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SUZE ORMAN INTERVIEW WINDY CITY THE VOICE OF CHICAGO’S GAY, LESBIAN, BI AND TRANS COMMUNITY SINCE 1985 PAGE 32 JAN. 18, 2012 VOL 27, NO. 15 www.WindyCityMediaGroup.comTIMES Store’s specialty: transgender women AIDS ACTIVIST BY LAUREN EVERITT teetering steps in stilettos. It has two dressing rooms Connors works the store every Monday, and her entou- PHILL WILSON and a beauty bar where the staff works their magic. In rage starts to trickle in around 2 p.m., usually staying pagE 16 The yellow-brick boutique across from the Arlington walks a suit and tie; out walks Kimberley, Gina or Erica. until close. They sip wine and trade the latest gossip. Heights Village Hall was the talk of the town when it set The shop still draws looks of incredulity when dropped in The shop’s owner, Rori Scheffler, is visiting Transforma- up shop 12 years ago. It’s a simple affair, built in the conversation among Arlington Heights residents. tion’s Key Largo location, so Connors has been working geometric style of an ’80s strip mall, with “Transforma- Having stepped inside on a Monday, and it was as full-time for the past several weeks. tions” scrawled in white across the black awning. Sand- though the Stepford wives had reassembled for cocktail The scene was a little too perfect. The two cash reg- wiched between a red-brick house and a photography hour. ister conversationalists were accessorized to set off air- studio, where framed families flash toothy smiles from Olivia Connors, the sales associate, was a picture of port metal detectors, and their hands had only just left the window, the building is, well, ordinary—from the poise from her flawless foundation to the rounded tips of the manicurist’s table, their clothing perfectly pressed outside. her manicured nails. She was carefully arranging a blond and coordinated. Transformations by Rori (110 S. Arlington Heights Rd., mane around the shoulders of a teenage girl while the A stately woman more than six feet tall, Connors was Arlington Heights) is the only full-service commercial girl’s mother looked on approvingly. Olivia glanced up like a modern June Cleaver. Her habits include sipping shop for transgender women in the Chicago area. (Its from her work to flash a Crest Whitestrip smile. her martinis—with a single olive—through a straw so as sister store is located in Key Largo, Fla.) “Meet Katie and Lyseth. They’ll be able to help you out Turn to page 8 The boutique is a refuge for those who have long em- while I finish up here,” she said, gesturing to two ladies braced their inner chic and for those taking their first engaged in conversation by the cash register. AUTHOR TALKS ‘WINDY CITY QUEER’ page 31 COOL SHOWS WINTER THEATER & DANCE SPECIAL page 21 Photos from: Come Fly Away by Joan Marcus; The Magic Flute by Dan Rest; The Ghost Is Here by John W. Sisson, Jr.; Iron Mistress by Ben Fuchsen. marriage EQualitY: A BUSY 2012 page 4 2 Jan. 18, 2012 WINDY CITY TIMES WINDY CITY TIMES this week in Jan. 18, 2012 NEWS WINDY CITY TIMES Marriage-equality; Girl Scouts Religious leaders; Canada North Side remap furor ENTERTAINMENT/EVENTS Store for transgender women 4 Winter Theater Special Activists’ trial continued 6 ‘Come Fly Away’ dancer Rubio Catholics; MLK honor; Vida/SIDA 7 ‘Man Boobs’ creator talks 3 Passages: Fisher, Ortleb, Evans 8 Winter dance preview 21 Protest ordinance 9 Windy City Queer editor Bergquist 24 Trans in the Life 10 Suze Orman interview 26 Gay in the Life 11 Author of ‘Dead Celebrity Cookbook’ 30 AIDS @ 30 12 Knight: Pina, Dirty, Extremely... 31 Viewpoints: Monroe; letters 14 ‘Dirty Girl’ director Abe Sylvia 32 15 Dish: Gay baker; dining news 33 16 Travel: Ecuador 34 Photos on cover (left, from top): PR photo 20 Billy Masters 34 of Suze Orman; photo of Phill Wilson by Erica 36 Demarest; photo of Kathie Bergquist courtesy 36 of Bergquist; photo of Evan Wolfson by David OUTLINES 41 Shankbone Real estate; classifieds Calendar Q SUZE ORMAN INTERVIEW WINDY CITY THE VOICE OF CHICAGO’S GAY, LESBIAN, BI AND TRANS COMMUNITY SINCE 1985 PAGE 32 JAN. 18, 2012 WNBA superfan writes book VOL 27, NO. 15 www.WindyCityMediTIMESaGroup.com Store’s specialty: 38 transgender women AIDS ACTIVIST BY LAUREN EVERITT teetering steps in stilettos. It has two dressing rooms Connors works the store every Monday, and her entou- PHILL WILSON and a beauty bar where the staff works their magic. In rage starts to trickle in around 2 p.m., usually