young? rial. We recorded the album in 2009 and then WCT: What inspired that story? WCT: It just started again so you can watch MR: Yes, practically pre verbal. I was a jazz didn’t actually release it for a really long time MR: I just thought it was a universal theme the new one. singer with my father’s jazz band. I was touted because I became very focused on these books that everyone could relate to, which is the MR: What season are they on? as the world’s youngest jazz singer. I don’t I was writing. Since then I have released it and theme of betrayal. It is very deep and layered. WCT: Season six. know if it was me or it might have been Sammy came up with way more songs. The next album You can write about it from so many different MR: Wow, that’s incredible. Davis Jr.! will have more stuff and I am thinking about angles. My original idea was to do these very WCT: With me being a gay boy growing up WCT: What does your dad think about you a live album. I think that would be interesting short stories. in the ‘80s, you really represented an out- singing jazz now? with a live recording and DVD. I always liked the idea of interlinked stories. sider and showed it was okay to be different MR: He thinks it’s great. I’m not performing WCT: City Winery is a good place to film! I don’t know why but it is something that ap- with your movies. with my dad now and I have my own band. The MR: Okay, I will keep that in mind. How are pealed to me. When I started writing the sto- MR: Aw, thanks; that is nice. music my dad does is more traditional jazz. I the acoustics there? ries were longer than I expected and I spent WCT: I always thought Duckie was gay in am a little bit more modern. What is the venue WCT: Very good. I just saw Sinead O’Connor more time with each character. The novels and Pretty in Pink. like? I have never been there. play there and it sounded great. stories just took place. It was a process. I think MR: Yeah, right? I know! That’s what I WCT: City Winery in Chicago just celebrat- MR: Wow. I love her. Did she have hair or I was just intrigued by the theme. thought, too. It seemed so obvious to me but ed three years and has a small intimate per- no hair? WCT: Do you have time to write while out everyone thought no because a lot of people formance space. There are two floors with a WCT: No hair. on the road? wanted to imagine that my character gets to- wine room and restaurant. MR: I saw her record at an acoustic session MR: No. When I wrote the books it was this gether with him. That was not the kind of rela- MR: Sounds great. in New York and she had hair then. It was so perfect moment where I was working on a tele- tionship that they had in my opinion. WCT: Will you get to have any fun while weird to see her with hair. She didn’t quite look vision show and only had one day every two WCT: Back then it was hard for them to in Chicago? like herself. weeks. It was the perfect job to have while I tackle the subject but if it were remade MR: I don’t know how long I am there for. WCT: She still has the pipes. At the City was writing. Now I find it is much more chal- things would be different today. Usually everything is part of a little mini-tour. Winery they filmed Oprah’s Where Are They lenging. I am actually trying to figure that out! MR: Yeah, I would like to think that too. On I go in and out. I have three kids so I can’t Now? with her so maybe you could do one Everyone asks me how I do everything at the other hand, John Hughes became more stay out for too long. Usually I go out for a there. once but the fact of the matter is you can’t do conservative the older he got so I don’t know if few days and it is boom, boom, boom. I don’t MR: They actually filmed one with me at the everything at once. I’ve just been able to do he would have been able to go there. But that know how I will be there but I hope to get to Grammy Museum in California. one thing then do everything else. It is very is life and who knows? have a little fun. WCT: I was just trying to get you some hard to do that simultaneously. I agree that the movies if made now could WCT: Are your kids on tour with you? work! It is hard to start something but once you be much more open. Ryan Murphy took it and MR: No, they are in school. The only time MR: [Laughs] Well, thank you for thinking of are in it then I could go away and do stuff. I went with it. There is a much sharper edge to they went on tour with me was when I went to me. was already in the novel at that point and knew what he does but takes it one step further Australia and New Zealand because it was dur- WCT: You have performed in several musi- what I was writing. Once you get in that place with having gay characters, different ethnici- ing the summer. We all went and did a family cals. What is your favorite? you can kind of do it anywhere. Starting a proj- ties, and characters with different bodies. The working vacation. MR: My favorite musical that I have done ect you need peace and quiet or at least I do. movies I did were very white, you know? They WCT: How was Australia? is hands down Cabaret. That was an amazing WCT: I am sure with twins it is hard to were specific for a certain time and not sure if MR: I love Australia. It was great and dif- production. Sally Bowles is a great character. I find peace and quiet. What is your secret for they could be made now exactly in the same ferent because I had never been there during guess Michelle Williams is going to do it pretty staying young? You haven’t aged. way. the