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Intersex People WILLIAM FRIEDKIN TALKS ABOUT ‘CRUISING’, ‘THE BOYS IN WINDY CITY THE BAND,’ THE VOICE OF CHICAGO’S GAY, LESBIAN, AND HIS OTHER FILMS BI AND TRANS COMMUNITY SINCE 1985 APRIL 10, 2013 PAGE 20 VOL 28, NO. 27 www.WindyCityMediaGroup.comTIMES I ntersex: Straddling the sex divide BY KAVYA SUKUMAR Crixs Haligowski was giving birth in a midwife clinic in rural Philippines, when he first learned of intersex people. The doctors told him (then her) that he was not fully fe- male. VIEWPOINT This did not come as a surprise to Haligowski. He was SPOTLIGHTS GAY born with genitalia not clearly male or female. What he did not know was that he had a narrower alignment of pelvic Crixs Haligowski says of his gender TANZANIAN bones, usually found in biological males—the kind that identity, “I don’t have a problem JAMES WANDELA would make natural childbirth impossible. being one gender or the other. I can page 6 Like Haligowski, an estimated one in 1,500 babies is swing either ways. I don’t have that born intersex. crisis in my head.” Photo by Kavya The term is used to describe conditions in which a per- Sukumar son is not clearly male or female. Not all intersex people are born with atypical genitalia. Sometimes the differences T urn to page 8 ETHICAL TREATMENT Reporter Charlsie Dewey speaks with Dan Mathews, senior vice president of People for SINGER PETE the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), about the longstanding bond of support between the WENTZ ON HIS organization and the LGBT community. NEW ROLE: REALITY pages 14-15 SHOW HOST page1 2 WC T PROFILES LESBIAN BOXER GRACE PENNEY pag E 26 2 April 10, 2013 WINDY CITY TIMES WINDY CITY TIMES April 10, 2013 3 this week in WINDY CITY TIMES midtown.com/chicago NEWS ENTERTAINMENT/EVENTS Royster’s column 4 Dancin’ Feats 13 Lesbian sailor fights case 5 PETA spread 14 Viewpoint on gay Tanzanian group 6 Theater reviews 16 Latest on Illinois marriage 7 Knight: Disconnect, notes 18 Understanding intersex 8 William Friedkin interview 20 Glenwood owners split 9 Singer/reality-TV host Pete Wentz 21 Vaid, Clinton at Center on Halsted 10 Kandi Burruss on her new show 23 Gay in the Life 11 Billy Masters 25 Views: Harper; Julian Bond letter 12 OUTLINES Photos on cover (left, from top): Photo of Real estate; classifieds; Dish 22 William Friedkin by Pat York; photo of James Calendar Q 24 Wandela from Wandela; image of Pete Wentz Sports: Lesbian boxer, Force win 26 courtesy of Oxygen; photo of Grace Penney from Patricia Martin WILLIAM THE VOICE OF CHICAGO’S GAY, LESBIAN, FRIEDKIN BI AND TRANS COMMUNITY SINCE 1985 APRIL 10, 2013 TALKS ABOUT VOL 28, NO. 27 ‘CRUISING’, WINDY CITY ‘THE BOYS IN THE BAND,’ AND HIS OTHER FILMS PAGE 20 TIMES www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com Intersex: Straddling the sex divide BY KAVYA SUKUMAR Crixs Haligowski says of his gender identity, “I don’t have aDOWNLOAD problem THIS! Crixs Haligowski was giving birth in a midwife clinic in being one gender or the other. I can rural Philippines, when he first learned of intersex people. swing either ways. I don’t have that The doctors told him (then her) that he was not fully fe- crisis in my head.” Photo by Kavya male. Sukumar This did not come as a surprise to Haligowski. He was born with genitalia not clearly male or female. What he did VIEWPOINT not know was that he had a narrower alignment of pelvic SPOTLIGHTS GAY bones, usually found in biological males—the kind that TANZANIAN would make natural childbirth impossible. Like Haligowski, an estimated one in 1,500 babies is JAMES WANDELA born intersex. PAGE 6 The term is used to describe conditions in which a per- son is not clearly male or female. Not all intersexTurn to people page 8 are born with atypical genitalia. Sometimes the differences Go to www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com ETHICAL TREATMENT Reporter Charlsie Dewey speaks with Dan Mathews, senior vice president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), about to download complete issues of Windy City Times and Nightspots. the longstanding bond of support between the SINGER PETE organization and the LGBT community. WENTZ ON HIS NEW ROLE: pages 14-15 REALITY SHOW HOST PAGE 21 Then click on any ad and be taken directly to the advertiser’s Web site! WCT PROFILES LESBIAN BOXER GRACE PENNEY PAGE 26 online exclusives at TENNIS IN NO TIME www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com 6 SESSIONS $115 STARTS MAY 4 WADE FOR IT... Out former NFL player Wade Davis (left) spoke at the “Bolder Than Out” conference this past weekend. 