Chicago improv veteran Abby McEnany says her upcoming Showtime sitcom will cope with the problem that “permeates my life”: her gender standing. The present, “Work in Progress,” will premiere on Dec. 8, the cable community stated Friday. Showtime describes the principle character as a “queer dyke from Chicago” — which is strictly how McEnany describes herself. Production is to start later this summer season in Chicago. Appearing earlier than TV critics on Friday, McEnany stated she continues to wrestle with dwelling as a gender-nonconforming individual, in response to a Deadline report. Even on the web site of the press occasion, the celebrated Beverly Hilton in California, she received a confused look from a lady within