July 9, 2009
Reel advice: movie reviews and calendar
“Humpday” (Magnolia)—Mumblecore goes queer in Lynn Shelton’s bromance “Humpday.” Shelton, herself, plays bisexual Lily, in this story about friendship, art, marriage and pornography. Young married couple Ben (Mark Duplass) and Anna (Alycia Delmore) have their lives and routine... Full Story / Comment
Freestyle
As seen on YouTube: an interview with out singer/songwriter Jay Brannan
If you spend any time on YouTube, chances are pretty good that you’ve seen and heard out singer/songwriter and actor Jay Brannan. But if you saw him in John... Full Story / Comment
Check out this week's live performance listing... Full Story / Comment
Music: You might as well dance
Between the record cold temperatures and the deep freeze gripping the economy what’s a person to do to pass the time? How about answering the call of the dance floor... Full Story / Comment
This week CFP reviews 'Strauss at Midnight', 'Sodomites!', 'The Day On Which A Man Dies' & 'Boleros for the Disenchanted'... Full Story / Comment
Last month was a big month for Chicago’s gay choruses. They always do Pride shows, of course, but this year, both had special offerings. While the Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus offered up a retrospective on the gay-rights movement spurred by the... Full Story / Comment
TVGuide.com reports that comedian Kathy Griffin will host Comedy Central’s upcoming Roast of Joan Rivers, which airs Aug. 9. The show will be the network’s first all-female roast. In a statement, Griffin... Full Story / Comment
I tend to stay away from the area around Clark Street near Wrigley Field. The kind of folks that area attracts is not a group with whom I seek to fraternize. So, imagine my shock when I stopped in at Rockit... Full Story / Comment
Remember when the ultimate stereo system took up a wall of space, with speakers to the ceiling, components piled high? Now the component—an iPod—fits in the palm of the hand. And the speakers fit on... Full Story / Comment
Marketplace
I just received notice that my condominium board has approved a special assessment in the amount $10,000. This cost is to cover work on the elevator, facade and other items in our 24-unit vintage building... Full Story / Comment
Audi’s smaller SUV makes downsizing appealing
Luxury sport utility owners looking to downsize and reduce their gasoline bills will find the move appealing in the new Audi Q5... Full Story / Comment
Breaking News
More bad news for Howard Brown Peace Garden
Tuesday, 12:39pm
Less than two weeks after a stolen statue in memory of a Chicago lesbian activist was returned to the Howard Brown Health Center Peace Garden, the garden has become the center of more bad news... Full Story / Comment
News
Texas agency investigating its raid on gay bar
FORT WORTH, Texas—The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission is investigating its joint police raid on a gay bar that left one man hospitalized with a head injury and sparked claims of brutality and... Full Story / Comment
Military chief advises ‘measured’ approach on gays
WASHINGTON—The nation’s top military officer said Sunday he has advised President Barack Obama to move “in a measured way” in changing the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy that bans gays from serving openly in the military... Full Story / Comment
Navy investigates gay sailor’s death in Calif.
SAN DIEGO—The death of a gay sailor who was killed as he stood guard at Camp Pendleton doesn’t appear to be a hate crime, officials said... Full Story / Comment
Court decriminalizes gay sex in Indian capital
NEW DELHI—New Delhi’s gay community celebrated a landmark court ruling July 2 that decriminalizes homosexuality—a decision that could end widespread police harassment and be a harbinger for... Full Story / Comment
Local drag queen jailed for alleged fraud
Popular drag entertainer Lady Parker Vera, a.k.a. Thomas Flanagan, is behind bars for alleged fraud and theft. Flanagan, 25, is being held in Cook County Jail on $10,000 bond, allegedly for felony theft by deception, or internet fraud, and theft. Flanagan was booked on July 2, and his first court date was July 7, according Cook County Sheriff’s Office records... Full Story / Comment
UIC to study gay men, sex and drugs
A local university is working with a GLBT organization on a study that aims to develop a successful group intervention for gay and bisexual men who use drugs during sex... Full Story / Comment
Center welcomes national GLBT deaf confab
Dozens of deaf GLBT people from around the world gathered at the Center on Halsted July 1 for a special reception and silent auction honoring their contributions to the community... Full Story / Comment
Locals attend White House GLBT gathering
Several Chicago GLBT activists were among the 250 or so people invited to a June 29 White House reception commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall riots... Full Story / Comment
Still without a state budget, Illinois HIV/AIDS service providers are nervous that layoffs, program cuts and agency closures are just around the corner... Full Story / Comment
Daley sends a message of pride
Elected officials, activists and other community members wrapped up Pride month with Mayor Daley’s annual Pride reception June 30 at the Chicago Cultural Center... Full Story / Comment
On Monday, Howard Brown Health Center discovered that a stolen memorial statue dedicated to a local lesbian activist had been quietly returned over the Fourth of July weekend. The memorial, a replica of the statue made famous by the novel “Midnight in the Garden... Full Story / Comment
Opinion
I never expected to be in a long-distance relationship. And if you had asked me a year ago, I would have said that it would never work, at least for me... Full Story / Comment
I have been wondering lately if it would be useful to have an informal organization of gay, amateur classical musicians... Full Story / Comment
Editorial
Last Sunday my son and I attended the Pride Parade. He’s fifteen now, old enough to understand what’s going on, and it sounded like a nice way to spend some time with him. I haven’t been to a Pride Parade since the birth of my first child (more years ago... Full Story / Comment
Freetime
President Barack Obama’s GLBT reception for 250 gays at the White House isn’t going to quell the dissatisfaction with his performance on gay issues so far. What he seems to forget is that he can fool a handful of star-struck sycophantic “A” gays, but it’s the millions of “B to Z” gays who vote and... Full Story / Comment
