POPULAR VOL 33, NO. 17 JAN. 10, 2018 www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com VOTES Record number of LGBTs seek office PAGE 6 JIM BENNETT Debra Shore. Activist reflects on leaving Lambda Legal. Photo from Shore. Other WCT archival photo 8 photo credits on index page. DEATH OF IN TUNE Musician Marsha Malamet reflects on career, working with Streisand’s son. 14 PR photo A PIONEER Jackie Anderson dies PAGE 4 ISLAND LIFE WCT talks with trans Hawaiian singer Jackie Anderson. Kaumakaiwa Kanaka’ole 15 Photo by Hal Baim PR photo @windycitytimes1 /windycitymediagroup @windycitytimes www.windycitymediagroup.com 2 Jan. 10, 2018 WINDY CITY TIMES In adults with HIV on ART who have diarrhea not caused by an infection IMPORTANT PATIENT INFORMATION This is only a summary. See complete Prescribing Information at Mytesi.com or by calling 1-844-722-8256. This does not take the place of talking with your doctor about your medical condition or treatment. What Is Mytesi? Mytesi is a prescription medicine used to improve symptoms of noninfectious diarrhea (diarrhea not caused by a bacterial, viral, or parasitic infection) in adults living with HIV/AIDS on ART. Do Not Take Mytesi if you have diarrhea caused by an infection. Before you start Mytesi, your doctor and you should make sure your diarrhea is not caused by an infection (such as bacteria, virus, or parasite). Possible Side Effects of Mytesi Include: • Upper respiratory tract infection (sinus, nose, and throat infection) • Bronchitis (swelling in the tubes that carry air to and from your lungs) • Cough • Flatulence (gas) • Increased bilirubin (a waste product when red blood cells break down) For a full list of side effects, please talk to your doctor. Tell your doctor if you have any side effect that bothers you or does not go away. You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. 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Talk to your doctor to What is Mytesi? find out if Mytesi is right for you Mytesi is a prescription medicine that helps relieve symptoms of diarrhea not caused by What Should I Know About Taking Mytesi an infection (noninfectious) in adults living with HIV/AIDS on antiretroviral therapy (ART). With Other Medicines? If you are taking any prescription or over-the-counter medicine, herbal Important Safety Information supplements, or vitamins, tell your doctor before starting Mytesi. Mytesi is not approved to treat infectious diarrhea (diarrhea caused by bacteria, a virus, or a What If I Have More Questions About Mytesi? parasite). Before starting you on Mytesi, your healthcare provider will first be sure that you do not For more information, please see the full Prescribing Information at have infectious diarrhea. Otherwise, there is a risk you would not receive the right medicine and Mytesi.com or speak to your doctor or pharmacist. your infection could get worse. 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NP-390-23 RELIEF, PURE AND SIMPLE WINDY CITY TIMES Jan. 10, 2018 3 NEWS Obit: Lesbian activist Jackie Anderson 4 Judge refuses families’ request 4 Obit: Art teacher/advocate Patrick Rand 5 Elections 2018: Record number of LGBT candidates 6 Elections 2018: Debra Shore runs for third term 7 Jim Bennett on leaving Lambda Legal 8 Viewpoints: Toce 10 ENTERTAINMENT/EVENTS Scottish Play Scott: Telling gay WWII history 11 INDEX DOWNLOAD THIS ISSUE Theater reviews 12 AND BROWSE THE ARCHIVES AT Musician Marsha Malamet profile 14 www.WindyCityTimes.com Trans Hawaiian singer Kaumakaiwa Kanaka’ole 15 Mattachine podcast launches 16 Book review: Tell: Love, Defiance and the Military... 17 NIGHTSPOTS 20 Classifieds; calendar 22 POPULAR VOL 33, NO. 17 JAN. 10, 2018 www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com VOTES Record number of Photo credits for cover collage: Top row, left to right: Gaylon LGBTs seek office PAGE 6 Alcaraz, courtesy of Alcaraz; Jill Quinn and Ed Underhill, photos JIM BENNETT Debra Shore. Activist reflects on leaving Lambda Legal. Photo from Shore. Other WCT archival photo 8 photo credits on index page. from campaign websites. Bottom row, left to right: Mike Forti, photo from Forti; Stephanie Miller, photo from Miller; Rev. Marcus DEATH OF Fogliano, photo from Facebook account. IN TUNE Musician Marsha Malamet reflects on career, working with Streisand’s son. 14 PR photo A PIONEER Jackie Anderson dies PAGE 4 Above: WCT reviews the production The Magic Parlour. ISLAND LIFE WCT talks with trans Hawaiian singer Jackie Anderson. Kaumakaiwa Kanaka’ole 15 Photo by Hal Baim PR photo @windycitytimes1 /windycitymediagroup @windycitytimes www.windycitymediagroup.com Photo by Ryan Bourque online exclusives at www.WindyCityTimes.com SPOKEN PROMISES WCT talks with out spoken-word artist Andrea Gibson (left). Photo by Coco Aramaki NAVAL-GAZING THE DINER THINGS The Dining News column has news of restaurant specials and more. THAT’S SHOW BIZ Find out the latest about Caitlyn Jenner, the show EastSiders and Ellen Page. plus Norfolk, Virginia, has a lot to offer— DAILY BREAKING NEWS including a ton of naval history. Publicity photo 4 Jan. 10, 2018 WINDY CITY TIMES Judge refuses families’ locker-room injunction request BY Matt SIMONETTE confirmed, there is no constitutional right to refuse to share a restroom or locker room with A federal judge has refused a request by Palatine students because they are transgender.” families for an injunction that would prohibit a Another transgender student sued the district transgender student from utilizing locker room in late 2017, maintaining that District 211 had facilities designated for females at her school in similarly prohibited her from using the girls’ Township High School District 211. locker room. That student said District 211 only The order on the injunction, by Judge Jorge developed the rules as they applied to Student A, Alonso in the United States District Court for the not the entire student body. Alonso noted that Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division, was development in his decision. issued Dec. 29. He refused the request primarily “The fact that other transgender students want because the student in question had graduated or might want to use sex-segregated facilities and federal guidelines impacting the situation consistent with their gender identity, however, had been lifted by the Trump administration. neither suggests that the injury of which Plain- It is the latest development in an ongoing case tiffs complained is continuing or that the injury that shook the Northwest Suburban community complained of will be repeated,” he wrote. in late 2015, when a transgender student—re- A status hearing on the matter is set for Feb. 8. ferred to in court documents and media as “Stu- dent A”—sued for the right to use public accom- modations designated for female students. The Obama administration intervened, and said the district was skirting Title IX violations that im- TPAN CEO Capouch periled its federal funding. The district relented, steps down over the objections of several local families, and Test Positive Aware Network has announced made accommodations for the student. that Patti Capouch has resigned as CEO; the board The following summer, a group of families sued has named Julie Supple, director of client ser- Jackie Anderson. the district as well as the federal, state and coun- vices, as the organization’s interim CEO. Photo by Hal Baim ty governments, charging the school violated or “Patti has made significant contributions to could potentially violate their children’s privacy. TPAN’s visibility and success that have stabilized The lawsuit was filed by an ad hoc group, Stu- the agency over the past several years,” said dents and Parents for Privacy, who are largely rep- Michael Murphy, TPAN’s board chair, in a press resented by the anti-LGBT organization Alliance release. Activist, professor Defending Freedom. The federal defendants were Capouch said, “I will miss working with the dropped from the case after the Trump admin- talented and dedicated staff at TPAN.