![]() Of course, nothing is mild when talking about the Bijou, a magnet for controversy since, well, the day it opened. "We're going to have some sexual street theater strippers we're making a short film history of the Bijou blow up a few newspaper articles bring in Bruno, hopefully, a 1970s porn icon have food and drink serve a large cock cake that will have an orgasmic erupt have giveaways, etc." ![]() "I have never thought about promoting a birthday, let alone an anniversary," for the Bijou, Toushin said. There is even a small nursery for the youngster at the Toushin's office, located a few doors away from the actual theatre. His daughter lives down the street from him with her husband and child—and Toushin's grandson spends three or four days per week in his office. He has two children, a son and a married daughter. Toushin, 64, who also lives in Old Town, is now divorced (from a woman) and living with a female partner. There isn't any other city like it in the country." In no other city could a Bijou have survived this long, the police, the politics, the changing neighborhood, AIDS, etc., Chicago is quite unique. ![]() I feel proud that Bijou has been part of Chicago's gay community and sexual underground. I feel proud that we have given pleasure to so many men over the years and still do. "A sex place open 40 years, I feel that it is quite an accomplishment. "I feel honored that people are still coming to the Bijou," said Steven Toushin, 64, the Bijou's president. The multi-story facility in Old Town is celebrating an anniversary that few in the LGBT community can boast—and it is even more rewarding considering the Bijou's early years, which were filled with protests, police raids, the AIDS epidemic and more. ![]() The Bijou Theatre has been a constant in Chicago's LGBT community, now ready to celebrate a merry milestone: 40 years. This article shared 9856 times since Wed Jul 27, 2011 ![]()
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