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Obama’s Hundreds of LGBT activists and their allies braved the bitter cold Nov. 8 to demonstrate downtown against Focus on the Family’s James Victory page 7 Dobson. An estimated 500 people, many of them young and new faces, gath- ered outside of Chicago’s Renaissance Hotel, where Dobson was being awarded by the Chicago-based Museum of Broadcast Communications. For months, local and national LGBT activists planned to demonstrate against the museum’s induction of Dobson into the National Radio Hall of Fame. Although the protest was initially going to be focused on the museum awarding Dobson, who has preached anti-gay hate over the airwaves for decades, many people also marched in solidarity against the passage of California’s Proposition 8 that evening. Dob- son played a pivotal role in Proposition 8’s passage, and his group, Focus on the Family, donated $800,000 to the anti-gay-marriage measure. Proposition 8 banned same-sex marriage in California, and Sharon invalidated the marriages of thousands of gay and lesbian couples who wed during the time it was legal. Gless page 21 Chicago’s Gay Liberation Network (GLN) and the New York-based organization Truth Wins Out (TWO) initiated the protest. Although the demonstration had a large turnout, not all members of the LGBT community supported the protest. GLN co-founder Andy Thayer said that while some people did not understand why activists would want to bother protesting Dobson, brushed off as just another far-right bigot, he reminded those present that the Focus on the Fam- ily founder donated money to Proposition 8 and helped jump start the effort. LGBT activists and their allies picketed outside Chicago’s Renaissance Hotel Turn to page 5 Nov. 8, where Focus on the Family’s James Dobson was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame. Photo by Amy Wooten

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In the days since 52 percent of California voters nightspots apparently passed an amendment to their state n constitution to “eliminate the right of same-sex Kissing Sarah Palin Goodbye pick it up Making history happen at the Election Night party at Crew. couples to marry,” thousands of LGBT people inSIDE pgs. 6, 17 Reign on me. Eleven Minutes with Jay page 8 McCarroll. Between at least 7,000 (police estimate) and 10,000 people marched against Proposition 8 page 18 take it home have poured into the streets to protest, three on Nov. 8 in San Diego, from Hillcrest, the primary gayborhood, to North Park, the secondary lawsuits have been filed, at least two calls have gayborhood—a distance of about two miles. The protest was organized “virally”—via e-mail been made for boycotts—including one on state and, primarily, text messages. Another virally organized anti-Prop 8 demo the Saturday before taxes—the state’s attorney general has vowed the election drew similar numbers. Gay street actions of this size are unheard-of in San Diego, that existing same-sex marriages are safe, and apart from Pride, which draws around 150,000 people to Hillcrest each July. Big anti-Prop 8 3,000 miles away, the movement has announced protests are taking place across the state, suggesting the gay masses have been awakened. Prop its determination to push even harder for equal- 8, passed by voters Nov. 4, amended the state constitution to negate the state Supreme Court ity in marriage in other states. www.WindyCityQueercast.com decision that legalized same-sex marriage, which had been legal since June 16. Wockner News photo by Fergal O’Doherty Turn to page 4 2 Nov. 12, 2008

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NEWS Obama’s win & the gay vote 4 Prop 8 fallout 4 The local gay vote 5 Mell running for Congress? 5 Dobson protest 5 Chicago gay ordinance talk 6 SLDN talk/concert 6 Obama victory pics 7 Local news items 7 J.C. Carter interview 8 National roundup 8 Friends & Lovers: The Ski Trip 2 (above) World news; Quotelines 9 is one of the movies being shown during the second week of Reeling 2008. See Baim; letters 10 more on page 18. ENTERTAINMENT Harvey Milk’s friend in film 11 Dancin’ Feats 14 Theater reviews 15 Knight at the Movies 18 Reeling opening 18 Pop Making Sense 20 Sharon Gless at the Center 21 SOFA expo pics 21 Lady Gaga interview 22 Review of Lily Tomlin’s show 21

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4 Nov. 12, 2008 states that were important to his success. In gay precincts suggest the gay vote for Obama supported Obama over 45 percent for McCain, Obama’s win Florida, where a typical distribution of the gay was at an unprecedented high. In the last sev- but in Philadelphia’s heavily gay 2nd and 5th votes historically (70 percent) would have pro- eral presidential elections, the percentage of wards, 83 percent of voters supported Obama. vided the Democrat with about 275,000 votes, LGB voters supporting the Democrat has hovered —In heavily gay Dupont Circle (Precinct 15) and the Obama won by only 199,000 votes. And while around 70 to 75 percent. But Election Day vot- in Washington, D.C., Obama won 89 percent of the Sunshine State overall gave Obama 51 per- ing was much stronger: the vote. gay vote cent of the vote, heavily gay Miami-Dade—home —In heavily gay Provincetown, Mass., 87 per- —Chicago’s heavily gay 44th Ward went 86 By Lisa Keen of gay popular resort South Beach— gave him cent of voters supported Obama, compared to percent for Obama over 13 percent for McCain. Keen News Service 58 percent. only 11 percent for McCain, and 2 percent for A Harris poll online survey conducted Oct. Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmo- others or no votes. Massachusetts overall voted 20-27 with 231 self-identified LGBT “likely vot- More than any other presidential candidate nese characterized Obama’s win as a “paradigm 62 percent for Obama, and 36 percent for Mc- ers” predicted 81 percent of LGBT voters favored before, Barack Obama included gays as part of shift” for LGBT people. Cain. Obama while 16 percent favored McCain. A simi- his core speeches to voters, despite decades “The pendulum has swung away from the anti- —While 61 percent of Californians supported lar poll in August had shown 68 percent favored of conventional wisdom that has held that the gay forces that dominated the political land- Obama over 37 percent for McCain, 85 percent Obama, with 10 percent leaning toward McCain. mere acknowledgement of gays could imperil a scape for too long and toward new leadership of heavily gay San Francisco supported Obama— ©2008 Keen News Service campaign. Obama acknowledged gays when he that acknowledges our equality.” versus 13 percent for McCain and two percent for read the entire article at www. announced his run for the presidency. He did so Rea Carey, executive director of the National others. WindyCityMediaGroup.com. before national television and church audiences Gay and Lesbian Task Force, called Obama’s elec- —Fifty-five percent of voters in Pennsylvania that were considered by some to be reluctant to tion “the dawn of a new political era of hope” associate with gays. He did so in accepting the that “brings a promise for a sea change in the tional Center for Lesbian Rights argues that the Democratic nomination in Colorado, and he did tenor of the national dialogue on lesbian, gay, PROP 8 from cover vote on Proposition 8, “if it truly has been en- so in his final campaign stops in Jacksonville, bisexual and transgender issues.” And there are still about 2.7 million votes yet acted, would constitute a revision of the Cali- Fla.; Columbus, Ohio; and Raleigh, N.C. The voting results reported this week are de- to be counted. fornia Constitution because it alters underlying And he still won. finitive but not official. They are based ona The margin of victory for the Yes on 8 side principles on which the California Constitution With a message that included gay people both combination of data—surveys collected from has actually shrunk since “No on Prop 8” of- is based and makes far-reaching changes to when he needed the votes and when he had voters at the polls Nov. 4; actual results from ficials conceded last Thursday. The secretary the nature of our basic governmental plan by clinched victory, U.S. Sen. Barack Obama won selected precincts; and surveys conducted by of state’s office confirmed—as of Monday, severely compromising the core constitutional the White House Nov. 4. The triumph not only phone prior to Election Day. Nov. 10 at 10 a.m. ET—that 5,668,960 vot- principle of equal protection of the laws, de- marked an historic moment in American histo- The data was gathered on behalf of the Nation- ers supported Proposition 8, while 5,173,113 priving a vulnerable minority of fundamental ry—with his election as the first African Ameri- al Election Pool, a coalition of ABC, CBS, CNN, voted against it last Tuesday. The difference is rights, inscribing discrimination based on a can as president—but a dramatic improvement Fox, NBC and the Associated Press. The polling 495,847 votes. suspect classification into the Constitution, in the political climate in Washington, D.C., for firm of Edison Media Research collected the data Last Thursday, the difference was 504,479 and destroying the courts’ quintessential power LGBT people. at 1,300 precincts around the country, involving votes. A story in Sunday’s Los Angeles Times and role of protecting minorities and enforcing In the third line of his speech before more every state; but, more sampling was done in the notes that “roughly” 2.7 million ballots have the guarantee of equal protection under the than 100,000 people gathered in Grant Park in most competitive states. While most of the data still not be counted—either because they were law.” his adopted hometown of Chicago, Obama said was gathered at polling places, some was gath- mail-in ballots that arrived late; were ballots Famed Los Angeles attorney Gloria Allred, on his election is testament to the power of de- ered by phone to include samples from Wash- that were damaged during handling and have behalf of longtime lesbian activist Robin Tyler mocracy “spoken by young and old; rich and ington and Oregon—which vote exclusively by to be examined one by one; or were ballots and her spouse Diane Olson, filed a lawsuit. poor; Democrat and Republican; Black, white, mail—and to account for people who were able where the voter’s right to cast a vote was chal- And the city attorneys of San Francisco, Los Hispanic, Asian, Native American; gay, straight; to cast their votes before Nov. 4. The telephone lenged. The paper said its estimate comes from Angeles and Santa Clara County filed a joint disabled and not disabled.” surveys collected data only from landlines, but reports filed by voter registration officials from petition to the state supreme court asking it Winning 338 electoral votes to Republican the exit polls gathered information about cell California’s 58 counties and interviews with of- to invalidate Proposition 8. John McCain’s 163, Obama did not require the phones from exit-poll voters to use in assessing ficials in the state’s largest counties. California’s Republican Gov. Arnold support of gays to secure his win. However, vot- their projections. The Times did not suggest that the votes Schwarzenegger told CNN Sunday that he sup- ing appears to have been very close in some Data available thus far on voting in heavily that have not been counted could close the ports the lawsuits and expressed his unhappi- margin and change the result of the voting. ness with passage of the amendment. He lik- “In order to reverse that result,” said the ened the struggle to that of couples seeking to Times, “opponents of the measure would have strike down bans against interracial marriage to win just more than 59% of the uncounted in California in 1948. But a Los Angeles Times $ELIVERINGDAILYNIGHTMARES ballots, and so far, they’ve won only 47.6% of editorial took him to task for being “awfully them.” quiet” about the issue prior to the vote. TOTHERELIGIOUSRIGHT The LGBT community does not appear to be Meanwhile, on Friday night and 3,000 miles expending much time hoping for a surprise vic- away, the New England-based Gay & Lesbian tory from the uncounted votes. Advocates & Defenders—which won the land- Many are venting; others are suing. mark marriage cases in Massachusetts and Angry but peaceful protests against the pas- Connecticut—vowed to secure full equal mar- sage of Proposition 8 broke out in numerous riage rights for same-sex couples in all six New cities around California in the past week. They England states by 2012. rallied in San Francisco, San Diego, and Los Massachusetts (as of May 2004) and Con- Angeles, at the capitol building in Sacramento, necticut (as of Nov. 12, 2008) are already is- in front of the Mormon Temple in Oakland, and suing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. outside the evangelical Saddleback Church in Vermont and New Hampshire have civil unions. Orange County. They blocked rush hour traffic Rhode Island couples can obtain marriage li- and called for boycotts. censes in Massachusetts or Connecticut. Only Gay political blogger John Aravosis suggest- Maine has no legal recognition yet for same- ed a boycott of ski resorts in Utah—where mil- sex relationships. lions of dollars was donated by members of the And as GLAD’s lead attorney, Mary Bonauto, Mormon Church to support passage of Proposi- pointed out to the record-breaking crowd at h/UR"RIGHT&UTUREv tion 8 in California—and a Hollywood boycott its Spirit of Justice dinner in Boston, the Iowa ON#$ of the immensely popular Sundance Film Festi- Supreme Court will soon rule on equal marriage val, which is held in Utah each January. rights in that state and the legislatures of New Well-known lesbian rock singer Melissa York and New Jersey have recently won new Etheridge posted her reaction to the passage Democratic majorities that could approve equal of Prop 8 on her Web site: marriage rights in those states as early as next “I am taking that to mean I do not have year. to pay my state taxes because I am not a full But in California, the negative impact of citizen,” wrote Etheridge. “I mean that would Proposition 8 was nevertheless felt immediate- just be wrong, to make someone pay taxes and ly for gay couples. According to news reports, not give them the same rights, sounds sort of a gay male couple sought a marriage license in like that taxation without representation thing Sacramento on Nov. 5, and were turned away. from the history books.” California Attorney General Jerry Brown said While the protests and calls for boycotts are that same day that the state would continue helping vent anger and frustration, lawsuits to recognize the marriage licenses of an esti- h!#HRISTMAS3TORYv have been launched in hopes of actually un- mated 18,0000 or more same-sex couples who ON$6$ doing the anti-gay amendment. Three lawsuits married on or before the Nov. 4 election but were filed during the past week, challenging that no license sought after that date would the constitutionality of the amendment to the be considered valid. state constitution. ©2008 Keen News Service One lawsuit, Strauss v. Horton, was filed by Lambda Legal Defense, the ACLU, and the Na- Nov. 12, 2008 5 Ronen’s open seat in the North Side’s 7th Dis- has netted more than $490,000 for AIDS-related trict, received a large amount of support in Mell to run services. The slated honorees are: Dave Samber, wards with high numbers of LGBT constituents. for Emanuel’s Polo Café & Catering; Chicago Creative Partner- Steans, who had the backing of Democratic Party ship (advertising sponsor); Chicago FootworK- heavyweights such as Schakowsky and Illinois seat? INGz (ambassadors); The Children’s Place As- Attorney General Lisa Madigan, defeated Green BY AMY WOOTEN sociation (The Highest Raising CommunityDirect Party candidate Tom Durkin by a landslide. She Team); Gap/Banana Republic (most spirited cor- received an average of about 80 percent of the Hours after U.S. Rep. Rahm Emanuel accepted porate team); and WVON 1690AM: The Talk of vote in gay-heavy wards such as the 46th and President-elect Barack Obama’s offer to be- Chicago (media sponsor). 