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|  | AIDS Getting personal with state Rep. Greg Harris - The accomplishments of State Rep. Greg Harris, D-13th, are numerous. Since being elected to the Illinois General Assembly in 2006, ...  | | | AIDS Brothers OutLive present: Bayard Centennial honoring Black AIDS Day - On Thursday, Feb. 9—two days following National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day—Brothers OUTLive, will celebrate the life and legacy of gay ... | | | AIDS Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day event at Trinity - On Feb. 7, the 12th National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, Gilead Sciences and other experts will participate in a discussion ... | | | AIDS 'Life Skills' intervention may reduce HIV risk - Young transgender women are at increased risk for HIV infection due to factors related to stigma/marginalization and participation in risky ... | | | AIDS 'Pizza and policy' at AFC - The AIDS Foundation of Chicago ( AFC ) hosted "Pizza and Policy" Jan. 23 at its downtown Chicago office, 200 ... | | | Romney easily wins Florida - Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney easily won the GOP presidential primary in Florida Jan. 31—but his three opponents are ... | | | More Howard Brown departures and changes - Howard Brown Health Center (HBHC) has undergone more employee changes in the last couple of months, including one dismissal, amid ... | | | Gerber/Hart move poses questions
- When a "for rent" sign appeared in the window of Gerber/Hart Library in late January, community members shared concerns that ... | | | Bisexual activist appointed supervisor in San Francisco - San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee has appointed bisexual activist Christina Olague to that city's Board of Supervisors. Brother Michael Oboza, ... | | | Wash. senate approves bill legalizing same-sex marriage
- From a Washington United for Marriage press release - OLYMPIA — Washington United for Marriage, a broad statewide coalition of organizations, congregations, unions and business associations that will work ... | | | GLSEN 'Think Before You Speak' ads to run during Super Bowl - From a news release - NEW YORK — The Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network ( GLSEN ) and The Ad Council Feb. 1 announced ... | | | Gay man alleges discrimination at hotel restaurant - Michael Reid is taking a legal stand against anti-gay bullying. A former waiter of now-closed Cibo Matto at the Wit, ... | | | Queer Occupy members protest HRC in NYC for honoring Goldman Sachs - From a news release - York, NY, Feb. 1, 2012 -Queer/LGBTIQA2Z Occupy Wall Street, a caucus of the NYC based Occupy Wall Street movement, will ... | | | New HUD rule called 'historic' - In a speech before a national LGBT conference Jan. 28, U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan said ... | | | Crossroads Fund's reading looks at Union, LGBTQ organizing - Crossroads Fund's 30th anniversary reading and events series - From a news release When you think about LGBTQ history in the US, do you think about union organizing? Do ... | | | Gov. Christie calls gay lawmaker "numbnuts"; Barney Frank gets engaged - NATIONAL ROUNDUP: Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - N.J. Gov. Chris Christie called a gay state legislator "numbnuts" while trying to explain controversial remarks he recently made, according ... | | | Baton owner Jim Flint subject of 'Fireside Chat' - Leatherman Douglas O' Keeffe kicked off A Fireside Chat, a series of live interviews at the Hoover Leppen Theatre at ... | | | LGBTs and public accommodation - ASK LAMBDA LEGAL Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Q: The other week, a few friends and I were at a restaurant. We attempted to get the attention of ... | | | Forum looks at health issues facing older LGBTs - Rush University Hospital hosted a symposium, "Aging with Pride," Jan. 25 to discuss health issues facing older LGBT adults. Speakers ... | | |
Terry Angel Mason named Black HIV/AIDS Awareness spokesperson - Writer Terry Angel Mason was selected as the National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Spokesperson for 2012. February 7, 2012 will be ... | | | Thousands of LGBTs attend Creating Change - Equality Illinois CEO Bernard Cherkasov was an activist with the Queer Unity Project when he attended his first Creating Change ... | | | Steans, Cassidy talk LGBT issues, public transportation - State Sen. Heather Steans and state Rep. Kelly Cassidy are preparing to go back into legislative session, and among their ... | | | Gloria Steinem at Columbia Feb. 7 - Iconic activist and lecturer Gloria Steinem will be the featured speaker for Columbia College Chicago's Conversations in the Arts at ... | | | HRC Urges Minn. election board to investigate anti-gay group