2020 W. 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Lincoln Avenue, Rm K Elgin, IL 60120 Aurora, IL 60505 Show #516 847.695.1093 www.opendoorclinic.org 630.264.1819 Find Nightspots on www.WindyCityQueercast.com 4 April 10, 2013 WINDY CITY TIMES Cultural Q’s by FRANCESCA ROYSTER I n Praise of Downton Abbey’s Thomas: N ew gay images of complexity “I am not foul, Mr. Carson. I’m not the same “Love” issue, in February 2013.) as you, but I’m not foul.” Yet James-Collier’s portrait of Thomas Thus, Thomas Barrow, the skulking, also reveals complexity. In the second scheming, snippity and sometimes just season, which covers World War I and its plain unlikeable servant on PBS’s Downton affects on the lives of the Downton Ab- Abbey, makes his claim for gay self accep- bey masters and servants, Thomas enlists tance and complexity in this show’s recent to escape the limited world of service. He episode leading to the third season finale, purposely lets his hand be shot in order which aired on Sunday, February 17, 2013. to escape the frontlines, and serves as a This third season of Downton has been the medic. most highly watched PBS series since Ken And in the current season, we also see Burns’ Civil War aired in the 1990s. and despite ourselves empathize with While there certainly were gay men in Ed- Thomas’s struggles, which intersect both wardian England and in the United States sexuality and class. When Thomas falls in of the 1920s, we don’t see very many por- love with fellow (straight) servant Jimmy traits on television of these lives. Downton Kent, he risks both limb and position to series creator and writer Julian Fellowes steal a kiss. When his failed attempt at a love connection is spied by another servant, he is nearly fired without a “In this age of the increasing letter of reference—the acceptance of marriage equality equivalent of profession- al blackballing—and is for gay people, ... it is impor- questioned by the police. It is not until the other tant for television to not only servants come to his aid, admitting that they’ve represent queer lives, but to known all along Thomas’s allow them complexity ... “ secret that Thomas is freed from the threat of prison. We understand through Thomas the psy- has written of the importance of this por- chic and even economic costs of homopho- trait to 21st century audiences, many of bia in his time. whom are unaware that “Perfectly normal In this age of the increasing acceptance men and women were risking prison by of marriage equality for gay people, and the making a pass at someone.” changing climate of the military, it is im- As recently June 2003, the U.S. Supreme portant for television to not only represent GAY AND LESBIAN HALL OF FAME Court ruled in Lawrence v. Texas that state queer lives, but to allow them complex- laws that criminalized private, non-com- ity—to allow us to love them, and hate mercial sexual activity between consenting them, too. 2013 CELEBRITY BOWL adults at home on the grounds of morality In recent years on television, in the ef- are unconstitutional. In the United King- fort to escape stereotyping, we have had FUNDRAISING EVENT dom, most anti-sodomy laws were struck our share of fresh-faced, huggable gay and down by the early 1960’s. But anti-sodomy lesbian people: Ellen Degeneres’s girl next laws still exist in many places in the world. door, the charming, dimpled Will of Will Saturday, April 20 In previous seasons of the show, Thomas and Grace. And even though The L-Word’s Registration: 10-11 a.m. has wormed his way into our hearts with Shane, and others could be scheming, self- some memorably dastardly deeds. He un- destructive, and self-involved, they always Bowling: 11 a.m.-noon successfully blackmailed his well-placed looked flawless while they did it.
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