48th. come his chief of staff, newly elected Illinois Other LGBT allies fared quite well on the North State Rep. Deb Mell has said that she will run Side, such as State Sen. John Cullerton (6th for Emanuel’s seat, according to a TheHill.com Change in Arpino District) and State Rep. Sara Feigenholtz (12th entry last week. memorial site District). Both had Green Party opponents, but Mell, the Illinois General Assembly’s first open Due to the anticipated numbers in attendance received a bulk of the vote. In large LGBT ar- lesbian, is the daughter of Chicago Alderman at the memorial service of Gerald Arpino, co- Rep. Sara Feigenholtz. eas such as the 46th ward, which encompasses Dick Mell and is the sister-in-law of Gov. Rod founder and artistic director emeritus of The neighborhoods such as Uptown, Feigenholtz re- Blagojevich. She said that she believes that Joffrey Ballet, the dance company has just an- ceived roughly 86 percent of the vote. Blagojevich would support her. nounced that the Nov. 17 service location has Chicago’s LGBTA State Rep. Harry Osterman, who is a vocal ally, However, on Monday, Nov. 10, Mell told Windy been changed. also received on average 85 percent of the vote City Times that “I’m still considering it. There The service will now be held at the Auditorium community solidly in wards with large LGBT populations, such as are a lot of personal and professional things you Theatre of Roosevelt University, 50 E. Congress. behind Obama the 48th and 49th wards. Osterman ran against have to consider, and we are kind of exploring it It will still be held at 10 a.m. Green candidate John Beacham. right now.” BY AMY WOOTEN See www.joffrey.org. Cook County State’s Attorney-elect Anita Al- Cook County Commissioner Mike Quigley hint- varez made history on Election Night by becom- ed that he may also run, stating that “[i]t’s not It comes as to no surprise that on Election Day, ing the first Hispanic woman in Cook County to who decides first to run; it’s who decides that’s Project VIDA Chicago neighborhoods with high numbers of win such a high office. Alvarez, who campaigned best qualified and is most viable.” Other names LGBT residents not only cast their ballots for gala Nov. 18 hard in the LGBT community, received a large being mentioned are State Rep. Sara Feigenholtz President-elect Barack Obama, but they also HIV/AIDS agency Project VIDA will hold its amount of support in areas populated by the and Alderman Tom Allen. voted for a number of politicians who are allies 16th-anniversary gala Tuesday, Nov. 18, at the community. Alvarez, who ran against anti-gay Unlike Obama’s Senate seat—to which Gov. of the local gay and lesbian community. National Museum of Mexican Art, 1852 W. 19th. Republican candidate Tony Peraica and Green Rod Blagojevich must appoint a replacement—a Some of the highest voter turnouts, according The VIP reception is 6-7 p.m., and the general Party candidate Tom O’Brien, received about 69 special election must be held within 115 days to numbers from the Chicago Board of Election reception is 7-10 p.m. percent of the vote in the 44th ward, roughly 75 after the vacancy has been made official for Commissioners’ Web site, were in wards with There will be a premium bar, a silent auction percent in the 46th and three-quarters of the Emanuel’s seat. high numbers of LGBT residents. The highest and live entertainment that includes mambo vote in the 48th ward. In the 49th ward, home dancers, a hip-hop dance troupe and a live voter turnout was in the 42nd ward, with 36,224 to the diverse Rogers Park neighborhood, which votes cast. Other LGBT-heavy areas, such as the AFC honoring band. has a growing LGBT population, Alvarez took Tickets are $35 for individuals and $60 for cou- 44th and 47th wards, also had a high voter turn- home 80 percent of the vote. out, with roughly 30,000 people casting their run/walk supporters ples. Call 773-510-5027 or e-mail hector773@ It was not surprising that an overwhelming The AIDS Foundation of Chicago will honor ballots in each ward. gmail.com. majority of Chicagoans cast their ballot for Pres- the people and organizations that supported Not surprisingly, gay-heavy wards tended to ident-elect Barack Obama. Obama took the ma- the 2008 AIDS Run & Walk Chicago Thursday, vote for LGBT allies on Election Day. Among jority of every single ward in Chicago, including Nov. 13, 5-8 p.m., at its annual meeting at the those allies was U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, who gay-heavy areas such as the 44th ward ( with University of Chicago’s Gleacher Center, 450 N. received the majority of the vote in her district, nearly 80 percent of the vote), the 46th and Cityfront Plaza. which includes North Side wards she represents, 48th wards (roughly 84 percent) and the 49th This year’s event doubled its participation and such as the 44th, 46th, 48th and 49th. Scha- ward (almost 89 percent). Obama received the kowsky, who has proven to be a strong LGBT ally lowest percentage of Chicago votes on the far over the years, easily defeated opponents Mi- Northwest Side in the 41st Ward, which is home chael Benjamin Younan and Morris Shanfield. to the city’s only Republican alderman. There, Newcomer Heather Steans, who won long- Obama received only 55 percent of the vote. time LGBT ally and former state senator Carol DOBSON from cover “There is a lot of restless energy,” Besen add- ed. “We need to turn this energy into tangible “Dobson’s hate speech led to the retraction activism.” of our civil rights in California,” Thayer added. Besen expressed optimism that LGBT will see “Hate speech has real consequences.” some victories across the U.S. in the near fu- Those present yelled chants, such as “Hall ture, especially under the leadership of Pres- of Shame,” throughout the evening, and felt ident-elect Barack Obama. He called Proposi- that the Museum of Broadcast Communications tion 8 a “speed bump,” and said that there is showed a double standard by honoring an indi- hope, especially if people remained energized vidual who is anti-gay. and involved. “These moments like Dobson and According to Focus on the Family spokesper- Proposition 8 turn people from being passive son Gary Schneeberger, roughly a quarter of to being involved,” he said. “It it what hap- the estimated 450-475 people who attended pened to me when I was a young man.” the museum’s event in the hotel’s banquet Local activists have already planned a fol- hall were from Focus on the Family. Tickets low-up protest against Proposition 8. It will to attend the event started at $500 per per- take place Sat., Nov. 15, 12:30 p.m., at Federal son. Schneeberger told the gay press that he Plaza. The Chicago protest is part of a series of respected the protesters, saying they are just nationwide protests also taking place on that “people exercising their first amendment right day. See www.jointheimpact.com. to free speech.” He added that free speech is “something Dobson has been exercising and stressing for over 20 years.” In addition to the protesting that took place outside of the hotel, a very small group of protestors went inside to deliver a “certificate of bigotry” to Dobson. According to Gender Justice United for Societal Transformation’s Sam Finkelstein, one man, Roger Fraser, was detained by the police. GLN confirmed that Fraser was charged with criminal trespass and was held at a police station at 18th and State streets before being released on an I-bond around 1:30 a.m. TWO founder Wayne Besen told Windy City Times that he was “thrilled” the demonstration had such a large turnout, which he felt was fu- Protesters gathered Nov. 8 outside the eled by energy and anger over the passage of Renaissance Hotel. Photo by Emmanuel Proposition 8. Garcia 6 Nov. 12, 2008 in the 1970s. Windy City Times spoke with Kel- ley about the generational shifts in strategy. He Gerber/Hart said that Stewart-Winter had done “a good job book sale nears of outlining all the early work that went into Gerber/Hart Library, 1127 W. Granville, will the ordinance. And the panelists acknowledged hold its “Holidaze” Book Sale Nov. 14-23. the groundwork that had been laid earlier and The days and hours are: Friday, Nov. 14 (12-6 pointed to a new set of tactics to get the ordi- p.m.); Saturday, Nov. 15 (10 a.m.-6 p.m.); Sun- nance passed.” day, Nov. 16 (12-6 p.m.); Wed., Nov. 19 (6-9 Kelley did point out that not all the strate- p.m.); Thursday, Nov. 20 (6-9 p.m.); Friday, Nov. gies deployed in the ’80s were new and that 21 (12-6 p.m.); Saturday, Nov. 22 (10 a.m.-6 “there had been efforts at generating ward by p.m.); and Sunday, Nov. 23 (12-4 p.m.). ward support from the aldermen as early as the See www.gerberhart.org or call 773-381- ’70s. What was new was what the people who 8030. came out in the latter stages were much better organizers and their … synergy made this whole greater than the sum of its parts.” Cautioning against seeing history as a set of “new” mo- From left: Timothy Stewart-Winter, Laurie Dittman, Rick Garcia and Art Johnston spoke at Ger- ments with sharp divisions between before and ber/Hart Library Nov. 9 about the Chicago Ordinance on Human Rights. Photo by Yasmin Nair after, Kelley said that “[h]istory is a continuum, with watershed moments.” cause he felt it was part of Washington’s lega- Panel speaks on cy. Dittman, currently senior policy analyst for Chicago’s gay the Chicago Mayor’s Office for People with Dis- abilities, described how the activists of the late From left: Former Army medic Darren Manzella, SLDN Develop- ordinance 1980s approached the ordinance in “very differ- ment Director Marijean Hall and former Marine Sgt. Eric Alva, the By YASMIN NAIR ent” ways than in previous years. “When we be- first person wounded in the Iraq War. came involved in the ordinance, there was a very The Chicago Ordinance on Human Rights, which different philosophy in the community, where banned discrimination against gays and lesbians the approach for passing legislation was really and other minorities, was passed on Dec. 21, seeking the approval of the greater good and 1988. Gerber/Hart Library, 1127 W. Granville, the general population. We [used] a much more recently organized a panel discussion to mark targeted strategy. What we put together was not the occasion. so much [about] changing the public opinion, Timothy Stewart-Winter, who presented a slide but what was it that each alderman needed to show presentation about the organizing lead- support the ordinance.” ing to the passage of the ordinance, moderated Garcia, political director of Equality Illinois, the Nov. 9 discussion. Other speakers included began by acknowledging the work of activists three gay activists who had been among those who’d worked on the ordinance prior to the instrumental in getting the ordinance passed. “Gang of Four.” He said, “In my mind, it was Laurie Dittman, Rick Garcia, Arthur (Art) John- a blessing for us to be at the point when we ston and Jon-Henri Damski (now deceased) were crossed over at the finish line. All we did [was] once considered so powerful in the gay commu- build on the great work of those who went be- nity that the Chicago Tribune dubbed them the fore us, like Bill Kelley in 1972. The four of us “Gang of Four.” could not have done it alone. We were looking to According to Stewart-Winter, the ordinance a new day and a new way to do things in Chicago came about after 15 years of organizing by vari- politics.” Garcia emphasized that one of the first ous gay activists prior to 1988. “The political lessons they learnt was that winning a vote had framework for the ordinance was the Civil Rights less to do with “winning hearts and minds” and Act of 1964, which prohibited job discrimination everything to do with gathering the requisite by race and sex, and which became a template number of votes to pass a measure among the for fundamental rights legislation at all levels aldermen. of government,” he said. Original efforts to pass Johnston, co-owner of Sidetrack, pointed to the ordinance began at least in 1971, when Chi- the lessons learned from even the defeats. For cago Gay Alliance (CGA), an outgrowth of the instance, when the ordinance was defeated dur- Gay Liberation movement, began its efforts. For ing Harold Washington’s brief tenure, “We [had] instance, in 1972, Bill Kelley asked the State thought Washington would find the way [by Fair Employment Practices Commission, on be- garnering the votes in support].” (Washington half of CGA, to ban discrimination in companies faced enormous opposition from white alder- with state contracts. men, and Johnston spoke admiringly of him). In the mid-1980s, the “Gang of Four” began The ordinance’s failure taught the activists “a spearheading renewed efforts to pass the ordi- critical lesson—you have to do it yourself.” He nance and saw it move through the City Council added that the contribution of the group was under a few different mayors, including Harold that it “brought a practical focus on where we Travis (left) and Marquell Smith. Washington, who died in office in 1987. The or- had to go.” dinance went through under the tenure of his William Kelley was among those in the audi- Gay veterans speak about DADT replacement, Eugene Sawyer. Sawyer had once ence whose name was evoked as one of the ac- On the weekend before Veterans Day, Chicagoans who have been discharged under the armed opposed the ordinance, but now supported be- tivists who initiated the push for the ordinance forces’ Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT) policy and have returned to their hometown, spoke to the “Chicago Says: Let Them Serve” reception. They were joined by Darren Manzella. Manzella is a former Army medic who, after anonymous harrasment by e-mail, sought help from his military supervisor in 2006 and was re-deployed to Iraq anyway, then discharged in June of this year after appearing on a 60 Minutes feature on the topic of gays in the mili- tary. in the Chicago gathering were many gay veterans who had served in combat and for multiple terms of service. Some had reached full retirement, some had their careers cut short by DADT or by the outright ban on gays and lesbians serving in the military which existed before the policy. The event was to raise funds and awareness of the federal law which supports the armed forces’ anti-gay policy and makes the military the only employer mandated by law to fire gay and lesbian people. The Servicemembers Legal Defense Network is the only organization working full-time to provide direct services to people impacted by DADT, act as a watchdog on military policy and work to overturn the law. The event was sponsored by the City of Chicago Commission on Human Relations’ Advisory Council on LGBT Issue; the Oak Park Parents and Friends of Gays and Lesbians; and the Ameri- can Veterans for Equal Rights and held at Northside College Prep High School in cooperation with the Lakeside Freedom Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble’s concert, “Harmony and Discord, The Struggle for Peace,” which Alva emceed. See www.sldn.org and www.chicagoSLDN. com. Text by Jean Albright and photos by Kat Fitzgerald; see www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com and www.MysticImagesPhotography.com Nov. 12, 2008 7 Organizations: Hall of Fame —Artemis Singers, the first women’s singing ensemble in the U.S. to explicitly label itself a “lesbian feminist” chorus, for 29 years dedicat- Nov. 13 ed to performing music written or arranged by The Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame will women and thus highlighting historical, politi- induct 14 individuals and one organization dur- cal, and personal events and experiences com- ing its 18th annual ceremony Thursday, Nov. 13, mon to women. 5:30-7 p.m., in the Sidney R. Yates Gallery at the Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph.

