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Renaissance Men FORMER WINDY CITY THE VOICE OF CHICAGO’S GAY, LESBIAN, COLLEGE BI AND TRANS COMMUNITY SINCE 1985 FOOTBALL PLAYER BRAD JULY 23, 2014 THORSON PAGE 22 VOL 29, NO. 43 COMES OUT TIMESwww.WindyCityMediaGroup.com Obama’s order bans anti-LGBT bias President Obama signs BY LISA KEEN, the executive KEEN NEWS SERVICE order July 21. Photo by WASHINGTON, D.C—In a brief ceremony in the Patsy Lynch East Room of the White House, with a scat- tering of “Amens” from the 300 or so LGBT activists gathered, President Obama, on July 21, signed an executive order prohibiting con- tractors who do business with the federal gov- JOANNE MARIE ernment from discriminating based on sexual BRISTOL DIES orientation and gender identity, and adding to existing protection (which includes sexual ori- PAGE 7 entation) for federal employees a prohibition of discrimination based on gender identity. Importantly, the new executive order nei- ther expands nor removes a relatively narrow exemption put in place by President George W. Bush that exempts “a religious corporation, as- sociation, educational institution, or society, Turn to page 4 RENAISSANCE MEN JEWELER RONY TENNENBAUM MAKES BIG STRIDES PAGE 9 page 8 page 14 John D’Emilio—a writer, activist, historian and professor—has wcT REVIEWS actually retired from the latter post as he has left the University HILLARY of Illinois at Chicago. WCT looks at his eventful life. Photo by Actor, playwright and Obama Administration member Paul Oakley Gretchen Rachel Blickensderfer Stovall discusses everything from his background to his newest CLINTON’S BOOK, production, The Qualms. Photo courtesy of Steppenwolf HARD CHOICES PAGE 20 2 July 23, 2014 WINDY CITY TIMES Diane Jacob Tracy Alan Trish Camille Jeff Gretchen Rachel John Johnathon Anderson-Minshall Anderson-Minshall Baim Bell Bendix Beredjick Berry Blickensderfer Bracken Briggs Kirk Derrick Williamson LGBT Media Clifton Summit Zach Chuck Wichter Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014 Colbert Chicago, Palmer House Hilton 17 E. Monroe St. Sarah Cheryl Toce The opening day of the Corley National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association Annual Conference Aug. 21-24 in Chicago 8:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Noon - 1:30 p.m. 3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Zeke Michael Stokes Plenary Session: Lunch Plenary: Breakout Sessions Crawford Transgender Journalists The Future of a. Black, LGBT, and and Transgender Coverage Journalism Funding: Read All Over: in LGBT Media Foundation Funding with the African-American Journalists PANELISTS: Christina Kahrl, Gretchen Ford Foundation, McCormick in LGBT Media Rachel Blickensderfer, Jacob Anderson- Foundation, Knight Foundation PANELISTS: Alan Bell, Andrew Davis, Art Minshall, Parker Molloy PANELISTS: Mark Hallet from McCormick, Lenox Magee Andrew Sims MODERATOR: Fiona Dawson Barbara Raab from Ford; John Bracken MODERATOR: Kirk Williamson Davis from Knight Foundation 10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. MODERATOR: Cheryl Corley from NPR b. Young Journalists, Breakout Sessions: 1:45 p.m. - 3 p.m. J-School, and the a. Out On the Air: Breakout Sessions: LGBT Media LGBT Journalists Working in PANELISTS: Camille Beredjick, Derrick Cathy Every Audio Platform From a. Taking Back HIV Clifton, Kaitlyn Jakola Fiona Renna Dawson Podcasts to Web-Based and Reporting in LGBT Media MODERATOR: Zach Wichter Traditional Radio PANELISTS: Todd Heywood, Jeff Berry, Johnathon Briggs PANELISTS: Fausto Fernos, Scott Duff, c. How We Count: MODERATOR: Diane Anderson-Minshall Art Sims, Anna DeShawn Data Reporting and LGBT Issues MODERATOR: Cathy Renna WORKSHOP LEADER: Howard Goldberg, b. LGBT Issues, Athletes Associated Press New York Bureau Chief Barbara b. The Future of and Journalists in Sports Anna Raab DeShawn Lesbian Media Reporting PANELISTS: Sarah Toce, Trish Bendix, PANELISTS: Christina Kahrl, Kate Fagan, Summit Co-Chairs: Tracy Baim Michelle Garcia and Ross Forman Tracy Baim MODERATOR: Diane Anderson-Minshall MODERATOR: Chuck Colbert Publisher, Windy City Times Diane Anderson-Minshall c. Online and Connected: Editor-at-large of The Advocate, Noah Bloggers, Digital Natives, Social Editor-in-chief of HIV Plus Scott Michelson Duff Media, Mobile Reporting and the EVENT SPONSORED BY Future of Journalism PANELISTS: Noah Michelson, Zeke Stokes, Michael Crawford Parker Marie See http://nlgja.org/2014 for registration details Kate Molloy Fagan Lenox Christina Kaitlyn Todd Mark Howard Michelle Ross Fausto Magee Kahrl Jakola Heywood Hallett Goldberg Garcia Forman Fernós WINDY CITY TIMES this week in NEWS WINDY CITY TIMES July 23, 2014 Obama’s executive order Event for impoverished Cubans Obit: Joanne Marie Bristol ENTERTAINMENT/EVENTS John D’Emilio retires 4 Scottish Play Scott 6 Rony Tennenbaum’s jewelry Paul Oakley Stovall VIEWS: Lynch, Morse 7 Knight: And So It Goes Saturday, August 16, 2014 3 8 Magicians prepare for local show 11 9 Dish: Taxim 14 10 Review of Hillary Clinton’s book 16 Billy Masters 16 18 20 OUTLINES 21 Classifieds Calendar Images on cover (left, from top): Photo of Brad ThorsonFormer courtesy football of playerThorson; comes photo outof Joanne