- From an HRC news release - WASHINGTON Feb. 1, 2012 — The Human Rights Campaign released an analysis of campaign disclosure reports - made public today ... | | | Quotelines - "What's the average lifespan of a homosexual? It's very short. Google it yourself."—Tennessee Sen. Stacey Campfield to Michelangelo Signorile, as ... | | | Founder of Rape Victim Advocates dies - PASSAGES - Dr. Natalie Stephens (Turner), the founder of Rape Victim Advocates (RVA) died of natural causes Jan. 13 in Fort Myers, ... | | | SLDN on lawsuit filed by Southern Poverty Law Center - From a news release - ( Washington, D.C. ) Army Veteran and Servicemembers Legal Defense Network ( SLDN ) Executive Director Aubrey Sarvis today ... | | | GetEQUAL to protest "The Family" outside National Prayer Breakfast - From a news release - Washington, D.C. — On Thursday, Feb. 2, GetEQUAL will protest "The Family" and their agenda of persecuting LGBT people around ... | | | Out DePaul student honored with resolution - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Anthony Alfano, the DePaul University senior who is the first openly gay student-body president in the school's history, was honored ... | | | Daily news posts on www.WindyCityTimes.com also in the Feb. 1, 2012 print issue of Windy City Times - Weekly summary - 2012-01-30 Anti-gay adoption and foster bill filed in General Assembly by: Kate Sosin www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Anti-gay-adoption-and-foster-bill-filed-in-General-Assembly/35886.html . Trans group responds ... | | | Wine tasting at KAFKA with Judge Celia Louise Gamrath - From a news release - On Thursday, Feb. 9th from 6 to 7:30 p.m, join Judge Celia Louise Gamrath and Lakeview friends for a wine ... |
| | Jason Stuart on gay actors, stand-up act - MOVIES - Jason Stuart's own web bio begins: "When you think one of the most prolific character actors, who's also an outrageous ... | | | Gayle Pitman: Sexual orientation research under the microscope - BOOKS - Gayle Pitman, author of Backdrop, is a clinical psychologist and professor of psychology at Sacramento City College, where she teaches ... | | | Billy Masters - "For me, it is a choice. I understand that for many people it's not, but for me, it's a choice, ... | | | Out filmmaker directs Meryl Streep - Nothing could stand in the way of the almighty Meryl Streep—except on this particular afternoon. At a New York City ... | | | Knight at the Movies: The Innkeepers - Writer-director Ti West is part of a new generation of filmmakers working in the horror field who have eschewed the ... | | | 'The Help' dominates SAGs - The Southern drama The Help won three awards Jan. 29 at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. The movie won for ... | | | Glenn Close: on roles in gender-bending 'Albert Nobbs' and 'Damages' - Glenn Close is doing some last-minute press from her Los Angeles Four Seasons hotel room, just twenty-four hours before the ... | | | Talking with Victory Gardens' Chay Yew - SCOTTISH PLAY SCOTT - Typically when new artistic directors of theater organizations take over, they're often saddled with a planned-out season created by their ... | | | GayCo show: Are you there, Judy? It's me, Cancer. - From a news release - Chicago, IL — Does your life really change forever once you have had Cancer? Is Global Warming a symptom of ... | | | Race - THEATER REVIEW Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Playwright: David Mamet. At: Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn St. Phone: 312-443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org; $25-$94. Runs through: Feb. 19 The ... | | | Black Pearl Sings! - Playwright: Frank Higgins. At: Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie. Phone: 847-673-6300; $25-$60. Web: http://www.northlight.org. Runs through: Feb. 19 From ... | | | Spotlight: Long Gone Lonesome - Last seen in Chicago at the Broadway Armory in 2011 with its award-winning drama Black Watch, The National Theatre of ... | | | CRITICS' PICKS - Blizzard '67, Chicago Dramatists, through Feb. 12. A battered Ford in a snowstorm is like a bunker under enemy fire ... | | | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part I out on DVD Feb. 11 - Directed by Academy Award® winner Bill Condon, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN — PART 1 reveals the mysteries of this ... | | | Key West promotes gay trolley tour - Key West Business Guild announces a new time, new location, and new partnership for the Gay Key West Trolley Tour, ... | | | Manilow postpones Feb. 2-4 Chicago dates - From a news release - Following medical orders, singer Barry Manilow is postponing his Feb. 2-4 show dates at the Chicago Theatre. The shows have ... | | | Restaurants' Valentine's Day offerings; Alpana Singh's new spot - Dining news: Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - —Carnivale, 702 W. Fulton Market, has a $33 prix fixe menu on Thursdays. Menu items in the three-course meal include ... | | | Joan Rivers vs. Chelsea Handler; Spartacus: Vengeance creator defends sex scenes (straight and gay) - Entertainment news: Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Joan Rivers and Chelsea Handler are embroiled in a feud. According to the New York Post, Handler, 36, asked Howard ... | | | IN THE LIFE looks at HIV criminalization: Positive women stigmatized, prosecuted - From a news release - February 1, 2012 — Tonight, public television stations across the country will begin airing Perpetuating Stigma, an episode