winter months. Their summer is our winter. soon. MR: I am always so flattered when someone WCT: See you in Chicago soon and safe This was the first time I had been there during My favorite musical that I have not been in says that but it is absolutely not true. I think travels too you! their winter. is Guys and Dolls. I look very different. I don’t know. I guess I Ringwald jazzes it up at City Winery, 1200 WCT: Was it cold? WCT: A revival of that would be fun. Speak- have good genes but I also try to take good W. Randolph St., on March 19 at 8 p.m. Visit MR: Yeah, but cold the way California is ing of musicals, you have Stephen Sondheim care of myself. I try to stay focused on being www.citywinery.com for tickets and details. cold—not really cold. on your album. happy. I think that is the main thing. Making WINDY CITY TIMES March 12, 2014 25 BOOK REVIEW for reasons other than romantic love? Should The author was once married to a woman and one eventually put aside notions of romantic has a son. “My whole life has been guiding me love, after many failed trials, if it hasn’t come toward accepting myself as a gay man. I hid Legally Wed along? Is there a special someone out there from myself for most of my early adult life.” for each of us, or are some of us destined to Reed states he wants young gay people to real- by Rick R. Reed cultivate our friendships and solitary interests ize that family and marriage can be a reality for $13.49; Dreamspinner Press; to fill the gap? Can disappointment in love them as well. He has published many novels, 216 pages make us contemplate choices ill-suited to our novellas and short stories that explore the ro- by SALLY PARSONS nature? mantic entanglements of gay men. He has won If you have no need to ponder such ques- the eBook Award from The Electronic Industry Everyone loves a wedding, right? The author tions for your own life, then enjoy Legally Wed Publishing Coalition three times, most recently doesn’t disappoint, but it’s not what you think. for the entertaining story it is. But you may in 2013 for Caregiver. Reed lives in Seattle with Marriage has just been declared legal in Se- have friends or family for whom these ques- his husband and his Boston terrier. attle and Duncan Taylor is in the mood. He tions resonate. All the more reason to read proposes to the man he loves and gets turned Reed’s newest novel. down. That’s where the delightful novel Le- gally Wed begins. Duncan decides married companionship with a straight woman—no ‘Glee’ star to Orchid show sex involved—might be worth a try to end his loneliness and provide the home life he’s perform at Chicago in Glencoe been itching for. He places an ad in Craigslist Pride Fest through March 16 for a gay-friendly woman who might consider Alex Newell, an actor and singer best The Orchid Show will take place at the Chi- such an arrangement. “First off, sister,” his known for his role as Wade “Unique” Adams cago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Rd., ad admonishes, “get the word sexual out of on Glee, is officially slated to take the stage Glencoe, through Sunday, March 16. your mind. … This is about a marriage of the as one of Chicago Pride Fest’s headliners, ac- Among other things, there will be classes, minds.” And hearts, he adds. He wants kids, cording to ChicagoPride.com. hula dances (Feb. 15-16), a weekend market- but only by mixing egg and sperm in a lab. The annual festival is returning to Boys- place and a rare-book exhibition. Duncan goes on to cement his argument for town for the 12th year June 21-22, the See www.ChicagoBotanic.org. such a union by explaining he loves the ladies. weekend before the city’s annual Pride Pa- He cites his two sisters and the fact he is more rade that drew 1 million attendees last year. relaxed around women. Newell is scheduled to perform Sunday, June Billy Porter Enter Marilyn Samples. She’s a gay-man–lov- 22. ing straight woman who knows more gay bars releasing inside-out than Duncan. They hit it off and soon hire wedding planner Peter Dalrymple to ‘Billy’s Back on help them prepare for the nuptials. Complica- Broadway’ tions ensue when Duncan falls for Peter—hard. Perhaps best known for his Tony-winning Even richer than one’s like of the characters role as Lola in the hit Broadway musical and the sweet tale Rick R. Reed spins are the Kinky Boots, Billy Porter is releasing his provocative questions raised about the hu- debut on Concord Records, Billy’s Back on man need for meaningful connection and the Broadway, on April 15. lengths to which some of us will go—or at “The canon of great Broadway songs is so least think about—to achieve that end: vast and I have so many favorites that the Can it be fulfilling and authentic to marry only way I could narrow them down was to (especially if crossing the gay-straight divide) Rick R. Reed. choose a theme,” Porter says of the songs on Billy’s Back on Broadway, in which the title is a nod to Sammy Davis Jr.’s recording Sammy’s Back on Broadway. The Clarence Darrow Commemorative Committee Cyndi Lauper, who penned the score for Kinky Boots, makes a special guest appear- invites you to participate in its annual wreath-tossing and ance on Billy’s Back on Broadway, dueting symposium commemorating Darrow. with Porter on “Happy Days/Get Happy,” a tune Barbra Streisand and Judy Garland made famous. Among the other songs are “Luck Be a Lady,” “I Am Changing” and “I’ve Gotta Be Thurs., March 13, 2014 Glee star Alex Newell. PR photo Saturday, March 13, 2010 Me.” 1100 aa..mm..--nnoooonn

