A MOTHER’S LOVE WINDY CITY THE VOICE OF CHICAGO’S GAY, LESBIAN, BI AND TRANS COMMUNITY SINCE 1985 OCT. 20, 2010 VOL 26, NO. 3 PAGE 29 TIMES www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com Election 2010: It’s Time Windy City Times’ Election Guide PAGES 11-18 SUSAN STRYKER PAGE 25 Windy City Times’ General Election Issue includes interviews and charts to help local voters determine who are the best candi- dates for their offices. The political round- up starts on page 11. FLORENCE HENDERSON PAGE 27 In good ‘Taste’ Gov’t moves to block DADT injunction BY REX WOCKNER Editor’s note: Windy City Times will post breaking news online at www.windycity- mediagroup.com about Judge Virginia Phillips’ decision regarding the injunction against ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ as soon as it becomes available. The U.S. government moved Oct. 14 to block a Riverside, Calif., federal judge’s worldwide injunction issued two days earlier that bars the government from mak- ing any further use of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” military gay ban. Justice Department lawyers asked U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips to sus- pend the injunction while the government appeals it, saying her mandated, im- mediate, universal end to DADT was imprudent and could harm the U.S. military. As of this writing, Phillips had not responded to the stay request, and Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell remains unenforceable worldwide. In issuing her injunction, Phillips said DADT violates servicemembers’ and pro- spective servicemembers’ Fifth Amendment due-process rights and First Amend- TREVOR PROJECT Beyondmedia held its “Taste of Ten” last week to mark its PAGE 9 ment rights to free speech and to petition for redress of grievances. 10th anniversary. See more photos on page 30 and online She permanently enjoined the United States, the defense secretary and anyone at http://www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com. Photo by Kat Trevor Project Executive Director Charles working with them from enforcing or applying DADT against any person. Robbins was in Chicago last week for a Fitzgerald (MysticImagesPhotography.com) benefit. Photo by Denver Smith Turn to page 5 TICKETS BEST chicagomuse.org NEW OR CALL THE BOX OFFICE MUSICAL 773.871.3000 of 2010* NOV. 7 - JAN. 2 Music and Lyrics by NEIL BARTRAM Book by BRIAN HILL *Selected by the Chicago Muse Membership VICTORY GARDENS BIOGRAPH THEATRE Directed by Tony Award Winning Director RICHARD MALTBY JR. 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BY CHUCK COLBERT NATIONAL NEWS Photo by Rex President Barack Obama headlined a get-out-the- Wockner vote rally for Democratic Governor Deval Patrick in Boston on Oct. 16. The rally took place at the Hynes Convention Center in the city’s Back Bay neighborhood, drawing thousands of sup- —Arson suspected porters. at Tenn. gay club About 10 minutes into Obama’s speech, a handful of protestors, advocating increased fed- eral funding for HIV/AIDS, heckled the president —Andrew Cuomo it would be sent to the White House for clear- and raised a sign reading “Keep the Promise: (left) ance. They informed her that she would hear Fight Global AIDS.” wants to make GetEQUAL back from them at 11 a.m. (Oct. 11). However, The protestors were local college students ‘equality a reality’ when they did not call at 11 a.m., Itzel phoned “fighting for global health equity,” said Arjus them and was informed that they were both de- zaps Obama Suri, a first-year student at the Harvard Medi- —Colo. billboard nied access by the White House.” cal School. “Candidate Obama promised $50 bil- shows Obama But DCCC National Press Secretary Ryan Ru- lion to fight global AIDS.” But “he’s delivered on as mobster, gay man in Miami dominer contradicted that version of events. BY REX WOCKNER only one-tenth of that promise.” “Ms. Diaz called on Friday and said she may be During the president’s remarks Obama men- interested in attending the event with a guest,” GetEQUAL attempted to confront President Ba- tioned his administration’s increased funding for Rudominer said. “However, Ms. Diaz did not con- seeking a second four-year term. rack Obama in a three-pronged zap of a fundrais- HIV/AIDS. firm attendance, payment was not submitted Activists from Join the Impact and advocates er at NBA star Alonzo Mourning’s home in Miami But not enough for Suri. Yes, “[w]hen the and no information was provided for vetting.” of increased HIV/AIDS funding were clear—Pat- on Oct. 11. A fourth component of the protest president said he funded AIDS a little bit more, GetEQUAL cofounder Robin McGehee said rick was not their target. allegedly was thwarted by the White House. he was right,” Suri said. “One-tenth is not Obama will be seeing more of the group. A student at Fisher College, Ian Struthers of As the presidential motorcade drove into the enough. An inch is not a mile. It’s not enough “President Obama has failed to deliver on his Join the Impact said he wanted to hear the gov- Coconut Grove estate, activists held large signs to pay lip service by saying he’s funded more.” campaign promises to the LGBT community, and ernor and to show support for the president.