INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 1992 [Now Deceased] Vernita Gray served Chicago’s lesbian and gay community with distinction for over 40 years.
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INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 1992 [Posthumous] The founder of Chicago’s Society for Human Rights in 1924, the first gay rights organization
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INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 1992 [Now Deceased] A leader in the development and formation of Chicago House and Social Service Agency,
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INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 1991 [now deceased] Max Smith was a visible, conscientious, and tireless role model in Chicago. His tenacity
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INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 1991 [Now Deceased] A Chicago native, educated at the University of Illinois and with a Ph.D. from
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INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 1991 [Now Deceased] A true pioneer in Chicago’s gay and lesbian community, Chuck Renslow opened Kris Studio
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INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 1991 (now deceased) For more than 30 years, she has worked as a historian, archivist, writer, lecturer,
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INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 1991 [now deceased] For 26 years, Bill Kelley‘s active participation in organizations, lobbying, polling, refining the language
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INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 1991 [Now Deceased] A retired attorney, Renee Hanover‘s entire life has involved a blend of skills and
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INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 1991 [Now Deceased] Jon Henri-Damski has been referred to as the “gay Studs Terkel.” Born in 1937,
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