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“DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL”
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SEATTLE—A pressing legal reality for the “don’t ask, don’t tell” standard for gays serving in the military is that the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has already struck down the way it’s practiced in much of the Western United States. The 2008 ruling, while largely overlooked, would force the military to apply a much higher threshold in determining whether a service member should be dismissed for being gay. The government declined to appeal the ruling by the three-judge panel, which leaves it standing as law in the nine states covered by the court. That means gay military members at bases in the West technically have greater protections than their colleagues across the world. Although it doesn’t appear that the military has ever applied the more stringent standard, the court case presents several problems for the Pentagon, now that the Obama administration has embarked on a yearlong review of “don’t ask, don’t tell.” Defense Secretary Robert Gates acknowledged in congressional testimony recently that the Pentagon must devise “new rules and procedures” in response to the San Francisco-based 9th Circuit’s decision. At issue is a ruling in the case of an Air Force major from Washington State who was dismissed from the military after she was found to have been in a lesbian relationship. The court ruled that for a gay service member’s discharge to be constitutional, the military must demonstrate that the firing promotes cohesion or discipline in the unit. That is a much higher standard than what has been practiced since the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy took effect in 1993: The military simply has to show that the person 1
tific evidence supports the ban,” said Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., who joined 16 other Democrats, including Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, and independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont in writing Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg. The lawmakers stressed that the science has changed dramatically since the ban was established in 1983 at the advent of the HIV-AIDS crisis. Today donated blood must undergo two different, highly accurate tests that make the risk of tainted blood entering the blood supply virtually zero, they said. The senators said that while hospitals and emergency rooms are in urgent need of blood products, “healthy blood donors are turned away every day due to an antiquated policy and our blood supply is not necessarily any safer for it.” Kerry compared the effort to lift the blood donation ban to legislation he backed in 2008 to end the law banning people with HIV from traveling and immigrating to the United States. That ban was lifted last year.
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has engaged in homosexual activity, made statements about being gay, or tried to marry someone of the same sex. If the military is found to have been discharging people within the 9th Circuit without applying the higher standard, it could be forced to pay punitive damages in federal court, some lawyers say. Furthermore, if the military cannot demonstrate a gay member’s discharge would hurt the unit, that person might end up serving openly—even as others around the globe continue to be discharged. “Don’t ask, don’t tell” prohibits the military from asking about the sexual orientation of service members but requires discharge of those who acknowledge being gay or engage in homosexual activity, even in the privacy of their own homes off-base. More than 13,500 service members have been fired under the law since 1994, according to the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, which is lobbying for the law’s repeal.
Gay Jesuit priest Robert Carter dies in Bronx NEW YORK—Robert Carter, a Jesuit priest who helped found what today is the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, has died. He was 82. Gay activist Brendan Fay said Carter died Feb. 22. The cause was not immediately known. In the early 1970s, Carter also founded the New York City chapter of Dignity with the Rev. John McNeill. The group was formed to help gay men and women integrate their spirituality with their sexuality. Today, Dignity has 22 chapters across the country. The National Gay Task Force, which became the NGLTF, was formed in 1973. McNeill said after Carter came out, he cel2
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Catholic school boots student with gay parents BOULDER—A Catholic school in Colorado is kicking out a preschooler because the child’s parents are lesbians. The child also will not be allowed to re-enroll next year at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic School. The Denver Archdiocese posted a statement Friday saying the parents are “living in open discord with Catholic teaching.” The statement says students in Catholic schools are expected to have parents who abide by church and school policies. The archdiocese said students with gay parents in Catholic schools would become confused. “To allow children in these circumstances to continue in our school would be a cause of confusion for the student in that what they are being taught in school conflicts with what they experience in the home,’” the statement read. A spokeswoman for the archdiocese, Jeanette DeMelo, said in an email to the Associated Press that the school does allow non-Catholic parents. But she added, “If any of these families were in open discord with the church or school, they would not be enrolled.” 3
Sen. Kerry, others push to lift ban on gays donating blood WASHINGTON—The time has come to change a policy that imposes a lifetime ban on donating blood for any man who has had gay sex since 1977, 18 senators said Thursday. “Not a single piece of scien4
Philadelphia selected to host U.S. Mr. Gay Competition PHILADELPHIA—Philadelphia will serve as host city for the United States Mr. Gay Competition. Mr. Gay president and founder, Don Spradlin will execute the event with the help of nightlifegay.com, a Philadelphia-based LGBT event promotions company. The gay male beauty competition is scheduled for Nov. 13, 201 at Voyeur Nightclub in the Center City area. Over the past several years, Center City—Philadelphia’s “gayborhood”—has been home to the Philadelphia Mr. Gay Competition, which serves as a preliminary to the U.S. Mr. Gay Competition. This year, the Philadelphia Mr. Gay contest will take place on April 17. To learn more about the Mr. Gay competition and the Noble Beast Foundation, visit www.mrgaycompetition.com. 5
Gay prostitution scandal rocks Vatican The Vatican is under fire again for yet another sex scandal—this one involving a gay prostitution ring. Wiretap transcripts of phone calls recorded by Italian police investigating another matter suggest that a member of the Vatican choir provided numerous male prostitutes to Angelo Balducci, a Gentleman of His Holiness, a group of elite ushers. Balducci is currently serving time for a corruption charge. In one wiretapped conversation, Vatican choir member Thomas Chinedu Ehiem, can be heard talking to a client. “Do not break his cock!! You need the money ... put a little music, you take out the [inaudible] … you drop the Viagra there. And away!” So far, the Vatican has not commented on the case.
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science the ban Not many artists become legends in their dvent of own time, but Stephen Sondheim achieved ed blood that feat long ago. The master composer accurate proved as much, yet again, as he reflected blood en- on his career spanning half a century for ero, they a packed crowd at the Harris Theater last hospitals Thursday night. The appearance was part of t need of an informal tour marking his 80th birthday. nors are The notoriously press-shy and private ntiquated creator has mellowed in his later years, ot neces- opening up to such staged conversations. ared the Still, he’s by no means ubiquitous in the n to leg- public eye: When Sondheim won a lifetime the law achievement Tony Award two years ago, eling and he didn’t even appear at the ceremony to That ban receive it. Perhaps, with nine competitive Tonys in his trophy case, along with a Pulitzer Prize, an Oscar, a slew of Grammies and Kennedy Center Honors, he didn’t feel the need to make another thank-you speech. But the 12,000 people who nearly filled the auditorium below Millennium Park knew what a golden opportunity they were a will getting. They spanned all generations — ed States from the dapper 82-year-old man with a president snazzy bow tie who traveled from Paducah, cute the Kentucky, just for the experience, to tweny.com, a ty-something men and women who weren’t omotions even born when Sondheim’s heyday began to transform the musical in the 1970s. As tition is he took the stage, the audience greeted him ur Night- with a standing ovation, prompting him to the past crack, “It’s all downhill from here.” delphia’s Officially titled “Sondheim: An Intimate he Phila- Exchange” (the first of a series of such h serves “chats” at the Harris, to be followed by a ay Com- March 25 appearance by Christine EberMr. Gay sole), the man of the hour was joined on To learn stage by director Gary Griffin. His presence n and the was a mere formality; Sondheim did most of w.mrgay- the talking, and most of the audience didn’t seem to mind. Sondheim appeared remarkably relaxed, charming the audience with a humorous wit, which he aimed at others and himself in equal measure. When an audience memr yet an- ber’s ring tone interrupted him at one point, ng a gay he pantomimed holding a phone to his ear—and proved again why he’s a master of recorded music and lyrics. “That’s an E-flat. Don’t do her mat- that,” he quipped. Vatican Sondheim talked a length about his relaostitutes tionship with Oscar Hammerstein, whose f His Ho- son was a good childhood friend. As a teenager from a divorced home, Sondheim me for a spent stretches of time living with the Hamped con- mersteins, which is how “Oscar became a Thomas surrogate father,” he said. “I just wanted to king to a be like him.” Indeed, the legendary lyricist ou need and playwright became Sondheim’s mentor take out too. ra there. Sondheim recounted a famous anecdote not com- about Hammerstein’s harsh but fair and thorough critique of his earliest musical,
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written when he was 15 years old. Hammerstein essentially delivered a crash course in the art of musical theater, and he knew his wisdom was not wasted on the youthful prodigy: “He saw in me a sponge. I was just absorbing it all.” Next, Hammerstein issued a challenge to his surrogate son and student: Write four musicals, each from a different, specific source. Sondheim spent the next several years completing that challenge, and when it came time to adapt a work from another medium, he chose P.L. Travers’ episodic Mary Poppins series. About a third of the way into the project, he ended up scrapping it because he couldn’t figure out how to give the show a complete, satisfying arc. “I hasten to add, neither did Disney,” he dished, in one of the evening’s many laugh-getting asides. “But I learned a lot about structure.” One of the more interesting stories of the night involved his experiences writing the lyrics to Leonard Bernstein’s music for “West Side Story”—his big break, which came at age 25. No music was promised for this evening at the Harris (despite the teasing presence of a piano, far upstage), yet the audience at this point got some insight into the art of songwriting—specifically, the seminal
love song “Somewhere.” As Sondheim explained, “It’s an instrumental tune. It doesn’t lend itself to a lyric.” He revealed that the melody to “Somewhere” was written years before, but the tune originally came with these almostunbelievable lyrics: “There goes what’s-hit-name/Unhappy what’s-his-name.” Despite the show’s success, Sondheim was, for a time, pigeonholed as a lyric writer, “so I paid a small price for it. But what I learned was invaluable.” That categorization kept him in lyrics-only mode for “Gypsy,” another smash hit that has, like “West Side Story,” become part of the American theater canon. Sondheim’s most entertaining “Gypsy” tales involved gentle mocking of Ethel Merman, who didn’t seem to grasp the innovative genius and the expressionistic acting potential in the show’s closer, “Rose’s Turn.” Her initial, unimpressed reaction, he reported, was this: “It’s sort of more like an aria than a song.” Each Merman tale got a laugh from the audience, but he summed up the brassy Broadway legend thusly: “She was a force of nature.” Stories about actors were highlights of his recollections, especially two who struggled with showstopper songs he wrote: Elaine Stritch with “The Ladies Who Lunch” and Yvonne DeCarlo with “I’m Still Here.”
The latter song was loosely based on Joan Crawford’s life, Sondheim revealed. And DeCarlo’s rendition? “She did very well when she remembered the lyric.” With such a long and prolific career, it was inevitable that the composer wouldn’t be able to discuss all of it (although the audience would’ve surely stayed longer than the 90 alloted minutes). Of his later works, he talked most about “Sweeney Todd,” which, thanks to the Oscar-winning 2008 film, is now Sondheim’s most famous solo work. The composer spoke highly of director Tim Burton’s alterations: “For my money, I think it’s the first movie made from a stage musical that’s really good. ... Burton really reconceived it as a film, which is not an easy thing to do.” In glimpse of what might have been, when asked which of his musicals he would most like to see follow in “Sweeney”’s footsteps, Sondheim revealed that his fairy-tale mashup “Into the Woods” was slated to make that leap 20 years ago, complete with Muppets. “It would’ve been lovely with all Henson animals and live people,” he lamented, but Jim Henson’s untimely death in 1990 scuttled the project. Sondheim admitted to the audience that he hadn’t been looking in recent years for any source material to inspire a new musical, but he did mention a new multimedia revue. “Sondheim on Sondheim,” which opens March 19 at New York’s Studio 54, will feature his commentary via video paired with a live cast. He’s also dipping into publishing with two volumes that will contain his complete lyrics along with musings about the shows. The first volume, “Finishing the Hat,” slated for a fall release, will contain observations “about everything from rhyme, to the context of the song, to the occasional Ethel Merman anecdote.”
