Chicago dining, nightlife, events and photos for the gay and lesbian community http://www.chicagopride.com en-US http://www.chicagopride.com/graphics/cplogo-sm2.gif http://www.chicagopride.com Four years ago, director, choreographer and actor Tony Lewis had this amazing idea to adapt William Shakespeare s A Midsummer Night s Dream into a gay theatre spectacle with an incredible social commentary directed at our community. The play was an instant hit when it opened in 2004 and this year, which is being billed as the plays final, is no exception. I sat down with Mr. Lewis to get his perspective on the difficulty of br... http://www.chicagopride.com/news/interview.cfm/articleid/129204 2008-07-19 <b>THE F WORD: Pop Artists Celebrate Faggot</b> Jonny The Gay Pimp McGovern and Adam Joseph are leaders in a new crop of revolutionary gay artists. With their outrageous records and music videos, they - along with a bevy of other talented twinkolicious divas - are ushering in a new genre of club hits to our nation s dance floors. Dubbed faggot music, the colorful beats celebrate the "f" word and encourage fans to re... http://www.chicagopride.com/news/interview.cfm/articleid/128809 2008-07-09 Blake Riley has taken the adult film industry by storm, winning the 2008 GayVN Award and 2008 Grabby Award for "Best Newcomer." Now a Rascal Video Exclusive, Riley was found on MySpace.com two years ago by RandyBlue and just one month later was cast by Chi Chi LaRue in his first movie. The 5'9" Texan (everything's bigger in Texas) talks to ChicagoPride.com about the career that seemingly found him and his upcoming appearance at Hun... http://www.chicagopride.com/news/interview.cfm/articleid/128416 2008-06-25 A band that blurs the lines between spectator and sport, hunter and prey, the real and the imagined, Boston s, <b>The Dresden Dolls</b> are an all-encompassing machine, which is somewhat of a feat considering the band is only two people strong. Vocalist/keyboardist <b>Amanda Palmer</b> and drummer <b>Brian Viglione</b> create a world entirely of their own, full of dress-up, independence, confused sexua... http://www.chicagopride.com/news/interview.cfm/articleid/128025 2008-06-22 Hungry? Well, put on your eatin  dress and sit down with Nightspots' Kirk Williamson and local author Stephen Bieniek, as they discuss Stephen's new drag cookbook Cooking Doesn t Have To Be A Drag. KW: (Kirk Williamson) Where did the wacky idea for Cooking Doesn t Have To Be A Drag come from? SB: (Stephen Bieniek) I love cooking and I love drag queens! Both can be fun to do, easy, sometimes difficult and yummy at the sa... http://www.chicagopride.com/news/interview.cfm/articleid/127636 2008-06-18 Jane Lynch is best known for her work in the Christopher Guest films mockumentaries  <i>Best In Show, The Mighty Wind</i> and <i>For Your Consideration</i>. Jane, who is originally from Dolton, Illinois and got her start at The Second City , is the host of the fantastic PBS documentary, <i><b>Out & Proud In Chicago</b></i>, which profiles the famous and the unsung, those who ch... http://www.chicagopride.com/news/interview.cfm/articleid/126864 2008-06-08 Whether you were the only male flutist in your high school marching band or the boy who held a secret crush on the school s quarterback, you will appreciate Frank Anthony Polito s new book Band Fags! (Kensington) In it, author/playwright/actor Polito takes readers back to the totally bitchin  80s when Alexis Carrington and MTV ruled television, and the teenage discovery of sexual identity was just as confusing and comic... http://www.chicagopride.com/news/interview.cfm/articleid/127249 2008-06-08 Whether it's in a club or at a fashion show, Hector Fonseca s unique blend of funky rhythms, tribal sexiness and electronic edginess is pushing the handsome spinner into the stratosphere of DJ superstardom. But Fonseca, a former model, doesn t just want to be another busy DJ. In fact, he eschews the two letter label. I'm not just a disc jockey, he says. I am a remixer, writer and producer. He s also a highly successful ... http://www.chicagopride.com/news/interview.cfm/articleid/126100 2008-05-30 DC: (Dana Caprina) Dixie, how do you describe yourself? DL: (Dixie Longate) I am just like any other gal, you