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Windy City Times March 30, 2011 Edition

Download PDF Issue News Employment Non-Discrimination Act reintroduced in U.S. House - Responses from groups posted below - U.S. Rep. Barney Frank reintroduced the Employment Non-Discrimination Act ( ENDA ) March 30, characterizing it as "winnable." But the ...  Howard Brown has new board members, seeks more nominees - FROM A PRESS RELEASE Howard Brown Health Center's board of directors elected eight new members March 28 following a rigorous ...  Screen legend Elizabeth Taylor, AIDS activist, dies - News update, posted March 23, 2011 - Elizabeth Taylor, 79, one of the most important early supporters in the fight against AIDS, died March 23 of congestive ...  DADT discharges down in 2010 - News update posted March 24, 2011 - Servicemembers United, the nation's largest organization of gay and lesbian troops and veterans, announced that it has obtained documents ...  Proposal to amend IL constitution to define marriage as between a man and a woman: dead - News update posted March 30, 2011 - Senate Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment SC0016, which would have amended the Illinois constitution to define marriage as between a man ...  Geraldine Ferraro: 1935-2011 - News update Saturday, March 26, 2011 - Geraldine Ferraro, an attorney who became the first woman nominated for U.S. vice president by a major political party, died ...  ACLU to schools: Stop unconstitutional web filtering of LGBT content - Update from an ALCU news release, posted March 28, 2011 - Students across the country report censorship of educational web content as part of the "Don't Filter Me" Project NEW ...  Green card applications for married gays on hold awaiting DOJ guidance - News update posted March 29, 2011 - U.S. immigration officials confirmed Monday, March 28, that the green card applications of immigrants who are in marriages with ...  Proposition 8 stay remains - The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on March 23 refused a request from the American Foundation for Equal Rights ...  Maine South student, GSA make strides - A year ago last February, Maine South senior Anna Rangos left her English class in tears after fellow students criticized ...  Report: Catholics for same-sex marriage - Catholic advocates for LGBT rights got a boost with the release of a new report showing the faithful are more ...  White House pushes to end persecution of LGBTs worldwide - The White House announced March 22 that President Obama and Brazilian President Dilma Vana Rousseff have established a "special rapporteur ...  Arrest in Grant Park attack - Special to the Online Edition of Windy City Times - A 45-year-old Chicagoan has been arrested in connection with an attack on a 65-year-old suburban man who was beaten and ...  NATIONAL ROUNDUP - Special to the Online Edition of Windy City Times - The U.S. House has voted on a measure that defunds National Public Radio (NPR), according to Politic365.com. H.R. 1076—sponsored by ...  Savage, Miller tell crowd 'It Gets Better' - It was a packed house at the Nettelhorst School's auditorium in Lake View when Unabridged Bookstore, AIDS Foundation of Chicago ...  Rick Garcia honored at Vida/SIDA event - In an event that attracted numerous elected officials and community leaders to Circuit Nightclub's Rehab Lounge, the Humboldt Park-based HIV/AIDS ...  46th Ward foes debate - Special to the Online Edition of Windy City Times - Crime prevention, neighborhood beautification and business development were all hot-button topics tackled by 46th Ward aldermanic candidates Molly Phelan and ...  Views: Forbidden sex and chicken sandwiches - It was mid-afternoon and I was driving into Stillwater to speak at Oklahoma State University. Hungry, I saw a gleaming ...  2011 Election Run Off chart, follow the link - The Windy City Times election guide charts include the candidates' responses to 16 LGBT-related questions sent by the newspaper. Windy ...  ELECTIONS '11: 25TH WARD Témoc Morfin - ELECTIONS '11: 25TH WARD Témoc Morfin By ANDREW DAVIS Cuauhtémoc Morfín—known by the 25th Ward residents simply as "Témoc"—has a ...  