THE FIGHT BEGINS Immigration and Refugee Groups Resist Trump Policies by Matt Simonette

Gathering of CLASP supporters. Photo by Matt Simonette vol 32, no. 20 Feb. 1, 2017 www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com THE FIGHT BEGINS Immigration and refugee groups resist Trump policies By Matt Simonette

Community members held a fundraising event, on Jan. 28, for Chicago LGBT Asylum Support Partners (CLASP) at the Uptown home of activist Andy Thayer and his husband Aldo Hernandez. CLASP provides housing for recently arrived immigrants as well as necessities such as Ventra cards. According to activist Charlotte Lill, who volunteers with the group, “Once folks come and seek asylum, and they don’t have any housing, LOOKING BACK they’re in detention.” The film I Am Not Your Negro is based on an The gathering came at an important moment, just a day after President Thousands of people have been protesting Trump’s unfinished work by James Baldwin. 17 Muslim ban over this past week. See pages 6-7. Turn to page 7 Photo by Mona Noriega

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Talking with Tony winner Jessie Mueller 16 Artemis Singers salute MichFest 16 ACCLAIMED PERFORMANCE ARTIST Film review: ‘I Am Not Your Negro’ 17 Gathering of CLASP supporters. RETURNS TO CHICAGO Photo by Matt Simonette vol 32, no. 20 Feb. 1, 2017 www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com THE FIGHT BEGINS ‘Kevin’s Room’ marks 15th anniversary 18 Immigration and refugee groups resist Trump policies NIGHTSPOTS 20 BY MATT SIMoNeTTe

Community members held a fundraising event, on Jan. 28, for Chicago LGBT Asylum Support Partners (CLASP) at the Uptown home of activist Andy Thayer and his husband Aldo Hernandez. CLASP provides housing for recently arrived immigrants as well as necessities such as Ventra cards. According to activist Charlotte Lill, who volunteers with Classifieds 22 the group, “Once folks come and seek asylum, and they don’t have any housing, LOOKING BACK they’re in detention.” The film I Am Not Your Negro is based on an The gathering came at an important moment, just a day after President Thousands of people have been protesting Trump’s unfinished work by James Baldwin. 17 Turn to page 7 Muslim ban over this past week. See pages 6-7. Photo by Mona Noriega Calendar Q 22

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THAT’S SHOW BIZ Find out the latest about Alan Cumming, Eartha Kitt and Charlie FEBRUARY 10–11 AND Carver. FEBRUARY 17–18 $25 The upcoming series The Obama Years: The Power of Words is among plus Five Worth Finding. DAILY BREAKING NEWS Image from The Smithsonian Channel steppenwolf.org 4 Feb. 1, 2017 WINDY CITY TIMES Morrison files new Open To Thinking anti-trans restroom bill by Nick Patricca by Matt Simonette ment and school board. Free the Word Activist Rick Garcia, who was present when the State Rep. Thomas Morrison (R-Palatine), on Jan. bill was introduced, said he was confident that When I was a youngster, I wanted to be a writ- ed, he quipped: “leave it to you in your final 25, again filed a new bathroom bill that would Morrison would not be able to pick up much sup- er for a newspaper, or a U.S. Senator. I avidly days on earth to commit to a dying art.” essentially relegate transgender Illinois students port, since neither leadership in the House or read the papers I delivered to my clients and The art of journalism and of the essay is to using either designated washroom and chang- Senate would be likely to support his bill. passionately participated in the politics of the not dying because of new media. Our art is ing-room facilities or the facilities available for “Truth be told, I don’t think it’s going any- times, reporting on Adlai Stevenson for presi- not being destroyed by technology: it is being their gender-identity assigned at birth. where,” Garcia said. dent rallies for the Kingsley House paper (like killed by dishonest and incompetent writers This is Morrison’s second attempt at such a The bill, HR664, is the second reprise of failed Chicago’s Hull House) in my hood—an Italian and by lazy readers who only want to have bill. His first try, filed in Jan. 2016, stalled in the anti-LGBT legislation in the 2017 legislative ses- and Black ghetto in East Liberty, Pittsburgh. their prejudices reinforced. House Rules Committee after being referred there sion. State Senator Kyle McCarter (R-Lebanon), I wanted to write because I experienced I had been aware of the avalanche of fake the following April. on Jan. 11, filed a bill that would prohibit state how the columnists I read opened up whole news that contributed to the disgrace of our A high school in Morrison’s district was the and local governments from retaliatory action new worlds for me, how they raised issues that presidential campaign, but I had not really center of much controversy in late 2015 when a against an individual or individuals if they act mattered to the well-being of my community, appreciated the sinister depths of the problem transgender student sued to be able to use the under the belief that a marriage is an institution how they allowed me to participate in the until I read this article in the NYTimes: ‘Fake civil life of my country. News Masterpiece,’ Jan. 18, 2017. girls’ locker room facilities. The Obama adminis- reserved for unions between a man and a woman. I wanted to be a U.S. Senator because I tru- According to the article, a young man used tration deemed that the school was in violation He sponsored a similar bill that failed the fol- ly believed that the U.S. Senate was a ‘club’ his writing skills to make money by creating of Title IX regulations, which placed the school’s lowing year. in which principled people discuss matters of fabrications of voter fraud against Hillary federal funding in peril. HR664 can be viewed at bit.ly/2jfOs9v. great import in a rational, dignified way for Clinton. He successfully marketed these false A deal was struck in Dec. 2015. But that result- Related coverage is at WindyCityMediaGroup. the benefit of the entire nation. My favorite accusations to those who wanted to believe ing deal came over the objections of many pupils’ com/lgbt/Legislation-targets-Illinois-trans-stu- senators were Wayne Morse of Oregon and that Clinton could not win a fair election be- dents-statewide-coalition-responds/57924.html. families, some of whom later sued the govern- Margaret Chase Smith of Maine, both Repub- cause they believed Trump’s assertions that licans, who adamantly opposed McCarthyism the election would be rigged. (CNN tally of the popular vote: Clinton @windycitytimes1 /windycitymediagroup = 65,844,954 = 48.2%; Trump = 62,979,879 = “The art of journalism and of the essay is 46.1%) @windycitytimes www.windycitymediagroup.com not dying because of new media. Our art Historically, debasing a nation’s currency foretells is not being destroyed by technology: it is the impending destruc- being killed by dishonest and incompetent tion of its economy. In collaboration with International Cities of Refuge Network (ICORN) and PEN International, the Chicago writers and by lazy readers who only want For me, devaluing writ- Network for Justice and Peace and the Guild Literary Complex announce: ers and debasing lan- to have their prejudices reinforced.” guage foretells the im- CHICAGO CITY OF REFUGE pending destruction of initiative for exiled writers our civil society. This type of fraud Sunday, February 19, 2017, 1 PM and maintained their principles in the face of gravely injures writers, especially writers who Loyola University Chicago all types of bullies even from their own party. suffer persecution and exile because they are In 1952, to protest Nixon and McCarthy, true to their vocation. My colleague, Unoma Lake Shore Campus, Piper Hall, First Floor Wayne Morse brought a folding chair to the Azuah, has been forced to leave her home in Senate floor and sat in the middle between Nigeria because of her writings on cultural the two parties to physically demonstrate his freedom for women and sexual minorities. My independence. Margaret Chase Smith won my colleague, Osama Alomar, has been forced to heart forever when she announced that she leave Syria because of his writings on human would never vote for a bill that she had not rights and dignity. When I see these good read or understood. writers struggling to survive and practice their I revered words. Did not the Christian Scrip- art in their new homes in Chicago, I remember Unoma Azuah Osama Alomar tures declare that we are created by the Word why I still believe in and revere WORDS. of God? Help us MAKE SPACE for writers to create. The program features presentations by Unoma Azuah, in exile from Nigeria because of her I no longer want to be a U.S. Senator be- Come meet Unoma and Osama on Sunday, Feb. writings on human sexuality and freedom for women, and Osama Alomar, in exile from Syria cause I do not judge that I could keep my san- 19 at 1 p.m., Piper Hall, Loyola University Chi- because of his writings on human rights and dignity and his work for freedom of expression. ity in an institution so severely handicapped cago Lake Shore Campus. Exiled writers are forced from their homelands because of persecutions and imprisonments, by partisan factionalism, sectarian fanaticism, Help us FREE THE WORD for its true purpose: threatened with torture or death. Living in extreme jeopardy for the nonviolent expression of and MONEY. I admire and praise the senators to discover, to inform, to entertain, to en- their opinions and the practice of their art, they have chosen to make Chicago their new home who have been able to survive and do some lighten, to help us know and do the good. good for us all. where they can live, work, and write in freedom and dignity. ICORN cities world-wide have When I told my brother that I had joined © [email protected] hosted over 170 persecuted writers. Windy City Times to contribute a monthly op- Contact Nick Patricca for additional information: [email protected] Free and open to the public. RSVP recommended. Free Parking available in main parking structure. Nick Patricca is professor emeritus at Loyola University Chicago, president of Chicago Network and playwright emeritus at Victory Gardens Theater. Sponsored by the Gannon Center for Women and Leadership WINDY CITY TIMES Feb. 1, 2017 5 Equality Illinois to Pro-gay federal LGBTs included honor Noriega, judge Norris dies in EEOC report William A. Norris—a former federal appeals The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Com- Cosgrove Feb. 4 court judge who wrote an iconic ruling on gay- mission (EEOC) released detailed breakdowns for Chicago Human Relations Commissioner Mona rights long before same-sex marriage entered the the 91,503 charges of workplace discrimination Noriega and Personal PAC CEO Terry Cosgrove will lexicon—has died at age 89. the agency received in fiscal year 2016—and be the 2017 recipients of the Equality Illinois While serving on the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of it marked the second consecutive year that the Freedom Award for their lifelong commitment to Appeals, Norris, who was appointed by President number of charges filed with EEOC increased. fighting for the civil rights and personal freedoms Jimmy Carter, authored a majority decision that Also, this is the first year that the EEOC includ- of all Illinoisans. said gays had the same constitutional protections ed detailed information aboutLGBT charges in its The recognition will be made at the Equality Il- as racial minorities. The case, Watkins v. United year-end summary. EEOC resolved 1,650 charges linois 2017 Gala, the Midwest’s largest LGBTQ for- States Army, overturned the mandatory discharge and recovered $4.4 million for LGBT individuals mal celebration. It will be held on Saturday, Feb. of Staff Sgt. Perry J. Watkins for acknowledging who filed sex discrimination charges with EEOC in 4, at the Hilton Chicago, 720 S. Michigan Ave. he was gay. fiscal year 2016. In addition, Equality Illinois will honor the Ann Norris’ ruling has been described as the first Overall, EEOC resolved 97,443 charges for the & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago to use an equal-protection analysis regarding gay 2016 fiscal year, securing more than $482 million with its Business Leadership Award. rights. for victims of discrimination in private sector and Starting as a citizen activist in the late ‘70s, He graduated from Stanford Law School and state and local government workplaces through Noriega organized events to help women build clerked for Supreme Court Justice William O. voluntary resolutions and litigation. their community and was a trailblazer for advo- Douglas. Plans for a memorial service are pend- The report is at https://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/ cacy for Latina lesbians. In 1993, she went to ing. statistics/enforcement/?utm_content=&utm_ Mona Noriega. work for Lambda Legal and, in 2011, Chicago medium=email&utm_name=&utm_ Mayor Rahm Emanuel appointed Noriega to serve Photo by Gretchen Rachel Hammond source=govdelivery&utm_term=. as chair and commissioner of the Chicago Com- mission on Human Relations. Cosgrove is president and CEO of Personal PAC, the Illinois political organization that focuses on electing pro-choice candidates in the state. He got his start in advocacy in the 1970s, when he worked for a tenants’ rights organization in Champaign-Urbana while also active in the gay A NIGHT and lesbian rights movement. He also serves as w /OSCAR commissioner on the Illinois Commission on Hu- // man Rights, appointed by Gov. Pat Quinn in 2011. Tickets and more information about the gala are available at EqualityIlinois.org/2017-gala.

