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AIDS: Margaret Bausch: HIV/AIDS nurse reflects on a life of caring - In 1990, with the AIDS crisis reaching its peak, "a lot of people didn't want to work HIV," said Margaret ...  |
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AIDS Michael McColly: Spiritual activisism - Michael McColly, HIV-positive author of the Lambda Award-winning book, The After-Death Room: Journey into Spiritual Activism ( Soft Skull Press, ...  |
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AIDS: Friends of the Global Fight plans for an AIDS-free generation - Last week we profiled the Global Fund to Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. This week, we look at a ...  |
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AIDS: Dec. 1, 2031: AIDS at 50 - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke eloquently in November of the promise of a future generation free of AIDS. ...  |
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Cardinal still under fire for KKK comments - News updated Jan. 2, 2011 - Note: See bottom of this article for information on a protest planned for Sunday, Jan. 8. Chicago's Cardinal Francis George ...  |
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Local HIV/AIDS activist killed in crash at office - News posted Wed., Dec. 28, 2011 - Local HIV/AIDS activist Fernando Blasco, 52, was killed Dec. 23 after a gang-related car chase ended in a crash into ...  |
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Protest against Cardinal George planned - News posted Monday, Jan. 2, 2012 - LGBT activists are planning a demonstration in front of Holy Name Cathedral, 730 N. Wabash Ave., in the wake of ...  |
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LGBT Catholic group issues open letter to Ald. Tom Tunney - News posted Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012 - Dear Ald. Tunney, I wanted to take this opportunity to invite you, both as fellow gay Catholic and an alderman ...  |
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Santorum's Iowa success may increase gay-related debate - News posted Wed., Jan. 4, 2012 - The Republican presidential field's most anti-gay candidate scored big Tuesday night when he landed in a virtual tie for first ...  |
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James Hormel : Former ambassador reflects on life, activism and philanthropy - James Hormel, born in 1933 in the heart of the Depression, was mostly sheltered from the economic crisis facing the ...  |
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PASSAGES Community ally Merry Mary dies - News updated Jan. 3, 2012 with wake and mass information - Longtime LGBT community ally Merry Mary, aka Mary Featherston, died Dec. 30 after a short battle with cancer. Born Jan. ...  |
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EI PAC issues early endorsement for key legislative allies - From a news release - CHICAGO — The Equality Illinois Political Action Committee (PAC) today issued its early endorsements of legislative candidates running for office ...  |
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Tunney: cardinal's comments were "regrettable" - News update posted Jan. 3, 2012 - Alderman Tom Tunney of the 44th Ward broke his silence over the recent controversy involving Cardinal Francis George's comparison of ...  |
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Springfield mayor backs civil union benefits - News update posted Jan. 4, 2012 - Springfield Mayor J. Michael Houston has come out in support of civil union spousal benefits for city employees, after a ...  |
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Looking forward: Drama for 2012 - Significant events are crowding the calendar for 2012, and each promises considerable drama and suspense for the LGBT community. Here ...  |
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Bachmann ends presidential run - News update posted Jan. 4, 2012 - Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann ended her White House bid Jan. 4, the Wall Street Journal reported. The Minnesota representative ...  |
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American History Assoc. coming to Chicago, many LGBTQ and AIDS panels planned - News update posted Dec. 20, 2011 - The American Historical Association's 2012 Annual Meeting Jan. 5-8 will feature a diverse array of sessions on LGBTQ history, sponsored ...  |
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Passages: Sasha Valentino - Updated Jan. 1, 2012 - Sasha Valentino, a legendary Chicago-based female impersonation performer, passed away on Dec. 26 after a long battle with dementia. She ...  |
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Confronting the 'T-word'— a task for us all - Lance Bass joined the ranks of some of our best-known gay and gay-friendly celebrities recently. On national television, the former ...  |
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Letters: Cardinal George - Extended for the online edition of Windy City Times - By George Letter to the editor: In asserting that LGBT-rights activists are akin to fascists, Chicago's Catholic Archbishop Francis George ...  |
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Ivy League schools reimburse LGBT workers; Tenn. school bans mention of homosexuality - NATIONAL ROUNDUP: Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Ivy League universities Columbia and Yale will begin reimbursing some of its gay and lesbian employees Jan. 1 for the ...  |
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Mr. Gay UK back at work after acquittal; report says breast implants are crucial for transgender people - World news: Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - In England, Mark Carter—who won the title of Mr. Gay UK in 2006—returned to police work after being cleared of ...  |
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Gay-bashing at Queer Social event launches uproar - LOCAL NEWS - A gay-bashing took place at Queer Social Club ( QSC ) at Archie's Iowa Rockwell Tavern, 2600 W. Iowa St., ...  |
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Cocktail prepares to reopen - Boystown mainstay Cocktail bar is readying to reopen after a month of being shuttered to due tax problems, according to ...  |
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Knight at the Movies: Pariah; Angels Crest; film notes - You can count on one hand—literally—the number of out African-American female film directors working in the industry. Given that rather ...  |
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'Project Runway' alum Rami Kashou on 'All Stars,' private life - TELEVISION - Rami Kashou had many admirers during his initial run on the reality-competition show Project Runway, which Christian Siriano won. However, ...  |
