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Stained glass artwork on display at the LA&M. Artist unknown. Photo by Adam W. Hart Leather Archives’ 25th anniversary opens a world of diversity By Gretchen Rachel Hammond the United States dedicated to the compilation, preservation, maintenance and access to alternative sex culture.” While mainstream tourism websites boast any number of cul- The weekend of Sept. 16-18 ushers in the 25th anniversary tural epicenters in their appeals to tourists to “Find it all in celebration of that institution and everyone is invited to at- Chicago,” missing from most lists is the Leather Archives & tend free-of-charge events that include a rare look at never- TRANS MURDER IN CHICAGO Museum (LA&M) on the city’s North Side. before-seen collections garnered from decades of leather his- If the goal of Chicago tourism is to paint the city as a one- tory while guided by the encyclopedic knowledge of LA&M T.T. was murdered on Chicago’s West Side Sunday. of-a-kind destination, the omission of LA&M from the body of archivist and collections librarian Jakob VanLammeren. Photo courtesy of Jaliyah Armstrong that message is glaring. There is also a slate of open discussions scheduled with film- As Windy City Times reporter Owen Keehnen wrote in May, maker Christina K. Court, museum co-founder Chuck Renslow, 6 2016, “To this day [LA&M] remains the only institution in Turn to page 10