L.A. historian Stuart Timmons dies Stuart Timmons—known for chronicling the history of gay Los Angeles in the book Gay L. A.: A History of Sexual Outlaws, Power Politics, and Lipstick Lesbians, co-authored with Lillian Fader- man—died Jan. 14 at age 60. Timmons suffered a debilitating stroke almost a decade ago but had been active in the West Hollywood and Silver Lake gay communities over the past four years. Timmons had started walking tours of West Hollywood, Downtown Los Angeles and Silver Lake in 2007 but was sidelined after his stroke in 2008. Because of his knowledge and love of LGBT history, Timmons also served as a former board OSCAR member and executive director of the ONE Na- tional Gay and Lesbian Archives with his longtime friend, author Mark Thompson. By July XPOSED R U OSCAR 2010, Timmons seemed well enough to participate in celebrating Harry Hay’s 100th birthday. A blog by the Stuart Timmons Trust contains his own story of his early life; see https://www. blogger.com/profile/15587364722073765810. More about Timmons is at https://thepridela. com/2017/01/gay-author-historian-stuart- Celebrate our Ten Year Anniversary and all the drama of a Night with Oscar ! timmons-dead-60/. Enjoy a fabulous festive Live Academy Awards Telecast at Center on Halsted while supporting the LGBTQ Community, featuring: Red Carpet Arrival, Cocktail Service, Hors d’oeuvres & Buffet Dinner, Reserved Seating, Deluxe Silent Auction & Raffle