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Burris joins fight to end “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” By Matt Alderton CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Because it was created by a Chicago-born sociologist, “don’t ask, don’t tell” began at the urging of an Illinois native. It seems only appropriate, then, that it end at the urging of another, which is exactly what will happen if Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) has his way. Burris, a native of downstate Centralia, Ill., joined a cadre of five senators last week in introducing legislation to end the 17-year-old ban on gays and lesbians serving openly in the U.S. military. Announced on March 3, the so-called “Military Readiness Enhancement Act” is the Senate’s first attempt at repealing DADT. Co-sponsored by Burris—along with Sens. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.), Carl Levin (D-Mich.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Mark Udall (D-Colo.)—it stipulates that the Department of Defense “may not discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation against any member of the armed forces or against any person seeking to become a member of the armed forces.” “This law is totally unfair,” Burris told CFP during a sit-down interview at the Center on Halsted in Lakeview. “I’m old enough to know that it’s time for us to recognize individuals who can make a contribution to America, and that it should not be based on the color of anybody’s skin or anybody’s sexual orientation.” DADT was created by the late Dr. Charles Moskos, a Northwestern University professor and military policy adviser who coined the original phrase, “don’t ask, don’t tell, don’t seek, don’t flaunt,” which was shortened to “don’t ask, don’t tell.” Since its enactment under President Bill Clinton in 1993, nearly 14,000 service men and women have been discharged under the law. Meanwhile, more than 65,000 gay Americans are estimated to still be serving in the military. “I support [repealing] DADT because I know what happened with service in World War II and on, when blacks weren’t allowed to serve in the military,” Burris said. “My uncles and uncles in law were brought up seeing how blacks were used in the military— those who could get in. They used them in the Navy as cooks and in the Army as ditch diggers and truck drivers. That’s all they could do. And in 1947, when Truman issued his executive order saying, ‘We’re going to break down the barriers,’ there was a lot of resistance to that. But look where we are today. Who do we have as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff? It’s a black man. Who do we have as president of the United States? A black man.” Although President Obama, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen all have expressed their support for repealing DADT, his bill faces a tough fight in the Sen-
ate, according to Burris, who said he needs 60 votes in order to pass it. In an attempt to get them, he and his colleagues have included in the bill a compromise: While the bill would prevent military discharges based on sexual orientation from the date of enactment—and instructs that any previously discharged service member not be prohibited from re-enlistment—it also gives military leaders up to 15 months to review and recalibrate internal policies and procedures before it’s enacted. “It’s an assessment period for the military,” Burris said, adding that a rushed repeal— without proper education and preparation— could incite violence against gay and lesbian service members. “We’re going to have to educate and prepare members of the military so we can do this with the least amount of resistance and fallout as possible.” Although he’s been a vocal supporter of GLBT rights during his time in office—last year he co-sponsored the Matthew Shepard Local Law Enforcement Act, which functions as a federal hate crimes bill, as well as the Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act, which recognizes domestic partnerships among federal workers for the purpose of awarding employee benefits— Burris wasn’t always so tolerant of gays and lesbians. “I came up a country boy using all those slang terms and laughing at people who were homosexual, the same way people used to laugh and call us names because of the color of our skin,” he said. “But then I got educated. You mature and you say, ‘Wait a minute, that isn’t right; these people have rights.’” While he’s not running for re-election in November, Burris said he hopes Congress will vote to repeal DADT while he’s still in office. And if it doesn’t, he’s promised to continue advocating for GLBT rights. “The fact that I’m not running again has no bearing on my position whatsoever,” he said. “Even if I were in the middle of a campaign, I would go down to my hometown of Centralia, Ill.—where we’ve got a lot of conservative people—and I would stand up and say I support [repealing DADT]. Because if a bullet’s coming at you in Iraq or Afghanistan, that bullet isn’t going to determine your sexual orientation. That bullet will hit you right in the head and kill you dead as a doornail, whether you’re gay or straight. When we’re in the foxhole together, I don’t care what you are if you’re going to be able to shoot back and save my life.”
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DC legalizes gay marriage Jessica Gresko AP WRITER
One gay couple met on a Star Trek fan site, another dancing at a country western bar. Some have been together for months, others more than a decade. About 150 pairs had something in common last Wednesday, though, applying for wedding licenses on the first day same-sex unions became legal in the nation’s capital. The mood at the marriage bureau inside the city’s Moultrie Courthouse was celebratory. Couples clapped, called out “Congratulations” and cupcakes and tulips were handed out. One family said it was important to show up the first day. “It sets a good example,” said district resident Christine Burkhart, who married Denise Gavin in a ceremony in 2006 in Washington. The pair stood in line rocking their twin 4-month-olds, Milo and Josephine. “We’ll be able to tell them that we all went together as a family.” The District of Columbia became the sixth place in the country permitting same-sex unions. Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont also issue same-sex couples licenses. Because of a processing period of three business days for all marriage license applicants, the couples won’t be able to marry until this Tuesday. That’s the day they can pick up their licenses. Sinjoyla Townsend, 41, and her partner of 12 years, Angelisa Young, 47, claimed the first spot in line just after 6 a.m. The district residents are already domestic partners but wanted to marry. “It’s like waking up Christmas morning,” said Young, who teared up when she sat down to process their paperwork. “It’s really like a dream come true.” Most couples who applied for licenses were from the district and nearby Virginia and Maryland, which said last week it will recognize same-sex unions performed elsewhere until the state Legislature or courts
decide otherwise. One couple got on the road at 4 a.m. to drive from West Virginia and another couple was from Delaware. Some said it was symbolic to get married in the nation’s capital, but for many D.C. is simply home. A number of couples worried that the licenses would be short-lived as in California, where same-sex marriage was legal for a time but later overturned by voters. In D.C., the marriage bureau prepared for the day by making license applications gender-neutral, asking for the name of each “spouse” rather than the “bride” and “groom.” The bureau also brought in temporary employees to help its regular staff. Couples got numbers when they arrived to help with crowd control. Normally, the bureau handles 10 applications a day. Last Wednesday it was 151, though at least four heterosexual couples did show up, including Matt Lawson, 30, and Christine Vander Molen, 27. They are getting married next weekend and couldn’t wait any longer to apply for a license. Vander Molen said she didn’t mind being the “odd couple out” and found it funny when one person looked at them quizzically and asked, “You two are getting married to each other?” The gay marriage law was introduced in the 13-member D.C. Council in October and had near-unanimous support from the beginning. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty signed it in December, but because Washington is a federal district, the law had to undergo a congressional review period that expired March 2. Opponents have so far been unsuccessful in challenging the law, but they are still attempting to overturn the bill in court. That worries Eric North and Tom French, both 45, who were at the courthouse. “We want to get in when we can,” French said. “I want to be able to say I’m married,” North added.
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The Florida deputy sheriff squinted at the long line of lesbians and resettled his holsters on his hips. “This is why I like the ladies of Olivia!” he said, walking down the line. “Every year you’re respectful. Cabs are on their way.” About 1,200 of us had just disembarked from Olivia’s 20th anniversary cruise to the Western Caribbean—and there were no taxis at the port. We were tired. We leaned on our partners and yawned in the sun. “I always love dealing with you women,” the deputy said. “You should see some of the other cruises that come in. Scary.” The police officers asked us not to push when the cabs came, not to cut in front of each other. We smiled, laughed when he made jokes, and stood quietly. And he appreciated it. We were appreciated, actually, throughout the cruise. In port cities like Cozumel, Mexico and small villages on the island of Raotan in Honduras, people thanked us for coming and for spending money. “We do not discriminate,” the guide said in Belize. “Everyone is welcome here.” That is not quite true. Sodomy is illegal in Belize (only since 2003—it’s not a colonial relic) and carries a 10-year prison sentence. There is no recognition of same-sex partnerships; there are no anti-discrimination laws. But what they were saying was: We need tourism. And if you come, we will treat you respectfully. We need you. We want you to come back. This is the power of travel. It can be scary to be out in foreign countries as a couple alone. At home, we know which streets are safe and which are not. We know when it is OK to hold hands on the subway, which looks are threatening and which are merely disapproving, what spaces welcome us and which places we should avoid. But when we travel internationally, everything is new. We might not speak the language or be familiar with the food. We might not be familiar with the laws. We might not know if the police are on our side or not. Yet being out while traveling is important. We talk a lot as a community about how being out to our friends and co-workers in our own communities affects their attitudes and therefore their votes.
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But what we don’t talk about as much is that by traveling to other democracies— especially in packs—we have the ability to affect their laws, too. Part of this is because survey after survey shows that gay people spend an enormous amount of money on travel. But part of this is because we are walking billboards for the idea that gay people are just like everyone else. I’ve traveled in many places where I’m the only openly gay person local people have met. They ask me a lot of questions. They express surprise, often, that I’m so feminine-appearing. But by the end of our conversation, I’m usually confident that they are walking away with the idea that gay people are nice, interesting, friendly—normal. I’m not advocating being flagrantly gay in clearly dangerous places (and in countries like Jamaica and now Uganda, it is probably best not to go at all). But refusing to lie in countries (or in Red States) where being gay is not dangerous but only not very visible—asking for one bed, for example, being affectionate on the street if not sexual, admitting you are gay, all the while respecting the country you are visiting—can have a profound affect. And where individuals can do some good, gays in packs, I believe, can make an enormous difference. Judy Dlugacz, Olivia’s founder, talks about how Olivia women on a cruise were welcomed with open arms in Greece and Turkey because they were respectful and spending a lot of money at a time when those economies were in crisis. Business people and the tourism industry have an enormous effect on their local legislators—if they want us to be there, chances are that the laws will change to be made more welcoming. That sheriff’s deputy was a bit of a surprise to me, since Florida is such a Red State (though admittedly, Tampa is a gay-friendly city). But it shouldn’t have been. Because he had seen us traveling in packs— and so he knew us for who we really are. Jennifer Vanasco is an award-winning syndicated columnist. Follow her at Twitter.com/JenniferVanasco. Email her at Jennifer.
Being out while traveling is important. By traveling to other democracies–especially in packs–we have the ability to affect their laws too.
