GAY CHICAGO REWIND
January 17-January 23, 2013
Thu. January 17, 2013 12:00 AM
by Sukie de la Croix
The Rodde Center, the Lesbian and Gay Community Center of Chicago announces the appointment of three new members to its governing board of directors: Dale Muehler, who is the co-chair of the Illinois delegation for Stonewall 25, Richard Bluestein, a founding member of Generation Q, and Donald Dunfree, current co-chair of Men of All Colors Together/Chicago.
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(Image: Gay Chicago Cover – September 7, 1995)
In the bars and clubs this week, every Sunday at Gentry of Chicago, 712 N. Rush St., you can play Dick O'Day's Big Lovely Bingo with fabulous prizes; "Disco Palace" at Roscoe's, 3354-56 N. Halsted, with Jungle Jorge Suarez and Danny Goss on platters and the fabulous Palace Go-Go Girls in the windows; and the talented Jessica and Charlene, with the magical talents of Toni, host a benefit for Stonewall 25 at North End, 3733 N. Halsted.
(Image: The Orbit Room – Gay Chicago April 30, 1987)
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Top Ten Video Playlist courtesy of Brad Erickson, Inn Exile and Vortex. 1) "Big Time Sensuality (12 inch Remix)" – Bjork; 2) "House of Love" – East 17; 3) "I'm Beautiful Dammit" – Uncanny Alliance; 4) "Definitely Maybe" – Said Florence; 5) "Love Changes (12 inch Remix)" – MK featuring Alana; 6) "Rubberband Girl" – Kate Bush; 7) "Things Can Only Get Better (12 inch RockAmerica Remix)" –D:Ream; 8) "It's Too Real" – Belinda Carlisle; 9) "Laid" – James; and 10) "All I Want (12 inch RockAmerica Remix) " – Captain Hollywood Project.
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At the Bijou, 1349 N. Wells, you can see "The Man Inside." Gay Chicago ad reads: "Scott Davis pushes his fistful of stubby meat into humpy trick Tanner Reeves in an alley over his cycle then roars off into a car mishap and coma that embroils his friend, Dr. Chad Steel, and his steady Brad Morgan (Who's suffering ass anxiety). Luckily, boyish and beefy Dr. Steel has a stiff prescription for the lanky Brad as they trade finger-f*cking and butt- banging action."
It goes on ...
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Sara Cytron performs her out-lesbian comedy at the womyn-only Mountain Moving Coffeehouse, 1545 W. Morse, the United Church of Rogers Park.
1998
Wong Kar Wai's controversial "Happy Together" film about two gay lovers in Hong Kong is showing at the Music Box.
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The cast and crew of "Beauty and the Beast" presents "The Breaking Spell," a cabaret benefit and auction for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and Season of Concern, at the Mercury Theatre, 3745 N. Southport. Admission $25.
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The Lesbian Community Cancer Project holds its 7th annual Coming Out Against Cancer benefit gala at the South Shore Cultural Center, 7059 S. Shore Drive. This year's honorees are Dr. Vesna Skul of RushCenter for Women's Medicine, and Nancy Lanoue and Sarah Ludden of 1000 Waves.
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The Gay Dads support group holds its second meeting at Ann Sather's, 929 W. Belmont.
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Human Rights Campaign 7th Annual HRC Illinois Federal Club Dinner features speaker Betty DeGeneres, mother of you-know-who. Takes place at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers, Cityfront Center, 301 E. North Water St.
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Headline on the cover of this week's Outlines reads: "Tragic Images. Lesbian Supermodel Gia died of AIDS complications after a traumatic and short life. Angelina Jolie stars as Gia in HBO's new film."
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Quote in Outlines' Quotelines column: "I asked Ellen to marry me on day four [of knowing her]. But we can't legally get married. That's my next fight. That's my political stance. I would certainly like to see that legalized. I don't know what's changed about me that I don't have a choice to get married" – Anne Heche.
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The Chicago Bar Association's committee on the rights of lesbians and gay men, hold an open discussion about the implications and consequences of new developments in the same sex harassment law. It's at 321 S. Plymouth Court.
2002
Representatives of Chicago Anti-Bashing Network (CABN), Sangat and other gay individuals, attend a rally in support of a prominent Muslim community leader in Ann Arbor, Mich., Rabih Haddad, who was detained without charges and transferred from Michigan to the Metropolitan Correctional Center in downtown Chicago. CABN claim this is a witch-hunt against Arabs and Muslims.
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(Image: Jerker – Nightlines April 22, 1998)
In Sukie de la Croix's Street Walkin' 2 column in Nighstpots, he writes: "Another really cool gay-friendly place to go is Neo. I was invited down there by Dave Awl, who said, ‘I think of Neo as the Island of Misfit Toys. It's for all the people who don't fit in with the other bars and clubs.'"
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Quote in Quotelines in this week's Windy City Times: "I'm the most fabulous fag in Pittsburgh. That's if it's possible to be fabulous in Pittsburgh" – The Brian character on the season premiere of Showtime's "Queer As Folk."
Gay Chicago Photo Rewind
<<< This is from Gay Chicago April 30, 1987. I know who Jeff Hagedorn is, but does anyone know what happened to these guys? Send this out into facebook land and see if we can find out where they are now.
Gay Chicago January 20, 1994. It doesn't get anymore delicious than Rick R. Reed in 1994, but will he step forward and tell us what he's doing now? >>>
<<< I took this photo March 19, 2010. It was most likely published in Chicago Free Press, but who is it? Oh that's too easy ...
I took this one in March 2010 at Bucks. Name these Queers? >>>
Homework
What is Dick O'Day up to these days?
What is Ann Heche doing these days? No, changed my mind, don't want to know.
What is Dave Awl up to these days? He's always doing something.
Thanks go to publishers Michael Bergeron for Chicago Gay Crusader, Ralph and Craig 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.