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
- THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985
- GAY AND LBIAN HALL OF FAME DISPLAY HIGHLIGHTS NEW DUCTE
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".
Her photography has documented our vibrant muny life, cludg the Gay Gam Chigo, Dyke March, and Pri paras. She and a gay male lleague started the first doctoral-level llege psychology class on LGBT petent re Illois.
GAY AND LBIAN HALL OF FAME DISPLAY HIGHLIGHTS NEW DUCTE
Leather, Illois Gay Roo Associatn, The Legacy Project, Bear Pri, and Pri Chigo. The first Chigo Gay Rights March held on Saturday, June 27, 1970, the first to honor the Stonewall Rebelln, featured 100 to 150 people anized by the Chigo Gay Liberatn.
In s send year, the event beme a para unr the spic of the Chigo Gay Alliance. Found 1991 as the Chigo Gay & Lbian Hall of Fame, the Chigo LGBT Hall of Fame's purpose then, as now, is to honor people and enti, nomated by the muny, who have ma signifint ntributns to the qualy of life or well-beg of the LGBT muny Chigo. The first Chigo Gay & Lbian Hall of Fame ceremony took place durg Pri Week 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, Gay & Lbian History Month. The cy ceased fundg the Gay & Lbian Hall of Fame 2016, that time, was rechristened the Chigo LGBT Hall of Fame and has sce been supported and mataed by the Friends of the Chigo LGBT Hall of Fame, a 501c3 not-for-prof anizatn, wh approval om the Cy of Chigo.