Gay and Lbian Hall of Fame display highlights new ducte - Chigo Rear

chicago gay and lesbian hall of fame

This year’s ducte clu a human rights lawyer who provid volunteer servic durg the AIDS crisis and a photographer for “Gay Chigo Magaze.“

Contents:

THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985

Historian John D’E pots out, “No matter how you cut , the are all marks that we e to unrstand women and men as lbian or gay.

For her tirels and passnate work on behalf of peace, jtice, and equaly for all opprsed and exploed people and her exemplary stat as a role mol both historilly and the prent, she is ducted to the Chigo Gay and Lbian Hall of Fame. Wdy Cy Performg Arts origated 1979 wh the formatn of the Wdy Cy Gay Chos.

Homore Chigo was a ncert promotn anizatn found 1992. The first Chigo Gay & Lbian Hall of Fame ceremony took place durg Pri Week 1991 and was held at Chigo Cy Hall. Tradnally, the Cy of Chigo has displayed the Hall of Fame materials durg ductn perds, Pri, and October for Gay & Lbian History Month.

THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985

From s foundg 1991 until 2016 the Gay & Lbian Hall of Fame relied on support om the Cy of Chigo. The cy ceased fundg the Gay & Lbian Hall of Fame 2016. Her 1976 album "I'm Lookg for Some Longtime Friends" and the '80s pilatn, "Gay and Straight Together, Volume 1", both released on her label, were groundbreakg their own, openly addrsg lbianism.

In addn, she was a foundg member and later -chair for the Chigo chapter of Gay, Lbian, and Straight Teachers' Network (later renamed listen GLSEN. Among her many achievements is that she supported LGBT youth through GLSEN youth learship summs, the GLSEN Chigo youth scholarship program, and the GLSEN Midwt nference on endg homophobia schools. Ross anized the first group of teachers to be out and proud Chigo's Pri Para and helped fund and distribute "It's Elementary: Talkg About Gay Issu School".

GAY AND LBIAN HALL OF FAME DISPLAY HIGHLIGHTS NEW DUCTE

Her photography has documented our vibrant muny life, cludg the Gay Gam Chigo, Dyke March, and Pri paras.

