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Windy City Times Sept. 28, 2011 Edition

Download PDF Issue News HHS awards $1.89 billion in grants for HIV/AIDS care and medications - From a news release, posted Sept. 26, 2011 - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the release of more than $1.89 billion to ensure ...  Catholic conference in Illinois starts marriage initiative - News posted Friday, Sept. 23, 2011 - Illinois' bishops have created a Defense of Marriage department within the Catholic Conference of Illinois ( CCI ) because of ...  Census Bureau releases estimates of same-sex married couples - From a press release, posted Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011 - The U.S. Census Bureau released Sept. 27 new statistics on same-sex married couple and unmarried partner households. According to revised ...  Brennon suing over Santiago's death - News update posted Sept. 28, 2011 - Alisha Brennon has filed suit for tens of millions of dollars for the death of her wife Christina Santiago, the ...  Five charged in murder outside La Cueva - News update posted Sept. 21, 2011 - A person who was identified as male by the Cook County State's Attorney's office was murdered over the weekend outside ...  House champions of DOMA repeal renew request for briefing on BLAG defense of DOMA in court - From a House or Representatives news release, posted Sept. 26, 2011 - WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representatives Jerrold Nadler ( D-NY ) , Barney Frank ( D-MA ) , Tammy Baldwin ( ...  Judge denies Catholic Charities "stay" in foster care case - News posted Sept. 27, 2011 - A Sangamon County judge has denied a stay in his ruling against Catholic Charities over state foster care contracts, a ...  Census Bureau releases new figures on same-sex couples - News update posted Sept. 28, 2011 - The U.S. Census Bureau released Sept. 27 new statistics on same-sex couple households in the United States. Revised estimates suggest ...  Chicago gay veterans, allies celebrate end of Don't Ask, Don't Tell - News update posted Sept. 21, 2011 - American Veterans for Equal Rights ( AVER ) celebrated the end of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" ( DADT ) Sept. ...  WPATH releases new Standards of Care - News update posted Sept. 27, 2011 - The World Professional Association for Transgender Health ( WPATH ) released their new "Standards of Care" ( SOC ) for ...  Obama campaign manager at Downtown DADT-repeal event - The Servicemembers Legal Defense Network ( SLDN ) celebrated the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" ( DADT ) Sept. ...  Hall of Fame auction deals with small turnout - The Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame held its annual Celebrity Auction Sept. 20 at the Boystown nightspot Sidetrack, ...  Country Club Hills facing complaints about discrimination - Two south suburban men have filed complaints with the Illinois Department of Human Rights, alleging that Country Club Hills Mayor ...  LGBT council tables Hall vote - Despite discontent that the City of Chicago has pulled its financial support for the Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame ...  Colleges roll out welcome mat to LGBT students - Approximately 35 schools participated in a college fair that reached out to LGBT high school students and their families Sept. ...  VIEWPOINTS The repeal of DADT - [ Note: Jarrett issued this statement Sept. 20. ] As of Sept. 20, 2011, the discriminatory law known as ...  Supreme worries: Should the court sync marriage ruling to public opinion? - U.S. Justice Antonin Scalia has already conceded that laws banning same-sex marriage are unconstitutional, according to one constitutional scholar. Moreover, ...  Wal-Mart adds transgender protections - Big box retail giant Wal-Mart has added transgender protections to its employee non-discrimination policy. The protections include gender identity and ...  Survey: Med schools teach little about LGBT issues - U.S. and Canadian medical schools offer a median of only five hours of training on meeting the needs of LGBT ...  House requests briefing on BLAG defense of DOMA - U.S. Reps. