October 24, 2007
ENDA passes committee, heads for floor vote in House
Democratic leaders on a U.S. House of Representatives committee rejected an intense lobbying campaign by more than 300 GLBT groups Oct. 18 and passed a weakened version of non-discrimination legislation that offers limited employment protections to gays and lesbians but none to transgenders. Full Story
Opinion
From the Secret Diary of Albus Dumbledore, Hogwarts Headmaster: —Blue pointy hat with spangles or red pointy hat with stars? I keep trying each on with my black robe... Full Story
Last weekend, Oct. 19-20, more than 2,000 members of the religious right held a “Values Voter Summit” in Washington, D.C. Several Republican... Full Story
Freestyle: arts, entertainment & lifestyle
Tricking out: Celebrating Halloween 2007
Chicagoan Charlie Midland is still deciding whether to spend Oct. 31 as drunk David Hasselhoff or toe-tapping Larry Craig... Full Story
Generous and good: an interview with “Selfish & Perverse” author Bob Smith
You may recognize Bob Smith’s name (and face) from his years on the gay stand-up comedy circuit and his appearances on “The Tonight Show” and various gay comedy specials. He established... Full Story
Say Anything and Young Love perform tonight at the Congress Theater, 2135 N. Milwaukee... More
CFP reviews 'Complete Hollywood', 'Altar Boyz' and 'Songs for a New World'. Full Story
Music
With GLBT History Month winding down, there’s no need for your ears to lose their gayness. There are plenty of CDs out there for you... Full Story
Cinema
Rendition” (New Line)—Returning from a business trip to South Africa, Egyptian-born and longtime U.S. resident Anwar (Omar Metwally) is looking forward to seeing his pregnant wife... Full Story
Nation Report
Slain man’s mother wants tougher charges
COLUMBIA, S.C.—The mother of an openly gay man killed earlier this year outside a Greenville County, S.C., bar said... Full Story
Philadelphia tells Scouts to pay fair-market rent
PHILADELPHIA—The city of Philadelphia has decided that its local Boy Scouts chapter must pay fair-market rent of $200,000 a year for its city-owned... Full Story
University of Vermont debates blood donor rules
URLINGTON, Vt.—Student government at the University of Vermont has voted against prohibiting the American Red Cross from collecting blood... Full Story
Football players apologize for yelling lesbian slurs
SAN DIEGO—A group of high school football players has apologized to a rival’s girls’ volleyball team for... Full Story
Obama urged to cut ties to anti-gay supporter
WASHINGTON—Gay rights groups are urging Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama to cut ties with a gospel singer who they say spreads false information... Full Story
More News
Roman Catholic Archbishop George Niederauer of San Francisco was in full spin mode last week, saying he didn’t realize he was giving communion to two members of a GLBT... Full Story
The Lesbian Community Cancer Project is set to merge with Howard Brown Health Center and become the Lesbian Community... Full Story
Hall of Fame inducts Washington, McCourt, 11 others
Mayor Richard M. Daley welcomed three organizations and 13 individuals, including the late Mayor Harold Washington, as new inductees in the Chicago Gay... Full Story
Center on Halsted looks to the future
Center on Halsted officials last week asked community members at a town hall meeting for their impressions about the Center... Full Story
George criticizes GLBT confab at DePaul
A GLBT-themed conference at DePaul University last week drew criticism from Cardinal Francis George in a column... Full Story
Crystal Meth Task Force questions new meth treatment
Members of the Chicago Crystal Meth Task Force attended a presentation sponsored by Los Angeles-based pharmaceutical company Hythiam... Full Story
Vigil brings violence against GLBTs out of the closet
Community members gathered in the Hoover-Leppen Theater in the Center on Halsted Oct. 18 for the fourth annual candlelight vigil commemorating GLBTs who... Full Story
Editorial
If nothing else, the controversy that’s surrounded the proposed federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act in recent weeks strongly suggests that it’s time to re-think how our community deals with politicians... Full Story
I am very confused about something that is very important to me, and, I hope, to the queer community. (What there is left of it!) Millions of dollars were spent on the new Center... Full Story
Freetime
Midlife Crisis No. 185: Lesbodactyls
“Travel back through time and space to the edge of man’s beginnings…discover a savage world whose only law was lust!” That was the tagline... Full Story
Evolving from an a cappella group that made rhythm and percussion instruments of their own voices to a mostly one-person... Full Story
Back in the Day: Moments in Chicago's GLBT history
On This Day in 1968 Dr. William Simon of the Institute of Juvenile Research speaks to Mattachine Midwest on the subject of “Social... Full Story
Horoscopes: The Witching Hour: October 24-30
This is the time of year when ghouls and ghosts come out of their closets to play trick or treat with our lives by pouring salt... Full Story
“Year of the Dog” (Paramount DVD)—“Year of the Dog,” queer screenwriter Mike White’s directorial debut, is the kind of smart... Full Story
Home
Solar-powered homes moving into mainstream
WASHINGTON—Solar power, still a tiny fraction of the energy used today, may be heading closer to the mainstream—if a display... Full Story
Good wine needs a good storage solution
LAS CRUCES, N.M.—Wine cellars produce images of cold and dark rooms buried deep in the earth with cobwebs adorning dusty... Full Story
Dining
Maijean makes for a special night in Clarendon Hills
A short time ago, I wrote a review likening a suburban restaurant to someone who, after moving to the suburbs, suddenly changed from cool to boring. Well, just... Full Story