Those honored in 2008 are: Friends of the community: —Katherine (Kit) Duffy, 64, for her advocacy Individuals: for LGBT rights, including her 1984 appointment —Jane Addams (1860–1935), 1931 Nobel by Mayor Harold Washington as the first mayoral Prize winner, for her pioneering work in found- liaison to Chicago’s LGBT communities and her ing Hull House in 1890, which created a lasting role in securing the 1988 passage of an ordi- model for social change and diverse thought. nance barring discrimination against gays and —Suzanne Arnold, 52, for her long-term work lesbians in Chicago. in the local and national lesbian and gay sports —The Rev. Gregory R. Dell, 62, for his support community, including her terms as co-chair of of recognizing the unions of same-sex couples Team Chicago, female vice co-chair of the Fed- in the face of a church trial and suspension from eration of Gay Games, and co-chair and sports his pastoral duties, and for his ongoing support co-director of Gay Games VII in Chicago. of social justice for sexual and other minorities. —Kevin G. Boyer, 45, for his service to the LGBT communities, including his work as presi- dent of Gerber/Hart Library, co-creator of na- Group to celebrate tional Gay and Lesbian History Month, co-found- er of the Chicago Area Gay and Lesbian Chamber Obama in D.C. The Coalition for Justice and Respect will be of Commerce, and vice co-chair of Gay Games VII traveling from Chicago to Washington D.C. to in Chicago. celebrate the inauguration of Barack Obama as —Michal Brody, Ph.D., 60, activist and au- the 44th president of the United States on Jan. thor, for her work as a founding member of the 20. groundbreaking Chicago Gay Liberation group A bus headed for D.C. will leave Chicago Jan. in 1969, a founding member of Chicago Lesbian 19 at 4 p.m. Tickets for the trip are $350 per Liberation in 1970, and in 1985 writing “Are We person. RSVP to [email protected] or call There Yet?,” a landmark book of Chicago lesbian 773-559-1751. history. —Sam Coady, 43, for his advocacy for LGBT workplace equality and for his long-term con- Youth group plans tributions to the LGBT sports communities, in- cluding founding the Chicago Hoops Classic— trans community the largest and longest-running LGBT basketball celebration Obama’s victory night tournament in the world—and co-chairing Gay Howard Brown Health Center’s Broadway Youth In Grant Park, approximately 125,000 people witnessed history when Barack Obama Games VII in Chicago. Center will host an event celebrating Chicago’s became the first African-American president-elect in the nation’s history. Among those who —Eddie Dugan (1944–1987), showman and transgender community on Nov. 16, from 7-9 saw Obama’s victory speech were Oprah Winfrey, Brad Pitt, the Rev. Jesse Jackson and dozens patron of the arts, for defining and helping to p.m. of other celebrities and politicians. Roger Simon took the top photo of Obama with Nancy invent the disco phenomenon in Chicago by The event, titled Night of the Fallen Stars, will Keenen, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America; the photo of (from left) Michael Bauer, Pitt launching with great fanfare, in June 1973, the take place at the Center on Halsted (3656 N. and Simon was taken by U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill. legendary Bistro—a precursor of the hoopla that Halsted) and follows a Transgender Day of Re- later surrounded Studio 54 in New York—and membrance vigil, which begins at 5 p.m. There is later nightlife venues in Chicago. a $5 suggested donation for Night of the Fallen —Murray Edelman, Ph.D., 65, a founder and Stars. central figure of the Chicago Gay Liberation The respected and award-winning leader in the Chicago GLBT market... group, for helping to bring the modern gay lib- eration movement to Chicago and doing crucial New Obama site asks work to develop a visible and militant LGBT ac- for people’s stories Chicago’s only gay media that is independently audited, by tivism during the early years of the movement in Change.gov is a new Web site that is all about Chicago. the “office of the president-elect.” —Stephen Jones (deceased 1980), entertainer In addition to the latest about President- and health advocate; known widely in Chicago’s elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe gay community as his 1970s drag persona “Nurse Biden, the site solicits stories from people about Wanda Lust,” for serving as the poster person how the campaign affected them as well as their for venereal-disease testing and for his ground- hopes concerning the new administration. 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Michigan. is also among the top performing regional gay media —Jesus Salgueiro, 47, and Art Smith, 47, art- There will be creations from more than 30 of when it comes to reader surveys and response. ist and celebrity chef respectively, as an openly Chicagoland’s finest restaurants, caterers, and gay couple, for creating Common Threads, an chocolatiers in an effort to raise awareness, “Windy City Media Group generated international children’s charity that fosters a fa- while celebrating the world’s achievements, in enormous interest among their readers in milial environment where children learn to value the fight against HIV/AIDS. There will also be a this year’s LGBT Consumer Index Survey. each other and discover universal understanding light buffet, holiday bazaar and open bar. Windy City Times Out of approximately 100 print and and mutual acceptance. Tickets start at $75 apiece. See www.aidschi- scored just below online media partners who participated —Guy Warner, 66, activist, for his calm and cago.org. Logo TV in the survey, Windy City was the best steady leadership in the early years of Chicago’s in responses for performing regional media in the U.S. LGBT communities, including his key work in the this survey. Only survey partners with a nationwide 1970s with Mattachine Midwest, which reinvigo- footprint were able to generate a greater rated the organization, and his founding of a number of responses.” pioneering group for parents of lesbian and gay people. —David Marshall, Research Director, Community Marketing, Inc., October 2008. www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com 5315 N. Clark St., #192, Chicago, IL, 60640-2113 773-871-7610 fax 773-871-7609 8 Nov. 12, 2008 bit better. When did you first get involved in three times during his campaign, according to the erotic film industry? NATIONAL the British Web site Times Online. The meetings, J.C. Carter: It all started about nine years ago. which took place in May and June of last year, I was originally born and raised in Chicago. I ROUNDUP involved Obama asking Robinson—the Anglican decided to attempt to relocate to Los Angeles to BY AMY WOOTEN Communion’s only out bishop—what it was like see what it was like to live on the West Coast. to be the “first” as well as the risks of being a I lived up there for about nine months. While I Election Night was bitter sweet for many gay high-profile leader. was out there, I stayed in a YMCA. I looked for and lesbian Californians. Roughly 51 percent of According to Indiana police, there still are legitimate work while I was there and could not California voters voted yes on Proposition 8. Its few clues as to why an elderly gay couple was find anything. Of course, the only thing I could passage means that the marriages of the es- murdered. Indianapolis couple Milton Lindgren, resort to was exotic dancing at a club. Then, I timated 18,000 same-sex couples who wed 70, and Eric Hendricks, 73, was found murdered looked through one of the gay magazines, and are now invalid, including the marriages of over two weeks ago. So far, it appears that the saw that they were looking for new faces for vid- couple was not robbed, either. Police still do J.C. Carter. high profile celebrities such as Ellen DeGeneres. eos. So, of course, I made contact with this one Already, several gay and lesbian couples have not know how or why the couple was killed, but particular agent. I went to visit him, he asked filed suit, challenging Proposition 8. According neighbors and friends fear that the murder was a J.C. Carter talks me a couple of questions and had me fill out a to 365gay.com, at least three different lawsuits hate crime because the couple had been target- questionnaire, asked me to go to the restroom are in the works. ed in the past and had their home vandalized. porn and health so I could get myself together, took a couple Protesting against the passage of Proposi- Actress Kim Cattrall, who played Samantha of Polaroid shots and that was it. I did my first tion 8 has continued in California since Elec- Jones in the hit series Sex and the City, recently BY AMY WOOTEN video that following Saturday. tion Day. Its passage banned same-sex marriage confirmed that there will be a second Sex and WCT: So, it all happened kind of fast? in the state. In Los Angeles, 2,000 gay-rights the City movie. According to Cattrall, filming What is the secret to keeping your booty healthy JC: It did. It happened really fast. I was lucky advocates protested outside the gates of a will start as early as next summer. In another and happy? I didn’t have to go through the casting couch. Mormon temple. The Church of Jesus Christ of interview, Cattrall said that the only roadblock is Lifelube, Project CRYSP, Steamworks and Feast You hear horror stories about that among the Latter-day Saints was a key supporter of Propo- finding a time that works out for the busy origi- of Fools are presenting an upcoming free gay new faces out there. Me being new to this, I sition 8. Those who organized the protest are nal cast, which includes Cattrall, Sarah Jessica men’s health forum called “Tunnel of Love,” and didn’t know what to expect. Fortunately for me, seeking money to help invalidate Proposition 8, Parker, Kristin Davis and lesbian Cynthia Nixon. gay men’s rear ends will take center stage. I didn’t have to choose that route. Then I did the as well. Gay-rights advocates are also planning The movie adaptation of Sex and the City came The discussion, which will take place Nov. 18 first video. I believe the first video was called to protest outside Salt Lake City’s LDS temple to out in May 2008, and made over $390 million at the Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted, will Black Market. I didn’t get to do much in that, ex- show solidarity with those in California. worldwide. feature speakers Dr. Will Wong of the Chicago cept act like I enjoyed being gang-raped by two According to an Election Day exit poll con- The hit show Grey’s Anatomy ousted the Department of Public Health, Jim Pickett of guys. That was a real easy thing. The following ducted by Edison Media Research and Mitofsky only lesbian character on primetime televi- AIDS Foundation of Chicago and local porn star day, I was in another video called The Size That International, of the 4 percent of voters who sion from its show. Actress Brooke Smith, who J.C. Carter. The doors open at 6 p.m., and the Matters. I remember those quite clearly. identified as LGBT, 27 percent of gay voters played the character Dr. Erica Hahn, was sud- discussion starts at 7 p.m. WCT: One of the things that will be dis- supported Sen. John McCain for President. Ac- denly fired from the show. Smith had been on Windy City Times talked with Carter about cussed during the forum is keeping your boo- cording to the poll, 70 percent of gay voters cast the show since May 2006. Her character was in breaking into the porn industry and how he ty healthy and happy. It sounds like you feel their ballot of President-elect Barack Obama. In a lesbian relationship with Callie Torres, played keeps healthy. that overall health is important, but what do 2004, the same poll showed that 77 percent of by Sara Ramirez. In an interview with Smith, See www.lifelube.org. you think is important for people to know in gay voters supported Sen. John Kerry on Elec- the actress said she was “really, really shocked” Windy City Times: Before we talk about the order to keep their booties healthy and hap- tion Day. by the news. In a statement released by Grey’s upcoming forum, let’s get to know you a little py? Colorado voters elected the third openly gay creator Shonda Rhimes, Smith was “not fired JC: A lot of time, people member of Congress on Nov. 4. Democrat Jared for playing a lesbian.” Rhimes added that the don’t really know what the right lesbian character Callie, played by Ramirez, has WE ARE A DISTRIBUTOR OF Polis will join Reps. Barney Frank and Tammy SERVING THE NEEDS OF stuff is to take in order to clean out. “magic,” and she “did not find that the magic HIV+ INDIVIDUALS Baldwin when he is sworn in January. Polis is a • LOWEST PRICES I use that term to mean preparing 33-year-old entrepreneur from Boulder who was and chemistry with Brooke’s character would • FINANCIAL yourself prior to anal sex. What is endorsed by the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund in sustain in the long run.” ASSISTANCE the best, healthiest way to do that? According to Entertainment Weekly, out ac- • COUNSELING his run for Colorado’s 2nd District. He was able I have my own secrets that I do, but tor Nathan Lane is rumored to play the role • CONFIDENTIALITY DR. SIEGAL’S COOKIE DIET to defeat Republican opponent Scott Starin. I’ve heard that some people just use In addition to Polis, several other LGBT poli- of Brad Garrett’s gay brother in an upcoming THORNDALE PHARMACY regular soap and water. Is that really ticians were elected or re-elected Nov. 4, ac- episode of ‘Til Death. The episode will air on safe? Or, some people use over-the- cording to a press release from The Victory Fund. Nov. 18, during sweeps. Supposedly, Garrett’s 1104 W THORNDALE, CHICAGO counter products that has saline in it Among the winners were John Perez, who be- character, Eddie, gets paid a visit from his gay and some other solutions. Are those came the first out person of color elected to the brother, who recently broke up with her long- (PH) 773-561-6660 safe? That is why I am really look- California Assembly; Lupe Valdez, a lesbian who time partner. (FX) 773-561-6685 ing forward to this panel because was re-elected to a second term as sheriff of my method of keeping my booty Dallas County, Texas; and Oregon’s Kate Brown, FULL SERVICE healthy—maybe what I am doing is a bisexual who is the first openly LGBT Secretary not considered to be healthy. of State in the nation. WE SHIP ANYWHERE Read the entire interview at President-elect Barack Obama sought the DR. JAY L. HAMMERMAN, R.PH. www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com. advice of openly gay Bishop Gene Robinson