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y.; Barney Frank, D-Mass.; Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis.; Jared Polis, D-Colo.; David Cicilline, D-R.I.; and John Conyers, ...  VIEWPOINTS Dissension in the ranks - On the heels of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" ( DADT ) being repealed, I decided to reach out to Lt. ...  Catholic conference creates anti-gay marriage initiative - Responding to the advent of civil unions in Illinois, the Catholic Conference of Illinois (CCI) announced the formation of a ...  NY 14-year-old commits suicide after bullying - In New York, 14-year-old Jamey Rodemeyer died of an apparent suicide Sept. 19 after repeatedly asking people to help him ...  HIV group uses public money for souped-up Hummer - A Chicago HIV-awareness not-for-profit used more than $45,000 of public money to fund a tricked-out Hummer, according to new reports ...  Bar hosts HIV/AIDS event - Local bar/lounge TZAR hosted a launch for the new Belvedere RED special-edition bottles Sept. 28. Models walked the runway, sporting ...  ACLU celebrates civil unions and end of death penalty - The ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) of Illinois held its annual Bill of Rights Celebration at the Westin River North ...  Planned Parenthood has new center - The newly renovated Planned Parenthood of Illinois (PPIL) Wicker Park health center, 1152 N. Milwaukee Ave., was officially unveiled Sept. ...  NCLR challenges law firm's refusal to provide benefits to same-sex widow - News posted Sept. 23, 2011 - The National Center for Lesbian Rights ( NCLR ) has filed a federal brief in Pennsylvania Sept. 22, arguing that ...  Chicago Dyke March to move to Argyle neighborhood for 2012, 2013 - News posted Sept. 23, 2011 - The Chicago Dyke March Collective ( CDMC ) has announced that the 2012 and 2013 Dyke Marches will take ...  Jane Addams tribute relocated - The Chicago Park District held a dedication ceremony for the relocated city tribute to social reformer and Nobel Peace Prize-winner ...  Entertainment 'Playboy Club' actor comes out of the closet - News update posted Sept. 26, 2011 - Sean Maher, 36—an actor who plays a closeted gay man on the NBC series The Playboy Club—has come out of ...  Common Threads holds first-ever cook-off - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Common Threads held its first-ever Cook-Off Sept. 15 at Fulton's on the River, raising $28,000 to support the organization's initiatives ...  Hip-hop artists discuss racism and homophobia - The Center on Halsted continued its yearlong SpeakOUT series Sept. 22 with "Hip Hop on the Down Low," a free ...  Lloyd Boston does it with 'Style' - NUNN ON ONE: FASHION - Style guru Lloyd Boston has been giving advice for years on television shows such as NBC Today, Oprah Winfrey, Nate ...  Thomas Dolby on his new album and 'rainbow household' - NUNN ON ONE: MUSIC - Musician Thomas Dolby blinded us with science in the '80s along with getting "Hyperactive!" He followed up with session playing ...  Secret Historian: A lecture with Justin Spring - BOOKS Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Author Justin Spring was on hand recently at the Chicago History Museum to discuss his book on the life of ...  Dining News - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - —The Kendall College Charitable Trust will hold its annual gourmet dinner fundraising event Tuesday, Oct. 4, at Kendall College, 900 ...  Gloria Estefan reaches out to the gays - MUSIC - In this exclusive chat, the Queen of Latin Pop talks conservative upbringing, gay marriage and controversial Target deal By Chris ...  BUZZ! Members of Congress urge immigration officials to consider LGBT family ties in deportation cases Fox most LGBT inclusive broadcast TV network, HBO top cable ACLU marks banned Websites Awareness Day with report on LGBT censorship in schools Hockey player Simmonds makes anti-gay comment, National Hockey League refuses to act Study: Lack of characters with disabilities on TV continues Women's history group marks 40 years on Oct. 16 Rosanne Cash at ECC Oct. 8