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The author of several books on the American trial, including "The Death of Clarence Darrow the American Trial” (2009), Robert Burns makes an impassioned case for reversing the rapid decline of the trial before we lose one of our public culture’s greatest achievements. According to one reviewer, “Burns depicts the trial as an institution employing its own language and styles of performance that ele- vate the understanding of decision makers, bringing them in contact with moral sources beyond the limits of law." Darrow exemplified this. The outcomes of his cases were often attributed to his ability to connect with the hearts and A NEW LECTURE SERIES WINDY CITY TIMES minds of the jurors or judge, more than his reliance on the evidence. PRESENTED BY & CENTER ON HALSTED Robert Burns is a Professor of Law at School of Law. The author of numerous articles and books, including on the importance of the trial, advocacy, evidence, and professional responsibility, Professor Burns has won numerous excellence in teaching awards. NeXt lecture A special unique aspect of this year’s event will be several dozen Darrow-related items from the collection of the late actor Leslie Nielsen, courtesy of his widow Barbaree Earl. Nielsen was a fan but also played the attorney in theatrical Sat., Apr. 5, 2014, 11am-1pm productions. The collection includes videos, playbooks and other items treasured by the actor, known for his wide ANNE BALAY range of projects including Airplane!, The Naked Gun series and numerous TV roles. ______Steel Closets: Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Steelworkers Drawing from extensive, detailed oral histories taken of a previously silent and Please join us at 10 a.m. just EAST of the Clarence Darrow Bridge in Jackson Park (the bridge is under construction) for the traditional tossing of flowers and brief speeches to commemorate Darrow; the Symposium begins at 10:45 a.m. in the Museum of invisible population, this lecture investigates how gay, lesbian, and transgender Science and Industry: The NEW Columbian Room. Beverages and rolls will be served. (The Darrow Bridge is behind the Museum of steelworkers interact with their co-workers,Your communities guide and families in the context of their physically Science and Industry: Driving south on Lake Shore Drive, pass the light at 57th Drive and turn right at the next light [Science Drive]. demanding, risky work. to LGBTQ You will come almost immediately to Columbia Drive. If you turn left and follow Columbia Drive there is parking near the bridge. You $25 per lecture may park near the OmniMax Theater and walk south to the bridge. Parking is by the bridge.) upcOMING Sat., 5/3/14 supportive For further information about the speakers, see www.darrowbridge.org lecture: Timothy Stewart-Winter:businesses From andCivil Rights to Gay Rights in Chicago For further info call Tracy Baim 773-387-2394 services. https://community.centeronhalsted.org/lavenderuniversity Celebrate marriage equality in Illinois!

Let us help you plan your Big Day. 26 March 12, 2014 WINDY CITY TIMES theDISH WEEKLY DINING GUIDE IN travel brochure on Italy. do mean everything. With the seafood-stuffed Fiorentino’s This was the first of many pleasant surprises pasta immersed in a sumptuous sauce, this about Fiorentino’s, which has been around for dish was absolutely sinful, in a good way. Cucina Italiana seven years. Now, if by some miracle, you have room for BY ANDREW DAVIS Fiorentino’s is definitely Old World—down to dessert, Fiorentino’s has plenty of delicious op- the Sicilian-style cuisine and even the music. tions available. You could try the white rasp- “Would you like to sit on the patio?” It all works wonderfully. berry cheesecake with cookie crush, the can- This is the question the hostess asked me My guest and I started things with Sicilian noli dream, tiramisu, key lime pie or the triple when I entered Fiorentino’s Cucina Italiana arancini—rice balls stuffed with with ground chocolate mousse cake. (2901 N. Ashland Ave.; http://fiorentinoscu- meat, peas, mozzarella cheese and marinara Meals like this are the reason I have to work cina.com) on one of those wonderful “polar sauce. These golden orbs were extremely tasty, out—but it’s definitely worth it. vortex” nights. and are highly recommended. The calamari frit- (By the way, there are several menus avail- After I gave the hostess a look that said, ti also was great, avoiding the rubbery texture able, including a gluten-free version and one “Lady, it’s minus-200 degrees outside,” she some restaurants produce. for “Sunday Suppa.”) realized my reaction and responded, “Don’t As for entrees, the pappardelle alla Bolog- This neighborhood eatery has a ton of op- worry—it’s a heated patio.” nese was fantastic—which the wide pasta tions, including salads and even a dish called Still skeptical (but realizing I could always ribbons immersed in pork, veal and beef. The “Best Italian Meatballs Ever!” (I’ll have to try make a U-turn and stay in the main area of the orrechietti was incredible as well; it’s one of those the next time I go there.) Definitely give restaurant), I followed her to the patio. It was, The orecchiette at Fiorentino’s Cucina the best I’ve had in Chicago. However, for me, this place a go—and don’t be afraid to sit out indeed, heated—and looked like a page from a Italiana. Photo by Andrew Davis the lobster cappellacci was everything—and I on the patio.

