Archive for the Individual Category

PHILL WILSON

On / 1999, Individual

INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 1999 A Chicago native, Phill Wilson has achieved national prominence as an advocate for persons with AIDS,

On / 1999, Individual

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INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 1999 As both a literary figure and a music and literary critic Gregg Shapiro is one of

INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 1999 | Now deceased For more than 20 years, he has been an organizer of gay and

On / 1999, Individual

INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 1999 Building on her tennis stardom to create social change, Billie Jean King has elevated the self-esteem

On / 1999, In Memoriam, Individual

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INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 1999 [Now Deceased] Derrick Hicks has been active as an organizer in the African American lesbian and

On / 1999, In Memoriam, Individual

INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 1999 [Posthumous] Born in Chicago in 1930 and best known for “A Raisin in the Sun”, which

On / 1999, Individual, passedthisseason

INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 1999 | Now deceased Since moving to Chicago in 1986, Rick Garcia has continued as a high-profile

On / 1999, Individual

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INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 1999 An internationally known choreographer, Randy Duncan has used his dance talents to raise funds to fight

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INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 1999 [Posthumous] After being diagnosed with AIDS, David Bell became a visible public advocate for persons with

On / 1999, Individual

INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 1999 John Balester has been a leader in shaping the direction of the movement for sexual-minority rights