 

Windy City Times Sept. 21, 2011 Edition

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News

 

		AIDS: 30 Years of AIDS on the Stage - It's somewhat disquieting to note that nowadays a sung Broadway musical lyric about Ugandans suffering from AIDS can inspire laughs. ...
		AIDS Scott McPherson: Life Catches Up to Art - Scott McPherson was born in Columbus, Ohio, in 1959. He began acting in high school and went to Ohio University, ...
		AIDS: The Bangkok AIDS Vaccine Conference - Researchers at the AIDS Vaccine Conference in Bangkok, Thailand, Sept. 12-15 announced discovery of the first correlates of protection of ...
		AIDS: HIV+ Prevention advocates' open letter rejects PrEP misinformation - Close to 100 openly HIV-positive gay and bisexual men from across the United States and around the world have signed ...
		DOD rebuffs House GOP attempt to delay DADT repeal - News updated posted Sept. 15, 2011 - In a request that seems more like political theatre than political combat, the House Armed Services Committee sent a plea ...
		Man found guilty of killing Francisco Valencia, son of lesbian couple - News posted Friday, Sept. 16, 2011 - A jury found Logan Square man Narcisco Gatica, 21, guilty of shooting and killing DePaul University student Francisco "Frankie" Valencia ...
		Gay man now suing Jesse Jackson, Rainbow PUSH - News posted Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011- Tommy Bennett, a gay former Rainbow PUSH employee who filed a discrimination complaint against the organization and the Rev. Jesse ...
		Obama issues DADT repeal statement - From a news release - THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary September 20, 2011 Today, the discriminatory law known as 'Don't Ask, Don't ...
		President Obama to deliver keynote address at HRC National Dinner - From a news release, posted Sept. 21, 2011 - WASHINGTON — The Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, today announced that ...
		Fed Judge says Prop 8 videos should be freed - News update posted Sept. 19, 2011 - On the same day a Broadway play is to premiere to highlight the transcripts from the landmark Proposition 8 trial, ...
		DADT dead but ban on transgender service remains - News update posted Sept. 20, 2011 - The repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" ( DADT ) may be a win for gay and lesbian service members, ...
		GOP forgets pledge of transparency; blocks video of DOMA argument - News update posted Sept. 14, 2011 - Remember last year's Pledge to America from the Republican Party? It promised three times to make government "more transparent." Well, ...
		2011 Chicago G/L Hall of Fame to induct 11 people, 4 groups - From a news release - Eleven individuals and four organizations will be inducted in November into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame, the ...
		Five charged in murder outside La Cueva - News update posted Sept. 21, 2011 - A person who was identified as male by the Cook County State's Attorney's office was murdered over the weekend outside ...
		Across nation, LGB service members celebrate end of DADT - At the stroke of midnight—12:01 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 20, to be precise—"Don't Ask, Don't Tell," the nearly 18-year-old ban on ...
		DADT repeal helps military children; inequalities remain - When repeal of the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT) ban on openly gay and lesbian servicemembers went into effect ...
		Baldwin labeled the other 'L' word - U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin has had to address the "L word" in recent interviews, now that she's running for the ...
		Illinois transgender woman awarded in employment suit - News update posted Sept. 13, 2011 - In what could be the first employment discrimination judgment made in favor of a transgender person under the Illinois Human ...
		Berlin's gay mayor re-elected for third term; 1,000 nude Israelis pose in Dead Sea -Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - FIFA, the governing body of international soccer, is launching an investigation of homophobia in women's soccer, according to Advocate.com. FIFA's ...
		Navy lieutenant marries partner after DADT repeal; AFA protests Schweddy Balls ice cream - NATIONAL ROUNDUP: Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - In what some are calling a stunning upset, Republican political novice Bob Turner defeated Democratic Assemblyman David Weprin in a ...
		'Out on the Hill' in D.C. thru Sept. 25 - Approximately 100 Black LGBT leaders and activists from around the continental United States have gathered in Washington, D.C., for the ...
		'Out on the Hill' in D.C. thru Sept. 25 - Approximately 100 Black LGBT leaders and activists from around the continental United States have gathered in Washington, D.C., for the ...
		Guardian Angels moving to Boystown - Chicago's favorite red-capped crime fighters could be moving into Lakeview come spring. The Guardian Angels, the volunteer CTA anti-crime patrol, ...
		PASSAGES: Ketty Teanga - News updated Sept. 19, 2011 - Ketty Teanga, known to many as Circuit nightclub regular "Miss Ketty", died Sept. 15 at Loyola University Hospital of unknown ...
		Ugandan gay-rights activist to receive Kennedy award - Frank Mugisha, a prominent young advocate for the rights of sexual minorities in Uganda, has been chosen to receive the ...
		Gay judge heading domestic-violence area - Circuit Court of Cook County Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans recently named openly gay Circuit Judge Sebastian T. Patti, a ...
		LGBT immigrant-rights forum Sept. 27 - An LGBT immigrant-rights forum will take place Tuesday, Sept. 27, 6-8 p.m., at the Adler School of Professional Psychology, 17 ...
		Social security ending gender-match letters - In a win for many transgender workers, the Social Security Administration (SSA) will no longer compare gender markers on employment ...
		VIEWPOINT The queer Dairyland chronicles - The view from our seaside room in Mexico easily trumped most sights I'd seen as a 14-year-old from Wisconsin. It ...
		PASSAGES Frederick H. Kelsey - Frederick H. Kelsey, Jr., 85, died unexpectedly, Sept. 15. A lifelong Evanstonian, Kelsey attended Nichols and Evanston Township High Schools. ...
		Schakowsky meets supporters at Sidetrack - As the Illinois election season gets underway, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky wasted no time rallying her LGBT troops at an afternoon ...
		PASSAGES Alicia Backus - Alicia "Skywalker" Backus, a member of the tradeswomen's community, has passed away. She was 42. Alicia was one of the ...
		Civil-unions forum at law firm Oct. 6 - "Civil Unions in Illinois: Love, Life, Death, Taxes, and Philanthropy" will take place Thursday, Oct. 6, 8:30-10 a.m., at the ...
		VIEWPOINTS Next comes marriage - "I will not engage in homosexual conduct while in boot camp." I read that phrase at a Military Entrance Processing ...
		Lesbian couple reacts to verdict in son's murder - Nearly two years after Francisco "Frankie" Valencia was killed outside a Halloween party in Humboldt Park, a jury found Narcisco ...

