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Special Ex-Clinton adviser PULLOUT POSTER talks AIDS, Obama inside! BY ANDREW DAVIS “new media and communications initiative in support ters. We are just three months old. We are an initia- of gay equality.” Recently, while in Chicago, Socarides tive of the progressive media-monitoring organization Richard Socarides may have entered the public’s con- talked with about a wide range of Media Matters. Our goals are related to the goals of sciousness when he was a White House adviser under subjects, including Equality Matters, AIDS and his own Media Matters and include monitoring anti-gay rhetoric President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1999 in a variety father—the late Charles Socarides, a psychiatrist who in the media and in political discourse. Our website is of senior positions, including special assistant to the criticized the American Psychiatric Association’s deci- a communications hub for commentary on LGBT-related president and senior adviser for public liaison. sion to remove homosexuality from its list of mental issues, especially with a progressive-leaning bent. We However, the openly gay Socarides has moved on, disorders. also want to help shape the mainstream media nar- working as an attorney and political commentator. He Windy City Times: Why are you visiting Chicago? rative/coverage of LGBT issues and, thus, bring about is also president of Equality Matters, a Washington, Richard Socarides: I’m in Chicago to meet with some Turn to page 12 D.C.-based organized whose website describes as a possible supporters of our new initiative, Equality Mat- poz interview with liz taylor Fundraisers page 14 ROYAL gathering to help lesbian battling cancer By Ross Forman

Ralphj Hannie has valiantly battled ovarian cancer, but learned the chemotherapy treatment was no lon- ger working. Moreover, she has exhausted all conven- tional treatment options at Northwestern. Hannie has been told she has a year to live. So, the Chicago resident is going to Mexico for a procedure called Gerson Therapy. “When hearing the news she only had a year to live, the new she was not ready to end the fight,” said close friend CPS CEO Sam Hamilton. page 8 Hannie is going to the Chipsa Medical Center, where Dr. Rebecca Lopez will be in charge. Lopez told Han- nie that she’d be a good candidate for the therapy, based on the medical records Lopez received from Northwestern Memorial Hospital. The cancer has not spread to her organs. “The Gerson Therapy will help raise the immune system to help fight the bad cancer cells,” Hamilton said. “They will administer moderate therapy for three weeks, starting May 3. They feel this will greatly im- prove her health and very often it has slowed down duncan or stopped the cancer growth. We hope and pray this will help Ralphj.” sheik talks Hannie was born on a reservation in Wisconsin to page 28 the Menominee Tribe March 23, 1960. She lived there until the age of 4, and then moved to Chicago with her family. She is the oldest of six girls. Hannie and her partner of 18 years, Janice Kohl, live in Lincoln Square. “They are both pillars of the community, donating time and money for many local causes and personal nightspots tApril 27, 2011 causes for friends and family,” Hamilton said. “Ralphj All Hail Scooty and JoJo queen (and prince consort) it up at this is an inspiration to everyone and has a heart of gold. year’s Wonka Ball. page 12 Everyone who has been surrounded by her presence

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provide a safe, loving family placement for these ONLINE AT youth.” WINDYCITYMEDIAGROUP.COM HHS urges child- He drew special attention to LGBT foster and adoptive parents, who “can provide a loving, NATIONAL NEWS stable home, responsive to the needs of LGBTQ welfare agencies youth in care, and are a largely untapped re- source—an estimated 2 million LGB individuals are interested in adopting,” according to a 2007 to better serve study by the Williams Institute at UCLA. Also, when a foster child’s case plan calls for reunification with his or her family, he said, agencies should support those families to help —Episcopal Church LGBTQ youth rejects Jim McGreevey them “address the young person’s needs in a healthy, understanding manner.” (left) as priest First of two parts belief that every child and youth who is unable Adam Pertman, author of Adoption Nation by Dana Rudolph to live with his or her parents is entitled to a and executive director of the Evan B. Donald- —Fourteen states Keen News Service safe, loving and affirming foster care placement, son Adoption Institute, a national, nonparti- still criminalize irrespective of the young person’s sexual orien- san, nonprofit dedicated to improving adoption sodomy The U.S. Department of Health and Human Ser- tation, gender identity or gender expression.” policy and practice, said in an interview that the vices (HHS) issued a memo April 6 encouraging A higher percentage of LGBTQ youth, he wrote, memo is “very significant” and “further than I —SLDN unveils DADT- child welfare agencies to better serve the needs exist in the child welfare system and among have seen federal instruction go” on the topic of repeal digital clock of “lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and ques- those living on the streets than would be ex- LGBTQ adoptive children and parents. tioning (LGBTQ) youth” in the foster care sys- pected based on the estimated percentage of “It’s not going to have the same impact as if tem. It said such agencies should avail them- LGBTQ people in the general population. it were enforced by law or regulation,” Pertman people in foster placements or adoption died in selves of federal funds for training staff on how He noted that more and more child welfare said, but “guidance means an enormous amount committee last session, but U.S. Senator Kirsten to better serve this community, and it called agencies are addressing the needs of youth in the policy world. ... What comes from the top Gillibrand, D-N.Y., and U.S. Rep. Pete Stark, D- LGBT prospective parents “a largely untapped in foster care who are LGBTQ and said others really matters. It helps shape both practice and Calif., are expected to introduce similar bills resource” for providing foster or adoptive homes should explore ways to do so. attitudes.” again this session. to LGBTQ young people. Samuels also urged agencies, where appropri- Ellen Kahn, director of the Human Rights In the past two weeks, three states—Arizona, In the memo, which was issued without a ate, to “claim available title IV-E reimbursement Campaign’s Family Project, agreed the memo Illinois and Virginia—have considered bills or press release, Bryan Samuels, commissioner for costs associated with training staff” to serve policies that would limit adoption rights for un- of the HHS Administration on Children, Youth LGBTQ youth more effectively. married and/or same-sex couples. Arizona Gov. and Families (ACYF), said, “LGBT parents should For FY 2010, the last year for which actual Jan Brewer (R) on April 18 signed a measure giv- be considered among the available options for numbers are available, the budget authority for ing “placement preference to a married man and States and jurisdictions to provide timely and Title IV-E funds was $7.3 billion, enough to as- woman” over a single adult if all relevant factors safe placement of children in need of foster or sist approximately 600,000 children with foster are equal. The Illinois measure failed to pass, adoptive homes.” care, adoption, or guardianship assistance each and the outcome is still unknown in Virginia. The memo was sent to state, tribal, and terri- month. Also, two major court cases in the last two torial agencies that administer federal child wel- Samuels also said agencies must be “particu- weeks have ruled in different ways on whether fare funds under Title IV-E of the Social Security larly attuned” to placing LGBTQ foster youth treating LGBT couples differently violates con- Act. with families “committed to providing a safe, stitutional principles. The U.S. 5th Circuit Court Title IV-E provides federal matching funds to supportive and affirming environment.” of Appeals said “no” (based on the U.S. Con- states to help with adoption and foster care ex- He called on agencies to “recruit, train and stitution) and the Arkansas Supreme Court said penses for eligible children. provide ongoing support to families, including “yes” (based on the state constitution). In the memo, Samuels states his “fundamental LGBT individuals and families, who are able to ©2011 by Keen News Service. All rights re- served. Part two: What are the states doing to help or hinder adoption of children in need by LGBT adults who are seeking to provide homes for Final Weeks them? Why are so many states debating whether LGBT people should be allowed to apply to be- GOING OUT OF BUSINESS Adam Pertman. come foster or adoptive parents? 8]k\iXhlXik\if]XZ\eklip`e

PASSAGES ing a long-standing policy, it declared that Emanuel says he’s homosexuality was not a mental illness—died Fred Cooper April 24 in New York City of surgical complica- Fred Cooper, who was vice chairman of Wirtz tions from treating a fractured hip, according ‘impatient’ for reform Beverage Illinois since 1996, died recently. to the Boston Globe. He was 94. He was 74. In 1972, Freedman was elected president By Joseph Erbentraut On these and other issues, the mayor-elect re- Cooper was the beloved son of the late Abe of the 20,000-member APA, which he later ferred to “the status quo” with an ever-present and Ida nee Shulman, and was the partner of said was a conservative “old boys’ club.’’ Its With just more than two weeks to go until he is caveat: It’s not working. Whether it be public Bart O’Toole for 28 years. He was also a de- members were deeply divided about its policy officially inaugurated as the successor to Mayor employees, business leaders or anyone else, voted friend and colleague of many. on homosexuality. Upon taking office, he put Richard M. Daley, Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel Emanuel said he welcomed any and all ideas for Chapel service took place April 26 at Sha- his support behind a resolution, drafted by has not wasted any time identifying some of the solving the financial hardships facing the city lom Memorial Funeral Home, 1700 W. Rand, Robert L. Spitzer of Columbia University, to biggest concerns facing the city of Chicago— going forward—as long as those ideas are not Arlington Heights. Interment was at Shalom remove homosexuality from the list of mental most notably, a budget shortfall approaching $1 “in defense of the status quo.” Memorial Park. disorders. The board of trustees approved the billion next year—and staking out his plans to “Come to the table with solutions,” Emanuel In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made resolution 13-0, with two abstentions. address them once he takes the reigns of City said. “This is not about a political agenda, this to the charity of your choice. The National Gay Task Force (now known Hall May 16. is about a new philosophy. I am here to deliver as the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force) In a 70-minute on-stage interview with Chi- service to the people who pay the bills. We’re Psychiatrist called the development “the greatest gay vic- cago Tribune editorial page editor Bruce Dold going to do it the best way we can.” tory.’’ at the Field Museum’s James Simpson Theater As the questions turned from those provided Alfred Freedman In a recent interview, Freedman said, “I felt April 20, Emanuel addressed many of those con- by Dold to those submitted by audience mem- at the time that that decision was the most cerns with candor and charm as he spoke before bers and Tribune readers through an online dies at 94 important thing we accomplished.’’ Freedman a sold-out audience estimated at some 700. The form, Emanuel addressed the accessibility of his Dr. Alfred M. Freedman—a psychiatrist and is survived by his wife, Marcia; two sons, Dan program—part of the Chicago Tribune’s Chicago administration and said he would pursue “tele- social reformer who led the American Psychiat- and Paul; and three grandchildren. Forward series—came with a $10 price tag. townhall” events to reach out to residents. ric Association (APA) in 1973 when, overturn- Pressed by Dold’s opening question to outline Regarding the city’s struggling recycling pro- what the incoming mayor hopes to accomplish gram, the mayor-elect claimed any decisions within the first 100 days of his administration’s around privatization would center around re- CANCER from cover Mexico. tenure, Emanuel unleashed several buzzwords ceiving the best service for residents for the The Friends 4 Ralphj 4 Life fund has raised that would rear their heads throughout the in- best price. The mayor-elect did not discuss any more than $18,000. But more is needed for terview: “challenges,” “cuts,” “reform” and, per- LGBT-specific topics during the event. Hamilton, 39, is a graphic designer techni- Hannie. Much more. So several fundraisers are haps the political buzzword of the century to Wrapping up his comments, Emanuel reiterated cian and lives in the Portage Park neighbor- planned, anchored by a Ralphj fundraising date, “change.” his desire to change the “culture and mindset” hood. Hamilton and Hannie were co-workers weekend, April 29-May 1. The events are: Within those 100 days, Emanuel said he hopes in city government to one that is more service- at Spyners Pub. Interestingly, they share the —Dinner for Ralphj on April 29, starting to pursue cuts to the tune of $75 million from oriented at a time he described as “a critical same birthday: March 23. at 7 p.m., and it will be at the Indian Center the mayor’s existing budget, instill ethics reform juncture” for the city. “It’s always heart-wrenching when someone (1600 W. Wilson). Tickets are $25. Contact to “stop the revolving door” of public employees “The decisions we make in the next two or is suffering from a disease,” Hamilton said. “I Jeanne Calabaza for more information at: turning to careers as lobbyists, create new stan- three years will determine where we’re going to want her to know she has our love and sup- 773-844-3354. be in the next 20 or 30 years. If we get them port. —There is a golf outing for Ralphj on April wrong, we can veer off to a Cleveland,” he add- “It is in giving that we receive. To give 30 at Billy Caldwell Golf Course, 6150 W. Pe- ed. love and support to such a beautiful person terson, starting at 10:30 a.m. Cost is $55. in their most difficult time is truly an honor. Contact Pam for more information at 773- What I have got out of this is a great friend. 343-4951, or by email at: cyrnekp20@gmail. What else could I ask for?” com Soo Choi to That’s why Hamilton and others formed a —There will be a walk with Ralphj on May fundraising committee: Friends 4 Ralphj 4 1, starting at 12 noon at Spyners Pub, 4623 head city’s Life, committed to helping Hannie battle her N. Western. Cost is $25, which includes an human resources cancer. Indian lunch. Contact Maureen for more in- Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel has named “Friends 4 Ralphj 4 Life came together in formation at 773-416-9110, or by email at Soo Choi as the next commissioner of the love, support and unity to help Ralphj reach [email protected]. City of Chicago’s department of human re- her higher goal of battling this disease. With —Hamilton will be walking around the sources. our love and support from many people, great Waveland Park fields, 3800 N. Lake Soo Choi, who is on the Chicago House things can happen.” Shore, May 1 during the opening-weekend of board of trustees, is currently deputy in- Said Hannie: “When walking the path of the Chicago Metropolitan Sports Association’s spector general in charge of hiring over- life, speak truthfully and you will never miss women’s softball league, from 9 a.m. until 2 sight in the office of the inspector general a step.” p.m. She will be selling $10 raffle tickets and Rahm Emanuel. Photo by Jerry Nunn of the City of Chicago. Spyners Pub owner Maureen Sullivan has the first prize is $500. Cash is preferred, but Choi also has been a board member for been friends with Hannie for about 25 years, checks and credit cards will be accepted. dards to evaluate economic development funds About Face Theater, an associate board and Hannie has worked there for about 20 —For more information, go to http://dona- and streamline city government. member for the Center on Halsted and ju- years. Sullivan has paid Hannie’s rent and will tions4ralphj.bbnow.org. “We can’t run from these problems any lon- nior board president for Heartland Alliance. be paying for her first week of treatment in ger,” Emanuel said. “It is important to me that Also, when she was in private practice, we’re serious about the level of reform ahead.” Choi provided pro bono services to Lambda Looking further ahead, Emanuel touched on Legal and Howard Brown, she told Windy the need for pension reform and his vision for City Times. the future of Chicago Public Schools, which Before joining the inspector general’s of- he hopes will include a longer school day and fice, Choi practiced law at the Chicago firms more comprehensive after-school programs to Much Shelist and at Kirkland and Ellis LLP. both improve learning outcomes and cut down Choi earned her J.D. at Cornell Law School, on crimes committed by unsupervised students her M.A. at the University of Chicago and between the hours of 3 and 6 p.m. Earlier this received her bachelor’s degree from Duke month, the state Senate unanimously approved University. a bill paving the way to a longer school day in Former U.S. Senate candidate and ex- Chicago. The bill now moves on to the state Chicago Inspector General David Hoffman House. held an LGBT reception at Choi’s residence “I am not going to cheat the children of Chi- in 2009. cago any longer,” the mayor-elect said. “[They] “Soo Choi’s experience monitoring and deserve a better future than we as adults have policing the City’s hiring practices makes given them to date.” her an ideal candidate to lead the Depart- Responding to a question pertaining to his ment of Human Resources,” said Emanuel “brusk” personality, recently outlined in a New in a statement. “During the campaign, I York Times piece about the change in mood pledged to overhaul the city’s hiring pro- in the “post-Rahm White House,” Emanuel de- cesses. Taxpayers deserve a city govern- scribed himself as “impatient about the kind of ment that hires the best qualified candi- change we need.” He specifically mentioned the dates, not the best connected. Soo Choi high murder rate in certain parts of the city, its has the experience, commitment and talent low high school graduation rate, high incidence needed to see that change through.” Left: Sam Hamilton and Ralphj Hannie. Right: Hannie. Photos from Hamilton of youth violence and high unemployment rate —Andrew Davis as matters he is itching to address. WINDY CITY TIMES April 27, 2011 7 8 April 27, 2011 WINDY CITY TIMES from better tracking with a new data system. According to Alicia Vega, youth program direc- tor at Center on Halsted, a lot of LGBTQ youth A closer look at stop going to school because they do not feel safe. She said many are also left homeless after their families put them out and have trouble fin- the new CPS CEO ishing school. The Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network by Lisa Klein him “a man of vision, passion and exceptional (GLSEN) 2009 National School Climate Survey integrity.” showed that 84.6 percent of LGBTQ students had Recently, Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel announced In Rochester, Brizard closed schools that were been verbally harassed at school, 40.1 percent the latest edition to his team, new Chicago Pub- not meeting performance standards, and opened had been physically harassed and 18.8 percent lic Schools (CPS) CEO Jean-Claude Brizard. new smaller programs. He also implemented an had been physically assaulted. Brizard, a graduate of the Broad Superinten- in-school suspension program, keeping students Vega said in CPS, many schools have evolved dent’s Academy, served as superintendent for learning in school instead of at home. gay-straight alliance groups, especially in the the Rochester, N.Y., school district for a little Brizard, like Emanuel, is a supporter of charter last five to seven years. more than three years. During that short time schools. He is anti-tenure and thinks teachers “Young people are coming out much earlier he earned a reputation for being reform-minded should be paid based on merit, not seniority. than they used to,” said Vega. “They’re being but hard to work with. This past February, 95 Brizard also introduced the idea of tying school much more open about it.” Jean-Claude Brizard. percent of the Rochester teacher’s union voted budgets to enrollment in Rochester. Vega said while this is an advancement, these students can also become more harassed and that they had no confidence in him. Rochester has one of the lowest four-year to the Center for field trips. isolated if they don’t get proper support in “His record on engaging students, teach- graduation rates in New York state, at 46 per- The Center also works to start more gay- school. She said schools should recognize these ers and community around decision making is cent in 2009. The school district credited Brizard straight alliances in schools. However, Vega said students and offer help. troubling,” said Gender JUST, an LGBTQA group for increasing it from 39 percent in 2007, but “it doesn’t feel like it encompasses everything.” Staff members at the Center reach out to working for racial, economic and gender justice, later confirmed that the actual rate was closer to Vega said adults in schools should “put their schools to participate in their programming, in a statement about Brizard. 48 percent. Tiffany Lankes, education reporter personal feelings aside and look out for the well which includes handling LGBTQ issues on the Robert Duffy, Rochester’s mayor during for the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, told being of the students.” She added that if adults job, safe sex education and anti-bullying train- 2006-2010, defended Brizard, stating that his WBEZ radio that the tracking system being used don’t act OK with LGBTQ students, other stu- ing. Vega said they’ve also had full classes come critics were simply resistant to change. He called in 2007 was faulty, and the huge bump came dents definitely will not. The Center incorporates “how to respond when someone is different than you,” into all of its youth programs, and Vega said that stopping harassment is a major goal. “There’s still a lot of growth that needs to happen,” Vega said. Gender JUST’s statement said the group is hopeful that Brizard will work with the com- munity to keep LGBTQ students safe in school. However, the organization added, “We are ready MY PASSION IS and able to push back when needed and chal- CREATING THE lenge the system when necessary.” EXPERIENCE.

