2010

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(If you’re short on time, I suggest you check out the stories marked with ***. These were extra special for one reason or another.)

• Meet Big Freedia :: the bad-ass diva of bounce (EDGE, 12.28.10)
• BEHIV director resigns; board ‘takes pause’ (Windy City Times, 12.28.10)
• LGBT Chicagoans reflect on an eventful year (EDGE, 12.24.10)
• Salvation Army’s views may partially explain donation decrease (Windy City Times, 12.22.10)
• LGBT activists optimistic going into 2011 (EDGE, 12.21.10)
• Community leaders weigh in on mayoral race (ChicagoPride.com, 12.20.10)
• Who’s afraid of ‘Virginia Woolf’? Not Steppenwolf (EDGE, 12.16.10)
• Center on Halsted announces nation’s first LGBT homesharing program (EDGE, 12.16.10)
• Internet sensations PS22 Chorus go viral (EDGE, 12.10.10)
• Chico brings Connor on board (Windy City Times, 12.8.10)
• Life-apalooza raises funds for Howard Brown (Windy City Times, 12.8.10)
• North Side offices vandalized (Windy City Times, 12.8.10)
• Arrested for using the bathroom? (EDGE, 12.8.10)
• Leaders reflect on the historic civil unions vote in Illinois (ChicagoPride.com, 12.3.10)
• Gery Chico announces LGBT platform, pushes for civil unions (Windy City Times, 12.1.10)

• Diamond Rings :: Substance beneath the synthy sparkle (EDGE, 12.1.10)
• Curbing “an epidemic within an epidemic” (EDGE, 12.1.10)
• Interview: Mimi Imfurst (ChicagoPride.com, 12.1.10)
• Lessons from death: Chicagoans reflect on Transgender Day of Remembrance (Gapers Block, 11.24.10)
• Charlotte Newfeld: Activist turns 80 — and stays engaged (Windy City Times, 11.24.10)
• Illinois civil unions vote expected (Windy City Times, 11.24.10)
• Sedaris siblings’ ‘Book of Liz’ makes a return (EDGE, 11.19.10)
• Lutheran agency denies adoption to gay Lakeview couple (Windy City Times, 11.17.10)
• Activists differ over Transgender Day of Remembrance’s tone (EDGE, 11.17.10)
• Girl in a Coma go deep in the heart of Texas (EDGE, 11.17.10)
• Remember Briggs? After 20 years, gay teachers controversial again (EDGE, 11.14.10)
• Conference encourages LGBT-friendly fraternities and sororities (EDGE, 11.12.10)
• Election results disappoint Florida’s LGBT activists (EDGE, 11.10.10)
• Interview: Lara Brooks (ChicagoPride.com, 11.10.10)
• Kate Nash – more salty than sweet in US tour (EDGE, 11.8.10)
• Chicago braces for heated mayoral campaign (EDGE, 11.5.10)
• Wild Pug closes doors (Windy City Times, 11.3.10)
• Andy Blubaugh makes personal films (that just happen to be gay) (EDGE, 10.28.10)
• Anti-LGBT groups target Iowa judges who OK’d marriage equality (EDGE, 10.28.10)
• GOP partying like it’s 1999 :: 2010 election marks open season on gays (EDGE, 10.25.10)
• Karen C meets Jamie Lee :: ‘Carpenters’ Halloween’ returns (EDGE, 10.22.10)
• Chicago city council committee: end gay blood donor ban (EDGE, 10.21.10)
• Task force talks suicide prevention (Windy City Times, 10.20.10)
• Lesbian couple encounters trouble with DMV (Windy City Times, 10.20.10)
• Bisexual activists launch new group (Windy City Times, 10.20.10)
• Gay Calif. congressional candidate stays “on message” (EDGE, 10.13.10)
• Beyondmedia honoring activists at ‘Taste of Ten’ (Windy City Times, 10.13.10)
• Photos: Tyler Clementi LGBT Suicide Vigil (EDGE, 10.12.10)
• Gays in advertising :: Include or not include? (EDGE, 10.11.10)
• ‘Beautiful Darling’ looks at doomed Warhol superstar (EDGE, 10.8.10)
• Quinn: “The votes are there” for civil unions in Illinois (Chicagoist, 10.8.10)
