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AIDS: Drawing on hope, nurse documents the legacy of AIDS Unit 371 at Illinois Masonic - MK Czerwiec worked at Illinois Masonic Hospital's dedicated HIV/AIDS ward, known as Unit 371, from 1994-2000, her first job out ...  |
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AIDS: My Fabulous Disease: A blog in four movements from Mark S. King - Mark S. King was diagnosed with HIV in 1985, only shortly after any viable test for the virus was made ... |
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AIDS: After 30 years of AIDS, people under 30 face greatest risk - People who weren't yet born when AIDS first emerged are today most at risk for becoming HIV positive—an alarming development ... |
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AIDS: Revolution of Hope
- AIDS Foundation of Chicago President/CEO David Munar delivered remarks at the U.S. Conference on AIDS opening plenary Nov. 10, ahead ... |
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AIDS: The Grove AIDS film to air on PBS in December - The Grove documentary will be televised hundreds of times across the PBS network on Dec. 1, honoring World AIDS Day ... |
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AIDS: Got mine, tough luck bro': The next generation of AIDS funding - Call it the gay version of what is commonly known as "white flight." You know the term. It's what happens ... |
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AIDS: 'How AIDS Changed Gay Life' book updated - Compelled by his own 2005 HIV diagnosis, and to mark the 30th anniversary in 2011 of the first reported AIDS ... |
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AIDS: National Minority AIDS Council helps minorities with HIV - The National Minority AIDS Council's mission was "raising awareness of the impact of HIV/AIDS among minorities," when it started in ... |
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AIDS @ 30: Infectious Ideas - The following is an excerpt from Infectious Ideas: U.S. Political Responses to the AIDS Crisis, by Jennifer Brier ( UNC ... |
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AIDS News briefs - HIV/AIDS on Memory Wall Dec. 1 A memory wall, a powerful video display of photos and words, will honor those ... |
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AIDS: 30 Years From Here on here! TV - here! TV is presenting the original documentary 30 Years From Here, featuring accounts from the decades-long war against AIDS. See ... |
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AIDS: A proposal for a World AIDS Telethon in 2012 - I first presented the concept of a World AIDS Day Telethon at a World AIDS Day HIV Awareness Chicago Mayoral ... |
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Gay U.S. Rep. Frank resigning - News update and press releases posted Nov. 28, 2011 - Barney Frank, one of the few openly gay individuals in the U.S. House of Representatives, announced Nov. 28 that he ... |
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Dept. of Revenue announces same-sex filings in IL - News update posted Nov. 29, 2011 - Just six months after the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDR) announced that it would not allow civil union couples to ... |
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Defendents in Hauff hate crime trial found innocent - News update posted Nov. 30, 2011 - Three men accused of beating an openly gay man Daniel Hauff on a northbound Red Line El train while yelling ... |
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Report focuses on media and public attitude toward marriage equality - Dr. Tien-Tsung Lee of the University of Kansas and Dr. Gary Hicks from Southern Illinois University recently published a study ... |
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Howard Brown development director resigns - Windy City Times received news Nov. 23 that Brad McLaughlin, a member of Howard Brown Health Center's (HBHC's) executive leadership ... |
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LGBT community mourns Maggie Daley's passing - Extended for the online edition of Windy City Times - Former Chicago First Lady Maggie Daley passed away Thanksgiving night, Nov. 24, after a long battle with cancer. She was ... |
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Study: Gay-straight alliances help LGBT youth, young adults - Gay-straight alliance clubs (GSAs) in middle schools and high schools help youth not only while they are in school, but ... |
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Calif. teen gets plea deal in gay killing - In California, Brandon McInerney, 17, avoided a retrial by agreeing to a plea deal of 21 years in prison for ... |
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Survivors suing Sugarland for stage collapse - A group of survivors of the Indiana State Fair stage collapse that killed Chicago lesbian activist Christina Santiago is suing ... |
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Addiction program brings SMART support to local LGBTs - The international addiction assistance program SMART Recovery is set to offer additional weekly support groups in Chicago starting Dec. 4. ... |
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Priest arrested in Chicago on sex-abuse charges - A Jesuit priest was arrested Nov. 21 in Chicago on charges relating to a decade-old sexual abuse scandal, according to ... |
