NELLIE MCKAY WINDY CITY TALKS THE VOICE OF CHICAGO’S GAY, LESBIAN, BI AND TRANS COMMUNITY SINCE 1985 PAGE 22 JAN. 12, 2011 TIMES VOL 26, NO. 15 www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com Cardinal George on gay marriage BY CHUCK COLBERT While it is one thing “creating laws so that CAROL MOSELEY people don’t feel persecuted,” the cardinal ex- BOSTON—The Catholic spiritual leader of Chi- plained, “don’t create a law that says apples BRAUN INTERVIEW cago visited Boston College recently, where a are oranges.” For a lawmaker to do so, George PAGE 6 doctoral student pressed Cardinal Francis George added, he “betrays his vocation to pass good about the Church’s recent opposition to civil- law,” especially problematic for a “Catholic law- unions legislation recently passed by the Illinois maker.” General Assembly. Like many Catholic families with LGBT family George told student John Falcone his “ar- members, even his own, George acknowledged gument was not with Mother Church but with his oldest nephew is gay and a “fine man.” Mother Nature,” adding that anyone who advo- The cardinal archbishop came to Boston Col- cates same-sex marriage or its equivalent “has lege at the invitation of the university’s School lost touch with the common understanding of of Theology and Ministry as well as the Church the human race.” in the 21st Century Center. The school and the “No one has the right to change marriage,” center co-sponsored George’s lecture Dec. 7. George went on to say, neither “the Church” nor Cardinal Francis George. “the state.” Turn to page 9 TWO PROTEST AT EQUALITY EVENT GAME ON! PAGE 8 Renee Hanover receiving the Joe Alongi Award from IMPACT, a gay and lesbian politi- cal action committee, in 1990. Photo by Lisa Howe-Ebright. Legendary WINTER THEATER Chicago attorney PREVIEW Renee Hanover dies PAGE 15 BY TRACY BAIM Long-time lesbian activist and much-honored at- torney Renee Hanover died Jan. 5. She was 84. Hanover moved to California several years ago to be near her daughter Nancy. When she left Chi- cago ten years ago, the Chicago LGBT community held a large send-off for her at Star Gaze bar. The funeral service for Hanover was Jan. 9 at Congregation Or Chadash, followed by interment Wunders Cemetery. While several people shared wonderful memories of Hanover at the Jan. 9 service, a community memorial will be planned ‘WOKE UP BLACK’ TO soon. Renee Marcus was born April 18, 1926, in New DEBUT FEB. 25 The new CMSA women’s calendar offers athletes from the worlds of flag football (above), boxing, York City. She was a first-generation American— PAGE 22 snowboarding and other sports. See more on page 30. Photo by Sam Hamilton Turn to page 10 2 Jan. 12, 2011 WINDY CITY TIMES Celebrate our 19th Anniversary! 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Find Nightspots on www.WindyCityQueercast.com 4 Jan. 12, 2011 WINDY CITY TIMES down, especially since there is nothing in Cali- ONLINE AT nents of an initiative measure possess either a fornia law that gives initiative proponents the particularized interest in the initiative’s validity Appeals court power to force an appeal when the official repre- WINDYCITYMEDIAGROUP.COM or the authority to assert the State’s interest sentatives of the state have determined that do- NATIONAL NEWS in the initiative’s validity, which would enable seeks state ing so is not in the best interests of the state,” them to defend the constitutionality of the ini- said Shannon Minter of the National Center for tiative upon its adoption or appeal a judgment Lesbian Rights (NCLR). invalidating the initiative, when the public of- court’s ruling The development struck some as odd. It ap- ficials charged with that duty refuse to do so.” pears the federal court is asking a state court “If California does grant the official proponents in Prop 8 case whether Yes on 8 has standing to appeal a lower of an initiative the authority to represent the BY LISA KEEN federal court ruling that struck down Prop 8. —Boston sports State’s interest in defending a voter-approved KEEN NEWS SERVICE “I don’t think it was necessary to ask the Cali- writer outs himself initiative when public officials have declined to fornia Supreme Court to rule on that issue,” said do so or to appeal a judgment invalidating the A 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel sur- Minter, “and I am disappointed the Ninth Circuit —Anti-gay Virginia initiative,” stated the order, “then Proponents prised many Proposition 8 observers Jan. 4 when did so.” But Ted Olson, a lead attorney on the Foxx (left) heads would also have standing to appeal on behalf of it suddenly issued five documents relating to the team challenging Prop 8, said it is not uncom- U.S. House education the State.” case. mon. subcommittee “This court is obligated to ensure that it has But there was no decision in Perry v. And it was not really a surprise to learn the jurisdiction over this appeal before proceeding panel is struggling with the question of stand- to the important constitutional questions it Schwarzenegger, the landmark case testing —Male model ing. During oral argument Dec. 6, 2010, all three presents,” said the order, “and we must dismiss whether voters in California violated the U.S. allegedly castrates, judges seemed troubled by the idea that a state the appeal if we lack jurisdiction. The certified Constitution when they amended the state con- fatally beats partner stitution to ban marriage licenses for same-sex governor or attorney general could, in essence, question therefore is dispositive of our very abil- couples. acquire an ability to veto a measure passed by ity to hear this case.” The bottom line of the documents was that voters by simply refusing to defend a challenge “It is not sufficiently clear to us, however, the three-judge panel that heard arguments in to its constitutionality in court. The California 8 “so it’s clear, in California, who has the right whether California law does so,” the panel said. an appeal of the case punted a critical ques- constitution does not provide the governor or to marry and who doesn’t.” The panel seemed “In the absence of controlling authority from the tion regarding legal standing to the California attorney general a right to veto voter-passed prepared, on December 6, to ask the California highest court of California on these important Supreme Court. initiatives. Supreme Court to weigh in on the issue and it questions of an initiative proponent’s rights and The panel said it would not rule on the consti- Both Judge Stephen Reinhardt, widely per- is a curiosity that it waited one month before interests in the particular circumstances before tutionality of Prop 8 until it gets a ruling from ceived to be the most liberal of the panel, and actually doing so.