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I’ve been thinking lately about where the gay community is going, how it is changing, and what it will look like in say, 15 years. And so rather tentatively, I offer 10 predictions about how things will be for us in 2025. If the topic interests you, before you read further let me urge you to jot down some predictions of your own and see how nearly we are in accord. 1. Gay enclaves will still exist, but they will be a little more diffuse; less concentrated than they are now. Young people will continue to move in because of the opportunities for sexual access but older people, often couples, will move to other areas of town. 2. The gay press will survive the current economic doldrums, but it will consist of five to eight regional papers with locally specific entertainment guides as inserts, rather than multiple big city publications. Window Media could have been on the way to a powerful chain, but a series of bad business decisions undid its plans (and pretensions). 3. Same-sex marriage will be legal in 24 states, sometimes by legislative enactment, but more often by court order. The U.S. Supreme Court will continue to avoid cases that would allow that court to rule on the constitutionality of denying same-sex marriage. 4. AIDS will still be with us. After years of trying, scientists have not yet found a vaccine or a cure, and I do not expect them to make any breakthroughs in the next 15 years. Of all my predictions, this makes me the saddest. The thought that I will live the rest of my life with this virus inside me constantly trying to beat it down with drugs, is at best dismaying. 5. There will be another gay March on Washington in 2017 or 2018. Like the last one, it will draw 75,000-100,000 people, mostly from the East Coast. It won’t accomplish anything—any more than the last one did. But young people seem to
like the idea of marching on Washington and this next one will be organized via whatever Internet communication device is the latest fad. 6. Burying long-standing political and cultural difference, NGLTF and HRC will finally merge. The combined organization will be about as effective as the two are separately. Lambda Legal will decline an invitation to join in the merger. 7. Gays and lesbians will be allowed to serve openly in the armed forces. That will happen sooner rather than later. There will be virtually no problems, just as there were none in Britain and Canada when they allowed gays to serve in their military. Calls for repeated studies on the potential impact will stand revealed for what they are—delaying tactics. The existence of gay men in military uniforms will powerfully impress the public and hasten the general acceptance of gay equality. 8. A Miss America will come out and announce that she is a lesbian—but only in the last days of her reign. Contest promoters will be upset, but it will too late to do anything about it. 9. Anti-gay violence will still be with us, mostly perpetrated by young men in their teens and early 20s seeking ways to bond with their peers and assert their masculinity. Schools could do a good deal to inhibit this, but schools can’t even prevent bullying of gay and “different” kids, so they are unable to deal with a larger social problem. 10. Exclusively gay bookstores will not survive. Are there even now any left? What will survive are general interest bookstores with a large gay section. My model here is Chicago’s Unabridged Books. Mainstream publishers seen to be issuing fewer and fewer gay books, but the stream will never dwindle to a trickle. There is as yet, too strong a market for gay writing for that to happen. Send comments to PVarnell@aol.com
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eaST roger’S parK Boundaries: The Lake, Ridge, Devon and Howard Character: Long known as a renter’s neighborhood, East Roger’s Park boasts a large number of courtyard rental buildings. Today, however, many of them have been converted to condos. Although there’s been a plethora of rehabs and new construction throughout Roger’s Park over the past eight years or so, the real boom has taken place in East Roger’s Park, where property values have more than doubled. Many people felt it was inevitable. “East Roger’s Park was undervalued,” says Regent Realty agent Eric Janseen. “It’s close to the lake and well-located between Lakeview and Evanston.” Despite all the new development, East Roger’s Park has maintained its status as a progressive, eclectic neighborhood that marches to the beat of its own drummer. More racially diverse than nearly any other community in the country, the neighborhood is home to large groups of South Asians, Orthodox Jews, Middle Easterners, Hispanics and African Americans. In fact, East Roger’s Park prides itself as a place that welcomes people from all cultures, races and economic situations, including first-time homebuyers, who are finding that East Roger’s Park is one of the few places in the city where you can still find a reasonably priced condo. Features: Ask an East Roger’s Park resident what he most likes about the neighborhood, and you’ll nearly always hear the same answer––the lake. The fact that there are some 12 streets in East Roger’s Park that
dead-end into the lake might explain why many residents feel a special connection to Lake Michigan. Perhaps it helps foster a spirit of conviviality in East Roger’s Park, a neighborhood where residents work together to fight crime and maintain racial and economic diversity. Nowhere is this more apparent than at the Heartland Café, the longtime social and political center of the neighborhood, which owner Michael James describes it as a “gathering place for people trying to do good in the world.” Besides the Heartland Café, East Roger’s Park boasts a large variety of health food restaurants, numerous Mexican restaurants on Clark Street and Indian restaurants along Devon. Loyola University provides a wonderful intellectual resource for the neighborhood, and transportation is plentiful––there are four el stops and a metra stop in East Roger’s Park. Although it’s easy enough to get downtown, there’s enough distance to give East Roger’s Park its own feeling of small town separateness. Hot deals: • Dreaming of summer? Resort living is yours at The Breakers, 1200 W. Sherwin Ave. Unit 1-0, priced at $725,000 features an open floor plan with wrap-around water views, gourmet kitchen, wood-burning fireplace, attached two-car garage, kayak and sailboat storage and a 5,000 square-foot common veranda overlooking Lake Michigan, just steps to a private beach. • A newly built never lived-in 3,200 squarefoot end unit townhome on the lakefront is available at 7770 N. Sheridan Road in East Roger’s Park. Priced at $699,900, features
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include four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, large living spaces, big closets, twoand-a-half car attached garage, balconies, patios and an entire rooftop deck—all with wide lake views. Developer’s full warranty included. • 7612 N. Rogers, a three-bedroom, two-bath condo located in a 2006 gut rehab building features luxurious finishes and appointments including plantation shutters, hardwood floors, an office and garage––all in a close to the lake location. Priced at $350,000.
edgeWaTer/ anderSonVille Boundaries: Edgewater is from the lake to Ravenswood, Foster to Devon. Uptown is from the lake to Ravenswood, from Irving Park to Foster. Character: Edgewater is a sprawling but close-knit North Side community. The bestknown 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. Features: The lake, of course, is the area’s top draw. But settlers also buy and rent for the entertainment amenities-––the Aragon, where Frank Sinatra once sang, for example; the diverse population-––Clark Street here has a Scandinavian feel, Argyle Street is fondly called Little Saigon; the eclectic housing stock-luxurious mansions to Spartan studios. The dining is also an attractionfrom sushi to burgers, fine Italian to carryout Lebanese. Hot Deals: Construction is complete and a developer closeout for 61 brand new immediate-occupancy condominiums is underway at Catalpa Gardens Condominiums, a 126-unit mid-rise development at 1122 W. Catalpa Ave. The project, which consists of three 11-story buildings, features a rooftop green roof system planted with five varieties of setum, a colorful and lush perennial. The rooftop also includes a dog walk. Onebedroom, one-bath units are priced from $119,500; two-bedroom, one-and-a-half bath units are $198,500 and two-bedroom, two bath corner residences are $208,500. Heated parking is available for $15,000.
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Boundaries: The lake to Clark St.; Irving Park to Foster. Character: Uptown was built in the late 1800s as a lakeside resort community for the moneyed seeking luxury, celebrity and recreation. Once home to such glamorous resi-
dents as Bob Hope, Gloria Swanson, Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford and Charlie Chaplin, Uptown’s star began to fade by the 1930s, when the neighborhood experienced an exodus of its wealthy residents. But over the past 15 years, Uptown has slowly but surely built itself back up, one condo conversion at a time. Features: Uptown’s best feature is its location along the lake a hop, skip and a jump from Lakeview. Until somewhat recently, Uptown’s commercial sector consisted mainly of small, ethnic, owner-operated businesses. While it was possible to get incredible barbequed Chinese duck in Uptown, for years residents had to go elsewhere to get their clothes dry-cleaned. Perhaps it was inevitable that Uptown’s commercial sector had to grow along with its new residents. Today, Uptown boasts a Border’s bookstore, a Target and numerous restaurants and coffee bars that cater to the neighborhood’s new upscale residents. Once the center of a bustling entertainment district, Uptown is home to several historic venues, including The Green Mill, the Riviera Theater, the Aragon Ballroom and the Uptown Theater.
Hot deals: Got money? Buy a mansion. 4645 N. Beacon, a 15-room, five-bedroom, fourand-a-half bath mansion built in 1904 has fallen on hard times and is now bank-owned. The home features a formal living room and dining room, large master suite with marble bath and a three-car garage. Asking price is $1,130,000.
raVenSWood/ linColn SQuare/ albanY parK Boundaries: Ravenswood is from Irving Park to Lawrence, Clark to the Chicago River. Lincoln Square is from Montrose to Peterson, Ravenswood to the Chicago River. Albany Park is bounded by Foster, Pulaski, Montrose and the North Branch of the Chi-
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stalled at the Western Ave. Brown Line CTA station in Lincoln Square, a new symbol of freedom in a neighborhood once known as Germantown. In Albany Park’s multicultural haven, residents can get a taste of many other countries within its boundaries, from Mexican bakeries to Middle Eastern restaurants to the many Korean shops that line Lawrence Ave., the “Koreatown” of Chicago. Cultural enrichment can also be found at the Conrad Sulzer Library, the Old Town School of Folk Music (4544 N. Lincoln) and the Davis Theater (4614 N. Lincoln), which always reserves one of its four screens for art films. Transportation is plentiful, too—there are three CTA stops and one Metra stop in Ravenswood.