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WCT reviews the hard-hitting book Murder Exelon | Humana | Marathon Sportswear | MillerCoors plus Over a Girl. Public Communications Inc. | Seyfarth Shaw | Starbucks DAILY BREAKING NEWS 4 Sept. 14, 2016 WINDY CITY TIMES Illinois Supreme Ct. asked to rehear palimony decision GUEST VIEW By Matt Simonette “We are deeply concerned by the court’s deci- sion, which openly discriminates against same- by Angelique Munro The Illinois State Supreme Court was, on Sept. 8, sex couples who were unable to marry before their asked to rehear its Aug. 18 Blumenthal v. Brewer relationships ended and, more broadly, against all decision. unmarried couples,” said National Center for Les- In that ruling, the Court ruled that Cook County bian Rights Legal Director Shannon Minter, who Angelique’s kitty fund Judge Eileen Brewer was not entitled to an eq- argued the case before the Illinois Supreme Court, uitable share of assets accumulated in a 26-year in a statement. “The Court’s decision puts our cli- People have been telling me for years it and some will never get it. relationship with her partner. The couple split in ent and many other former same-sex partners in that I should make a “go fund me” cam- I had numerous trans women from all 2008, years before marriage equality was legal- an impossible double-bind, penalizing them for paign to help raise money for my SRS (sex over the world who contacted me stating ized in the state. Brewer now wants the Court to failing to marry even though Illinois law barred reassignment surgery). So I did, a couple that this was a scam campaign, quoting reconsider its determination. them from the right to marry during the entire of weeks ago and for the most part I’ve different costs saying “The operation only The court’s decision was based on Illinois’ non- span of their relationship.” gotten a lot of wonderful supportive mes- cost $15,000 in my country so must not recognition of common-law marriages. It is one of Minter added, “The decision also perpetuates sages and, well, some not. So, I’d like to be real,” and another saying, “This has to only a few states in the union that does not al- an outdated and impermissible stigma against share some of the messages with you. be a scam because I paid $125,000 for low them. But Brewer’s attorneys argued that she non-marital families. … We hope the Court will I received a couple of messages that SRS, and what makes you so special you was unfairly punished by the ruling since she and reconsider its ruling and ensure that Illinois law is were very similar from different people think people are going to give money for Blumenthal were barred by law from marrying in complying with our nation’s Constitution.” saying: “Isn’t it embarrassing that ev- you?” Illinois, nor would an out-of-state marriage been Minter is arguing the case along with Chicago eryone is going to know what happened My response: I knew I would receive recognized. Attorney Angelika Keuhn. to you?” Also “Omg social media doesn’t some flack, however I was disappointed need to know all your business, how it came from trans individuals. We all “I think the media did that on purpose,” Arm- could you shame your family like that?” have a choice in which doctor we choose Trans woman slain on strong said. “They could not say ‘transgender My response: It isn’t embarrassing at and how much work we want done on our woman,’ That was just disrespectful of her life.” all nor is it anything to be proud of. I was bodies. I am aware that there are differ- Chicago’s West Side “I will always remember her as a happy per- born transgender, I was molested and I ent costs all over the world for this op- By Gretchen Rachel Hammond son,” Armstrong said. “I will always remember her had an abusive childhood. These are all eration. My choice is to stay here in the smile.” U.S. and have my Information received by Windy City Times from a In 2015, Windy City Times published an investi- SRS done by a very source close to the West Side trans community gation as to why transgender individuals who are reputable surgeon, indicates that a transgender woman named T.T. the victims of a violent crime are often misgen- “You definitely have to have a tough skin was found murdered in Chicago’s Garfield Park the dered by police departments and the media. Dr. Marci Bowers out evening of Sept. 11, 2016. See http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/ to transition. You sort of have to put of California. As for According to the Chicago Police Department lgbt/19th-transgender-murder-raises-questions- yourself on display out there and you me “thinking” I’m and subsequent reports by the Chicago Sun-Times about-reporting-/52755.html. special, it’s your and Chicago Tribune, a body was discovered in the never know what kind of reaction society choice to either 4500 block of West Monroe Street. The throat had is going to give you.” support me and/or been cut and a knife found nearby. Elgin school allows send a donation or Jaliyah Armstrong was an organizer of a vigil not, so there’s no that was held for T.T. at the corner of Monroe and transgender student need for ignorant Kenton in Garfield Park Monday evening. It was and rude comments. attended by about 30 community members, who locker-room access facts and if anything I am survivor! I do What I find amazing and has touched came to remember their friend. They hung bal- By Matt Simonette believe my story needs to be told and if my heart is I received a handful messages loons, lit candles and left a sign at the site where I can help a young child out I’m going to from trans woman on all different levels T.T.’s body was found. An Elgin transgender middle school student was, tell my story, stand strong and brave and of their transition stating “go for it girl, She was a friend of T.T for the past seven years. on Sept. 6, allowed access to the locker room of hopefully I can be an inspiration to many tell your story, we support you!” And “I “T.T. was a lovely person,” Armstrong told the gender identity with which they identified. others like me. wish I could do the same.” Also, “I want Windy City Times. “She was laughing all the time. Though one District U-46 school board member A childhood neighbor said to me “You to start transitioning but I don’t know You could be going through a bad day but once did issue online objections about the matter be- were just a gay little boy growing up, we how.” you saw [T.T.], she was such a happy cheerful per- ing addressed without a board vote, school ad- [accepted] you, I don’t know why you’re My response: Trust me, it took many son all that changed.” ministrators maintained that the matter was re- doing all of this.” years for me to finally embrace and love Armstrong added that the two of them were in- solved fairly and in compliance with federal Title My response: I was conditioned from myself. You definitely have to have a carcerated together. IX regulations, according to Chicago Tribune. early on, it was drilled in my head “I tough skin to transition. You sort of have “It was my first time being incarcerated and she Board member Jeanette Ward, on Sept. 5, post- was a faggot” as my Mom and other fam- to put yourself on display out there and ed to Facebook that “Students who identify as the helped me through that,” Armstrong said. “She ily members have told me over and over you never know what kind of reaction so- was just a beautiful person.” opposite gender (regardless of biological sex) will and over. So yes I did live and lead a ciety is going to give you. It can be very According to Armstrong, T.T. was 26 or 27 years be able to use the locker room that corresponds gay lifestyle until I was 35. However, one scary and dangerous at times, as we all old, had at least one sister and wanted to be a with the gender with which they identify, at the of the hardest things to do in this world know. My advice is if you’re wanting to hair stylist. same time as other students. U-46 has opted not is to accept and embrace the true you. transition, seek a doctor, do it the right “Three days before [her death] she got into an to inform parents or the community at large of I was never truly happy—in my mind I way. Nice and slow, let the hormones altercation with a [trans] woman on Madison,” this change. I am informing you.” Armstrong said. “The girl pulled a knife on her Ward later told the Tribune that she was con- wasn’t gay, I was a straight woman. As gradually transition your body before you and said ‘I’m going to get you killed.’” cerned that the situation being handled without I learned through years of therapy, you start having any sort of “work done.” Armstrong said T.T. did not report the incident consultation with parents or the community set cannot make everyone understand you To read my story and/or make a dona- to the Chicago Police Department (CPD). There is an unhealthy precedent. She also said that locker nor should you try to educate the entire tion, please go to my go fund me page: a constant fear of abuse from CPD officers from room situation presented safety challenges. Her world. Some people are just going to get https://www.gofundme.com/2jq5er4s . the trans women who live on the West Side. views on LGBT issues had previously been chal- “People don’t know what we go though out lenged by the community. here,” Armstrong said. “They don’t see the strug- The name of the student, their gender identity gle being transgender on the West Side. It’s crazy. and school have not been publicly identified. I just want justice for my friend. Trans lives mat- District CEO Tony Sanders said that school ad- ter. She is the third person killed around here and ministrators had previously assisted transgender there is nothing done about it.” students and directly addressed each situation The 2012 murders of transgender women Paige on a case-by-case basis. Sanders also said that Clay and Tiffany Gooden in the West Side neigh- school board members were apprised of the situa- borhood of Austin remain unsolved cases. tion, but it was not presented for a vote since the Windy City Times conducted an investigation district had a policy in place protecting students into those murders in 2014 and found a connec- against discrimination on the basis of gender tion between the two women and the arrest and identity. subsequent incarceration of Eisha Love following Transgender rights, especially as they relate to an altercation with an alleged gang member. public accommodations, have made headlines in Love was held in the Cook County jail for nearly a number of school districts in recent months. four years without a trial. She was released in De- Palatine-based Township High School District cember 2015. 211 has been at the center of controversy since “I think T.T. is going to get swept under the it ran afoul of federal regulators when it did not rug,” Armstrong said, adding that she believed adequately address the locker room request of a the CPD needed to at least question the woman transgender student. The district cut a deal with who allegedly threatened T.T. federal authorities to accommodate the student The murder of T.T. makes her the 20th known and stay in compliance with Title IX regulations, U.S. transgender individual killed in 2016. but is now being sued along with the federal gov- Angelique Munro is an entertainer, host/show director and transgender-HIV/ CPD and then reports in the Chicago Tribune ernment by other students’ families. AIDS advocate and motivational speaker. and Chicago Sun Times misgendered T.T. as a male Chicago Tribune’s story is at http://trib. even though she was well known within the West in/2cdhAeK. Side transgender community. WINDY CITY TIMES Sept. 14, 2016 5 6 Sept. 14, 2016 WINDY CITY TIMES an easy style and a wry wit that made me along the Feb. 24, 2016 issue of Windy City Times. with so many others love working with him. He He was also devoted to finding young people Former Chicagoan dedicated his entire life—first as a priest and with disabilities a place in the world. “I want then as a public servant—to bettering others. to be more of a role model and I want to let I miss him dearly.” the younger generation know, don’t feel bad Another AIDS foundation co-worker, Tim about themselves,” he said. As a small busi- Bob Rybicki dies Ryan, RN, MSN, former director of nursing at ness owner--he ran a cleaning service called SFAF, said in an email, “Bob was a man of great Gene’s Cleaning--he wanted to reach out to by Sari Staver who fought for his own community despite the vision, compassion and tremendous faith. other hearing-impaired people and offer them anti-gay pressures of the Catholic leadership. He was one of the kindest people I have ever jobs. As a member of both the disability and Bob Rybicki, director of operations, finance During his career in Chicago, Rybicki was a met, worked with and knew. He will be greatly gay communities, Davis wanted the two to find and personnel at Church Divinity School of the priest; the director of Bonaventure House, one missed by all of the people whose lives he has a point of connection. In particular, he wanted Pacific and Assisting Clergy at Grace Cathedral, of the first residences in Chicago for people im- influenced and touched!” to see more events focused on disability at died suddenly at Kaiser Hospital in San Fran- pacted by AIDS; director of clinical programs At press time, the circumstances surround- Pride. cisco Sept. 3. He was 65. at Howard Brown Health Center (now Howard ing Rybicki’s death remain unclear. When Windy City Times interviewed him, Da- The cause of death was not announced. Brown Health); and vice-president at the Chi- Through a spokesperson, Rebecca Wilson, vis seemed content with where he was in his In Chicago, Ryibicki was active in the fight cago Department of Public Health, where he whose firm Canticle Communications, repre- life. “I have my own place now. I work very against AIDS during the early years of the epi- oversaw all public health services for people sents the divinity school, said, “Bob’s husband hard and I’m more active. I’m very happy and demic. living with HIV/AIDS, according to his official has asked us to say simply that Bob died sud- I know God loves me and I want to do more An executive with more than 25 years of ex- obituary. denly.” things in the gay community,” He had also ex- perience leading non-profits, Rybicki also had In California, he served as CEO of Shanti, Based on information posted on a Caring pressed a strong desire to have his story told. a consulting business, R and P Associates, LLC, Youth and Family Enrichment Services (now Bridge website (https://www.caringbridge.org/ “I’m 61 years old, I’ve never been speaking up for the past two years. Prior to his position StarVista) and the National Brain Tumor Foun- visit/bobrybicki), Rybicki said he’d spent a to- for myself,” he said. “There’s a whole story to dation, and vice president for programs and tal of 5 weeks at Kaiser Hospital beginning in my life.” services at the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. late May. He had two operations, the first un- A memorial will be held Tuesday, September Rybicki is survived by his husband of eight successful, which caused him to spend several 20, at 6 p.m. at St. Peter’s in the Loop, 110 W. years, Lee Ng, a health and fitness professional. days in intensive care The second operation Madison St. Rybicki is also survived by an extended family was successful, Rybicki wrote, and on July 4, See http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/ in Chicago including his cousins, Claude Foreit, he was discharged from Kaiser and went to the lgbt/The-dreams-of-Gene-Davis/54391.html. Michael Foreit, David Foreit and their families, Jewish Home, a skilled nursing facility. He was and by Lee’s extended family in Singapore. readmitted to Kaiser, where he died. In a letter to colleagues, W. Mark Richardson, In a letter to colleagues, divinity school president and dean of the divinity school, said president Mark Richardson said that although “During his short time with us at CDSP, Bob en- Bob “had been ill since last May, we had ev- livened our entire community with his passion ery hope and indication that he was recovering for leading and teaching about ways to make and might even be able to return to work part- positive change, his optimism, and his willing- time this fall.” ness to do any job, no matter how mundane.” Courtesy of the Bay Area Reporter In an email, Barbara Kimport, who was the interim CEO at the San Francisco AIDS Founda- tion when Bob joined that organization, said, Community figure “What is true for all of us who knew and worked with Bob is that when you were with him, you Gene Davis dies always wanted to be your best self and do BY LIZ BAUDLER your best work. He imbued this in us all of us through his exceedingly supportive and kind Gene Davis, a beloved community figure, re- manner. He and Lee bring out the best in us.” cently died at the age of 62. The cause was Kyriell Noon, senior director of programs colon cancer. Windy City Times was made aware what at Glide Memorial Church and a colleague of his death by his friends. at the AIDS Foundation, said on his Facebook Davis’ early life was marred with difficulty. page, “Bob was a truly gentle man, charismat- Born Aug. 5, 1954, in Jackson, Mississippi, he Bob Rybicki. ic, compassionate, and funny as hell. To me he was hearing-impaired at a young age, and re- was boss, mentor, teacher, friend, and I already membered feeling like he was the only person Miguel Angel Sanchez Pimental. at the divinity school, Rybicki served as vice miss him. My heart breaks for all of us who with his disability in the whole world. His life president for programs and services at the San knew and loved him, but especially for his hus- changed dramatically when he moved to Chi- PASSAGES Francisco AIDS Foundation from 2010-2014. band, the great love of his life, Lee, who meant cago at the age of 35, and he was able to take A Roman Catholic priest serving urban con- the world to him. His life work was about sign-language classes and meet other hearing Miguel Angel gregations earlier in his life, Rybicki was re- compassion, from his time as a Catholic priest impaired people for the first time. ceived as an Episcopal priest in 2014. in the inner-city to his work to care for HIV- Davis was passionate about his faith. He Sanchez Pimentel Rybicki attended Loyola University in Chica- positive GBT men in Chicago to disadvantaged had just joined the Seculary Franciscan Order Miguel Angel Sanchez Pimentel—a native of go and St. Mary of the Lake Seminary in Mun- youth on the peninsula, to hiring a displaced in January of this year, and was looking for- Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico who arrived in the delein, Illinois, and was ordained as a Roman PhD candidate with an uncertain future in SF. ward to a life of service. The order accepted his United States from Mexico in 1978 and was a Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of Chicago He changed my life and that of so many others sexuality with open arms. “My life is different longtime employee of Pizzeria Uno—passed in 1977. He had a master of arts in commu- and I will honor his memory by continuing his now, and it’s getting better because I became away peacefully Sept. 5. He was 60. more Christian,” Davis said in an interview in nications and public administration from the legacy.” Sanchez Pimental was a dear friend of Sammy University of Illinois. Tim Patriarca, a friend and former colleague Vazquez and Phillip “Mark” Benson, who loved During his time in Chicago, he was not openly at the AIDS Foundation, said in an email, “Bob him very much and were privileged to take care gay, but many in the community knew he was was a gracious leader, and he exemplified in- of him throughout his illness. not just an outsider who cared, but an insider tegrity, compassion and social justice. He had He is survived by brothers Jaime and Charlie Sanchez; one sister; and nephews Christ and Charles Sanchez, Aramis Glez Pedraza and many others. Hours: He was preceded in death by parents Miguel M-T 11-7 Sanchez and Josafina Pimentel-Rodriguez. Services are private. He is forever loved. W-F 11-9 Arrangements by Cremation Society of Illi- Sat 10-7 nois, 773-281-5058 or Cremation-Society.com Sun 11-6 Books & Mel Platzke Magazines memorial Sept. 24 A memorial for the late model/entrepreneur Cards & Gifts Mel Platzke will take place Saturday, Sept. 24, 3-5 p.m., at Sidetrack, 3349 N. Halsted St. Weekly Attendees are advised to “bring your joy and Storytime stories.” Platzke died of bronchopneumonia and hy- Frequent pertensive cardiovascular disease on July 29 in Author Events Chicago. He was 48. He split his time between Chicago and Miami. Book Clubs See “Mel Platzke Memorial Celebration” on Gene Davis. Facebook. Photo by Liz Baudler WINDY CITY TIMES Sept. 14, 2016 7 Legacy LIVE event remembers gay 9/11 hero By Matt Simonette Marty Grochala said that Judge was someone who was “an exemplary Christian, someone not Father Mychal Judge, according to Victor Salvo, invested in doctrine or rules but, rather, in- founder/executive director of the Legacy Proj- vested in living a life of Christ on the streets ect, remains an “inconvenient truth” for the of New York, and recognizing the humanity in Catholic Church. everyone he met.” Judge, an openly gay Franciscan friar, was Ramon Rodriguez, president of Dignity/Chi- one of the first responders who showed up to cago, added that Judge was “never afraid to the twin towers once disaster struck on Sept. speak truth to gospel, to simply be himself. He 11, 2001; his friary was close to the site and really made the ultimate sacrifice. We’re going Above: Legacy Project he was the chaplain to the closest fire depart- to remember him here, but obviously the big- Founder/Executive ment. He was killed by falling debris that day, gest exultation is happening in heaven.” Director Victor Salvo next as he administered last rites. Judge also did Rev. Wayne Bradley gave an invocation. Ac- to a plaque of Father extensive work for persons with HIV/AIDS. He tivist Lori Cannon reflected on 9/11 as well. Mychal Judge. was remembered on a 15th-anniversary tribute The presentation closed with a performance of Sept. 11, 2016, in front of the North Halsted the song “Hero,” by the Broadway Methodist Left: The Broadway Street plaque paying tribute to him. Choir. Following the ceremony, the documenta- Methodist choir. ry film The Saint of 9/11 was screened at Lake Judge is “largely forgotten because is legacy Photo by Matt Simonette has become extremely obscured,” Salvo said View Presbyterian Church. shortly before the tribute. “You can’t Google The Legacy LIVE series is a joint project be- him without finding out that he was also a gay tween The Legacy Project, Northalsted Busi- man. … We gather together, like when I do the ness Alliance and Center on Halsted. tours, to get people to understand that there is not one aspect of human history without a component that LGBTQ people have not been a part of. There’s only one reason that this man, and set the bar higher, her presence will be Alexis’ transition was documented in the who paid the ultimate price for his ministry, Entertainer The Lady forever missed.” film Alexis Arquette: She’s My Brother. has not become a household name—it was be- Club One plans to host a benefit and memo- Later on Sept. 11, the family (including the Chablis passes away rial show that will most likely be scheduled other siblings—Rosanna, Patricia and David) cause he was gay.” Transgender figure The Lady Chablis (also around the beginning of the month to coin- issued a statement. It reads, in part: Judge was out amongst his friends and known as Brenda Dale Knox)—who became cide with Chablis’ next scheduled appearance. “Our sister, Alexis Arquette, passed away this colleagues, Salvo added. “His being gay was famous in John Berendt’s best-selling book People may order flowers and cards as well morning, September 11th, 2016. something that he talked about fairly openly Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil— as sign the guestbook at AdamsFuneralSer- “Her career was cut short, not by her pass- with the people who knew him. He did not talk passed away Sept. 8 in Savannah, Georgia. vicesInc.com. ing, but by her decision to live her truth and about it publicly with people in a congrega- She was 59. her life as a transgender woman. Despite the tional setting, because he was afraid people In 1996, Chablis penned her autobiography, fact that there are few parts for trans actors, would be afraid to talk to him, or somehow Hiding My Candy, and went on to play herself Trans personality she refused to play roles that were demean- be put off by it. We take so much for granted in Clint Eastwood’s 1997 movie adaptation of ing or stereotypical. She was a vanguard in the in the openness of our dialogue now, but at “Midnight.” Her fame helped bring attention Alexis Arquette dies fight for understanding and acceptance for all that time, he was very reticent to do that. He to Savannah’s LGTBQ community as well as Transgender personality/activist Alexis Ar- trans people. didn’t want to put people in an awkward posi- Club One (where she often performed). Cha- quette died Sept. 11 at age 47, media outlets “She fiercely lived her reality in a world tion with the church.” blis even appeared on The Real Housewives of reported. where it is dangerous to be a trans person— The church still hasn’t come to terms with Atlanta in late 2013. Brother Richmond Arquette initially noted a world largely unready to accept differences Judge’s sexual orientation, Salvo said. During Club One released a statement: “ The Club on Facebook, “Our brother Robert, who be- among human beings, and where there is still the ceremony, he noted that his organiza- One Cabaret mourns the loss of the enter- came our brother Alexis, who became our the ugliness of violence and hostility towards tion was not able to to secure a location for tainer that paved the way for female imper- sister Alexis, who became our brother Alexis, people that we may not understand. the tribute in a Catholic church, nor did any sonation in Savannah, Ga. A trendsetter in passed this morning September 11, at 12:32 “We learned what real bravery is through church officials attend. LGBT Catholic organi- the nightclub entertainment industry, Chablis am. ... We were playing music for him and he watching her journey of living as a trans wom- zations Dignity/Chicago and Archdiocesan Gay was not only a privilege to work with, but passed during David Bowie’s Starman. As per an. We came to discover the one truth—that & Lesbian Outreach (AGLO) helped present the an inspiration to others in our business. As his wishes, we cheered at the moment that he love is everything.” ceremony. someone who was not afraid to push limits transitioned to another dimension.” Dignity/Chicago Board Member At-Large

