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Entrepreneur Embraces Visibility Through Example by Gretchen Rachel Hammond “Have the Courage to Face the Truth,” Stone Once Said VOL 31, NO. 27 MARCH 30, 2016 www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com TRANS ACTION Joe Betancourt. Photo by Kat Fitzgerald, mysticimagesphotography.com Entrepreneur embraces visibility through example BY GRETCHEN RACHEL HAMMOND “Have the courage to face the truth,” Stone once said. “Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys Chicago-born author and philanthropist W. Clement Stone be- to living your life with integrity.” lieved there was little difference in people with one signifi- The transgender community faces a society which not only cant exception—attitude. refuses to do the right thing in recognizing transgender equal- The guiding philosophy for his co-authored 1960 book Suc- ity because it is right but, as in the case of North Carolina, cess Through a Positive Mental Attitude would evolve into the seeks to eradicate transgender people through legislation. bedrock of Stone’s legacy—one that influenced millions. Turn to page 10 WANDA WOMAN Wanda Sykes talks LGBT rights and political Illinois bathroom bill advances Page 4 correctness. Photo by Roger Erickson 23 NC activists battle their law Page 6 nightspots VANESSA SHERIDAN SPRING MOVIE SPECIAL Meet the Center on Halsted’s new Easter at Sidetrack (pictured), Pride Idol at The Richard Knight Jr. unveils what’s in director of transgender relations. Glenwood, Miss Continental Plus, more. theaters this season. Photo by Gretchen Rachel Hammond 14 Photo by Jed Dulanas 26 PR photo of Alice Through the Looking Glass 22 @windycitytimes1 /windycitymediagroup @windycitytimes www.windycitymediagroup.com 2 March 30, 2016 WINDY CITY TIMES WINDY CITY TIMES March 30, 2016 3 WINDY CITY TIMES INDEX NEWS Trans bills advance in Illinois; column 4 DOWNLOAD Georgia veto; AIDS czar resigns; healthcare index 5 THIS ISSUE Controversial anti-LGBT N.C. law 6 AND BROWSE THE ARCHIVES at HRC defends Mark Kirk endorsement 8 Trans entrepreneur Joe Betancourt 10 WWW.WINDYCITYTIMES.COM Passages: Grivas, Roose, Cragon 12 Talking with Center’s trans director 14 Views: Balay and Shattell; letters 16 ENTERTAINMENT/EVENTS Scottish Play Scott 17 Knight at the Movies: Spring LGBT preview 22 VOL 31, NO. 27 MARCH 30, 2016 Wanda Sykes interview 23 www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com TRANS Gay rugby star Keegan Hirst 24 Lesbian musician Daphne Willis ACTION 25 Joe Betancourt. NIGHTSPOTS 26 Photo by Kat Fitzgerald, mysticimagesphotography.com Entrepreneur embraces visibility through example BY GRETCHEN RACHEL HAMMOND “Have the courage to face the truth,” Stone once said. “Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys OUTLINES Chicago-born author and philanthropist W. Clement Stone be- to living your life with integrity.” lieved there was little difference in people with one signifi- The transgender community faces a society which not only cant exception—attitude. refuses to do the right thing in recognizing transgender equal- Calendar Q 29 The guiding philosophy for his co-authored 1960 book Suc- ity because it is right but, as in the case of North Carolina, cess Through a Positive Mental Attitude would evolve into the seeks to eradicate transgender people through legislation. bedrock of Stone’s legacy—one that influenced millions. Turn to page 10 Classifieds 30 WANDA WOMAN Wanda Sykes talks LGBT rights and political Illinois bathroom bill advances Page 4 correctness. Photo by Roger Erickson 23 NC activists battle their law Page 6 nightspots VANESSA SHERIDAN SPRING MOVIE SPECIAL Meet the Center on Halsted’s new Easter at Sidetrack (pictured), Pride Idol at The Richard Knight Jr. unveils what’s in director of transgender relations. Glenwood, Miss Continental Plus, more. theaters this season. Photo by Gretchen Rachel Hammond 14 Photo by Jed Dulanas 26 PR photo of Alice Through the Looking Glass 22 @windycitytimes1 /windycitymediagroup @windycitytimes www.windycitymediagroup.com online exclusives at www.WindyCityTimes.com WILD ABOUT HARRY Musician Peter Andredis (left) was among those paying tribute to Harry Nilsson at a recent show. Photo by Vern Hester CLOTHES CALL In The Amazon Trail, Lee Lynch talks about “airing the lesbian laundry.” Photo of Lynch and her partner courtesy of Lynch ‘history’ lesson EVENT HORIZON WCT reviews the book A History of Loneliness. WIN, BOOZE OR DRAW A wine-and-dine event starts in Lake View; Dining Out for Life takes place soon. THAT’S SHOW BIZ Find out the latest about Gwen Stefani, James Franco and Michael Sam. Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center’s 2016 Humanitarian Awards Dinner raised $3 million, while Second City plus opened the Harold Ramis Film School. Photo of Leon Panetta at the awards dinner from the DAILY BREAKING NEWS museum/center 4 March 30, 2016 WINDY CITY TIMES Trans-related bills advance to Illinois GUEST VIEW BY KEVIN JENNINGS House committee Why some gays are part of the problem BY MATT SIMONETTE Gay neoconservative Joseph Murray These kinds of experiences persist in Legislation that would force transgender stu- recently called for the dividing of the present day. According to GLSEN’s dents to use separate restroom facilities from movements for justice and equality 2013 National School Climate Survey, their peers—as well as another bill that would based on sexual orientation and gender more than 80% of LGBT students make it easier for transgender Illinoisans to identity—effectively promoting the experience harassment at school. And change the gender marker on their birth cer- idea that gay people should somehow it is deeply rooted in the issue of tificates—advanced into the Illinois House leave behind the trans community gender nonconformity. Human Services Committee on March 23. The and those who simply do not conform Whether it’s the effeminate boy who committee next meets April 5. to what it means to be a “man” or is mocked for “throwing like a girl” or House Bill 4474, which state Rep. Thomas “woman.” the “tomboy” who doesn’t like to wear Morrison introduced, requires school boards to As a gay man, I was taken aback by pink, students who do not conform designate school restrooms as being for the ex- the revisionism of such views—views to society’s rigid gender expectations clusive use of persons of a single sex, and de- that are ahistorical and ignorant of suffer from the earliest and most fines “sex” as the gender designation a person today’s realities. virulent forms of harassment. Childhood was assigned at birth. It also authorizes boards Trans and gender nonconforming bullies don’t make a distinction to designate a single-occupancy restroom or people have been at the forefront of the between sexual orientation and gender faculty restroom or changing facility that can struggle for justice and equality for all identity – they persecute anyone who be used by trans students if they submit a re- of us. Sylvia Rivera, Marsha P. Johnson, deviates from gender norms. quest in writing. and other trans patrons of the historic Sadly, that mindset hasn’t changed Last fall, a high school in Morrison’s district Stonewall Inn were at the forefront of much among those who single out was charged with discrimination by federal launching the modern-day LGBT rights others for being different, even in our authorities when it did not allow a transgen- movement and pushing back against own community. Some gay men have der girl to change in female-designated locker the rampant police brutality in 1969. gone as far as privileging and even room facilities. fetishizing gender expression that The bill’s progress came the same week as Then there are today’s trans activists passage of anti-LGBT legislation in North Illinois state Rep. Thomas Morrison, who like my friend Grace Sterling Stowell conforms to society’s rigid expectations Carolina. That new law overrode all local pro- introduced an anti-LGBT measure. who has been running the Boston of what it means “to be a man.” Case tections for LGBT individuals and was largely Photo from Valentine Alliance of GLBT Youth (BAGLY) for the in point: witness the number of online a response to an ordinance in Charlotte that past thirty years. profiles where gay men are seeking offered protections against discrimination in Equality Illinois is urging residents to sign a “masculine only” or “straight acting” housing and public accommodations on the petition against HB 4474 that will be present- partners. basis of sexual orientation and gender iden- ed to committee members and to the House As gay men, our own struggles toward tity. Legislators convened a special session to member who represents each signer. The peti- belonging and acceptance are deep- pass the bill—at a cost of about $42,000 to tion is at tinyurl.com/HB4474-petition. seated, but they should not be used to North Carolina taxpayers—and passed it on Harris is chief sponsor of a second transgen- vilify trans and gender nonconforming to Gov. Pat McCrory, who signed the same day. der-related bill, HB 6073, that also advanced people who we share a common legacy Throughout the debate, lawmakers stoked anxi- to the House Human Services committee March with. eties about transgender residents using “incor- 23. The bill amends the state’s vital-records act Unlike the fringe views of Murray, the rect” restroom facilities. A lawsuit to prevent so that a declaration by a physician that the LGBT community has expressed a strong the state from enforcing the law was scheduled individual is undergoing medically appropriate commitment to advance an inclusive agenda of equality and justice for all of to be announced March 28. treatment would be the main requirement to Sylvia Rivera (center) Marsha P. us. Illinois state Rep. Greg Harris said that cir- change the gender marker on a birth certifi- Johnson and other trans patrons cumstances with the Illinois bill are different, cate.
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