• The king of the ‘down low’ discusses (and disses) Eddie Long (EDGE, 10.8.10)
• Chicago responds to LGBT youth suicides (Windy City Times, 10.6.10) ***
• Interview: NOH8 Co-founder Adam Bouska (ChicagoPride.com, 10.6.10)
• Capleton gig canceled.. (Chicagoist, 10.6.10)
• Should we be defending Islam despite its homophobia? (EDGE, 10.5.10) ***
• LGBT community mourns string of suicides (Chicagoist, 10.1.10)
• Jesca Hoop takes control, makes adventurous music (EDGE, 9.30.10)
• Judy Shepard speaks on legacy of murdered gay son (Chicagoist, 9.29.10)
• Congressman headlines Chicago LGBT forum (EDGE, 9.29.10)
• LGBT activists may protest Jamaican singer (Chicagoist, 9.24.10)
• Interview: Tracy Baim (ChicagoPride.com, 9.22.10) ***
• Cazwell: having fun, just don’t call him a gay rapper (EDGE, 9.22.10)
• Florida activists skeptical of Crist’s pro-LGBT “evolution” (EDGE, 9.22.10)
• Dan Savage tells LGBT youth “it gets better” (Chicagoist, 9.22.10)
• Washington’s ‘Other City’ :: new doc explores D.C.’s HIV epidemic (EDGE, 9.20.10)
• Gay & lesbian hall of fame celebrates 20th year, inducts 15 (Chicagoist, 9.17.10)
• LGBT activists express concern over Meeks mayoral run (Chicagoist, 9.15.10)
• Gay student suicides underscore problem of LGBT bullying (EDGE, 9.14.10)
• LGBT opposition to Fla. church’s plan to burn Quran grows (EDGE, 9.9.10)
• Interview: Nelly Furtado (ChicagoPride.com, 9.8.10)
• Gay Anti-Asian prejudice thrives on the Internet (EDGE, 9.6.10) ***
• Where do you get your gay bar on? (Chicagoist, 9.3.10)
• My Gold Mask :: music junkie’s dream come true (EDGE, 9.3.10)
• Obama administration official addresses LGBT elders in Chicago (EDGE, 9.3.10)
• Florida primary yields mixed results for LGBT candidates (EDGE, 9.2.10)
• South Bend council pulls controversial meeting video (Chicagoist, 9.1.10)
• Interview: Rick Garcia (ChicagoPride.com, 9.1.10)
• How can gay Asian men conquer internalized inferiority? (EDGE, 8.29.10)
• Former RNC head comes out, will others follow? (Chicagoist, 8.27.10)
• Vincent Minor sings (and speed dates) across America (EDGE, 8.26.10)
• Minnesota: NOM’s latest target (EDGE, 8.26.10)
• GOP talking head trinity slammed by suburban anti-gay group (Chicagoist, 8.25.10)
• The last bias: How & why we tolerate gay anti-Asian prejudice (EDGE, 8.22.10)
• Quigley “hopeful” for some LGBT gains.. after November (Chicagoist, 8.20.10)
• Republican candidates highlight opposition to gay adoption (EDGE, 8.20.10)
• Move over Jackass, ‘Daredevils’ Hamlet’ is here (EDGE, 8.19.10)
• Dr. Laura to head off-air following racist rant (Chicagoist, 8.18.10)
• Interview: Dance For Life Creator Keith Elliott (ChicagoPride.com, 8.14.10)
• Joshua Grannell knows ‘All About Evil’ (EDGE, 8.13.10)
• Activists to protest Target in Uptown tomorrow (Chicagoist, 8.13.10)
• Divalicious Christine Pedi and her ‘Great Dames’ (EDGE, 8.12.10)
• Indiana hospital refuses to treat transgender woman (EDGE, 8.12.10)
• Interview: Mink Stole (Chicagoist, 8.11.10) ***
• Anti-gay “Truth Academy” attracts sparse crowd (Chicagoist, 8.6.10)
• ‘Stonewall Uprising’ revisits pivotal queer riots (EDGE, 8.5.10)
• LGBT Milwaukeeans organize after transwoman’s murder (EDGE, 8.5.10)
• Prop 8 decision expected today, Chicagoans plan rally (Chicagoist, 8.4.10)
• Kathie Bergquist :: mining Chicago’s queer literary heritage (EDGE, 8.2.10)
• Bill Brady’s anti-LGBT disappearing act (Chicagoist, 7.30.10)
• Pictureplane explores new dance territory (EDGE, 7.29.10)
• Gay Fla. Congressional candidate’s campaign signs vandalized (EDGE, 7.28.10)
