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| | En La Vida Arts Listings
Anna in the Tropics the first Chicago production by acclaimed Cuban-American playwright Nilo Cruz is a lush romantic drama about Cuban-American cigar factory workers in 1920's Florida. Features Charin Alvarez (Conchita), Sandra Delgado (Marela), Ricar ... |
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| | En La Vida Personal Ads
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| | En La Vida Classified Ads
COUNSELING DISCOVER ALAS! Amigos Latinos Apoyando Siempre! A social and supportive group for Latino gay, bi or trans men (18yo+). ALAS meets the second Tuesday of every month at the OPALGA office from 7-9 p.m. at ... |
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| | Mayor's AIDS Budget Falls Short of Target
More than 25 people protested in front of City Hall Oct. 15 in response to the Mayor's failure to increase the city's AIDS budget by $1 million. Mayor Richard Daley instead asked for just $100,000 more ... |
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| | Music on the Down Low
When Madonna sang 'music makes the people come together,' she didn't know how right she was. Just as Prohibition drove drinkers underground in the roaring '20s, the music industry's crackdown is making all sorts of people ... |
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| | Writing Gay
Margaret Cho isn't your ordinary diva who belts out tunes and wears a 0 dress size. Nor is she trying to live up to the Hollywood standard of style. In fact, she is in a field that hasn't added the word ... |
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| | Pedro Almodovar Class
Facets Cinema is hosting two courses of interest to GLBT film lovers. One is on Pedro Almodovar, the other on Marlene Dietrich. Facets states on Almodovar: 'Emotional. Controversial. Outrageous. Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar (Talk to Her, ... |
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| | Carlitos' World
Much to our surprise, my family and I received some great news a couple of weeks ago regarding one of my older sisters. It was an announcement that made both my parents very happy and the rest of us extremely excited. ... |
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| | LLEGÓ Launches Bulletin!
Yahoo Groups will no longer be used by LLEGó to distribute community information. However, LLEGó wishes to remain a resource for postings and distribution of community activities and announcements. They have upgraded their technology so they ... |
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| | Project Vida's 'Loud & Proud'
Project VIDA hosted their 2nd Annual Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Youth Summit, Loud and Proud 2003, Sat., Oct. 11, at Benito Juarez High School, 2150 S. Laflin. Call (773) 522-4570. More than 70 youth ... |
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| | The Center/Horizons announces a new Youth Program
The Center/Horizons announces a new Youth Program team headed by Director Carmen Abrego. Youth Social Worker Nadeja Wesley, Young Women's Program Coordinator Katherine Weseman, and Public Ally Rosa Ortiz complete the staffing. New programs for which ... |
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| | Latino AIDS Awareness
On Oct. 15, the last day of Hispanic Heritage Month, the National Latina/o Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Organization (LLEGó) participated in the first annual National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD) to help spread the word ... |
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| | Anna in the Tropics Extended
Victory Gardens Theater has added four more performances of its hit Midwest premiere of Anna in the Tropics, extending the run of gay writer Nilo Cruz' 2003 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama at Victory Gardens through Oct. 31. ... |
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| | Call for Filmmakers to Submit Works to the 20th Chicago Latino Film Fest
The International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago (ILCC) is accepting submissions for its 20th Anniversary of the Chicago Latino Film Festival. The deadline for filmmakers to submit is Dec. 12, 2003. The 20th Anniversary of the ... |
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| | Activists Meet with Radio Station
Representatives from two Latino/a gay groups met with station management and a controversial radio host in October to discuss recent homophobic comments on the station. Que Buena, WOJO 105.1FM's morning ... |
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| | Trannies Denied Registration
The Argentine transvestite-transsexual organization ALITT (Association for the Fight for Transvestite-Transsexual Identity) was denied governmental registration Sept. 23. In rejecting the application, Justice Ministry Inspector General ... |
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| | Family and City Remember Gwen Araujo
A year can pass by in a seeming heartbeat. For family members of a slain child, though, a year can seem an eternity. On the first anniversary of her Gwen Araujo's murder, Sylvia Guerrero sat with ... |
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| | Hispanic Caucus Leader Comes Out in Media
The Washington Post magazine Oct. 5 included an essay by Ingrid Duran, President and CEO, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute: 'The Marine Corps was a way out of Kansas, and it was money for college. It was ... |
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| | Lambda Legal Urges Appeals Board To Grant Asylum To Gay Mexican Immigrant
In an important case for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered immigrants, Lambda Legal is urging the Board of Immigration Appeals in Washington, D.C., to grant asylum to a man who faced severe anti-gay persecution in Mexico ... |
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| | Gay Film Fest Arrives
with Spanish and Latino/a films
Pictured: On the Down Low and Bulgarian Lovers REELING 2003: The 22nd Chicago Lesbian and Gay International Film Festival, is Nov. 6-13 at several venues. Hotline is (312) 458-9117, or see www.chicagofilmmakers.org/reeling, and for tix you ... |