Marie Bristol; press photo of Rony Tennenbaum; photo of Hillary Clinton copyright Ruven 18 Afanador/Corbis Online 20 22 FORMER WINDY CITY THE VOICE OF CHICAGO’S GAY, LESBIAN, COLLEGE BI AND TRANS COMMUNITY SINCE 1985 FOOTBALL PLAYER BRAD JULY 23, 2014 THORSON PAGE 22 VOL 29, NO. 43 COMES OUT TIMESwww.WindyCityMediaGroup.com Obama’s order bans anti-LGBT bias President Obama signs BY LISA KEEN, the executive KEEN NEWS SERVICE order July 21. Photo by WASHINGTON, D.C—In a brief ceremony in the Patsy Lynch East Room of the White House, with a scat- tering of “Amens” from the 300 or so LGBT activists gathered, President Obama, on July 21, signed an executive order prohibiting con- tractors who do business with the federal gov- JOANNE MARIE ernment from discriminatingDOWNLOAD based on sexual THIS! BRISTOL DIES orientation and gender identity, and adding to existing protection (which includes sexual ori- PAGE 8 entation) for federal employees a prohibition of discrimination based on gender identity. Importantly, the new executive order nei- ther expands nor removes a relatively narrow exemption put in place by President George W. Bush that exempts “a religious corpora- tion, association, educational institution, or Turn to page 4 RENAISSANCE MEN Go to www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com JEWELER RONY TENNENBAUM MAKES BIG STRIDES PAGE 9 to download complete issues of Windy City Times and Nightspots. page 9 page 14 John D’Emilio—a writer, activist, historian and professor—has WCT REVIEWS actually retired from the latter post as he has left the University HILLARY of Illinois at Chicago. WCT looks at his eventful life. Photo by Actor, playwright and Obama Administration member Paul Oakley Gretchen Rachel Blickensderfer Stovall discusses everything from his background to his newest CLINTON’S BOOK, production, The Qualms. Photo courtesy of Steppenwolf HARD CHOICES PAGE 20 Then click on any ad and be taken directly to the advertiser’s Web site! online exclusives at www.WindyCityMediaGroup LAUGHTER PARTY .com Comedian Tony Tripoli (left) cracks wise about Joan Rivers and being fit. Press photo 5pm Hilton Chicago’s Grand Ballroom GLAAD TO BE HERE 8pm Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University New GLAAD President Sarah Kate Ellis was in Chicago at a reception in her Clinical PERFORMANCES BY honor. counselor Matthew Meiling Jin talks Hubbard StreetGiordano Dance Chicago, Dance Chicago, Dempsey talks about growing up Joffrey Ballet, River North Dance Chicago, about body in China and being Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater I EM issues and gay involved in LGBT Recent whatWCT 30 UnderI EM 30 honoree men—including journalism. and Visceral Dance Chicago Em Vanderlinden talks about gender himself. Photo courtesy of Studio WORLD PREMIERES BY Randy Duncan, and expression and social justice. Screen shot Meiling Harrison McEldowney & Jeremy Plummer FORK IN THE ROAD BENEFICIARIES AIDS Foundation of Chicago, THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT The Dancers’ Fund, Making A Daily Effort Find out the latest about Deborah Cox, Anderson Cooper and Patti LuPone. and Agape Missions Inc. GALA TICKETS $250-$600 PERFORMANCE ONLY TICKETS $25-$75 plus www.DanceforLifeChicago.org | 312-922-5812 /DanceForLifeChicago @danceforlifeChi DAILY BREAKING NEWS Thousands of people attended the Pitchfork Music Festival this past weekend. Photo by Jerry Nunn night spots nightspots #1123 • July 23, 2014 Show #583 AL FRESCO DINING AT CREW AL FRESCO Soak in the summer sun (what there is of it) at Crew, which is gearing up for its 10 th WINDY CITY GAY IDOL 2014 anniversary. Page 8 MEDIA Find Nightspots on TRISH KEPOROS PARTNERS www.WindyCityQueercast.com Andrew Murdock, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago DANCER Sandro | PHOTOGRAPHY 4 July 23, 2014 WINDY CITY TIMES ORDER from cover exemption” in his pending executive order Groups react to signing for federal contractors. In a July 15 letter, 69 groups—including more than two dozen with respect to the employment of individu- religious organizations—urged against such als of a particular religion to perform work an exemption. The latter noted that religious of historic order connected with the carrying on by such cor- entities already have an exemption, provided poration, association, educational institu- by an executive order from President George BY Matt SIMONETTE tion, or society of its activities.” W. Bush. Although the pro-LGBT groups asked “President Obama is showing strong lead- Obama to remove the Bush religious exemp- President Obama, after being greeted by loud ership taking this historic action to advance tion, the new executive order does not. cheers and a standing ovation, signed a two- equality in our country,” said openly gay U.S. Noting that there are now more states with fold executive order July 21 prohibiting dis- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, in a statement publi- marriage equality than there are prohibiting crimination on the basis of sexual orientation cized July 18 after details of the executive discrimination based on sexual orientation, or gender identity among federal employees order were released.
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