You won’t find a copy of the Windy City Times at Howard Brown Health Center (HBHC) or any of the organization’s venues beginning this week because the agency is boycotting the publication.
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Tuesday: Temple Grandin will be discussing and signing her new book "Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals" at Harold Washington Library Center. Grandin builds upon her past work with autism and animals and her years of research and experimentation to discuss how we can best interact with animals and give them the best life. Event starts at 6 p.m. Wednesday: Our top pick this week is the 826CHI Opening Hair-emonies, which will be taking place at 826CHI headquarters at 7 p.m. For the fourth consecutive year, the non-profit writing and tutoring center will be inviting anyone and everyone to step before its moustache tribunal to prove their cleanshavenness before the moustache growing begins. Subsequent weekly check-ins at Sheffield's will follow. The competition is open to both organic growers and prosthetic growers, and judges do accept bribes. Check 826CHI's Flickr page for some inspiration for your 'stache. The event raises about $10,000 per year for 826CHI's programs, which are offered free of charge to Chicago-area students.
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Howard Brown Boycotts the Windy City Times
Local Activist Among Dead at Indiana State Fair Stage Collapse
29-year-old Christina Santiago was among the five killed at Saturday's collapse of a stage at the Indiana State Fair.
Weekend Literary Roundup
A fundraiser for Howard Brown Health Center and a half-off sale in this roundup.
Literary Series Helps Howard Brown Health Center
Tonight’s Essay Fiesta has arrived just in time for Howard Brown’s Lifeline Appeal. Since the reading series started one year ago, Essay Fiesta has been raising funds for Howard Brown Health Center, which provides health and social services for the LGBT community in Chicago. But earlier this month, Howard Brown CEO Jamal Edwards explained the center must raise $500,000 in 50 days in order to keep their doors open.
Mysterious Donor Makes Challenge for Howard Brown Health Center
Following up on last week's news that Howard Brown Health Center needs to raise $500,000 by the end of the year comes word that a anonymous donor has offered to match up to $100,000 in donations as part of the center's "lifeline appeal."
Finances, Mismanagement Allegations Threaten Howard Brown Health Center
Howard Brown Health Center, which has provided health care and wellness programs for the LGBT community for over three decades, announced yesterday that they're in pretty bad financial shape and may have to cease operations by year-end if they can't raise $500,000. That's going to be a lot of second-hand shopping at the Brown Elephant resale shops.
Chicago Literary CliffsNotes
Running down a few of the great literary events going on around the city over the next couple of days. Check out more inside.
Obama Outlines HIV/AIDS Strategy, But Funds Still Lacking
President Obama's Tuesday announcement of a National HIV/AIDS Strategy, the first of its kind to come from a White House administration, outlined a number of ambitious goals to curb the spread of HIV/AIDS domestically, but failed to address where funding to achieve such goals would be available for already-strapped service providers in Chicago and nationwide.
Art Gala Kicks Off Pride Month
The month of May drawing to an end represents more than just a long weekend filled with barbecues, day drinking and other non-work-related shenanigans. It also means June is right around the corner. And with it comes a lot of gay, culminating in the Boystown Pride Parade the last Sunday of the month. But perhaps more exciting, and immediate, is the 'First Pride' Art Gala, a one-off media/art/music extravaganza set for Tuesday at Creative Lounge Chicago in Wicker Park.
Would Chicago Elect a Gay Mayor? (Plus Some 'Mo News)
Openly gay Ald.Tom Tunney announced this week he may consider a mayoral run should Mayor Daley not seek re-election. His announcement - joining the ranks of Mike Quigley and Rahm Emanuel as other potential successors to the crown - begs the question if Chicago could join the ranks of cities like Berlin, Paris and, weirdly enough, Houston by electing a gay mayor.
What's Going On At Howard Brown?
The news that two main staffers at the Howard Brown Health Center were being placed on paid administrative leave came as a shock to Chicago's LGBT community last week. And in the days that have passed since the brief press release unveiled the news, it seems those involved with the Midwest's premier gay and lesbian health center remain tight-lipped on details.
Upcoming Events For Literary Folk
- Tonight: The Essay Fiesta reading series will be featuring a lot of comedians this month. Robert Buscemi, Kelsie Huff, Bryan Bowden and Adam Guerino will join novelist and essayist Mary T. Wagner and creative writing instructor Janna Sobel at 7 p.m. at The Book Cellar in Lincoln Square. Entrance is free, and raffle proceeds go to benefit the Howard Brown Health Center.
It's Okay, You Can Touch Their Junk
If you missed the global sports extravaganza that was the Gay Games this summer (see, we've already *had* an Olympics, people!), you can still get in on a part of the action. To wrap things up and to clean out the closet, the organizers are having a mega garage sale. What might you find at this garage sale, you ask? "Items available for sale will include country and state banners used in the Opening and...
Crystal Meth Claims Howard Brown Staffer
Michael Anderson, a senior staff member at Howard Brown Health Center, was arrested yesterday for dealing crystal meth, the same drug his employer was fighting. Howard Brown is the midwest's largest gay and lesbian health center. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, police found 109 grams of meth worth about $36,000 in Anderson's Lakeview apartment and then arrested him at work. He allegedly told police he was selling the drugs to pay for his own habit....
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