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At a meeting of the Chicago City Council, on May 6, Ald. Ed- ward Burke called for a vote on matters nine and 10 on the day’s agenda. Mayor Rahm Emanuel asked, “is there anyone else who would like to address this matter?” As a part of his speech, Ald. Joe Moreno asked his fellow council members to recognize some of the individuals packed into the viewing gallery above. They were given a standing ovation. Alds. Howard Brookins and Joe Moore each followed with their own declarations before Emanuel rose. “This is another step but an essential step in righting a wrong, removing a stain on the reputation of this great city and the people who make up this great city. In this action today Chicago finally will confront its past and come to terms with it and recognize when something wrong was done and be able to be strong enough to say something was wrong,” the mayor said. Many of the people Emanuel thanked for “your persistence, for never giving in or giving up and allowing the city to come face-to-face with the past” were solemnly watching. “The stain cannot be removed from the history of our city but it can be used as a lesson of what not to do and the re- sponsibility that all of us have,” Emanuel added before calling upon Burke. “Mr. President, I move the adoption of the report of the com- mittee on finance pass on items nine and 10 of the same roll call which is applied to item number one on the agenda,” Burke stated. “Carried. No objections. So ordered,” Emanuel replied quickly with a strike of the gavel. It happened so fast that there were those in the gallery who were not sure what had just taken place—that the first battle Straight Up had been officially won in a 42-year war declared in 1973 by a few members of the Chicago Police Department against the Darrell Cannon signing the wall of names Paula Abdul’s on ‘So You Think You Can Dance.’ concepts of justice, morality, racial equality, human rights and in 2012 at the opening reception for Opening the Black Box The Charge is Photo by Nick Saglimbeni/Fox 24 dignity. Turn to page 12 Torture at Sullivan Galleries.

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4 June 17, 2015 WINDY CITY TIMES PSAs feature Reproductive Justice Asian-Americans at the Intersections backing LGBT children by Gaylon B. Alcaraz (NEW YORK CITY)—In the first-ever media Asian, Southeast Asian and Pacific Islander campaign of its kind, a series of multilingual (AAPI) communities. public service announcements (PSAs) will de- TV stations airing the PSA to date include Gender Identity and Human Rights pict real-life Asian parents voicing uncondi- KSCI-TV “LA18” (Los Angeles), KTSF (San Fran- tional love for their LGBT children. cisco Bay Area), Crossings TV (syndicated in In 2014, 226 transgender individuals Article 3 – All human beings deserve The series is scheduled for broadcast on Asian New York, Chicago, Sacramento and Fresno, were murdered. In 2013 it was 238 right to life, liberty and security of per- ethnic television stations throughout June to California) and AAT-TV (Seattle). Stations in murders. Transgender people face a son commemorate LGBT Pride Month. Airing in Honolulu, Boston and the Washington, D.C., disproportionate amount of violence and Article 5 – No one shall be subjected eight Asian languages and dialects, the PSAs metro/ Maryland/Virginia area are pending hate. to torture, or to inhumane or degrading will reach almost 14 million viewers in major confirmation. treatment or punishment Asian markets across the country. Videos are at www.nqapia.org/wpp/psa-cam- In the book Killing the Black Body: We translate the above articles to The series was created by the National Queer paign/. Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of mean that all human beings deserve full Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA) and This effort was made possible with the sup- Liberty, Professor Dorothy Roberts out- autonomy over the bodies they live in. Asian Pride Project to promote acceptance port of the Arcus Foundation and David Bohnett lines in her chapter on liberty that ev- This is what reproductive justice is—the of LGBT individuals in Asian American, South Foundation. eryone deserves full autonomy over the ability to make the best decisions for bodies in which they live. you as you see fit. This is a human right. Fran Olsen, another legal scholar, Life is not cookie cutter. We have unique states that “Privacy is most enjoyed by goals, experiences and desires which de- those with power.” termine how we move and operate in this The frameworks both of these legal world. Denying certain individuals these scholars use when discussing reproduc- rights just because we don’t understand tive justice and rights can easily be tied or fail to respect their decisions is an in- into how the world views transgender justice. individuals. How we as a mainstream so- “Reproductive Justice is the complete ciety view and deal with violence against physical, mental, spiritual, political, eco- those that don’t fit society’s “normal” is nomic, and social well-being of women concerning and contributes to the injus- and girls, and will be achieved when tice against transgender individuals. women and girls have the economic, so- Alexis King was murdered in Febru- cial, and political power and resources to ary 2006. Her killer was found guilty of make healthy decisions about our bodies, voluntary manslaughter which only car- sexuality, and reproduction for ourselves, ried a minimum of five years in prison. our families, and our communities in all Although he had an illegal gun in the car areas of our lives.” and he was cruising the streets at 5 a.m. Transgender individuals deserve to live in search of a sex partner, the judge be- in the world without the threat of mur- lieved the killer’s plea of ignorance. Stat- der because they live the gender iden- ing that he did not know Alexis “was a tity they connect to. It is in this ideol- ogy that we, as a society, should not only believe but fight for the basic rights One of the LGBT ads involving the Asian-American community. “Transgender individuals are for all human beings. The Photo from NQAPIA targeted because of the way they threat of violence and mur- live their lives in this world. der are injustices that are tion. And they turn their backs on gay people ignored. We as a society Hillary Clinton who love each other.” Thus, transgender violence is a have to do better. We must She also spoke of banning anti-LGBT dis- reproductive justice issue. Human do better. includes LGBTs in crimination. As Professor Roberts launch speech beings have the right to live states: “ … My vision of On June 13, Hillary Clinton delivered her without violence.” liberty seeks to ensure that official launch speech to a capacity crowd Mark Kirk regrets dispossessed and disem- on New York City’s Roosevelt Island, and in- powered groups share the ‘no ho’ comment means to be self-determin- cluded LGBTs in her remarks. U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) said in an in- male with a penis,” when Alexis allegedly ing and valued members of society. At one point, she said, “Here’s the good terview that he regrets referring to fellow became aggressive with him. The media 2015 news: There are allies for change everywhere Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham as a “bro can add or subtract what they want in Bri Golec who know we can’t stand by while inequality with no ho;” however, he declined to clarify Penny Proud increases, wages stagnate, and the promise or further explain his controversial remark, this story, but the bottom line is that of America dims. We should welcome the Politico reported. Alexis King was murdered because of her Taja Dejeus support of all Americans who want to go Kirk made the remark about Graham, a gender identity. Transgender individuals Yazmin Vash Payne forward together with us. There are public presidential contender, on June 11 during are targeted because of the way they live Ty Underwood officials who know Americans need a better a Senate Appropriations Committee markup their lives in this world. Thus, transgen- Lamia Beard deal. Business leaders who want higher pay session. der violence is a reproductive justice is- Every November there is the “Interna- for employees, equal pay for women and no “I’ve been joking with Lindsey,” Kirk said, sue. Human beings have the right to live tional Transgender Day of Remembrance.” discrimination against the LGBT community, according to audio the Huffington Post ini- without violence. As well, in March of every year there is either.” tially posted. “Did you see that? He’s going Several articles from the Human Rights the “International Transgender Day of In talking about Republicans, Clinton said, to have a rotating first lady. He’s a bro with Declaration tie into the issue around Visibility.” “They want to take away health insurance no ho.” transgender violence: Educate yourself and others around from more than 16 million Americans without Graham, a 59-year-old South Carolina sena- Article 1 – All human beings are born you. offering any credible alternative. They shame tor, has never married and has no children. free and equal in dignity and rights and blame women, rather than respect our The original article is at http://www.po- right to make our own reproductive health litico.com/story/2015/06/mark-kirk-lindsey- decisions.They want to put immigrants, who graham-bro-118882.html#ixzz3cnilw2BQ. Gaylon B. Alcaraz is the former Executive Director of the Chicago Abortion Fund, work hard and pay taxes, at risk of deporta- a community organizer and staunch reproductive justice advocate. You can fol- low her on twitter @gaylonalcaraz and contact her at [email protected].

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Ald. Mitts meets with Ald. Emma Mitts. community about Photo by Tracy Baim LGBT issues By Matt Simonette so Mitts’ opponent, Tara Stamps, called for Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s Chicago Forward PAC to Ald. Emma Mitts (37th) met with residents of pull the financial help it had promised to Mitts. her ward, local clergy and activists June 13 for She apologized soon after, and reiterated that a discussion about LGBT issues and how they June 13. impacted the Austin community. “The words that I spoke were not in my Mitts opened the forum by apologizing for heart,” Mitts said, adding that after a busy day, and explaining remarks she made in March. At a “I didn’t know what I was saying.” community forum that was captured on video, After the dust-up, she said, “I’m a bit more Mitts said: “I don’t want to be biased here, but educated now on behalf of the gay commu- I don’t support the fact that we can have two nity.” women marry, two men marry, and we then we Mitts confessed that much of what she had The LGBT community, she nevertheless said, order to consider whether their sexual orienta- pay our fees. The tax dollars go and they get learned was eye opening, and admitted to not “should not have to be targeted, picked on or tion was symptomatic of a larger problem. just the same benefit as a woman or a man and even previously being familiar with terminol- embarrassed” to be who they are. But other participants said that such an ap- I don’t think that playing field is level.” ogy that same-sex partners might use to intro- Windy City Times, in past months, has report- proach was itself a problem, since it contribut- She was in the midst of a runoff campaign, duce or describe each other. ed on escalating attacks in Austin, particularly ed to a stigma against homosexuality. Attorney against members of the transgender commu- and activist Jacob Meister said, “It’s just the nity. But participants in the June 13 dialogue way you are.” focused mainly on how predominantly African Mitts recalled attending a church service American churches address homosexuality and where gay person was unexpectedly called up influence their congregants’ perception of it. from the pews, and the congregants prayed for Griff Taylor, senior pastor at New St. John them. Taylor emphasized that, at his church, M.B. Church, said that it was an issue his com- such matters were private. munity grapples with. While he said he did not Mitts remembered a meeting with local cler- condone anti-gay behavior, “I’m taught that gy and Ald. Tom Tunney (44th), held in 2004, this is an abomination.” He added that, were a and how reluctant the ministers were too dis- congregant to come to him for pastoral coun- cuss LGBT issues. seling, fearing that they were gay, he would “The conversation’s still not happening, but first try to address supposed root-causes in that has to get started,” she said.

Wiseman elected Chicagoan part of Union League gender-identity cam- Ald. Mitts with some attendees at meeting. Photo by Tracy Baim president paign By Matt Simonette Chicagoan Precious Davis is just one of the individuals in a new social-justice campaign Brooke Wiseman, who heads the nonprofit called Happy Hippie Presents #InstaPride, a organization Blessings in a Backpack, was, collaboration between singer Miley Cyrus and on June 3, elected president of the Union Instagram that launched June 15, according League Club of Chicago. to Time.com. Wiseman was previously Union League’s Davis—who sat next to her fiancé, trans- vice-president and presently serves as board gender man Myles Brady, throughout the secretary for Center on Halsted. She is in- shoot—posed in a floor-length sequined volved with numerous other organizations as gown for the campaign. Cyrus herself shot well. the portraits of people who identify as trans- Wiseman was previously the chief develop- gender, trans*, genderqueer and gender non- ment and marketing officer of the YWCA of conforming. Metropolitan Chicago as well as CEO of the Happy Hippie is a non-profit focused on Lake Shore Drive at Monroe Street Girl Scouts of Chicago. She is a resident of helping homeless and LGBT youth that Cyrus Woodridge, where she lives with her partner launched earlier this year, partly in response of 35 years, Dana McCormick. to the death of Leelah Alcorn. At a June 5 gathering, Wiseman called the The article is at http://time.com/3917249/ Union League Club “a way of life. …I realize miley-cyrus-instagram-instapride/. that means different things to everyone in this room, and that is the really special part of the Union League Club. We are a diverse Open Door’s grand membership, and therein lies our strength.” SATURDAY/SUNDAY opening June 18 Open Door will celebrate the grand opening Heartland names of its new Elgin Health Center at 1665 Lar- JUNE 20 kin Ave., Elgin, on Thursday, June 18, with a new president ribbon-cutting, interactive tours and refresh- Heartland Alliance’s board of directors an- ments at 5-7 p.m. JUNE 21 nounced Evelyn Diaz as the organization’s Purchased last year, Open Door spent six new president, effective Sept. 1. months renovating the 8,900-square-foot She will succeed Rev. Dr. Sid Mohn, who will building to include eight exam rooms and six 10A- 6P retire after 35 years of service to the organi- case managers’ offices as well as behavioral- zation. Diaz is currently the commissioner of health therapy and group rooms. This expan- Chicago’s Department of Family and Support sion is the first major step for Open Door to Services. become a patient center medical home—a

Natalya Sots Before joining Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s cabi- model of primary care that is patient-cen- net, Diaz served as deputy chief of staff un- tered, comprehensive, and focused on quality der Mayor Richard M. Daley, acting as his liai- and safety. son to the city’s human-capital departments With health centers located in Elgin and and overseeing initiatives related to poverty, Aurora, Open Door provides testing and jobs and economic security. treatment for sexually transmitted diseases Heartland Alliance works in communities in and provides primary care for people living the United States and abroad to serve those with HIV/AIDS. who are homeless, living in poverty or seek- Visit www.opendoorclinic.org. 847-926-4300 GoldCoastArtFair.com YOUR ONLINE ART GALLERY ing safety. Visit HeartlandAlliance.org. WINDY CITY TIMES June 17, 2015 7 community these past 17 years,” Matheny said. “I have worked alongside exceptional co-hosts Fifth meningococcal WCT announces changes in over the years, including Alexandra Billings, Mitchell Fain, Stephen Rader, Deb Pearce, Col- case reported locally By Matt Simonette advance of 30th anniversary man Domingo and Miss Cleo. We did incredible ground-breaking work and WCQ gave voice to City health officials continue to urge Chicago- the LGBT community in a deeply personal way.” CHICAGO—This fall, Windy City Times, Chi- ans, especially persons who are HIV-positive as Matheny will continue her work as senior ac- cago’s only LGBT newspaper, will mark its 30th well as gay and bisexual men and transgender count manager with WCMG. anniversary with a large celebration at Side- women who have anonymous sex or use hook-up These changes will take place starting end of track bar, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2-5 p.m. apps, to be vaccinated against meningococcal June. Windy City Media Group, the company that disease after a fifth area resident—this one re- The more than 600 editions of Windy City produces Windy City Times, is announcing a se- siding in suburban DuPage County—was diag- Queercast will remain online, as will all of the ries of changes this summer, leading up to the nosed with the disease. digital archives of Nightspots, which has pub- anniversary events. Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) lished more than 1,100 issues. First, the company launched a $30 for 30 Years confirmed the new case June 11, said Dr. Steph- For info on the fundraising campaign, see anie Black, medical director for the communi- Indiegogo campaign for its award-winning in- https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/windy- cable disease program. vestigative journalists and their work covering city-times-30th-anniversary/x/396864#/story. Black said that CDPH continues to receive new the LGBT community. Windy City Times has al- shipments of vaccine, adding “We’re getting it ways been a free weekly newspaper, and the in from the [Centers for Disease Control and Pre- funds raised will cover editorial projects. See vention]. We just want to get it out to as many https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/windy- people as possible.” city-times-30th-anniversary/x/396864#/story. About 3,500 doses of the vaccine have been Second, Nightspots—a biweekly, glossy distributed so far, although Black said figures nightlife guide—will be merged into the had not yet been compiled about how many weekly Windy City Times. Nightspots started doses have been administered. Those numbers as an insert publication called Nightlines, but are expected this week. 25 years later WCMG believes the next step in Because of privacy issues, CDPH has not been its evolution is to offer weekly coverage in its able to say which parts of the city have been sister publication, with four-color photos on a most impacted, although the department has weekly basis, rather than just twice a month. said the African-American community has been Nightspots Managing Editor and Art Director most adversely affected. Kirk Williamson will continue as the leader of “But we want everyone in the city to be aware Nightspots, which will offer the same breadth of this,” Black said. of coverage while adding new features. Night- WCMG’s Amy Matheny. Meningococcal disease can lead to meningitis spots will also expand its presence on Insta- Photo from Matheny or severe bloodstream infections, Black added, gram, Twitter and Facebook. “I am so excited noting that symptoms often did not appear to about moving Nightspots in new directions on- program airing in the late 1990s in Chicago, until the infection had significantly advanced. line, and into the weekly pages of Windy City which transitioned into Windy City Radio on It is most often transmitted through saliva and Times. This gives us a much quicker turnaround the FM dial before the launch of WCQ in 2006. intimate contact. in covering community events,” he said. Amy Matheny has been the host of WCQ, Windy State Rep. Greg Harris and his chief of staff, The third change will be the discontinuation City Radio, and Lesbigay Radio for 17 years, Coleman Goode, recently got vaccinations at of Windy City Queercast (WCQ), the weekly which makes her one of the longest running Howard Brown Health Center in response to the podcast of news and entertainment for Windy hosts of an LGBT radio program in the U.S. alert. Vaccinations are available in numerous loca- City Times. WCQ was formerly known as Les- “It has been a privilege to be in conversa- WCMG’s Kirk Williamson. tions, and can be found by going to http://bit. bigay Radio, the nation’s first daily LGBT radio tion with thousands of members of the LGBT Photo from Williamson ly/1Jr8C9M or phoning 311.