CENTERONHALSTED.ORG/ANWO #RISEWITHUS SPARCINC.COM DESIGN: 6 Feb. 1, 2017 WINDY CITY TIMES tries, saying their entrance “would be detrimental [their admission] is consistent with the national Anti-Trump protest at O’Hare. to the interests of the United States.” interest.” Photo by Emmanuel Garcia The order also suspends the U.S. refugee pro- The order also calls on Homeland Security to gram for 120 days while various federal agen- expedite the implementation of a “biometric cies amend the program “to ensure that those entry-exit tracking system for all travelers to the approved for refugee admission do not pose a United States.” threat to the security and welfare of the United The order applies to people arriving to the U.S. States….” It directs that the refugee program from seven specific nations: Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lib- changes include “to the extent permitted by law” ya, Sudan, Yemen and Somalia. Numerous media amendments “to prioritize refugee claims made organizations have reported that, while many of by individuals on the basis of religious-based Trump’s business interests are located in Muslim- persecution, provided that the religion of the in- dominated countries, none are located in any of dividual is a minority religion in the individual’s the seven targeted nations. National Public Radio country of nationality.” also noted that “No Muslim extremist from any of This latter sentence is aimed at giving priority these places has carried out a fatal attack in the to applications filed by Christians from Muslim U.S. in more than two decades.” nations. The ACLU has filed a lawsuit to stop the im- Trump explained that provision to CBN. migration ban and a federal judge in New York In Syria, he said, “They were chopping off the temporarily blocked the order’s call for deporta- heads of everybody, but more so the Christians,” tion of immigrants arriving at U.S. airports with so he thought it unfair that the United States valid visas, green cards, or refugee status. Fed- was allowing more Muslims than Christians into eral judges in other states took other actions that the States. stopped parts of the order. But the Department CNN fact-checked that point and cited Pew of Homeland Security vowed to forge ahead with research indicating that, in 2016, 99 percent of enforcement, saying it “retains its right to revoke Syrians entering the U.S. were Muslim, compared visas at any time if required for national security Trump immigration to less than 1 percent Christian. However, the or public safety.” Syrian population is 93 percent Muslim. And the In a Jan. 28 memo concerning ISIS, President numbers of Muslims and Christians allowed into Trump directed the secretary of defense to pres- orders spurs protests the U.S. from all countries were roughly the same. ent to him within 30 days a “preliminary draft” The order specifically identifies Syrians seeking of a “comprehensive strategy and plans for the refugee status as “detrimental” to U.S. interests defeat of ISIS.” across the country and suspends their entry “until such time as I “ISIS is responsible for the violent murder of have determined that sufficient changes have tional LGBT group, said, “There is nothing wrong By Lisa Keen been made [to the refugee program] to ensure Turn to page 7 Keen News Service with taking a thoughtful pause to reassess our country’s immigration policy -- policy that both President Donald Trump invoked the specter of Republicans and Democrats agree is broken.” He violence against LGBT people as part of his justi- applauded President Trump “for becoming the fication for signing an executive order last Friday first-ever Republican president to issue an af- afternoon that bars people from several Muslim- firmation in support of the gay community via dominated countries from entering the U.S. for at executive order.” least 120 days. “Regardless of one’s feelings on these policies, He also cited the attack on the LGBT nightclub this represents an important milestone in LGBT in Orlando last year to explain, in a memo issued and Republican history, said Angelo. Jan. 28, why he is developing a “Plan to Defeat Reaction to the executive order was swift and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.” dramatic from all quarters of the U.S. and world, But LGBT legal activists were among the with protesters gathering outside the White throngs of people denouncing the immigration House and at international airports around the restrictions. globe. By Jan. 29, Trump issued a statement say- “The new policy is blatantly unconstitutional ing, “To be clear, this is not a Muslim ban. ... This and betrays our nation’s commitment to religious is not about religion —this is about terror and freedom,” said Shannon Minter, legal director for keeping our country safe.” the National Center for Lesbian Rights. “It en- President Trump compared his executive order dangers the lives of countless people, including to action taken by President Obama in 2011, LGBT people, in the targeted countries. Trump’s suspending for several months the processing of mention of sexual orientation is a distraction and applications from Iraqi nationals seeking to en- does not mitigate the unlawfulness or reprehen- ter the U.S. The suspension was taken after the sibility of the new policy in any way.” FBI found evidence that two Iraqi nationals who Rachel Tiven, chief executive officer for Lamb- entered the U.S. as refugees had engaged in ter- da Legal, said, “LGBT people refuse to be pawns rorist activities. in Mr. Trump’s dangerous and inhumane game. We Specifically, Trump’s executive order states that utterly reject his discrimination against Muslims the United States “should not admit those who in the guise of concern trolling for LGBT rights. engage in acts of bigotry or hatred … or those If he really wants to help LGBT people, he can who would oppress Americans of any race, gen- pledge to retain the executive orders that help der, or sexual orientation.” It says its purpose is protect us and to nominate a Supreme Court jus- to “protect Americans” by ensuring that “those tice who supports equal treatment of all regard- admitted to this country do not bear hostile at- less of their sexual orientation or gender iden- titudes toward it and its founding principles.” tity.” The order “suspends” for 90 days the entrance Not all LGBT reaction was harsh. Gregory An- of both “immigrants and nonimmigrants” from Anti-Trump protest at O’Hare. gelo, president of the Log Cabin Republicans na- any of seven designated Muslim-dominated coun- Photo by Jane Saks WINDY CITY TIMES Feb. 1, 2017 7 Sanctuaries in Practice dialogue engages immigration crackdown By Gretchen Rachel Hammond and celebrated LGBTQ activist Emmanuel Garcia, Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) Chi- There was a palpable sense of apprehension as a cago Deputy Director and Counsel Sufyan Sohel, Jan. 25 audience filled a lecture hall at DePaul Esq., alongside Organized Communities Against University’s Schmitt Academic Center. Deportations organizer and Mijente Policy Direc- That apprehension was tempered with a less tor Tania Unzueta. subdued desire to defy the immigration policies “On the brink of an emergent fascism, we emerging from President Donald Trump’s admin- are here to dialogue and to weave new fabrics istration by first learning about and then imple- of justice,” DePaul University Latin American menting Sanctuaries in Practice, beginning with and Latino Studies and cultural anthropologist the DePaul campus. Jesse Mumm said before moderating that discus- The event, hosted by DePaul’s Critical Ethnic sion. “Whether you are devastated by the news Studies and co-sponsored by the university’s De- of Trump’s executive orders or exhilarated by the partment of Latin American and Latino Studies, largest single-day marches for one cause in the Labor Education Center and Center for Access and history of the human species, our talk center- Front row, L to R: Rachel Caidor, Emmanuel Garcia, Sufyan Sohel, Esq., Tania Unzueta and Jesse Attainment, featured Love & Protect (formerly ing on the notion of how we build sanctuaries is Mumm. Back row: DePaul University faculty and adminstrators. The Chicago Alliance to Free Marissa Alexander) meant for right now.” Photo by Gretchen Rachel Hammond leader Rachel Caidor, Vives Q founder, journalist

CLASP from cover PROTESTS from page 6 the U.S. The gunman who murdered 49 people and injured 102 others at the nightclub in June Donald Trump had issued an order temporarily American citizens in the Middle East, including of last year was an American-born U.S. citizen halting refugee entries as well as banning entry the beheadings of James Foley, Steven Sotloff, whose parents had immigrated from Afghanistan. for citizens from seven predominantly Muslim and Peter Abdul-Rahman Kassig, as well as the The gunman called 911 during the attack and de- nations. That order was stayed by a federal judge, death of Kayla Mueller,” states the memo. “In ad- clared his allegiance with the Islamic State (aka but not before inspiring large-scale protests at dition, ISIS has inspired attacks in the United ISIS or ISIL), but investigators did not find any airports across the nation. States, including the December 2015 attack in evidence beyond his statement that the shooter Activist John Adewoye of CLASP said that the San Bernardino, California, and the June 2016 at- was “directed externally” by any terrorist orga- United States still probably has the best opportu- tack in Orlando, Florida.” nization. nities for many LGBT individuals from other parts During his campaign for the presidency last ©2017 Keen News Service. All rights re- of the world. A native of Nigeria, he used to be a year, Trump repeatedly cited the attack on the served. Catholic priest. Orlando nightclub Pulse, frequently in the con- Visit WindyCityMediaGroup.com for an ar- “I do tell people the United States is not per- text of his proposal to ban Muslims from entering ticle on the first days of the Trump presidency. fect,” Adewoye said. “It’s a beautiful place with defects, because it’s run by human beings.” But being able to live here and even admit to himself that he was gay was profoundly moving, he added, recalling, “That was a concept that Activism meet-ups, made me stand up and help people like me.” CLASP badly needs individuals willing to open personal book recommendations, their homes to refugees and asylum seekers. Ad- ewoye said a bed and bed-linens are the main weekly events, Kids Storytime, and more! requirements, as well as a commitment to pro- John Adewoye. There are so many reasons to support vide meals, since newly-arrived persons will likely Photo by Matt Simonette have no financial resources and won’t be able to Chicago’s only feminist bookstore. work for at least several months. extra step” in securing their freedom, whether Adewoye said that the Ventra card served an they did so by choice or not, he said. “Coming important purpose: allowing the individual to here is not an easy thing. It’s great when people travel about the city and understand what is like tell [asylum-seekers and refugees], ‘Look you to be and feel free, adding, “I say, ‘Go out and have someplace to go.’” enjoy your freedom.” CLASP exists to “celebrate people who took an

