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Not only that, there were gaps anniversary cruising Though this rock musical is based on in the LGBT community’s knowledge of the music of Queen, not a single LGBT itself, even about iconic events like the gala character appears in its cast of “Bohe- Stonewall uprising. If the histories writ- mians.” I was fine with that, if perhaps ten about that 1969 riot agree on one into the a little disappointed, but midway though thing, it’s that nobody knows for sure the show Galileo, the male lead, made who threw the first brick, even if we know an unintentional reference to gay sex, a who threw most of the rest. future mild innuendo. Pop, a crusty hippie char- Luckily I had plenty of help telling acter, then mugged for the audience like the story from the community, people his rear end hurt, and the crowd roared. like photographer Dan Nicoletta, who Music Saturday, November 7, 7–10 pm Roared! 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On and on, RowCRU.org MUSIC BY Luckily I went to see Matilda the Mu- everyone I contacted generously gave DJ MARC 'MOOSE' MODER sical the following night, where more of their time, resources, and memories, OPENING REMARKS BY than once the plucky lead sings, “If you without exception. always take it on the chin and wear it, It turned into an embarrassment of ABC 7'S JASON KNOWLES nothing will change.” She was right. So riches, and even after convincing my there in the theater, I promised myself publisher to make the book longer, plenty CRU IS AN LGBT 501-C-3 NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION I would write Gay & Lesbian History for of the material still had to be cut, in- Kids. cluding Freddie Mercury. But because it is such a rich history, it wasn’t a difficult book to write. Its “At school, they’ve probably been heroes are under- involved in antibullying campaigns and dogs, its villains come right out of have friends who identify as gay, lesbian, Disney central cast- bisexual, and, increasingly, transgender, ing, and the heroes (mostly) win. Their or they are LGBT themselves. Yet there stories are dramatic are very few history books to help and sometimes humorous, and il- children make sense of it all.” lustrate the impor- tance of honesty, courage, hard work, I had been mulling the idea for some creativity, love, and determination. For a time, having just written a kids’ book children’s author, it was a lavender gold on Einstein and relativity, another sub- mine. ject some adults wrongly believe is be- The only challenge I faced was decid- yond children’s abilities to comprehend. ing where to stop. Fortunately the U.S. But unlike Einstein, most children have Supreme Court made the decision for me. queer reference points in their own lives When we learned that it would be ruling on which to build their understanding. on same-sex marriage last spring, I left a Today there are LGBT characters on TV hole in the manuscript with the plan to and in movies, as well as out and proud fill it at the last minute before going to actors, athletes and musicians. The press. On the June day that the book was news routinely discusses issues such as announced at the American Library Asso- same-sex marriage and the fight for LGBT ciation convention, I got the ending I’d rights. At school, they’ve probably been hoped for. And that evening, President involved in antibullying campaigns and Obama provided the rainbow-lit White have friends who identify as gay, lesbian, House that appears on the back cover. bisexual, and, increasingly, transgender, Talk about lucky. or they are LGBT themselves. 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The protest led to an end male pronouns but dresses as a woman. marriage equality across the United States, the of the discriminatory policy. 2009: Chaz Bono transition transgender members of the LGBT community 1966: Transsexual Phenomenon published A child of celebrities Sonny and Cher, Chas- continue to work diligently to place their civil Dr. Harry Benjamin published a seminal work tity Bono, transitioned to become a man. He rights front and center, as we move into the that described the medical transition for trans- chronicled his transition in a documentary, next chapter of LGBT equality. gender people. Benjamin helped Jorgensen then went on to become a contestant on Danc- To many, it seems as if the transgender in her transition and acknowledged her in ing with the Stars as well as a transgender ac- movement has come from nowhere in the last the preface of the book: “Without Christine tivist/spokesperson. decade, but the reality is that transgender Jorgensen and the unsought publicity of her 2010: First transgender presidential ap- Americans have been fighting for civil rights ‘conversion,’ this book could hardly have been Laverne Cox on the cover of Time. pointees right along with the lesbian, gay and bisexual conceived.” President Obama appointed the first two members of our community for decades. Here 1969: Stonewall Riots playing in the U.S. Open as a woman. The New transgender people in history. Amanda Simpson are a few key highlights of transgender people The legendary seminal event of the LGBT York Supreme Court overruled the ban, making was appointed as senior technical adviser in within U.S. LGBT-rights history: civil-rights movement included members of the Richards the catalyst for a landmark decision the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry transgender community. The LGBT community c. 1800: “Woman Chief” Barcheeampe concerning transgender rights. and Security, and Dylan Orr was appointed as A leader of the Crow nation, the “woman resisted police abuse on the night after Judy 1986: FTM newsletter special assistant to the Department of Labor chief” was known for her war exploits and had Garland’s funeral, which many attribute for the Lou Sullivan published the FTM newsletter, assistant secretary. several wives. frayed nerves. which was later transformed by Jamison Green First transgender judge in the United 1970: Street Transvestite Action Revolu- 1871: We’Wha into FTM International, the world’s largest in- States Two-spirit Zuni Native American who was tionaries (STAR) formation and networking group for female-to- Victoria Kolakowski became the first openly born male but lived as a woman. An accom- Started by transgender legends Sylvia Rivera male transgender people and transsexual men. transgender judge in America, elected by the plished weaver and potter, in 1886 the six-foot and Marsha Johnson, STAR was an advocacy Sullivan is credited with bringing female-to- voters of Alameda County in the Bay Area. Zuni maiden met President Grover Cleveland, group for transgender people. Both Rivera and male transgenderism to the forefront. New passport policy who was unaware that she was two-spirit. Johnson were rioters at the Stonewall Inn and 1991: Rift with Michigan Womyn’s Music The U.S. State Department announced a new 1952: Christine Jorgensen helped usher in the tepid acknowledgment of Festival policy eliminating the requirement for surgery A trailblazer who was the first person in transgender Americans as part of the gay civil- Nancy Burkholder was removed from the to update gender markers on passports. America to receive sexual-reassignment sur- rights movement. Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival when she was 2011: First NCAA trans athlete gery, Jorgensen, a former GI, became a house- 1975: Minneapolis passes transgender leg- discovered to be transgender. The removal led Kye Allums became the first openly transgen- hold name and put the issue of gender identity islation to an annual protest by the transgender com- der athlete to play in the National Collegiate in the American conscience. Minneapolis becomes the first city to pass an munity, which continued through this year, Athletic Associate. anti-discrimination law protecting transgender 1957: Billy Tipton jazz album released when the festival ceased. California’s Gender Nondiscrimination Act This renowned jazz musician lived his life as people. That’s right—Minneapolis, in 1975. 1993: Brandon Teena AB 887 passed into law, expanding the state’s a man and “married” several women. He was 1977: Renee Richards Teena, a transgender man, was murdered in nondiscrimination laws to protect transgender discovered to be biologically female upon his The next transgender icon who pierced the Nebraska. The story of his journey and death people by including discrimination based on death. American consciousness. Richards was an eye was later chronicled in the Oscar-winning film “gender identity and expression” as a type of doctor who became a professional tennis player 1965: Dewey’s Coffee Shop Protest Boys Don’t Cry. “gender” discrimination. One hundred and fifty “non-conforming” peo- and challenged a ban that prevented her from 1995: GenderPac formed New veterans policy Transgender activist RiKi Wilchins formed the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) estab- first advocacy group dedicated to gender iden- lishes a policy of respectful delivery of health- tity and expression. The organization ushered care to transgender and intersex veterans. in the period where the national transgender 2012: Matrix director transitions movement took hold. Lana Wachowski came out as transgender 1999: First Transgender Day of Remem- while promoting her new movie Cloud Atlas. brance She is most noted for the Matrix trilogy created The first Transgender Day of Remembrance with her brother. honored those who have died due to anti- 2013: Official debut of gender dysphoria transgender violence. The commemoration was The American Psychiatric Association de- 747 N. LaSalle St., #1N a direct result of the murder of Rita Hester in buted the term to describe those who deem Massachusetts. themselves transgender. 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If The fourth annual “Do Ask, Do Tell” sympo- we stopped treating adult human beings like sium, held at Rush University Medical Center’s children, we wouldn’t have child-like prob- Searle conference facility on Oct. 9, focused lems.” primarily on the health needs that LGBTQ and Ortega added that—despite his confident veteran individuals face while examining how in forward progress for transgender soldiers to create welcoming and safe environments in in 2016—change, in terms of not only the the services available to them. military but the society it serves, hinges upon The symposium’s co-sponsors included the education “at every level from the top to the Rush Road Home Program, the Tawani Foun- bottom to make sure we create positives waves dation, The Edward Hines, Jr. Veterans Admin- outward.” istration, the Rush LGBTQ Health Committee One of the quintessential providers of that of the Diversity Leadership Council and the education has been the symposium’s keynote World Professional Association for Trans Health speaker Professor and Associate Chair of Psy- (WPATH). chiatry at East Tennessee State University Dr. From left: “Do Ask, Do Tell” organizers and speakers Mandi Evanson, Tanya Friese, Cecilia Following the Color Guard that the Chicago George R. Brown, MD, DFAPA. Hardecker, Sgt. Shane Ortega, Lorry Luscri, Donna Kelly, George R. Brown and Christopher chapter of the American Veterans for Equal With well over 110 published papers and Nolan. Rights (AVER) provided and the national an- contributions to 15 books along with his 2012 Photo by Gretchen Rachel Hammond them sung by Jaimie Matthews, openly trans- development of the largest database on trans- gender Sgt. Shane Ortega provided the tenor of gender people in the world, Brown has forced transgender healthcare, period. The DoD needs Road Home Program, visit www.wpath.org the day with his statements. open the door to quantifiable research into to move forward in 2016 with transgender in- and roadhomeprogram.org, respectively. For “There is a prevalence and need for post- transgender issues particularly the health dis- clusiveness. The time is right to do it and we more information on the Hines Veterans Ad- traumatic stress disorder [PTSD] and anxiety parities faced by transgender veterans. need to do it now.” ministration, visit www.hines.va.gov. care for our veterans,” Ortega told Windy City “From 2010 and earlier there is a grand to- Tanya Friese, DNP, RN, CNL, USN (ret) serves Times. “Inclusion, cultural competency and tal of three total papers,” he told the audi- as vice-chair for the Rush LGBTQ Heath Com- sensitivity need to be integrated for transgen- ence. “Since that time a number of us have mittee of the Diversity Leadership Council. der care for both actively serving guardsmen been working vigorously on producing more. It “The military community has come-out in Oct. 15 is Nat’l and reserve as well our veterans. Because of took 22-years to go from a [research] sample terms of gay, straight, trans—it doesn’t mat- Latino AIDS our professions, we are intrinsically trusted and of eleven people to get to seventy. It shows ter. If someone’s got your back in a foxhole valued as being not only knowledgeable and how slow this field developed in terms of ac- that’s all that matters,” Friese told Windy City Awareness Day competent but also caring. As we go forward, tual information, not anonymous survey data, Times. “Service members both active and re- Oct. 15 is National Latino AIDS Aware- our job is to look at these individuals and cre- which is not the data I need when I want to tired don’t want to see other service members ness Day (NLAAD). The 2015 theme is “You ate a solution for problems. We’re not there to develop knowledge of health disparities based dishonored for no good reason. If you are just & I Will Defeat AIDS,” or “Tu y Yo Vamos a be judge and jury but to continue on the hu- on actual human beings.” being yourself and doing your job, it doesn’t Derrotar al SIDA.” manist perspective of our society.” From the seventy people Brown talked to make any sense.” According to AIDS.gov, The Latino Com- The Department of Defense (DoD) still denies individually, he noted that “three quarters of Other speakers included Palm Center Founder mission on AIDS (LCOA), the Hispanic Fed- open service for transgender members of the folks were using hormones often obtained illic- and Executive Director Aaron Belkin, Ph.D., eration and many other organizations orga- military. In July, Secretary of Defense Ashton itly while on active duty. The majority received and Howard Brown Health Center Director of nize this day. The NLAAD campaign works Carter tasked a six-month working group to illegal health care through the VA [Veterans Geriatric Education Cecilia Hardecker, RN. annually at building capacity for non-profit start “with the presumption that transgender Administration] prior to 2011. Sixty-one per- For more information on American Veter- organizations and health departments in persons can serve openly without adverse im- cent endured suicidal thoughts. One in 10 had ans for Equal Rights (AVER), visit http:// order to reach Latino/Hispanic communi- pact on military effectiveness and readiness.” a potentially lethal attempt.” aver.us. ties, promote HIV testing, and provide Ortega—who created the first trans-military “We were able to confirm a substantial in- For more information or to get involved HIV-prevention information and access to organization which was then part of Out- crease in [transgender] suicide risk behaviors with the Rush LGBTQ Health Committee of care. Serve—said that he finds the ban on United compared to the general VA population and the Diversity Leadership Council, contact Spanish-language resources are at States trans service members “baffling.” the US population at large,” Brown added. committee chair Christopher Nolan at Chris- https://www.aids.gov/federal-resources/ “It’s unfathomable that we are so caveman- “The rate was 20 times higher than the gen- [email protected]. For more informa- espanol/. More items are at NLAAD.org and like in our thinking,” he noted. “We’re the eral VA population. That is the highest number tion on the Tawani Foundation, visit www. https://www.aids.gov/news-and-events/ greatest country in the world, yet we can’t ac- for any sub-population studied in the VA. We tawanifoundation.org. awareness-days/latino/. knowledge people for their gender and sexual- need federal coverage for the entire range of For more information on WPATH and Rush 8 Oct. 14, 2015 WINDY CITY TIMES Victory Fund is currently endorsing about LGBT-rights organization. She’s focused many 70 candidates across the country. Thirteen of of her energies on ensuring that Victory Fund- Victory Fund CEO those are what the organization calls “spot- sponsored candidates are aware of intersec- light candidates,” upon whom the organization tionality, and can speak on LGBT rights as they focuses its resources and energy. Moodie-Mills overlap with other issues affecting the com- talks organizing, explained, “We have a lesbian who could be the munity, such as racism or poverty. After a mass mayor of Salt Lake City Utah. We also have a shooting took place in a Charleston church in trans woman who won a primary for the race of June, Ginny Deerin, the openly bisexual mayor- post-marriage decision city council in Midvale City, Utah. We have an- al candidate whom Victory Fund was endorsing, By Matt Simonette other queer woman who is running to be mayor was able to address the related issues head-on of Charleston, South Carolina—that would be a in her campaign. When the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund came into game-changer.” “The way that we do our work has evolved, existence 24 years ago, according to its presi- Moodie-Mills, who was appointed in March but the core of our mission is just as relevant dent and CEO, Aisha Moodie-Mills, there were 2015, is the first woman, the first lesbian and as it’s ever been,” Moodie-Mills said. just about 10 out elected officials. Today, there the first person of color to head a national are usually between 450 to 500 openly gay of- ficials at any one time. “That sounds like a wonderful growth, and Trans murder is Detroit mourns loss we’ve reached a tipping point in our society 20th this year of gay man with awareness of our issues—but there are In Philadelphia, 22-year-old Kiesha Jenkins The body of Melvin, an African-American 50,000 elected officials in this country, so 450 has been murdered—marking the 20th mur- gay male, was discovered shot to death Oct. is just a small fraction,” said Moodie-Mills, who der of a transgender woman this year in the 5, according to an Equality Michigan press is based in Washington, D.C., during a recent United States, according to Advocate.com. release. trip to Chicago. She manages a staff of 18 and This latest killing comes less than two Melvin (whose real name WJBK has re- a budget of about $4 million. months after advocates confirmed what were vealed as Gregory Daniels) was homeless, Victory Fund is a political action committee then the most recent reports of murdered and often wore clothing typically worn by dedicated to helping elect more elected of- Black trans women, including Jasmine Collins women to earn a living, causing early reports ficials who are openly LGBT. Moodie-Mills ex- of Kansas City, Missouri, and Keyshia Blige to identify him as potentially a member of plained that the organization’s mission is even of Naperville, Illinois. Another Black trans the transgender community. Friends of Mel- more critical now that marriage equality is the woman, London Chanel, was found deceased vin, however, insist that he did not identify law of the land. shortly after midnight on May 18 in front of as transgender. “There are still 28 states in this country Aisha Moodie-Mills. an abandoned North Philadelphia house after Yvonne Siferd, Esq., Equality Michigan’s where LGBTs have no protections from discrimi- Photo by Matt Simonette being stabbed twice. director of victim services, said, “Enough is nation,” she said. “Those 28 states are what Philadelphia Police Department’s Office of enough. As mainstream communities use our we call ‘low-equality states.’ … What we know Public Affairs spokesperson Ofc. Tanya Little lives and our bodies as political fodder and to be true is that every state that has passed, and prevent conservatives from rolling those said that several males attacked Jenkins, comedy, our people are dying in brutal and through their legislature, some kind of same- achievements back. who was shot in the back while exiting her violent attacks.” sex marriage recognition—or some kind of ma- “We’re interested in diversifying the pipe- vehicle. [Editor’s note: WJBK noted that a suspect jor LGBT equality measure—in its statehouse line of [LGBT] leadership,” Moodie-Mills added. Twelve transgender women were reported has been arrested. The alleged shooter, has only done so after it’s elected an actual “You look around the country, and we don’t as murder victims in 2014. 44-year-old Byron Lacey is facing murder and gay person to that statehouse. When LGBT per- have many people of color or many trans can- The Advocate article is at http://www. firearm charges that could result in life im- sons are elected to office, they are driving the didates running for office, so we try to focus on advocate.com/transgender/2015/10/06/kie- prisonment. More info is at http://www.fox- policies that impact our lives.” that [part of the] pipeline, and that helps us sha-jenkins-becomes-20th-us-trans-woman- 2detroit.com/news/local-news/32145045- Victory Fund’s next step is “amassing politi- spot critical races that would be what we call murdered-year. story.] cal power” to secure the community’s gains game-changers.”