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Frank Vihtelic 708.386.1810__ [email protected] 8 Sept. 14, 2016 WINDY CITY TIMES Vives Q closes series with testimonies to community By Gretchen Rachel Hammond Nevertheless, their recent marriage to equally renowned trans advocate Precious Davis be- As the summer of 2016 began its closing came the subject of a great deal of media at- month, so Sept. 6 saw the season’s last Vives tention. Q evening of engrossing, lively discussions Garcia wanted to know what Brady-Davis’ life and unforgettable celebration provided by the was like “Before Precious” and particularly dur- boundless talent of the lesbian, gay, bi, trans, ing their formative years. queer, ally and undocuqueer (LGBTQAU) com- “One thing that was very important to my munity. family was knowing who you were and where At Vives Q, Emmanuel Garcia talks with Myles Brady-Davis (above) and Reyna Ortiz (below). Vives Q unleashed LGBTQAU expression in a you came from,” Brady-Davis said. “Spirituality Photos by Gretchen Rachel Hammond space where freedom was not just a concept or was important. Always be kind to everybody a coveted goal but something tangible—to be you come into contact with because you don’t experienced, feasted upon and savored. know what their situation is.” That space was the National Museum of Mexi- Surrounded by love and a strong family sup- can Art in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood. port system, Brady-Davis remembered knowing, The Vives Q 2016 organizing team of Eric “There was something special and something Amaya, Daniel David Mendez, Vivian Delgadillo, unique about me.” Katia, Ketzaly Muñoz Almanza, Ilene Palacios, They added that their parents were support- Jessica Ratchford and Jose “Cheche” Turrubi- ive advocates of their identity even in the face artez as well as founding members Antonio of initial opposition from school counselors Elizondo and Emmanuel Garcia had to feel like who eventually relented because “I went to a a summer spent pulling together a series of private school so, as long as the check cleared monthly movement-building events designed [they] were going to support me,” Brady-Davis to “enable intergenerational dialogue across joked. “But then I went to a public school. multiple identities and communities” was That’s when I was bullied and chased home worth all their donated hours of sweat equity every day. Public schools need to provide re- required to make the evenings a success. sources for teachers so they can deal with a people it serves. wanted to shine a light on it and its misrepre- For special guest Myles Brady-Davis—an ac- child no matter what [the] issue.” “Howard Brown is on the South Side now sentation.” claimed trans advocate and community role Garcia wanted to know what people could do and that’s where we should be,” they said. “We Ortiz noted that these days, options for trans model even outside of their (preferred pro- to create space or communities supportive of should be everywhere because there are LGBT people are opening up. noun) unflagging work as an individual giving trans people. people everywhere.” “The world is your oyster,” she said. “There officer at Howard Brown Health—the numbers “Have conversations about trans issues,” It was a sentiment echoed by Vives Q’s sec- are organizations that can change your life.” of people watching while they fielded ques- Myles-Brady said. “In general, we need to have ond guest speaker of the evening, trans Latina It is possible that there were those who at- tions from Garcia and those texted from the real conversations about what’s going on in the activist and advocate Reyna Ortiz, who noted tended the Vives Q events over the summer audience, provided a moment of admitted dis- world.” in her biography, “Trans people are here, have who heard or saw something that was just as comfort. When the conversation turned to the need been here and will always be here.” transformative. Myles Brady-Davis told Garcia that they live for increasing services on the South and West The audience was provided with the ability to The evening closed with performances from for the work, not the notoriety. sides, Brady-Davis betrayed the passionate love feel the world in which trans people live when Poetic Justice, Deivid Rojas, Jade, Norma Sele- “I’m allergic to the spotlight,” they said. they have both for their organization and the Garcia asked them to close their eyes while he don, Jezebel, Yassss Productions, Rosita Fuente read the words of a poem that emerged out of and a tribute to legendary Mexican musician Ortiz’s work with youth at organizations like and writer Juan Gabriel by Milani Ninja and Taskforce on Chicago’s West Side: Gaby Badu. They were introduced by Elizondo, THE BRAD LIPPITZ GROUP presents September Featured Properties “You are you. 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BDSM, fetish and kink culture—one that is as “You think about runners and some of the vast as the human imagination, as beautifully things they do are pretty hard on the body. landscaped as the human body and as per- Yet engaging in an intimate and consensual versely labeled and misconstrued by American act that brings an endorphin or adrenalin high society in particular which exhibits an unfath- is looked upon negatively. Mainstream society omable terror of the female nipple yet exalts draws a line and then they don’t want to hear the human capacity to portray graphic vio- anything more about it.” lence. In thinking about the LA&M’s future, Van- Perhaps there, in part, lies the explanation Lammeren has seen a shift in that perception. why the LA&M can’t be found on choosechi- “We are just starting to experience and wit- cago.com. ness the public’s engagement with LA&M,” he The organization’s mission to present educa- said. “They realize the value of our collections tional and historical material relevant to the and more people are accessing the materials culture of leather and its quintessential role in that we house here. So I see us continuing to changing perceptions of sex and identity faces Exterior of Leather Archives & Museum, 6418 N. Greenview Avenue, in Rogers Park. diversify our collections by actively seeking to a society which increasingly embraces broadly Photo by Jeffrey Storer fill the archival gaps that create a silence with- painted racial and cultural stereotypes: the in the historical narrative. I think a lot about violent anti-American Muslim, the aggressive intersectionalities when I think about those young Black male, the uptight British villain, the time,” she said. “It has all these wonderful, WRTV-6 aired a story about a private dungeon silences—people of color, women, gender vari- the ill-educated and job-pilfering immigrant creative people of all different sexual identi- that it claimed was in operation within blocks ant individuals are all underrepresented com- or the leather-clad gay man who occasionally ties who don’t necessarily identify as leather at of a local school. The story was designed to munities within archival repositories at large. shows up in mainstream movies as an object of all.” instill shock, fear and morbid fascination in its Oral histories are a great way to capture the comedy or fear. “We don’t just collect LGBT leather histories. viewers. stories of underrepresented communities par- As always, accepting the opposing and multi- We collect all gender expressions, sexualities Video included sinister music, shadowy fig- ticularly when physical materials are not avail- faceted reality means opening up the mind to and identities related to alternative sex and ures going in and out of the dungeon, blurred able.” more work than the need for instantaneous ex- culture,” VanLammeren said. images of people engaged in alternative sex There are also transgender individuals who planation or gratification will permit. “Alternative sexuality has replaced leather as play and even the sound of a whip lash intercut found and still find safety in alternative sex Leather, BDSM, fetish and kink culture, now an umbrella term because we realize just how over interviews. spaces and communities. under the umbrella of alternative sex, is one many more identifiers are out there,” Court ex- Two years later, the dungeon’s owner Miss “A lot of people have no idea how many that encapsulates a far wider range of people plained. “It’s really cool to see this transfor- Ann was forced to file a lawsuit in order to than gay or heterosexual cisgender men. Its communities and their histories have been driven by the entire LGBTQ and ally spectrum. VanLammeren began work at the LA&M in 2012 as an intern transcribing oral history and processing a small collection. By Nov. 1 of that year, he had been hired as project archivist. In July 2013, he became the organization’s full- time archivist and collections librarian. “In traditional repositories, people are repre- sented through materials, objects and artifacts that speak to whatever subject matter that in- stitution represents,” he told Windy City Times. “In this case, [LA&M] represents alternative sex and culture. That’s something I really think is important to articulate to the public. It’s not just about practitioners or alternative sex. It’s about the cultural development around alter- native sexuality, the physical materials created Left: Sign from old Gold Coast leather bar, with from that culture and the historical value of artwork by Etienne. Also pictured: Items from original those materials as it relates to a larger con- bootblacking stand from the AA Meat Market. versation about individual and collective his- Above: Photo of Bettie Page from a historical timeline tories.” section at the LA&M. In her documentation of one such history Photos by Adam W. Hart (that of the LA&M), Court was painstakingly leather women are out there,” Court said. “I detailed in making the 37-minute film By The mation and the revolution that is occurring in stop the city from arbitrarily closing her busi- know many trans male friends who found their People: 25 Years of Community Archiving at the sexual exploration.” ness by claiming it was in violation of zoning home and themselves in the leather commu- Leather Archives & Museum Doors which pre- According to VanLammeren, it is a cultural ordinances. nity more than in their day-to-day lives. There mieres at the LA&M celebration Sept. 16. development that has taken place over a num- A far cry from the kind of prestige, indelible is still a stigma with regards to anatomy but “Rick [Storer] asked me if I’d be willing to ber of decades through groups of people en- place in alternative sex history and the ex- we are seeing an interesting transition because make a film about LA&M,” she said. “He and Ja- gaged in alternative sex seeking a more formal- traordinary amount of charitable work synony- there is amazing support at IML [International kob helped write it. As we enter our 25th year, ized approach and education around it. mous with the North Side leather bar Touche or Mr. Leather] for the out trans men there. The we are seeing this institution develop into this “Cultural development and cultural heritage the importance of the LA&M in articulating the alternative sex communities are way ahead of very professional and academic museum and li- is really the preservation of both the actions narrative and culture of alternative sex commu- the game when it comes to progress. They cel- brary. It is starting to show that alternative sex and the thought processes behind individuals nities through its exponentially growing array ebrate authenticity in all of us.” and culture is a respectable topic, subject and coming together for a common theme,” he not- of source materials. If the alternative sex culture in the archives discipline that needs to be explored in order ed. “They create a way of being in the world. “I feel lucky to be part of the Chicago leather of the LA&M are indeed where people can “find for us to further understand larger society.” For example, American culture particularly af- and BDSM community for that reason,” Court it all,” perhaps by the time the institution “The documentary shows that extraordinary ter World War II, was starting to gain access said. “It’s not perfect because the [Galleria Do- turns 50, Chicago tourism will recognize the in- trajectory,” Court added. “It goes to the heart to physical spaces, iconographies, even outfits main] GD2 recently tried to relocate and, once dispensable asset to the city and the questions of the archives. There’s a thought that LA&M is that they hadn’t been able to access. That’s it was found out that their proposed new space posed by academics looking at sexuality as part just a sex museum or a place where we put our when we really start to see the development of was going to be a dungeon, the neighborhood of the human condition that it represents. porn. But it is a place where archival material culture around alternative sexuality. That de- went crazy.” “My hope would be that the mainstream ac- is preserved and maintained. How that is done velopment begins with things like spoken and That location was River North. In a stylis- knowledges the fact that all of us enjoy plea- is a different and fascinating story.” unspoken languages, organization of groups of tically written replication of the WRTV6 seg- sure in a variety of different ways,” Court said. Court serves as vice-president of the LA&M people through policies and systems to operate ment, the DNAinfo article about the ensuing “So that alternative sex is not so alternative board of directors and has been involved in under, governance, purpose and mission.” “alarm from some neighbors” was headlined anymore.” alternative sex culture for over 20 years but Yet within the stagnant waters that comprise “BDSM Club Whips River North Neighbors Into specifically as a part of the leather community the mainstream of society, alternative sex is Frenzy.” For more information on the LA&M’s 25th for the past six. still a subject regarded as outside the spoken “There is still a stigma out there,” Court said. anniversary, Sept. 16-18, visit LeatherAr- “Chicago has this enormous kink community language of acceptable norms. “I find it really funny that, when people hear chives.org/anniversary. that engages in BDSM and power exchange all In 2003, the Indianapolis ABC News affiliate the word ‘leather’, they not only think ‘pervert’ WINDY CITY TIMES Sept. 14, 2016 11

