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IN THE LIFE Jonathan Zeng
- Life is shaped by experiencesand it's a unique set of occurrences that has led Jonathan Zeng to his upcoming Chicago concert, "Songs That Speak." Zeng, who studied operatic performance and who has performed throughout the country, ...
Mental-health advocate talks ONE Northside, upcoming convention
- Sam Wickham has been advocating for mental health justice for many years and is slated to speak at this year's Organization Neighborhoods for Equality: Northside's (ONE Northside) free convention, "Community Power, Community ...
Women2Women launches with party
- Women were heard loud and clear at Women2Women's (W2W) launch party at EvolveHer on April 14. Women2Women is a place where women can share their evolving journeys as women who love women. It sets out to ...
Getting to know American Beauty Show's Paul Dykstra
- Later this month, Cosmetologists Chicago will kick off its annual America's Beauty Show for salon professionals. The first, as it was called at the time, Midwest Beauty Trade Show took place in 1924 and now the ...
Prevent Blindness' Jeff Todd discusses organization, LGBT activism
- For the past 15 years, Jeff Todd has worked as the director of public health and chief operating officer of Prevent Blindness (the nation's oldest volunteer eye health and safety organization) and, recently, the board of ...
Dr. Margo Jacquot talks career, Juniper Center, LGBTQ initiatives
- Dr. Margo Jacquotthe founder/owner/director of the Juniper Centerhas been serving the community through her Park Ridge-based psychotherapy practice for more than 20 years. The Juniper Center is a counseling and ...
Ex-Focus on the Family daughter refocuses her life mission
- In her authentically jarring memoir Refocusing My Family: Coming Out, Being Cast Out, and Discovering the True Love of God, author and activist Amber Cantorna rips the mask off the anti-LGBTQ evangelical ministry Focus on the ...
NCLR's Kate Kendell, tempered for transition
- Kate Kendell, 57, has spent the past 24 yearsnearly two-thirds of her lifeat National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR). This December she'll depart her esteemed post as executive director to ...
Oleg Grachev on living in Russia and the U.S.
- Ever since Oleg Grachev was 10 years old, he had a dream of working on Wall Street. He has fulfulled that dream as J.P. Morgan's new investment banking analyst. Grachev's journey to Wall Street began in ...
PHOTOGRAPHY Hrvoje Slovenc, out Croatian-American explores 'Past'
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Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
- Hrvoje (pronounced "hair-vo-yay") Slovenc is an out Croatian-American photographer whose life has taken some interesting turnsfrom studying biochemistry to obtaining an MFA in photography from Yale University School of Art. ...
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AIDS garden planned for Belmont Rocks; Haring art to be included
- About a dozen people gathered for a meeting March 8 to discuss a planned garden to memorialize the loss, activism and resilience of Chicago's fight against HIV/AIDS. The planned garden, at the Belmont Rocks in Lake ...
IN THE LIFE Steve Boudreau
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Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
- Chicagoan Steve Boudreaua runner, cyclist and yoga enthusiastfound himself himself especially stymied in recent years by the allergies that he'd been afflicted with for as long as he can remember. "Truly, I have had sinus problems, ...
IN THE LIFE Lea Selley
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Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
- Artist Lea Selley's infectiousness about Chicago and the surrounding suburbs is evident right off the bat. Selley said driving from Vancouver (where she was born and raised) to Miami and Fort Lauderdale, then Denver and, since ...
Soulforce board member talks spiritual evolution
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Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
- Casimiro Pena applies his passion for activism and community organizing to his role as a Soulforce board member. Soulforce is an organization that works to end the political and religious oppression of LGBTI people through nonviolent ...
Black gay caucus board chair David Dodd wears many hats
- Here is something interesting about Chicago Black Gay Men's Caucus (CBGMC) Board Chair David Dodd: He was born and raised in Washington, D.C., and moved to Chicago in 1999, just weeks after graduating high schoolwith the ...
