‘We Are Here,’ an exhibit of photographic images of African-American LGBT Chicagoans by Richard Lee Gray, opened on Oct. 6 in the Community Room at Garfield Park Conservatory, 300 N. Central Park.
The exhibit will be displayed from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily and to 8 p.m. on Thursdays until Oct. 30. A reception to celebrate the exhibit will be held Oct. 20, 6-8 p.m., in the conservatory; the event will be co-hosted by The City of Chicago Commission on Human Relations Advisory Council on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues and U.S. Representative Danny Davis, D-Chicago. The exhibit and reception are open to the public.
Among those shown are transgender activist Lois Bates, HIV-positive actor/writer Sanford Gaylord and Episcopal priest The Rev. Juan Reed.
‘We Are Here’ premiered at Steelelife Gallery, 4655 S. King, in February and was displayed at Stephen Kelly Gallery, 750 N. Franklin, during Gay Games VII.
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