INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 1992 [Now Deceased] One of the first openly gay, HIV-positive American artists, a renowned playwright and accomplished
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Inducted 1992 [Now Deceased] He played an important role in the formation of the Howard Brown Memorial Clinic, no known
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INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 1992 [Posthumous] She spent her entire legal career of 61 years defending the civil rights of all
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INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 1992 [Now Deceased] She provided key leadership over two decades in building lesbian and gay athletic programs
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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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