A comedian who is well-known in the local LGBT community made the news after a bizarre discoverya two-way mirror in the women's washroomat a bar in suburban Berwyn.
Tamale Rocks, on April 25, was using the washroom after performing at Cigars and Stripes, 6715 W. Ogden Ave., and was unsettled by the mirror, which was attached to a door with a utility closet on the opposite side from which someone could conceivably watch a patron using the toilet. She filmed a video about the mirror and posted it to YouTube the next day.
"Here's to being a lady in comedy. Am I right?" asks Rocks in the video.
Cigars and Stripes owner Ronnie Lotz told multiple outlets April 27 that the mirror had been in place since 2001 and was used mainly for the bar's Halloween celebration. Berwyn police investigated and found no evidence of wrongdoing, so, for now, the mirror is staying in place.
"It's a bathroomthere's an expectation of privacy," Rocks told CBS 2.
Rocks, also known as Tamale Sepp, has performed at a number of venues and events in the LGBT community. She was named one of Windy City Times' 30 Under 30 in 2004.
The video can be viewed at www.youtube.com/watch .