Hot Deals: • 4156 N Rockwell, listed at $1,499,000, is the first re-sale of a riverfront home in over 50 years. The five bedroom, three-and-a-half bath home sits on a corner lot with nobstructed views of the river bank & Horner Park. Features include a large 25x30 fenced in yard, cedar deck, two-car attached garage and a Mission/Arts & Crafts interior. • Homebuyers who are 55 years or older can take advantage of the remaining units at Belle Plaine Commons, a 92-unit development at 2335 W. Belle Plaine Ave. The centerpiece of the project is a large community room that
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laKeVieW/ WrigleYVille/ roSCoe Village Boundaries: Lakeview is from Lake Michigan to the Chicago River, Diversey to Irving Park. Wrigleyville is from Halsted to Clark, Addison to Irving Park. Roscoe Village is from Ravenswood to the Chicago River, Belmont to Addison. Character: Ask someone where Lakeview is and you’ll probably get five different answers. Why? Lakeview is as big as it is diverse. From Boystown in East Lakeview to “Jock Town” in Wrigleyville, the hot Southport area with its boutiques and restaurants to the decidedly more laid-back Roscoe Village, there’s a little something for everyone in Lakeview. The housing stock runs the gamut as well-from vintage high-rises along the lake to Victorian greystones in Wrigleyville, single-family homes in West Lakeview to two-flats in Roscoe Village and, of course, condos of all shapes and sizes everywhere. One of the oldest neighborhoods in Chicago, Lakeview hasn’t always been a hot neighborhood. In fact Lakeview owes much of its current success to GLBT pioneers who reclaimed East Lakeview from urban decline in the 1970s, transformed it, and, in many cases, left it. But no matter where the GLBT community chooses to live, Boystown - with its rainbow pylons, gay bars and sparkling new Center on Halsted – is still the city’s gay mecca. Features: It’s easy to understand why so many people enjoy Lakeview. It’s close to the lake and the park, where there’s a running path, bike path, driving range and beach volleyball. Transportation is plentiful and it’s easy to get downtown. And whether you live in Boystown or Roscoe Village, Southport Avenue or Lincoln Ave.; restaurants, shopping and entertainment are all just a step or two away. Hot Deals: New construction single-family homes are available for less than $800,000 and townhomes for less than $500,000 at Fletcher Row, a 16-unit residential enclave at 2424 West Fletcher St. in West Roscoe Village. The project, set to begin this spring, will feature clusters of 10 townhomes and six single family homes separated by the landscaped courtyard. Features include balconies, yards, decks, two-car garages, island kitchens, large master suites and optional solar rooftop panels. CONTINUED ON PAGE 12
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linColn parK Boundaries: Lake Michigan, Clybourn, North Avenue and Diversey. Character: Lincoln Park is the quintessential yuppie Chicago neighborhood, for better or worse. It is also one of the city’s most expensive neighborhoods. Home to the largest park in the city (3,000 acres), much of the housing in Lincoln Park is lowdensity, which gives the neighborhood a quaint residential feel. There are high-rises located along the park, but the majority of the housing in Lincoln Park consists of twoflats and three-flats-as well as multi-million dollar, new construction single-family homes, emphasis on the multi. Thanks to R4 zoning (translation: build big), many Lincoln Park streets are beginning to look like a modern version of Astor Street. Most of the upper-end homes are constructed and planned around highly developed, highly stylized themes––from English country to French chateau––and feature underground heated garages, elevators, libraries and fullfloor master suites. In neighboring DePaul, things are a little more down-to-earth. Here, you’ll find single-family homes, historic Chicago row houses with Victorian facades; and multi-unit housing. DePaul students help keep things casual, although most of them commute from less expensive neighborhoods. Features: Bring your Gucci shades, your chic little dog and above all, your wallet: Lincoln Park boasts some of the best shopping in the entire city. Along Armitage Ave., you’ll find a collection of independent boutiques and national boutique-scale retailers. Some, like Cynthia Rowley and Benefit, are one of only a few in the entire country. A few blocks over on Clybourn, you’ll find the kind of shopping that not too long ago only existed in the Gold Coast: chains like Pottery Barn, Restoration Hardware, Crate & Barrel, and much more. It must be said, the shopping has created a bit of a traffic nightmare on Clybourn, which is becoming more and more SUV-congested every day. And parking is no longer necessarily free, unless you get lucky (watch the signs, because they love to tow). Luckily, when the going gets tough, Lincoln Park residents can leave consumerism behind and head east for a run along the lake, a walk through the park or a stroll through the Lincoln Park Zoo. Hot Deals: Wrightwood Crossing, a 19unit new construction “green” development in Lincoln Park, features underground garage parking, a common green roof deck and private yard, and spacious 1,200-4,3000 square-foot units with large private terraces, open southern exposures, and upgraded finishes throughout. Two bedroom, two bath units are priced at $495,000. The elevator building is scheduled for completion sometime this summer.
WiCKer parK/ buCKToWn/ uKranian Village Boundaries: Ukranian Village is bounded by Grand, Division, Damen and Western. Bucktown is bounded by North, Western, Fullerton and the Chicago River. Wicker Park is bounded by Bloomingdale, Ashland, Western and Division. Character: Are Bucktown and Wicker Park losing their status as Chicago’s cool place to live? Have the once-rough neighborhoods turned into yuppie havens for artist wannabes? One thing’s for certain––the only artists who can afford to buy homes in Bucktown or Wicker Park these days are rich ones. The ones with less money––or hipper standards-have been moving next door to Ukranian Village (also known as “U.K.”), a place where long-time residents (largely Ukranian) coexist with new ones (artists and yuppies). Charm abounds in the U.K.: Numerous churches are the centers of community activity and the locals gather at bakeries and delis found on every corner. Features: Although several small chain stores have made their way into Bucktown/ Wicker Park’s commercial district over the past few years, that hasn’t affected its rep as one of the best places to shop and eat in the city. In fact, the neighborhood’s amazing array of cutting edge, independent boutiques and restaurants––many located along Damen/North/Milwaukee––draw shoppers and diners from all over the city and suburbs. Over in the U.K., the dining experience is a little less hip––and a little more ethnic––with options that run the gamut from borscht to sushi; burritos to gourmet Italian. Hot deals: • Six duplex units remain for sale at 1919 W. Crystal Street in Bucktown. Units feature floor to ceiling windows, dramatic 20 ft. ceilings, floating oak staircases, private rooftop decks and kitchens with Sub-Zero and Miele appliance packages and Arclinea cabinets. Three-bedroom, two-bath units are priced at $664,900. • 2157 West Division Street, an intimate sixunit elevator building in Wicker Park features extra-wide units with 10’ floor-to-ceiling windows, private terraces off the great room, Arclinea-designed kitchens with Subzero, Gaggenau and Miele appliances and master suites with Ann Sacks custom tile, a Zuma soaking tub and oversized shower. Two-bedroom, two-bath units are priced at $569,800 with parking included.
gold CoaST/STreeTerVille/old ToWn Boundaries: Gold Coast is from Lake Michigan to Clark, Oak to North. Streeterville is from Lake Michigan to Michigan, Oak Street to Grand. Old Town is from Division to North, Clark to Clybourn.
Character: From the time Potter Palmer began developing there in the 1880s, the Gold Coast has been home to Chicago’s upper classes and hence, has always maintained its status as a blue-chip investment. From Beaux Arts Mansions to Art Deco co-op buildings, modern high-rises to greystones, the housing stock in the Gold Coast is some of the most expensive real estate in the city. Nearby in Streeterville, however, there are deals to be found, thanks to the enormous amount of new construction. Some people are less than charmed by the dense housing in Streeterville, which has earned the nickname “high-rise canyon.” Old Town, on the other hand, is nothing if not charming. Once considered a hippie neighborhood, Old Town is home to Second City, the place where comedic greats like John Belushi, Gilda Radner and Bill Murray got their start. Most of the housing in Old Town is vintage-a mix of cottages, rowhouses, two-flats and condos. The Old Town Triangle, a historic district section of rowhouses on cobble stone streets, is perhaps one of the most charming areas in the entire city. Features: One reason the Gold Coast is so popular is probably because it offers a little something for everyone. For fashionistas there’s Barney’s, Prada and Neiman-Marcus. For foodies, there’s Spiaggia, Tru, NoMi, etc. For sun-worshippers there’s Oak Street Beach. Streeterville has more of the same, along with Navy Pier, the No. 1 tourist destination in the state. If you want to see live comedy, Wells Street in Old Town (Second City, Zanies) is the place to go. Old Town is also known for its annual art fair, one of the largest and most established street fairs in Chicago. Hot deals: Prices for the 15 remaining condo for sale at 550 St. Clair have been slashed, including a selection of penthouse units, with studios now starting at $199,900 (formerly $298,000). The sleek units feature open floor plans with hardwood flooring throughout, 10 and 11foot ceilings and Subzero and Bosch appliances and spectacular views from the floorto-ceiling windows.
riVer norTh Boundaries: From Clark to the Chicago River, Division to the Chicago River. Character: What it lacks in neighborhood feel, River North more than makes up for in style. Once a manufacturing/warehouse district, River North has a sophisticated, European feel, thanks in part to all the art galleries that have set up shop here. There are other businesses in River North as wellmany of the neighborhood’s loft buildings
now house offices. But plenty of people call it home, too. The housing stock in River North consists of new townhomes, condos and converted lofts. Features: Not only does River North boast the largest concentration of galleries in the city, it is also home to an amazing array of great restaurants (Frontera Grill, MK, Zealous and Coco Pazzo), the city’s most prestigious health club (the East Bank Club) and the world’s largest commercial building (the Merchandise Mart). With the Loop and the Gold Coast within walking distance, it’s easy to understand why River North has quickly become an expensive, exclusive neighborhood.
Hot Deals: Aggressive new pricing is attracting buyers to the Private Residences at Ontario Place, a 467-unit high-rise condominium conversion at 10 East Ontario. Remaining one-bedroom residences range in price from $219,000-$245,000 and feature kitchens with stainless-steel appliances, granite counters and maple cabinets, new baths, hardwood floors, new carpeting and a 150-square-foot balcony. Building amenities include an outdoor swimming pool, fitness center, luxury party room and deck along with a business center.
SouTh loop Boundaries: Congress Parkway, Cermak Road, the South Branch of the Chicago River and Lake Michigan. Character: Probably no other neighborhood in the city has experienced the kind of growth the South Loop has over the past 15 years. A few developers saw potentialespecially in the neighborhood’s boardedup warehouse buildings and the boom began. The No. 1 housing market in the city for lofts, the South Loop also offers plenty of new construction condominiums, townhomes and turn-of-the century mansions on
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WeST loop Hot deals: • About 18 units remain for sale at the 116unit Prairie District Lofts, a rare timberbeam loft condominium conversion at 1727 S. Indiana in the South Loop. One of the last “true-loft” buildings remaining in the Prairie Avenue Historic District, the five-story brick building was erected in 1905 features a common roof deck, a fitness center, laundry rooms, a landscaped atrium lobby, two elevators, an intercom entry, loading dock and oversized freight elevator and both private storage and bicycle storage spaces. The lofts feature exposed brick walls, 12-foot to 20-foot-tall ceilings, timber or concrete beams and columns, fireplaces, track lighting and hardwood floors. Fourth-floor units have oversized rooftop decks, and several units have balconies. Prices start at $262,800
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Speed dating for Women Center on Halsted 3656 N. Halsted St. (773) 395-0066 www.jazzitup.com Meet someone new in a flash during speed dating night. Cash bar opens at 6:45 p.m. and the first round starts at 7:15. Rounds continue until everyone has met or until 8:45 p.m., whichever comes first.
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eve ensler’s “anyone of us: Words from prison Northeastern Illinois University 700 E. Oakwood Blvd. POW-WOW, Inc and Lesbian Leadership Council of Chicago Foundation for Women present a fundraiser as part of the International V-Day 2010 Campaign to End Violence Against Women and Girls. PreReception 5:30 - 6:45 pm. $35 includes Wine and Cheese pre-reception and priority seating, General $20.
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picasso at the lapin agile Elmhurst College Mill Theatre 253 Walter Street (Elmhurst) (630) 617.3005 elmhurst.edu/ectheatre This long-running Off-Broadway comedy depicts a meeting between Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso in a Bohemian
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killed off, June “George” Buckridge (Beryl Reid) knows her acting days are numbered. But the only other work she can get is doing voice-overs for a children’s TV show. Meanwhile, her predatory boss (Coral Browne) has her sights set on George’s sexy girlfriend (Susannah York). One of the first films to ad- dress lesbianism, this movie also was one of the first to get slapped with an X rating – From Netflix
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Hydrate 3458 N. Halsted (773) 975-9244 whiterainbowschicago.wordpress.com Comedy troupe White Rainbows performs an LGBT-themed sketch show inspired by pop icon Lady Gaga which explores differences between self-identity and peer and societal expectations.