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17 WINDY CITY TIMES Oct. 14, 2015 9 Legacy Walk unveils five new bronze memorial plaques By MELISSA WASSERMAN

Chicago’s Legacy Walk gained five new bronze memorial plaques that were unveiled in the Phase IV dedication ceremony on Oct. 10 in Boystown. There are 35 plaques mounted on the rainbow pylons standing on Halsted Street. The five new inductees include The Pink Triangle, Billy Stray- horn, Rudolf Nureyev, Leonard Bernstein and Josephine Baker. By coincidence, Legacy Project Executive Di- Billy Strayhorn Songs, Inc. President Alyce Claerbaut (right) speaks at the unveiling of the rector and Founder Victor Salvo said this is the Billy Strayhorn plaque. first year all of the inductees have come from Photos by Melissa Wasserman the entertainment industry. The selection, he added, are also a diverse group. Vice President/plaque sponsor group spokes- Miller from WCPT’s “Out! Chicago” show are set The induction ceremony took the walking person Paul Highfield; professor/author Dr. to host. group of visitors North on Halsted Street to see Danny M. Cohen; the Auditorium Theatre’s “I think what we’re doing is important,” said each of the new plaques. At each stop, Salvo Christina Bourne; Billy Strayhorn Songs, Inc. Salvo, who hopes that, by 2020, there will ac- did the introductions; then, friends, relatives President Alyce Claerbaut; Joel Hall Dance tually be a brick-and-mortar museum. ”We’re and bronze-plaque donors shared thoughts Company Founder Joel Hall; WFMT Radio Ex- trying to make history accessible in a way that and personal anecdotes on each of the historic ecutive Vice President/plaque sponsor Steve it never really has been—anybody’s history, let Robinson; Tom Batchell, the surviving partner alone LGBT history.” LGBT figures. High school students from gay- Top: Dr. Paul Lisnek and kids at the of critic Andrew Patner; and author, WGN tele- For more information, visit LegacyPro- straight alliances around the Chicagoland area, Josephine Baker plaque. Above: The Leonard vision/radio personality and plaque sponsor Dr. jectChicago.org. including Lincoln Park High School and Lyon Bernstein plaque gets photographed. Below: Paul Lisnek. Kennedy also said a few words dur- Township High School, read brief biographies Joel Hall and Victor Salvo at the Rudolf ing the walk. before the plaques were revealed. Nureyev plaque. Usually, the dedication ceremony is held on “We try to get people that have personal con- National Coming Out Day (Oct. 11). However, nection in some way,” said Kennedy. the Chicago Marathon pushed the date this The Legacy Project represents history, but year. also takes steps into the future with new tech- “It’s always important that we have the LGBT nology. Salvo explained visitors of the walk will youth read the plaques and are here because be able to scan a code on the pylons and ob- so much of what we’re doing is for them; to try tain more information about featured figures. to give them role models, to record history,” The walk ended with a new plaque in front of Ralph Kennedy, president of Legacy Project’s Center on Halsted, with the celebration con- board of directors. cluding with a pizza party inside the Center. Each of the speakers and donors held a con- The celebration continues Oct. 17 with a cel- nection with a particular honoree. Some of ebration reception at Sidetrack at 2-5 p.m., those speakers included Legacy Project Board with an admission of $75. Scott Duff and Ellen

