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