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CMSA responds to women’s softball game circa 1990. financial scandal Photo from Outlines/ By Ross Forman Erwin told Windy City Times that the CMSA Windy Board of Directors “has put new safeguards in City Times A major, internal financial scandal has rocked the place to protect against similar issues in the fu- archives Chicago Metropolitan Sports Association (CMSA), ture,” however, he did not explain what the new Windy City Times has confirmed. safeguards are, or will be, nor what they were in Just under $40,000 was embezzled from CMSA the past. over a multi-year period by a longtime, multi- Windy City Times has learned that funds were sport participant who also was the former com- misappropriated for multiple sports that the for- missioner of multiple CMSA sports and was a mer commissioner ran, sources said. member of the CMSA Hall of Fame, according to Windy City Times spoke with a multi-sport CMSA “By law, board members are required to act in basketball, softball, bowling, soccer, golf and multiple sources. participant of more than 10 years. The athlete good faith when they make decisions, and always volleyball. CMSA President Michael Erwin was informed of is “upset and shocked” to learn of the financial try to avoid the misuse or waste of its assets,” CMSA is an all-volunteer organization and all possible financial misappropriation last summer. scandal, especially that there was no safeguard Trowbridge said. “In Illinois, a board’s decisions registration—yearly dues and player fees—must The organization ultimately confronted the for- in place to prevent it. The athlete added that the are evaluated according to what is called the be done online, which “saves both Commission- mer commissioner and an agreement was reached CMSA board has “ignored” its membership by not ‘business judgment rule,’ which requires a board ers and CMSA Treasurer time by taking away the for repayment. No charges were pressed, nor was coming forward with its findings. to make decisions on an informed basis and in handling of money,” according to CMSA’s website. there police involvement, sources said. Matt Moeller, 33, has played in CMSA’s Open good faith. It’s difficult to know if the CMSA In fiscal year (FY) 2015, CMSA reported revenue “Last year, CMSA became aware of and con- Sunday Softball league for six years. “There are a board made decisions on an informed basis and of $619,091 and expenses of $592,004, according cerned about a former commissioner’s actions lot of athletes who pay their hard-earned money in good faith in this situation. to its IRS 990 form. In FY 2014, it had revenue of related to financial reimbursements,” Erwin said to participate, and it seems like the settlement “To my knowledge, they have not disclosed the $658,264 and expenses of $707,857. Softball and in a statement sent to the Windy City Times. “The agreement was a second-chance that, maybe, issue to the membership. If you read the board beach volleyball have the largest operating bud- CMSA Board of Directors engaged counsel and un- this person did not deserve, especially now that minutes for the past few months, only vague gets for the organization, and beach volleyball is dertook a thorough and fair investigation. This the settlement agreement has not been lived up references are made to the misappropriation of CMSA’s largest sport in terms of registrants. CMSA investigation led to serious disciplinary action to.” funds and to a settlement agreement. Of course, has about 4,000 members. and remedial action to recover the full amount Moeller added, “The chances are over [for the rumors are out there. The most common one is Erwin has been the CMSA president for sev- CMSA believes is owed to it.” former commissioner] and [CMSA] needs to be that [the former commissioner] turned in false eral years. The board also includes Felipe Rojas The settlement agreement called for a monthly respectful and responsible to the [membership] receipts in the amount of about $40,000 over his (vice president), Matt Simpson (vice president), payment to CMSA, which started last fall, accord- that pays its money to this organization, if we years as [a] commissioner, it was discovered, the Joshua Dehnke (secretary), Michael O. Rice II ing to sources. The first few payments were sent, want to see it survive and thrive.” board elected not to prosecute but rather to en- (treasurer), and six appointed directors: Courtney but none have been sent since, sources said. Moeller said the settlement agreement “was ter into a repayment plan, and [the former com- Briggs, Diane Carniello, Greg Jung, Julie Norris, Erwin would not comment beyond his emailed one chance too many … I think [CMSA] should missioner] made only two payments of $500 and Jonathon Shaw and Christine Wiesmore Roberts. statement. have pursued legal options from the beginning. has refused to honor the settlement agreement. The CMSA Hall of Fame committee was estab- Erwin did not name the former commissioner; You can’t sweep embezzlement under the rug.” “Whatever the circumstances, the board owes a lished in November 2005, and the first class was however, Windy City Times has acquired an email Ashley Mahn, 32, of LaGrange Park, plays CMSA full explanation of the situation to the member- inducted in the spring of 2007. Erwin sent last October to CMSA league commis- softball and volleyball. ship. That’s the only way we will know if they The Hall of Fame ceremony honoring the Class sioners, the CMSA board and select others. The “The fact that this individual did not have acted appropriately.” of 2016, announced last October, will be Feb. 11, email explains the settlement agreement and proper repercussions for the actions is very con- Erwin, in his statement to Windy City Times, 7-9 p.m., at Hamburger Mary’s, 5400 N. Clark St. names the former commissioner. cerning. A payment plan is not an acceptable noted that “CMSA is an all-volunteer league that The new class is Frank Kisner, Brian Kupersmit, Erwin’s email states that CMSA entered into an punishment for how large of an amount of money has been run successfully by volunteers for de- Mark Liberson (sponsor inductee), Mark Sakala- agreement with the person, “to settle possible this was,” said Mahn, who is straight. cades to provide a safe and inclusive environment res, Brian Sommer and Leslie Wallin. financial-related claims.” Windy City Times has Matt Levin, 47, lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan, for LGBTQ athletes. CMSA and the Board of Direc- Erwin did not comment on the CMSA Hall of tried to reach the accused, and is not using his yet was a multi-sport CMSA member from 2000- tors take the trust and best interests of its mem- Fame status of the former commissioner; how- name at this time until there is further verifica- 2003 and 2006-2014. “The lack of transparency bership very seriously and expect CMSA’s officers ever, the former commissioner’s Hall of Fame bio tion of the incident. The man has also not re- [from the accused] drove me nuts. It wasn’t just and commissioners to carry out their responsibili- has been removed from the CMSA website and sponded to attempts to contact him. finances—it was everything. The commissioner ties ethically and responsibly. sources said the former commissioner has been “As part of that settlement agreement, [this elections, the ratings system ... it all seemed “The Board of Directors hopes that this isolated permanently removed from the Hall. person] has agreed that [their] membership and dirty, secretive, and heavy-handed,” Levin said. and unfortunate situation will not detract from “When I first found out about this [matter], affiliation with CMSA have been terminated for “I lost my cool a couple times, and, in 2010, I the dedicated and honest efforts of the numerous I was extremely disappointed that this indi- life,” Erwin’s email states. “That means [the per- sent the commissioner an email predicting that volunteers who have helped make CMSA one of vidual took advantage of our trust by stealing son] shall be prohibited for life from participat- corruption would be the lasting legacy of his ten- the largest and most successful LGBTQ athletic from this great organization,” said a CMSA Hall ing in any and all future CMSA sports leagues and ure. I still have that email; history has proven organizations in the country.” of Fame member who is still an active athlete. participating in or attending any and all future me right. CMSA is the largest not-for-profit LGBT sports “I am hopeful that the current board will be able CMSA-related sports, parties, fundraisers, charity “Needless to say, I was aghast when CSMA put organization in the Midwest, perhaps the world. to recover all of the money from this individual, events, or other related activities, with no right [this former commissioner] in the Hall of Fame.” CMSA was founded in 1978 as the Gay Athletic and if this individual defaults on their obligation of reinstatement.” Brad Trowbridge, a Chicago-based attorney who Association (GAA) and softball was its first sport. to pay [CMSA] back, then he should be pursued In addition, the former commissioner has been plays CMSA softball, said that the CMSA board of The organization changed its name in 1985 to criminally. banned for life from the North American Gay directors, as is true of all non-profit boards, “has the Metropolitan Sports Association (MSA) and “It’s not right that this person was in a posi- Amateur Athletic Alliance (NAGAAA), which oper- a fiduciary duty to its membership to exercise in 1998 became the Chicago Metropolitan Sports tion of power and trust, and that was betrayed to ates the annual Gay Softball World Series, it was reasonable diligence and due care in conducting Association. the maximum.” confirmed Jan. 29. the organization’s affairs.” CMSA runs 12 sports, including flag football, WINDY CITY TIMES Feb. 1, 2017 9

Marge Summit and Owen Keehnen at the Out at CHM event. Out at CHM looks Photo by Matt Simonette back on Chicago’s LGBT bar history By Matt Simonette Art Johnston, His ‘n Hers owner Marge Summit and promoter/entertainer Otis Mack. Opening the first talk of 2017 in Chicago His- The panelists reflected on many aspects of tory Museum’s Out at CHM series, writer-histo- LGBT bars in the postwar-era, when the threat of rian Owen Keehnen said, “There has never been arrest loomed large and bars were usually owned a more important time for LGBT history to be by the mob. chronicled.” “Everything was rotgut, and you paid two to Keehnen added that the community’s bars are three dollars for the privilege of walking in,” re- a good focus when learning about that history. called Summit. Those bars, he said, “were about more than drink- Johnston recalled that the activism surround- ing—they were about building community.” ing Anita Bryant’s visit to Chicago energized the That evening, he moderated a discussion with community, many of whom had not seen each be gay in the daytime,” he said. ing and producing. “I took what I learned in the Sidetrack owner and Equality Illinois co-founder other outside of bars. “It was a thrilling thing to Mack had been active in his church community, church and made it work in the club,” he noted. and that gave him and framework for organiz- All three said that the LGBT community had the spirit and backbone to withstand whatever The 36-year-old man was pronounced dead turmoil is ahead in the next few years. Summit CPD investigating on arrival at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical HIV/AIDS awareness said that their bars can be an important part of Center at 11:58 p.m. The man had reportedly that, since they are a central meeting place for death at Steamworks checked in to Steamworks about three house event on Feb. 6 the community. By Matt Simonette There will be a panel discussion on National prior to his being discovered at about 11:30 “The time is going to come when we are back Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (Monday, Feb. p.m.; according to police, there were no signs in the streets,” said Johnston. “Don’t ever bet Police are investigating after a man was found 6) at Sikia restaurant, 740 W. 63rd St., 6-8 p.m. of foul play. against our community.” unresponsive in the jacuzzi area of Steamworks, Crime in Wrigleyville + Boystown’s article is at The event is free and includes a first-come, Mack added, “I stand up for what I believe in. 3246 N. Halsted St., the night of Jan. 23. http://bit.ly/2jaHqmt. first-served buffet dinner. For more, see “Na- … We’ve got to fight, so let’s do it.” The incident was originally reported Jan. 24 tional Black HIV/AIDs Awareness Day Event” on Summit also urged, “Don’t back down. I haven’t at the Crime in Wrigleyville + Boystown Blog. Facebook. backed down from anything my entire life.”

