Ald. Tom Tunney is among the honorees at the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois Bill of Rights dinner, Sat., Oct. 11, Hyatt, 151 E. Wacker. Tunney and David Bentlin, from Bloomington-Normal, will both receive the annual John R. Hammell Award. Buff Carmichael, editor and publisher of The Prairie Flame, gets the Harry Kalven Freedom of Expression award; (312) 201-9740.
Project VIDA hosts their 2nd Annual Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Youth Summit, Loud and Proud 2003, Sat., Oct. 11, Benito Juarez High School, 2150 S. Laflin, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Call (773) 522-4570.
Northeastern Illinois University’s ‘Coming Out Ball’ will be Oct. 10, 8 p.m. till 1 a.m., $8 for all area high school and college students with a school ID and $10 for other community members. Northeastern students get in free. All proceeds will benefit the Lesbian Community Cancer Project and Test Positive Aware Network. Go to www.neiu.edu/~glba; 5500 N. St. Louis Ave.,.
Howard Brown Health Center’s ‘Handbags and Halos’ will attract Chicago’s top society women to raise money for the agency. Developed by society’s favorite ‘man-about-town,’ Bunky Cushing, H&H is an exclusive luncheon Oct. 14 at noon at The Casino.
The City of Chicago is hosting a display based on Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame inductees. Photos and bios of inductees will be displayed in the lobby of City Hall, 121 N. LaSalle St., through Oct. 10 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Out for Dean, the grassroots organization of LGBT supporters of Howard Dean for President, is organizing National Coming Out Day parties Oct. 11; mikemc@illinoisfordean.org.
GLSEN Chicago’s monthly program, co-hosted with Lambda Legal, is about Coming Out at School, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 7-9 p.m., Sulzer Library, 4455 N. Lincoln. Panelists: Heather Sawyer, Tina Beacock, Kennedy High School teacher; Jean Miller, giving a union perspective.
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