Windy City Times Feb. 22, 2012 Edition

Download PDF Issue News AIDS: Brown steps down, HIV councils dissolve - Changes at Chicago Health Dept. - After more than a decade with the Chicago Dept. of Public Health ( CDPH ) , Assistant Commissioner Chris Brown ...  AIDS: NMAC files brief in SCOTUS healthcare challenge - For the first time in its history, the National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC) filed an amicus brief today with the ...  AIDS: amfAR ramps up investment in HIV cure research - amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research announced four new grants to leading researchers from around the world in the Foundation's ...  AIDS: Tony Kushner; Advocates of the Year; Obama's budget; ADAP - Tony Kushner at AIDS Foundation of Chicago event Renowned, award-winning playwright Tony Kushner, author of Angels in America, will share ...  AIDS: 12th National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day - Destigmatization through dialogue - Dialogues of empowerment through knowledge, prevention as treatment, and the de-stigmatization of HIV/AIDS were at the forefront of a Feb. ...  AIDS: Black AIDS Day marked in Illinois - In honor of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, the AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) and Chicago Black Gay Men's Caucus ...  Top story in print and summary of past week's daily posts - TOP STORY First gay group forms on U.S. military base ( Online Feb. 14, 2012 ) www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/First-gay-group-forms-on-US-military-base/36141.html . Windy ...  Equality Illinois PAC's early endorsements - CHICAGO—The Equality Illinois Political Action Committee (PAC) issued its early endorsements of legislative candidates running for office in the March ... Guide to the Gays - ELECTIONS '12 - The March 20 primary elections feature several openly gay and lesbian candidates for office. (All of the candidates are in ...  Obama campaign announces campaign co-chairs - CHICAGO — Obama for America announced today the campaign's National Co-Chairs, a diverse group of leaders from around the country ...  Justice Dept. not defending DOMA - The Department of Justice sent a letter to House Speaker John Boehner stating that the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments ...  Judy Shepard to keynote H.E.R. Day 2012 - Center on Halsted has announced that Judy Shepard will serve as keynote speaker at this year's H.E.R. (Health Education & ...  Quinn unspecific on marriage support - Gov. Pat Quinn's views on marriage equality remain unclear after questioning from media outlets, including Windy City Times. The governor ...  Events: Freedom to Marry; Out of the Closets; Narcotics Anon - Freedom to Marry reception Feb. 22 Lambda Legal is hosting the 11th Annual Freedom to Marry Reception Wed., Feb. 22, ... CHM forum looks at race and sexuality - The Chicago History Museum, in conjunction with The Public Square at the Illinois Humanities Council and as part of the ...  Quotelines - "Bullying is unacceptable, and specifically with gay teens, it's just wrong. Everyone needs to realize that this is a major ...  Anti-immigration Ariz. sheriff outed - In Arizona, Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu—known for his stance opposing illegal immigration—reportedly threatened his male Mexican ex-lover, Jose, with ...  VIEWS We shall be free - Washington state is poised to become the seventh state in the nation to grant same-sex marriage rights to its citizens. ...  Talking with the head of the Chicago Loop Alliance - The Chicago Loop Alliance (CLA) holds its annual meeting every February to, among other things, unveil new initiatives to continue ...  Meeting an icon - Deerfield, Ill., resident Marilyn Keller, a long-time member of PFLAG, was in Washington, D.C., Feb. 14 to see The Kinsey ...  VIEWS: Stop scapegoating teachers! - Amidst celebrating the accomplishments of the LGBT community at this year's Equality Illinois "Justice for All" gala, we never expected ...  Entertainment NUNN ON ONE Lily Tomlin: On performing and Meryl Streep - For decades Lily Tomlin has kept audiences rolling in the aisles. From Laugh-in on television to movies with Meryl Streep ...  Between the covers - BOOKS - BY Amos Lassen This month brings us a lot of good reads and diverse list as well. I know that ...  Billy Masters - "She's not my favorite girl for a lot of reasons—mainly because I respect people with talent. I'm not so sure ...  Chaka Khan: She's every woman - NUNN ON ONE: MUSIC - Funk singer Chaka Khan was born and raised on Chicago's South Side before joining the band Rufus. The group broke ...  'Woke Up Black' screening Feb. 27 - Filmmaker and activist Mary Morten's documentary, Woke Up Black, will screen at Loyola University Chicago's Water Tower Campus Monday, Feb. ...  Website aims to be the 'HBO of lesbian content' - Christin Mell spent her elementary school years in Chattanooga, Tenn., where she attended a co-ed, conservative Catholic school, complete with ...  Documentary to explore homophobia at Wheaton College - On the heels of the pro-LGBT group OneWheaton's recent formation, a documentary called Let Your Light Shine is currently in ...  WCPA's 'Broadway'; 'Iceman' - WCPA's 'Broadway' show March 10 Windy City Performing Arts will present Windy City Gay Chorus and Aria in "Broadway And ...  For Scott Gryder, life is a cabaret - Recently, in a cozy rehearsal room atop the Sherwood Conservatory of Music, Chicago cabaret crooner Scott Gryder was in mid-argument ...  Sugar & Spice: I Monelli Trattoria Pizzeria - DISH Weekly Dining Guide in Windy City Times: REVIEW - If you were driving through the north end of Lincoln Square, you might miss I Monelli, a small Italian restaurant ...  '8' the Play in Rock Island July 6 - The District Theatre, 1611 2nd Ave., Rock Island, will present a reading of 8, a new play chronicling the historic ...  Madonna adds second Chicago show; WCMG ticket contest - Fresh off her Super Bowl halftime performance, Madonna is embarking on a world tour that begins May 29 in Tel ...  Center's Oscar party; Gaga music - Center's Oscar party Feb. 26 Center on Halsted's 2012 "On the Red Carpet" Oscar party will move venues, taking place ...  Pop Making Sense - After remixing "Walking with a Ghost," "Back in Your Head" and "Alligator" for Tegan and Sara, Morgan Page teams with ...  Lakeside Pride's 'Salute to Uptown' March 24 - The Lakeside Pride Symphonic Band will perform "A Salute to Uptown" Saturday, March 24, at 8 p.m. at the Preston ...  Outlines Join Tenancy vs. Land Trusts to own real estate - Series Part One - Janet and her lover Denise have found a condominium they would like to buy together. Denise wants to own the ...  Rugby fundraiser; 'Strike Out Hunger'; 'Stars on Ice' - Rugby fundraiser Feb. 25 at SpinThe Chicago Women's Rugby Football Club (CWRFC) will hold a "Flippin'" flip-cup fundraiser Saturday, ...  Darrell Yarborough's lifelong love affair with bikes - Darrell Yarborough was about 6 when he got his first bicycle: a red, 20-inch Western Flyer. "When the Schwinn Stingray ...  We Love Pets - As you can see, Diego is a very handsome fellow. But what you can't see is what a sweet, cuddly ...  Celebrations: Robles/Culver anniversary - Joy Culver and Patricia Robles (right) celebrated their 11-year anniversary on Valentine's Day. They met through the Windy City Times ...  LGBT employees not recognized at some auto manufacturers - Hyundai, Kia, Porsche and Suzuki offer no protections or benefits for their LGBT employees. There are two ways of looking ...

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