May 21, 2009
Check out this weekend's schedule of events... Full Story / Comment
Opinion
There are five states in the U.S. without a hate crime law. One of them is Wyoming.Wyoming, where 10 years ago, Matthew Shepard was robbed, pistol-whipped, tortured, tied to a fence and left... Full Story / Comment
Editorial
President Obama last week announced that Dr. Thomas Frieden will be leading the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention... Full Story / Comment
Though I completely disagree with Miss Prejean, I do have to say, she made a very articulate point in her press conference this past week. When talking again about the issue of Marriage Equality... Full Story / Comment
Freestyle
‘Easy’ and charmed: an interview with filmmaker Stephan Elliott
Stephan Elliott is a gifted storyteller. On screen or over the phone, Elliott has a way of telling a story and making it fascinating. Having just mounted “Priscilla, Queen of the Desert,” the stage musical version of his Oscar-winning 1994 movie... Full Story / Comment
CFP reviews 'Legally Blonde the Musical', 'Busman’s Honeymoon', 'Once on This Island' & 'The Lieutenant of Inishmore'... Full Story / Comment
Reel advice: movie reviews, calendar and DVDiva
dden death of a progressive and beloved pope and the theft of highly combustible and lethal anti-matter (known as the “God particle”) from a production facility, are the driving forces behind Ron Howard’s superior “Da Vinci Code” sequel “Angels & Demons.” “Angels & Demons” delivers when it comes to being... Full Story / Comment
Check out this week's live performance listings... Full Story / Comment
Basic whites: Cool classics for Chicago’s summer season
Anvil Knitwear uses less energy and water to make its newest T-shirt. The shirt is made of 69 percent pre-consumer recycled cotton. “Our ongoing commitment to reducing energy and waste at our... Full Story / Comment
This week CFP reviews A Mano... Full Story / Comment
News
Local GLBT bars from Boystown to Edgewater will participate in an upcoming grassroots fundraising effort by Center on Halsted. Donate any amount to Center on Halsted volunteers dressed in bright red... Full Story / Comment
Local GLBT activists show solidarity with other countries
Roughly a dozen local GLBT activists commemorated International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO) Sunday by highlighting anti-gay violence that occurs across the globe... Full Story / Comment
Gay marriage caught fire after NH House reversal
CONCORD, N.H.—On March 26, New Hampshire’s House defeated a bill legalizing gay marriage by one vote, then reconsidered and passed it, to the surprise of many... Full Story / Comment
Upcoming free legal clinic to educate GLBTs on legal issues
In an effort to help GLBT people face the unique legal challenges that affect them, largely due to inequality, Center on Halsted will host another free legal seminar to teach the community on how to protect their rights, finances and partnerships... Full Story / Comment
Aging task force discusses next steps
The Chicago Task Force on LGBT Aging Friday met with senior services professionals and aging advocates for a peer-to-peer conversation about GLBT seniors... Full Story / Comment
Gay rights advocate, AIDS activist McFarlane dies
DENVER—Rodger McFarlane, a Denver-based advocate for gay rights and HIV-AIDS treatment and education, died Friday in Truth or Consequences, N.M. He was 54... Full Story / Comment
Riders gear up for HIV/AIDS bike fundraiser
Dozens of Chicagoans are getting ready for a two-day journey to help fund local HIV/AIDS services. Ride for AIDS Chicago is Test Positive Aware Network’s two-day, 180-mile bike ride fundraiser... Full Story / Comment
LANSING, Mich.—A Lansing-area church has filed a lawsuit against protesters who disrupted one of their services last year.The Lansing State Journal reported Friday that Mount Hope Church of Delta Township filed suit against a radical gay activist group... Full Story / Comment
Freetime
Midlife Crisis #263: St. Sukie the Anti-Christ
One thing I’ve noticed about getting older is that as time passes I learn more about myself—more of my innermost secrets are revealed to me. Most gay people insist their sexuality emerged at a young age. Mine unfolded over several years. When I was... Full Story / Comment
Marketplace
Home sellers turn to live-in ‘house stagers’
PHOENIX (AP)—Last year, when Jim Guido needed to downsize and sell his home, his biggest concern was keeping his children in the same school... Full Story / Comment
