Archive for the 2011 Category

JON SIMMONS

On / 2011, In Memoriam, Individual

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INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 2011 [Posthumous] Jon Simmons (1955-1994), a city government liaison to LGBT Chicagoans under three mayors. Before being

BRETT SHINGLEDECKER

On / 2011, Individual

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INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 2011 After reading And the Band Played On, Brett Shingledecker was moved enough to commit to being

THE NIGHT MINISTRY

On / 2011, Friend of the Community

FRIEND OF THE COMMUNITY | Inducted 2011 Since its founding in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood in 1976, The Night Ministry has

LAKESIDE PRIDE MUSIC ENSEMBLES

On / 2011, Organization

ORGANIZATION | Inducted 2011 Lakeside Pride Music Ensembles, is the umbrella group for a succession of instrumental ensembles that began

OWEN KEEHNEN

On / 2011, Individual

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INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 2011 As a writer, interviewer, activist, and historian, Owen Keehnen has helped create and nurture the vibrant

JENNER & BLOCK

On / 2011, Friend of the Community

FRIEND OF THE COMMUNITY | Inducted 2011 Jenner & Block LLP, a distinguished national law firm headquartered in Chicago, has long

TONY JACKSON

On / 2011, In Memoriam, Individual

INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 2011 [Posthumous] Tony Jackson (1876-1921), a pioneer in early-20th-century popular music. He brought musical influences from his

MARCIA HILL

On / 2011, Individual

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Times

INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 2011 For nearly three decades, Marcia Hill has been a driving force in promoting the LGBT sports

TED GRADY

On / 2011, Individual

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INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 2011 Ted Grady is co-owner of Chicago’s J&L Catering, through which he has helped to underwrite and

GOOD SHEPHERD PARISH METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CHURCH

On / 2011, Organization

ORGANIZATION | Inducted 2011 Good Shepherd Parish Metropolitan Community Church served Chicago’s gay community for 37 years before congregants gathered