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Individual | Inducted 2025 Reyna Ortiz, an Indigenous Mexican and Caribbean Boricua woman of trans experience, has dedicated her life to

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Individual | Inducted 2025 Richard Knight Jr. has contributed to Chicago’s LGBTQ+ community as a television and cabaret entertainer, recording

Individual | Inducted 2025 | Posthumous Induction Tommy DeLorenzo was the cofounder – with his husband, Drew Scott DeLorenzo –

Individual | Inducted 2025 | Posthumous Induction Sam Hamilton was instrumental in the growth of women’s sports within the Chicago

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Individual | Inducted 2025 Precious Brady-Davis is the first Black openly trans woman elected to public office in Cook County

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Individual | Inducted 2025 Dr. Traci P. Beck has had a significant impact on Chicago’s LGBTQ+ community through her pioneering

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Individual | Inducted 2025 Maher Ahmad made significant contributions throughout the 1970s as an activist in Chicago’s LGBT rights movement

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Individual | Inducted 2025 Jan Berger is a Chicago native whose involvement in the LGBTQIA+ community for more than 45

Individual | Inducted 2025 | Posthumous Induction Arick Buckles devoted his life to advancing the health, housing, and dignity of

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Organization | Inducted 2025 The Chicago Gender Society (CGS) was founded in May 1987 for transgender education and support. CGS