know, from down the street, who went to prison a few times and sells Tupperware. I get up in the morning and have a cocktail in my item 464 tumbler and put my panties on one leg at a time. That is, of course, if I decide to wear any. DC: Are you married? DL: I was married three times but, sadly, each one of my previous husbands died under... http://www.chicagopride.com/news/interview.cfm/articleid/125344 2008-05-20 You can t go too far in the adult film industry without hearing the name Brent Corrigan. Starting in the industry when he was only 17 he s lived more in the last 4 years than most his age. With an upcoming visit to Chicago over Memorial Day weekend, ChicagoPride.com s Bill Pritchard had an opportunity to sit down with the adult film icon for an exclusive interview. BP: (Bill Pritchard) Brent, it s wonderful to ... http://www.chicagopride.com/news/interview.cfm/articleid/125721 2008-05-20 When Bravo's 'Make Me a Supermodel' season one came to the end in April, 21-year-old Holly Kiser from Coeburn, Virginia came out on top besting Chicago's Ronnie Kroell and 12 other contestants. Kroell, from Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood, was the last remaining male model receiving the second most votes. Openly-gay, Kroell was a viewer favorite and repeatedly received enough votes to keep him in the competition to the very end. The 24-year-... http://www.chicagopride.com/news/interview.cfm/articleid/124596 2008-05-14 TC: How did you get in to the porn industry? SC: I had a few offers before I was ready. Then last summer, I met Chris Ward, who made me an offer I could not refuse: A starring role in Mirage aside Jake Deckard. I had been a fan of Jake s, and we filmed my first scene on location in Hawaii. Would you say no? Like a dream come true really & and recently, I signed an exclusive deal with Stallion. So my best work is yet to come. TC: How many... http://www.chicagopride.com/news/interview.cfm/articleid/124969 2008-05-11 Gay Chicago Magazine's Tom Cannon talks to Francesco D Macho on the set of his latest Hot House blockbuster Trunks 4: White Heat. TC: How did you first get into porn? FD: One of my best friends, also in the porn industry, sent a few pictures of me around to well-known companies like Hot House and got a very good response. So I thought to myself, What the f_ck; let s give it a try. The thing that scared me a little was that it al... http://www.chicagopride.com/news/interview.cfm/articleid/124225 2008-05-08 <b>David Halperin on What Gay Men Want</b> Gay men have a lot to talk about, according to author David Halperin. Halperin, author of What Do Gay men Want?, will be a guest at Project CRYSP's upcoming community forum on gay men's health, 'Good' Sex? Bad' Sex? Just What Do Gay men Want Anyway? The forum, which will also feature panel experts such as DePaul University's Dr. Gary Harper and Northwestern University's Dr. Michele Morales, w... http://www.chicagopride.com/news/interview.cfm/articleid/123856 2008-04-16 DJ Scotty Thomson was set to heat up Chicago s club scene this February at <a style="text-decoration:underline;" href="http://www.chicagopride.com/directory/business.cfm/id/10227856" target="new">Hydrate Chicago</a>, 3458 N Halsted, but bad weather kept him in New York City an his appearance was cancelled. Now the NYC hottie, a self-proclaimed exhibitionist - famous for spinning his sets in swim... http://www.chicagopride.com/news/interview.cfm/articleid/123489 2008-04-10 Out writer-director Jonah Markowitz is justly proud of his first feature film, Shelter (which opens Fri., April 4, at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport). It s an appealing queer-themed, love story that focuses on two hunky surfers in sunny California: Zach (newcomer Trevor Wright) and Shaun (played by Brad Rowe, who is familiar to gay audiences as the object of Sean Hayes  lust in Billy Hollywood s Screen Kiss). ... http://www.chicagopride.com/news/interview.cfm/articleid/123124 2008-04-02 Christopher Rice is best known for being Anne Rice's gay son, but he's also the author of suspense thrillers, the fourth of which, Blind Fall ( $26; Scribner ) , is out this month. Set in California, the novel centers around John Houck, a returning Iraq war veteran