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WINDY CITY TIMES April 27, 2011 9 10 April 27, 2011 WINDY CITY TIMES LGBT youth suicide reports show need for more studies by Tracy Baim than lesbian/bi women (opposite the gender tempts less well in LGBs than heterosexuals. difference in the general population). There are different interpretations of the causes — Suicide attempts reported by a minority As for LGBT youth, Haas said several studies of LGBT youth suicide, especially given high-pro- of LGB people (12-19 percent of gay/bi men, point to a link between suicidal ideation and file incidents in 2010. As part of a recent sum- smaller percent of lesbian/bi women). behavior, and individual experiences of stigma, mit of LGBT journalists, editors and bloggers in — Non-probability surveys of transgender discrimination and victimization based on known San Francisco, experts addressed the topic and people consistently report markedly elevated or perceived sexual orientation or gender iden- presented information from recent studies of the rates of suicide attempts (30+ percent). (Non- tity. She said gender non-conformity appears to problem. The Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund probability sampling is a process that is not be more important as a risk factor than sexual sponsored the March 12 event, and the program random; it does not give all individuals in the orientation or gender identity per se. was held at their San Francisco headquarters. population an equal chance of being picked.) Also important is a 2009 study by Ryan et al. More than two dozen LGBT editors, journal- showing that parental rejection is an especially ists and bloggers heard about and discussed the Haas warned that studies show that making a powerful risk factor for suicidal ideation and issues with experts from the around the coun- suicide attempt is a risk for completed suicide, behavior in LGBT youth. Peer victimization has try, including Ann Haas, director of prevention but it is actually not a strong predictor of a com- also been reported by a significantly higher per- projects for the American Foundation for Suicide pleted suicide. She said less than 10 percent of centage of LGBT vs. heterosexual youth. Prevention (AFSP). those admitted to an emergency room following Haas said that both international and U.S. Since the 1970s, there have been many reports a suicide attempt die by suicide over the next studies show an increased prevalence of depres- of elevated suicide risk in LGBT populations, 20+ years, and suicidal ideation (a term used sion, suicidal ideation and suicidal behavior in Haas said. But major suicide research documents for thoughts about suicide) is a far less potent youth who report being bullied and youth who have not dealt with this topic. The 2001 U.S. predictor than a suicide attempt. bully others. But, she said, the large majority of National Strategy for Suicide Prevention did Based on these limited LGBT studies, Haas youth who are bullied don’t engage in self-harm not touch on LGBT suicide. A 2002 Institute of said males are more likely to attempt suicide. behavior. Medicine report, Suicide: A National Imperative, Also, she cautioned that while being young is An AFSP-funded five-year longitudinal study identified gay and bisexual youth as at risk for also a risk factor, youth have been more studied found suicidal behavior following involvement suicide, but only dealt briefly with the issue. in this area than adults, and surveys of adults in bullying “only in youth who reported symp- In 2007, Ann Haas said AFSP partnered with have not always identified their age at the time toms of depression during the period that the the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA) of reported suicide attempts. There is also not bullying occurred,” Haas said. and Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) much data on suicidal behavior among LGBT Therefore, there is a complex relationship be- to investigate “what we know and what we don’t older adults. tween bullying and suicide, Haas said, noting: know” about LGBT youth and suicide. The goal Haas said that in the general population, the —Persistent bullying can precipitate depres- was to: highest suicide rates occur in middle-aged and sion, anxiety and isolation, which in turn in- — Identify what is known about completed elderly people, not in youth. So, as with gen- crease suicide risk. suicide, suicide attempts and suicide risk in der, age patterns for LGBT suicidality may differ —Bullying can be a catalyst for suicidal be- LGBT populations. from the general population, “but the logic is havior in youth who are already struggling with — Identify knowledge gaps and make recom- not entirely compelling,” she said, “since older depression, anxiety and isolation. mendations for addressing them. sexual minority individuals share many factors —Depression and other mental disorders in- — Make recommendations for applying what that have been found to contribute to high rates crease the likelihood of being bullied, which is already known to reduce LGBT suicidal behav- of elderly suicide overall, such as depression, exacerbates the disorder and increases suicide ior and suicide risk. chronic illness and social isolation.” risk. The Journal of Homosexuality reported these Mental health plays an important role in as- findings in January 2011. sessing for suicide risk factors, Haas said. The Conservative impact The report said they found very limited data 2008 King study found that depression, anxiety A fascinating part of Haas’ presentation looked on completed suicide in LGBTs. For example, in- disorders and substance use disorders were 1.5 at how institutional discrimination can affect formation about sexual orientation and gender times higher in LGB people than comparable suicide rates. identity is not collected on death records, and heterosexuals. Gay/bi men also show higher Haas said two recent studies (Hatzenbuehler often “psychological autopsies” are not ideal for rates of depressions and panic disorder, and les- et. al., 2009; 2010) have shown elevated rates determining a suicide decedents’ sexuality or bian/bi women show higher rates of substance of mental disorders among LGB adults who live gender identity. Haas said they also found that use disorders (these two are opposite of the in states that have anti-gay laws and policies. reliable alternative methods of identifying LGBTs gender pattern in the general population). The In the latter study, these researchers found among suicide decedents had not yet been de- prevalence of mental disorders is less in lesbian that state-specific campaigns for constitutional Ann Haas. Photos by Tracy Baim veloped. women than gay man, and both bisexual men amendments restricting marriage to heterosexu- However, Haas said other studies may help as and women have elevated rates of mood and al couples were also associated with increased a starting point when discussing suicide in both anxiety disorders, according to Haas. prevalence of mental disorders among LGBTs adult and youth LGBTs. A 2009 Denmark study living in neighboring states. “Such increases,” (Mathy et al.) found that adult men in same- Another study Haas mentioned used data from Haas said, “were not found in heterosexuals, sex domestic partnerships were eight times more a 2004-2005 National Epidemiologic Survey of whether in the states in which such amendments like to die by suicide than heterosexual married Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC), which were enacted or in other states.” men, and they were twice as likely as never- defined LGBT status by sexual identity, behavior Although the effects of discriminatory laws married men. It also found that suicide rates of and attraction (Bostwick, et al., 2010). Bost- and policies on suicidal behavior have not yet same-sex-partnered and heterosexually married wick found that: been studied, Haas noted that “strong evidence women were not significantly different. But a —Persons who identified as lesbian, gay or bi- exists for a link between mental disorders and U.S. study (Cochran & Mays, 2011), following sexual had higher prevalence of mental disorders suicide risk.” Another factor contributing to men for 18 years, did not find elevated suicide compared to comparable heterosexuals. suicide risk in LGBT people, she said, is lack of rates in gay men with partners. —Men with same-sex behavior and attraction access to mental health services. Cited in this Haas noted that a 2008 analysis of 25 inter- also showed higher prevalence of disorders than regard was a recent study in California that national adolescent/adult studies (King et al.) other men. linked federal prohibition of same-sex marriage showed: —Women with only-female sexual behavior to disparities in health insurance coverage, and — Lifetime rate of reported suicide attempts and attraction had fewer mental disorders than thus lowered access to treatment, for same-sex in gay/bi males is four times higher than com- women in all other behavior or attraction cat- couples (Ponce et al., 2010). parable heterosexual males. egories. The impact of living in an anti-gay region of — Lifetime rate of reported suicide attempts Haas said the definition of sexual orientation the country was further reported in Mark Hatzen- on lesbian/bi females is twice that of hetero- varies across studies, sometimes leading to in- buehler’s analysis published April 18, 2011 in sexual females. consistent findings. Lumping LGB or LG together the journal Pediatrics, and reportedly widely in — LGB adolescents and adults were more than may also obscure the real differences that exist the gay and non-gay media. The report showed twice as likely as comparable heterosexual per- among those groups. that gay teens living in politically conservative sons to report a past-year suicide attempt. After adjusting for mental disorders, the areas, and with no gay-supportive programs in In the U.S. population-based surveys, Haas NESARC data showed rates of reported suicide their schools, are more likely to attempt sui- said the summary data showed: attempts among self-identified LGB people were cide. —LGB adolescents and adults have two-to-six two-to-three times higher than among compa- Hatzenbuehler, from the Mailman School of times higher rates of reported suicide attempts. rable heterosexuals (Belik & Sarin, 2010). Thus, Public Health, Columbia University, New York, —Suicide attempts are higher in gay/bi men mental disorders appear to “explain” suicide at- New York, writes about his conclusions in “The WINDY CITY TIMES April 27, 2011 11 Social Environment and Suicide Attempts in Les- to treatment/support. quest of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), bian, Gay, and Bisexual Youth.” His objective —Restriction of lethal means used for suicide on the state of the science regarding the health SIDEBAR was to “determine whether the social environ- (such as gun access and control). of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) ment surrounding lesbian, gay, and bisexual —Media/communications education to reduce people. Bullying leads to youth may contribute to their higher rates of contagion and misinformation, and increase dis- “The report provides the scientific community suicide attempts, controlling for individual-level semination of accurate information about sui- with the first comprehensive overview of health- Minn. students’ risk factors.” cide and suicide risk. related research in this important area. It con- According to his report in Pediatrics: “A total On this last point, Haas said there is a con- cludes by recommending that NIH develop and suicide pact of 31,852 11th grade students (1,413 [4.4 per- cern that the intense media coverage of LGBT implement a comprehensive research agenda In Minnesota, bullying led two eighth- cent] lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals) in youth suicides has at times oversimplified the to advance our knowledge and understanding grade girls—Haylee Fentress and Paige Oregon completed the Oregon Healthy Teens sur- role of bullying as a causative factor, without of LGBT health, including demographic studies Moravetz—to fulfill a suicide pact, leaving vey in 2006–2008. We created a composite index sufficient attention to other factors known to and inequities in health care, and the social behind suicide notes for their families, ac- of the social environment in 34 counties, includ- play a key role in suicidal behavior, especially contexts in which LGBT people live. The report cording to ABC News. ing (1) the proportion of same-sex couples, (2) unrecognized or untreated depression. In this also calls for federally funded surveys and elec- Fentress’ aunt, Robin Settle, said that the the proportion of registered Democrats, (3) the regard, she cautioned against using the term, tronic health records to collect data on sexual girl had complained to her family that she presence of gay-straight alliances in schools, “bullycide,” which she said may imply that all orientation and gender identity while protecting felt alienated and bullied. “She was made and (4) school policies (nondiscrimination and LGBT youth who experience bullying are at high patient confidentiality. In addition, the report fun of for being overweight, her red hair,” anti-bullying) that specifically protected les- risk for suicide, or that LGBT suicide following recommends enhanced training to strengthen Settle said. “She posted on my [Facebook] bian, gay, and bisexual students. bullying is far more common than it actually is. LGBT health research at NIH, and asks NIH to wall that she really wanted to come back “Lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth were signifi- Such implications, she said, may lead vulnerable encourage grant applicants to address explicitly [to Indiana} ... that the people were mean cantly more likely to attempt suicide in the pre- LGBT youth to perceive suicide as a solution to the inclusion or exclusion of sexual and gender and cruel and she didn’t fit in.” vious 12 months, compared with heterosexuals problems they may be experiencing. minorities in their clinical studies. Moravetz and Fentress became fast (21.5 percent vs. 4.2 percent). Among lesbian, Other prevention strategies include increasing “This report is an important step in identify- friends, with Moravetz teaching Fentress to gay and bisexual youth, the risk of attempting awareness and education about mental-health ing research gaps and opportunities, as part of skate; in fact, the two were so close that suicide was 20 percent greater in unsupportive issues as risk factors for LGBT suicidal behavior; an overall effort to understand and address the Fentress had hyphenated her last name on environments compared to supportive environ- increasing identification and referral of high-risk health needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans- Facebook with “Moravetz.” Fentress was ments. A more supportive social environment LGBT persons, including victims of bullying and gender people. We look forward to continuing recently expelled from school for defend- was significantly associated with fewer suicide harassment; expanding availability and access our work to address these needs and reduce LGBT ing Moravetz during a school scuffle. attempts, controlling for sociodemographic vari- to culturally appropriate, high-quality mental health disparities.” ables and multiple risk factors for suicide at- health treatments; and increasing social sup- Haas said it is also important that more states BTs don’t report themselves on surveys, we won’t tempts, including depressive symptoms, binge port and decreasing social isolation among LGBT measure sexual orientation and gender identity be counted. That has political, funding, health drinking, peer victimization, and physical abuse people. in school-based surveys. She noted the recent and other ramifications,” Haas said. “We need to by an adult (odds ratio: 0.97 [95 percent confi- Haas said additional strategies include work- increase in the number of states and metropoli- get the federal government to change the forms dence interval: 0.96–0.99]).” ing with families to increase parental/caregiver tan areas opting to measure these characteris- and the process.” Hatzenbuehler thus concluded that there is acceptance and support of LGBT youth; increas- tics in the Youth Risk Behavior Survey adminis- For more information: “an association between an objective measure ing safety and respect of LGBT people in schools, tered by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and American Foundation for Suicide Prevention of the social environment and suicide attempts workplaces and communities; and changing laws Prevention (CDC), which she attributed largely (AFSP): www.afsp.org/ among lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth. The and policies that discriminate against LGBT to advocacy by LGBT groups. But, the majority of Ann Haas report on “Suicide and Suicide social environment appears to confer risk for people or fail to provide adequate protections states still do not ask such questions and none Risk in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgen- suicide attempts over and above individual-level against discrimination. are mandated by the CDC. Haas added that activ- der Populations: Review and Recommenda- risk factors. These results have important impli- ists “may be more successful moving forward on tions”: www.informaworld.com/smpp/section cations for the development of policies and in- Making it count this as a health issue rather than [as a] political ?content=a931819675&fulltext=713240928 terventions to reduce sexual orientation–related Haas notes that more federal and private re- issue, to get LGBTs counted in studies.” pediatrics magazine study: pediatrics.aap- disparities in suicide attempts.” search funding is “essential to better inform the Ultimately, even when LGBT questions are on publications.org/ knowledge base” about LGBT suicide. Especially surveys, it comes down to how comfortable peo- Solutions important, she said, is determining the preva- ple are “coming out” in such documents. “If LG- Returning to Ann Haas’ presentation at the lence of suicide deaths among LGBT people, as LGBT media summit, she said there are some “official mortality statistics are the ba- documented factors that can protect against rometer of health disparities.” A critical action suicide attempts. LGBT youth, she said, benefit step is to ensure the inclusion of sexual orienta- from having family acceptance, caring relation- tion and gender identity among the characteris- ships with older adults and school safety. Pro- tics of the deceased that are routinely noted in tective factors among LGBT adults include con- official death records. Haas also called for more nection to the LGBT community, positive sexual consistent and widespread inclusion of sexual identity and stability in their intimate relation- orientation measures in national benchmark ships. She also said lesbian adults are at less risk health and mental health surveys, and develop- overall. ment and inclusion of consistent measures of Although relatively few suicide prevention gender identity in such surveys. Middle Eastern Restaurant Cuisine programs exist specifically for LGBT people, Haas Some positive moves have been made by the pointed to suicide prevention strategies that White House and the Department of Health and s"9/" have found to be generally effective in the over- Human Services, led by HHS Secretary Kathleen all population, including: Sebelius. HHS has made some significant report- s$INE)N —Clinical care/mental health treatment. ing changes as well as policy changes effecting —Awareness campaigns/educational programs millions of LGBTs. In addition, Sebelius com- (general public, primary care physicians, par- mented on the March, 2011 Institute of Medi- s$ELIVERY ents/caregivers, community gatekeepers, etc.). cine Report (IOM) on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and —Screening programs, crisis lines, and other Transgender Health: “I want to thank the [IOM] s#ATERING activities to identify and refer at-risk individuals for conducting this important study, at the re- s&LAVORSOF(OOKAH

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After he was sworn in, he said that cording to an ABA news release, LGBTQ youth George W. Bush and who considers himself a With the release of a new online video and web- in group homes face high levels of violence and Libertarian. I think he does support individu- site, the American Bar Association (ABA)’s Cen- harassment in group homes. An estimated 79 al states’ rights to decide what their marriage ter on Children and the Law last week launched percent of LGBTQ youth reported being removed laws should be—but now we have Fred Karg- a fresh campaign addressing hate speech and or running away from a home placement due to er, who is the openly gay primary presidential discrimination directed toward LGBTQ youth, hostility to their sexual orientation or gender candidate who’s going to be a very interest- particularly those living in foster care. identity. The campaign—titled “The Kids Are Lavers pointed to the dire statistics as a call ing factor. Listening”—is part of the ABA’s Opening Doors to action. She is hopeful the campaign will en- One of the things we are hoping to do in Project, an effort created in 2005 with the mis- courage individuals to participate in local task the fall is actually track some of the doings sion of providing the legal community, including forces to help conduct on-the-ground training in the Republican caucus in Iowa and the pri- judges, attorneys and social services profession- sessions on the issue for legal professionals. mary in New Hampshire. We think we’re going als of many types, with the resources and edu- Three such task forces are already operating to see a lot of anti-gay rhetoric coming out cation they need to better meet the needs of across the country with more on the way soon. of that process, and we want to make sure LGBTQ youth. “This issue isn’t just about kids stopping bully- that people are held accountable for their Mimi Laver, the ABA’s director of the Open- ing. It’s about adults of all kinds and in all walks words. I’ve spent some time in Iowa work- ing Doors Project and legal education, described of life being part of helping kids stop bullying ing for [Democratic U.S. Sen.] Tom Harkin in the new campaign—centered at www.thekid- and helping boost up those who are the targets the ‘90s. Historically, stuff that gets said in sarelistening.org—as “an important next step” of bullying,” she added. “We hope to draw more those living rooms in Iowa stay in those liv- for the project to take. With the heightened attention to the idea that everyone in the com- ing rooms, so we’re trying to keep everyone media attention to issues surrounding bullying munity can help bring about better outcomes for honest. and suicide risk of LGBTQ youth, she hoped the the LGBTQ kids in their community.” WCT: Back in ‘08, did you have problems campaign would help more individuals connect John Litchfield, president of the Lesbian & Gay with [President] Obama concerning gay is- the dots between anti-LGBT vitriol in media and Bar Association of Chicago, lauded the campaign sues? culture and the harsh realities many youth are as providing resources to legal professionals that RS: Not in ‘08, not during the campaign. In forced to endure. are “certainly needed.” While he described the the primaries, I supported Hillary Clinton— “We hope to educate the community that bul- Windy City as a “leader” on family law issues, someone I knew personally and had worked Richard Socarides. lying and being the target of bullying is an issue including LGBT issues, he indicated the more re- with—but when she dropped out of the race adults need to take on,” Laver said. sources available the better. I became an enthusiastic supporter of Obama. The website features access to resources in- “Foster care is tough enough as it is, let alone I did some volunteer work and gave some tended to address some of the unique concerns being gay in a foster home,” Litchfield said. money, so I was very excited when he was was the plan he was going to implement: He of LGBTQ youth in a social services setting. “This campaign is certainly a step in the right elected. But I was disappointed from the out- was going to direct the joint chiefs of staff to Studies have revealed LGBTQ youth are at a direction to help give people the support they set at how long it took him to get up to speed implement a plan that would allow for open heightened risk for harassment in school, home- need.” on some of these issues. I thought, right out service. But it was their reaction to that, as lessness, substance abuse and suicide attempts of the box, that his designation of Rev. Rick well as the reactions of Democratic and Re- Warren to speak at the inaugural and his deci- publican members of Congress, [that turned sion not to appoint an LGBT White House li- things.] aison (as I had been) were disappointing and People will remember that Sam Nunn, the were ominous signs that he was not going to Democratic senator from Georgia who was move as quickly on some of these issues as I head of the Armed Services Committee, held and many others wanted him to. hearings in opposition to the policy on a na- So it’s fair to say that, in 2009 and the first val submarine. He asked people sleeping on part of 2010, you could accurately describe those bunks what they thought of sleeping me as someone who was pushing him in every with gay people; everyone raised their hand way I could think to move faster and act more and said they wouldn’t do it. That was the boldly. However, at the end of last year and end of open service [back then]. certainly in the first quarter of this year, he’s President Clinton was then faced with a de- proven himself, beyond any question, to be cision. Was there some compromise he could the strong supporter we knew he was. get through that would be better than the A lot of people worked hard to get “Don’t current policy, even though he couldn’t get Ask, Don’t Tell” repealed but it was under everything he wanted? So a deal was struck the president’s leadership that it happened; between the Pentagon, members of Congress it obviously could not have happened with- and the White House that there would be out him, and his people worked very hard something called “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, Don’t for it. Even more important was the decision Pursue.” The idea behind it was so long as that [Attorney General] Eric Holder took, af- you were not open about your sexual orienta- ter consulting the president, to discontinue tion in your professional life, you could be the defense of the Defense of Marriage Act; gay in your private life. However, while that I think that was a very gutsy move by the may have been the spirit of the compromise, president, and it will shape a lot of positive the law allowed a lot of discretion and lati- The ABA’s “The Kids Are Listening” home page. Photo by Andrew Davis outcomes for us, as a community. tude towards the military. Something that At this precise moment and time—four President Clinton thought might make things months into 2011—I think he’s certainly better for gays in the military ended up mak- proven himself to be a terrific leader on these ing things worse. issues. I think there’s a lot more he can ac- We knew the policy wasn’t working; SLDN STAND UP FOR LOVE complish that has not been done. Then I [Servicemembers Legal Defense Network] had VOLUNTEER FOR AN HIV VACCINE STUDY expect to work hard for his re-election and, formed and put out reports that more people hopefully, he’ll go on to a second term where [were being discharged], not less. We’re looking for HIV-negative men, he acts even more boldly. I think one of the great lessons of that— 18-50 years old. You cannot get HIV WCT: Let’s go back, to your time with now that we have a little hindsight—is that President Clinton, in retrospect, would have from the vaccine. You will be paid President Clinton. When you first heard of Scan it with “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT),” what was been better off standing on principle and not for your time. your phone your reaction? Turn to page 39 RS: Well, I worked for President Clinton’s www.standup4love.org campaign in 1992 and then I didn’t actually 312 413-5897

