November 7, 2007
Two decades after his death, Washington still stirs Chicago’s soul
Three activists who worked in the groundbreaking administration of the late Mayor Harold Washington told an audience at Gerber/Hart Library Nov. 4 that the gay and lesbian... Full Story
Opinion
During the late 1980s as an outgrowth of my gay and AIDS activism with the Illinois Gay and Lesbian Task Force, I wrote a handful of articles for the local gay newspaper. So when... Full Story
The first time I saw “A Chorus Line” on Broadway, I was 16. It was my birthday, and it was all I wanted. My dad took me; it was the only time we would go to a play together... Full Story
Nation Report
Methodists say trans pastor can keep post at church
BALTIMORE—The United Methodist church’s highest judicial body has ruled that a transgender pastor can keep his congregation in Baltimore’s Charles Village neighborhood... Full Story
Groups press feds to address AIDS among black gays
WASHINGTON—Leaders of 10 organizations with ties to the gay community said last week that the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as... Full Story
Dallas pol’s ‘baggy pants’ fight includes gay slur
DALLAS—The latest effort in a Dallas city official’s campaign to ban excessive baggy pants is a hip-hop song that has drawn criticism for equating the style to gay sex... Full Story
Police, businesses shut down Castro on Halloween
SAN FRANCISCO—A heavy police presence in San Francisco’s Castro district seemed enough to spook revelers away from what was once home to the San Francisco... Full Story
Missouri newspaper’s same-sex announcement angers some
WARRENSBURG, Mo.—Three advertisers are pulling their business from a Warrensburg, Mo., newspaper and several readers are threatening to cancel... Full Story
Jersey voters support gay marriage and civil unions
MOUNT LAUREL, N.J.—New Jersey voters remain evenly divided over whether gay couples should be given the right to marry... Full Story
License bureau has no record that Bass was married
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—North Carolina’s first openly gay elected official has died. Joe Herzenberg of Chapel Hill died Oct. 28 at the... Full Story
Freestyle: arts, entertainment & lifestyle
When I first viewed Armando Pedroso’s work last spring at the then-new Weissman Gallery on Belmont, he seemed to be producing abstract... Full Story
The Empty Bottle, 1045 N. Western, welcomes the 1990s, Headlights and Sleep Out at 9 p.m. More
Winter whites: Bright ideas for flashing smiles this holiday season
So trick-or-treat has passed, leaving you with a half-empty bag of candy, a bowl of candy corn and sugar-coated teeth. What to do? This week, CFP offers some... Full Story
Full-frontal: an interview with David Pevsner
If you’ve seen the gay-themed stage musical “Naked Boys Singing,” with or without a theater full of bachelorette party guests, you’ve probably walked out humming some of the tunes... Full Story
Home
How to create your dream fireplace
(ARA)—A fireplace is a focal point in a home. Not only is it a visually appealing central gathering place, it provides a backdrop for cherished... Full Story
Dining
Room 21 offers authentic Chicago experience
If you’ve got out-of-town guests who want to get an authentic Chicago experience, you could take them to one of the many joints claiming to... Full Story
More News
Those pesky kids—always finding ways to turn adults’ worlds upside down! That’s what’s happened in suburban Waukegan, where students at Waukegan High... Full Story
Two candidates plan to campaign for Ronen’s Senate seat
Sen. Carol Ronen (D-Chicago) knows who she wants to take her seat in the Illinois Senate after she retires in January, but it looks like voters are going... Full Story
TPAN’s ManAlive conference puts gay male health in the spotlight
Test Positive Aware Network held its fourth annual day-long ManAlive conference Nov. 3, addressing a number of male-related health issues, at Center on Halsted... Full Story
Local film tackles African American GLBT issues
Chicago Department of Public Health officials last week announced the Nov. 12 premiere of “Kevin’s Room: Together,” the third installment in a trilogy of locally produced films... Full Story
Chicago City ‘Navigaytor’ aims to help GLBT tourists
Philadelphia-based Aldus Group, a marketing communications agency focusing on GLBT consumers, last week announced that seven tourism and business organizations are supporting the company’s... Full Story
Anti-gay lawmaker resigns over gay hustler scandal
OLYMPIA, Wash.—A Washington state lawmaker who has voted against gay rights resigned Oct. 31, days after he was quoted in police reports as saying a man he had sex... Full Story
Florida politician charged in bathroom sex sting
A former city commissioner and mayoral candidate in Daytona Beach, Florida was among nine men arrested Nov. 1 and charged... Full Story
Teen’s gay rape charges rock conservative Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—The mother of a 15-year-old French-Swiss boy who was allegedly kidnapped and sexually assaulted by several Emirati men accused... Full Story
Theater Reviews
Whatever else changes, a cookbook is constant to its recipes. In Eduardo Machado’s all-embracing look at 40 years of life in Cuba, this... Full Story
“Wedding Play” is a very conditional celebration of the theater’s power to deceive. This metaphysical murder mystery is adapted and... Full Story
Susan Doran greets her customers at the CVS on Lincoln Avenue with a bell-like hello and buoyant smile. She scans their purchases with... Full Story
Safely ensconced in the LaSalle Bank Theatre for the next year and a half, the mega-jukebox musical “Jersey Boys” has... Full Story
Editorial
This month marks 20 years since Mayor Harold Washington died in office, and his unexpected death still leaves many people with a sense of deep, irretrievable loss... Full Story
For Barack Obama, it’s apparently not enough to be against marriage equality for gay folk. Now the self-appointed apostle of audacious hope is campaign... Full Story
Freetime
When recently asked by journalist Tim Russert if children should read gay fairy tales in school, presidential hopeful John Edwards replied, “I want my children to understand... Full Story
Back in the day: Moments in Chicago's GLBT history
The Women’s Center, 3523 N. Halsted, opens and includes a Counseling and Resource Center for Lesbians. The center... Full Story
Dance Vibes: Where credit is due
Dipping his paws into everything in sight, Felix Da Housecat returns with “Virgo Blaktro & The Movie Disco” (Rude Photo/Nettwerk) and proudly wears his influences... Full Story
In “As You Like It” William Shakespeare wrote “All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players. They have... Full Story
Long & short-term relationships
“I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry” (Universal)—Unabashed in its ability to offend every sensible audience member, “I Now... Full Story
Music
One of the things that set country divas apart from, say, polka divas or death metal divas are their the voices. They have to be able to belt... Full Story
Cinema
Once more with Reeling: Reeling 2007
Reeling 26: The Chicago Lesbian & Gay International Film Festival begins Nov. 8. In addition to nearly 50 full-length features from around the globe, the 2007 festival also features... Full Story