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Q When St. John died, Newman wrote, “I have “It is unacceptable to see women who conference in Sydney, Australia, Oct. 24. Lewis Sofia in hot water ever thought no bereavement was equal to that love the male lifestyle, including dress- then reportedly flounced around effeminately with gays of a husband’s or a wife’s, but I feel it difficult ing in the clothes men wear. (It) becomes handling an imaginary cricket bat. clearer when they start to have sex with some- Spain’s Queen Sofía is in hot water with gays to believe that any can be greater, or anyone’s one of the same gender, that is woman and “Until ‘marriage’ has its proper day after the newspaper El País published excerpts sorrow greater, than mine.” woman. (We) have decided ... that such acts in the Supreme Court of the United States Oct. 29 from an upcoming biography of the are forbidden and banned.” — Abdul Shukor of America you can count on decades of June queen by journalist Pilar Urbano. Swedish courts rule Husin, chairman of Malaysia’s National Fatwa and November state by state elections where In “The Queen Up Close” (“La Reina muy de Council, after it issued a fatwa Oct. 23 banning bigots—by whatever nom de plume—will have cerca”), Sofía, 69, is quoted as saying: “I can in three lesbian cases “tomboyism” and lesbian sex. Gay-male sex is some proposition or amendment on the bal- understand, accept and respect that there are Swedish courts recently ruled on three cases banned by civil law. lot that would deny everyone basic human persons of other sexual tendencies, but should involving lesbians. dignity and rights. Get used to it. Get used they feel proud to be gay? Should they ride on The Supreme Court rejected an appeal of a “The house mostly reflects Susan’s to fundraisers and get-out-the-vote rallies and a parade float and come out in demonstrations? lower-court decision that awarded $2,576 in style, but I have to put my stamp on things. fighting the good fight.” — Poet Rod McKuen If all of those of us who aren’t gay came out in damages to a woman to whom a kennel refused Once, I found a sculpture of a big, fat squirrel writing in the Palm Springs magazine The Bot- protest we would halt traffic.” to sell a dog because the woman is a lesbian. holding a reflector. You’re supposed to put it tomLine, Oct. 24. She went on: “If those persons want to live The Supreme Court also denied an appeal in at the end of your driveway. We have it near together, dress up as bride and groom and marry, the case of two lesbian couples who felt in- the kitchen table; it’s the they could have a right to do so, or not, ac- jured when a member of a local advisory board house mascot.” — Openly cording to the laws of their country, but they on health and welfare issues filed a dissenting lesbian MSNBC talk show shouldn’t call this matrimony, because it isn’t. opinion objecting to their adopting children. A host Rachel Maddow to The There are many possible names: social contract, lower court had agreed that the Discrimination New York Times, Oct. 17. Susan cooks union contract.” Prohibition (Goods and Services) Act covers dis- Spain is one of six countries where same-sex senting opinions by members of local govern- dinner; “Susan cooks din- couples have access to full marriage. ment boards, but said that in the lesbians’ cases, I make ner; I make drinks. We A royal spokesperson complained that the the opinion did not carry the detrimental effects stay up all night talking or drinks. quotations are not “exactly” accurate. necessary to amount to “less favorable treat- watching movies. Since we —MSNBC talk-show The State Federation of Lesbians, Gays, Trans- ment.” The adoptions were granted. don’t have TV, we watch host Rachel Maddow, sexuals and Bisexuals demanded that Sofía re- In the third case, the District Court of Uppsala movies on the laptop. I talking about home life cant her reported statements. ordered the County Council to pay $6,440 to a lesbian who was denied assisted donor insemi- do this whole arcane thing with her partner nation by county health authorities. One partner where I get cords and con- Portuguese in a lesbian couple had undergone three unsuc- nect the laptop and the speakers to an outlet. “The idea that being gay could ruin Parliament rejects cessful attempts at insemination, then was re- It takes 10 minutes.” — Openly lesbian MSNBC your career in Hollywood is more old school fused further attempts because she had turned talk show host Rachel Maddow to The New York than reruns of Will & Grace. Ellen DeGeneres same-sex marriage 40, the county’s cutoff age. The couple then Times, Oct. 17. has the biggest talk show on TV after Oprah, Two draft laws to legalize same-sex marriage asked that the other, younger partner receive and it’s been a long decade since she broke were rejected overwhelmingly by the Portuguese the three additional allowed attempts, but the “It took years for me to realize that I down the closet door as the first openly gay Parliament on Oct. 10. authorities refused, saying only one woman in a was gay, years more to tell others and more sitcom star (Ugly Betty, Gossip Girl, even The The measures, proposed by the Left Bloc and lesbian relationship could be treated at county time yet to form any kind of stable emotional Sopranos had a gay character). Plus, (Clay) the Green Party, were opposed by the governing expense. bond with another man. Because my sexuality Aiken got his start on what’s arguably the Socialist Party, the Social Democratic Party and The county argued that its decision amounted had emerged in solitude—and without any link gayest show on TV—American Idol. Aiken’s the People’s Party. to treating lesbian and straight couples the same, to the idea of an actual relationship—it was announcement (that he’s gay) almost over- The Left Bloc bill also would have allowed since only one person in a straight partnership hard later to reconnect sex to love and self- shadowed the other gay news of the week. same-sex couples to adopt. The Green Party bill is permitted to receive assisted insemination. esteem. It still is. But I persevered, each rela- Lindsay Lohan confirmed she’s been dating a would not have. Bloc and Green MPs abstained The court disagreed, saying the policy amounted tionship slowly growing longer than the last, 31-year-old woman named Samantha Ronson from voting on each other’s bills. to direct discrimination based on sexual orienta- learning in my 20s and 30s what my straight for ‘a very long time.’” — Ramin Setoodeh writ- During the vote, gay rights groups staged two tion, and awarded the second woman damages. friends had found out in their teens.” — Gay ing at Newsweek.com, Sept. 25. “weddings” in a Parliament stairway, attracting The County Council may appeal the decision. writer Andrew Sullivan, on his blog, Nov. 1, in a wide media coverage. reprint of an essay he wrote for Time magazine The ruling Socialists have said they will not in 2004. —Assistance: Bill Kelley support same-sex marriage until there is a broad Vancouver to host national debate on the matter. 2011 Outgames “Oh, cricket? It’s a fag game. What are “Given that one of the main arguments of the Vancouver has been selected to host the 2011 you, nuts?” — Comedian Jerry Lewis, when (Socialists) to vote against the proposed amend- North American Continental Outgames, one of asked his opinion of the game cricket at a news ments was that (same-sex marriage) was not in the regional gay sports olympics that came into (their) election program, difficult times in the existence in 2006 when the Gay Games had a life.” — Writer Alice Walker, in an open letter to struggle for equality in access to civil marriage falling-out with planned host city Montreal. QUOTE ON President-elect Barack Obama dated Nov. 5, on are expected in Portugal,” said the news portal The Gay and Lesbian International Sport As- “You have no idea, really, of how TheRoot.com. PortugalGay.pt. sociation of North America made the announce- profound this moment is for us. Us be- A recent public-opinion poll found 42 percent ment Oct. 26. ing the black people of the Southern United “I would further advise you not to support for same-sex marriage and 53 percent Up to 5,000 athletes are expected to attend, States. You think you know, because you are take on other people’s enemies. Most damage opposition. spending around $12 million, in addition to thoughtful, and you have studied our history. that others do to us is out of fear, humiliation Portugal has a de facto partnership law that money spent by non-athlete attendees. But seeing you deliver the torch so many oth- and pain. Those feelings occur in all of us, not grants limited rights to unmarried couples who GLISA sanctions a World Outgames every four ers before you carried, year after year, decade just in those of us who profess a certain reli- have lived together for more than two years, in years and smaller Continental Outgames in be- after decade, century after century, only to be gious or racial devotion. We must learn actually areas such as income tax, tenancy and immigra- tween the world events. The first world games struck down before igniting the flame of justice not to have enemies, but only confused adver- tion. were in Montreal in 2006 and the second games and of law, is almost more than the heart can saries who are ourselves in disguise.” — Writer will be in Copenhagen in 2009. The first North bear. And yet, this observation is not intended Alice Walker, in an open letter to President-elect Attempt to move American Continental Outgames were in Calgary to burden you, for you are of a different time, Barack Obama dated Nov. 5, on TheRoot.com. in 2007 and the first Pacific Continental Out- and, indeed, because of all the relay runners Cardinal Newman’s games were held this year in Melbourne, Austra- before you, North America is a different place. “Today the gay citizenry of this state remains thwarted lia. It is really only to say: Well done.” — Writer will pick themselves up and dust themselves Alice Walker, in an open letter to President-elect The Roman Catholic Church has been thwarted off and do what we have been doing for years. Barack Obama dated Nov. 5, on TheRoot.com. in its plan to move the remains of influential We will get back into it. We love this state, 19th-century English Cardinal John Henry New- we love this country and we are not going to “I would advise you to remember that man from his joint grave with his male house- leave it.” — Lesbian singer Melissa Etheridge to you did not create the disaster that the world mate of 30 years to a church in Birmingham, in —Assistance: Bill Kelley MomLogic.com on Nov. 6, after the anti-same- is experiencing, and you alone are not respon- preparation for making him a saint. sex-marriage initiative Proposition 8 passed in sible for bringing the world back to balance. When the grave was dug up, there was nothing California. A primary responsibility that you do have, left there but a brass plate, handles and some —Compiled by Andrew Davis however, is to cultivate happiness in your own red tassels. Newman died in 1890. 10 Nov. 12, 2008