25TH WARD Daniel Solis - Daniel Solis is one of several current alderman facing a runoff election—but he is not lacking in confidence. Solis, who ...  Bishop Spong to speak in Elmhurst April 6 - Author, biblical scholar and retired Episcopal bishop John Shelby Spong will present "Homosexuality: The Battleground for a Dying Form of ...  Center, library host forum on women's healthcare - The Chicago Public Library (CPL) recently partnered with the Center on Halsted to host a series of forums designed to ...  ELECTIONS '11: 25TH WARD Témoc Morfin - Extended for the Online Edition of Windy City Times - Cuauhtémoc Morfín—known by the 25th Ward residents simply as "Témoc"—has a formidable obstacle in his attempt to become alderman: incumbent ...  Oak Park trustee runs for office again - Special to the Online Edition of Windy City Times - Although the mid-term elections just wrapped up months ago, 2011 is shaping up to be another exciting election year in ...  Openly gay man runs for board at Winthrop Harbor - Special to the Online Edition of Windy City Times - When former Chicagoan Steven Bigden-Russell moved to Illinois' northernmost town, Winthrop Harbor, to pursue a teaching job some 12 years ...  Views: It gets better later - I turned the corner of the house and witnessed a nightmare. My brother stumbled down the hill as a bus ...  Celebrations: Groups honor state Rep. Harris - State Rep. Greg Harris and United Food & Commercial Workers International Union ( UFCW ) Local 881 President Ron Powell ...  Pop Making Sense - British songstress Adele raises the bar for her contemporaries with the outstanding, timeless sophomore album, 21. Her Unplugged performance on ...  Needs of LGBT Haitians largely ignored in post-quake recovery - Update from a news release, posted March 28, 2011 - (New York, March 28, 2011) Violence and discrimination against lesbians, gays, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people has increased since the ...  Entertainment Rosie O'Donnell coming to Chicago - Rosie O'Donnell—an Emmy winner for The Rosie O'Donnell Show and former co-host of The View—is planning on moving into Oprah ...  Knight at the Movies: Undertow; Strange Powers; Taylor tribute - When it rains it pours: This week in Chicago there are so many queer-tinged movies opening that your cranky queer ...  TELEVISION PBS to air two new LGBT documentaries - Stonewall Uprising and OUT in America - If you wonder why the Public Broadcasting System (PBS) is important for the country, or if you're frustrated by seeing ...  NUNN ON ONE: MUSIC Charo's surreal life - María del Rosario Pilar Martínez Molina Gutiérrez de los Perales Santa Ana Romanguera y de la Hinojosa Rasten—simply known as ...  Adam Lambert, Rosie O'Donnell and 'Sister Wives' - Entertainment news: Special to the Online Edition of Windy City Times - Brent Ridge and Josh Kilmer-Purcell, Planet Green's Fabulous Beekman Boys, have become the latest celebrities to join the Human Rights ...  Dixie's Tupperware Party - THEATER REVIEW - Playwright: Written and performed by Kris Andersson. At: Royal George Theatre, 1641 N. Halsted. Phone: 312-988-9000; $44-$49. Runs through: May ...  Spotlight - Can technology help a man live forever? Find out when Chicago Opera Theater presents the high-tech Midwest premiere of Tod ...  CRITICS' PICKS - The 13th of Paris, Livewire Theatre at Greenhouse Theater, through April 17. Where did under-30 playwright Mat Smart acquire the ...  DOUBLE REVIEW The Warriors, MilkMilkLemonade - The Warriors Playwright: Evan Linder; conceived by Mary Hollis Inboden . At: The New Colony at The Second Stage Theater. ...  Loleatta Holloway dies - Special to the Online Edition of Windy City Times - Singer Loleatta Holloway died March 21 at the age of 64 in a suburban Chicago hospital after a brief illness, ...  Chicago Latino Film Festival: Blattangelus - MOVIE REVIEWS Special to the Online Edition of Windy City Times - Director Araceli Santana tackles the touchy subject of homosexuality versus the church in his documentary, Blattangelus, from Mexico. Mauro Zamora, ...  TELEVISION Fashion guru Joe Zee puts it 'All on the Line' - In the Sundance series All on the Line, Joe Zee, creative director for Elle Magazine, helps struggling designers save their ...  