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Women of the Western Suburbs Dance Wed., March 19 [email protected] 5:30pm Con- Cinema Q IV Film Series: Summer Storm corde Banquets, 20922 N. Rand Rd., Kil- (2004) Free film series celebrates fourth deer, Ill., http://www.wowschicago.com year with 10th anniversary screenings of CALENDAR Annual Purim four LGBT movies. Summer Storm (2004): Celebration Arrive by 5:30 for contest set Teams from all across Germany converge Brought to you by the up. Dinner and our annual cooking contest on a quiet camping ground for an annual combined efforts of 6pm. For information on the contest, con- rowing competition - including the defi- tact Laurie Grauer at office@orchadash. antly gay team from Berlin whose arrival org. 5:30pm Congregation Or Chadash at threatens to shake up the world of the Emanuel Congregation 5959 N Sheridan Wed., March 12 Thursday, March 13 closeted Tobi. 6:30pm Chicago Cultural Rd., http://www.orchadash.org Affinity Forty Plus Meeting Includes but is 2014 Impact Awards Chicago Foundation Center 78 E. Washington St. http://www. not limited to individuals who identify as for Women will honor five Chicago-area cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/ lesbian, bisexual, or transgender women women and men for their dedication to Sunday, March 16 supp_info/cinema_q.html Meet- who are at least 40 years of age. Led by increasing resources and opportunities Ethical Humanist Society of Chicago Smash Out Cancer Drag Show RU Proud ing every Sunday from 10:30 to noon, ‘BODY’ LANGUAGE Glynis Morris. Activities defined by partici- for women and girls in the Chicago area. and Alpha Phi Omega. Hosted by Vic- featuring a speaker on a variety of topics- pants. Meets on the 4th Wednesday of the 6:00pm - 8:00pm Venue Six10 at Spertus toria Vandekamp, a Roosevelt student. -personal ethics, education, psychology, Wed., March 12 month. 7:00pm Affinity Community Ser- Institute 610 S.Michigan Ave. http:// Doors open at 6pm. 7:00pm Congress politics, philosophy, medical care, equal vices 1424 E. 53rd St. Suite 306 http:// www.CFW.org Lounge, Roosevelt University, Chicago rights, the environment, etc., followed AIDS activist Sean www.affinity95.org Women Building Chicago: An Illustrated https://www.facebook.com/events/63970 by a coffee hour. Free and open to the Strub will be at Center GenderQueer Chicago GenderQueer Chicago History of Women’s Activism and Lead- 5402749295/?ref=3&ref_newsfeed_story_ public. Also Sunday School, weddings, is a grassroots, peer-led group that works ership Mary Ann Johnson, president of on Halsted and Test type=regular service projects, book group, film group. to create safe spaces for all of us to talk the Chicago Area Women’s History Council Positive Aware Network Music for Langston Hughes Poems Chicago 10:30am - 12:00pm Ethical Humanist about, think about, explore, and express (CAWHC) on decades of Chicago history to promote his memoir, Pianist/Composer Stuart Mindeman cre- Society of Chicago 7574 N. Lincoln Ave. gender. They are open to those who wish and remarkable women who made the city ates music inspired by jazz, soul music, Skokie , IL 60077 http://www.ethicalhu- Body Counts. to talk and think about gender. Gender- great. Women’s History Month 6:00pm West African and Caribbean musical styles man.org Photo by Greg Gorman Queer Chicago meets every Wednesday Public Library 400 S and the stories of the poems themselves.

evening from 7:00 to 9:00PM. 7:00pm St., http://www.chipublib.org/events/ Scott Duff hosts LGBT radio talk show $10. 7:00pm eta Creative Arts Founda- LGBT-specific talk show “Out Chicago” on - 9:00pm Center on Halsted 3656 N Hal- details/id/122919/ tion 7558 S. South Chicago, http://www. politics, entertainment, celebrity gossip sted St., http://www.centeronhalsted.org Parents of transgender individuals For charlesheathpresents.com 11:00am - 1:00pm WCPT 820 AM Sean Strub: HIV Today: A Discussion, decades, PFLAG has been proud to be a of Greater Chicago (3 to be nominated), , Megan Bayless, editors Im- Deeply Rooted Dance Theater Summer In- Reading/Signing Veteran AIDS activ- resource for transgender and gender non- President of the Cook County Board of migrant Voices Anthology of short fic- Deeply Rooted Dance ist Sean Strub, the nationally recognized conforming people, their families, and tensive Auditions Commissioners, County Clerk of Cook tion by immigrants 7:30pm Women & Theater Summer Intensive auditions in founder of POZ magazine, member of ACT friends. For more info: parentsoftransgen- County, Treasurer of the Cook County, Children First Bookstore 5233 N Clark St Chicago. Sunday March 16th at 2PM for UP/New York, theatre producer, pioneer- [email protected] 7:00pm Center on Sheriff of Cook County, Assessor of Cook http://www.womenandchildrenfirst.com youth and 4PM for Pre-Professionals. ing LGBT community marketer and author Halsted 3656 N Halsted http://commu- County, County Commissioners of Cook Please register online at deeplyrootedpro- of the new memoir, Body Counts, chroni- nity..org/transgender County (17 from single member districts), Thursday, March 20 ductions.org 2:00pm - 6:00pm, Deeply cling his 35 years on the frontlines of the Commissioner of the Board of Review of LGBTQ Happy Hour with Jewish United Rooted Dance Theater 17 N. State St. LGBT and AIDS movements, just