WCT TALKS WITH TONY WINNER AUDRA MCDONALD WINDY CITY THE VOICE OF CHICAGO’S GAY, LESBIAN, BI AND TRANS COMMUNITY SINCE 1985 OCT. 16, 2013 VOL 29, NO. 3 PAGE 23 www.WindyCityMediaGroup.comTIMES Tension increases as KAMENY AMONG veto session nears THOSE HONORED BY KATE SOSIN AT LEGACY It’s a familiar line from LGBT groups these days. PROJEct’S “Our sense is that we’re feeling very optimistic headed DEDICATION into veto session,” said Ed Yohnka, director of com- munications for the American Civil Liberties Union of page 5 Illinois. But how close, neither sponsors nor LGBT leaders will say. “There isn’t a lot of new information just yet,” said Bernard Cherkasov, CEO of Equality Illinois, adding that he does not have a firm roll call. “Springfield sometimes works in mysterious ways.” Sponsors have just two windows of time to pass equal marriage legislation through the house if they want to make good on a promise to call the bill during veto ses- sion. They can call for a vote during the week of Oct. 22. Nov. 5-7 will provide the other opportunity. Rep. Greg Harris, chief sponsor of the bill, predicted a vote during veto session, after spring session ended without a vote May 31. Harris told a packed gallery in the state capitol that night that his colleagues were State Rep. Ken Dunkin hosted a benefit for his re-election campaign Oct. 10. He is the chief co-sponsor of the SOCCER’S ABBY marriage equality bill. He’s pictured here with fellow reps at the event, from left: Dunkin, Christian Mitchell WAMBACH Turn to page 9 (South Side), Greg Harris (North Side, chief sponsor) and Derrick Smith (West Side). Photo by Tracy Baim COMES OUT, GETS HITCHED pagE 32 WOMEN IN CHARGE LOCAL GAY Windy City Times talks with two powerful women who excel in very different fields: GLSEN Executive Director Eliza Byard WRITER OWEN (left) and rapper/actress Eve. 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