Billy Masters - "People didn't know that she was so talented cutting hair. The one thing she would have liked to become is ...  Sense & Sensibility - THEATER REVIEW - Playwright: adapted by Jon Jory from the novel by Jane Austen. At: Northlight Theatre at the North Shore Center for ...  Orlando - THEATER REVIEW - Playwright: Sarah Ruhl (based on the novel by Virginia Woolf). At: Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis. Phone: 773-753-4472; $40-$60. Runs ...  SCOTTISH PLAY SCOTT Losing playwright Lanford Wilson - It was an uncanny coincidence that Pulitzer Prize-winning gay playwright Lanford Wilson passed away on Thursday, March 24, the same ...  'Tom Hanks Day' marked in Chicago - Special to the Online Edition of Windy City Times - Kevin Turk has been inviting his "Bosom Buddies" to celebrate Tom Hanks Day Chicago-style for eight years now. What started ...  DISH LIST Texas de Brazil - Special to the Online Edition of Windy City Times - My dinner guest, Angelique, came up with the perfect tag line for Texas de Brazil: "Eager guys holding poles of ...  Feeling the warmth in Arizona - Special to the Online Edition of Windy City Times - Traveling to the southwestern area of the United States offers a variety of sights, cuisines and resorts to experience in ...  Outlines A Gay in the Life: Non-profit ED Pat Ewert - It's been a wild ride over the past year for Pat Ewert, filled with every emotional extreme possible. Last March, ...  Christina Kahrl weighs in on baseball season - Extended for the Online Edition of Windy City Times - Christina Kahrl, executive editor for Baseball Prospectus, wouldn't be surprised if the Chicago Cubs contend this season in the National ...  CMSA's Hall of Fame ceremony - Chicago Metropolitan Sports Association (CMSA) held its fifth annual Hall of Fame induction ceremony March 26. Established to honor those ...  WWE figure apologizes for anti-gay slur - Special to the Online Edition of Windy City Times - World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) commentator Michael Cole has apologized for an anti-gay slur he posted on Twitter, according to TWNPNews.com. ...  BUZZ! Chicago Abortion Fund opposes south side billboard campaign Alderman Daniel Solis LGBT reception March 30 Local reproductive justice leaders condemn anti-choice billboard on Chicago's south side This week on Windy City Queer Cast OutServe launches magazine for gay military Organizations endorsing James Cappleman for 46th Ward Alderman Lesbian Singer-Songwriter-Parking Lot Attendant Jamie Anderson coming to Rockford, Downers Grove

 

WIndy City Times March 23, 1011 Edition

Windy City Times 2011-03-23 Download PDF Issue   New push for repeal of DOMA introduced by: Lisa Keen, Keen News Service McRaith named to head federal office Anti-gay bill struck down in state Senate by: Yasmin Nair, Windy City Times World News National News Bishop John Shelby Spong, April 6: "Homosexuality: The Battleground for a Dying Form of Christianity" Obama joins UN statement on anti-gay violence Apple Dumps 'Gay Cure' iPhone App  ELECTIONS '11: 46TH WARD James Cappleman aims to make history by: Joseph Erbentraut, Windy City Times 46TH WARD Molly Phelan by: Ross Forman, Windy City Times Elections 2011: Runoffs  Election 2011: Runoffs chart Martinez appt. head of Civil Rights Agenda AFER responds to 'stay' in Prop 8 case ADA Amendments Act includes people with HIV Gay playwright Lanford Wilson dies Bill Farrand named CEO of Test Positive Aware Network in Chicago Comcast and NBCUniversal create external diversity council The Civil Rights Agenda Calls for Illinois Sheriff's Resignation Queering the Faith film series explores religion, LGBTQ community PASSAGES John Steven Kohler, services March 26 Getting to ENDA: The road less traveled by: Dana Rudolph, Keen News Service Different ages but a common goal: Fighting discrimination by: Ross Forman, Windy City Times Gay binational couples speak of experiences by: Yasmin Nair, Windy City Times Gay professor tries to regain job after harassment charges by: Charlsie Dewey Notes: Rick Garcia to be honored, Ishaug named to commission Chaz Bono