Windy City Times Aug. 24, 2011

Download PDF Issue News AIDS Greg Louganis keeps on 'diving' against HIV/AIDS - Despite all of the medical advances over the past 30 years in the battle against HIV-AIDS, or perhaps because of ...  AIDS Rudy Galindo speaks out about AIDS - Through an online dating service, Val Galindo was set up and after a dinner date, they just clicked. Six months ...  AIDS Magic's bold coming out with HIV - He remembers it like it was yesterday, not 20 years ago. Ted Cappas returned from class to his apartment at ...  AIDS Life lessons for Chicago HIV+ athlete - He sat in his car for an hour, perhaps longer, that day in 2009 when he learned he was HIV-positive. ...  AIDS Chicagoan Torres helps TPAN with riding power - About a month before the 2010 Ride For AIDS, Antonio Torres hit a huge roadblock: he lost his job in ...  AIDS Lantvit coaches people to help in AIDS battle - Dan Lantvit is in his fourth year coaching marathon runners, and his first in the high-profile Saturday morning slot for ...  AIDS Dance for Life turns 20 - Dance for Life celebrated its 20th anniversary Aug. 20 at the Auditorium Theater in downtown Chicago. Five of the city's ...  Court rules against Catholic Charities in foster-care case - News update posted Aug. 19, 2011 - A circuit court judge ruled Aug. 18 against four Catholic charities in a lawsuit against the state over the right ...  Anti-gay group gathers signatures in Loop - A group of 15 men and women representing the Illinois Defense of Marriage Initiative was spotted in front of the ...  Death of Iowa teen not a hate crime, say police - News update posted Aug. 23, 2011 - A 19 year-old Iowan has died from injuries from an altercation during which attackers allegedly yelled anti-gay slurs at him. ...  Gay couple's deportation case closed - The government publicly is dropping the deportation proceedings that threatened to tear apart Alex Benshimol and Douglas Gentry—a married, gay, ...  Activist shows candidates' stances on LGBT issues - Most LGBTs don't realize how far off full equality still is, they don't vote very often, and they vote like ...  As community mourns Santiago, Brennon recovers in Ind. - Two hundred miles from the hospital bed where Alisha Brennon is recovering from injuries sustained in the Indiana State Fair ...  Lesbian widow suing over stage collapse - As Chicago united around Alisha Brennon, hospitalized in the wake of her fiancé's death at the Indiana State Fair last ...  Activists challenge Northalsted biz group on youth funding - A group of LGBT activists is demanding that the Northalsted Business Alliance fund neighborhood youth services at the same level ...  Census shows a new 'gayest' area in U.S. - There is a new gayest place in the United States—at least when it comes to number of same-sex couples: Provincetown, ...  Fred Karger on vying for presidency and the Fox News complaint - Republican Fred Karger is the first openly gay presidential candidate in the United States. Although he met all of the ...  AIDS Legal Council hosts 'Orient Express' Aug. 24 - AIDS Legal Council of Chicago's annual summer party and largest fundraising event of the year—"Orient Express"—will be held Wed., Aug. ...  Women's Equality Day event Aug. 26 - Chicago will mark the 91st anniversary of the 19th Amendment—which granted women the right to vote—with an event Friday, Aug. ...  Confab focuses on homeless LGBT youth - Service providers from across the Midwest gathered Aug. 16 in the DePaul University Loop Student Center for an all-day conference ...  Local gay couple embraces parenthood - Partners Brian Walker and Mike Demetria spent their first Father's Day in Las Vegas, along with Walker's mom and sister. ...  Chicago's 'Man-Girl' trial - LOCAL HISTORY - Fred G. Thompson was born in 1888 in Youngstown, Ohio, but raised on a farm near Columbus. Adopted as a ...  ENDA briefing with Quigley Aug. 25 - Congressman Mike Quigley will be the keynote speaker at an Employee Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) legislative briefing Thursday, Aug. 25, at ...  Lincoln Park club sued for bias - Camila Klinger, the former general manager of Skybar at 2242 N. Lincoln Ave. (now known as Fuze Nightclub) filed suit ...  