September 17, 2008
Photo causes fears about man’s HIV status
“Putting me on the cover of your social section was more than I ever expected,” Anthony Nove wrote to this newspaper last week. Nove was photographed by a CFP photographer Aug. 28 at Northstar Health Care’s Be Positive Tonight party at Circuit Nightclub. The picture appeared on the front page of the paper’s Freetime section Sept. 1... Full Story
Editorial
There was a time when being gay meant thinking about AIDS every day. There was no way around it, in fact, particularly if you lived in a big American city and were part of the gay scene. You saw people who had the obvious signs of AIDS wherever you went—often they were friends and you watched them succumb before your eyes... Full Story
Jennifer Vanasco’s column of last week outlined the importance of having a bi-partisan approach to solving our pressing problems. None of the issues of our time have been settled without broad support of both Republicans and Democrats, including women getting the right to vote, civil rights, the Americans with Disabilities act, etc... Full Story
Freestyle: arts, entertainment & lifestyle
Promised keeper: An interview with Dar Williams
On “Promised Land” (Razor and Tie), longtime friend of the LGBT community Dar Williams has cultivated a set of songs that ranks with her finest and most unforgettable work. Tunes such as “It’s Alright,” “The Easy Way” and “You Are Everyone,” along with earthy tunes such as “The Tide Falls Away” and “Holly Tree,” as well as knockouts such as “Go To The Woods” and “The Buzzer,” find Williams at the top of her craft. And her... Full Story
Chicago artist David Joseph, 44, started painting back in high school. He took art courses at the University of Pittsburgh and the Art Institute of Chicago, but then took a long hiatus and only resumed painting about three years ago... Full Story
Sept. 20: Royal George Theatre, 1641 N. Halsted, presents a concert by Broadway star and jazz vocalist Luba Mason at 7:30 p.m. Call (312) 988-9000. Full Story
What kind of music do you think Sarah Palin, running mate of John McCain and potential first female Vice President of the United States, might have on her iPod? The Anita Bryant songbook? Some Sufjan Stevens and Pedro The Lion, perhaps? Maybe some Amy Grant, from her pre-home wrecker period? Rosie Thomas, no doubt. And, of course, Stryper... Full Story
“Burn After Reading” (Focus)—Like Woody Allen recently did, Coen brothers Joel and Ethan make a return to their brand of kooky comedy with “Burn After Reading.” At CIA headquarters in Langley, Va., agent Osborne Cox (John Malkovich), “our man at the Russian embassy,” gets demoted for having a perceived “drinking problem.” In response, he... Full Story
Let’s be frank: Most restaurant specials are anything but. More often than not restaurants use specials to unload ingredients that may be ready to turn, or which they overstocked. Sometimes a place will have a special because they were able to get an unusual or seasonal ingredient, but most of the time the sole reason is to save money... Full Story
Freetime
Midlife Crisis No. 229: Nightmare Before
Ramadan
I was intrigued to read an article recently published in Al-Salam, a German Arabic magazine, that claims gay men carry diseases and that shaking hands or brushing up against a homo can transmit a deadly flesh-eating bacteria... Full Story
AQUARIUS: You’ve got to get grounded and deal with this mess. I hate to clue you but it won’t fix itself. You keep avoiding the issue by saying it all hinges on someone else. This is your deal. Stop making excuses and take responsibility for it. More
“Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains” (Rhino/Paramount)—In spite of receiving limited theatrical release more than 25 years ago, and occasionally showing up on TV, “Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains” only now makes it onto DVD... Full Story
Back in the day: Moments in chicago’s GLBT history
Gay Horizons’ first meeting of its general membership takes place at 3738 N. Fremont St. The meeting is for those who have contributed their $5 membership fee and is an effort to become more in touch with the wishes of the whole community... Full Story
SPECIAL: Home buyer's guide
Your guide to Chicago real estate. Full Story
We’re normally a nation of impulse buyers, but economic worries lately have many of us thinking twice before swiping our credit cards. In this climate, redecorating your bedroom may seem like a luxury that will have to wait.