to speak at HBHC event Lesbian is finalist for state beauty pageant $75K available for local HIV/STI events Michael Leppen to be honored in Palm Springs Comprehensive sex-ed measure advances 'IMGAY' among banned license plates Gay Chicagoans show solidarity with Wis. unions by: Charlsie Dewey Point Foundation announces Tyler Clementi scholarship by: Carrie Maxwell, Windy City Times Affinity co-hosts 'Recovery, Reclaiming and Redefining' by: Terrence Chappell, Windy City Times Illinois civil unions: What people need to know by: Carrie Maxwell, Windy City Times John D'Emilio on pleasure and danger in Chicago by: Yasmin Nair, Windy City Times Women's music legend Therese Edell dies VIEWS 'It got better' by: Lenox MaGee  VIEWS For Carl by: Kevin Jennings Martha Plimpton on her show, movies and Cloris Leachman by: Jerry Nunn, Windy City Times Knight at the Movies: Mildred Pierce; film notes by: Richard Knight, Jr., for Windy City Times Fernanda Rocha: The 'Real' deal by: Natasha Hemley Josh Flagg: Agent lives his 'Dream,' comes out by: Jerry Nunn, Windy City Times Billy Masters by: Billy Masters The Legacy Project: Babe Didrikson (1911-1956), Bixse Laura Ricketts among those honored by lawyers' groups Letters: Rahm and LGBTs God of Carnage by: Mary Shen Barnidge 13th of Paris by: Mary Shen Barnidge Some Enchanted Evening by: Jonathan Abarbanel, Windy City Times The Merchant of Venice by: Scott C. Morgan, Windy City Times Spotlight: Breast in Show The Baton's 42nd Anniversary Cabaret producer Ralph Lampkin on 'What He Did for Love' by: Richard Knight, Jr., for Windy City Times A Gay in the Life: Actor Jayson Bernard by: Jerry Nunn, Windy City Times GLAAD honors Ricky Martin, Russell Simmons; ROKK makes contributions Daniel Radcliffe, Armistead Maupin and the GLAAD Awards by: Andrew Davis, Windy City Times National Roundup by: Andrew Davis, Windy City Times 'Bucolic' Beekmans in Chicago WCPA's spring concert Chicago Comics & Entertainment Expo: Hero effect 'Hair,' 'Quartet' at Sidetrack BG5 member talks Bieber, volleyball and more by: Jerry Nunn, Windy City Times Michelle Bonilla: Groundbreaking lesbian talks about her next movie by: Sarah Toce SUGAR & SPICE Hoyt's by: Meghan Streit VIEWS Like Black church, St. Patrick's Day parades are anti-gay by: Rev. Irene Monroe VIEWS Eat, gay, love by: Anthony Paull Dan Savage, Terry Miller at Nettelhorst Innovative school curriculum incorporates LGBT-related issues by: Carrie Maxwell, Windy City Times Christine Vachon: Lesbian producer talks 'Mildred Pierce' by: Richard Knight, Jr., for Windy City Times 2011 Land Rover Range Rover by: Casey Willimas, Gaywheels.com Auto news Celebrations: Bon Foster April 28 Celebrations: Same-sex marriage expo at plaza March 27  Chicago Force gears up for next season by: Ross Forman, Windy City Times Sports notes: Pride Day at Wrigley; Chicago Marathon; Renée Richards film Pet for adoption: Lady by: Terri Klinsky, Windy City Times

 

Windy City Times March 16, 2011

Download PDF Issue News Anti-bullying, non-discrimination bills face shaky paths - News update Thursday, March 10, 2011 - Members of Congress are introducing a flurry of bills this week designed to address bullying and harassment of students, including ...  White House hosts anti-bullying forum - The White House held a high-visibility conference on bullying prevention March 10, with the president and first lady calling on ...  White House comments at the anti-bullying conference - What follows is the speech delivered by First Lady Michelle Obama at the anti-bullying summit March 10: MRS. OBAMA: Good ...  Anti-DOMA bill introduced in Congress, Lambda Legal responds - News update Wed., March 16, 2011 - FROM A PRESS RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C.—On March 16, U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Subcommittee on ...  New push for repeal of DOMA introduced - News update, posted 2 p.m. March 16, 2011 - When U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., introduced the Respect for Marriage Act in 2009, he conceded there was little chance ...  World News - Special to the Online Edition of Windy City Times - Italian PM: Gay unions will be kept at lower level Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said Feb. 26, "As ...  