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After 20 years in service, Three Crowns Park—A Covenant Living Community no longer employs Gerry, as of July 22, 2025.
Gerry became President of Evanston Nouveau Rotary Club on July 1, 2025.
For business related to the former publications Gay Chicago Magazine, Chicago Phoenix, and Opus Media, please refer to legal counsel.
Gerry is currently on leave as editor of GoPride.com—Chicago’s LGBT news site.

President of Evanston Nouveau Rotary Club

Gerry is Chicago Health Care Hero 2020

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Gerry’s Blog.
Did you know? America almost ended HIV/AIDS housing program HOPWA
“This is just cruel,” said David Fields, a longtime HIV/AIDS housing advocate and case worker in Wisconsin and now doing similar work in Chicago.
Rescissions vote aims to finalize cuts to NPR, PBS; endanger public journalism
Public media is necessary in a democracy, especially in a capitalist society that values commercially-driven messaging.
I am endorsing Hoan Huynh for Congress in the Illinois ninth district
This endorsement is personal and not in my capacity as an officer of any civic organizations, publisher and writer of any publications, director of a social service provider, elder of a Church.
They’re lynching NPR, PBS; public media is necessary for our republic
As a gay man, a Filipino American, and someone born in Hawai‘i with indigenous roots, I know firsthand how rare it is to feel fully seen in mainstream media.
Democrats must purge Pelosi-backed Hakeem, install new leaders
Hakeem Jeffries is more interested in decorum than democracy, more preoccupied with optics than with offense.
Pride parades still matter because they want us exterminated
Everything we’ve fought for, marched for, been arrested for, and died for is under siege.
America will never be the same if Trump suspends habeas corpus
Abraham Lincoln couldn’t do it without Congress’ approval.
HIV/AIDS funding cuts will mark people for death
Cook Co. Commissioner Kevin Morrison has led the charge against these cuts by the Trump Administration and Congress.
The book burning stage is about to begin with new Librarian of Congress
Trump appoints personal attorney as acting Librarian of Congress. Any piece considered DEI, including historical artifacts may be purged from national record.
Schakowsky’s leaving Congress; but Kat is wrong for this district
The Ninth deserves better than a parachuted campaign from someone whose connection to our neighborhoods is thinner than a Metra ticket stub.