Nearly 2,000 women and men joined together for the 13th annual Coming Out Against Cancer benefit for the Lesbian Community Cancer Project. Held at the sprawling South Shore Cultural Center, the event featured awards, dancing, food and drinks. Co-chairs were Sandy Dyer and Julie Kata. MC was Gretchen Helfrich of WBEZ Radio, and DJs were Meshell Ndegeocello and Jahi Sundance. Bottom photo, left: Dyer, LCCP Executive Director Jessica Halem, Helfrich, LCCP Board President Marsha East and Kata.
The 2004 COAC Awards honored University of Chicago professor of history and author of Gay New York, George Chauncey, Ph.D.; Subaru of America (TOP LEFT PHOTO: Marv Pollack and Dave Ford); and longtime LCCP volunteers Gayle Birdsong and Mary Torres. (TOP RIGHT: Birdsong, Chauncey and Torres.)
Politicians attending included senate candidate Gery Chico, senate candidate Barak Obama’s wife Michelle, judicial candidates Jon Erickson and Sherry Pethers, Judge Tom Chiola, City Treasurer Judy Rice, Clerk of the Circuit Court Dorothy Brown, and several others.