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Windy City Times was told by trans advocates In the stadium erected at Charles Clore Park working in Tel Aviv that many have turned to Pride, master of ceremonies/internationally sex work in order to survive and are thus the famed commercial/video performer Uriel Yeku- targets of both police profiling and harassment tiel introduced more than two hours’ worth of along with local violence. acts from trans performance artists to dance In the weekend following the attack, a pro- troupes to an ecstatic crowd who crammed into test called “Taking Back the Night” drew more the park. “This is my first year [as emcee],” than 1,000 transgender people and their allies. Yekutiel told Windy City Times. “Every year, it’s Ten days prior to this year’s parade, the Israeli someone else. But I’ve been a participant for, I press reported that the country’s National La- don’t know, the last five years. Statistically this bor Court had ruled in favor of Marina Meshel— is the biggest parade. In my memory it’s the a trans woman fired from her place of employ- craziest. More people are coming each year and ment at the Center for Educational Technology we didn’t have a war this summer.” (CET). When Yekutiel introduced the show’s head- Israel Pride Starting Point at the Meir Garden Tel Aviv. The ruling forbids workplace discrimination liner—2014 Austrian Eurovision Song Contest Photo by Gretchen Rachel Hammond on the grounds of gender identity. Currently winner Conchita Wurst—the audience went Israel permits an official gender marker to be wild. changed only following gender-confirmation In a brief interview with Windy City Times, surgery (GCS). Wurst talked about perceptions of the trans Israel Pride parade Such progress is not fast enough for many community both outside and from within it. members of the Israeli transgender community. “Many people just get it wrong that a drag Elisha is a trans man who works for Ma’avarim queen does not mean being a trans person,” dedicated to (passageways), a trans-advocacy group based she said. “I think it’s very important because in Tel Aviv. On June 10, the organization took I cannot imagine how it must be to be in the the transgender fight to members of the Knes- wrong body. I keep on telling everybody that set (Israeli Parliament). “We took eight [trans] what we drag queens do is show business and transgender rights people who told their story,” he said. “The being a trans person is real life. discussion was about transgender education in “I have so much respect and I think it’s so By Gretchen Rachel Hammond an oasis. Promoted to the world outside of Is- Israel. It was amazing. Everybody cried. There beautiful that we have this huge family of rael as “the city that never stops” (a deliberate was one story of a woman who has a 4-year LGBTI [people]. But trans people are rising The message was written in Hebrew and Eng- correlation to New York City), the LGBTQ com- old transgender daughter and there were also and people like Laverne Cox and Caitlyn Jen- lish in green banners which proclaimed Israel’s munity has essentially established a home base transgender youth who told theirs.” ner are using their opportunities to reach so 17th Annual Pride Parade held in Tel Aviv on in Tel Aviv with a thriving nightlife; a homeless After it had been officially opened by Tel many people through one microphone and one June 12. They stretched across both the tradi- shelter for LGBTQ youth; a small, adult trans- Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai the night before, dur- interview that they raise awareness. I truly be- tional opening stage in the city’s Meir Garden gender housing facility; and a Pride Center. ing this year’s Pride parade themed “Tel Aviv lieve that respect is linked to knowledge. Many and its much larger brother set up at the ocean Meanwhile, the country around it is still Loves All Genders,” the trans float was at the people just don’t know about the LGBTI com- front Charles Clore Park at the end of the pa- struggling to marry an exponentially growing head of the line. Along its side written in munity, especially its trans people so we have rade route. social acceptance of LGBTQ issues with Ortho- Hebrew, the words “male” and “female” were to talk about it. We have to explain it to them. The banners stated “For the Transgender dox and Ultra-Orthodox religious opposition. unchecked. Instead, between them, the word I hope this will change a lot. I definitely be- Rights.” For Israel’s unofficially numbered transgender “fabulous” was. A record number of trans com- lieve in it.” Organizers estimated an unprecedented community, this has led to measured advanc- 180,000 people from across Israel (17 percent es in comparison to life in the United States ambassador to the Republic of The Gambia, of whom were international tourists) not only such as state-covered transitional health care Mexican court Department of State; Paul Wayne Jones as saw the message but were active participants (albeit mired in bureaucracy that leaves appli- ambassador to the Republic of Poland, De- in it. In a marked difference to Chicago’s event, cants waiting a full calendar year before start- quietly OKs same- partment of State; and Daniel H. Rubinstein paradegoers did not simply line the route; they ing transition) and open service in the Israeli as ambassador to the Republic of Tunisia, marched alongside, between and behind the Defense Force (IDF), but also the kind of nega- sex marriage Department of State. nine massive floats which were each towed by tive issues all too familiar to the transgender On June 3, Mexico’s supreme court ruled “I am confident that these experienced and semi-trucks. Beginning at 1 p.m., it took them community in Israel’s most forthright ally the that it is unconstitutional for the country’s hardworking individuals will help us tackle some four hours to travel the route along Tel United States. states to prohibit same-sex marriages. the important challenges facing America, Aviv’s beach front a little under two miles away In January 2014, the English-language Is- News of the decision only recently became and I am grateful for their service. I look from the starting point. raeli news organization Haaretz reported the public. forward to working with them,” Obama said. For the Israeli LGBTQ community, the attack of a trans woman by 11 IDF soldiers However, the ruling is more symbolic than 109-year-old-city founded as a suburb of the after she left her place of employment in the actually legal, experts say. Since the decision ancient port of Jaffa (Yafo), Tel Aviv-Yafo is poor neighborhood of south Tel Aviv. The im- does not actually invalidate any state laws, same-sexcouples denied the right to wed Out journalist would have to turn to the courts individually. joins ABC News Given the ruling, judges and courts would Out journalist LZ Granderson has joined have to approve same-sex marriages. ABC News as a contributor, TheWrap noted. Same-sex marriage is legal in some parts of He will continue on as a senior writer at Mexico, including Mexico City and the north- ESPN, where he covers the NBA and serves as ern state of Coahuila. tennis editor. Granderson also hosts and co-produces sev- eral digital programs for the so-called World- Obama names wide Leader in Sports. Granderson was named Shannon Minter to Journalist of the Year in 2011 by the National Lesbian Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA), administrative post of which he is a lifetime member. President Obama has named people to key TheWrap’s item is at http://www.thewrap. administrative posts, including Shannon com/espns-lz-granderson-joins-abc-news-as- Price Minter as a member of the President’s contributor-read-president-james-goldstons- Commission on White House Fellowships, a internal-memo/. press release stated. Minter is legal director of the National Cen- ter for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), a position he Corrections has held since 2000. He has served at NCLR In the June 10 article about DreamTown since 1993, first as a National Association of Realty, it should have been stated that An- Public Interest Law fellow and then as senior drew Hayes works for Fifth Third Bank in- staff attorney. Among other things, he is also stead of DreamTown. a member of the boards of directors of the Also, in the same issue, it should have been Transgender Law and Policy Institute as well stated that Frank Ruffalo is the father—and as Gender Spectrum. not brother—of actor Mark. Israeli trans activist Elisha. Obama also named Carolyn Patricia Alsup as Windy City Times regrets the errors. Photo by Gretchen Rachel Hammond WINDY CITY TIMES June 17, 2015 9 PASSAGES Leonard Hirsch Study looks at LGBTQ Report: Pentagon to Dr. Leonard Hirsch—a senior policy officer youth experiencing add protections at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., and founder of Federal GLOBE, the orga- homelessness for LGB troops nization for LGBT federal employees—died of A report released from the Williams Insti- As soon as next month, the Pentagon is cancer June 12. He was 59. tute at UCLA School of Law and the True reportedly preparing to update its Military A frequent White House visitor, Hirsch was Colors Fund says that LGBTQ and non-LGBTQ Equal Opportunity policy to include sexual an informal adviser on LGBT policy to Presi- youth experience many similar issues lead- orientation as a protected class, The Wash- dent Obama and his staff. Hirsch had a Ph.D. in ing to homelessness; however, some of these ington Blade reported. political science from Northwestern University issues are estimated, by agency staff, to be A proposed change is reportedly set to be (although he was born/raised in the East). exacerbated for LGBTQ youth, according to a delivered to Defense Secretary Ashton Carter Among Hirsch’s relatives are Windy City Times press release. for his review and final approval. The policy theater writer Jonathan Abarbanel (third cous- The study, “Serving Our Youth 2015: The identifies classes of service members that in). Needs and Experiences of LGBTQ Youth Expe- should be protected from discrimination to Hirsch’s husband (and partner of 32 years), riencing Homelessness,” reviewed responses allow them to rise to highest level or re- Dr. Kristian Fauchald, 79, died April 4 at George from providers of homelessness-related ser- sponsibility possible. Currently, the policy Washington University Hospital. vices about their experiences working with includes race, color, religion, age, physical or LGBTQ youth. mental disability, sex and national origin. Among key findings are that: In a statement, American Military Partner —LGBTQ youth accessing these services Association President Ashley Broadway-Mack were reported to have been homeless longer said, “This long overdue and critical change Omar Alberto Valencia Hernandez. than non-LGBTQ youth. Also, providers were to the military equality opportunity program more likely to report that transgender youth will help ensure that LGB service members experienced these disparities; are treated fairly with the dignity and re- PASSAGES —Transgender youth were estimated to spect they deserve. Omar Alberto have experienced bullying, family rejection, “We again urge Secretary Carter to also or- and physical and sexual abuse at higher rates der a full and comprehensive review to up- Valencia Hernandez than LGBQ youth; and date the outdated regulations that prevent Pilsen resident Omar Alberto Valencia Hernán- —LGBTQ youth accessing these services transgender service members from serving dez—a native of Bogota, Colombia who was were reported to be in worse mental and openly and honestly. It’s just as important also an artist and owner of Oxalá Fine Art— physical health than non-LGBTQ youth, with to our LGBT military families that these same passed away, surrounded by love, on June 5. young trans people having worse mental and protections be extended based on gender He was 58. physical health than other demographics. identity.” Hernandez was the beloved son of the late Visit http://williamsinstitute.law.ucla. Jeff Mueller, board co-chair of OutServe- Bernabe Valencia and Betulia Hernández Rodri- edu/research/safe-schools-and-youth/ SLDN, said in a separate statement, “Al- guez Valencia; and brother, uncle, cousin and serving-our-youth-2015-the-needs-and- though the MEO will not be inclusive for friend of many in Chicago, Colombia, Texas, experiences-of-lesbian-gay-bisexual-trans- transgender service members, this is a huge Georgia, California and Florida. gender-and-questioning-youth-experiencing- victory and a monumental step forward for Services are private. In lieu of flowers, dona- homelessness/. full equality for our service members. tions may be made to offset expenses. The Washington Blade article is at http:// For information, contact Cremation Society Dr. Leonard Hirsch (right) with Greg www.washingtonblade.com/2015/05/29/ of Illinois at 773-281-5058 or www.cremation- Louganis. pentagon-to-update-policy-with-protec- society.com. Facebook photo tions-for-lgb-troops/.