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“broTher” To broTher: : an interview with playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney
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Gay playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney’s trilogy “The Brother/Sister Plays” is one of the most memorable theatrical experiences you are ever likely to encounter. The trilogy runs more than three hours, but it’s time well spent—as emotionally rewarding as it is refreshing. Set in Louisiana and spanning a 16-year period, “The Brother/ Sister Plays” (which includes “In The Red Brown Water,” “The Brothers Size” and “Marcus; Or the Secret of Sweet”) acquaint us with an unforgettable array of characters, all connected in various ways throughout the three pieces. McCraney is a recipient of the Paula Vogel Playwriting Award, a Whiting Award, a GLAAD Award, London’s Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Playwright, the New York Times’ Outstanding Playwright Award 2009 and a 2010 Joyce Award. There is no question that he is an artist with a bright and promising future. Chicago Free Press: I’d like to begin by congratulating you on receiving a 2010 Joyce Award. Tarell Alvin McCraney: Thank you so much. CFP: What does winning a Joyce Award mean to you? TAM: The Joyce Award is given to an artist of color in the Midwest area to help spawn new work. I’ve been invited to create a new work specifically for the Steppenwolf ensemble. It’s a tall and honorable order, I think. CFP: Do you have a target audience in when you write, for instance in the case of “The Brother/Sister Plays”? TAM: I hope that the plays are universal and accessible for many people. But I do hope to elicit a draw, if you will, for lack of a better word, of people who don’t normally go to the theater. People who often find themselves being left out of what most of American theater has been. Hopefully they can find their way back into the theater and the experience that is live performance.
CFP: I’m really glad that you said that, because a few years ago I saw a stage production of “Not A Day Goes By” based on a novel by the late gay writer E. Lynn Harris, which was not only surprisingly homophobic, but also fed off the negative responses from the audience. Do you see your work functioning as a potential bridge between the more churchoriented theatrical productions such as that one and more mainstream theater audiences? TAM: I find myself in the position of saying to myself and to audience members that theater is about discourse and about conversation. I never come to the theater to be placated or to be talked to in a way that makes me feel good about just being me. I come there to explore and ask hard questions and to learn about myself; such things I may not want to know and things I may already know. So I hope to do that for other audience members. I hope that that is the experience that I create, which is a dialogue that is both funny and amusing, but also seeking out the universal. And then also being entertainment for the drunkard and the fool. CFP: You have worked with Tina Landau on more than one occasion. What do you think makes it such good collaborative experience for you? TAM: Those things are very difficult to articulate. We have a very visceral connection, I think, in some very unique and immediately palpable way. We each complement each other in a very practical way. Tina has a very visual and choreographic eye. She’s an artist, a visual artist. She paints, she draws, she designs. She has a very good eye for the visual and a very good choreographic sense. I have a good sense of rhythm and a keen sense of dialogue. I think that together, we complement each other. Where she brings a visual sense, I can bring rhythm and dialogue to the conversation, and both in very intelligent ways. CFP: Do you think that Tina’s being queer might also have anything to do with it? TAM: Possibly. It was funny, when I first asked to work with Tina, I had forgotten that she was gay; because I knew her from a long time ago. She was my director in a play. She reminded me and then I said, “Yes!” I’ve also worked with other openly gay artists, and some of them black gay men, and we work well together. But the collaboration hasn’t been as kismet as with Tina. CFP: “The Brothers Size” was the first play that you wrote in the trilogy, although it is performed as the centerpiece. What was it about Ogun, Oshoosi and Elegba that made you realize that there was more to be written and told about them? TAM: Just like I feel that every author does or every storyteller does, you just tell what grips you about the story, things that were compelling to you, and setting them in front of people. That’s essentially what I did. I listened to the stories that people told me about them and read about them and rolled them into what I felt was compelling. CFP: There is the double usage of the word “brother”— both biological and fraternal—“The Brothers Size.” Do you have siblings or did you seek brotherhood outside of the confines of family? CONTINUED ON PAGE 18
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CFP: Then how much, if any, of you would you say is in the characters in any or all of the plays? TAM: It’s debatable. My actual brothers came to see the shows in New York. And, of course, people wanted to instantly ask them the same question. “How much of them is in the plays?” And they immediately said, “All of them are Tarell.” For me, I say that none of it is biographical. I mean, the stories they may tell or some of the jokes that they have may be from my own life. But the actual plotline of the story, there’s no oneto-one comparison to my life. That’s why it’s debatable (laughs). CFP: Mothers and fathers are as important in the trilogy as brothers. Is that a reflection of your own relationship with your family? TAM: I think that it’s mostly a relationship that I mined from the community. It’s ultimately about how people relate to their parents and the people who came before them and how they tried to interact with them and use them as the foundations on which they build their lives. Many times in the community that I’m from, that a lot of people are from, those foundations are snatched from you. Either they don’t survive to see you through the transition in to adulthood or they are so intertwined with other things. Maybe they’ve gone to jail or they work really late hours, so you become a child of the neighborhood. Like Little Elegba who roams the street and we never meet his parents. Everybody in the neighborhood knows him and chastises him, you just don’t know where his parents are. Those kinds of relationships, to me, were interesting and important to me because a lot of times we like to demonize the people who come from those types of families. We like to say that we’re accepting of people who come from a home that is not necessarily traditional, but somehow we turn around and shun them for being who they are. I thought it was important to have theater reflect that these people have lives and feelings and love and wants and dreams like everybody else. CFP: What was your coming out experience like? TAM: Easy. Not easy, but it was obvious. My family told me I was gay before I knew I was gay. It wasn’t really a coming out process (laughs). They called me names and said I had these tendencies, so I was like, “Well, I guess” (laughs). CFP: One of the most notable things about “The Brother/Sister Plays” are the spoken “stage directions” and the breaking of the “fourth wall.” Were the plays written in that way or was that a device that came about later? TAM: They were always there. In the first
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draft of the play, the stage directions were there. The first production that we did of “The Brothers Size,” I asked the director to read it and to tell me if she thought they were too difficult to do. She could cut them out or try it without them if she’d like, but I really wanted the stage directions (left) in. She was excited about it and did so. This was (when I was) in graduate school. They’ve been a part of it every step of the way, an integral part of the language of the play. CFP: Coming as it does at the end of the trilogy, “Marcus; or The Secret of Sweet” has a stronger degree of humor than the plays that precede it. Was it important for you to have more humor at that point considering the heaviness of the earlier two pieces? TAM: All of the plays were written separately from each other, so I never really had the intention of doing them on one night. I wrote them and they’re kind of lumped together, but they don’t necessarily have to go together. Similar to the way “The America Play” by Suzan Lori Park doesn’t have to go together, but they belong in the same grouping. When I wrote “Marcus,” I was visiting New Orleans a lot and every time that someone told me a story, right after (Hurricane) Katrina, no matter how sad it was, it was hilarious. I couldn’t get over the fact of the way in which stories were told to me or were being conveyed to me had this incredible, not lightness, because light’s not the right word, but there was an incredible joy in life. I thought that was important to consider and to continue that. There’s a certain amount of joy and pain involved in all of it. CFP: Would you like to see a film version of “The Brother/Sister Plays” someday? TAM: Oh, sure. I would love to help get it into a film. For me, I’ve never been a person to pretend that I have such prowess into film and television. I could write something for TV and film, I was trained to by the great school that I went to (laughs). For lack of a better policy, you want to do it because it will help you pay off student loans (laughs). But at the end of the day, my dedication is to the theater and these plays specifically are designed to help, like I said before, allow the audience to re-engage with the theater in a way that I think sometimes we can lose. I hope to keep adding a certain weave to the tapestry of the American theater. Which is something that says this theatrical experience is unlike what you will have sitting in front of a television or going to see a film. It is something that is uniquely in the theater. If you’re not here, this experience won’t happen. If you don’t come, this moment of conversation, this discourse with you doesn’t occur. It puts theater in a place of importance, I think, I hope. And I hope to continue to do that until I can’t do it anymore. The Brother/Sister Plays runs through May 23 at the Steppenwolf Theater.
another queen exits the stage on “rupaul’s drag race” Wedding bells ring, but one contestant gets left at the altar By Bebe Zahara Benet CourteSY oF Logo
After a week’s hiatus, it’s wonderful to be with you again! It’s week five of “RuPaul’s Drag Race”, and if things weren’t competitive enough for you before, they certainly are now. I chatted with California girl––and Scotland native– –Morgan McMichaels, whose fashion-forward take on wedding couture landed her in the bottom two, and ultimately made her the queen slated to sashay away. Morgan admits she started her drag artistry because she loved the attention, but over time her punk-rock glam persona has grown fierce. ”It’s become more of an art form for me,” she revealed. “It’s like a personal challenge. It’s not about the attention anymore. It’s a chance to be creative, to get on stage and let people see how you express yourself. I feel you can get a lot of important messages through your performance.” I loved the fact that Morgan spoke out so strongly about the civil right of marriage during the bride competition. “How dare you tell me I can’t marry the person I love,” Morgan said. “The gay community has taken a massive hit, but we’re the ones that cuts everyone’s hair. How about a day without a gay? Women would go crazy.” While many of the girls openly expressed their issues with fellow contestant Tyra, Morgan said they had a mutual respect for each other. “I think Tyra comes from a side if the country where drag is not to be messed around with,” Morgan explained. “Girls from the East Coast are very pageant oriented.” As a fellow pageant queen, I relate. But Morgan noted Tyra’s behavior is something she might grow out of. “Tyra is very unapologetic,” Morgan added. “But that’s an age thing. When we’re young we don’t want to hear how we have to change. I know I was there. There was nothing you could tell me about my drag. Once Tyra opens up to people, she will be 10 times the queen she is today.” Morgan admits she was shocked when she made the bottom two. “When they told me I was very costume, I was confused,” she said, arguing the previous week Tatiana was criticized for not being costume-y enough. But she accepted it and moved on. Morgan
revealed the reason she started laughing was a nervous reaction. “You can laugh or cry, and I’m not a big crier,” she said. Unlike some past lip-syncs, Morgan was not going to cartwheel in her tight-fitting dress. “My feet were not going to leave the stage,” she said. “They are not there to see you jump around, they are there to see you lip-sync for your life.” Kudos to Morgan for doing what she had to do and making her statement on stage! Being true to yourself in drag and in your beliefs is a priceless commodity in a queen. Catch “RuPaul’s Drag Race” at 9 p.m. (ET/ PT) every Monday night on Logo and visit LOGOonline.com to find out about viewing parties in your area. Until next week, kisses and equality!
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Jimis, at 9 p.m. Call (708) 788-2118.
Cermak. Call (312) 791-9050.
Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago, presents The Seldoms with Fraser Taylor: Marchland, tonight through Sunday. Call (312) 397-4010.