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Among children, SNAP Greater Chicago Food Depository The undersigned Illinois organizations write to participation has been linked to a lower risk of ane- Heartland Alliance CITY thank you for your unwavering support of federal nu- mia and other nutritional deficiencies, and lower Illinois Hunger Coalition trition programs and to urge your resolve to protect likelihood of being at developmental risk or over- Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law and strengthen these programs against any benefit weight. A Just Harvest —Federal anti-hunger programs are most impor- A Safe Place TIMES cuts or changes in entitlement structure in 2017 and VOL. 32, No. 20, Feb. 1, 2017 beyond. tant during economic downturns, a lesson we learned AgeOptions The combined forces of Windy City Times, Far too many people in this country are struggling during the Great Recession. Moody’s Analytics found AIDS Foundation of Chicago founded Sept. 1985, and Outlines newspaper, founded May 1987. with hunger—42 million, including 13 million chil- that expanding SNAP was one of the most effective AIM Center for Independent Living uses of economic stimulus money. Undermining the All Chicago dren. Many of these people turn to government and PUBLISHER & EXECUTIVE EDITOR federal right to anti-hunger benefits weakens the Alliance to End Homelessness in private charity programs to prevent hunger, but our Tracy Baim local food pantries and congregate meal programs ability of the programs to respond to recessionary Suburban Cook County report they are already at capacity and will be un- times. Alternatives, Inc. ASSISTANT PUBLISHER Terri Klinsky able to respond adequately to federal cuts. AMITA Health MANAGING EDITOR Andrew Davis A SNAP block grant would be less effective in Asian Human Services ASSOCIATE EDITOR Matt Simonette At the start of a new year, it is important to re- BUSINESS MANAGER Ripley Caine member that hunger is a year-round struggle for combating hunger Between Friends DIRECTOR OF NEW MEDIA Jean Albright children, low-wage working families, seniors and This year marked the 20th anniversary of the Casa Catalina Basic Needs Center ART DIRECTOR Kirk Williamson Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Rec- Casa Catalina Food Pantry SENIOR REPORTER Gretchen Rachel Hammond persons with disabilities. Older adults and disabled Senior Account Executives Terri Klinsky, residents face hunger when they must choose be- onciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA). PRWORA estab- Casa Central Kirk Williamson, Amy Matheny, Gretchen Rachel tween paying for heat or food, or getting medical lished state block grants for family income support Catholic Charities - Diocese of Joliet Hammond, Scott Duff, Monika Pickett, David treatment. Low-wage working families need nutri- programs through the Temporary Aid to Needy Fami- Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago Strzepek lies (TANF) program. In Illinois and throughout the Center for Changing Lives NATIONAL SALES Rivendell Media, 212-242- tion supports to make ends meet. 6863 While the depth and breadth of hunger is vast, country, this structural change has caused great Central Illinois Food Bank SENIOR WRITERS Bob Roehr, Tony Peregrin, families in our communities would be much worse harm to children growing up in families with little Central States SER, Jobs for Progress, Inc. Lisa Keen, Yasmin Nair or no cash income to meet basic needs. Even those Champaign County Health Care Consumers THEATER EDITOR Scott C. Morgan off if it were not for the nation’s profoundly suc- CINEMA WRITER Richard Knight Jr. cessful and cost-effective anti-hunger programs: who played a central role in crafting PRWORA have Chicago Hispanic Health Coalition SPORTS WRITER Ross Forman The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recently suggested that its impact on children and Chinese American Service League ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT WRITERS families has been too harsh. Christian Community Health Center Mary Shen Barnidge, Lawrence Ferber, Mel (SNAP), the National School Breakfast and Lunch Ferrand, Jerry Nunn, Jonathan Abarbanel Programs (NSLP); the Child and Adult Care Food Pro- Experience with TANF has shown that turning Common Pantry COLUMNISTS/WRITERS: Yvonne Zipter, Jorjet gram (CACFP) that provides nutrition in child care, SNAP into a block grant program would guarantee Community Alternatives Unlimited Harper, Charlsie Dewey, Carrie Maxwell, Billy adult care, afterschool snack and supper programs; that SNAP would serve fewer households, decrease Community Behavioral Healthcare Association Masters, Sarah Toce, Dana Rudolph, Melissa benefit amounts, become unresponsive during tough Community Crisis Center, Inc. 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SCOTTISH PLAY SCOTT debrah neal (front) and Osiris Khepara in Bootycandy. Getting a taste Photo by Michael Brosilow of ‘Bootycandy’ BY SCOTT C. MORGAN lar individual named Sutter, and it’s sort of his experiences through his life,” O’Hara said. “He’s When the Windy City Playhouse approached gay also sort of a doppelganger for me because I take playwright and director Robert O’Hara to restage events that started in reality and I throw them his controversial comedy Bootycandy for its Chi- completely and totally into science fiction in a cago premiere, his initial response was to say, way.” “No.” As for the comedy’s title, it’s revealed early on “I had already done it three times,” said O’Hara, that Bootycandy is one family’s odd code word for pointing to his previous acclaimed mountings of “cock” and what that means for a young gay man Bootycandy in 2010 at the Wooly Mammoth The- like Sutter. Though some critics have seen Booty- atre in Washington, D.C., in 2013 at the Wilma candy as an indictment on the African-American Theater in Philadelphia and in 2014 for Play- community’s homophobia, O’Hara doesn’t agree. wrights Horizons in New York. “My interest in do- “I was just exploring my take on different ing another production was not high.” things that have happened in my life. I’m not Yet O’Hara came around to the idea when he doing a general drive-by of the African-American learned more about the Equity storefront that community or anybody else’s community,” O’Hara is the Windy City Playhouse. He liked the Play- said. “I think everyone has issues with of a lot house’s goals of attracting a younger crowd to of things—especially sexuality as a whole in our the theater, and to stage live entertainment in an society.” ences working with Robert and the show itself, keeps all the actors and the entire team of stage area of town where there wasn’t much on offer. Out Chicago actor Travis Turner plays the play- which was a huge hit,” Turner said. “A lot of peo- management and designers on their toes.” “They also had the audacity to say that they wright Sutter through different stages of his life ple have been saying how they were blown away Turner also said that audiences watching Boo- wanted to do such a play,” O’Hara said. “You can’t in Bootycandy (Edward Mawere takes over the by Bootycandy because it was so funny and dark, tycandy should expect to both laugh and be just sort-of kind-of want to do Bootycandy, be- role starting March 26). comparing it to a Second City revue because it is shocked. Touchy topics like molestation, adultery, cause it’s not easy.” “I was excited that [Turner] came in and just essentially a series of sketches.” racism and more get uncovered through course Indeed, there are posted signs in the lobby nailed it,” said O’Hara, who had heard about Turner stressed how huge a get it was for Windy of the show. warning about Bootycandy’s sexually explicit lan- Turner’s acclaimed comic work for The Second City Playhouse to get O’Hara himself to restage “Bootycandy can be blunt, caustic and alienat- guage and nudity. It’s an often confrontational City and dramatic range in plays like The Flick at Bootycandy again. Yet he also laughed darkly ing, but in a way that is enlightening and excit- work that startles audiences to silently think, Steppenwolf Theatre. “He’s wonderful and perfect when asked about what it was like working with ing,” Turner said. “This is a show that doesn’t pull “Oh my God! They went there.” for the part.” someone with such high expectations of what he any of its punches.” Bootycandy developed as separate and unrelat- Sutter was a role that has been on Turner’s wants for his play. Bootycandy continues through Saturday, ed short plays that O’Hara wrote over a decade. radar for a long time. Turner first heard about “Robert is hilarious and brilliant and certainly April 15, at the Windy City Playhouse, 3014 When O’Hara staged an evening of about 10 of Bootycandy from one of the original Wooly Mam- brings moments of levity into the room, but he W. Irving Park Rd. Performances are largely at the vignettes, artistic staff at the Wooly Mam- moth cast members who was appearing with him can also be demanding and terse,” Turner said. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 8 p.m. Fri- moth approached him to see if he could find a at the same venue in a 2011 regional revue for “[O’Hara]will read you so quickly and throw just day and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets way of narratively tying some of them together. The Second City. as much shade as anybody else. So it certainly are $35 to $55; call 773-891-8985 or visit “Bootycandy is an exploration of a particu- “It was great to talk with her about her experi- feels like the room is buzzing and alive since he WindyCityPlayhouse.com. 12 Feb. 1, 2017 WINDY CITY TIMES