 

Entertainment

 

		AIDS: Patty Duke at AIDS benefit Miracle Worker screening - Patty Duke appeared at a screening of The Miracle Worker for which she won the Best Supporting Actress of 1962 ...
		SPOTLIGHT - The New Colony had a major hit on their hands in 2009 with FRAT, Evan Linder's promenade-style drama showing new ...
		FALL THEATER PREVIEW LGBT theater cuts a slim figure this fall - The first months of the 2011-2012 theater season offer several interesting shows about sexuality—such as Sarah Ruhl's In the Next ...
		Fall musicals and other big shows: Something to sing about - There are a lot of shows to celebrate this season, from brassy Broadway musicals on tour to locally produced singing ...
		Dancin' Feats fall preview - As the fall dance season approaches, Windy City dance companies should be happy to know they have a strong advocate ...
		The city that works: Blue-collar drama for the fall season - There is a kind of audience member whose evening at the theater includes dressing in the style of the play ...
		FALL THEATER ROUNDUP 'Red' hot: Talking with theater actor Patrick Andrews - Patrick Andrews charmed audiences this summer as Evan, the young, confused outsider in About Face Theater's smash hit The Homosexuals, ...
		Shadow of a Gunman - THEATER REVIEW - Playwright: Sean O'Casey At: Seanachaí Theatre Company at the Irish-American Heritage Center, 4626 N. Knox Ave. Phone: 866-811-4111;$24-$28. Runs through: ...
		The LGB bent of NBC's 'Playboy Club' - With its voluptuous women occupying center stage in a club that caters to men, the NBC show The Playboy Club ...
		Clint Eastwood, Chris Colfer and 'American Horror Story' - Entertainment News: Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - The PBS series Downton Abbey has entered the Guinness Book of World Records with the "highest critical review ratings for ...
		CRITICS' PICKS - Cyrano, House Theatre of Chicago at Chopin Theatre, through Oct. 16. The House Theatre of Chicago's characteristically playful spin on ...

 

 

BUZZ!

 

		Gay Chicago to run biweekly
		Chicago NOW's 'Women Who Dare' Sept. 21
		A Day with HIV in America photo project today
		Gays included in Obama's remarks to UN General Assembly
		MTV casting LGBT youth
		Sweet Miss Giving's in "Culinary Conversation" today

 