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“Dirty” hosts the weekly 9 p.m. open mic, with sign up at 8:30 p.m., Thursdays at Lizard’s Liquid Lounge, 3058 W. Irving Park. Call (773) 463-7599. Brass Inferno, a night dedicated to bands that feature trumpets, saxes, trombones, tubas, etc., including Black Bear Combo, 7th Kind, Balkano and Liquid Soul begins at 8 p.m. at Bottom Lounge, 1375 W. Lake. Call (312) 666-6775. The Uniphonics, Doco, Toast and Tova Katz play Elbo Room, 2871 N. Lincoln, at 8:30 p.m. Call (773) 549-5549. At 9:30 p.m., Young Widows, My Disco and Phantom Family Halo are at Empty Bottle, 1045 N. Western. Call (773) 276-3600. We Were Promised Jetpacks, The Lonely Forest and Bear Hands perform at 9 p.m. at Lincoln Hall, 2424 N. Lincoln. Call (773) 5252508. Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia, hosts the Shapers LP release with Driftless Pony Club at 9 p.m. Call (773) 227-4433. Preston Bradley Hall at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington, has Singing In The Abbey, featuring Annie Higgins, Diana Knight, Donna Miller and Katie Cooper, with guest artist Brandon Cooper at 6:30 p.m. Call (312) 744-6630. Winnipeg’s Boats!! are at Reggie’s Music Joint, 2105 S. State, at 9 p.m. Call (312) 9490120. Schuba’s, 3159 N. Southport, presents Tigercity, Gemini Club and Wave Machines at 9 p.m. Call (773) 525-2508. S.P.A.C.E., 1245 Chicago Ave. in Evanston, welcomes Jennie DeVoe and Nicholas Barron at 8 p.m. Call (847) 492-8190.
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Queer singer/songwriter Shelly Miller, Steve Dawson and Micah Walk perform at 9 p.m. at Martyrs’, 3855 N. Lincoln. Call (773) 4049494. Kennedy’s Kitchen plays the Acorn Theater, 107 Generations Dr. in nearby Three Oaks, Mich., at 8 p.m. (ET). Call (269) 756-3879.
Battlefield Band and Liz Carroll perform at 7 & 10 p.m. at The Old Town School of Folk Music - Gary and Laura Maurer Concert Hall, 4544 N. Lincoln. Call (773) 728-6000. Two Way Street Coffee House, 1047 Curtiss in Downers Grove, presents Tim Grimm with Jan Lucas at 8:15 p.m. Call (630) 969-9720. Muse and Silversun Pickups are at the United Center, 1901 W. Madison, at 7:30 p.m. Call (312) 455-4500. Schuba’s, 3159 N. Southport, has Pretty Good Dance Moves, Harper Blynn (formerly Pete and J) and California Wives at 10 p.m. Call (773) 525-2508. Tributosaurus Trio & Friends perform at 8 p.m. at S.P.A.C.E., 1245 Chicago Ave. in Evanston. Call (847) 492-8190. At 9:30 p.m., Jeff Chan, Ed Wilkerson, Tatsu Aoki and Avreeayl Ra perform at Velvet Lounge, 37 E. Cermak. Call (312) 791-9050. Hockey and The Constellations play an 11 p.m. show at Lincoln Hall, 2424 N. Lincoln. Call (773) 525-2508.
Mar. 13, Sat.
Kinetic Playground, 1113 W. Lawrence, presents enigmatic Madison collective Kicksville at 11 p.m. Call (773) 769-5483. Hail the Black Dragons, Jip Jop, A Modern Bison, Dulcet Road and Russell Howard are at Elbo Room, 2871 N. Lincoln, at 8:30 p.m. Call (773) 549-5549. Trainwreck, featuring Kyle Gass from Tenacious D, and Ghost Shirt perform at 9 p.m. at Martyrs’, 3855 N. Lincoln. Call (773) 4049494. Metro, 3730 N. Clark, presents RJD2, Break Science and Happy Chichester at 9 p.m. Call (773) 549-4140. Joe Henry (a.k.a. Madonna’s brother-in-law) plays The Old Town School of Folk Music Gary and Laura Maurer Concert Hall, 4544 N. Lincoln, at 7 p.m. Call (773) 728-6000.
Mary’s Attic, 5400 N. Clark, hosts Bailiwick Chicago’s musical cabaret “Show Us Your Love,” directed by Kate Garassino, with musical direction by Robert Ollis, and featuring Mark LeBeau, Jr., Emily B. Macomber, Eric Martin, Matthew W. Miles, Jeremy Myers, Abby E. Sammons, Jill Sesso and Brittany Townsley, at 7:30 p.m. Call (773) 784-6969. The Chicago Cabaret Professionals present their Spring series “100 Years of Broadway: 1940-1959 – Almost Like Being In Love” at Davenport’s, 1383 N. Milwaukee, at 5 p.m. Call (773) 278-1830. Dollhouse Skandal and others play Elbo Room, 2871 N. Lincoln, at 8:30 p.m. Call (773) 549-5549. Empty Bottle, 1045 N. Western, has Battlefields, Junius and Why Intercept? at 9:30 p.m. Call (773) 276-3600. Simon’s Tavern, 5208 N. Clark, presents Leroy Bach at 8:30 p.m. Call (773)-878-0894. The Jewish Cowboy is at Uncommon Ground Devon, 1401 W. Devon, at 8 p.m. Call (773) 465-9801. Velvet Lounge, 37 E. Cermak, welcomes AACM Great Black Music Ensemble, at 7 p.m. Call (312) 791-9050.
Mar. 15, Mon.
Petterino’s Monday Night Live, an open mic cabaret showcase hosted by Denise McGowan and Beckie Menzie, begins at 7:30 p.m. at Petterino’s, 151 N. Dearborn. Call (312) 4220150. Irish alternative rock band Stand plays Abbey Pub, 3420 W. Grace, at 9 p.m. Call (773) 478-4408. Orion Ensemble performs at 12:15 p.m. in Preston Bradley Hall at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington. Call (312) 7446630.
Martyrs’, 3855 N. Lincoln, presents Imelda May and The Del Moroccos at 8 p.m. Call (773) 404-9494. The Viaduct Theater, 3111 N. Western, welcomes The Chinese Stars and others at 10 p.m. Call (773) 296-6024.
Mar. 16, Tues.
Homolatte: Queer Words & Music, hosted by Scott Free, presents Judith’s Maid and Christopher Becerra at 7:30 p.m. at Big Chicks/Tweet, 5024 N. Sheridan, Call (773) 728-5511. Stephen Leonard hosts Unpugged: An Acoustic Concert Series at 9 p.m. at The Wild Pug, 4810 N. Broadway. Call (773) 784-4811. Martyrs’, 3855 N. Lincoln, has Rico! and Hyperpotamus at 7 p.m. Call (773) 404-9494. If you missed Imelda May last night, catch her with Jamie Cullum at 8:30 p.m. at Park West, 322 W. Armitage. Call (773) 929-5959. Rova Saxophone Quartet performs at 7 p.m. in Preston Bradley Hall at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington. Call (312) 744-6630. Randolph Café at the Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph, presents Joel Paterson and the Modern Sounds at 12:15 p.m. Call (312) 744-6630. Heather Lynne Horton plays a record release show with Dan Mitchell at 8 p.m. at Schuba’s, 3159 N. Southport. Call (773) 525-2508.
Mar. 17, Wed.
Winterreise,” Franz Schubert’s song-cycle of love and loss, is staged by Chicago Opera Vanguard, tonight through March 21 at The Fasseas White Box Theatre at the Menomonee Club Drucker Center, 1535 N. Dayton. Visit chicagovanguard.org. Guest singers are welcome when pianist/ singer Bob Solone performs Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, from 6-10 p.m. at Maggiano’s Piano Bar, 516 N. Clark. Call (312) 644-7700.
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Riviera, 4746 N. Racine, welcomes the legendary Ray Davies and The 88 at 8 p.m. Call (773) 275-6800.
Chicago Free Press seeks a sales professional to join our advertising sales team. Ideal candidate must be motivated, reliable and have the ability to source leads and close sales. Prior experience in sales or customer service required.
Three Cat Media presents Amy Cole in “Cole on Cole” at 8 p.m. at the Skokie Theatre, 7924 N. Lincoln in Skokie. Call (847) 677-7761.
Requirements: Bachelor’s degree (marketing, advertising or corresponding field preferred), familiarity with outside sales and the GLBT community and a professional desire to succeed.
At 10 p.m., Pool of Frogs leaps into the Empty Bottle, 1045 N. Western. Call (773) 276-3600.
United Center, 1901 W. Madison, has Black Eyed Peas at 7:30 p.m. Call (312) 455-4500.
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FitzGerald’s, 6615 W. Roosevelt in Berwyn, welcomes Yellowhammers, plus The Velvet
International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) featuring special guest Corey Dargel performs at 9:30 p.m. at Velvet Lounge, 37 E.
Elbo Room, 2871 N. Lincoln, has Aetiology, Channel Four, Blue Moon Revue and Absinthe Junk, at 8:30 p.m. Call (773) 5495549.
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theater “Chess” Book by: Richard Nelson, Lyrics by Tim Rice Showing: No Exit Cafe, 6970 N. Glenwood, thru Apr. 25 Tickets: $25-$30 Contact: (773) 347-1109 or www.theoubique.org
“The Fantastiks’” Book and Lyrics by: Tom Jones Music by Harvey Schmidt Showing: City Lit Theater, 1020 W. Bryn Mawr, thru Mar. 21 Tickets: $20 Contact: (773) 305-2897 or www.prometheantheatre.org
Reviewed by Brian Kirst
Reviewed by Brian Kirst
Contributing writer
Contributing writer
Well known for never quite finding its way as a show, “Chess” is given a valiant, if not entirely successful production here by Theo Ubique. Indeed, while the finale’s comparison of Cold War politics with romantic gaming is potently powerful, inconsistencies sometimes mar its structure on the way to getting there. Magnetic chess master Freddie (based loosely on Bobby Fisher) finds his frustrations growing when his former lover and support system, Florence, finds herself drawn into the orbit of his Russian rival, Anatoly. As these two foes face off in a major tournament in Bangkok and Hungary, conspiracies are introduced and political manipulation soon reigns. As Florence searches for her long lost father and clashes with Anatoly’s desperate wife, her life may be forever altered in ways she could never imagine. Highlighted by music created by Abba’s Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus, directors Fred Anzevino and Brenda Didier strive for a consistency between a stage show and the well known concert productions of “Chess”. Their infrequent tendency to draw their live band directly into the show is too inconsistent though ,and the show’s most famous pop number, “One Night in Bangkok,” suffers from choppy musicality and slight decadence. Powerful performances abound, however, with Courtney Crouse’s Freddie swirling with haughty impishness, Anthony Apodaca magnetizing with humorous sleaze and Jeremy Trager finding Anatoly’s oddball heart. Supporting members Travis Walker, John Taflan and Jenny Guse are also vibrant, eclectic additions but Maggie Portman (despite her powerful underplaying of several love songs) is too much of an ingénue in stature and spirit to convince as Florence making her romance with Anatoly more companionship than passion.