VOL. 24, No. 8, Nov. 12, 2008 VIEWPOINTs The combined forces of Windy City Times, founded Sept. 1985, and Outlines newspaper, a “cause” for any success or failure. But to say But a truly heartfelt campaign could have founded May 1987. any one racial group is more homophobic is a worked, and may be needed next time. We need PUBLISHER & Executive EDITOR TRACY simplistic, shallow and a wrong analysis. Black leaders and Black GLBTs in the ads. We Tracy Baim Let’s look at some other facts. In Chicago, and need to show that the enemy of my enemy is BAIM nationally, Black and Latino elected officials my friend. Meaning that some of these same Assistant Publisher Terri Klinsky have often been among the strongest allies of anti-gays are the same people and groups who MANAGING Editor Andrew Davis Business manager Cynthia Holmes the gay movement. Our civil rights in Chicago have their own anti-civil-rights baggage. James Director of New Media Jean Albright were won because of diverse aldermanic support Dobson, the Mormons, the right-wing preachers ART DIRECTOR Kirk Williamson and a Black mayor signed it into law (the late and others who fought against gays in Califor- account managerS: Amy Matheny, Kirk Eugene Sawyer). The strongest anti-gay voices, nia, Florida and other states are not friends to Williamson, Terry Wiegel, Shawn Murray Reap what Promotions director Cynthia Holmes especially those that have true power, are white civil rights. If we do an Obama-style research NIGHTSPOTS MANAGING Editor Kirk Williamson we sow right-wing politicians, talk-show hosts and campaign against those who hate gays, we will SENIOR NEWS REPORTER Amy Wooten preachers. James Dobson, Rush Limbaugh, white find that diverse communities will begin to see National Sales Rivendell Media, 212-242-6863 evangelicals and the Mormon Church are some of that we are more the same than different. But TheatER Editor Scott C. Morgan There is a lot of outrage about the hypocrisy of Cinema WRITER Richard Knight, Jr. a populace that would vote for “change” and a the most vile backers of Prop 8 and other anti- that message can not come from some tradi- BOOKS WRITER Yasmin Nair candidate who represents the nation’s true ide- gay marriage efforts. They are white. And they tional white gay mouthpieces, or ad campaigns. SENIOR WRITERS Bob Roehr, Rex Wockner, Marie als of diversity, Barack Obama, and also vote are educated. And they used their funds to laser- It must come from a grassroots, spiritually hon- J. Kuda, David Byrne, Cathy Seabaugh, Tony target groups of people who were not reached by est campaign that brings out the gay person in Peregrin to ban gay marriage. How could someone vote ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT WRITERS for Obama and against gay marriage? Why did the gay community. every family in California. They need to connect Mary Shen Barnidge, Jim Edminster, Steve Warren, so many African-Americans vote against same- Why? Because the gay movement has often gay rights to the “separate and unequal” battles Lawrence Ferber, Mel Ferrand, Tim Nasson, Catey sex marriage in California? The numbers show been very racially divided. The California mar- of the past, like the eerily similar arguments Sullivan, Zachary Whittenburg, J. S. Hall riage efforts were therefore hampered by de- against inter-racial marriage. (Why wasn’t the Columnists/Writers: Yvonne Zipter, Susie Day, high rates of anti-gay votes among Blacks and Jorjet Harper, Lee Lynch, Steve Starr, Joe Rice, Latinos, who were especially targeted by the cades of “ignorance” by the gay movement on Supreme Court’s Loving v. Virginia case—which Dan Woog, Marie-Jo Proulx, Lisa Keen, Chris Crain, multi-million-dollar funding of the tax-exempt how to speak to a wide and diverse populace. struck down interracial marriage bans—a central Charlsie Dewey, Michael Knipp, Karen Dixon, Mark Mormon Church. Yes, it is unfair that we have to defend our argument against Prop 8?) But this must be done Corece, Sabine Neidhardt rights in a way no other group has ever had to. with sensitivity, recognizing that racial and gay PHOTOGRAPHERS Kat Fitzgerald, Mel Ferrand, I will leave for another day the issue of any tax Steve Becker, Steve Starr exemption for any group that is involved in po- (Meaning by popular vote, not lobbying politi- inequality are similar, but not the same. ARTISTS/CARTOONISTS Alison Bechdel, Mikeoart litical lobbying, including any church. I will also cians or the courts, but instead lobbying mil- It would be wrong for white gays to simplify CIRCULATION leave for another day the fact that the same- lions of people—interracial marriage bans were this and say “Blacks caused the ban.” That is not Circulation director Jean Albright sex marriage that had been allowed in California struck down in courts, not voted on by citizens.) true, especially given that Blacks were just 10 Distribution: Ashina, Allan, Crystal, Dan, Jack, John, Sue and Victor did nothing to destroy hetero marriage; why not But that doesn’t mean we can’t fight with better percent of voters in California. Many whites and instead have a a ballot banning divorce? (Now ammunition. other people of color voted against it, too. The THAT would save traditional values.) And finally, It may come as a surprise to some gay leaders, GLBT community just did not do its job, making it is also a tragedy that any civil rights should but there are Black and Latino gay people. There the connections to past oppression and discrim- ever be allowed to come up for a popular vote, are progressive Black leaders, Latino leaders, ination, and showing this through the words and but that, too, is a separate issue. etc. Those voices were mostly sidelined by the images of GLBT people of color, not just white Rather, I want to add my two cents to the gen- anti-Prop 8 campaign. I saw many of the ads on allies. YouTube, generic ads that often didn’t even have There will be a next time. But in that next Copyright 2008 Lambda Publications Inc./Windy City Media eral fault of the gay movement in trying to fight Group; All rights reserved. Reprint by permission only. for our rights. There is a lot of blame to share gay people in them. 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hugs all around. Next day they shoot Sean giv- tory. For me, I will never forget it and will always Skimmed ing a speech before a crowd of gays in front of be proud of the small part I played. City Hall and I recognize it as one I wrote. Very I thought I’d be camera shy—I wasn’t. I proud. Day after that they interviewed me for an thought I’d be tongue-tied trading lines—made- Milk hour on the “making of” part for the DVD. up ones at that—with Penn, Franco and the oth- BY FRANK ROBINSON Movie will be released Nov. 26. I don’t know ers. I just pretended I was talking to the real how well it will be received but I’ve read the Scott and Harvey and everything went just fine. With Milk, the movie based on the life of the script (had read several others years ago) and There’s a whole helluva lot more to tell but I late San Francisco City Supervisor Harvey Milk, it’s very good—first and last scenes will nail can’t give away the movie; I have to leave that scheduled for theatrical release Nov. 26, Windy people in their seats. I imagine very few people to the publicity guys. The caterers were the best City Times will run a series of related articles over remember the details of Harvey’s life but, story in town, it was an extremely friendly cast and the next few weeks. First up is Milk’s friend and wise, it was damned dramatic. The last of the crew and, frankly, I think I was treated like fine speechwriter, Frank Robinson, with his account of storefront politicians who ran for public office porcelain. Well, that is except for the time when being in the Gus Van Sant-directed film. (Note: with no money and was elected, whose lover we were told it was a night shoot and would This account originally ran in an “eFanzine” start- (not Scott) was a suicide, and who was executed run from 6 to 3 a.m. My doctor assured me I ed by Earl Kemp.) along with the mayor by a disaffected fellow su- wouldn’t have a heart attack on the set but I pervisor. pissed and moaned once I got there and they An amazing experience. They had a guy picked The film does not cover the riots that followed locked me in an actors’ trailer until it was time Frank Robinson. out to play me—met him later on—and then when the supervisor was tried for murder and for my part in the shoot. I had no lines but I had Sean Penn, Gus van Sant (director), and Lance the jury of old ladies from his district decided to appear for fear the audience would wonder Black (screenwriter—smart, talented, a work- talking in the background. I’m sitting in a cor- it was involuntary manslaughter and Dan White what had happened to me. Ah, the villains—but horse and friendly) came over to the house and ner as “wallpaper”—saying nothing at all. (All (the assassin) was given seven years (five, with I’m so grateful they did. The most moving scene Penn interviewed me for an hour and a half about of Harvey’s old people—those of us still alive— time off for good behavior) for “involuntary of all.... Harvey (I used to be Harvey’s speechwriter). Af- had cameos as a courtesy). I’m to be seen, not manslaughter.” The gay part of the city blew up. I don’t know how it will do. I’m told the first terward, took them all to dinner at an upscale heard. Five thousand marched on City Hall; tore up the edit is great. The cast is terrific: Sean Penn (Os- Burmese restaurant on Castro. Sean had to leave Franco—nice guy, very much an agent provo- pavement and broke the windows on the ground car for Mystic River), Josh Brolin (one of the early and I entertained Gus and Lance with tales cateur when it comes to film—notices that I’m floor; and fought the [tactical] squad when it stars in this year’s Oscar winner, No Country for about Rogue and Playboy. Naturally, they were twiddling my thumbs, trying to look fascinated, showed up. Eleven police cars torched, a hun- Old Men), James Franco (Spider-Man’s murderous fascinated (translation: bored stiff). grins and asks me: “Hey, Robinson—did you get dred gays sent to the ER—some 70 cops as well. friend in the Spider-Man movies), Diego Luna (a After I wound down, Gus asked if I wanted laid last night?” I was a) astonished and b) felt Later that night, cops took off their badges and star in Y Tu Mama Tambien), Joseph Cross (star to be in the film. I told him I’d never acted, challenged. (Hey, fellas, I’ve been writing dialog invaded the Castro to beat up pedestrians on of Running With Scissors), Emile Hirsch (star of couldn’t act and I’d forgotten every line when I all my life.) I say, “Yeah, Scott, I got laid last the street, wreck the Elephant Bar, etc. There Into the wild), Brandon Boyce (actor and the was the lead in a grammar-school play. He said night” and told a dirty joke I made up on the were reports of gays with rifles on surrounding screenwriter for Apt Pupil), Lucas Garbeel (star it was only going to be one word: “Dogshit.” spot. rooftops and I believe them. The Castro was our of HBO’s High School Musical,) and, of course— I said I thought I could manage that, and my “turf” and I think we came within an inch of moi. career as a movie star was born. Harvey’s camera shop Watts and the National Guard.... How can it lose? Well, easy, I suppose. ... I The first scene I was in was set in Harvey’s I cracked up everybody on the set and was The film doesn’t cover that, restricting itself to suspect the major actors went for it for Screen old camera shop. They rented the old store on promoted immediately to SAG (the Screen Ac- Harvey and his life. Some years later, when the Actors Guild minimum but a piece of the action. Castro and remodeled it into a reasonable fac- tors Guild). I subsequently ad-libbed dialog with AIDS crisis hit, neither the state (Reagan was The acting talent is really deep.... There’s sex, simile of Harvey’s camera shop. It looked very Sean Penn and others (no lines were ever writ- governor) nor the feds were of any help. What humor, drama, and above all—hey, this really close to the original. First scene, “Danny” (Lucas ten for me). I was in a total of 17 scenes—most help there was came from the city and those gay happened!!!! Gabreel, star of High School Musical on HBO) is of them “riot” scenes (marches on City Hall, organizations that had grown up during Harvey’s In one scene I had, I channeled not thirty sorting film in the corner, Scott Smith (Harvey’s etc.) After my last scene, I asked Gus for my gold campaigns and his time as supervisor. years ago but close to sixty. For me, it wasn’t lover, played by James Franco) is at the desk, watch. Instead he gave me a little eulogy be- God, it’s hard to believe. It all happened 30 Turn to page 17 and two of Harvey’s political consultants are fore the entire cast and crew. Loud applause and years ago and to most people it is ancient his- 12 Nov. 12, 2008 Nov. 12, 2008 13 14 Nov. 12, 2008 ington Library, 401 S. Plymouth entrance, 12:15 Dancin’ Feats p.m., free. BY ZACHARY WHITTENBURG —Los Angeles-based queer performance art- ist Tim Miller has made Chicago a second home Due respect must be paid to Dance Chicago co- lately: His Charged Bodies program brought him founder John Schmitz: When the festival was here for four months of mentorship of three tal- inaugurated here in 1984, it took place at a lot ented and promising young performers. Their of small venues and was, in his recollection, cooperation with Miller will culminate in two “pretty chaotic.” He describes an era when Chi- shows and, as a bonus, Miller will debut new cago had very little to offer in the way of dance, work in progress. The program’s at Link’s Hall, companies and dancers worked in isolation and 3435 N. Sheffield, Nov. 21-22 at 8 p.m. $15; audience members, especially those new to the www.linkshall.org dance experience, were hard to come by. Never- —There’s nothing wrong with Lar Lubovitch’s theless, after deciding against starting his proj- mesmerizing, immaculate dances, although one ect in San Francisco, Schmitz soldiered