'Insurrection' echoes Nat Turner's life through present day
- Try to define playwright Robert O'Hara's Insurrection: Holding History would likely result in confusion. "I've been describing it, like, the playwright does Roots meets The Wizard of Oz meets In Living Color. With a big gay ...
Howard Brown Health's CEO, board president speak on its evolution
- When David Munar took the reins at Howard Brown Health in 2014, the health agency was recovering from an extended period fraught with management issues, financial difficulties and low employee morale. Under Munar's watch, Howard Brown ...
IN THE LIFE Dr. Juan Alvarez
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Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
- Dr. Juan Alvarez specializes in helping make dreams come true. Alvarez works at the Fertility Centers of Illinois as a reproductive endorcrinoogist/fertility doctor. His role is to evaluate couples who are trying to get pregnant (whether ...
ACTIVISM Sister on a mission: Talking with trans activist Charlie Craggs
- Charlie Craggs has discussed trans issues on TV and before Parliament and written on trans issues in both The Guardian and The Independent. Craggs was also named one of the most influential and inspirational LGBTQ people ...
Chicago Icon: The Marge Summit Story, Part Two of a two-part feature
- We return to our interview with Chicago LGBT Hall of Famer Marge Summit. WCT: So how did you go from MS to His 'n' Hers? MS: When I had MS, on the day after New Year's, I had a good crowd, ...
Chicago Icon: The Marge Summit Story, Part One of a two-part feature
- Marge Summit is a Chicago icon. The former bar owner, community organizer, and longtime activist has been a very visible member of Chicago's LGBT community for more than 65 years. Marge began hitting the bars in ...
In the Life: Zach Barnard
- Zach Barnard has been painting for as long as he can remember. "I just love how it completely takes me away from the real world," he said. "I can completely phase out and not really even pay attention to what I'm ...
Juan Calderon talks health board, career, activist work
- Among his many accomplishments, community leader Juan Calderon was recently named by Mayor Rahm Emanuel to the newly vacated seat on the Chicago Board of Health. The city council approved his appointment this past September. "This ...
MCC elder talks Cajun roots, faith and lesbian polyamorous relationship
- Rev. Elder Rachelle Brown's journey toward the ministry and the Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) began in her early thirties, when she was looking for a spiritual connection after many years away due to the rejection she ...
Coming to a vending machine near you: Activewear
- What's the first thing that comes to your mind when you think about vending machines? Guilty-pleasure snacks filled with high-fructose corn syrup, artificial flavors, sodium and saturated fat? They're convenience and instant ...
BOOKS The random history of Judy Wieder
- Anyone reading Judy Wieder's memoir, Random Events Tend to Cluster, would conclude that the former editor-in-chief of the Advocate has lived an incredible, unpredictable life. Wieder got her start in media by faking her way into ...
SCOTTISH PLAY SCOTT Lesbian opera singer Racette seeks asylum in 'The Consul'
- Lesbian opera soprano Patricia Racette considers herself to be very lucky. In her three-decade performing career of tackling both classics (Madama Butterfly, Salome) and world premieres (Emmeline, Dolores Claiborne), Racette ...
Jose Ruiz on managing Dulcelandia, coming out and being an immigrant
- When José Ruiz arrived in the United States 12 years ago from his hometown of Guanajuato, Mexico, his life changed in many waysboth personally and professionally. This included being able to live his truth freely as ...
The life of 'Patty the Pin Lady'
- Nearly every weekend, some Sunday afternoons, and at big Boystown events like Market Days, you can find a feisty 74-year-old woman selling buttons out on street corners and in gay bars up and down the North ...
DISH: SAVOR Grounds for success: New coffee shop opens in Uptown
- Sarah Riddle and Katy Weseman have been partners in life for 12 yearsand now they are partners in business with the launch of Ridman's Coffee, a cozy, independent shop at the southwestern corner of Clark and ...
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