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Justice Department Won't Defend Doma wokE UP BLACK PREMIERE WINDY CITY THE VOICE OF CHICAGO’S GAY, LESBIAN, BI AND TRANS COMMUNITY SINCE 1985 MAR. 2, 2011 PAGE 19 TIMES VOL 26, NO. 22 www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com Justice Department won’t defend DOMA BY LISA KEEN move by the Obama administration and one that NCLR Executive Director Kate Kendell put it KEEN NEWS SERVICE could trigger maneuvers by DOMA supporters to even more strongly. appoint an intervenor to defend the law. But “The president’s leadership on this issue has The Obama administration made a blockbuster beyond the eventual legal consequences of the forever changed the landscape for LGBT people announcement Feb. 23, saying it has concluded announcement, the political impact was char- in this country,” said Kendell. “For the first time, TRANSGENDER that one part of the Defense of Marriage Act acterized by most LGBT leaders as historic and the president and the Department of Justice (DOMA) will not be able to pass constitutional monumental. have recognized that laws that harm same-sex DERBY PLAYER muster in the 2nd Circuit and that the Depart- “This is a monumental turning point in the couples cannot be justified. This is the begin- PAGE 26 ment of Justice (DoJ) would not defend that history of the quest for equality for lesbian, gay ning of the end, not just for the mean-spirited part of the law in two pending cases in that and bisexual people,” said Jon Davidson, legal and indefensible Defense of Marriage Act, but circuit. director for Lambda Legal Defense and Education Turn to page 4 It was a dramatic, unexpected and significant Fund. Hawaii’s groundbreaking lesbian judge FRED HAMPTON BOOK ANALYSIS PAGE 20 RAHM’S TEAM: NO GAYS ON IT—YET PAGE 7 Sabrina Shizue McKenna (left, speaking as Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie looks on) has made history as the first openly LGBT state supreme court justice in Hawaii. Photo courtesy of McKenna BY ROSS FORMAN nor’s office with her partner of 15 years, Denise McKenna is his first judicial appointment. tMarch 2, 2011 Yamashiro, and their three children. “I’m absolutely humbled and honored,” McK- Sabrina Shizue McKenna is a pioneer in para- In a press release, Abercrombie said: “This is enna said in an exclusive interview. dise, with roots in Japan and a pretty good jump the most important decision I have made in my “I remember my mother being so worried when shot. career. This appointment sets the course for the I came out to her that my being gay would not Take it off! Fasten your seatbelts as state and its legal direction for the next sev- allow me to succeed in life. She lived to see me pick it up Chicago Takes O Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie named lesbian with Lido des Boyz at Park West on Sat., March 5. take it home page 3 judge McKenna, 53, to the Hawaiian Supreme eral years. I am completely confident that Judge become a judge, but I wish she were alive today. Court in late-January. She had spent the last 17 McKenna’s appointment will be something I’m But I know my parents are watching over me.” Happy 5th Pubert chats years as a family court judge—and she attended proud of for the rest of my life.” anniversary to with Cut Copy. 3160. page 14 page 8 the mid-February announcement in the gover- Abercrombie was elected last November and Turn to page 6 2 Mar. 2, 2011 WINDY CITY TIMES NEW PRICE Mark and Jay found their 919 N Wolcott 302 $689,000 new home on 4737 N Kenmore 1S $269,500 Incredible 1-of-a-kind extra-wide penthouse in architecturally unique, intimate Immaculate high rst r unit with great oor plan! Kitchen with ss bldg. Incredible city views w/ r-to-ceiling glass.Private 9x15 terrace o master appliance,granite,lg breakfast bar & pantry.Living room w/separate dining and suite + 11x26 terrace o great room! 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WINDY CITY TIMES Mar. 2, 2011 3 this week in WINDY CITY TIMES NEWS ENTERTAINMENT/EVENTS Olson and Boies’ plea; DOMA 4 Dancin’ Feats 15 Anti-gay states are harmful 5 Theater reviews 16 Hawaiian judge; gay social secretary 6 Knight: EU Film Festival 18 Emanuel’s transition team; HBHC 7 Woke Up Black premiere 19 MillerCoors’ LGBT man; Lambda 8 Fred Hampton book analysis 20 Russian activist; Darby honored 9 Mogul, Baim book-signings 23 Gay couple sues B&Bs; BEHIV 10 Wendy Jo Carlton profile 23 Hanover memorial; Crawford dies 11 Billy Masters 25 AIDS Legal Council 12 Gay in the Life: Ledo 13 OUTLINES View by Unzueta; letters 14 Real estate; classifieds; pets 22 Calendar Q 24 Photos on cover (left, from top): Woke Up Sports: Trans derby player 26 Black premiere pic by Kat Fitzgerald; photo Sports: Lori Condie 27 of Bethany Johnson courtesy of the subject; Women’s History Month 27 Fred Hampton book cover; Rahm Emanuel photo from campaign team WINDY CITY TIMESroup.com www.WindyCityMediaG Justice DepartmentA won’t defend DOMDOWNLOAD THIS! lesbian judge Hawaii’s groundbreaking Go to www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com to download complete issues of Windy City Times and Nightspots. Then click on any ad and be taken directly to the advertiser’s Web site! online exclusives at www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com TO ‘l’ AND BACK Actress Laurel Holloman, who co-starred on The L Word, talks about the Dinah, acting and art. PR photo Thursday, March 10 5:30 P.M. cocktails, 6:30 P.M. program $12, $10 members and students Charlotte Cushman, the nineteenth century’s infamous cross-dressing actress, wowed audiences in Chicago and beyond with her performances of Shakespeare’s HONORING LEGENDS Anthony Paull lets Read a review of star-crossed lover. Join cultural historian Lisa Merrill for a look at how the era’s Read WCT’s account of the annual Living loose in his latest a book recounting Legends gala, which honored individuals spectators and critics talked about sexuality on stage. About Face Theatre artistic column. the life of the at Center on Halsted. late gay actor Sal director Bonnie Metzgar and “The Laramie Project” co-author, Leigh Fondakowski, Mineo. will also discuss how gender-bending pioneers continue to impact our stages. OH, HAPPY o’dAY WCT talks with singer/reality-TV vet KE$HA’$ PARTY Aubrey O’Day about Diddy and her new COMING UP NEXT show.
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