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Watch out as 'Tabatha Takes Over' salons, gay clubs - NUNN ON ONE: TELEVISION - Our favorite lesbian hairdresser from Queensland, Australia, is back with a new season on the Bravo Channel. Tabatha Coffey returns ...  |
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Nunn's spin on 2011 - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - The world of entertainment didn't stop spinning in 2011. It is amazing the amount of stars that head through the ...  |
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Hal Sparks: Man on the move - Actor, musician, comedian, radio host and Chicago native Hal Sparks recently talked with Windy City Times about his career, activism ...  |
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More sketchy than before - SCOTTISH PLAY SCOTT - In the run up to the 11th annual Chicago Sketch Festival, its executive producer Brian Posen is mostly concerning himself ...  |
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Eleanor Lerman: From mysticism to Occupy Wall Street - BOOKS Extended for the online edition of Windy City Times - BOOKS Eleanor Lerman: From mysticism to Occupy Wall Street By Sally Parsons Eleanor Lerman has published five acclaimed books of ...  |
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Million Dollar Quartet - THEATER REVIEW - Title: Million Dollar Quartet. Playwright: book by Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux. At: Apollo Theatre, 2540 N. Lincoln Ave. Phone: ...  |
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the word progress on my mother's lips doesn't ring true - THEATER REVIEW - Playwright: Matei Visniec. At: Trap Door Theatre, 1655 W. Cortland Ave. Tickets: 773-384-0494; http://www.trapdoortheatre.com; $20-$25. Runs through: Jan. 21 Playwright ...  |
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Spotlight - If you're nursing any post-holiday doldrums, why not take in a performance of the rocking performance art extravaganza Blue Man ...  |
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Displays of Affection - THEATER REVIEW - Playwright: Terry Horan. At: Horan Productions at Live Bait Theatre, 3814 N. Clark St. Phone: 773-960-7881; $8. Runs through: Jan. ...  |
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The Magic Flute - OPERA REVIEW - Score: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Libretto: Emanuel Schikaneder & Carl Ludwig Giesecke. At: Lyric Opera of Chicago, 20 N. Wacker Dr. ...  |
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CRITICS' PICKS - The Caretaker, Writers' Theatre, through March 25. You simply won't find a better staging of Harold Pinter's quintessential 1960 Comedy ...  |
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Talking with Dee Rees and Adepero Oduye of 'Pariah' - It's taken out writer-director Dee Rees more than five years to get Pariah, her feature-length debut, in front of audiences. ...  |
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DISH Weekly Dining Guide in Windy City Times - SAVOR - High points of 2011 Last year provided the opportunity to sample some truly outstanding restaurants, but some truly resonated with ...  |
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Billy Masters - "I asked him if he's elected, how does he plan to engage gay Americans. How are we to support him? ...  |
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Author alleges Nixon had gay affair - Author alleges Nixon had gay affair In the book Nixon's Darkest Secrets: The Inside Story of America's Most Troubled President, ...  |
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Center on Halsted hosts Christmas meal - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Center on Halsted hosted an annual Christmas dinner this past Sunday bringing more than 70 LGBT seniors and other community ...  |
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Bookworm's best of 2011 - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - You were such an efficient shopper this year. You remembered everybody on your list: the kids, the spouse, Grandma and ...  |
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Mombian: Lesbian and gay parenting books 2011 - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - This year brought us several new books, fiction and non-fiction, featuring lesbian- and gay-headed familes. While we might hope for ...  |
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Making New Year's Resolutions? Add travel to your list - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Looking back at 2011? Did you travel enough? Are you carrying over vacation days to 2012 or did you lose ...  |
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2011—the best of a non-vintage year - BENT NIGHTS BOOK REVIEWS Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - It says something that the biggest pop-music news of 2011 was not Gaga, another reformation of Smashing Pumpkins, Kanye and ...  |
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Jim Morrison on his name and new here! show - TELEVISION Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - BY NATASHA HEMLEY Jim Morrison talks candidly with Windy City Times about his famous name; his new TV show, For ...  |
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Dining news - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - —Grant Achatz and René Redzepi have earned the title of The Daily Meal's Chefs of the Year 2011—the debut awarding ...  |
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Johnny Weir gets married; PETA vs. Janet Jackson - Entertainment news: Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Out figure skater/reality-TV star Johnny Weir married his boyfriend Dec. 31, Victor Voronov, On Top Magazine reported. Talking with IceNetwork.com, ...  |
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Turner, Sexton local LGBT athletes of the year - SPORTSMAN, SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR OF THE YEAR - Cameron Turner: A 'Menace' in several sports Cameron Turner, in his seventh year playing gay sports in Chicago, managed ...  |
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CMSA women's basketball sign-ups - Chicago Metropolitan Sports Association women's dodgeball and basketball leagues are having signups soon. The women's basketball league will be on ...  |
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Chicago Sky gets All-Star player - The Chicago Sky added three-time WNBA All-Star Swin Cash and Le'coe Willingham to its roster through a trade with the ...  |
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A short sale can help sell your home - Q. I have been trying to sell my house as I can't afford the payments anymore. My realtor suggested that ...  |
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Out with the old, in with the new - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - BY EDWARD FAJARDO For many of us, the coming of a new year is an opportunity to take inventory of ...  |
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