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UNBC1839_MA1_WindyCityTimes_10x13.5.indd 1 3/27/15 3:37 PM 12 Sept. 14, 2016 WINDY CITY TIMES didn’t make it, I did a little happy dance.” When she finally reached the shores of Key Nyad hadn’t swum in forty years when she West on Sept. 2, 2013, Nyad told the massive Diana Nyad makes waves remembered that, at the age of 60, she was crowds who had gathered, “Never, ever give up. “seized with this existential angst of ‘who You are never too old to chase your dreams.” am I?’ I was a spectator, I was a doer. I was At the Union League event, she said, “More at Union League Club chasing after other people chasing after their than anything, the critical element to all of our dreams. After Christopher Reeve had his ac- success, whether it’s beating cancer, surviving By Gretchen Rachel Hammond Earth’s oceans,” she said. “The top distance cident, that made him a quadriplegic he used the loss of a job, raising a disabled child or swimmers in the world had tried it since 1950 to say all the time, ‘Don’t wait for tomorrow. writing that great American novel, if you just Before openly lesbian long-distance swimmer, and nobody had ever made it across. Cuba was Whatever your dreams are, go after them today. don’t quit you will eventually reach that other author and journalist Diana Nyad took the a struggle of the soul for me.” You don’t know what proverbial banana you shore of yours. stage to address a Sept. 7 lunchtime audience She first lost that struggle during a 41-hour may slip on’.” “I also believe you are never too young to at the Union League Club of Chicago’s Authors attempt in 1978. For Nyad, August 2011 marked the start of a chase your dreams. It barely matters what you Program, the podium that had been used for Refused successive visas to return to Cuba hunt. Her prey was the dream and, no matter do and what your choices are—just do them to routine housekeeping announcements and to in order to try again, Nyad “left that beauti- how it eluded her by using the disabling stings your full being and you will have no regrets.” introduce her was removed. ful dream behind” and went to work as a jour- of jelly fish or the equally merciless power of As Nyad candidly invited the diners to dive nalist, documenting the achievements of “the the currents that sent her veering hopelessly into her life and the seemingly impossible best in the world.” off-course, no matter how many scientists or dream that was realized when she became the “But every time someone tried to make it cable news doctors told her it was impossible, Clementi’s first person to swim the notoriously dangerous across, I had my eye on them,” she said. “I she would take up the weapons of mind and roommate waters between Havana, Cuba and Key West, didn’t wish anybody any harm, but when they body and begin the hunt again. Florida, the reason for the podium’s extraction to be retried became clear. The three-judge Appellate Division of the Nyad faced barriers all her life, sometimes in Superior Court of New Jerseyhas tossed the the form of “expert” advisors who used graphs convictions against Dharun Ravi—a former to illustrate just how the dream she had nur- Rutgers University student whose room- tured for 35 years, went after four times and mate, Tyler Clementi, committed suicide foundered almost at the cost of her life, simply after he was captured on a webcam kissing could not be done. another man. When, on the fifth attempt and at the age of In 2012, a jury found Ravi guilty of 15 64, she proved them wrong, Nyad made barri- counts of various charges. He was subse- ers obsolete. Therefore it was only appropriate Diana Nyad at Union League Club. quently sentenced to 30 days in jail, three that there should be none between herself and Photo by Gretchen Rachel Hammond years of probation and 300 hours of com- her audience. munity service; Ravi served 20 days. Besides, Nyad needed the entire stage not The panel dismissed four counts of bias just to tell but to act out a story described intimidation (due to statutory changes) as in such vivid detail that the usual soundtrack well as one count of hindering. The judges of silverware scraping over plates that accom- also ordered a new trial on the 10 other panies mealtime presentations was reduced to counts for which Ravi was indicted be- enthralled silence as the audience relived the cause the evidence used to prove the bias “lonely, grueling” 53 hours Nyad spent pushing charges “tainted the jury’s verdict on the her body and willing her mind even another remaining charges, depriving defendant of meter closer to the Florida coast. his constitutional right to a fair trial.” “You’ve got a tight cap over your ears because Clementi jumped off the George Wash- you are immersed in a liquid 12 to 15 degrees ington Bridge in 2010 after learning what colder than your body temperature,” she said. Ravi had done. “You’re turning your head close to once a sec- ond. Every time you stop, you are not pushing forward and you’re getting dragged to the east. When you are way off shore, the sharks come from two miles away and are always there un- der you. The box jellyfish has the most potent venom on the earth. You’re in the middle of hypothermia, you’re hallucinating freely. You are drifting off into the land of Stephen Hawk- ing and the majesty of the universe. Childhood is wafting through your brain.” That childhood began in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with a Greek father Nyad described as a “larger-than-life, dramatic and histrionic. Every day was an emotional exaltation.” She recalled that he would wake her and her siblings up at 3 a.m. in the morning to travel to the ocean’s edge and take in its majesty while reminding Nyad that it was her destiny to “become a champion swimmer.” “I didn’t know what destiny was,” she said. “I was only 5. The word I heard that day was ‘champion.’ I remember walking with my shoul- ders a little higher.” When a teacher told Nyad that “you’re go- ing to be the best swimmer in the world,” she needed no further inducement to begin the disciplined training regimen needed to become precisely that. Sam Kirk (left) and Sandra Antongiorgi in front of their mural at 16th and Blue Island in Chicago. “Four-thirty in the morning, every day with Photo by Tracy Baim never an alarm clock needed,” she said. “A thousand sit-ups every night.” At the same time, the Cuban revolution oc- curred. Mural tribute to cis and trans women unveiled in Pilsen “Weaving Cultures,” a new mural celebrating underrepresented women of diverse backgrounds, including a transgender Latina, was unveiled by “Literally overnight, thousands of Cubans local Chicago artists Sam Kirk and Sandra Antongiorgi Sept. 8 at 16th Street and Blue Island in the Pilsen community. flooded into my home time,” Nyad remem- The 15 ft. x 40 ft. mural, which the Chicago Public Art Group commissioned, was developed to increase awareness and encourage a dialogue bered. “I was standing with my French mother around unity and acceptance. one day and I said ‘Mom, where is Cuba?’ She “Members of the LGBT community live throughout the city, but often don’t feel comfortable being themselves in their communities. Public art has said ‘it is so close, you could almost swim the ability to reach many people and we hope this mural will increase visibility for the women represented in our work,” said Kirk. “There’s a need to there.’ There was a little flutter in the back of have more positive images of women of color. We’re hoping this work will ignite a consciousness around the power of inclusion,” added Antongiorgi. my imagination.” Kirk and Antongiorgi created the mural opposite the iconic “Galeria del Barrio” mural completed by Aurelio Diaz in 1976. Kirk restored the “Galeria Nyad ultimately fulfilled her destiny and—as del Barrio” mural in May 2016 and began working on the extension with Antongiorgi in July. she began to break records, whether travers- “Weaving Cultures” and “Galeria del Barrio” restoration are projects managed by Chicago Public Art Group and funded by Ald. Danny Solis. To view ing the Bay of Naples or circling Manhattan the progress of the mural, both artists have included photographs of the process via their social-media accounts on Facebook and Instagram: @ Island—“that flutter became a fixation.” iamsamkirk or @santongiorgi. “They called it ‘The Mount Everest’ of the WINDY CITY TIMES Sept. 14, 2016 13 When Rebecca O’Neal first decided to dip her toes in the stand up comedy pool, she did so very slowly. The first show she ever did, “I remember being really nervous. ... It was at an open mic night that went until like 2 a.m., so I went up probably around midnight,” she said. “I was hoping no one would really be paying attention. I remember having practiced all my jokes in the mirror. I just wanted to get it over with.” It was a success though, and she was hooked instantly. O’Neal performed every night for the rest of that week. Since then, O’Neal still hasn’t stopped making people laugh. She performs weekly and hosts open mic nights at Laugh Factory, produces “Congrats on Your Success” and coproduces Guest List Comedy shows. She also cohosts the very open mic night that she first in the LIFE performed at Cole’s Bar. A self-identified pansexual hedonist, Rebecca O’Neal O’Neal found her calling to comedy through TEXT BY NINA MATTI Twitter and has since used her stand up to PHOTOS courtesy of o’neal be open about her identity and entire life. “I just want to distinguish myself,” she said. • Age • Three words to “There aren’t a lot of black, queer women 29 describe yourself up on stage telling the kind of jokes that I “Ambitious, • Hobbies tell anyway. My goal is to never say anything talkative and Going to comedy problematic; I always want to be on the right enthusiastic” shows with friends, side of an argument. But I also don’t want going on dates • Favorite childhood to dumb myself down. That’s something I’ve • Comedic memory been thinking about a lot lately.” inspiration Every weekend her She has since used that voice at shows like family would drive Her daily life Chigaygo at Laugh Factory, Queer Comedy at in her dad’s ‘62 Zanies Comedy Club and the Ohio Lesbian • Motto Malibu to Rainbow Comedy Festival, and has opened for Maria “We must always Cone and load up Bamford and Cameron Esposito. “I’m most work, and a self- on ice cream. involved in the [LGBTQ] scene as a performer respecting artist • Little-known fact must not fold and through comedy,” O’Neal said. “Just by Between the ages his hands on the being a performer that openly identifies of 19 and 23, pretext that he is as queer, and even when I’m not in those O’Neal worked a not in the mood.” shows I’m just really open about my life and party promoter for sleeping with women is a part of that.” • Favorite artist rappers and went Rihanna by the name “Becca the Promo Mami.”

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nor a sincere concern for the parishioners he limited and rare.” WINDY stands before. Clinton, a former attorney, knows that many When Donald Trump spoke at a megachurch poor people spend countless years in jail for a in Detroit with native son Dr. Ben Carson in crime they did not commit because of ineffec- CITY tow, it provided a good optic for a brash can- tive counseling and poor legal representation. Rev. Irene didate whose pitch to us a week before at a And the presumption that African-Americans MONROE predominately white rally was remarkably un- and Latinos are more culpable of a crime be- filtered and unapologetic: cause of the color of their skin makes her cam- TIMES “You live in your poverty, your schools are paign pitch to Black Lives Matter activists— VOL. 31, No. 51, Sept. 14, 2016 Swimming upstream no good, you have no jobs, 58 percent of your where prison reform is a key tenet of their The combined forces of Windy City Times, youth is unemployed. What the hell do you platform—ring hollow. founded Sept. 1985, and Outlines newspaper, founded May 1987. for Black votes have to lose?” Since the passing of the 1964 Civil Rights

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Show ‘Business’ 15 26 26 How to Succeed in Business... is part of WCT’s fall theater special. Photo by Liz Lauren Nando Milano Trattoria. Out in the Park at Great America.

