Hall of Fame inducts its newest class

Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame inducted 14 individuals and one organization during its 18th annual ceremony Nov. 13 at the Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph. Photos by Kat Fitzgerald; see more at www.MysticImagesPhotography.com.

Those honored included the late Nobel Prize winner Jane Addams; Gay Games co-chair Suzanne Arnold; Kevin Boyer, who, among other things, co-founded the Chicago Area Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, and was vice co-chair of Gay Games VII in Chicago; activist/author Michal Brody; Chicago Hoops Classic founder and Gay Games VII co-chair Sam Coady; the late arts patron Eddie Dugan; Murray Edelman, Ph.D., a founder and central figure of the Chicago Gay Liberation group; the late entertainer/social activist Stephen Jones; the late entrepreneur Joe La Pat; artist Jesus Salgueiro and celebrity chef Art Smith, an openly gay couple that created the nonprofit organization Common Threads; activist Guy Warner; the Artemis Singers; and friends of the community Katherine “Kit” Duffy and the Rev. Gregory Dell.