on and does begin to yearn for more passion and risk. now commands a solid month of performances at The New York-based company’s superb dancers— Lakeview’s Athenaeum Theatre. many of whom will be familiar to Chicago dance The logistics alone are daunting: Three hundred fans—make the watching easy. It’s at the Harris works are performed by more than 130 compa- Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph, nies on 12 programs running multiple evenings The Houston Metropolitan Dance Company, which performed during Dance Chicago’s opening Nov. 22 at 7:30 p.m. $45-75; www.harristheater- each. Schmitz plainly draws a line linking his weekend. chicago.org populist approach to the wealth of choices he —Walking Mad uses a ubiquitous classical improves every year and has matured, like the co-director Joanna Rosenthal. At the Ruth Page now has. As he puts it, “Dance Chicago has tried score—Ravel’s Bolero—to draw you in, and a event itself, into a well-organized way to see Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn, Nov. to eliminate the pretension that surrounds the short, angled wall to facilitate stunning unpre- the dance you love, or be introduced to your 14-15 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 16 at 2 p.m. $20/$15 dance world” and said, “there’s an effort in most dictability. Johan Inger’s 2001 piece, seldom latest obsession. students and seniors; www.spdwdance.org concert dance to distance it from the riffraff of seen in the United States, will join the reper- Dance Chicago 2008 runs Nov. 7-30 at the —Shared evenings are becoming a more regu- society.” He elaborated: “Today, dance has got- toire of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, along Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport. Call lar occurrence at Link’s Hall, and that’s good ten back into the street, and back into people’s with a new work by director Jim Vincent and 773-935-6860 or visit www.dancechicago.com news. For the same (always low) price, you get lives. When we started, dance was more obscure the return of Strokes Through the Tail. It’s at for tickets and more information. twice the artistic vision, and presenting compa- and no one really thought of going to perfor- the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. nies get to join forces and share loyalists. Julie mances. There wasn’t a lot of social dancing go- Randolph, Dec. 3-4 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 5-7 at As if the festival smorgasbord wasn’t enough, Mayo and Colleen Leonardi are on the bill with ing on, no hip-hop crews and all these things 8 p.m. $25-86; www.hubbardstreetdance.com there are many more dance happenings also go- Cities of the Head, with guest choreographers we see today. Now, though, it’s hard to run into —Muntu Dance Theatre is Chicago’s premier ing on this month: Eliza Diener-Brazelle and Ashley Valo contribut- anyone who’s young who doesn’t dance in some practitioner of African dance, growing each year —Mark Yonally’s Chicago Tap Theater pre- ing. Link’s Hall, 3435 N. Sheffield, Nov. 14-15 at way; the body awareness that people have, the by leaps and bounds. Their fall concert is a se- views its holiday tradition, Tidings of Tap, 8 p.m. $15; www.linkshall.org talent level of dancers coming into the system is lection of dances from West Africa, accompanied among other works at this month’s About Dance. —I’ve waxed wonderful about the Dance In- profoundly advanced. It’s vital.” by hypnotic percussion by the Koutero Orches- Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington, Nov. tersections series before, and this next install- It’s also catching on, to hear him tell it, citing tra. Transformation is at the Gary Comer Youth 13, 6 p.m., free. ment should be no exception. Jan Bartoszek, of New York’s Fall for Dance Festival as a borrower Center, 7200 S. Ingleside, Dec. 4 at 7:30 p.m. for —Journalistic integrity precludes me from Hedwig Dances, and Lucky Plush Productions’ Ju- of Dance Chicago’s show-it-all formula. “It’s nice $25, and Dec. 6 at 8 p.m. and Dec. 7 at 3 p.m. swooning too much about Distance Forward, the lia Rhoads take on the same score for an evening to see the East Coast copy us for a change,” he for $27.50. www.muntu.com fall program by Same Planet Different World— that will underline the two choreographers’ di- said, although he added “they didn’t pay me a —Finally, be sure to read the Windy City Times I’m a regular performer with the group. The fact vergent yet equally attuned sensibilities. Dance nickel for the idea.” It’s worth noting that it’s interview with Lane Alexander next week on sheet says that it’s a four-piece mixed bill, and Intersections: ReSound, at the Chicago Cultural become much easier to make sense of all the Barbatuques’ Thanksgiving weekend engage- features choreography by Molly Shanahan, Ash- Center, 78 E. Washington, Nov. 19, 6 p.m., free. programming he offers: www.dancechicago.com ment at the Harris Theater. leigh Leite, Shapiro & Smith and Same Planet The program repeats Nov. 20 at the Harold Wash-

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January 6 –18 s 312-902-1400 s Tickets also available at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University and all Broadway In Chicago box offi ces and Ticketmaster retail locations. Groups (20+): 312-977-1710 Nov. 12, 2008 15 planned shrine to liberty was mere feet from the were they not separated by generations. spot where Washington had his slave quarters. Director Contey gracefully negotiates multiple As Timeline’s meticulous dramaturge Aaron eras and places. Regardless of time and place, Carter notes in a richly detailed lobby display, a however, those roped-off pegs are never out of firestorm of controversy ignited over the Liberty sight, remnants of a house with no walls, where A House Bell Center, a “conjunction of liberty and slavery nine people lived and their owners could come with No on the same site.” Black activists passionately and go as they pleased. Walls. argued that visitors to the “Heaven of Liberty” Photo by museum first cross an exhibit clearing noting Lara Goetsch the “hell of slavery.” Opposing factions just as vehemently decried the “multi-culturalists ” who were “high-jacking” plans for the Center. Special ‘Temple’ Gibbons even-handedly dramatizes both per- reading Nov. 17 spectives. “America, Land of the Brave, Land of In honor of the 30th anniversary of the Slave,” shouts Salif Camara (A.C. Smith, in Jonestown, the cast of the critically acclaimed a firecracker of a performance), an uncompro- The People’s Temple will reunite for a one- mising voice for “avenging the ancestors.” His night-only staged reading Monday, Nov. 17, THEATER REVIEW Directed by Louis Contey, the issues in Gib- equally well-written counterpart is Black con- at 8 p.m. at the American Theater Company, bons’ work don’t overwhelm the story or sink servative Cadence Lane (a formidably regal yet 1909 W. Byron. A House with the dialogue. Instead, a top-drawer ensemble wholly human Amber Starr Friendly), an author Tickets are $40. Call 773-409-4125 or visit navigates multiple centuries and dueling points demonized for writing against affirmative action, www.atcweb.org. No Walls of view in disparate worlds that range from the among other minority-based ‘liberal’ causes. Playwright: Thomas Gibbons rarefied halls of academia to raucous rallies on Gibbons layers the modern-day action the At: TimeLine Theatre, 615 W. Wellington National Park sites. Moreover, the play comes post-Colonial world of 1796, as Washington Phone: 773-281-8463; $25-$35 filtered through an engrossing, real-life contem- slave Oney Judge (Leslie Ann Sheppard) is forced Runs through: Dec. 21 porary context. Gibbons based the piece on a to reckon with a hard, horrible truth about her series of events that started in 2000, when the beloved master and make a wrenching sacrifice BY CATEY SULLIVAN National Parks Service began construction on for her own freedom. Intriguingly, Oney and Ca- the multi-million dollar Liberty Bell Center. The dence are so much alike they could be sisters What shocks you first is the size. A square no larger than modest tool shed, marked in the dirt by four pegs and a length of rope: This was where nine—nine!—of George Washington’s slaves lived. The Father of Our Country, icon of all that is good and noble and just about the -Chicago Magazine American Way, stored human beings as if they were farm implements. Historic fact: The Wash- ingtons housed nine humans in a dark, dirty enclosure they probably would have considered unfit quarters for their horses. The patch of Pennsylvania earth that was once Washington’s slave quarters is at the core of Thomas Gibbons’ didactic drama A House With No Walls. Don’t let that latter ‘D’ word scare you. Yes, this is a play of speeches and pointedly contrasting points of view. But Gibbons is a storyteller as much as an ar- ticulate voice in the country’s unending debates about race, culture and history. Massive, fraught topics each, they are broached in Timeline The- atre’s excellent production through interesting characters and a compelling drama. CRITICS’ PICS

After Ashley, Stage Left Theatre, through Nov. 15. Brian Plocharczyk steals the show as the snarky son taking on his father’s re- visionist commercialization of his mother’s brutal rape and murder. Stage Left serves up a snappy Chicago premiere of Gina Gion- friddo’s smart and dark comedy. SCM The Mark of Zorro, Lifeline Theatre at Theatre Building Chicago, through Nov. 23. It opened more than six months ago, but the masked cavalier who inspired legions of later heroes (Batman among them) rides swiftly. There are only two more weekends to catch this swashbuckling hit show. MSB Porgy and Bess, Lyric Opera of Chicago, through Nov. 30. George Gershwin’s first and only opera also happens to be considered by NOVEMBER 12 - many critics to be “the great American op- era.” Francesca Zambello’s 2005 production DECEMBER 28 already received rave reviews at Washing- ton National Opera and Los Angeles Opera, so expect good things for its Lyric debut. STARRING SCM Radio Macbeth, SITI at Court Theatre, HOLLIS RESNIK through Dec. 7. Halloween may be over, but AS LITTLE EDIE! otherworldly spirits remain palpable thanks to SITI Theatre’s production of Shakespeare’s bloody ghost story. SITI focuses on a radio version of the Scottish play suddenly over- run by beings from the other side. CS —By Barnidge, Morgan and Sullivan 16 Nov. 12, 2008 cific commercial or set of images. Orphaned or THEATER REVIEW ished finances, broken clocks, etc.) beyond the purchased kids, they’ve been implanted with power of outside assistance. Desperately they fake family memories, too. Utilizing a box set The Gurney recount their troubles to kind-hearted bystand- that looks much like a sterile office suite, the Playwright: David Hauptschein ers, until the unwilling counselors become so profusion of images flashing through Jon’s mind At: Secret Life Theatre at embroiled in attempts to deliver the helpless— is projected on the neutral walls at crucial mo- Strawdog Theatre, 3829 N. Broadway but curiously uncooperative—victims from an ments (credit Mike Tutaj, Sam Poretta, Jeremy Phone: 630-886-9317; $15-$20 endless stream of crises that the rescuers, them- Getz and Courtney O’Neill), greatly enriching the Runs through: Dec. 7 selves, succumb to the psychological impotence show’s visual dynamic. infecting those whom they would restore. Under director/adapter Seth Bockley, nine BY MARY SHEN BARNIDGE Hauptschein’s parable, likewise, sometimes actors play 12 speaking roles (and other non- gets too much in its own road: His hospital speaking bits) in a seamless and fluid ensemble. The scary season may be over, the ha-ha-Hal- analogy—did I mention that Wes’ unkempt bed In addition to Neff and O’Sullivan, Guy Massey as loween ookiefests re-interred, but this season, is surrounded by a white muslin curtain on a Larry is just cynical enough, just weary enough, their departure only ushers in a legion of seri- track?