December 10, 2008
Jingle hell: GLBTs and holiday anxiety
If the thought of feigning holiday cheer during another round of family gatherings and work parties is too much for you to bear, you’re not alone. Being anxious or blue during the holiday season is very common, regardless of a person’s... Full Story / Comment
Editorial
The specter of pay-for-play politics again reared its head in Illinois Tuesday when Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested along with John Harris, his chief-of-staff, for, among other activities, attempting to sell the Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama, intimidating the Chicago Tribune... Full Story / Comment
I was one of the volunteers who successfully checked for invalid signatures when the Protect Marriage Illinois bigots tried in 2006 to get an anti-gay advisory referendum on the Illinois ballot, and I was one of the named petitioners in the subsequent legal action that... Full Story / Comment
Opinion
For his birthday, my brother wanted to play paintball. I think of myself as game, someone who’s up for most things. But paintball seemed—dangerous. “It’ll hurt,” my brother said on the phone... Full Story / Comment
Mr. C. is incredibly busy right now with a last minute rush to finish all the toys, get the reindeer in shape for the long trip, make sure the sleigh is in proper repair and all. So he asked me if I would write... Full Story / Comment
Freestyle
If you’re planning to chop your holiday budget this year, you’re not alone. Feeling squeezed by sky-high gas and food prices – not to mention falling home values and stock portfolios – many Americans are putting the... Full Story / Comment
The “Real” thing: an interview with Sia
As with most people, it’s likely that you first heard Sia (Furler) singing on Zero 7’s classic chill track “Destiny” from their 2001 disc “Simple Things.” Since then Sia went on to even greater recognition through the song “Breathe Me” which played a prominent... Full Story / Comment
Beyoncé Knowles is an incredibly busy woman. With a burgeoning acting career in full swing, including a lead in the film version of “Dreamgirls” and a much discussed portrayal of Etta James in the soon to be released “Cadillac Records” under her belt... Full Story / Comment
Led by out front woman Abisha, Sick of Sarah performs at 9 p.m. at the Double Door, 1572 N. Milwaukee. Call (773) 489-3160... Full Story / Comment
Freeview: movie reviews and calendar
“Doubt” (Miramax)—Meryl Streep has the distinction of being in one of the worst movies of the year, the miserable movie adaptation of the stage musical “Mamma Mia!” She ends the year in one of the best, the movie adaptation of the stage... Full Story / Comment
“Dr. Seuss’s Horton Hears A Who” (20th Century Fox Home Entertainment)—On the 15th of May, while enjoying the jungle’s joys, elephant Horton (Jim Carrey), the kind of pachyderm who can transform his ears into a swim cap and a tree into a diving... Full Story / Comment
The clock is ticking. The countdown to the winter holidays has begun. Hanukkah begins at sundown Dec. 21. Christmas arrives Dec. 25. Kwanzaa the day after... Full Story / Comment
CFP reviews 'A Very Neo-Futurist Christmas Carol', 'Winter Pageant Redux', 'Faith', 'Don We Now 30: Windy City Performing Arts Holiday Concert'... Full Story / Comment
News
Local violinist and AARP community organizer Terri Worman will perform a variety of music, including holiday, musical and classical numbers, during the Dec. 14 Chicago Prime Timers Open Social. The event will be held at Ann Sather Restaurant, 909 W. Belmont. The open... Full Story / Comment
Blagojevich arrested in Obama successor probe
Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich was arrested by federal authorities Tuesday morning in his Northside home on charges that he conspired to sell or trade the Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama... Full Story / Comment
Hyatt agrees to meet with GLBT activists
Dozens of community members gathered at Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted St., Saturday to discuss plans to expose Hyatt Corporation’s failure to repudiate the anti-gay owner of its second largest hotel. During... Full Story / Comment
The jury trial involving a gay, HIV-positive man who claims that two police officers beat him and called him anti-gay slurs began on Monday... Full Story / Comment
AIDS town hall reflects, looks to future
During a Dec. 2 World AIDS Day town hall meeting presented by the Cook County HIV/AIDS Collaborative, HIV/AIDS experts and activists reflected on the past 25-plus years of the epidemic and expressed hope for the future... Full Story / Comment
Local leader pens book for HIV/AIDS caregivers
Sometimes those who wish to help out others need a helping hand themselves. Community activist Rev. Deborah Elandus Lake aims to assist caregivers to those living with HIV/AIDS in her new book, “Your Sister, Your Brother, Your... Full Story / Comment
Lesbian short-listed for cabinet position
Mary Beth Maxwell, a Washington D.C.-based labor activist and out lesbian, is reportedly on President-elect Barack Obama’s short list to be vetted as Secretary of Labor, according to the Wall Street Journal. She would be the first openly gay... Full Story / Comment
ACLU Seeks Immediate Fla. Supreme Court Hearing for Family
The American Civil Liberties Union and lawyers for two children Friday filed a request in Florida’s Third District Court of Appeals seeking to bypass the intermediate appellate court and move the state’s appeal of last week’s adoption ruling directly to the Florida Supreme Court... Full Story / Comment
New Web video protests Prop. 8
Since Proposition 8 passed in California, much of Hollywood has been up in arms. Now, they are singing and dancing, too, in a new Web video called “Prop 8: The Musical... Full Story / Comment
Catholic leader sought Mormon help on Prop 8
SAN FRANCISCO—San Francisco’s Roman Catholic archbishop says he invited leaders of the Mormon Church to get involved in the campaign to pass a gay marriage ban in California this year at the request of his fellow bishops... Full Story / Comment
Iowa Supreme court to hear gay marriage arguments
DES MOINES, Iowa—The gay marriage debate will play out in a courtroom in the Heartland this week as the Iowa Supreme Court hears arguments in a challenge to the state’s same-sex marriage ban. If the Iowa court rules in favor of the half dozen gay couples who filed the lawsuit, it would be the fourth state behind Massachusetts... Full Story / Comment
RIVERSIDE, Calif.—The Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles has joined seven other dioceses in passing a resolution asking the church to let gays and lesbians become bishops. The vote Friday at the church’s 113th annual Diocesan Convention rejected the... Full Story / Comment
Journalist jailed in Iraq over homosexuality story
SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq—International media watchdog groups called Dec. 2 for the release of a freelance journalist jailed in northern Iraq for violating a public decency law by writing a story about homosexuality... Full Story / Comment
Sen. Craig loses appeal in airport sex sting case
MINNEAPOLIS— Idaho Sen. Larry Craig has lost his latest attempt to withdraw his guilty plea in the Minneapolis airport men’s room sex sting that effectively ended his Senate career. A three-judge panel of the Minnesota Court of Appeals on Tuesday rejected the Republican’s bid to... Full Story / Comment
Bakery gives back to community
The scent of scrumptious cheesecake brownies and fresh-baked cookies isn’t the only sweet thing emerging from a new bakery just off Division Street. It’s been just a little over a month since Sweet Miss Giving’s, 1229 N. North Branch... Full Story / Comment
Comments
I AM ON THE COVER!!! lol
I just was told I am on the cover of the pull out Free Time (and even a smaller icon on the original cover) and I cannot see it yet as I am out of town ;p
When will you post it online??
Just curious, thanks for the love!
-Shane