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by Kevin Sessums, POZ Magazine, Woolf? The other is the Jean Herolt Humanitari- “Which are?” I asked. tive. It can be done! November 1997 an Award, bestowed in 1992. Also on the shelves Taylor burst into the heightened giggles that KS: Donna Shalala, secretary of Health and are cherished photographs with the Reagans and gurgle up from her inner child-star. It is as if Human Services, is really standing in the way Elizabeth Taylor is still the world’s most mag- the Fords. There is a jaunty shot from Ascot; Lassie had just done something vulgar in front of the Clinton administration getting behind nificent movie star, even though she hasn’t laughing, she is escorted by Noel Coward and of adult company. “I don’t want to talk about a needle-exchange program. Some say she’s starred in a film in 18 years. Just listen to Richard Burton. Two pictures catch her candidly it,” she insists, calming herself by calming Sug- just running interference for President Clin- the expert, columnist Liz Smith, regarding the keeping company with that other famous Eliza- ar. ton, who doesn’t want to be accused of being scourge of paparazzi—that frightening barom- beth from London. A beautiful portrait of Natalie She does want to talk about a lot of other sub- soft on drugs in any way. But there are still eter of fame for the fin de siecle. “Can you guess Wood, a present from friend Robert Wagner, has jects. And our conversation is laced throughout others who insist that she is protecting her which female celebrity, caught topless, would been given prominence. with the sound of her distinct laughter, her most own political hide because she wants to run ensure a million-dollar fee? It’s 65-year-old Eliz- I walk back into the living room. Leaning to- clarion of calls—not that girlish giggle, but a for governor of Wisconsin and can’t appear abeth Taylor!” ward the aquarium, I inspect the piscine shades grown-up woman’s wanton, gritty cackle. too liberal back home. Taylor, who’s been famous now—at times of lavender floating before my face. KEVIN SESSUMS: You have an English pass- ET: I think she is causing so many problems notorious—for more than half a century, must “Hello, I’m Elizabeth,” I heard. port, Elizabeth, but you haven’t lived there and being so irresponsible. But has anybody told have gotten a kick out of reading that item. Yet A dog yelps. since you were a small child. I was wondering this woman that she could be responsible for a what this remarkable woman has done for more I turn to see Elizabeth Taylor. My recent com- if there are bits of yourself that you still con- lot of deaths? I’m not accusing her of that, be- than a decade has nothing to do with press clip- puter search of boldfaced info magnifies the vi- sider British. cause it’s a pretty harsh accusation, but by not pings or prying lensmen. She has chosen instead sion of a rather fragile woman before me, her ELIZABETH TAYLOR: I guess I feel that London allowing it she’s putting up a barrier. How are we to dedicate herself to educating the world about face still boldly beautiful. Take, like me, a deep, is my hometown and my roots are English—espe- going to break through that? One woman! AIDS, and her voice has been a clarion call to appreciative breath: National Velvet, Lassie cially the countryside. The most vivid memories KS: Well, she’s serving at the behest of one redouble our efforts. Come Home, Little Women, Father of the Bride, of my youth—when I was allowed to be young man. What is your attitude about Clinton? The founding chairman of the American Foun- Nicky Hilton, A Place in the Sun, Michael Wild- before I was in films—are of riding my horse in ET: He’s disappointed me. He’s had the op- dation for AIDS research (amFAR), which pro- ing, Giant, Raintree County, Maggie the Cat, the country. There is nothing as beautiful as the portunity to turn around the government and vides much-needed funds to community-based Mike Todd, Suddenly Last Summer, Eddie Fisher, English countryside. come forward and help, like he said he would science, she later formed the Elizabeth Taylor Cleopatra, double-barreled Burton, The Taming KS: When was the last time you went at the beginning. He hasn’t. He’s waffled. And AIDS Foundation to support direct care for peo- of the Shrew, the Krupp diamond, 73 hospital there? by putting this woman Shalala in charge, he’s ple with HIV. stays, weight fluctuations, Studio 54, the Betty ET: I haven’t been back for five years because done something very damaging. That appoint- Ford Clinic, mother of four, grandmother of nine, of the quarantine law with Sugar. They don’t al- ment was worse than just waffling on the issue. Those who cynically waited for her to tire of Malcolm Forbes, The French Legion of Honor, low dogs in. It is so ridiculous, because of that I mean, the CDC and AmFAR can prove without the cause once grief for her friend Rock Hudson Broadway revivals of The Little Foxes and Pri- tunnel they’ve built. Rats can now hail a taxi a reasonable doubt that needle exchange can subsided have been, thankfully, disappointed. vate Lives, UNICEF, those three Oscars, perfume and go back and forth to the continent. work. There is no question. This Donna Shalala And she has utilized that valued celebrity of mogul, Michael Jackson, the Ryan White CARE KS: One of the most serious AIDS-policy dif- should go to some of the needle-exchange plac- hers to raise a fortune for research and patient Bill, Larry Fortensky, hip replacements, Chech- ferences between the States and England is es and look at the records. Instead she’s just care. nyan war orphans and, now, the recent recupera- the position each country has taken regarding shooting her mouth off. She could do something Taylor agreed to meet me recently at her home tion from the removal of a tumor attached to her the needle exchange issue. so dramatic and lasting as far as people’s lives in Bel Air. The house, next door to the Reagans’, brain. ET: In Washington, D.C., I’ve quietly opened are concerned. The fact that she’s not doing it once belonged to Nancy Sinatra, Taylor bought Taylor is wearing a white caftan-like gown. a needle exchange with only $72,000. I started in order to get to a higher political seat in her it in 1982 for a couple of million dollars after Her feet are shod in see-through plastic sandals, a center. From the outside you can’t tell what it life makes me want to do something to her other she divorced her sixth husband, Sen. John War- her toenails painted a frosty white. She wears is. I say only $72,000 because it has changed so seat. ner of Virginia. She kept a lot of the house and very little makeup. Her hair, a shock of frostier many lives. It’s a center for needle exchange and KS: What? Kick her in the ass? its furnishing the way the first Mrs. Sinatra left white, is propped into a spikey flat-top. Sugar, condom distribution. ET: Yes! them—except for the mezuzah that Taylor, a her beloved 5-year-old Maltese, has entered KS: Listen to these statistics: In 1988 in KS: You lived in Washington as a senator’s convert to Judiasm, has attached to the front with her. The tiny bundle of barking, beribboned England and in Wales and Northern Ireland, wife for several years. Do you miss it? door’s frame. white hair seems to have molted from atop Tay- a needle-exchange system reduced the sero- ET: Nooooooo!!!! Washington is the hardest It is a surprisingly small home, done mostly in lor’s head. conversion rate from 12 percent to 5 percent. town for a woman in the world—especially if white. The carpet is modified white shag. White I take my place on the sofa. Taylor precisely In 1985 they started it in Scotland and the you’re married to a politician. If the woman is chaise lounges lunge toward the living room from places herself in a chair by my side. Surprisingly, results were even more astounding; the se- the politician, then it might be quite different. either side of a large fireplace. On each chaise her most noticeable bit of jewelry is the red roconversion rate dropped from 77 percent But if you’re wedded to the politician, it’s like is an ornate pillow designed by her late friend, piece of string tied about her left wrist as if it to 18 percent. Why, considering numbers your lips are sealed. You are a robot. They even Gianni Versace, one imprinted with the face of were a bracelet. like that, do you think it’s been so difficult tell you what you can wear. You can imagine how his trademark Medusa head, eerily saddened by “Are you into Kabbalah?” I ask, knowing that to get the Clinton administration behind the that sat with me! I was told that I—me!—was his murder only two days before. A huge aquari- a red wrist string is worn when one has begun needle-exchange program? not allowed to wear purple because it smacked um filled with exotic lavender fish takes up one to study this ancient Jewish form of mysticism, ET: I don’t know. I don’t understand it. I could of royalty. whole wall. Jagged geological stones, echoing which has taken the place of Marianne William- take some of these needle-exchange people to For the two months of campaigning, I obeyed the colors of the fish, are precisely placed about son’s spiritual shtick among the cognoscenti of testify if it would do any good. Sixty-three per- them. But then, after the election, the Repub- the gigantic white lacquered coffee table. A col- Culver City and its environs. Madonna, Sandra cent of AIDS cases among women are related lican women gave a luncheon in my honor for lection of paintings by Degas, Van Gogh, Monet Bernhard and Roseanna are adherents. to sharing needles. One-third of all AIDS cases all that I had done for the campaign, and I put Modigliani and Renoir hang above the white “Yes. I started about two months ago,” said are due to sharing needles. All! People stupidly on my purplest Halston pantsuit. I told them sofa. On it is a needlepoint cushion embroidered Taylor, positioning Sugar in her lap. “I am deep- think that if you have a needle then you’re go- the story that the women who ran John Warner’s with the adage, “IT’S NOT THE HAVING, IT’S THE ly, privately spiritual. I’ve always been interest- ing to go out and try some heroin today. It’s so campaign had forbid me to wear purple. I got GETTING.” ed in spiritual things. Kabbala is not conformist. naïve. This little center I’ve opened is a place up and pointed out one specific woman. I said, On the bookshelves in the game room are three You don’t have to be Jewish to believe in it. where you can get food once a day. They even “That one! Right there!” Oscars. Two are Best Actress statues, received It’s not a religion. It coincides with many of my have a makeover once a month—hair and nails KS: AIDS itself has always been awash with for BUtterfield 8 and Who’s Afraid of Virginia beliefs.” and things like that. It’s extraordinarily effec- Turn to page 16 WINDY CITY TIMES April 27, 2011 15

Joe Gregg’s private affair By Jon-Henri Damski, tory, Africa, Renaissance art, City Hall politics, had become a true believer in AZT, he wanted from the Dec. 3, 1987 Windy City Times common gossip, astronomy, classical music, to help others by telling his wonderful results , lesbian history, city planning, book- with this drug. Dennis Breo, a medical writer Joe Gregg thought dying of AIDS was his private making, the history of manuscripts, and library and historian—not a common journalist—was affair. He didn’t want anyone to know. science. Yet he choked every time he tried to researching a long article for the Sunday maga- After his diagnosis, he told his boss and a talk about gay things to his parents, authority, zine of the Chicago Tribune. Joe and his doc- couple of friends. Then he pledged them to se- figures, and relatives. He had the same maid tor trusted Breo because he was a medical man crecy. He told his 80-year-old parents in Kansas for 15 years, and he would de-gay his house, too. City that he had been sick but it was nothing. take down the all-male pictures and calendars Joe realized that Breo was unfamiliar with the He told his neighbors that he had pneumonia each time before she came. Just as he de-gayed ways of gays, so for background he told him how and his doctors thought it best if he be in the his house, so I think he wanted to de-AIDS his he came out as a young teenager and what he hospital for a few days. death. did as a gay young man. Joe was told that he As a co-director and pioneer of the Gerber- Joe’s paranoia, however, was not just in Joe’s would be anonymous and the story would focus Hart Library, as one of the Advocate’s 400 most head alone. Even in urban lakefront liberal Chi- on AZT. important gay leaders, as a participant in every cago Gregg suffered two brutal experiences from Anonymous? Breo changed Joe’s name to Tim, gay parade and rally, with his picture in one of people in authority that made Joe feel “totally described him to a T with his age, hometown and the gay papers every few weeks, and as a subject violated as a person.” gray beard, plus the library where Joe worked. in the HIH cohort study at Howard Brown Memo- When he was librarian of the art history de- Then he told all about the intimate details of rial Clinic, I told Joe I didn’t think he could keep partment at the University of Chicago in the Joe’s sex life and little about AZT. Joe was mor- A 1987 photo of Joe Gregg, right, with his it a secret. Every time we went to a clinic, phar- early ‘60s, and had attained the academic rank tified. Now everyone at work knew. The whole Gerber-Hart Library co-librarian Ruth Ketchum macy, or doctor’s office there were at least half of assistant professor, he went to the student- world knew. His dying of AIDS had become a and playwright Jeff Hagedorn, who wrote a dozen other guys and their partners there for faculty clinic on a health matter. He had a case public affair. One, the country’s first AIDS play. Hagedorn the same thing. The gay community is a public of primary anal syphilis. The director of the These experiences took their toll. Joe sank was donating items to the library when this network; Joe’s “condition” was obvious for all to clinic of this most prestigious university took it back into his private shell. He cut himself off photo was taken. Photo by Tracy Baim see. upon himself to treat Joe personally. He told Joe more from his friends. His happiest moments Strangers and distant acquaintances would that he was a “disgusting degenerate,” “unman- were listening to music on his headphones or What I could never get Joe to see is that call or stop Joe on the street and ask about his ly and sick” an “abomination” who should not watching his favorite old movies. death is not a private affair—or a public affair “health.” He would get furious. How could they be a member of the university after contracting When he was diagnosed, one of his physicians, either. It is a private affair that ends in a public know? “I don’t want anyone to know!” He was this “vile disease.” when Joe asked her, how long?, said, “On the notice. But more than that, it is a common af- curt and cold with old friends when they would The director prescribed for Joe the maximum average 18 months.” Joe immediately calculated fair. I agree with Emily Dickinson that death is a call to express their concern. number of shots and made sure they hurt each in his head and turned to me and said, “We’ll, “party that we all dress up to go to.” I asked Joe, didn’t he think it odd that people time they were administered. He forced Joe to that means I die in October of ‘87. I like Octo- Joe’s private friends will love him always. he barely came in contact with knew, yet he was confess a list of his “degenerate” partners, and ber. I will have two falls and two world series. Joe’s public reputation is secure as long as there keeping his close circle of intimate friends in made sure they were all traced and treated by Joe never let go of the idea in October. He are libraries in general and special libraries for the dark? He saw my point and took steps to the public health authorities. Then he insisted mentioned it to me often. It was as though it lesbian and gay people. correct that situation. that Joe undergo immediate psychiatric help to were his “due date,” as though someone had But what Joe forgot were his common friends. He made “dates” with each of his intimates cure his sick mind before he could return to full stamped that date in the back of his book. And they were all around him, waiting for a word and told them. In each case they were loving status at the university. But with life-extending drugs and the best care from him, so they could come and show their and forgiving. Joe was surprised and relieved by that money could buy Joe died in November, 15 love, give their support, and say their proper their understanding. I tried to widen Joe’s out- In the middle of his struggle with AIDS, Joe days past his due date. He went out much like a goodbyes. reach by saying that even his common friends reversed himself and decided to go public. He student meeting a term paper deadline. would understand and be supportive. But Joe decided that he had told enough, and pledged me to secrecy again. Even before Joe was struck with AIDS himself, he was fighting against the disease. He thought Forming community AIDS was sucking too much money, energy and By Victoria Noe them had died when I saw his panel on the cover resources from other more pro-life organizations of a book about the Names Project quilt. such as Gerber-Hart Library. I told Joe, now that The first time I remember being conscious of the I got a phone call from my mother one day, also you have AIDS, you could be even more effec- effects of AIDS was March 1983. My girlfriend in the ’80s. She had that “someone died” tone in tive in making your case for help to non-AIDS was in the hospital, after a difficult labor and her voice. When I asked her what was wrong, she services, and he became an even more convinc- delivery that called for a transfusion. She worked said she called to tell me that Richard was gay. ing fundraiser for the library. He told me that in the lab at that hospital and knew the blood “And … ?” I asked, fearing the worst. “That’s the library was his public life and AIDS his own supply wasn’t safe. When I visited her there, her it,” she insisted. I couldn’t believe she didn’t affair, and he would keep them separate. sheets had more color than she did. However, know. Richard was my father’s best friend then, Why all this secrecy? Some will point to his she still refused the transfusion. and remained so until the day my Dad died. Their early upbringing in the fundamentalist Mormon Sex in the ’80s—gay or straight—was a chal- friendship didn’t change because Richard came church. Joe was raised like a child patriarch. lenge. I was tested twice (once a requirement by out; if anything they grew closer. His family and church leaders expected that he a prospective lover, once to ease my own mind). The work at Chicago House was challenging would be an “elder” some day. They never de- I demanded the men I slept with wear condoms, and exhilarating and sometimes frustrating. The tected that even as a boy, Joe had a strong will and it was not always well received. There was mission statement read: “Chicago House provides Steve Showalter and Victoria Noe at a Chicago and mind of his own: he was going to be totally much grumbling and insisting they were ‘all residential and support services for people living House event in 1990. irreligious and a free spirit. A pagan, a light pa- right’. But that was a deal-breaker, and no one with HIV & AIDS.” The problem, as it turned out, gan, not into anything heavy or occult, more an talked me out of it. was the word ‘people’. Everyone assumed we only the Mayor and the gay community at that time. Epicurean, a believer that the gods are distant I was volunteering occasionally, mostly to served men. In fact, he was coming to the house in Edge- after-thoughts, who have nothing to do with the help raise money until 1989, when I took a job So I did something that was, well, wrong. I water from a meeting with gay leaders at Ann nature of things. at Chicago House as development director. I was didn’t ask permission, and I certainly had no Sather. Free spirit or not, Joe, even at 50, was still the only straight person in the office, something right to do it, but I changed that word in the As usual, he was running late, but when he unable to tell his parents and family that he that did not meet with great approval. mission statement. I changed ‘people’ to ‘men got there the schedule was forgotten. He went was gay. He choked on the word in their pres- The animosity I faced as a straight woman in and women’. It was as if a light bulb went on, upstairs, with Thom Dombkowski and John Ches- ence. When he would even try to talk about it, the AIDS community surprised me. AIDS was still the reaction I got now was so different. “You ter, but without the media. I stayed on the first his mother would feign ignorance and hand him considered a gay issue, and there was a bit of have women living there?” And just like that, floor, but after a few minutes, he appeared at another religious tract and say, “My little Joe, territorialism. I suppose I was naïve. I had no funding organizations looked at Chicago House the top of the stairs and told the media to grab you still believe in God don’t you?” Joe’s father agenda; I just wanted to help. differently. their cameras. “Come up here; you need to see kept the topic from coming up by always talking I came from a theatre background, so I’d had While I was there, we opened the third house, this.” When the tour was finished, he sat in the about baseball and his memories of early Kansas gay friends since high school (even wound up which was a hospice. I remember it was a very living room and answered questions for some City history. dating a couple, unintentionally). However, I’ve cold Chicago winter day, with wind chills well time. never been to a college reunion because so many below zero. Mayor Daley was coming to see the There was a constant stream of fundraisers: Joe Gregg was one of the most brilliant and of the guys I went to school with have died, house, along with some media to record the vis- bar events at Little Jim’s and Roscoe’s, drag encyclopedic conversationalists that I have ever many of them from AIDS. I found out one of it. Now, relations were quite strained between known. He could talk about movies, naval his- Turn to page 17 16 April 27, 2011 WINDY CITY TIMES