Windy City Times Sept. 14, 2011 Edition

Download PDF Issue News AIDS Obama team works on AIDS strategy - The White House released the National HIV/AIDS Strategy ( NHAS ) on July 13, 2010 to address the diverse growing ...  AIDS: Dr. Phair: A warrior fighting HIV/AIDS - In the field of HIV/AIDS, Chicago-based Dr. John Phair is a familiar name. He spearheaded research with the National Institute ...  AIDS: Jim Sullivan -- From med student to HIV/AIDS specialist - In 1987, as a 23-year-old medical student at the University of Michigan, openly gay Jim Sullivan already knew that he ...  AIDS: Dance For Life sparks reflections on HIV anniversary - The writer, who chooses to be anonymous, is a staff member at a Chicago-area AIDS housing agency. He is a ...  'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' will end on Sept. 20 - Within a week's time, "Don't Ask, Don't Tell ( DADT ) ," the ban on openly gay military service, will ...  GOP forgets pledge of transparency; blocks video of DOMA argument - News update posted Sept. 14, 2011 - Remember last year's Pledge to America from the Republican Party? It promised three times to make government "more transparent." Well, ...  Baldwin: Ready for the fight - U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin said Sept. 7 that her campaign for a U.S. Senate seat from Wisconsin "will not be ...  Neil Giuliano on helping LGBT teens - LGBT nonprofit Live Out Loud is asking LGBT adults to do something that might truly terrify them: return to high ...  New guidelines for same-sex parenting and custody - Some of the most contentious lawsuits involving the rights of LGBT people have occurred when the biological parent of a ...  Cappleman, residents 'frustrated' over Uptown violence - A string of shootings in the Uptown neighborhood have riled residents there, who crowded into a Sept. 6 CAPS (Community ...  Lakeview tensions decline with decrease in crime - With the summer winding down, so, too, appear to be tensions in Lakeview, where just over 30 people turned out ...  Santiago's life celebrated by friends and family - News updated posted Sept. 10, 2011 - Approximately 400 people filled the auditorium at the Chicago History Museum to honor the life of LGBT community activist Christina ...  Illinois transgender woman awarded in employment suit - News update posted Sept. 13, 2011 - In what could be the first employment discrimination judgment made in favor of a transgender person under the Illinois Human ...  Sue Fulton makes history at the U.S. Military Academy - On July 5, Brenda S. ("Sue") Fulton became the first openly gay veteran appointed by President Barack Obama to the ...  Quotelines - "I never told Rick Perry to run for anything. I did suggest he stop harassing gays, Mexicans, and Muslims, however,' ...  LGBT Chicagoans, Victory Fund set sights on elections - With political campaigns gearing up across the country, the Gay and Lesbian Victory rolled into Chicago Sept. 8-11 to talk ...  Lee Reinhart reflects on impact of DADT - Lee Reinhart, a veteran of both the Navy and Coast Guard, is well aware of the insidious and arbitrary nature ...  ASK LAMBDA LEGAL Faith-based foster care agencies - ASK LAMBDA LEGAL Faith-based foster care agencies By Susan Sommer Dear Ask Lambda Legal, My partner and I live in ...  VIEWPOINT: Ex this... - by Kim Flowers This article is an account of someone who was forced to undergo the Exodus International "ex-gay" program ...  VIEWS The American dream: An interfaith, same-sex wedding - It has taken me about a week to get this note together, not because of the hurricane, earthquake or any ...  LETTERS: Here's the rub - Dear Editor: With these statistics about HIV/AIDS among young Black gay/bisexual men, a radical solution ought to be implemented. It ...  Friends remember RJ Chaffin - News update posted Sept. 10, 2011 - Community activist, businessman and promoter RJ Chaffin was remembered by friends and family during a memorial celebration Sept. 10 at ...  DNC's LGBT caucus meets in Chicago - The Democratic National Committee (DNC)'s LGBT Caucus met Sept. 10 in downtown Chicago for its fall meeting. Members discussed past ...  Entertainment Photo finish: Gay male supermodel Chris Fawcett on his success - BY Shawn Schikora Former Navy serviceman Chris Fawcett, 25, is fast becoming the "it" boy of the moment. Sexy in ...  Cyrano - THEATER REVIEW - Playwright: adapted by Matt Hawkins from the play by Edmund Rostand. At: House Theatre of Chicago at the Chopin, 1543 ...  Talking with Robert Patrick - SCOTTISH PLAY SCOTT - Gay playwright/poet/lyricist/novelist Robert Patrick is set to receive the 2011 Artistic Achievement Award from The New York Innovative Theatre Awards, ...  CRITICS' PICKS - The Double, Babes With Blades at Lincoln Square, through Sept. 24. Its church-basement quarters may be shabby, but both the ...  SPOTLIGHT - After making a splash with a hyper-intimate production of Bus Stop, The Den Theatre turns its attentions to gay playwright ...  Waiting for Lefty - THEATER REVIEW - Playwright: Clifford Odets. At: American Blues Theater at the Biograph, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave. Phone: 773-871-3000; $25. Runs through: Oct. ...  Farragut North - THEATER REVIEW - Playwright: Beau Willimon. At: Stage Left Theatre at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont. Phone: 773-975-8150; $25. Runs through: Oct. 9 ...  Outlines Emanuel, Quigley, Blackhawks at Center - News update posted Sept. 7, 2011 - U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Ill., ditched the formal attire Sept. 6 and, instead, sported a red Chicago Blackhawks jersey with ...  Softball player Wesley remembered - They celebrated Chuck Wesley on the softball fields this past weekend, honoring his legacy by renaming a team for him ...  A Gay in the Life - He was 10 years old back in 1995 and excited for then-President Clinton's State of the Union address, even past ...  BUZZ! House parties organize for Chaz Bono Dancing with Stars premiere Sweep Dreams Benefit at Mercury Theater  Bus Stop Oct. 16, Out at Raven event Oct. 21 North Carolina legislature places anti-marriage amendment on May 2012 ballot Women & Children First Bookstore present Women's Voices Weekend Oct. 15-16 HRC condemns Congressional funding for Indiana anti-gay group