But, designers say, there are plenty of inexpensive—even free—ways to change the look of a room. You just have to get creative. Here, interior designers Janine Carendi, Brian Patrick Flynn... Full Story
News
A new survey has reported in greater detail than ever how much money gays in Great Britain spend and what they spend it on. For instance, the survey—the Out Now 2008 Millivres Gay Market Study—found that gays in the U.K. spent about $6 billion last year on clothes and slightly more than that on beer and other spirits... Full Story
Questions lead state to hold up AIDS funds
Taxpayer funding for the Let’s Talk Let’s Test Foundation, created to address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community, has been delayed while the Illinois Department of Public Health studies the organization’s past spending. The Chicago group told the Chicago Sun-Times that it was expecting $1.2 million several months ago from IDPH. The money... Full Story
Hall of Fame to induct 14 new members
The Chicago Commission on Human Relations’ Advisory Council on LGBT Issues announced Sept. 12 that 14 individuals and one organization have been elected as 2008 inductees into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame... Full Story
LA Republicans disagree on initiative
SAN FRANCISCO—A group of Los Angeles County Republicans is protesting the local party’s decision to host a forum featuring supporters of the gay marriage initiative on the November ballot. Eleven members of the Los Angeles GOP said in a letter to county chairwoman Linda Boyd that... Full Story
Gay pioneer John Burnside dies at 91
ohn Burnside, an inventor, gay activist and life partner of Harry Hay until Hay’s death in 2002, died of complications from brain cancer Sept. 14 in San Francisco. Burnside would have celebrated his 92nd birthday Nov. 2... Full Story
Officials from Illinois State Lottery last week said the Red Ribbon scratch-off ticket, with earnings dedicated to social services agencies serving persons with HIV/AIDS, has raised more than a million dollars. Jodie Winett, acting superintendent of the Illinois Lottery, said the tickets as of the end of August had brought... Full Story
Obama reiterates GLBT rights positions
In a written interview published Sept. 12 by the Washington Blade, Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama came the closest he has ever come to supporting marriage equality for gay and lesbian couples. While he didn’t alter his position in support of civil unions for gays and lesbians, as opposed to marriage, Obama made it clear that he... Full Story
ANCHORAGE, Alaska—Hundreds of people protesting the policies of Republican vice presidential candidate and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin lined a busy street in her state’s largest city Sept. 13, waving signs and chanting “Obama!” The protest came about two hours after Palin delivered a rousing speech at Anchorage’s new convention center before leaving the state... Full Story
New figures show more gay men getting HIV
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a new analysis of U.S. HIV incidence rates Sept. 11 that showed that some 30,000 gay men are becoming infected with the virus that causes AIDS each year in the United States... Full Story
AIDS agencies try to cope with governor’s cuts
Public officials, community activists and representatives of social service agencies, including those who serve persons with HIV/AIDS, last week came together to call for the restoration of cuts made to the state’s budget for substance abuse treatment... Full Story
Nation Report: GLBT news from coast to coast
ST. PAUL, Minn.—Idaho Sen. Larry Craig, seeking to wipe away an embarrassing criminal conviction in an airport men’s room sex sting, put his hope Sept. 10 in the Minnesota Court of Appeals. An attorney for the Republican senator argued that he should be able to withdraw a misdemeanor... Full Story
Opinion
Leafing through my notebook’s list of recurring, annual observances recently, I noticed that National Coming Out Day is coming right along in little more than three weeks and I started thinking about that. This column may be a little early, but if I don’t write it now, before my thoughts dissipate, as they too often do... Full Story
For my first WNBA game ever, I went to see the New York Liberty. They lost. But it didn’t matter. Because I rediscovered something I had half-forgotten while living in New York, so, so far from my former sports-crazy hometown of Chicago: When you are a woman, it is amazing to watch other women play sports... Full Story
Theater
Anna Livia, Lucky in Her Bridges
Three months too late, Bailiwick kicks off its 2008 Pride series as autumn arrives. (That’s sort of like celebrating Christmas during St. Pat’s Day.) The first show to bow in this three-show series is a talky Irish ghost story. Despite the calendar’s increasing proximity to Halloween, “Anna Livia, Lucky in Her Bridges” focuses on atmosphere and melodrama, not frights or chills... Full Story
There have been few successful musicals that have the colorful history of the operetta “Candide.” Thankfully the story of its numerous revisions, multiple productions and eccentric collaborators is just as entertaining as Porchlight Music Theatre’s current enthusiastic production... Full Story
Performing in a still-functioning Evanston train depot, this plucky troupe loves to exploit “niche” genres like commedia dell’arte, British “panto” and sketch comedy. So this celebration of the contagious wonders of American vaudeville must have seemed a challenge verging on destiny... Full Story