TAYLOR from page 14 ence you had. When you awoke in your hospi- sort of making me breathe, consciously breathe, never people? tal room, you said, “I wanted a paintbrush… because if I had stopped, that would have been ET: At this point in time, I’m saying never. Washingtonian concerns that are almost as I wanted to paint with the sense of color I all she wrote. Then he got some needed infor- Never again! I don’t see why anybody of the silly as that. Political expediency. Moral judg- saw.” I was struck by that, not because of the mation and went into action. Everybody started same sex or the opposite sex in this day and ments. Turf wars. Bitterly fought social poli- experience you had, but how at that moment buzzing around me. age needs to get married. I was old-fashioned in cies. you became your father’s child. You became All of a sudden, I’m unconscious and a ma- that I always thought I had to get married. But ET: Unfortunately, Kevin, people lose their at your death his little girl. You’ve never re- chine was breathing for me. I woke up in the that’s so passé now, so I don’t have to do that sense of compassion. ally talked about your father, Elizabeth. What intensive-care ward with tubes coming out of anymore. KS: With protease inhibitors, the medical was your relationship with him like? my throat, my nose, my chest, my ribs, my feet, KS: You can live with a man now. news has become more hopeful for people ET: Mmmmmmm … yes. Aaahhh … I … aah- my wrists. It looked like little fish swimming by ET: All I have to do is try and find somebody. living with AIDS. Ironically, the politicians hh…didn’t really know my father well until I in this one tube in my neck, but they were little KS: You’re still a catch. I don’t think you’ll now feel that maybe they can put this con- was about 21. We had missed each other in a pieces of flesh. When you’re that delirious you have any trouble. troversial issue on the back burner, where way . I didn’t really have much of a youth, you can kind of rip out so I thought they were fish! ET: Find me someone! they’ve always wanted it to be. know, except for those first seven years riding Another thing that was so funny was when KS: What do you think your affinity for gay ET: And there is hope. But the percentages my horse back in Kent. Those are the happiest they had to give me an intravenous blood men has been about? You’ve always been very of infection are higher for men and women be- memories of my life—riding bareback on those transfusion. I was so scared because this was friendly with a whole coterie of gay men. Was tween their teen years and 25 because they have 3,000 acres and being able to jump over streams seven years ago, and they still were not sure it your refuge from your being such a hetero- stopped being cautious. People are becoming and go through the forests. about how clean blood transfusions were. I did sexual goddess? careless again—like in the ‘80s. And the thing It was a magical experience. I could let my not want to have one out of the drawer. But I ET: No, not at all. I never even thought of it. about protease inhibitors is that not everybody imagination fly, my sense of poetry fly. It was had to have it. I saw this one bag of red blood. KS: Does the term “fag hag” upset you? Do can afford them. like a make-believe world, but it was a real The nurse I had, I knew very well. Her name’s you think that’s an awful term? KS: I know that you have been frustrated in world. Then I had to go to school, and it was Cathy. By that point she was like an old friend. I ET: I do. I think it’s a really horrible expres- your own attempts to make inroads here in drudgery. I did enjoy ballet class because it was thought Cathy had put lace around the bag and sion. I’ve had great friendships with men who Los Angeles into the inner-city communities a form of self-expression. I think that is why I put little sequins on it to kind of camp it up and happen to be homosexual. that are being devastated by AIDS. How have became a child actress. The choice was given to make it really kitsch. I said, “Cathy, oh, you’re KS: I just thought that within those homo- you been received by the African-American me. I could make-believe. I could express myself too much. That’s so sweet.” It made me laugh sexual friendships, a great beauty like you power structure? outside what was going on in the world. and took away my fear of the blood transfusion. could find a way to relax that was not afforded ET: The Black people do not want me. And what was going on in the world was dread- I had that for about three days. Cathy just kind to her anywhere else in this town. God knows, KS: Why is that? ful. It was World War II. I was here by then and of smiled at me. you must have been hit on constantly. ET: Because I’m white. They don’t want a Big my England was being destroyed. It broke my Three years later, on yet another visit to the ET: I don’t think it had anything to do with White Mama coming down there. They think it’s tiny heart. As a child here in America, I used to hospital, I brought it up again with her and told that. I always knew what I wanted in that re- condescending. Why would they mind? Before listen to classical music on the radio in my room her how sweet that had been, and how campy it gard, and what I didn’t want. I was always exclu- Doris Duke died, I thought that I had put to- and think of England, think of those forests. I’d was. She said, “Elizabeth, I have to finally tell sive in my head. Somebody hitting on me made gether $3 million targeted for South Central. sit there and weep. It was very dramatic. you that I didn’t do that. You were delirious. no difference to me. Unless I was interested in That news was not received with joy. I don’t KS: Well, you are an actress, dear. That was in your imagination.” But it was a way them, they could go take a Flying F. I’m not one know why. I wanted to work with the Black peo- ET: This was even before I was an actress. I of keeping me calm. to be pushed around. ple, though it is their responsibility what to do was around 7. I was just always very emotional. with the money. But if I can raise it, it is then KS: The basis of any artist’s work, no matter up to the community to be responsible for it. I’m what form it takes, is empathy. Keats called not trying to take that away from them. That’s it “negative capability.” You’ve always had something they should do with pride. But then that. The American Foundation for Doris died—and all that scandal happened—so ET: It’s all about connecting, about bonding. I AIDS Research tribute page I didn’t get the money. I haven’t given up try- think that’s why I’ve been put through the expe- after Taylor died. ing to be of some help in the inner cities. But rience of almost dying so many times. Through I have to have the money to do it. I just can’t each experience I have learned something, and go waltzing down there and say that I have a that is to have, yes, more empathy, more com- great idea. I’ve got to have the money. And it’s passion, more understanding, about what it not just the Black people down there—it’s Latin must be like for people who are really sick. and Asian, too. It’s people of color. It’s not just KS: One of the things you bring to the fight a Black issue. against AIDS is the authority of your many KS: One of your big disagreements with Am- illnesses. You’re not just some dilettante ac- KS: Not even in death. Do you believe that FAR was on this issue of branching out with tress trying to increase her fame. How are you KS: A sense of camp calms your nerves? when you die, you will see all the people their work, or taking AmFAR to the interna- feeling these days? You look great—amazing- ET: Yeah. who have been close to you in your life? That tional stage. ly so. KS: Are you afraid of death? would be quite a greeting party. I mean, the ET: We finally did go international. But I did ET: I feel terrific. I can’t stay up late. But ET: No. I’m afraid of pain. husbands alone ... have a big fight. I mean, the United States is not that’s OK. I just love crawling into bed. I’ve got KS: Were you shocked when you awoke from ET: I did. I did see them. I saw Mike Todd. He the only nation that is suffering with AIDS. But a collection now of beautiful sheets. I have a your latest surgery and saw yourself as a bald said, “You have to go back; it’s not your time.” Americans are very chauvinistic. I was brought beautiful bedroom. I decided that if I’m going woman? I find it very difficult to talk about, because it up internationally. I’ve traveled worldwide. I to be sick, then I’m going to have a gorgeous ET: I was so surprised when I came to and sounds so screwy. Back then—this is when I helped people in Africa years ago. I’ve always bedroom. I mean, when they told me I had a looked at my head in the mirror. I asked, “Is awoke and wanted to paint all of the colors I thought more globally. I did spend those first two-and-a-half-inch brain tumor, I actually my head all flat in the back?” They said I had saw—you didn’t talk about such things. But I seven years of my life in England. said, “Here we go again.” The reason they found a beautifully shaped head. But I said, “Are you told everybody in the room. There were about KS: Where does this impulse to help spring out—and thank God they did, God moves in sure it’s not a cushion head? 11 people there in the room with me—doctors from? You could sit on your ass and reign as mysterious ways—is because I’d had a seizure. I KS: You’ve been able to keep your sense of and nurses keeping all the machinery going, “Elizabeth Taylor,” but you don’t. wouldn’t have known! humor through all your illnesses. So, thank which was very antiquated. I’m glad that I told ET: I find being “Elizabeth Taylor” really bor- KS: I’ve never been cut on, myself. I’m not God, have gay men through this AIDS epi- them what I had seen, but they just went, “Sure ing. I think if you were born with privileges—or even circumcised. demic. All those affected by AIDS have shown honey.” One of the things that I’ve learned from given privileges—then you should share them. ET: God! If I added up all my scars! enormous strength in the face of adversity, almost dying so many times is that I’m so aware Like money—it’s to share. I’ve known too many KS: Physical and emotional? but gay men in particular have proven that of the moments that I know are going to turn people who just sat and hoarded and were mis- ET: Yeah! we’re not as vain and selfish as others have into wonderful memories. Sometimes a moment erable. Just miserable SOBs. I have always be- KS: Someone told me that the Aaron Dia- always made us out to be. will happen in my life and I’ll stop and think, lieved that giving is one of the reasons that we mond Institute’s Dr. David Ho had a lot to do ET: A lot of people are selfish, Kevin. “This is something I’ll have all my life.” Whether were put on this earth. I’ve acted on that belief with saving your life during your 1990 bout KS: I know that. But we, as a sociologi- it’s a sunset or looking into a tiger’s eyes when since I was old enough to leave my nest. … with a pulmonary virus. cal group, don’t have the institutions that I was in Africa… things like that that you just KS: Yet you grew up right here in a town ET: He did! I can’t remember the exact conti- straight people have that assist in alleviating flash on. known for its narcissism. nuity of the story because I had a temperature selfishness—child rearing, marriage … KS: Do you keep a journal? ET: But I saw that. My parents were very smart. of 106. He said that he wanted to put me on ET: Marriage can be a very selfish institution. ET: No, but I wish I had. When I was at Betty They made sure that my playmates were not in life support, but first he said they needed to do KS: Oh, it can, can it? I take it you are Ford, we were forced to keep a journal and re- the industry. My father was an art dealer and he an open-lung biopsy so they can go in and take speaking now as the expert that you are on flect on what had happened to us inside during and my mother made sure I learned and thought sections of my lung and put them under a micro- the subject. What are your feelings about the day. My counselor was a real cow. But she about other things. scope. They couldn’t diagnose at first which par- same-sex marriage? said one nice thing to me. She said, “You write KS: You’ve talked before about the first ticular virus or bacteria it was, so they couldn’t ET: As a matter of fact, I’m not for marriage of exquisitely. You should become a writer.” time you nearly died—back in 1961—from give me the appropriate antibiotics. any kind. KS: Have you ever thought about writing a viral pneumonia and the out-of-body experi- David was just sitting with me after that and KS: So you don’t think you’ll ever get mar- book? ried again? 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ET: No, because I would have to give up today My father said, “Elizabeth, you cannot bring COMMUNITY from page 14 I wonder if what I did made any difference. and dive into yesterday. And then, of course, up a lion in Beverly Hills. You have to take it Thirty years later I worry about my gay nephew, you can’t predict tomorrow, and my life has had back.” I said, “I can’t take it back. How will I shows, a dunk tank at Halsted Street Days, and even though he assures me he practices safe sex. so many startling tomorrows that I don’t think find the people? They’ve all gone home.” I kept our first black-tie event at the Drake. I was in I worry about my gay friends, even the ones who that they’ve stopped. I don’t think my book has it for a couple of days. My mother took my little London the year before on the first World AIDS I know are HIV-negative, because I’m used to come to an end. I think I’m mid-chapter. I don’t silk dress to the cleaners. Day, and a collection was taken up at curtain worrying about them. want to dwell on the past. I want to live today! A few days later she went to pick up the dress, call in the West End theatres. I stole that idea I remember a moment in the early ’80s. I don’t KS: Do you think you’ll ever act again? and the cleaner said, “We can’t get this stain the following year, and we sent volunteers to know where I was, or what I was doing, I just ET: I don’t know. I might. I’ve just read a script out, Mrs. Taylor. What in the world is it? And theatres to collect money for Chicago House. remember the moment. I thought to myself: “I I liked. my mother, who was kind of like Billie Burke, Some of my most dedicated volunteers have re- don’t want to look back and be ashamed I stood KS: You’ve survived so many people in your shrugged and said, “Oh, it’s just lion drool.” mained friends to this day. by and did nothing.” life. KS: Hollywood! I tell you, you should have I left Chicago House after a year (I’ll leave it at What I did wasn’t much, and it may not have ET: Oh, God, so many—and from a very early kept a journal. Let me ask you about a few of that), and continued to raise money in the AIDS changed anything. But I’d do it again, gladly, age. the people you’ve worked with over the years. community as a consultant with groups like Bo- even knowing I’d lose so many people I cared KS: Do you ever have survivor’s guilt? Let’s start with Tennessee Williams. naventure House and Stop AIDS. But there was a about. ET: No. No. Not at all. I truly believe after ET: I adored Tennessee. He was one of my best price to pay, and it was an emotional one. Victoria Noe has abandoned a successful having almost died so many times that God must friends. He was hopelessly naive. He had no A year or so after I went out on my own, I went career in sales to write a book, It’s Not Like have some reason for keeping me alive. There sense of business. I stepped in and tried to act through a stretch of 11 weeks in a row, where They’re Family: Mourning Our Friends and Cel- must be something He wants me to do. And as his agent when I found out what he was not someone I knew died every week. Only one was ebrating Their Lives. Her blog is http://www. I’ll know. I’ll know. I just have to be still. God getting. He thought he had a good deal. He was really close, Steve Showalter, who’d been my as- friendgrief.blogspot.com, and she is looking knows where we all are. getting five percent of the profits. I said, “There sistant at Chicago House. But all were men I’d for people in the gay community to interview KS: One of the things that a lot of gay men is no such thing! It’s about the gross!” I asked known around the community, had worked with about their experiences during the height and people with AIDS—and probably even you him, “Have you ever made money off any of your on projects, or just knew socially. of the AIDS crisis. She can be contacted at when you were at Betty Ford—have to grap- films?” He said, “Well, no.” I said, “Tennessee, When I heard about the 11th one, I called my [email protected]. ple with is a deep-seated feeling of shame. It that’s why! Aaaagghhh!!” So I took him in hand! former acting teacher in L.A. and asked if I could causes such destructive behavior in our lives. I love him dearly. visit. I booked a seat on Amtrak: two days with How do we get rid of it? KS: How about Montgomery Clift? Were you no phones, and no contact with others unless I ET: I was ashamed at Betty Ford—you’re right. in love with him, in a way? wanted it. By the time I got there, I was able Annie Lennox I thought, “God! I must have hurt so many peo- ET: I loved him. But I knew from A Place in to hold a coherent conversation; by the time I ple!” That gave me a terrible sense of shame. the Sun that he was gay—probably even more came back a week later, I could work again. discusses AIDS But I don’t have that shame now, because it’s than he did. And I helped him with it, which is I bought a copy of And the Band Played On, not constructive. I really want to make my life extraordinary because I was only about 16, and I Randy Shilts’ indictment of pretty much everyone activism in HIV positive and help people as much as I can and didn’t really know anything about it. I turned 17 in the ’80s. I remember very clearly throwing not be negative. If you think negative thoughts, during the making of that movie. I really didn’t the book across my living room several times. Plus Magazine you’ll become negative. And your actions be- know then what being a homosexual was. But I I’d read about government inaction, or medical Few musicians will ever experience the come negative. You have to be positive in every just knew… well, I don’t know how I knew. fraud, or politics, and I’d have to stop to … international renown that Scottish re- aspect of your being. KS: Part of the poetry of your AIDS service, throw the book. I considered at one point buy- cording artist Annie Lennox has en- KS: You’ve had such a grand life—whether to me, is an allusion to your performance in A ing a copy that wasn’t so beat up, but I think I joyed. In total, as one half of the Eu- it’s being the grandest movie star this town Place in the Sun. It’s as if all of us gay men, want to hold on to that reminder of my anger. rythmics and as a solo artist, she’s sold has ever seen or grandly going to Betty Ford all of those living with AIDS, are Monty Clift My best friend asked recently why I read it when more than 80 million albums. Now 56, or having a grand number of marriages or … and you’re turning to us in close-up and say- I’d already lived through it. The anger: that’s the Oscar winner, United Nations AIDS ET: Wait, wait, wait. How do you “grandly” go ing, “Tell Mama. Tell Mama all about it.” why. ambassador, and officer of the Order of to Betty Ford? ET: Mmmmm … yes. “Tell Mama all … ” Now and then, I’d mention going to a memo- the British Empire has turned her atten- KS: Because you were the first famous per- KS: James Dean? rial service, visiting someone at Illinois Masonic, tion to full-time activism, campaigning son to admit going there. That was a grand ET: I loved Jimmy, too. We used to sit up and referring someone to Herdegen-Brieske, and I on behalf of women and children around gesture on your part. talk and talk. would be asked, “How did they get it?” There the world affected by HIV/AIDS. ET: A friend of mine once sent me 500 roses KS: There’s been this postmortem debate were few things—then or since—that could Now, in an interview with HIV Plus to the Betty Ford Center. One of the negative about whether he was gay or not. What do instantly infuriate me like that question. My magazine, Lennox details why she start- things they make you write down about your- you think? responses were not exactly polite. The nicest I ed SING after meeting Nelson Mandela, self is being guilty of grandiosity. I took the ET: He hadn’t made up his mind. He was only could come up with was “what the hell differ- how she learned about the dire condi- roses and put them in the living room so every- 24 when he died. But he was certainly fasci- ence does it make?” tions of women and children, and how body could share them. My counselor, who said nated by women. He flirted around. He and I … Looking back on that time, I was angry a lot. she keeps her spirits high in the face of I should give up acting and write, said, “Those twinkled. I felt as if I were living in London during the a seemingly overwhelming problem. must have been sent to Elizabeth Taylor. Nobody KS: Better be careful—sounds like water Blitz: never knowing where the bombs would “The thing that was more significant else suffers from that kind of grandiosity.” I sports. drop, only that someone I knew would die. And than meeting [Mandela] was his press said, “Look, I didn’t send them to myself.” ET: Oh God! We had a … well … a … little most people didn’t care. conference at Robben Island,” Lennox KS: You have very loyal friendships. One of twinkle for each other. In 1993, I married a man who welcomed my says. “He was talking about the HIV/ the things even more controversial than your KS: OK. We’ll let the readers decide what a gay friends. He had to: It was non-negotiable. AIDS pandemic and especially how it af- advocacy of needle-exchange programs is “twinkle” is. Part of your attraction as a ce- Our wedding flowers all had red ribbons, and our fected women and girls, and it struck me your close friendship with Michael Jackson. lebrity, Elizabeth, is your personal dichotomy, reception was in the Gold Coast Room, the loca- that he used the word ‘genocide.’ I had You’ve even agreed to be the godmother of which is exemplified by your saint-like AIDS tion of the first Chicago House black-tie dinner. not heard that term being used in con- his child. work and your reputation as a Hollywood bad One of my former volunteers, Russ Glidden, de- nection with the AIDS pandemic, and ET: We love each other, Michael and I. That’s girl. signed my invitation; another, Fred Eberle, sang it struck me. To hear it emanating from all there is to say. Both of us had really strange ET: Thank God! But not just Hollywood! at the wedding. We remembered those lost to Mandela, it was a hugely significant childhoods. We have a lot in common that way. Please—not Hollywood! AIDS during the ceremony. statement and yet one I hadn’t read We love each other. And if nobody understands KS: OK—Bad Girl for the Whole World! My late father wanted our first dance to be about it in the front pages of newspa- it—or doesn’t dig it—then tough shit. ET: Better. That dichotomy is not something “Wind Beneath My Wings”, but for possibly the pers, as one would think something so KS: Tell me about your childhood. that I’ve consciously done, but I’m aware that it only time in my life, I refused to do something serious and significant should have.” ET: We had that farm in Kent where I had my exists. I certainly am not a saint. Thank God! he asked. I couldn’t do it, I told him, because It was her trips to Africa which really horse. I also had a pet chicken named Strawber- KS: If I said, “Elizabeth Taylor is a great virtually every memorial service I’d ever been drove her to start the foundation. “On ry. Then during my childhood here in Hollywood, broad,” would you take that as a compli- to—and there were many—used that song. It another visit I went to a graveyard, and I remember going to a party at a man’s house— ment? was just too sad for me. So we danced to “Sun- there were so many graves that had al- his name was Atwater Kent, of all things. It was ET: Sure. I’m also vulnerable. I’m trusting. I rise Sunset.” “Wind Beneath My Wings” was the ready been dug—holes in the ground, a huge house somewhere around here in Bel Air. get hurt easily. I’m tough when I have to be. I only song played at his funeral. basically—waiting for children to be He had a circus party. In one of the cages was can let myself back away from an on-charging There are those who feel an ownership to the buried. When you see this kind of thing a baby lion. I was about 12. I remember that I train. I can spin on a dime. And I have led a very AIDS crisis, and I understand that. There was it’s unbelievable.” took that baby lion out of the cage because it strange life. certainly a lot of suspicion and occasional an- Through it all, the iconic musician is was so hot. I got it some water. Atwater was in KS: But a very productive one. It hasn’t all tagonism towards any “breeders” who joined the not just speaking out about the need to his 70s, a very rich man. He owned something been about celluloid. efforts. The gay community was devastated, and improve the lives of women and children called Kent Radios, or something like that. He ET: No. You can see through celluloid, and it my losses pale in comparison. with HIV/AIDS, she’s singing. had this cultivated English kind of accent. He is brittle. Neither of those things is true about When asked what I’m most proud of in my life, Read Lennox’s full story at: saw me with the lion cub and said, “Oh, take it me. the little bit I was able to do for the 10 or 12 http://hivplusmag.com/Story. home with you, darling.” So I did. I took it home See www.poz.com/articles/elizabeth_tay- years I was involved in fundraising for AIDS or- asp?id=2184&categoryid=1&issue_ with me. It was chewing on my dress and leaving lor_aids_hiv_2071_13608.shtml ganizations is close to the top of my list (sorry, emi=current&jt=0 slobber all over me. my daughter’s at the top). 18 April 27, 2011 WINDY CITY TIMES VIEWPOINTs WINDY CITY man on the “down low.” Others may shake their that it takes two to conceive a child; that there TIMES heads in shame and think this is yet another sad is nothing wrong with Black women exercising VOL. 26 No. 30, April 27, 2011 KIM moment of one Black man tearing down another their right not to bear children; and that Black The combined forces of Windy City Times, in a spectacle for all to see. You can envision the LGBTQ people are not causing the downfall of founded Sept. 1985, and Outlines newspaper, HUNT conversations now between friends and family, the Black race. founded May 1987. on the bus, at lunch, at work, at home, and in Many of the social and economic issues that PUBLISHER & EXECUTIVE EDITOR the barbershops and beauty salons. Black people face have nothing to do with Black Tracy Baim Whether or not Jackson has unresolved same- people not having as many children as Latinos, sex desire or if he is truly a “friend” to the LGBT or men being with men and women being with ASSISTANT PUBLISHER Terri Klinsky community is not the most pressing issue. How- women. What about those of us who cannot or MANAGING EDITOR Andrew Davis BUSINESS MANAGER Meghan Streit ever, the pending lawsuit against Jackson and refuse to take care of the children who have al- DIRECTOR OF NEW MEDIA Jean Albright KELLY Rainbow PUSH Coalition should, however, make ready been born? What about the violence we ART DIRECTOR Kirk Williamson SAULSBERRY us ask the following questions: What are the inflict on each other and that is inflicted upon SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGERS: Terri Klinsky, Amy traditional Black civil-rights organizations re- us? What about the lack of excellent public edu- Matheny, Kirk Williamson, Dave Ouano, Kirk Smid PROMOTIONAL SUPPORT Cynthia Holmes ally PUSHing for in our communities? What are cation for youth? And what about the organiza- NIGHTSPOTS MANAGING EDITOR Kirk Williamson they doing in terms of advocacy and commu- tions and leaders in our communities who refuse NATIONAL SALES Rivendell Media, 212-242-6863 nity engagement? For example, what measurable to take progressive action and make a real dif- SENIOR WRITERS Bob Roehr, Rex Wockner, Marie outcomes have we seen that demonstrate real ference? Black people do not need to reproduce J. Kuda, David Byrne, Tony Peregrin, Lisa Keen, What are we Yasmin Nair, Emmanuel Garcia investment in youth and their education, safety, in order to take care of business at home and THEATER EDITOR Scott C. Morgan really PUSHing for? and well-being—that show commitment to the address the sobering social, economic, and po- CINEMA WRITER Richard Knight, Jr. unemployed or underemployed in our commu- litical issues that we face every day. This same BOOKS WRITER Yasmin Nair nities and those who are the most vulnerable; board member posed these questions to the ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT WRITERS By now, many of us know about the pending Mary Shen Barnidge, Steve Warren, Lawrence lawsuit against the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr., that show real concern and concrete action to driver and waited for a substantive response. Ferber, Mel Ferrand, Jerry Nunn, and Rainbow PUSH Coalition filed by Tommy R. reduce the high infection rates of HIV/AIDS and Instead, he paused and changed the subject. Alicia Wilson, Jonathan Abarbanel Bennett, who was national director of commu- other STD’s in Black communities; that have a This is the problem. We get hung up on the COLUMNISTS/WRITERS: Yvonne Zipter, Susie Day, genuine interest in sharing power and develop- wrong things. We look externally for the source Jorjet Harper, Lee Lynch, Steve Starr, Lisa Keen, nity affairs for the organization from July 2007 Charlsie Dewey, Michael Knipp, Mark Corece, Joe through December 2009. ing younger leaders to whom they can pass the of our problems instead of looking within and Erbentraut, Carrie Maxwell, Billy Masters, Kate Bennett claims that he was harassed and ter- torch? examining what lies beneath. We see others, Sosin, Chuck Colbert, Micki Leventhal, Sarah Toce, minated from the organization on the basis of More importantly, what are we—as citizens, who may even share a similar plight, as the Natasha Hemley, Dana Rudolph, Sally Parsons residents, parents, youth, activists, artists, enemy and treat them with suspicion. We ask SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHERS Kat Fitzgerald, Mel his sexual orientation. Some may find the egre- Ferrand, Hal Baim, Steve Starr, Emmanuel Garcia, gious allegations surprising, especially since teachers and business professionals—doing to unskillful questions and get taken aback by the Dave Ouano Jackson has a history of speaking in favor of make a positive difference? Not to throw the wrong things. CIRCULATION certain LGBT causes, such as equal marriage baby out with the bathwater, but some histori- We do not want to see this happen as we watch CIRCULATION DIRECTOR Jean Albright rights for same-sex couples and the repeal of cal civil-rights organizations, churches and so- the case of Bennett vs. Jackson and Rainbow DISTRIBUTION: Ashina, Allan, Dan, John, Renee, “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT). called leaders have failed to keep up with the PUSH Coalition unfold on television and in the Sue and Victor WEB HOSTING: LoveYourWebsite.com (lead pro- The allegations against Jackson are serious times and have been unresponsive to the social, papers. Let’s not get sidetracked by the sensa- grammer: Martie Marro) and should not be taken lightly. The possibility political, and physical ills in our communities. tionalism that may ensue, but instead, ask what of Bennett losing his job due to discrimination The priority has shifted from the health and Rainbow PUSH Coalition and other historical Copyright 2011 Lambda Publications Inc./Windy City Media and being harassed by his employer are deserv- well-being of our families and neighborhoods organizations are really doing with and for us. Group; All rights reserved. Reprint by permission only. Back ing of attention and legal investigation, espe- to the self-aggrandizement and egos of “lead- Let’s ask ourselves what we are doing to improve issues (if available) for $5 per issue (postage included). Return postage must accompany all manuscripts, drawings, cially since Jackson’s Rainbow PUSH coalition is, ers” clamoring for the media spotlight. Some of our own lives, neighborhoods, schools, and com- and photographs submitted if they are to be returned, and according to its mission, “a multi-racial, multi- us who are passionate and feel a call to action munities. Let’s remember that civil rights are for no responsibility may be assumed for unsolicited materials. have a gross misunderstanding of the problems all citizens, not just Black heterosexual men. All rights to letters, art and photographs sent to Windy issue, progressive, international membership City Times will be treated as unconditionally assigned organization fighting for social change...whose that plague our communities and are, therefore, Let’s PUSH for a vision of critical justice that is for publication purposes and as such, subject to editing misguided in our actions to ameliorate them. grounded in real social, political, and economic and comment. The opinions expressed by the columnists, mission is to protect, defend, and gain civil cartoonists, letter writers, and commentators are their own rights by leveling the economic and educational Last weekend, one of our board members justice. Let’s PUSH for something worthwhile. and do not necessarily reflect the position ofWindy City playing fields, and to promote peace and justice shared with us a frustrating conversation she Kim Hunt is executive director of Affinity Times. Publication of the name, photograph, or likeness of a person or organization in articles or advertising in Windy around the world.” If this is what Rainbow PUSH had with a taxi driver. He was listening to a Community Services, which is a social justice City Times is not to be construed as any indication of the holds up as its mission and values but practices news segment on NPR and proceeded to strike organization that works with and on behalf sexual orientation of such person or organization. While we encourage readers to support the advertisers who make to the contrary, then both Jackson and Rainbow up a conversation with her. The driver asked if of Black LGBTQ communities, queer youth this newspaper possible, Windy City Times cannot accept PUSH should be held accountable. she was aware of the latest census results re- and allies to identify emergent needs, cre- responsibility for advertising claims. The media may have a field day with this one. vealing that Latinos have surpassed [non-Lati- ate safe spaces, develop leaders and bridge (773) 871-7610 FAX (773) 871-7609 Speculations about whether or not Jackson’s no] Blacks as the largest minority in the United communities through collective analysis and e-mail: [email protected]

States. She told him she was. After hearing him action for social justice, freedom and human LGBT-friendly stances were just a strategic po- www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com litical play or a mere smoke screen to cover up rant about Latinos “taking over,” faulting Black rights; Kelly Saulsberry is vice president of radio: WindyCityQueercast.com virulent homophobia may come to the surface. women for not having more children and admon- Affinity’s board of directors. See http://www. video: QueerTVNetwork.com Certain indiscretions that Bennett alleges may ishing “men going with men and women going affinity95.org. cause some to question Jackson’s own sexual with women” as “messing up,” she informed him Kim Hunt photo by Hal Baim; Kelly Sauls- WINDY CITY MEDIA GROUP, orientation or ponder if he’s yet another Black that Latinos were not Black people’s enemies; berry pic by Yasmin Nair 5315 N. Clark St. #192, Chicago, IL 60640 U.S.A (MAILING ADDRESS ONLY) But after spending years trying to set the record first interviewed her for my book, Making Gay Windy City Times Deadline every Wednesday. straight on the Stonewall riots and the history History, where Sylvia’s account appears—that I Nightspots Deadline Wednesday prior to street date. ERIC of the gay rights struggle—including writing discovered she’d borrowed the entire story from OUT! Resource Guide ONLINE an entire book on the first half-century of our another drag queen who was actually there. www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com marcus movement—it was especially maddening to find Over the years I’ve learned an essential lesson www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com www.WindyCityQueercast.com myself promoting misinformation. about understanding the past, both as a journal- www.QueerTVNetwork.com Unfortunately, this wasn’t the first time I’ve ist and as a consumer of history: don’t depend on

found myself caught up in Stonewall mythmak- a single source, whether it’s a book, an article, “Windy City Media Group generated ing, rather than being loyal to its history. And or an American Experience documentary. Every enormous interest among their readers Getting history each time I find myself unintentionally contrib- take offered on a historical event like Stonewall in this year’s LGBT Consumer Index straight: uting to gay history fiction rather than helping is inevitably colored by the varied perspectives Survey. Out of approximately 100 to bring clarity and understanding, I’m reminded of the eyewitnesses to—and the chroniclers print and online media partners who Comments on that getting the story of our history close to the of—that history. Fortunately, in the case of the participated in the survey, Windy truth is no easy task. Stonewall Uprising film, you don’t have to de- City was the best performing regional ‘Stonewall Uprising’ Stonewall has proven to be an especially dif- pend on the documentary alone to draw your media in the U.S. Only survey partners ficult story to tell because the colorful myths own conclusions about Stonewall. American with a nationwide footprint were Early in the new American Experience documen- around this historic event are so appealing. Experience has provided an extensive compan- able to generate a greater number of tary Stonewall Uprising, which premiered this (Drag queens beating up burly cops with their ion web site (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/ameri- responses.” ­­—David Marshall, Research past Monday night on PBS, one of the so-called high heels, for example—sorry, but it didn’t hap- canexperience/films/stonewall/) where you can Director, Community Marketing, Inc. experts featured in the film says something mis- pen.) Also, it was because some of the people find primary resources, including contemporary leading: “Before Stonewall there was no such associated with Stonewall were such good sto- accounts of the uprising, and where you can thing as coming out or being out ... there was rytellers. One of those storytellers, a drag queen view such ephemera as the oddly cheerful 1955 no out, there was just in.” who went by the name Sylvia Rivera, offered me public service short called “Boys Beware” (www. In fact, before Stonewall there were more than a compelling eyewitness account of being at pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/ a few brave souls, including the leaders of early the Stonewall Inn the night of the raid. Over bonus-video/stonewall-beware/), snippets of gay rights organizations, who were very much vodka and homemade chili, Sylvia recounted a Turn to page 32 out. Maybe if the misleading “expert” was some- tale that was as believable as it was inspiring. one other than me, I could be more forgiving. It wasn’t until two years ago—20 years after I WINDY CITY TIMES April 27, 2011 19 GOINGS-ON WINDY CITY TIMES’ ENTERTAINMENT SECTION

