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Civil-union ceremony with 30 couples to take place June 2 - From a news release, posted May 6, 2011 - In celebration of the first day of civil-union ceremonies in Illinois, the City of Chicago Commission on Human Relations' Advisory ...  |
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Gay binational couple gets deportation reprieve - From a news release, posted May 6, 2011 - WASHINGTON, D.C.—On May 6, an immigration judge in Newark, N.J., issued a ruling on the deportation of Henry Velandia, a ... |
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AIDS: Rahm Emanuel and CDPH commissioner address AIDS in Chicago - News update posted May 9, 2011 - Among the myriad topics Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel must confront during his term, which starts May 16, are health issues concerning ... |
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Des Plaines council approves FEMA funds for controversial campground - News update posted May 10, 2011 - The City Council of Northwest suburban Des Plaines on May 2 approved pass-through Federal Emergency Management Agency ( FEMA ) ... |
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ACLU challenges state criteria for transgender birth certificates - From a news release, posted May 10, 2011 - CHICAGO—The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of Illinois filed a lawsuit May 10 to allow transgender individuals ... |
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Air Force veteran Witt wins full retirement - News update, posted May 10, 2011 - The ACLU of Washington State announced Tuesday that Air Force Reserve nurse Margaret Witt has reached a final settlement with ... |
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AIDS: Interview with Cleve Jones - Cleve Jones, the man who once stood beside Harvey Milk and later created the NAMES Project AIDS Quilt, is filled ... |
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AIDS: Chicago photographer documents AIDS Quilt history - When AIDS first struck the United States in the 1980s, doctors were at a loss, the public was in a ... |
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AIDS: Valle looks back at NAMES Project in Chicago - Modesto Tico Valle remembers the moment he first saw the AIDS Memorial Quilt in Washington D.C. It was 1988, and ... |
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AIDS: War Diaries: An Interview with Ernest Hardy - Ernest Hardy's influential and outspoken body of work includes fiction, poetry, film and music criticism that has appeared in The ... |
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AIDS: In Chicago, it's always a 'Season' to give - Although the Goodman Theatre may never outsell the Cubs, their cultural significance to this city is not to be ignored. ... |
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Presbyterian Church (USA) vote affirms LGBT clergy, HRC and - WASHINGTON — The Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, today applauded ... |
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Study: Employment discrimination against transgenders in Massachusetts costs millions - LOS ANGELES — A new research study released today by The Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law ... |
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New anti-gay bill filed in state House - State Rep. Dwight Kay filed an anti-gay bill, HB3774, with the Illinois House May 11 that would amend the Illinois ... |
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Legislative redistricting and the LGBT community - With changes in Chicago's state assembly districts likely to come, some activists are concerned boundary shifts following the 2010 U.S. ... |
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Marriage-equality fight shifts to R.I. - The openly gay sponsor of a marriage-equality bill in Rhode Island said last week he would push for civil-unions bill ... |
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Gay binational couple gets deportation reprieve - On May 6, an immigration judge in Newark, N.J., issued a ruling on the deportation of Henry Velandia, a Venezuelan ... |
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Drama in the court: Judge Walker under scrutiny - Second of two parts - Former U.S. District Court Chief Judge Vaughn Walker recently told a small group of reporters that it would be a ... |
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'Boystown' producer: 'The show will go on' - Shortly on the heels of the news of two East Lake View nightspots withdrawing from his proposed Jersey Shore-esque, LGBT-centric ... |
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Catholic Charities in standoff over adoption, care - With a new civil-unions law soon taking effect, Catholic Charities says the organization might stop providing foster-care and adoption services ... |
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Activists distribute 'coupons' at Chick-fil-A protest - Pro-LGBT activists stood at the location of the new Chick-fil-A restaurant, 30 E. Chicago, May 6 to distribute coupons for ... |
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Delaware Gov. Markel to sign civil-unions bill - Delaware Gov. Jack Markell will sign Senate Bill 30—which will enable couples to enter into same-sex civil unions and enjoy ... |
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Chaz Bono speaks at HBHC panel - Howard Brown Health Center (HBHC) hosted a panel, "Opportunities for Holistic Trans Health: Inside and Outside the System," May 6 ... |
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Howard Brown holds 'Lifeline Celebration' - Howard Brown Health Center (HBHC) held its "Lifeline Celebration" fundraiser May 6 at the Palmer House Hilton's Red Lacquer Room, ... |
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VIEWS: Remembering Doric Wilson - To the pantheon of LGBT heroes, we must add playwright and activist Doric Wilson who died May 7 at his ... |
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NATIONAL ROUNDUP - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - The trustees of the City University of New York changed their minds about honoring gay playwright Tony Kushner with an ... |
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World News - Brazilian Supreme Court creates national civil unions In a 10-0 decision May 5, Brazil's Federal Supreme Court ordered that ... |
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National News - Special to the Online Edition of Windy City Times - Attorney general and judge block two gay deportations U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder suspended the deportation of an ... |
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ShowPlace ICON: A step above the average movie theater - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - The Kerasotes Showplace Icon Theater takes a night out at the movies to a whole new level. The theater, opened ... |
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HBHC art benefit at South Side center May 12 - The Artists of EastBank will host a Reclaim Art benefit Thursday, May 12, 6-10 p.m., at the Bridgeport Art Center, ... |
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Springfield Pride seeks volunteers - Springfield PRIDE and the Phoenix Center are seeking sponsors, vendors and volunteers for the city's first annual Gay Pride Festival ... |
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Knight at the Movies: Bridesmaids; Laurents tribute; film notes - The versatile Kristen Wiig, the Saturday Night Live regular who has a way of making the inane and just plain ... |