*BEAR-MAGAZINE.COM* CHICAGO GAY AND LESBIAN HALL OF FAME

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Clark St. The event is ee and open to the public, but registratn is required and n be done on the event’s <a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">webse</a>. </p><p>The ducte jo hundreds of nam that have been regnized by the <a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">Chigo LGBT Hall of Fame</a> for their ntributns to the cy’s lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr muni. They’re anized by dividual ducte, or people who intify as LGBT; anizatns; and iends of the muny, for ally dividuals and anizatns.</p><p>“There’s a mix of people who are currently active and historil figur or anizatns that are now funct but have ntributed somethg enormo,” said Rick Karl, -chair of the Chigo LGBT Hall of Fame.</p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcSet=" 1920w, 300w, 768w, 1024w, 1536w, 1080w, 64w, 564w, 615w, 101w, 225w, 451w, 900w, 1800w, 600w, 1200w, 267w, 533w, 1067w, 1366w" class="wp-image-546513" alt="" src=" height="768" width="1024" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> Provid/Mchell Kfman</span><figptn>Dan Wolf, long-time owner of the Bagel Lakeview, died July.</figptn></figure><p>This year’s dividual honore:</p><ul><li>Rick Aguilar, a profsnal photographer who has documented the LGBT muny for more than 30 years and donated his servic to numero LGBT anizatns.</li><li>Zahara Monique Bassett, founr and CEO of Life Is Work, a Black- and Brown-, trans women-led social servic agency on the Wt Si.</li><li>Dr. Maya Green, who helped tablish clics that serve LGBTQ people on the South and Wt sis. She also serv on the Amerin Medil Associatn’s LGBTQ Medil Advisory Commtee.</li><li>Matthew Harvat, a DJ, producer and performance artist known as CircuMOM, who’s created events across the world to benef LGBT anizatns for more than 30 years.</li><li>Pl Highfield, a volunteer and fundraiser for more than 30 years who’s livered meals for <a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">Open Hand Chigo</a>, the cy’s first -home meals program for people livg wh AIDS; stocked shelv at the Groceryland food pantry; and ordated events for <a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">the Legacy Project</a>.</li><li>Thomas (T.L.) Noble, who was ’70s dis royalty as the signer, talent booker and promotnal maven for Dugan’s Bistro.</li><li>Joey Soloway, an award-wng televisn and stage wrer, director, producer and activist. They honed their craft at Chigo’s Annoyance Theatre and created the groundbreakg Amazon seri “Transparent.”</li><li>Dan Wolf, a <a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">Holot survivor and owner of Lakeview’s the Bagel who died July</a>. Wolf worked to support the LGBT muny durg the AIDS epimic and for s followg.</li></ul><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcSet=" 4987w, 300w, 768w, 1024w, 1536w, 2048w, 1080w, 72w, 564w, 615w, 114w, 253w, 507w, 1012w, 2025w, 600w, 1200w, 1366w" class="wp-image-297366" alt="" src=" height="683" width="1024" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> Jake Wtich/Block Club Chigo</span><figptn>Transgenr activist and lear Zahara Basset march wh protters durg a 2020 Black Trans Liv Matter march.</figptn></figure><p>LGBT anizatns beg honored:</p><ul><li>Wdy Cy Performer Arts, which origated 1979 wh the creatn of the Wdy Cy Gay Chos. Sce then, the anizatn has advoted for genr exprsn and sexual orientatn equaly while entertag the muny.</li><li>Outspoken, a monthly LGBT storytellg showse at Sitrack, which giv a platform people of varyg ethnici, ag, genrs, physil abili and other backgrounds to tell their stori.</li><li>Homore Chigo, a ncert promotn anizatn found 1992 that gave queer and all-women punk bands a safe place to perform and raised money for LGBT muny groups.</li></ul><figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provir-stagram wp-block-embed-stagram"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"><blockquote style="background:#fff;borr:0;borr-radi:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);marg:1px;max-width:658px;m-width:326px;paddg:0;width:lc(100% - 2px)" data-stgrm-versn="14" data-stgrm-permalk=" data-stgrm-ptned="" class="stagram-media"><div style="paddg:16px"> <a target="_blank" style="background:#ffffff;le-height:0;paddg:0 0;text-align:center;text-ratn:none;width:100%" href="> <div 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target="_blank" href=">Val Bridg</a>. She donated more than $80,000 throughout her years of work.</li><li>Illois Holot Mm & Edutn Center, which advot for LGBT rights and the cln of LGBT history classrooms, mms and plac of public memory.</li><li>Season of Concern Chigo, a fundraisg and support anizatn the theater muny that’s provid fancial assistance to people affected by illns, jury or health-related circumstanc. It’s also donated to lol HIV/AIDS service anizatns for more than 30 years.</li></ul><div class="is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons"><div class="wp-block-button aligncenter pi__hi-for-payg"><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=" class="wp-block-button__lk has-primary-background-lor has-background wp-element-button">SUBSCribe To BLOCK CLUB</a></div></div><div class="is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons"><div class="wp-block-button aligncenter is-style-outle"><a class="wp-block-button__lk wp-element-button">DONATE TO POWER OUR WORK </a></div></div><p>The ducte were chosen through a year-long nomatn procs wh a goal of reflectg the diversy of Chigo’s LGBT muny, Karl said.</p><p>“I’ve only been -chair for about four years, but my goal is to try and make the ducte as diverse as the muny is,” Karl said. “For too long, everythg has been about gay whe men receivg regnn for dog the work, but other people have been dog the work who jt didn’t get the regnn.”</p><p>Right now, 40 percent of ducte are people of lor and 10 percent are transgenr, Karl said.</p><p>“We would like to expand that,” Karl said.</p><p>The ductn ceremony marks the first time the Chigo LGBT Hall of Fame has held an -person event sce 2017, Karl said.</p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcSet=" 1200w, 300w, 768w, 1024w, 1080w, 72w, 564w, 615w, 114w, 253w, 506w, 1011w, 600w" class="wp-image-470020" alt="" src=" height="684" width="1024" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> Col Boyle/Block Club Chigo</span><figptn>The Chigo History Mm Lln Park on Oct. 23, 2021.</figptn></figure><p>The anizatn was tablished 1991 by Mayor Richard M. Daley as a way to honor the cy’s LGBT muny, Karl said. At the time, was lled the Chigo Gay & Lbian Hall of Fame and the first ductn ceremony took place durg Pri Week Daley’s office.</p><p>The Hall of Fame relied on support om the cy until 2016 when then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel pulled the plug on s fundg when cuttg rourc for a number of cy programs, Karl said.</p><p>At that time, was renamed the Chigo LGBT Hall of Fame and had one more ductn ceremony 2017, Karl said. Sce then, the program has been supported by the nonprof Friends of the Chigo LGBT Hall of Fame wh approval om the cy.</p><p>The LGBT Hall of Fame held two virtual ductn ceremoni durg the panmic 2020 and 2021, Karl said.</p><p>“So we’re exced to be back person to hold this ceremony and hopefully next year we’ll be able to brg back some of our fundraisg events,” Karl said.</p><p>One of the anizatn’s goals is to engage more younger LGBT people wh the project who might be able to n the Hall of Fame after s current lears retire, Karl said.</p><p>“We’re also tryg to bee a ltle more teractive by dog Instagram posts and other social media thgs,” Karl said. “We’re also always lookg for more volunteers and need the public support. We’re pletely self-stag at this pot, so n have a huge impact.”</p><p>It’s important to document and celebrate LGBT history so don’t get erased, pecially as attacks on the muny are on the rise, Karl said.</p><p>“It’s important that we’re not erased om history and that our ntributns are acknowledged,” Karl said. “Especially the days when so many plac are tryg to erase our history.”</p><p class="pi__hi-for-payg"><em><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">Subscribe to Block Club Chigo</a>, an pennt, 501(c)(3), journalist-n newsroom. Every dime we make funds reportg om Chigo’s neighborhoods.</em></p><p class="pi__hi-for-payg"><em>Click <a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">here</a> to support Block Club wh a <a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">tax-ductible donatn.</a></em> </p><p class="pi__show-for-payg"><em>Thanks for subscribg to Block Club Chigo, an pennt, 501(c)(3), journalist-n newsroom. 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