—grows labored, as do Lulu’s lengthy in- just troubled enough to pull it off in a mostly ously creepy caveats on malevolent beings who coherent rants. And a plethora of slow lighting- quiet way. roam, unfettered and undetected, to prey upon fades stretch the running time unnecessarily. Saunders and/or Bockley do take one short- unwary citizens. One of these lesser demons The cast, however, never engages in the excess cut: the journey from sex to an understanding propels Secret Life Theatre’s production of David that so often infects young actors playing loo- of genuine love and commitment isn’t quite as Hauptschein’s latest peek under the rock of our nies. Instead, under the direction of Julio Maria instantaneous as portrayed. It’s a major synaptic contemporary society. Martino, the ensemble conveys with—well, clin- leap, a flaw, if you stop to analyze it. So don’t. The monster, in this instance, is a hot chick ical—precision their personae’s unwitting de- Jon. Photo by Jeff Stella Just kick back and enjoy another good one from who indicates—in her barely intelligible, vague- scents into tunnel-vision torpor (though Marssie Collaboration. ly Eastern European accent—that her name is Mencotti hints at her character’s struggle to re- THEATER REVIEW Lulu. Club-owner Cliff discovers her living in sist the spiritual parasites that beset her). the shabby apartment belonging to his missing In a compassionate universe, every cripple Jon ONLINE brother, Wes. Interrogation of the distraught eventually finds a crutch—and vice versa—a Playwright: Seth Bockley squatter reveals that Wes is incarcerated in an phenomenon engendering the observation in At: Collaboraction at THIS WEEK... unnamed hospital, where he has been diagnosed therapeutic circles of crazy people making sane Building Stage, 412 N. Carpenter with hepatitis C aggravated by alcoholism. But people act crazy. After Hauptschein’s explora- Phone: 312-226-9633; when the invalid returns, he exhibits a mental tion of this dynamic, we might want to take a $25 ($15/25 and under) REVIEW OF: lassitude more severe than his physical symp- close look at our own peer relationships. Runs through: Dec. 14 toms justify. The sympathetic manicurist who lives upstairs soon joins Cliff in investigating BY JONATHAN ABARBANEL —Jarrod: A the source of his sibling’s escalating deteriora- Hoodoo Comedy tion. This world-premiere adaptation of George Saun- “Emotional vampires” is what Hauptschein calls ders’s short story is another stylishly realized www.windycitymediagroup. them—drifters whose lives are wholly absorbed Collaboraction project offering a strong narrative com in the pursuit of an elusive security, their efforts line, pitch-perfect technical execution, youth- always thwarted by obstacles (unemployment, ful angst and ingratiating performances, none dependent/exploitive family members, dimin- more so than that by eye-catching Lucas Neff in his professional de- but as the title character. Jon is an adolescent arbiter of commercial CULTURE CLUB taste—cool clothes, video games, junk food—raised in the controlled NOV 12-DEC 28 and exploitative hot-house environ- ment of a sealed marketing research center in which, inadvertently, sex- ual awakening leads to recognition of stunted humanity. It’s borderline sci-fi with echoes of The Island of Dr. Moreau and R.U.R., in which not-quite-humans jumpstart their evolution. One of the challenges is figuring out whom the hero is in this 85-min- ute evening. Jon (Neff) is the nar- rator and largest role but he’s not the mover and shaker. It’s his love interest, Carolyn (Kelly O’Sullivan), whose pregnancy motivates her to push herself and a reluctant Jon towards the unsure, insecure, far- TICKETS: less-glamorous world outside. But she’s not the hero, either, although her actions are instinctively heroic. The real risk-taker is the fully hu- HARAM IRAN man, weary, middle-aged marketing Based upon the true story of two Arabic executive Larry Slippen (yeah, sym- boys accused of “homosexual” sins bolic name), who, little by little, questions the control games and “CONTROVERSIAL AND MINDBLOWING” selfish exploitation of the kids he Written by Jay Paul Deratany supervises. Himself the father of “normal” children (as exposition November 6 through December 9, 2008 reveals), Larry finally follows his At the Atheneaum Theater better instincts to assist Carolyn $ 20 per person* and Jon. Carolyn is the catalyst for change, but Larry’s change of heart (*25% of profits donated to charities preventing human rights abuses in Iran) and direct action precipitates the climax and resolution of the story. It’s not as heavy as it sounds. The story zips along with humor, edge For tickets: www.haramiran.com or ticketmaster.com and a sardonic tribute to the mil- lions of images which bombard us, WARNING: There is nudity, violence and strong political content. many of them programmed into the institutional kids as coded sense- memories. “LI-4490” one will say, For more shows and listings, check out www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com or “LI-9867 Claymation Chicken Little” to instantly recall some spe- Nov. 12, 2008 17 clash with the music’s overall dark tone. Curran frames Lulu in the 1930s and draws from German expressionistic film for the prologue and the famed Act II film sequence. Otherwise, Cur- Lulu. ran makes the drama involving by playing things fairly naturalistically with plenty of sexual ten- sion and a surprising dose of boulevard comedy (particularly when Lulu juggles her many extra- marital suitors at home). The Lyric is truly blessed with German soprano Marlis Petersen in the title role. A veteran of many Lulus, Petersen has what it takes to be a OPERA REVIEW confounding obsessive object of desire with her Lulu limber legs and seductive high soprano. Composer/libretto: Alban Berg Another Lulu veteran is Wolfgang Schöne in At: Lyric Opera of Chicago, 20 N. Wacker the dual roles of Dr. Schön and Jack the Ripper. Oddly enough, Schöne’s acting take on the mor- Phone: 312-332-2244; $32-$197 ally corrupt newspaper publisher is disappoint- Runs through Nov. 30 ingly wooden and weak. Schöne needs to show more anger and outrage at his forced renuncia- BY SCOTT MORGAN tion of his fiancée to punch up the drama. Otherwise, the rest of the ensemble is particu- The last time the Lyric Opera of Chicago pro- larly good vocally and dramatically at showing duced Alban Berg’s racy opera Lulu was in 1987, how their characters allow Lulu’s sexual prowess not long after a major stock market crash. Now to drive them bonkers. Lulu is plying her trade again in the Windy City William Burden makes an ardent Alwa, the amid another unsettling economic crisis. Coinci- composer who falls for Lulu even after she killed dence, or some kind of curse? his father. Jill Grove is also great as the lesbian No doubt some diehard opera fans (the ones Countess Geschwitz, who tragically gives her all who can’t tolerate 20th-century works) will to Lulu only to be used and rebuffed by her. gladly point to a curse to discourage more 12- More vivid characterizations come from Jan tone operas. But oddly enough, the tough fi- Buchwald as the Athlete/Animal tamer, Scott nancial times only enhances the brutal power of Ramsay as the Painter/Sailor, Thomas Hammons Lulu. The fact that Lulu’s desperate characters as the pimp/father figure Schigolch and Rodell are also ruined by an economic meltdown brings Rosel as the Prince/Manservant/Marquis. the opera much closer to home. Though some operagoers might be frightened The Lyric’s new Lulu production, under Scottish away by its difficult score, the Lyric’s Lulu has director Paul Curran and conductor Sir Andrew enough dramatic tension and daring perfor- Davis, has enough dramatic and musical plus- mances to make it truly gripping and compelling ses to make it a must-see. That’s despite a weak theater. Just don’t mention any economic curses central performance and a series of severely and all will be fine. raked and white Corbusier-like set designs by Kevin Knight. The sets are clever, but arguably The Seafarer by Conor McPherson SPOTLIGHT directed by ensemble member Randall Arney featuring ensemble members Francis Guinan, Tom Irwin, John Mahoney and Alan Wilder with Randall Newsome

If you somehow missed reading F. Scott It’s Christmas Eve in Dublin. In the rundown house where Sharky cares for his blind brother, old Fitzgerald’s great American novel The Great acquaintances gather for a card game—joined by an ominous stranger. As the booze flows and Gatsby in high school, you’re in luck. The the game intensifies, Sharky discovers he is playing for his soul. In this eerie, darkly humorous tale, daring New York theater ensemble Elevator celebrated playwright Conor McPherson examines how we face the demons of our past as we Repair Service performs Fitzgerald’s 1925 struggle to find redemption. novel verbatim and unabridged in Gatz, a seven-and-a-half-hour interpretation reset in a rundown office featuring workers who parallel the book’s characters. (If you’re cu- On Sale Now! rious about the show’s title, it’s referring to December 4, 2008 - February 8, 2009 James Gatz’s reinvention of himself as the wealthy Jay Gatsby). Gatz plays Nov. 14-16 at the MCA Stage at the Museum of Con- temporary Art, 220 E. Chicago. Tickets are $32-$40 with a $10 student rush, depend- ing upon availability. Call 312-397-4010 or visit www.mcachicago.org. Photo by Chris Beirens

MILK from page 11 the mechanical part of things... The actors are like fingers on a hand—the crew, cameras, steppenwolf acting, it was reality. Oddly, I think it was too sound men, lighting guys and truckloads of emotional for the scene. (Penn suspected I was equipment make up the rest of the body. The coming apart on set and gave me a huge hug. director holds all of this in his hands and how buy online at www.steppenwolf.org Don’t know if he knew how much it meant to van Sant did it, I’ll never understand. me.) How did it feel once it was all finished—no or call 312-335-1650 Probably I’ll have more to say once the film more getting up at 6 a.m. to be on the set at 9 comes out and I’m in no danger of revealing a.m., no more sitting in wardrobe shooting the Production sponsors for The Seafarer: anything beforehand. shit with the other 200 extras, etc.? It was a great experience. I suspect my mag- The wrap party was the end of it and, the azine experience helped me. A lot of similarity next morning, it felt like there was a huge void between the written and the spoken word. But in my life. Everybody had left and there I was, movies are vastly more complex and require standing alone with the last of the confetti vastly more people (extras alone went as high drifting down. I never felt so lonely in all my as 4,000 for some of the crowd scenes in Milk) life. and equipment. Utterly fascinating watching 18 Nov. 12, 2008 ect Runway first-season winner Jay McCarroll to at one point. There are also a bevy of beautiful complete a design collection. McCarroll will also Bond girls on hand (with one called Strawberry be at the fest Nov. 16. An after-party at Salon Fields)—all the better for Craig to bed them KNIGHT 1800, 157 W. North, begins at 9 p.m., and par- (though, disappointingly, we don’t get to see tygoers will see McCarroll’s unique designs. him walk out of the sea in a bikini this time AT These are just a few highlights from a jam- around). THE packed second week of GLBT-themed movies The whole thing revolves around an evil car- scheduled at Reeling 2008. Screenings for the tel’s attempt to gain control over one of earth’s MOVIES festival will be held primarily at three locations: most precious natural resources, but that’s be- Landmark’s Century Centre Cinema, 2828 N. side the point. Quantum of Solace is in the vein Clark; Columbia College’s Film Row Cinema, 1104 of classic Bond movies—plenty of action, just S. Wabash, third floor; and Chicago Filmmak- enough bedroom action and a smattering of wit- ers, 5243 N. Clark. Find out complete festival ty retorts to keep things crackling. Perhaps the information (tickets, theaters and locations) by only incomprehensible thing about this smartly calling 773-293-1447 or visiting www.reeling- directed action picture (helmed by Marc Forster) filmfestival.org. is that head-scratcher of a title. Check out my archived reviews and Knight Bond, in the spectacular form of Daniel Craig, is at Home at the Movies column for DVD rec- Reeling 2008, Eleven Minutes. back, and if there was little chance of restrain- ommendations at www.windycitytimes.com ing the hothead secret agent in his first go- or www.knightatthemovies.com. Readers can week two; Row Cinema, 1104 S. Wabash, at 7 p.m. Friends round in Casino Royale, this time there’s none at leave feedback at the latter Web site. & Lovers: The Ski Trip 2, a romantic comedy se- all. Quantum of Solace opens with a 20-minute read an interview with Project Runway’s Quantum of Solace quel to The Ski Trip, focusing on a group of gay action chase that is happening literally just af- Jay McCarroll about his Reeling film, Eleven By Richard Knight, Jr. African-American men is scheduled for 9:15 that ter the previous film ended. Agent 007 is out Minutes, at www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com. same evening, also at Film Row Cinema. Director to find the killer of his paramour, Vesper (even Reeling 2008, Chicago’s annual gay and lesbian Maurice Jamal is set to appear. though she turned out to be a rogue agent), who film festival, is into its second week and wraps A “Steamy Friends & Lovers” after party with was drowned in Venice at the conclusion of the up on Sunday, Nov. 16. After a first week that live music, karaoke and a selection of queer-cen- previous edition. And nothing—especially Judi showcased movies that ranged from coming out tric music videos from the fest’s new Rock Reel- Dench, as his severe schoolmarm of a boss—is comedies and dramas, a slew of documentaries, ing series will take place following the screen- going to stand in his way. films pointing out the lunacy (yes, that would ings at The Velvet Rope, 728 W. Lake, Oak Park. Unlike the lengthy card-playing sequence that be my word for it) of the military’s “Don’t Ask, The event kicks off at 11 p.m. hobbled the previous effort, which introduced Don’t Tell” policy, a film about dead gay zom- On Saturday, Nov. 15, at 7 p.m. at Piper’s Al- Craig as the sexiest spy on earth, Quantum of bies, lots of hunky men and luscious ladies—all ley, 1608 N. Wells, Reeling will showcase epi- Solace, like its star, hasn’t got so much as an of the queer persuasion, what else does Reeling sodes of 3Way, a lesbian webisode sitcom that ounce of fat on it—it starts out of the gate have to offer? has included cameos from The L Word’s Elizabeth and pretty much spins around the globe until Star wattage. Keener and Jenny Shimizu (a recent arrival at its slam-bang finish (with sequences in Haiti, Eighties brat pack star Ally Sheedy, who won Dante’s Cove). Keener and another L Word alum- Austria, Italy and Bolivia). But the action se- raves for her performance in High Art, is set to ni, Maeve Quinlan, along with other 3Way cast quences are driven by the cool, barely contained appear in person at the fest for the screening of members will attend an after-party at Evil Olive, rage that Craig expertly plays, and are very con- the relationship drama Steam, in which Sheedy 1551 W. Division, that starts at 9:30 p.m. vincing (and one, set against the backdrop of a co-stars with Oscar nominee Ruby Dee. Sheedy The gala closing night of Reeling will feature gorgeous production of Tosca, is mesmerizing). will sign autographs and participate in a Q&A a screening of Eleven Minutes, a fast-paced Quantum harkens back to the earlier films by with audience members after the movie screens documentary that follows the attempt by Proj- giving Bond a terrifically rotten nemesis—a re- on Friday, Nov. 14 at Columbia College’s Film ally evil villain (played by Mathieu Amalric, the dead ringer for Roman Polanski who starred in Quantum of Solace. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly) who has a young lady dipped in oil, in a nod to Goldfinger,