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We have first-of-its-kind conference any group of [university] presidents to be hav- different experiences that create our leader- ing: ‘How are you doing with recruitment?’ ‘I’m ship style. [LGBTQ] people can see creative By Gretchen Rachel Hammond having this issue with my board. What do you solutions because they’ve had to assemble cre- think?’” Crossman recalled. “Then we talked ative solutions to live their lives. We’re look- When Raymond E. 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Some of them are generational, some of us Crossman told Windy City Times that, at the “Keep in mind that’s 50 out of approximately have been married to people of the opposite time, he didn’t know anybody else who was an 4,500 of these kinds of jobs in this country,” sex, some of us grew up in parts of the coun- openly gay individual leading an institute of Crossman cautioned. “We know, percentage- try that even today are not particularly giv- higher learning. “It was really just us and a wise, there should be more of us. We hear sto- ing and we have a common cultural heritage. woman who was an open lesbian at the Univer- ries every day about people who aren’t getting We are remarkably diverse. That said, there’s sity of Maine,” he said. hired.” one thing that binds us together—LGBT peo- Over the next 12 years, Middleton and Cross- Through a series of plenary sessions, work- ple know what it means to be discriminated man formed a solid friendship while each lever- shops and keynote speeches delivered by against based on who you are as a person. The aged his own unique experiences to transform Middleton and openly gay U.S. Congressman end result is that we are sympathetic to all our their schools. In Roosevelt’s case, the school David Cicilline (D-R.I.), Shaping Our Futures students on issues such as bullying, we get it, has a student-driven environment and a his- aims to change that narrative. It aims to do so we’ve been there.” toric addition to the Chicago skyline within by providing “professional development for the As of publication, Crossman said he is expect- which is a dormitory inclusive of all genders advancement and promotion of LGBTQ leaders, ing about 20 attendees— which he added is and gender identities. At Adler, a significant including advancement and promotion to the still a significant number given the challenges community of LGBTQ students and educators presidency, and community-building and net- of a university president’s schedule. Neverthe- has exponentially grown, forming part of the working to support LGBTQ voices and leader- less, they will find time to march in the Chicago evolution of not only a new generation of psy- ship,” according to its website. pride parade June 28. chologists and therapists but also social-jus- Raymond E. Crossman “We’re doing a mentorship model,” Crossman Middleton will officially step down from the tice practitioners who are prepared to engage said. “The conference will be an opportunity to Roosevelt University presidency two days later. in and change their communities for the better. follow in their footsteps despite the blockades talk with presidents from all over the country “I am counting up to leaving,” he said. “I’m Meanwhile, through what Crossman termed often thrown in front of them by conservative- about things like how to come out, fundrais- climbing the stairs to the next doorway that “hallway conversations” that took place dur- minded university hiring firms and search com- ing, dealing with heterosexism and hate.” will open into a new world of different, en- ing seminars and conferences that higher mittees. “It’s [Crossman’s] energy that has really ergizing and interesting opportunities. 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Their battlefields included state, federal and public opinion courtrooms, prisons, schools, the me- dia, political arenas, art galleries, theaters, social media, street by street and twice to the United Nations in Geneva. Their fight brought about a moratorium on the death penalty in Illinois, raised questions historic, profound and lasting concerning the integrity of the criminal justice system owing to the misconduct of those who administer it from the CPD to the Cook County State’s Attor- ney’s Office, as well as alleging the conspirato- rial involvement of two former Chicago mayors. Ultimately the movement made history. When Emanuel’s gavel was struck May 6, Chicago be- Left: Box used by Burge to electrocute suspects. Right: Poster used in campaign to end the death penalty. came the first U.S. city to issue a formal apol- Photos by Gretchen Rachel Hammond ogy for the conduct of its employees against an estimated 111 Black men and women, es- Moreover, there are those fighting the death Chicago Torture Justice Memorials Joey L. Mo- ture to support our allegations,’” Mogul said. tablishing a $5.5-million reparations fund for penalty nationwide or in states like Texas, or gul put it, an “inspirational, intergenerational “They were perpetually being denied because them as well as free tuition at Chicago City for the abolition of the mass incarceration and multi-racial movement” that was “neces- the states attorney’s office were saying, ‘You Colleges, access to job training, certification of some 2.2 million people across the United sary to achieve real change” and can “serve as have no physical evidence of injuries, you can’t and placement programs, counseling to include States who believe that without someone step- a model as to how we can fight for people’s corroborate your allegations so we’re going to psychological, family and substance abuse to ping up on behalf of a man or woman whose rights to freedom from law enforcement vio- deny you.’ We had to take on this notion of be implemented at a dedicated South Side cen- voice has been discounted or rejected entire- lence, including and most particularly that of the lack of physical injury. In Aaron Patterson’s ter, the construction of a permanent memorial ly, the story that begins People’s Law Office trans and queer folks of color.” case, he was suffocated with a plastic bag and and, beginning in the 2015-16 school year, the Founding Partner G. Flint Taylor, Jr.’s essay en- In 1997, Mogul was fresh out of the City threatened with a gun neither of which would teaching of the torture case and its legacy to titled “A Long and Winding Road: The Struggle University of New York (CUNY) School of Law. leave any physical marks but were tactics to eighth- and tenth-grade students. for Justice in the Chicago Police Torture Cases” There they (Mogul’s preferred pronoun) stud- inflict severe physical and mental pain and The names of some of those in the gallery will inevitably be repeated. ied international law under groundbreaking intimidation to force him to give an incrimi- May 6 might never have been known had the “In the early morning hours of May 29, human-rights attorney Rhonda Copelon. nating statement. So in arguing this to the Il- movement not formed around them. They 1973,” Taylor wrote, “Anthony Holmes was tak- Among her many achievements, Copelon had linois Supreme Court we had to take on what might have spent lives behind bars written off en to Area 2 detective headquarters where he served as co-counsel in the case of Filártiga v. is torture and why torture does not leave any and forgotten by society or lost those lives at was tortured by recently promoted Chicago po- Peña-Irala. The 1980 decision established that physical marks and we turned to international the end of an executioner’s needle—their final persons committing torture abroad could still law to do that.” declarations of innocence and insistence that be punished in the United States under inter- Using the European Human Rights Court, they were brought to their end by torture given national law. Her leadership of CUNY’s Interna- the UN Convention Against Torture and citing at best a few lines in a newspaper or a minute tional Women’s Human Rights Clinic (IWHRC) then-UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and on a local television report. Unacknowledged led to rape being recognized as a form of tor- Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Human Treatment and never once believed. ture and genocide in international courts. or Punishment Nigel S. Rodley, the People’s Names like Leonard Kidd, Reginald and Jerry “I went to law school wanting to work on Law Office filed its briefs in 1998. The court Mahaffey, Stanley Howard, Derrick King, Leroy death-penalty cases,” Mogul told Windy City ruled in August 2000. Orange, Ronald Kitchen, Andrew Maxwell, Madi- Times. “I didn’t become a lawyer to be a law- “In that ruling they changed the law,” Mo- son Hobley, Aaron Patterson, and Frank Bounds yer. I wanted to fight the injustices of the gul recalled. “They established that you did who formed what became known as the Death criminal legal system.” not have to present evidence of physical injury Row Ten—men who were awaiting execution When Mogul arrived at the People’s Law Office in order to get an evidentiary hearing. That it from the State of Illinois after torture that in- in 1997 the organization and Taylor were rep- was one factor among many to consider but not cluded repeated beatings about the body and resenting Patterson—convicted under a 1989 the litmus test. It was a profound ruling that face with items such as a phone book, suffoca- death sentence. According to the organization provided relief not only to Aaron Patterson but tion with a typewriter bag and electric shocks The Campaign To End The Death Penalty while so many others. This is exactly what I wanted applied to the genitals, buttocks and rectum in CPD custody Patterson had scratched out the to do and it was compelling and meaningful using what their tormentors at the CPD called following words on a bench “Aaron 4/30 I lie work.” the “n**ger box.” about murders. Police threaten me with vio- One year earlier, activist and now organizer Bounds died of cancer while on death row. lence. Slapped and suffocated me with plastic. with the Chicago Torture Justice Memorial Alice They were joined in injustice by more than No lawyer or dad. No phone.” Kim had made the first of many visits to mem- 100 other names such as Andrew Wilson (also A determined originally pro-se case brought bers of the Death Row Ten who were housed at under sentence of death who died of natu- in 1986 by Wilson alleging that he was the Pontiac Correctional Center. ral causes in 2007), Darrell Cannon, Anthony “punched, kicked, smothered with a plastic Raised in Arlington Heights, Illinois, Kim told Holmes, Mark Clements, Lawrence Poree, Frank- Banner action in front of the Daley Center. bag, electrically shocked, and forced against a Windy City Times that she was “radicalized” as lin Burchetter, Andre Wilk (age 13), TyShaun hot radiator throughout the day on February a student at Northwestern University. “It was Ross and “unidentified victims” who were lice detective Jon Burge and several other de- 14 [the day of his arrest], until he gave his where I was introduced to activism through similarly electrocuted with either the box or tectives who worked with Burge on the Area’s confession” had begun to shed the first public Women’s Studies classes,” she said. “It was a cattle prod sometimes shoved into the rec- midnight shift. The torture included repeated light on Burge and his actions. A series of in- life-changing for me. I was introduced to pro- tum, beaten with steel flashlights or lead pipes shockings from an electrical device housed in vestigative reports by John Conroy at the Chi- test politics in college. I protested the [first] encased in rubber hoses, deprived of sleep, a box, and suffocation with a bag placed over cago Reader followed alongside an unyielding Persian Gulf War, got involved in pro-choice choked, forced to play Russian Roulette and Holmes’ head. Holmes passed out from the campaign through a community alliance put organizing.” subjected to mock hangings. pain, felt that he was dying, and, as a result, together by the advocacy organization Citizens Mumia Abu-Jamal spent three decades on Despite the political and legal victories there gave a detailed stationhouse confession to an Alert called the Coalition to End Police Torture Pennsylvania’s death row before the sentence are those survivors who still remain incarcer- assistant Cook County state’s attorney impli- and Brutality. That campaign led to reports is- against him was commuted to life-imprison- ated seeking evidentiary hearings, convictions cating himself in a murder that he has later sued by Office of Professional Standards (OPS) ment in 2011. Both Abu-Jamal’s own work obtained under torture that have yet to be insisted he did not commit.” investigators Francine Sanders and Michael against the death penalty from his prison cell reversed, and survivors have yet to be fully Windy City Times talked to some of the Goldston which determined “the preponder- and the international movement that built out- compensated. Then there is the former CPD people involved in the fight that began and ance of the evidence is that abuse did occur side it captured Kim’s attention. Commander Jon Burge—the man who allegedly evolved in the years after 1973. Their experi- and that it was systematic.” “It opened my eyes to what was happening orchestrated and oversaw each of the abuses ences, challenges, the strategies used to over- In 1993, Burge was fired by the CPD. with the death penalty,” Kim said. “I also got suffered by those in his custody now lives in come them and the countless hours spent long “But here were these guys on death row who involved to a couple of high-profile police bru- Tampa, Florida, and draws a healthy pension into sleepless nights formed the nucleus of, as were saying ‘we want to present newly dis- tality cases in Chicago—Latonya Haggerty and having served only a four-and-a-half-year sen- People’s Law Office partner and co-founder of covered evidence of Burge’s practices of tor- Bobby Russ.” tence for perjury and obstruction of justice. WINDY CITY TIMES June 17, 2015 13 Both had been shot and killed by the CPD on “The attorneys who had represented the state meet and discuss the strategy of each individ- We’re talking 150 people who had come to sup- the same day. in Andrew Wilson’s [criminal] case, William ual case and the conflict Devine had,” Mogul port the petition.” Kim was working with The Campaign to End Kunkle and Richard Devine, had gone into pri- said. “Some us in that room recognized that However, for as much support and momentum the Death Penalty when she became aware of vate practice with the firm of Phelan, Pope & this had to be a grassroots movement—that Kim, Mogul and their organizations were gath- the Death Row Ten. “They had recognized the John,” Mogul explained. “As part of that firm, we had to involve the community, survivors, ering there was ample resistance. power in organizing collectively,” she said. they represented Jon Burge in Andrew Wilson’s family members. It took a lot of organizing. “A lot of the individuals who were tortured “They reached out to organizations on the out- civil-rights case. It became apparent to us that I remember going to gospel fest and getting had been accused of heinous crimes,” Mo- side. We worked hand-in-hand with the Death there was a conflict of interest so we ended up petitions signed to support our Campaign to gul said. “For years our political leaders, the Row Ten and their family members. Going to bringing a petition to seek a special prosecutor Prosecute Police Torture. There was a lot of go- courts, others involved in the system chose to Pontiac to meet with the guys was a crucial to investigate Burge’s crimes based on Devine’s ing door-to-door and meeting with community look the other way. A lot of people believed aspect and made the work real.” ethical conflict.” organizations to get them to sign on.” the means justified the ends. Litigating these The first men Kim visited in Pontiac were cases in the courts has always been hostile and Kitchen and Howard. difficult. In civil-rights cases we’ve been up “Death row and by extension the visiting against lines of defense lawyers. One or two of room of death row are probably the most dehu- us against six or seven other lawyers defending manizing, inhospitable places on the planet,” Despite the political and legal victories there the interests of various government officials.” Kim said. “Yet when they walked into the room are those survivors who still remain incarcerated “Early on we had this feeling of being the they had these big smiles. So many of the embattled minority,” Kim remembered. “Pass- death row prisoners that I met over the years seeking evidentiary hearings, convictions ers-by would make obnoxious comments like were able to maintain their humanity and their ‘just fry them.’ I remember the first time that I capacity to love and have hope. It no longer obtained under torture that have yet to be went out to Gainesville [Florida] for a vigil for a became an abstract campaign. It was about double execution. There were a group of town- people’s lives.” reversed, and survivors have yet to be fully ies out celebrating that this was happening. I For Kim and her fellow organizers, the work compensated. Then there is the former CPD recall that at the time the execution happened was non-stop and totally immersive. “We urged the townies started singing ‘Hey Hey Goodbye’. everyone who was involved to be in touch in Commander Jon Burge—the man who allegedly We often quoted Sister Helen Prejean who said some way with the Death Row Ten or other that support for the death penalty was ‘a mile death row prisoners,” she recalled. “There were orchestrated and oversaw each of the abuses wide but only an inch deep.’ Over the years we countless meetings in Hyde Park, prison visits, suffered by those in his custody now lives in could see that support decline. Now everybody we tried to organize a pen-pal campaign. Often knows that people who are innocent have been we’d pick up family members and go to Pontiac Tampa, Florida, and draws a healthy pension convicted—that wrongful convictions are a re- together. This was before communication was ality.” electronic and digital. We did a lot of mailing, having served only a four-and-a-half-year A substantial part of that knowledge might flyering. I remember standing on street corners never have fully been brought to light through to get petitions signed calling for new trials for sentence for perjury and obstruction of justice. the push for Burge’s conviction had the United the Death Row Ten or for abolition legislation Nations Convention Against Torture in 2006 not against the death penalty.” taken notice of the cases. For that to happen, With the People’s Law Office’s first victory pages of documents and evidence spanning by on behalf of Patterson behind them, the or- With the help of Citizens Alert, the People’s The work paid off as public interest and the then over three decades and numbering in the ganization began to prepare for his eviden- Law Office prevailed again and, in 2002, Ed- sheer numbers of organizations and people in- thousands had to be boiled down to just 10 tiary hearings. Before they could proceed, they ward Egan and Robert D. Boyle were appointed volved in the case grew exponentially. lines. had to deal with the man who was elected as as special prosecutors. “I remember when we had our first court date next week: 2002-2015, and the fight to Cook County State’s Attorney in 1996, Richard “There were groups of lawyers who were rep- in the petition to get the special prosecutor,” convict and compensate Devine. resenting the Death Row Ten and we would Mogul said. “The whole courtroom was packed.