published Friday, March 14 Cook County (District 3), Supreme, Appel- Fund’s Young Leadership Division Cock- 19th Flr, http://www.deeplyrootedpro- by Scribner. Sean Strub will hold two read- Oak Park Area Lesbian and Gay Asso- late, Circuit and Subcircuit Judges (to fill tails and learn more about the Jewish ductions.org ings and signings for Body Counts in Chi- ciation: OPALGA Potluck Bring a dish to vacancies if required. Windy City Times United Fund’s Young Leadership Division. As part of cago. Admission is free. 2:00pm - 3:30pm share and BYOB. 7:00pm - 9:00pm Pri- This Is Not a Cure for Cancer primary election guide printable charts at $12 advance / $15 door. Includes one the “incite change” mission, Collaborac- Center on Halsted 3656 N Halsted http:// vate Residence http://www.opalga.org http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/ drink ticket. 6:00pm - 8:00pm Sidetrack tion has Community Partners who are sup- www.centeronhalsted.org Designer Borris Powell’s “Freedom” Show pdf/WCT_2014_primarychartsforweb.pdf . 3349 N Halsted St http://www.juf.org/ porting the company’s upcoming world Body Counts: An Evening with Sean Strub, Powell will unveil his new accessories 6:00am - 7:00pm Various polling loca- yld/lgbtq.aspx premiere live theater event attacking Reading/Q&A Veteran AIDS activist Sean collection. $40 per person for general tions http://www.chicagoelections.com/ Who Tech (and friends) March, cancer, its treatment and the way we live. Strub, the nationally recognized founder admission (standing room only), $100 dm/general/document_532.pdf Chicago Happy Hour Lesbians Who Tech Representatives from Gilda’s Club Chicago of POZ magazine, member of ACT UP/New VIP 8:30pm Block 37, 108 N. State St., C.R.U.’s BFF Movie Night! BFF Movie Night! is global community of over 3,000 queer will be on hand every Sunday 3:00pm York, theatre producer, pioneering LGBT http://www.borrispowell.com Tickets: Treat your best friend to a movie and pop- women in and around tech. Whether you Collaboraction - Flat Iron Arts Building community marketer and author of the http://www.ticketpeak.com/freedomBjP corn! FB Event: http://on.fb.me/1cve9wl work at a tech company, have a techni- 1579 N. Milwaukee Ave. 3rd Floor 312- new memoir, Body Counts, chronicling C.R.U.’s FB Page: http://www.facebook. cal job or are just obsessed with ev- 226-9633 http://collaboraction.org his 35 years on the frontlines of the LGBT Saturday, March 15 com/thepvcru 6:30pm - 9:00pm Project ery new app that comes out. Get geeky and AIDS movements, just published his Frontrunners/ Frontwalkers Chicago Fun VIDA 4045 W 26th Street http://www. with techy folks just like you. Enjoy memoir Body Counts: a Memoir of Politics, Run/Walk A club for lesbians, gay men, Monday, March 17 facebook.com/events/258144367680361 tasty adult beverages, Land gigs, make free Sex, AIDS, and Survival. 6:30pm - 8:30pm bisexuals, transexuals and friends who Rev. Jesse Jackson to speak at UIC Elton John: The Million Dollar Piano Cap- new friends andconnections 6:00pm - and open to the public. 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and pruning techniques; and see spreads such Pianist creates Dustin Lance Black as the “New Varieties Garden,” presented by music for Langston at Elmhurst Landscape Concepts Management, and a sea of white, yellow, orange, red and deep-purple Hughes poems on May 8 tulips. Jimmy Carter. Local pianist/composer Stuart Mindeman is Openly gay and Oscar-winning screenwriter Mariano’s also will present the Garden Gour- releasing In Your Waking Eyes, a CD that fea- Dustin Lance Black (Milk) will be at Elmhurst met cooking stage and an expanded floral mar- tures musical settings of 11 Langston Hughes College’s Frick Center Thursday, May 8, at 7 ket leading into the show’s Marketplace, which poems. p.m. offers for sale fresh-cut flowers and arrange- Jazz, soul music, West African and Caribbean In addition to Milk, Black’s credits also in- ments, plants and gardening-related products. musical styles as well as the stories of the po- clude the movie J. Edgar and the play 8, which For tickets and more info, see www.Chicago- ems themselves serve as inspirations for the portrays the closing arguments in the federal Flower.com. album. trial that led to the overturning of California’s On the CD, Mindeman plays Wurlitzer elec- Proposition 8 and the establishment of mar- tric piano, organ, clavinet and piano. Featured riage equality in the nation’s largest state.. Jimmy Carter musicians are Sarah Marie Young, vocals; Quen- Visit http://public.elmhurst.edu/cultural_ with a free ticket to the book tin Coaxum, trumpet; Kyle Asche, guitar; Chris events. coming to signing. The book publishes on March 25; the Siebold, guitar and steel guitar; Bryan Doherty, Andersonville on price including tax is $30.60. Call 773-769- bass; Makaya McCraven, drums; and Juan Dan- 9299 or go to www.womenandchildrenfirst.com iel Pastor, percussion. Chicago Flower & March 27 for more information or to pre-order a book and There will be CD-release parties Wed., March Former President Jimmy Carter is coming to secure your ticket. 