CHAZ BONO TALKS ABOUT HIS NEW FILM WINDY CITY THE VOICE OF CHICAGO’S GAY, LESBIAN, BI AND TRANS COMMUNITY SINCE 1985 NOV. 23, 2011 PAGE 23 TIMES VOL 27, NO. 7 www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com Local transgender CPS CEO meets WITH LGbt LEADERS advocate Bates dies PAGE 7 BY KATE SOSIN tion and was a co-founder of the Chicago Transgender Coalition. She also served as program director of the Lois Bates, a longtime transgender activist and commu- Minority Outreach Intervention Project and as vice pres- nity leader passed away Nov. 17, just three days before ident of Chicago Windy City Black Pride. She was also Transgender Day of Remembrance. She was 41 years old. on the HIV Prevention Planning Group as well as the “She was a lover, a fighter, an activist, an advocate, Lois Bates. Chicago Area Ryan White Services Planning Council. and an inspiration to many including myself,” said Photo by In addition, Bates was a minister and a member of the Owen Daniel-McCarter of the Transformative Justice Law Hal Baim Pillar of Love Fellowship United Church of Christ. Project of Illinois. “She will be missed.” “Lois Bates was a friend and a true leader of the trans- Bates was transgender health manager at Howard gender community locally and nationally,” said Joy Mor- Brown Health Center and was an active advocate for the ris, a Chicago-based transgender activist who worked HIV community. with Bates. BOYSTOWN Bates had a long history of activism within the LGBT Turn to page 6 DEVELOPMENT community. She was an active member of Lakeview Action Coali- PAGE 10 State’s attorney restores one of two LGBT posts In the BY KATE SOSIN The Cook County Board of Commissioners has voted to amend the state’s attorney’s budget, act a move that restores the position LGBT/hate- SHAW’S CRAB crime victim specialist. HOUSE’S OUT Windy City Times reported last week that both EXECUTIVE page 24 LGBT-specific positions in that office were pro- PAGE 26 posed to be cut. Anne Huffman, LGBT/hate- crime specialist and Vernita Gray, community outreach specialist and LGBT liaison, had both been given notice that their jobs would end Dec. 3. Huffman’s position has been retained, reported Dan Kirk, chief of staff at the state’s attorney’s office. Gray, however, is being let go. Kirk said that his office negotiated a resolu- tion that restored more than $2.5 million to the state’s attorney’s budget, which was initially slashed by 6.7 percent. The amendment will al- low all of office’s 84 victim-witness advocates to remain on staff. (Fourteen were proposed to be cut, Huffman among them.) HOLLAND “Victim witness is an incredibly vital part of TAYLOR DISHES Former Windy City Times 30 Under 30 honoree Ronnie Kroell now has movies, a reality show and a Playgirl spread Turn to page 8 PAGE 20 under his belt. He talked with Windy City Times about Hollywood and his future. See page 24. Photo courtesy of Kroell HOLLIDAY FOR THE HOLIDAYS DECEMBER 7 AT 7:30 P.M. / TICKETS START AT $35! Spend the holidays with Jennifer Holliday 312.334.7777 Broadway’s Original “Dreamgirl” Featuring Walt Whitman’s Soul Children of Chicago HarrisTheaterChicago.org 2 Nov. 23, 2011 WINDY CITY TIMES WINDY CITY TIMES this week in Nov. 23, 2011 NEWS WINDY CITY TIMES HUD sec’y at transgender event Yes on 8 gets support Lois Bates dies; TDOR observed ENTERTAINMENT/EVENTS CPS CEO meets LGBT leaders 4 New Black Ensemble space opens City budget hits LGBT council 5 Holland Taylor on ‘Ann’ Oak Park resident Boushay dies 6 Pop Making Sense 3 Boystown development 7 Knight: My Life with Marilyn 17 Gay in the Life 8 Chaz Bono interview 20 AIDS @ 30 9 Ronnie Kroell talks with WCT 21 Views by Foreman, Summers 10 DISH: Out Shaw’s exec Steve LaHaie 22 11 Autos: Italian Fiat 500 23 12 24 Photos on cover (left, from top): Photo of Pics from Personal PAC luncheon 26 Chaz Bono from OWN; photo of Jean-Claude 16 Billy Masters Brizard by Kate Sosin; rendering of Halsted 28 and Bradley by JDL Development; Steve 29 OUTLINES 33 LaHaie PR photo; Holland Taylor photo by Real estate; classifieds David Langdon Calendar Q Sports: Ally runs for AFC CHAZ BONO TALKS ABOUT 30 HIS NEW FILM WINDY CITY THE VOICE OF CHICAGO’S GAY, LESBIAN, BI AND TRANS COMMUNITY SINCE 1985 NOV. 23, 2011 PAGE 23 TIMES VOL 27, NO. 7 www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com Local transgender 32 CPS CEO MEETS WITH LGBT LEADERS advocate Bates dies PAGE 7 BY KATE SOSIN tion and was a co-founder of the Chicago Transgender Coalition. 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