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HIV from cover Luis Cano. Photo courtesy of Cano but to the false friends that come along with them.” And there were more consequences. One day he got bronchopneumonia, which almost killed him. That is when he discovered he was HIV-positive. He thought his life was over: He lost a lot of weight, spent a month in a hospi- tal and wanted to go back to Mexico and die. However, his heart remained strong, and the support of his family was even stronger. His aunt and role model, Josephine, encour- aged him to fight for his life. She herself has survived several difficult diseases (including cancer) and surgeries, and took care of him for months in Chicago, until he gained some weight back and was able to walk again. Nowa- days, Cano lives with her, her mother and their dogs—and he is immensely grateful with her for taking care of him, for remaining strong, for sharing her financial resources, her time and her energy. Cano is now in better shape—to the point where he is practically undetectable. In addition, he is a legal resident, and he has started working again in small temporary jobs in factories or as a waiter—flexible options that are not hard on his health. Nonetheless, even though the virus is not the death sentence it was in the ‘80s, and the gov- ernment helps people with HIV, he has argued it still has consequences. He has to take ag- gressive and expensive medications three times a day. He recently needed surgery to take away an infected fragment of his intestines. He also had to change his medications because they severely altered his digestive system. He has to deal with a list of more than 40 different pills and see which are the best for him: Some medi- cations may cause allergic reactions or affect watches the news, goes grocery shopping, pays However, Cano added that he no longer lives in that faith (in oneself, one’s family and/or in some organs, others are for patients with very taxes and likes Meryl Streep, Ricky Martin, Bra- denial or depression and that he enjoys life and a supreme force) may bring rewards and that particular characteristics, and some cannot be zilian telenovelas and Forrest Gump. But he tries to stay productive. the Latino community must keep strengthening taken if other specific pills have been taken be- also sees himself as a guinea pig, a statistic. Cano—who feels that promiscuity is danger- with education. fore. He deeply regrets not having been careful He said he does not know if he should trust the ous—said that real human relationships are For HIV services, visit ProjectVIDA.org; for enough. pharmaceutical industry or his doctors (who precious, that being humble is vital, that edu- specific legal issues, see AIDSLegal.com. Cano is, in most ways, like most of us. He he said tend to contradict among themselves). cation and information can never be enough,