LGBTs in flux with Target; Gaga nixes deal - With her latest CD, Born This Way, Lady Gaga was poised to sell a deluxe edition of the album containing ...  IML criticized by union leaders - Union leaders are slamming International Mr. Leather (IML) organizers for crossing a workers' boycott at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago. ...  National News - No same-sex marriage this year for Maryland Maryland was widely expected to become the next U.S. state to legalize ...  State Dept. official resigns over remarks about gay soldier - The White House allegedly pressured the State Department's top spokesperson to resign March 13, over comments he made suggesting that ...  Teen reflects on bullying confab - Caleb Laieski said it was difficult to put his emotions into words after his first trip to Washington D.C. After ...  Lesbian couple campaigns against puppy mills - Every Saturday, regardless of weather, Tina Smith and her partner, Stacey, join a handful of demonstrators outside a local pet ...  Chaz Bono to speak at Howard Brown event - News update Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - FROM A PRESS RELEASE Chaz Bono, renowned advocate for LGBT rights and social justice, will be the featured speaker at ...  ALCC's Advocates of the Year - For the 17th consecutive year, AIDS Legal Council of Chicago honored local individuals and organizations with its Advocates of the ...  National Roundup - Special to the Online Edition of Windy City Times - In Akron, Ohio, a priest who was arrested after crashing his car offered oral sex to police in exchange for ...  CFW holds Impact Awards - The Chicago Foundation for Women ( CFW ) kicked off its 25th year with a celebratory event that honored 10 ...  Rick Garcia to be honored March 25 - Vida/SIDA will honor longtime local LGBT-rights advocate Rick Garcia with an event at Rehab at Circuit, 3641 N. Halsted, on ...  VIEWS Beautiful wreck: Sex, lies and suicide - Honestly, if you were to look at my childhood from an aerial streaming video ( and in retrospect ) you'd ...  Letters: Bad ad? - To the Editor: I am writing in response to the full-page advertisement by AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) which ran on ...  The Legacy Project: Frida Kahlo - The Legacy Project recognizes the many roles Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered people have played in the advancement of world ...  Immigrant rally at Daley Plaza - The Immigrant Youth Justice League (IMYL) held a rally March 10 at Daley Plaza. On its website, IMYL members stated ...  Entertainment Dan Savage affirms that 'It Gets Better' - NUNN ON ONE: BOOKS - Journalist/editor Dan Savage can now add "activist" to his resume. The man with many hats started writing a sex-advice column ...  Edgewater group to present LGBT exhibition - Special to the Online Edition of Windy City Times - Edgewater Historical Society (EHS) will present "Edgewater PRIDE: Oppression to Expression"—an exhibit focusing on the LGBT movement within the Uptown, ...  Chicago History Museum discusses 'When Romeo Was a Woman' - When Charlotte Cushman took the stage in 1837, she did something that few American actresses today can get away with: ...  Save the Dates: Wonka Ball and 'What He Did for Love' with Billings - About Face's Wonka Ball April 21 About Face will hold its annual Wonka Ball Thursday, April 21, at the School ...  Windy City Gay Idol kicks off its ninth year - Windy City Gay Idol, now in its ninth year, kicks off the search for the best amateur LGBT singers in ...  Thea Gill: Queer As Folk actress finds her voice - When Thea Gill called me from her oasis in the mountains, the connection was a little shaky, but she was ...  Billy Masters - "A vibrator. Definitely. A gold one."—Elton John answers Piers Morgan's question, "What's the single item you've bought in your life ...  Scottish Play Scott - A lot of good is growing out of the It Gets Better Project. The online site by columnist and author ...  Circle Mirror Transformation - THEATER REVIEW - Playwright: Annie Baxter. At: Victory Gardens Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln. Tickets: 773-871-3000; http://www.victorygardens.org; $20-$50. Runs through: April 17 Along with ...  