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Your healthcare provider may do tests to check your bones. uYou must stay HIV-negative to keep taking TRUVADA for PrEP. u Changes in body fat, which can happen in people taking TRUVADA or medicines uTo further help reduce your risk of getting HIV-1: like TRUVADA. • Know your HIV-1 status and the HIV-1 status of your partners. Common side effects in people taking TRUVADA for PrEP are stomach-area • Get tested for HIV-1 at least every 3 months or when your healthcare (abdomen) pain, headache, and decreased weight. Tell your healthcare provider if Have you heard about you have any side effects that bother you or do not go away. provider tells you. TM • Get tested for other sexually transmitted infections. Other infections make What should I tell my healthcare provider before taking TRUVADA for PrEP ? it easier for HIV-1 to infect you. TRUVADA for PrEP? • Get information and support to help reduce risky sexual behavior. u All your health problems. 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• This is only a brief summary of important information about TRUVADA for PrEP to reduce the risk of getting HIV-1 infection. Talk to your healthcare provider or pharmacist to learn more, including how to prevent HIV-1 infection. TRUVADA, the TRUVADA Logo, TRUVADA FOR PREP, GILEAD, the GILEAD Logo, • Go to start.truvada.com or call 1-800-GILEAD-5 and HEPSERA are trademarks of Gilead Sciences, Inc., or its related companies. • If you need help paying for your medicine, visit start.truvada.com for All other marks referenced herein are the property of their respective owners. Version date: April 2016 program information. © 2016 Gilead Sciences, Inc. All rights reserved. TVDC0067 10/16 WINDY CITY TIMES Feb. 1, 2017 15 THEATER REVIEW ficient sustenance. the nurturing community they share. Toya Turner in Blues for an In adherence with this principle, Pauline Cle- Court Theatre’s production of this rarely per- Blues for an Alabama Sky. age’s microcosmic tale of la vie boheme is set in formed play spares no effort in realizing Cleage’s Photo by Michael Brosilow the epoch dubbed by historians “The Harlem Re- scrupulously researched and richly textured por- Alabama Sky naissance”—not in its full flower, when fashion- trait of a milieu invoked by casual references to Playwright: Pearl Cleage able society flocked to the Manhattan enclave to such luminaries as Langston Hughes, Margaret At: Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Ave, celebrate African-American arts and culture, but Sanger, Marcus Garvey, the Abyssinian Baptist Tickets: $48-$68 in 1930, at the start of the Great Depression. Church and its pastor, the Rev. Adam Clayton Runs through: Feb. 12 Its unhappy demise is not readily apparent. De- Powell Sr. Through such intimacy-enhancing de- spite the increasing scarcity of jobs and money, vices as scenic designer Linda Buchanan’s trans- BY MARY SHEN BARNIDGE dressmaker Guy and chanteuse Angel have not parent walls—which permit us to witness charac- abandoned the ambitions spurring their flight ters in their solitary moments—and director Ron Oh, how we adore the romance associated with from the deep south to seek their fortunes in the OJ Parson’s locating the building’s exterior in the young people rejecting shallow materialistic im- urban environment of New York City. Guy aspires audience area (our first sight of Guy and Angel peratives to pursue a selfless lifestyle devoted to to resettle in gay-tolerant Paris as the personal is of the former staggering down the aisle bur- art, ideals and adventure—and since nothing is tailor of superstar Josephine Baker, while Angel dened by the noisily drunk latter), our affection more romantic than the untimely death of the longs to headline her own nightclub act. Frequent for these joyful pilgrims reveling in their youth innocence sustaining their starry-eyed vision of visitors to their brownstone apartment include and resilience is ensured. a better world, chronicles thereof are required bookish reproductive-rights activist Delia and That assurance happens before we hear them to end in tragedy, after the delicate blossoms of the hard-working (and hard-partying) Dr. Sam. express their passions in repartee so eloquent Haight-Ashbury have wilted, the studios of the The arrival of Alabama country boy Leland offers that we lament the absence of a libretto allowing East Village have fallen to gentrification and a Angel the security she craves, but only if she is us to take home part of an experience likely to single teabag with five cups of hot water is insuf- willing to renounce her free-thinking friends and linger in our memories for weeks, or maybe years.