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brand-name talent. It’s directed by the afore- mentioned Boyle (127 Hours, Slumdog Million- Scottish Play Scott aire) and stars Benedict Cumberbatch (BBC-TV’s Anthony modernized Sherlock Holmes reinvention) and Freud. Jonny Lee Miller (Trainspotting) in alternating BY SCOTT C. MORGAN clude Sir Andrew Davis as the Lyric’s music di- performances as Dr. Frankenstein and the Crea- rector, Ashley Wheater as artistic director of the ture. New Lyric general director out Joffrey Ballet, Jane Glover as music director of What’s neat about his National Theatre Live The appointment of Anthony Freud, currently Music of the Baroque and Brian Dickie as general presentation (which was actually simulcast live CEO and general director of Houston Grand Op- director of Chicago Opera Theater). to U.K. movie theaters last March) is that local era, to be the next general director of the Lyric However, Freud brings a wealth of adminis- audiences can choose to see one actor over an- Opera of Chicago was big news for Windy City trative experience and clout. Since 2008, Freud other in the roles they imagine them in (or both, opera fans last week. But for the LGBT commu- has been chairman of Opera America, the largest if they choose). nity, it was interesting to note that Freud is also professional opera association in North America. son in the fall with the Chicago premiere of Cly- Frankenstein screens at the Music Box Theatre, an out gay man. From 2002-05, Freud was chairman of Opera Eu- bourne Park. But the company’s relationship with 3733 N. Southport, at 7:30 p.m. April 27 and Near the bottom of the Lyric’s official press ropa, which grew from fewer than 40 to more the Northwestern University graduate includes 2 p.m. April 30 with Cumbercatch as the Crea- release about the new general director were than 90 member-companies from 30-plus coun- a string of world premieres starting in 2000 ture, and at 7:30 p.m. May 4 and 2 p.m. May 7 some personal facts about Freud. The 53 year tries. with Norris’ play The Infidel. Other Norris world with Jonny Lee Miller as the Creature. Tickets old is the son of Hungarian immigrant parents Freud starts his five-year contract with the premieres at Steppenwolf include Purple Heart are $15-$18 individually or $25 for both casts. who settled in London (Freud’s father left Hun- Lyric Oct. 1 as current Lyric General Director Wil- (2002), We All Went Down to Amsterdam (2003), Visit http://www.musicboxtheatre.com for more gary in 1939, while his mother is a survivor of liam Mason assumes an emeritus position before The Pain and the Itch (2004), The Unmention- information. Auschwitz). Freud also studied law and success- his official retirement at the end of the 2011-12 ables (2006) and A Parallelogram (2010). Now Memphis may not have any “star names” fully passed exams to become an attorney, but season. Another feather in Steppenwolf cap is the news attached, but it does feature plenty of talent instead chose to pursue a career in opera. that Lisa D’Amour’s dark comedy Detroit was a singing the songs of composer David Bryan (of However, what stuck out for LGTB opera fans Pulitzer pride for Steppenwolf Pulitzer Finalist. Detroit is aiming for Broadway Bon Jovi) and librettist/lyricist Joe DiPietro was this simple statement: “Freud lives with his Playwright Bruce Norris’s Chicago-set drama this fall following its 2010 world premiere pro- (Fucking Men, I Love You, You’re Pefect, Now partner of 26 years, Colin Ure, currently Houston Clybourne Park was announced the 2011 winner duction at Steppenwolf. Change). Also, with its story of a DJ champi- Grand Opera’s dramaturg.” Now it is a stereotype of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama on April 18. oning singles of African-American artists during Already an Olivier Award winner for Best Play for gay men to love opera, but Freud has shown Stage on screen the era of segregation in the South, Memphis throughout his career that he is also a savvy in London, Clybourne Park is Norris’ modern- Can’t make it to London to see Academy also comes with an important message of toler- administrator. day riff on ’s classic drama Award-winning director Danny Boyle’s critically ance. Before his Houston appointment in 2006, A Raisin in the Sun. Switching between 1959 acclaimed and sold-out production of the Royal Memphis is screened to select movie theaters Freud helming the Welsh National Opera from (when an African-American family moves into a National Theatre’s Frankenstein? Or you don’t between April 28 and May 3. Visit http://www. 1994 to 2005, helping the company attain a house in a predominantly white neighborhood) want to fly to New York or wait to see the na- fathomevents.com for exact locations and ticket more prominent stature along with its move to and 2009 (when a white family moves into that tional tour of Memphis, last year’s Tony Award- prices the new $210-million Wales Millennium Center same house in a rapidly gentrifying neighbor- winner for Best Musical? If you are an opera buff, then you probably in Cardiff (so prominently featured in the sci-fi hood), Clybourne Park has been critically ac- Well, you can just stay home in the Chicago already know that gay Scottish director David series Torchwood). Before that Freud worked in claimed for its incisive exploration of race and area and this weekend and see them in 2-D at McVicar’s 2006 Lyric Opera of Chicago staging of the classical music division of Philips Classics/ class in Chicago. participating movie theaters. True, both pro- Verdi’s Il Trovatore is to be simulcast in select PolyGram. This Pulitzer win doesn’t exactly give Chicago ductions won’t be simulcast live the way that movie theaters via the Metropolitan Opera’s Live Now Freud’s appointment is not without some boasting rights for premiering Clybourne Park select performances of the Metropolitan Opera in HD series at 12 p.m. Saturday, April 30. Visit controversy, since he just broke a contract ex- (those go to New York City’s Playwrights Ho- are presented via its Live in HD movie theater http://www.fathomevents.com for exact loca- tension through 2015 with Houston Grand Op- rizons which premiered the play in 2010), but presentations. But it’s still a treat to be able to tions and ticket prices. era. And jingoist Americans might dismay about Monday’s Pulitzer news does give Steppenwolf see Frankenstein and Memphis at a fraction of Please send theater news and other related the fact that another Brit is helming a major Theatre Company plenty of reasons to be proud. the cost of a live theater ticket. tidbits to [email protected] and Chicago performing arts institution (others in- Steppenwolf Theatre opens its 2011-12 sea- Now Frankenstein has more recognizable [email protected]. 20 April 27, 2011 WINDY CITY TIMES 4 p.m. May 14 Not pictured 18 Angie Bandstra 47 Ellie Dovantzis 10 Hamilton Kat 37 Nicole Jiles 77 Chris Johnson 46 Springer Jessica 36 WilliamsKatie Scott Renshaw Photographer Team Holt Yvette Production Audio & Video vs. W. Michigan Mayhem vs. W.

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May 7 4 p.m. Dorian Bridges Emma Finestone 45 ballet dancer and Track, cheerleader I have a 7 year-old son, Dorien. I was born to play this game. 14 Boston. University of Chicago Anthropology grad, I work at the Lincoln Park Zoo. Clarke John Assistant Coach Al Maldonado Assistant Coach Gassman Dave Sponsor Sherrie Voyles General Counsel Sam Powell Game Day Operations 6th Row Ragsdale Josiah Intern Dani Spanjer Merchandise 84 Dana Vermilye Prairie State From Steger. I love College Business major. astronomy. Stacey Baker Assistant Coach Bill Smith Assistant Coach Konecki John Head Coach / Offensive Coordinator Chris Maniatis Defensive Coordinator Mark “Mac” McLaughlin Assistant Coach Linda Bache Majority Owner & General Manager vs. Kansas City Tribe vs. Kansas City

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Samantha Team Roster Team 4 p.m. April 30 Brandy Hatcher ThompsonJen Arteria Ziegler Marcelina Villalobos Kristen Kubinski WhiteJamine Hundley 28 MSU Kinesiology grad. Pursuing Master’s in Nursing at I think Rush Medical University. AMAZING and I this team is love being a part of it. 96 From Downers Grove. Rochester Institute of grad in Imaging Technology Science. I’ve been a fan of the Force for years. 73 Army brat from Chicago. Criminal Justice major at Chicago State. I also box. 54 I finally have a chance to play the game I love and I’m happy to be able play for a great team. 5th Row Prusinski Jackie Trainer Athletic Maldonado Alexander Assistant Coach 34 52 Makaylla. I I have a daughter, was always told girls couldn’t The Force has play football. allowed me to teach my daughter that women can do anything. 19 Addison. I have a passion From for theater. vs. St. Louis Slam Home games played at Winnemac Stadium, next to Amundsen High School, 5105 N. Leavitt in Chicago. Home games played at Winnemac Stadium, next to

Sam Scurto Candace Griffin Kristen Mertens Leslie Johnson Kim Reed Niki Swain Carolyn Lee 55 Massage From Glenview. in high therapist. Wrestled school. 4th Row Sheena Long Trainer Athletic 24 Played collegiate and softball. I’m a closet romantic. 33 Bradley University grad. Playing football as an adult fulfills a childhood dream. 42 Played rugby at Stanford University and majored in Mechanical Engineering and playing Women Sociology. “tough sports” is awesome! 39 In Attorney. Born in Chicago, my spare time I rehab houses. I play this game because it’s great for stress relief! 38 Ttrack and field Chicago native. in college. I play because love football, don’t you? 12 Cornell College Fitness & grad. If you’ve ever Wellness played for this team you know what keeps me coming back www.chicagoforcefootball.com

Kelly Biel Kelly Amber Burns Kristy Virgin “K” Konesha Rhea Zenia Varas Lindsey Jacob “Roz” Rosalyn Bennett “Charbie” Tricia Charbonneau 41 Pursuing Criminal Justice degree. I enjoy playing because [as a girl] I was told couldn’t. 32 Played tackle football for 13 years. I’m, obsessed with smelling good. 49 Attended College of Dupage, I currently at Loyola University. am an EMT. 74 I LOVE all things 80s and have a 7 year-old daughter, Kelise. 44 I have a 7 year-old son, Damian and I’m also a former Marine. 30 and Track From Michigan. State field at Grand Valley All I also love candy. University. candy. 51 Attended From Calumet Park. Alabama State and Lewis Played collegiate University. volleyball and I’m a workaholic. 88 Architect. Softball star at UIC. This team has improved my life in so many ways.

Valencia Rollins Valencia McClain Joy Amanda Malsch Melissa Whyms Ashley Berggren Darcy Leslie 75 Long Beach, CA. Played and basketball at Wyoming This is an New Mexico. opportunity to be a part of and to make leave history, a legacy of my own. 57 Police Westlawn.Chicago This sport allows me to Officer. channel my aggression, and get my bikini body. 3 Albiona Zhubi ISU kinesiology From Glenview. I have the grad and golfer. haircut of a teenage boy. 92 I am an IU grad. CPS teacher. accomplished car dancer. 1 From Evanston. Basketball & I’m a track at Butler University. scrapbooker. 43 From Evanston. I have a son (Mark, 6) and daughter (Chelsea, 18). I love football! 80 All-American at U Basketball of I. Played pro basketball. I snowboard and play guitar. 3rd Row 67 City girl. College basketball, Also play softball and volleyball. the viola. Angel Mason TIMES WINDY CITY WINDY

Amanda Barajaz Kina Brown Kim Marks Dawn Pedersen “Ro” Veronica Soper Menzyk Jamie Fonteyn Mieke 16 From Chicago area. HS basketball and soccer. Business Management major from NIU. I love football and the competitive nature of team sports. 93 Chicago native, Basketball at Michigan University Western and professionally for the Chicago Blaze. 85 Matteson. Basketball & softball at University of North Dakota. Attorney. 86 in I’m a marine brat. Was a Japanese toilet paper commercial as a child. 2nd Row 76 Hegewisch. Former soldier in Ttwo children, Jason Army. US (16) and Courtney (11). 63 Whiting, IN. Basketball and softball at Calumet College of Saint Joseph. I can’t imagine life without football. 56 grew up in Texas, Born in California. I can breakdance.

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Help supportthe 2011 season. for by “adopting” a player the Force Go to http://www.chicagoforcefootball.com, go to the roster, select the player’s name, and then click the “Sponsor me” button. name, and then click select the player’s go to the roster, Go to http://www.chicagoforcefootball.com, Taylor Malloy Taylor Sami Grisafe “Taz” Keesha Brooks Liz Okey Shannon McClain Gray Jeanette Long Grove. Whitewater rafted Alp, went skydiving Australian in in Hawaii. I tried out because missed the thrill of competitive sports. Back Row (Left to Right) 91 Engelman Tami From Crystal Lake, IL. WIU Thrower. & Field Track grad. I love the getting to hit people and not get in trouble! 29 15 Theatre Songwriter. Singer, Conservatory at the Chicago Arts at College of Performing Roosevelt University grad. I scary movies. HATE 52 College softball and basketball. Kayla. 13 year-old daughter, Playing this game enables me to break barriers, make mouths drop and hit people without going to jail. 90 Kalamazoo College grad. Collegiate volleyball, classical ballet. I want to show young girls to never give up on their dreams. 68 Criminal Justice Westlawn. major and basketball at Murray I love getting State University. spanked. 83 IN. Played From Valparaiso, University, hoop at Valparaiso majored in mechanical Engineering. WINDY CITY TIMES April 27, 2011 21 4 p.m. May 14 Not pictured 18 Angie Bandstra 47 Ellie Dovantzis 10 Hamilton Kat 37 Nicole Jiles 77 Chris Johnson 46 Springer Jessica 36 WilliamsKatie Scott Renshaw Photographer Team Holt Yvette Production Audio & Video vs. W. Michigan Mayhem vs. W.

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May 7 4 p.m. Dorian Bridges Emma Finestone 45 ballet dancer and Track, cheerleader I have a 7 year-old son, Dorien. I was born to play this game. 14 Boston. University of Chicago Anthropology grad, I work at the Lincoln Park Zoo. Clarke John Assistant Coach Al Maldonado Assistant Coach Gassman Dave Sponsor Sherrie Voyles General Counsel Sam Powell Game Day Operations 6th Row Ragsdale Josiah Intern Dani Spanjer Merchandise 84 Dana Vermilye Prairie State From Steger. I love College Business major. astronomy. Stacey Baker Assistant Coach Bill Smith Assistant Coach Konecki John Head Coach / Offensive Coordinator Chris Maniatis Defensive Coordinator Mark “Mac” McLaughlin Assistant Coach Linda Bache Majority Owner & General Manager vs. Kansas City Tribe vs. Kansas City

2011

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Samantha Team Roster Team 4 p.m. April 30 Brandy Hatcher ThompsonJen Arteria Ziegler Marcelina Villalobos Kristen Kubinski WhiteJamine Hundley 28 MSU Kinesiology grad. Pursuing Master’s in Nursing at I think Rush Medical University. AMAZING and I this team is love being a part of it. 96 From Downers Grove. Rochester Institute of grad in Imaging Technology Science. I’ve been a fan of the Force for years. 73 Army brat from Chicago. Criminal Justice major at Chicago State. I also box. 54 I finally have a chance to play the game I love and I’m happy to be able play for a great team. 5th Row Prusinski Jackie Trainer Athletic Maldonado Alexander Assistant Coach 34 52 Makaylla. I I have a daughter, was always told girls couldn’t The Force has play football. allowed me to teach my daughter that women can do anything. 19 Addison. I have a passion From for theater. vs. St. Louis Slam Home games played at Winnemac Stadium, next to Amundsen High School, 5105 N. Leavitt in Chicago. Home games played at Winnemac Stadium, next to

Sam Scurto Candace Griffin Kristen Mertens Leslie Johnson Kim Reed Niki Swain Carolyn Lee 55 Massage From Glenview. in high therapist. Wrestled school. 4th Row Sheena Long Trainer Athletic 24 Played collegiate basketball and softball. I’m a closet romantic. 33 Bradley University grad. Playing football as an adult fulfills a childhood dream. 42 Played rugby at Stanford University and majored in Mechanical Engineering and playing Women Sociology. “tough sports” is awesome! 39 In Attorney. Born in Chicago, my spare time I rehab houses. I play this game because it’s great for stress relief! 38 Ttrack and field Chicago native. in college. I play because love football, don’t you? 12 Cornell College Fitness & grad. If you’ve ever Wellness played for this team you know what keeps me coming back www.chicagoforcefootball.com

Kelly Biel Kelly Amber Burns Kristy Virgin “K” Konesha Rhea Zenia Varas Lindsey Jacob “Roz” Rosalyn Bennett “Charbie” Tricia Charbonneau 41 Pursuing Criminal Justice degree. I enjoy playing because [as a girl] I was told couldn’t. 32 Played tackle football for 13 years. I’m, obsessed with smelling good. 49 Attended College of Dupage, I currently at Loyola University. am an EMT. 74 I LOVE all things 80s and have a 7 year-old daughter, Kelise. 44 I have a 7 year-old son, Damian and I’m also a former Marine. 30 and Track From Michigan. State field at Grand Valley All I also love candy. University. candy. 51 Attended From Calumet Park. Alabama State and Lewis Played collegiate University. volleyball and I’m a workaholic. 88 Architect. Softball star at UIC. This team has improved my life in so many ways.

Valencia Rollins Valencia McClain Joy Amanda Malsch Melissa Whyms Ashley Berggren Darcy Leslie 75 Long Beach, CA. Played and basketball at Wyoming This is an New Mexico. opportunity to be a part of and to make leave history, a legacy of my own. 57 Police Westlawn.Chicago This sport allows me to Officer. channel my aggression, and get my bikini body. 3 Albiona Zhubi ISU kinesiology From Glenview. I have the grad and golfer. haircut of a teenage boy. 92 I am an IU grad. CPS teacher. accomplished car dancer. 1 From Evanston. Basketball & I’m a track at Butler University. scrapbooker. 43 From Evanston. I have a son (Mark, 6) and daughter (Chelsea, 18). I love football! 80 All-American at U Basketball of I. Played pro basketball. I snowboard and play guitar. 3rd Row 67 City girl. College basketball, Also play softball and volleyball. the viola. Angel Mason TIMES WINDY CITY WINDY

Amanda Barajaz Kina Brown Kim Marks Dawn Pedersen “Ro” Veronica Soper Menzyk Jamie Fonteyn Mieke 16 From Chicago area. HS basketball and soccer. Business Management major from NIU. I love football and the competitive nature of team sports. 93 Chicago native, Basketball at Michigan University Western and professionally for the Chicago Blaze. 85 Matteson. Basketball & softball at University of North Dakota. Attorney. 86 in I’m a marine brat. Was a Japanese toilet paper commercial as a child. 2nd Row 76 Hegewisch. Former soldier in Ttwo children, Jason Army. US (16) and Courtney (11). 63 Whiting, IN. Basketball and softball at Calumet College of Saint Joseph. I can’t imagine life without football. 56 grew up in Texas, Born in California. I can breakdance.

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Playwright: Alan Bennett Ora Jones who more than holds her own as the Playwright: Mickle Maher Photo by At: Chicago Shakespeare Theater, understanding and domestic Queen Caroline (it At: Theater Oobleck, John W. 800 E. Chicago has long been rumored that the queen had some Storefront Theater, 66 E. Randolph Sisson, Jr. Phone: 312-595-5600; $44-$75 distant African ancestry, so the fine casting of Tickets: 312-742-8497; Runs through: June 12 Jones should not be written off as a politically http://www.dcatheater.org; correct gesture). pay-what-you-can ($15 suggested) Although The Madness of George III regularly Runs through: May 22 visible worm” of Blake’s poem that is destroying BY SCOTT C. MORGAN impresses, Bennett’s play does have its longueurs the rose from within, is the college president. BY JONATHAN ABARBANEL But his part in the story—as in the poem—is Die-hard Shakespeare fans might be dubious not purposely destructive, for Blake calls it “his about Chicago Shakespeare Theater producing a Once more Theater Oobleck and playwright dark secret love.” In Maher’s extension of the non-Bard play like Alan Bennett’s 1991 drama Mickle Maher have created a singular theater poetic idea, the worm would rather live forever The Madness of George III. piece that’s funny, witty, literate and profound. within the rose than destroy it. The president However, once the play’s many power-grab Inspired by mystical late-18th-century poet and causes Bernard and especially Ellen to recon- machinations start playing out as the monarch artist William Blake, Maher has penned a work sider the nature of love. becomes ill, it becomes quite easy to compare that explains poetry, analyzes particular poems Writing about There Is a Happiness That Morn- and contrast Bennett’s enjoyable drama with of Blake’s and also employs the poems as meta- ing Is makes it sound rather heavy and literary, history plays by the theater’s beloved title play- phors for the story of the play itself, which ex- but it never loses its comic edge or showman- wright. plores the nature of love and passion. Oh, did ship, culminating in an unexpected and gasp- Nowadays we think that King George III’s I mention that it’s written in rhymed verse in inducing stage fight that’s one of the best I’ve madness was caused due to the blood disease homage to Blake? seen, as one actor whips another around like a porphyria (reports of the monarch’s bluish-pur- The 90-minute play evolves from two short rag doll. ple urine is a major clue). But back in the late Blake poems, “Infant Joy” from Songs of Inno- The finesse of the show is surprising when one 1780s, the doctors truly had no idea what the cence and “The Sick Rose” from Songs of Ex- considers that Theater Oobleck works without king was suffering from (as Bennett humorously perience. College professors Bernard and Ellen a director, the company collectively staging depicts among George III’s frequently inept doc- dissect the poems, speaking in poetic cadences each piece. Of course, having only three char- tors). brilliantly and humorously disguised as everyday acters and simple design elements helps some Bennett’s Madness of King George amuses with speech. They also are lovers of 15 years who set but doesn’t make a slam-dunk of this challeng- its frequent depictions of a battling British par- liament—easily mirroring the sparring and jock- their small college atwitter when they have sex ing piece. It’s the actors who make it a slam- The Madness of George III. Pic by Liz Lauren outdoors on campus and are observed by the dunk. Oobleck veteran Colm O’Reilly is perfectly eying of America’s government today. And the college president. The live sex act echoes recent rumpled as Bernard, a man far more eager and play stands out especially for the powerhouse real events at Northwestern University. If that’s passionate than smart. Diana Slickman as Ellen acting challenge faced by any actor assuming now and then (some explanatory scenes seem to not intentional, then art indeed reflects life in provides rueful and reserved counterpoint as the the title role. trail on longer than necessary). And Bennett is sometimes-uncanny ways. doubter of the couple. Kirk Anderson supplies a Director Penny Metropulos has entrusted a tad too cheeky to include a scene of the “mad” The most obvious interpretation of the play final, unexpected burst of energy as the college George III to Broadway veteran Harry Groener monarch acting out a scene from Shakespeare’s is that Bernard and “Infant Joy” represents the chief and hypotenuse of the triangle. (Crazy for You, Cats), who uses his years as a drama about another mentally unstable ruler, Dionysian impulse in humanity, while more-but- There Is a Happiness That Morning Is confirms song-and-dance man to bring a vibrant physical- King Lear. It’s a very effecting moment, but one toned-up Ellen and “The Sick Rose” stand for the again Theater Oobleck’s reputation as one of the ity to monarch—from initial stiff-limbed sever- more out of calculation and conjecture on Ben- Apollonian impulse. A third character, “the in- most creative and original troupes in town. ity to the miserable staggering and unsteadiness nett’s part than something truly genuine. as George III becomes mentally unhinged. It’s a Although Bennett’s best-known play nowadays technically brilliant and heart-wrenching perfor- is probably his award-winning The History Boys, mance. it’s still fun to look back on Bennett’s brilliance Metropulos also collaborates with her design with this earlier epic work involving government team (particularly costumer Susan E. Mickey) to power grappling and a very dysfunctional Brit- create a historically lavish and lovely-to-look-at ish royal family. But what ultimately surprises production. The large, talented and character- you about the Madness of George III is how very filled cast also gives an added element ofoc- timely it all is.