19, at ETA Creative Arts, 7558 S. South Chi- Garden Show on Chicago to promote his new book, A Call to Ac- Carter’s A Call to Action is being published in cago Ave., at 7 p.m. ($10; www.CharlesHeath- March 15-23 tion: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power, on late March and is a book about women’s rights. erPresents.com); and Thursday, April 10, at The annual Chicago Flower & Garden Show, Thursday, March 27, 6-8 p.m. In the president’s travels around the world, he Constellation, 3111 N. Western Ave. ($8; www. presented by Mariano’s, will take place March Women & Children First Bookstore is hosting has noted many abuses against women and Constellation-Chicago.com). 15-23 at Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Ave. the event at the Swedish American Museum, girls, as well as the religious beliefs that are With its 2014 theme “Do Green. Do Good,” 5211 N. Clark St. The event will be a signing sometimes used to justify those abuses. The the show spotlights cutting-edge garden de- only. president is the author of numerous other signs, products, practices and techniques. Tickets are required. A purchase of A Call books, most recently the controversial Pales- Visitors will be able to learn flower arranging to Action from Women & Children First comes tine: Peace Not Apartheid. WINDY CITY TIMES March 12, 2014 29 BILLY MASTERS

“I don’t know which one was Liam and which was kinda anticlimactic. Well, first off, if you one was Chris, but I just know that they’re both are lumping them together as a group, you’d hot as fucking hell.”—Meryl Streep shares her have to find something they could all do to- opinion on the Hemsworth brothers, a feeling I gether. Could they sing? One and a half can, suspect we all echo. one can’t. Talk? One and a half can, not so sure I really hoped that staying up until the crack about the other. Could they even walk? Two of dawn and including oodles of Oscar dish can, one can’t. This sad fact was made obvious in the column that came out hours after the when TMZ caught up with Liza the day after awards ended would satiate the need of my the awards. While strolling down the street, readers. But, alas, I was mistaken—at least if I she needed TWO men (one on each side) to am to believe the deluge of emails that flooded help her step up onto a curb—and even then Billy Masters International. So let’s address the she needed to get a running start and a bit of a push. And here’s a question that has nothing to do with anything—does Liza even know any straight men? Anyway, in the grand scheme of things, just standing up was really the right call for the Garland-Minnelli-Luft-Gumm brood. In fact, I was sure it was more than Liza could handle—that is, until she charged Lupita Nyong’o like a linebacker. 5) How were the ratings? Best ratings in 10 years! So regardless of everyone’s nitpicking, that’s a win for Ellen. In an intriguing story, Rosie O’Donnell just revealed that she attempted to come out of the closet a decade earlier than her first (per- ceived) public statement. Back in 1992 (four years before launching The Rosie O’Donnell Show), she was interviewed for Cosmopolitan. The writer asked “Are you gay?” and Rosie replied, “Yes.” Why didn’t we ever read that? As Rosie explains, “I remember Helen Gurley Brown took it out of an interview that had been done with me. ... She was protecting me because at that time it would’ve been a huge issue, right?” Speaking of coming-out stories, Lance Bass admits that when he came out to best friend Joey Fatone, it was accidentally. “Joey walked in on me with the guy I was dating just kind of sitting on my lap. Straight guys don’t do that,” Bass said. Tell that to oodles of kids who have voluntarily climbed up on Santa Claus’ ‘Hannah Free’ top the chart since 1987. (She’s 17.) Rosie O’Donnell said she tried to come out lap! When Lance later told Fatone the truth, Her follow-up single is “Team.” publicly back in 1992, but that a certain Joey’s response was, “Dude, I don’t care. I have showing March 21 See Lorde.co.nz. magazine stopped that from happening. so many gay friends—I don’t care.” The Rainbow Alliance of the Unitarian Shortly after returning home from provid- Church of Evanston (UCE), 1330 Ridge Ave., Elton John movie ing colorful commentary for the Olympics in will present Hannah Free on Friday, March 21, most popular questions right off the bat. Sochi, Johnny Weir found himself in a New at 7 p.m. in Chicagoland 1) Why are Barbara Walters and Whoopi Gold- Jersey courtroom regarding a case of domestic Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for a dessert and berg upset about The View not being included biting. Yes, biting. A month before the Olym- coffee salon. Following the film will be a March 18, 26 in the Oscars? Since the telecast was on ABC, pics, Weir’s hubby Victor Voronov filed a po- panel discussion. Admission is a $10 dona- Fathom Events, CinemaLive and Rocket Mu- the network engaged talent from its many day- lice report accusing the skater of biting him tion. sic Entertainment Group are bringing Elton time shows during the pre-show. As Whoopi in a malicious manner—as opposed to a play- Members of the panel are editor/producer John: The Million Dollar Piano to nearly 700 said, “It was a shame to walk down the red ful manner, I reckon. During their courtroom Sharon Zurek, actors Taylor Miller and Mau- select movie theaters on Tuesday, March 18, carpet and see every other ABC daytime show proceedings, the couple appeared as a united reen Gallagher, and producer Tracy Baim. and Wed., March 26, at 7 