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PRODUCTION SPONSORS Timothy R. Schwertfeger and Gail Waller WINDY CITY TIMES Oct. 14, 2015 11 in Spain, France, several in Italy and several in Ragdale Foundation in Lake Forest, Illinois, permanent exhibit at Chicago Children’s Mu- Mexico. Gregory continued to be active in many helping to design a disabled-assessable artist seum on Navy Pier. charitable organizations, attended the Lyric studio. Gregory and Michael recently established the Opera and other theater events, entertained, Talented and creative his entire life, painting More Than Ever Education Fund (MTE), which and spent full days enjoying Evanston, where became a relatively new venture for Gregory, will be administered by La Casa Norte, a non- they lived, and Chicago culture. and he was supported by teacher, mentor and profit supporting homeless youth and families. Gregory was not a victim of Alzheimer’s; he friend Nancy Rosen. Gregory was very prolific People who would like to make a contribution was a hero in life. His calm, gentle, thought- with his work, which included abstract images, in memory of Gregory can make checks payable ful demeanor never failed him and he gave his color and pattern study; he had several art to La Casa Norte (MTE), 3533 W. North Ave., love to family and friends as freely and easily shows, including one at Lincolnwood Village Chicago, IL 60647, or donate online at www. as ever. Recently, he developed a cough and Town Hall Gallery and at the Lieberman Center. lacasanorte.org. cold that quickly developed into pneumonia. Gregory was instrumental in helping create Arrangements by Cremation Society of Illi- Midwest Hospice did a stellar job of keeping “Michael’s Museum: A Curious Collection of nois, 773-281-5058 or www.cremation-society. Gregory comfortable and supporting Michael as Tiny Treasures,” which went on to become a com well in his understanding of the process of dy- ing. Gregory’s death was an easy one for him Award, while Yamani Hernandez will be hon- and in the fourth day of his coma, he was able Out & Equal debuts ored with the Reproductive Trailblazer Award. to close his lips and give Michael one last kiss. See http://chicagoabortionfund.com/. There is magic in life ... and in death. company guidelines Gregory did his undergraduate work at Wesly- Out & Equal Workplace Advocates, a non- ian University in Connecticut and he graduated profit dedicated to achieving LGBT workplace Positively Aware Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard University. He re- equality, debuted its Workplace Gender Iden- tired from his architect and interior-designer tity and Transition Guidelines at the annual event Oct. 29 Test Positive Aware Network (TPAN) will be firm, Gregory Maire Architect Ltd, in 2005. His Workplace Summit, held this year in Dallas hosting a complimentary cocktail reception homes and design can be seen in Chicago’s Oct. 5-8. in commemoration of Positively Aware maga- Gregory Maire. Gold Coast and throughout the North Shore The publication will be available worldwide zine’s 25-plus years of HIV journalism. suburbs. His firm was the consulting architects to companies seeking to fully understand The event, “Positively Aware: 25 Years and for renovations at The Baha’i Temple in Wil- how to best support their transgender and PASSAGES Counting,” is open to the public and will take mette. His international work reached as far as gender-diverse employees and co-workers. place on Thursday, Oct. 29, 6-8:30 p.m., at Gregory Maire Saudi Arabia. The guidelines are available on the Out the Museum of Broadcast Communications, BY MICHAEL HORVICH Gregory’s homes range in style from modern & Equal website (http://www.outandequal. 360 N. State St. to classical, and he was equally known for his org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Out- The featured speaker for the evening will Michael Horvich and Gregory Maire have lived historically accurate detail or innovative de- Equal-Workplace-Transition-Guidelines-Full- be Tony Mills, MD. and loved together in a committed, same-sex sign. His work was published in a number of Edition.pdf). More than 3,000 people were To RSVP for this free event, go to http:// relationship for the last 40+ years. Sunday at architecture and design magazines as well as slated to attend the summit. www.kintera.org/AutoGen/Contact/Contac- 12 noon, Gregory Maire, diagnosed with young The New York Times and The Chicago Tribune. tUs.asp?ievent=1146607&en=buKLI0OHKaLU onset dementia/Alzheimer’s and who had been Earlier in his career, he was involved as a su- CAF’s 30th-anniv. JaMKL9LRL6NUJlJPJ6MSImJTI8PZIlJRJaOPIb- living at the Lieberman Center for Health and pervisor for an independent living house that KWKhPYImJVLgM6F. Rehabilitation on the special memory care unit is part of The Thresholds organization. In the gala Oct. 15 for the last 18 months, passed on to his next past, both Gregory and Michael were involved The Chicago Abortion Fund (CAF) will hold adventure on the other side of life as we know with Horizons, which eventually became Cen- its 30th-anniversary gala Thursday, Oct. 15, it. Correction ter on Halsted. Gregory worked the hotline and at 6:30 p.m. at the Center on Halsted, 3656 In last week’s issue, it should have been Gregory lived with and Michael supported him facilitated coming-out groups. Gregory served N. Halsted St. noted that Ron Nyswaner is the screenwriter through the diagnosis of young onset demen- on the board of DIFFA (Design Industry Foun- Cook County Board President Toni Preck- (not director) of the movie Freeheld. tia/Alzheimer’s for 12 years—and I mean they dation for AIDS) for many years and served as winkle will receive the Jean Peterman Access Windy City Times regrets the error. LIVED! They traveled the world, including stays president as well. He worked pro bono for the 12 Oct. 14, 2015 WINDY CITY TIMES viewpoints bility have been closely linked with marriage picting a greater variety of family structures, WINDY equality, as was evident in just about every gender identities, and racial diversity. Equally federal marriage ruling, marriage equality important, more books that are not “about” alone will not ensure every child is protected LGBTQ families—including some best-selling CITY by legal ties to any and all parents. mainstream series—have started showing gay Dana This is evident in the recent case of a for- characters. Rick Riordan’s wildly popular Percy RUDOLPH mer couple in Maryland who planned a child Jackson series features a character, Nico di An- together. The child was born in Washington, gelo, who in the fourth book reveals he has TIMES MOMBIAN D.C., just a month after the city began allow- a crush on protagonist Percy. Percy is straight VOL. 31, No. 3, Oct. 14, 2015 ing same-sex couples to marry. The new moms and not interested, but remains completely ac- The combined forces of Windy City Times, founded Sept. 1985, and Outlines newspaper, didn’t marry for five months. They separated a cepting of his friend. A change founded May 1987. year later and then divorced, and an appeals Even more unexpected, however, is repre- of season court in Maryland (where they live now) has sentation in Dan Pilkey’s popular elementary- upheld a lower court ruling saying that the grade series Captain Underpants, which is usu- PUBLISHER & EXECUTIVE EDITOR Tracy Baim I love the start of fall. It’s still warm, but with- nonbiological mother has no parental standing ally filled with the kind of sophomoric humor out the oppressive edge of summer heat. The to seek visitation. A child born during a mar- that makes my eyes roll. In his latest book, ASSISTANT PUBLISHER Terri Klinsky nights are cool, and the air brings with it the riage is presumed to be the child of both par- Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga MANAGING EDITOR Andrew Davis smell of leaves about to change. It’s my fa- ents, but that didn’t apply here, said the court, of Sir Stinks-A-Lot, Pilkey offers readers a ASSOCIATE EDITOR Matt Simonette because the child was conceived and born prior glimpse of his two main characters in the fu- BUSINESS MANAGER Ripley Caine vorite time of year for bike riding, when I can DIRECTOR OF NEW MEDIA Jean Albright pedal past the first hints of yellow and orange to the marriage. ture, writing, “Old George, his wife and their ART DIRECTOR Kirk Williamson in the foliage and feel the change of season in This new season, too, brings with it a fresh kids, Meena and Nik, sat on the couch, while SENIOR REPORTER Gretchen Rachel Hammond my bones. We’re at a seasonal change in LGBTQ breeze of awareness about transgender equal- Old Harold, his husband, and their twins, Owen Senior Account Executives Terri Klinsky, Kirk ity, as transgender advocates continue their and Kei, plopped down on the giant beanbag Williamson, Amy Matheny, Chris Cheuvront, Gretchen equality, too, I thought to myself on a recent Rachel Hammond, Mike O’Bleness ride. work for nondiscrimination statutes, fair medi- chair.” It’s not the set up for a joke—it’s just a NATIONAL SALES Rivendell Media, 212-242-6863 Marriage equality has been won, but we cal coverage, recognition of trans identities, reasonable future for the characters. The most SENIOR WRITERS Bob Roehr, Tony Peregrin, Lisa must now ensure our marriage rights are not and more. Back in 2014, Actor Laverne Cox significant aspect of both Riordan and Pilkey’s Keen, Yasmin Nair graced the cover of TIME magazine with the scenarios, I believe, is that they don’t assume THEATER EDITOR Scott C. Morgan curtailed through so-called “Religious Free- CINEMA WRITER Richard Knight Jr. dom Restoration Acts” in several states, which headline “The Transgender Tipping Point.” Per- gay and straight are two separate worlds, but SPORTS WRITER Ross Forman would give people the right to discriminate haps it was—but I think things will tip further rather harmonious parts of the same. ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT WRITERS based on “sincerely held religious beliefs”— now that less of the LGBTQ community’s energy A change of seasons indeed, I think to myself Mary Shen Barnidge, Lawrence Ferber, Mel Ferrand, will be focused on marriage. as I ride. On the final stretch back to my house, Jerry Nunn, Jonathan Abarbanel potentially impacting not only civil marriage COLUMNISTS/WRITERS: Yvonne Zipter, Jorjet Harper, licenses, but also adoption and foster care ser- A new season in our modern age also brings I do what I have loved doing since I was a kid: Charlsie Dewey, Carrie Maxwell, Billy Masters, Sarah vices, among other things. As we resist these new media. I hope it continues the trend of a jam the bike into high gear and fly down a hill, Toce, Dana Rudolph, Melissa Wasserman, Joe Franco, bills, we must also work for the expansion of steady increase in LGBTQ representation across seeing how far up the next hill the momentum Nick Patricca, Liz Baudler, Rex Wockner, Marie J. the spectrum. More and more shows feature will carry me. Inevitably, I have to pedal again, Kuda, Angelique Smith, Meghan Streit nondiscrimination laws, particularly in employ- SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHERS Mel Ferrand, Hal Baim, Tim ment, housing, and public accommodation. LGBTQ characters, with an increasing range of but I know I’ll always make it to the top. LGBTQ Carroll, Ed Negron Another seasonal task will be to clarify and racial diversity as well, according to GLAAD’s advocates are carrying a lot of momentum from WEBSITE LISTINGS VOLUNTEER Gene Naden expand parentage laws that apply to the way 2015 Network Responsibility Index. Children’s the marriage win. We’ll have to pedal again, to we form our families, such as those related to shows, especially for younger children, still lag be sure, but the top of the hill is in sight. It’s CIRCULATION surrogacy and de facto parentage (when a per- that trend, however. On the day Sesame Street a beautiful season for a ride. 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BOOKS point. It’s so immediate and spontaneous— “pink flurry” that has been going on for gen- and unexpected.” erations. The human interaction Steinem said she felt “It [the fight over women’s uteruses] will on the road was also unexpected. eventually come to an end,” Steinem said. “It Gloria Steinem “Given the general tenure of the press, which has been recognized for most of human history is to divide the country into two—into demo- that women control their own bodies and de- crat or republican, right or left, for or against cided whether and when to have children. Pa- recounts ‘Life on each issue—I’m always surprised, first of all, triarchy, racism and all the hierarchical bullshit at how diverse views are, and secondly, how has been around for a long time and it’s going progressive they are, in fact,” she said. “There’s to take a long time to uproot. Reproductive is- not just two views, there’s six or 12, but for sues are at the heart of it. Reproduction is way the Road,’ legacy the most part, people are quite angered and more important than production—it should be alarmed about the division of wealth or about the beginning of every economics course. You By Sarah Toce it would have been when I started it, but the putting more people in prison than in any have to control reproduction in order to have general scope of the book was something I other country—or about state legislatures op- soldiers and workers and so forth and to not Decorated award-winning feminist icon Glo- have always wanted to do—both because it’s posing abortion because the right wing win force women to have children they don’t want.” ria Steinem hasn’t released a book in over 20 my life on the road and because I want to en- in Washington so now they’re trying to win in Steinem helped found the National Women’s years, but her new memoir Gloria Steinem: My courage the idea that on the road organizers state legislatures.” Political Caucus, a group that continues to Life on the Road is literally worth every second even though we have the Internet and all the This broad landscape has given Steinem work to advance the numbers of pro-equality of the wait. The 81-year-old Women’s Action electronics in the world. Something happens pause. women in elected and appointed office at a Alliance founder is telling her own story from when we’re in a room together, as you know, “I feel much better about the country from national and state level. She also co-founded a uniquely different perspective—the driver’s that doesn’t happen when you’re on a screen or the bottom up than from the top down,” she the Women’s Media Center in 2004. seat. on a page.” said. “Since we read about it from the top “Incidentally, given the recent visit of the “I started the book at Hedgebrook—a writer’s Steinem’s rapport with the open air extends down, it’s always something of a surprise when Pope, it’s interesting that the Vatican approved retreat on Whidbey Island near Seattle,” she further than an arm’s reach. you wander around and just talk to people.” of and even regulated abortion until the mid- said. “Because I was on the road all the time, “In a way, I suppose the road is to me what She said that one case in point involves Don- 1800s,” she explained. “It only changed be- it meant that I worked on this book a month meditation is to sensible people,” Steinem ald Trump and what she stated is his obvious cause Napoleon III made a deal with Pro Pius every summer and then didn’t work on it for 11 said. “It forces me to live in the present since disconnect with Middle America. IX because Napoleon wanted more population months. It is no doubt a different book than I otherwise live totally in the future at this “Listen, as someone in New York who’s been growth and Pro Puis IX wanted the doctrine of forced to watch Trump all these years, he is Papal Infallibility, plus all the teaching posi- his own phenomenon,” she said. “As we say in tions in the French schools. It was a political New York, he was born on first base and thinks deal and now it’s treated as if it were always he hit a home run. His father was enormously about morals. It’s always been about power rich and successful. He himself has gone bank- and about politics—and it still is—look where rupt four times. His name on buildings—he we are now in this country. just leases his name. He doesn’t actually build “We are majority non-European-American the buildings outside of New York. It’s possible white country. The right wing, which bases its that people outside of New York are taking him authority in sex and race, are in a panic be- way more seriously than he deserves.” cause they see that this is happening. The first Regarding the presidential race in 2016, generation of a majority of babies of color has Steinem sees a shoe-in. already been born. So they are against abor- “Hillary [Clinton] has more multiracial sup- tion, against contraception, against sex educa- port than the other candidates,” she said. tion in the schools, and against immigration “There’s clearly nobody else in the race that because as the more honest of these groups— has her experience, understanding or humanity. the Quiverfull movement—the white race is I think this time she could win. I did not think committing suicide, they say.” so in 2008—I thought it was too soon for a Steinem has a different viewpoint. woman to win. Also, because she and Obama “It seems to me to be very good that we’re were identical on issues, and because Obama going to be a more diverse country—we’ll also represented an important first—it wasn’t understand the rest of the world better, but as dire by any means—but now it is dire.” they have exactly the opposite view,” she said. Steinem further emphasized, “For the first “They are in a deep struggle against abortion, year, people would say to me, ‘Are you sup- sex education—everything we need to have porting Hillary or Obama?’ and I would say, reproductive freedom. Once we understand it’s ‘Yes.’ I ultimately endorsed Hillary because she fundamental to everything else, I think we’re had way more experience—especially with the less surprised that it continues.” ultra-right wing—so I thought we could first After 30 years on the road, it must be frus- have eight years of Hillary and then eight years trating. of Obama, but I would be completely happy “It is frustrating, but I am no longer say- with eight years of Obama and then eight years ing, ‘I can’t believe we’re fighting this battle’ of Hillary.” because it’s a basic battle,” she said. “Once Women’s reproductive rights are once again Gloria Steinem. at the forefront of presidential debates as the Turn to page 18 Photo by Brian Kinyon nation gears up for 2016. Steinem recalled the 14 Oct. 14, 2015 WINDY CITY TIMES THEATER REVIEW Ride the Cyclone Playwright: Book, music & Lyrics by Jacob Richmond & Brooke Maxwell At: Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Navy Pier Tickets: 312-595-5600; www.chicagoshakes.com; $30-$48 ($20 for under 35) Runs through: Nov. 8