THEATER REVIEW so, allowing its personae to speak conversa- tionally, with a minimum of mugging. The Mandrake The tone of the show is established early Playwright: Niccolo Machiavelli on, when Ligurio, the local “fixer”—played At: Red Orchid Theatre, 1531 N. Wells with unflappable urbanity by Lance Baker— Phone: 312-943-8722; $25-$30 engages in patter with front-row theatergo- Runs through: May 24 ers, promising a tipple from the wine bottle onstage to any patron unamused by the BY MARY SHEN BARNIDGE events to follow (or, if you’re a pretty girl, just declaring yourself thirsty, as at the per- Something that we need to remember about formance I attended). The physical comedy this early Renaissance Italian play is that it centers on such subtleties as handshakes and is NOT, and never was, intended to be sim- hugs, all clearly visible from every corner of ply a bedroom farce. Granted, its plot follows the house, with a trace of slam-bang buffoon- the lines of classic commedia dell’arte: a lusty ery when David Chrzanowski’s lanky Father young nobleman finagles his way into a virtu- Timoteo dons a prosthetic-heavy disguise. ous wife’s bed by appealing to her kinfolk’s There is also a remarkable absence of overtly- greed (all discussions of chastity ultimately sexual shtik, when you consider that the plot come down to preservation of the family traces the progress of a chaste woman coming property, you know). The goal of Niccolo Ma- to accept adultery as God’s will, on the advice chiavelli’s satirical comedy, however, was to of her legal, spiritual and filial counselors. illustrate—and even defend—the corruption This contemplative approach would not be infecting his society’s protectors. possible without actors willing to rein them- It’s not easy to market a text having more in selves in. Fortunately, the ensemble convened common with, say, Plato’s Republic than with for this vest-pocket production never swerves The Three Cuckolds, so who can blame un- from its characters’ hypocritical convictions, imaginative theater companies for pretending allowing us to recognize for ourselves—or that the father of political pragmatism once not—the impropriety of, say, a priest offer- fancied a career in show business, freeing ing to assist in an abortion (for a price, of them to indulge in generic nudge-ogle-and- course). By the time the luscious Dona Lu- wink slapstick? But director Steve Scott is not crezia happily embarks on her life of marital content to take the low road, instead scaling infidelity, gullible audience members should down the action to the cozy dimensions of readily endorse the author’s amoral dictum Red Orchid’s 50-seat auditorium and, in doing about ends justifying means. WINDY CITY TIMES April 27, 2011 23 THEATER REVIEW moral sensibilities at the entrance (accessed, appropriately, through the office latrine). This is The Front Page Marx Brothers-style screwball comedy, and what 6X]\ Playwright: Ben Hecht & Charles MacArthur counts in this genre are revelations and rever- 0LOOLH At: Timeline Theatre at Baird Hall sals occurring at whiplash-inducing speed, while in the UCC church, 615 W. Wellington never slipping the control of the actors whose Phone: 773-281-8463; $28-$38 task is to stay firmly rooted in character while Runs through: June 12 maintaining a verbal and physical pace commen- surate with thousand-yard sprints. BY MARY SHEN BARNIDGE Fortunately, the authors wrote their Wild-West- of-Clark-Street adventure as an ensemble piece, The year is 1928: Newspapers are big business. allotting each of its players intermittent rest Editors receive their stories via typewriter and periods to conserve their energies for the final &KDPSDJQHSRSSLQJ telephone (the latter requiring the services of madcap melée. Leading the charge is PJ Powers SURVWLWXWH 0HORGLFZLVWIXO an operator). A salary of $100 a week is riches as the fourth-estate veteran unable to resist the ZDLWUHVV beyond imagination. The reporters assembled in call of a breaking story, closely followed by a the press room of the Cook County courthouse squad of intrepid performers who navigate Col- %LOO awaiting the execution-by-hanging of a cop- lette Pollard and Julia Eberhardt’s hyperrealistic killing political radical are (with the exception boat-in-the-bottle environment (note the pea- of the effete Tribune correspondent) a cigar- nut shells on one of the desks) with the agility 0U0RUVH smoking, whiskey-swilling, vulgar, misogynist, of ballet dancers in wilting serge and crumpled racist, uniformly-male pack of scoop-hungry fedoras. newshounds who treat uniformed patrolmen as errand boys, greet gangsters with unconcealed CRITICS’ PICKS

The Copperhead, City Lit Theatre, through /RYHORUQQLJKWFOHUN May 15. Pre-WW I American drama doesn’t -DFNLH translate well to modern production, but *UDQRODORYLQ± director Kathy Scambiatterra and a no-gig- &UDQN\FKHFNHUVºHQG gles cast render century-old postwar issues ODQGRZQHU as accessible and immediate as those trou- bling us today. MSB 0U.DW] $SULO 42nd Street, Marriott Theatre, Lincoln- shire, through May 29. Lovers of tap danc- ing and Depression-era song standards will be in musical comedy heaven in director Rachel Rockwell’s grounded and flashy stag- The Front Page. Photo by Lara Goetsch ing of this 1980 cinema-to-stage homage of 1930s Busby Berkeley film spectaculars. SCM The Goat or, Who Is Sylvia?, Remy camaraderie, openly jeer the sheriff and the Bumppo at The Greenhouse, through May mayor, and revel in their intimate fraternity with +RWZDWHUKXVV\ 8. Want to destroy your life? Make love to the underbelly of this corrupt windy city. +DUGDVQDLOV a goat. Edward Albee’s outrageous premise KRWHOLHU And doncha just love them? Ben Hecht and tests the limits of love, marriage, friendship Charles MacArthur did, painting an indelibly ro- and passion in this beautifully-acted pro- mantic portrait of their fellow crime beat chroni- duction. JA clers, steeped in the kind of take-no-prisoners Twinkie & the Beast, MidTangent Pro- T L BALTIMORE mentality we now associate with war correspon- ductions at Hydrate, through April 30. Not THE HO dents. So what if they harass an innocent wit- MidTangent’s best simultaneous spoof of a ness into attempting suicide? Who cares that fairytale and Chicago’s LGBT scene, but it’s the doomed criminal is a scapegoat, his threat still plenty of campy fun as the kickoff to By: LANFORD WILSON to the public exaggerated in service of politi- a night of imbibing and barhopping around cal advantage? Whattaya mean, “journalistic Boystown. SCM ethics”—are you some kind of egghead? The Directed by: ensemble member TINA LANDAU only goal is the lowdown on the event of the —By Abarbanel, Barnidge moment—the lower, the better. and Morgan The residents of Hotel Baltimore are a raucous crowd. They all live So this is not hard-hitting social drama, like on the fringes of society but together they’ve made a home out Sidney Kingsley’s Detective Story or Elmer Rice’s Street Scene. Audiences are advised to park their of this once swanky, now crumbling , hotel. As the wrecking ball looms, their lives turn inside out and their fates intertwine in this moving, unexpectedly intimate, production.

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TELEVISION With all these different questions I wanted to TC: I was co-executive producer. share things that were important in my life or WCT: So you were very hands-on. life changing situations that happened to me. TC: Yes, we have a production team but ev- Tabatha Coffey lets Hopefully people can take away something that ery day I am there with meetings, at the crack makes them feel empowered or feel better about of dawn when the crew arrives and go through themselves. what is happening. We don’t plan it because you her hair hang down WCT: It is very relatable. When did you have can’t. There is no setup in my show. You don’t time to write it? know what is going to happen until a shampoo TC: I wrote it during filming of season three. bottle goes across the salon or a client gets up iPhone that are going at the same time. It was write it whenever I could. I would finish and is chased through the parking lot! Those TC: Yes, it is crazy. at the salon and then go back to my hotel room. things just organically happen. WCT: You are doing a fourth season of your Sometimes I would sit there until two o’clock in WCT: Do you want people to reach out to show? the morning then send it back out to the pub- you if they need a takeover? TC: Hopefully… lisher. TC: There is a website people can go to, http:// WCT: I heard some buzz. [Laughs] It is en- WCT: You took back the word “bitch” by www.tabathacasting.com, or my personal web- tertaining as ever. spelling out and identifying it with powerful site, http://tabathacoffey.com. It is all linked TC: Thank you. I think this third season was words such as “brave,” “intelligent,” “tena- there. A lot of the people Facebook me; that is good. It is evolving really well. Part of it I am cious,” “creative” and “honest.” how we get many salons. Also, coming to things sure is just doing it a few times. I love that ev- TC: The reason I did it was because that start- like this [helps]. You don’t know how many busi- ery salon is a little different so it shows people ed in Shear Genius for me. Everyone called me a ness cards I have right now! I always keep them with different business problems that happen. bitch. I would go to the mall and people would in hopes that we will have a next season. We tackled some interesting things this past say, “You are that bitch on that hairdressing The fourth season of Tabatha’s Salon Take- season. show.” It was an amazing thing that everything over was just announced. For the premiere WCT: There are always crazier salons out that I read had bitch to it. I kept thinking, “I check back on http://www.bravotv.com. BY JERRY NUNN there! was not a bitch. I was honest.” I stood up for TC: I know. It’s amazing isn’t it? Just when you what I believed in during the situations that I Australian hairstylist Tabatha Coffey recently re- think it can’t be topped, it trumps itself. was in. I was in a competitive environment and leased a memoir entitled It’s Not Really About WCT: Your show applies to so many busi- people were doing crazy things. I was sticking ‘Halfway to Michfest’ the Hair. After completing a successful season nesses. I worked at a restaurant that was fail- up for myself. That is not being a bitch. That is three of her Bravo reality show Tabatha’s Salon ing and I wish you could have come in and party April 30 just being honest. That was when I first came up The Second Annual Chicago Halfway to Takeover, snips away problems every day. Nunn whipped it into shape. with the acronym. I was so sick of the negativ- Michfest Party will take place Saturday, on One had a little Coffey talk at Tabatha’s hotel TC: Honestly that is the thing that I like about ity. It was ridiculous. I kept writing bitch on a April 30, at the Holiday Club, 4000 N. one afternoon. piece of paper. That is what it is to me. It is all Sheridan, 7-11 p.m. Windy City Times: Hi, Tabatha. What are you of those things. Among the attractions are a DJ and raffle in town for? WCT: I am going to do that with the F- prizes (such as a six-day Michfest ticket, Tabatha Coffey: I am in town for America’s word. an overnight stay at the Klimpton’s Palo- Beauty Show. It is one of the biggest shows at TC: [Laughs] Fabulous, Unique, Creative and mar Hotel and more). the convention center. Tonight I have a book then you get stuck on the K! The suggested donation is $5, with pro- signing at Barnes and Noble. WCT: What do you want people to get out of ceeds funding ticket purchases for women WCT: How did the hair show go? the book? who need help to attend the festival. TC: It was good. It was crazy with the number TC: I want them to get to know me a little bit The party hosts are Brenda Schumacher, of people there. It’s positive that people are fly- better. I really want people to feel empowered Jenae Williams, Julie King, Lee Knauer, ing in to go to a hair show. It means that things from it. I don’t think it is gender related. There Maisha Najuma Aza, Marla Nitt, Pat Mc- are definitely getting better economically. are so many words that people use that are de- Combs, Sherry Wright and Suzanne Blum- WCT: Have you gotten to do anything fun rogatory or people feel bad about saying what Grundyson. while you are in town? is on their mind. People struggle with weight Visit the Chicago Michfest page on Face- TC: Not a damn thing. I haven’t eaten in two problems or coming out so being able to talk book for more information. days. about it and say I did it too and this is what I WCT: What?!? learned from that. TC: I swear I have not had a morsel of food. WCT: Your mother had issues with you com- It has been crazy hours. I love Chicago and they ing out. have really good restaurants. I have missed out TC: I would never have expected it. Anyone on all of the fun. that reads the book would never expect it be- WCT: You work really hard, when do you cause of how I grew up. have time for yourself? WCT: A parent may be around gay people TC: Honestly, I don’t know. I am hoping to find but when it is his or her child it is different. some. But I have none planned as of yet. Tabatha Coffey. Photo from Bravo TC: It is. I am glad we worked it out later in WCT: I notice you have a Blackberry and an life especially when she got sick, but when it is your own child it is different. You have an expec- The Night Ministry invites you to join it because business is business. I think that the tation and I am the only girl. I know she wanted us in experiencing a delight by principals of business, especially customer ser- the children and the wedding. I also know that Michfest. Pic from Brenda Schumacher vice, are really applicable whether it be a restau- part of it was that she did see these people that rant, clothing store or a bakery. I think that is we grew up with that really struggled. They were what people like about the show. They can see treated like crap sometimes. There were gay themselves in someone or they can see one of bashings and suicides. She didn’t want that. No Dining Out for Life their business problems in the salon. Actually in one wants that for their child. April 28 Atlanta at a book-signing a couple of days ago, WCT: I didn’t see any pictures of your part- Dining Out for Life—promoted as “North a lawyer came and said, “Thank you. You gave ner in the book. Do you keep that private? America’s largest HIV/AIDS fundraiser”— me the balls to fire someone I needed to fire TC: Yes. I didn’t put any in there and I didn’t returns to Chicago Thursday, April 28, and from my firm by watching the show.” I love that mention her name. The reason I didn’t is be- it is now in its 18th year. it affects all these other people. cause we have been together so long and I really This event is presented by EdgeAlliance, WCT: It’s “Not Really About the Hair,” like respect and appreciate my relationship. I love a provider of housing and services to Chi- the book says. You dedicated it to your moth- that I can go home and there is no craziness cago residents living with HIV/AIDS. The er. Was she able to read parts of it? that ensues sometimes. She is incredibly sup- TC: No. She didn’t get to read any of the book. goal of this year’s event is to raise more portive but quiet. Just because I have chosen than $250,000 for these residents. She knew I was writing it. Sadly, no, by the time this I don’t want to drag her into it because she FRIDAY, JULY 15, 2011 AT 8 P.M. 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They write to me all the time information about the event, visit http:// could be a little longer but then it gets so flat www.DiningOutForLife.com. For more in- SEATING IS LIMITED, ACT NOW! and ask me questions but it was never about To purchase tickets, contact Barbara Sipe at that when I blow dry it I look like a cross be- formation about EdgeAlliance, visit http:// hair. Everyone expects people to ask me hair (773) 506-6029 or [email protected] tween Barbara Bush and Miss Piggy! www.EdgeAlliance.org. questions but they questions about firing some- VISIT US AT WWW.THENIGHTMINISTRY.ORG WCT: How much of Salon Takeover is your one or coming out. “I am struggling with stand- WINDY CITY TIMES April 27, 2011 25 NUNN ON ONE: a sense of duty that millions of people watch a TELEVISION week. You feel a responsibility to do the best job possible. Everyone on set is super nice. It helps that it is a hit and everybody knows that. They Telly Leung fills us with ‘Glee’ are all riding the wave and enjoying the work. I am happy to have a little part in it. work everyday. I kind of fell in love with Chi- BY JERRY NUNN WCT: I remembered you from the “Teenage cago. Dream” segment. WCT: You were cast in Rent after Wicked. Telly Leung plays a “Teenage Dream” on Glee as TL: [Laughs] I don’t think anyone expected the TL: After I came back from Wicked that was my the recurring character Wes of the Dalton Acade- success of the Warblers to be what it is. When next Broadway show. I started in the fall of 2006 my Warblers. With a variety of musicals under his they originally hired me they told me two or and I was with it until the very end. They filmed belt and a new one on the way, the future looks three episodes. It has become seven episodes. the final performance, released it in theatres and bright for this Brooklyn-born Broadway boy. There is a Warbler recording now and the fans DVD. Then we toured with it on the road and I Windy City Times: Hi, Telly. I was research- are so positive towards us. I don’t think the cre- was with it for nine months of that. ing your career and saw you were in Wicked in ators of Glee expected that. WCT: Have you met Idina Menzel? Chicago. WCT: With the Glee cast going on tour, then Telly Leung: I was, and in the original com- TL: We have crossed paths a few times. We maybe the Warblers could also. met at the Tony Awards very quickly when they pany. TL: Right and I think that has been talked reunited the original cast with the final cast. We WCT: The group I work for arranged an after around but nothing has been official about that. did “Seasons of Love” recently at a big Trevor party and I took a picture with you when you Telly Leung. Photo from The Old Globe I am sure Darren is going on tour. He is pretty Project benefit in L.A. It is a small group of peo- were a flying monkey. I just found it years stellar. [Note: The Warblers will be touring with ple involved in Rent. We call it “The family.” later! the Glee cast.] TL: [Laughs] Oh, my goodness! That’s hysteri- WCT: Your new show, Allegiance, is not com- It just goes to show that you never know. I WCT: Sometimes a small character will turn cal. What a small world. ing out until next year, correct? was telling some students that yesterday. You into a whole storyline. TL: Correct. Well, you never know the trajec- never know who sees what you do and it only WCT: I know, we drank green martinis to- TL: The Heather Morris story is always amazing tory of a new Broadway show is but the plan is takes one person. Wicked actually came to me gether before. How long were you in Chica- to me. She was brought on to teach the football to do a workshop this summer in New York and that way. I auditioned and it wasn’t until months go? team the “Single Ladies” combination. She was in partnership with The Old Globe in San Diego. later I was called to do it. I had written it off TL: I started at the very beginning of the Chi- a dancer for Beyonce. They needed an extra girl We hope that it will premiere at The Old Globe and didn’t realize that they had remembered me cago run, so July of 2006. I know the national and threw her in costume. Now she is the funni- in 2012, then a Broadway revival late 2012 or from Pacific Overtures on Broadway and that got tour was there but what happened was the six- est thing on the show. week run sold out in a day. There was such a life 2013. With Broadway shows things happen, it is me the job. They didn’t remember my actual au- WCT: That’s true. You also have an EP called for the show that they cast a sit down production a real estate game as well, if it’s available or a dition for Wicked. It was for something else. I Getaway. right fit for the show. Many things can happen wonder how much that came into play for Glee. with Ana Gasteyer and the Chicago local cast. TL: It was really a labor of love. I was do- but that is the calendar of our dreams. Right before that I had done Rent at the Hol- They threw a company together in New York, the ing a lot of theatre and met Randy Witherspoon, WCT: How did you get on Glee? lywood Bowl. We got a lot of attention for that touring cast left, we came there and built a new my co-producer and writer. He was my dresser at TL: There is no great giant story behind it. I because Neil Patrick Harris was directing. It is show. I stayed with it for the first year through Flower Drum Song. He has a studio in Brooklyn. was living in New York at the time. New York a boring story about Glee. I put myself on tape the end of my contract. I had such a blast and We just got together and made this EP. We put it actors are constantly sending tapes to L.A. and and they asked when I could start. Chicago welcomed us with open arms. I couldn’t out there and it was my living out my pop-star it was just one of the many I have put on tape. WCT: What is it like being on the show? believe the reception that we got in Chicago for Justin Timberlake dreams! this show. I am sure you remember too. Wes was not the role they were seeking. They TL: I felt the same about Wicked and Rent. It For lots more on Leung visit http://www. were reading everyone for Blaine, which is the is amazing to be part of a phenomenon. Kids WCT: It was huge. tellyonline.net and show your Allegiance by TL: It was such an event. We all felt so lucky Darren Criss role. I sang two songs on my tape, growing up with Glee will have something that following the future production at http:// to be a part of it. sent it off and thought nothing of it. I booked will shape their lives and their musical tastes. www.allegiancemusical.com. WCT: So you lived here for a year. the job off of a tape, actually! They saw it and It is a pop culture phenomenon. To be a part of TL: I did, right in the West Loop. I walked to asked me to start on X date. it just blows my mind. As an actor it gives you 26 April 27, 2011 WINDY CITY TIMES BOOK REVIEW This was the 1970s, when gays mostly stayed in everything in it is based on facts. What I am the places that society dictated. David began to saying is that Jeff Graubart is David Rosen, and The Quest fight this discrimination while still not having Rosen looks at the world as good against evil. for Brian resolved his own personal issues. His struggle Others disagree with him and he is not only the by Jeff Graubart was our struggle. hero of the book but the bad guy as well. David The 1970s were not a time for personal resis- Rosen is a total dichotomy that eventually man- CreateSpace; 732 pages tance. Or were they. David Rosen had to fight ages to rise above himself and in doing so tells REVIEW BY Amos Lassen his Goliath and beat him and as he geared up us all about what he has done, where he has how to do so, he learned a lot and lost a lot. been and who he has met. Dave Rosen descends into a world of meaning- Goliath, here, is an American society that re- There is so much in this book but to tell any lessness and drug addiction in this new book fused to give gay people the right to be who of it is not fair. This is a book that must be read by Chicagoan Jeff Graubart, a longtime activ- they are and along came David with a slingshot especially by those of us who lived through and ist in the Windy City. This fictional story uses filled with truth and equality. Before he could experienced some of it, and by the younger gen- the gay-liberation movement as a backdrop. We fire that slingshot he had to help build a move- erations who must get a sense of our history and learn a good deal about the movement that we ment, make alliances and convince others that who we are. have not read before. Graubart has undertaken a this was the way. David Rosen is very real and for those of us major product and he gives us the story in a big Graubart uses fiction (based upon fact) to tell who lived through this period, he is familiar. book of more than 700 pages. the story and in the preface I learned that to There were David Rosens everywhere. I cannot Dave has his eyes on Brian—so much so that it some degree this is the author’s autobiography: recommend this book highly enough and I must becomes an obsession for him. Brian is comfort- he has had quite a life. In fact everything here say that even with its tremendous length, I did able living in the closet and he does not want is so interesting that I read all 700-plus pages not want it to end. Some of the characters in the the kind of life that David has. David, on the in two days. What is fiction here are the names book are my friends now. We don’t get an expe- other hand, loves causes and he is totally upset of the characters and the words they spoke and rience like The Quest for Brian very often and over the way gay people are treated both social- the facts are the building of the movement when we do we must cherish it. Those of us who ly and politically (ah, the idealism of youth). He another 20 years we will probably almost all be that began the process of gaining our freedom. lived through the ‘60s and ‘70s are decreasing in advocates a radical path to end the oppression gone. When that happens, we will still have this Graubart changed the sequence of events as number. Those who were not causalities of the of the GLBT community and this was at a time book to remind us and to teach us as to how it well and while this story may sound like fiction, AIDS epidemic are not so young anymore and in when discretion ruled and being out was rare. was.

