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Grassroots Event Focuses on Black, Brown Trans Photo by Tim Peacock VOL 35, NO. 21 JULY 8, 2020 www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com E. PATRICK JOHNSON A profile of the newest NU dean. Photo from Johnson's website, run with permission 10 DAVID ZAK Leaves Pride Films and Plays amid controversy. Photo by Bob Eddy MARCH 13 POLITICAL PARTY FORWARD Durbin, Baldwin meet with Grassroots event focuses supporters. Official photo of U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin on Black, Brown trans lives 5 PAGE 4 @windycitytimes /windycitymediagroup @windycitytimes www.windycitymediagroup.com July 8, 2020 WINDY CITY TIMES PAGE 6 Chicago Pride Parade 2019. Photo by Kat Fitzgerald (www.MysticImagesPhotography.com) "Kickoff," The Chicago Gay Pride Parade 1976. Diane Alexander White Photography TWO SIDES OF PAGE 20 YESTERDAY APRIL 29, 2020 VOL 35, NO. 20 Looking back at Pride memories of the past (above) WINDYJUNE 24, 2020 and this month’s Drag March for Change (below) PRIDEChicagoBuffalo Pridedrives Grove postponed; on Pride VOL 35, NO. 16 CITY www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com AND TODAY EDDIE TIMES HUNSPERGER PAGE 17 Activist and partner of Rick Garcia dies. Photo of Hunsperger (right) and Garcia courtesy of Garcia 4 Buffalo Grove Pride 2019. SEEING Tim Carroll Photography THE LIGHT Lighthouse Foundation prepares programming. Photo of Rev. Jamie Frazier by Marcel Brunious 8 PAGE 4 www.windycitymediagroup.com From the Drag March for Change. Photo by Vernon Hester @windycitytimes /windycitymediagroup @windycitytimes www.windycitymediagroup.com @windycitytimes FUN AND GUNN Tim Gunn on his new show, /windycitymediagroup 'Making the Cut'. Photo by Scott McDermott 13 @windycitytimes SUPPORT Photo by Tim Peacock 2 VOL 35, NO. 21 JULY 8, 2020 www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com E. PATRICK JOHNSON A profile of the newest NU dean. Photo from Johnson's website, run with permission 10 LOCAL DAVID ZAK Leaves Pride Films and Plays amid controversy. Photo by Bob Eddy MARCH 13 POLITICAL PARTY FORWARD Durbin, Baldwin meet with Grassroots event focuses supporters. Official photo of U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin on Black, Brown trans lives 5 PAGE 4 LGBTQ @windycitytimes /windycitymediagroup @windycitytimes www.windycitymediagroup.com JOURNALISM WINDY CITY TIMES windycitymediagroup.com/donate.php WINDY CITY TIMES July 8, 2020 3 NEWS Pride march about Black, Brown trans lives 4 Non-bias guidelines affirmed despite rollback 5 Featured Properties Gay COVID-19 survivor can't donate 8 PASSAGES: Brent Conn 8 839 W. Hutchinson St. LGBTQ leaders meet with CPD superintendent 9 Buena Park E. Patrick Johnson: A man of firsts 10 Letters 12 $2,890,000 Meticulously maintained historic estate with ENTERTAINMENT/EVENTS lush grounds and 4-car attached garage. THEATER: David Zak controversy 13 Theater review: 'Golden Girls' 14 INDEX Unity Church being demolished 14 MUSIC: Rufus Wainwright on new album, Pride 16 MOVIES: 'Mucho Mucho Amor' filmmaker 17 YOUTUBE: Di Pace deals with 'Minutiae' 18 1240 N. Lake Shore Dr. #32A DOWNLOAD NIGHTSPOTS 19 Gold Coast Classifieds 21 THIS ISSUE COMING SOON Chicago Sky hosts panel 21 AND BROWSE THE ARCHIVES AT Calendar 22 Modern 2200 sf transformation with amazing www.WindyCityTimes.com views. Photo by Tim Peacock UPCOMING 2020 VOL 35, NO. 21 JULY 8, 2020 www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com 2727 N. Seminary Ave. E. PATRICK JOHNSON WINDY CITY TIMES PRINT DATES: A profile of the newest NU dean. Lincoln Park Photo from Johnson's website, run with permission 10 July 22, 2020 Sept. 16, 2020 Nov. 11, 2020 COMING SOON DAVID ZAK Leaves Pride Films and Plays amid controversy. Aug. 5, 2020 Sept. 30, 2020 Nov. 25, 2020 Photo by Bob Eddy MARCH Aug. 19, 2020 Oct. 14, 2020 Dec. 9, 2020 Indoor/outdoor architectural masterpiece. 