• LGBT groups take aim at Target (Chicagoist, 7.28.10)
• Anti-gay suburban “Academy” releases curriculum (Chicagoist, 7.23.10)
• South Bend, Ind., considers LGBT employment protections (EDGE, 7.22.10)
• Problematic survey claims Chicago isn’t very gay (Chicagoist, 7.21.10)
• When is it too early to decide to change genders? (EDGE, 7.19.10)
• Florida LGBT archives highlight Gay Games history (EDGE, 7.16.10)
• Girls’ Christopher Owens opens up (EDGE, 7.15.10)
• Courtney Love holds it together, delivers at the Vic (Chicagoist, 7.15.10)
• Interview: Candis Cayne (ChicagoPride.com, 7.14.10)
• Obama outlines HIV/AIDS strategy, but funds still lacking (Chicagoist, 7.13.10)
• Straight actors/gay roles :: Hollywood’s play for pay (and awards) (EDGE, 7.12.10) ***
• ‘Fucking Men’ :: the search for sex and (maybe) love (EDGE, 7.9.10)
• LGBT issues gain traction in Fla. statewide campaigns (EDGE, 7.8.10)
• Interview: Lisa Cholodenko of The Kids Are All Right (Chicagoist, 7.2.10) ***
• JC Brooks and his Uptown sound (EDGE, 7.1.10)
• Transgender woman found murdered in Chicago (EDGE, 7.1.10)
• Cubs, Blackhawks’ Pride ride stirs reactions (Chicagoist, 6.30.10)
• Arab-Israeli tensions spill over into Pride celebrations (EDGE, 6.28.10)
• Sunday is National HIV Testing Day (Chicagoist, 6.25.10)
• Anti-gay pastor holds prayer meetings at St. Louis church (EDGE, 6.25.10)
• Comic Jessica Kirson has what it takes (EDGE, 6.25.10)
• Interview: Jujubee (ChicagoPride.com, 6.23.10)
• Feeling prideful? Try these six parade alternatives (Chicagoist, 6.23.10)
• Move over metrosexuals: Meet the straight bears (Village Voice, 6.22.10) ***
• More black churches respond to HIV/AIDS (EDGE, 6.18.10) ***
• Exploring Streetcar‘s gay roots (EDGE, 6.17.10)
• Gay group severs ties with McDonald’s (Chicagoist, 6.17.10)
• Outing politicians: Does it ultimately help or hurt us? (EDGE, 6.14.10)
• Suburban anti-gay group launches “Truth Academy” (Chicagoist, 6.11.10)
• Artist Paul Richmond brings ‘Cheesecake’ to Chicago (EDGE, 6.10.10)
• Reichen Lehmkuhl gets married (on stage, that is) (EDGE, 6.10.10)
• Who needs Boystown? (Huffington Post, 6.9.10)
• Chicago Elevated gives Boystown the walking tour treatment (Chicagoist, 6.9.10)
• LGBT groups push more increased institutional funding (EDGE, 6.9.10)
• Quigley, Hearty Boys extend dinner invite to Huckabee (Chicagoist, 6.4.10)
• Mark Kirk gay rumors alight anew (Chicagoist, 6.2.10)
• Erasure’s Andy Bell goes solo (EDGE, 6.1.10)
• St. Louis: Plenty of room to frolic (Guide Magazine, 6.10)
• A league of their own? (Guide Magazine, 6.10)
• The Shondes :: a very queertastic vibe (EDGE, 5.28.10)
• Art gala kicks off Pride Month (Chicagoist, 5.27.10)
• That’s “stage door” not “back door” (ChicagoPride.com, 5.26.10)
• “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” vote expected this week (Chicagoist, 5.26.10)
• Illinois lawmakers seek to slash HIV/AIDS funding (EDGE, 5.26.10)
• Thirteen LGBT protesters arrested outside Sen. Durbin’s office (Chicagoist, 5.21.10)
• Oleta Adams happily perseveres (EDGE, 5.20.10)
• Transgender woman murdered on Milwaukee street (EDGE, 5.20.10) ***
• Officials’ anti-gay, anti-Muslim comments spark controversy in Fla. city (EDGE, 5.20.10)
• Dine out for equality today (Chicagoist, 5.19.10)
• Gay Republicans differ on strategy, tactics to achieve LGBT equality (EDGE, 5.19.10)
• Honoring Harvey Milk, LGBT activists launch week of action (Chicagoist, 5.17.10)
• Another of Rekers’ alleged rentboys steps forward (Chicagoist, 5.12.10)