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Thursday, Nov. 13 cation TBA CAPS Community meeting. 7 p.m., Center Halsted, RSVP at www.cfw.org Andy’s Jazz Club CD release party for Chicago Lesbian Brunch Group Geo- on Halsted John Baran Senior Center, Columbia College Chicago’s Film Row Sunday, Nov. 16 Jeannie Tanner featuring Jeannie caching at Piltcher Park at Joliet. 9:45 3656 N. Halsted St. Cinema Screening of Jules Rosskam’s Tanner Quartet and special guests. 8 a.m., $7, contact pphd1226@yahoo. Center on Halsted An intimate discus- new film, Against a Trans Narrative. p.m.-1 a.m., 11 E. Hubbard com, www.meetup.com/queergirls sion with soprano Marlis Petersen. $10 6-9 p.m., $20-$50 sliding scale, low- Borders Daniel Vosovic (from the second DePaul University 2008 Midwest So- ($5 for students/seniors), 3656 N. income/student tickets $15 by email- season of Project Runway) appears for cialist Conference: Building a Revolu- Halsted St., tickets at www.centeron- ing [email protected], 1104 S. a book signing. 7 p.m., 830 N. 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Grand, Nov. 7-9 to present work from more cast and crew details at www.HannahFree.com. Photo by Kat Fitzgerald, www.mystici- 100 international galleries and dealers that represented 16 countries. In addition to the magesphotography.com exhibits, there was a first-choice preview party and a series of lectures. Photos by Andrew Davis 22 Nov. 12, 2008 I knew. It speaks to this concept of the Fame would want to work with but I really would…. really strongly in the lyrics cause it says “we’re AM: Do shock us! Tell us who? beautiful and dirty rich but we got no money.” LG: I’d like to write for some of these teeny So it’s all about the way that we dress, the way bopper groups like the Jonas Brothers or Miley we walk, the way that we talk about our art and Cyrus. I love writing pop records. It’s always fun our passion. The song is about it not matter- to write songs for artists that are truly differ- ing about how much money you have or where ent than you and really stretch you and what you’re from or your status as an artist. It’s all you can do. Then again, I’d like to write for Ma- about your core, what you believe in and your donna, I’d love to write for Grace Jones and I’d passion and your fashion and all that stuff. I’m love to write with the Scissor Sisters. positive that I never would have written that AM: I love them! song had I not grown up as fast as I did in New LG: I could go on and on ... Marilyn Manson, York City. that’s one who I’d love to do. AM: I heard that you were working with AM: Marilyn Manson hookin’ up with Gaga. Britney Spears. Is that true? That would be a concert! LG: Yeah, it’s true. As of right now it looks LG: Holy shit! like one of the songs I did is going to be on her AM: Well, it’s really exciting! We can’t wait! album and possibly another one, so I’m really Gaga, hope to see you back in Chicago many, excited. many times. AM: Who are the people/ artists you want to LG: I’m coming soon! work with? The Fame is in stores now and watch for LG: There are a ton of artists I’d like to work Gaga on tour with New kids On The Block. For with and honestly there [are] a lot of artists that more, visit ladygaga.com. I am sure that my fans would not believe that I Lady Gaga. REVIEW MUSIC influenced by performers like Bowie, Grace Jones and Blondie? LG: Sure! You just named three of them, and The search for Lady Gaga: Prince, I got recently into (inaudible 7:12and (7:13) I just focus in on the way that we can signs of the Dancing queen and (inaudible 7:18) Queen. That’s how I got BY AMY MATHENY my name was from Freddie Mercury….so I really real Lily Tomlin am fascinated by artists. The music is just one BY MEL FERRAND She’s a petite, platinum blonde with a mighty of the layers. They are all performers … it’s so big voice. She’s the Blondie of this generation, beyond just the scope of the album and I love it mixed with an originality that evokes Grace Seated five rows back, center, at the Rosemont because when people hear my music they always Theatre Nov. 1, I was positioned to be easily Jones. Her style, her talent, her performances say ‘O my god, I saw the video and it completely all make Lady Gaga one unique performer. Her captivated by the sorcery of Lily Tomlin. Clad changed what I thought.’ in black, she appeared, whirling from stage left single, Just Dance, catapulted to number one AM: You are such a visual performance artist this summer on iTunes dance downloads. So the to stage right and greeted by thunderous ap- and, sometimes, the visual makes up for what plause. Once the crowd was quieted, I watch as anticipation is high for the release this week of people lack vocally. You’re strong in both ar- Lily Tomlin. her CD, The Fame. And if you came to Windy she masterfully drew us all in. She assumed the eas. Is that why the gay community locks on character of Ernestine, her famous telephone City Gay Idol, you were lucky enough to see her to you and embraces you? You also say you’re cluded a couple of chairs and a few sound ef- perform and possibly meet her. She is the real operator of decades past, and the crowd roared taking over the world one sequin at a time. in laugher as she delivered each punch line ef- fects. Some were added for a cheap laugh or, deal. LG: You know, I started out, I’d say, better as more accurately, for a moment so that those Amy Matheny: So much has happened with fortlessly. a singer. Then I got better as a songwriter. Now For little more than an hour and a half, of us in the audience could catch our breath. your career since you were here performing at I’m getting better as a creative singer/creator. I Not even realizing until then, we had been so Gay Idol in June! she held us transfixed through “An Evening mean if you could imagine somebody that does of Classic Lily Tomlin,” presenting characters transfixed that we had forgotten to breathe. Lady Gaga: It’s been really amazing! The record nothing but make music and art all day, that’s One such moment of “comic relief” was during really took off in Europe so I’ve been traveling her dedicated fans have loved for years. As I just who I am. So I’m growing and I’m changing watched her glide effortlessly through charac- a scene where she narrated, “There is a knock Internationally and the record’s gone number and I just really appreciate my gay fans really, at the door” and we hear a doorbell ring. While one in a few places. Now I’m back in New York ter morphs what I found most striking about really, they know everything about me as an art- them is their completeness and their fluidity. we chuckle and catch our breath, she blind- and I’m not leaving until it is number one here. ist. They’re loyal. The gay community is much sides us with another zinger and we are off and AM: Some people think you just burst on Her character changes, similar to that of a ma- smarter a lot of ways, musically, than any of my gician’s quick hands, trick our minds into not running to catch up with her again. the scene, but you’ve been doing this a long other fans because they know the references. Essentially using only her body language, time. Where are you from and what are your believing our eyes. Even sitting as close as I They’re watching a show and they know why I’m was, it took constant reminding that in scenes posture and facial expressions through each musical roots? wearing a hood, they know where the disco stick character change, she presented someone oth- LG: I’m from New York, born and raised, and being played out that included as many as four reference came from, they’re really in tune with people, there was really only one that stood er than who our eyes told us we were seeing I dropped out of college when I was 19. I’d al- culture and what I’m trying to do and it’s just and then as quickly as one can blink, she was ready been playing out in New York since I was before me and she wasn’t even technically one awesome and amazing! Every time I go to a gay of the characters. What my eyes saw was a pe- someone else entirely often changing back and like 15 years old. I’m a songwriter and a singer club I see lightening bolts drawn on their faces forth all in one skit. Even to this day, I am not and a performance artist, and I just hustled. I tite white woman clad in black manipulating and I am like, “I’m home!” us like a professional puppeteer encourages sure if her breaks in character and subsequent played every club, I interned for music compa- AM: You performed on the Miss Universe sips of water paired with clever one-liners were nies, I worked at bars, I go-go danced—I did her marionettes to dance on a string. Yet even Pageant, and on my favorite summer show, sitting that close, I could not see the seams actual slips into sightings of the real Lily Tom- anything and everything I could do to be around So You think You Can Dance, I was so super- lin or simply her reminders that there is intel- music and promote my music. I just hustled it of the characters she had woven together. Her thrilled …. and now you’re on tour with New stitches nearly invisible, her props simply in- ligent life in the universe. up for years and now I’m still hustling, but I’m Kids On The Block. How amazing! hustling from a different place. LG: It’s really incredible! With touring [now AM: The new CD is The Fame. Now you’re on with New Kids] … before in Europe and, in the SPORTS ski and snowboard group. Visit www.skibudz.org, the precipice of it all. Is that the viewpoint of U.S., clubs clearly it’s just a different environ- or e-mail [email protected] or briand@ the CD? ment. Now I’m in an arena. I’m in a space where SkiBudz announces skibudz.org. LG: Well the viewpoint is kind of a mixture of people know the record and it’s still a hustle 2008-09 kickoff things—a lot about my life in New York and my but it’s a different kind of hustle. So it’s really Gay powerlifter journey and, you know, the album is really about awesome, I’m doing things in the show that I’ve event and trip New York. It’s about pop culture; it’s about be- never been able to do before. I’m really pushing SkiBudz, Chicago’s gay ski and snowboard wins another award ing young and loving fashion and the fame is myself creatively. I feel so, so blessed. club, is having its annual kickoff event to an- Chris Morgan, the current reigning Gay Games something that I sort of discovered … that it’s AM: When you’re writing your songs they’re nounce their 2008-09 trips Thursday, Nov. 13, Powerlifting champion, won a silver medal at 7-9 p.m., at Crew, 4804 N. Broadway. not given to you—it’s something you can take very autobiographical. Beautiful Dirty Rich the World Single Life Championships in Antwerp, This is a chance to learn about SkiBudz and on your own. The concept of the album is really seems to be perspective of being in that very Belgium, that took place Oct. 10. this year’s trips, which will take place: saying that it’s something you can have…. [just adult club world at a very young age. Morgan competed in the squat discipline, mak- —Jan. 8-13, 2009 at Salt Lake City, Utah; by] saying that it, [it’s] yours. You can embody LG: Oh, absolutely! That record is a very auto- ing a lift of 230 kilograms (507.06 lbs.) to place —Jan. 30-Feb. 1, 2009 at Granite Peak, Wis.; [fame]. It’s also something the media gives to biographical record and it’s actually one of the second in the 82.5-kilo (181.88-lb.) class. He —Feb 12-17, 2009 at Breckenridge, Colo., you. And that’s me, that’s my life. I’m just a girl oldest songs on the album. I wrote it a couple has already appeared for England on four occa- and; from New York who wanted to be a star, so I did years ago living in New York. 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