Well regarded actress Dame Edith Evans is noted for saying that once she got a beautiful word in her mouth, she couldn’t bear to let go of it. Indeed, this consummate professional could’ve been speaking directly about Tom Jones’ mystical book for “The Fantasticks” when she lovingly uttered this statement. Thankfully, in their current production of this long running musical gem, Promethean Theatre highlights the pertinent beauty of Jones’ magical words with subtle integrity. Indeed, “The Fantastiks,” which has been entertaining audiences Off-Broadway (with slight layoffs) for the past fifty years, is one of the most beloved and seemingly simple musicals of all time. Plot wise, the name of the game here is boy meets, loses and wins back girl-all in one fell swoop. But Jones (and musical genius Harvey Schmidt) layer this work with bittersweet truths about growing up and the importance of maintaining individuality and a separate peace from others. Narrated by El Gallo, a mysterious stranger, “The Fantasticks” explores these bittersweet ruminations with a Hans Christian Anderson flare. Here director Beth Wolf compels her cast to present one swift season in lives of two lovers, bound (seemingly) forever by their interactions with their fathers and a series of actor-bandits, with simple forthrightness. Most importantly, Wolf brings out mesmerizing performances from Michael Reyes and Erik Kaiko in the duet, “I Can See It” and emphasizes, as Luisa, Devon Cundura’s burnished girlishness in numbers such as “They Were You”. Meanwhile, as the pirate performers, Nick Lake and Nathan Drackett supply rivers of (imaginary) blood strewn humor, making this production as close as one can get to memorizing the moon.
“adore” and “Twins Would like To Say” Written by: Stephen Louis Grush, Seth Bockley and Devon de Mayo Showing: XIII Pocket and Dog and Pony Theatre at Steppenwolf Garage, 1624 N. Halsted, thru Apr. 25 Tickets: $20 Contact: (312) 335-1650 or www.steppenwolf.org Reviewed by Lawrence Bommer t H e At e r e D i t o r
Performed in repertory with the wellreceived ”punkplay” from Pavement Group, these works portray two complicated couples of the same sex who, twisted by isolation and neglect, invent all-absorbing fantasy lives that single them out for scandal. “Stranger than fiction” barely describes the double bill. More successful in writing and staging, “Twins” is an elaborately imagined, exuberantly performed promenade production. In 65 bountiful minutes it recreates the true story of the Gibbons sisters, English twins who for more than 20 years spoke to no one and did everything in unison. Director-authors Bockley and de Mayo literally walk us through scenes depicting the twins’ hermetically sealed lives and, in cunning contrast, the flamboyant novels of passion and protest that replaced anything as dull as talk. The result is an invigorating look at teenage angst at its most eccentric, fueled by the sheer disconnect between frustrated imagination and even more exasperating reality. “Adore” leaves a terrible story unexplored but not unexploited. It’s based on the tabloid tale of two middle-aged gay Germans who met on the Internet to set up the ultimate sexual consummation—cannibalism. One advertised for a meat mate; his masochistic “soulmate” consented to be slaughtered and ingested. This look at S&M taken to its cannibalistic limit deserves more than author-director Grush’s highly speculative (and thus deeply doubtful) illustrated lecture on how “You always hurt the one you love.” Uncritically presented in supposed confessions from both the diner and his willing prey, Grush’s video-laden staging rhapsodically embraces what demands a saving skepticism—that these creatures who met briefly before their one-sided banquet “adored” each other. Incredibly, their “pure and beautiful” Dahmerlike obsession registers as toxic romanticism. It’s possible to avoid judgment without resorting to uncritical affirmation.
“a Separate peace” Written by: Nancy Gilsenan Showing: Steppenwolf Upstairs, 1650 N. Halsted St., thru Mar. 19 Tickets: $15-$20 Contact: (312) 335-1650 or www.steppenwolf.org Reviewed by Web Behrens Contributing writer
In the annals of ambiguously gay couples, Finny and Gene, the twin protagonists of “A Separate Peace,” rank right up there with Sam and Frodo, Xena and Gabrielle, Ernie and Bert. Real-life people have debated these fictional pairings for years: Merely BFFs? Romantically inclined yet chaste? Or full-on lovers whose penchant for getting it on was left to subtext? You won’t get any solid answers from Steppenwolf, although speculating about the low-grade homoeroticism of Finny and Gene’s relationship is the most interesting thing about this oddly dull adaptation. (Well, aside from the twinklicious cast, if lithe twentysomethings ring your bell.) John Knowles’ ubiquitous coming-of-age novel has become canon for high-school English classes, which makes it a sensible pick for Steppenwolf for Young Adults program. And its story—about a group of privileged young men insulated from the horrors of war raging overseas—is, sadly, perpetually current, even if the particulars have become dated. So it’s disappointing that the 80-minute production (designed for student day trips but open to the public on weekends) feels so inconsequential. Nancy Gilsenan’s script falters in the two key moments of action—the accidents that direct the narrative—and director Jonathan Berry’s ambiguous staging does nothing to fix the problems, letting the moments fall flat. Damir Konjicija almost carries the show as Finny (short for Phineas), a golden boy who holds sway over others, including his roommate Gene (Jake Cohen, who never fully registers Gene’s jealousy about Finny). Konjicija crucially invests Finny with the requisite charm and confidence, making us believe Finny can get away with anything. If only the overall story were as convincing.
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What is it with beauty queens and homophobia? Last year it was dethroned Miss California USA Carrie Prejean who said gay marriage was a sin, and now we have Lauren Ashley, another empty-headed loser, who claims to be Miss Beverly Hills–– she isn’t––saying the same thing. The whole point of a beauty contest is for trophy-wife wannabes to parade in minimal clothing so men can choose which one of them they would like to fuck most. Straight men don’t want you to speak. They don’t want you to have a brain. They just want you to open your legs in their dreams. That’s the nature of a beauty contest. In a healthy society they wouldn’t exist, but as long as some women are vapid enough to think beauty contests are a career option we’re stuck with them. Beauty contests are the result of a sexually immature culture conjuring up a bogus faux-respectable reason for men to look at women’s tits. This goes back to 1880 when the first “Bathing Beauty Pageant” took place in Rehoboth Beach, Del. Since then beauty contests have grown to include Miss USA, Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss Earth, Miss Teenage American Pageant, Miss National Teen-ager, Miss Teen All America Pageant, Miss Photogenic, Miss Contour, Miss Big Tits, Miss Dairy Queen, Miss Monkey-Turd, Miss Fuck-Me Pumps, Miss Kangaroo Face, Miss Salvador Dali Constipated Cauliflower, Miss Lawn Furniture, Miss Gerry and the Pacemakers, Miss Chocolate Teapot, Miss
Girlfriend’s in a Coma, Miss Zoo Keeper’s Daughter, Miss Sponge, Miss Fuck ‘Tard, Miss Window Treatments, Miss Tupperware, Miss How Much Is That Doggie In The Window, and the Miss Any Excuse To Stare At Women’s Tits Contest. Beauty queens need to be seen and not heard. Whatever Miss Bimbo wants to say, I don’t want to hear it. So here I am leading my big fat gay lifestyle––laundry, stacking the dishwasher etc.––and there’s a chattering noise coming from the TV and I focus in and it’s some stupid fucking bitch of a beauty queen making a dumb ass comment about something she knows nothing about. You chose to be a sexual object, now show everybody your tits and shut the fuck up. Which brings me to another of my theories about raising kids. When a baby is born they should have their tongue surgically removed and put on ice. That tongue should not be replaced until that person has something interesting and original to say. Sadly, some people have nothing interesting to say throughout their whole miserable existence on this planet, and those people should not get their tongues back. Who decides who gets to speak and who doesn’t? That would be my job. Among those people who should not be allowed to speak EVER AGAIN are politicians, therapists, telemarketers, priests and other promoters of mumbo-jumbo and nonsense, talk show hosts, TV news anchors and anyone who feels the need to make derogatory remarks about homosexuals. In fact, why doesn’t everybody shut the fuck up and let GLBT’s get on with our lives in peace. I’m sorry if I’m a little touchy this week but I’m MANstruating. Now I’m going into the bathroom to change my Manpon and when I come out I expect to be met by a delicious wall of silence. Thank you very much. Contact St. Sukie de la Croix at stcroix@ chicagowhispers.com or you can find him on facebook.
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This week in … 1978
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... In the bars noted Chicago singer Jo Mapes makes a concert appearance at His ‘n’ Hers, 944 W. Addison; Kelly’s Follies presents “A Rainbow of Stars” at Our Way, 706 Stateline Ave., Calumet City; and the movie “Boys in the Band” is shown at the Glory Hole, 1343 N. Wells St.
... James Foy, pianist extraordinaire from South Bend, plays for Maturity, the over 40 gay group, at the Germania Club.
... The Mountain Moving Coffeehouse, 1655 W. School St., hosts a benefit for Women in Crisis Can Act featuring classical musicians Judy Handler and Kathleen Thompson.
1989 In the bars this week Dignity/Chicago celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with a party at Bistro Too, 5015 N. Clark St. starring politically incorrect singer Lynn Lavner and Bucks Saloon, 3439 N. Halsted, celebrates their 6th anniversary party with guest bartenders Ed Lund and Dave Myler with the first Chicago appearance of the HumTum Sisters.
1994 AXIOS!, the organization for gay, lesbian, and bisexual people of Greek or Orthodox ethnic/religious background, kick back and relax at Buddies, 3301 N. Clark St.
1996 In the bars this week ONYX/Chicago, a leather club for men of color and their friends meet at Cell Block, 3702 N. Halsted and there’s a Poi Dog Pondering record release party at Berlin, 954 W. Belmont.
Sukie de la Croix performs at Open & Out at La Piazza Café, 3845 N. Broadway.
1997 In the bars this week Jail House Rock ‘n’ Roll with DJ Jim Otey at Cell Block, 3702 N. Halsted; a tip-off party for Chicago Hoops Classic, lesbian and gay basketball tourney, takes place at Big Chicks, 5024 N. Sheridan; and lesbian bar Off The Line, 1829 W. Montrose, holds its farewell party.
... Lesbian sexpert Susie Bright signs her book “Sexual State of the Union” at Barbara’s Bookstore, 1350 N. Wells.
CHICAGO’S SPRING REAL ESTATE MARKET FORECAST
1998 “A Taste For Every Palate” presented by Suburu, a benefit for the Women’s Program at Howard Brown Health Center, is held at Café Brauer, 2021 N. Stockton in Lincoln Park. Music is by Jennifer Trowbridge, Diana Laffey, Laurie Lee Moses and saxophonist Camille Rocha.
... Over 100 restaurants participate in Dining Out For Life. A percentage of the total sales benefit AIDS Care and the Horizons Community Services. Bon appétit!
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1999 “When the Rabbi Has AIDS, II”––HIV-Positive Rabbi Marc Blumenthal tells his story about Jewish responses to HIV/AIDS at Temple Sholom, 3480 N. Lake Shore Drive.
... Activist Vernita Gray is appointed the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community liaison by Cook County State’s Attorney Richard A. Devine. Thanks to the Gerber/Hart Library at 1127 W. Granville for the use of their collection and archives.
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Mattachine Midwest holds its annual banquet at the Courtyard Inn, 1531 N. Wells, and presents the Pearl M. Hart Award to William B. Kelley for his service to the gay and lesbian community.
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Berlin
Stardust Thursdays with performances and special DJs, brought to you by Outdanced
Cosmix : DJ Greg Haus, electro, progressive, and alternative, $5 after 11pm
Twisted w/ DJ’s Chester & Larissa, $5 after 11pm / $7 after 1am
MODifyd. DJ Chester mixes alternative and pop. $2 Lites, $3.25 Heinekens.
