Archive for the Organization Category

ORGANIZATION | Inducted 2017 As one of the earliest out lesbian periodicals in the United States, Chicago’s Lavender Woman newspaper

ORGANIZATION | Inducted 2015 The Lesbian and Gay Police Association–Gay Officers Action League (LGPA–GOAL) was founded in 1991 by four

ORGANIZATION | Inducted 2016 Big Chicks, an Uptown Chicago bar located at 5024 N. Sheridan Road, was opened on December

ORGANIZATION | Inducted 2016 Amigas Latinas began as a monthly discussion group for Latina lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning women.

ORGANIZATION | Inducted 2014 Through live theater and online videos, Silk Road Rising showcases playwrights primarily of Asian and Middle

ORGANIZATION | Inducted 2014 Created at Chicago’s public television station WTTW (Channel 11), Out & Proud in Chicago is an

ORGANIZATION | Inducted 2013 POW-WOW (once formally known as Performers or Writers for Women on Women’s Issues, Inc.), for 10

ORGANIZATION | Inducted 2013 Lambda Legal, for the 20 years of groundbreaking, precedent-setting work done by its Midwest Regional Office

ORGANIZATION | Inducted 2012 For the 30 years Proud to Run, Chicago, and its precursor entities has held races, walks,

ORGANIZATION | Inducted 2012 Chicago Black Gay Men’s Caucus, has, for its seven years bridged gaps between traditional health providers