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VIEWS Many voices needed in LGBTQ assessment - In Chicago, there is a phenomenal project in progress that will provide valuable information about our community, The LGBT Metro-Chicago ... |
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Mich. anti-bullying bill passes without exemption - From a news release, posted Nov. 29, 2011 - The Michigan state senate passed a new anti-bullying bill that excluded a controversial exemption that would have allowed bullying for ... |
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VIEWPOINTS Home for the holidays - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Most of us likely associate the holidays with home and the family. For those of us who are members of ... |
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Indian groups condemn fire system in deaths of transgender individuals - Members of the pro-LGBT groups Sangama and the Karnataka Sexual Minorities Forum have condemned the Delhi government in India for ... |
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Lakeview East chamber offering gift cards - The Lakeview East Chamber of Commerce is offering a gift-card program as part of a "Shop Local Campaign" during Chicago's ... |
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Report: LGBT seniors subjected to more stress than peers - Senior citizens who identify as LGBT face higher rates of disabilities and physical and mental stress than their heterosexual peers, ... |
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Matthew Shepard Foundation vying for Giving Award - The Matthew Shepard Foundation is competing to receive one of five cash awards from the American Giving Awards, presented by ... |
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Oak Park man charged with HIV transmission - An Oak Park man has been charged with three felonies, including the transmission of HIV, after he reportedly bit a ... |
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VIEWPOINTS The end of an era, the start of a movement - The definition of a star is as follows: A celestial object highly visible in the night sky used to light ... |
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Gay couple shot in Dallas; Harvard may add LGBT question to applications -NATIONAL ROUNDUP: Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - In New York, police have closed the case of Jamey Rodemeyer, the 14-year-old who recently committed suicide, allegedly because of ... |
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LGBT Narcotics Anon. meetings at Haymarket - Narcotics Anonymous meetings for LGBT individuals will take place Mondays 8-9 p.m. at Haymarket Center, 20 N. Sangamon. For more ... |
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Letter to the editor: A time of thanks - World AIDS Day is an opportunity for our city and churches to pause and remember those who live with and ... |
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Swiss pol compares gay adoption to drug use; Welsh rugby player used anti-gay slur - World news: Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - BBC newsreader Jane Hill has announced that she will enter a civil partnership with her partner, Sara, according to Pink ... |
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SRO hotel notice alarms residents - Rumors that Lakeview's Ambers Hotel, 1632 W. Belmont Ave., could close suddenly, evicting residents into the cold without warning, have ... |
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Mark Consuelos, George Michael and Doris Day - Entertainment news: Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Craig Zadan and Neil Meron will produce a lesbian-themed sitcom entitled Swordfighting, according to Advocate.com. The series is about two ... |
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Amanda Bearse speaks about her career, life and World AIDS Day 2011 - Actress, writer, director, and all-around frolicsome gal pal Amanda Bearse, 53, is back in the spotlight following her efficacious tenure ... |
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Piper Laurie: On Rock Hudson, Mel Gibson and 'Carrie' - MOVIES - Actress Piper Laurie has had a celebrated film, television and stage career for which she has garnered three Oscar nominations, ... |
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Transgender pre-teen Jazz Jennings on her documentary - TELEVISION - Jazz Jennings is facing life-changing decisions at the tender age of 11. From a very early age, her parents believed ... |
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Batons and Beauty Queens: Biography on Jim Flint includes Mafia, sports, politics and more - Conformity may have been king in Chicago in the 1960s and '70s, but Jim Flint wasn't afraid to rule as ... |
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Mark Zubro: Local writer crafts books with strong gay characters - BOOKS - Mark Zubro has written a lot—23 books to be exact. His genre, mystery, isn't groundbreaking. However, the characters—self-affirming, happy gay ... |
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Disc and That: Recent and upcoming DVDs - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times- —The Bang Bang Club (already released; $24.98): It may sound like a porn movie, but there's no gay content in ... |
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Chris Isaak talks music, fans and flashy suits - NUNN ON ONE: MUSIC - Musician Chris Isaak hit the music scene after being featured in David Lynch's film Blue Velvet. He hit it big ... |