13 POLITICAL PARTY FORWARD Sept. 2, 2020 Oct. 28, 2020 Dec. 23, 2020 Durbin, Baldwin meet with Grassroots event focuses supporters. Official photo of U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin on Black, Brown trans lives 5 PAGE 4 @windycitytimes /windycitymediagroup @windycitytimes www.windycitymediagroup.com 3920 N. Lake Shore Dr. #14N online exclusives at East Lakeview www.WindyCityTimes.com $1,000,000 Stunning designer co-op with garage parking. JOINT FUSION Among the local restaurants reopening in this new world is French-Mexican spot Tzuco (left). Photo of Tzuco's cochinita pobil courtesy of Tzuco 421 W. 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DAILY BREAKING NEWS Photo by Bussian 4 July 8, 2020 WINDY CITY TIMES Grassroots march All photos by Tim Peacock focuses on Black, Brown trans lives BY TIM PEACOCK Trans Visibility March; and Anto- nio Gutierrez, a co-founder and the Organized by a host of grassroots strategic coordinator for Organized organizations focused on assisting Communities Against Deportations marginalized communities around (OCAD). the city, the Pride Without Prejudice/ "Pride was a riot—it was not a Reclaim Pride march kicked off at the party," Owagboriaye said. "We are Belmont Red Line station at noon on not only here to fight for Black lives, June 28. The march focused on Black but to fight for Black trans lives. The and Brown lives—and transgender Black Lives movement needs to be lives, in particular. inclusive of all of our lives. Black Although originally sponsored by a lives matter, Black women matter, handful of grassroots organizations, Black queers matter, Black trans lives the march received additional en- matter." dorsements and co-hosts following The march moved up Belmont the cancellation of the "Black Lives and north through Boystown as the Matter: A BLM Pride Protest," as crowd chanted and grew. ACTIVATE-CHI organizers faced accu- At several points along the route, sations they were not placing Black, the march paused to highlight Black Brown and trans voices front and and trans speakers. In particular, the center as well as claims they did not march stopped in front of the 19th have an official endorsement from District police station at 850 W. Ad- Black Lives Matter-Chicago (despite dison St. to discuss police violence advertising such). against Black and trans people. Orga- In the cancellation announcement, nizers highlighted Strawberry Hamp- ACTIVATE-CHI said, in part, "We will ton, an incarcerated trans woman be directing all of our resources from who was transferred to a women's fa- this march to Pride Without Preju- cility in December 2018 after a year- dice, and make a sizable donation to long struggle that included sexual Brave Space Alliance." and physical violence. Organizations sponsoring and/or Other speakers included Jae Rice endorsing the Pride Without Preju- and Zahara Bassett, from Brave Space dice/Reclaim Pride march included Alliance; Jayda Van, from the Chicago Affinity Community Services, Chicago Alliance Against Racialism and Politi- Alliance Against Racist and Political cal Repression; trans youth activist Repression, Organized Communities Carter Cavazos; drag performer Maori Against Deportations, Brave Space Beverly Hillz (Missy Banks); Envision Alliance, Gay Liberation Network and Consulting CEO Tatyana Moaton; and National Trans March. transgender individual Russia Brown. Ashabi Owagboriaye and Alexis For more information on the march, Abarca kicked the event off by in- including links to organizations ac- troducing speakers such as Samer cepting donations, see "Pride With- Owaida, from Palestine Youth Move- out Prejudice/Reclaim Pride March" ment; Wemi Esho, from National on Facebook. WINDY CITY TIMES July 8, 2020 5 Nondiscrimination guidelines affirmed after Trump rollback “I have two BY MATT SIMONETTE panding HIV preventative care and treatment, funding gender-affirming surgeries, fostering af- Illinois state officials issued guidance June 26 firming and inclusive classrooms in which LGBTQ+ tiny little secrets.” affirming the state’s existing nondiscrimination students are able to thrive, and ensuring LGBTQ+ protections on the basis of sexual orientation and students see themselves reflected in the curricu- gender identity. lum,” said Gov. JB Pritzker. “That work becomes The guidance came two weeks after U.S. De- even more urgent when the federal government “They’re
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