FALL THEATER SPECIAL 2014 return to play a certain woman detective Currently running and doctor in Victorian London. (Sept. 18-Oct Distance, Strawdog Theatre Company at the 30; Lifelinetheatre.com) Factory, 1623 W. Howard St. The decline of The Dancing Plague, Right Brain Project at family elders may be an overworked premise Chicago premieres the RBP Rorschack, 4001 N. Ravenswood Ave. nowadays, but Jerre Dye’s characters refuse to The peripatetic ensemble applies its aesthetic surrender their dignity to wallow in cheap ba- of “epic minimalism” to this up-close-and- thos (through Oct. 1; Strawdog.org) highlight fall theater twitchy historical account of the psychochoreic Grizzly Mama, Rivendell Theatre Ensemble, mania of 1518. (Oct. 20-Nov. 19; Therbp.com) 5775 N. Ridge Ave. After a rare venture into BY MARY SHEN BARNIDGE American Ira Aldridge became the first actor of Psmith, Journalist, City Lit Theatre at Edge- serious drama, George Brandt returns to spin a color to portray Shakespeare’s Othello and how water Presbyterian Church, 1020 W. Bryn Mawr comic tale of patriotic stalking as dark as the In a season with nearly 150 openings in the it changed his career, his life and history. (Oct. Ave. Have you ever known City Lit to go wrong Alaskan winters where it occurs (through Oct. next three months (and more announcements 4-Nov. 27; Raventheatre.com) with an adaptation of P.G. Wodehouse? (Oct. 15; RivendellTheatre.org) coming in daily), no print publication can list Man in the Ring, Court Theatre, 5535 S. El- 2-Nov. 6; CityLit.org) Bakersfield Mist, Timeline Theatre at Stage them all, but here are a few never-before-seen- lis Ave. If Michael Cristofer’s based-on-a-true- Give It All Back, Sideshow Theatre Company 773, 1225 W. Belmont Ave. The dream-team of in-Chicago productions worth marking on your story account of boxing’s sexual subtexts isn’t at the Biograph, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave. To whom Mike Nussbaum and Janet Ulrich Brooks, not calendar: intriguing enough for you, remember that does the music belong—those who create it, to mention its comfortably accessible loca- The Happiest Place on Earth, Solo Cele- every pugs-and-punches-themed play seen in those who sell it or those who buy it? In a tion, is reason enough not to miss this rare bration in conjunction with Sideshow Theatre Chicago since 1995 has earned a Jeff award/ Calamity West play, you can bet the answers comedy from a company more associated with Company at the Greenhouse, 2257 N. Lincoln nomination for its fights. (Sept. 24-Oct. 16; won’t be easy. (Nov. 20-Dec. 18; Sideshowthe- lofty historical perspectives (through Oct. 15; Ave. Can the newly opened theme park called Courttheatre.org) atre.org) TimelineTheatre.com) Disneyland comfort a family in mourning? Giv- Life Sucks, Lookingglass Theatre Company at King Charles III, Chicago Shakespeare The- Oh, and don’t forget that little ol’ musical en the penchant of Philip Dawkins’ plays for the Water Works, 821 N. Michigan Ave. Aaron atre at Navy Pier, 800 E. Grand Ave. Now that about our famous founding father—What’s his attracting award nominations and prizes, the Posner parses Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya the way Her Royal Highness Elizabeth II’s boy is back in name? The one on the $10 bills? Hamilton is answer’s probably yes. (Sept. 22-Oct. 23; Side- he did The Seagull in Stupid F**king Bird. the running for the throne of England, Michael opening for previews on Sept. 27 at the Pri- showtheatre.org) (Sept 17-Nov. 6; Lookingglasstheatre.org) Bartlett speculates—in Shakespearean verse— vateBank Shubert Theatre, 18 W. Monroe St. Red Velvet, Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark St. Miss Holmes, Lifeline Theatre, 6912 N. Glen- on his fitness to hold that office. (Nov. 16-Jan. (BroadwayInChicago.com) Lolita Chakrabarti’s biodrama recounts how, wood Ave. Two of your favorites from the hilar- 15; Chicagoshakes.com) at London’s Covent Garden in 1833, African- ious gender-swapping Monstrous Regiment in

Janet Ulrich Brooks and Mike Nussbaum in Bakersfield Mist. Photo by Lara Goetsch 16 Sept. 14, 2016 WINDY CITY TIMES THEATER REVIEW Naperville Playwright: Mat Smart At: Theatre Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave. Tickets: $12-$36 Runs through: Oct. 16

BY MARY SHEN BARNIDGE Abby Pierce, Laura There are two kinds of suburbs: those born of T. Fisher and Mike tract homes constructed on former cornfields Tepeli in Naperville. and christened with names reflecting lofty fan- Photo by tasies (e.g. Rolling Meadows, Hoffman Estates), Charles Osgood and those like Evanston and Wheaton, boasting full-service communities before mid-20th-cen- tury sprawl stereotyped all exurban settlements as ghettos for automobile-enslaved breeders. In the 150-year-old town of Naperville, how- ever, even a franchise facility lying 35 miles southwest of Chicago can become a fortress, serving its citizens as similar shelters did their pioneering forebearers, The fortress, in this case, is a Caribou coffee shop, launched during the designer-wakeups between her table and the restroom without to-please male barista, both of whom likewise fuses to traffic in snobbery, though, as do di- craze of the 1970s—where, over a single day, the assistance of a cane, to the distress of her look for atonement and sanctuary within the rector Jeremy Wexler and his cast, who deliver from its 5 a.m. opening time its 10 p.m. clos- grown son, whose protectiveness may stem caffeine depot’s ersatz North Woods decor. sensitively nuanced performances reflecting ing, we meet five pilgrims rendered temporarily from his guilt at having made a successful life It would be easy to portray this locale and warmth and compassion toward characters adrift, seeking refuge before setting out again, for himself in faraway Seattle. He is prepared its denizens as sitcom-slick buffoons, as if weighted down with remorse, but courageously much as they imagine the founder of their to devote himself entirely to his parent’s care, catastrophic disabilities, filial neglect or mis- determined to put aside their individual crises village must have done after abandoning his but Mummy is more interested in matching him directed revenge were worthy of serious con- and forge ahead—thus ensuring our empathy ships to build houses. with the single woman she has just met, who, sideration only when afflicting the famous or for what can be viewed as a universally human Chief among them is an outspoken matron it turns out, has retreated to the safety of her powerful. Mat Smart’s carefully crafted script, experience, whether occurring in a Russian da- who has recently lost her sight following an childhood home to lick her wounds. Joining brimming with historical references that never cha, Manhattan penthouse or your neighbor- accident, but who still navigates the distance them is a friendly evangelist and an eager- for an instant impede the dramatic flow, re- hood java joint.

THEATER REVIEW time of malicious laughter about what went Fimoff) who discovers he has the power to walk all clearly relish singing such gorgeous music wrong. through walls. Amid post-World War II recov- and the acting challenges of inhabiting their Amour Local flop collectors should be flocking to ery, Dusoleil tests his newfound skills as both comical and complex characters. One is almost Music: Michel Legrand; Black Button Eyes Productions’ Chicago pre- a thief to aid an aging prostitute (Missy Wise) able to overlook Michael Lewis’ set of magenta Libretto: Didier Van Cauwelaert in miere of Amour, a Broadway musical that barely and to mess with the head of a new domineer- and orange-colored walls and curtains that Jeremy Sams’ English adaptation eked out 31 previews and 17 performances in ing boss (Kevin Webb). would be more appropriate as a unit set for At: Black Button Eyes 2002. But what they’ll find is a beautiful bon- Yet ultimately, Dusoleil tries to gain the at- the Arabian Nights rather than a new French Productions at Athenaeum bon of show that would have been slotted into tention of the cloistered Isabelle (Emily Gold- fairy tale. Theatre, 2936 N. Southport Ave. Mandelbaum’s flop chapter titled “Not Bad.” berg), who is trapped in a loveless marriage to Within such a confined staging space, direc- Tickets: 773-935-6875 or What helps make Amour stand out is its de- an unfaithful prosecutor (Greg Zawada). tor Ed Rutherford succeeds at directing Amour’s AmourChicago.com; $17-$32 lightfully melodic sung-through score by pro- Despite its fragrantly French score, Amour is more intimate scenes with bare-bones preci- Runs through: Oct. 8 lific Academy Award-winning French composer marred by a libretto full of plot holes (it is sion. It’s only during the sweeping orchestral Michel Legrand, who is probably best known for never explained how the media gets a hold of moments as we see DuSoleil journey to and BY SCOTT C. MORGAN his film scores to The Umbrellas of Cherbourg Dusoleil’s abilities) and unnecessary character from work that Rutherford’s staging stumbles (1964) and Yentl (1983). More problematic is tangents (as the socialistic painter played by a bit. There’s an odd breed of theater fan that author Didier Van Cauwelaert’s libretto presented here Tommy Thurston doesn’t really need a whole Flop collectors might be disappointed that Ken Mandelbaum labels as “flop collectors” in in Jeremy Sams’ mostly amusing English trans- song). Amour’s wistfully mixed ending also Amour isn’t an all-out disaster. Instead, au- his 1992 book Not Since Carrie: 40 Years of lation. probably didn’t endear it to Broadway audi- diences can marvel at Legrand’s lovely score Broadway Musical Flops. These flop collectors Amour is inspired by Marcel Aymé’s short ences. while also seeing how difficult it can be to are essentially theater aficionados who seek story Le Passe-Muraille, which is about a mild- On the plus side, Black Button Eyes’ Amour successfully stage French whimsy. out sinking shows before they close for a life- mannered Parisian clerk named Dusoleil (Brian features an impeccably strong ensemble who c

THEATER REVIEW clan more circumspect in its procreative im- perative, though? What if you consider the Caren CRITICS’ alleged sanctity of marriage and responsible I Do Today Silkaitis in Playwright: Sarah Myers parenting to be more devalued by promiscu- I Do Today. PICKS At: Solo Celebration at the ous serial monogamy than by any number of Photo by Three Hotels, Bluebird Arts at Athenaeum Greenhouse, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave. Michael interracial or same-sex unions? What if you’re Theatre, through Sept. 17. Jon Robin Baitz’s Tickets: $34-$48 Brosilow unfamiliar with Passover Seder protocol, two-person play soars on forceful yet under- Runs through: Oct. 9 specifically the “silent cup” reserved for the stated performances by Dave Belden and Jai- spectral visit of the prophet Elijah? What’s melyn Gray. Luda Lopatina Solomon astutely BY MARY SHEN BARNIDGE to prevent your succumbing to the cognitive directs. JA dizziness of a plus-one at a family reunion Dutchman/TRANSit, American Blues Theater Our narrator’s first words to her audience are whose participants require name-tags to iden- also mandates extensive diagramming of a at the Greenhouse, through Sept. 25. This pair “I could marry you.” Before we look for an tify one another? of one-acts—one a classic, one making its pre- irate father brandishing a shotgun, however, family tree that spreads like kudzu off the Unfortunately, not much. Despite the whiteboard (or mirror, depending on where miere—may deliver pessimistic news, but an she explains that, although raised Jewish, she shmoozy conviviality displayed by Caren Silk- ensemble of actors provide plenty of visceral is certified by the Church of Spiritual Human- you’re sitting) onto the floor, as the speaker aitis as she guides us through Myers’ genea- identified only as “ME” acquaints us with urgency to thrill audiences nevertheless. MSB ism to perform marriage ceremonies—a call logical retrospective, the author’s egocentric Rose, Solo Celebration at the Greenhouse, possibly inspired by her family’s propensity her many—many, many—relations, half- stance, evidenced by stream-of-consciousness relations, step-relations and quasi-relations, through Sept. 25. Even Republicans are lining for declaring wedlock the solution to every narrative and abrupt changes of subject, can- up for tickets to see Linda Reiter’s compassion- crisis of indecision and, therefore, a practice acquired over generations of marital roulette not help but leave us struggling to keep pace based in Mendelian pragmatism, mythic pre- ate portrayal of the notorious Kennedy clan’s to be embraced impulsively and often. with her epistemological contemplations. matriarch looking back on regrettable deci- This philosophy, as we discover over the destination and ease of opportunity. Further eroding our attention is Matthew Car- The lengthy lists of ancestors recited (in sions. MSB next 80 minutes, engenders such quaint hab- ney’s lighting scheme, which too often iso- Sister Cities, Chimera Ensemble at Den its as introducing boyfriends as “future ex- plays, anyway) at Jewish funerals would seem lates Silkaitis in tightly illuminated pools sur- to indicate that lineage is an important part Theatre, through Sept. 18. Playwright Colette husbands,” on-and-off lesbian proclivities, rounded by a stage cloaked in darkness—an Freedman has written five juicy roles for wom- nuptial rites conducted by internet-ordained of that culture, and playwright Sarah Myers is arrangement promoting eyestrain leading to hardly the sole woman of that tribe to explore en to perform in this enjoyable issue-of-today clergy and hair-splitting discussions of fine visual fatigue and, eventually, drowsiness. advocacy drama that brings together four geo- shadings inherent in the diction of southern the role of her progenitors in shaping her own destiny. What if you’re a playgoer born to a graphically named sisters to deal with the af- regions (e.g. “I might could marry you”) It termath of their mother’s suicide. SCM —By Abarbanel, Barnidge and Morgan WINDY CITY TIMES Sept. 14, 2016 17

