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Calendar.
October 23. TBA. Purple Pinkie Fundraiser at Sketchbook Brewing Co. Evanston for Evanston Nouveau Rotary Club
Announcements.
Gerry became President of Evanston Nouveau Rotary Club on July 1, 2025.
Gerry was appointed to the Chicago Presbytery Assembly as Elder Commissioner.
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 2025-26
Recent reading.
Did you know? Gerry reads every single day for at least one hour. He’s even successfully done this through two stays in the ICU at the hospital.
As of August 8, 2025, Gerry has read 1,578 days in a row or 227 weeks in a row, non-stop.
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Jezebel by Megan Barnard
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Above the Salt by Katherine Vaz
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Lady MacBeth by Ava Reid
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The Life of Herod the Great by Zora Neale Hurston
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The Liar's Gospel by Naomi Alderman
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Medusa by Nataly Gruender
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The Witch of Colchis by Rosie Hewlett
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The Frangipani Hotel by Violet Kupersmith
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Finding the Dragon Lady: The Mystery of Vietnam's Madame Nhu by Monique Brinson Demery
Recent writing.
WWII Japanese occupation in the Ilocos region
My great-grandparents, grandparents, and relatives lived under that shadow, and their stories connect me directly to those dark years.
Did you know? There was an Ilocano independence war in the 1700s
Ethnolinguistic tribes throughout the Philippine archipelago are increasingly interested in delving into their unique pre-colonial roots that made them unique to the Tagalogs—whose language and culture was forced on them.
this is an lgbt safe space
Please support: Lambda Legal GLAAD It Gets Better The Trevor Project
black lives matter
Please support: Black Lives Matter NAACP Color of Change
Gerry is Chicago Health Care Hero 2020
Other books Gerry has read.
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Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmie
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Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan
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Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
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The Familiars by Stacey Halls
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Daughters of Witching Hill by Mary Sharratt
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The Witch's Trinity by Erika Mailman
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The Manningtree Witches by AK Blakemore
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The Highland Witch by Susan Fletcher
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The Coffin Path by Katherine Clements
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The Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent