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Attendees will walk away with new contacts to continue to build their professional By Sarah Toce sion strengthens and increases my credibility network; tips and advice a number of work- when using my access to a worldwide media place issues and a renewed focus on advancing Star Jones wears many hats—seemingly effort- platform to redefine Diversity in America.” their career and empowering their lives.” lessly. She is a respected attorney, former New Jones’ perspectives on success and brand Chicago will serve as a reunion of sorts for York City prosecutor, entrepreneur, business- recognition have served her well, putting her Jones. woman, philanthropist, best-selling author, at the top of the heap. As an African-Ameri- “Our PDN headquarters is in Chicago, so I and former star of ABC’s The View. The role can woman, does she feel any pressure to stay spend a great deal of time there. I’m a huge fan closest to her heart, however, is the one she there? of Mediterranean food so you’ll often see me regularly carries out as president of the Nation- “Over the years, I’ve built a strong portfo- in Greektown. Hyde Park is my favorite part of al Association of Professional Women (NAPW) lio of professional experience—from attorney, town and, for fun, I don’t ever miss the chance and Professional Diversity Network (PDN). news correspondent and talk show host to pro- to go by Jokes & Notes to laugh with the South NAPW is the largest, most-recognized net- ducer, fashion designer, and businesswoman. Side neighborhood crowd,” she said. working organization for professional women The key for me has always been maintaining Jones has built a longstanding career on her in the country, with more than 700,000 mem- a consistent personal brand that connects own merit, but insists those behind her create bers spanning virtually every industry and organically and authentically with my profes- their own paths. profession and more than 200 operating Local sional brand. So no, I don’t feel any pressure “While it’s flattering to know that someone Chapters. PDN is a leader in business diversity being an African-American woman who is at would aim to follow my career path, I encour- recruiting, networking and professional devel- the top of her field. I have always worked hard age young women to create their own path and and prepared to be successful in whatever en- to blaze their own trail. That saying, ‘It takes opment for women, minorities, veterans, LGBT Star Jones. and disabled persons nationally. deavor or career I chose,” she said. “It is a a village to raise a child,’ certainly rings true. “For me, there is no workplace issue that privilege, honor and humbling experience to be For young women, that ‘village’ should consist matters as much as ‘equal pay for equal work.’ one of the youngest among a small circle of Employers must engage the right partner to re- of mentors, supporters and colleagues who can Let’s face it, when women succeed, our families African-American women to lead a public com- cruit qualified diverse candidates,” Jones said. help them find their path and guide them to succeed and America succeeds,” Jones said. pany. I know I’m fortunate to be able to make “It’s as much art as it is science. And that’s career success,” she said. “Women compose nearly half of the American a living doing something that I am so fiercely where PDN comes in. As for another stint on television, the philan- workforce—yet, according to the latest U.S. passionate about—diversity and women’s em- “PDN is at the forefront of providing state- thropist basically said “Not so fast. “ Census statistics, on average, full-time working powerment. I never want to take for granted of-the-art software and online resources for “I am one of the few people who can say women still earn 77-80 cents to every dollar how rare it is that I wake up each morning and diverse professional job seekers, as well as she had a successful run as a daily presence earned by men. And, that’s an outrage! know for certain that each day I will play a part employers committed to building a diverse on television for 25 years,” Jones said. “Today, “Additionally, women are the primary bread- in changing a woman’s life for the better by workforce. We match diverse talent with em- that’s not my focus. Oh, don’t get me wrong, I winners in 40 percent of U.S. households but providing her with employment, opportunity ployers looking to hire diverse candidates. still enjoy going on TV advocating for things I are bringing home 20-23 percent less than and access.” Corporations purchase the tool and provide the believe in, like heart-healthy living [Jones is a their male counterparts—which means less for One subject of particular interest to Jones: baseline requirements to filter potential candi- heart-disease survivor and National Volunteer families’ every day needs, less for investments LGBT workplace rights. dates. PDN matches diverse candidates to the for the American Heart Association], diversity in our children’s futures, and, when added over “We have more progress to make across the qualifications list provided by the prospective and inclusion, gender equality and pay equity. a lifetime of work, substantially less for retire- board when it comes to diversity and inclusion employer, and prepares a report with job can- “However, helping women and diverse profes- ment. And the pay gap is significantly greater in the workplace. I’m happy to see that more didates that best meet their baseline require- sionals build their network and find that per- for women of color, with African-American corporations are recognizing the value diverse ments. fect job, career path or networking connection women earning 64 cents and Latinas earn- employees bring to their companies and the “It’s also important to remember that diver- is what brings me great joy today. I’m truly ing 56 cents for every dollar earned by white bottom line, and providing an inclusive work- sity isn’t just about race. It includes women, blessed in that, as my mother/grandmother so males. And that’s an even bigger outrage.” place. As of April 2013, of Fortune 500 com- veterans, disabled persons, and professionals astutely proclaim: ‘You are already Star Jones; Jones’ outrage has kept the internal fire panies, 88 percent have non-discrimination in the LGBT community. That’s my charge at no one can take that away from you, so we burning for change. policies that include sexual orientation. Among PDN—to help all Americans find good paying don’t need to see your face on TV every day. “The demographics of the U.S. population the other benefits provided, 91 percent include jobs.” Every once in a while is just fine.’” continue to shift toward a minority majority, protection for sexual orientation; 61 percent Approximately 4 million-plus registered job And then, perhaps, she offered her 2016 but as a nation we are still grappling with sal- include gender identity protection; 67 percent seekers are offered a number of benefits, in- presidential pick. ary disparity between men and women per- include domestic partner health benefits; and cluding Résunate—PDN’s résumé optimization “Honestly, I didn’t think I’d live to see the forming the same jobs; a labor force in which 28 percent include transgender health-inclu- tool that acts as an online portal to more than first African-American president. But, I did and the level of participation and inclusion among sive benefits,” she said. 100,000 job listings. Various networking op- he will serve two terms,” she said. “No question ethnic groups is disproportionate to their rep- “Still, there is room for improvement,” Jones portunities are also in abundance through the I plan on working hard to see the first woman resentation in the overall population; the slow said. “Many LGBT community members remain program. president elected in my lifetime!” pace of fully integrating disabled workers and ‘closeted’ to avoid the real or perceived impact The NAPW National Networking Summit will More information on the NAPW National members of the LGBT community into the work- their sexual orientation may have on their take place June 26 in Chicago. Networking Summit June 26 in Chicago is force; and providing opportunities for veterans employment and career advancement. What “We have relaunched our regional network- available at http://chicagosummit.napw. to transition from military service to the ci- is lacking is federal legislation that addresses ing events as a three-city National Networking com. vilian workforce,” Jones said. “I am personally LGBT workplace equality. passionate about each of these areas, and ap- “For 40 years, Congress has considered vari- preciate the platform my leadership role at PDN ous pieces of legislation meant to address and NAPW affords me to address these issues.” LGBT workplace equality. In November 2013, County clerk lauds PDN is the only diversity-specific resource the Senate passed the Employment Non-Dis- LGBTs at fundraiser that partners with leading organizations like crimination Act (ENDA) with strong bipartisan At a fundraiser held at Pazzo’s@311 Res- the National Hispanic MBA Association, Na- support. However, the House has failed to act. taurant, 311 S. Wacker Dr., Cook County Clerk tional Association of Black Attorneys, NAACP, There is progress at the state and local level. David Orr recognized Mercedes Santos and National Urban League, Veteran, and LGBT or- Since 2011, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Theresa Volpe for their roles in bringing mar- ganizations. Maryland, Massachusetts and Nevada have riage equality to Illinois. “When I met and connected with the women added gender identity to their existing employ- Santos and Volpe, along with several other of NAPW three years ago and saw the amaz- ment non-discrimination laws. couples, filed a lawsuit in state court in 2012 ing growth potential of the organization, I “Today, 18 states and the District of Colum- seeking to overturn the state’s ban on same- just had to be involved. I love networking and bia have inclusive non-discrimination laws, sex marriage. Volpe thanked Orr for perform- connecting with other like-minded professional and over 200 cities and counties—from small ing the couple’s ceremony, even after they women who are dedicated to each other’s col- towns like Bozeman, Montana and Vicco, Ken- sued his office. Among other honors given lective success, so I started developing NAPW’s tucky to large cities like Houston, Texas and out this evening, 44th Ward Ald. Tom Tunney programs, products and services and then took Atlanta, Georgia—prohibit employment dis- received one for his human-rights record and on more leadership responsibilities. Clearly the crimination on the basis of sexual orientation efforts. mission of PDN and NAPW connect seamlessly and/or gender identity. Nine of the 10 most Cook County Commissioner and former may- to my goals and core values,” Jones explained. populous cities in the country already have oral candidate Jesus “Chuy” García was the “I’m so proud to have been intricately involved these protections in place.” guest speaker. Also in attendance was Cook Mercedes Santos, Theresa Volpe and Cook in helping put the merger of PDN and NAPW to- PDN’s Hire AdvantEDGE program is currently County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. County Clerk David Orr. gether and seeing it through to completion. My being used to specifically help employers find Photos and text by Ed Negron; more images Photo by Ed Negron professional reputation as a legal authority and qualified, diverse professional candidates. online at WindyCityMediaGroup.com advocate for women and diversity and inclu- “Diversifying the workforce is a tough job. WINDY CITY TIMES June 17, 2015 15 James Craig moved to Chicago last July after 15 years living in Pittsburgh and the first friend Craig training for Ride For AIDS Chicago. he made here was Peter Garaffo, who talked to Craig (right) with Craig about joining the annual Ride For AIDS Flywheel team Chicago—a two-day, 200-mile charity bicycle captain Mark ride that benefits the Test Positive Aware Franklin. Network (TPAN). “I thought [the Ride] would be a great way to meet people,” Craig said. “After meeting more riders, hearing their stories, I realized this is more than a social bike event. I ride because there are people who cannot. I ride because Peter Garaffo showed me how big of an impact this Ride makes. I ride because it is my responsibility, as a citizen of Chicago to

Craig at the Pittsburgh in the LIFE marathon. James Craig TEXT BY ROSS FORMAN PHOTOS FROM CRAIG support my community.” for me. My friends and family see that this Craig is making his Ride debut when the is something that will provide me a way to • Age • Orientation event is held July 11-12, and he’s cycling for support my community.” 33 Gay Team TPAN. To donate to Craig’s effort, go to http://bit. • Neighborhood • Favorite drink “I am so excited to be training and riding ly/1D4SGGi. Wrigleyville Maker’s Manhattan with Team TPAN; I’ve [met] some of the most • Relationship status • Favorite TV show amazing people,” he said. “My goal for the Single Unbreakable Kimmy 2015 Ride is to help educate and inform people Schmidt of the work that TPAN and [the] RFAC provides. • Musically speaking I also want to be sure that I get the most of LGBTRIVIALGBTRIVIA • Favorite pro athlete “I have a playlist this experience through teamwork, community Greg Kinnear plays for every marathon Blake Griffin outreach, and fundraising for the Chicago a gay artist opposite and half marathon • Favorite pizza topping community.” ? that I’ve run. Tomato slices—“It He has already raised $1,500 for TPAN. Jack Nicholson, Madonna, Robyn, sounds basic, but “Since my friends and family have heard ? Helen Hunt and Jonte, Rye Rye and it’s perfect.” that I’m doing the RFAC, they have all been ? Rihanna are always Cuba Gooding Jr. in • Little-known fact extremely supportive,” Craig said. “Most of my at the top of my ? what 1997 romantic “I have an intense friends and family know that when I fall in love playlists.” comedy? obsession with with an idea, I fall hard for it. That’s how I • Job title roller-coasters.” got into running marathons. When I registered Financial aid officer for [the] RFAC, it became a new love/passion Answer on page 34 for a university 16 June 17, 2015 WINDY CITY TIMES viewpoints he investigates where things are. Such inves- Yale’s honorary degrees, that a cure is as far tigations to “educate” new directors can take away as ever, she practically broke down in WINDY another year at least. It took two years for a tears. “But what are my people to do,” she previous new OAR director, Dr. William Paul, to sobbed. “We have been waiting for and count- educate himself, to little avail: Two precious ing on you.” I will never forget the look on her CITY Larry years were wasted—just as they are being face. It helps to keep my anger going. KRAMER wasted now. It is hard for me not to face the fact that Red tape, red tape, red tape is killing more I believe that some sort of intentional geno- TIMES people than any AIDS treatments are saving. cide is going on. I have been saying this more Is it any wonder that NIAID and NIH are so and more. AIDS (indeed Ebola too) is happen- VOL. 30, No. 38, June 17, 2015 Very bad The combined forces of Windy City Times, woefully behind? This plague is 35 years old ing all over the world to people other people founded Sept. 1985, and Outlines newspaper, news, indeed now. We should know much more about HIV would just as soon were not here. (Hundreds founded May 1987. than we do. Why certain vital areas of HIV re- of thousands of gay men have died.) Not one I posted a version of the following to Laurie search have yet to be done! president over these past 35 years has had the Garrett, Senior Fellow for Global Health at the NIH’s director, Francis Collins, has so far re- guts to deal with AIDS. Not one Congress has PUBLISHER & EXECUTIVE EDITOR Tracy Baim Council of Foreign Relations. I consider Lau- fused to meet with us—us being representa- been sufficiently supportive. Drug companies rie, who has been honored with Pulitzer and tives of amFar, GMHC, ACT UP, TAG and yours are making so many billions of dollars on the ASSISTANT PUBLISHER Terri Klinsky Polk and Peabody awards, to be the best health truly—to discuss this horrid standstill and how current AIDS treatments (now more and more MANAGING EDITOR Andrew Davis and science reporter in the world. I wrote to somehow to emerge from all this strangulating beginning to show their wear and tear on bod- BUSINESS MANAGER Ripley Caine DIRECTOR OF NEW MEDIA Jean Albright compliment her on her two-part series on red tape that only increases day by day. Money ies) that there simply is no incentive for them ART DIRECTOR Kirk Williamson the plague of Ebola and the utter uselessness appropriated by congress for NIH AIDS research to go all out to find a cure. SENIOR REPORTER Matt Simonette (verging on farce) of WHO, the World Health is so tied up in the red tape of this mess that I consider the behavior of most pharmaceuti- Senior Account Executives Terri Klinsky, Kirk Organization, in dealing with it, which she’s even Dr. Anthony Fauci, NIAID’s director and cal companies to be truly evil. To have medi- Williamson, Amy Matheny, Chris Cheuvront, Gretchen Rachel Hammond, Rafael Alanis posted to her Facebook list. prime cheerleader, has admitted to me that cines that can save people and not provide NATIONAL SALES Rivendell Media, 212-242-6863 Laurie, you are the best. They should put they are “woefully” behind. He claims to be them at less than exorbitant prices to all who SENIOR WRITERS Bob Roehr, Tony Peregrin, Lisa you in charge and give you unlimited power! powerless to do anything: OAR is not under his need them is greed of an unparalleled sort. This Keen, Yasmin Nair Reading your two reports is heartbreaking. It is control, even though it’s in his institute. is not capitalism—it is selfish and evil. Why THEATER EDITOR Scott C. Morgan CINEMA WRITER Richard Knight Jr. AIDS all over again. In fact it is AIDS as it still How can it be that the head of an institute have so many people put up with this system BOOKS WRITER Yasmin Nair now is. has no control over its financing, its ability for so many years is a question I ask myself SPORTS WRITER Ross Forman In the past few weeks I have become over- to fund its research? This has never made any every day. Just as I wonder why every person ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT WRITERS whelmed with new sadness. I have discovered sense to me. It is now apparent that all it really touched by AIDS is allowing NIH, NIAID, and Mary Shen Barnidge, Steve Warren, Lawrence Ferber, Mel Ferrand, Jerry Nunn, Jonathan Abarbanel that research into an AIDS cure and vaccine does is allow Fauci to keep his hands clean, OAR to avoid their responsibility for looking af- COLUMNISTS/WRITERS: Yvonne Zipter, Jorjet has all but come to a halt at NIH, (National In- wherein he can maintain, when, as we have ter the health of the American people, as their Harper, Charlsie Dewey, Carrie Maxwell, Billy Masters, stitutes of Health) and that the Office of AIDS screamed at him from the beginning, “Tony, charter is defined. Sarah Toce, Dana Rudolph, Sally Parsons, Melissa Research (OAR) at NIAID (National institute get off your fucking ass and do something,” But then, like the African president I met at Wasserman, Joe Franco, Nick Patricca, Liz Baudler, Rex Wockner, Marie J. Kuda, Kate Sosin, Angelique of Allergy and Infectious Disease) which del- that it’s not his fault; it’s OAR’s. Yale, everyone thinks they are. Smith, Meghan Streit egates all funding for AIDS “is a demoralized, It’s really time for dynamic AIDS activism Well, they’re not. SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHERS Mel Ferrand, Hal Baim, non-functioning mess.” to reignite itself to its former fighting self. I Laurie, as you have just written, “The world Emmanuel Garcia, Tim Carroll, Ed Negron, Susan OAR’s director, Dr. Jack Whitescarver (a gay am trying to get media coverage, so far with- desperately needs a bold, dynamic, scientifi- Mattes man, no less!) has evidently done a terrible out success. Donald MacNeill of the New York cally driven World Health Organization—not CIRCULATION CIRCULATION DIRECTOR Jean Albright job, funding useless (i.e.safe) grants and side- Times, true to the Times’ history of not cover- a politically cautious, timid, and financially DISTRIBUTION: Ashina, Allan, Dan, John, Renee, Sue stepping those toward a cure and vaccine (i.e. ing AIDS, has said this story doesn’t interest starved health agency.” and Victor controversial). He alone has the ability to him. But tomorrow’s dream yields unfortunately WEB HOSTING: LoveYourWebsite.com (lead switch grants around among all the various in- So that’s where I am today, where the hope today’s reality. What do we have to do to get programmer: Martie Marro) stitutes that pretend they are working on AIDS. for a cure is now today. As you have devotedly NIH and NIAID and OAR off their respective Copyright 2015 Lambda Publications Inc./Windy City Media He is retiring July 1st when a new OAR director written for so long, the health of the world is asses to get us a cure for AIDS? A desperate Group; All rights reserved. Reprint by permission only. Back issues (if available) for $5 per issue (postage included). will be identified. If past history is any guide, our biggest tragedy. As I just told the head of world is waiting. Return postage must accompany all manuscripts, drawings, all new directors call for a complete halt while one of the African nations as we both shared and photographs submitted if they are to be returned, and no responsibility may be assumed for unsolicited materials. 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By SCOTT C. MORGAN The world premiere of William Nedved’s Body + Blood continues through Sunday, Gay playwright William Nedved hopes to get Aug. 9, at Gift Theatre, 4802 N. Milwaukee people talking with his drama Body + Blood. Ave. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Thurs- It concerns a young man who shocks his fam- days through Saturdays with 2:30 p.m. mati- ily and girlfriend when he announces seem- nees on Sundays. Tickets are $20-$35; call ingly out of the blue that he plans to become 773-283-7071 or visit www.thegifttheatre. a Catholic priest. org for more information. “I was inspired to write this play because I’m gay and was raised Catholic,” said Nedved. Tough to go back “And I think that many gay men, not just with Chay Yew has a difficult time revisiting his Catholicism but any religion, grew up feeling a first play, Porcelain, which is currently receiv- lot of shame for who they are and when they ing a Chicago revival at the Greenhouse Theatre become adults they often flee the church.” Center courtesy of Prologue Theatre Company. Nedved said he personally disagrees with “It’s a play that is still surprisingly raw for much of what Catholicism stands for, but he me because of how I was so young and I just also has a reverence for it because he alter- poured everything out on the page,” said Yew, nately sees some good things it can do for a gay Singapore native with multiple skills as people—particularly one of his grandmothers playwright, theater director and being the ar- who found great solace through her faith. tistic director of Victory Gardens Theater, a role “Through this play, I wanted to take this sto- he assumed in 2011. Above: Nicholas Harazin in Body + Blood. Below: The cast of Porcelain. ry of someone wanting to willingly enter this Porcelain looks at the shocking aftermath of Above photo by Claire Demos; image below from Prologue Theatre Company world and explore all of my own complicated a gay Chinese youth who develops an obses- feelings about it,” Nedved said. “The story is sion with a “straight” guy he regularly meets not solely about religion. It’s definitely not up with for “cottaging” sessions in public a controversial play that people will feel at- lavatories. Yew originally wrote Porcelain as a tacked no matter where they feel spiritually. If screenplay for a student film before adapting it you’re a really religious person, I don’t think into a play. Porcelain premiered in London in a you’ll be offended by this play because it’s also pub theater to rave reviews, prompting a trans- about what happens when you find a calling or fer to the Royal Court Theatre for an award- some purpose to your life and it doesn’t sit well winning run in 1992. with those around you.” “I think Porcelain was a self-expression of Nedved specifically wrote Body + Blood for any artist trying to figure out his own identity,” the very intimate Gift Theatre, since he is a Yew said, citing influences like Larry Kramer’s co-founder of the company with actor/director The Normal Heart and the plays of David Henry Michael Patrick Thornton. In fact, a scene from Hwang that prompted him to write about a gay the play was previously seen in Gift Theatre’s Asian character in the here and now. 10, a production of one-acts in 2014. In terms of his career as a playwright, Yew Nedved also oversaw some workshop perfor- says he need to make time on top of all his mances Body + Blood in Los Angeles, where he other duties to complete two outstanding com- is now based, and he was encouraged by the missions that are due for the Oregon Shake- audience reaction. speare Festival and one for Writers Theatre in “After the play at post-show discussions, Glencoe. But he’s glad that Porcelain is still people really wanted to talk the play and they produced now and then and will be seen once wanted to talk about their own experiences again in Chicago. growing up and their own family’s relationship “I’m very heartened to see that the play is to religion,” Nedved said. “And even after- still being done in colleges because it means wards, I had people who wanted to hang out a lot to younger people of color who are com- outside the theater and share their story, and ing out,” Yew said. “And what it means to find I realized that that’s the kind of play I wanted one’s place not only in the gay community, but to write. I didn’t purposefully set out to write also in society at large.” a play that was going to get people talking, Prologue Theatre Company’s Porcelain but I found that because I wrote the play to continues through Sunday, July 12, at the work out my own feelings. So what I’m look- Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N. Lincoln ing forward to is being there and talking with Ave. Tickets are $25; call 773-404-7336 or audiences and just engaging with each other.” visit www.prologuetheatreco.org. 18 June 17, 2015 WINDY CITY TIMES THEATER REVIEW design presenting us with a quasi-Mark Rothko portal-to-the-abyss graphic hanging over a bed Love and Human swaddled in linens suggesting a vampire’s cof- fin—is the news that a serial killer is at large Remains in the city. Then Bernie arrives at the door cov- Playwright: Brad Fraser ered in a stranger’s blood, with no memory of At: Cor Theatre at Rivendell, what precipitated these events. Instead of call- 5779 N. Ridge Ave. ing the police, however, David takes his buddy Tickets: 866-811-4111; to visit his mind-reading leathergirl pal. www.cortheatre.org; $25 The visual intimacy offered by Rivendell’s Runs through: July 11 shoebox auditorium might reduce the noirish ambience that Fraser’s script strives to evoke, BY MARY SHEN BARNIDGE but the increased audibility generated by the actors’ proximity allows playgoers capable of Brad Fraser’s group portrait of young Canadians shrugging off the visceral dazzle to perceive in embracing the sunset of nihilistic hedonism— the murderer’s motive an amalgam of the im- before the fallout from the AIDS epidemic reg- pulses driving his peers, taken to extremes— istered across all segments of society—was a David’s view of human beings as interchange- lot more shocking in 1991. The danger of libid- able consumer commodities, Candy’s efforts to inal license is a theme long exploited in films, shape reality in conformance with an idealized but rarely depicted in live performance with fantasy, their besotted suitors’ refusal to move the take-no-prisoners vigor of the sensation- beyond superficial adolescent crushes. seeking singles of Edmonton. Cor Theatre’s aesthetic being rooted in physi- More than two decades after its premiere (un- cal expression, the minimalistic approach to der the title Unidentified Human Remains and Love and Human Remains. the simulated sex-and-violence acrobatics ne- The True Nature of Love) at the Halsted Theatre Photo by Matthew Gregory Hollis cessitated by restricted stage space do nothing Center, the locale is now Chicago, where Candy to diminish the kinetic excitement generated and David share an apartment. Het Candy is a given to blackout alcoholic binges, and profes- mer fan, while Candy is aggressively pursued by an ensemble as athletically impressive as it book reviewer bent on achieving personal per- sional dominatrix Benita, endowed with psy- by a clingy lesbian schoolteacher and a nerdy is verbally agile. The results make for a smartly fection. Gay David is an ex-TV actor who cruis- chic powers and an affinity for gruesome urban hubby temporarily free of marital obligations. constructed morality fable of wayward pilgrims es “Montrose Harbor” for anonymous hookups. legends and true-crime narratives. At present, Our first hint that this will not be a La Ronde- discovering the error of obsessive egotism as David’s acquaintances also include boyhood David is being shadowed by an underaged for- style musical-boudoirs romp—beside a scenic well as the vows to love honestly and wisely. chum Bernie, now a married corporate suit

THEATER REVIEW er), prompting her to reach out to her distant gay brother, Geoffrey (Nathan Hosner), and his Abraham Lincoln partner, Buck (Derrick Trumbly). But Geoffrey Abraham has reasons for his reluctance to get involved. Was a F*gg*t Lincoln Was Elliot can be blunt with some of the charac- Playwright: Bixby Elliot a F*gg*t. ters’ pronouncements and behavior. (The ever- At: About Face Theatre at Greenhouse Photo by extreme caricatures of various folks played by Theater Center, 2275 N. Lincoln Ave. Michael Dana Black are a constant delight and fun ex- Tickets: 773-404-7336 or Brosilow ample of this.) Yet Elliot also wisely pulls back www.aboutfacetheatre.com; $20-$35 to make audiences speculate on what’s stewing Runs through July 5 inside the minds of his characters as they face down dilemmas that frighten or disturb them. BY SCOTT C. MORGAN Volkoff has assembled a superlative and ver- satile cast to illustrate Elliot’s play, especially There’s a whole lot happening in Abraham Lin- when they have to constantly switch back and coln Was a F*gg*t, now receiving a strong Chi- forth between the 19th and 21st centuries. cago premiere courtesy of About Face Theatre. Volkoff’s design team is also very adept to the Bixby Elliot’s controversially named comic play’s challenges, in particular Bob Kuhn’s pe- drama has conjectural historical reenact- All this abundance of stuff in Abraham Lin- Abraham Lincoln… is largely set in 2008 riod and modern costumes set against the rah- ments, modern-day gay youth facing homo- coln… should come as no surprise to anyone and focused on progressive gay teen Cal (Matt rah Americana set design of Brian Prather that phobic taunts, a fretful mother and infidelity who locally caught Pavement Group’s 2012 Farabee) who is obsessed with recent historical so expertly frames the ever-shifting projection in a same-sex relationship. On top of all that, world premiere of Elliot’s comic drama Girl You research that suggests that the United States’ designs of Michael Stanfill. there’s also lots of Michael Jackson music run- Know It’s True, which was also overflowing 16th president had intense intimate relation- Through Abraham Lincoln…, Elliot explores ning throughout the production. with material as it amusingly explored fame, ships with men. The play also flashes back to the need for some minority youth to seek out deceit and the Milli Vanilli lip-synching scan- the 19th century to play out Cal’s idea of what heroes and role models both historical and in

c dal. Luckily Abraham Lincoln… is similarly Lincoln’s life might have been like if he was real life. But Elliot also points out that the well-constructed, and director Andrew Volkoff struggling with same-sex attraction. human failings of those heroes should not be CRITICS’ and his great design team dexterously juggle Cal’s Lincoln fascination and his budding re- ignored, either. Putting people on a pedestal all the wayward plot, time and location balls lationship with fellow gay teen Skylor (Lane is far too easy and simplistic, and Abraham Lin- PICKS that Elliot keeps throws at them. Flores) worries his mother, Susan (Jessie Fish- coln… smartly and hilariously examines this. The December Man, Mary-Arrchie Theatre at Angel Island, through June 28. The untimely taking of a life—whether in a school shoot- ing or the suicide of survivor’s parents months THEATER REVIEW This is the experience related by Jessica of Aunt Carolyn as she applies draconian mea- later—share a moral connection in this stark Blank and April Yvette Thompson in their sures to free her daughter from the debilitat- little parable. MSB Liberty City first-person account of how the latter, at the ing addiction. By the time young April bravely The Diary of Anne Frank, Writers Theatre, Playwright: April Yvette Thompson age of 12, ensured that she and her little faces fire, blood and a populace gone tempo- Glencoe, extended through Aug. 16. The re- At: ETA Creative Arts Center, brother arrived safely at their home in the rarily berserk, we are aware of her strength, as vised script of this familiar drama incorporates 7558 S. South Chicago Ave. Liberty City district of Miami during the riots well as from where it springs. long-expurgated diary passages that make Tickets: 773-752-3955; of 1980, sparked by the acquittal of a po- Thompson’s 90-minute narrative encom- Anne more human and less saintly. The produc- www.etacreativearts.org; $20 liceman accused of illegally shooting a Black passes a wide range of personalities and lo- tion also looks afresh at the characters to make Runs through: July 12 man. cales—April’s dad takes her on pilgrimages them less archetypal and more nuanced. JA Our raconteur doesn’t turn us loose on the to the Eleuthera Island’s slave quarters in the MIRACLE!, Hell in a Handbag Productions BY MARY SHEN BARNIDGE streets right at the outset, however. First, Caribbean—but under Jonathan Wilson’s per- at Mary’s Attic, through July 10. Dan Savage we meet her social-activist Cuban-Bahaman spicacious direction, Anna Dauzvardis (alter- makes sure that you’ll never think of William The entire world looks different to a child— father, her likewise progressive-minded Af- nating with Dionne Addai on certain dates) Gibson’s Helen Keller drama The Miracle Worker psychologically, of course, with its array of rican-American mother, her Aunt Carolyn, navigates the complex dialects to be found the same way again since he has hilariously new creatures and concepts, but physically, cousin Valerie and LaMarr, the neighborhood in Miami’s ethnically diverse culture, deftly reset the action in modern-day gay, drag and too. Everything is bigger, for one thing. hairdresser. We hear Saul Thompson chastise distinguishing between degrees of assimila- lesbian bars. SCM Adults appear initially, not as faces, but as a teacher for belittling his daughter’s knowl- tion and levels of maturity with no more than Stick Fly, Windy City Playhouse, through July buttocks and bellies, sternums and shoulder edge of her tribal roots, and sympathize with a change in stance or vocal nuance. Repairs 6. Lydia R. Diamond’s family drama questioned blades. To be a child in the midst of a crowd is his efforts to improve neighborhood condi- on the ETA Arts Center in Grand Crossing may the value of money, education and lineage to be invisible, an encumbrance tripped over, tions—his failures leading to frustration ulti- mandate the adjacent gallery space doing among privileged African-American aristocracy stepped on or kicked aside by swarms of pe- mately alienating his wife, who finds comfort duty as an auditorium, but the bare stage and 20 years ago, and concludes in 2015 that they destrians. In order to avoid being sucked into with the Jehovah’s Witnesses (“cult church” floor chairs in no way impair the powerful still don’t guarantee happiness. MSB the chaos, a child must focus exclusively on sneers her spouse). We watch as Valerie suc- story brought to life in this riveting perfor- —By Abarbanel, Barnidge escape to the shelter of familiar surroundings. cumbs to crack cocaine, and share the agony mance by a significant new talent. and Morgan WINDY CITY TIMES June 17, 2015 19

BY HEIDI SCHRECK DIRECTED BY ENSEMBLE MEMBER YASEN PEYANKOV Grandoncourse CFeaturing ensemble members Mariann Mayberry, Tim Hopper (7/2 – 8/9) and Francis Guinan (8/11 – 8/30) with Brittany Uomoleale and Victor Almanzar

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PAID ADVERTISEMENT 22 June 17, 2015 WINDY CITY TIMES NUNN ON ONE: THEATER CUCULTLTUURREE CCLLUBUB Writer Todd Almond “A truthful, deeply engaged production. Extraordinary in the telling.” gets ‘Melancholy’ — Chicago Tribune