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312.443.3800 | GoodmanTheatre.org GROUPS OF 10+ ONLY: 312.443.3820 Major Production Major Corporate Sponsor Major Production Sponsor Support 18 Sept. 14, 2016 WINDY CITY TIMES FALL THEATER PREVIEW Classics and important revivals Angela Ingersoll in How to Succeed in Business By Jonathan Abarbanel The following shows have not yet opened. Without Really Trying. They are listed by opening date. Photo by Liz Lauren Truth be told, the 2016-2017 theater season Misalliance, ShawChicago (sic), Ruth Page is not shaping up as glory time for classics, Center, Sept. 17-Oct. 10. Marriage and dalli- whether antique (Shakespeare, Moliere, Ibsen, ance among the British moneyed classes nearly the Greeks) or modern (Brecht, O’Neill, Coward, goes awry—no, it does go awry—in George Miller). Bernard Shaw’s 1909 comedy of ideas in which Dead playwrights can breathe easy! The larg- women pursue men pursue women, old money est single category of new productions of old pursues new and an airplane crashes in the shows is musicals, with even Mamma Mia! reap- garden, bringing a handsome pilot and a fe- pearing for the 3,000th time, albeit in a new male daredevil acrobat who provide the spice production (vs. the forever-touring edition), everyone thinks he/she has been missing. Visit at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora (now play- ShawChicago.org. ing through Oct. 30). Pickings are slim, but I’ll Tug of War, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, take what I can get. Several of these shows Navy Pier, Sept. 24-Oct. 9. This is Part II of already are running and are listed first by clos- artistic director Barbara Gaines’ distillation of ing date. Shakespeare’s Henry V, all three parts of Henry The Heidi Chronicles—The Cuckoo’s Theater VI and Richard III. Project at Prop Theatre, through Oct. 8. Don’t The titular tug-of-war is over English-claimed know much about The Cuckoo’s Theater Project, territories in France, which spilled English and but The Heidi Chronicles won the 1989 Pulitzer French blood and treasure over several hundred Prize for Drama for author Wendy Wasserstein. years, with several English civil wars along the It recounts 20 years in the life of Heidi Hol- way. Gaines keeps all the big battle scenes off- land, from high school through successful ca- stage in order to focus on personal drama and reer, and crucial decisions Heidi makes about kingly (and queenly) ego that fed so much of sex, romance and motherhood all colored by history. In Part II, the warrior queen Marga- the liberal and Feminist politics of the 1960s ret takes charge in place of her ill-equipped to 1980s. We’ll see how this ground-breaking hubby, Henry VI, who was dethroned and re- play holds up. Visit TheCuckoosTheaterProject. throned again (1422-1461, 1470-71). FYI: It’s com. a six-hour show with intermissions and a meal How to Succeed in Business Without Re- break. Visit: chicagoshakes.org. ally Trying—Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire, Pirandello’s Henry IV—Remy Bumppo, The through Oct. 16. This great 1961 musical with Greenhouse, Oct. 5-Nov. 13. Not England’s book by Abe Burrows and music/lyrics by Frank Henry IV, but 11th Century German Emperor Loesser (Guys and Dolls, The Most Happy Fella’) Henry IV, who happens to be the character a won the Pulitzer Prize for drama for its satire modern Italian nobleman portrays at a costume of American Big Business. The biz world isn’t party. When he takes a header from his horse, as sexist as it used to be (the show’s women he thinks he IS Henry IV. Because he’s rich he are secretaries not execs) but business ethics gets his way ... for 20 years, to the annoyance haven’t changed much. Marriott always does a of family and courtiers. What to do? Nobel Lau- fine job. Visit MarriottTheatre.com. reate Luigi Pirandello (1867-1936) sorta set Wonderful Town—Goodman Theatre, the ground rules for the Absurdist movement, through Oct. 16. A rare revival of Leonard Ber- which followed as he explored the nature of re- nstein’s second Broadway musical, which won ality and perception. This is a great choice for the 1953 Tony Award for Best Musical. It’s Ber- Remy Bumppo. Visit RemyBumppo.org. nstein’s most traditional song-and-dance show, Betrayal, Raven Theatre, Oct. 26-Dec. 17. with lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. This landmark 1978 play by the great English James Franco in King Cobra. MacArthur “Genius Grant” recipient Mary Zim- writer Harold Pinter (2005 Nobel Prize for Lit- Photo by Jesse Korman merman directs this story of two sisters from erature) is about a man, his wife and his best Ohio who seek fame and fortune in 1930s New buddy and the nine-year affair which engulfs York, living among artsy Greenwich Village all three. Much of it is autobiographical, and screening. types. It’s based on My Sister Eileen, which Pinter cleverly tells the tale backward. Betrayal Reeling’s talent, On Monday, Sept. 26, Rent and If/Then star preceded it as a book, play and movie. Visit is more realistic and far less absurdist that Anthony Rapp, a Joliet native, will be in two GoodmanTheatre.org. Pinter’s earliest plays. Seems like a good match movies unveiled Reeling features: bwoy and Do You Take This Chicago Filmmakers and Showtime Net- True West—Shattered Globe Theatre, for Raven and director Lauren Shouse, who will Man? Rapp will introduce and conduct Q&As works are pleased to announce the full fea- through Oct. 22. Sam Shepherd’s 1980 play stage the work in Raven’s intimate 57-seat following both features at Landmark. ture schedule for the 34th edition of Reel- was not produced first in Chicago, but the West Stage. Visit RavenTheatre.com. Reeling closes Thursday, Sept. 29, with ing: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Steppenwolf Theatre Company staging of it a FYI: Pinter’s very first play, The Room, is be- an advance screening of King Cobra, writer- Festival. few years later transferred to off-Broadway and ing staged by A Red Orchid Theatre, Sept. 29- director Justin Kelly’s (I Am Michael) crime Reeling returns Sept. 22-29, presenting made stars of John Malkovich and Gary Sinise. Nov. 13, directed by Dado. Dating from the late thriller that is based on a true story. A greedy nearly 40 features and numerous shorts from Brothers Austin and Lee are night and day— 1950s, The Room is a comedy of menace in the porn producer and his escort boyfriend around the world, most of them Chicago pre- the former a screenwriter, the latter a thief and absurdist style. Visit ARedOrchidTheatre.org. (James Franco and Keegan Allen) plan to mieres, with others being U.S. and/or world scammer. What possibly could convince them Electra, Court Theatre, Nov. 10-Dec. 11. murder a competing porn producer (Christian premieres. to join forces? Well, how about a juicy Hol- What would you do if your mother and her Slater) in order to make a film with his gay The festival opens Thursday, Sept. 22, at lywood deal? Along the way, they trash their lover killed your father when he returned after twink superstar (former Disney Channel star Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., mother’s house. Visit SGTheatre.org. years away at war? In the case of Electra and Garrett Clayton). Alicia Silverstone and Molly and then moves to the Landmark Century Julius Caesar—Writers Theatre, Glencoe, her brother Orestes, the answer is (1) bide your Ringwald co-star. Clayton and Kelly are ex- Centre Cinema, 2828 N. Clark St., for the bulk through Oct. 23. Power politics, plotting, pos- time and then (2) murder Mummy and her bf. pected to attend the screening at Landmark. of the festival. The fest’s home base, Chicago turing, bad-mouthing, betrayal and back-stab- One of the greatest and most profound trag- Just a few of the other movies slated to Filmmakers, 5243 N. Clark St., will also host bing. No, it’s not an episode of Big Brother but edies, Electra was written by Sophocles (496- screen are Bear City 3, true-crime documen- screenings. a 105-minute version of Shakespeare’s familiar 406 BCE) late in his life, and will be seen at taries Upstairs Inferno and Southwest of Sa- Reeling launches its festival with the tragedy, conceived by artistic director Michael Court in a world-premiere translation by emeri- lem, German film Jonathan and the lesbian- Opening Night Gala presentation of the drag Halberstam and veteran actor Scott Parkinson. tus artistic director Nicholas Rudall. Sandra themed dark comedy Suicide Kale. comedy Hurricane Bianca. Bianca Del Rio, The sooth-sayer has a deal for you: special sale Marquez should be a knockout as Clytemnestra, See ReelingFilmFestival.org. on summer sooths with two pair of chance. the mom who wants it all and thinks she can Matt Kugelman and producer Ash Christian Visit WritersTheatre.org. control her kids. Visit CourtTheatre.org. are expected to attend the opening-night

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sional theater companies. It’s also a fact that gional theater production has Spike Lee at- conservative hinterlands audiences only want tached as director and a Broadway transfer in to see plays or authors they know. the works. How far will Tim and Beth ride this And so, at a nameless Wisconsin regional the- train? When will they reveal the truth, if ever? ater, the thoroughly craven and self-justifying Tim and Beth break up over the moral issues. artistic director, Pam (played with smarmy high The problem is that Act I isn’t about their re- energy by Amy Kasper), rejects a wonderful lationship or Tim’s ambition, which eventually play by a young, unknown Black writer in favor is a spoiler; it concerns the hypocrisies (as well of an August Wilson play (again) for “the Black as some truths) about how regional theaters slot.” The playwright, Tim (attractively played work. It’s quite amusing (especially for insiders by Justin Wade Wilson), had an encounter with such as me) while Act II hardly amuses at all. Wilson before he died in 2005, and decides to It shifts tone, shifts focus and abandons satire write a bogus “lost” August Wilson play in col- in favor of Tim’s obsession without providing lusion with the theater’s literary manager, Beth any depth to the Tim/Beth relationship. Direc- (earnestly played by Brittany Stock with just tor Warren Hoffman seems unsure about the the right touch of desperation), and they be- shifting tone, as Kasper continues to play com- come a couple. edy while Wilson and Stock do not. My advice Brittany Stock and Amy Kasper in The Black Slot. Both Pam and Wilson’s literary executor (an to the playwright is that he must decide which Photo by Emily Schwartz amusing Linsey Falls) bite, and soon the re- play he wants to write. LIVE FOR FAMILY. DIE FOR LOVE.