Excerpts from The Quest for Brian tory, excerpts from The Quest for Brian. It is Octo- “As you can see,” said the clerk, “Illinois law a smile. “There are people who came for mar- ber, 1975: indicates that marriage is a contract between a riage licenses that are out in the hall, waiting Book excerpt, by Jeff Graubart The County was prepared when the Triumvirate man and a woman.” There was a pause as people patiently, while you made your statement. Now From author Jeff Grabuart: The Quest for Brian arrived. The Marriage License Bureau was locat- took time out to read the statute. I looked over that you’ve said your piece, please go home and is a memoir, a history and a novel. Some con- ed on the first floor of the Cook County Build- Ellen’s shoulder, and we both read together. let us do the work the taxpayers are paying us to sider this overreaching a major flaw, but I find ing. The old marble and musty odor gave the Samantha was the first to protest. “This law do.” the combination has unmasked a level of truth bureau the feeling of one of those early Twen- mentions a man and a woman, but nowhere does I shouted to all of the reporters. “The second- that exceeds what I could have achieved from a tieth Century banks; even the clerks sat at win- it say that only a man and woman can be mar- class citizens are being told to leave so the first- purely fictional or non-fictional work. I wrote the dows, protected by something resembling iron ried.” class citizens can get their marriage licenses!” novel as a catharsis, an apology and a statement bars. Samantha and Ellen were led by sheriff’s “It is the policy of this office, to interpret The guy waiting for a license at the front of of personal pride. A way to achieve closure from deputies to the queue furthest from the door. the law to mean only a man and woman can the line held his fiancé tightly and shook his the angst I still felt from those 1970s battles, Waiting behind the window was a suited official, get married. Under the laws of the State of Il- head like a disapproving parent. “Sick faggots,” an apology to those in the community I dragged not your typical clerk. His face was very Irish linois you have the right to find a judge who will he said. down in my obsessive quest, and a homage to all and flattened top-to-bottom giving him a punk mandate us to interpret the law differently. Until I should have raged, but without thinking, I that was achieved, despite everything. look. His grooming was impeccable. As we ap- that time, we will continue with our policy. Now, instead fell to my knees in front of the offend- It is my story of gay activism in Champaign- proached, he did a last minute check of his tie I’m asking you to please leave the bureau.” ing couple. “I am so honored to be in front of Urbana and Chicago in the 1970s. I try to pres- and felt his hair to ensure it was in place: show “This is a violation of our constitutional first-class citizens like you. The state thinks it’s ent the characters without judgment, but thanks time! The place was packed with press, sheriff’s rights!” yelled Samantha. “There are hundreds so wonderful when you two are together. A huge to the power of a novel, they do a good job of deputies, and several county officials. of rights given heterosexual couples and we wedding is held, and people cry with joy. When exposing their own flaws. It is a raw tableau of “We are here for a marriage license,” said Sa- are denied every one of them.” The official who we get together in some states, they throw us the way we were, written with the hope that the mantha, calmly. This set reporters to scribble acted as clerk placed a ‘closed’ sign in front of into prison.” I glared up at the two of them. He reader, whether seeking gay liberation or personal wildly. the glass. Samantha moved to the next window, was no longer so cocky. In fact, he was panic- liberation, will be rewarded with nuggets of wis- He responded professionally, “I’ll need to see press in tow, with Ellen having to fight her way stricken, and they both were sweating. dom from our mistakes and failings—and our vic- some identification.” through the reporters. The deputies came to their rescue. One of tories. The two women each took out their driver’s “We’re here for a marriage license,” she told them held a club with rage in his eyes. The oth- The historical accounts are all true, or they are license. They placed them on the counter. The the middle-aged clerk, who became flustered and er, played the good cop. “We understand your supposed to be. Recollecting 35 years in the past ersatz clerk examined them carefully. “According stared speechless into the hovering cameras. She frustration. But if you feel the need to remain in is fraught with false memories and ever-expand- to these IDs, both of you are female.” was rescued by the well-groomed, flat-headed this office, you will have to do it without harass- ing legends. Truth too, is more subjective than “That is correct,” said Samantha. bureaucrat, still preening for the cameras. “Why ing the other citizens. They have just as much we expect it to be. Where documentation existed, Reporters were squeezing in every corner, don’t you get a cup of coffee, Lillian,” he said, right as you do to be here.” I usually went with what was written over my snapping off pictures, and scribbling down the as he took her place at the window. The asshole getting married had no right to memories, but in a few cases, the memories were conversation on their pads. The clerk handed “I told you,” the official said, “that it is not live. “Okay,” I agreed. more compelling and I followed them into the mimeographed copies of the Illinois State Stat- the policy of this office to issue licenses to “Now go back to where the two girls applied story. ute to Samantha, Ellen, and several members of people of the same sex. That policy applies to for the license from the Deputy County Clerk,” Here is a small sampling of some of that his- the press who were at the front of the pack. all three windows.” His stern look gave way to continued the officer, referring to the well- CULTURE CLUB ABOUT FACE THEATRE & the THE HYPOCRITES PRESENT: PROJECT

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I made myself LOVE. OBSESSION. DEATH. platinum, but APRIL 10 – MAY 22 | Chopin Theatre | 1543 W. Division I was born a... $28 Tickets per show or $48 for both! visit thewoyzeckproject.com or call 866.811.4111 E\&ODXGLD6KHDU Major funding for Additional funding for Now Playing at Theater Wit THE WOYZECK PROJECT PONY provided by: provided by: www.BohoTheatre.com for tickets WINDY CITY TIMES April 27, 2011 27 the RSL tried to grab the song sheets. Four or belt. “If you’re going to fight,” I yelled. “Give five cops moved in, separating those passing out me the megaphone.” Joe tossed it towards me. the song sheets from the RSL. The song sheet It bounced off the leg of a cop and rolled back- passers moved into the gap to get away from the wards into the melee. I decided to rescue the ruckus. The RSL broke from the march and fol- megaphone. Crawling on the ground, between lowed them in to the gap. The police followed, the legs of cops and socialists, I went for the and kept the two groups apart. Suddenly, the bullhorn. I looked up and saw a nightstick RSL changed objectives. Instead of going after bloody the nose of a demonstrator and a picket the songsters, they ran to the west side of the sign bloody the ear of a cop. For those few mo- Wabash sidewalk, blocking the entrance to the ments, I was invisible to both sides. I grabbed Medinah Temple. the megaphone and got the hell out of there. The march came to a halt as everyone watched As fascinating as it was for the other dem- the police move against the RSL. “Keep march- onstrators and television audiences, the street ing; ignore the troublemakers,” came from the fighting did not last long—hardly the style of megaphones of the Coalition marshals. the Chicago Police. After a few minutes, enough I ran out into the gap. With no megaphone, reinforcements arrived to change the scene from I screamed at the RSL, “Go back to the march. mano-a-mano to arrests. But even that wasn’t This is not the time or place.” Police and RSL easy. It took four or five cops per demonstrator. members ignored me, lining up in two lines, fac- Cuffed or not, the kicking and fighting went on ing each other, ready to do battle. Television until those arrested were thrown into the paddy cameras pushed through the marchers. News he- wagon. licopters appeared out of nowhere. The gap was “Keep marching; ignore the violence,” shout- being filled with reporters, cops, and members ed Coalition marshals. As the paddy wagon left Author Jeff Graubart at a 2010 rally. Photo courtesy of Graubart of the RSL. the area, the Coalition marshals took this as an “Keep marching; ignore the violence,” was opportunity to start a rousing rendition of God groomed official. “That spot has been made Nixon, were peppering her with questions. “Why repeated from several megaphones. Marchers re- Bless America. available for your protest.” doesn’t your group feel marriage should be ex- mained frozen in place, the crowd trying to see “Make me barf,” said Maura, who never left A truce, of sorts, was reached. Samantha and tended to the gay community?” what would happen next. Most of the demon- her post during the whole brouhaha. Ellen sat down in front of the far window, hold- Although Cathy had clearly rehearsed the re- strators were on out-of-view sidewalks surround- Grabart writes: I hope you enjoyed these ex- ing signs across their laps: Marriage is a con- sponse, it was obvious she was at great pains ing the Temple and had no idea what was going cerpts from the book. After you read the novel, stitutional right and Stop the discrimination to answer. “Some members of our community on. I invite you to enter the essay contest with over against gay couples. I joined them, and the feel that marriage is a patriarchal institution The RSL and police squared off for a fight. $3,000 in prizes to be given away. The deadline other windows were opened for business. The that oppresses women. As gays and lesbians, of So perfect in form, it looked choreographed, a for entry is December, 31, 2011. Full details can harassed couple, at the start of the line, moved course, we are against oppression of any kind. scene from West Side Story. Billy club met picket be found on TheQuestForBrian.com. The Quest for to the window farthest from the protest. They Others want people to know that respecting gay sign and both sides appeared skilled in swords- Brian can be purchased in paperback or Kindle glanced nervously over their shoulders at me, people will not lead to a trampling of society’s manship. from Amazon.com, in Nook book format from and I happily returned a scowl. institutions.” The altercation was being televised in real Barnes & Noble. Locally, it can be purchased in A few moments later, a woman with long “Just because she hates herself,” yelled Ellen, time. The new mini-cam made this possible. paperback at Unabridged Bookstore and Women brown hair and carrying some flyers, rushed, causing the reporters to turn and face the three Later, we learned that all local channels cut into and Children First. harried-looking, into the marriage license bu- of us, “is not a reason I should live with second- their regularly scheduled programming. Every- On Thursday, April 28, at 7 p.m., Jeff reau. “Those damn trains,” she said, for the class citizenship. I demand the same rights as one in Chicagoland was watching the fight at Graubart will read from his novel/memoir The benefit of anyone who might care to listen. She everyone else.” the Medinah Temple. Quest For Brian at Gerber/Hart Library, 1127 seemed relieved, when she noticed the protest “It’s a piece of paper called the Constitution,” Joe, fighting a cop who matched him in height W. Granville. Books will be available for pur- was still in progress. added Samantha. and weight, had a megaphone attached to his chase at both events. To each member of the press and other inter- We began a chant and repeated the slogans ested parties, she introduced herself. “Hi, I’m four times. “Gay rights, Gay power, Gay marriage Cathy Nixon from the Gay and Lesbian Coalition now!” THE CHICAGO BLOCKBUSTER TRANSFERS TO THE MERCURY THEATER! of Metropolitan Chicago.” She handed out the Cathy Nixon shook her head back and forth, flyers. “This statement represents the position pursing her lips as if to convey the message, .OW0LAYINGs,IMITED%NGAGEMENT of the vast majority of Chicago’s gay community, “How tragic and pathetic.” regarding this…event.” A sheriff’s deputy looked down at Samantha The reporters read her pamphlet, looked and Ellen and said softly. “Who’d a figured, your shocked and clustered around Cathy. When she own people coming out against you? That’s re- had their attention and the cameras were roll- ally got to hurt.” ing, she gave a short prepared speech, from a Samantha looked up at the cop. “It’s very com- h!RARE★★★★STARPLAY note card. mon in oppressed populations. They internalize SENSINGTHECURRENTOFA “I represent the Gay and Lesbian Coalition of all the hatred and take it out on each other.” Metropolitan Chicago. It is comprised of over The deputy continued to speak in a quiet CHANGING#HICAGOv twenty organizations and businesses. All the ma- voice. “We figured we’d be down here against a - Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune jor gay and lesbian organizations in the City of whole army of gay lib people. I mean, hell, we A World Premiere by Caitlin Montanye Parrish s Co-Created & Directed by Erica Weiss Chicago are members. Unanimously, we condemn can get married. Why can’t you? Why should us the actions of Samantha Darwin, Ellen Schrader, heterosexuals be stuck with all the misery?” h#RITICS0ICKv and other members of the Gay Rights Action Co- - Windy City Times alition. We consider them to be nothing more And now move forward to June 14th, 1977; a than a headline-seeking group of a few irrespon- few brief minutes from that amazing day: h(IGHLYRECOMMENDEDv sible people who consistently come down on the At the corner of Wabash and Ohio, several Co- wrong side of issues, with the express purpose alition marshals were passing out song sheets - Julienne Bilker, Time Out Chicago of embarrassing the gay and lesbian community for the marchers. I ran over, grabbed one and in Chicago. brought it back to the Wabash, Ontario corner. h)THOUGHTITWASGREATv “Almost all members of our community feel It was titled The Gay and Lesbian Community of - Mayor Elect Rahm Emanuel in it is inappropriate to modify the institution of Chicago’s reception for Mrs. Robert Green. Using The Wall Street Journal marriage. Most of us agree that it is a hetero- Anita Bryant’s married name, made a poignant sexual institution. But don’t be fooled. These statement. Rahm Emanuel on the play people aren’t here to support same-sex mar- “Oh fuck,” I grimaced. “Look at these A TWIST OF WATER: riage. They are here to promote a book written songs.” h7HATISWATER )TISABOUTREBIRTHANDNEW by Samantha Darwin and Dave Rosen. But we Maura glanced over. “God Bless America?” feel there are far more insidious implications. As Worse, I pointed to the upper right of the BEGINNING#HICAGOGRABSITSINDUSTRYFROM you know, the Equal Rights Amendment is before page. “Jesus Loves Me! How dare the Coalition BEINGBYTHELAKE4HERIVERTWISTSTHROUGH the Illinois State Legislature. That the ERA will ask gay people to sing these songs?” And just THECITY)TALWAYSREINVENTSITSELF4HATSWHY lead to same-sex marriage is one of the chief like that the peace within me was shattered. #HICAGOISTHEULTIMATE!MERICANCITYv arguments against it. Many people have spent “At least they have We Shall Overcome and If countless hours showing the legislature that this I Had a Hammer.” argument is sheer nonsense. Now, by behaving Maura’s and my reaction to the song sheets irresponsibly, these GRAC people scare the legis- was disgust, but when the RSL got hold of them, lators and place the Equal Rights Amendment in all hell broke loose. serious jeopardy.” With that, she concluded her “You are degrading gay and lesbian people by speech. telling them to sing these songs,” Joe Valentine 773.325.1700 | mercurytheaterchicago.com Members of the press, gathered around Cathy shouted into a megaphone. Several members of 3745 N. SOUTHPORT, CHICAGO 28 April 27, 2011 WINDY CITY TIMES BOOKS of parents who are not only embracing gender- part of what motivates her. If she remains silent, diverse children, but are fighting for them in she said, nothing will change. Hope will grow up schools, doctors’ offices, and in the media. For in a world that punishes gender-variance. Jennifer Carr tells kids to Carr, going public with Hope’s story has not been It’s a fine line between protecting Hope now easy. and fighting for her future, a line that Carr walks ‘Be Who You Are’ “I had people saying wolves should raise my uneasily as her work gains publicity. Carr’s book children instead of me,” Carr said. is drawing a lot of attention these days, and she Many people in Carr’s own family have re- has two more trans-themed books in the works: by Kate Sosin nounced her, claiming she is ruining Hope‘s life one on bullying and another on puberty. Chicago-based children’s author, Jennifer Carr, by letting her live as a girl. Other parents have Carr said she knows that Hope might grow up didn’t publish her first book in hopes of becom- accused Carr of child abuse for the same reason. and decide she isn’t a girl after all, or that the ing famous. (That thought actually terrifies her.) Carr worries for her safety and the safety of her name she chose is not the one she will want to She started publishing because she wanted to children because she fears that transphobic peo- keep. Carr is open to both possibilities. But for give her kids something that many families take ple will retaliate against her. It’s why she uses now, Carr said, Hope is being who she is. “She for granted- a storybook that reflects them. a pseudonym in public and why it has taken her looks more like her than she ever has.” Carr is the mother of a transgender 7-year-old months to step into the spotlight with Be Who Jennifer Carr will be at the Hinsdale, Ill., girl and a 5-year-old boy, and her first book Be You Are. PFLAG meeting Sunday, May 1, at the Uni- Who You Are (AuthorHouse, 2010, Illustrated by “I think the violence is a reality,” said Carr, tarian Church, 11 W. Maple. Email pflaghins- Ben Rumback), is an unprecedented addition to speaking generally of the experiences of many [email protected]. children’s literature for more reason than one. trans people in the United States. That threat is Be Who You Are is a 32-page picture and story book about a child born male who grows up feel- NUNN ON ONE: MUSIC composers there but I think it has been taken ing more like a girl. When she tells her parents down since. It did have its moment in the this, they say “be who you are.” That mantra is Duncan Sheik’s sun. repeated throughout the book as Nick transitions WCT: You have been working on more mu- towards girlhood- picking out dresses, growing rites of ‘Spring’ sicals, like American Psycho. BY JERRY NUNN her hair, and changing her name to “Hope.” DS: I am working on American Psycho. I am The book is first of its kind: a storybook about halfway through writing the first draft. That Singer Duncan Sheik flings into spring with a family that embraces a transgender child. is going really well. All of these things take a Spring Awakening. The Broadway hit returns It’s a story that Jennifer Carr has lived over very long time to develop. I am hoping that to Chicago and to give audiences a second the last three years, ever since her oldest child American Psycho will see the light of day ear- chance to go back to school. Sheik wrote the broke down after a shopping trip and confessed ly in 2013. That would be a reasonable goal. music for this eight-time Tony Award winner that she felt like a girl inside. WCT: It sounds like an interesting idea have to write it herself. as well as his Billboard hit “Barely Breath- Carr described that moment as an “internal for a musical. “It was born out of a need to see something ing.” Nunn on One caught up with Sheik to tsunami.” However, she didn’t let on at the time. DS: It will make Spring Awakening look like that looked like us,” Carr said. discuss his musical career. “I told her ‘you have been given a boy’s body, The Wedding Singer! Be Who You Are, a fictionalized account of Windy City Times: Hello, Duncan. How but you can feel any way you want to on the WCT: I was disappointed that I didn’t get Hope’s transition, is the first children’s book have you been? inside,’” Carr said. “We didn’t think like ‘oh, she’s to see Whisper House in New York. It was with a transgender character who transitions Duncan Sheik: Good, I just flew in from transgender.’” your sixth studio album and staged musi- with the love and support of family and com- Asia. Carr, who uses a pseudonym to protect her cal, as well. munity. In transgender circles, that kind of nar- WCT: What were you doing there? family, said she never wanted to speak for her DS: Well, the good news is that it looks rative is ground-breaking. The lesson is as ap- DS: I was touring. I had some shows in Ko- kids. She didn’t exactly understand the meaning like it is coming back. I think we are doing a plicable to young people as it their parents. rea and Indonesia. of her child’s confession, who she refers to as production of it in Marin, San Francisco early Other parents tell Carr that she had it easy, WCT: Spring Awakening played in Chicago “Hope” (the name of the character in her book), next year then to New York. So that is pretty that it was in her nature to accept that she had a while back. What do you tell people that but she didn’t discourage her, either. Carr helped exciting. a transgender child, while others struggle for have never seen it before? Hope pick out dresses and let her wear pink. “I WCT: You could come to Chicago with it. years to come to terms with that reality. Carr DS: It is a good musical for people that don’t just said ‘be who you are,’” Carr said. DS: If it does well on off-Broadway, then said that’s just not true. really like musicals. I came from the quote In time, Carr and Hope would learn that Hope feasibly it could tour around. We will cross “When my daughter was going to transition, I was transgender. Hope asked Carr to find her our fingers. felt like I was standing on the edge of a cliff and other kids who felt the same way. Carr promised WCT: I saw you perform years ago at the there was a tornado in front of me,” said Carr. she would. She took Hope to counseling and Market Days Festival on Halsted Street. After everything that Hope had revealed to did extensive research to find her transgender DS: I remember that. It was a wild and crazy Carr about wanting girls shoes, about liking pink Duncan playmates, even flying her family to the Gender afternoon! and dresses, about feeling more like a girl inside Sheik. Spectrum Family Conference, an annual gather- WCT: You raised money for AIDS aware- than a boy, Carr gave hope a crew cut the follow- ing for gender-variant children and their par- ness for the Red Hot + Rhapsody album ing Spring. It was a terrible mistake, Carr said, ents. singing George Gerswin’s “Embraceable choking up as she described how she spent the Hope’s transition had its ups and downs. While You.” summer gluing bows to Hope’s too-short hair. It her community was growing, Carr was also find- DS: Yes, all of those Red Hot records are was before she realized that Hope’s tendencies ing it difficult to advocate for her daughter. She very cool. I was very honored to be a part of towards girl things might actually mean she was sent Hope to school presenting as a girl, but she that collection. Whatever I can do to help out a girl. had to fight the school system to do it. Their I am always very eager to work on those kinds She knew that Hope’s transition would change lives were filled with new questions and chal- of projects. their family, and she didn’t know how to support normal music business and Steven Sater, who lenges: How do you get a passport for a trans- WCT: Do you have a new album coming her child. Older transgender people in Chicago did the book and lyrics, is a writer of straight gender child? How do you deal with doctor’s out soon? had resources through LGBTQ organizations like plays. We wanted to mess around with the visits? DS: The next Duncan Sheik record is com- Center on Halsted and Howard Brown Health rules and the formulas of traditional musical However, perhaps the most unexpected ques- ing out June 7. It is a covers album and all Center. Carr had tried both early on when she theatre to see if we could push the envelope tion Carr had to tackle came from her kids dur- ‘80s but European, so [it will cover] Depeche and Hope needed answers, but neither served a couple of different ways. For me, I wanted ing story time at home. Hope and her brother Mode, New Order, Tears for Fears and Talk children so young, leaving Carr feeling adrift and to do a piece of theatre where the music sty- asked for a book with a transgender kid in it. Talk—all the bands that were my big influ- alone in her search to find support for Hope. listically had more to do with contemporary Carr didn’t know of any. ences when growing up as a teenager. However, Carr’s failure to pinpoint what was music that was going on in culture. Research led Carr to a copy of 10,000 Dresses, WCT: Will it be acoustic? happening to Hope early on can hardly discount WCT: Is there a character that you have a Marcus Ewert’s award-winning storybook about DS: It is totally acoustic—pretty much all the obvious: When it comes to parenting a trans- special connection with in Spring Awaken- a transgender child named Bailey. In the story, of the songs were electronic but I have rei- gender child, Carr is light-years ahead of the ing? Bailey wants to wear dresses but is discouraged magined the arrangements with just acoustic curve. DS: It is funny there are aspects of Melchoir by family members who say that Bailey is a boy instruments. It will be the other side of the As with transgender people generally, few sta- that I relate to. I am somewhere in between and boys don’t wear dresses. Bailey finally finds coin. tistics exist to shed light on the experiences of a few characters. [Laughs] a friend in an older girl who, despite not know- WCT: So that information will be on your transgender children. But a multitude of recent WCT: Have you been in love with your ing Bailey, invites Bailey to come make dresses website? studies that suggest that trans youth experience schoolteacher before? with her. DS: Yes, at http://www.duncansheik.com/ homelessness in staggering numbers, supports DS: That’s with the character Georg. I Reviews for 10,000 Dresses are overwhelmingly news.html. We are currently revamping the a widely-held belief that many parents disown wasn’t lucky enough to have a piano teacher positive, including a 2009 review in Windy City website but it will definitely have all of that their children after they come out as transgen- like that growing up, unfortunately! Times. But Carr and her kids disliked the book. info on there. der. A 2011 survey from the National Gay and WCT: I heard the guitar that you com- Carr’s son asked why Bailey’s family rejected her Achtung, baby! The German musical Lesbian Task Force noted that double the num- posed the songs on is in the New York Pub- just because she was trans. Her daughter said Spring Awakening only runs for one week, ber of transgender respondents reported home- lic Library now. she, “didn’t like Bailey’s choices” to go play with May 3-8, at the Oriental Theatre, 24 W. lessness currently in comparison to the general DS: It was. They had a bunch of instru- an older stranger. Randolph. For tickets, visit http://www. population. ments, sheet music and various Broadway Carr decided that if she was going to give her broadwayinchicago.com. kids the kind of book they needed, she would Carr represents a small but growing number WINDY CITY TIMES April 27, 2011 29

