March 3, 2008
The Feb. 12 shooting of California junior high school student Lawrence King, who was shot by a 14-year-old classmate for being gay, has prompted Chicago Public Schools to remind district principals about the district’s anti-discrimination policy... Full Story
Spring Home Buyer's Guide
Edgewater is a sprawling but close-knit North Side community. The best-known Edgewater neighborhood is Andersonville, which developed in the mid-1800s as a Swedish community. Today it still showcases its Swedish heritage but also caters to a solid women’s population and one of the largest GLBT populations in the entire country... Full Story
Opinion
Last week, people gathered in a vigil in Florida to mark the place where 17-year-old transgender teenager Simmie Williams was gunned down... Full Story
For the most part—allowing for occasional lapses of taste—I don’t write about politics, at least not about the horse race aspects of which candidates are ahead, which will come out on top, which of their... Full Story
Nation Report
Celebrated gay bookstore closing in Baltimore
BALTIMORE—Lambda Rising bookstore, an institution in Baltimore’s heavily gay Mount Vernon neighborhood, is closing this spring after 24 years as Baltimore’s only GLBT community bookstore... Full Story
Gay police group ‘outraged’ over news anchor’s case
NEW YORK—An organization for gay police officers is upset that the case could be dropped against a former television news anchor who was accused of attacking an officer and making a homophobic remark... Full Story
Virginia schools chief amends order on penguin book
LEESBURG, Va.—Loudoun County school Superintendent Edgar Hatrick says he erred when he pulled a book from general circulation in the elementary school libraries... Full Story
Killer says refusing surgery is unfair punishment
BOSTON—A killer who sued to have a sex change claims her body is becoming more masculine again because she’s being denied treatment in prison as she awaits a ruling in her bid for the surgery... Full Story
Patron tries again to remove sex books from library
NAMPA, Idaho—A Nampa Public Library patron is trying again to ban two sexually explicit books from the library’s collection.
The books, “The New Joy of Sex” and “The Joy of Gay Sex,” first drew criticism from Randy Jackson in 2005. The... Full Story
Anti-gay group’s charges anger Iowa legislators
DES MOINES, Iowa—A group that wants to ban same-sex marriage is accusing some Iowa Democrats of holding up legislation saying the lawmakers are beholden to donors who want the marriages to be legal... Full Story
Editorial
When 15-year-old Lawrence King was shot and killed for being gay last month in his classroom in California, it spurred a lot of questions, and rightly so... Full Story
I don’t know why Lawrence King wore makeup, heels and jewels. (Whether some sort of “lionizing of drag queen entertainers” had anything to do with it, I’ll leave that to CFP columnist Paul Varnell to wonder... Full Story
Freetime
Midlife Crisis No. 201: Her Stories
It’s March and this week Mid-Life Crisis celebrate influenced by over the years. Here’s my list of the Top Ten Most Influential Women In My Own Personal Herstory, what they taught me and how they’ve been a catalyst for change in my life... Full Story
SCORPIO: OCTOBER 21-NOVEMBER 20: If you think that everything will turn out fine you aren’t seeing the big picture. There’s nothing you can do but ride this out until it self destructs. At that point providence will step in and usher you safely to a whole new ball game. More
Back in the day: Moments in Chicago's GLBT history
1976: A group of gay organizations and business known as the Coalition meets at the home of Chuck Renslow to elect new officers. They include Mike Jacobson (Dignity) as moderator, Jim Bussen (Gay Pride Planning Committee) as clerk, Rick... Full Story
“Tongues Untied” (Frameline/Strand Releasing)—Bookended by a “brother to brother” chant, the acclaimed and, according to Jesse Helms and other right wing fanatics, controversial and unapologetic 1990 documentary “Tongues Untied” by... Full Story
CFP reviews Savage and The Night Before... Full Story
NEW YORK—The love affair between two young men on the venerable CBS soap opera “As the World Turns” has triggered a protest campaign by angry viewers... Full Story
In July 1995 a “heat island” formed over Chicago, turning concrete into a furnace that burned day and night. Bridges had to be hosed down so they didn’t crack under the stress. Before the heat wave broke 739 citizens died... Full Story
News
The Bush administration was at it again Feb. 29, kowtowing to Pope “What was so bad about the Dark Ages?” Benedict XVI.
The United States’ new ambassador to the Vatican met... Full Story
Howard Brown launches program for GLBT elders
Howard Brown Health Center announced Feb. 29 that it has received funding for a program designed to address the healthcare needs of GLBT elders... Full Story
Center on Halsted deals with new youth-related issues
Officials at the Center on Halsted are adopting new procedures to respond to troublemakers who’ve threatened the safe space that the Center has tried to create for GLBT youths... Full Story
Harris bill targets breast cancer care disparities
Rep. Greg Harris (D-Chicago) gathered with Illinois Senate and House colleagues, medical professionals and community advocates at the James M. Thompson Center Feb. 29 to address the rising disparities in breast cancer treatments for African-American women... Full Story
California Supreme Court hears arguments on gay marriage
SAN FRANCISCO—Following a string of defeats and near-misses elsewhere, same-sex marriage supporters were hoping for the legal equivalent of a home field advantage March 4 when the California’s high court was scheduled to hear... Full Story
Scot’s honored for community service
Ravenswood Community Council last week announced that Scot’s Bar owner Thom Scott and his neighborhood tavern would be presented with RCC’s Good Neighbor Award at the organization’s fundraiser March 11... Full Story
Clinton and Obama battle for gay votes
As the March 4 Democratic primaries in Ohio and Texas approached last week, Sen. Barack Obama stole a page out of Sen. Hillary Clinton’s playbook and launched appeals to GLBT voters online and in advertisements in GLBT community newspapers... Full Story
Report documents schools’ bias against GLBT parents
An extensive study released last week by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, in conjunction with the Family Equality Council and COLAGE, shows that GLBT parents face significant discrimination from school... Full Story
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Freestyle: arts, entertainment & lifestyle
Home body: Rock hard workouts in the home
The gym routine has become a way of life for many urbanites over the last two decades. But surveys show that a good number of people still find membership fees beyond their... Full Story
In the clear: an interview with out singer/songwriter Missy Higgins
Missy Higgins is definitely on the rise. Her 2005 debut disc, “The Sound of White,” earned her a devoted following and the exceptional follow-up, “On a Clear Night,” (Reprise) has the potential to keep the... Full Story
Freeview: Movie review & calendar
In theaters: “Miss Pettigrew Lives For a Day” (Focus)—Known as “the governess of last resort,” Guinevere Pettigrew (Frances McDormand) is still owed a week’s wages when she is fired... Full Story
Fri., March 7: The Flesh Hungry Dog Show presents a record release show by Scott Free and His Closest Friends, with Condenada and Plaid on Plaid, at 9 p.m. at Jackhammer, 6406 N. Clark. Call (773) 743-5772. More
Michael Jackson grew up and then screwed up before many of our very eyes. As the most visible and visually captivating member of The Jackson 5 in the early 1970s and then later as a solo act Jackson was a virtual force of nature... Full Story
Theater
There are so many ways to tap into the rage that runs through “Richard III,” a Tudor propaganda play that combusts with the title character’s assault on the throne. To grab that crown Richard kills four rivals in succession, two... Full Story
Arab-American playwright Yussef El Guindi sets sight in his latest play on the divisive effects of social oppression within a marginalized community. Although the subject matter is different from that of his earlier plays, “Ten Acro... Full Story
Dining
March may come in like a lion and go out like a lamb, but you couldn’t tall that by the various restaurant specials going on around town. Between St. Patrick’s Day, Easter and... Full Story