• Inside Pandora Boxx (EDGE, 5.12.10)
• A sense of urgency: Efforts to preserve lesbian history expand (EDGE, 5.12.10)
• Behind the church scandals: Gay priests shoulder blame, live in shame (EDGE, 5.10.10) ***
• Attn: gay screenwriters, learn your history and enter this contest! (EDGE, 5.9.10)
• Reeling Film Festival puts out call for entries (Chicagoist, 5.7.10)
• ELCA reinstates openly gay, coupled ministers (Chicagoist, 5.5.10)
• Which box will you check? (Guide Magazine, 5.10)
• In focus: “Just be whoever you want” (Guide Magazine, 5.10)
• Would Chicago elect a gay mayor? (Plus some ‘mo news) (Chicagoist, 4.30.10)
• Sweet Tea comes to the stage, as provocative as ever (EDGE, 4.29.10)
• Local LGBT community supports May Day immigration reform rally (Chicagoist, 4.28.10)
• Man attacks transgender college student, carves “IT” into his chest (EDGE, 4.28.10)
• Genderqueer singer/songwriter Chris Pureka takes a road trip (EDGE, 4.26.10)
• Air Force changes mind, moves to discharge lesbian officer (Chicagoist, 4.23.10)
• Sia picks up the tempo, heads east (EDGE, 4.22.10) ***
• Obama’s LGBT hospital visitation bill = gay ‘Roe v. Wade’ (Chicagoist, 4.21.10)
• Obama decrees hospital visitation for same-sex partners (Chicagoist, 4.16.10)
• God hates..? New doc battles bigotry with animation and humor (EDGE, 4.15.10)
• Religious groups counsel, advocate on behalf of LGBT faithful (EDGE, 4.15.10)
• Tomorrow is Tax Day Tea Party time (Chicagoist, 4.14.10)
• The ‘ick’ factor: How gay sex plays in the equality debate (EDGE, 4.12.10) ***
• In the culture war, Beyondmedia fights fire with fire (EDGE, 4.11.10)
• Anti-gay graffiti at popular Mich. campground sparks concern (EDGE, 4.8.10)
• Chelsea Handler hits A-ville Sunday (Chicagoist, 4.7.10)
• What’s going on at Howard Brown? (Chicagoist, 4.7.10)
• The Flesh Hungry Dog Show turns five (Chicagoist, 4.2.10)
• Tea Party incites LGBT activists (EDGE, 4.2.10) ***
• Budget cuts strain Fla. HIV/AIDS service organizations (EDGE, 4.2.10)
• The Watson Twins :: On their own (EDGE, 4.1.10)
• Meet Brian Gallivan, aka “Sassy Gay Friend” (EDGE, 3.31.10) ***
• Do this: Drag Race queens rev their engines (Chicagoist, 3.31.10)
• Chicago dancer carries on the Ailey legacy (EDGE, 3.26.10)
• Naperville anti-gay org labeled “hate group” (Chicagoist, 3.26.10)
• Illinois budget crisis leaves HIV/AIDS service orgs vulnerable (EDGE, 3.24.10)
• LGBT activists’ arrest reintroduces civil disobedience to the movement (Chicagoist, 3.24.10) ***
• Ed Jones marries drag, comedy and.. a vampire Norma Desmond? (EDGE, 3.18.10)
• Florida activists look beyond proposed “family values”movie tax break (EDGE, 3.18.10)
• Midwest Equality Across America conference draws nearly 300 (EDGE, 3.17.10) ***
• Interview: Chuck Criss of Freelance Whales (Chicagoist, 3.16.10)
• Interview with Lt. Dan Choi (ChicagoPride.com, 3.15.10) ***
• ELCA moves toward acceptance of openly gay pastors (Chicagoist, 3.13.10)
• Dessa breaks the code of homophobic hip-hop (EDGE, 3.11.10)
• Illinois Republicans nominate anti-gay state lawmaker as gubernatorial candidate (EDGE, 3.11.10)
• Broward County School Board recognizes Day of Silence (EDGE, 3.10.10)
• Midwest LGBT conference hits Columbia campus Friday (Chicagoist, 3.10.10)
• Political victories turn cities into gay tourist hot spots (EDGE, 3.9.10)
• Bill Brady’s religious protections bill postponed (Chicagoist, 3.5.10)
• Riot Acts not afraid of a little flaunting (EDGE, 3.4.10) ***
