Archive for the 2006 Category

DICK UYVARI

On / 2006, In Memoriam, Individual

INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 2006 [now deceased] Since 1979, Dick Uyvari has been a major force in Chicago’s organized lesbian, gay,

On / 2006, In Memoriam, Individual

INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 2013 [Posthumous] Lifelong Chicagoan, Jacques Cristion was introduced to Chicago’s drag scene during the 1950s by a

On / 2006, Organization

ORGANIZATION | Inducted 2006 In 1975, Congregation Or Chadash (“Congregation of New Light”) was founded in response to the prejudice

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FRIEND OF THE COMMUNITY | Inducted 2006 Without a doubt, Richard M. Daley’s years in office as mayor of Chicago

On / 2006, Family, In Memoriam, Individual

INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 2006 [Now Deceased] Their life partnership flourished for 39 years and five weeks, as did their ongoing

On / 2006, Organization

ORGANIZATION | Inducted 2006 Ever since its opening in 1998, Star Gaze has been much more than a bar. It

On / 2006, Organization

ORGANIZATION | Inducted 2006 In April 1982, Sidetrack opened its doors on a stretch of North Halsted IStreet that was

On / 2006, In Memoriam, Individual

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INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 2006 [Now Deceased] A Chicago native, Laird Petersen contributed years of service to Chicago’s LGBT community and

On / 2006, In Memoriam, Individual

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INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 2006 [now deceased] Edward Negron, is an activist and substance-abuse counselor, and served for many years as

On / 2006, Individual

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INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 2006 Charles R. Middleton, Ph.D., is a historian, educator, and (as Roosevelt University’s current president) the first