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With Ride the Cyclone, Chicago Shakespeare Theater abandons classical drama to debut a reworked and expanded 2010 Canadian musi- cal with a wonderful score and cheeky attitude, based on a macabre premise: six teens killed in a roller-coaster accident. There have been many real coaster disasters, but this one is fictional and timeless: It could be set in the 1950s, rather than the present, with its cel- ebration of old-style amusement parks. The tale is narrated by a sentient fortune- telling machine, The Amazing Karnak (nod Ride the Cyclone. o’ the mechanical head to Johnny Carson), Photo by Liz Lauren by Ryan Bourque which predicts the date of someone’s death instance. tiche pop musical score (music director Doug grow) are top-notch but there isn’t much depth and, therefore, isn’t a family-friendly carnival The teens include a straight-A, self-absorbed Peck, orchestrations Brooke Maxwell). The six here—it’s more a series of solo spots—which attraction. Itself soon to die as a rat chews girl; the only gay boy in town; a disabled teens—Karnak doesn’t sing—perform the hell may stand between Ride the Cyclone and a big through its power cord, Karnak (the Amazing youth walking with braces (discarded once he’s out of the spirited tunes, which channel rap, future for this off-beat 90-minute show. The six Masked Karl Hamilton) asks the newly deceased dead); a rapping immigrant tough-guy; a girl R&B, close-harmony, pseudo-folk and “Up With victims are only randomly connected by all be- six to reveal their inner selves—which they do who’s tired of being “the nicest girl in home- People” pep, among other musical flourishes. ing members of a high school choir on holiday. in a series of can-you-top-this songs—with room;” and Jane Doe, a student decapitated “The Ballad of Jane Doe” tops them all, the Still, they are played with exceptional pizazz one teen selected at the end to return to life. in the accident and left without any ID. Their show’s only slow song in 3/4 time, with colora- by Rohm, Tiffany Tatreau, Lillian Castillo, Jack- The style is theatrically self-referential and private identities are far-flung in spirit and tura embellishments (beautifully sung by Emily son Evans, Kholby Wardell and Russell Mernagh. tongue-in-cheek, which is popular these days style—the gay boy sees himself as a female Rohm, with orchestral obbligato). Brilliant design work is present all around, too. in shows as diverse as Urinetown, Matilda and French slut, the disabled boy as a great alien The score, performances and staging (di- Who remembers Riverview and “The Bobs?” A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder. It’s a lover, Jane Doe as someone with a name and rected and choreographed by Rachel Rockwell, style that can be too precious, but isn’t in this family—thereby inspiring an excellent pas- whose mastery of musical theater continues to

THEATER REVIEW terrace and views of palm trees through the deemed by Linklater’s astute observations of window instantly suggests a wealthy home in The Cheats. the banalities of everyday conversation and The Cheats California (which has a bear on its state flag). Photo by what people try to conceal when uncomfort- Playwright: Hamish Linklater Then later there’s a conversation between Gregg Gilman able truths are pushed too close to the surface. At: Steep Theatre, 1115 W. Berwyn Ave. the married couple of professional actress Director Joanie Schultz has found a cast that Tickets: 866-811-4111 Anne (Kendra Thulin) and teacher John (Peter works very well to bring Linklater’s vision to or www.steeptheatre.com; $25-$35 Moore) about their across-the-way neighbor’s life. Akin’s Jonathan in particular proves to be Runs through Nov. 7 cursive “B” ball cap (a vintage Chicago Bears very fascinating as his manly and lumbering football logo). bearish presence changes the whole easygo- BY SCOTT C. MORGAN And then there’s that neighbor himself that ing husband-wife dynamic of Thulin’s Anne and John has so obsessively been spying on while Moore’s John. The actors also do a great job Actor/playwright Hamish Linklater must have a taking smoke breaks out on the terrace. Jona- of highlighting the class differences that Lin- thing for bears. Or at least using bears for audi- than (Brad Akin) is a bearish and laconic film klater brings up between the couples and how ences to puzzle over their symbolic meaning in gaffer who owns an oversize dog that often they take divergent approaches to mourning. his world premiere comic drama The Cheats for gets loose whose name is, you guessed it, Now with The Cheats, Linklater could be the stable relationship between John and Anne Steep Theatre. “Bear.” commenting on how many married couples’ as gnawing secrets and personal tragedies get Before The Cheats begins, Chelsea Warren’s But as the plot unfolds on this midweek Hal- animalistic natures are constantly wearing forced out into the open. cozy upscale living room set with adjoining loween morning, it turns out that both Anne away at a monogamous façade. That’s because Now some might find Linklater straining a bit and John have previously encountered Jona- in addition to all of the aforementioned bear too hard to make the plot mechanics of The c than and his wife, Susie (Julia Siple), and have references, there’s also prominent and comical Cheats work via so much coincidence and odd guarded reasons why they haven’t made a uni- appearances of famous porcine characters from character choices—even though he says in the fied effort to reach out to their neighbors. So pop culture in the play, too. So in addition to program notes that the play was inspired by CRITICS’ when Jonathan barges into their home, his al- all the bears, watch out for pigs in The Cheats, real events. Yet The Cheats is more than re- PICKS ternately sad and menacing presence upends too. Disgraced, Goodman Theatre, through Oct. THEATER REVIEW ning for public office in 2011, and his ex-wife your moods or would such transparency ren- 18. Wealthy New York attorney Amir Kapoor has Eliza, who is finishing work on a computer- der you vulnerable beyond the limits of your changed his name to distance himself from his The (curious case ized android designed to serve as a service/ tolerance? Would freedom from the burdens of Moslem identity. A perfect storm—not all of comfort companion to the physically and/or quotidian decisions impel you to accomplish his making—engulfs him when he’s challenged of the) Watson emotionally impaired. Finally, we have four more or lull you into comfortable passivity? as to who he is and what he believes in a pro- men who share a common cognomen: a) Dr. Would you soon succumb to nostalgia for the duction with lovely, centered performances. JA Intelligence Playwright: Madeleine George John Watson, chronicler of the legendary de- endearing, if challenging, flaws that make us Funnyman, Northlight Theatre, Skokie, ex- tective Sherlock Holmes, b) Thomas Watson, human? tended through Oct. 25. Bruce Graham provides At: Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave. Tickets: 773-975-8150; assistant to Alexander Graham Bell, inventor As the author of Seven Homeless Mammoths a great vehicle for actors George Wendt and of the telephone, c) Josh Watson, the Dweeb Wander New England has noted before, this Tim Kazurinsky to respectively play an aging www.theaterwit.org; $12-$36 Runs through: Nov. 14 Team tech that politician-Merrick hires to dilemma is nothing new, hearkening back to comedian and his loyal agent as they face up to snoop on his former spouse, d) Eliza’s pro- the myth of Pygmalion and Galatea. Revolu- a changing entertainment landscape. SCM BY MARY SHEN BARNIDGE totype cuddly-buddy robot Watson, called so tionary discoveries require genius, it’s true, Sucker Punch, Victory Gardens Theater, in homage to the superstar AI computer that but as Tom Watson reminds us, earth-shatter- through Oct. 18. Roy Williams’ searing portrait After the medley of ringtones spanning a kicked its flesh-and-blood opponents’ butts ing deeds are rendered possible only with the of South London slums during the Thatcher on Jeopardy, the popular game show. help of numerous sidemen, backers, shlep- years focuses on a shabby boxing gym popu- century that signals the start of Madeleine George’s new play, listen closely to the char- Playgoers unnerved at the prospect of ca- pers, fixers and hand-patters with identities lated by passion-fueled pilgrims who fight in reening through Stoppardian time-travels will now lost to history. Director Jeremy Wechsler and out of the ring. MSB acters’ names. It will postpone, if not alto- gether prevent, your contracting cognitive be relieved to find their road that of a roman- has long recognized this wisdom (the corner- The Tempest, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, tic comedy premised on foolish lovers yearn- stone of all communal projects, including the- through Nov. 8. Aaron Posner and Teller’s adap- vertigo later on. First—though not in order of appearance— ing for the ideal mate, only to suffer existen- ater itself) and guides Joe Foust, Kristina Va- tation of Shakespeare’s lost-on-a-desert-island tial cramps when granted their wish. Think lada-Viars, Joe Dempsey and a legerdemanic fantasy boasts so much kaleidoscopic dazzle there is Victorian industrialist-innovator Mer- rick, who longs for science to build him the for a minute—what if your partner could creative staff in the lightning-transformative that you’ll want to see it twice, but you only foresee your every desire, sometimes before twists and turns of George’s Big Ideas Writ have time to see it once, so don’t wait. MSB perfect wife, and there is the presumably “im- perfect” Mrs. Merrick, who worries about her you, yourself, register its existence? Would Small with never a stumble or misstep. —By Abarbanel, Barnidge you be content to allow them to monitor and Morgan husband’s sanity. We also meet a Merrick run- WINDY CITY TIMES Oct. 14, 2015 15