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The Piven Theatre Workshop is presenting the Midwest premiere of Melancholy Play: a cham- ber musical. The story follows a bank teller THE DIARY OF named Tilly who turns her melancholy attitude into something loveable. ANNE FRANK Writer Todd Almond has a vast array of work, PICTURED: SOPHIE THATCHER. PHOTO BY SAVERIO TRUGLIA. PHOTO BY SAVERIO PICTURED: SOPHIE THATCHER. BY FRANCES GOODRICH AND ALBERT HACKETT from working on Stage Kiss and The Odyssey to NEWLY ADAPTED BY WENDY KESSELMAN starring as Ariel in The Tempest. He wrote the DIRECTED BY KIMBERLY SENIOR original music and lyrics for Kansas City Choir Boy, which rocker Courtney Love performed, as NOW THROUGH AUG. 2 part of the Prototype Festival and wrote the book for Matthew Sweet’s stage version of his WRITERSTHEATRE.ORG | 847-242-6000 album Girlfriend. Windy City Times: Hi, Todd. Please start off talking about the process of making Melan- choly into a musical. Explain to readers what a chamber musical is. Todd Almond: Upon my first reading of the play version of Melancholy Play, I immediately had a strong impulse as to what my composi- tional approach would be in making the cham- ber-musical version; this isn’t always the case. Often I spend great amounts of time fumbling for the color palette for the piece, but this one was clear right away. By “chamber musical,” we mean small-scale A world premiere musical adaptation of the novel by Austin Grossman and intimate. There is a conscious nod to chamber music, which is a form of classical mu- SOON I WILL BE sic meant for few musicians in a smaller space than an opera house or concert hall. There is Todd Almond. INVINCIBLE a salon-like quality to the piece. We imagine May 29 - July 19, 2015 fainting couches, tea sandwiches, intrigues. 773-761-4477 It’s all got a raised eyebrow, you know? ment maybe 15 years ago with the idea for the www.lifelinetheatre.com WCT: What attracted you to the story of a musical, and they’ve been supportive and kind bank teller? since then. We’ve done Girlfriend with director TA: I love Sarah’s writing. She writes dialogue Les Waters, musical director Julie Wolf, and ac- that would make any lyricist, including me, tors Ryder Bach and Curt Hansen in a few cities “! jealous. So it was mostly that quality that ex- now; this summer, we’ll be in Los Angeles. Mat- cited me. I wanted to set her incredible text to thew always sends a little opening-night gift 90 minutes of music. I drooled over these lines because they and a sweet message. He’s a swell guy who’s wonderful theater.” already felt like lyrics to me. I also love Tilly, one of my all time favorite songwriters, so, as you can imagine, Girlfriend is a dream come — Around the Town Chicago the bank teller. Everyone does. That’s what the play is about, you can’t help but fall in love true for me. It’s about two boys falling in love with her. It’s a problem. in Nebraska in the years before cellphones and WCT: Is there an LGBT angle to the story computers. They feel alone and it’s romantic. for our readers? WCT: What surprised you about working DOUBT: TA: Yes. There is a wonderful lesbian couple with Courtney Love? in the piece named Frances and Joan and per- TA: That I got to work with her at all! She’s A PARABLE PHOTO BY MICHAEL BROSILOW. PICTURED: STEVE HAGGARD. haps there is another LGBT surprise. The sexual such a goddess. Actually, you know what? Her fluidity of the piece is exciting to me. It feels constant openness was a great surprise. She BY JOHN PATRICK SHANLEY contemporary and adult and not a big deal, the is always present and ready to work and, hon- DIRECTED BY WILLIAM BROWN way the conversation should be. estly, she’s one of the most generous human Oh, and me. I’m gay! But that’s no surprise, I beings and artists I’ve ever spent time with. I NOW PLAYING guess—a gay musical theater composer. I’m a love her and I now consider her a true friend. WRITERSTHEATRE.ORG | 847-242-6000 cliche. Ask me who I think should win RuPaul’s She brings out something in me that I’m not Drag Race! always in touch with, both personally and ar- WCT: That would be hard to predict. But tistically. I’m thankful for her in my life. like RuPaul says, “May the best woman WCT: How was the I Am My Own Wife ex- win!” Talk about Iowa the Musical. perience? This show was from author Doug ‘Witches’ cabaret Chicago women’s TA: Iowa is a polarizing musical play that I Wright about the life of Charlotte von Ma- wrote with Jenny Schwartz. Playwrights Hori- hisdorf. event June 22, 29 festival in June zons produced the play this season. It’s an ab- TA: Oh, wonderful. Doug’s play is exquisite, No One Here but Us Witches, a witch- Stage 773 Director of Operations Jill Valen- surdist piece of theater about our relationship of course, but being up there in it is so beyond themed cabaret that Harmony France has tine and co-producer Liz McArthur have an- with technology and each other. Nancy Drew the word “play.” Because Charlotte is there, ac- conceived, will take place June 22 and 29 nounced the lineup for the 4th Annual Chi- arrives in quadruplicate, a pony hooks up with tually in his play, he has literally captured her at 8 p.m. at Uptown Underground, 4707N. cago Women’s Funny Festival, taking place a cheerleader—it’s that kind of play. It’s sad soul the way the Ghostbusters capture spirits Broadway. June 18-21 at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont and wild, funny, and confounding in a good in their little electric box. Charlotte is in the Featuring Chicago actresses Missy Aguilar, Ave. way. theater every night, I swear. It sounds weird Harmony France, Amanda Horvath and Danni Highlights include the return of SNL writer At one point in the piece, four sister-wives but it’s true. She sits up on that stage with you Smith, the two-night only cabaret is directed Katie Rich; stand-up performer Tamale Rocks; sing for 25 minutes about the current state of and it’s divine. Thanks for asking. I miss acting by Geoffrey Bleeker with musical direction by Chicago Sketchfest veteran groups Off Off womanhood in America, and it’s pretty exciting in that play. Aaron Benham. Broadzway, The Cupid Players and Feminine for me to have been a part of writing that mo- WCT: More albums in the works? Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the Gentlemen; wheelchair comic Shannon DeV- ment. If I have to submit one thing to the gods TA: Probably. Not sure what but when the in- door ($15 for students, military members ido; transgender comic and writer Dina Mar- in the afterlife to serve as proof that I spent spiration strikes I will just slowly work on it. and veterans); visit uptownunderground.net. tinez; and stand-up comedian/breast-cancer my time on Earth productively, this 25-minute WCT: Future projects? A cash bar is available and guests must be survivor Kyna Lenhof. song—or “oratorio,” as we call it—is what I TA: Lots! Announcements will be coming at least 21. The full schedule for the 4th Annual Chi- will submit. soon... cago Women’s Funny Festival can be viewed WCT: What was it like working with Mat- Melancholy mixes it up at the Piven The- at ChicagoWomensFunnyFestival.com. thew Sweet on Girlfriend, the Musical? atre Workshop, 927 Noyes St., in Evanston, TA: Matthew Sweet has been incredibly gen- through June 21. Visit www.piventheatre. erous over the years. I approached his manage- org or call 847-866-8049 for ticket details. WINDY CITY TIMES June 17, 2015 23 THEATER REVIEWS Soon I Will Be Invincible; SPOTLIGHT Queen Amarantha Playwright (Invincible): Christopher M. e Libby Lane, Dan Gold and Sam Walsh, Christopher Kriz (music/lyrics) Button-Harrison, the stars of At: Lifeline Theatre, 6912 N. Glenwood The Book of Merman, reunite Tickets: 773-761-4477; to appear alongside other Pride www.lifelinetheatre.com; $40 Films and Plays ensemble mem- Runs through: July 19 bers in Robert Ollis’ one-night- Playwright (Amarantha): Charles Busch only revue Gay Today: A Pride At: Otherworld Theatre at City Lit, Cabaret. It features plenty of 1020 W. Bryn Mawr Ave. songs of modern romance and Tickets: www.brownpapertickets.com/ self-discovery. Pride Films and event/82655; $20 Queen Amarantha. Plays’ Gay Today: A Pride Caba- Runs through: June 28 Photo by Tiffany Keane ret is 7 p.m. Monday, June 22, at Mary’s Attic, 5400 N. Clark St. General admission tickets BY JONATHAN ABARBANEL the bad Doc when it really should focus on the are $15, while $25 VIP tickets newbie superhero, Fatale (Christina Hall), and with reserved cabaret seating Fantasy adventure has flourished in Chicago her search for (a) her place in the world and are also available. Call 800-838- from the Organic Theater’s early off-Loop sci- (b) the truth of her origins. Her story is hope- 3006 or visit www.brownpaper- fi classic WARP! to more recent examples from lessly lost in the tangle of the other stories. tickets.com or www.pridefilm- the House Theatre of Chicago and even The In addition, Soon I Will Be Invincible (the sandplays.com. Hypocrites’ Greek mash-up, All Our Tragic. villain’s mantra, FYI) is a play with songs, in- Lifeline Theatre’s world-premiere superhero stead of being a true musical. Absolutely all Photo courtesy of Pride Films musical, Soon I Will Be Invincible, attempts crucial info is delivered through lengthy dia- and Plays to follow suit but encounters significant ob- logue scenes, and none of it through music. stacles, as does the newer, smaller Otherworld Only two or three of the 18 songs advance the Theatre Company with the Chicago premiere of plot, the majority being short bursts of emo- Charles Busch’s Queen Amarantha. Although tion from the characters. Christopher Kriz’s vastly different in style, both shows put forth score is pleasant rock/pop with occasional female heroes and share one major problem in jazz/blues tinges, but hardly remarkable or unaware of Busch’s performing style or inten- ters. The style is in the playing: the genderfuck common: toooooooo much story! varied. It’s well-sung, especially in the richly- tionally ignores it. Busch’s works, even when of drag romance, the knowing wink, the arch Soon I Will Be Invincible is based on the harmonized ensemble numbers, but the songs serious, are parodies of familiar literary or line reading, the double-take, the exaggera- contemporary novel by Austin Grossman, kin- mostly are add-ons rather than integral to the (more particularly) cinematic genres. This one tions of romance and villainy. All of these go da-sorta a narrative (vs. visual) graphic novel storytelling. Alan Donahue’s scenic/projection is a pseudo-medieval romance in which young missing in Otherworld’s production, which is with tongue-in-cheek wit, much of which is designs are the basis of an excellent physical the queen would rather dress as a boy and live/ deadly earnest without a bit of comedy. The preserved in Christopher M. Walsh’s adapta- production. love freely without fully committing either to a result is ponderous and way too long. Clearly tion. It concerns a league of superheroes in the Queen Amarantha was written by Charles relationship or her royal duties, until her king- produced on a budget, Queen Amarantha none- near-future saving the world from mad scien- Busch to star himself in the title role. Other- dom is in peril. theless sports engaging costume/armor de- tist Dr. Impossible (Phil Timberlake). It gives world Theatre Company, however, casts a wom- On the page, Queen Amarantha is unexcep- signs (Elise Leonhardt, Vanessa Walilko) and us the backstories of all eight superheroes and an (Moira Begale) as Amarantha, and either is tional costume romance with shallow charac- Kai Young’s respectable stage combat. WCTadARC.pdf 1 6/10/15 2:21 PM DANCE! Sign Up for Classes Today! ARCchicago.org

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He has a back- the ability, technical ability to whip up the 12 ground that totally exemplifies, as a young pirouettes or the grand jetes, what are you go- kid, wanting to be a performer. He went to a ing to do that just flips everything on its side performing-arts school. He has a lot to offer. or shifts the paradigm to make us go, “Wow?” He’s an incredible songwriter. He has the ele- That’s what I look for. ment of currently being out there performing Q: With this season being street versus as an artist. stage, does one side have an advantage? We all get along extremely well and are hav- PA: I’m really excited about the new twist of ing maybe a little bit too much fun at times. format because we have team captains. Twitch Q: What do you learn about yourself from [is] the team captain of the street side, and different judging styles? Travis [Wall] is the team captain of the stage PA: For me, this is part of my DNA. I’ve been side. This time it’s not about the top 20. It’s searching, scouting and finding and mentor- the 10 best on the street side, 10 best on stage, ing raw talent for decades, and I’ve been very and it’s not necessarily about equal female to fortunate to have an astounding career as a male—it’s whoever the best is. I think with choreographer in the dance industry. I just let the two team captains, there’s going to be a things happen the way they happen and I’m competitive edge that we haven’t seen on this TELEVISION always pleasantly surprised to see amazing tal- show in addition to the contestants compet- ent emerge and start setting new bars for ex- ing. I don’t think one is more advantageous. I cellence, and as far as finding out more about think you’re going to see a tremendous amount myself as a judge, I find myself to be more pa- of competition on both sides. It’s going to be Paula Abdul: tient I suppose with the process. fun. Q: Is there anything during the audition Q: I write for an LGBT publication, so how process that sets apart one dancer from an- is the diversity on the show? Do you have So she thinks other? some gays auditioning? PA: Absolutely, and it’s that inner confi- PA: We absolutely do. We have tremendous dence—that belief to go out there and just diversity and very colorful, wonderful, ex- do their best. One of the things that I really tremely talented dancers. It’s been an amaz- she can judge thrive on is telling these dancers to be bold; be ing showing of just all different culture and daring and show your unique ability. Because backgrounds, diversity, styles—everything. It’s of the show doing so well, you see all these a wonderful season. dance conventions and all these kids who come Q: Do you plan on dancing onstage this into audition, they’re merely imitating the season? standards of what So You Think You Can Dance PA: Nothing planned and concrete, but you has set as the bar. Unless you’re going to do it never know what happens, especially when Paula Abdul. better or a different twist, don’t do it because it comes to dancing. I can’t contain myself. Photo by Nick Saglimbeni/Fox we’ve seen it all. Sometimes I just have to dance with them! Show us something that makes you stand out Watch who dances away with the prize by Jerry Nunn team. That’s where I got my break, and I was completely as a unique ability that we’re going Mondays on Fox. discovered by The Jacksons. That was my first to be able to remember that move and can’t Season 12 of the Emmy-winning TV competi- tour; I went on when I was a teenager, still tion show So You Think You Can Dance just choreographed my very first film, which was kicked things off on Fox. with Mr. McDreamy from Grey’s Anatomy, Pat- Village People in WCGC, Treble Quire It features open auditions around the United rick Dempsey. I did Can’t Buy Me Love, and States, then more testing rounds eventually went on to do Bull Durham and Coming to Chicago June 20 have June 20 shows leading to finalists. A variety of dance styles America, I did the big African dance scene, and Marking their 38th year as the “kings of Windy City Gay Chorus and Windy City Tre- are usually featured but this season there’s a Jerry Maguire, The Doors, so on and so forth. I disco,” Village People return to Chicago for ble Quire will present two performances of twist, with two teams of stage versus street. did tours from The Jacksons to Janet Jackson, a special Pride Fest concert and ‘80s dance “When You Believe” on Saturday, June 20, One contestant will be eliminated each week ZZ Top and George Michael. I’ve had a won- party on Saturday, June 20, at the Portage at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. at Ebenezer Lutheran from each team until the finale. The top-rated derful experience and went on to choreograph Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave. Church, 1650 W. Foster Ave. show is hosted by Cat Deeley and veteran judge the Academy Awards while I was doing my pop Selling more than 100 million recordings, “When You Believe” takes a musical look Nigel Lythgoe—and they’re joined this season music as well. Village People had many hits throughout at some of the landmark dreams people still by Jason Derulo and Paula Abdul. Q: How different is judging singing as op- the ‘70s and ‘80s, such as “San Francisco/In want to achieve. Highlights will include a Abdul was a judge on So You Think You Can posed to dancing? Hollywood,” “Macho Man,” “YMCA,” “In the song by Stephen Sondheim, a piece about Dance Australia last season. She brings tons of PA: Well, I’ve been very fortunate to have an Navy,” “Go West,” “Can’t Stop the Music” and Harvey Milk and an arrangement of “Over the experience to the table, including past compe- extremely successful career as a choreographer, more. Rainbow.” tition shows like Live to Dance, X Factor and, of and the spirit and psyche of dancers are un- Village People are Ray Simpson (cop/lead The shows will also feature collaborations course, American Idol. Also, she choreographed like any other performer I’ve ever witnessed. singer), Alexander Briley (G.I./military), with The Youth Empowerment Performance films such as American Beauty, Jerry Maguire Because of my success as a choreographer, my Felipe Rose (Native American Indian), Eric Project, a company for and of LGBTQ youth and Coming to America. She has sold more perspective looking at this show and judging Anzalone (biker), Bill Whitefield (construc- who are experiencing homelessness. than 60 million records worldwide, with hits the talent on this show comes from a back- tion worker) and Jim Newman (cowboy). Advance purchase tickets are available at such as “Forever Your Girl” and “Straight Up.” ground that actually started my whole career http://wcpawhenyoubelieve.brownpapertick- Abdul talked with Windy City Times and other as an entertainer, and I see the finished prod- ets.com. publications recently about the new season of uct of the raw, untapped talent that we get, Chigayco holding You Think You Can Dance. and I can see what their experience through ‘Unicorn’ show Q: Start off talking about your background the show will be—but I was always considered Lea DeLaria to with studio training as a kid. a ball-buster as a choreographer. I’m a stick- June 21 release CD in Paula Abdul: Well, it all started when I was 4 ler for cleanliness and people really stretch- Chigaygo, Laugh Factory Chicago’s queer years old, when I first watched Singing in the ing their boundaries and getting outside their comedy showcase, is kicking off Pride Week June, July Rain with my family. I fell in love with Gene comfort zone. with “The All-Star Sparkly Unicorn Pride Ghostlight Records will release Lea DeLar- Kelly. My parents said that I stood up and pro- Q: How different is judging American Idol Show” on Sunday, June 21. ia’s House of David: delaria + bowie = jazz on claimed that I’m going to be an entertainer from You Think You Can Dance? Hosted by Scott Duff (WCPT’s OUT CHICA- digital formats June 23 and on CD July 24. and, honestly, I never stopped. I never looked PA: I’m not discounting the panel that I GO, Laugh Factory), the evening will feature DeLaria is the television, stage and music back. I started at 7 1/2, which is considered loved so much on American Idol; it’s just com- queer Chicago comics such as Cody Melcher, star currently best known as Carrie “Big Boo” kind of late because kids today, when we’re pletely different, a different set of skill sets Peter Kim, Gwen La Roka, Ali Clayton, Marla Black in the hit Netflix series Orange Is the auditioning them, say like 2 1/2, 3 years old. and backgrounds as we have on So You Think Depew and Rachel McCartney. New Black. So, I fell in love with dancing, and I did You Can Dance. That’s what I love about this Doors open at 7 p.m.; the show starts at 8 The first major jazz reworking on Bowie’s training in some ballet, tap, jazz, modern and business is that I don’t try to find or re-create p.m. beloved catalog, the album features tracks musical theater. an experience I had. I always welcome the new Laugh Factory Chicago is at 3175 N. Broad- such as a bossa nova interpretation of “Gold- I just knew from an early age that I would be experience, and the chemistry is fantastic on way. All shows are for those at least 18. For en Years,” DeLaria’s version on “Life On Mars” a choreographer. this panel, just as it was on American Idol— details and reservations, visit www.Laugh- and a gospel take on “Modern Love.” To pre- My first audition was a Laker girl. That was but it’s just completely different. Factory.com or call 773-327-3175. order, visit www.sh-k-boom.com/houseofda- my first job. I took that seriously and trans- Q: Did you previously know Nigel Lythgoe vid. formed the Laker girls into a legitimate dance or Jason Derulo? WINDY CITY TIMES June 17, 2015 25

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| PARK GRILL 312.443.3800 GoodmanTheatre.org Exclusive Airline of Promotional GROUPS OF 10+: 312.443.3820 Goodman Theatre Partner 26 June 17, 2015 WINDY CITY TIMES claimed that they heard about him after the shipment of underwear made so I want to get Cazwell. show was made. Who knows? Everyone is in- that out there. Photo by Michael Wakefield fluenced by artists around them. WCT: You should bring some of this under- C: Totally. Especially now things happen so wear and throw it out into the crowd at Pride quickly. Fest. WCT: What are your plans after Chicago? C: No; I am not giving that shit away for free. C: I am trying to drop a video every 10 weeks It’s expensive! I am looking forward to playing but make a quality video. I don’t want there there. I have performed at Hydrate and Scarlet to be too much distance between videos so plus Milwaukee PrideFest, but not this. I think people stop booking shows. I want to have it will be awesome! gigs throughout the year. I want to continu- Catch Cazwell at Chicago Pride Fest Main ously drop work so people see what I am doing Stage on 5 p.m. on Sunday, June 21. For because I am really proud of it. I’m a huge fan the current line up and schedule, visit www. of my work, let me tell you! [Laughs] northalsted.com. Look for Cazwell’s rhymes I am working on posting my Ice Cream Truck and undies at cazwell.com. underwear line as soon as possible. I just got a

Pride Fest set for June 20-21 Chicago Pride Fest returns to Boystown June 20-21 with a mix of national headliners and festival favorites. The annual event, which the Northalsted Business Alliance hosts, is debuting the “Keep Pride Proud” catch phrase. On Saturday (June 20), Deb Gibson, Jes- sica Sutta and The Veronicas take to the NUNN ON ONE: MUSIC Main Stage. Sunday (June 21) will feature Big Freedia, Crystal Waters, Estelle, Cazwell and St. Lucia. The event will take place on Halsted Street from Addison to Grace streets, 11 a.m.-10 Cazwell p.m. There is a $10 suggested donation.

