AFC members: We’ll be meeting at Spin at 6 p.m. to make sure we’re all signed up for the Halloween parade. Details below. But if you don’t want to march, join us then as well because we don’t know just where we’re going to end up in terms of a big contest later in the …
Category Archive: Gay News
Oct
08
Gay South Korean Actor Found Dead
From Towleroad: South Korean actor Kim Ji-hoo took his own life earlier this week, the Korea Times reports. A note at the scene read: “I’m lonely and in a difficult situation. Please cremate my body.” Kim was 23: “Police said his suicide reflects public prejudice toward gay people and their difficulty in succeeding in the …
Oct
02
Sarah Palin: If People Choose to be Gay, Do They Choose to be Shallow?
From the Cindy Handler at the Huffington Post: In the latest release from this telling head to head, Couric asks whether the candidate believes that people can pray away their homosexuality. To this, Ms. Palin responds with a touching tale of personal friendship, and her refusal to be judgmental. “I have, one of my absolute …
Jul
29
First-person Narrative from China
AFC Members: This arrived from a Chicagoan visiting China. We received it from Earl, someone known to our Board. Enjoy! Greetings from Emei Mountain, China, Southwestern University has concluded its spring semester, delayed and rescheduled because of the tragic Sichuan earthquake. As the term came to an end, we all, staff and students alike, …
Jun
01
“Out & Proud in Chicago,” WTTW–Channel 11
From Bill Kelley: Channel 11 will premiere a new documentary, “Out & Proud in Chicago,” on Tuesday, June 3, at 7:30 p.m. It’s a history of gay life in Chicago, told largely through a few people’s personal stories–though of course no 90-minute show can possibly include everything. Right before the premiere, the producers will be …
May
23
Silk Road Theater’s “Durango”
Silk Road Theater in Chicago sent AFC this note: Our current show Durango by Julia Cho is a wonderful production that I think the members of your organization would thoroughly enjoy. The show is about a Korean American family: a father and his two sons. They take a road trip to Durango, Colorado and along …
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- Dan Choi: From the closet to gay rights history September 21, 2011
- Mumbai police raid gay party, detain 133 for ‘indecent behaviour’ September 20, 2011
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