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The Association of Latino Men for Action (ALMA) hosted a reception April 20 honoring the new president/CEO of the AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC), David Ernesto Munar. More than two dozen community organizations sponsored the reception. Illinois Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon, Chicago Department of Health Assistant Commissioner Chris Brown and community activist Rick Garcia were among the attendees. The Rev. Charles Straight, a board member for AFC, said, “All of us are here because of who David is—because of his hard work, his dedication, his great commitment to the work of HIV and all that he has done in order to change the course of this disease.” “This is a tremendous opportunity for the AIDS Foundation of Chicago to see David step up and take the helm,” said Aaron Baker, chair of AFC’s board of directors. Munar most recently served as AFC’s vice president. “This is the 30th year of HIV/AIDS,” Munar said, “We’re spending the year thinking about what this epidemic has meant in our community ... [and] this country.” Munar explained that AFC was considering what needed to be done differently: “The story has changed. For many people its no longer the war they fight.” Much to the agreement of crowd, Munar pointed out that there was a dire need to focus on educat- ing youth about the dangers of HIV/AIDS. Moving forward, Munar noted that AFC’s board agreed to move strategic planning Celebrate your Civil Union toward a national strategy focusing on high-risk communities such as African Ameri- cans, Latinos and men who have sex with men. “[We need to have] a bigger impact for prevention and care in these communities,” explained Munar, “We need to harness everyone’s good ideas.” AFC will host a spring luncheon May 2 featuring keynote speaker Dan Savage, founder of the “It Gets Better” campaign. For information about AFC’s luncheon visit http://www.aidschicago.org or call 312-922-2322. S Rev. Barbara Zeman photos by Hal Baim; see more photos online at http://www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com. Roman Catholic priest Leader - Dignity Chicago Got something to celebrate? Send us information on your civil union, Please send an email to Create your joyful ~ spiritual ceremony [email protected] anniversary, adoption, marriage or Contact: [email protected] any other joyous moment in life to Celebrations and let Windy City Times join in appear in our new section, your celebration. www.wisdomandwordworks.com

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the Auto news —Mercedes recall: Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz is recalling of some of its older-model M- Class sport-utility vehicles (SUVs) for issues related to cruise control that may lead to a crash, DRIVEdo you have it? according to a Reuters article. A wide majority of the vehicles being recalled are model year DRIVE 2000-2002 M-Class SUVs, but there are a small number of 2000-2004 AMG performance vehicles MONTHLY AUTO SECTION also involved. Tapping the brakes to disengage cruise control may fail, increasing the chances of a crash. DRIVE —Volo grounds: Illinois’ Volo Auto Museum is now home to one of basketball superstar Mi- chael Jordan’s cars: a 2005 Bentley Continental GT Coupe, according to BND.com. The car has tinted glass, a talking radar system and special wheels; it’s the most recent elite arrival at the north-suburban Chicago auto museum. The Volo Auto Museum has more than 300 classic cars on display—and all for sale.

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Weir™ leather, known for its refined grain, just VEHICLE REVIEW like the ’56 Continental. Front buckets are heat- ed and cooled and enjoy a view of genuine wood 2011 Lincoln trim on the dash and doors. Blind spot warn- loy wheels that derive more from a SEMA show If this is what the new federal mandates pro- MKZ Hybrid ings and a rear view camera keep everybody safe than anything ever displayed by a Continental. duce, then praise Nader, build a temple to the BY CASEY WILLIAMS, GAYWHEELS.COM while Lincoln SYNC® serves up voice-activated Should you want to dispense with the shady al- EPA, and bring on more mandates! Lexus didn’t audio and navigation. iPods can be connected ley slinking and arrive like a movie star, puddle see this one coming, but it is about to know You’re walking down a dark alley coyly looking to the car’s controls through a USB port while lamps built into the side mirrors light the way. where the MKZ has been as the hybrid is current- for the door to a house of ill repute when a 2011 Bluetooth links to cell phones, and the theatre- Long drives are required for appreciating the ly taking 25 percent of MKZ sales. The MKZ Hy- Lincoln MKZ Hybrid stealthily sneaks up behind quality THX speakers are Lucas-worthy. attention to detail in the MKZ. That Bridge of brid’s foes cover a broad spectrum, and include you. Its dark metallic paint is glimmering under There’s nothing but discreet Hybrid badges on Weir leather from Scotland is milled for up to 12 the Buick with eAssist, the Mercedes- the street lights. You couldn’t tell it was com- the MKZ’s decklid and doors to reveal this car’s hours, and uses a chromium-free tanning pro- Benz E450 Hybrid and Hyundai Sonata Hybrid. ing because its engine wasn’t running. It was in inner soul. If you want a flashy, look-what-I- cess so it feels buttery to the behind and can Pricing for the 2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid start at electric vehicle mode, slipping unheard through bought hybrid, go shop the Lexus HS250h. Most be easily recycled. Interior sounds are reduced $34,330, but our test car, equipped with naviga- the night. It is eerie. It is creepy—and, it is a MKZ drivers will be thrilled that they enjoy ob- via an acoustic laminated windshield, as well as tion, blind spot warning, rear view camera, and Lincoln. scene fuel economy while slipping by unnoticed, body and door seals that help to squelch wind rear cross traffic alert systems, top out closer This is not exactly what one expects from especially since most have no interest in driving noise. Lincoln further banishes unwanted noise to $39,000. If you’re comparing cars, that’s the Lincoln, home of the Navigator, purveyor of all an arcade of buzzers and video screens. The car’s with expandable stuffers in the fenders and pil- same price as a non-hybrid V6-powered MKZ. I things Town Car, and imbued with the spirit of shape is Euro-conservative, but delights with lars, an acoustic headliner, and damping mate- didn’t want it to slip by you. Continental. Lincolns aren’t exactly known for a “bow wake” grille inspired by the ’40 Conti- rial on the floor to defend against road rumble. See http://www.Gaywheels.com. subtlety, what with their flashy chrome teeth, nental, wide rectangular taillamps from the ’61 The result is a hybrid so serene you’ll barely slab sides and limousine stretches. You’ll shake Continental, liberal use of chrome, and 17” al- know it is a hybrid. your head a couple of times when I tell you this American luxury car is not only technological advanced, but it achieves 41 mpg city and 36 mpg highway; quit wiping your eyes, you read it MARCUS from page 18 correctly. which are included in the documentary. The soul of this eco-gent is a 2.5-litre Atkin- Also, in an attempt make amends for my son-cycle four-cylinder engine that works in own hyperbolic assertion in the film and conjunction with batteries, electric motors, and accidental contributions to the Stonewall regenerative brakes that recapture energy during mythology, I’ve included on the web site deceleration. Full-on power nets 191 horsepow- mini-profiles of each of the key fifteen er, but driven discreetly, the car can run on elec- people who appears in the film. I can only tricity alone up to 47 mph over short distances. hope that by providing more information Hybrids typically achieve better mileage in town for the public about the experiences and because they can run on batteries more often. lives of these men and women—in and out That also allows them to creep down dark alleys, of the closet—than could be included in looking for attendees to houses of ill repute. the film, viewers of Stonewall Uprising will come to better understand both what hap- To augment the aforementioned sorted affairs, pened on a hot night in June 1969 and the the MKZ has a partial-LCD instrument cluster people behind this key turning points in that communicates power usage, battery re- our ongoing fight for equal rights. charging, and gas mileage. There’s also a cool Eric Marcus is the author of several display in which leaves and flowers “grow” when books and served as an advisor and as- the car is driven ecologically and disappear as sociate producer for Stonewall Upris- the scourge of Gore when leaden feet apply. I’m ing. For more information, please visit happy to report that after traveling a duration of http://www.ericmarcus.com. 400 miles, I have grown a full bouquet. Even with all of this high-tech gadgetry, there is plenty of old-world Lincoln luxury inside the The Lincoln Hybrid’s interior. Photo courtesy of Gaywheels.com MKZ Hybrid. Seats are trimmed in Bridge of WINDY CITY TIMES April 27, 2011 33

Wonka Ball: A royal affair

About Face Theatre’s fundraiser, the Wonka Ball, continued its grand annual cel- ebration with a new theme (the royal wedding) and a new space (the School of the Art Institute). Inspired by the upcoming wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton as well as the civil unions that soon take place in Illinois, this celebration had a little some- thing for everyone. Bill Greaves and Howard Brown Health Center were honored with Leppen Leader- ship Awards for outstanding service to the LGBT community while Ruben Castro received a leadership award as About Face Youth Theatre’s most valuable player. “Queen Elizabeth I” arrived full of pomp and circumstance, bringing her own frame to complete the picture. Auction items ran from weekend getaways to photography and art. Patrons noshed on food was provided by Hamburger Mary’s, J&L Catering, Berghoff Restaurant and Atwood Cafe, while a special appearance by The Beatles and a live DJ kept the party dancing until late. The 15th season of the troupe kicked off with Pony, now at the Chopin Theatre, 1534 W. Division, until May 22; ticket information is at http://www.aboutfacethe- atre.com. Text by Jerry Nunn and photos by Kat Fitzgerald (MysticImagesPhotogra- phy.com); many more images online at http://www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com

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State, http://www.chicagopubli- ship Council, the event celebrates the bers at all preliminary events. 10 p.m. Jeff Graubart reads The Quest For Brian 7 p.m., Parlour on Clark, 6341 N. Clark clibrary.org Dave Rosen’s struggle for gay liberation in many talents, strengths, and personalities sign up, 11 p.m. start. 11 p.m., Jackham- of young people in the Chicago LGBTQ mer, 6406 N. Clark community. April Showers is an opportu- Sunday, May 1 Urban Village Church Wicker Park Worship nity to show appreciation and gratitude Wed., May 4 for these inspiring individuals. Join us for Services LGBT welcoming worship services at Urban Village Church are eclectic and Hope & Healing Support Group: LGBT Loss a night of youth performances and awards Our LGBT loss group helps grieving indi- as we close out Youth Awareness Month experiential, practical and intelligent, rel- evant and, hopefully, inspiring. 5:30 p.m., viduals identify ways to cope with secrecy, at Center on Halsted. 6 p.m., Center on shame or guilt—symptoms of grief that Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted 1502 N. Hoyne (at LeMoyne), http://www. newchicagochurch.com/ often are expressed in the LGBT commu- Queer Noise IV Open Mic Join the Impact nity. 6:30 p.m., 847-556-1777, Japanese Chicago presents their fourth Queer Noise Hinsdale, IL PFLAG Chapter meeting Speaker will be Chicago writer Jennifer American Service Committee 4427 N. open mic event. 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All of Nick’s talent and hard since I was a huge fan of his performance in Roping class work over the years comes together in a perfect Next to Normal. Here he’s playing the leading Live entertainment in the Cabaret package (so to speak). He gets to show off his role of Frank Abagnale Jr. as a young conman "Can't Keep a Good Ho Down!" athletic yet graceful dancing ability. He’s clearly who’s also quite a showman. He can sing, dance, May 20 - 23 in touch with his feminine side while also ooz- act, and ain’t bad to look at. I perhaps missed ing male sexuality. And—what many of you may the little twinkle that Matthew Morrison might not have known—he’s a damn good singer. There have brought to the part (he did the original are few people as genuinely nice who have also readings but is now a tad too old and, obviously, paid their dues and deserve a break. But Nick is more than a bit busy). As good as Aaron is, he’s one of them, and he more than rises to the oc- overshadowed by Norbert Leo Butz, who plays casion. FBI agent Carl Hanratty. He stops the show cold Continental Breakfast Last summer, I saw Matthew Lombardo’s new night after night with “Don’t Break The Rules,” Special Weekend Rates play, High, in Hartford and found it compel- an expertly delivered display of his awkward 2 night min (3rd night free) ling—particularly Kathleen Turner’s riveting dance abilities. This is the show to see for an Inlcludes admission to the club portrayal of a tough-talking addictions-coun- evening of great entertainment. Lots more – check out details online seling nun and the dark, brooding, fascinating Former gay porn star/current “Real World” cast performance by Evan Jonigkeit. On the road to member Dustin Zito is all worked up about the May 27 - 30 Broadway, it played two other cities and lost one possibility of rooming with a gay guy. What he cast member (Michael Berresse). I accompanied said, verbatim, is “It’s tough because a gay dude lawyer to the stars Mark Sendroff to the opening I would just be like, ‘Hey, don’t be sniffing my night and was thrilled. The work that the cast underwears, man. I sniff girl’s underwears.’” OK, and playwright have done on the road was surely let’s skip the new word “underwears.” What’s evident. Alas, the critics were less effusive and with all the sniffing? Straight, gay, bi—am I the show closed by the end of the week. Not missing something? And is it really difficult to only did that rob you all of seeing a provocative share a room with a gay guy after you’ve had DJ Roland Belmares play and a couple of terrific performances, but several men’s penises in your mouth? I’m just you also will miss out on the enormous penis of curious, and if you’re curious to see Zito in ac- DJ Brett Locascio Mr. Jonigkeit. tion, check out BillyMasters.com—we have DJ Mark Vallese However, the greatest tragedy on Broadway is nothing to hide. Live Cabaret Entertainment: La Cage aux Folles. What? The tuneful, toe-tap- When people are sniffing undies, it’s definitely Amy& Freddy ping Jerry Herman musical is a tragedy? In this time to end yet another column. And now that Kelly & Rick Expanded pool bar & deck! case, yes, because the show and, in particular, we’ve passed over Easter, it’s back to Fort Lau- Dunes Divas Renovated pool! this cast should be playing long past the sched- derdale for some R&R. But if you need a bit of Men of Manwatch uled May 1 closing date. I’ve always told my bon a boost, check out www.BillyMasters.com, the Sunday & Monday Tea Dances ami Christopher Sieber that he was a character site that never sleeps. If you’ve got a question, actor trapped in a leading man’s body. The role just jot a note to [email protected] and I of Georges plays to all of his strengths. He can promise to get back to you before Dustin slips “Come join the Party! be dashing and debonair while still being hys- on some girls’ underwears! To my fellow Alba- It's a Celebration!”~Madonna terically funny. However, the chance to witness nians, “Krishti Ungjall.” To the Greeks, “Christos Harvey Fierstein as Albin is one of those rare Anesti.” And to the rest of you, remember, one opportunities that one gets in the theatre. He man’s filth is another man’s bible. SAUGATUCK, MICHIGAN 38 April 27, 2011 WINDY CITY TIMES RUGBY best groups of guys I’ve seen in a long time. We all get along and have a good time [together]. I feel these guys have my back, and I have theirs. That’s really important when you’re playing Chicago Dragons rugby. I want to know, and trust, that when I Paul run into some 250-pounder, that if I can’t take Cannella. him down, if I can slow him down, my team- ready to rumble mate isn’t walking 30 meters away, he’s going to smack into him 100 mph about a half second after I do.” By Ross Forman “I’d be pretty confident in saying that, from a The Dragons are the first gay rugby club in the player standpoint, our strength lies in the for- Midwest. The team is a Division III member of The Chicago Dragons appear to have their best wards,” Cannella said. “That’s probably due to the Midwest and Chicago Area team in years, combining a strong core of re- experience levels and overall ability. However, Unions. turning players with newcomers who immedi- we have some solid backs and the key is getting The team kicks off its 2011 season April 30 lineup is when a tier two player has pushed him- ately will compete for starting positions. them to play together. Half the battle is know- in Madison, Wis., and has home matches sched- self to become a tier one player who bumped “I’m very excited about the spring season, ing what the guy next to you is going to do, uled for the first two Saturdays in May at Lerner someone else down a notch. Of course injuries probably more so than any of the last three sea- without talking or thinking about it. That comes Park. happen, but I said in an ideal world. sons,” said Paul Cannella, a founding member from being there week in and week out, and just “Without a doubt, this team will be better “The second weakness would be for a dominat- and match secretary for the gay rugby team. “I developing a feel for each player’s next move. than last year’s team for many reasons,” Cannel- ing back line player to emerge. A stud player think we have a good group of guys that all get When players swap in and out of positions, at la said. “That comes from a personnel or player who you get him the ball and he’s gonna bust along, so that is the key to building the on-field practice and in matches, it limits the team’s standpoint, expanded social membership, and through people and leave them in his dust as he unity as well.” ability to perform to its maximum ability.” improvements of the organization overall. I’m sprints for a try. We need that game-changer to Cannella has played numerous positions dur- Cannella said the weaknesses on the Dragons already very encouraged to see the direction the step up on our team. ing the Dragons’ nine years, including flanker, include overall team cohesion of trust, perfor- team has taken under the leadership of our new “From a general philosophy standpoint, the eight-man, scrum half, fly half and wing. He mance and confidence. “A team will never be president, Craig Sklenar.” biggest weakness for any team, in any sport, is also is a successful local business owner off the successful if the pieces of the puzzle are dif- The Dragons play in the Division III of CARFU getting the team to bond and be focused on the pitch, boasting PoopBags.com, Scarlet Bar and ferent each week,” he said. “In an ideal world, (Chicago Area ). CARFU’s same mission. Part of me being excited about Taverna 750 on his resume. the only time a change is made to the starting main or official league season is played in the this season is that we probably have one of the fall, when teams play everyone in their division once and the home or away schedule is rotated each year. The spring season is the Dragons’ friendly sea- son, thus, they can schedule a match against whomever they want to play against. “With the growth of IGRAB (International Gay Rugby And Board) team in the Midwest, we de- cided to play more IGRAB teams, including host- ing several IGRAB Teams over Memorial Day for the Midwest Invitational,” Cannella said. “That is going to be an incredible weekend in Chica- go” Cannella said one of the team’s key newcomers is Zach Alpert, “whose dedication to practice and the sport shows me that he has what it takes to be a Dragon,” Cannella said. “He has played lock and 8 man for his past teams in Wisconsin.” Plus, Red Biller has played rugby for many years and joined the Dragons this spring. He previously played for the Chicago Griffins. “He was done playing on a super league team and decided that he would give the Chicago Dragons a try,” Cannella said. Also new to the Dragons is Aaron Crippen, whose girlfriend actually filmed the team’s docu- mentary that ran on Logo about five years ago. “He expressed an interest to play on a team and [his wife] Jen suggested the Dragons. She men- tioned most of the guys are gay and his response was, ‘I don’t care. If they’ll have me, I wanna play rugby with them,’” Cannella said. “Aaron is a stunt-man by day, a former mixed martial arts fighter, and a current MMA trainer.” Cannella will be focusing on coaching this season. “After playing with the Dragons since 2005 8 SESSION / 7 WEEK LGBTQ and coaching for the last five years, this year I’ve stepped off the playing field to concentrate SMOKING CESSATION GROUP on coaching,” he said. “As with many things in life, this season is ‘back to basics’ and I will be focusing on the key skills of passing, tackling BITCHTOQUIT.ORG Join today. and ball possession. 773-388-8682 “If the team needs a player, I’ll step in. 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1117 W Barry 3 $525,000 1035 Randolph 1W $170,000 Beautifully renovated 2br/2.5ba duplex-up in architecturally unique building.Unit Prime move-in condition; numerous new improvements & amenities; walking h a s h i g h c e i l i n g s , h a r d w o o d  o o r s t h r o u g h o u t a n d e x p o s e d b r i c k .O p e n l i v i n g a r e a w/ distance to everything in Oak Pak; newly painted; central air; appliances; new gorgeous large windows.Attached heated garage pkg for 2 cars. ID#07751531 Pella windows & roof; large storage; patio area. ID#07749308 Anna Busalacchi 773-697-5555 Monty Gregor 708-697-5900

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2150 W McLean 1W $650,000 5827 N Winthrop 1N $385,000 4836 N Paulina G $275,000 state-of-the-art technology Spectacular contemporary 3 Recent rehab,lg 2000sf 4br/2.1ba Beautiful true English Garden bed/2.1 bath duplex down in duplex-down w/ beautiful vin- 3bed/2bath recent rehab w/ management that’s dedicated heart of Bucktown built in 07.De- tage detail. Hdwd on main level award winning design & details to growing your career signer unit w/10’ ceilings,priv w/ large family room & master of original design.Vintage beau- Chicago’s #1 real estate website balcony! ID#07719476 suite. ID#07779441 ty! ID#07726085

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