shows his Pride DJ Gemini Jones. YouTube sensation Photo by Tracy Baim comes out as lesbian YouTube sensation Ingrid Nilsen has re- By Jerry Nunn with my boyfriend who I used to watch it with DJ contest held at vealed that she’s lesbian, according to The all the time. I didn’t feel like watching it after Huffington Post. Known mainly by one name, Cazwell contin- that. I probably missed the last five episodes Center on Halsted “I’m gay. It feels so good to say that!” ues to pump out the beats to clever wording. so I have no idea how it ended. I will get back On June 13, Lake View’s Center on Halsted she said in an emotion-filled video, posted Instead of staying in the closet like many of into it. hosted “By Women For Women: Everything on YouTube to her 3.3 million followers. “I’m Old is New Again,” which pitted female DJs his peers, this talented wordsmith came out WCT: With your new music, I like “The Bis- shaking right now because this moment is of the LGBTQ community against each other in a big way with controversial gay rhymes. cuit” the best. real and it’s here. And I’ve been waiting for His song “Ice Cream Truck” struck big at the C: I just made a video for it about six weeks while promoting an evening of music and this.” Nilsen talked about learning to under- gay bars, thanks to an unforgettable video. He ago. We are editing it and making special ef- dance. stand her sexuality and how she came to ac- continues that trend with the recent video for fects for it. There is a lot of work to do. We will DJ Gemini Jones won over a competitive cept that she couldn’t deny her true feelings. current single “Downtown.” probably drop it around gay Pride the latest. field that included DJ Sandra Suave and DJ Always making statements about the current I like the song, too, and hope people like All the Way, among others. state of the world from “No Selfie Control” to “I it. It is a song that you can play and people Event sponsors included B.Blyss, Dykes on Melissa Young’s Seen Beyonce at Burger King,” much like fellow may not have heard it before but they love it Bikes, L-Stop and She100. The evening ben- ‘Out and Proud!’ rapper Pitbull, he follows the trends of society. right away. efited Center on Halsted and the Vernita Gray LGBTQ Youth Fund. Windy City called him before arriving in Chi- WCT: With the “Downtown” video, you June 17, 20 cago for a performance at Pride Fest weekend. have Boomer Banks and Amanda Lepore in Vocalist Melissa Young plans to take audi- Windy City Times: Hey, Cazwell. How have it. Are either of them coming with you to Gold Coast Art Fair ences on a tour of the gay-rights movement you been? Pride Fest? through song and comedy in “Out And Proud! Cazwell: I’m okay. How about you? C: They are on their own tours, honey. Boom- June 20-21 A Rainbow Celebration” on June 17 and 20 WCT: The weather is rainy today. Hopeful- er always has some event and Amanda is in The 58th annual Gold Coast Art Fair—the at 8 p.m. at Davenport’s, 1383 N. Milwaukee ly, it’s sunny by the time you arrive. Ibiza or something. [Laughs] I wish I could third oldest and one of the most well at- Ave. C: It better be. I will turn back around! just throw them in my tour bus or something tended art festivals in Chicago—will return Young will match icons to significant mo- WCT: I saw on Twitter you went to Jurassic but I can’t. I do tour with Amanda at times. I to Grant Park’s Butler Field, at the corner of ments in LGBT history. For example, she Bet- World. Did you like it? used to tour with her a lot more. I think we Monroe Street and Lake Shore Drive, on June te Midler’s “Do You Wanna Dance” aligns with C: It was good. I can’t believe what mov- have a gig in Montreal next month. 20-21 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. a post-Stonewall New York, and Diana Ross’ ies are PG-13 now. Those dinosaurs would be WCT: You are pushing the videos to be Free and open to the public, the Gold Coast “I’m Coming Out” dovetails with the creation scary for a 13-year-old. It has the stereotypical even more sexualized like “Downtown.” Art Fair will showcase the work of more than the gay-pride flag. Hollywood setup but I thought it was really C: I shot that video with one of my interns. 250 juried artists from around the world in There is a $15 cover with two-drink mini- entertaining. These kids are, like, 20 years old and they are a variety of mediums, including paintings, mum; reservations are encouraged by calling WCT: The direction of your latest album, very Tumblr-inspired. Some of it came from gay glass, ceramics, photography and furniture. 773-278-1830 or visiting DavenportsPiano- Hard 2 B Fresh, really heads into electronic Tumblr art we had found that we wanted to Artists will showcase their talents with lively Bar.com. music. What inspired it? recreate but make it our own. Everything from art demonstrations in their booths through- C: I really want to make songs that you can making out with Brian Nieh, where we are eat- out the weekend. Original works range in play on a dance floor. The concept of that ing ice cream, and Boomer Banks with a pizza, price from $15 to $25,000. is constantly changing. A few years ago you these are all things we had seen and wanted to Festival attendees will also enjoy live mu- wouldn’t think of rappers for dance music like incorporate into the video but wanted to make sic from local bands and musicians, including EDM or 120 beats per minute. I prefer to DJ for different. I love the video. acoustic rock duo Cirrus Falcon as well as folk more of a hip hop classic crowd. I like to play WCT: Did you watch the cartoon Chozen on group Patchouli. Festivalgoers will also enjoy a twerk or trap track. All of the songs really Fox, about the gay rapper? tasty local fare from neighboring restaurants, excite me for different reasons. C: Yes. I wasn’t offended by it but I felt what such as Mediterranean Cuisine and Pacific I worked with really great producers on my made the cartoon interesting was that he was Rim Noodles. album. All of my songs I test on the dance gay. Once you got over that there wasn’t any- There is a suggested donation of $5 for floor, too. I guess my music has some kind of thing interesting about it. He reminded me a Chicago Park District’s art programs. For more party vibe. I think Missy Elliott is my biggest lot of Dipper in a lot of ways. The makers of information about the free Gold Coast Art influence when I produce a song. that cartoon were the same ones from HBO’s Fair, including festival map, featured artists WCT: You should work with Timbaland. True Detective. They licensed one of my songs. and parking information, visit AmdurProduc- C: Yeah; he is the Mozart of this generation. I could see how they were slightly influenced tions.com, call 847-926-4300 or email info@ WCT: Did you watch the TV show Empire, by me. What did you think? amdurproductions.com. which he did the music for? WCT: I interviewed the producers and Melissa Young. C: I did watch Empire but then I broke up asked them about Big Dipper but they WINDY CITY TIMES June 17, 2015 27

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Scott Ferguson (right) and Chris Walsh were married on May 30, 2015, in Chicago. The beautiful ceremony was attended by 120 close friends and relatives. The officiant for the wedding Chicago-area couple Laura Ricketts was Chris’s brother Brian Walsh. After (pictured left) and Brooke Skinner were nine happy years together they are very married June 6 in a wedding attended excited to start their new life together as by family and friends. a legally married couple with their two Ricketts, a co-owner of the Chicago dogs, Frida and Beau. Cubs, and Skinner, who works for Photo by Noelle Adams Twitter, wore white dresses for the elegant wedding. It was officiated by Lambda Legal Midwest Director Jim Bennett. Photo by Liz Birch 28 June 17, 2015 WINDY CITY TIMES is a bonus. “I haven’t had the chance to [celebrate mak- Former Chicago trans athlete ing the men’s team], yet. My wife and I drove home from the race so we had a nice long road trip adventure, which was a great way to relax lands on U.S. national team after the intensity leading up to the race. But By Ross Forman “The timing of this is great, with trans topics I haven’t had a chance to really celebrate it, in the media more than ever, and largely in a yet.” Chris Mosier is a pioneering, multisport athlete positive way,” Mosier said. “There aren’t many Mosier’s accomplishment came days after the who is now set to ride and run onto the world- stories of transgender men in athletics, so I am much-publicized transition of Caitlyn Jenner, a wide stage. excited to serve as a possible model for other former U.S. Olympic sensation. Mosier—who grew up in northwest suburban athletes. Plus, once there’s a first, there can be “I’m so happy for her,” Mosier said of Jenner. Lake Zurich and lived there until high school, many more. I hope this will inspire other ath- “She is bringing another huge wave of main- and then attended graduate school at Loyola letes to continue to play the sports they love stream attention to transgender lives, which is University in Chicago in 2004—shone at the and compete through transition. positive. I’ve never kept up with the Kardashi- Sprint Duathlon National Championship race in “I started [taking] testosterone and changed ans on TV, so the Diane Sawyer interview was early June, consisting of a 2.9-kilometer run, a my competition category in 2010. Thinking the first I had seen of Jenner. I would love to 20.8-kilometer bicycle ride and a 2.7-kilometer back to that first year, I wouldn’t guess that I sit down with her and chat. I am thrilled for run. He finished seventh out of eight spots in would have made it; my training wasn’t as seri- Chris Mosier. her.” the men’s 35-39 age category, and 37th overall ous and I didn’t know what to expect from my- Photo courtesy of Mosier Mosier is the executive director of GO! Ath- out of 117 competitors, spending just over an self. But this has been on my radar for the last letes, the nation’s largest network of current hour on the endurance event. three years, and I was committed in both my and former LGBTQ student athletes. “I focus WADA,” Mosier said. “I’m unsure of the rules Mosier, 34, will now represent the United training and my mindset to making it happen. a lot of my sports energy on trying to create for the ITU in terms of transgender inclusion States in the 2016 World Championship duath- As my training got better, there was a definite safer spaces in athletics through visibility, beyond that. lon in Spain. He joins the U.S. men’s team and moment where I knew I could do it.” education, and advocacy,” Mosier said. “I’m “My focus was to make the team first, and do is believed to be the first-ever out trans ath- Mosier said the response from the men’s team really excited about this visibility for trans whatever battling necessary to ensure partici- lete to join a U.S. national team that matches “has been overwhelming and positive,” he athletes because I think it will help our K-12 pation after.” his gender identity, rather than the gender as- said. “I’m just getting a chance to read peo- and college athletes who are considering tran- Mosier has had blood tests for hormone lev- signed him at birth. ple’s messages and congratulations [days after sition or are transitioning. I want people to els on regular intervals and is subject to ran- “It’s great to see the end result of the hard the meet], so it’s really starting to set in. I’m know they can be themselves and continue to dom testing at any time. work I’ve put in,” said Mosier, who is 34. The really excited. be athletes.” “I’m an athlete first. I just happen to be USAT rules state that athletes compete using “To make a National Team is a big deal in Mosier also is the founder of Transathlete. trans,” Mosier said. “In general, I’m excited to the age they will be at the end of the year, thus the sports community. My Empire Tri Club and com, a resource about trans inclusive policies make Team USA; being the first trans athlete Mosier competes in the 35-to-39 age-group. “I November Project teammates are really excited in athletics. think about myself as [a] young athlete not for me as an athlete because they’ve been fol- being able to find an example of a trans guy lowing my training, and everyone seems to be competing at a high level; I’m excited that excited about what this means in terms of vis- Force coast to final Proud to Run won’t have to be the narrative for other ath- ibility for trans athletes.” letes. Mosier returns to Chicago at least once a year regular-season registration open Registration is now open for its 2015 Proud “I knew it was possible and I knew how I to visit family and will be in the Windy City in win over St. Louis to Run 10K run and 5K run/walk that will would need to perform to make it happen. I October to run the annual Bank of America Chi- By Ross Forman take place June 27. was a little worried leading up to the race as cago Marathon. He likely will add a few triath- Proud to Run has selected Affinity Commu- I had a knee injury that kept me from running lons and duathlons between now and October. Jamie Fornal caught a 12-yard touchdown nity Services, AIDS Legal Council of Chicago and cycling for the three weeks leading up to “To compete in general and be eligible for a pass from Rachel Gore on the third play from (ALCC) and Chicago House as beneficiaries of the race, but I knew I had done the training place on Team USA, I had to receive clearance scrimmage for the Chicago Force, and the its annual race. Since 1982, Proud to Run has necessary to make it happen. Adrenaline took from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. Now that I’ll rout was on. raised more than $400,000 for local LGBTQ over on race day and my knee held up, and it be competing in a world competition, which is The Force finished its regular-season June organizations. Affinity and ALCC are first- all fell into place.” governed by the International Triathlon Union 13 with a dominant, weather-shorted 57-0 time beneficiaries while Chicago House has Mosier, who now lives in New York City, is (ITU) instead of USA Triathlon, I will need to win over the St. Louis Slam (6-2). The game been involved in past Proud to Run races. married and a coach with Empire Tri Club and get cleared by the World Anti-Doping Agency was called with 5:28 remaining in the fourth The event will start at Montrose Avenue online with DailyBurn. He also works in hous- (WADA) and apply for a Therapeutic Use Ex- quarter due to lightning. and Simmonds Drive, just north of Montrose ing at a college in New York. emption for testosterone through both ITU and Jeanette Gray had two touchdown recep- Harbor. There are staggered starting times; tions, while Cassey Brick scored on TD runs the 10K starts at 8:04 a.m., with the 5K com- of 3, 17 and 11 yards. mencing at 8:15 a.m. The Force opens Women’s Football Alliance Runners and walkers can sign up in one of (WFA) playoffs on June 27 against Cleveland, three categories: mixed, male-identified or though as of press time it had not been con- female-identified. The top team in each cat- firmed that Chicago would host the game. egory in the 10K run and in the 5K run/walk “This was a great way to end the regular- will receive a coupon for a custom cake from season; we really were able to perfect our Whole Foods. craft and also mix up some things; we were Interested persons can register at www. able to throw some new things out there to proudtorun.org. Race-day registration is also see what worked,,” said defensive end Angel available. Smith, who was named the Defensive Game Michael Sam. Day MVP, an award sponsored by Spin Night- Photo by Scott Rovak club and DLG Management. Pride 5K run/walk “I thought I played much better compared to the Boston game [on May 30]; I was a lot June 25 in Boystown more focused and just out there doing what The second annual Pride lakefront party I’ve been trained to do.” and Pride5K run/walk will take place Thurs- Gore also rushed in for two touchdowns, in- day, June 25. try since June 3, when his post promoted cluding a 43-yard scamper, helping Chicago The outdoor bash, which benefits Center on Michael Sam’s Chobani yogurt. On June 7, he retweeted a build a 22-0 lead after the first quarter. The Halsted, will feature DJs, drinks and go-go Sports Motivation post that read, “Negative future in question Force led 42-0 at halftime. dancers following a 5K “fun run” along the people will always try to drag you down to Openly gay football player Michael Sam has The Force offensive line received the Of- lakefront path. their level. Love them but rise above them!” seemingly hit another road block, according fensive Game Day MVP award, also sponsored The race kicks off at 7:30 p.m. near the Sam, the first openly gay player drafted by to Advocate.com. by Spin Nightclub and DLG Management. The Lakefront at Fullerton Avenue and Lake Shore the National Football League (NFL), recently Only a day before his first exhibition match honorees on the line include Roz Bennett, Drive. When the run is over, DJs Matthew Har- signed with the Alouettes for a two-year deal with the Canadian Football League’s Montreal Jamie Menzyk, Dawn Pederson, Tami Engel- vat and Adam LeBlanc of Sixteen Candles will after the NFL’s St. Louis Rams and Dallas Alouettes, the team announced Sam was on man, Cat Converse, Leeann Bluske and Anne be the featured entertainment at the Pride Cowboys cut him. his way back to the United States. Witt. Weekend Kick-Off Party at Diversey Harbor, NBC News revealed June 15 that the Alou- After Sam’s agent said he missed a June 11 “It’s playoff time … the season starts 6-10 p.m. Beer and wine will be available for ettes placed Sam on the team’s suspended practice because of a migraine, the team said now,” Smith said. “We win or go home.” purchase. list. The exact reason for Sam’s leaving was in a statement, “[June 12], Michael asked The fee is $45 ($50 after May 15). Packet still not revealed. the team for special permission to leave pick-up will take place on Friday, June 19 (6- The original article is at http://www.advo- training camp and return home for personal 10 p.m.), and Saturday, June 20 (9 a.m.-5 cate.com/sports/2015/06/13/michael-sams- reasons. ... The organization will have no fur- p.m.), at Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Hal- future-montreal-football-team-suddenly-un- ther comment on this matter at this time.” sted St. Visit http://starevents.com/events/ certain. As of June 14, Sam had no Facebook en- pride-5k/. WINDY CITY TIMES June 17, 2015 29