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New 'Leatherman' book: The story of sexual renegade/businessman Chuck Renslow - CHICAGO — A prominent Chicago gay activist and entrepreneur is the subject of an in-depth biography, Leatherman: The Legend of ... |
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Singer Donna De Lory stretches her talents - NUNN ON ONE: MUSIC - "Who's That Girl?" It's Donna De Lory, who toured for years with Madonna and continues to stretch her legs as ... |
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Windy City Gay Idol at T's - Jennie and TJ beat out six other contestants at Windy City Gay Idol May 8 at T's, 5024 N. Clark ... |
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Nicole Reynolds in ALT Q's line-up - MUSIC - In the 11 years that have passed since Chicago's out singer-songwriter Scott Free first embarked upon his ALT Q Music ... |
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Billy Masters - "Arthur Laurents told me the three actresses he had in mind for the role, and of the three, Streisand was ... |
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Windy City Gay Idol at Parlour - Shawn and Chad are the two new finalists who advanced May 9 at Parlour, 6349 N. Clark. Check them out ... |
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k.d. lang, Barbra Streisand and 'Project Runway' - Entertainment news: Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Tony Award nominations have come out—and the gay-inclusive The Book of Mormon (from South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt ... |
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VIEWS Marriage-equality film comes to Harlem - African-American LGBTQ communities have always existed in Harlem—and they have resided in Harlem since this former Dutch enclave became the ... |
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SCOTTISH PLAY SCOTT Tony! Tony! Tony! - The 2011 Tony Award nominations for excellence in Broadway theater were announced May 3. With 14 nominations, the leader of ... |
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Matthew Morrison on his career, Elton and public sex - Matthew Morrison doesn't mind being the gayest straight man you know. The 32-year-old actor recently called being a member of ... |
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Peter Pan - THEATER REVIEW - Playwright: James M. Barrie. At: Chicago Tribune Freedom Center, 650 W. Chicago. Tickets: 1- 888-772-6849; http://www.peterpantheshow.com; $76-$173. Runs through: June ... |
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CRITICS' PICKS - The Copperhead, City Lit Theatre, through May 15. A bit o' history comes at you in this once-famous 1918 drama, ... |
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Soul Samarai - THEATER REVIEW - Playwright: Qui Nguyen. At: InFusion Theatre Company at Theatre Wit, 1229 W. Belmont. Phone: 773-975-8150; $25. Runs through: June 5 ... |
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The Original Grease - THEATER REVIEW - Playwright: Jim Jacobs Warren Casey. At: American Theatre Company, 1909 W. Byron. Phone: 773-409-4125; $45-$50. Runs through: June 26 The ... |
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Performing Tonight: Liza Minnelli's Daughter; The King and I - DOUBLE REVIEW -Performing Tonight: Liza Minnelli's Daughter Created by Mary Fons . At: The Neo-Futurists, 5153 N. Ashland. Phone: 773-275-5255; $10-$15 . ... |
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Spotlight - If you're still kicking yourself for missing the Halsted Street engagements of Alien Queen, then thank your lucky stars that ... |
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Aretha Franklin in Chicago May 19 - Legendary singer Aretha Franklin will perform at the Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State, on Thursday, May 19, at 8 p.m. ... |
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Pet Shop Boys' CDs out May 17 - Astralwerks will release Pet Shop Boys' first-ever double CD live album, Concrete, as well as Battleship Potemkin, their original music ... |
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WCQ: Jennifer Beals on the Dalai Lama - Author, speaker, respected leader, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, His Holiness the Dalai Lama comes to Chicago for two public events ... |
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Kimberly Caldwell has new CD, 'Without Regret' - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Vanguard/Capitol Records artist Kimberly Caldwell has released her CD, Without Regret. Produced by Marshall Altman, Tommy Henriksen, John Mark & ... |
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Macy's, OUT and Center's design event - The men came out on State Street as OUT Magazine, Center on Halsted and Macy's recently held a men's designer ... |
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50 Faggots premiere features glam, lessons - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times- Diamonds, dance, glitter and glam decorated the 50 Faggots screening at Center on Halsted as audiences were granted a passport ... |
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Five Worth Finding - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - —Violet Tendencies ( on DVD May 24 ) : The Facts of Life's Natalie ( Mindy Cohn ) , all ... |
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NCLR head Kate Kendell talks queer families - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Kate Kendell, executive director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), spoke May 5 at Northwestern University about the ... |
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Betty White at Barnes & Noble - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - The now more popular than ever actress Betty White (originally from Oak Park) strutted into Barnes & Noble Booksellers in ... |
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Gay man on comeback trail after accident - Partners Keith Ellis and Todd Gagliano had been out with friends on a November night that dramatically changed their lives. ... |
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A Gay in the Life: Theater director Aaron M. Kubey - Aaron M. Kubey is coming home this summer. The 34-year-old now lives in West Haven, Conn., and is slated to ... |
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Kent Bartram on Frank Lloyd Wright and old Hollywood - REAL ESTATE - Kent Bartram on Frank Lloyd Wright and old Hollywood It is four o'clock on a Sunday afternoon in Oak Park ... |
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Frank Kisner: Basketball player finds groove in Chicago - Frank Kisner, a lifelong basketball player, discovered Team Long Beach in 1990—the team run by Mark Chambers, who founded the ... |
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'Bowling with the Stars' May 21 - "Bowling With the Stars"—a night when local dignitaries fill the lanes with LGBTQ youth they are paired with from around ... |
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Chicago Outfit season opener May 14 - The Chicago Outfit Roller Derby will roll into the Windy City Fieldhouse, 2367 W. Logan, on Saturday, May 14, to ... |
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Force overcomes Tribe - The Jessica Springer Show was freakishly good May 7, as the Chicago Force running back almost single handily carried the ... |
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