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Mayor Inducts 12 Into Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame
Mayor Rahm Emanuel helped hand out awards in Lincoln Park this week to a dozen individuals who helped the LGBT movement in Boystown and the City of Chicago as a whole.
The Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame inducted 12 individuals and 3 organizations this week for helping to change the landscape for LGBT individuals in both Boystown and the City of Chicago overall.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel helped hand out the awards, which were presented at the Chicago History Museum, 1601 N. Clark St. in Lincoln Park. Emanuel also called for full marriage rights in Illinois, according to ChicagoPride.com.
Those honored in 2012 are: Minister Lois L. Bates (posthumous), St. Sukie de la Croix, Sanford E. Gaylord, William W. Greaves, Keith R. Green, Mark Ishaug, Bill Pry, Chuck Rodocker, Heather C. Sawyer and Honey West. Lois Bates' mother Delores Bates accepted on behalf of her daughter.
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Chicago Black Gay Men's Caucus, Chi-Town Squares and Proud To Run, Chicago were also honored as organizations.
To check out more photos of the event, and to read more about the winners, visit ChicagoPride.com.
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