p.m. represented—except for Rachael Ray—and we front, asking the judge to dismiss the case. The UCE is a “welcoming congregation” within The movie will show in more than two weren’t there. We are the only show—and I judge acquiesced, but not before looking at the Unitarian Universalist Association. As a dozen theaters in Chicagoland and Indiana, hate to ring my own bell, but what the hell— Weir and saying, “Nice hairdo.” You wouldn’t welcoming congregation, UCE pledges to ad- including ShowPlace ICON at Roosevelt, 150 The View is the only show that has an Oscar find that on Judge Judy. dress the needs of LGBT people at every level W. Roosevelt Rd.; River East 21, 322 E. Illi- winner on the panel, and I thought it was a Could it be that a certain virginal young of congregational life, and celebrate the nois St.; South Barrington 30 with IMAX, 175 crying shame that we weren’t there.” Barbara man was anything but prior to his highly pub- lives and loves of all people in the spirit of Studio Dr., Barrington; and Cinemark Melrose was lucid enough to add, “We don’t get promos. licized wedding? So say two people who swear the first principle of Unitarian Universalism. Park, 1001 W. North Ave., Melrose Park. We are sort of the stepchildren of ABC.” She’s they can prove it. Turns out he enjoyed being The Rainbow Alliance carries out the goals of The full list of participating theaters getting ballsy now that she’s preparing to leave chased far more than being chaste just months UCE’s welcoming congregation. (subject to change) is at http://www.fath- ... the show, I mean (although I’m sure her before being catapulted into our collective Tickets go on sale Feb. 25; visit ucevan- omevents.com/event/million-dollar-piano/ time on Earth is drawing to an end as well). consciousness. When these former paramours ston.org or call 847-864-1330. more-info/theater-locations. 2) What is this controversy about who owns came to light, they threatened to topple what the “selfie” Ellen took? It was her phone, so was a tenuous grasp on fame to begin with. Far it’s hers, right? Wrong. First off, it wasn’t her more damaging than his dalliances is the fact Lorde at Aragon Scott McPherson phone. Ellen has an iPhone. This was a Sam- that one of these whistle-blowers is another March 18 play March 14-16 sung—a major sponsor of the show (to the guy! New Zealand singer Lorde—who has risen Theater D is presenting its 2014 production tune of $18 million). Ellen planned to take a When fame is fleeting in more ways than one, to fame thanks to her single “Royals”—will of the late playwright Scott McPherson’s first selfie with Meryl Streep and then mostly cut it’s definitely time to end yet another column. perform at the Aragon Ballroom, 1106 W. work, Till The Fat Lady Sings. Meryl out of it. What she didn’t anticipate And with that, I hope we have heard the last of Lawrence Ave., on March 18. The run will take place March 14-16 at the was that all those other celebs would want to the Oscars—at least until next year. Of course, “Royals” [Lava/Republic Records] remained Patty Turner Center, 375 Elm St., Deerfield. play, too. The minute Ellen handed the phone you won’t have to wait another year for more at number one for nine weeks, topping the McPherson is best known as the author of to Bradley Cooper to take the photo with his gossip. You can get the latest dirt each and charts in an additional 45 countries and the award-winning play Marvin’s Room. enormous hands, the photo legally became his. every day at www.BillyMasters.com—the site selling 7.5 million copies across the globe. Theater D’s signature trademark is the des- 3) What did Bette Midler say at the end of that never stands on ceremony. If you’ve got Lorde—also known as Ella Maria Lani Yelich- sert buffet at intermission; it is included in her song? She said, “I feel like I just won the a question for me, send it along to Billy@Bil- O’Connor—is officially the youngest artist to the $20 ticket price. Visit www.theaterd.com. Olympics!” Perhaps cut out because the Oscars lyMasters.com and I promise to get back to you were on ABC and the Olympics were on NBC. before Weir is accused of domestic scratching! 4) Why didn’t they do anything with Judy So, until next time, remember, one man’s filth Garland’s kids? Just having them stand up is another man’s bible. 30 March 12, 2014 WINDY CITY TIMES tives. This has been especially true with recent 16 gym shoe and size-14 derby skate. “Getting work we’ve been doing on TGI athlete policies, involved in roller derby really helped crystalize where it really helps to have people from dif- my identity, and it’s been freeing to be who I Joe Kaiser: ferent experiences talking about what sports want to be; I can present how I want to,” (s) mean to them and how they see themselves he said. ‘Just being who I am’ fitting into athletics. I would really like to see Simonis added, “Joe has been involved with the TGI community work together to make poli- the TGI Athlete Network since its inception, cies that are as inclusive as possible.” and recently was instrumental in getting our on derby track, in life Kaiser is a founding member of the Trans, website up and running, which allows us to Gender Non-Conforming, and Intersex (TGI) reach a wider audience and more easily share By Ross Forman Athlete Network, along with Simonis. our stories and experiences.”

