THE VOICE OF CHICAGO’S GAY, LESBIAN, BI AND TRANS COMMUNITY SINCE 1985 Aug. 26, 2009 • vol 24 no 47 www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com Hot Glam! Fantasia Barrino page 11 page 15 There was a lot of model behavior to be observed at Macy’s glamorama, held Aug. 21 at the Chicago Theatre, 175 n. State. Among other sights were singers ne-Yo and Jadyn Maria as well as a lot of fashion—and Miss Piggy. See page 15. Photo by Kat Fitzgerald (MysticImagesPhotography.com); see more online at www.WindyCityMediagroup.com HRC’s Joe Solmonese page 4 Country Time There were cowboys and cowgirls galore in Crete, Ill., this past week- end as the Windy City Rodeo came to town. See page 21. 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All offers expire 9/15/09. 4 Aug. 26, 2009 need to be, then that bill will not move. WCT: Can you tell me about a specific in- A talk WCT: And you’re not saying that HRC is en- stance where HRC spoke to a member of Con- tirely responsible for EnDA? gress about DADT? with HRC’s JS: I can only say what HRC’s position is. JS: You could speak to our legislative staff and WCT: Regarding politics in general: Steve they could point you to a meeting almost on Joe Solmonese Ault’s recent Washington Blade article ques- a weekly basis. You have to remember that up BY YASMIN NAIR tioned why we should fight for things like until 2006, when you were talking to members DADT and marriage which, he suggests, are of Congress, oftentimes you were talking in the Joe Solmonese, executive director of Human conservative issues. As you know, though you abstract. Rights Campaign (HRC), frequently finds himself talked about the last eight years, HRC has WCT: Regarding politics in general: Steve in the eye of the LGBT political storm. In recent also been criticized for its own conservatism. Ault’s recent Washington Blade article ques- years, criticism of the nation’s largest gay orga- JS: It’s sort of laughable that we are called tioned why we should fight for things like nization has increased, whether for what many right-wing or conservative. You know, we advo- DADT and marriage which, he suggests, are described as the betrayal over the Employment cate for real LGBT people who are living their conservative issues. As you know, though you Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) or its rumored lives across America. For instance, there is a tax talked about the last eight years, HRC has agnosticism over “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT). that same-sex couples pay in order to access also been criticized for its own conservatism. Joe Solmonese. Photo by Andrew Davis The organization recently unveiled a nationwide same-sex domestic partnership benefits that JS: It’s sort of laughable that we are called campaign, No Excuses, which aims to empower straight people do not have to pay. So we are right-wing or conservative. You know, we advo- 65 or 75 on HRC’s scorecard. And there’s real advocating to have that tax removed. cate for real LGBT people who are living their LGBTs everywhere to talk to their members of work to be done to move that member from a 75 Congress about the issues facing them. Solmo- WCT: Can you point out one kind of legisla- lives across America. For instance, there is a tax to a 100. In that case, it’s very likely that the tive agenda that HRC has initiated entirely on that same-sex couples pay in order to access nese talked to Windy City Times over the phone volunteer infrastructure or staff member would about the campaign, and about a range of legis- its own? same-sex domestic partnership benefits that organize an in-district meeting, something JS: I would say we have really led the leg- straight people do not have to pay.