View City Council proclamation at http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/pdf/KudaProclation.pdf
A memorial was held Oct. 29 at Touche bar for Chicago lesbian pioneer Marie J. Kuda. Friends gathered to remember her more than 50 years of community activism, writing, editing, and historical work. Read more about Kuda’s life at the link: windycitytimes.com/lgbt/PASSAGES-Marie-J-Kuda-Chicago-gay-pioneer-dies/56682.html.
Videos from the memorial and an archival interview with Kuda from The 10% Show, circa 1990 are viewable below. The 10% Show, produced by Jack Ryan, was a local LGBT TV show. This video is from the archives at Gerber Hart Library.
The City Council of Chicago issued a proclamation in Kuda’s honor. It can be viewed at the link: See KudaProclation.pdf.
