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INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 2015 [now deceased] For 30 years, Lauren Verdich played a critical role in Chicago’s LGBT community. She
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FRIEND OF THE COMMUNITY | Inducted 2015 Camilla B. Taylor is inducted into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of
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INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 2015 [Posthumous] Barbara Smith (1946–2015) was a founding board member of Affinity Community Services. Her leadership, managing
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FRIEND OF THE COMMUNITY | Inducted 2015 U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky is a leading advocate on issues of importance to
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INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 2015 As an openly gay African-American, Michael O’Connor has contributed a great deal to the lives of
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INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 2015 Gail H. Morse is a fierce advocate for securing civil rights for Chicago’s LGBT community through
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INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 2015 Dr. Phoenix Matthews is widely recognized, nationally and internationally, for groundbreaking research on health disparities in
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ORGANIZATION | Inducted 2015 The Lesbian and Gay Police Association–Gay Officers Action League (LGPA–GOAL) was founded in 1991 by four
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INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 2015 Stan Jenczyk was born in a German Workers’ Camp in Waltrop, Germany, in 1944. His parents
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INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 2015 Emmanuel Garcia is a Latino LGBT journalist, youth mentor, and respected community leader in Chicago. He
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