 

Windy City Times Sept. 7, 2011

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Windy City Times 2011-09-07 Download PDF Issue   Gay Softball World Series continuing coverage by: Ross Forman, Windy City Times AIDS Jim Pickett: Man on an HIV/AIDS mission by: Tully Satre AIDS Black Treatment Advocates meet in Chicago by: Erica Demarest AIDS: Youth speak out about HIV/AIDS @ 30  AIDS: Disa Johnson runs for the cause by: Ross Forman, Windy City Times Tammy Baldwin running for U.S. Senate AIDS: OVAH! coming to TPAN Brennon to file suit for wrongful death of Santiago by: Kate Sosin, Windy City Times CA Supreme Court seems uncertain of Prop 8 standing by: Lisa Keen, Keen News Service Catholic Charities to appeal foster care decision by: Kate Sosin, Windy City Times Andersonville theater venture hits roadblock by: Steven Chaitman Survey sheds light on LGB youth in suburbs by: Kate Sosin, Windy City Times Santiago memorial Sept. 10 Celebration of life for RJ Chaffin Sept. 10 Deb Mell ties the knot by: Erica Demarest SRO residents' hopes on last legs by: Kate Sosin, Windy City Times Ilya Sheyman: Finding common ground in a diverse district Carol Ronen tribute Sept. 25 Caribou Coffee taking donations for Lakeview fire victims by: Kate Sosin, Windy City Times An Horse of a different color: Band talks gay rights, accents by: Jerry Nunn, Windy City Times Southern Decadence goes on despite tropical storm; Houston's lesbian mayor running for re-election by: Andrew Davis, Windy City Times Miss Continental 2012 crowned Trevor Donovan: Breaking ground on the CW's '90210' by: Terri-Lynne Waldron The gospel according to Kristin Chenoweth by: Chris Azzopardi Judges ponder 'activism' in DADT deliberation by: Lisa Keen, Keen News Service Shootings have Uptown on edge by: Kate Sosin, Windy City Times GLN looks at 9/11, Afghanistan war Sept. 10 VIEWS: Chaz makes a bad impression by: Malic White VIEWS: Chaz comes out dancing by: Rev. Irene Monroe LGBT college fair at Center Sept. 24 TCRA celebrates civil unions by: Carrie Maxwell, Windy City Times 'Garden of Eve' Sept. 16 Mistrial in King case Appreciating the gay bent of True Blood by: Kurt Niece Local singer releases benefit single Schism forms within 'butch' group by: Kate Sosin, Windy City Times Chaz Bono on 'Dancing with the Stars' by: Kate Sosin, Windy City Times Pop Making Sense by: David Byrne with Tony Peregrin PASSAGES William 'Billy' PASSAGES Michele Nichols Expungement seminar held at Center  'Kid' stuff for Sarah Gubbins by: Scott C. Morgan, Windy City Times For the Boys Corazon de Manzana by: Jonathan Abarbanel, Windy City Times Women Are Crazy Because Men Are A**holes by: Mary Shen Barnidge Wolf by: Mary Shen Barnidge 'Boobs of Khan' at Gorilla Tango Sept. 9 'North America Now' marks 9/11 attacks 'Urinetown' at Circle Theatre Sept. 14 CRITICS' PICKS SPOTLIGHT 'Vibrator' at Victory starting Sept. 9 Garland drama on Broadway next year Knight at the Movies: Contagion; Circumstance by: Richard Knight, Jr., for Windy City Times 'Coast'-ing at music fest by: Jerry Nunn, Windy City Times Visiting the Lincoln Park Conservatory by: Andrew Davis, Windy City Times Antigone Rising's Kristen Henderson: It's a family affair by: Sarah Toce Back-to-school preparations by: Dana Rudolph  Joffrey issues call for 'Choreographers of Color' Award Cheyenne Jackson, Anderson Cooper and Debbie Harry by: Andrew Davis, Windy City Times Gay man among Bravo's 'Most Eligible' by: Jerry Nunn, Windy City Times Euroluxe Interiors by: Kirk Williamson, Nightspots Editor Free event to offer closer looks at prime buildings  Real estate news: Sugar & Spice: The Black Sheep by: Meghan Streit Billy Masters by: Billy Masters Local rugby player recalls 9/11 hero by: Ross Forman, Windy City Times Wrigley Pride with series winners Gay in the Life: Slam poet Kristen 'KrisDeLaRash' Beauford by: Kate Sosin, Windy City Times Palin makes mark at Tea Party event