• CIMM Fest: Sissyboy (Chicagoist, 3.3.10)
• Kissimmee considers domestic partner benefits for city employees (EDGE, 3.3.10)
• Lesbians launch boycott of popular Boystown nightclub (EDGE, 3.3.10)
• The Lambert effect :: Is American pop queer-friendly? (EDGE, 3.1.10) ***
• Leaders: Retreat is not a secret (Guide Magazine, 3.10)
• Is violence driving gays from Miami? (Guide Magazine, 3.10)
• Gay man sues after false arrest (Guide Magazine, 3.10)
• Chances Dances :: Never been fiercer (EDGE, 2.25.10)
• Gay Gainesville mayoral candidate faces anti-LGBT smear campaign (EDGE, 2.25.10)
• Chicago SAGE receives $475,000 federal grant (EDGE, 2.25.10)
• Victoria Bergsman out of the shadows, sort of (Chicagoist, 2.19.10)
• Legendary transgender activist coming to town (Chicagoist, 2.18.10)
• Kid Sister comes to Boystown (EDGE, 2.18.10)
• Chicago forum discusses LGBT immigration reform (EDGE, 2.18.10)
• Miami Beach Police face charges of anti-gay harassment (EDGE, 2.17.10)
• Was the gay protest of Holy Name Cathedral misguided? (Chicagoist, 2.16.10)
• The women of leather :: Bring a sub-subculture to light (EDGE, 2.15.10)
• Cardinal George condemns gay Catholic ministry (Chicagoist, 2.12.10)
• Miami activist aids Haiti recovery efforts (EDGE, 2.11.10) ***
• It’s National Marriage Week! (Chicagoist, 2.10.10)
• Sandra Bernhard :: On Valentine’s Day, politics and Twitter (EDGE, 2.10.10) ***
• Gays to picket Holy Name Cathedral (Chicagoist, 2.5.10)
• Review: The Comedy of Errors (EDGE, 2.4.10)
• A taste of Busch (Charles, that is) (EDGE, 2.4.10)
• Florida activists step up efforts to pass statewide domestic partnership bill (EDGE, 2.4.10)
• Rumors come true: Fiorito avoids criminal charges (Chicagoist, 2.3.10)
• Chicago forum examines justice for black gay men (EDGE, 2.2.10)
• Openly gay candidate pulls out of Illinois U.S. Senate race (EDGE, 2.2.10)
• GOP gays dissed at conference (Guide Magazine, 2.10)
• Gays dumped from immigration bill (Guide Magazine, 2.10)
• Bollywood comes to North Side gay bar (Chicagoist, 1.29.10)
• Illinois activist goes to Washington (EDGE, 1.29.10) ***
• Bitchery on ice: Nancy cries, Tonya lies in karaoke musical (EDGE, 1.29.10)
• Former U. of Fla. quarterback sparks controversy with Super Bowl spot (EDGE, 1.27.10)
• Get edu-gay-ted this week (Chicagoist, 1.27.10)
• LGBT activists renew civil union campaign (Chicagoist, 1.22.10)
• Meister files complaint against WTTW (Chicagoist, 1.20.10)
• LGBT Floridians respond to Haiti earthquake relief effort (EDGE, 1.20.10)
• Gay U.S. Senate candidate files complaint against Chicago TV station (EDGE, 1.20.10)
• Kate Clinton: “‘Lesbian’ is political enough” (EDGE, 1.20.10)
• Is an anti-gay cop being let off the hook? (Chicagoist, 1.15.10)
• Stephen Leonard :: singer-songwriter strums for equality (EDGE Chicago, 1.14.10)
• Gay man assaulted on Chicago train (EDGE, 1.14.10)
• Fort Lauderdale library set to unveil Harlem Renaissance exhibit (1.14.10)
• Gay man attacked on CTA Red Line (Chicagoist, 1.13.10)
• Miss Lady Gaga? Try these shows instead (Chicagoist, 1.9.10)
• Vida/SIDA sets lofty goals for 2010 (EDGE Chicago, 1.7.10)
• Cynthia Nixon to appear in Fla. campaign to overturn gay adoption ban (EDGE, 1.7.10) ***
• Sotomayor comes home in new exhibit (EDGE Chicago, 1.6.10) ***
• Obama appoints transgender woman, caves to “gay lobby” (Chicagoist, 1.5.10)
• Atlanta sued over ‘illegal’ bar raid (Guide Magazine, 1.10)
• Website to out closeted gay priests (Guide Magazine, 1.10)

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