VOL 32, NO. 11 NOV. 30, 2016 www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com THE ART OF ACTIVISM Roger Brown, Peach Light, 1983. Copyright The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Brown family Art AIDS America co-curator talks activism, exhibition BY GREtcHEN RACHEL HAMMOND The Alphawood Gallery and the city of Chicago will be the exhibit’s final home—a host to work that, for the most part, On World AIDS Day Dec. 1, The Alphawood Gallery in Chicago’s was never before seen until co-curators Chicagoan gay-rights Lincoln Park neighborhood will officially open the extraor- activist/Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art Presi- dinary and historic new exhibit for which the building was dent Jonathan David Katz (who is also director of the visual CITIZEN JANE conceived and designed. studies doctoral program at State University of New York- Buffalo), alongside Tacoma Art Museum Chief Curator Rock Jane Lynch on Glee, new holiday CD. Since its Oct. 3, 2015 premiere at the Tacoma Art Musuem (TAM), Art AIDS America has been touring the country with Hushka, began years of painstaking work. Photo by Jake Bailey pieces depicting the history of AIDS in the United States as Katz spoke with Windy City Times about that work and the 34 seen through the uncompromising eyes and limitless creativ- life which gave rise to it. ity of the visual artist. Turn to page 23 UBER RELATIONSHIP HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE FIDEL CASTRO Couple unites, thanks to ridesharing. Controversial world leader Photo of Tanya Serrano-Bargas and Marisela Bargas dies; LGBTs react. by Gretchen Rachel Hammond 20 PART ONE 37-41 Instagram photo 4 @windycitytimes1 /windycitymediagroup @windycitytimes www.windycitymediagroup.com 2 Nov. 30, 2016 WINDY CITY TIMES mbusa.com/s-cab Love at first sight. Dream convertibles do come true: the 2017 S-Class Cabriolet is unmatched in style, innovation and luxury. 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MB-LGBT_S-Cab_16_Women_WindyCityTimes_01.indd 1 6/13/16 3:41 PM WINDY CITY TIMES Nov. 30, 2016 3 NEWS Cuban leader Fidel Castro dies 4 OBITS: George Saint-George, Ian Schroeder 6 SCOTUS bios 7 Sock campaign helps youths; Tel Aviv facility 8 Woman alleges CPD attacked her 10 Serving the rainbow youth 12 Airbnb aims to fight discrimination 13 Website gathers names of Irish LGBT emigrants 17 Transgender activist Judy Bowen 18 An Uber-driven relationship 20 Jim Petrakis: Consultant, AIDS survivor 22 INDEX Art AIDS America 23 Views: Randolph; letters 28 ENTERTAINMENT/EVENTS Scottish Play Scott 29 Theater reviews 30, 32 DOWNLOAD THIS ISSUE Late Night & Late-er Night Andersonville AND BROWSE THE ARCHIVES at WCT reviews The Fundamentals 30 Friday, Dec. 2 and 16, 6-10pm www.WindyCityTimes.com Two nights of special events, shopping, entertainment, holiday treats, and pictures with Santa! Theater actor Tom Hewitt 33 Jane Lynch talks with WCT 34 Julmarknad “Holiday Market” Saturday A women’s tuxedo’s journey 35 Dec. 3, 10am-5pm | Sunday, Dec. 4, 10am-4pm VOL 32, NO. 10 NOV. 30, 2016 www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com Holiday gift guide, part one 37-41 THE ART OF NIGHTSPOTS 42 Traditional Swedish entertainment, food, and crafts at the Swedish ACTIVISM CMSA Hall of Fame; Barry’s Bootcamp opens 44 American Museum, 5211 N. Clark, plus a host of holiday festivities throughout the neighborhood. Museum admission $2. Roger Brown, Peach Light, 1983. Copyright The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Brown family Art AIDS America co-curator OUTLINES talks activism, exhibition BY GRETCHEN RACHEL HAMMOND The Alphawood Gallery and the city of Chicago will be the St. Lucia Festival of Lights exhibit’s final home—a host to work that, for the most part, Classifieds 46 On World AIDS Day Dec. 1, The Alphawood Gallery in Chicago’s was never before seen until co-curators Chicagoan gay-rights Lincoln Park neighborhood will officially open the extraor- activist/Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art Presi- dinary and historic new exhibit for which the building was dent Jonathan David Katz (who is also director of the visual CITIZEN JANE conceived and designed. studies doctoral program at State University of New York- Buffalo), alongside Tacoma Art Museum Chief Curator Rock Jane Lynch on Glee, new holiday CD. Since its Oct. 3, 2015 premiere at the Tacoma Art Musuem (TAM), Art AIDS America has been touring the country with Hushka, began years of painstaking work. Calendar Q 46 Photo by Jake Bailey pieces depicting the history of AIDS in the United States as Katz spoke with Windy City Times about that work and the 34 seen through the uncompromising eyes and limitless creativ- life which gave rise to it. Tuesday, Dec. 13, 4:45pm ity of the visual artist. Turn