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Allison Burque receiving award. Photos by Dave Ouano -
Anthony Singleton. Photo by Dave Ouano -
Anthony Singleton and Stephen Rader. Photo by Dave Ouano -
Attendee and Naomi Goldberg. Photo by Dave Ouano -
Brett Taylor and friend. Photo by Dave Ouano -
Brett Taylor and Jerry Nunn. Photo by Dave Ouano -
DiDa Ritz and Jerry Nunn. Photo by Dave Ouano -
Donte Smith and Jerry Nunn. Photo by Dave Ouano -
Edwin Corbin-Gutierrez and Precious Davis. Photo by Dave Ouano -
ellie navidson. Photo by Dave Ouano -
Elyssa Czynski and Sean Pyles. Photo by Dave Ouano -
Friend and ellie navidson. Photo by Dave Ouano -
Friend, Sobotka, Hongosh, Forman. Photo by Dave Ouano -
Guzzardi and Stephen Rader. Photo by Dave Ouano -
Jim Merrell and Stephen Rader. Photos by Dave Ouano -
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Kate Palmer and Stephen Rader. Photos by Dave Ouano -
Anna Deshawn. Photos by Dave Ouano -
Kristen, Kyle Thomas and friend. Photo by Dave Ouano -
Mike Simmons. Photo by Dave Ouano -
Precious Davis. Photo by Dave Ouano -
Precious Davis. Photo by Dave Ouano -
Reginald Harris and friend. Photo by Dave Ouano -
Ross Forman and Christopher Hongosh. Photo by Dave Ouano -
Ryan Hart and Jerry Nunn. Photo by Dave Ouano -
Shena Willbrandt. Photo by Dave Ouano -
Andrew Sobotka. Photo by Dave Ouano -
Stephen Rader and Kyle Thomas. Photo by Dave Ouano -
Veronica Lozano and Jerry Nunn. Photo by Dave Ouano -
Veronica Lozano, Donte Smith. Photo by Dave Ouano -
Young Sun Han. Photo by Dave Ouano -
Catering by Dave’s Polo Cafe. Photo by Dave Ouano -
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Friend and Andrew Sobotka. Photo by Dave Ouano -
Hongosh and Rader. Photo by Dave Ouano -
Jenae Williams and Stephen Rade. Photo by Dave Ouano -
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Mar Curran. Photo by Dave Ouano
Honorees excel in areas ranging from politics to clothing design to social services. Season of Concern’s Stephen Rader and Windy City Times entertainment reporter Jerry Nunn co-hosted the event. For more on each of the honorees, follow the link: windycitytimes.com/lgbt/Thirteenth-annual-30-Under-30-honors-LGBT-individuals-allies/38210.html.
The ceremony began with a moment of silence for teen Texas lesbian couple Mollie Olgin, 19, and Mary Kristene Chapa, 18, who were gunned down. (Olgin died.) The 43rd anniversary of the Stonewall Riots (which took place in the early-morning hours of June 28, 1969) was also noted.
The sponsors for the ceremony were the AIDS Foundation of Chicago, the Center on Halsted and Chicago House, while Polo Cafe and Catering provided edibles.
Photos by Dave Ouano