Kaiser admitted gender issues dating back to Joe Kaiser went to a Windy City Rollers (WCR) when (s)he was 12. “I was aware of it [then], bout in September 2011—and was immediate- but didn’t really admit it to myself or others,” Payton anti-bullying ly hooked. Kaiser’s wife, Diona Pardon Kaiser, Kaiser said. Kaiser started cross-dressing while had WCR tickets, and Kaiser was quickly over- event in Des Plaines in college, but, at 6-foot-7, was convinced that come with emotions watching the roller derby transitioning was out of the question. action. on March 12 Last May, Joe and Diona transitioned into a Jarrett Payton, son of Chicago Bears run- “That’s what I wanted to do and became polyamorous relationship, and (s)he admits it ning back Walter Payton, and Camille Paddock, upset that I was the wrong gender for that then was “very uncomfortable presenting as a 15-year-old who was bullied almost to the [sport]. I just knew [roller derby] was some- male online.” After all, Kaiser was doing more point of ending her life, will appear together at thing I really wanted to do,” said Kaiser who, and more cross-dressing. “Presenting online as “Bullied No More” at Maine West High School, in December of that year, joined a local men’s a female was nice,” (s)he said. 1755 S. Wolf Rd., Des Plaines, on Wed., March roller derby team: the Chicago Bruise Broth- Kaiser’s fashion is ever-changing, often in- 12, 7-9 p.m. ers, which skates out of the suburban Lombard fluenced by Mother Nature. When it’s warm, MaineStay Youth & Family Services, a divi- Roller Rink, and had only been organized for a Kaiser might wear a dress. Other times, it’s sion of Maine Township, is sponsoring the free few months before Kaiser joined. jeans and a T-shirt. event. Kaiser’s comfort level on the team helped “It’s really nebulous and hard to hammer Advance registration is suggested; visit www. him off the track, too, as he slowly started down who I am,” Kaiser said. “My wife has mainetownship.com/bullying or call 847-297- coming-out to fellow skaters. known all along, for about nine years. She’s 2510, x271. Kaiser identifies as trans-feminine and pre- understanding to the point now of almost in- fers “(s)he” as an identifying pronoun. difference. It doesn’t matter [to her] how I go “It was not really a big, dramatic coming-out out, what I wear.” [to the team], which actually was very casual,” Joe Kaiser. Photo by Ross Forman Kaiser was the captain of the Bruise Brothers with the revelation, Kaiser said. Jarrett Payton. last year and is now the league president. Kaiser, 27, now lives in Norwood Park. (S)he The league’s by-laws intentionally left every- graduated from Northside College Prep, 5501 N. a very active TGI community in general, and thing very gender-neutral, (s)he said. Kedzie Ave., in 2005 and then IIT in 2009. Kai- in particular an athletic one, but Joe is the “The league is very gay-friendly,” said Kaiser, ser is now a developer for ParkWhiz—and one only other out and active skater that I know who knows that the Bruise Brothers have sev- of only two open, out transgender roller-derby of here, despite three [local] leagues: [the] eral gay participants. skaters in Chicago. (Joe Simonis, who skates Bruise Brothers, Windy City Rollers, and the “There never has been any issue; it’s been a for the Windy City Rollers as Ms. Dr. Joseph L. Red Hots, and all being incredibly TGI-friendly. very open, very friendly league,” Kaiser said. Simonis, is the other.) “Joe and I have similar, but very different “[My coming-out] has been better than I ex- “It’s great to have another open TGI derby experiences as TGI athletes, and it’s been great pected.” player in Chicago,” Simonis said. “Chicago has to work together from our different perspec- Kaiser, who weighs about 240, sports a size-

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