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In 1976, Ralph Pl Gernhardt started a telephone rmatn le which tailed news and events happeng wh Chigo’s gay and lbian muny. That le grew to Gay Chigo News, a weekly tabloid reportg muny happengs, gossip, sportg events, and more.

THE FAL DAYS OF GAY CHIGO

Wdy Cy Tim News - Craig Gernhardt who once was the publisher of the now-funct Gay Chigo has died at age 61, acrdg to Tribute Archive. His father, Gay Chigo Magaze -founr and Chigo LGBT Hall of Fame ductee Ralph Pl Gernhardt, passed * gay chicago magazine online *

Eventually, this evolved to Gay Chigo Magazee, a natnally regnized entertament gui to gay and lbian life the Chigo metropolan area. Di Leo was rponsible for the edorial ntent of Gay Chigo Magaze, as well as the publitn’s bs matters. The magaze was first published the same size as TV Gui; featured a lendar of events, as well as listgs of bars, bs, and anizatns servg the myriad needs of Chigo’s gay and lbian muny.

Unr the jot learship of Gerhardt and Di Leo, Gay Chigo Magaze was on the ont l the battle agast AIDS. Recently, Gay Chigo Magaze add two more feature wrers: one lumnist foc on gay/lbian bs and the dividuals volved; the send will wre about muny based agenci, their stctur, missns, ernance, fanc, and volunteer opportuni.

Wh the Memorial Day issue dated May 23, 1991, Gay Chigo Magaze began publishg a four lor glossy ver format, once aga monstratg the mment of publisher Ralph Pl Gernhardt to produce for Chigo’s gay and lbian muny the ft qualy magaze possible.

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

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Gay Chigo was shut down September by two antagonistic owners, neher a fully crentialed member of Chigo’s gay muny. But as happens, Craig Gernhardt isn’t gay—not that there’s anythg wrong wh that.

In s day, says gay poli Rick Garcia, Gay Chigo “was a huge in the gay muny.

GAY CHIGO MAGAZE

But whenever was Gay Chigo I’d be Walgreens and some ltle old lady—I loved when ltle old ladi did —would say, ‘I saw you the paper, honey.

THE GAY PRS

Everybody picked up Gay Chigo. Gay Chigo‘s top ad salman—until Gernhardt and Tidwell fired him three months ago—says the publitn went astray when Gernhardt took up-market this past sprg.

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