from the ... | | | Chicago House hosts 'Wrapture' at Willis Tower - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - ChicagoLocal HIV/AIDS agency Chicago House hosted "Champagne Wrapture 2012: Clicquot in the Sky" Jan. 26 on the skydeck ( 99th ... | | | Center's Oscar party at Park West Feb. 26 - Center on Halsted's 2012 "On the Red Carpet" Oscar party will move venues, taking place at the Park West, 322 ... | | | Twenty Days and 20 Ways to Celebrate the Chicago River - From a news release - Chicago River Watershed—Friends of the Chicago River is pleased to announce Chicago River Day 20/20: See What You Can Do, ... | | | J. Edgar screenplay available in book form - From a news release - J. EDGAR: The Shooting Script (Newmarket Press / It Books; On sale: February 7; Paperback; $19.95) is the official tie-in ... | | | The Feast: an intimate Tempest; The Hunchback, Variations Opera - DOUBLE REVIEW - The Feast: an intimate Tempest Playwright: Jessica Thebus adapted from Shakespeare At: Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Navy Pier Tickets: 312-595-5600; http://www.chicagoshakes.com/feast; ... | | | 'Laramie Project' opens at Redtwist March 4 - The Chicago premiere production of The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later—directed by Jeff Award winner Greg Kolack—will open at Redtwist ... | | | Steppenwolf to honor Julianna Margulies - Emmy, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award® winner Julianna Margulies—known for her roles on the TV shows ER and ... | | | Paradise's 'Bell Book and Candle' Feb. 10-26 - Paradise Playhouse will run Bell Book and Candle—which originally inspired the '60s TV comedy Bewitched—Feb. 10-26 at Open Door Theatre's ... | | | Alvin Ailey in Chicago April 11-15 - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will perform at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University April 11-15. The eclectic program features ... | | |
Quay red-carpet party to benefit JDRF - Quay Restaurant & Bar, 465 E. Illinois St., and the JDRF Illinois Young Leadership Committee will host a red-carpet party ... | | | Backdrop - BOOK REVIEW - by Gayle E. Pitman, Ph.D. $16.95; Active Voice Press; 278 pages For most of us, I'd venture to say reading ... | | | 'God vs. Gay?' book tour at center Feb. 16 - Writer Jay Michaelson will discuss his book, God vs. Gay?: The Religious Case for Equality, Feb. 16 at the Center ... | | | 'The Wall' burlesque tribute opens Feb. 9 - Hot & Heavy Burlesque will present, for its third year, the Burlesque Tribute To Pink Floyd's The Wall. The 2012 ... | | | Joyce Awards info session for artists of color and nonprofits Feb. 2 - From a news release - WHO: Angelique Power, The Joyce Foundation's New Senior Program officer for Culture will conduct an information session for artists of ... | | | Antronio's opens in Berwyn - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Jose Antonio Casco, former owner of Chesterfield's for more than 10 years on the South Side, opened his new bar ... | | | Graffiti6 returns to Chicago - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - London group Graffiti6 landed at the Park West to open for Augustana, a rock band sounding like a mix of ... | | | Watch312.com launches - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Watch312.com launched with a party at The James Hotel Jan. 26. The website provides an online resource for parties, nightlife ... |
| | A Gay in the Life: Mar Curran - Mar Curran doesn't have much free time these days, so he rarely watches TV and or sleeps for long. Instead, ... | | | Coming out on 'Top': Out chef Dale Levitski on his new Boystown spot - DISH Weekly Dining Guide in Windy City Times - A French bistro named frog n snail belongs in Boystown; after all, boys are made of frogs and snails (and ... | | | Business ethics and same-sex marriage - Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - When we think of business ethics, we think of corporations and financial institutions. We perceive them as hopefully having established ... | | | CIVIL UNION, Carr/Bachhuber - Celebrations - Michael J. Carr, Jr. and Fredrick R. Bachhuber were united January 21, 2012, in a civil-union ceremony performed by William ... | | | SkiBudz going to Midwest Gay Ski Weekend Feb. 3-5 - SkiBudz, Chicago's gay ski and snowboard club, will travel to the 2012 Granite Peak/Midwest Gay Ski Weekend Feb. 3-5 in ... | | |
'Stars on Ice' at Rosemont March 11 - The figure-skating tour "Stars on Ice" will visit Rosemont, Ill., Sunday, March 11, 2012, for a 5 p.m. performance at ... | | | Weir returns to competitive skating - Out figure skater Johnny Weir, 27, has announced his return to competitive skating—with his goal being the 2014 Winter Olympics ... | | | Mostly LGBT cycling club to mark 20 years
- The Windy City Cycling Club (WCCC) celebrates its 20th anniversary in March, with recreational, road and off-road bike rides for ... | | | Avoiding a will contest: The ironclad will - Series Part Two - January 25, 2012 AVOIDING A WILL CONTEST; THE IRONCLAD WILL - PART II Last week's article concerned an LGBT couple ... |
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