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2011 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE, page 1 - Brew everything I thought I was seeing things when I saw there is a company called Gay Coffee ( http://www.gaycoffee.com ... |
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2011 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE, page 2 - Glee whiz Glee, Season Three: The Music, Vol. 7 ( http://www.amazon.com; $11.88 ) is available Dec. 6, courtesy of Columbia ... |
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2011 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE, page 3 - Ouching Tiger Anyone would appreciate a stocking stuffer such as Tiger Balm ( http://www.target.com; $13.99 ) . There are different ... |
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2011 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE, page 4 - She's so unusual Unique Vintage ( http://www.unique-vintage.com ) has hundreds of dresses and other clothing items for those with a ... |
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Great Gifts: Books and DVDs for the Holidays, page 1 - Despite the success of ebooks and online video and music streaming, somehow I keep having multiple tall stacks of books ... |
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Great Gifts: Books and DVDs for the Holidays, page 2 - Battling Pornography: The American Feminist Anti-Pornography Movement, 1976-1986 by Carolyn Bronstein Bronstein is associate professor of Media Studies in the ... |
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Ten Minutes from Home - BOOK REVIEW - by Beth Greenfield, $24; Harmony Books; 276 pages How would it feel to lose your little brother and your best ... |
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Holiday 2011 DVD gift ideas - Although media experts are telling us that DVDs and Blu-rays are soon to go the way of other home-viewing dinosaurs ... |
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A 'Prince' among Broadway divas - SCOTTISH PLAY SCOTT - Tony Award-winning actress Faith Prince is coming to Northwestern University's Cahn Auditorium for a special cabaret concert called Total Faith ... |
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Peer Gynt - THEATER REVIEW - Playwright: Henrik Ibsen, translated and adapted by Robert Bly. At: Polarity Ensemble Theatre at the Storefront, 66 E. Randolph St. ... |
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The Jackie Wilson Story - THEATER REVIEW - Playwright: Jackie Taylor. At: Black Ensemble Theater, 4450 N. Clark St. Phone: 773-769-4451;$55-$65. Runs through: Open run First, the new ... |
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SPOTLIGHT - The weather may be chilly, but The Hypocrites are re-heating Gilbert and Sullivan's 1879 comic operetta The Pirates of Penzance ... |
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Season's Greetings, Burning Bluebeard - DOUBLE REVIEW - Season's Greetings Playwright: Alan Ayckbourn. At: Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie. Phone: 847-673-6300; $25-$60. Runs through: Dec. 18 Burning ... |
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An Iliad - THEATER REVIEW - Playwrights: Denis O'Hare and Lisa Peterson. At: Court Theatre. Tickets: 773-753-4472; http://www.CourtTheatre.org; $40-$60. Runs through: Dec. 11 Those thoroughly familiar ... |
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A Christmas Carol at the Goodman: 34 years and counting - This year, the Goodman Theatre marks its 34th production of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. While most are familiar with ... |
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CRITICS' PICKS - Let My People Come, Street Tempo Theatre, through Dec. 31. Some of the material may seem a tad dated, but ... |
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Gay man recalls journey in 'Blind: A Memoir' - BOOKS - BY David-Elijah Nahmod When you first hear of what happened to Belo Miguel Cipriani, you might assume that he was ... |
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CONCERT REVIEWS Omar Souleyman; Judas Priest - BENT NIGHTS: Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - I know nothing of Middle Eastern music. I felt it was only fair to come right out with that from ... |
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LGPA-GOAL 'Dirty Santa' party Dec. 15 at Pizza Doc - The Lesbian Gay Police Association-Gay Officers Action League of Chicago (LGPA-GOAL) is hosting "The Annual Dirty Santa Christmas Party" Thursday, ... |
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Sugar & Spice: Club Lucky - DISH Weekly Dining Guide in Windy City Times - I love our city's many modern restaurants, with sleek minimalist décor and chefs experimenting with the latest culinary trends. However, ... |
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Dave Koz concert Dec. 2; has new 'Christmas' CD - Openly gay saxophonist Dave Koz will hold his annual "Dave Koz & Friends" concert Friday, Dec. 2, at the Auditorium ... |
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'Zine scene - Chicago IRL, a "queer Chicago collaboration of culture and class(lessness)," celebrated the release of its second issue, Nov. 26 at ... |
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Funny business - A queer sense of humor was on display when OutLoud!: Chicago's Queer Comedy took over Zanies, Nov. 22. The diverse ... |
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