CRITICS' PICKS - Jackie and Me, Chicago Children's Theatre at Ruth Page Center, through March 27. Teach kids about color-barrier-smashing baseball legend Jackie ...  Meet John Doe - THEATER REVIEW - Music and Book: Andrew Gerle; lyrics and Book: Eddie Sugarman . At: Porchlight Music Theatre at Stage 773, 1225 W. ...  Ethan Frome - THEATER REVIEW - Playwright: adapted by Laura Eason from the novel by Edith Wharton. At: Lookingglass Theatre Company at the Water Works, 821 ...  The Homecoming - Playwright: Harold Pinter. At: Mary-Arrchie Theatre at Angel Island, 735 W. Sheridan. Phone: 773-871-1440; $18-$22. Runs through: April 10 They ...  SPOTLIGHT The Cripple of Inishmaan - Chicago Shakespeare Theater is welcoming the Celts this month. Before the National Theatre of Scotland arrives with its award-winning military ...  Five Worth Finding - Special to the Online Edition of Windy City Times - —Hemingway's Garden of Eden ( on DVD ) : This erotic movie ( from Lionsgate ) successfully captures the era ...  Wendie Malick helps make 'Cleveland' rock - NUNN ON ONE: TELEVISION Extended for the Online Edition of Windy City Times - Wendie Malick has acted in more than 80 television shows and is still red-hot, thanks to TV Land's Hot in ...  Mary McDonough on The Waltons, Elton John and more - NUNN ON ONE: BOOKS Special to the Online Edition of Windy City Times - Mary McDonough came down from Walton's Mountain to write her lessons in a memoir for the masses. In Lessons From ...  Victoria Beckham, Tyra Banks and Richard Hatch - Entertainment news: Special to the Online Edition of Windy City Times - "Summer Rain," the debut single from Glee star Matthew Morrison, has debuted on iTunes and is slated to premiere on ...  A 'Situation' in Vegas - Special to the Online Edition of Windy City Times - The annual Nightclub & Bar Convention and Trade Show was all abuzz with new products to explore at the Las ...  Knight at the Movies: Vidal Sassoon: The Movie; Certified Copy; film notes - In the early 1960s a young British hairdresser named Vidal Sassoon revolutionized the industry with his break through haircut—the architecturally ...  Adele out with '21' - Columbia Records/XL has released 21, the sophomore album from British singer-songwriter Adele. In a press release, Adele said, "I discovered ...  Outlines Michael Holtz makes mark at Mr. Gay World - Special to the Online Edition of Windy City Times- The United States did not have a top-five finisher in the first two Mr. Gay World competitions, but Michael Holtz ...  Danny Tag among Hall of Famers - Danny Tag got his start in sports back in 1988 at age 21, when he was interested in playing softball ...  Sports notes - Proud to Run gets grant, will hold fundraiser Proud to Run received a $5,000 check from the CNA Foundation, the ...  Marcia Hill on this year's inductees - Marcia Hill, the former president of the Chicago Metropolitan Sports Association (CMSA), now serves as the chairman of CMSA's six-member ...  Blackhawks visit Obama - On the South Lawn of the White House, President Obama greeted the Chicago Blackhawks March 11 to celebrate the team's ...  BUZZ! Britney Spears enlist Claude Kelly for new album Lookingglass Theatre season features history-making moments

 

March 9, 2011 Windy City Times

Download PDF Issue News Chicagoan Elaine Stocker dies - Posted 9 p.m. March 3, 2011 - Longtime Chicago lesbian activist Elaine Stocker died March 3 of complications from a stroke. Funeral services were March 6 at ...  Ron Helizon, 'The Polish Princess,' dies, visitation March 15, memorial March 16 -Posted March 6, 2011 - Ron Helizon, 65, passed away due to complications of a stroke March 6. He was the beloved partner of Gordon ...  Getting to ENDA: Is it lost, or obsolete? - The first of a two-part series examines the state of things regarding ENDA by LISA KEEN Keen News Service Did ...  Supreme Court: Phelps protests are protected - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled March 2 that the First Amendment protects an anti-gay protester's demonstrations in close proximity to ...  