to page 23 A candlelit, carol-filled procession followed by singing and treats at the Swedish American Museum, 5211 N. Clark. UBER RELATIONSHIP HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE FIDEL CASTRO Couple unites, thanks to ridesharing. Controversial world leader Photo of Tanya Serrano-Bargas and Marisela Bargas dies; LGBTs react. by Gretchen Rachel Hammond 20 PART ONE 37-41 4 @windycitytimes1 /windycitymediagroup @windycitytimes www.windycitymediagroup.com Admission is either $1, an unwrapped toy, or fresh produce online exclusives at donation for Care for Real, Edgewater’s food pantry. www.WindyCityTimes.com andersonville.org BREON LIGHTS Breon Arzell (left) shines in the local theatrical production Rutherford’s Travels. PR photo ENGAGEMENT RINGS WEDDING BANDS ARMADA TRAVELS The 2017 Nissan Armada is cozy and G.A.Y. (Girl, it’s All about You). Photo from Gaywheels.com IS STRUT, SERIOUSLY MOORE OR LESS The Strut fashion show (which marks World AIDS Day) benefited the South Side Help Center. VIEW EVERYTHING The International Museum of Surgical Science is presenting two exhibits that document very different aspects of the AIDS epidemic. THAT’S SHOW BIZ Find out the latest about Ruby Rose, Martha Stewart and the show Dante’s Cove. Donald Strzepek Proprietor, community member Donnie Moore is among those in Bent JEWELRY FOR ALL OCCASIONS Nights’ holiday column. plus 5 S. Wabash, ste 507 312.263.3315 Photo by Vern Hester Chicago, IL 60603 [email protected] DAILY BREAKING NEWS 4 Nov. 30, 2016 WINDY CITY TIMES Fidel Castro. Instagram photo Relationships & the Law Today BY ANGELO D. DIBARTOLOMEO Supreme Court to take on issue of transgender bathroom policies in schools A transgender boy banned from using the basis of sex, requiring him to use the boys’ restroom at his high school the girls’ restroom in accordance with sued his county school board alleging his birth-assigned sex of female is not a that it impermissibly discriminated him violation of Title IX. in violation of Title IX of the U.S. Con- The student subsequently appealed stitution. The student’s birth-assigned the dismissal of his Title IX claim to sex is female, but his gender identity is the United States Court of Appeals for male. the Fourth Circuit. On appeal, the main Since he was a freshman, he began issue was the interpretation of the De- hormone therapy, legally changed his partment of Education’s regulations im- name to a traditionally male name, and plementing Title IX that permit schools has lived all aspects of his life as a boy. to separate bathrooms on the basis of However, he has not undergone sex re- sex. The crux of the issue was that the assignment surgery (an action that is Department’s Office of Civil Rights spe- not permitted for minors). [This is an cifically stated that the regulation is to Cuban leader important distinction as the case that is be interpreted, in relation to transgen- the subject of this article is engrossed der students, that “a school generally in the debate of sex versus gender as it must treat transgender students con- applies to federal regulations regarding sistent with their gender identity.” The Fidel Castro dies bathrooms in schools.] District Court, however, ruled that the At the student’s request, his high regulation permitting separation on the BY ANDREW DAVIS AND MATT SIMONETTE orientation. school allowed him to use the boys’ re- basis of sex was unambiguous and did In 1980, “Castro opened the doors for the stroom in accordance with his gender not afford deference to the Department’s Longtime Cuban ruler Fidel Castro has died at Mariel flotillas, which started when 5,000 Cu- identity as male. He was able to do so stated interpretation that transgender age 90. bans, including a large number of gays, oc- briefly without incident, however, as students are to be treated in a way con- The country declared nine days of national cupied the Peruvian Embassy grounds and de- word spread through the community of sistent with their identity. mourning to mark his death. manded freedom.” About 125,000 individuals the school’s decision to accommodate On appeal, the Fourth Circuit re- President Barack Obama—who, two years journeyed to the United States—many of them the transgender student’s identity, many versed the District Court’s ruling hold- ago, brokered a deal to restore diplomatic ties gay people who Cuban authorities forced out demanded that he be prevented from us- ing that the Department of Education’s between the United States and Cuba for the of prisons and detainment facilities. However, ing the boys’ restroom. regulation is in fact ambiguous, and first time since they were cut 55 years ago— once the gay refugees arrived in the United It was argued by concerned commu- thus, the courts are to grant defer- offered his condolences.