IDHR: Gay couple's rights were violated - Partners Todd and Mark Wathen were "pleasantly surprised" with the Illinois Department of Human Rights' announcement that it found "substantial ...  Employee claims sexual harassment, unfair termination - A former A Safe Place employee has filed a charge of discrimination against the company, alleging the executive director sexually ...  Town hall with Cullerton, Ann Williams Aug. 24 - State Sen. President John Cullerton and state Rep. Ann Williams will host a town-hall meeting Wed., Aug. 24, at Bell ...  Chicago Ideas Week Oct. 10-16 - Chicago Ideas Week (CIW), together with Mayor Rahm Emanuel, has announced thought leaders and innovators set to speak at the ...  Clerk, Center hosting expungement seminar Aug. 25 - Dorothy Brown, clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, and the Center of Halsted will host an adult expungement ...  VIEWS Federal courts must protect gay troops - The following op-ed, by Palm Center scholars Diane H. Mazur and Aaron Belkin, makes the case for federal courts ensuring ...  Letters: Catholic Charities, Expungement - Applauding a decision Dear neighbors, As a Gay Catholic I am pleased with the ruling of Judge John Schmidt in ...  'Civilized Celebrations' Aug. 31 at The Joynt - The Civil Rights Agenda will hold its first in a series of "Civilized Celebrations"—honoring those who were joined in civil ...  Entertainment 'Lovefest' Aug. 28 at Jackson Park - The Chicago Black Gay Men's Caucus (CBGMC) will host the 7th Annual Lovefest Celebration on Sunday, Aug. 28, 12—8 p.m., ...  'Dance' Aug. 27 at Hydrate - Spotlite Theatrix Productions will present "Dance 'til the World Ends" at Hydrate Nightclub, 3458 N. Halsted St., on Saturday, Aug. ...  ALMA picnic Aug. 28 - The Association of Latino Men for Action (ALMA) will hold a picnic Sunday, Aug. 28, 12-5 p.m. at Hollywood Beach. ...  'Pitch a Tent' has women helping animal foundation - The inaugural "Pitch a Tent to Save a Pooch" camping trip is set for Sept. 2-5, as about 250 are ...  Scottish Play Scott - Out actor Tommy Femia didn't initially want to impersonate stage and screen legend Judy Garland. But it was the insistence ...  Knight at the Movies: Our Idiot Brother; Brighton Rock; film notes - "If you put your trust out there, people will rise to the occasion" is the optimistic but rather innocent philosophy ...  One (gay) day with Anne Hathaway - Actress on gay 'pod,' Catwoman role, NYC marriage stories- Gays adore Anne Hathaway for more than her sweetheart sensibility and frumpy-to-fashionable underdog role in The Devil Wears Prada. She's ...  Stop Making Sense - Turn up the soft lighting; the ultimate diva is back with the 10-track collection What Matters Most: Barbra Streisand Sings ...  Rainbow Social Aug. 26 at UIC - The University of Illinois at Chicago's Gender & Sexuality Center (GSC) will hold its annual Rainbow Social Friday, Aug. 26, ...  TPAN's 'Up on the Roof' Aug. 25 at MDA - HIV/AIDS agency Test Positive Aware Network will present "Up on the Roof" atop the 24-story MDA Apartment building, 63 E. ...  Artist Adam Guerino on 'We Are Halsted' - Openly gay local producer/artist Adam Guerino is taking his expertise into the fundraising realm with his show, "We Are Halsted," ...  Lauper plans to tour, release live DVD - Gay icon Cyndi Lauper will release the live concert DVD To Memphis, With Love on Megaforce Records Oct. 25. To ...  Outlines Ben Cohen: Rugby star and LGBT ally - GAY SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES - Ben Cohen—rugby star, calendar model and vocal straight ally to the gay community—will be a featured guest at the opening ...  A Gay in the Life: Lieutenant Illinois State Police Joe Micci - The two large, framed, autographed photos in Joe Micci's third-floor apartment are a strong tie to the area's LGBT roots ...  Ben Cohen: Rugby star and LGBT ally - GAY SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES - Ben Cohen—rugby star, calendar model and vocal straight ally to the gay community—will be a featured guest at the opening ...  BUZZ! GLAAD, Ali Forney Center publish full-page ad in Christian Mag Sojourners Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On U.S. moves toward respecting same-sex bi-national couples, Lambda Legal comments White House to honor Trevor Project as Champion of Change The Strange History of Don't Ask, Don't Tell on HBO Sept. 19