Gov. Quinn bans the death penalty - News update Wed., March 9, 2011 - Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law March 9 a groundbreaking ban on capital punishment, and changed the futures ...  House Republican leaders vote to authorize DOMA defense - Posted March 9, 2011 - Vote Means Spending Perhaps Millions of Taxpayer Dollars Defending Discriminatory Law WASHINGTON — Today the Human Rights Campaign, the nation's ...  Anti-bullying, non-discrimination bills face shaky paths - News update Thursday, March 10, 2011 - Members of Congress are introducing a flurry of bills this week designed to address bullying and harassment of students, including ...  Boehner calls for House group to defend DOMA - U.S. House Speaker John Boehner announced March 4 that his chamber would take some action to defend the federal law ...  Gay federal appeals nominee stalled - Republican members of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee have been holding up the nomination of President Obama's only openly gay ...  BEHIV files for bankruptcy, clears air - Having announced it would be closing its doors and transferring its housing and case-management clients to other agencies earlier this ...  World News - Open gays elected to Irish Dáil Two gay men made history by being elected to Ireland's lower house of Parliament, ...  National News - Gay marriage safe in New Hampshire for now New Hampshire's Legislature will not vote in 2011 on either of two ...  Foster-care agencies that deny gay parents under review - While three faith-based foster care agencies receive state funding in excess of roughly $40 million annually as contractors with the ...  Law school hosts LGBT-rights conference - Hundreds gathered at the Chicago-Kent College of Law March 5 as the Chicago-Kent Lambdas hosted the 2011 LGBT civil-rights conference ...  Clarence Darrow event focuses on Death penalty, Queer (In)Justice - CHICAGO—Aficionados of the legendary attorney Clarence Darrow will gather at the Darrow Bridge in Jackson Park Sunday, March 13, at ...  Bailey apologizes for sex-toy demo - Dr. Michael Bailey—a Northwestern University professor who studies such areas as sexual arousal and sexual orientation—has apologized for allowing a ...  Gay-rights activist dies at 32 - Michael Spivak, a gay-rights advocate who grew up in Buffalo Grove, Ill., died in Minneapolis, Minn., according to the Daily ...  AFC, ALMA, new appointments - Keith Green joins AFC as federal affairs head The AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) has announced the appointment of Keith ...  National-Louis forum looks at Legacy Project, bullying - National-Louis University hosted the "2nd Annual Forum on LGBTQA issues in Higher Education: Building Knowledge-Practice-Action" March 2. Victor Salvo, executive ...  Advocates turn out for 'Lobby Days' - More than 120 people turned out Mar. 2 to lobby Illinois legislators against budget cuts to HIV prevention funding. The ...  Women talk about sex - Lesbian and bisexual women as well as allies of the community gathered at the Jacob Carruthers Center for Inner City ...  Groups discuss impact of war, marriage and policing on LGBTs - Gender JUST (Justice United for Societal Transformation), American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) and the Transformative Justice Law Project of Illinois ...  The Crib: Providing refuge for young adults - Nestled inside the safety of Lakeview Lutheran Church, which is just around the corner from the Center on Halsted, The ...  VIEWS Rev. Peter Gomes: Accidental gay advocate - [Note: Harvard Divinity professor Peter Gomes died Feb. 28 of a brain aneurysm and a heart attack at the age ...  VIEWS We are greater than AIDS - This year marks 30 years since the discovery of the first case of what was later identified as AIDS. With ...  Center screens film on life of Black gay civil-rights activist - The Chicago Urban League and WTTW joined forces to screen Bennett Singer's award-winning documentary Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard ...  Entertainment 'When Romeo Was a Woman'at museum March 10 - As part of its "Out at CHM" series, the Chicago History Museum will host "When Romeo Was a Woman" Thursday, ...  