Tag Archives: Chicago

Now Appearing Around Chicago

The same group whose anti-abortion billboard was yanked in Soho is posting thirty of the above billboards around Chicago’s black neighborhoods. Think Progress reports: As the Guttmacher Institute notes, these groups are “exploiting and distorting” the fact that “the abortion rate for black women is almost five times that for white women” to falsely blame the “aggressive marketing by abortion …

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Who Is Your Favorite Diva?

Chicago’s Gay Men’s Chorus puts the question to attendees at a local street fair as part of the promotion for their upcoming show.

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Tweet Of The Day

Oh, this will totally dampen the hysteria. Story here.

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Rahm Emanuel Elected Chicago Mayor

Former Obama administration White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel today coasted to an easy victory in Chicago’s mayoral race. “I want to extend my congratulations to Rahm Emanuel on a well-deserved victory tonight,” Obama said in a statement. “As a Chicagoan and a friend, I couldn’t be prouder. Rahm will be a terrific mayor for all the people of …

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Rahm Emanuel Back On Ballot

This afternoon the Illinois Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Rahm Emanuel has met the residency requirements to run for mayor of Chicago. The justices said Emanuel’s opponents did not prove that he had given up residency when he served in the Obama administration in Washington. “Given the record before us, it is simply not possible to find clearly erroneous the …

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Rahm Emanuel Back On Ballot (For Now)

The Illinois Supreme Court has agreed to hear Rahm Emanuel’s appeal of a lower court’s ruling that he does not meet the eligibility requirements to be mayor of Chicago. It will hear the case without oral arguments or new briefs, allowing for a faster ruling on the matter. The quick proceedings are necessary, with the race less than a month …

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FLASHBACK: Obama In 1996

Today the Windy City Times republished several 1996 documents in which Barack Obama pledged his support for marriage equality. Presumably they’ve done this to remind everybody as they sit down to watch tonight’s State of the Union address. Pragmatists might claim that had Obama stuck to his guns on same-sex marriage, we’d be in Year Three of the McCain/Palin administration. …

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Court Rules Rahm Emanuel Ineligible To Run For Mayor Of Chicago

Opponents to former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel’s run for mayor of Chicago have won their appeal of an earlier court ruling that he was eligible. Rahm Emanuel was thrown off the ballot for mayor of Chicago today by an appellate court panel, a stunning blow to the fund-raising leader in the race. An appellate panel ruled 2-1 …

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CHICAGO: Local News Covers Porno Pete’s Addition To SPLC’s Hate Groups List

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Billionaires Are “Good Without God”

Gothamist tips us to the latest atheism campaign which just launched on Chicago’s public transit system. This one is from the Illini Secular Student Association at the University of Illinois. ISSA explains, “A consequence of the centuries-spanning PR campaign conflating theism (and especially Christianity) with the impulse to charity has largely duped Americans into believing that Christians are the major …

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CHICAGO: Anonymous Donor Offers $100K Matching Grant To LGBT Health Center

After last week’s report that Chicago’s Howard Brown LGBT Health Center may be forced to close due to financial mismanagement, an anonymous donor has offered to match gifts from the public up to $100,000. The offer comes from a man who credits Howard Brown with saving his son’s life. In a news conference last Thursday, Howard Brown made an unprecedented …

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Chicago’s LGBT Health Center Facing Closure Over Financial Mismanagement

Chicago’s Howard Brown Center, which provides health services to the city’s LGBT community, is facing closure over alleged financial mismanagement by the organization’s top officers. The Chicago Tribune reports: Jamal Edwards — who was appointed president and CEO of Howard Brown in June after two top executives were dismissed — said the Lakeview-based center needs to raise $500,000 before the …

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Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus – It Gets Better

JMG reader Jake Stigers sends us this original(ish) song from the Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus. Other clips from Chicagoans can be found on Jake’s YouTube channel.

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Homocon Kevin Dujan Renews Claim That Rahm Emanuel Patronizes Bathhouses

Following Rahm Emanuel’s announcement that he is running for mayor of Chicago, homocon Hillbuzz blogger Kevin Dujan is again spreading unsubstantiated rumors that Emanuel was once a patron of a Chicago gay bathhouse. During the 2008 campaign, when Dujan was a fierce Hillary Clinton supporter, he attempted (with no success) to plant the same story about Emanuel and Obama in …

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Rahm Emanuel’s First Campaign Ad

This plodding clip announcing a tour of Chicago’s neighborhoods feels designed to counter his rageaholic rep.

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Rahm Emanuel Says Good-Bye

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Obama Chief Of Staff Rahm Emanuel Quits White House To Run For Mayor Of Chicago

The rumors were true. Obama Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel will resign tomorrow to run for mayor of Chicago. Earlier this month six-term Chicago Mayor Richard Daley announced that he would not seek another term. The White House press secretary, Robert Gibbs, at his daily briefing on Thursday afternoon said that the president will give two personnel announcements on Friday …

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CHICAGO: “It Gets Better” Video Shoot To Take Place This Sunday

JMG reader and fellow blogger Jake Stigers is helping to organize an “It Gets Better” video shoot to take place this Sunday at Chicago’s LGBT center. Details: Date: Sunday, October 3, 2010Time: 15-minute sessions between 1:00 and 7:00 pmLocation: Center on Halsted, 3656 N. HalstedRoom: Polk Brothers Foundation Youth Space, Second Floor Here’s all you have to do: 1. Forward …

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Chicago Looks Fun This Sunday

Oh, wait. That’s not a football joke, is it? Bother.

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FLORIDA: Gay-For-Pay Sean Cody Porn Star “Addison” Charged With Murder

Jason Andrews, also known as Sean Cody performer “Addison” and as popular Chicago nightlife figure DJ Veritas, has been charged with murdering a Florida man hired for sex by Andrews’ female porn star lover and alleged accomplice. Andrews was first arrested for the crime in May, but at the time detectives found the evidence inconclusive. Jason Andrews was a bisexual …

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