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While there’s first to receive a commission for a full-length plenty to see from homegrown artists, a num- work; the result is The Fifth, a peek into the Fall dance gives new ber of exciting tours are coming to town this Dark Net and the motivations (and hesitations) fall, some for the first time. of hacktivists showing Oct. 13-15 (colum.edu/ —The Joffrey Ballet’s highly anticipated Dance_Center/performances). life to old classics world premiere of Christopher Wheeldon’s —Elements Contemporary Ballet celebrates brand-new Nutcracker ballet is preceded by its 10th anniversary with a gala performance BY LAUREN WARNECKE the revival of Krysztof Pastor’s Romeo & Juliet, bringing back the 2014 one-act The Sun King premiered by the company in 2014 and show- Nov. 20 at the newly refurbished Studebaker ing Oct. 13-23 at the Auditorium Theatre of Theater in the Fine Arts Building, 401 S. Michi- Roosevelt University, 50 E. Congress Pkwy. gan Ave. Resident choreographer Joseph Ca- Both of the ballets preserve their original runa’s ballet on the life of the famed French music, though Wheeldon and Pastor have each monarch, who many give credit for the birth of taken creative liberties by changing the stories’ ballet, is accompanied live by the Haymarket settings. The three-act Romeo & Juliet moves Opera Orchestra playing baroque period instru- Shakespeare’s tragedy through three differ- ments and vocalist ALEXA GRÆ (studebakerthe- ent eras of political strife in Italy: the 1930s ater.com). during the rise of Fascist ideologies, the end —The Harris Theater, 205 E. Randolph, hosts of World War II and increased political terror- fall series for Visceral Dance Chicago (Oct. ism in the 1950s, and the social divisiveness 1), Giordano Dance Chicago (Oct. 28-29) and surrounding Silvio Berlusconi’s reign as prime Hubbard Street Dance Chicago (Nov. 17-20). minister in the 1990s. Wheeldon’s Nutcracker, Hubbard Street brings back Jiri Kylian’s com- his first original creation for Joffrey, features panion pieces Sarabande (1990) and Falling central character Marie as the member of a Angels (1989), the former of which features working class, immigrant family whose patri- the company’s men, the latter the women. Also arch is among the construction team building on the program are new works from resident the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago. choreographer Alejandro Cerrudo and New York Premiering Dec. 10 at the Auditorium, this spe- City-based Brian Brooks, whose commission by cial Chicago version of the classic ballet fea- the Harris Theater is part of a first ever choreo- Michelle Kranicke tures an all-star team of collaborators and is graphic residency at the venue. in Valise 13. sure to be super-magical. (Joffrey.org) Giordano Dance Chicago shows a number of Photo courtesy of —Lucky Plush Productions’ Trip the Light favorite revivals alongside a new work by rising Zephyr Dance Fantastic: The Making of SuperStrip premiered star Peter Chu. Chu’s Divided Against is a con- last year at the Harris Theater, and will enjoy a temporary departure for the company, which revival at the much more intimate Dance Center primarily performs in the jazz idiom, and high- of Columbia College Chicago, 1306 S. Michigan lights the choreographer’s mercurial, liquid-like Ave. Sept. 29-Oct. 1. The lovable, often hilari- movement vocabulary. Visceral’s fall series in- ous dancer/actors of Lucky Plush play washed cludes premieres by artistic director Nick Pu- up superheroes embarking on a mission to re- pillo and Los Angeles-based Erica Sobol, and invent themselves by starting a nonprofit think an encore performance of Marguerite Donlon’s tank. smash hit Ruff Celts. (HarrisTheaterChicago. Also at the Dance Center this fall is a world org) premiere from The Seldoms, whose different Turn to page 30 WINDY CITY TIMES Sept. 14, 2016 23 24 Sept. 14, 2016 WINDY CITY TIMES 170 N. Dearborn St. Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig was actress Delia Kropp stars in a reimagined take FALL THEATER SPECIAL inspired by a recent real-life HIV outbreak in on this true-story drama about East Berliner rural China when farmers were encouraged to Charlotte von Mahlsdorf (born Lothar Berfelde) sell blood plasma to pharmaceutical companies who lived through the Nazi and Communist re- LGBTQ fall in this new drama featured as part of the New gimes. About Face Theatre presented the world Stages Festival. (Sept. 25-Oct. 9; goodmanthe- premiere of Doug Wright’s Pulitzer Prize-win- atre.org) ning play in 2003, so it’s only appropriate that Skooby Don’t—Hell in a Handbag Produc- the LGBTQ company is reviving it. (Nov. 4-Dec. theater preview tions at Mary’s Attic, 5400 N. Clark St. Cher, 10; aboutfacetheatre.org) Chaz Bono, plus Kris and Caitlin Jenner are End of the Rainbow—Porchlight Music The- all special guest stars in David Cerda’s campy atre at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont Ave. Peter spoof of the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon se- Quilter’s play with music imagines a gay Brit- ries involving a talking dog and his mystery- ish accompanist trying to help out the real-life solving friends. (Sept. 29-Nov. 4; handbagpro- gay icon Judy Garland as she struggles to make ductions.org) it through her December 1968 engagement at The Rink—Porchlight Music Theatre at Stage The Ritz Hotel in London. This is the show’s 773, 1225 W. Belmont Ave. Die-hard theater Chicago premiere following its acclaimed 2012 fans should make this concert staging a sell- Broadway run. (Nov. 4-Dec. 4; porchlightmu- out, since hardly anyone stages this flop 1984 sictheatre.org) Broadway musical by the out songwriting team Methtacular!—LookOut series at Steppen- of John Kander and Fred Ebb (Cabaret, Chicago) wolf’s 1700 Theatre, 1700 N. Halsted St. Actor- Skooby and gay playwright Terrence McNally (The Lis- playwright Steven Strafford revives his 2014 Don’t. bon Traviata, Master Class). The original pro- one-man show detailing the three years of his Photo by duction notoriously starred Liza Minnelli, Chita life as a sex-addled crystal-meth addict in Chi- Rick Aguilar Rivera and a then-unknown Jason Alexander. cago. (Nov. 11-12; steppenwolf.org) Studios (Oct. 4-6; porchlightmusictheatre.org) The Rip Nelson Holiday Spectacular—Hell

Fawzia Mirza in Me, My Mom and Sharmila. Photo by Joe Mazza/Brave Lux

BY SCOTT C. MORGAN Me, My Mom and Sharmila—LookOut series at Steppenwolf’s 1700 Theatre, 1700 N. Hal- There’s plenty of shows with LGBTQ characters sted St. Fawzia Mirza brings back her 2014 solo and themes this fall season. Take your pick from show that details her journey from a Pakistani solo autobiographical shows, campy spoofs and Muslim in small-town Canada to living as an significant Broadway musicals. out actress in Chicago. (Sept. 23-24; steppen- Confessions of a Wannabe Soccer Mom— wolf.org) LOL Comedy at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont Support Group for Men—Goodman Theatre, Ave. Transgender comedian Dina Nina Marti- 170 N. Dearborn St. A gender non-conforming nez recounts her “unconventional journey into visitor upsets a Wrigleyville support group in womanhood” in this autobiographical show Ellen Fairey’s developing comic drama featured that takes her from Texas to Los Angeles and in the New Stages Festival. (Sept. 23-Oct. 9; finally to Wisconsin. (Sept. 15-17; stage773. goodmantheatre.org) com) The King of Hell’s Place—Goodman Theatre,

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Stained glass artwork on display at the la&m. artist unknown. Photo by Adam W. Hart Leather Archives’ 25th anniversary opens a world of diversity By Gretchen rachel hammond the United States dedicated to the compilation, preservation, maintenance and access to alternative sex culture.” While mainstream tourism websites boast any number of cul- The weekend of Sept. 16-18 ushers in the 25th anniversary tural epicenters in their appeals to tourists to “Find it all in celebration of that institution and everyone is invited to at- Chicago,” missing from most lists is the Leather Archives & tend free-of-charge events that include a rare look at never- TRANS MURDER IN CHICAGO Museum (LA&M) on the city’s North Side. before-seen collections garnered from decades of leather his- If the goal of Chicago tourism is to paint the city as a one- tory while guided by the encyclopedic knowledge of LA&M t.t. was murdered on chicago’s West Side Sunday. of-a-kind destination, the omission of LA&M from the body of archivist and collections librarian Jakob VanLammeren. Photo courtesy of Jaliyah that message is glaring. There is also a slate of open discussions scheduled with film- As Windy City Times reporter Owen Keehnen wrote in May, maker Christina K. Court, museum co-founder Chuck Renslow, 6 2016, “To this day [LA&M] remains the only institution in LgBtq Turn to page 10

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SIDETRACK Wed., Sept. 14, 9 pm Sidetrack, Photos by Jed Dulanas 3349 N. Halsted St. Dance to Queen B all night with no cover. Bey-licious drag by Dida Ritz, ROOF ends up in Ibiza Saya Naomi and The Vixen. All Things The summer dayclub event ROOF on theWit (at Bey contest: Dance, sing or lip sync to theWit, 201 N. State St.) wrapped its travel series win fun prizes. Hosted by Dixie Lynn Sept. 2-4 with an Ibiza-themed offering. Cartwright the DISH Among the traditional Spanish fare were her- Weekly Dining Guide in bed fries, calamares (pimenton aioli, grilled on- Off Center WINDY CITY TIMES ion crema, pine nut, parsley), brochettes de ca- Chef Alessio Vullo of marones, patatas bravas (sweet potato, pimenton at Center on Halsted Nando Milano Trattoria. aioli, charred tomato crema), Spanish chicken SAVOR Photo by Andrew Davis sliders, Ibiza summer flatbread and—one of my fa- vorites—pan plano de jamon flatbread. My friend Nando Milano especially liked the crab dip. Dessert items included macaroons (six different Trattoria; ‘ROOF’ flavors!) and shaved-ice sundaes. Cocktails include tasty (if potent) offerings like sangria blanco. wraps up DJs Steve Smooth, Flipside and Spryite provided Fri., Sept. 16 high-energy dance music. Center on Halsted, BY ANDREW DAVIS 3656 N. Halsted St. pardelle “San Marco” (sausage with baby spinach Jesse Alexander, Moon Rabbit and The Nando Milano Trattoria (2114 W. Division St.; and sun-dried tomato saute in a white wine sauce) Cell Phones are playing the second in- NandoMilano.com) is on a stretch of Ukrainian Vil- and a crab-stuffed branzino. If one dish was a bit stallment of OFF CENTER at the Center lage populated by other eateries such as Takito weak, it was the much-anticipated lobster ravio- On Halsted. A fundraiser for the Center’s li—and that was only because the server acciden- Homeless Youth Initiative (pay what and Folklore. Nando is a charming and worthy oc- you can). cupant of said stretch. tally put parmesan cheese on it, obscuring some of A gorgeous Chicago evening recently provided the flavor. However, my favorite dish had to be the the opportunity to sit inside or outside (in a simi- saltimbocca alla Romana—a tenderized Berkshire larly gorgeous area that was cordoned off on the pork loin topped with fontina cheese that some- Nina Sky in Chicago sidewalk). Either way, it was an incredible way how managed to taste even better two days later. to savor some of the mostly northern Italian cui- The general manager briefly mentioned to me sine that Nando (named after Chef Allesio Vullo’s that it’s hard for mom-and-pop restaurants to sur- dachshund) offers. vive in the big city. (Another Nando Milano recent- We were treated to items such as arancini (filled ly opened in Champaign, Illinois, where there’s separately with spinach, proscuitto and beef less competition.) Here’s hoping that the cozy and Pan plano de jamon flatbread at ROOF. ragu—with all being delicious), a wonderful pap- inviting Nando survives—and thrives—in Chicago. Photo by Andrew Davis Sat., Sept. 17, 9 pm SEVEN Nightclub, 3206 N. Halsted St. Live performance and DJ set. Presented by Back Lot Bash. $14 advance general admis- sion tix at http://ninasky.bpt.me/ . $20 at the door.