trying to locate his former captain, Mike Bowers, who nearly died saving his life. Houck finally finds Bowers, but murdered in his own bedand the man he thinks is the murderer turns ou... http://www.chicagopride.com/news/interview.cfm/articleid/122400 2008-03-26 "Oprah's Big Give" is the newest reality TV sensation. The show, which premiered March 2 on ABC, gives contestants cash to turn around the life of a person or an organization in need. The show has inspired many including Chicagoan Trey Gonzales who recently appeared on <i>The Oprah Winfrey Show</i> where he received $10,000 with the challenge from Oprah to make it grow big. He is making good on that challenge. ChicagoPride.... http://www.chicagopride.com/news/interview.cfm/articleid/122761 2008-03-26 DJ Manny Lehman is a veritable force of nature when it comes to dance music. First as a music executive and now as a one of the most sought after DJs and remixers on the circuit, Lehman has been among those responsible for pushing the boundaries of dance music in new directions. So when gay travel giant Atlantis decided to brand the sound of its wildly successful cruises and tours, Manny Lehnman seemed the obvious choice of partner. <i>Move... http://www.chicagopride.com/news/interview.cfm/articleid/122041 2008-03-19 In Room Service ( $49.95, Powerhouse Books ) , photographer Adam Raphael has compiled 150 images of various male models who posed in some of the most elegant hotels on the East Coast. Raphael talked about the book, models and racial diversity. (<b>Related:</b> <a style="text-decoration:underline;" href="http://www.chicagopride.com/photos/show.cfm?ID=1361" target="new">View photos</a> from the... http://www.chicagopride.com/news/interview.cfm/articleid/121684 2008-03-12 <b>One of Those People: An Interview with Matt Woods</b> Sometimes opportunity comes when you least expect it. Adult film critic Matt Woods knows firsthand. It was just fours years ago when he and his partner, Brickalready a big fan of legendary porn star Will Clarkattended a Cocktails with the Stars event sponsored by Gay Chicago Magazine during IML weekend. While there they were lucky enough to win tickets to the Grabby Awards show ... http://www.chicagopride.com/news/interview.cfm/articleid/121329 2008-02-27 Alison Sudol inhabits a vivid imaginary world populated by siren songs and sailors, sightless creatures and fragile fallen eagles, a place where almost lovers and hopeless dreams are bid a melancholy musical farewell. And on <b>One Cell in the Sea</b>, Sudol allows the listener inside that often-fantastical world, revealing her inner life via songs Harp magazine praised as "fraught, haunted and beautiful." Listen closely, an... http://www.chicagopride.com/news/interview.cfm/articleid/120976 2008-02-24 DJ Scotty Thomson heats up Chicago s club scene as he returns to <a style="text-decoration:underline;" href="http://www.chicagopride.com/directory/business.cfm/id/10227856" target="new">Hydrate Chicago</a>, 3458 N Halsted, this Friday. Famous for spinning his sets in swimsuits (or in his underwear) the NYC hottie is a self proclaimed exhibitionist. Though an incredibly sexy man, Thomson ... http://www.chicagopride.com/news/interview.cfm/articleid/120625 2008-02-20 <b>Jay Paul Deratany: Rage Against the Machine</b> Cook County Board of Review candidate Jay Paul Deratany, like many other aspiring politicians, is running on an idea of changehoping to unseat incumbent review board commissioner Joseph Berrios. In a recent interview with Windy City Times, Deratanywho is openly gaytalked about why he felt Berrios ( who Deratany says is part of Chicago's political machine ) is corrupt, and discussed hi... http://www.chicagopride.com/news/interview.cfm/articleid/120276 2008-01-30 How do I come out to my doctor? What sexually transmitted diseases am I at a higher risk of contracting because I am a gay man? Is there any truth to the concept of HIV re-infection? Will casual drug use really hurt me that much? What s the real deal on the flesh-eating  MRSA bacteria I keep reading about affecting gay men in urban areas? If you ve ever asked any of these questions, <i>The Advocate Guide to Gay Me... http://www.chicagopride.com/news/interview.cfm/articleid/119929 2008-01-20