staying PAGE 16 The yellow-brick boutique across from the Arlington walks a suit and tie; out walks Kimberley, Gina or Erica. until close. They sip wine and trade the latest gossip. Heights Village Hall was the talk of the town when it set The shop still draws looks of incredulity when dropped in The shop’s owner, Rori Scheffler, is visiting Transforma- up shop 12 years ago. It’s a simple affair, built in the conversation among Arlington Heights residents. tion’s Key Largo location, so Connors has been working geometric style of an ’80s strip mall, with “Transforma- Having stepped inside on a Monday, and it was as full-time for the past several weeks. tions” scrawled in white across the black awning. Sand- though the Stepford wives had reassembled for cocktail The scene was a little too perfect. The two cash reg- raphy hour. ister conversationalists were accessorized to set off air- 40 wiched between a red-brick house and a photog studio, where framed families flash toothy smiles from Olivia Connors, the sales associate, was a picture of port metal detectors, and their hands had only just left the window, the building is, well, ordinary—from the poise from her flawless foundation to the rounded tips of the manicurist’s table, their clothingDOWNLOAD perfectly pressed THIS! outside. her manicured nails. She was carefully arranging a blond and coordinated. Transformations by Rori (110 S. Arlington Heights Rd., mane around the shoulders of a teenage girl while the A stately woman more than six feet tall, Connors was Arlington Heights) is the only full-service commercial girl’s mother looked on approvingly. Olivia glanced up like a modern June Cleaver. Her habits include sipping shop for transgender women in the Chicago area. (Its from her work to flash a Crest Whitestrip smile. her martinis—with a single olive—through a straw so as sister store is located in Key Largo, Fla.) “Meet Katie and Lyseth. They’ll be able to help you out Turn to page 8 The boutique is a refuge for those who have long em- while I finish up here,” she said, gesturing to two ladies braced their inner chic and for those taking their first engaged in conversation by the cash register. AUTHOR TALKS ‘WINDY CITY QUEER’ PAGE 31 COOL SHOWS 42 WINTER THEATER & Go to www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com DANCE SPECIAL page 21 MARRIAGE EQUALITY: A BUSY 2012 to download complete issues of Windy City Times and Nightspots. PAGE 4 Then click on any ad and be taken directly to the advertiser’s Web site! Visit the museum every Saturday in online exclusives at January to watch films that focus on the LGBT communities. Films begin at www.WindyCityMediaGroup 10:00 a.m. and run continuously until 4:30 p.m. Screenings are FREE with Museum admission. MODEL BEHAVIOR .com Paul Anderson reflects on his days with the Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency—and what he’s up to now. JANUARY 21 Photo from Anderson Daddy & Papa Becoming Chaz Out and Proud in Chicago Philadelphia JANUARY 28 BENCH MARKS Financial guru See pictures of and read about Judge Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin Read about the Phil Sitar looks Deborah Gubin’s fundraiser at Sidetrack book Cambodian at resolutions I am the Queen and a recent queer teacher mixer at the Grrrl, which and debt payoff Chicago History Museum. looks at gender strategies. If These Walls Could Talk 2 inequality in the The Kids Are All Right Asian country. Photo from Sitar LESSON LEARNED Read more about the LGBT panels that took place recently at the American COMING HOME Historical Association conference. OUT IN CHICAGO THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT This week’s entertainment round-up Out in Chicago includes items on Darren Criss, Martha history of Chicago’s LGBT communities Stewart and RuPaul. explores the uncharted over the past 150 years. Come see this exhilarating exhibition before it closes plus See many photos from President its doors on March 26, 2012. DAILY BREAKING NEWS Obama’s visit to his hometown of Chicago last week. Presenting Sponsors Photo by Kat Fitzgerald Lead Corporate Sponsor night nightspots spots #1059 • January 18, 2012 Additional Sponsor Ursa major Local rapper Big Dipper opens wide about DAAN, Cazwell and his big ups from the bear community. Page 30 2012 Predictions with rapper BIG DIPPER Miss Cleo Show #451 Real Housewife Melissa Gorga comes to Spin. 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