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A Window Slams Shut
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by Jennifer VanascoFirst published in the Chicago Free Press, November 18, 2009
I came out in the 1990s at the tail of the glory days of gay culture.
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Open—But Invisible
Independent Gay Forum Nov 07 09
by Jennifer VanascoFirst published in the Chicago Free Press on November 5, 2009
No one can tell my girlfriend is gay.
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What a Difference a Decade Makes
Independent Gay Forum Oct 28 09
by Jennifer VanascoFirst published in the Chicago Free Press on October 28, 2009
It’s sometimes tough to measure progress, personal or political.
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Appreciating Paul Varnell
IGF Culture Watch Oct 27 09
by Jonathan Rauch
Paul Varnell's column in the Chicago Free Press, like so much quality journalism these days, has fallen victim to the budget ax.
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Opposite Color...Same Sex
Independent Gay Forum Oct 21 09
by Jennifer VanascoFirst published in the Chicago Free Press on October 21, 2009
Let me tell you a story.
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A New March, a New Movement
Independent Gay Forum Oct 14 09
by Jennifer VanascoFirst published in the Chicago Free Press on October 14, 2009
The Equality March was a success.
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The High Cost of Queer
Independent Gay Forum Oct 07 09
by Jennifer VanascoFirst published in the Chicago Free Press on October 7, 2009
It is expensive to be gay.
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Self-Help Helps Most
Independent Gay Forum Sep 23 09
by Paul VarnellPublished the Chicago Free Press on September 24, 2009
Q. Should I go to this upcoming gay March on Washington?
AIDS advocates: Health care reform matters
AIDS Treatment News Sep 10 09"AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) has been working hard to educate its members and supporters about the importance of health care reform in relation to an epidemic that impacts over 1 million people in the U.
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Lutherans Accept Gays
Independent Gay Forum Sep 06 09
by Paul VarnellFirst published in the Chicago Free Press on August 27, 2009.
On August 21, the national assembly of the 4.
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2010 or 2012: A False Choice
Independent Gay Forum Aug 20 09
by Paul VarnellFirst published in the Chicago Free Press on August 20, 2009
Most states have their own struggles for gay marriage, whether in the long term like Illinois or near term like Maine, where a referendum is coming up almost immediately.
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Stroger’s HIV vaccine testing proposal hits a stumbling block
AIDS Treatment News Aug 08 09"The testing of a possible two-in-one HIV vaccine—a drug its manufacturer hopes would be used to both prevent and treat infections—has resulted in a dispute between Cook County Board President Todd Stroger and board and foundation members of the Ruth M.
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The Gay Agenda after Marriage
Independent Gay Forum Aug 04 09
by Paul VarnellFirst published in the Chicago Free Press on July 30, 2009
Some of my friends have been discussing what should be the "gay agenda"—or even if there needs to be such a thing—after we obtain marriage and military access.
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Preventing Anti-Gay Bullying
Independent Gay Forum Jul 30 09
by Paul VarnellFirst published in the Chicago Free Press, July 16, 2009
The Chicago school system now has an openly gay head.
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Self-Made Schism
Independent Gay Forum Jul 29 09
by Paul VarnellFirst published in the Chicago Free Press on July 23, 2009
Recently, delegates to the Episcopal church's triennial general conference voted to allow the ordination of gay bishops, a vote that overturned a de facto moratorium on ordaining gay bishops that was approved three years ago.
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A Same-Sex Cinderella
Independent Gay Forum Jul 22 09
by Jennifer VanascoFirst published in the Chicago Free Press, July 22, 2009
When I was a young girl, I loved fairy tales.
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American Consecretions ... Global Implications
Independent Gay Forum Jul 15 09
by Jennifer VanascoFirst published in the Chicago Free Press on July 15, 2009
It doesn't matter if you attend religious services weekly or if you have fallen away, if you're atheist or agnostic, if you think religion is the opiate of the people or the road to peace — established religion in America is an important force.
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Adventures in a Nursing Home
Independent Gay Forum Jul 03 09
by Paul VarnellYou remember that old advertisement for a medical alert
device in which an old woman lies sprawled on the floor and says, "I've
fallen and I can't get up"? Shown as a clip at video bars, it usually provokes
laughter.
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The Freedom to Love
Independent Gay Forum Jun 30 09
by Jennifer VanascoFirst published in the Chicago Free Press on July 1, 2009
My girlfriend Jenny and I were standing on a subway platform in Harlem.
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It’s Time to Stonewall Obama
Independent Gay Forum Jun 20 09
by Jennifer VanascoFirst published in the Chicago Free Press on June 17, 2009
It is starting to seem like a tautology that if the Obama administration is asked to weigh in on a question of gay rights, then it will come down on the wrong side.
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