Slo Mo’s DJ Audio Jack. Slo ‘Mo takes Photo by Moll Jean Pride in R&B By Melissa Wasserman room. The musical talent goes on blast this time, as the live band and guest performers, in- Remix! Slo’ Mo: Slow Jams for Homos will cel- cluding JC Brooks and Rapper Chicks, cover the ebrate Pride on the South Side with “Paradise favorites, while DJ Tess and Audio Jack spin at Promontory” on Friday, June 19. the Slo ‘Mo style dance party into the night. Slo ‘Mo, the award-winning dance party, has “For me, when I was just a partier, just a been grooving to R&B classics for four years. guest at the party, it was a good place to see With its residency at Logan Square’s The Whis- a lot of friends that I considered good friends tler, dancing queens can attend the party on that I didn’t see all the time,” Audio Jack said. the third Thursday of every month. The Slo ‘Mo “I described it like hanging out with your bud- family also hosts other events around the city dies on Saturday or Sunday football, but this is for those who cannot make it out during the like we’re going out. It became a great place later hours. to catch up with friends and dance and bond said Kaza. “I think the fact that we have fe- moment they share together and I think when “Slo ‘Mo is more than just music,” said Slo over music.” male DJs, that presence and energy is really you walk into the room you’re like ‘this feels so ‘Mo Creator and Paradise party host/producer The venue has the capacity to hold a couple incredible, it’s a very male-dominated space awesome and it feels really good.’” Kristen Kaza. “It’s also about a feeling and the hundred guests. Audio Jack compared the ex- gay or straight in terms of that industry and For more information and to purchase feeling is of positivity. R&B music is very nos- perience of Slo ‘Mo party to having a dance both DJs have such an incredible presence on tickets, visit http://www.slomoparty. talgic. A lot of people who come to the party party in your living room. stage and amazing call and response between com/ and https://www.facebook.com/ grew up with it, so you know all the lyrics, “This paradise party is like Slo ‘Mo on a much the audience that is really passionate about events/1467371283554749/. you want to sing all the lyrics, you feel good larger scale and with a full live entertainment,” the music and the DJs are [too]. They have this when you’re singing them and you’re with oth- er people who are singing along with you and then you see the DJs singing too, you can’t not feel good in that moment. That’s something that we’re trying to constantly recreate, but in this organic way and as a community knowing that it’s not just about us, it’s also about the people.” A few years ago, Kaza was riding her bike one warm summer evening when she was inspired to create Slo ‘Mo. As she listened to Janet Jackson’s “That’s the Way Love Goes,” she felt a void and realized there were no parties that played similar songs of which she was passion- ate about. Wishing there was a more grown-up, sexy and classy space where she could go with other like-minded, queer women, the idea of Slo ‘Mo came to fruition. Over the years she brought on DJs Tess and Audio Jack to help keep the party’s sound going. “The mission with Slo ‘Mo is to bring people together for a really radically positive and in- clusive environment that’s centered around R&B,” said Kaza, also the principal event pro- ducer of No Small Plans Productions. “The party itself has an incredibly positive and welcom- ing tone to it, so it is definitely a party that provides a platform for folks in the LGBT com- munity and particularly for queer women, but everyone is welcome and I think most people always feel very welcome when they are there.” The idea for Paradise came from the energy at another Slo ‘Mo event. This time, the party plays with Pride. Slo ‘Mo welcomes all iden- tities with a love for R&B music, but mainly draws in a queer female crowd. “I think people understand that it’s an en- vironment that is mostly women and mostly women who identity as lesbian, or bisexual, or queer and it’s pretty awesome to have that be- cause we don’t have a lot of spaces out there where we get to be the majority,” Kaza said. “I think especially now we have the very few les- bian bars that even did exist are really shudder- ing all across the country and as we approached this season of Pride, most Pride events are on the Northside and most pride events are really catering to a straight and gay male commu- nity. They’re not really deeply considering what queer women want or how they like to gather and so I think that’s part of what makes a lot of women feel really good about coming into the Slo ‘Mo environment and also why we wanted to do something on the Southside because the Northside is really where people think to go to Available on iTunes, Amazon Instant, Vudu, for Pride and we have so many other amazing spaces, and neighborhoods and communities in this city.” Google Play, and All Cable Providers. June 30th! At Paradise, like other Slo’Mo events, party- goers will hear music from the ‘70s, ‘80s and www.saugatuckcuresmovie.com ‘90s. Song by Anita Baker, Sade, D’Angelo, Beyonce, Whitney Houston, Mary J. Blige and many other well-known artists will fill the 30 June 17, 2015 WINDY CITY TIMES Lesbian musicians kick off Pride Month

By VERN HESTER “the most powerful lesbians on the planet”— Melissa Etheridge, k.d. lang, Ellen DeGeneres Gay Pride Month 2015 kicked off with a flood and O’Donnell) while stunning the still-laugh- of lesbian artists who played here on consecu- ing audience with a selection of some of her tive nights while offering fans a wide variety most intimate music while performing with of styles. a bracing fury. Her set included older chest- The parade started June 4, when Canadian nuts (“E-mails,” “Somehow We Get There”) and LGBTQ ally Jenn Grant opened for Chris Delm- new material from her upcoming self-titled CD horst at Evanston’s SPACE to showcase her lat- (“Scenic View,” “Relief”). est album, Compostela. Grant, who recently After the show, Ferrick came out to sign au- headlined a benefit show for LGBTQ activist tographs and mingle with her fans (some of Raymond Tavaal on April 29 in Halifax, per- whom were barely legal and had never had the formed newer songs “No One’s Gonna Love You chance to see her perform in person). She also (Quite Like I Do),” “Trailer Park” and “Barce- mentioned that the physical edition of her new lona” to an engaged audience. CD will be released in the fall and that she will On June 5, out singer/guitarist/composer be returning here in support with a show at Melissa Ferrick played a solo show in the same Chicago City Winery Oct. 4. Melissa Ferrick (center, with fans). venue in front of an enthusiastic, sold-out Next up was out performer Mary Lambert, Photo by Vern Hester house. As is her unique style, Ferrick cracked who opened for Brit rockers The Script at The jokes and told saucy stories (including humor- Riviera June 6. Lambert followed first opener house singing along) but also with her blunt not apologizing for anything while launching ous asides about meeting and re-meeting Rosie Colton Avery’s well-received set by not only en- charm (“I cuss a lot...and I am gay.”). Accom- into a giggly fit that, like Ferrick’s spontane- O’Donnell in embarrassing circumstances, and gaging the restless crowd with a lilting version panied on guitar by her friend, who she intro- ous humor, won over this largely white straight finding herself at an intimate house party with of her “She Keeps Me Warm” (which had the duced only as “Tim,” Lambert made a point of middle-class crowd. Lambert spoke at length about “losing it” at the dress rehearsal for the Grammys in 2014 for the song “Same Love” when she saw the multitude of same-sex couples in attendance ready to take their vows. (Lambert sang and co-wrote the song with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis.) The punch line of her story came when a leather-and-lace-attired Madonna appeared out of thin air to comfort her. As the icon gen- tly swept her tears away, Lambert swore that she had been touched by the hand of God. Her reading of “When You Sleep” was so pow- erful that it forced this crowd to listen quietly and absorb it, but the recitation of her poem “Body Love” (which addresses female body im- age, self acceptance, self respect, self-worth and loving oneself completely) was met with a thunderous response. Lambert’s closer, “Se- crets,” took the message of “Body Love” to an entirely new plateau, as the song humorously acknowledged the difficulties that Lambert has dealt with in her young life (her dysfunctional family; being diagnosed as bipolar; and ac- cepting and loving her body and her sexuality despite a conservative-right Christian upbring- ing). “Secrets” was presented here with so much bounce and energy that Lambert left the audience screaming for more. On June 8, Chicago LGBTQ allies Split Feet, fronted by out vocalist/guitarist Jess Skolnik, ripped through a thunderous set of guitar- driven hard rock while serving up generous portions of the band’s soon-to-be-released new cassette at The Empty Bottle. Older songs like “Bernice” and “Gentian” found themselves sandwiched between the new songs, which in- cluded “You’re A Ghost,” “Best Buddy,” “Double Blind” and “Shame Parade.” Split Feet will be playing The Subterranean, 2011 W. North Ave., with queer-friendly rockers Fake Limbs on June 27. Midler touring, in Chicago June 18 Grammy-winning singer and legendary per- former Bette Midler’s first major tour in a de- cade, “Divine Intervention,” has launched. She started her tour with shows in the Flor- ida cities of Hollywood and Tampa, and she’s slated to stop by Chicago’s United Center on Thursday, June 18. Accompanied on stage by a 12-piece band as well as backing vocals by the Harlettes, the show features a stage production courtesy of stage designer Michael Cotton. Midler coun- terbalances the two-hour set of songs with a skewering of social media, in which Midler mocks Facebook and Twitter with commentary and punchlines. For complete tour and ticket information, visit bettemidler.com and www.livenation.com. WINDY CITY TIMES June 17, 2015 31 32 June 17, 2015 WINDY CITY TIMES

50th Midsommarfest a memorable one Andersonville Midsommarfest 2015. Photos by Paul Hirsch. See many more photos online at www.windycitymediagroup.com By Sebastian Saenz ish heritage of Andersonville, it mixed harmon- ically multicultural elements, along with music Chicago never disappoints in terms of culture and costumes from the ‘60s that paid homage and fun, and Andersonville’s Midsommarfest is to 1965, the year this festival was held for the perfect example, and a true must. June 12- the very first time. The donations will support 14 was a weekend hard to forget, thanks to cultural and commercial activities in Anderson- this annual street festival. But this June was ville for the rest of the year. special, as Midsommarfest noted its golden an- niversary (50 years). Marcos, from San Antonio, told Windy City Times he was looking for “drinks, shopping and fun,” and he was not disappointed. With five stages, savings from local shops, and dozens of stands all over Clark Street, the big crowd could not just get enough from this neighbor- hood. People could find anything: clothes, art, antiques, real estate and information about human rights. They would walk around with pizza, kebabs, beer, wine, mojitos, sangria and even chocolate-covered strawberries in their hands—and it seemed that all attendees had smiles on their faces. On the stages, people enjoyed the performances of bands such as 16 Candles, The Congregation and Little Queens. And among the fun activities there was a hula- hoop show, a climbing wall, a pet parade and face-painting. Even though the festival honored the Swed-

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I want to do right now. It’s an amazing role. Maybe one day. The thing about it is I don’t @sidetrackbar There may want to get in drag for eight shows a week.” be a link When asked if he’d be interested in starring in between Brian the show, Nick Jonas also demurred, saying, “I Williams and would love to do that, but ... I don’t think I’d the underwear like to come into a show—like replace some- of Mitt Romney body—because I’ve done that a few times.” (left), Billy Jonas hopes to originate a role or, even better, says. write a Broadway musical or play. Jonas continues to put himself out there for his gay fans. The sexy singer heard that Iggy Azalea had pulled out of headlining Pittsburgh Pride this past weekend. He called up the or- ganization and offered to fill in. “When I heard “You know what interested Brian about poli- June 24th about the difficult position Pittsburgh Pride tics? Brian was obsessed with whether Mitt was in just days before their event, I knew I Romney wore the Mormon underwear.”—An had to find a way to help. I’m excited to do unnamed source at NBC talks about Brian Wil- what I can to support the LGBT community in liams’ diverse interests, or lack thereof. He’ll Pittsburgh.” He just got hotter to me. have lots of time to investigate Mormon under- You would think the Tony Awards would be #NoCover@Sidetrack wear, since we hear NBC will not be bringing the big theater news from last week. But the him back to the anchor desk. awards were trumped the following day by the I could have been rear-ended by John Sta- one-night-only benefit performance of Bomb- mos. There’s an opening (so to speak) I never shell—the musical at the heart of the series June uprising: thought I’d utter. At roughly 7:45 p.m. on Smash. June 12, the Beverly Hills Police Department Most of the cast were on hand to reprise their received calls about a reckless driver. Shortly roles—including the dueling Marilyn Monroes thereafter, Stamos was pulled over at the of Megan Hilty and Katherine McPhee, in addi- corner of Santa Monica Boulevard and Bev- tion to Christian Borle, Will Chase, Debra Mess- erly Drive—just a hop, skip and a jump from ing, Brian d’Arcy James and Jeremy Jordan. Billy Masters International! Alas, I was at the The show sold out in less than an hour and Filth2Go Beach House in Fort Lauderdale, so raised more than $800K for the Actors Fund. I missed all the drama. The cops ascertained The entire evening was rapturously received. that Stamos needed medical assistance, so he (You can see some videos on BillyMasters. was rushed to a hospital where he was treated com.) So, where does it go from here? The pro- and also issued a citation for suspicion of DUI. ducers point out that while they have a great He’ll get his day in court Sept. 11. 3349 N. Halsted ® score, the book was never fully written. Still, it SidetrackChicago.com We hear that Caitlyn Jenner has been ap- could have legs. Composer Marc Shaiman said, proached about being a judge for the Miss USA “I would love to do this at the Hollywood Bowl. Pageant, which takes place July 12. Note that ... Marilyn comes home.” this is not Miss America; Miss USA is the one In other Hollywood fairytales, let’s move to owned by Donald Trump where, I believe, you Michael Egan’s suit against Bryan Singer, Garth can’t compete unless you’ve had a minimum Ancier and other industry bigwigs. When last of three plastic-surgery procedures and at least we left this tawdry tale (or tail), his story of two things implanted (and I think we all know being plied with alcohol and drugs and being what those two things should be). It should taken advantage of while underage was un- Hot ’n horny hookups. also be mentioned that Miss USA allows trans- raveling. Now, Egan’s former attorneys have gender contestants. It’s really quite a good publicly apologized to the accused. Lead at- fit—especially since Jenner watched that very torney Jeff Herman told Ancier, “Based on pageant when trying to come up with a female what I know now, I believe that I participated name. in making what I now know to be untrue and It’s been reported that Jenner’s net worth provably false allegations against you. I deeply has gone up exponentially since going public regret the pain, suffering and damage the law- as Caitlyn. The going rate for a Caitlyn appear- suits and publicity have caused you, and your ance is more than $100K—whereas Bruce only family, friends and colleagues.” It was revealed got about $20K. That said, Jenner waived any that the attorneys would make a “significant fee this past week for the two hours spent at financial payment” to Ancier. the Los Angeles LGBT Center touring the fa- That leads right into our “Ask Billy” ques- cility and speaking with transgender youth— tion. Karl in Chicago writes, “I read that LeBron although I hasten to add that this visit was flashed his penis on live TV. What happened? Do filmed for her reality show. In addition to the you have the footage?” show and personal appearances, Jenner has During game four between the Cleveland also been asked to appear on the second sea- Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors, ABC’s son of the Amazon hit Transparent. Creator Jill cameras happened to be in the right place at Soloway explained the people behind the show the right time. While LeBron James and his aren’t sure exactly how to work Caitlyn into the teammates were in a huddle, he pulled down show: “I don’t know if she’d want to act, but the front of his shorts to “adjust” himself. You we definitely want to incorporate the fact that can check it out at BillyMasters.com. she came out into this season.” When we’re providing instant replay from the Non-Stop Laverne Cox has gotten used to making his- NBA Finals, we’ve definitely come to the end tory. She was the first transgender person to of yet another column. Before we wrap up, I’d pose for the cover of Time, to get an Emmy like to acknowledge the passing of porn star nomination, and to appear nude in Allure mag- Cole Tucker. While the term “legend” is tossed Cruising azine. Now she has something else to add to around haphazardly these days, Tucker cer- that list—she’ll be the first transgender person tainly qualified for the unique niche he created to be immortalized as a wax figure in Madame in the world of gay porn. You can learn about Tussauds. Her doppelganger will be housed in all kinds of legends at www.BillyMasters.com, the location at Fisherman’s Wharf in San Fran- the site that can fill any niche. If you’ve got cisco. a question for me, send it along to Billy@Bil- Get up to 10 days unlimited access. Adam Lambert has revealed that he was of- lyMasters.com, and I promise to get back to fered the lead role in Hedwig and the Angry you before I try some of Stamos’ Greek yogurt! Inch on Broadway, but turned it down. He said, Until next time, remember, one man’s filth is Join now for FREE. “I’m flattered they asked me, but it’s not what another man’s bible. Accessible: 38 June 17, 2015 WINDY CITY TIMES DISH from page 34

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