arts. with highly different motives—write books about against it. THEATER REVIEW Gloria begins at the offices of a New York con- the horrible event, and the least-authentic au- Should I be satisfied he addresses the subject at glomerate producing books, online media and thor lands a film deal. all? Those needing scrutiny are those who estab- Gloria magazines where the death of a young musical I confess I had to read the program notes to lish and police editorial standards, not Jacobs- Playwright: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins icon creates chaos because there’s no prepared understand that the theme is what constitutes Jenkins’ low-tier types. Act I has no discussion At: Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn St. obit. While important to the play’s theme, it news, especially pertaining to death and hor- about privacy or decency, and the issue remains Tickets: 312-443-3825; involves only half of the six low-to-mid-level rific events. Someone is shot and the 10 p.m. unresolved in Act II. Finally, all the characters GoodmanTheatre.org/Gloria; $20-$85 staffers we meet, and it’s not what launches the news has a 15-second byte of a parent or spouse are Millennials aged roughly 21-37, as is the Runs through: Feb. 19 story. The precipitating incident in Gloria has still too shocked to grieve. Is that newsworthy? playwright. If Jacobs-Jenkins writes accurately, taken place before the play begins. It leads to Does it add value to the story? When does media they are the laziest, most self-justifying, petty BY JONATHAN ABARBANEL office place terror that alters lives and puts the intrude on privacy? How many books, blogs and and self-absorbed generation ever born, and I media company itself at the center of the news plays do we need on Columbine or Orlando? don’t care a fuck about any of them. Says the The day after Mary Tyler Moore died, CBS broad- cycle. In this very crisp and well-acted staging by This tremendously important topic rarely is only decent one, “Is another human life anything cast a comprehensive biography of her. It was Evan Cabnet, it provides a sensational Act I end- publically discussed by networks or publishers to us but an excuse to think about yourself?” Glo- produced before she died, with only final details ing. (Goodman has asked reviewers to withhold themselves, whether the New York Times or Windy ria is vivid, biting and intelligent, but I mistook needing to be added. All large-market media out- spoiler details.) City Times. But if I can’t discern the theme from the characters for the theme. lets do this. The New York Times has 1,700 die- Act II has scenes set approximately six months seeing the play, then something isn’t working. I c and-publish obits covering figures from politics, and several years later in which we witness the think playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins grimly sports, entertainment, science, business and the aftermath of Act I. Briefly, three characters— satirizes media culture without taking a stand CRITICS’PICKS The Temperamentals, About Face @ Theater THEATER REVIEW by authorities, based first and foremost on out- Muslim Omar and Orthodox Christian Abdi have Wit, through Feb. 18. Jim Marans’ intelligent ward appearance. This accounts for the antipa- been seen together attending mosque, Home- play illuminates perhaps the most important pre- By Association thy in our country toward individuals of swarthy land Security descends on the Mason family to Stonewall event in U.S. LGBTQ history: the 1952 Playwright: Shepsu Aakhu ancestry. (Melanin-rich complexions being a question Abdi (whose name is entered in the founding of the Mattachine Society by unlikely At: MPAACT at the Greenhouse, dominant heredity trait, this includes most of records as “Abdul”) regarding his terrorist sym- lovers Harry Hay and future fashion great Rudi 2257 N. Lincoln Ave. the world population.) At various times in our pathies. Gernreich. JA Tickets: $28-$32 history, Asian, Mediterranean and Native Ameri- This worst-case scenario (Did I mention that Saturday Night Fever, Drury Lane Theatre, Runs through: Feb. 22 can individuals have found themselves regarded Almaz is already prepared for flight, or that Sa- Oakbrook Terrace, through March 19. A new script with hostility in Eurocentric societies, while bona is intercepted wearing Buddhist drag and and director/choreographer Dan Knechtges all BY MARY SHEN BARNIDGE even at the height of the civil unrest in Belfast, leafleting for Myanmar?) could easily be played help to make a strong and dazzing case for the Irish terrorists traveled unmolested through our as caricature, satirical or propagandistic, but latest screen-to-stage adaptation of the iconic Our nation’s immediate response to the bomb- neighborhoods. Lauren Wells’ direction never allows the char- 1977 disco film. SCM ing of the World Trade Center in 2001 was not The most entrenched animosity in our coun- acters to exceed the boundaries of plausibility, The Tall Girls, Shattered Globe Theatre at The- its finest hour. If it was, the days that fol- try, however, is reserved for those of African instead granting even the ostensible villains the ater Wit, through Feb. 25. Meg Miroshnik’s wistful lowed—after the shock of being attacked on descent, whether newly arrived immigrants or logic of their misguided assumptions. Depression Era drama shows how basketball en- our own ground gave way to a free-floating 10th-generation U.S. citizens. Shepsu Aakhu’s We can chuckle at Casablanca’s Captain Re- livens the dreams of young women who are brave fear attaching itself to anything or anyone not play recounts the trials of Joseph Mason, his nault casually declaring “Round up the usual enough to push against regimented societal ex- like “us” (however you define that term)—were Ethiopian wife Almaz and their sons—college- suspects,” but in a year where television game- pectations of them. SCM characterized by the primitive paranoia always aged Sabona and teenage Abdi, the latter a shows propose to instruct us in tactics for es- The Weir, Irish Theatre of Chicago at Den The- lurking beneath the veneer of rationality in a singer in a multicultural youth choir touring cape and evasion, Aakhu’s hypothesis makes for atre, through Feb. 4. Like children at bedtime, fundamentally uncertain universe. high schools. One day, a bomb is detonated on timely contemplation: what would you do, if audiences demanded another story and so you Individuals who have experienced periods of an “L” train. Surveillance cameras show another “the usual suspects” meant people like you? have three more weekends to hear the ghostly upheaval targeting specific demographics have choir member, Omar Bulatovic, carrying a back- yarns that propel Conor McPherson’s heartwarm- come to expect a temporary measure of abuse pack and boarding the train. Upon learning that ing tales of loneliness in the hinterlands. MSB —By Abarbanel, Barnidge and Morgan 16 Feb. 1, 2017 WINDY CITY TIMES show and more before she returns to her roots. opened. I’m not privy to any other details, but Jessie Mueller. Windy City Times: Hi, Jessie. After winning stay tuned, the pie shop will be coming to a town Photo by Nathan Johnson the Tony, how did your life change? near you! Jessie Mueller: Opportunities opened up, and I WCT: Tell a funny story about Harry Connick got a preamble to my name! No: All kidding aside, Jr. I feel I have a certain respect from the communi- JM: There was a night onstage during Clear Day ty now. That’s a very proud and humbling feeling. where he was delivering one of his last mono- WCT: How did all of your theater work in Chi- logues, and he started saying lines from earlier in cago prepare you for New York? the play and was launching into an entirely dif- JM: I wouldn’t have wanted to start anywhere ferent passage. There was about one more bar of else. I learned from the best. And I got to focus music before I was supposed to come in singing, on the work, not on box office sales, or competi- and I put my fingers to his lips and shushed him, tion, but the work and the craft. “don’t speak” style! I was trying to make it look WCT: Do you have a favorite memory of a romantic, but he had this look on his face like past Chicago show? “what do you think you’re doing?” and then it JM: There are so many! It’s really the people. dawned on him what had happened, as I started Bernie Yvon sitting in a laundry basket before a singing. We laugh about it now, but I was terri- kids show at 10 a.m., belting passages from a fied, thinking to myself, do I shush Harry Connick book on acting, as only he could, while we’re all Jr to save the play? half-asleep and laughing so hard it hurts. Memo- WCT: What are your plans for the set list for ries like that are my favorite. the gala concert at Lyric? Will the “earth move WCT: How has it been working with Sara Ba- under our feet?” reilles? JM: We’ve got some surprises up our sleeves! JM: Sara has been incredible—so devoted, so And as for the earth moving, we’ll just have to involved. She was in the trenches with us! She see, now won’t we? I think that depends on how was all in, there every day in rehearsal, creating rowdy the crowd gets, but I have no doubt Chi- the piece as a whole. I learned a lot from her. cago will deliver. WCT: So there are really pie smells piped WCT: Are you doing anything fun while in into the theater for Waitress? town in Chicago? Seeing family? JM: Sure are. We bake a pie in the lobby! We JM: Unfortunately, it’s a quick in-and-out this NUNN ON ONE: THEATER get real up in the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. time. I have family coming to the show, but then WCT: Are there plans for Waitress to tour? it’s back to New York to finish up my run with Jessie Mueller: JM: Yes; they announced plans shortly after we Turn to page 21 Serving Chicago CONCERT OVERVIEW Artemis Singers salutes MichFest some humble pie by JERRY NUNN Chicago’s lesbian feminist chorus Artemis Singers, which formed in 1980, took on the Michigan Women’s Music Festival (MichFest) with two performances at the Irish American Heritage Center Auditorium on Jan. 28-29. by Jerry Nunn Can See Forever. The music festival was formed in a response to male-centered festivals. Female artists performed She is currently appearing in Waitress on Broad- at the outdoor festival that ran annually in August; whether in song, storytelling or poetry, the Evanston talent Jessie Mueller made it big on way. Singer/songwriter Sara Bareilles scored the gathering aimed at entertaining and empowering attendees. MichFest, as it was later called, adapt- Broadway, winning the 2014 Tony for Best Lead- music to the tale of Jenna, a waitress and pie ed and changed over the years. This choral story covered the festival from 1978 to 2015, with an ing Actress in a Musical for Beautiful: The Carole maker in a small town. The all-female creative intermission in between. King Musical. team has Waitress waiting on customers through The group is described as a feminist lesbian chorus composed of women with diverse backgrounds She appeared in Animal Crackers and A Christ- March 26 and is nominated for a Grammy cur- that are dedicated to performing music written or arranged by women. The chorus took turns switch- mas Carol at the Goodman Theatre before moving rently for Best Musical Theater Album. ing between musical segments and short acting scenes that occur to two regular friends at the fest to New York for the revival of On a Clear Day You Windy City asked her questions about the new over the years named Linda, played by Joy Culver, and Sandy, played by Holly James. The two of them meet to catch up and chat about their relationships and the happenings at MichFest. Although these skits were fictional, the audience had an inside view of how the festival evolved through their eSPOTLIGHT interactions. The chorus not only sang but participated in spoken-word sections. There was even a rap break Same-sex crushes and inappropriate touching about tearing down walls instead of building figure prominently into gay British playwright them. Topics such as the S&M community invading Alan Bennett’s worldwide hit drama The His- the festival and an awkward conversation about tory Boys. See how two teachers spar over a mother’s sexuality to her young daughter were teaching philosphies as they try to school a covered in the acting portions of the show. group of students to pass rigorous exams to Audience members routinely raised their fists get into Oxford or Cambridge in Eclectic Full during the concert and, during an Amazon power Contact Theatre’s intimate revival. The History song, many rose to their feet and danced in the Boys runs from Saturday, Feb. 4, through Satur- aisles. In keeping with the spirit of MichFest, one day, March 4, in Studio Two of the Athenaeum exuberant person was even inclined to dance top- Theatre, 2936 N. Southport Ave. Admission is Caption: Cast of Eclectic Full Contact less. Artemis Singers. $20-$30; call 773-935-6860 or visit Eclectic- Theatre’s The History Boys. Photo by Katie Visit ArtemisSingers.org for future productions. Photo by Jerry Nunn Theatre.com. Hunter WINDY CITY TIMES Feb. 1, 2017 17 The movie, directed by Haitian filmmaker Raoul about who we truly are as a nation versus who we Peck, juxtaposes Baldwin’s words against the pretend to be. Baldwin was as equally terrified of state of Black America during the movement and moral apathy as he was of the jeering, snarling, in the present through archival historical footage, yelling faces holding up confederate flags or rac- interviews, photos and old Hollywood film clips. ist, slur-filled signs. Baldwin’s distinct voice really comes through in Baldwin passionately wrote of white disbelief Samuel L. Jackson’s narration, and even though in the problem of systemic racism, while dis- Jackson sounds nothing like Baldwin’s recogniz- pelling the notion that religion, feigned unity, ably quick vocal clip, he effectively captures his respectability politics or capitalism would fix it. unapologetic, calm defiance. He understood that laws on paper don’t change More about the nuances of the Black experi- the hearts and minds of men. He understood ence than it is biographical, I Am Not Your Ne- that frank conversations were needed and that gro does infuse bits of Baldwin’s childhood that real progress only comes from discomfort. He un- shaped his world view, including how early en- derstood that without tackling the inconvenient couragement from a white teacher fostered his truths of the racist history of this country and love of film and books. But as Baldwin matured, how if informs the present, we will all fail. he found himself deconstructing dangerous racial In a time when “nationalism” is at the fore- stereotypes and reframing narratives to put the front of political discussion and this country’s onus back on the oppressors, which can be seen inhabitants still debate whether Nazis should throughout much of his work. be punched, in a time where current moderates The viewer is also given personal stories of in- think the same of the Black Lives Matter move- teractions with performers who fought for civil ment that past ones did of the marches and bus rights, like Harry Belafonte and Lena Horne, cul- boycotts in the ‘50s, in a time where some in minating in a meeting between notable Black the LGBT community won’t acknowledge its own FILM REVIEW artists such Lorraine Hansberry (author of A Rai- racism or the contributions people of color have sin in the Sun) and then-Attorney General Bobby made to advance gay rights, this film shines a Kennedy in order to improve race relations. The spotlight on the ugliness of yesteryear, which I Am Not Your Negro failed meeting ended with all of them walking just so happens to look just like the ugliness of By ANGELIQUE SMITH acknowledges that many of their philosophies out on the tone-deaf Kennedy. today. overlapped later in life—unlike the public per- This film is a great introduction to those unfa- Baldwin died in 1987, but there is not a word “To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively ceptions of militant Malcolm X, or the sanitized miliar with Baldwin, aptly highlighting how much of his in I Am Not Your Negro that is not still conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time.”— and the more harmless King, who was regularly we still live in separate realities in this country. disappointingly relevant. And it can be argued James Baldwin used as a weapon against progress. His examination of the world around him forces that the prescient Baldwin wouldn’t be surprised With Baldwin’s personal insights and past work us to hold a mirror up to ourselves and think enough to offer a resigned shrug. I Am Not Your Negro—nominated for an Academy guiding the viewer’s journey, we learn where he Award for Best Documentary Feature and opening was when each of his friends was murdered, con- at the AMC River East Theater, 322 E. Illinois St., veyed through eloquent words that barely con- on Friday, Feb. 3—is based on 30 pages of the ceal his helpless rage. We learn that he, like King unfinished work Remember This House, by James and X, was considered a threat by the FBI under Baldwin: acclaimed author, social critic and vast- J. Edgar Hoover and subjected to surveillance ly-ahead-of-his-time intellectual. and harassment. Baldwin was also labeled as a A writer of many works, including the then “pervert” by Hoover in his FBI file because of his controversial gay novel Giovanni’s Room—which sexuality. Compelled to escape the United States, his agent suggested he burn—Baldwin wrote his Baldwin left to live and work in France, which literary agent in 1979 with the idea of telling his freed him to be more open about race issues story of America through the lives, activism and back home and his own sexual fluidity in a place assassinations of three of his friends: Martin Lu- he believed to be more welcoming to people of ther King Jr., Malcolm X and Medgar Evers. color. Returning to the States because he missed These three key figures in the civil-rights move- his people, he was a political voice and a self- ment might have had different methods of deal- described witness to the continued marginaliza- ing with white supremacy. In the film, Baldwin tion of African-Americans.