Congregation Or Chadash marks 35 years with gala - When Congregation Or Chadash (or "New Light," in Hebrew) was first founded in 1975, it was little more than a ...  Chicago Takes Off: Lido des Boyz - It may have been snowing outside, but Test Positive Aware Network kept things very hot at the Park West March ...  Pop Making Sense - Special to the Online Edition of Windy City Times - To raise awareness and funds for The Trevor Project, openly gay vocalist Matt Zarley is remaking "We Belong." This cover ...  Knight at the Movies: For Billy: The Movie; film notes - It's a scenario so familiar to movie goers that it's almost become a cliché: A young gay teen falls hard ...  Billy Masters - "How long did you last? I was asking at what point in the Oscar show was the entire audience gonna ...  Lady Gaga, Matthew Morrison and Russell Simmons - Entertainment news: Special to the Online Edition of Windy City Times - Openly gay Bravo exec Andy Cohen was in the middle of a firestorm after he criticized the children's choir that ...  Scottish Play Scott - When I first moved to Chicago, people often told me that I would need to take at least one warm ...  Precious Little - THEATER REVIEW - Playwright: Madeleine George. At: Rivendell Theatre at The Storefront, 66 E. Randolph. Phone: 312-742-8497; $25. Runs through: April 2 On ...  This - THEATER REVIEW - Playwright: Melissa James Gibson. At: Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont. Phone: 773-975-8150; $18-$35. Runs through: March 27 Melissa James Gibson's ...  Working - THEATER REVIEW - Playwright: adapted by Stephen . Schwartz, Nina Faso and assorted guest contributers from the book by Studs Terkel. At: Broadway ...  SPOTLIGHT - There's no denying that Hair is a relic of the idealistic 1960s. But this iconic "tribal rock musical" was thoroughly ...  2011 Garage Rep - THEATER REVIEW - Playwright: Various. At: Merle Reskin Garage Theatre, 1624 N. Halsted. Tickets: 312-335-1650; http://www.steppenwolf.org; $20; 3-play pass $45. Runs through: April ...  MUSIC Boy George: No 'Ordinary' man - When talking about the '80s music scene, Boy George and Culture Club must be considered one of the seminal acts ...  News in Theater - About Face nominated for GLAAD award About Face Theatre Artistic Director Bonnie Metzgar and Executive Director Jason Held have announced ...  CRITICS' PICKS - The Big Meal, American Theater Company, extended through March 27. Generations of family joys, squabbles and tragedies get played out ...  The Beekman Boys are back in town - TELEVISION - The Fabulous Beekman Boys are at it again with a second season of their reality show on Planet Green and ...  Dan Geraci talks high-intensity training - FITNESS Special to the Online Edition of Windy City Times - Mention to some people that there's a workout that you only have to do twice weekly that would yield results, ...  SUGAR & SPICE DiSotto Enoteca - Special to the Online Edition of Windy City Times - The folks behind the Francesca's Family of Restaurants are at it again. They've turned the cave-like space beneath Francesca's on ...  Idina in Indy - Special to the Online Edition of Windy City Times - Windy City Times drove the Indy 500 to see Idina Menzel at the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. The entertainer known as ...  Pet for adoption - Mac Gender: Male Mac was found a couple of years ago running around in a park with other dogs. Everyone ...  Outlines A Gay in the Life: Entertainer Honey West - Windy City Times was like a bee to Honey following her all day on Sunday. We visited her house for ...  Ellen DeGeneres invited to join Ride for AIDS - There was the incredible buzz and notoriety for the Facebook page to help get Betty White to host Saturday Night ...  Gold Coast B&B: A nugget in the heart of the city - If you think that bed-and-breakfasts are tucked away in rustic areas in the scenic countryside, think again. There's one in ...  Cassandra Corum delivers fitness tips - The rapidly approaching warm weather is the perfect excuse, says Cassandra Corum, to get your body where you want it. ...  BUZZ! Point Foundation creates scholarship in memory of Tyler Clementi