Bobby Loves
$1 off domestic & draft beer & $1 shots of Pucker, all flavors.
Creaoke
$10 pitchers of Miller Lite & Michelob Ultra $14 pitchers of Svedka bloody mary’s.
$10 pitchers of Miller Lite & Michelob Ultra $14 pitchers of Svedka bloody mary’s.
The Call
Absolut Thursday $4 Absolut Cocktails $7 Absolut Martinis/Cosmos Video hits from disco to today 9pm
Shake It Up Fridays $4 Bacardi Cocktails and Bombs DJ Oskar spins dance music 9pm - 2am
Saturday Video Dance Party $5 Absolut Cocktails $5 Jameson Shots Video dance hits from disco to today 9pm
Charlie’s
$3 U-Call-It Bottles to Top Shelf - After Hours w/ DJ Mixmaster F @ 1am
9:30-1:30: 2-Stepping & Line dancing with resident DJ Michael B - 1:30-4am after hours dance party
Cocktail
Open 4pm; “Get The Weekend Started” with Video hits from Disco to Today @ 8:30pm.
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Hamburger Mary’s / Mary’s Attic
954 W. Belmont (773) 348-4975 berlinchicago.com
3729 N. Halsted (773) 525-1200 bobbyloves.com
1547 West Bryn Mawr Ave. (773) 334-2525 cattlecallchicago.com
3726 N. Broadway (773) 871-8887 charlieschicago.com
3359 N. Halsted (773) 477-1420
4808 N.Broadway (773) 784 Crew worldsgreatestbar.com
5400 N Clark St 773-784-6969 hamburger maryschicago.com
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Cheap Trix, hosted by Jay jay, with DJ Chester, $1 well and PBR
“Just Let Go...” DJ Larissa, hosted by Shayna X, $3.25 Coronas, Disco Obsession last Wed. of month with DJ Pervy
$1 off Domestic & Draft Beer - $1 off well drinks.
$2 Tuesdays - $2 for domestic/ draft beer & well drinks.
$3 shots of Jagermiester All Svedka martini’s only $5
Sunday Funday $3 Sauza Margaritas $3 Millers and $4 Imports/ MicroBrews Video hits from disco to today 9pm
Cheap Drink Mondays $2.50 well cocktails $3 Millers, $4 Imports & Micro Brews Video hits from 60’s to today 9pm
Tortilla Tuesdays Chips, Salsa and Fun $4 Beam and SoCo Cocktails Two-Step Lessons 8pm Video Mix Up 11pm
Curtains Up Wednesday Andersonvile’s Showtunes Night $3 off call martinis/cosmos Showtunes videos 9pm
9:30-2:30: 2-Stepping & Line dancing with resident DJ Michael B - 2:30-4am after hours dance party
$10 Long Isle Pitchers Karaoke w/ Dirty Laundry @ 9pm - After hours with DJ Lulu @ 1am
$10 Stoli Pitchers - $2 Well $3 Bacardi - Line Dance Lessons @ 7pm - It’s just Bingo Bitch w/ Lauren & Friday @ 11pm - After hours with DJ Duance @ 1am
$10 Absolut Pitchers - $2 Bud Light - $4 Jager & Bombs Karaoke w/ Dirty Laundry @ 8pm - After hours with DJ Lulu @ 1am
$3 Absolut Drinks, all flavors! - $2.50 Corona $2 Miller Lite - Line Dance Lessons @ 7pm - After hours w/ DJ Mixmaster F @ 1am
$12 Long Island Ice Tea Pitchers / $5 Jagerbomb Shots - DJ Freddie Bain – Hostess: Cher (first & last Friday of the month) & Sexy Go-Go Boys! – 10pm
Diva Deejays - Rotating the delicious deep house sounds of: DJ Dhanna, Miss Micheala, Tracy Tobey & Carla Starla
Super Saver Sundays with $1 well-drinks - Park your pup with Pate! 2-8pm - DJ’s Dealer, Pete Augusta & Chris Eterno Plus Sexy Go-Go Boys starting at 8pm
Boystown Bailout! Monday Madness with ½ off all drinks. Your daytime bartenders Kenny & reX. - 4-9pm DJ Andrew with your bartender Jodi – 9pm
$9 Vodka Cranberry & Vodka Lemonade Pitchers DJ Timmy Loop - Hostess: Miss Foozie & Sexy Go-Go Boys! – 10pm
$6 martinis / $4 Svedka Vodka Cocktails / $5 Jagerbomb Shots / $9 Miller Lite Pitchers Jazz & Cocktail Music with your bartender Robert – 4-9pm
Daily Lunch Specials 11:30am - 3:00pm - Happy Hour 1/2 priced appetizers 4 -6 pm Miller Lite pints $3.00 Chang bottles $3.00 (Thailand’s #1 Beer!)
Daily Lunch Specials 11:30am - 3:00pm - Happy Hour 1/2 priced appetizers 4 -6 pm Goose Island Seasonal pints $3.50 PBR cans $2.00
Shiner Bock pints $3.50 Bud Select bottles $2.75 Double Bloody Mary $6.00 Mimosa pitchers $12.00
Miller Lite pitchers $9.00 Double Bloody Mary $6.00 Beergarita, Mimosa or Monsoon pitchers $12.00
Daily Lunch Specials 11:30am - 3:00pm - Half Price Chicken Wings Dine-in only Six $3.00 / Twelve $4.50 Happy Hour 1/2 priced appetizers 4 -6 pm Stella Artois pints $3.75
Daily Lunch Specials 11:30am - 3:00pm - Happy Hour 1/2 priced appetizers 4 -6 pm Bud Light pints $2.75 Bud Light Lime bottles $3.00
Daily Lunch Specials 11:30am - 3:00pm - Happy Hour 1/2 priced appetizers 4 -6 pm Blue Moon pints $3.50 Rolling Rock bottles $2.75
MARY’S & REC ROOM: $3.50 Home-Brew Pints!
MARY’S & REC ROOM: $5 “Mary’s Punch” pints and $4 Shock Top pints.
MARY’S & REC ROOM: Mimosa Brunch served till 3 pm. First mimosa free, then just $2! $4 Leinie bottles.
MARY’S & REC ROOM: Mimosa Brunch served till 3 pm. First mimosa free, then just $2!
MARY’S: Charity HamBINGO with Velicity Metropolis at 8pm. $5 Sauza Margaritas & frozen slushies.
MARY’S: Tini-Tuesday with $3 off all Mary’s specialty martinis.
MARY’S & REC ROOM: $2 off all Mary’s “SpecialTease” cocktail pints.
ATTIC: $2 Jello Shots & $3 Miller Lite draft. No cover
ATTIC: Feel Good Fridays with Rogue DJ at 9pm. $3 Bama-Slamma Shots, $5 Mary’s Punch pints. No Cover
ATTIC: Dance Party with DJ Oskar & John Murges at 9pm. $2 Jello Shots & $5 Frozen Slushies. No Cover
Mon. 15 th
ATTIC: Cabaret Show at 7:30 (cover varies). Gong Show MaryOke with Velicity Metropolis 9pm. $3 well cocktails and domestic bottles
ATTIC: closed
REC ROOM: “Pop Quiz” trivia night. $3 off all Marytinis and $2 PBR cans ATTIC: Closed
ATTIC: MaryOke with DJ Matador at 9pm. $3 well cocktails and domestic bottles
Late Bar
“Bittersweet”: The Strawberry Girl spins bittersweet music and video. $4 Kir Royale Champagne cocktails. Open pm-4am
“FICTION”: Dark pop, electropop, dance rarities and post-contemporary visuals with DJs Gene Avenir, Wesley Groves, Adam Killing and Rolan Vega. Open 9pm – 4am
“Planet Earth”: DJ Dave Roberts spins new wave club classics: Chicago’s favorite new wave night since 1994. Open 9 P.M. – 5 A.M.
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“Wolf Calls With the Warlock”: vintage rock n’ roll and video oddities. $4 margaritas, $2 PBR bottles, $3 Jameson shots. Open 9pm – 4am
Mix-Tape Meltdown”: a rotating cast of DJs, playing everything from mod & soul to glam & goth. Sponsored by Laurie’s Planet of Sound. $4 flavored Stoli drinks, $2 PBR bottles. Open 9pm – 4am
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Busch Lit. Cons, Old Style Bottles, $2.25
$6 Pitchers of MGD & Miller Lite
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TPAN Pulse Party 6pm with Billy! $8.75 Miller Pitchers!
$4.75 Miller Lite Drafts
College Football - don’t miss your favorite teams & games all day long!
Open at 11am with George - $3.75 mimosas all day - build your own bloody mary with all the fixins NFL Sunday Ticket
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Gotcha Dart Tourney 8pm Free entry dart tourney with $50 cash prize
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Original Frat House Party hosted by Kevin, Jared and William with DJ Katy R. $5 40oz Miller Light, $5 40oz King Cobra, $5 26oz Corona, $5 Mini-Pitcher of Long Island Iced Tea, $5 Stoli-Flavored Throttle Bombs
Scarlet presents The First Ward Ball - Our weekly themed party. $4 Well Drinks, $4 Bud Light, $5 Stoli-Flavored Throttle Bombs
Psycho Saturday hosted by DJ Psycho Bitch. $95 Classic Stoli Bottle Service, $5 StoliFlavored Throttle Bombs
Scarlet gets a little dirty and presents The Brothel. $12 Champaign Bottle, $4 Mimosas, $4 Bloody Mary’s, $3 Miller Lite, $5 Stoli-Flavored Throttle Bombs
Art Haus, hosted by Adam Guerino A weekly rotation of comedy, local artists, independent films and live music. Followed by DJ Greg Haus. $3 Tall Boy PBR, $5 Well Cosmos, $5 Stoli-flavored Throttle Bombs
The Hangout, hosted by Miss Omicah House, Jennings Wynn and Kevin Neal. $6 Mini Pitchers of Vodka-Lemonade, $3 Miller Lite, $5 Stoli-Flavored Throttle Bombs
Downtown Wednesdays - Scarlet brings top name downtown dj’s and flair without the downtown prices. $95 Classic Stoli Bottle Service, 5 Martinis @ $5/ea, $4 Amstel or Heineken, $5 Stoli-Flavored Throttle Bombs
Sidetrack
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GEAR NIGHT Free Buzz Cuts Dress Code in Club Room Foot Friends 6pm
BEER BUST 50¢ DRAFTS BUD/BUD LIGHT Pool Tourney @ 8 pm Movie Night @ 10 pm Trucker Daddy Night
Domestic pints $2 9pm Free Pizza while it lasts
Shock Top pints $2.75
Fullers London Pride pints $3
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3320 N. Halsted (773) 348-105 scarletbarchicago.com
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28 Scot’s 1829 W. Montrose (773) 528-3253
12 Little Jim's 3501 N. Halsted (773) 871-6116
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29 Sofo 4923 N. Clark (773) 784-7636
15 North End 3733 N. Halsted (773) 477-7999 16 Roscoe's Tavern 3356 N. Halsted (773) 281-3355 17 Scarlet Chicago 3320 N. Halsted (773) 348-1053
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