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FULL KIT GEAR Happy 2nd anniversary, Thursday, January 26. Photos by Kirk Williamson WINDY CITY TIMES Feb. 1, 2017 21 Billy MastersMasters

“David, I know you’re a sophisticated guy.”—Donald Trump to David Muir. Is “sophisticated guy” some kinda archaic code that’s coming back? Like “confirmed bachelor?” The night after his first interview as president with ABC’s David Muir, Donald Trump sat down with Sean Hannity on Fox News. Hannity had problems with Muir’s interview, saying, “If I had an opportunity to speak with David Muir, I’d say, ‘OK, two guys go into your house. They kidnap your child. One guy gets away with your child. You tackle the other guy. That guy knows where Diver Chris Mears is yet another celebrity your child is. You don’t waterboard that guy?’” whose made a sex tape, according to Billy. Does anyone fact-check at Fox News? ‘Cause if Instagram photo there’s a child in David Muir’s house, that sure would be news! As to the first part—about two appeared to be pleasuring himself under the guys going into Muir’s house—well, that’s prob- blanket! An “onlooker” reported the incident: ably a regular occurrence. “Hi KLM, just off a flight. The passenger beside Time for a rare mid-column “Ask Billy” ques- me masturbated underneath the blanket after tion. Last week, we revealed that Tom Daley was looking at graphic images on his phone. This is involved in some sort of cybersex with a 23-year- disgusting. Didn’t say anything as flight full and old lad from Liverpool while he was on a “break” young kids around. What is the procedure to com- from Dustin Lance Black—how very Ross and plain about this? It’s disgusting. Surely, this is Rachel of them. This news—to say nothing of illegal. I don’t know what to say. This is really video of Daley leaked to BillyMasters.com— appalling. Completely disgusting. Felt incredibly prompted quite a number of emails. The most uncomfortable feeling his elbow hit mine.” The striking one was from Josh out there somewhere funny thing is that he thought it was an elbow! in Cyberspace: “While they were supposedly on And now, an “Ask Billy” question where an a break, we were bombarded by images of how “Ask Billy” question ought to be. Larry in San happily in love they were—including the cover Francisco writes, “Do you think Tom Daley and of Out magazine. How can we believe anything Lance [Dustin Lance Black] made up this whole about their relationship now?” sex scandal for publicity? After all, Tom isn’t as Josh, Josh, Josh—do you know who you can young as he used to be, he isn’t diving so well, believe? Nobody. Well, nobody except for me. and this new diver Chris Mears is pretty hot.” Why? Because everyone has an agenda. Neither First, Chris Mears is a year OLDER than Tom Daley nor Black wants to solely be judged on Daley. They both started diving pretty young, so their skills and abilities. They aren’t quietly liv- I don’t know how “new” he is. That said, Mears ing a blissful, idyllic life. They’re marketing their has an Olympic gold medal to Tom’s two bronze perfect relationship to further their brands and medals—so let’s call that a wash. Unlike Daley, products. That’s not to say they aren’t happy— Mears is more cagey about his sexual orientation. MUELLER from page 16 they very well could be. But, as with that earlier But he did turn up in our column a few weeks story, the more one feels the need to prove some- ago when rumors surfaced that he’s dating Bryan Waitress. thing, the less inclined I am to believe it. Singer—which I suppose gives him the edge. But WCT: Beautiful is returning to Chicago this Logo just completed initial casting for the hands down, he beats Daley because we’ve seen Christmas. Do you have any advice for the next season of “Finding Prince Charming”—be- his ginormous dick! On Jan. 17, an explicit vid- cast? cause the first season was such a success! Hav- eo of Chris masturbating made the rounds. Four JM: Pack your thermals! ing learned from its encounter with a mid-priced days later, Daley confessed to online dalliancea. WCT: What project do you want to work on hooker, the network raised its game. Here’s how Things that make you go, “Hmm.” You wouldn’t next? they describe the perfect candidate: “The ulti- be able to get anything else out if your mouth JM: I always hope and pray for something that mate Gay Gentleman who is Charismatic, Gor- was full of what you’ll see on BillyMasters.com. challenges and inspires me. I like working for and geous, Successful, and genuinely looking for When sex acts can be scored on degree of dif- with good people who set the bar high, beyond LOVE!” Then the following appeared in bold: ficulty, it’s definitely time to end yet another that, only God can tell. “Must appear between the ages of 24 to 30.” column. Last week, practically the entire cast of Mueller and other performers such as Des- That not only disqualifies the last “prince”, but Teen Wolf leaked sex tapes. This week, Olympic tiny’s Child’s Michelle Williams are all part also half the previous suitors! Proving the net- divers. What’s next? A javelin thrower getting it of the act at the Lyric Opera’s Chicago Voices work isn’t completely averse to paying for it, the on with his stick? A shot putter—putting it in Gala Concert on Saturday, Feb. 4, at 7:30 p.m. casting call promises a “$1,000 finders fee”—or, unspeakable places? If that happens, I’ll defi- Visit LyricOpera.org or call 312-827-5600 for as Robert Sepulveda calls it, an overnight rate. nitely speak about it onBillyMasters.com, the site tickets. Sometimes we look for stories, and sometimes that holds nothing back. If you have a question Mueller returns to Chicago on Tuesday, April stories find us. I’m writing to you from an alti- or comment, send it along to Billy@BillyMasters. 4, with Billy Porter for the Goodman Theatre’s tude of 35,000 feet, and all of a sudden, there com and I promise to get back to you before a annual Education and Engagement Luncheon. it was—a story about a man caught masturbat- Dutch diving fan books a flight on KLM! So, until Visit GoodmanTheatre.org or call 312-443- ing on a plane! The incident happened on a KLM next time, remember: One man’s filth is another 3881, ext. 586, for tickets. flight from Dublin to Canada when a passenger man’s bible. 22 Feb. 1, 2017 WINDY CITY TIMES

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