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Sun., Sept. 18, 9 pm Fantasy Nightclub, 3641 N. Halsted St. Celebrate Paula Sinclaire’s 21st birth- day! Appetizers, drink specials and performances throughout the night. No OUT IN THE PARK cover. It’s a gay takeover of Six Flags Great America, Sat., September 10, with Todrick Hall. Photos by Jerry Nunn WINDY CITY TIMES Sept. 14, 2016 27 Billy Masters

“Earlier this year I was quoted saying I’d rather have an enema than an Emmy. But thanks to the Television Academy, I can have both!”—RuPaul’s acceptance speech for winning Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program at the Creative Arts Emmys. She beat out Jane Lynch, Steve Harvey, Ryan Seacrest, Tom Bergeron, and Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn. Before anything else, I want to acknowledge the passing of Alexis Arquette. Yes, we were both publicly critical of the other. But it must be said that Arquette was a trailblazer and one of the most vehemently outspoken advocates for gay rights and education about transgender issues. And yet, this passing shows how far we still have to go. While siblings Patricia, Rosanna and David were vocal in mourning their sister Alexis, brother Richmond is mourning “our brother Robert, who became our brother Alexis, who became our sister Alexis, who became our brother Alexis.” Certainly Finding Prince Charming’s Robert Sepulveda this is new territory for the general public, but I’m Jr. (the prince). not even sure who died! Photo from LOGO Also this week, we remember The Lady Chablis. I only met her a couple of times, but she made an to gingerly put the tie over the contestants’ hair indelible impression on me. While I only became without mussing it, and tighten it without chok- aware of her after her landmark performance in ing them. And when he does eliminate someone Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, it was (“Tonight, you’re not gonna get a tie”), sometimes with her autobiography that she made the biggest there’s no hug, no handshake and not even a walk impression. While I don’t know if she invented the to the car. It’s very “Get out”—kinda like a trick phrase “hiding my candy,” she certainly popular- who spent the night and doesn’t take a hint. Me- ized it. Rest in peace, Lady. thinks he’s had loads of practice. I almost hate to write more about Finding Prince Speaking of loads, let me take issue with some- Charming. The gay bachelor show just premiered thing Sepulveda said once his colorful past as an and, well, there’s no easy way to say it—people escort was exposed—because, unlike Matt Lauer, hated it. But I went into it extremely open—kin- I fact-check: “There are stories that I did porn. I da like so many men went into the star, Robert never did porn. There is a video circulating out Sepulveda. The show is supposed to be like The there that I shot privately and sent to an ex-boy- Bachelor, but it’s more like Flavor of Love. It just friend. It feels so violating that someone would has a cheap, trashy quality about it. It’s badly take something so private and share it with the produced, badly directed, badly cast and badly ex- world. I want to work to make sure there are laws ecuted. Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you protecting people from similar situations. It’s just like the play? Writer Dan Savage published some not right.” tips on how to improve the show—but unlike my Is he talking about the video of him jerking off tips, nowhere on his list are the words “mass sui- while standing? Or the video of inserting a sham- cide” or “Kool-Aid!” poo bottle into his anus? Maybe it’s the one of Lance Bass is a genial-enough host, but he’s him playing with a 14-inch dildo. Come to think had no real-world experience dating as a private of it, he’s probably talking about the video of person ... or, for that matter, as an openly gay him blindfolded while drinking out of a used con- person. And he has no idea how average gay men dom—because that’s clearly the most romantic date. Regarding Sepulveda, he has what I like to one. But perhaps it’s the previous video with him call a “hooker mentality.” A good hooker finds opening an envelope from a “client” who sent him out what someone wants and gives it to them. the condom (and you can see them all for your- There’s nothing particularly genuine or engaging self on BillyMasters.com). He also says he became about him. He’s so intent on wanting everyone to an escort because “the small furniture store I was like him that he’s constantly in salesman mode. working at suddenly went out of business. I didn’t And when he’s not, he’s like some medicated Step- know how I was going to pay rent or my tuition or ford wife. I suppose if you want that in a spousal buy food.” So, instead of getting a job at Burger equivalent: He’s your guy ... until you get the bill! King where customers can have it their way, he As for the contestants, they’re so preoccupied with decided to escort and use the same slogan. I’m not how they will be perceived that none of them is condemning him—but don’t make it like the only showing any personality—with the exception of option you had was to be a $250-an-hour hooker. the flamboyant Robby, who clearly has his eyes When I’m trying to figure out if Alexis had any on life after the show. The hairdresser from Prov- candy to hide, it’s definitely time to end yet an- incetown previously appeared on Tabatha’s Salon other column. As I’m sitting here criticizing one Takeover, where he talked endlessly about chi- gay show, RuPaul made history by winning an gnons—although he had a devil of a time actually Emmy for hosting RuPaul’s Drag Race. See? Logo doing one. He’s fetching, feisty, fun and far too giveth, and Logo taketh away. You may not find fabulous to end up with Sepulveda. Prince Charming at the Emmys, but you’ll find ev- Rather than giving out a rose, this suitor gives ery inch of him on BillyMasters.com—the site that out a black tie—thus, calling the eliminations admittedly has low standards. Someone you will “black-tie affairs,” which is just dumb. Robert see at the Emmys is me, so feel free to say hi if asks each contestant to “please step forward”— you’re there. If not, you can just drop a note to sometimes he does it in a pseudo-butch way by me at [email protected], and I promise to saying “Get up here.” They make some awkward, get back to you before I ask Logo if I can borrow banal chit-chat, and then he asks, “Will you wear a black tie to wear with my tux! Until next time, this tie?” Who writes this stuff? Robert then has remember: One man’s filth is another man’s bible. 28 Sept. 14, 2016 WINDY CITY TIMES

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BOOK REVIEW Author Tarney drops product names like she’s in a and if that bugs you, too, then take a pass. Un- grocery store, sometimes right down to the ad ta- less you can overlook its padding, “My Son Wears My Son gline; that’s often followed by minute details that Heels” is no shoe-in. seem inconsequential, as though they’re merely Want more? Then look for Always My Child: A Wears Heels filling conversational silence. Add re-created dia- Parent’s Guide to Understanding Your Gay, Les- by Julie Tarney logue, quoted from more than 20 years ago and, bian, Bisexual, Transgendered, or Questioning Son $24.95; University of Wisconsin well, continuing can be a challenge. of Daughter, by Ken Jennings and Pat Shapiro; or Again, great premise, good story, too much fluff, Oddly Normal, by John Schwartz. Press; 213 pages REVIEW by TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER The first day your toddler said he could dress him- WCT welcomes new staff members self was a day you’ll never forget. He tried, you have to hand it to him. When he was done, part of his outfit was out of season and the other part was out of style, the colors were painful together, and nothing matched except his bright eyes and proud grin. You figured he’d learn and, as in the new book “My Son Wears Heels” by Julie Tarney, so would you. Though Tarney had known since he was born that her son, Harry, was a unique little guy, she was still taken aback when he asked how she knew that he was a boy. Harry was just 2 years old then, and Tarney thought it was a normal question for a child that age. But his next comment—that he was a girl “in- ion sense and had gotten bullied for it. He knew he side my head”—sent her to her parenting books. was different, but he was too young to articulate Tarney had no real frame of reference, other than how. a well-used copy of Dr. Spock. She was the eldest At 14, Harry came out as gay. of two girls, born in Wisconsin to a mother who Through the years, while Harry worked to un- was controlling and distant; even if she could have derstand more about himself, his mother went asked her late mother about parenting concerns, through a period of personal acceptance, too. She Windy City Times welcomes two new staff members this month, David Strzepek and Monika Pickett, Tarney probably wouldn’t. Instinct told her that discovered that she could be a single mom, and both in the sales department. They are pictured here with longtime staff members of the newspaper. there was nothing to worry about, though she fret- survive. She learned that loving herself wasn’t a From left: Senior reporter Gretchen Rachel Hammond, Managing Editor Andrew Davis, Strzepek, Pick- ted that Harry was gay; she also worried that she’d bad thing—and that she could never “screw up” ett, Assistant Publisher Terri Klinsky, Publisher Tracy Baim, Business Manager Ripley Caine, Director somehow ruin him if she didn’t completely support her son by loving him. of New Media Jean Albright, Associate Editor Matt Simonette, Art Director Kirk Williamson, and Scott his free-spiritedness. At its very basic, My Son Wears Heels is a good Duff, who does sales and social media. The company this week is marking the end of an era for 15- As he grew up, Harry’s creativity grew, too; he book. It showcases how one mother encouraged year employee Amy Matheny, who has been instrumental in the survival of the company. Also leaving loved to play dress-up and experiment through her son to openly explore who he was, and how his the company this month is sales rep Chris Cheuvront, who was part of the company for several years. pretend. Wigs and shoes were his passion, but he journey allowed understanding within hers. And if We wish them both well. The paper also has dozens of freelance writers and photographers, plus a de- also liked skirts—all of which Tarney successfully that was all there was in this book, you’d probably livery crew, website host Love Your Website (Martie Marro), great printers and other vendors, and all prevented him from wearing in public. Even so, by be very happy; instead, there’s a lot of plumping- are critical components of making the newspaper possible each week. Windy City Times is celebrating time he was ten years old, Harry had his own fash- up in this tale. its 31st anniversary this month. WINDY CITY TIMES Sept. 14, 2016 29

Windy City Times LGBTQ JOB FAIR: Friday, Sept. 16, 2016 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted, Chicago Confirmed exhibitors, in addition — Cook County Health and — The John Marshall Law School! — The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago! to the sponsors, include: ! Hospitals System! — KPMG! — Roxy Insurance! — AARP! — Dept. of Children and Family — Lyric Opera! — Senior Helpers! — About Face Theatre! Services! — Mariano’s! — Speciality’s Cafe & Bakery! — AIDS Healthcare Foundation! — Elevate Energy! — MB Financial Bank! — State of IL Dept. of Rehab.! — AON! — Experis/Manpower Group! — Metropolitan Family Services! — Takeda Pharmaceuticals! — AT&T! — Federal Reserve Bank of — Morningstar! — Test Positive Aware Network! — Aunt Martha’s Health & Chicago! — Museum of Science and — Thresholds! Wellness! — Gap Inc. and Old Navy! Industry, Chicago! — TransUnion! — Blue Plate Catering! — Goode Plumbing! — Navy Pier! — Trunk Club! — Blue Cross and Blue Shield of — Google! — Northern Trust PLC! — Uber! Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, — Groupon! — Northwestern Department of — United Airlines! Oklahoma & Texas! — Heartland Alliance! Medical Social Sciences! — Uptake! — BMO Harris Bank! — Hilton Worldwide! — Pace Suburban Bus Company! — Vienna Beef! — Chicago Commission on — Howard Brown Health! — Paul Mitchell The School ! — Walgreen Co./Walgreens! Human Relations! — Hyatt Corporation! — Planned Parenthood of Illinois! — WBEZ! — Chicago Marriott! — IllinoisworkNet.com, spons. by — Primerica! — Z-axis Factory! — Chicago Women in Trades! Illinois Dept. of Commerce & — Redbox! — Zurich North America! — Christy Webber Landscapes! Economic Opportunity ! — Renewal Care! 2-3 p.m.: Transgender and the Workplace ! Workshops! Moderator: Alexis Paige, Lambda Legal! Noon-1 p.m.:! — Owen Daniel-McCarter, Illinois Safe Schools Alliance! Getting Started (or Starting Again): ! — Sandra Wagner, Northern Trust ! Job Searching for "First" Timers! — Alexis Martinez, activist ! — Kara Rosser, One Summer Chicago! — Channyn Lynn Parker, TransLife Center, Chicago House! — One Summer Chicago youth participant! ! 3-4! p.m.: From Resumes to Interviews: ! — Sean Bush, Silver Fork Coordinator! Making a Good First Impression! — Silver Fork Alumni! Moderator: Michael Erwin, Director, Global Corporate ! Communications and Social Media CareerBuilder! 1-2 p.m.:! — Julie West, CG Consulting ! Stronger and Wiser: Job Searching For LGBTQ Older Adults! — Justin Thompson, Consumer Marketing, CareerBuilder! — Dan O’Donnell, AARP! — Anthony Balderrama, CareerBuilder ! — Jonathan Tague, Senior Helpers! — Sarah Frank, Experis/ManpowerGroup ! — Britta Larson, Center on Halsted! — Mike Madura, Associate Director National Recruiting, KPMG! — Nora O’Malley, Lyric Opera! — Ally Zauner, Senior Corporate Recruiter, United! — Tina Chabak, BMO Harris Bank! ! FREE AND OPEN TO ALL! Entry-level to advanced! positions available.! Special focus on LGBTQ youth, seniors,! and transgender adults.! RESUME ASSISTANCE from Chicago House these dates at Center on Halsted: Wednesday, Sept. 14, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and Thursday, Sept. 15, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. The Illinois Secretary of State Mobile Services Unit will be on-site to assist attendees with acquiring or renewing state identifications, driver’s licenses, and other state registrations from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Youth Space. For details on exhibiting, contact: [email protected]! ! Sponsored by:!

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