THE VOICE OF CHICAGO’S GAY, LESBIAN, BI AND TRANS COMMUNITY SINCE 1985 April 29, 2009 • vol 24 no 31 www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com Gay marriages Bea start in Iowa Arthur BY MATTHEW H. SMITH Dies page 17 Love is in the air. Despite a weekend of rain and thunderstorms, it seems a big, bright rainbow has at last formed over the city of Des Moines, Iowa—at least figuratively. Same-sex couples came to the Polk County recorder’s office Monday to sign their marriage licenses after the April 3 unanimous decision to legalize same-sex mar- riage in Iowa. The enthusiasm was evident as couples signed the document that said, “Yes, it’s official. We’re married.” “Definitely other states are looking at us right Bon now,” Jason Edge said of the historic event. “And as they say, as Iowa goes, so goes the na- Foster tion.” He and his partner of a year and a half, Tim Lord, signed their marriage license moments Gala before. page 6 Andrew Mahoney-Lam and Grant Lam were the first couple to arrive shortly after 6 a.m., April 27. “The rights are what we want,” said Mahoney-Lam, who has been with his partner for three years. “When you say equal protection for all, you can’t leave out just one class of citizen because you don’t agree with them.” They were one of the first couples to sign their marriage license. Since Iowa typically has a three-day The first same-sex marriage in Iowa took place outside the Polk County recorder’s office. In Wizard waiting period for licenses, Mahoney-Lam and photo, Shelley Wolfe (left) holds partner Melisa Keeton’s hands while Reverend Peg Esperanza of Oz’s says a prayer at the end of their service, announcing the couple legally married. Photo by Mat- Turn to page 5 Noah thew H. Smith Aberlin page 15 Pageant contestant talks about gays NEWS ANALYSIS AND INTERVIEW BY REX WOCKNER April 22, 2009 #986 Either it is a nonstory that “the media” made into a huge story. Or the U.S. gay world hit some kind of tipping point, and it’s no longer possible to “get away” with saying anti-gay things in many arenas—just as one can’t get away with saying sexist or racist things. nightspots At the Miss USA pageant April 19, judge Perez Hilton, the gay blogger, n asked Miss California, Carrie Prejean, this question: “Vermont recently be- pick it up Troublemakers came the fourth state to legalize same-sex marriage. Do you think every Celebrate lucky 13 years with the naughty little boys and girls of Cocktail. page 6 take it home inSIDE Oh, the Meet Miss Continental Plus shirtlessness at 2009 Coco Van Cartier. state should follow suit? Why or why not?” Wild Pug! page 16 page 20 Prejean responded: “Well, I think it’s great that Americans are able to choose one or the other. Um, we live in a land that you can choose same-sex marriage or opposite marriage and—you know what?—in my country and in my family, I think that I believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman—no offense to anybody out there, but that’s how I was raised and that’s how I think that it should be: between a man and a woman. Thank you.” Former Miss USA contestant Carrie Prejean (above) is pictured during www.WindyCityQueercast.com Turn to page 4 an interview with Rex Wockner. Photo by David Kendal CHICAGO’S BIGGEST GLBT CONTEST! 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