“This is an important Steppenwolf show… a significant Marvin’s Room. achievement and, for fans of this great artist Photo by Michael Brosilow by Ryan Bourque and this company, ” THEATER REVIEW trifle idealistic, nonetheless. not to be missed This doesn’t mean that McPherson’s inept – Chicago Tribune Marvin’s Room and/or unwilling tribe embraces its challenges Playwright: Scott McPherson eagerly—least of all the afflicted Bessie her- At: Shattered Globe Theatre self, whose reluctance to relinquish her mana- at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave. gerial status makes for domestic upheaval no Tickets: 773-975-8150; less problematic as the hesitation of her po- www.theaterwit.org; $33 tential caregivers to assume responsibility for Runs through: Nov. 14 a bevy of adult dependents. Plays dealing with these uncomfortable “Witness the implosion of one of BY MARY SHEN BARNIDGE themes often take the easy road of amplifying the pathos of the situation or, alternatively, the more feverishly emotional, There are these two sisters, you see: Bessie is mining the icky minutiae of failing body func- a fortyish spinster sharing a house with two tions for sitcom-slapstick giggles. Under the deeply dysfunctional families on the elderly relatives, one of them bedridden after expert guidance of Sandy Shinner (who directed suffering a stroke 20 years earlier, the other the premiere production in 1990), however, a American literary landscape” mobile only through the grace of cyborg sci- cast led by Shattered Globe founding members – Chicago Sun-Times ence. In stark contrast to this selfless nurturer Linda Reiter and Rebecca Jordan deliver unhur- devoted to the welfare of others is younger sib- ried text-based performances illuminating the ling Lee, who long ago fled the homestead to human spirit dwelling even in the infantilized marry a romantic wastrel proving as deficient in Marvin, whom we see only in shadow behind a parenting skills as his empathy-impaired wife. screen, but who waves his arms and grunts in Bessie’s contracting leukemia mandates three delight at the simple magic of a blinking flash- generations reuniting—but who will take care light. of her? Autobiography inevitably fades over time. If you’ve never faced this kind of crisis per- Playgoers in 2015 do not concern themselves sonally, don’t try to imagine your response. with whether Aristophanes wrote Lysistrata to Medical progress and an aging baby-boomer impress a girl or Aphra Behn quarreled with her demographic portend an increasing segment husband before penning The Rover. We may re- of our nation’s population living with infirmi- call McPherson composing the play that would ties—numbers soon exceeding the available become his legacy while battling his own AIDS nurses needed to provide the attention they will symptoms and those of his life partner, who require. Given the filial diaspora engendered by would soon succumb to that then-fatal dis- exhortations to individual independence fos- ease. However, audiences centuries hence will tered in the 1960s and ‘70s, Scott McPherson’s see only a warm-hearted parable of confront- optimistic portrait of a clan coming to the aid ing mortality with courage, serenity and—yes, of its ailing kin nowadays seems—though per- humor—surrounded by the unconditional love haps not altogether fairy-tale fantastical—a of loyal companions. e SPOTLIGHT

The great American saga about sibling rivalry, family secrets—and the struggle to be good.

Adapted by ensemble member Frank Galati Directed by co-founder The Joffrey Ballet presents the U.S. premiere of choreographer John Neumeier’s modern reinter- Terry Kinney pretation of the classic 1876 ballet Sylvia. Using Neumeier’s same production from Germany’s Hamburg Ballet, the Joffrey dancers play goddesses, nymphs, shepherds and more in this tale of Tickets start at just $20 feminine power and love. Sylvia plays now through Sunday, Oct. 25, at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, 50 E. Congress Pkwy. Tickets are $32-$155; call 800-982-2787, or visit steppenwolf. org | 312-335-1650 www.joffrey.org or www.auditoriumtheatre.org. Photo of Holger Badekow/Hamburg Ballet 16 Oct. 14, 2015 WINDY CITY TIMES BOOK REVIEW began to form to taunt police—and it grew as people ran to pay phones to call friends. Stonewall: Some of those arrested were freed; others were CULTURECULTURE CLUBCLUB roughly handled. Bausum says that one of the Breaking Out in the latter, a lesbian, Fight for Gay Rights asked the crowd if they were going to by Ann Bausum do anything about $16.99; Viking; 120 pages it—and they did. by TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER At first, pocket change rained Your favorite hangout isn’t all that fancy. down on the po- It’s comfortable, though: you’ve got places lice, then pebbles, to sit, flat surfaces for your stuff, and your stones, bottles, friends are always around. Best of all, nobody and burning con- says you can’t be there; everybody’s welcome A transgender woman tainers. Some of teaches etiquette to all the time. It wasn’t always that way, though, the officers took LGBTQ youth. as you’ll see in Stonewall: Breaking Out in the Inspired by a true story! refuge inside Fight for Gay Rights, by Ann Bausum. the bar, await- There was a full moon that night, and it was ing back-up that hot. didn’t arrive for nearly an hour as two thousand Not hot like you’d describe a person but people raged on the streets. Riot crews eventu- “beastly hot,” weather-wise—and it was hot- ally showed up, and were mocked. ter inside New York’s Stonewall Inn. The unrest, says Bausum, lasted several For years, it’d been illegal in many cities to nights—but what lasted longer was that les- dance with someone of the same sex. With a bians and gay men suddenly knew that they few rare exceptions, being gay could get you weren’t alone. fired from work, rejected by family, and gen- Although it can become somewhat florid for erally ostracized; if you were a man wearing the sake of drama, Stonewall is a nicely surpris- women’s clothing, you could be arrested im- ing book filled with history that few younger mediately. But the Stonewall allowed dancing, people may know. drinking, cross-dressing, and the police looked The surprise comes in what author Bausum the other way because, says Bausum, the Ma- shares, which seems tame by today’s news, per- fia had ties to the Stonewall and bribes kept haps even quaint: nobody was seriously hurt, things running. and the single death was accidental and barely Based on the novel by D.E. Stevenson By June 1969, this covert freedom started related. That almost made me afraid readers causing problems: “closeted homosexuals” in- might forget that the riot marked the coales- MISS volved in an international bond scandal were cence of activism for gay rights, but Bausum spotted at the Stonewall by “organized crime anecdotally reminds us repeatedly of Stone- BUNCLE’S operatives” with blackmail on their minds. wall’s importance. She then goes on to look at BOOK The New York police department was ordered activism at other times in LGBT history. to close down the Stonewall. In the hot early This book is meant for teen readers ages 12 morning hours of June 28, they raided the and up, but it might be a challenge for those Sep 11 - Nov 1, 2015 packed bar. on the younger end and it certainly can be en- It didn’t go well. joyed by adults unfamiliar with this event. If 773-761-4477 As partiers and staff were arrested, a crowd that’s you, then Stonewall is rock-solid. www.lifelinetheatre.com “glee meets “funny and ” ”

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Screen- can Horror Story/Scream Queens actor Emma ing Oct. 17, 20, 23 Roberts is the conservative Christian woman KNIGHT James Carol—The long-awaited film adaptation Michael eventually falls for, Lesley Ann Warren at the of Patricia Highsmith’s classic 1952 novel Franco, for plays Michael’s mother and Daryl Hannah plays of lesbian passion The Price of Salt is finally his role in I a Buddhist monk. With this offbeat cast, out movies here. And the movie—scripted by Phyllis Nagy, Am Michael. director Justin Kelly has the makings of the directed by queer auteur Todd Haynes (I’m Instagram juiciest of biopics. Not There, Velvet Goldmine) and starring Cate photo by Ryan Although the film has its diverting moments By Richard Knight, Jr. Blanchett and Rooney Mara as the mismatched Bourque at the outset, ultimately it’s oddly flat and dis- lovers—sounds sensational. Returning to the tant—owing perhaps to Kelly’s insistence on artificial 1950s milieu he so brilliantly creat- handling Michael’s transition so gingerly, ap- ed in his 2002 masterpiece Far From Heaven, parently determined not to take sides. And for Chicago Internat’l Haynes’ film has received raves at its previous all of Michael’s hand-wringing, the script never festival screenings. A CIFF Special Presentation really gets beyond a surface explanation for his Film Festival: screening will take place Oct. 28; Haynes is ex- abrupt—and rather suspect—about-face. The LGBT highlights pected to attend. writer-director Stephen Cone again ponders film’s greatest sin, though, is that we don’t Eisenstein in Guanajuato—Peter Green- faith and homosexuality, the same turf he ex- care much about Michael—gay or straight. away—the English filmmaking provocateur plored in his critically acclaimed 2011 feature Screening on Oct. 24, 27 The 51st anniversary of the Chicago Inter- most renowned for his controversial 1989 indie Women He Undressed—From award-win- national Film Festival is being celebrated as The Wise Kids. This time out, it’s not just the sensation The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her teens who are questioning but their parents, ning Australian director Gillian Armstrong (My the fest kicks off Thursday, Oct. 15, with the Lover—returns with his latest sensual broad- Brilliant Career) comes this glitzy portrait of Chicago premiere of the wacky French-Italian too. It’s 17-year-old Henry’s birthday and it’s side, a biopic about Russia’s premiere film- pretty clear that the birthday boy (winningly the celebrated costume designer Orry-Kelly, comedy Mia Madre, from actor-director Nanni maker Sergei Eisenstein (Battleship Potemkin). who hailed from tiny Kiama, Australia, and Moretti—a movie that stars John Turturro (who portrayed by the adorable Cole Doman) is gay. When Eisenstein (Finnish actor Elmer Back) However, whether he’s ready to declare that to rose to the top of his profession, dressing gen- are both expected to attend the gala red-car- travels to Mexico to make a movie in 1931, he erations of film icons from Ingrid Bergman to pet event). the world—let alone himself—is just one of falls in love with his male guide, who takes the issues touched upon during the long after- Marilyn Monroe to Shirley MacLaine, winning The fest, which continues through Oct. 29, his virginity and reinvigorates his creativity three Oscars in the process. includes 13 entries in the festival’s LGBT- noon and evening of the pool party attended in the process. The movie’s filmed with all the by both friends and parents. A gay man in a world where “gay” didn’t ex- themed section called Out-Look. Several of signature, audacious Greenway visual flourishes ist, this exuberant, gossipy portrait of Kelly those, along with a vintage screening of par- There are a lot of other troubled folks on hand and copious amounts of full-frontal nudity. In and, as the party progresses (and a bottle of il- and Hollywood fashions through the decades ticular note, are highlighted below: English and Spanish. Screening on Oct. 27, 28 also lifts back the curtain on the unspoken sex- Carmin Tropical—Director Rigoberto Perez- licit wine gets drunk), secrets are revealed and Funny Girl—Barbra Streisand cemented her lives are irrevocably changed. Although a tad ual politics of showbiz, from Marlene Dietrich cano’s second feature is an intriguing variation superstardom, winning the Oscar along the way, to Cary Grant, who (according to Kelly’s own on the typical murder mystery—and this one is melodramatic, Cone’s sure touch with his actors with her 1968 film debut in William Wyler’s old- (including a bunch from the Chicago theatrical unreleased memoirs) was his one-time lover. set in Juchitan, a southern Mexican town that’s fashioned musical biopic about legendary Zieg- Lacking any documentary footage, Armstrong home to a community of people who consider community) is always a pleasure. Cone will at- feld Follies comedienne and singer Fanny Brice, tend the screenings Oct. 22, 23 and 24. comes up with a dazzling solution: Hire actors themselves muxe (mixed gender). Mabel, who is whose bright stage persona masked the heart- to stand in for the droll raconteur Kelly and also muxe and has spent years away pursuing a I Am Michael—James Franco plays gay break she was suffering offstage when her mar- again, this time as one-time gay-rights activ- many of his famous colleagues and place them career as a nightclub entertainer, returns when riage to chronic gambler Nicky Arnstein (the in artfully created simulations of the high- she learns of the disappearance of her friend ist Michael Glatze, who renounced his homo- luscious Omar Sharif) went on the rocks. The sexuality and became a conservative Christian points of his storied life. The result is a colorful Dani, another member of the trans community. stirring score includes “People,” “Don’t Rain on and delightfully entertaining exception to the But the police don’t seem to get anywhere and “ex-gay” therapist. Zachary Quinto plays My Parade,” “I’m the Greatest Star” and Brice’s Franco’s long-suffering boyfriend Bennett in usual talking-head documentary. Screening on with their investigation, so Mabel decides to own signature song, “My Man.” A restored print Oct. 23, Oct. 28. do a little investigating, with a sympathetic this true-life drama, based on a New York Times will be shown. Screening Oct. 17 magazine article. Charlie Carver co-stars as the See www.chicagofilmfestival.com. cab driver helping her. Though marred by a Henry Gamble’s Birthday Party—Chicago

