Gay life in Chicago this week, back in...

1984

The masthead in this week's Gay Chicago reads: PUBLISHERS Ralph Paul Gernhardt & Dan Di Leo; SALES Sherman Heinrich; TYPESETTING Karen Triner; PRODUCTION Mark De Santo – Mike Williams; ENTERTANMENT EDITOR Rick Karlin; COLUMNISTS Tom Parks – Don Eric – David J. Coynik, M.D. TECHNICAL ADVISOR Mike Bell; CONTRIBUTORS Tycho; COMPUTER CONSULTANT S.L. Rosenberg; ACCOUNTANT Joseph A. Turek, CPA; COUNSEL Reid S. Neuman; MAGAZINE PRINTING: Newsweb Corp.; CUSTOM PRINTING Sir Speedy; DISTRIBUTION Evergreen Cartage – Aaron Rule.

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Top 15 Videos courtesy of VJ Jim Bryder of Take One, 2570 N. Clark: 1) "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go" – Wham; 2) "Better Be Good To Me" – Tina Turner; 3) "Vanity" – Pretty Mess; 4) "War Song" – Culture Club; 5) "Caribbean Queen" – Billy Ocean; 6) "The Lucky One" – Laura Branigan; 7) "Strut" – Sheena Easton; 8) "Medicine Song" – Stephanie Mills; 9) "Out of Touch" – Hall & Oates; 10) "The Day Before You Came" – Blancmange; 11) "Dr. Beat" – Miami Sound Machine; 12) "Torture" – The Jacksons; 13) "Blue Jean" – David Bowie; 14) "Right By Your Side" ­– Eurythmics; 15) "Under the Gun" – Face To Face.
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(Image: A Moving Tribute – Windy City Times June 23, 1988)

Some of the VJ's/DJ's working in Chicago's gay clubs include Bud Sweet at Medusa's, 3257 N. Sheffield; Larry Brewer at BJ's, 3231 N. Clark; Craig Pyne and Mark Vallese at Trianon, 3150 N. Halstead; Donna at Chicago Cabaret, 4726 N. Western; Mark Hultmark at Carol's Speakeasy, 1355 N. Wells; Tom Parks at Hunter's, 1932 Higgin"s Rd., Elk Grove; Roger Wolf at Maneuvers, 118 E. Jefferson, Joliet; and Dave Dus at Mineshaft, 8437 Ogden, Lyons.

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Lee Ryder, star of "Huge" and "Screenplay" appears live in person at the Bijou, 1340 N. Wells.

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Lesbian singer Ferron appears with Castleberry and DuPree at the People's Church, 941 W. Lawrence.

1989

In Gay Chicago this week the Ram Adult Bookstore, 3511 ½ N. Halsted, advertises "Newly Expanded Backroom" and "New Peep Shows."

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Headline in Gay Chicago reads: "Betsy Ross Eat Dirt! Costume Designers John Nazca & Jeffrey Kelly Sew Up Chicago."

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"Kiss of the Spiderwoman" by Manuel Puig, directed by Eric Simonson, starring Pegasus Players' Harry J. Lennix and Larry Yando, is at the Truman-O'Rourke Center, 1145 W. Wilson.

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(Image: LA Connection – Windy City Times June 23 1988)

Horizons Community Services announces the establishment of the Martin Ruiz, Jr. Scholarship. The scholarships will be awarded annually to gay and lesbian youth pursuing a career through non-traditional means.

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E.T.C. compiled by Rick Karlin in Gay Chicago reads: "Congrats to Ann Sather owner Tom Tunney. He was named one of the 40 people under 40 to watch by Crain's Chicago Business. We've always thought so, that's why he was named Man of the Year at this year's Gay Chicago Award. Even if he weren't so successful, Tom would be fun to watch. I used to enjoy seeing him at the Body Shop."

2001

The Human Rights Campaign and other civil rights groups hold a town hall meeting on the Permanent Partners Immigration Act, proposed legislation which would modify U.S. immigration law to grant same-sex partners of U.S. citizens and permanent residents the same immigration rights as married couples. It takes place at Ann Sather's Restaurant, 929 W. Belmont.

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Lotus Sangha, the GLBT Buddhist group, holds a meditation, discussion and social at Dhamma Sala Meditation Center, 4740 N. Racine.

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In the bars and clubs Friday Night is Fish and Chips Night at T's, Andersonville's newest bar and restaurant at 5025 N. Clark St.;
Four Hot Sweaty Musclemen from Miami are at Madrigals, 5316 N. Clark St.; Kimi Hayes and Paula Marr perform acoustic at Girlbar, 2625 N. Halsted; Boots, Gloves and Cigars, it's a triple fetish weekend at Cell Block, 3702 N. Halsted; Ultra Divas Drag Show at Hideaway, 7301 Roosevelt Rd.; there's a Libra Afternoon Party at Manhandler, 1948 N. Halsted; Jeff and Toni's Karaoke Kash at Temptations, 10235 W Grand Ave., Franklin Park; it's Football With Foozie Bears vs. New York Giants at North End, 3733 N. Halsted; and Justin Hayford holds a CD release party at Gentry, 3320 N. Halsted.

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(Image: One Single Dollar Sundays – Gay Chicago November 2, 1995)

The Sundance Channel screens "Aimée & Jaguar," the Max Färberböck film about a Jewish lesbian and a Nazi soldier's wife who fall in love in WWII Berlin.

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(Image: Condo Club ­– Nightlines January 6, 1999)

TransGenesis invites you to a benefit at Frankie Z's, 435 N. Clark.

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Ani DiFranco and Bitch and Animal are at the Aragon Ballroom, 1106 W. Lawrence.

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Writers Aldo Alvarez and Achy Obejas read at High Risk Gallery, 1115 W. Belmont.

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The Chicago Lesbian and Gay Hall of Fame ceremony takes place at the Preston Bradley Hall, Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington. Inductees this year include Robert Castillo, Michael Leppen, Ellen Meyers, and the Chicago Gay Men's Chorus.

Thanks go to publishers Michael Bergeron for Chicago Gay Crusader, Ralph Gernhardt for Gay Chicago, Grant Ford and Chuck Renslow for Gay Life and Tracy Baim for all the publications at the Windy City Media Group, which aided the above research. St. Sukie de la Croix is an internationally published reporter, playwright, photographer and historian. He is also the author of the book Chicago Whispers: A History of LGBT Chicago Before Stonewall published by the University of Wisconsin Press.

Homework:

Whatever happened to DJ's Bud Sweet at Medusa's, Larry Brewer at BJ's, and Mark Hultmark at Carol's Speakeasy?

Is the Martin Ruiz, Jr. Scholarship still in existence?

TransGenesis, still going?