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Homolatte started in October 2000 at the Willow Cafe on Thorndale Avenue, and was originally called “Grinder,” as the owner thought “Homolatte” was too strong a

name. See Homolatte.com. WINDY CITY TIMES Oct. 14, 2015 19 Billy Masters

“You don’t need to go to church to be a Chris- tian. If you go to Taco Bell, that doesn’t make you a taco.”—Justin Bieber shares a bit of philoso- phy with the world. I think this may be from the Gospel According To Cheech. Or was it Chong? Graham Norton recently bemoaned his single status in the UK press: “I would like to go out with someone my own age, but that seems im- possible. Gay men my age don’t want to date someone their age.” Those gay men interested in younger guys apparently include Graham himself. The 52-year-old comedian’s most recent relation- ship was a six-month stint with music exec An- Justin Bieber shows and tells. drew Smith, who is 36. Perhaps the age gap was just a fluke. In 2013, Graham ended a two-year it was just odd. But I’m glad that we were aware relationship with Canadian software designer of it and we didn’t feel victimized at the time.” Trevor Patterson. At the time of their breakup, Is there anyone who doesn’t think he’s talking Graham was 50 and Trevor was 30. Hmmm. about Lou Pearlman? He might want to compare Normally, I wouldn’t tackle a nude celebrity so notes with Nick Carter. early in the column, but how can I avoid Justin’s Although I had a busy schedule, I managed beaver? The first shocker is that Bieber actually to attend some of the Gay Days festivities in has a penis. Not only that, but it’s kinda sub- Anaheim. En route to the VIP cocktail party, stantial—I mean, I wouldn’t be bragging about I ran into the fabulous Frank DeCaro and his it, but I also wouldn’t be ashamed of it. Bieber’s equally fabulous spouse, Jim Colucci. Once at the somewhat-estranged dad posted this on Twitter: swanky soiree, I immediately found myself sur- “@justinbieber what do you feed that thing. rounded by Alec Mapa, Ben Baur, Derek Hart- #proud daddy ;-)” If Justin’s actually looking for ley, Michael Urie, Jai Rodriguez, Emerson Col- a proud daddy, I think Graham Norton is avail- lins, Blake McIver, Ronnie Kroell and oodles of able. others. Most of us headed over to the Kingdom Justin’s apparently not thrilled about his penis dance party, where the capacity crowd danced going public. His legal team is trying to squelch to the beat of the DJ extraordinaire, Kimber- the pics and has started sending out cease-and- ly S. For me, the highlight of the evening was desist letters. This is exactly what you DON’T Well-Strung’s performance. These guys never do if there is an alleged photo of you floating disappoint—and their new CD, POPssical, is now around. I taught this lesson to a notable televi- available on their website Well-Strung.com. sion host when his ponderous appendage went A gay escort in England has been sentenced to public (courtesy of moi). If you ask for the pho- 32 months in jail after blackmailing a client. The tos to be taken down, you are admitting they are hooker, John Walker, had been paid $3K to have legit and just feeding the flame—as it were. For sex and take drugs with a 49-year-old business- the time being, I’ll continue to bring you every man last February. The next day, Walker texted inch of Bieber on BillyMasters.com. the guy a photo of them in the hotel room, add- Many of my fans are quite smitten with Danc- ing, “Ring me or I will call your wife.” Walker de- ing with the Stars competitor Alek Skarlatos, manded roughly $4,500, which the victim wired one of three military men who thwarted a ter- into his account. Apparently that wasn’t enough, rorist attack on a train in Paris. While we don’t because Walker then sent the wife a video of her know much about the 22-year-old’s sex life, one husband wearing women’s lingerie. The business- of his comrades from that train attack is in the man came clean to his wife and sued Walker. In news. Spencer Stone was out with four friends ruling against Walker, the judge said, “The com- at Badlands, a popular gay nightclub in Sacra- plainant had been generous to you and that mento. (It should be noted that this happened made you greedy. You embarked on a scheme to on a Wednesday night, when the club has quite obtain money from him.” a large straight crowd.) After leaving the club, Lastly, we hear that Valerie Harper is not do- his group was accosted by some other people ing well. Ever since she collapsed backstage at on the street. While defending a female friend, the Ogunquit Playhouse in August, Harper has Stone was reportedly stabbed multiple times by not been seen in public. In fact, the only word two men who fled in a Toyota Camry. While au- from her has been a post on social media refut- thorities are trying to piece together what hap- ing reports that she was in a coma. No one has pened, doctors worked diligently on Stone, who had any direct contact with the beloved actress, is expected to make a complete recovery. leading people to believe that the post was not Meredith Vieira and her panel of guests were written by Harper at all, but by her husband, discussing Ashley Judd’s revelation that she’d manager Tony Cacciotti. Our sources indicate been sexually harassed by a studio exec. Lance that Harper’s medical condition is grave. We’re Bass said, “This also happens to men, too. I keeping her in our thoughts. mean, it’s a two-way street. It has happened When I’m simultaneously too young and too to me. When I was 16, 17 years old, when we old for Graham Norton, it’s time to end yet started, there was someone that we worked with another column. For the latest gossip, check that was inappropriately touching us. And I was out www.BillyMasters.com, the site that is old even aware then, at 16, that this guy was a pe- enough to know better. If you’ve got a question dophile and he was touching me oddly. But I for me, send it along to [email protected], didn’t feel victimized at the time because I was and I promise to get back to you before Bieber very aware of it.” When asked if he ever spoke shows Graham his chalupa! Until next time, re- up, Bass said, “No, I mean, with the guys, we member, one man’s filth is another man’s bible. would talk about it. We’d kinda joke about it, but it’s not a joking thing. But as a kid, I dunno, 20 Oct. 14, 2015 WINDY CITY TIMES the DISH Weekly Dining Guide in nightspots WINDY CITY TIMES Kanela the big Streeterville TO-DO BY Sebastian Saenz OUR WEEKLY PICKS TO PLAN YOUR NIGHTLIFE CALENDAR Abandoning the warm blankets for a quick shower resist the scents, and the soft contemporary rock and the chaotic rush hours (especially if it’s cold music soothes the ambience, allowing everyone to outside) is a major issue for non-morning people. talk comfortably. Even the toilets are neat. A cure, however, has been discovered: a pleasing Here comes the tricky part: deciding. The ex- The chicken and waffles (left) and exterior of meal at Kanela Breakfast Club-Streeterville (500 tensive menu includes starters, coffees and juices, Kanela Streeterville. N. Lake Shore Dr.; kanelabreakfastclub.com). non-fat Greek yogurt smoothies, cocktails, savory Photos by Andrew Davis This newest Kanela location offers the same dishes with eggs in almost any style, soups, salads, experience in terms of efficient and warm service sandwiches, plenty of vegetarian plates and sins sriracha honey sauce and fresh fruit on the side— as well as price/quality relationship as the other for those with a sweet tooth. (There’s also a cater- is very substantial and good, if not great. venues all over the Windy City. Patrons are able ing menu.) The dish consisting of eggs over housemade cho- to get a vast breakfast (from 6 a.m. Mon.-Fri.), The Skin Revive juice might be a tad acidic, but rizo with Chihuahua cheese—along with toast with friends can meet for a delicious brunch and nine- it is perfect to wake someone up thanks to its com- strawberry jam, potatoes and fresh avocado on the to-fivers even have a late lunch alternative (until ponents of kale, pineapple, cucumber and lemon. side—is recommended for those who also enjoy 3:30 p.m.). Conveniently located close to the busy However, for the ones who rather have a sweeter spicy salsa verde. And in case anyone has room, Navy Pier, wise guests should be careful to plan drink, the Strawberry-Orange juice blend might be the sticky Nutella S’Mores Waffle—with its crushed Miller Lite presents: their visit, particularly during weekends. Tables a better choice. Graham crackers, caramelized marshmallows and Night of 100 Drag Queens: on the sidewalk and glass walls welcome growling As for the food, starting with the moist and chocolate sauce—will probably force the guests to stomachs to a friendly place. Queens At Play sweet monkey bread with kanela, honey butter and ask for a wheelbarrow to transport themselves from Kanela’s decor combines harmoniously the cozy walnuts will stimulate anyone’s appetite (and shar- the premises. atmosphere of wooden design with a trendy taste. ing might be smart). The buttermilk-fried chicken An extra cardio session is worth trying the good, Wed., Oct. 21 The open kitchen does not make it any easier to and waffles—complete with sunny side up eggs, tasty and affordable Kanela. & Thu., Oct. 22 Sidetrack, 3349 N. Halsted St. Ferocious, fierce and fabulous queens from all over the state will be taking the Sidetrack stage for a production like no other to benefit Equality Illinois. This year’s theme is Queens at Play. This years’ per- formers celebrate games, dolls, toys, and all things play-ful with large production numbers featur- ing sexy dancers and outrageous costumes. For over 20 years, Chicago’s longest-running drag benefit has celebrated the campy, the beautiful, the avant-garde and the just plain “sickening” Chicago drag community and Equality Illi- nois at Sidetrack. Directed by Jeffrey Lynch and hosted by Dixie Lynn Cartwright and Alexis Bevels, Night of 100 HYDRATE Drag Queens features a who’s- who of Chicago drag, including Miss Richfield 1981 opens her big mouth, Friday, October 9. Chicago’s own RuPaul’s Drag Race Photos by Jerry Nunn favorites Dida Ritz, Monica Bev- erly Hillz (pictured at last year’s event; photo by Kirk Williamson) and Jade Sotomayor. A special VIP reception allows you in early to grab the best seats in the house and enjoy the beautiful and hi- larious Tequila Mockingbird as she sings live for your entertainment. Two nights only: Wednesday, Oc- tober 21, and Thursday, October 22, 2015. VIP tickets are $20 per person in advance or $25 at the door. Doors open for VIP reception at 7 p.m. General admission tickets are $15 per person in advance and at the door. Doors open for general admission at 8 p.m. Tickets are available online at www.sidetrackchicago.com or can be purchased at Sidetrack. —from a press release

TOUCHE RICKY MARTIN @ ALLSTATE ARENA Hangin’ during American Brotherhood Weekend. Many bon-bons were shaken, Sunday, October 11. Photos by Kirk Williamson Photos by Jerry Nunn WINDY CITY TIMES Oct. 14, 2015 21

Green House Theater 8:00pm - 10:00pm event/07004EF5DA1C3B3E Jamie Frazier, 10:30am Uptown Under- COMMUNITY 2257 N. Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL, (773) The Out Candidate: An Evening With Joe ground, 4707 N. Broadway St., Chicago 404-7336 773-404-7336 http://rickwat- Laiacona Free and open to the public 18+ http://www.lighthousechicago.org kinsproductions.com Tickets: http://rick- 7:30pm - 9:30pm Leather Archives & Parents, Family, Friends and Allies of CALENDAR watkinsproductions.com Museum 6418 N Greenview Ave.; http:// Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG) Free. 2:00pm Millions to “go purple” on social me- leatherarchives.org/events.html - 4:00pm Center on Halsted 3656 N Hal- dia Confront bullying as GLAAD launches sted Wed., Oct. 14 #SpiritDay app in support of LGBT youth Saturday, Oct. 17 Genderqueer Chicago A grassroots group 10:00pm Online http://www.glaad. Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance Monday, Oct. 19 that works to create safe spaces for every- org/releases/millions-%E2%80%9Cgo- (LGBTQ) Support meeting to talk about ill- Transworks Peer leaders run a job program one to talk about, think about, explore and purple%E2%80%9D-social-media-oct- nesses, symptoms, treatment, doctors, and for gender non-conforming community express gender. 7:00pm - 8:15pm Center 15-confront-bullying personal issues such as dating, relation- members in the John Baran Cyber Center. on Halsted 3656 N Halsted St. ships and work. Every Saturday. 11:00am Walk-ins welcome. Free. 12:00pm - 2:00pm Aon forum on trans inclusion Panel dis- Friday, Oct. 16 - 12:30pm Center on Halsted 3656 N Hal- Center on Halsted 3656 N Halsted St. cussion on transgender inclusion in the Bisexual Queer Alliance Chicago Current sted St.; http://dbsa-glbt-chicago.com Jenny Block, author of “O Wow! Discover- workplace. Continental breakfast and net- and former board members will be join- The Legacy Walk Hosted by OutChicago’s ing Your Ultimate Orgasm” Book-signing working session will take place 9:30-10 ing to reflect on the organization and it’s Scott Duff and Ellen Miller, an afternoon and open discussion 5:00pm - 10:00pm am., with a discussion/presentation at 10 history. In honor of LGBT history month, of “Slushy Drinks”, surprise guests, fabu- The Pleasure Chest, 3436 N Lincoln Ave. am.-12 pm. LGBTQ-rights advocate and Out it’s time to talk about Chicagoland bi his- lous raffle prizes and a Silent Auction to & Equal board member Lori Fox will moder- tory. 5:00pm Center on Halsted 3656 benefit the Legacy Project’s historic work. Tuesday, Oct. 20 ate the panel and present Out & Equal’s N Halsted Chicago http://www.centeron- $75 2:00pm - 5:00pm Sidetrack 3349 N Jenny Block, author of “O Wow! 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Games). Anything from Shrek to Austin Pow- ers (Mike Meyers fan obviously) to Star Wars DANCING to Warriors. It’s all good. As long as the movie has memorable iconic tracks or scores, you’re ABOUT creating a mood that will bring back memories ARCHITECTURE or even tie into certain costumes who show up.

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The Lonely Island. A bloody good halloween Keep it Funny. Don’t be afraid to go for goofier or novelty hits. You’d never play “Gang- party playlist nam Style,” “Macarena” or “I’m Too Sexy” at a normal party. Those go way beyond ironic to We adults have now taken over Halloween from embarrassing, but tonight they’re fair game. the children, making it one of the year’s big- A good novelty track (possible oxymoronic) gest party nights. That’s where I come in. Ev- brings out the silly in the silliest of evenings, ery October, I try my best to help you with and a good comedy track (Weird Al, Lonely Is- your Halloween party playlists and since this land, Dan Band) keeps a party light and filled holiday falls on a Saturday, ain’t no way you’re with laughter. getting a DJ. Break out of your usual genres. Some will Now, we all know the chestnuts: Minis- go with trance, some with goth, some 2007 era try’s “Every Day is Halloween;” Rockwell’s Britney Spears. 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She often looks to the clean artist communities as formalists who respect About a year after arriving in Chicago, choreog- Wallers also became interested in how Japanese and crisp lines and forms Merce Cunningham and observe the traditions of their respective rapher Joanna Furnans is trying a whole bunch kimonos were constructed and folded to repre- developed as inspiration because of his abil- art forms, while acknowledging that part of of things for the first time. Furnans’ first at- sent different classes, and the hidden language ity to “wipe the slate clean from the embel- that tradition includes breaking the rules and tempt at creating an evening-length concert that could be determined by how it was worn. lishment that makes movement gendered,” she rebelling against norms. Each desires to view includes new collaborations, new sources of She saw parallels of this hidden language to gay said. and to make work that has a fresh approach funding, and new initiatives. culture in the 1980s and 1990s, when subtle “What are the signifiers in our techniques and innovative edge, yet is intentional, rigor- Signifier, premiering Oct. 23 at Links Hall, in- jewelry or clothing choices were used to iden- that make us read as feminine, feminized, sexu- ous, and displays a level of discipline that isn’t cludes dancing by Furnans, Hope Goldman and tify other gay people. While flashy fabric hidden alized… any of those things?” she asked. Then, always present among fringe artists and per- Julie Boruff, with lighting by Christine Shallen- within a kimono or a pinky ring don’t resonate after acknowledging the connotations of these formers. berg, a recent LinkUP artist whose credentials today as particularly rebellious—symbolism movements, Furnans sought to figure out if she “There’s a balance somewhere in there,” said include five years as the lighting director for hidden within a subversive counterculture were still liked and gravitated toward them as source Furnans, although she isn’t entirely confident Merce Cunningham. Furnans is also collaborat- bold assertions that carried potentially grave material for her dances. On a larger scale, she that her work will resonate with the polar ends ing for the first time with her partner, Christine consequences. hopes to prompt audiences and choreographers of this spectrum. “I made a dance that I think I Wallers, a visual artist creating scenic design “I’m not interested in any of that,” said Fur- to evaluate our innate judgments and percep- would want to see,” she said, and in a way, the for Signifier (Wallers’ first scenic credit) made nans, whose dance is about deconstructing tions of these movements, and identify that we women approach their work like a flash of red possible through a DCASE grant (Furnans’ first), and reconstructing dance phrases with spe- can choose to do something different. satin folded into a kimono. While rebellion may in a studio space Wallers and Furnans share in cific attention to how dance is gendered and In their discussions, Wallers felt that there not be distinctly overt, it is subtly layered into Ravenswood (a first for both women). sexualized in stereotypical and heteronorma- were similarities in their ideas, because at the the work like an intentional smirk. In an interview with Wallers and Furnans, tive ways. “The dancers [in Chicago] are awe- core both lines of investigation are rooted in Joanna Furnans’ Signifier premieres Oct they discussed the nature of their collabora- some—they’re just incredible—but there’s a representation. “I love that [Christine’s] stuff 23-25 at Links Hall, 3111 N. Belmont Ave. tion. While the scenic elements and the dance very heteronormative representation of how fe- is imbued in there,” said Furnans, “but I’m not Performances begin at 7:30 p.m.. Tickets are are being created side by side, Wallers began male dancers should be dancing,” she said. Fur- enacting any of that in the physicality. And $10-18; visit http://linkshall.ticketfly.com. the work with a line of investigation completely nans is scrutinizing classical techniques such that’s ok… I gave her some parameters, the This is a shared program with performance unrelated to Signifier. as ballet and contemporary dance, in part due main one being that I didn’t want any physical artist Joshua Kent and his new work, WATCH- Wallers’ initial spark was rooted in kumadori, to a the realization that she was beginning to obstacles in the space. I didn’t want to have to ING ME/WATCHING YOU. Learn more about a specialized stage makeup technique used in adopt some of these choreographic trends. She interact with anything. Her approach to [the] Christine Wallers at www.christinewallers. traditional Japanese kabuki theater. 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